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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
CHECKS CAUSE
 OF LIVELY TILT
Special Prosecutor Spends Afternoon Tracing Pay-
 ments to Supply Co.

One of the multitude of clashes between state and defense counsel developed in the conspiracy trial yesterday when Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn charged that of g checks issued in the name of Frank Santalucia, a defendant. for $18,- 11825, Santalucia realized but $118.- 25.
 'The balance of the check is un- accounted for," he said, following testimony by Warren M. Brown that there was no record of where the money had gone, after payment by the Waterbury Trust company. "Cashed In Advance"
 The state concentrated on the city's payments to Santalucia dur ing 8 very dull esssion yesterday afternoon, alleging that in 1886 the defendant received $16,696.OO for transporting 9,480 tons of trap rock from Meriden. Brown testified that checks representing the payments had been cashed in some cases one to two months in advance of the dates of the purchase orders. With reference to the testimony concerning Santalucia, Brown iden- tified deposit slips allegedly refer ring to special" bank account of the accused. In many cases the de- posit slip was made out in the hand writing of Carl D. Olsen, he said.
 Olsen's handwriting was also con- tained in a number of treasurer's cheeks issued to Santalucia, Brown claimed.
 Turning on hgs concentration on Santalucia, Alcorn brought out that in eight years 1930-1938, the Ab- rigador Digger and Philip Coppeto, its president, was paid $802,513.43 by the city, and that of that amount $298, 8,121.66 was deposited in the bank.
 Conn Supply Co Late in the afternoon session, AL corn examined Brown, who has been i'll with a cold, concerning pay ments to the Connectucut Supply company, which has previously been termed 8 dummy corporation"
 In 1884, the first year of the com pany's existence, Brown said, the city paid $14,075, of which $3825 was deposited. In 1885, the city paid $129, 9,125.51, of which $28,330.70 was deposited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Grim evidence of the most cruel doublecross that can be dealt a human being is presented by an article in current Ken Magazine entitled, Human Contraband From Cuba" written over the signature of Jack Dewitt. Almost nightly according to the article, small boat loads of European refugees, seeking illegal entry into the United States from Cuba, are tossed into the Gulf of Mexico or left to die on desert islands by smugglers who charge $500 for "safe passage" but see no sense in risking capture by the United States coast guard.
 U. s. Vigilant
 The vigilance of United States government officers, states Ken, makes it almost impossible for smugglerS to land their human con- traband. Therefore refugees who trust these smuggler-murderers are doomed from the start.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
Pathetic Story On
 Human Contraband
U. S. Officials Learn Desperate Refugees Abandoned By Smugglers to Die on Desert Island
 Or Thrown Into Sea

The author of the article, inquir- ing of Cuban fishermen as to the extent of this practice, received the following response: "As much as thousand dollars is offered for a trip across to the states by European refugees grown desperate as they draw close to their tourist passport limit. But they just can't be landed, the contract can't be fulfilled, and there is only one other way to earn this big money"
 But not all the aliens waiting to enter the United States by the back door are gentle, harassed Jews from lands of Intolerance. Among 9 per- sons recently dumped by smugglers on Key Largo and dying from ex- posture and starvation when they were found, IS wer Polish Jews and were Spaniards. Of this group at least 6 were social inadequates; 2 were dangerous criminals.
 Further graphic proof of alien murder was found by fishermen on Salt Key, off the north coast of Cuba, short time ago. Six Skele- tons lay in the sand; all white per- sons, and one of them woman. Even their teeth had been knocked out for the gold that was in them. Routed clothing suggested Euro pean origin.
 Temporary Stay
 "The U. s. consul in Cuba" com- mentS Ken, ''haS visaed 100 pass ports for European refugees to pro ceed legally to the United States only as visitors, with 8 set limita- tion of stay.
 "But what of the rest? What of the 2,000 or more who have not suc- ceeded iii getting their passports visael? What of the 100 who will arrive in Cuba every month this year as fast as they can trickle through the German barrier?
 Cuba can't shelter them forever. They are provided with only tenn porary sanctuary for 8 specified length of time, from 90 days to a year. For these homeless wanderers, deportation back to the country of embarcation is the mildest of fates! Starvation and blazing thirst on a mangrove covered island of the lonely Florida coast is the worst. And in between is swift death on the high seas"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

