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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

They predicted much more fiatter- ing light as the years rolled by.
 'Tunney was Q devastating fight CT against anybody who lugged the trouble to him." elucidates Humph- reys.
 "Check his record. It includes the names Of Harry Greb and many another good one, but who ever beat Tunney? Gene arrived late, like many of the rish do. It was a shame to see him retire after stop- ping Tom Heeney. He had just swung into full stride. There was much of Corbett and considerable parts of other great fighters in the last we saw of Tunney."
 Joe Humphreys should know. No one else in history witnessed as many fights or was as close to as many fighters.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
OWENS PICKED
 OVER PEACOCK
 ASTRACK STAR
Latter Beat Owens in Two Events McCluskey Wins
 Two Places

New York, Jan. I.-(Up). ).-JeSslo Owen, Ohio States negro Sprinter, hurdler and broad jumper, occupied the position of the nations No. l track star today, having won three places on the all-American track and field team.
 Despite the fact that Euiace Pea cock. Temple negro, beat Owens In the 100 meters and broad jump in the National A. A. U. champion ships, the Ohio State athlete was picked by Dan Ferris, secretary of tho A. A. U. for the 200 meter dash, 200-meter hurdles and broad jump on the annual team he selected for spaiding's Athletic Almanac.
 Eastern athletes dominated the team, winning lB of the 30 places, Nine went to the midwest, six to the far west and two to the south.
 The team: co meters, Ben John son, Columbia; i00-meters, Eulace Peacock, Temple; 200-meters, Jesse owens, Ohlt State; 400-lneters, Ed dio o'Brien, Syracuse; 80-meters, Charlie Hornbostel, Boston: 800- meters, Elroy Robinson, olympic club, San Francisco; l000-meters, Glenn Dawson, Tulsa, Okla, Skelly club; i,B00-meters, Glenn Cunning ham, unattached, Iowa City; b,000- meters, Joe McCluskey, New York A, O.; i0,000- -metors, Thomas Ottey, unattached Philadelphia 1900 me- terS, Paul Mundy, Millrose A. A., New York; 2000-metors, Ellison Brown, unattached, Westerly, R, T.; 26, 6,000-meters, Johny Kelly, unat- tached, Arlington, Mass; 30,000.me- ters, Leslie Pawson, Fairlawn A. O. Pawtucket, R. L. marathon, Pat DengiuS, StoneWall Democratic club Baltimore; s-eountry, Don Lash Indiana U,; Steepehase, Joe Me. Cluskey, New York A. O.: 6b-motet hurdles, Percy Beard, New York A C.: li0-meter hurdles, Percy Beard New York A. O.; 200-meter hurdles JoSsie Owens, Ohio Stato; 400.motei hurdles, Tom Moore, Olympic club San Francisco; .6,000.meter walk Harry Hlnkle, unattached, Lot Angeles; b0000-meter walk, Ernie CroSbic, Detroit Truck club higt jump, Cornelius Johnson, Compton Calf, Junior College; broad jump Jesse owens, Ohio State; hop, Ster and Jump, Roland Romero LoyolN New Orleans; pole vault, Keitl Brown, Yale; i8-pound shot put Jack Torrance, Oak Grove, ta.: 36' pound weight throw, Henry Dreyer Rhole Island State College; &C., pound weight throw, Clark HaskinS Detroit police; l0-pound h0mneI throw, Henry Droyer, Rhode 1slan' State; discus throw, Kenneth Car penter, Los Angeles; javelin throw Horace O'Dell, New York A. O. penthAlon, Clyde Coifman, Kansa City A. C.; deeathlon, Robert Clark olympic club, San Francisco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
HYDE TAKES LEAD !.
 IN RACQUET MEET

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 27.-(UPD.-- Hobey Hyde, Hartford, led the field into the quartor.ilnal round of the Connecticut state squash racqiets tournament Sunday In eliminating Charley Brainard, Hartford Coll club, i4.iB, i4.i7, ib.ii, ib.i2, ib.D.
 In the only other match of tho day, played ct New Haven, William Stockhausen, Yale, went into the third round by defeating Walter Camp, ib.i7, ib.i0, i8.i0, ib.i2.
 The tournament will conclude Sat. urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
Chase Co. Bo1cling League Notes

