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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-10
Alumni Dinners to Precede
CPS. Annual Senior Ball
Affair Saturday Evening in Crystal Ballroom 70 Follow
Numerous Sorority and Fraternity Banquets;
Sigma Zeta Epsilon 10 Picnic

Attracting the alumni of the College of Puget Sound each
spring are the alumni dinners given by the various raern
ties and orortes of the campus the evening the
annual Senior Ball Also Of interest to the aums the Com
luncheon Saturday following the graduation
exercises at the college in the morning
The traditional Commencement luncheon will be held at
o'clock in the Crystal ballroom of the Winthrop hotel and
is expected that there will be from two to three hundred
guests Guests for the informal luncheon will be the trustees
of college and their wives faculty members and their
wives seniors the college and others receiving degrees at
commencement On the program, which is to be very in
formal will be talks by representatives of the senior class
and of the alumni. All alumni invited to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-10
Mr.. Morrison 70 Speak

Mr.. Foster Morrison, past adj
wiser Of the Youth Forum, Will
speak TO the Young Peoples No-
cational Guidance Forum, Friday
evening at 100 in room 30s of
the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-10


Lillian Shotwell Of the alums and
Miss Mary Ogden Of the actives.
Rose" Banquet
At 6;15 slumnae and active
members OF Delta Alpha Gamma
will meet al the Tacoma club for
their annual Rose" banquet 10
honor the outgoing seniors Of the
sorority. Miss Doris Hartman IL
chairman and is being assisted by
Misses Frances cruyer, MurieI
Jackson and Joan Roberts. Special
guests win be Mrs. w. l.. Nc
Cormiek. Mrs. n. l. KEEL and Miss
Linda Van Norden. Miss Betty
Noble, retiring president Of the
sorority. viii be toastmistress.
Alumnae who are planning TO at
tend are the Misses Lora Bryning.
Betty Butler. Betty Bannlster.
Corsbelle Gfiffen. Rosemary Me-
Elwsin. Mary Anne Jeiusicb. Sally
Lawson. Marjorie McGilyrey. Ruth
Helen Evans. Ruth McGovern.
Mary Westcott. Dorothy johnson.
Marjorie Church and Barbara
Younker.
Graternities ia Banquet
Sigma Mu Chi fraternity mem
bers and their alumni VIII hold a
banquet at the Elks temple.
POSTMASTER will be WeyrnAr
Rosso. retiring president. and the
new president, Bradley Bsnnon.
viii give q short speech. DIR. n. l..
Powell. faculty adviser % the
group. viii be a special guest. Dur
ing the evening awards Of trophies
Won during the year viii be made
10 various members Of the organ
izstIon. Assisting Mr.. Rofso with
the arrangements are Merritt Mel
son and Arthur Erickson.
The Walker Is the place chosen
by Delta Kappa PM for its alumni
banquet at which alumni ana
seniors 81 the group are honored.
Robert Myers. chairman for the
dinner. will serve as POSTMASTER.
On the committee making plans
for the evening are William Dick
son and Lyall Iamisson. Profess
sor Walter s. Davis eil be the
guest of honor. On the program
vii be speeches BY James Doch-
erty. representing the aetiYss and
Gordon Tuell. a representative of
the slums. There Will be vocal
selections by Robert CorliAs ard
Gale sampson. and Robert Davis
viii play sevssl piano NUMBERS.
Delta ri Omieron alumni are
honoring seniors 81 the fraternity
a. the Walker George Fisher In
chairman for the dinner and has
on his committee Joe BesI. Albert
Turrill and Garth Dickens.
Alpha Chi M fraternity Is hon
orins the alumni and seniors Of
the organization al their annual
banquet which Is ~ be az sfsley's
restaurant. Richard LemsgIs. re-
tirinR president. siil be tosstmss-
ter and William Hopper. the new
president. ain give = short talk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
BOARD TODECIDE
 ISSUE THURSDAY
Question Involves Publica= tiOn of Delinquent PrOp=
 erty Owners

