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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
LEWIS LOOKING FOR THREE WORLD
 TITLE CONTESTS
Has High Hopes for Chica- go Fans - Schmeling and Walker His Aim

Chicago, Dec 22.-(UP)-Nate Lewis, Chicago Stadium match- maker, was en route to New York to-day with the announced inten- ton of securing three worlds 8 championship fights for Chicago fans during the first three months of 1892.
 If Lewis succeeds he will bring the customers into the West Madi- son street stadium for the follow ing schedule of ffstic attractions:
 January: Lou Brouillard, well terweight champion, vs Jimmy Me- Larnin or Jackie Fields.
 February: Tony Canzonerf vs Bat Battalino for the lightweight title.
 March: Max Schmeling vs Mickey Walker for the heavyweight cham pionshhip.
 Long Bout Wanted
 Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's man. ager, agreed Sunday by telephone to. the title match with Walker, with the proviso that the Illinois legislature pass the proposed amendment to the Illinois law making the distance 15 rounds. Schmeling and Jacobs are unwill- ing to risk the title in less than 15 rounds. Lewis carried contracts for Jacobs signature.
 Lewis also planned to ask Cam zoneri and Battalino to sign and return the stadium contracts which they have had for more than Q month.
 Brouillard, new welterweight title holder, has been interested in a stadium offer for some time and has indicated he is ready to come to terms.
 Lewis planned to devote most of his time to the heavyweight cham pionship match, arguing that Jacobs signature would reassure Illinois legislators that Chicago will be sure to obtain the match pro- vided the 15-round amendment is ua ssed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
GERMAN MUST
 MEET SHARKEY
 SAYS JOHNSTON

New York, Dec. 22.-(UP).- Madison Square Garden and its boxing director, James J. Johnston, to-day were listed as sponsors of the Jack Sharkey for champion' movement and 1t appeared certain that the Garden would have no part in a heavyweight champion ship bout between Champion Max Schmellng and Mickey Walker.
 Johnsaid that Schmellng must fight for the Garden in New York and that the champion would not be allowed to hand pick" an op- ponent.
 One Only
 "The only man he can fight here is Jack Sharkey," he said.
 "We have Schmeling's contract to fight for the Garden and we will go to court to enforce It."
 The threat of court action was regarded as a warning to Nate Lewis. Chicago stadium promoter, due in New York to-day reputedly 10 sign contracts guaranteeing Schmeling $200,000 for match agi inst Walker in Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
THIS IS THE WAY FOOTBALL STARS
 GET NTCKNAMES
(By NEA Scryice)

Houston, Texas, Dec 22-- Tommy Driscoll, fu1lback of the 1881 Rice Institute eleven and captain-clect of the 1882 Owls aggregation, probably will be nicknamed "Y0u All" for the rest of his natural life. And is 1t any wonder?
 "I thank you all for the hon. or you all have given me and promise you all that if you all Rice football players will fight as hard as you all can we will give you all conference cham- plonship next year."
 That was Tommy (Y0u All) Driscoll's speech fin accepting the captaincy at the annual "R" association banquet at the Houston Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
Stanford Setback


 Johnny March, diminutive speedy guard, led his lowly Princeton team to an overwhelming 22 to 13 vic- tory over the Stanford array in the most surprising setback in the K. of l.. Community league last night at the new St Joseph school auditorium. The Princeton leader accounted for 10 of the winners points. while the best that the en- tire Stanford team could score was but IS scattered points during the entire course of the game.
 Yale Drops Close Tilt
 The Notre Dame team showing @ reversal of form, came back to vanquish their Yale foe 22 to IS, in an interesting tussle. AL though Yale rallied in the second half they were unable to tic the count, and fell four points short to match their skill against the Gelgotmen. Vic Gelgot of Notre Dame, and Tony Ignotas for Yale featured for their outfits.
 Holy Cross Swamps Cornell
 Clem Balanda's Holy Cross team increased their leadership to two games, when they won the final tussel of the evening rather easily by a score of 32 to 14. With An- thony Boley and Glenn Balanda leading on the defensive, the Cor nell team failed to stop these two shooting aces, and went down to defeat, the worse Cornell suffered since the opening of the league.
 John "Chick" Kelley, sports edi- tor, made q short address to the young people of Lithuanian extrac- ton at the auditorium during the intermission of the second and third games. Following his address, MT Kelley answered the many ques- tions in regard to sports, and a very interesting evening was staged for those present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
REESE FOUL GOAL
 WINS FOR YALE 5
Substitute Guard Drops in Winning Point as Eli's TOpple Toledo U. 24 to B

