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The Washington times., 1933-07-03
Dead Heat

The greatest race ever
sailed by the old tea fleet
took place from Foochow
to London in 1866. The
whole of the fleet, long,
lean clippers carrying vast
clouds of sail, skippered by
masters who feared neither
man nor the devil, swept
out almost together, each
captain straining every rope
and sail to get home first.
AS the days passed they
drew apart, stringing out
across the Indian Ocean, with
the Tapping, Fiery Cross,
Ariel and Taitsing in the
lead. Racing up the Atlantic
to the English Channel, first
one then another Of the
white-winged beauties leaped
ahead, until Ariel and Tae-
ping made a dead heat of it
with a passage of SO days
from China - an amazing
race.
1t is difficult now to
realize the excitement and in
terest that was aroused by
those annual tea races. Dur
ing the 25 years between
1850 and 1875, clipper ship
races excited more interest
than the records made today
by the Bremen or the Europa.
Progress of the leading ships
was telegraphed to London,
as their white wings were
sighted from coastguard sta
tions and points ashore.
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
By EdWin C.. Hill
Sailors We're Sailors

ings. The age of sail was not
yet dead.
Famous clippers, American
built, many of them, sailed
between Europe and Aus
tralia, taking out immigrants
and returning with gold and
wool. The Marco Polo,
Donald Mckay, Loch Tori
don, James Baines, Light
ming, and Torrens.
1t was the captain Of the
James Baines who cracked
out the famous vow: "Hell
or Melbourne in 60 days"
He made it in 68, a record
passage. Returning, the
James Baines carried 100,-
600 pounds of gold, including
a nugget weighing q pounds,
present from Queen Vic
toria.
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Ivory Apes

Monsoons and typhoons,
cyclones and shipwrecks are
part of the chronicle of the
Indian Ocean. The mon
soons are the trade winds
which blow for six months
from one quarter of the
flrmament and for six
months from the opposite
quarter, as regularly as
clock work. The changes
of the monsoon periods
bring on the terrific storm
called typhoon - oriental
brother of the cyclone and
the hurricane. It is a vast
cone of wind, spinning with
incredible speed. It stirs
up such a cauldron of a
sea that often ships cannot
live.
Well, the pirates are gone
these hundred years. The
grand old clipper ships are
rotted hulks, or at the bot
tom of the sea. All the ro-
nance has gone out of the
tea trade. But the typhoons
remain. Not a mariner lives
who doesn't fear these saw
age storms. In their shock
ing violence they remain
today, as they were a
thousand years ago, five
thousand years ago, when
the merchants came up to
Tyre with their ivory apes
and peacocks, the raging
symbol of that ancient East
ern sea.
Copyright, 1893. King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1933-07-03

Now and again one picks
up a book that fires the
blood, like skirling of bag
pipes or flies screaming
through the ruffle of drums.
1t may be a book about
man or a woman or deeds
of derring-do. But this book
is about an ocean, the scar
let annals of an ocean whose
savage sun has blazed upon
many a brave heart and
many a bloody deed.
The Indian Ocean-that
distant sea which rolls from
Africa to Australia and
from Asia to Madagascar
the stage of heroes and ras-
cals-the arena of golden
courage and black villainy.
1t was the race course from
Shanghai to London and
from Canton to Boston Of
the fastest sailing ships
with which man ever chal-
lenged time and storm-the
fleet clippers which sped
from China loaded down
with fragrant tea.
Every year the tea fleet
raced home with the sea-
sons crop. First of the
fleet to reach London River
won the highest prices.
Their names were better
known than the names of
the giant Cunarder and
White Star steamships of
this day.
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Sailing Records .

