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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District
 August goth, 1881.
 ESTATE OF Basilio Lauro, late of the Town of Waterbury, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to MARY LAURO, 8-2e-3t Administratrix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
BABY PHEASANTS SEEK
 PROTECTION FROM MAN

Harrisburg, Pa. (UP)-Crpws were sweeping from a fence to- ward a railroad track, apparently attacking an enemy.
 A pedestrian investigated and found the crows were attacking a covy of pheasant, apparently only @ few days old.
 Four of the tiny birds ran to the man for protection. Six others had been pecked to death by the crows.
 The man turned the pheasants over to the state game commission.
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Pleasant Cool Rooms Are Advertised In These For Rent
 Columns Daily = List Yours Now! Dial 4-2121
,PANIsH PRISON FOOD BETTER

SPANISH PRISON FOOD BETTER
 Madrid.-With the advent of the republic the daily allowance for ra- tions per prisoner in the Spanish jails was increased from one peseta to one peseta 50 centimos. That put the prisoners nearly on an equal basis with the sailors, whose allowance amounted to one peseta 75 centimos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
ADDITIONAL SPORTS
BASEBALL TN
 AUSTRALIA
By DAN PARKER

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Automobiles
Autos and Trucks For Sale

1-2-3 Years to Pay 50 Repossessed Cars to Select From. Guaranteed Protection during ill.,
 ness or LosJ of Work. '31 Ford Sport Roadster 80 Chevrolet Sport Roadster go Oldsmobile De Luxe Sedan '29 Buick Sedan '29 Ford Coupes 6 Roadsters 80 De Soto Deluxe Roadster '29 Hup Pass Coupe 80 Essex Sedan '29 Ford Sedans '29 Dodge Sedan 80 Hup Sport Touring '28 Oakland Sedan
 329 NORTH MAIN ST. Open Evenings Til 9 O'clock
 Sundays All Day
 DIAL 3-3347
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The Cunard Lines house flag and funnel markings were replaced by Furness- Bermuda Lines insignia when the Frapconia went into the Bermuda service. This Is customary when vessels are chartered by other |companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Yesterday.

Newark 8, Montreal ? (1st). Newark 16, Montreal 4'(2nd). Toronto 1, Jersey City o (1st, II innings).
 Jersey City Toronto 1 (2nd). Baltimore 10, Rochester 1.
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s .ooo BIRDs LIKE HIS HOME

5000 BIRDS LIKE HIS HOME
 Norwalk, Conn.--Anyone know ing a good way to discourage the attentions of birds should get in touch with Grover Muller. Euler has tried everything--that is, every thing he has heard of so far--in- cluding roman candles, to get some 5000 birds to leave the caves of his house and treetops around 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of Waterbury, ss. Probate Court, August 18th, 1881.
 ESTATE OF Vincent Ivanauskas, late of the Town of Waterbury. in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at- tested within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate are requested to make immediate paymnet to
 MARY M. KARVELlS, S-17-3t Admipistratrix.
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SIGN DISARMAMENT PLEA

SIGN D1SAItMAMENI T1En
 London.-Over 100000 British people have now signed an interna- tional declaration in favor of world disarmament. which is to be pre- sented to the World Disarmament Conference next February. The declaration is being signed simul- taneously in over 40 countries and 1t is expected the grand total of signatures will reach several mill lions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20

Former Brassco spit ball hurler who will be on the mound for the Wingdale hospital nine which meet the City Amateur league Al1-Stars tonight at 6 o'clock in benefit game at Hamilton park for the "On to Cleveland" drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Yesterday.

Games Yesterday. Philadelphia 4. Chicago 2. Boston 9, Detroit 8. St Louis z, New York 3. Cleveland 10, Washington 5 (1st). Cleveland 10, Washington 8 (2nd)
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MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

Following averages compiled by the United Press include games played Wednesday August 18th:
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THREE OUTSTANDING USED CAR
 VALUES Comfort, Luxury, and Real Trans- portation at Minimum Cost. 1880 Studebaker Commander 5 Pass Sedan-A real good job at a bar gain figure. 1928 La Sale Pass Sedan-A beau- ty in looks and performance. 1928 Packard Pass Sedan-Some car and priced low-S100.
 (AND OTHERS)
 Terms The Waterbury Cadillac Company 504 Watertown Ave. Dial 5-1149
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Yesterday.