Toledo, Ohio, December 22 -- The Yale University basketball team defeated Toledo University, 24 to 23 in Q hotly contested game here last night. Reese, Ell guard, scored the winning point in the last minute of play on 6 foul goal. Nikkel was the high point man with six field goals and one foul. Straka of Toledo led his team mates with ten points. At half time the score was IA to 13, in favor of the Rockets.
 Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
City Hoop Heads
 Meeting Tonight

Plans for the Christmas after noon basketball program planned by the City Amateur league, a financial report of last Sundays games and other business of im- portance will come before the six team managers at a meeting called for 7:3O o'clock this evening by President William J. Derwin, to take place in the park department offices of the City Hall. According to announcement already made, the Thomas club and Washington Hills will meet in the first game Friday with the Brooklyns and Emeralds to wind up the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
ANOTHER TANK TOUR

Boston, Dec. 22.-(UP).-Max Schmeling, worlds heavyweight boxing champion will open another national exhibition tour here Jan uary II, according to an announce ment by Eddie Mack, local boxing promoter.
 Mack said Schmeling is sched- uled to arrive in thin country De- cember 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
Individuals Averages.
DO YOU KNOW THAT

RED LUCAS, Cinclnnati's ball player, must wonder what unkind fate dogs his very steps. Hack Wilson gets traded to the cham pionship Cardinals after being fractious for q season .. and Red has been going along for years, pitching and hitting victories for the Reds with never any kind of break Red could have made any one of five National League clubs pennant winners if you figure possible world series cuts he might have earned In that manner. it has actually cost him 25 grand to play ball for Cincin- nati.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
cjh!eAdf9
 GaoMer
BY COL JOE O'GOOFTY

bI OOb JOE o1OOEII
 The Navy has decided to recruit some gridiron stars. The move probably is based on observations made in the game with Army.
 FINLAND THREATENS TO WIN ALL THE DISTANCE GAMES IN LOS ANGELES. IN ACCO NCE WITH OUR YEAR END CUSTOM OF MAX IN GONE UNSPEAKABLE PUN. WE'LL HAVE TO CARRY THE FIGHT TO THE FINNISH. (TIME OUT FOR SOUNDING OFF THE OLD BIRD)
 If Chick Meehan wants to
 get away from big time foot
 ball he might try the job at Princeton.
 The football season Is over, but judging by the suggestions and proposed reforms in the papers, the malady fingers on.
 Now that Burlclgh Grimes, sllp- l pcry elm masticatOr, has Joined the Chewing Gum Boys, do you suppose he will change his chew? The answer, m'lads, is that he will have plenty of time--and Op- pOrtunity-tO chew the rag with Mir IIOrnsby.
 | Batting averages show the White Sox made 105 sacrifice hits. Prov ing that they used bat there last season for something, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
BONA-DOMS OPPOSE
 OFFS TOMORROW

The second set of YMCA Inter- club basketball league games are on tap for. the Central Y tomor- row night at and o'clock. In the early game, the waterbury Speedboys and Dorm teams fur- nish the action while in the nnale' the ore five takes on the Bona Doms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
'HOOLEY' SMITH
 HIGH SCORER IN
 HOCKEY CIRCUIT
Cook, . Boucher Follow MarOOns Have Best Of- fense But Worst De- fenSe
BY All PARSLEY United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

(Unlteu PrcSS StAII OOfFesIOhuChtL
 Montreal, Quebec, December 22 CUP) -- The sport axiom that Q strong offense Is the best defense apparently is not applicable to hockey, the Montreal Maroons have found.
 For although statistics released by President Calder show the Maroons leading all National Hockey League rivals in scoring, the same figures reveal that the Maroons are the weakest team Tn the league defensively.
 The Maroons have hit a high scoring pace with AZ goals in IA games but despite their frequent goals have won only Of their games, tieing one and losing V. for. while the Maroons were mak- ing 43 goals, their opponents have penetrated the Montreal defense for n total of A goals. No team in either the, Canadian or Ameri- can section of the circuit ap- breaches the Maroon record either in defense or offense.
 Know Their Stuff
 Reginald (Hooley) Smith of the Maroons continues to lead the league in individual scoring with five goals and il assists for total of 16 points. Bill Cook of the New York Rangers tops the American group with II goals and four as- sists for 15 points.
 Charley Conacher of Toronto Is runner up to Smith in the Cana dian group with IA points, fol lowed by Trottier, stewart, Siebert and Ward, all of Montreal. Trot- tier and Stewart boast 13 points each with Siebert and Ward tied at II.
 New York's Rangers monopolize the lead in the American group with Boucher second to Cook with 13 points and Dillon, r. Cook, and Somers tied for fourth place with 0 points each. Clapper of Boston holds third place with 12 points to precent Ranger sweep.
 Leaders in the two divisions fol- low:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
Golf In Our High Schools