The news was featured on
the first pages of the news
papers. The names of the
crack ships, Guilty Sark,
Thermopylae, Spindrift, Sir
Lancelot, Ariel, Tapping,
Norman Court, Lahloo, Fiery
Cross and Leander, were
familiar to every schoolboy
and girl.
The Illustrated London
News used to feature full
page illustrations Of these
favorite ships in quaint Vic
torian woodcuts and engrav-
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for your job ELSIE ROBINSON
here is THROUGH. And that's
no maybe. It has happened be-
fore in human history, plenty!
Every so often the fellows
who foot the bills, meaning the
hard-sweating guys at the other
end Of the pick handle, get Gu
rious. They get wondering
what it's all about. What's the
sweat all for? Who's profiting
by it? What are they like,
these lilies of the field who
neither toll nor spin yet, some
how, manage to consume 95 per
cent of the gross income? Are
they worth it all-all the prodi-
gious labor and sacrifice-all
the frustrated and crippled
lives they cost?
Every once in a while the
Regular Crowd look the Lilies
over and ask those highly un-
comfortable questions.
And then they proceed to an
swer them by deciding that
they AREN'T.
Yes, they admit, the Lilies
look lovely and often sound
wise. They make all the mo-
tions of being Important and
Necessary and the Cream Of
Civilization. But, when it comes
right down to brass tacks, most
Of them are just hangers-on-
NOT WORTH KEEPING.
So then, what?
So then-periodically, they
don't keep 'em. And that's that.
Brutal? Perhaps. But life is
brutal to those who fail to quail.
ify. It isn't a matter Of politi-
cal parties. It's Nature, herself,
getting busy, cleaning up on the
parasites. They may get by
with their racket for a little
while, but sooner or later the
day arrives.
And the days about due
again. In fact it has already
arrived, although most of us
don't realize it. This time it
isn't a question of ignorant
Russian or crazed French peas
ants rebelling against the tyr.
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amy of the aristocrats. This
time it's a matter Of 100000, 900
fairly well-fed, fairly well-in-
formed, smart, spunky Ameri-
cans against a scant 100000
Lilies who've been hogging the
handouts. And those American
millions aren't just playing ring
around-a-rosy when they ask
ARE YOU WORTH KEEP
ING?"
Well, are you?
Yes, of course, you think you
are. You can give no end OF
reasons, all satisfactory to you,
why you should be kept. In
fact, you're probably indignant
that the question should even
be raised.
But it IS being raised. A
crowded, worried, hard-pressed
world is wondering whether
you, personally, are worth hav-
ing around; whether you justify
all the efforts and expense it
takes to keep you going.
Consider that expense-in
man power, in tax money.
Highways for you to ride on.
Forest reserves. Agricultural
departments. Policemen, fire
men, town, State and national
officials, without number. Such
an outlay for YOUR comfort,
protection and convenience as
the world has never seen. Are
you worth it?
What have you done to JUS
tify all this service, outside of
being your fathers child or
your husbands wife?
What do you give in return?
What do you contribute, not
just to your immediate family,
but to society at large?
You sleep in a better bed, you
eat better food, wear better
clothes, have better education
than the ditch digger's wife.
WHY?
Are you actually as useful a
citizen as she is; as brave, or
as generous, or as sensible?
Could you hang up as good a
record if you both had to start
from scratch?
SUPPOSE YOU WE'RE FAC
ING A RUSSIAN OR FRENCH
REVOLUTIONARY MOB WITH
THE FIRING SQUAD OR
GUILLOTINE WAITING YOUR
ANSWER, COULD YOU GIVE
ONE GOOD REASON WHY
YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO LIVE? COULD YOU NAME
ONE ADEQUATE SERVICE
WHICH YOU ARE RENDER
ING TO YOUR FELLOW
MEN?
AND IF NOT-WHY SHOULD
THEY KEEP YOU?
Think it over. You may have
to answer that question sooner
than you expect.
(Copyright. 1898, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.A
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
ONCE OVERS

and no demands are made on
you.
Often members of families
leave home at night in order
to enjoy the society Of kindred
spirits.
If they found willing cooper
alton at home in methods Of
relaxation and enjoyment, they
might remain at home.
1t may be true that most Of
the things that you enjoy are
tiresome to others and vice
versa.
But you'd find that if you
would favor them, they would
favor you. and you all would
be happier with that sort Of co.
operation in your family life.
Don't be so selfish.
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
WORDS FROM WISE MEN

To displeaSe is my pleasure: I
love to be hated.-E. RoStand.
Traitors are hated even by
those they have benefited
Tacitus.
DespiSe not a small wound, a
poor relation, or a humble
enemy.
Those who talk much never
say anything.-Boileau.
A good talker, even more than
q good orator, implies a good
audience.-LeSlie Stephen.
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
Real Sailors

lightning, American built,
was one Of the most beauti.
full square-riggers that ever
sailed the seas, and one of
the fastest. She covered
the greatest number of
nautical miles ever covered
in "a hours by a ship under
sail, 436.
Britishers held that Guilty
Sark and Thermopylae were
the fastest sailing ships
ever built. In one days
run on the Indian Ocean the
Guilty Sark flew 1863 nauti.
cal miles. In 1872 they
raced home from Shanghai.
For a week they remained
"lChIu SlSuC OIL edCn OJnef,
then were separated until
the middle of July, when
Thermopylae came up astern
her rival. Guilty Sark leaped
ahead to a long lead, but
ran into heavy seas which
carried away her rudder.
Six days she lay hove to,
but in spite of all bad luck
she drove into the English
Channel only six days be-
hind. Sailors were sailors
in those blazing days on the
Indian Ocean.
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
Fifty-Fifty