The board of finance tomorrow will decide whether or not to release for publication list of names of property owners who are delinquent in paying sewer assessments. A list of such delinquents was given to Commissioner Major Judge last night by Controller Sherwood Row land and discussed during the con- ference last night on the sewer assessment bill
 Senator George T. Culhane urged last night that the list be published Its publication, he said, would bring a lot of these people running in to pay"
 Commissioner Judge however. said would not give out the list without the approval of the entire finance board.
 The list was compared to that of lawyers owing city court fees, given out last year by Controller Sher- wood Rowland. The expose" developed into bommerang when it was found that lawyers had been overcharged for years and that the city owed them money.
 T think it was a good thing to publish the lawyers list" said hontrolleT Rowland last night"
 ssIt was a mistake" bIuntly re- marked Commissioner John H. Goss.
 sBnt don't advocate publishing ofthis list" said the controller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Two Discharged In
 Blackmail Hearing
Maurice Carmody, City Yard Employe, Now Lone De- fendant in States Action; Mrs Gagnon, Complainant

William Goldberg, 38, of 61 Keefe street, former oil company manager on the stand. Judge Munger halted proceedings to re-read the trans cript of the case as it came from city court. He then informed coun- sel that the charge against Gold berg appeared not to be. supported by evidence or testimony and that the court was of a mind to find Goldberg not guilty.
 This left Maurice Carmody, 34, city yard employe and friend of Goldberg, as the sole actual defend ant. He was placed on the stand by defense counsel after testimony of the oil company manager, Lewis Spirk, and the bonding company representative, Arnold Paur, had verified payments of money by Mrs. Goldberg and Carmody to the oil company and bonding concern to make tip previous deficits of Gold berg.
 $500 Asked
 
 The case was developed from complaint of Mrs. Eva Gagnon of NH street, that Carmody and Gold berg had sought $500 from her the first of last month, with police and the states witness testifying to threats" by Carmody regarding dis semination of information relating to the woman's association with Goldberg should the money not be forthcoming.
 Carmody, today, reiterated his contention that he had made no threats" and had acted only as a friend of Goldberg" to which both Goldberg and Carmody testified al- thought Goldberg has been spend- ing the past month in New Haven County jail, in lieu of bond, which was furnished for CarInody by Mrs Goldberg and Carmody's sister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Grandmother Falls,
 Two Others Injured
Judgment Given to Defendant in Complicated Story of
 Accident Involving Three Members of Family

Charles B. Schoenmehl, Inc. owners of the building.
 How It Started
 But Judge McNiff found that the grandmother of one plaintiff, the mother of the other, Mrs. Yesin- skas, appeared to have fallen against her younger relatives and might have started her fall at the top ot the staircase.
 He ruled: There are substantial Inconsistencies in the testimony of the plaintiffs compared with that of other witnesses" and, he added: The court is unable to determine with reasonable probability the prox- innate cause of either plaintiffs in- juries."
 Mrs. Germaine, in the original complaint, alleged that her mother. Mrs. Robillard, fell against her while she was descending the stairway, as her mother fell downstairs. At the trial however, Mrs. Germaine claimed to have tripped on defec- tive stair and fell for that reason to the landing.
 When the complaint was am- mended, the grandmother entered the triple fall and her descent and collision with her daughter caused daughter and granddaughter to fall.
 Burden of Proof
 The evidence failed to find that the plaintiffs had sustained the bur- den of proof, according to Judge Me- Niff, who granted that the stairs. in question, appeared to be old and de- fective, from the testimony, but that 1t was a question whether condition of the stairs had caused the injuries alleged.
 The injuries, he found, might have been caused by the fall of the grand mother at the top o. the stairway who struck her daughter and grand daughter in transit down the stair case. Judgment was found for the defendant.
 William K. Lawlor appeared for the plaintiffs, Monagan & Monagan for the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
SHORT CALENDAR
 FRIDAY MORNING
Five Uncontested Divorce Actions to Be Heard By
 Judge Munger

Five uncontested divorces, several foreclosures and a number of mo- tions, including the semi-annual statement of the Naugatuck Bank & Trust O., are scheduled for hear ing when the short calendar ses- sion of the superior court is held at 10 o'clock Friday morning, with Judge Robert L. Munger presiding.
 The divorces scheduled for hear ing are: Margaret Knowles Dun- leavy; Elinor Veronica Ray Brown versus Gerald James Brown: Cath crime E. Jennett versus George Jen- nett; Katherine E. Whalen versus James E. Whalen: Florence E. Mikulzskis.
 Judgment against non-appearing defendants will be sought in the case of William Romaniello versus Catherine Romaniello ct al. The Waterbury Trust company is plain tiff in two foreclosure actions and a demurrer action by the city of Waterbury is scheduled in the case of Idella M. Peasley versus the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

