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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

pass five rivals who led him. Web. ster won the 1-mile on Saturday for his other 30 points.
 Squeezing In.
 There is a possibility Webster may be a belated member of the U. S. Olympic team. He did not participate in the tryouts at Lake Placid, N. Y., but amateur skating officials to-day opened campaign to have the new national champion named on the Olympic team.
 Art Peters finished second in the mems division with 70 points, and Mel Johnson. Det""r Harry kas- key, Chicago. and Eddie Stund!. Chica go, tied for third place. each with 60 points.
 Wilbur Marks Chicago, success. fully defended his title in the boys intermediate division. scoring lIo points and winning four out of the five events. Tn the other event ne fell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

Eastern Air Transport. Inc, had proposed that their airplanes whisk the players from one game to another. The transport com rany had pointed out this would save much time and that the addi- tional expense would be nominal However, the league owners re- jected the proposal by. tabling it promptly.
 The player limit for each club was esta blished at 16. the same as last year. All questions of umpires, salary limits and rookie rules will be placed in the hands of the leagues executive committee.
 Early Lineup
 The schedule adopted provides for opening games April 28, clos ing September II, with 140 games oL 137 playing days. Tentative hol- iday dates follow:
 May 30-Allentown at Bridge port, 2: New Haven and Hartford. one game each city: Albany at Norfolk. 2; Springfield at Rich mond, 2.
 July 4-Bridgeport at Allen town, 2: New Haven and Hartford. one each: Norfolk and Richmond. enc each: Albany at Springfield 2.
 September 5-Labor day)- Springfield at Albany 2; Allentown al Bridgeport, 2; New Haven and Hartford, one each; Norfolk at Richmond. 2.
 Against the Law
 Seven Sunday games were sched- u'ed this season for Norfolk, de- spite the Virginia law prohibition Sunday baseball. Several games were played here last year on Sun days without interference, and the same attitude is expected this year.
 Members of the executive com mittee are Fred J. Voos, Jr, Bridgeport; David Driscoll, Hart ford and Gene Martin, New Ha- ven. Voos said prospects are bright for a fine season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
MOTORCYCLE POLO
 AT ARENA WEDNESDAY

New Haven. Jan 25.-Introduc- ing motorcycle polo to sport fans of New Haven for the first time the Providence Daredevils and Fall River Ramblers of the New Eng land Indoor Motorcycle Polo league will meet in the Arena on Wednes- day in one game of double head CT, with the probability that large crowd will be in attendance. The Elm City M. C., and Park City M. C teams will meet in the other game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
PLAY BALL!

Chicago. Jan 25-(UP)-One bition game have been scheduled hundred and seventy-eight exhi- by American league clubs. Presi- dent Will Harridge announced to- day. The opposition is divided as follows: Major league clubs. 65: minor league clubs, 110' intramu- ral, 2: colleges, 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
ALL-STARS ELECTED
 CAPTAINS

Texas Christian University run ner.up for the Southwest Confer. ence grid title last season, elected Guard Johnny Naught captain and Halfback E. w. Spearman sub captain for 1882. Both were all conference choices of the past sea son
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
CIPHER WILL MEANT $25, 900

Portland, Me R.K. H. .H. H, may not sound like much to you, but it meant s25.000 to Mabel Grant. She received that amount under the will of the late Frank Burnham, her father, who wrote his will in cipher and placed key to the code in a separate docu- ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Plane Transportation
 For Eastern Leaguers
 Turned Dow1 By Execs

Norfolk Va Jan 25-(UP)-Theren be no high flying on the diamond off for players in the Eastern baseball league according action taken at yesterdays closing sion of the leagues annual meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

Holding the champion Brooklyn A. c. to a 15-12 count at half time the Sacred Hearts lost their click and the game, 35 to 21, in the days first contest. Brooklyn played without Wagner and Sheehan, who were a little tired from that Sat- urday night game which found them on the short end of 30 to 12 count in New Britain. Against the Hearts, everybody scored, Swasey being high man with g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
K. of L. Hoop Chatter
THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT
 St Joseph's Auditorium 7:OO p. m.-Princeton vs Stanford. 7:4O D. m.-Notre Dame vs Yale. p.oa n -Corne1I we H0ly Cross
BY JOHNNY sTANKUs

