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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
Statute Prescribes
Prison Sentence, Fine
Four Former Legislators Face Heavy Penalties in
Event of Conviction-First Trial Opens in Hartford

A fine Of $4,000 and a prison term
of not more than ten years or both
are prescribed as penalties for of
lenses against public Justice, the
statute under which States Attorney
Hugh M. Alcorn is seeking con-
viction against the four former leg
islators. The case of Attorney John
D. Thoms of Waterbury, former
house leader, opened today. The
statute concerning bribery OF execu-
tive or legislative officer reads as
follows:
Any executive or legislative Of
ficer or member of the General
Assembly, who shall accept or re-
ceive, or agree to accept or receive,
from any person, committee or
corporation, whether public or
private, any money or other val
liable thing, except the compensa-
ton provided by law, for the pur-
pose Of influencing or affecting
his conduct or behavior in making
or refraining from making any APP
pointment, or in the performance
or non-performance of any Off
cial act within the power Of such
officer or member of the General
Assembly to perform or for the
purpose Of influencing the con-
duct or behavior of such officer
or member of the General As
sembly in voting or refraining
from voting upon, or in support
Ing or refraining from supporting,
or in opposing or refra:ning from
opposing, any appointment, election,
bill, petition, resolution or other
measure, proceeding or matter
pending before the General Assem-
bly,, or either branch there
Of, or before any committee of the
General Assembly, or of either
branch thereof, and any executive
or legislative officer or member of
the General Assembly, who shall
make or refrain from making any
appointment within his power or
shall perform or refrain from per-
forming any official act within the
power of such officer Or member
to perform or shall vote or refrain
from voting upon, or support, or
refrain from supporting or OPP
pose, or refrain from opposing, or
wilfully delay or cause to be de-
layed the passage Of, or reporting
or action upon, any appointment,
bill, petition, resolution, measure,
proceeding or matter pending be-
fore any committee of the General
Assembly, or of either branch
thereof, in consideration of any
money or other valuable thing,
paid or given, or promised to be
paid or given, to such officer or
member, except the compensation
provided by law, or in considera-
ton OF the promise of any ap-
pointment, advantage or emolu-
ment, or in consideration of the
promise or agreement of any such
officers or members of the Gen.
eral Assembly, or of either branch
thereof, to make any other APP
pointment, or to perform or re-
frain from performing any other
official act within the power of
such officers to perform, or to
vote or refrain from voting upon,
or to support or refrain from sup
porting, or to oppose or refrain
from opposing, any other appoint
inent, bill, petition. resolution,
measure, proceeding or matter
pending before the General AS
Sembly, or either branch thereof.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
HIGH OFFICIALS
SIGN PAPERS
Marriage of Inez, Clarence
Alexander AnnulIed in
Superior Court Today

High officials Of state. including
Governor A. Harry Moore, signed the
data in the marriage annulment
proceedings Of Miss Inez Alexan-
der Of this city against Clarence
Alexander Of Wilmington, N. c.,
which was wound up this morning
when Judge John A. Cornell of SUI
perior court granted the petition.
The couple were married August
81, 1895, and the plaintiff in her
complaint alleged that the defend
ant at that time was already mar
ried and not divorced. She charged
that the defendant and Mildred
Evelyn Henson were married No
vernber of 1888 in Plainfield, N. j.
The annulment of the marriage
and q divorce was granted.
David I. South, state registrar of
Vital Statistics in New Jersey, Sec
Rotary of State Thomas A. Mathis
Of New Jersey and Governor Moore
signed the data in the proceedings.
Blanche A. Chandler of this city
this morning filed civil action in
superior court against Earl p.
Chandler Of Brockton, Mass, asking
for a divorce and custody of 10
year old son.
The couple were married Novem-
Der %, 1929, in Columbia Falls,
Maine. The plaintiff alleges her
husband deserted her the same day
of their marriage and that he has
continued the desertion since.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
FINS!
Jealousy Given as
Cause of Tragic
Deaths of
Youths.

Funeral services for Alex Swis-
ton,. %, Of Thomaston. who took
his life Sunday after killing Dor
othy Hapke. of Waterbury. were
held today in Thomaston. Rev.
Leonard Smith, rector o; Trinity
Episcopal church, officiated. Burial
was In Hillside cemetery, Thomas
ton.
Dorothy Hapke was buried in
Calvary cemetery this morning af-
ter q solemn high mass at st.
Thomas church at 10 o'clock. The
funeral was held At S:15 o'clock
from the Mulville funeral home.
270 West Main street.
Jealousy is believed by officials
TO have caused Swiston to shoot
the Is year old Wildly freshman
and then kill himself by inhaling
carbon monoxide gas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25