Your greatest enjoyment is to
get yourself comfortably en-
Sconced in your favorite chair
and pass your leisure in read
ing.
Perhaps your help mate en-
joys other diversions.
But you are inclined to be
obstinate and so you won't
abandon what you think pleases
you better, SO that your part
ner may enjoy what she likes
better.
Fifty-fifty is a good rule for
married folk to keep in mind.
But you say that you don't
object to what others do just
so that you are not disturbed
The Washington times., 1933-07-03

Long is the way to learning
by rules; short and effective by
exampleS.-Seneca.
The true university in these
days is a collection of books
Carlyle.
Apes are apes, though clothed
in Scarlet.-Ben Johnson.
The true way to be deceived
is to think oneself more know
ing than others.
Hypocrisy is the homage vice
pays to virtue.
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

nate amount of blind infatua-
ton to be happy with an ego
tist, a human crab or a gay
Bacchanalian; but if you are
married to a reasonable, good
natured man or woman, you
can get along quite cheerful
ly on a very small portion Of
mild affection.
When a man talks of being
good pals" what he's really
looking for is a sort of dena-
tured, nonintoxicating LOVE,
but guaranteed to stimulate
him, but not to make him so
dizzy that he'll stumble into
anything serious.
IT pronounce you man and
wife" is still the most impress
sive sentence to which a girl
ever listens-but, it no longer
appears to be a "life-sentence."
A beach petting party is to
real love, what 80 beer is to
vintage champagne-or what a
The Washington times., 1933-07-03

is close at
hand W h e n
the Human
Race is go
ing to rise
up, give you
the once-over
and ask, in
rude and rau-
cous tones
ARE YOU
W o R T H
K E EPING?"
And if it
decides ou
aren't, G o d
help you
The Washington times., 1933-07-03

trip on a scenic roller-coaster is
to a moonlight night on the
Grand Canal in Venice. But,
if your tastes are cheap, you
won't know the difference.
The smaller a woman's heart,
the bigger the heart-balm she
demands.
Copyright. 1873. King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

Are You Worth Keeping?
It may not happen tomor-
row or next week, but the time
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
How Things Have Changed!
At this time of year, a per-
sonable, unattached man, who

is kept busy trying to elude q
lot of determined girls, almost
envies a poor, old married
man." who has only one woman
to dodge.
Once it was the trusting
young girl who had to be
warned against the big, bad,
bold automobile flirt; but, now
adays, a sweet, unsophisticated
man cannot be too careful with
whom he permits himself to go
motoring-or he may find him
self being taken for a ride"
From the numberless engage
ments announced by the June
graduates, the coeducational
Alma Mater appears to have
taken the place of the
old fashioned match making
Mamma.
A thoroughly modernized hus-
band is one who can work up a
hearty appetite just by hearing
the sound of a can-opener in
the kitchen, as Father used to
work up one by smelling the
aroma of a broiling steak.
The quantity of love it takes
for two people to be happily
married depends a lot on its
quality. 1t requires an inordi-
The Washington times., 1933-07-03
Human Side of the News

The Indian Ocean-Arena Of Golden Courage and
Black Vilainy-Clipper Ships-When
Sailors Were Sailors
The Washington times., 1933-07-03

The quantity Of love it takes
for two people to be happily
married depends a lot on its
quality. 1t requires an inordi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
COOKE HEADS NEW
 STATE BASKETBALL LOOP FOR JUNIORS
Eight Towns and Cities Represented in Circuit
 CrichtOn With Cadets

The board of directors of the newly-formed State Basketball league for teams ranging from 17 to 21 years of age met at the Cen tral YMCA yesterday afternoon with representatives of the Boys club Cadets, Hartford, New Haven, New Britain, .Meriden, Manchester, Wallingford and Danbury present.
 Final preparations for the op- ening of the league were com pleted. Clark Cook Of the Utopian club was named president of the league and William Doolon of Lafa- yette street, secretary, both local boys. A Danbupy newspaperman was chosen e-president. Several names of officials were handed In to the secretary and from this list the regular whistle blow CTS will be named. The bylaws of the league were read by the secre- tary and accepted by the board.
 William Doolan is irresponsible for organizing this league. The Ca- dets. local entrants and runners up In the YMCA city junior tour- nament of last year, and this year will be strengthened by the addi- ton of Jimmy Criehton, former Wilby high star.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02