7:O0 D. m.-Princeton vs Stanford. TAO D. m.-Notre Dame vs Yale. S:20 P. m.-Cornell vs Holy Cross.
 With three more weeks sched- uled to complete the season. and the leading Holy Cross and second place possessors, Stanford, have yet to win one out of their three re- maining games to clinch these po- sitions in the K. of l.. Community Bask ketball League in order to win the prizes offered by Deputy Sher- John Jenusaitis and Attorney AL bert Bronsky.
 The lowly Cornell quintet will att tempt to chalk up victory over the leading Holy Cross in the feat ure game of tonight at 8:20 o'clock, while in the first contest, Princeton clashes with Stanford at o'clock. The Natre Dame outfit collided with Yale in the other tilt at 7:4o o'clock.
 William Kenausis, one or Brooklyn's leading druggists, will award a trophy to the best sports manship boy in the loop. while Michael Sheron, Brooklyn's famous insurance man, will donate another trophy to the leading scorer of the league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Chicago Girl Wins
 US. Speed Crown
 On Foul Ruling
By GEORGE KIRKSEY

Oconomowoc Wis, Jan 25-(UP)-Helen Bina, 19year- old Chicago college girl is the queen of the rotor reofth tho IInt cd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
HARTFORD Y SWIMS
 HERE THURSDAY

Hartford January 25 The Hartford Y. M. C. A. swimming team will practice regularly thi:' week for their next meet Thursday night when they will go to Water bury for contests with the Water bury Y. NJ. c. A. swimmers and divers. Expectations are that the Hartford team will have men en- tered in all the racing and diving events.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Valley Standing

AMPHIBIANS IN GRID AWARDS
 Twenty-four varsity football let ters and 20 frishman numerals were voted to members of the Texas Christian Horned Frog and Polliwog football squads in 1891.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

George Gelgauda, captain of the locals, featured the central Y Mer- mems 34 to 6 victory over Green wich Y in Greenwich Saturday. It was the locals second meet in state Y competition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
HOOP CHATTER
Saturdays Results

 Choate 36. Westminster IA. Warren Harding 23, Gilbert z. Bridgeport Central 16, Wilby 15 Crosby 20, Torrington 19. RoXbury 23, Arnold Jr Varsity lJ. Naugatuck 35, Mackenzie 34. Hartford K. of L. 29, Stamford Pros 21. Stamford Recs 30. Hartford K. of L. 29.
 N. B. Stan Arena 30, Brooklyn A. C. 12.
 Games Tomorrow Aetna Fire Girls vs Aetna Life Girls.
 Man Heller Bros vs Man Recs.
 Games Wednesday Torrington vs Wilby. Crosby vs Central. Naugatuck vs Gilbert
 Games Friday Manchester vs Meriden. Man Trade vs Middletown Trade. Ansonia vs Gilbert.
 Ganas Saturday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Games Saturday
Y vOLLE.BALL RESULTS

Naugatuck vs Torrington. Warren Harding vs Central.
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Torrington Jr Varsity 5. Hartford raird Team 0.
 Waterbury 4. Winsted 1.
 Naugatuck 3, South Manchester 1
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Totals ........7 21
 Score at half time: Brooklyn 15, Hearts 12. Referee: Carney. Time: four 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

Score at half time: Hills 20, Car ringtons IS. Referee: Carney. Time: four 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Games Friday V

Manchester vs Meriden. Ansonia vs Gilbert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Games Tomorrow

Games Wednesday Torrington vs Wilby. Crosby vs Central. Naugatuck vs Gilbert
Evening star., 1932-11-04

ties for the two presidential Offices.
They may write in names Of electors
and perhaps have their votes counted,
but If they write the name of presi-
dental candidate on the ticket that
ballot is invalid and void.
Quite another situation exists In New
York City, where a movement is under
way to have the name of acting Mayor
Mckee written upon the ballot in sub
stitution for that of John P. O'Brien,
who has been regularly nominated by
the Democrats, and that of Lewis H.
Pounds, the Republican candidate. A
vote for Mr.. Mckee thus marked would
be valid vote The movement for
this cutting of the Democratic ticket
in favor OF Mr.. Mckee, it is reported. is
worrying the Tammany organization,
and the acting mayor has made public
disavowal of the plimentary en-
deavor in his behalf He does not ask
his friends and admirers to vote the
regular ticket. however. merely saying
that he cannot allow" himself to be
considered a candidate for the Office
Which may leave the Mckee supporters
no alternative but to vote for Pounds,
unless they are reconciled to supporting
Tammany.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
Best in the Long Run.