Oxford University Press. Ia tnnaA
weeks about ) go copies q ne bo1<-
let were sold.
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led, and the two sonatas proved de-
lightful. In his Chopin sonata Ros-
enthal played as he ilss prayed, per-
haps, for half century, the beauti-
full first movement which we have
already mentioned. producing .
beautiful singing tone quality, then
the Scherzo and largo, ending with
brilliant finale.
Three Chopin pieces were next on
the program, Rosenthal easily and
delicately giving two preludes, then
two maztrkas. The familiar and
never too often heard Scherzc, Opus
81, brought q burst Of applause for
his truly exceptional performance.
He then played two Chants Polo
nais, transcribed by Liszt.
After brief pause Rosenthal
drifted very easily into Debussy's
Reflects dams peau" where his deli
cate tonal quality was again ex-
pefienced. Then came his own 'Pa-
uillons,". wholly delightful. In place
of the listed program number Com
certetudes" by List he played one
of the Schubert Soiree de Vienna
waltzes transcribed by List. He
brought his program to grand
climax with List again, playing the
Second Hungarian Rhapsody, but in
terploating his own cadenza, which
cadenza, as explained in q program
note, was approved by Liszt. On the
completion of his program Rosen-
thai very agreeably played two more
Chopin pieces. first the Valse in E
Flat, then the Noctrne in e Flat.
Talking to some of the audience
after the concert Rosenthal, looking
fresh. as when he began his Bach
lingering, said he was not tired. Next
week he will play again, he said,
win a symphony orchestra in Wash
ington.
The second concert in the Fine
Art Series will take place Tuesday
evening, November IA, Miss Anna
Kaskas of the Metropolitan Opera
as featured artist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25

or before any committee of the
General Assembly, or of either
branch thereof, or for the purpose
of aiding or enabling any person
to be employed to support or adj
vocate or oppose, or for the pur-
pose Of aiding or ENABLING any
person to obtain any money or
other valuable thing, to support,
advocate, oppose. delay, or for
having supported, advocated, or
opposed, or delayed, any appoint
ment, bill, petition, resolution
measure, proceedings or matter
pending before the general as
SeInbly, or either branch thereof
or before any committee of the
General Assembly, or of either
branch thereof, shall be fined not
more than $4,000 or be imprisoned
not more than 10 years or both
and shall also forfeit the office tc
which he was elected and be de-
barred from holding any public of.
flee in this state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
Rosenthal Delights
Local Music Lovers
Veteran Pianist Features Works of Chopin; 77-Year.
Old Artist Shows MasterfuI Skill, BrilIiance

Devoting considerable portion Of
his program to compositions Of
Chopin, his fellow countryman,
Moriz Rosenthal, world renowned
pianist, played last night at the
Women's Club auditorium in the
first concert Of the season Of the
Fine Arts Series sponsored by the
Mattatuck Musical Art society. A
practically filled house greeted Ros-
enthal warmly and listened to q
program that was presented with
apparent ease by the seventy-seven
year old artist. It was a significant
musical event in the city'S history,
and marked a tour which follows
Mr.. Rosenthals f1ftieth anniversary
concert last season at Carnegie Hall
in New York.
The program played last night was
more remarkable in that it was the
presentation Of works for the piano
which Rosenthal has been playing
over q period Of more than sixty
years. The beauty Of his tonal quail
ity, and the vigor and brillance of
his playing have not suffered with
the passing years, and the artist has
the physical strength to play as q
much younger man might play,
beautifully, the poignant tones in
the allegro maestoso and largo move-
ments Of his Sonata opus SO by
Chopin, and the delicacy of touch
as demonstrated in his Debussy and
his own "Papilons," impressing the
listeners as a more or less effortless
achievement. His Chopin is some
thing to remember, likewise his
List numbers.
Mr.. Rosenthal opened with Bach's
Fantasia cromatica and Fugue,"
following with "Tambourin" and two
sonatas, by Rameau and Scarlatti,
respectively. The technical intrica-
cies Of Bach were dexterously hand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR FIRE BOARD

The fire board will meet in spe-
cial session at $50 o'clock this aft
ernoon to try Daniel ]. Framm on
charges of conduct unbecoming a
fireman.
Framm, a member of the depart
ment for 20 years, is accused of
having left the Burton street sta
ton one evening two weeks ago and
visiting neighboring home for sew
eral hours.
Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh
yesterday suspended the man, fol-
lowing an investigation by County
Detective Roland G.. Alling. The
matter was first brought to light by
an anonymous letter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
LEWIS DESCRIBES
YALE EXPEDITION