With the makngs whz-bang golf in Crosby and Wilby high schools links than making headway in Connecticut the that initiative of organization has aready been undertaken accomplished by high school authorities outside o Waterbury Wb prospective members of such team are all peppeo m about the competition with other high school teams dno the coming spring And another thing
 Crosbv- -Wlbv golf the local clubs pos b on the municipal links next would draw enough money to make very much worth while annual attraction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

At Melrose, Mass.-Bull Martin Newark, N. J., threw Dynamite Dunn, Montreal; George Saunders New Orleans. La, drew with Eddie Ellsworth, Denmark; Harry Kat ron, Maine, drew with Himmy Trcphon, Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
WON THREE GRID LETTERs

Three of the 24 California loot. ball players who won the Big C'' award for their services on the 1881 team were honored for the third and final time. They were: Captain Ed Griffiths. halfback; Ralston (Rusty) Gill, fullback, and Fred Medanich, center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
American Division
BASKETBALL RESULTS
(BY UNITED PRESS)

LEY UNITED FItESSJ Long Island university 37, Uni- versity of Toronto 24. St Johns 35, Union 20. Yale 24, Toledo II 23. Buffalo 29, Cornell 22. Columbia 31, Harvard 22. Dartmouth 28. Syracuse 23 Kansas 24, Pittsburg 23. John Carroll Alumni 35, Varsity 25.
 Loyola 29, Washington univer- sity 19.
 Butler 22, Illinois IT. Notre Dame 32, Northwestern 25 Marquette 26, Wisconsin 23. Utah 45, Colorado college 28. Colorado Aggies 32, Washburr college 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
 GILBERT VS HARDING

Winsted, December 22 - The Warren Harding High of Bridge port will play the Gilbert High team here tomorrow night. In n preliminary contest the reserve teams of the two schools will meet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
HARVARD HoCKEYIsTs LOSE

Boston, Dec 22.-(UP) - The University club hockey team thor oughly outclassed the Harvard sex tet, trouncing them to at Bos- ton Arena last night. The Univer- sity club team, Olympic contenders. avenged a 2-to-1 defeat suffered at the hands of the Crimson last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
Single Year Contracts To Be General Pan OF Big MoguL
Brooklyn Salaries
 At $15,O0O Limit
 Is Current Rumor
Ry DIXON STEWART

New York, Dec 2-(UP)-Indcations that the 1882 big league payroll will be the smallest in years.
 In 1881 they approxmated $30OO000 with Babe Ruths $80OO0 contract topping the list Colonel Jacob Rupper of the Yankees has announced that Ruth must take a cut for 1882.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
WEB SHOP MARBLES
The Standing;

Results of Lnst Week. Rubber Room 3, Carpenters 0. Stampers 3, Machine Room o. Weavers 2, Shippers l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
K. of L. Hoop
 Chatter BY JOHNNY sTANKUs
STANDING

Last Nights Results Princeton 22, Stanford 13. Notre Dame 22, Yale IS. Holy Cross 32, Cornell IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

Schedule for next Monday:
 7:OO p. m.-Cornell vs Yale.
 7:40-Princeton vs Holy Cross. 8:2O-Notre Dame vs Stanford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22
Weekly Records.