Opposition to the removal of the office of the compensation commits sioner from the county court house building will be subject of a special meeting of the Waterbury Bar asso- citation called for 10 o'clock Friday morning by President Patrick Healey.
 A tentative vote has been pre- pared putting the local bar associa- ton on record in opposition to such a change. The matter of the court house, its proposed addition, for which a measure now Is undergo ing fire in the General Assembly, will be principal consideration of the meeting, it was reliably reported today. A
 The meeting will preceded by few hours the session of the budget committee on New Haven county affairs at which further discussion of the local courthouse addition and the county budget will be discussed. The budget calls for outlay of ap- proximately $600,000 for the bien- nial term and includes about $l50,- 900 for addition to the courthouse at Waterbury.
 The tentative vote, as prepared in advance of the meeting of the Waterbury Bar association Friday is as follows:
 Voted: That the members of the Waterbury Bar association go on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Market Shows Primer
 Tone As Trading Opens
Prices Rose to Over One Point With Bonds Higher;
 Lessening of Tension in Europe Was Help

while cotton futures declined of 2 to 6 points.
 Demand for stocks was predicated on the encouraging rally which developed in late trading yesterday and a lessening of tension over the European situation. London stocks were steady.
 Loft common opened in 1000 share block at 10 Ia, up 3-8, and then ran up to 10 1-2. American Telephone opened points higher at 151 1-2, while Bethlehem Steel at 56 IA up 3-8, and then spurted to 57 3-8. U. s. Steel opened 1,500 shares at AT 5-8, up 5-S, and then reached 48 1-8.
 Chrysler improved to 59 1-4 after opening 1000 shares at '58 5-8, up 1. and General Motors, which opened 5000 shares at 40, up IA, rose to 40 3-4.
 Anaconda, Kennecott, and Mont gomery Ward opened on big blocks with gains of a point and more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Mrs. Edgar J. Lauer Paying
 Frightful Price For Vanity

New York, April 12-(UP)-Mrs. Edgar J. Lauer, 58-year-old wife of state supreme court justice, a fashion leader and favorite hostess of the cosmopolitan set, was con- fined today in the womens house of detention with 800 prostitutes and the lowest type of women criminal.
 Pending medical examination to determine her fitness for work, she was in cell. She had been booked, bathed and given uniform. She was limited to $3 month spending money for candy and cigarettes. She may receive visitors only twice a month and for half hour period. Good behavior will not reduce her three months sentence, for snug gling because it is for less than six months.
 Her husband was il1consolable. He sobbed when he embraced her and bade her goodbye before she was taken from the courtroom.
 "Oh, my darling, this is terrible" |" he said.
 She also wept and exclaimed. why did they do this to me?"
 She was the first of the defen- lants in smuggling conspiracy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Stole Bicycles

Three boys, all under 16, ar- rested in Waterbury last Satur- day on charges of stealing bicy- cles in Bridgeport, will be ar- raigned in juvenile court later this week. They were arrested by De- tective Lieuts. Henry Johnson, Ed ward McElligott, and Joseph Ben- dler after recovery of the bicy- cleS.
 Police said the trio stole the bikes from in front of grocery stores in Bridgeport where the boys had gone to visit a girl friend. They returned to Water bury on the bikes, police said. Two other bikes, reported stolen last summer from the Bunker Hill section, were also recovered by police when the trio was rounded up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

6. Readjust taxation along the lines helpful to business recovery. in order to inspire revival of old time American initiative and risk taking.
 2. Modify provisions in the SEC law in order to unshackle the security markets and to facilitate capital-raising.
 8. Devise constructive railway action urgently demanded In the national interest.
 g. Take specific steps to. end all apprehension in the utility iIl-~ dustry over danger of further federal or other subsidized com- petition.
 10. Reorganize government ma chinery to weed out drastically official bodies now plaguing btisi- ness and industry with incessant demands for a wholly needless multiplicity of returns and reports.
 II. Demonstrate at least half as much consideration for our mill
 ons of small business men and our still greater number ot small investors as for farmers.
 IF. Prevent the department ot justice from going out of its way to incite uneasincss- at least until revival has made greater head way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Forbes Suggests l2
 Guides To Prosperity