"Our Colorful West" was the SUBJ
ject Of an address last night by DR..
Edward j. Lewis, curator of verte-
brae paleontology at Yale university
at meeting Of the Mems club at
All Souls church. A roast beef din
ner attended by so members of the
club and served by the women's
auxiliary OF the church preceded the
meeting.
DR.. Lewis described his expert
ences with the 1888 Yale expedition
to the Rockies. He said right here
in the United States we have the
greatest and most abundant wealth
of fossil vertebrate in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
BUTCHERS PLAN
DINNER MONDAY

The Waterbury Butchers and
Grocers Association will give din
ner Monday night at the Elton Ho-
tel. The statute pertaining to the
sale Of meat and groceries Sundays
was discussed at meeting last
night and will be explained by two
speakers at Mondays dinner.
Several new members have en-
rolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25

CANADA READS .nzEKN KAMPF"
winnipeg. Man. CUPD-A 1O-cent
condensed version Of Adolf Hitler's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25

More than so factories in Man
chester, England. now supply music
during working hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-25
SEVEN NUMBERS

Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell,
for Broadway Melody Of 1940," are
to do seven big musical numbers.
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ant, charming character. He was well
liked and made friends easily. Atty
Butler r. Wilson, who accompanied
the composer on a trip through Eng
land and Ireland, states that Coleridge-
Taylor was always treated with the
courtesy and dignity BETTING his rank.
Moreover, Boston residents recall the
charm Of this colored gentleman with
his correct English clothes and speech.
He found American slang fascinating
("out Of sight," "in the groove"
"comes on'') but his attempts to mas
ter it were futile. He died at Croydon,
England, in Sept 1912
Such is the man who will be memo
rallied this week when the Samuel
Colendge- Taylor Association of Bos-
ton plays host to the National Associa-
ton of Colored Musicians. Genius like
his provides inspiration for race musi-
clans the world over. Furthermore,
the Convention happily occurs in Aug
ust a few days after the birthday of
Coleridge- Taylor august 10, 1879
Boston people will certainly turn out
in large numbers to honor him and
welcome Harry Burleigh, Prof. KEN
per Harold, Harriet Gibbs, Mar
shall, William Bush, co-workers and
of Samuel Coleridge- Taylor.
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logy "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
was written during his student days.
Coleridge- Taylor won fame in England
as the outstanding composer of his day.
Many honors and distinctions fell to
him. He was engaged to write songs
for musical festivals; he travelled about
Britain and Ireland acting as judge in
musical competitions; he was conduc-
tor of the Handel Society. Among
his most famous pupils was Clarence
Cameron White, now a member of the
NAM. Married in 1899 to Jessie S..
Fleetwood Walmisley, Coleridge- Tay-
lor had two children. He died in 1912.
His widow now resides in New York,
After leaving Boston Coleridge-
Taylor toured the country. Interested
in Afro-American folk music, he went
South and there made a study of the
Spirituals. He drew up and published
"a piano arrangements Of Spirituals
His efforts, added to those of the Fisk
Jubilee Singers, Carl Diton, Harry
BurIeigh of the N. A. NJ. and others,
helped to gain rightful recognition for
the Spirituals as something new and
original in world music. Dvorak's
"New World Symphony" much in
debted to Harry Burleigh, brought
these native folk tunes into the realm
of symphony. Since the death Of
Coleridge-Taylor and Dvorak, James
Weldon and j. Rosmond Johnson have
issued editions of the Spirituals while
Carl Van Vechten and other critics
have drawn attention to race music,
Today, such artists as Roland Hayes,
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H A RE M
Continued from Page A.

this anyway when you may sit in a
classroom with your classmates but
may not tread the fantastic toe" in
!hef presence The Sisters of Char
lIy' according to press reports, are the
sponsors of this idea but | should not
thlnk that Colored people would APP
Pfeclate charity in this form of dis
Pensatlon. Why not write to Arch
olshop Francis J. Spellman and ex-
press your disapproval of the plan or
Il you prefer send your reactions to
me IN care of the New York State
Conference of NA.A.CP. branches,
IA IA West 135th Street, New York
ClVy, and shall see that they are
placed in his hands.
EFFECTS OF IGNORANCE
Few Race organizations have anv
ellclent way of ascertaining past in
formation. This was evidenced a few
Gays ago when some members of a
Coiored fraternity and a sorority as
wen as a History group without any
4tieselVations, unqualifiedly endorsed
me candidacy of Tennessee klans-
man man Tor a position on the Federal
pehch. II all Colored fraternities and
sororltles had an institute of propa
Eanaa analysis located, for example,
III Uhe capital of the nation, we would
not De placed in such embarrassing
situations. Since the National Pan
Hellenic meets here in New York this
month month 1t might be wise to present this
matter for discussion and with their
approval, it could be referred to a
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DINING CAR MEN
CELEBRATE VICTORY
Continued from Page u