Philadelphia 8. St Louis 2 (1st). St Louis 8, Philadelphia 4 (2nd) New York 6. Cincinnati 5. Chicago 4, Brooklyn (1st). Brooklyn 5, Chicago 3 (2nd). Pittsburg at Boston (rain).
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HENDERSON 4 cyl MOTORCYCLE
 In Very Good Condition THE BLUE RIBBON GARAGE, INC. 428 West Main. Dial 3-5173
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SOME MIGHTY FINE BARGAINS
 IN GOOD USED CARS! 1928 Nash Sport Roadster
 Late model 1928 Buick Pass Sedan 1927 Buick 2 Pass Sedan 1929 Chevrolet Sedan 1929 Chevrolet Tourings 1929 Ford Coupe 1929 Essex Coach - -Terms-- /
 THE CAPITOL GARAGE
 Pontiac Agency 309 North Main St. Dial 3-3026
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EASTERN LEAGUE.
Games Yesterday.

Games Yesterday. New Haven at Hartford (rain). Bridgeport 9, Allentown 3. Springfield 3, Richmond 2 GsD. Richmond 4, Springfield 1 (2nd) !. Albany 6, Norfolk 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
Games Today.

Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at St Louis. Boston at Detroit.
 Washington at Cleveland.
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NOTICE

I, Patsy Rizzuto, hereby give no- tice that I will no longer be respon- sible for bills other than those con- tracted by myself.
 Signed, 8-20-3t PATSY RIZZUTO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
Games Today.

Hartford at Bridgeport. Albany at Richmond. Springfield at Norfolk. Allentown at New Haven.
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S-T-U-D-E-B-A-K-E-R

S-T-U-D-E-B-A-K Our prices cannot be beat, quality considered. And remember that any cars sold with the Studebaker Pledge give you day trial! studebaker Stand '26 Coupe Needs some work ......$70 as Is Studebaker Pres Straight g.. T. Pass Sedan. Motor completely overhauled. Car in as good shape as new ......: .$7Sb.0o Buick Master 6 Sedan. Excellent Studebaker Victorian Coupe-Big Six. Good tires .... $75.00 Willys-Knight Sport Roadster Rumble seat, wire wheels. like new ,*o5o.oo
 30 OTHER BARGAINS!!!
 GEGHAN-ALLERT INC.
 379 West Main St.,
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AUTO DIFFERENTIATION! 1929 Buick Master 6 Sedan 1929 Ford Sport Coupe 1929 Buick Sport Roadster 1929 Pontiac Sedan 1880 Essex Sedan 1929 Studebaker Roadster, very
 classy 1929 Nash Sedan 1929 Chevrolet Coach 1928 Whippet Roadster 1923 Dodge Touring-$45.00 1924 Buick Sedan-$75.00 1929 Hup Coupe 1929 Hup Sedan 1928 Harley Motorcycle-$6b.00 {,
 ATWOOD BROS. 249 No Main St. Dial 3-3266 452 Meadow St. Dial 4-1616 487 Meadow St. Dial 4-5460
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
Games Tomorrow.

Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at St Louis. Boston at Detroit.
 Washington at Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
Games Tomorrow

Albany at Richmond. Allentown at New Haven. Springfield at Norfolk. Hartford at Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
Games Today.

Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Boston. St Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Brooklyn (2).
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Games Tomorrow. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at Boston. St Louis at Philadelphia.
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Personals
Business Announcements

UAlBRELLAAS--Recovered, repaiyed. Low rates. All kinds for sale. Wa terbury Umbrella and Trunk shop, 22l No. Main St, Opp Cooke st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
Wrecked BY Tornado.
Continued from Seventeenth Page

it rose and fell the waves, remembered
the old old cry in the wilderness. How long,
how long? At about O'Clock that evening the
sea became 50 placid that I saw a chance of
baling the dOry thoroughly. 1t long and
weary job but it seemed to put q little heart
into those miserable wretches-gave them some
thing to think about besides madness and
thirst and death. In an hour the thing was
done-and climbed aboard, one by one and
very gingerly.
Thinking it over, reckon that would have
been about o'clock in the evening Culion
foundered in the tornado two nights before at
1850. So we must have been in the water for
about 40 hours.
A small steamer passed U.s. but without a sign
We tried to shout. You never heard such weird
noises-sort Of hoarse, feeble croakS. I stood
up and waved bit of torn shirt. The steamer
glided ont looked very near-it Just glided
on and disappeared. I sat down and gritted
my teeth. 1t was pretty awful, more lonesome
than ever-when there was nothing left but q
thinning trail of smoke on the horizon. From
this point my memory is rather hazy.
I saw dream-islandS which we passed irrev-
ocably-as though drawn by some unseen
power that would not permit us to land and end
our suherings. Hundreds Of people lined the
shore, people with sad faces who waved to u.s.
If in pity. Some had baskets of luscious
fruit and casks Of crystal-clear spring water,
and they beckoned US And 1 saw dream-ships
loom up and draw near and nearer but they
never stopped. There were men on board who
looked at us stonily. The officer on the bridge
looked straight ahead, though screamed and
screamed. In lucid moments we padded
foolishly until We collapsed and lay where we
had fallen too weak to move.
One evening, dumb, half blind and incred-
ulouS, we felt our little dory grind her keel In
the sandy shore of Panay Island. We fen over
board into the shallow water and crawled up
the beach. I fell on ny face and lay still I
was conscious, but without volition. Some
fishermen found us and communicated with the
Philippine Constabulary at Panay.
Later in the hospital I was told that the
doctor gave me 4s hours to live when he had
examined me-
And that was 90 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
Fog Loses Terror for Ships

compass, but also on large liners where the
bridge is rs feet above the water and the ship
is constantly dipping from to 20 feet into the
sea, q correction must be made for this in order
to obtain the closest approximation to the
accurate position.
And then, If q vessel must drive through
several days OF fog, the errors are cumulative.
Twenty miles of the first day when the next
leg OF the course Is plotted may mean an addi-
4onal error Of 20 or 30 miles for the second
day, and so until the skies clear and the
heavens give aid In determining correct positions
With the perfected, compact instrument
which viii be ready within few months, as
soon combine the separate devices which
have been proved practical, the latitude and
longitude will be determined simultaneously on
the same instrument. thus relieving the officers
of variety Of calculations which are now
necessary"
Mr.. Macneils "all-weather sextant" is q de-
veIopment of the "fog eye" which was tested on
Roosevelt Field and in Long Island harbors about
six months ago. The fog eye" gives accurate
information to fogbound pilots concerning other
ships, light houses light ships, shoals narrows
and 50 forth, and 1t provides an automatic
warning which can be seen and heard and
win also indicate whether the ships close by are
moving or stationary. 49,
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GOfI Government
Continued from Fitteenth Page

reservoir supplying the town of Christansted Is
TO be reconstructed at q cost Of more than
SIS 0O0
The rehabilitation program, to cost $l41 600,
includes, in addition to the remodeling Of the
hotel restoration Of the bay oil development
in St. John, development of demonstrating.
establishment of an industrial and agricultural
school, reorganization Of an agricultural expert
ment station and reforesEation OF the islands
The activities of the Bureau of Efficiency in
its new role q government maker have been
many and complex, Mr.. Brown points out. He
and his associates in the task have amaSsed and
digested large body of information in regard
to the islands which has been useful to Con-
gress and which will be necessary in the draft
ing Of organic law for the islands and tax
system and to the new Governor in his work Of
reorganization. This information also is
pected to be helpful to commercial interests in
studying the investment possibilities of the
islands.
The work Of creating cut of raw material
entirely new government for $4,000 people of
the Virgin Islands is regarded of the
NEST interesting developments in statecrsft I'M
dertaken in the United States in the past dec
ade.
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NORTH
A Lac a Week

