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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Included In the largest group of U. 6. professors, teachers and stu. dents ever to visit South Amer aca for summer school work, which left New York today in the Grace liner Santa Clara, Is Richard s. Kaynor of Waterbury, Conn. "a student ct Yale university. =
 This record group, eS In oil, will travel through the Panama Canal and down the west coast os South America to Peru, visiting ColoEn- bia and Ecuador on route. Once tn Peru they will proceed direct to Lima, capital of the republic, where special summer courses will be given at San Marcos university, tho oldest university in the West- ern hemisphere.
 Twenty-two states and over 70 colleges and schools are represent ed In this group. The largest deie- gation from any single college Is the one of i7 from Yale univsr- slty.
 The U. g. visitors will select their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
METHODISTS HOLD
 PICNIC TOMO ORR OW

The annual picnic of the Fsrge Methodist Church School will b9 held at Lake Coinpouflce, BFiStOA tomorrow morning and afternoon.
 The dinner ct the Lake wAii Do Ia charge of Mrs. Joseph gchiilings Jack Finlay will Dc in charge o4 transportation tags and Dorothy Kenyon, Bob Burns and WfbuA Parker in charge of sports.
 The general committee tn charK9 of the picnic is headed by George W, Belcher, assisted by Mrs. Jcsepa schiiling, Mrs. A. w. Wellinsfr1is Mrs. Randall Hale, Robert DuInas Dorothy Kenyon, Wilbur Yaxkexa John McNaught, Ardith Ferris tna Jack Finlay. AA
 Buses will leave the church iiers ct 9 a. m. and viii leave the lake to4 home ct s ?. m.
 Bing Crosby is selling most cf th@ mares on his breeding farm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
Defendant Named In Action Here
 Dead $ Years!

A man, dead for bB years, was named defendant recently in . motion brought by Elton W Alexander, Jessie A. FOgg, Fran ces r. GaFrigus and Warren E. Hitchcock, all of Waterbury, for decision by Judge Kenneth Wynne of superior court.
 Judgment granting clearance of title to six pieces of property owned by the plaintiffs, was handed down by Judge Wynne today.
 All six pieces, at one ti.nc, con. stituted . single parcel of land, and . mortgage, secured by . note for S00O, was held against the property by the deceased, one Ezra 4. pierpOnt At the time Of his death, March 1, 1886, no notice was made of his de- mise, and no, one was named cxecutOr, inheritOr or admins. tratOr. Consequently for . per. tod of more than 17 years, the legal limit, no payment had been made upon the mortgage, and none asked for.
 Another judgement handed down today by Judge Wynne, fixed the assessment on Litch- field property, belonging to Alice BuckTier Hall, executrix of the estate of the late Willis M. Hall Of LitchficId, at SI2,0OO. The plaintiff charged that the city of Waterbury had set a value of 917,f50 upon the property.
 Olivia de Haviiland is the onl!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
BUCKLE COMPANY
 EMPLOYE INJURED

John duizd, 80, of eS7 Ia South Main street, was reported by St. Mary's hospital as showing mo change" this noon. He was admitted fast night with c possible fracture of the skull sustained when struck by an automobile while he was crossing South Main street. The driver of the automobile was John BanSlaben, 90, of 2i4 South Leonard street. Banslaben took the man to tho hospital.
 Deputy Coroner Miles '. MeNiR released BanSlahen on his own rec. ognlEance. Motor Patrolmen George McElligott and jAfnse P. Sweeney said 0uiEd came out of his house and was crossing the street from east to west to 90 to c store when the right front side of BanSlaben's 6 machine struck him and knocked him to the ground. 0ulsd is efn. pioyed ct tho Waterbury Buckle O., police reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
BRUNO NABBED

Patrick Bruno, l0, of 24 Savings street, was arrested this morning by Motor Patrolman John Murphy on Q charge of road rules violations.
 Ie will Do arralgned in trafiio court tomorrow before Judge T. E, Conway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
C.L.C.O. PLANS ANNUAL DINNER
Several Hundred Expected at Semi. Formal Affair
 Tomorrow Evening
BROOKLYN NEWS