the railroad men in celebrating their
recent victory for better working con
dtions. Out-of-town guests were much
in evidence, some from as far as New
York. Messrs Eaton and Thompson,
president and secretary Of the local,
and in charge of the dance arrange
ments, were visibly elated by the UNI
usually large attendance which packed
the spacious aforementioned dance hall.
Excellent swing music was rendered
by Andy Kirk and his "Clouds Of JOY"
which added much to the enjoy
ment Of the jitterbugs and swingsters.
Oldsters who sat it out on the sidelines
got plenty of enjoyment watching the
dancing "antics" of modern youth;
but it was noticed that the older dane
ers did not undertake to do any of the
swingster steps.
Refreshments were served during in
PERMISSION at midnight The dance
ended at 2 am.
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WELCOME
ELRENA WATKINS BlGRAMS

joint committee with representatives
from all groups which would work out
some feasible plan of action.
Elizabeth Pages novel, "The Tree
of Liberty" is a second Anthony
Adverse" or "Gone With The Wind"
| spent the latter half of July trying
to finish it. That experience should
cause me to hesitate to impose upon
you similar column in the month of
August. Therefore after extending
thanks for the invitation to air my
chest and with apologies for all shafts
and darts hitting the wrong spot,
which l hope that many will do, my
good wishes go out to all for a pleas
ant summer or what is left of it and
to those who journey to the great
Manhattan, a fond hope that the
Worlds Fair will be more than fair
to you.
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HOLD PARHAM FOR GRAND
JURY

Continued from Page u
lie was struck on the chin by Mr.. Par
lam. As a result Parham was held in
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Paul Robson, Marian Anderson and
Jules Bledsoe have popularized Ameri-
can Spirituals in all parts of the
globe. However, it must be remem-
bered that Coleridge- Taylor entered
this field at a time when Colored
American music needed the support
and prestige of such a celebrity as he.
The original MS. of Coleridge-Tay-
lor's Spirituals is in the hands of Atty.
Butler r. Wilson, friend of the late
composer
Coleridge-Taylor and Paul L. Dun
bar, contemporary artists, had several
points in common. Bursting like
meteor on the horizon they proved that
genius was not restricted by race The
compositions of Coleridge- Taylor which
reach the opus number of SO, and the
lyric poems of Dunbar appeared at
time when Colored artists and college
students were often considered mere
experimental guinea pigs These two
men helped explode such myth. Both
were married within a year of each
other, ~ Coleridge- Taylor to Jessie
Fleetwood Walmisley in 1899, Dunbar
in 1898 to Alice Ruth Moore, young
poetess and school teacher whose
verse had attracted him. Besides, Dun
bar had visited the Hub a few years
before Coleridge-T Taylor, in 1899, when
he took part in a benefit program for
Tuskegee Both these men conquered
fame early and died young: Coleridge
at the age of 81 and Dunbar at "a.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was not
only a musical genius but also a pleas
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ANNA BOBITT GARDNER MusB
Anna Bobtt graduate and first girl TO receive degree from the
New England Conservatory Of Music Boston most progressive
teacher Of panofore and damac Cognzance Of this distinction
borne out the fact that necessary for her TO have two assistants three
studios and Junior and Senior recital each years Bobbt original
plays have gained The ready approval Of lovers The drama and The most
popular Of her efforts has been historical drama I'm Moses Footsteps
based The life Of Harriet TubmanCut loaned BY well wshers.
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WORLDS FAIR VISITORS

You are invited to avail yourself
of the efficient facilities of Harlem
Reception Service Bureau, 227 LenoX
Avenue, under personal direction of
Iolanthe Sidney, executive secretary,
All communications reference and in
formation, kindly address to Miss Sid
ney. During the absence of your
cruising reporter, address all mail
care of Miss Sidney
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TO THE NAN.
INA RAPIER

Chairman of Reception and Entertainment
Committee to the National Delegates of
the Colored Musicians Association Inc in
Boston Aug. 20 to IS.
Miss Rapier is one Of New England's out
standing vocal soloists, a coloratura soprano
and is preparing to make an extensive tour
through the East and Midwest this fall
and winter Instructor of voice and Ian
guage - Studio, IS BRADDOCK PARK,
BOSTON, MASS.
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COLERlDGE-TAYLOR IN HUB
30 ODD YEARS AGO
Continued from Page ~

NOOHIIHUtu IIUW IdgV II
gift for music he studied at the Royal
College of Music under C. Villiers
Stanford. He was already demon
strating his talent as composer; in
fact the first part of his Hiawatha tri-
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$1,000 bail which was furnished, so he
is free now
Special Officer Leo Perrin of Div.
9 as usual handled this difficult case
for the police, assisted by his partner,
Special Officer Arthur O'Shea of Div.
8. Atty. William H. Lewis, Jr., APP
pears for the defendant.
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