 TESTIMONY BEGINS

Evidence was presented in su- perior court before Judge Kenneth Wynne today in the $10,000 suit of Edward F. Ambler against Charles H. Upson. Also being heard is the defendants counter claim for dam- ages of $750.
 Ambler claims he suffered severe injuries, that his car was destroyed, and that he lost 282 dozens of eggs and four chickens as the result of an accident on the Whittemore road April g, 1888. His car, he al- legged was struck by an automobile, owned by the defendant, and driven by Luther France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

A. Yes, there was a short period for that year.
 o. About month and a half?
 A. Yes, sir. !
 o. Will you refer to that period?
 tSchedule of payments offereO.
 Attorney Peck: I want to ask the states attorney 8 question. Do ] understand that Francis Fruin and the Connecticut Supply company were persons to you unknown at the time this information was filed in May, 1888?
 Alcorn: No. so stated, except that I don't mention Fruin's name, ] stated at the bottom of page IA, youl honor please, And in further pur- suance of said conspiracy between January 1, 1930 and January 3, 1888 the said Frank Santalucia alias Frank Burns was doing business un- der the name of the Connecticut Supply Company and under the name of Frank J. Santalucia, etc."
 Gives History
 Atty. Healey: May I suggest that the allegation in the information which MT. Alcorn refers to, refers to Frank J. Santalucia doing busi- ness under the name of the Con- necticut Supply Company, and the evidence here in court shows very clearly and beyond all argument that throughout the period which is being covered it was Francis Fruin who was doing business as the Con- necticut Supply Company; and evil dence found shows clearly and be- yond question that Frank Santalucia didn't come into that business at all until period substantially later on. The Connecticut Supply Company was simply a trade name which up to January 1, 1897 was used by Frank Fruin exclusively. Then for a short period of perhaps one or two months Francis Fruin and Frank Santalucia were partners doing business to that name; and that after Francis Fruin's s death, Frank Santalucia alone car- ried on business under that trade name or business name. So that the allegation at the foot of page 14-if that is the right page-doesn't con- cede that Frank Santalucia was do- ing business under the name of the Connecticut Supply Company. That isn't so.
 Alcorn: How could we know whether 1t was Frank Santalucia or Francis Fruin. In the situation that we were confronted with we had to make the best of information and had to cover as best as we could a situation of such magnitude and had to admit such allegation as I could establish.
 0. Have you identified payments for 1887?
 A. Yes, the total amount being $15,67372.
 Q. Do you have records of IT checks totaling $1,507 deposited in that account?
 A. That group of checks was the last deposit made of city checks in the bank account of the Connecticut Supply Company, that being after the death of Francis Fruin.
 o. Have you given in your schedules and testimony all of the money that came from the city of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
WED FIVE MONTHS
 DIES SUDDENLY

Boston, May 18.-(UP)-Married only five months ago, Mrs. Jeffrey Roche, 22, daughter of William M. Flock, public utilities executive, died at a hospital here last night after 8 short illness.
 Her husband was a son of the late Arthur Somers Roche, the nov- elist. They were married last Jan- ary at the Church of the Trans figuration, New York's Little Church Around the Corner. Follow ing a honeymoon cruise, they lived in New York until Mrs. Roche was stricken i'll. She came here for treatment April 28.
 Mrs. Roche was graduate of the Ethel Walker school of Simsbury, Conn.,, and attended Smith college.
 Private funeral services will be held here tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
SCHOOL STRIKE ENDS