High Single-George Langlois, 134 High Three--Lachance, 334.
 High Game-Rubber Room, 434. High Team-Rubber Room 1252.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

High Single---loftus, l34. High liassafo, 335. High Game--Loftus. 552.
 High Tenm--I.oftMs( 1b3B.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

Batting averages show the White SoX made 105 sacrifice hits. Prov ing that they used bat there last season for something, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-22

BOB 487 496-I4SS HER HER sinseeISUaisams. shrssseDaason. s15. 5
 High game--Fleming. Trowbridge 554. .roa High three game-Warner's, 1859. LADIES' RECREATION LEAGUE.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
Industrial Craftsmanship

The action of the 1900 general chairmen of the
twenty lone railway unions in their Chicago meeting
was well described by President Daniel Willard of the
Baltimore & Ohio as "the very highest type of in
dustral craftsmanship"
Banishing threats, the representatives of the ma
hons 500 900 rail workers evolved plan that un-
selfish and creative. They proposed to discuss vol
untary pay roll reduction for year. the savings to
be applied to stabizing employment and rehablitat-
ing the carriers physical property.
If the reduction were 10 per cent, suggested by
the management, half of the $25000O000 saved
would be used to rehire jobess workers and the other
half to buy materials for increased efficiency.
With this contribution from labor the railroads
would have in prospect $875O000O0 "dole" for the
coming year. But unlike the proposed $5000000OO
government loan, and the $125000O00 consumer con-
tribution allowed by the interstate commerce COM
mission freight rate increases the suggested $780,
100000 contribution by labor would be applied where
1t is needed most from humane and social view
point 1t would relieve unemployment, stimulate buy
ing in the lower brackets and insure safer service in
the transportation system.
In the last decade the property investment Of the
railroads has increased $4,000 100000 This has been
contributed largely by labor that suffered wage
ductons in 1922 and since has suffered from the in
PRODUCTION of labor-saving machinery. Inability of
the carriers to their So per cent on this ire
mendous investment spells inevitable defation.
Labor should not be debated alone. If labor VOL
UNFAIRLY debates itself by additional $25,OO0000
annually that contribution should be applied where
1t will do the most good.
The rail workers proposal is the first that seeks
to apply the new economy upon a large scale and to
basic industry. 1t is not mere patchwork. 1t is
tangible contribution toward the rebuilding of our
national house of prosperity.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
w. B. Mathews

If an adequate history ever is written of men who
have performed valuable and heroic public service
with little recognition or reward, of its brightest
pages will tell of W. B. Mathews of Los Angeles, whose
service to the people of his city and to the nation
just has come to a close.
This mans life bound up with the great
Los Angeles experiment in public power development
that it is hard to imagine development of the south
west without him. At the head of the legal staff of
the clys bureau of power and light he for many
fought the good fight against private greed
The Importance of his part in securing for the
people of the west the protection from private exploit
tation at Boulder DAM vital to their future scarce
w be overestimated His last failing strength was
spent IN this work
But those who knew him will remember him long
est for his fine personal integrity and kindness
When men like this are lost from the public service
the cost is beyond counting.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
Our Pet Executions.
It's lust human nature.

It's just human nature.
Faced with these deficits we are it's perfectly
obvious that there have to be rigid economies all along
the line from the White House to the county mail
carrier. But believe there is one exception to this
necessary rule of economy We believe the exception
should be the United States navy-says the New York
Daily News.
Says the Scripps-Howard newspapers
THE President proposes to spend less for activities
connected with labor while more should be spent at
this time as measure of relief"
We all have pet exceptions-thats where the
human nature comes in.
And the sum total of exceptions is the difference
between economy and no economy
Every bureau thinks it ought to be the exception
Every newspaper thinks its policy should be exempted
from the pruning knife every senator and every
sentative, likewise.
Nobody ever invented way to make cutting ex-
penses pleasant.
Back in the days just following the Civil war
Salmon P. Chase coined famous lne-"The way to
resume is to resume"
Little as any of like it, it begins to dawn that
the way to balance budget is to balance And if
that is DONE lot of exceptions are going to suffer
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15

served this nation as the very best
citizens; their reward was just like
mine.
Today is my first experience on
the Zine" begging bread, so please
don't blame me if I take special
notice.
Before entering the "soup kitch-
en-" noted the entrance-what a
terrible sight. I then scanned the
building from the outside, expecting
to see the Stars and Stripes waving
above. I scanned the walls as I
entered, but nowhere was that
glorious flag to be seen.
I asked myself, Has it been dis
graced and hidden itself. To-day
on the breadline never shall be for
gotten. Tomorrow, I may not see
things as clear as I saw them today.
Some say person can get used to
anything, even hanging.
got my "dole," which was three
small loaves Of bread and about one
gallon Of skim milk. There are nine
in my family.
My son, who was with me, had
told me: Now, Dad, don't get into
any arguments, you may come home
with a bump on your head, or land
across the street" So I felt rather
nervous until had received and ex-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
The Expected Happens.