CT and after dinner speaker, ng0is' rolled high single of l6i to led the pack.
 Regaining his eye, Capt. Jack PresAvage of tho Rolling Mil, roll- cd threo nice games for Q 34i total
 Two weeks ago, the Stock Room won three Stright from Noorn, but this week they felt the taste Of de- foat, which was handed them by tho Tuberg, who took all three gameh
 Mickey White with 397 took high three honorR for last week,
 Wc are getting favorable reports from tho team captains, on tho new scoring card, which this league re- gently tackled Il pon the wall, 4 shows each teams wins and losses league records, etc., after the team get through each week It's Q cus' tomagy sight to sec Q large groul around the card, figuring on whcth' or they have gained In the leaguei race or not.
 Bobby droatorox pulled up into the honor group last week, when he rolled Q 07 game without mark, bettering tho leagues pre-. vious high single no mark or ot which wns held jointly by dento Orsini and Massy Baldoni,
 Twas Q funny sight to see Marty Miller rolling. with shin guards on Marty was bowling Jackie Mitchell whose foot work tempted Marty to protect his shins.
 It Is with regret that we say Henry Reher is nursing c sore chin, Henry tried "big pin bowling and forgot to lot go of the ball. Re- suit Henry went into Q nose dive
 Lew Thelln took a week off tc jurncy down to New York to wit ness the motor boat show the boys in the Research Dept took 1t upon themselves to make up a party te help Lew Cristen the new boat.
 This league seems to be getting faster each week, the last five weeks, the high team three wa over l70O, which is another feather in the hat of this league.
 High average men to date: Jot Lovallo, 115.3; Bossy Baldoni, ll4,3 Mike Carlo, 1850.
 A complete list of individual aver ages will appear in this paper soon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
tft m
 Lewis Clothes.

Score nt half time; Brooklyn 1e, Lewis Clothes l3 Referee: Alexan- der, Time: Four l0-minuto periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
TAFT, HOTCHKISS
 IN HOCKEY TIE

Watertown, Jan. 27.-In a tight defense game here Saturday after non Taft and Hotchkiss battled tt 1-1 tie in overtime.
 Captain Badger scored on a dou- ble pass for Hotchkiss with 90 sec- onds to play, -offsetting Howe's ear Her tally for Taft. Hammer was out standing in the Hotchkiss goal stav- ing of repeated Taft efforts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

High HlnRles~-B, Bnld0ln ,n,,, lUh High Thros-IsIohmond ..,... A99g
 4 Single {, tNS MGrkl1r,dreatorex nIrlobr saeGS aG High Team ThTee--Slitting ..i7Ss
 Both quintots went to the post on even terms 50 to speak as their per- centages of .0B0 for 30 wins and 10 loss showed. Bossy Baldoni and Barney Qagaln, anchor men on their respective teams came up to bowl their Inst box with the game (Even- n-stephen) Barney pinned out 0 for tho Shippers cause, then as Bossy was to shoot for ono of tho two pins left some distance apart from each other, all bowling on tho other four alleys ceased, as Bossy proceeded to miss either pin, Noern losing by Q lone pin. Their calling Jack Wolfe (Doubles) as the result of his double strike in the third game, to give the Shippers 0 two game victory and to go into first place undisputed Jacks score was i38. Johnny Kurth star southpaw artist for tho Division ST. Boys rolled i30 to help his mates take one game. We were talking to some of the Shipping Room boys before the battle, and they shyly said that they would take two games which they did. A large crowd wit messed the game. Az @ result of losing two games Noera are now in second place, the first week they failed to lead tho league in over two months.
 Capatin John Shaw gave his of- flee crew Q pep talk before he led them against the Garage five, the result was most pleasing. the pencil pushers rolled i702, bowling 670, 556 and 676, they lost the second game by three pins, Harry Cottrell was high man with 364.
 Dickey Richmond, ex-milkeman, lao al.asv kannA .aisa k.ss,x,lnS. ks,,olp slwlxy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
JOHNNY GOLDEN
 IN WEAK CONDITION

Stamford, Conn. Jan. 27.-(UP). Johnny Golden. Wee Burn Country club professional and state open golf champion, was in a serious condi. ton today at Stamford hospital, suffering from pneumonia.
 He was brought here from Jack sonville, Fla, after being stricken carly last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
Tunney Termed Devastating

Humphreys' ranking Dempsey ninth will cause plenty of comment. The old Man Mauler was tops in the eyes of large share of ring worms.
 Tunney being placed 10th, with Jeffries, Langford and other formid- able heavyweights omitted from the first 10. bears out what the keener observers said would happen when the Manly Marine retired in 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
BROOKLYNS WIN
 IN BRIDGEPORT
(SpccIaI to The DemocraD

Bridgeport, Jan 26'-Brooklyn A. c. of Waterbury brought bunch of surprising hoopmen to the Park City to-day, and went home with Q 42-3i win over the strong Lewis Clothes outfit at Redmen's Hall. Willie White and Joe Boley of the visitors were particularly vulner- nblo splitting g points while Hur- leys i3 markers was the outstand- ing Lewis bid for victory. Brooklyn led ct the half, 1913. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

Dickey Richmond, ex-milkeman, leading head pin bowler, truck driv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

High average men to date: Joe Lovallo. 115.3; Bossy Baldoni, ll4,3; Mike Carlo, 1850.
 A complete list of individual aver ages will appear in this paper soon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
ianga FouIed Flyer Toun Against WfnnerAgd
Fa1-ggUeII?

