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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
MAYOR PLACES BAN
ON COPS POLITICS
M crit to Determine Flu.
ture Appointments and
Promotions

Mayor Vincent A. scully last night
told the graduating class OF the
waterbury police school that oil pro-
motions and appointments to the
police and fire departments during
his administration will be made ION
Q merit basis and not through poll.
tics"
The mayor urged policemen 10 re-
frain from taking active part In
politics. He said there had been
too much politics In tho department
In the past.
Certificates were presented BY
Richard Simmons, FBi instructor,
to nearly $50 members Of the de-.
partment who completed the six
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

Sir Charles T. II. Wright left $40
to q waitress who had served him for
25 years IN Q London restaurant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
JUDGES DECISION
ENDS TRESPASSINC

Judge Ernest A. fnglis In the
Superior Court OF New Haven yes.
terday passed IN order enjoining
several defendants Of Fort Trumbull
Beach, Milford from trespassing on
land owned by Louis Raffel Of this
city and OF the same time issued an
order setting the high water mark
on the Raffel property.
The plaintiff named sydney and
Florence Brodman, Joseph J. Sui
Ivan, Viola and Sylvia Freund,
Charles and Henry Wilkinson and
rsldore Goldman as defendants,
charging that they trespassed and
created O nuisance on his property
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

Noteworthy ut this recreatlonal
event was the patronage from New
York, Massachusetts,, and Yer.
mont. Local support was encour.
aging, despite the parking linita.
lions. Only one Southbury town
official was seen In the crowd,
Third Seleotman Johnny Reyn.
0lds, the boss Of Kettletown Hill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
GUEST PASSENGER
SUIT WITHDRAWN

Two cases were withdrawn In the
Court OF Common Pleas yesterday
afternoon. One was o $500 action
brought by Nathan Levine against
the Travellers Insurance Co. The
insurance company insured property
owned by Levine on which a fire
occuprred and the plaintiff claimed
1t refused to pay. The insurance
company claimed that the plaintiff
created q hazard on the property
without notifying the company.
The other withdrawal was a $780,
600 action brought by Mario Car
tone against Frank and Nicholas
Mariana. The plaintiff claimed to
have been o guest In an automo-
bile owned by the defendants when
It left Pearl Lake road and crashed
into q fence at new st. Joseph's
cemetery. Negligence was alleged.
Numerous injuries were listed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

weeks training course. The police.
men, In turn, presented Mr.. SIM
mons with o watch.
Others who spoke were Police
Board Chairman william VefTiker,
Commissioners Martin Sullivan,
william Bannon, and supt. william
]. Roach.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

tie Lodge se2 officiating ~ master
Installer and A. r. Taylor Of Lodge
l114. South Tacoma. ~ grand
serkeant-at-arms.
The 1910 officers TO be Installed
are A. ~. Guthrie. president: A.
L Sawyer. vice president; Z. J,
Demmer. secretary: c. l. Dskin,
treasurer: Miss Bess Fahey. chap
lain; l.. s. Marsh. sergeant-at-
arms: c. n. Mclane. inner guard;
J. A. vargo, outer guard; 7. II.
kirkpatrick. chairman board Of
trustees: II. w. LAgerquist. legis-
iator.
The committee making the ar
rangements IL composed Of w. A.
Harris. II. w. Lagerquist. A. l.
Sawyer. A. N. Guthrie and 7. H.
Fitzpatrick.
The ceremonial win be followed
By an entertainment Of dancing
and refreshments ~ the evenings
finale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

Discover for yourself just
how much liquor you can take
without becoming a bit of
jackass."
a nickel tip if he DOES hurl invec-
tives right back at you, lin which
sorry case you would be inclined
to argue with him. :"
Here Mr.. Towne gives the sound
est advice of the whole book:
DON'T"
WARNING FOR
EVERY OCCASION
He issues lot of warnings, in
fact, including this one:
Discover for yourself just how
much liquor you can take without
becoming bit of jackass."
The book gives an elementary
lesson on how to answer a belated,
fluttery telegraphed invitation to a
party. The answer should go
take it from Mr.. Towne-some-
thing like this;
Dear Helen stop Thank you and
delighted to be with you on the
fifth stop All agog at being asked
stop much affection Ralph Evans. !"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Senate Leaders Forecast
What's Ahead in Session

