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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12
laundered and rehung with infinite

laundered and rehung with infinite care.
 "Is he comin' to see the house ol you?" Trepid asked in irritation T never knew a man of shir cared a continental whether he had window curtains or not"
 T want the Connecticut Chel- seys to look as shipshape as the Massachusetts Whitfelds," Polly
 nswered. Yet they both knew it was to soothe her anxiety that she did these things, and to fill the days of restless waiting.
 When the house stood shining and spotless and she could think of mo- thing more to do 1t, Polly bought a length of calico print to make her self a new frock. She looked long ingly at some Indian muslin dis played in Mir. Pell's store but now that these were no longer being im- ported from England, they were too dear for ordinary people to buy The calico will do very we'll" she told the clerk Now show me some buttons to trim it in, and some white stuff for a baby's dress"
 Mrs. Pell came sweeping through the store presently and paused at the counter. Because she wished to have further conversation with Polly she decided to forgive her for that outburst they both re- membered so well. She inquired now: Are you buying stuff to make little Richard a dress, Polly?"
 Yes" replied Polly. Then she added triumphantly, For myself tool My husbands coming home. I look for him any day now"
 Mrs. Pell looked attentive and chewed her under lip. "Is he in the navy, did you say?"
 No. He carries papers for privateer sailing"
 His own?' the question was intened merely as humiliation.
 Hes been on a friends priva- teer," Polly answered, but he's leaving that now. I don't know what ship he plans to come to Lyme on, but I've had definite word that he's coming" She turned her back pointedly on Mrs. Pell and went on with her shop ping. Foolish Polly! Forever ril- ing that small-souled cruel woman who has it in her power to hurt youD
 It seemed to Polly that she must hurry through her sewing with frantic speed But when her dress was complete to the last button and when little Richards was finished as well, she saw that she had been too hasty She found herself with time on her hands each day when the houSework was done. Small Richard was a good baby not troublesome. He pre- ferred to be let alone. Polly fell into the way of leaving him with his grandfather while she went down to the river and looked to- ward the Sound to see if strange sail might be coming in One day she recalled queer old wo- man of her childhood who had gone to the habor every day to look for her lover who had been lost at sea 40 years before. And when Polly remembered this mad old woman she stopped going to the harbor and began pusily putting up pear preserves instead.
 She felt now that misfortune
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

CARVED out of what had been - the Russian Empire before the World War, tiny Lithuania cele- brates its 20th year of indepen- dence against the backdrop of g Europe fearing another war.
 For Lithuania, along with Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia, is one of the young minority nations of the continent and is in no posi- ton to withstand the tide of cir cumstances. Nevertheless she is militantly independent.
 She has been so, as a matter Of fact, since 1918 when the National Council at Wilma formally pro- claimed the independence of Lith- uania. In November of that year a provisional constitution was promulgated under which the council became the national Par liament. Antona Smetona became the first president.
 In 1885 the highly controver- sial territory of Memel was added to Lithuania under the provisions of the treaty of Versailles. It had been detached from East Prussia after the war. Today the popula- tion of Lithuania is roughly 2,500,- 900. The country is essentially agricultural. The capital is Kovno, and the nation is on the through railroad route from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Paris, B CT n, Warsaw to Riga, Dvinsk and Len- ingrad. A stamp of the 1920 Lith- uanian National Independence is- sue is shown here, "the spirit of the people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12
OLD SKELETON UNEARTHED

Vancouver, Wash. - (UP) - A WPA worker disturbed the long sleep of an old Indian squaW when he unearthed a rotting cedar cask- ct at Vancouver army barracks The box contained a skeleton in good state of preservation. Medical officers who examined it commented particularly upon the excellent, still white, teeth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12
Cn ANllJM CRACKERS

One word in each of the follow ing five series of words is unre- lated to the others. Which words are out of place?
 1. Bucharest, Budapest, Boon- gary, Belgrade. Kweichow.
 2. Kwangsi, Shikoku, Sikang, 3. Syracuse, Boise, Buffalo, Bing- harnton.
 4. Baikal, Tanganyika, Py- rences, Superior.
 s. Valparaiso. Nome, Arkhan- gelsk. Reykjavik.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12
CAST OF CHARACTERS

POLLY CHELSEY, heroine; stranded in London when war breaks out.
 JERRY WHITFIELD, hero; the Yankee who sees her through. CABELL BANKS, privateer captain; Yesterday: Jerry and Cabell Banks part and Jerry sails for Connecticut, taking British ship on the way.
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NEXT: Who is reputedly the richest man in the world? 2I
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Answer on back page
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In Madagascar, bottle trees, often are used as houses.
Evening star., 1938-10-24

bowlers will fight it out next Wednes-
day for second place in the Southeast
League Last weeks star was
Southpaw Bub Guethler with 157-
387 Rhode Island Avenue No. /
is the pacesetter in the, Methodist
Protestant League, losing only one
game out Of nine rolled {. Newcomber
is romping away from his rivals with
. 100 average, 21 spares and strikes
Ransom Rolls High Set.
Matt Ransom is the seasons high set
shooter in the Mount Rainier League
with 404 His walloping featured
Saurs Super Services sweep over
Marcellino's Shoe Repair Larry
Fitzgerald, the Washington City
Duckpin Association executive commit
teeman. is top shooter in the suburban
loop with l20 Wilkins Coffee is in
front with l4-4.
Nick Bricks. Of Naval Dispensary,
copped honors in the Navy Department
League with $500 :. Jim Sullivan
Of the War Department League was
another to get hot at the Arcadia. roll
ing 160-40l Light of Washington
Loan with 1873 and Weaver of City
Bank with 38l topped the Bankers
League Mary Fox, new vice presi-
dent Of the Washington Women s
Duckpin Association. was the star Of
the Ladies Independent League with
1874.
Otto Santini, brother Of the Illus
trious Tony. has smashed the naples
for q 123-average for IL games in the
Sanico League Sanico Bakery Is
the front runner, 4 game in front Of
Peanut Butter.
Evening star., 1938-10-24
Cuff and Santini Team Gains
First Place as H0kie Smith
Rolls District League Mark