Several hundred persons from all parts of the state are expected at the ninth annual semi-formal din. ner-dance of the Connecticut Lithu- anian Catholic Organization tomor. row night in the main ballroom Of The Elton. A local committee, head cd by Marcella Andrikis, Is in charge of teh event which will start at e:30.
 Mayor and Mrs. Vincent A. Scul- ly are among the invited guests. Rev
 joseph J. Valentiejus, pastor of st
 Joseph's church, Rev. Alfred Cabi. tor, Rev. Albert Zanavich, Rev. Ben- edict dauronskas, all of St. Joseph's church, and Rev. A. Edward Ora- deck, pastor of St. Casimers church, New Haven, and spiritual advisor Of the organization, will be among the speakers. A musical entertainment, festur. ing Adele dreblunas as soloist, will be presented under the direction Of Professor Alexander J. Aleksis, choir master and organist of St. Joseph's church.
 Local organizations which will be represented ct the banquet include the Knights of Lithuania, the St.
 Joseph's choir, the St. Joseph's Chil- dren of Mary Sodality and the Holy Name Society. Registrations have
 been received from Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Torrington, Bris- tol. New Britain, Windsor, Poquo- mock, Ansor,ia, Terryville, and Stam- ford.
 Officers of the organization who will attend are: President, Edward Tamashunas, of Bridgeport; first vice. e-president, Joseph zemaitis, Of Ansonia: second vice-president, An- thony White, of Bristol: secrtary, Marcelle Aimutis, of New Haven; treasurer, Vincent Klimas, of Ter ryville; social chairman, Marcelle Andrikis, of Waterbury.
 The committee assisting Miss An- drikis with arrangements includes: Edmund Vaitkevich, Celine Smol- skis, Al Jerus, Antoinette Mockus, Frank Saldukas, Vera Stankus, Wal ter saienionas, Mary Alubauskas,
 August Krisavage, and Joseph Vys- niauskas.
 The Knights of Lithuania will meet tonight ct 6 o'clock at the clubhouse on Green street. All mem. bers are urged to attend as this VIII be the last regular meeting Of the season. Members are requested 70 | mak final returns. on the Mothers | Day concert at tonights meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
ID Distinguished Rabbis
 Coming to Waterbury
WOrId.FamOus Figures to Attend Testimonial to Rabbi
 Moses D. SheinkOpf Next Wednesday Evening N

The announcement that both diss tInguished rabbis are coming ta Waterbury to honor Rabbi @helns kopf makes the testimonial one ve the most important events held la Connecticut In years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Our Prep Shop" Second Floor Hos The Coolest Proposition In Tow' -PoIm Beach Clothes Junior n Senior Sizes-$6.95 to $l6.50. A PoIm Beach todoy-keeps the heat wave owoy-it's summers ereotest gift to summer wiIted men of oIl ages.
 Blazer stripe, plain white and jute Rugby suits with shorts-oges 5 to 10, at $6.95.
 Long trousers suits, ages 10 to 16 white and darker sh dess $I0.95.
 Young mems suits-sizes B to 3S-white and eoIors-single end double breasted models, $l6.5O. "Roemcc" sports shoes-white- white tan and black trimmed. or Gan end black saddles, $5.95.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Of Patent Button Company; Harley w. Tpp Secretary Colonial Trust Company William T. Connecticut Light and Power Company Upson attorney today elected directors Of e Waterbury for term Of four years beginning ending 30h 046 result Of tho ballot for directors which midnight last night
 of Chamber Commerce of Waterbury Con- neceu for tho present John Gee IT, Other drec- Campbell Edward Carmody and Jaes Darccy whose terms expire June 3O o4s Frank eaIe John K Hughes Jennings Frederick G. L0ehann whose terms expire June 30t f043 Harry Pope and Stanford whose expire, June 30th, 1044.
 of officers the beginning July M 104 and 042 will be held a he Waterbury Club Monday June 2Srd at 2:ib
 tabuated by BenIce KOiet Parker Rowe and James C0rrgAn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Bob zope's real name Is Lester zope. Kze nAed Hcb eettegs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Olivia de HavilIand is the only eight-gyiiabie glamour star on the screen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Bob Preston learned English and Spanish at the same time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

A shortage in his office appropria- tion for supplies, such as stationery, was called to the attention of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20