Joe Humphreys as he made his last appearance - intro ducing Max Baer and Joe Louis at the Yankee Stadium, Sept. 24, 1885. The greatest of announcers is at West Palm Beach, recuperating from a long and serious ill., ness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
Trading More ActiDe As Day Was Closing
AutOs Oils, Farm Implements Made Gains of to 5
 POints-MOtOrs Showed Good Gains

Railroad and utility issues recov- cred with the general list, although gains were smaller. Electric power issues were best utility performers. The preferred issues gained 3 points and the common more than Q point. Douglas rose point in g firm avia- ton section. Allied Chemical re- covered after a 2 l-2 point dip in the chemicals.
 American Sugar Refining was weak spot, breaking nearly 1 points. American Tobacco eased fraction. ally. American Telephone reached 172, fell to l69 Ia, and recovered to close at ITO l-2, of 3-4. The company reported net operating ir- come for January of Si,540, 0,607, against $1,2s1, ,479 in January, 1885. Western Union gained 3.8 to 89.
 Westinghouse Electric which re- ported 1895 net profit equal to $45O 8 share, against 6 Accent deficit in 1884, jumped 3 points to IF I.4.
 There was less nervousness over the European situation today. Shorts covered in a morhing rally. They sold toward noon to test the markot and covered again. New buying appeared causing the main list to close around the best levels of the session.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial l55.29 up l.70, railroad 1853 up 0.67, utility 3i.08 up O.2i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
PORTSMOUTH HAD
 DAMAGING FIRE

Portsmouth. N. H., March 10.-- fUP)-Historic Franklin Shiphouse at Portsmouth Navy Yard. where one of Admiral Farragut's fiagships was built. was destroyed today by a spectacular fire of mysterious origin
 Authorities said the 1l6-year -old structure had a replacement value of perhaps $i50000.
 The wooden building, 900 feet long and 150 feet wide, burned to the ground despite the combined ef- forts of the Navy Yards marine fire brigade and firemen from Ports- mouth and Kittery, Me. Because of an absence of wind and the fire proof construction of adjacent buildings. the blaze was confined to the structure in which it started.
 A marine sentry discovered the fire in the north end of the ship house. So swiftly did the flames spread that virtually the entire building was enveloped before first flremen arrived.
 Built in 1920. the shiphouse witt messed it's first launching in 1889 when the U. 8. sloop of war Preble went down the ways. Thereafter scores of ships and later submarines were constructed at the sh.phouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
CHIEF JUSTICES
 ATTEND FUNERAL

Washington, March 10 - (UP) -- Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and Justice Willis Van Devanter, dean of the supreme court, turned from formal duties of judicial office today to pay their respects humbly at the bier of negro messenger who had served the court for many years.
 The messenger was Edwin 0. Burke, who served Chief Justice Howard Taft for many years and later attended Hughes in his office at the court. Heart trouble com pelled Burke to abandon his post with the chief justice last fall and to become an attendant at one of the doors Of the court room. He died last week.
 While traffic rushed past the old red brick and sandstone Catholic church of St. Augustine's on busy downtown streIt, two sleek lin- ousines pulled to the curb and the justices, in frock coats and high hats, alighted and enter the Negro church.
 With the justices were Marshal Frank K. Green, Court Clerk El- more c. Cropley and Deputy Clerk Reginald 0. Dill. Each had risen from the rank of page boy to be- come officials of the court and re- membered Burke as the courteous messenger who worked in the chief justices office. The official party re- mained in the candle-lit church while solemn mass was chanted and the liturgy of the church recited over Burke's remains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
Vanishing or Postmaster General Is Solved To-day

did not notice the shadow men on the coucheS. Perhaps he thought they were asleep.
 He whacked once, he whacked twice, he whacked thricesthe gleam- ing walnut paneled wall. And the wall like the mountain, slowly opened to admit him, then swung shut again, exactly like all walls do in all ghost stories. Observing this phenomenon, the unofficial G-men Jumped to duty. They also whacked once, whacked twice, whecked thrice the panel in the wall. It re- sponded obediently and the case was solved.
 The secret door led to secret corridor which led to secret ele- vator. The sleuths looked over this maze and concluded 1t must be handy, all right, for letting the postmaster general and his friends in and out, unobserved. Then they stalked out through the hidden door and into the reception room for a last look at the blond mystery woman. She still was pounding her writing machine and she still looked guilty, but she didn't say anything, only winked as the tri- umphant Sleuths passed by.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
PEOPLE CARRIED
 OUT BY SHERIFFS