While the matter Of retaining or dis
pensing with a decorative cupola on q
school building may have assumed an
importance altogether out Of proportion
to other complex problems facing this
community and the fight to retain this
cupola along with efforts to save un-
necessary expenditure Of tax revenues
may have appeared paradoxical, there
we're sound re sons both fo- the activity
of citizens who opposed removal Of the
cupola and for the action CT the Com
missioners In retaining it.
There have been frequent and deplor-
able lapses. but Washington's develo-
ment as the Capital city Of the United
States was planned in the beginning
and has been carried forward on the
theory that this city is to represent
something of the spiritual aspirations as
we'll as the physical progress of the
American people. It's buildings and its
monuments. it's streets and its parks,
were not designed or laid out with an
eve to mere utilitarianism. A high
standard of architecture has been de-
manded and with difficulty maintained,
not only for Government buildings, but
for municipal buildings and even the
buildings devoted to commercial pur-
suits. Especially is this true OF recent
years. This has added to the expense
not only of the Federal Government, out
of the municipal Government and mu-
nicipal taxpayers who are also Federal
taxpayers. In the long run. it will have
been eminently worth while.
1t is not to be argued that mere
decorative cupola on a school building
IS in itself expressive of the spiritual
deal, in architecture or anything else
It can with merit be maintained that O
CITY may become so cluttered with
cupolas that they will be an esthetic
menace.
But 10 the citizens in the particular
neighborhood, as well as to other cit
liens interested in rigidly protecting
the design OF public buildings the
cupola on the Taft Junior High School
became symbolic Of one thing, while ef-
forts to lop it off represented something
else even more important than saving
one per cent Of the cost of the build
ing. The cupola represented mainte-
nance Of a standard. Looping 1t off
represented short cut to save money
at the expense of lowering the stand
ard. And, under the particular cir
cumstances, elimination of the cupola
meant defiance Of the agencies set up
to maintain architectural standards as
well as catering to whims Of individuals
in Congress rather than carrying out
the formally expressed legislative will
Of Congress as whole.
The issue was worth while. The
Commissioners were wise in deciding
as they did.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
Using Streets for Auto
Repair and Laundering

To the Edito- The Star:
Before long the people of Washing
ton will not b. able to rent a house
for if this city l.eeps up with lax traf-
fic rules not only will the people be
using the public thoroughfares for free
garages. free repair shops, free auto
laundries, but for free housing Yes.
free housing The other morning it
was raining hard. The lady next door
owns three cars that are kept in front
of my door and her door She tried
in vain to start one of them. In
short time a gentleman came to my
door and offered TO repair the car. 1
told him it was owned by the lady next
door The motor of the car is now
lying on the ground in front Of my
door. on the sidewalk It is bad enough
to use the street in front of your door
where you pay the taxes; they even
use the sidewalk in front Of your own
door. The motor was left lying there
all night without red light. A swell
place to break your neck. 1t seems bad
enough TO allow these people to use
the public streets for a garage, much
less allowing them TO use them for
auto repair shops and auto laundries.
Free tents are next. R. L. BOWLING.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
nx.r,hsr ~ tho Associated Press
Europe and the Elections.


