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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
Courage Of Mothers
 Extolled By Pastor
Motherhood at Its Best Is Modest of All Earthly VOca=
 tiOns Says Rev. Dr. John C. Walker

Motherhood at its best is the noblest and most inspiring of all ealthly voc.-tions, bar noneH as- serted Rev. pr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church, in his sermon yesterday morning.
 Rev. Dr. Walker said in part:
 There are mothers who fall very far short of living up to the high challenge they face when they bring a new life into the world and trust that it is not heresy to say eveh on Mothers day that no mother is, no mother ever has been perfect, but it is still true that motherhood represents the highest we know in Human sacrifice and devotion. There is more of helf- givingfi and less of self-pity, more of self-sacrifice and less of selfish concern with mothers than with any other folk we know. The good and faithful mother has patience. forgiveness, affection, love which is almost if not quite divine. With the multiplication of special days in the round of the year we have. a Fathers day as well as Mothers day but I must say that never found any oreat enthusiasm for the observance of the latter day. It is Mothers day that has the hold on use, that moves us to devotion and praise.
 Perhaps the mother and her love has something to teach us about the lessons of state. wonder what mothers think about war and if thei intuition are not wiser than the diplomacy of the so-called statesm. How vile and inhumane the exploitation. of motherhood in order to breed more soldiery. to pro- vide more cannon fodderl That is what is happening today on the continent of Europe. Tn Europe motherhood has become a biological military necessity" Devastation slaughter, death-this is not the mothers way to settle the ills of the world. Can there be any doubt about Gods will, Gods way?
 The greatest source of power In the world today. the strongest and most constructive for good, the one great hope of tho world Is the faith and courage of ths mothers Of the world Take that faith and courage away and the end results withiu one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
FATHER CONLON
 .TO..SpEAk HERE
Former National Holy Name Director Guest of
 Rosary Society

.If ]. .I' . O.
 The annual dinner of the Holy Rosary Confraternity and the Third Order of St. Francis, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, will be held at The Elton next Sunday night. The speakers list will be headed by Very Reverend Thomas F. Conlon, former national director of the Holy Name societies.
 Father Conlon is now pastor of St. Raymond's church, Providence, R. I.
 Members of the two organiza- tions will receive Holy Communion in body at the 8 o'clock mass, the occasion marking their annual Communion Sunday.
 Rev. Francis M. o'Shea, P. R., and Rev. George Reilly are hon. orary chairmen of the arrange ments committee for the dinner. A musical program is being arranged by Prof. F. F. Harmon, church or ganist. A ',
 Mrs. Thomas Reidy and Miss Jeanne McAyoy, co-chairmen, are assisted by Mrs. Mary Doyle Camp, Miss Ida L. Lunny, Mrs. Anna B. Daley, Mrs. Loretta, Donahue, Miss Helen Hanley,. Mrs. Frank Keav- ney, Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick, Miss Agnes Fitzgerald and Mrs. Mary Donaliue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
BRIDGE HEARING
 SLATED TUESDAY
Scovills May Oppose Re- m0yal of Present Harp=
 CTS Road Structure

A hearing on the proposed new Harpers Ferry road bridge will be held by the State Public Utilities Commission at Hartford tomorrow afternoon. Notices have been sent to number of interested Waterbury parties and 8 large delegation from Waterbury is expecetd to be present.
 The hearing has been arranged by Charles De Bisschop, following the failure of the General Assembly to take action on. a bill calling for the erection of a new bridge and the inclusion of Harpers Ferry road in the state trunkline system.
 Reports today were that the Sco- will Mfg. Go. might oppose the re- moval of the present bridge if 1t is planned to fill in the railroad tracKs. The factory management IS said to feel that the tracks might be neces- sary if large scale manufacture ot munitions should be called for in the future.
 Previously the New Haven railroad has objected to removal of the bridge. since that would leave it with the expense of filling in the tracks to the street level. r
 Mfr. Def3isschop Is also seeking to have the overhead railroad bridge uii fdyiwood avenue removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
LODGE :
 CONVENTION HOST
 Sons of Herman Convene : Here for Two=Day Ses-. sion May 26=27 z