Maynard, Mass, May l8-(UP)-- Three hundred Maynard high school pupils ended a short-lived strike to- day and returned to their classes.
 Their return followed . personal plea by William II. Reynolds. an English instructor whose prospective discharge precipitated the walkonl yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

The more important testimony given by Warren M. Brown follows:
 Q. What is the total amount of deposits made to the account of the Connecticut Supply company and what was the total amount of checks cashed?
 Objection by Attorney Cassidy: I object because Francis Fruin is dead.
 Alcorn: Yes, but Olsen is living and Olsen is here and Olsen is the man who figured in the transactions. It appears in the testimony of this witness
 Cassidy: Now, he's challenging me to make a motion for mistrial. That is all 1t is, if the court pleases. MT. Olsen was treasurer of the Water bury Trust company, if I have got to argue that case just now before this jury; but I won't have to and I shouldn't. Now respectfully sub- init again that the states attorney be warned not to make those un- fair statements in the presence of this jury; and I respectfully submit that the objection am now making is well founded and I am entitled to make it and I do make it, and I ask your honor for ruling.
 Judge: I'll overrule the objec- tion.
 Cassidy: May I ask your honor to warn the jury just little more strongly not to pay any attention to the remarks made?
 Judge: I think that is adequate The states attorney is answering an objection raised by your inquiry. It may stand on the ground of your objection.
 MT. Alcorn then proceeded his examination of MT. Brown as fol- lows:
 @. What are the total payments made to the Connecticut Supply company in the year 1886 and what was the total amount of checks cashed?
 A. Based upon the analysis made. the total payments allocated for tts year 1886 was $135,918.51 of which amount $116,197.14 appears to have been deposited in the bank account at the Waterbury Trust company, leaving a total of $19,719.37 for checks cashed.
 e. Did you determine the other source of income of the Connecticut Supply company during those years we are talking about?
 A. AS told by the deposits indi- cated in the account, yes.
 City Checks
 e. What did you find?
 A. For the period from the open ing of the account, October 16, 1884, through December, 1885, there were no checks deposited in the account other than checks of the city of Waterbury; in 1886 practically all the deposits in that account con- sisted of city of Waterbury checks.
 o. Now, there was a short period for 1887, was there not?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
Naugatuck Priest
 Named Monsignor

Fitzgerald pastor Church in Naugatuk that he of the eight Catholic domestic Fitzgerald of the borough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
TOLEDO GETS MADONNA ART

Toledo. O. (uP)--The aged relief '.san Donate Madonna" which wal kept for more than 800 years h the Della RobbIa family after iis com. pietion by Luca Della Robbia, hai been acquired by tho Toledo Mu' scum og Art.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
Death Toll of Four

Eagle Lake, Me-, May 18-(UP)- The toll in 8 house fire at New Can- ada stood at four today with the death of Mrs. Edward Dubois, A, Three of her II children perished in the fire at their early Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
FOR SALE

Several YOUNG COWS.
w. G. ROE & SON,
3-9 2t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

elected voice of the people in
government. 1t is the peo-
pies servant. In other lands,
the citizen has no voice in
government. Instead, the cit
izen is the servant of govern
ment.
Born of the Constitution,
the Congress is the worlds
best example, of self-govern-
ment. And under self-gov-
ernment America has pro-
gressed, in this century and a
half, to first in rank as a Ma
ton of freedom, equality and
justice for all. 1t has made
America the envy of all other
peoples.
So, on March 4, we whose
freedom is the envy of the
world, paid tribute to the in
stitution that exemplifies
self-government. Many hap
py returns Of the day were
expressed. May a free Con-
gress never perish! - Star
Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Living in the Country