WAsHNGTON-opposing senate leaders mAoe INC '
predictions today on session OF congress-
Majority Leader AIben w. Barley D. Ky;
wen be here until doubt IL there VIII De muen e
efforts to amend the aei
labor Relations hour law The recpocai u
,rea,v nrosram probably greatest controversy
Minority Charles L. McNary, R. Ore; -,
There general desire to quit earlier than we ola
conventions and approaching
political biggest viii be over the
program predict there will be some ngnune ~
appropriation president tries to whe down the norman
bill and add expenditures he'll run 'o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

depending on the lateness Of
the hour"
Which sage bit Of advice to the
young man learning how to party
Is hot off the press in a new eti-
quette book for men. Gentlemen
Behave" by Charles Hanson
Towne. Mr.. Towne presents a re-
find guide for seeming conduct,
1910 style.
Its all very serious and very
southland its out just in time for
any New Year parties to which
your compleate gentleman may be
invited--of course he wouldn't be
gate crasher after quick shuttle
through the book.
FREE ADVICE
ON ALL SUBJECTS
There's no limit to Mr.. Towne's
advice when he really gets his
teeth in on a subject. Go back to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

a. He will be apt TO hurl
Invectives, In which case you
would argue. DON'T"
one can advise you. You don't
wish to be considered a stick or
q prude."
There are times. though, when
one cant, strictly speaking. be
considered to be alone, take il from
Mr.. Towne.
"UNHAND ME,
YOU CAD, SIR"
"A lady once told me that a
certain crude dinner companion
insisted on seeing her home one
night" Mr.. Towne relates. she
accepted, since any woman would
rather have an escort than travel
alone at a late hour. One block
from the house where they had
met for the first time. the man
shocked her by attempting to hold
DtI III Tic ilNhiC BCl Vi lflt
cab.
'P-please,' she warned him in
the tones of the Incompatible Bea-
trice Lille. Whereupon he said,
Now don't get fussy, LADY, I try
this every evening and once in a
hundred time l meet with success"
Mr.. Towne's book has another
little suggestion relative to taxis
II warn you not to give
New York driver merely five
cents, ever. He will be apt to
hurl inevectives at you"
And that isn't all. If you ignore
Mr.. Towne and DO go ahead and
slip your New York taxi driver
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

Il warn you not to give
New York (tasiD driver mere
~ five cents. ever :"
do? What to say? Mr.. Towne
takes you out that one too:
"You thank her politely
=. and say that You are
hard working fellow and have
to be af your office early"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Phi AIuC SOCIETY
70 HECT THURSDAY

: - TnnnmA Rhilatelie society
Wfll 49, ecncers a In nssting
20 - III q : ?. - TAussday IN
room 40 Of the Provident bldg.
Plnno ~ - alneunssd Ssr TIE an
nual banqeet and instanatisa 81
off6enra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

II you escort . young lady home
from . party. say = New Year
shindig. and she asks you to come
up to the apartment for a while
There's q problem in etiquette
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
1910 Etiquette: Night Cab Tips Are Out
You Cad Sir, Don't Try to Hold Lady's Hand In Tari!