Four new teams have been add ed to the kacey rolling roster, which means that the competition will be keenor and there will be more of it.
 Plumbers Defend Every Monday night the boys will hop to it, beginning at p. m. Last season, the Plumbers won the championship because of some good bowling and the vocal efforts of Captain Rudy Drescher and Corporal Jimmy Rowley. This year the Plumbers lost Joe Tolomeo. who leads team of his own, the Barbers, and happens to be the only bona-fide barber on the out fit, his team-mates being patrons of the arts and sciences, especially the art of missing one-pin spares.
 The Lineup
 Here's the league composition;
 No. 1-Newsboys Edward Byrnes. Capt. Neil Ma loney Patrick O'Brien, Frank Hol- leran, William Harrington.
 No. 2--ReIWrtcrs John Phelan. Capt, Joseph Lee. Thomas Byrnes, George Byrnes, James McGee.
 No. 3--Dcntists Jas. Lawlor, Capt. William Cor don. Joseph Kelly. John Cava- naugh, John Canning.
 No. 4--Enginecrs F. Lawior. Capt, Matthew Shea, Henry Mclsaac. Arthur Farren, John DOnahue
 No. 5v-Lawycrs M. Parker. Capt, Joseph Harty, Mitchell Gordon, John O'Donneli, Wilfred Dillon.
 No. 8--Doctors
 Roger Walsh. Capt, Dr. Fruin. Carmine Cipriano, William Walsh, Frank Crowley.
 No. 7-Shoemakers Jas. Burns, Capt, Robert Burns, Daniel Commerford, Barney Burns, John Robinson.
 No. S-Barbers
 Wm. Hannon. Capt, John Col lins. Will Tobin, Joe Tolomeo, Jo- seph Evans.
 No. s-Brakcmen Henry Loughran. Capt., Clarke Downey, Joseph Cronin. James Wagner, Joseph Stevens.
 No. fO-Butchcrs r. Mullaney. Capt, John Gar rity, Rocco Diorio. Andy Micknac, Dr. Howard Hogan.
 No. H. Plumbers R. Drescher. Capt, James Row. iA. l. .t ke, Frank Cronin.
 No. 12--JOckeys Dr. Jos. Byrne, Capt, Dr. Frank Mahan, David Ryan, Daniel Mul. cahy, Frank Doyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
Braves Finish in Fourth Spot
 As Cards Lose

New York, Oct 2-(U.P.) - For the first time in 12 years the Bos- ton Braves finished in the National Leagues first division. By beating out the St Louis Cardinals for fourth place on the last day of the season yesterday.
 The Braves downed the Phillies, to 1. St Louis lost to Chicago, 2 to l.
 First-place New York bowed to Brooklyn, to ?. Cincinnati strengthened its grip on the cellar by losing twice to Pitsburg, 2 to 5, and 6 to 5.
 In the American League. Wash ington lost to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 to 0. Behind Babe Ruth's 12-hit pitching, the New York Yankees beat Boston, to 5 Ruth made his 34th homer.
 Detroit won to 3 win over Cleveland before only 300 fans The Chicago White sox beat st Louis, 5 to l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
EIGHT GAMES FOR LEAVENWORTH IN
 WIG HOOP LOOP

Twenty games will be played in the Western Connecticut basket ball league this season, according to a schedule released by Louis r. Laun, athletic director of Leaven- worth high school and an active member in the organization. Leav- enworth will play eight league games this season as follows: Dec S-Terryville at Watertown.
 Dec S-Litchtield at Thomaston. Dec 15-Litchfield at Watertown. Dec 15--Leavenworth at Thom-
 Dec 22-Leavenworth a Litch- field.
 Dec 22-Thomasto at Terryville
 1884
 Jan 5-Litchfleld at Terryville. Jan 5-Leavenworth at Water- town.
 Jan 12-Thomaston at Water
 Jan 12-Terryville at Leaven- worth.
 Jan 19--Litchfield at Leaven- worth. Jan 19-Watertown at Terryville Jan 26-Watertown at Litchfield Jan 26-Thomaston at Leaven- worth. Feb 2-Thomaston at Litchfield. Feb 9-Watertown at Thomas ton.
 Feb 9-Leavenworth at Terry vile. Feb 16-Watertown at Leaven- worth. Feb 16-Terryville at Litchfield. Feb 23-Terryville at Thomas .o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
l TODANS
 E SPONAPARADE.
 |bAM!
ANN~ts,sAa... .,A.. NnAAN
By HENRY McLEMoRE