It wa5 learned today that B. c. Forbes, noted business common tator, will say in the April IS is- sue of Forbes Magazine that if congress and the administration are sincere in their expressed de- sire to encourage enterprise, they should bestir themselves to do these, among other things:
 l. Amend the National Labor Relations Act to give employers equal rights with employees.
 2. Enact the proposed postpone ment of increased levies under the Social Security Law.
 3. Rescind the statute making obligatory the wholesale purchase of foreign silver at fantastic prices.
 4. Transfer from the president to congress the authority to de- eide whether the gold content of the dollar be further reduced and the right to decide whether $3,- 100000. 900 of greenbacks should be issued.
 5. Legislate to decentrailze dis tribution of relief, transferring this vitally important and com plicated task from Washington bureaucrats to state and local au- thorities with reasonable Wash ington supervision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

centered about Albert N. Chaperau, globe trotter who helped American celebrities smuggle jewels and fine clothes from Europe, to go to prison Jack Benny and George Burns, radio and movie celebrities, were let off with fines and suspended sentences when they pleaded guilty to dealing with Chaperau, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment after Mrs. Lauer's sentence. She went to jail because she had been caught smuggling before.
 The government collected 34,344 in fines and penalties from the four defendants, one-fourth of which may go as informer's pay to Rosa Weber, Mrs. Lauer's former maid Miss Weber, a pro-Nazi German, was said to have informed on her employer to avenge a derogatory remark about Adolf Hitler she heard one of the Lauer guests make at dinner party in their luxurious apartment.
 Attorney John T. Cahill said Mrs. Lauer had been smuggling her ex- pensive clothes and jewelry from Europe since 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
TROLLEY RAILS
 TO BE REMOVED
C. R. & L. to Pave Track Areas in All Parts of City
 Says Fleming

Assurance has been received from the Connecticut Railway 6 Lighting Co. that it will remove trolley rails and pave track areas in all parts of the city, Superintendent of Streets Thomas J. Fleming said to- day.
 The company told him, MT. Elem ing said, that the work will be started as soon as warmer weather arrives. The rail removal and the paving will be done by private con- tractors.
 MT. Fleming conferred with company officials several times in regard to the track removal and paving program.
 The removal of rails and the sub sequent paving will remove one of the last traces of street cars in Wa terbury. No trolleys have been oper- ating in the city for the past several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Spotlighting Brass City News
Plaintiffs Win

Two decisions favoring plain tiffs in suits tried in the court of common pleas were returned to- day by Judge Edward J. Finn.
 The first was in the suit of the Phoenix Acceptance Corp. against Felix Petit, both of Wa terbury, in which the court Over-ruIed a counter claim of the defendant which was to the effect that he could have Ob- tained a better price for a car the plaintiff repOssessed. Judg- ment for the plaintiff was or Jered in amount of S137.75 plus costs.
 The second suit was that of Luigi Raggi, versus Teresina Petrocelli over balance alleged due on a S1,00O note dated May 4, 1925. The balance claimed was S750 and the judgment was for S593.53 plus costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Eureka Chapter

Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, elected Ralph E. Harvey most excellent high priest at Ma sonic Temple last night. He suc- ceeds Raymond H. Daniels. Wal ter L. Wood, acting grand high priest, assisted by K. H. Daniels as acting grand marshal, installed the new officers.
 Other officers elected were: King, Paul Reed; scribe, John M. White; captain of hosts, Daniel G. Taylor; principal sojourner, Clarence c. Ford; royal arch cap tain, William J. SlatOr. Appoint ments were as follows: Third veil, Louis A. WenzeI; second veil, Oscar Normand; tyler, Frederick Tro- ske.
 Trustees elected were: Charles M. Brooks, Walter L. Wood and Frank Jones; members Masonic Temple Corp, Charles N. Wilken- bach, succeeding John E. POrzen- helm; finance committee, Paul Reed, c. N. Wilkenbach and D. G. Taylor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Asks Sl.OOO :.