Official and editorial opinion through
out Europe surveyed by the Associated
Press reveals an almost unprecedented
interest In the outcome OF next week 5
American presidential and congressional
elections. 1t is gratefully noted In TINS
country that 6e.alls OF or quacrehlllai
un,leasantness have t9r the tine beln9
slIpplanted news CT gangSters. dlVorceeS
and HOLLYWOOD scandals which serves
as the ordinary picture Of the American
scene dished up for their readers oE
most European daily papers. Now anc
then-at least every four years-they
learn over there" that the United
States turns its attention to the more
serious and important things OF ma
tional life.
Six aspects of the fight for control OF
+he Government at washington make
lively appeal to the European imagina-
tion. Couched in terms OF Europes
homes and desires. these are: Cd Cam
relation or drastic re.ision OF Worlo
War debts. (2l disarmament, if 1t can
he achieved: t3) a successful world eco
nomic conference; (4) settlement OF the
Far Eastern situation; 90 the question
of recognition of Soviet Russia, and
60 the fate of the prohibition law
Next to debt revision. which prob
ably is at the top Of Europes WISH
list. as far as any change In admln-
istration at Washington may affect that
issue, abolition of prohibition IN the
United States is the thing which would
cause most hats to be thrown up on
the other side Of the herring pono.
Great Britain would like her langulsn-
ing distiller' industry to be revived oy
reneal Of he eighteenth amendment.
France is -rrtain that her champagne
and wine trade would experience
needed boom. Germany bankers to re-
cover her once great American beer
market italy alone takes the view that
legalization of wines over here would
find California in position to supply
the countrys thirst for grape.
Europe no doubt has noted, as many
Americans have, that foreign relations
figure inconspicuously, to the point OF
not figuring at all, in the campaign OF
1882. Beyond casual references to debt
cancellation, both President Hoover ana
Gov. Roosevelt have waged their con-
test as if the United States were an
utterly self-contained country without
the remotest interest in affairs beyond
its shores. If Europe expected that
either candidate fer the presidency
would recommit this Nation to some
fsr.reaching idealistic scheme Of inter-
national cooperation, on Wlsonian
lines. Europe was doomed to disappoint-
ment.
AS in hardly any other campaign OF
cotemporary record, this one has been
fought on the platform not only OF
America first" but America first, last
and all the time. Nationalism, not IN
ternationalism, has been the issue. Wnen
the shouting and the tumult are over
St is fairly certain that Uncle Sans
place and duty in the world will in due
oo'rse re-engage the old gentleman's
al -..ytion.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
Done With Fear"

- While Mr.. Owen D. Young has been
an outstanding success as an American
tndustrialist, he does not speak for
American industry in urging the cleo
tion of Franklin D. Roosevelt any more
than such leading American industrial
lists as Henry Ford, w. w. Atterbury
and Charles NJ Schwab speak for
American industry in urging the re-
election of President Hoover None of
these has made any such claim One
should regard their statements as they
were intended. They are the views Of
good American citizens, entitled to their
own views, free to express them and
occupying positions which add interest
to the positions they assume.
As citizen Mr.. Young made, in his
speech last night, one statement that
might with propriety be accepted as the
ideal Of all good Americans One COM
forting thought, in these hectic days,
is that in reality 1t does express the
real ideal of all good Americans. and
when the clamor Of the campaign is
done and the dust has settled and the
wounds, never more than skin deep,
have been treated with some much
needed philosophy It will emerge again
from temporary obscurity. Said Mr.
Young:
So let us be done with fear. Let us
rest assured that voting as we feel will
bring a result which we can look for
ward to with confidence and optimism
the morning following the election
Mobs and markets both will then know
that there has been a free expression
by the voters Of America, and 1 know
of no more steadying influence for both.
If the election should produce results
which some citizens fear, "let us be
dGne with fear" The American who
really fears for the safety of his coun-
try because Of the outcome Of an cleo
ton has lost his perspective. He is
fearful, not for his country, but for
the triumph of something he does not
want. II his ideals and his convictions
are worth while they should be used
to prevent that triumph, but not in fear
that it will place in jeopardy the great
future Of a Nation that is stronger than
any individual or group of individuals
and greater than any party.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
MIR. La Motto Is Asked
For Garage Addresses