By HENRY McLEMORE
 United Press stan C0rrespondcnt)
 New York, Oct 2--(UP)--Put. ting the sports shot here and there:
 Jeems Londos, one Of our three score and ten wrestling champions and who wants to be a promoter, angled tho recent Sharkey-Lough- ran go in Philly Londos wound up in the read to the tune of s1s,0O0. Howard Jones. U. s. C. coach, says he docsn't like to guess since they are all very tougn, but he rates the Tro- jams opponents In this order: Notfe Dame. Washington state. Califor- mia, St Mary's and Stanford. for his great lightweight tifts with Benny Leonard, has opened bar and restaurant in. Philadelphia Leonard was in the place re. gently and Lew. trim as ever. kidded Bennah about that waist
 Mrs Grover Cleveland Alexan- der, wife of the one-time great pitcher, earns $200 u month rom the House of David ball club drlv- ing old Pete's car and keeping an eye on him in general. Ru- mors are afioat that Jimmy Foxx of the As. basebai's premier slug ger. will be with the Red sox next year. Madison Square Gar den would be smart to rent its arena to outside interests for Fri- day night "bouts |. the officials will never do 1t. however, their pride being what 1t is.
 Pop Warner, back again in the east as head coach at Temple, rates timing as the most important item in developing an attack Timing canes first" Pop will tell you, "and after that power, deception and plenty of passing. An abundance of power. however, will make deception less impor. tant"
 Robert E. Jee, Jr, the little rab- bit who starred for Mercer against Army Saturday, is one of the great est pass catchers ever to show in the east Lee, who weighs less than 160, catches them anywhere and in any position. Army has another fine climax runner in Jack Buckler. the Waco wrecker being every bit as fast and elusive as his famed predecessors, Red Cagle and Ray Stecker. Billy Petrolle, the old Fargo Express, is secretary of the Duluth, Minn, ornamental and steel works and head man of the towns principal cigar store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
BERG AND WALLACE TOP POOR SLATE
 IN BOXING RINGS

New York, Oct 2--(UP)- Jackie "Kid' Berg of England, former junior welterweight cham pion, starts another American in- vasion Saturday night in an eight rounder with Harry Kid" Wal lace of Clevelyand at the Ridge wood club, New York, featuring the weeks national boxing pro- gram.
 Weeks Schedule
 o-night-Holyoke Mass-Steve Halaiko, Buffalo lightweight, vs Jimmy Leto, Hartford, Conn GO; Albany, N. Y.--Tony Dominguez. Cuban middleweight, vs Willie Klein, Germany G0).
 Tucsday-Seattle-Tommy Paul, Buffalo feather, vs Joey Ponce; Seattle (10); Portland, ore-- Young Peter Jackson. Los Angeles lightweight, vs Johnny Datto, Phil ippines (10).
 Thursday - New York-Frankie Petrolle, Schenectady. N. r., vs Ruby Goldstein, New York weiter (S).
 Friday - San F'rancisco-Eddie Ran, Polish welter, vs Babe Ma rino, San Francisco (1O.
 Saturday - New York - Jackie Kid Berg. English welter, vs Harry Wallace, Cleveland (S).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02
Rumors And Reality Gathered From ThiS Sporting World
 BY JOHN A. CLUNEY The Grist Of Athletic Contest
It Looks Like a Great Series

With players on both teams satisfied that they ready do or New York and Washington and the last trace of worried
 removed from the of John Fan due to his op portuny buy single tickets for the games everybody points baseball classic starting the Polo Grounds and finish ing th according the majority of pekers who to think Washington will win but Giant pitching will drag the affair out to the limit of games least. Bill Terry official an. nouneement that would souhpaw Carl Hubb that the Giants will be 0-7 take that first for the idea prevails Washington will have prove greatness right from the so by beating pitcher either league With the lively Washington the best hitting team its all question Of whether you figure hits the pneh perfect pitching win World Series ball games For my part like the Giants tomorrow and the Senators for the