In the draw for partners, seats and cards, if
q player draws two cards simultaneously, which
counts-the higher, or lower, the average of
them or what?
The law says: Each player draws by lifting a
card from the spread pack and showing its
face. II . player shows more than one
card it is q misdraw by that player and
he must draw again" Thus, If player draws
two cards. but shows only the face of one,
perhaps because the two cards are more or less
stuck together, the one whose face he shows is
the one that counts. It Is only when the face
of more than one is shown that he draws again.
What is the penalty If player hesitates I'M
necessarily In his play, in order to create a
wrong impression regarding his hand perhaps
trying to conceal from opponent the fact
that his card is a singleton of the led suit?
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Continued from Seventh Page

and the indicating instrument to the Sextant
makes it cumbersome, but within few months
the inventor said he would have more COM
pact device perfected which would eliminate the
necessity OF correcting the compass and COM
pensating for gyro-compass errors.
The trunk on his present apparatus contains
the batteries which furnish the current. The
new instrument will draw its current from the
ships dynamo
The perfected mechanism will not only indi-
cate the latitude, but will be combined with an
azimuth ring which will locate the longitude.
Thus, when the forthcoming Improvements
are added, the "all-weather sextant" viii not
only find the east and west point of the vessel,
but also its north and south position. The ac-
curate focus up and down and sidewise will give
the true bearing of the ship when the readings
are interpreted in the nautical tables
Sc A THE present time, and of course, since
the days that searnen were able to aban-
don pure guesswork and use the first primitive
instruments" said Mr.. MacneiI. "the readings
Of the sun had to be supplemented by various
corrections Not only must the navigators take
into acOg1ut cure 1t drift and errors in the
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q 8 2

The great old auction champions Comdr
Winfield Lggett, jr. in the North and Sidney
s. Lenz in the South, did some fancy things
with this deal in a recent tournament game.
Liggetts opening one diamond was passed by
the East player of a rather overawed team,
which gave Lenz a chance to make the somewhat
venturesome bid of one heart. West passing,
Liggett rebid diamonds, Lenz called two spades
and Liggett showed his preference between Lis
partners suits with three hearts.
At the other table, the East man Of the Lenz-
Liggett team, Philip Hal Sims, oyercaIled the
original spade with two hearts. which changed
the whole course Of action. North and South
thereafter passed, while George Reith in the
West went to one no trump, Sims to two clubs,
and there 1t rested. three clubs being made
without great difficulty
Lenz by neat play, earned three hearts for
his pair, that his team was a heavy winner
by scoring on both sides of the hand. West
began by taking two club tricks, then led
diamond, hoping East could run 1t. He couldn't
but did trump the dummy's second diamond.
When he returned a spade, dummy cashed two
spade tricks and offered third diamond, which
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NORTH
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SOUTH
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Some players would be inclined to double with
D hand like North's, in order to show its high
card strength. Others refuse to double with
two-suiter reserving that declaration for either
One-suiters with strength on the side so that the
single suit can be bid II partner responds with
q weak suit, for three-suiters prepared to
support any of three responses or to call
trump If the fourth suit is bid
The danger Of doubling with a two-suter like
this is that partners response may be hearts:
the original bidder then showing one Of his suits
can show his second suit by which time the
Bidding may be too high
Consequently, many advanced players prefer
30 show Of their two suits with their first
call, that partner need keep it open only
once to hear the rest Of the story. Some of
them use forcing overcall" of one more than
necessary TO show Immediately the fact that two
suits are held and encourage partner to keep it
open with very little strength. Such an over
cali can be made, however only when the hand
has considerable strength; lacking enough just
p minimum oyereall is made.
wh.n there is doubt about the hand having
any margin of extra strength, some of these
players make a fine distinction with these "forc-
ing oyercalls," bidding the higher-rsnking suit
first if the suits are Immediately adjacent. such
Is spades hearts hearts-diamonds or diamonds
clubs but the lower ranking first il the suits are
non-ad jacent, such as spades diamonds, spades
clubs or hearts-clubs The reason is simple. If
Two spades are called partner responding with
three hearts four diamonds would be much too
high % st1 the second gyit. II, however, two
diamonds are called, partner responding with
two hearts only two spades need be bid to show
that suit
with TIE hand given, there is barely enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