Damages of 1000 are sought in suit entered today in the court of common pleas by Esther Wolk against Linnea Nelson, of Ellington, the basis of the action a vehicular collision February 20, this year, at Howard and Columbus avenues, New Haven.
 The complaint alleges that a truck owned by the plaintiff, collided with 8 car owned by the defendant and $10,000 is sought for personal in- $1,000 for damages to the car. At torney Marcus H. Weisman appears for the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 MEETING ENJOYED
Edward Bergen Recover ing From Illness-Earl
 Snyder's Uncle Dies
WOLCOTT Violet Dingwcll, Correspondent
 Phone 5-O534

Wolcott, April 12.-The Wolcott fire department held their monthly meeting Monday evening with Ed ward Theriault acting as assistant chief.
 Miss Genevieve Garthwait spent the weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Bessie French in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Snyder and MT. and Mrs. Frank German at tended the funeral of MT. Snyder's uncle, A. Terpente in Kearny, N. J., recently.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Garthwait and son, Everton visited MT. Garth waits brother, Herbert Garthwait in New Haven Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Garthwait visited their son, Paul in Windsor, Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Olson of Somersville, Mass, spent the holi- days with MT. and Mrs. Henry Per- kins on Woodtick road. MT. and Mrs. Charles Meyer oi Fairlawn visited Mrs. Lester Ding well of East Bristol road Monday evening.
 Roy J. Garvey of Terryville spent the holidays with his cousin, Mrs Lester Dingwell Edward Bergen of East Bristo road has recovered from a recent illness.
 Alfred Garvey of Terryville visited Mrs. Lester Dingwell recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

It wasn't a question of whether the stairs at 94 North Elm street were defective last April 18th but, rather, whether one member of family didn't fall at the top of the stairs, causing her daughter and granddaughter to take tumbles for varying lengths down the stairway.
 Such was the opinion filed today 5y Judge Miles F. McNiff in the court of common pleas anent the suits for damages of Mrs. Annabelle Germaine and Mrs. Josephine Ro- billiard, daughter and mother, re- spectiyely. The mother sought $5,000- damages, the daughter, 5000 from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
COntinuanCes

Four continuances were grant, ed by Judge Theobald E. Conway today, three non-support cases and one breach of the peace.
 John Miskell, 38, 65 Chambers street, breach of peace. continued till Saturday; Neil Bradley, 39, 169 Cornwall avenue, none-sup- port, continued till Saturday; IT, wing Konyotiski, 30, 330 East Main street. non support. continued April 22; and Stanley Elukovich 22, 181 Walnut street, non-support April 19.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

Two defendants in the blackmail case which involved two Waterbury men and a Cheshire girl, Water bury woman as chief states witt ness, were cleared from charges it appeared today as the trial resumed before Judge Robert L. Munger and a jury in superior court.
 On recommendation of States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, the charges against Miss Irene Reed, p, blonde West Cheshire girl, were nolled.
 "NOt Guilty"
 Later this morning, when Defense Attorney William K. Lawlor placed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Bar Association
 Protests Changes
Prepares Resolution for Action at Special Meeting;
 Favors No Changes in Compensation Com. Office

record as opposing any movement seeking to remove the Compen- sation Commissioner from the offices now occupied by him in the county court house at Water bury. The present location is desirable for many reasons both for the members of the bar and the public at large.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Recovering

Leo Larivee, 28, of Bucks Hill, wno was burned about the face ard body Monday afternoon by steam. was reported much i'm proved at the Waterbury hospital today. He is employed as steam filters helper at the Matttauck Mfg. Co.,, where the accident oc- cured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Under The Gilded Dome Problem of Persons Over AS Gets Legislative Consideration = Statute Repeal on
 "Boycotts" Seen Imminent
Boycotts Seen Imminent.

Hartford, Conn.,, April 12.-CUP). Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin today named a committee of five to study employment of persons over 45. The committee will report back to the General Assembly by May IS, but it was expected the life of the com. mittee would be extended another two years.
 Gov. Baldwin promised in his in- auguration message to appoint such a group. The bill authorizing its ap- continent said the group "shal re- port the result of its investigation, with suggestion and plans for solv- ing said problems, including recom- mendations for remedial legislation, to the General Assembly on or be- fore May 15."
 The governor named:
 Carl A. Gray, Hartford, vice-presi- dent of the Whitney Chain & Man. ufacturing Co.,; Francis s. Murphy, general manager, Hartford Times; Edward Riley, Bridgeport, state senioS vice-commander of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars; William c. Kruser, Torrington, state command CT of the American Legion: and George c. Cowdell, former Pomfret representative.
 In broadcast last night on the problem of men over 45, Gov. Bald win said:
 Tt is my earnest hope that ulti- matel: every employer in Connecti- cut will take .he pledge the pledge to judge each ana every applicant for a job individually, as an indi- viJual, according to his or her indi- vidual worth and experience and ability, and not to close the door to them on purely imaginary, totally unsound and fantastic theory of age"