No one should be surprised at the refusal of the
agents of Clarence Gest the water baron, to consider
any reduction Of rates to the people of Indianapolis.
True to the training in the best of Shylock ira
ditions they answered the demands Of the city and
the South Side Civic Clubs for justice with the ar
rogant statement that they quite ready to fight
through all the courts to retain the pound of flesh
they once obtained and carve out few more slices
If possible.
They threatened the city with higher rates if a
fight was staged
Therefore it is submitted that no consideration
need be paid to Mr.. Geist who shows none for the
people of this city,
Whatever fiction Of law and jugglery Of figures
may be attempted by the company, the fact raised
by Mayor Sullivan that in five years the company has
paid as dividends is common stock "the stipend
Gus and unbelievable of $4,535,OOO" remains as
an indictment of its larcenous heart and its out
rageous eXtortion.
All that Geist pretends to have paid for the five
millions of common stock was 100000 that in five
years he has had back all his money and nearly as
much interest as he would have received from gov
ernment bonds-with less risk
The water rulers assert that the property is worth
many millions than is represented by it's bonds
and common stock. That means that they demand
the right to fix rates money never invested that
they still cling to the idea that they have the right to
collect the basis of high wages and high prices for
steel and cement and copper.
Instead of meetings and chickering's there
should be quick action and valuation of that plant
On present day prices of labor and commodities The
pretense of further deliberations for compromises"
merely delay Of justice
Mayor Reginald Sullivan laid down the lines and
uttered than prophecy, and declared that the
people will no longer submit to utility extortions
He warned that there may be an end of the public
service commission. He might have also warned that
at this time this city has plenty of unemployed men
who would be quite willing to construct new system
If the owners of the present decides to maintain
its present policy of taking the last drop of blood
from the people.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15

stitution until all of the LESSONS on
the skin and on the mucous men,
branes are healed, and until the
patient has been found to be COM
pletely free of all symptoms for a
period of not less than six months.
Every article found in contact
with the patient, everything that
may possibly have been contami-
mated by discharge from any of
the Iesions should be destroyed.
Furthermore, the premises in
which the patient has been living
must be disinfected as thoroughly
as is possible by persons expert in
disinfecting measures.
Fortunately cases Of leprosy are so
rare that they are promptly brought
to the attention of public health
officials, who take the responsibility
for proper enforcement Of hygienic
measures.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
M TO-DAY 50
WORLD WAP \
ANNIVERSARY
NR 9AGN
BREST-LITOVSK PACT
December Is

.nN Dec. Is, 1917, a formal armi-
~ stice agreement between the
Teutonic allies and the Bolshevist
government was signed at Brest-
LitovSk.
The agreement read:
Between the representatives of
the higher command of Russia on
the one hand and of Bulgaria, Ger
many, ria-Hungary, and Tur-
key, on the other hand, for the pur-
pose of achieving a lasting and
honorable peace between both par
ties, the following armistice is con-
cluded:
"The armistice shall begin on
Dec. 4 (Dec. I'D at o'clock in the
afternoon and continue until Jan.
l (Jan. IA. The contracting par
ties have the right to break the
armistice by giving seven days
notice. Unless notice is given the
armistice automatically continues.
The armistice provided that the
signatory nations should not in
crease the number of troops on the
involved fronts. The front line
trenches, were declared to be the
line of demarkation on the Euro
pean front.
The pact closed with the agree
ment that all nations involved
would take immediate measures for
re-establishment Of cultural and
economic relations.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-15
HEALTH SERVICE.
HEALTH
Leprosy Rapidly Losing It's TerrorS

In other parts of the world
cases are more frequent than in
this country. This applies par
ticularly to Hawaii and the ori-
entail countries.
Leprosy is caused by a germ
which gets into the body by being
carried from one person to another,
either in soiled articles or possibly
by flies or other insects.
Men are affected about twice as
often as women. When leprosy de-
velops, it attacks the skin and the
nervous system particularly, and
produces serious ulcers and paral-
ysis.
Nowadays this condition is con-
trolled by immediate and complete
isolation in institutions of every one
who is found to be infected.
Such patients are kept in the in