Bins Crosby is selling most of ths mares on his breeding farm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

his wife's plea for separation would be auto
matically eliminated.
So Mr. Thompson collected Mr. Karmitz
and the rest of his team, popularity known as
the "Whttlers" Mrs Thompson collected hers
the 'Anti-Whittlers" or Bedroom Slippers
and among cries of Hang the ump (jury)!"
the first game resulted in a tie. In other
words. the jury really was hung, so another
trial was in order. This time there was no
doubt about the outcome, the Bedroom Slip
-titrs.- stepped ali over The "Whittlers.'
After that, with Mr.. Thompson's divorce
suit definitely out it pretty much all
Mrs. Thompson.
At the time of their marriage. in 1886, she
was a department store buyer and he an in
surance broker, already once wed and divorced
She resigned her job Immediately, not because
she wanted to but because her husband advised
her fshe saidl that no Thompson woman ever
worked" 1t was not long, she testified. before
she found that this aristocratie slogan also
seemed to apply to Thompson men.
Dashing away from the breakfast table of
their fashionable suburban home each week.
day morning to catch the S:22 commuters
special. her husband appeared to be behaving
like all the other prosperous young business
men OF the community. Great was her shock
she says, to find that in reality he wasn't
s. behaving at all like them.
time that he had lost his job in February, that
he had not been doing anything since that
time and that his daily committing
sham. He told me that he had been using our
wedding gift money for making the weekly
contributions for the household support and,
more amazing, that he had even specialized
with some of the money in the stock market
and lost some of it."
Following this alleged confession and
brief unhappy venture into the electrical sup
ply business she said that Henry gave up all
pretense of being man of affairs and settled
down with apparent content to living on an
allowance from his wealthy father
Then the drums and the whiting raised
their ugly heads.
He remained around the house, he visited
friends or he went off to play tennis, in
dulged himself in other useless pursuits. In
addition to the difficulties created by his in
ability to conduct his life in an ordinary
manner, strange attitude was manifested
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Of pupils (Did little Johnnys grandmother
really die or is he at the ball game? Has
Jimmy a cold or just date to go swim
ming p Mr. Karmitz would snatch a bite of
supper and embark on an evening of running
UP and down fire escapes. peekng in windows.
Finally, tagged out but happy as a gos-
sip columnist about to lose friends and ALLEVIATE
people by writing another column, he would
settle down and enter the days observations
in a little black book.
With frequent glances- al this-helptnl-
volume he described how he had rented an
apartment in a New York brownstone house
directly over the basement fiat which Mrs
Thompson had moved into after leaving her
Mt Kisco home in March. In the foyer he
had discovered her name and Mr.. Stllmans
side by side. Nights, he loitered about in front
of the house. peering into the basement, or
descended the fire escape at the rear and
looked in through the back window.
And in this manner he said. he observed the
dr1Im-shy wife and advertising man eating
at table" jointly painting the front room
and sitting and kissing" One night: there
light in the rear Of the basement apart
ment Mr. Stillman was reading a newspaper
on this occasion | saw Mrs. Thompson walk
ing around the room. She would sit iH-his
lap and she-w would show him something in
the paper"
AS though this scene were not coy enough,
Mr. Karmitz added one even more cozy:
Il always slept there overnight during
this period" he said. "At $3.50 A. M. came
down the stairs. l saw Mr.. Stillman kissing
Mrs Thompson and he went off to work and
l also went off to work" Mr. Stillman to his
advertising agency, Mr.. Karmitz to a public
school, their differences momentarily SUBJ
merged in the great mass of workers flock
ing to the days tasks. Maybe they even stood
next TO each other in the subway, hanging on
to adjacent straps
But of course, when night came on again
any mute fellowship that might have sprung
up between them earlier a thing of the
past 1t was every man for himself at night.
Owing toIthe peculiar legal career of the
Thompson case, Mr.. Karmitz had chance to
recite his little piece twice. With two con-
flicting actions on the agenda, one for divorce
and the other for separation, the courts elected
to start with the former, more serious one.
figuring that if Mr. Thompson won his divorce,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