Records show that more old
people live in the country,
says the Easton-Star Demo-
crat. "This indicates the
value of fresh air, light, and
space in which to turn around.
The idea that you live longer
because someone else lived
long in your family, may be
true. You read where GER
tain centenarians have been
orphans, been i'll during
youth, careless in eating,
have smoked and even drank.
But usually these habits and
conditions are altered after
the age Of forty. Animals
live longer than their usual
lifetime if fed extra rations
of lime and all the vitamins.
Milk supplies our lime, greens
our vitamins and a word to
the wise!
1T is found that people
who live to this ripe age of
100 years have a balanced
nervous system. This means
to keep your blood pressure
down and take things as they
come. After all, do you want
to live to be 100? Many a
fellow says no for there are
too many wrinkles that ac-
company it,"
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
LOW COST HOUSING PLEA
Sent to Speaker Frank II. Zebley
of House as Wilmington Need


Slurn clearance in Wilmington
and construction of low cost hous-
es as a means of preventing dis
ease, and juvenile delinquency, and
to provide happier homes were
urged by Mrs. Ralph Lilly, of 1910
Washington Street, Wilmington, IN
a letter Monday to Speaker Frank
r. Zebley of the lower house OF
the Delaware Legislature. She
urged passage of the bill to make
a housing project possible in that
city. Children growing up in the
better environment which we want
to have provided" Mrs. Lily wrote
would undoubtedly have a far
greater opportunity to become
useful American citizens. The city
of Wilmington would more than
save the money lost in taxes by
the decreased cost of juvenile de-
linouency. Moreover, such a prof.
ect would be a direct asset to our
civic pride. Since the federal
government will provide go per
cent of the cost of this housing
project certainly the time to build
it is now" The bill before the
Legislature would authorize the
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Many Happy Returns!

The Congress of the United
States had a birthday March
A. That date marked the
150th anniversary of this
greatest of all great Ameri-
can institutions - an institu-
ton Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, as Lin
coin so aptly described it.
No elaborate ceremonies
marked the occasion, but
Americans can we'll pause on
that day and reflect that it is
a joyous occasion. Congress,
they should remember, is the
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

and bespoke him. No harm
if every man didn't get home
till late, after his horse had
chopped along a road nearly a
half longer than the new
highway.
Then came the speed high
ways, from town to town, and
the old road, with a personal
ity of its own, was faced
across by four lanes of con-
crete, so that one could keep
that appointment to the split
second, half across the state.
On the old road every man
stopped and spoke to every
man. On the great new road
one goes from the city and
speaks to nobody. Still along
the old roads, the lonely
roads, the farm folk drift
around to visit together. Per-
haps they are glad that the
speeding highway p a 5 5 e $
them by, and leaves them on
the lonely road.-Providence
Journal.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Town Manager System

The new Smyrna Town
Council is being commended
by many of our citizens in
wanting to have the town run
in a business-like manner.
Just now they are investigat-
ing the feasibility and cost of
maintaining a town manager,
one who is a competent engin-
eer with experience to take
over all departments of the
town and give his whole time
to it. Such a town manager
system should work for econ
omy and more efficiency since
all employed by the town
would look to him for author
ity and he in turn would be
ameanable to the Council. He
would also have charge Of all
purchasing and probably save
the town money in needless
waste. The town Of Dover
we understand, is so pleased
with the town manager sys-
TEN they would not want to
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Along the "Old Road

They are lonely now, those
fragments Of the old gray
road which were left in the
backwash when the new four
lane highway was built.
The winding road used to
wind that way not BY acci-
dent but by design: Farmers
visited one another, chatted
from the buggy, talked pol
itics, bought eggs, brought
flour from the grist mill.
There was SO much more time
in those days.
Along the old road every
man knew every other man
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
A Well Edited Newspaper