New York, March l0-CUP) - Deputy sheriffs had to carry out scores of neighbors bodily from the home of MT. and Mrs. James Gil- leeny today before they could evict the family on foreclosure order.
 Hours before the officers arrived, thousand neighbors in the Sunny side Gardens developments in Queens, who have been involved in long dispute over interest charges, responded to the summons of a changing tire rim beaten by one Of Gilleeny's friends.
 As many as could do so, packed into the house (at 45-l8 39th Ave- nue), planted themselves firmly all over the furniture, and nailed the door shut.
 When Undersheriff Arthur Jager and his crew pried the door open, the crowd bantered them with a parody song, "the deputies go round and around"
 The deputies methodically began to carry the neighbors out of the house. One by one each piece of furniture was cleared of its occu- pants and carted out to a van.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
CRIME MEMBERS
 ARE SENTENCED

Boston, March 10- CUP)--Five men and a woman alleged to have plotted series of metropolitan Bos- ton holdups as the first step toward establishment of crime syndicate were sentenced to total of 54 to 65 years Imprisonment today for two robberies that netted only $5l.
 All six pleaded guilty to charges of armed xobbery. Sentences im- posed by Superior Judge John M. Gibbs were:
 Richard Stunkel, 28, Quincy, IS to 20 years in state prison his brother, James Stunkel, 25, 2 to 10 years in state prison; Alfred Wood, g, North Easton, s to 8 years in state prison; Joseph Rizzo, 24 North Easton, l2 years in Concord re- formatory; Edward Leland, 27, Stoughton, 10 years in Concord re- formatory, and Mrs. Laura Hall, 20, Canada, s years and day in Sher- born women's reformatory.
 Additional complaints of. conspir- acy to steal, possession of guns and possession of dynamite against the Stunkels, Rizzo and Leland were filed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
FIREMAN SAVES
 HIS YOUNG SON

Hartford, Conn, March l0-(UP) -The rescue that mattered most in Edmund F. Lowry's l2 years as a city fireman was when he battled the trcacherous ice floes of Park River late yesterday to drag his D. year-old son unconscious from the water
 Lowry was leaving home to report for duty when boy rushed up to him crying "Edmund's drowning"
 The river was only a short dist tance away. Without waiting to shed his heavy uniform. Lowry plunged into the water and reached the boy as he was being carried by the current under a cake of ice. The lads clothing had caught on an old discarded umbrella and Lowry was exhausted by the time he had ex- tricated his son and neighbors came to his aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
TRUCK DRIVERS
 RETURN TO JOBS

Providence, R. T., March l0-(UP) More than 400 truck drivers re- turned to work today after a suc- cessful 23-hour strike affecting Rhode Island, southeastern Massa- chusetts and northern Connecticut.
 Officials of the Truckers Union claimed substantial victory" ob- taining a reclassiflcation and equal- ization of wages and a 48-hour work week. The hourly wage rate agreed upon was given as 50 cents for common labor. 55 cents for drivers Of trucks up to five tons. 60 cents for drivers Of trucks over i've tons and time and a half for all work over 54 hours. Providence New York drivers will receive SIG per round trip plus sleeping quarters. according to terms agreed upon.
 The new rate. union officials said represents a 10 to 2s per cent wage increase.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
ABBOTT STUDENTS
 MAKE HONOR ROLL

Forty pupils are listed on the honor roll at Mary Abbott school for February, released today by Principal Gertrude Moran. The en- tire list follows:
 Grade 8-Frieda Jabs, 96.6; Olga Skuba, 964: Irene Welch. 95.4; Ger trude Milia. 94.6; Donald Laviana, 9l8.
 Grade 7--Peter Bosco, 98: Rosalie Buonocore. 97: Howard Carlson, 92; Roger Carroll. 9l; John Krowchen- ko, 9l; John Asel, 90; Mary Gug- liottI, 90.
 Grade 6-Herbert Jabs, 95.8; Doris Bragg. 92; Mary Haytko. 90.
 Grade 5--James Welch. 08.2; Eth el Larson. 06: Antoinette Perugini, 93.6; Felix Bosco. 9i: RayTEond Cap- owich, 90.4: Dora Jabs. 90.
 Grade 4-Novine Straw, 935; Lois 'Buonocore. 94.4: Ruth Clark. 94: Rosemary Valerie. 90.4; Thomas Carroll, %.
 Grade 3-Teoberla Milia, Myrtle Hanson. Helen Skuba, Olga Baka, Miles DuFr. Richard Welch. Herbert Stevenson, Edward Pietro. Florence DiFederico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN limited Press Stan COrreSuOndent