Boy. he knows all the answers
That Is. all but one. and here 1t is:
As TO your manners when
you are alone with . girl, no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Folks Stay Home,
Friends Alarmed

louisville, Pa. Worried
neighbors summoned police when
for several days no one was seen
entering or leaving a local home.
"Everything's o. X" the officer
said after forcing an entrance
THE residents merely had no place
to 60, so they stayed home"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

your own dilemma on page 1877.
Now you've decided that II Ia just
a bit late to accept the young
ladys kind invitation. What to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

For Heavens sake stop! Nope
you asked for II, so here's just one
more:
"Never argue with . waiter.
And don't be afraid TO add up
the check. II II happens the
miscalculation il In the rcstau-
rants favor, call attention to
this to prove not only that you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

=. II she asks you to come
up, you either do 80 or don't.
depending on the lateness :"
that takes some solving. and now
there's q book out TO give the
answer. Turn to page 1877 and
here's the dope:
"You either do 20 or don't,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
are . good mathematician, but
also an honest patron and

All of which items will suggest
lust how hard it is TO be a gentle
man these days. There's just one
final touch:
Never allow your suspenders to
be revealed"
Evening star., 1940-12-30

fish is like a great animated jewel,
so clear is the blue of its back, so
swiftly does it travel through the
water.
Roaming in the warm waters of
the Atlantic north to Cape Cod and
sometimes found in the Gulf of
Maine during the warmest weather,
1t much prefers the less bracing
waters of the South, and the finest
catches have been made there.
Some of the spearfish have
reached a length of 26 feet. The
average length is feet. To land
the shorter ones is a task that is
difficult enough and one that calls
for courage, strength and knowl-
edge of the disposition of this great
fish.
Full-grown spearfish are power
full, active and, as you can see, well
armed. Naturally. with such a for
midable weapon, few neighbors are
Evening star., 1940-12-30

anu ldIliilcs III ptclliCllIt anu ~ AOS
reSs.
DR.. Alexander Alekhin. of Franco
Russian vintage. contrived in 1910
to retain the world championship
without any more ado than an oc-
casional blast at perennial chal-
lenger, Jose Capablanca of Havana,
from whom DR.. Alekin first wreSted
the title in 1927 at Buenos Aires,
to lose it to Dr.. Max Euwe of
Amsterdam in 1885 and regain it in
1887. Mrs. Vera Menchik Steven
son of London successfully defended
the women's world championship.
American Chess Grows.
After 40 years of diSsension among
rival national factions in the United
States peace came in 1910 with the
birth of the United States Chess
Federation under the aegis of
George Sturgis of Boston, and the
amalgamation of the American and
National Chess Federations con-
Quoted the third open national
championship tournament since the
abdication of Frank Marshall in
1885. Again Samuel Reshevsky
gave a repeat performance, 1873,
winning over Reuben Fine by half
point, a drawn game!
Mrs. Adele Rivero succeeded N.
May Karff, twice holder of the wonl-
ems chess championship of the
United States. in a national open
tourney directed by Mrs. Caroline
Marshall in New York.
Yale gained custody of the Belden
Stephens Trophy over Harvard,
Princeton and Dartmouth in the H.
Y. P. D. Chess League team parley,
while Brooklyn College cornered the
team championship of the Eastern
intercollegiate Chess League,
Chess Problem No. 293.
BY A. F. MACKENZIE, 1885.
BLACK-1O MEN.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