One hundred delegates are ex- lpected to attend the state conven- tion of the Order of Herman Sons at Turn hall on North Main street May 26 and 27, at which Friend ship Lodge of Waterbury will be host.
 Alex Drapatin is chairman of the convention committee. Mem bers of the badge committee are Richard Krause, Edward Kunde, Jacob Breuer, Otto Hettlinger, Carl Volles and John Zeizel.
 Assisting Mir. Drapatin on the general committee are Albert Mitchell, Richard Groetzenbach, John Shaefer, Emil Katzmeier, Fred Cramer Jr., Joseph Reisenauer, Carl Dreher, Paul Reichenberg and Jo- seph Hoffman.
 The convention here will mark the first time in thirty years that Waterbury has been honored by being selected as the conventicls city. There will be entertainment and dancing May 26 with music by Emil Marks Bavarian band. Songs will be rendered by the Lehra Sing ing society.
 The Sisters of Herman will serve meals to the delegates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
RECREATION FOR
 COLORED PUPILS
Graduates of Local Water= town Schools to Be Hon=
 Ored at Exercises

Prospective colored graduates from grammar and high schools of this city and the town of Water town met with Mrs. Leila T. Alex ander, director of the Pearl street Neighborhood House, recently and made plans for the annual grad uation exercises, June g. at the Neighborhood House.
 Russell Wyrick was named presi- dent of the committee, Miss Eura- leece Tucker, e-oresident; Miss Matte Holmes, secretary; Miss Janice Grier, assistant secretary; and Charles Rhinehart, pianist. Miss Robena Tucker was elected chairman of the program commit tee, assisted by Miss Eva McRae Laura Skinner, Erma James and Junius Harris.
 The Pearl Street Neighborhood House Alumni committee held their eleventh annual spring meeting re- gently to discuss graduation exer- cises for the class of 1899 and a re- ception for graduates and alumni members Saturday, June A. A re- ception is sponsored annually, too by the Women's Social Study club and the Alumni committee of the Neighborhood House.
 The Alumni will meet tonight at 8 o'clock to elect officers. The grad uates will meet next Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All graduates and alum nj are asked to attend.
 The Women's Social and Study club of which Mrs. Jessie Garter is president will meet at the home of Mrs. Mamie Halle, g SimsburJ street, Thursday afternoon of thL week at 3 o'clock.
 A fashion show will be held next Thursday evening at the Neighbor- hood House sponsored by the house staff of the IVA workers. Adults and children will model.
 The executive committee of the Interdenomination Board of which Mrs. Orton P. Camp is president will convene at the Neighborhooc House tomorrow morning at 10:45 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
EUROPEAN CRISIS
 TO BE DISCUSSED
Must We Have War?" Theme of Central Y Gath-
 ering Tonight

Widespread interest is being ex- pressed in the panel discussion Must We Have War;" to be held tonight at o'clock in the West lobby of the YMCA under the aus pices of the Waterbury Council for Peace Action. #
 Miss Constance Farnham, chair man of arrangements for the meet ing has announced that the par- ticipants will express their own per- son opinions regarding the situa- tion facing use in the world to- day. Each one selected is well known for interest in civic and interna- tion problems. Roy Walch, presi- dent of the recently reorganized Waterbury Council for Peace Acc tion, has accepted the role of chair man and semi-official referee for Rev. T. Leroy Crosby, Mrs. Fred Faust. Edward H. Davis. Chase Kimball and Charles Gervey of Hartford. i.
 There will be discussion of the current European situation, trade policies. collective security" rear- inament and the advantages and disadvantages of neutrality legisla- tion over which representatives and senators are pondering.
 The public is. invited to attend the meeting and members of the audience will Do given the oppor- tunity to take part in the discus sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Uncommon as wooden figures may be at the present tme in the years gone by they served signs for the various businesses in the city. few of the rare wooden figures observed by reporters for the Federal Writers Project of New York City follow:- the figure of a sailor in wood with foot the ground and the other resting barrel and sup porting pinnacle his knee faces Coenties Slip at 69 Pearl Street It is the property of company dealing In nautical instruments charts and compass adjust ments since 1848 The wooden sailor has been stand the spot where the Dutch City Hall stood in 1853 lfeszed wooden horse stands outside the entrance to Al East 24th Street The wooden horse which is the trade symbol for dealers in horse supplies and riders accessories is of the few remaining in the city One of the last of the wooden boots designating the location of cobbler hangs the shoe repairing shop at 24l East 54th Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