tUn1te0 EfeSN 0GAH CUrESSpOuUentD
 Washington, March 10.--tUP)-- The mystery of the secret door, or the conundrum of the vanishing postmaster general, was solved to- day. These many years democratic big wigs have been walking into the postoffice department, and disap- bearing. They have been seen stroll- ing in the green marble thrid floor corridor one instant, only to dis solve into thin air the next. Sleuths working on the mystery were amazed to see Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes walking down this avenue of vanishing men, es- corted by a blond and beauteous secretary. The secretary faded into nothlngness; the blond remained.
 And where" demanded the op- eratives, "did the secretary go?"
 What secretary" retorted the blonde mystery woman, returning to her desk in the magnificent, two- story high reception room of Post master General James A. Farley. where she started banging a noise- less typewriter, as if nothing had happened. The sleuths, deciding that there was look of guilt in her big blue eyes. Thought they would grill her. She wouldn't grill. She pounded her writing machine and sneered, in lady-like way, of course. The amateur detectives re- turned to the corridor of disappear ing democrats. There they admired the portraits of past postmasterS general, walked around the corner and thumped a door, which was locked. Farley's secretary, William Bray, stuck out his head
 What did you do with Secretary Ickes2" demanded the plainclothes men. T didn't do anything with him." responded Bray as the door shut and the lock clicked. Once more the operatives walked back to the gallery of dissolying New Deal- CTS and sat down on the red leather couches to think. While they were so engaged a citizen in shirt sleeves approached briskly and stopped be- side the photograph of ex-Postmas- ter General Walter Brown. This shirt-sleeved one looked warily to right and to left. Apparently he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
LEADER ROBINSON
 SCORES,C. 0. P.
tcontinued from Page l.)

NCOntlHueu LEOIn EhBe l1 League are now engaged in des- perate effort to throw mud on the relief program by holding up cer- tain projects to ridicule.
 These two organizations together have singled out 100 prospects, from total of more than 10000 ape proved throughout the 48 states. These critics have singled out just one seventeen n-hundredth of one per cent of relief projects for their tar- get"
 Projects Useful
 He declared an investigation by WPA officials showed that the pro- jects under criticism were useful and would prove of Tasting ben- eft"
 "On the basis of this report" he said, T now charge the republican national committee and the fniscal- led liberty league with playing poe litics with human misery and with attempting to make a political foot ball out of the unfortunate unem- ployed In this country.
 You know, 1t has been a custom in Mohammedan countries from time immemorial to make sure that no man or woman goes hungry. But when the Roosevelt administration first put that policy Into effect in this country, we were solemnly warned that 1t was socialistic and communistic.
 American Principles
 T can't understand why some people persist in giving all the cree dit for humane government to the socialists and communists. It was always my belief that the relief po- Hey squared with wholesome Amer ican principles and with the tradi. tional policies of the democratic party.
 "The Roosevelt administration has never made the claim that it's ad- ministration of this monumental task IS above reproach.
 Undoubtedly, in some jurlsdic- tions, blunders are being made and 1t is the privilege and duty of right minded individuals to expose and correct mal-administration.
 Members of Congress may rest assured that when they voted for broad work relief program to be executed under the presidents di- rection, they set in motion humane forces which are being guided in such a manner as to reflect credit upon the purposes of those who con- ceived and supported the plan to substitute helpful employment for doles or gratuities."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
By ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EditOr)


 New York, March l0-(UP)-Au- tomobile, oil, and farm implement shares led e to point rally on the stock exchange today. Trading was more active.
 Farm implement shares spurted 3 to s points with new highs in case, Deere and International Harvester. Tn the motors, Chrysler jumped to O8 up 3 1-2, and General Motors gained more than two. Amerada shot up 8 points, seaboard oil more than and other oils fractions to a point.
 U. s. Steel advanced more than 8 point when 1t announced It's ship ments of finished steel for February which showed Q gain on the daily average as compared with January. otis Steel was bid on favorable earnings report. Republic moved higher.
 Continued strength in copper metal abroad brought demand for copper shares. Gains of more than a point were made by Anaconda, International Nickel, and American Smelling, the latter making Q new high.