over veteran champion, William
A. Ruth.
w. N. Woodbury. of Birmingham
Ala, gained the Southern ches
championship at Atlanta, 71a-1lz
while Nestor Hernandez of Tampa
Fla, was runnerup, To. j. c
Thompson of Dallas won the South
west tTexaSD Open.
John F. Barry, attorney at law
chess editor of the Boston Tran
script since 1915, died at the ag'
of 81, leaving legacy of master
games and fine reporting.
Among the cities Norfolk ant
Richmond engaged in intercit,
matches and each scored a vii
against the other with a playof,
match pending.
District Chess BOOms.
Never before in the annals ot
Washington chessdom has there
been s-Ich activity among clubs
within clubs and between individual.
players as 1910 wrought.
International experts were enter
tanned. World Blindfold Chess
Champion Georges Koltanowski
also overtime board Belgian cham
pion, twice displayed his wares
Israel Horowits and Harold Morton
(of blessed memory for the latter
was killed in an auto crash near
Carroll. Iowa, later in 1940) gave
tandem simultaneous exhibition
to score Is wins, 2 draws, l loss at
Capital City Chess Club. American
Champion Samuel Reshevsky ap-
peared at the Jewish Community
Center to register, 1871. Twice
Newell w. Banks, chess and checker
duellist. challenged all at Capital
City, Divan and the Central ''Y."
w. B. Mundelle, patriarch Of
local chess, gave his eleventh
chess and checker Stimuli at the
"Y." Club simultaneous exhibitions
featured A. Rubin, Donald H. Mu-
gridge, Simon Naidel, Carl Hesse
Ariel Mengarini, Ernest Knapp
John o. Hoy with Stuart Wagman
and Mengarini giving a tandem
stimuli"
Mengarini. District Champion.
Ariel Mengarini, born at Rome
Italy, October 10, 1919, surprised
Washington fandom by capturing
both the District of Columbia cham
pionship accompanying Turnover
Trophy, pearl stickpin and cash
PURSE and the club title of Capital
City. Henry Rousseau was runner
up for the District title, trailing
Mengarini by half point, 41a-11a
Mrs. Anna Bran, holder of the Dis
trict women's crown for the last two
years, found no takers. Robert
Feeney of Tech, besides heading the
Interhigh Chess Association, founc
time to gain the fifth interScholaStit
championship and medal and II
captain a Tech team that defestec
Bethesda MD Chess Club, 80
Harold Fucker, because of his pre-
eminence as an interhigh player
was awarded the Sullivan-M Memoria
membership in C. C. c. c., an homo
won by Feeney in 1889. Donald H
, Mugridge, by virtue of his excellence
in some 10 rapid transit parleys, wa
hailed as "Blitz Schach" champion
first of its kind locally.
In the Big Eight Social Clul
tournament three clubs-Capita
City, Divan, Federal Security-es
sayed seven interclub matches t.
lose one match each.
Georgetown University organized
chess club to challenge Georg
Washington University Chess Clu1
to lose, Ia. Wilson Teachers Ches
Club, under Roy Millenson, rove
the field without a conquest. Capi
tai City increased its lead over tn
Divan Club In matches won GID
Evening star., 1940-12-30
CHARITY Case 60
BY Marie Bowers

The story thus Dr. Gale his e the
Viola themselves obliged debts
from their pddng wen Mr. Stevens dies bankrupt shortly after
the Gale had admittedly
pea and social position he in difficult straits losing out
the social practice he'd counted concentrating
poorer grapitae
receptionst a time
refuses to explain his giving money TO u0ung patient
herself Smith. and
she unable work By the time Gale decides explain the
situation Advanced
a quitting
e. a.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
lafayette Head Would Expand Sports
$50 Entry Fee Prize
In U. 5. Open Stake
Lures Pin Aces
Crack Field Will Seek
Award Tonight; Fresehi
Preliminary Leader

Hoping to turn the trick as did
Joe Freschi. who yesterday banged
out 422 to win a $50 entrance fee
in the United States Open, the So, 900
duckpin classic to be staged at
Recreation Center in Baltimore
Saturday, leading bowlers of the city
will shoot it out again tonight in a
preliminary scheduled for Lucky
Strike at 8.
Cutting loose with games of 1913,
146 and 153, the lanky Clarendon
Bowling Center star nosed out Harry
Hilliard of Hyattsville by four pins.
Hokie Smith was third with AIT.
Entrance fee for tonight's prelim
will be $3.50.
Paced by Montz Deffinbaugh' s
l5O-63l and George Aliens GIT, a
selected team of the Silver Spring
American League trimmed the
Chevrolet-Texaco outfit of Martins
burg, w. Va, 1925 to 1890 Aiding
in the 35-pin victory also was Ray
Roberts with a timely 148 string.
Weller with 156-614 was high for
the invaders. The final five-game
block will be rolled at Martinsburg
January IL.
The twosomes of Margaret McNab
and Mickey McClung and Millicent
Gessford and Boots Huff each posted
combined gross scores of I'll last
night to share first place in the
Clarendon Christmas Mixed Handi-
cap Doubles tournament. With a
64-pin handicap, Miss McNab' rolled
298 and McClung, 354. Franked 81
sticks, Miss Gessford added 285 pins
to Huff s top 1854.
The runners-up were Ralph Cor
don and Betty Brayton with 60-7O4
Kitty Blandy and Eddie George were
third with 1856.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Natures Children
Spearfsh
(IetrapturuS imperatOr)