To the Editor OF The Star:
I was delighted to read E. N. La
Notes letter in The Star of Friday
As a hard-W working woman. who has
Just been able to buy little car and
not able to pay the Sl2-a-month
charge of the only garage in my neigh
borhood, I've been worrying and wor-
rying as to how 1 was 20 keep my little
Ford's feet warm and his nose un-
frostbitten this Winter. Now Mr.. La
Motto tells us (and ne wouldn't fool
us poor little car owners, would he?D
that Washington is a town full Of
alleys, with hundreds of lookup ga
RACES to be had for S. month
That's just my speed. Will The Star
lend its columns to his reply as to
where they are to be found; or, if not,
will it forward the information which
I know he will be glad to give If you
publish this appeal? I might add I
live somewhere between Calvert Street
and Klingle Bridges and don't at all
mind a walk of several blocks to get
my little car. There will be others
watching for his reply.
A M EVANS.
Evening star., 1932-11-04
Argument i'm Favor of
Night Street Parking
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Street parking at night, like every
thing else, has two sides. Many of its
opponents have "aired" their views.
Now, in all justice, listen to one in
favor of it!
Low-salaried Government clerks, liv-
ing IN apartments, have invested in
cheap and moderately priced cars. Ga
rage hire at only $40 monthly would
add S120 yearly to the cars upkeep.
Many OF these same clerks living on
S2,500 and less would then be unable
to afford the modest little cars Re
duced salaries would not allow the
additional expense. So, like the writer.
most of them must necessarily give up
their cars.
Public garage owners may profit, but
how about auto statesmen, service sta
tions, auto mechanics, tire, battery and
other supply stores, auto associations
and other allied industries? These
would undoubtedly lose heavily.
Washington streets are wider than
streets of other cities and better lighted
Hence comparison with other cities is
hardly fair. Even with two lines of
parked cars many Of the streets afford
wider driving space than the full width
Of streets of other cities.
Automobiles at the curb are no more
disfguring to a neighborhood than
public garages. If night parking is
banned the erection of garages will be
greatly encouraged, for more will neces-
sarily be required. Do you want one
On your block?
There are no fire hazards If traffic
regulations are enforced. Adequate
space from fire plugs is required. as
well as 3-foot spaces between cars
The writer has not heard of many fires
controlled with difficulty because Of
parked cars. Wouldn't many addi-
tional garages mean far greater fire
hazards?
Why is night parking more offensive
than day parking, beyond the restricted
zone? It should be banned in the
business area and on narrow and poorly
lighted streets. But in the less con-
g2Sted sections it does no one-unless
he has garage space to rent-any harm
and 1t has been the writer's experience
that the cars are in less danger than
when they are being roughly handled
by attendants in crowded garages.
MARVIN z. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1932-11-04

won the local Fiske prize with group
Of poems An amplifcation Of these
verses appeared as Under the Tree in
! 1922. After this volume Miss Roberts
returned to her native State. spending
much time studying the archaic English
speech still spoken in the remote parts
of Kentucky. In 1925 the author turned
to prose writing. She lives in the Salt
River country of Kentucky, near Har-
rodsburg.
@. How much does a dozen eggs
weigh?-M. X o.
A. Eggs generally weigh from % to
25 ounces to the dozen, but may vary
from l9 to 80 ounces.
@ What are tho characters in the
alphabets Of the early Teutons called?-
G. T
A. They are called runes.
O. Why was George Washington's
birthday changed from February IL TO
February 22?-E. B.
A. It was because Of the MONACO
ceptance Of the revision OF the calendar
by England and her colonies. The re-
vision Of the calendar under Pope
Gregory was made in 1882. II was not
adopted by England and her colonies
until 1852 IN the meantime differ
ence Of II days between the old and
new calendars had occurred.
@. What was "slipware"?-F A.
A 1t was a glazed pottery antedating
tinware, and was used for baking in
brick ovens.
@. What is the basis for representa-
tion in the House Of Representatives.
F. w. A.
A. The apportionment Of congress
sional representation, according to the
1889 census, is one Representative for
each 280.G74 inhabitants Of a State
/ The total membership OF the House CT
Representatives IS 435
O. Why is the Gobi Desert called the
Desert Of Shamo?-C. J. S.
A. Shame is a Mongollan word for
sand.
O. Why did the trainers OF the Con-
stitution arrange that presidential cleo
tions should be held On the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
| ber?-E S.
A. The trainers Of the Constitution
| cid not arrange it. Congress has power
/ to determine the time Of choosing the
presidential electors, and on March l,
1892, enacted that the choice should be
made within "a days preceding the first
Wednesday in December. All States
dId not choose the same Gay. On jan
uary 25. 1645, Congress passed an act
providing that presidential electors
should be chosen on the Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday in November
This makes II impossible for election
day to come on the first day Of the
month or the first day of the week.
These are days when 1t IS difficult for
people to leave their business to attend
the polls. The necessity Of preparing
temporary voting booths also influenced
the selection OF the second day Of the
week
@ How long are the oars in a "a
foot WhalebOat?-M B. E.
A The pulling oars Of a 24-foot
United States naval whaleboat should
be Is feet long.
O. When a glass stopper will not
come out of a glass bottle what method
can be used?-E. F.
A A ground glass stopper can some
times be removed By holding it uHder
cold water. If this method does not
succeed, make a mixture of alcohol two
drachms glycerin one drachm and So
dium chloride one crachm. Let q por-
ton stand on the space above the
stopper for few hours and slight tap
will loosen 1t.