cement contractor who was unaware that his handsome wife. Stella, held $4,000 of insurance on his life.
 Meyer did not do the job He took a second guess and went to the Philadelphia branch of the U. S. Secret Service.
 An agent was assigned to the case. He wormed himself into Pe- trillo's confidence by agreeing" to kill Alfonsi, stalled. the former un- til he bought counterfeit bills through him, then arranged to bring Alfonsi to a hospital. Exam ination of Alfonsi'S stomach showed he had enough arsenic in him to kill 12 men. Herman Petrillo and Mrs. Stella Alfonsi were arrested. A month later, Alfonsi lay dead of arsenic poisoning.
 Instead of Towering into a be- wilderingly gruesome tale, the story might have ended right there, for such murders are common enough. But-Mrs. Alfonsi arranged with one Mrs. Josephine Erf1chette to bury Ferdinand AlfonSi. Funeral -direc- tress Errichette studied Alfonsi's discolored features and remembered that Philip Ingrao, Is, whom she had buried that summer, looked like this. She went to the police. Philip Ingrao's body was exhumed and found to contain-arsenic.
 Detective-Lieut. Samuel Riccardi was assigned to the case. He dis covered that Philip Ingrao, who earned only $6 week, had insur- ance policies totaling $6,500 on his life. And that Philips stepmother, Mrs. Carina Favato, was the bene- ficiary of them all. It was also found that Mrs. Favato was a friend of PetrilloS.
 Finally, it was learned that Mrs. Favato's dead common-low hus- band, Charles Ingrao, had carried about $8000 insurance of which his wife was beneficiary, and that one Giuseppe di Martino, a friend of Mrs. Favato, had died suddenly af- ter she had visited him while sick.
 The bodies of both men, when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Heard in passnp Mr. and Mrs William SchloSSer of Beacon Fails have just observed their 37th wedding anniversary, Mr. schlosser is well known in town & be-
 ing among the citys accomplished tailors. John Spane of Worcester Mass, personal acquaintance of numerous Waterburians has just been reelected State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus: New Englands favorite poet Robert Frost,0 has been awarded the Ralph Waldo Emerson Fellowship in Poetry by Harvard University and will go to Cambridge next fall for two ihe Pulitzer prize three times with his poetry 1924
 3O-37 - Crane and Company of Dalton, Mass, once more has qualified suppliers of currency paper to Uncle Sam With the exception of brief period of two or three years this firm has been making that crlnky paper which later turns into brand-new bills of many denominations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

tnC UVUy VA OAA0A ACS
 Ingrao. It contained-arsenic. lyn. Capapardo, armed with 8 re- volver, followed. They met in Mol lies house, quarreled, tough over the revolver. It was discharged. Mollie was killed. For that Caco- pardo went to Sing Sing for 30 years. Petrillo was the chief witness against him.
 Before his trial, Cacopardo had told his story to his lawyer. The lawyer laughed and said nobody would believe him. Now, when Ca copardo finally got his chance to reveal what he knew, Brooklyn lawyer disclosed that Cacopardo had told him the same tale two years before. Paul Petrillo was indicted for murder.
 Philadelphia's authorities now be- gan to talk of incredible things. The ring, they said, had operated in three states, had garnered about $10O,000 insurance money, had killed 10 to 12 people.
 But when the arsenic trials got under way all this began to look puny. For, as evidence piled up against her, Mrs. Carina Favato suddenly and dramatically stopped her own trial, confessed she killed her friend, husband and stepson, then let police into the secrets of the ring. Herman Petrillo, who had been found guilty and faced the electric chair, admitted he had killed 12 people and was involved in 9 other deaths, and revealed more about the ring.
 The story they told was ghastly, unprecedented.
 NEXT: The Murder for Profit Rino SvSraaHe lie TanfacleS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Grist from the mill Two 4year scholarships are again offered this year in technical courses Of any approved American college to sons of Pennsylvania Railroad employees. These scholarships memorlalze the late Frank Thomson president of the road back Ill 1S97 The first game in the international Gaelic Football series took place Sunday at the Yankee Sta 1o, with Kerry healing Galway A welknOw firm that manufactures chocolate and matted mix powder is now distributing series of 25 bird poster stamps with its product
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
GIVE YOUR LAZY
 LIVER THIS GENTLE "NuDGE"