was ruffed and oveTrufTed. When East now
followed suit a spade trick rufTed in dummy
Lenz could count the hands of his adversaries.
He knew that originally both held three spades,
diamonds were split one to East and five TO
West, and the clubs were four and four because
otherwise they would have been bid; this left
East five trumps and West one.
With that reading. Lenz knew he could safely
croSS-ruf the hand. He ruffed the fourth
diamond with - eight trumped fourth
spade with the ace, the fifth diamond with his
jack and laid down his king of trumps con-
Ceding the adversaries the last trick.
The NeW Problem
How would you bid and play the following
hand West being dealerP
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AXIS
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Institutional strength-length in the sufts-to
justify a forcing overcall, 50 that one spade
would be the choice Of most good players over
the opponents original che club
How would you bid and play the following
hand East being the dealer and neither side
vulnerable?
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DECLARER
A 10 Q 3
DUMMY
@ j 8 2 6 4 2

The dummys only high side card was a
singleton ace. which had just bsen used up
on the opening lead. Declarer noting that
he had plenty of cards of the diamond suit
promptly led the queen played the three from
his hand, and the queen won. He now led
the jack. which Fest covered with the king
Imagine the declarer's anguish upon discover
ing that his suit was blocked and that he had
wasted IL zee perfectly good tricks because he
had taken the suit for granted and lazily had
failed to examine its makeup. What was there
10 do but laugh at once, before the others
could start the ribaldry?
Another time the declsrer held these cards
81 trur~n suit in his hand and dummy:
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= Tie BRIDGE Forum

Blessed is the bridger tOho can laugh
Gt himself, for he shall beat others to it,!
~ SH"T it much more fun to admit a
udcrous mistake, and start the
others laughing with you, than to
~ try to explain your lapSe and have
- them all guffawing, with yourself as
the butt of the joke? The most experienced
players generally have developed that habit
and thereby turn otherwise painful occasions
into with q certain measure Of enjoy
ment.
For some peculi3r reason, inferior players
hate to admit mistake, or else try to plead
@, sensible reason for making Truly skill
full ones make just as bad slips anybody
else. excert that they don't do it as frequently.
When they do. however they consider that
their prestige is best protected by the frank
admission that they slipped.
Several good players were engaged in play
ing a trump hand in which these cards
of the 6ismond suit were held by dummy and
decIarer:
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DUMMY
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DECLARER
Q J 10 9

The lead wss in the dummy for the last
time, there being re-entries. Declarer, of
course led the nine from dummy and put his
Xix on it. letting it win, since West couldn't
follow suit 1t was now sure that EaSts king
was trapped What did declarer do next but
carelessly lead the ace from his own hand
out of turn? His partner, the dummy had no
right to point out his mistake, and the sd-
Versaries we're not kind enough to, but they
did Join in his laugh.
Here's another in the same class The de-
oaarer had just led a small card from dummy,
and played the ace on it. Fourth hand put
Ehe king on the ace and then started to lead
- the next trick, when his partner properly
warned him. Why, that was my king he
protested.
eyes" answered his partner, but it was
declarers ace"
"Goshamighty," he exclaimed, 81 thought it
was the deuce" and then launched the laugh
that everybody enjoyed.
One CT the greatest of tournament players
had boasted once that he never made a re-
woke in his life in championship play. That
very Afternoon he perpetTated two of them,
and happily announced that the dinner was
con him'-snd a gleeful time it was, with him
as the cheer leader.
II you know any player who insists that
he never makes such slips, either tell him TO
wait for the millennium to flnd suitable play
mates or nominate him for membership in the
Anani2s Club
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AUCTION Problems
How would you bid and play the following
hand. North being the dealer?
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Contract Systems

II West opened the bidding with a natural
bid of one club, how should North and South
bid the following hands, granting that Oppo-
nents thereafter pass?