NJ IHITTLINC. playing tennis. puttering
N.Y. about the house and garden, visiting
w neighbors listening TO the radio and
working out with pair Of drumsticks on
trap ensemble or even on couple OF PIE
plates would seem to be diversions so innocent
that they could never get anybody into trouble.
Yet Henry Soffe Thompson, Jr.. bewildered
heir OF a millionaire New York building con-
tractor. is prepared to state that they can
break up a home as easily as the Demon Rum
or a lady with black velvet dress and
come hither look.
Just the other day New York court
granted his wife separation and alimony for
no reason that he could make out except that
he whitfield and puttered
From Mrs Thompsons point Of view this
was reason enough Some husbands can pick
up a penknife or leave 1t alone and the same
with drtimsticks: hers she testified didn't
know where TO draw the line. With Henry 1t
was lust whittle white whittle, rat-a-tat all
day long. until she thought she was going
She declared that these activities obsessed
him TO such an extent that he had no time for
the business of making living or-affd this
was her most serious complaint - no time
for her
The picture she drew of the Intellectual
looking Mr. Thompson whaming away at
trap solo while she skunk around from room
to ROOM waiting vainly for a kind word or a
husbandly hug was so moving that her separa-
ton suit went through in swing time.
Not the least bewildering part of all this
TO Mr. Thompson is the fact that his counter
suit for divorce in which he accused her of
carrying on not with a bunch Of inanimate
objects, but with very animate advertising
executive named Howard Stilman was denied
He thinks that things have reached pretty
pass when man can't make a hobby of
whiting and playing trap drums.
According to his story. he and four other
men raided New York apartment in the
wee hours of morning last Fall and there
discovered his wife wearing bathrobe and
Mr. Stillman in a shirt open at the neck a
pair of pants and one bedroom slipper. After
taking flashlight photograph of the latter
in this curious costume looking startled the
raiders retired, we'll satisfied with their nights
work.
What was their surprise when Mrs. Thomp-
son came into court with perfectly logical and
harmless explanations of everything they had
discovered, down to and including the lone
bedroom slipper 1t seems that she had been
away from her apartment all day and far into
the night, ministering to a friend who had
been injured in a hoid-up. that. Mr.. Stillman
had calamity seen her home that what the
raiding party had taken for bathrobe was
actually a cream colored sport coat. that her
escort had been in his shirtseeves only because
of the heat and that the reason he had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Penkn1fe as her hiVais
got anywhere with his whiting didn't help
her equilibrium any, either. Unlike more
purposeful men who turn out whistles or even
small boats that really float he just whitfield
for the sake of the shavings-and while he
whitfield Mrs. Thompson burned
An ironical touch to their sawdust strewn
Mt Kisco home was added by trophy case
full of loving cups which Henry had won;
they symbolized his prowess not at love, how
ever, but at tennis.
The drums worked their way into the
story gradually, making their first appearance
in off-the-record conference between Mrs.
Thompson and group of sympathetic re-
porters. To them she revealed that when
Henry felt he had not quite exhausted him.
self with his whiting, tennis playing or
working in the garden, he would get out a
big bass drum and trap-set and thump away
at these until he was limp.
Sometimes, she added, he would use pie
plates for traps
Advised of this accusation Henry replied
What in the name of blank is she going to
drag in next?"
Later in the course of the third trial, the
drums took their place proudly beside the
whiting on the official court record.
What did he do when he didn't go to the
electrical shop?" asked Jules f. Gilbert, Mrs
Fhompson's lawyer. She answered:
He puttered around the garden, loafed
around the house and beat the drums"
Henry expressed surprise at her charge
that he had been somewhat of a disappeint-
ment husband.
This is news to me-" he said ITO my
knowledge our relations were satisfactory to
both of US. The foundation of her discomfort
in our married life that she knew 1 was
the son of parents of means and thought that
she would obtain untold benefits and Injuries
by her marriage to me. The fact that after
our marriage she discovered that her hopes
were not being attained caused her to become
very disconnected with me-"
Being perhaps more observant. than his
client, just more willing to take Mrs
Thompson's- statements at face value, Carl
Sanders, the husbands lawyer. accepted her
alleged nervousness and, in fact, built large
part of his case on it. In his summation to
the jury, he said.
This woman has told you that she became
extremely nervous because her husband would
rather whittle than give her the affection
she desired. Now ladies and gentlemen,
ask you TO draw your own conclusions as to
what she did to overcome that nervousness
After all, Mr.. Stillman is a handsome man."
Handsome or not, however Mr. Stillman
denied anything but a purely platonic rela-
tionshp with Mrs. Thompson
Just how Henry feels about the outcome
of the three trials is not known. If his wife's
story was the more accurate of the two he
should be bearing up fairly well. After all.
he still has his penknife, his drums and his
loving cups.
The man who would seem to have real
cause for dsgruntlement is Mr.. Thompson.
Sr, for he, 1t was testified not only put out
5000 month TO support the young couple
while they were living together, but. now
that they are apart. finds himself called on
to pay his daughter-in-laws almony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