Follow Noted Ohio Doctors Advice
 To Feel "Tip Top" In Morning!
 If liver bile doesn't flow freely crery day into your intestines constipation with its headaches and that "half-alive', feeling often result. So step up that liver bile and see how much better you should feel! Just try Dr. Edwards Olive Tab lets used so successfully for years by Dr. F. M. Edwards for his patients with constipation and sluggish liver bile.
 Olive Tablets, being purely vegetable. are harmless. They not only stimulate bile flow to help digest fatty foods but also help elimination. Get a box TODAY, 15t, 30t, 60f. All drugstores. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

generation would be chaos and des- truction. All the finest characters, all the soundest institutions of our American republic have been cradled in Christian homes. The Christian wife and mother has been, is now, and will always be the strength and say of church and state. "A woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her works praise her in the gates"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
AnssDers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. A mixture of two or more metals.
 2. Hamlet.
 3. Jerusalem.
 (. Greece.
 s. The President of Che Senate and the Speaker of the House Of Representatives. C. l.72e. !. Ko-a- joo'- tier; net ko-aj- 00-ter. u
 z. National Unemployment Service.
 Q. Minnesota. io 10 make perfumes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

exhumed, contained = arsenic. A grand jury indicted Mrs. Alfonsi, Mrs. Favato and Herman Petrillo for murder.
 Again, the story might have end- ed there, with the trial and possible conviction of these three. But up in New York in Sing Sing prison, a dark, wizened convict named John Cacopardo repeated once more the fantastic story he had been trying to make people believe for two years. A Philadelphia official went to see Cacopardo, brought him back and produced sensation.
 For Cacopardo revealed that these were no isolated slayings. They were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

the work of a ring which dealt in murder wholesale.
 In 1886, Cacopardo testified, he had been offered post as chief executioner for the ring, at $500 per job for putting arsenic in peoples drinks. The man who made the offer, he declared, was on Paul Petrillo, cousin of Herman, and a South Philadelphia tailor and witch doctor"
 On getting the offer, Cacopardo wrote to his Brooklyn sweetheart, Mollie Starace, and told her about it, for Paul Petrillo had once come between them. Paul Petrillo heard about the letter and went to Brook
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
BY PAUL ROSS NEA Service Staff Correspondent

BY PAUL ROSS
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Philadelphia, May 15-Philadel- phia's phantasmagoria of poison for-profit-already classed as the greatest mass-murder plot in Amer ican history, with the surface not even might still be un- discovered if New Jersey uphol- stery cleaner had not been in need of $25.
 In June, 1889, one George Mey- CT, cleaner and eX-convict, jour- neyed to Philadelphia to make small touch" He wound up at party where he tried to borrow $25 from one Herman Petrillo, dark Italian with Napoleonic head, a way with the ladies and an m- posing police record.
 Instead of the loan, Meyer got an offer from Petrillo of $500 in good money or $2500 in counterfeit to knock off" an "old man" with a piece of lead pipe. The victim was to be 38-year-old Ferdinand AL fonsi, a frightened, ignorant ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
St. Stanislaus Unit
 Hold Annual Dance

A dance of the Holy Name Society of St. Stanislaus. Kostka church was attended by 800 persons, in- cluding many out of town guests, Saturday, night in Hamilton park.
 Henry Kawecki, Ike Dervis, Stan ley Hulk, and Peter Arnots com- prised the committee in charge. Krakowska's Hartford orchestra played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

The 375th anniversary of the printing of the first book in Russia was celebrated in Moscow by open ing an exhibition of the book, '"The Acts of the Apostles" which was issued in Moscow in 1864.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
Editor, Tall Tower Topics.