foolhardy enough to attack the
spearf1sh. The larger sharks, the
killer and the sperm whale are said
to know how to handle the spear
fish.
The story is quite different when
1t comes to the smaller neighbors
of the spearfish. This fish is the
most important member of the
genus. Many have known it by the
name billf1sh, others aguja blanca.
A spearfish of feet will weigh
$50 pounds. Swimming in deep
water in pairs during the summer.
they may sometimes be taken on
the hook Once the spearfish has
swallowed the hook it spends every
bit of its energy trying to free it
self by plunges and prodigious leaps.
When at last it is all tired out and
too weary to struggle any longer
it is pulled to the boat, secured with
a boathook and put out OF its
misery before it is hauled aboard.
This may sound as if it follows a
routine. Far from it! Just then
you think the spearfish has too
little strength and ambition left to
fight it has been known to turn
about and rush upon the boat. The
fisherman, not expecting this turn
in events, is thrown into the water
and maybe wounded by the infuri-
ated prisoner.
Sharks are another menace, for
the spearfish fears these natural
enemies and is highly excited with
their appearance and its own in
ability to escape them because of
the swallowed hook. However, in
spite of the fearful handicap, the
spearflsh has been known to give
its foes some deep and serious
wounds and to receive as many In
rnfy1rv
Evening star., 1940-12-30
1ax-Free Securities
OF ,200,0O0,00O
Outstanding June 80
Moreenthou Reports
Public Held 81 Billions,
Government the Rest
SPORTS. s

Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau. who has proposed elimina-
ton of tax-exempt securities, an
nounced through the December
bulletin of the Treasury Department
today that a total of $4,000, ,0O0. 900
OF taX-eXemptS were outstanding at
the close of the last fiscal year,
June 30.
Of this total, the bulletin points
out. approximately s54,800, 900 900
were in the hands of the public,
with the remainder held by govern
mental units and agencies, and by
Federal Reserve Banks and in gov
ernmental trust funds. sinking
funds and investment funds.
Secretary Morgenthau has pro-
posed to eliminate further issuance
of taX-eXempt securities on the
ground that the holders of these Sc
curities escape their just share of
the Federal tax load.
23 Billion Wholly Exempt.
OF the tax-exemptS held privately
it was estimated that $4,000, ,000, 900
200 100000 were partially free from
internal levieS. The interest on
wholly exempt securities is free from
both the normal and the surtax
rates of the Federal income tax,
while interest on partially exempt
securities is exempt only from the
normal rates.
The estimates were compiled in
connection with Secretary Morgen-
thau's effort TO eliminate the further
issuance of taX-exempt securities.
The Treasury bulletin also dis
closed that net capital inflow into
the United States from foreign
countries totaled $50 .542OO in the
four weeks ended October 2. Nearly
half of this was accounted for by
Italy with s20,093 900
Selling of American securities
continued, although net liquidation
in the four weeks dwindled to 81
1856 900. This compared with net
liquidation of Sll 662. 900 in the pre-
ceding period. While most other
countries were selling their securi-
ties. italy showed net purchases of
$40 100000 mainly American bonds.
The United Kingdom showed net
sales of s3903 900, Switzerland. ST.
$4,000, and Asia. s11,841 900. Gross
purchases totaled s47761 900 and
gross sales were S50.517.OOO.
Short Term Bonds
ShOrt-term foreign funds in this
country reached the unprecedented
total of s3,719,000 900 on October 2,
increasing s52O76,0O in the four
weeks. Canada increased her funds
here S14853, 900 Other increases
were: Japan, SO ,399 900; China, So
015,000; Sweden, 1926 600; Philip
pines, S6.514.000: Argentine. $685.
900; Mexico. s4680,000: Finland,
s2877000 and Germany. S2.619.OO
Switzerland withdrew SIG 1872 900.
France, sl1,658.000, and Belgium,
S3.007 900.
United States balances abroad
we're little changed from the preced-
ing period. Short term funds were
increased s8.179OO in Japan and
reduced s2389 900 in the United
Kingdom and 1882 900 in Italy.
Statistics in the December bulletin
showed that foreign countries repa-
triated s2675 900 of their securities
held In the United States. Canada
led, buying back a net of S1.lS6, 900
of her securities.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