We congratulate the Sun
day Star Of Wilmington in
rounding out So years as pub
lication and wish it and its
editor Joseph H. Martin many
more years Of success. 1t
has been no easy task to keep
a weekly Sunday paper going
when Wilmington already had
daily papers to cover the
field. But publisher John H.
Martin has succeeded with a
marked success and is putting
out a good newspaper, ably
edited. AS the Star says:
In the So years Of its life
The Star has been the faith
full chronicler Of the events Of
city, state and nation. 1t has
tried to interpret the changes
which have come about, and
has advocated and supported
those which, in the judgment
of its editor, promised most
bentfit to the state and its
citizens. !. The Star begins
its 59th year with the same
faith in Wilmington and Del
aware, the country and its
people, that m a k e d the
launching of The Star in
1881, and with the same reso-
luton to do it's best to pro-
mote and encourage every
thing that will rebound to the
benefit of our people and our
institutions"
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

go back to the old methods.
AC any event members Of
Smyrna Council are preparing
for such a move by getting
authority from the Legisla-
ture to make a change in the
Town Charter to provide for
such a system if they decide
to try it out.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Good and Useful Citizen Dies

The death of Robert P.
Robinson, former Governor of
Delaware, and for % years
president of Central National
Bank of Wilmington, has re-
moved one of Delaware's lead
ing men. Possessed of a
charming personality he made
friends all over the state in
cluding Smyrna. For more
than so years he had been
connected with Central Bank,
and yet he found time to be
head Of the State Grange and
became an important factor
in the affairs of that organi-
zation. His term as Governor
was able and administrative
and his work with and among
farmers made him a general
favorite. A good and useful
citizen has passed on.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
Zone Post at -Four Corners

One Of the first acts Of our
new municipal administration
was to stop delays at the in
tersection Of Commerce and
Main Streets BY having the
caution light on instead Of the
flashing of green and red,
when there seemed to be no
necessity for it. The red and
green lights may be operated
Saturday nights when the
town is full Of autos, but or
dinarily when there is no
traffic congestion, the caution
light vii answer every pur-
pose. Indeed there is a grow
ing sentiment among citizens
to see the zone post at -Four
Corners" and the zone post at
intersection Of Clayton road
done away with altogether
and an overhead OF standard
lights substituted. Zone posts
are becoming antedated in all
cities and towns. Modern
standard lights on the drivers
right at all busy intersections
is the modern way Lets hope
Council will now remove the
zone posts.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

Wilmington City Council to ex-
empt housing projects from taxa
ton, but to provide suca IocaIt.e
with all the facilities furnishes
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In pursuance of an order Of the Register
of Wills, in and for Kent County. Della
ware, dated March 8, A. D. 1889. notice
is hereby given of the granting Of Letters
Testamentary on the estate of Robert H.
Denney, on the Third day of March, "A. ID.
1889. All persons having claims against
the said Robert H. Denney, are required to
exhibit the same to said Executor within
one year from the date of the granting Of
such Letters Testamentary. or abide by
the law in that behalf, which provides
that such claims against the said estate
not SO exhibited shall be forever barred
CHARLES u HARMONSON.
EXECUTOR OF
ROBERT H. DENNEY, Decd.
DOVER, DELAWARE.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09
FOR RENT

Attractive, modern Apartment,
5 rooms, bath, 2 storage rooms,
and garage. Only $3.50 per
month. Apply
HANDLOFF'S STORE,
SO 1t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

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Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

Published Every Thursday Morning. py
r. ID. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker, July 8.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-09

Subscription price. $3.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
De|huds Will Strive
1oC|inch Heurich
Title "Wednesday

II Delaware & Hudson basketers
can repeat yesterdays 1924 victory
over Federal Bureau of Investigation
on Wednesday night, the Heurich
Cup League race will be over. In
vestigation supporters are confident.
however. their favorites can come
back and force the play-of series
into a third game on Thursday.
Hal Kiesel, George Washington
University's former center, was the
big gun for the D. & H. tossers. He
not only led his team in scoring with
10 points, but also played a great
floor game. Jimmy Thompson of
F. B. I. was the games highest scorer
with II points. Although the eventual
winners had an 1911 lead at the
half, Investigation tied the score
twice In the last 20 minutes Of play.
Jack Butterworth's II points paced
United Typewriters to a 55-29 tri-
umph over Gals Valet In a pre-
liminary game.