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. showed your Tall Tower article to Rev. Dr. Thornlng and ne was quIte pleased He has given me another pamphlet for you which am sending with this letter. I am glad you
 liked article He really knows what he is talk ing about since he has travelled widely in the places he mentions He is one of the foremost Catholic writers of the present times and is doing much to enighten the populace concerning the unfortunate Spanish affair It may interest you know that Mike Thompson is in good health again and is rarng to go
 am sure he would like to have his many friends know the good news. He recently reelected mayor of Emmitsburg unanimously. No cared to run against him. Regards to Waterbury. Sincerely, Al Russo, Mt. St. Marys College, Emmitsburg, Maryland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
RETAILERS ARRANGE
 FIRST DINNER DANCE

Edward J. Lane, president of the. Waterbury Gasoline Retailers asso-8 citation is chairman of the arrange ments committee for the first annual dinner and dance of the association to be held tomorrow night in Patsy Browns restaurant.
 Several city and state officials have been invited to attend. Others on the arrangements committee are Daniel Driscoll, Thomas Begnal, Bernard west, John Porzenheim. George Gaughan and Joseph Schil- ling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Peace. In times of war threats prepare for peace statement is that? Work it out for yourself but it's George M Cohan's suggestion for peace at all costs Songster George recently wrote, "We Must Be Ready" and sang before large gathering of newspaper editors publishers and friends This is the song that should not launch thousand battleshps float the same number of planes It is sequel to his wartime Over There" and let us hope it is happy sequel It along in two quarter march time key of flatf you are interested and the chorus goes: .t.f
 We must
 It's well to ready
 tel-you tell
 In fight what they might prepare to do.
 They compel us to yell, i've dare you to-"
 And get busy; Tt '7-- We've got to get busy
 With and and up the air:
 Oh. 4 doubt of it .-.--, The to keep out of tt @ just steady "
 But let them we're
 EU go marching to the tune of over TheFei"
 Wyr There" That's the tyne they've nct for-
 gotten over there NETT i~,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
Good Evening.
STRAW, WEATHER PERMITTING

Now is the time for all good men To come to the aid of their party, Do their bit on straw hat day With a good will right hearty This is the day to don straw,
 Cast aside the well worn softie, Sport a model stiff and starch And more less top-lofty But not designed with quite the imagination AS ladies' funny big and little hats, But launty and smart, and the men think, Smarter than silly penwipers and mats So today watch for mems straws Brittle and hard, perfect fitting, May l5 is the date to see well dressed gents Wearing them-weather permitting
 Elm Elm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15
Todays AnsweTs se
 cRANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

AVIATOR: Vladimir Kokkinaki THEME: Peace and .internationa good will.
 ISLAND: Alderney. STATESMAN: Anthony Eden. COUNTRY: East Prussia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Historic ground. .. .. Much interest attaches in Can ada to the pending visit to the King and Queen to his toric old Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. On this site Samuel de Champlain founder of Quebec built the Cha St. Lous center of all activities in the pioneer days when New France was spreading in new world Ihere, until the original building destroyed by fire in 1884 The cellar of this famous old chateau may still be seen Chateau Frontenac Two famous old stone archways portcocheres guard the entrance In the inner gate still may the keystone bearing the Maltese Cross and date 1647 This stone is believed to date back to the time when the Order of the Knights of Malta was trying to establish prory in Quebec It is thought that Frontenac intended for place in the walls of this priory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

All the girl refugees arriving in England from Germany and Aus tria have been placed in homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

NEXT: The Murder for Profit Ring Spreads Its Tentacles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-31
Whats This? Boxing Snare and Delusion?
By DAN PARKER

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