Simon Naidel did not defend the
Divan championship title.
Harry Siller annexed the cham
pionship of Federal Security, with
A. S. Kussman nudging his elbow
in present play. Harold Lansing
became champion of Federal Trade
Commission Chess Club, 1871, in a
double round robin tourney.
Vincent Eaton still is titlist of Paul
Morphy C. G. Archives c. c., under
A. Kimberly and Arthur Leavitt's
leadership, soon may boast cham
pion. Capt. B. B. Toll seeks to
give Maritime Commission c. c. an
ace player in pending play, while
Census Bureau C. c., under the
presidency of Gino j. Simi. is con-
Quoting a championship parley.
December 30. 1940)
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Stars Maple Party
Increases 1empo;
Leaders Listed
Competition Scheduled
At II Alleys Tonight;
Easy to Win Prize
Ry ROD THOMAS.

The clatter of competition in The
Stars vast Yuletide Handicap will
reach a crescendo tonight with ac-
ton slated at II bowling plants.
Particularly large squads will
shoot at the Columbia, which turned
in one of the biggest entries of a
tournament that included originally
some $4,000 men and women.
Due to absence over Christmas. a
number of eligibles for the roll-off
missed their scheduled turns but at
most establishments still may COM
pete. They should communicate with
their alley managers if desirous of
a crack at the pack of prizes. There
are so many of the latter, including
a top award of s100 for each sex,
that no eligible can afford to pass up
a chance to fire the final round Of
five games for men and three for
women, the standard price OF which
is the only expense to a participant.
Charley Gentle. proprietor of the
University alley. staged part of his
roll-off yesterday. setting Star
tournament precedent. George Mil
brook was the only University patron
to land in the prospective payof list.
He rolled 64-683 to land in a tie
for 33d place with Frank Fisher OF
Arlington.
Here's where they bowl tonight;
rco1io-Mpn 7.20 n m
Brookland Men, 7 pm,
women, pm.
Bethesda - Men, 7:30 and
$50 pm.
Boulevard-Men, $50 pm;
women, $50 pm.
Columbia-Men. 7 and 9 pm.
Chevy Chase-Men, 730 pm,
Convention Hall-Men, 7:30
pm.
Del Ray-Men, 7;30 pm;
women, 7:30 pm.
aeorgetown-Men, 7:3o pm;
women, 7:30 pm.
Hyattsville-Men, 73O pm;
women, 7:30 pm.
King Pin-Women, 7;30 pm.
New Recreation-Men, 730
pm; women, 7:30 pm.
Northeast Temple-Men, 7;3o
pm
Penn Recreation-Men, 7:30
pm: women, 7:30 pm.
n-Men, 7::30 pm;
women, 7:30 pm.
Silver Spring-Men, 7;30 pm.
University-Men, 7:30 pm.'
women, 7:30 pm.
Still Easy to Bag Prize.
Folloving are those who figure
tentatively in the payof1;