by Henry. For tho last year Of our joint lives.
he most Indifferent to me. 1t got so
that would go sleepless, smoking incessantly,
pacing the floor while Henry slept would
beg and plead with him to show me husbandly
attentions.
His indifference. together with the fact
that was fast losing my sef-respect, which
was affecting my mental equilibrium, resulted
in a breakdown In January, of 1910, suf
fered collapse. l had lost some 30 pounds
in the last year. I went to visit my mother
in Chicago and returned on March 3. week
later after a violent argument, he told me
to get out 1t was only then that left.
He would have been content for me to
live with him as his housekeeper. That is
exactly what our relationship was toward the
end could have gone on being supported by
his parents while he spent the day whiting
sticks or playing tennis TO become the laugh
ing-stock of the town. But could not keep
my mental balance under these circum-
stances"
The further alleged fact that Henry never
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

wearing a single slipper was
that he had an infected toe.
Even the yeomanly testi-
mony Of a Mr.. Irving Karnitz,
who doubles in brass. being a
WPA investigator by day and
a divorce detective by night,
vas not enough to throw
doubt on these explanations.
After a day of trekking from
one public school to another,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Too Busy S+rewing the House
With Shavings. and Beating Out
Hot Rhythm to Give Her Any
Affection. She Complained. So
the Judge Gave Her Separation
and AIimony-Whieh PoPo-in-Low
Is Paying
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

other Women. Business, Household Pets
Have All Been Accused of Stealing
Husbands Affections, But Mrs. Thompson
Is the First Wife to Name Those Pound
ing. Time Consuming Drums and
Penknife as Her Rivals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

She declared that these activities obsessed
him TO such an extent that he had no time for
the business of making living or-aHd this
was her most serious complaint = no time
Evening star., 1941-04-04
British in Greece Total
Over 150, 900, Nozis Say

By Radio TO Ths Star.
BERLIN, April 4.-Appearance l. In
the German press for the first time
today Of assertions that British
troops have landed in Greece and
marched to the Yugoslav border
was believed here to indicate that
Germany may undertake to settle its
Balkan difficulties in more general
move, aimed to jar the remaining
holdouts into conformity with the
new order"
The announcement of English
troop landings assumed special sig
nificance IN the light of Eitler's
speeches earlier this year, in which
he said that the English would feel
the full force of the German armies
whenever and wherever they at
tempted to gain a foothold on the
continent.
German accounts OF the British
troop landings assert that in the
last week the English forces in
Greece have reached a strength of
from $50 900 to 100000 men.
Although the entry Of the Croat
leader. DR.. Vladimir Mack into the
Yugoslav cabinet appears to have
presented the Germans with a some
what awkward problem, there we're
new expressions Of sympathy today
for the Croats. The optimistic re-
ports" from Belgrade, which led the
Germans to scout the possibility of
DR.. Macek's entry, now appear to
have been premature" it was said
(Copyrisht, 1871, Chicago Daily News Inc }
Evening star., 1941-04-04
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO April 4 GP, Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) .-Salsble hoss.
5000: total, ] ] 900: market active; 1898
higher than, Thursdays average; closing
At the ADVANCE sood and choice Iso-240
p pounds s,oo,ss o' 27SlDsao S0D 'ioS Bounds; 775o
$40; sows. 1928 higher: good 400-500
pound weights. 1.00-40; few lighter
saisble ca esttle' eo 1900 1900: calves. 200: all
classes very measerly represented; slow,
steady trade on comparative handful steers.
heifers and cows: few outside orders here
for weignty bulls: this class active; veal
srs offered IN odd lots steady: mos steers
ss5-1o.59; best around ll:oo; few heavy
lower prices; these being taken of market:
helfers, a.00-10 so load weighty Colorado
hei ers bid above 1880 heavy sausage
bulls to SIS: scattering choice veslers
~ sorted; weekend feeder trade fully
steady. very littls here.
Salable sheen. 1000: total. 3.OO0 late
Thursday; choice fed wooled lambs seal
ina under 9s pounds 1918 higher with
weights above 100 pounds and less, de-
choice 95-97 pound weight. ll.10-l5: bulk
good and choice: 100 pounds and down
10S5-1l.1 10. with few leads 105 pounds
10 10 pounds. 10.5O-65 fat sheep scarce
fairly active. most early sales fully steady
,vo or more loads mediumweisht fed vooled
Westerns, HOO: double summer shorn
Southwestern. 1925; best handyyeisht fed
Westerns still held around ll.l5, few ma
tive ewes, 5.25-1.25.
Taxicabs in Tahiti are allowed
only 40 quarts Of gasoline a month.