While his Cum and Santini team
today occupied first place in the Dis
trict League nag race, Hokie Smith, its
crack lead-on shooter, boasted a season
record set Of 426.
While the Marlboro Hotel outfit
which had held a deadlock for the
top rung idled, the Santinis last night
showed under Arcadia when Smith
ratified the naples for 1872, l39 and
155. But 1t took more than Smiths
top set to shake of the Arcadians on
their home drives.
Ed Blakeney, the winners redoubt-
able anchorman. rescued the middle
skirmish with an spin spare count in
the final frame. Teaming with Smith
in the last game. Blakeney hit for a
high game Of l65, giving the paceset-
tiers top team counts OF 660-l 1872
Fred Murphy was high for the losers
with $40. Smiths new mark is three
pins more than Astor CIarke's former
high for the season.
Shooting 1886, John CLANCY was
the star in the Lucky Strike shutout OF
Convention Hall. Karl Gochenour did
ssome nifty anchor shooting to win the
middle game by two pins. Although
rolling only 34l in the anchor position
for the Hallmen. Abe Weinberg showed
all the earmarks of q budding star.
Georgetown chalked up q game Of
623 to take the odd one from the
third-place Tru-Blu when George
(Pinky) Bradt shot 153 and $50 for
his 3-game total. Frank Mischou was
high for the losers with 1886.
GULL Misses Opportunity.
Lorraine GULL muffed another
chance to win 4 major bowling skir-
mish from Ida Simmons, when she
finished second to the Norfolk blond
bomber in the Mary Akers Oriole
Sweepstakes held at the Tivoli in Bal
timore last night
Miss GULL, leader Of the first block
with COS for her five games. was 81
pins in the van, but after super shot
q puny 526, while the No. / girl
bowler added COL to her SIT for q
winning score of l,l78. It was her
third straight victory in the event.
Her prize was SIS.
Evening star., 1938-10-24
ITALIAN DIPLOMAT
new SKEET RULER
Col. Coppola Captures All-Bore
Title of National Capital Club
With Score of 100.

Col. Vincenzo Coppola, air attache
Of the Italian Embassy, is the all-bore
champion Of the National Capital
Skeet Club. The team championship
is held by Dick Stuart and Vic Frank
Of Alexandria.
Other title holders are r. M. Wat
son, 20-gauge. and George Deyoe, .410.
= Col. Coppola won the crown yes
terday when he broke 100 straight
clays at the clubs annual tournament,
topping Stuart's 90 and Deyoe's 81.
Watson took the 29-gauge with %,
one bird better than Deyoe and Will
liam c. Coe. Deyoe's mark Of 81 in
the 40 was one under the world
record for sub-small gauge shooting.
Stuart and Frank broke 1913 targets
in the team matches.
Evening star., 1938-10-24
M|GHTYGR|DPR0S
MARKS FOR RAMS
Cleveland Surge Topples
Chibears, Lets Packers
Regain Lead in West.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Green Bay,
new Western division leader and per-
ennially one of the National Profes.
sional Football Leagues most feared
title challengers, will go to Cleveland
next Sunday to verify reports that .
once gentle Ram eleven has become
the terror Of the league.
Much improved over the club which
last year finished with single VIC
tory, Cleveland lost its 1888 opener
to Green Bay, 26 to IT, 1t stumbled
twice more. Whereupon Art Lewis,
26-year-old former Ohio University
tackle, was named to supplant Hugo
BeZdek as coach.
The Rams Immediately butted their
way into sensational winning streak
which yesterday reached three in q
row. The sweep came over such
power clubs as Detroit and Chicago's
Bears, only teams to whip Green
Bay.
Yesterday the Rams gave cone
vincing enough demonstration thei1
earlier 14-to-7 triumph over the Bears
was no fluke by forward passing the
Chicagoans into submission, % to 81,
and knocking them from first place
in the Western division.
The Rams were outgained in first
dovypc 10 opd opI, rdc
from rushing. However, Bob Snyder,
Dick Tuckey and Stan Pincura got To-
gether on 20 passes and completed
eight Of them for 185 yards. TIVE
were directly responsible for scores
Cleveland even included a field goal
by Nelson Peterson in its point total
something that Jack Manders' auto-
matte toe twice failed to accomplish
for the Bears in the last As seconds oS
the game.
The defeat dropped the Bears int
second place with record of four
triumphs and two setbacks, Green Bay
jumping into the lead with a record Of
S and 2 as result Of its 20-to-2 vere
dict against Pittsburgh.
Cards Sink Sixth Time.
Detroit used Reggie Monahan's field
goal and 72-yard touchdown marca
to hand Chicago's Cardinals their
sixth defeat Of the year, 10 to O.
Meanwhile, New York, runner-up in
the Eastern section, scored 81 first
downs to for Brooklyn in trouncins
the Dodgers, % to IA. Ed Danowsld
and Tuffy Leemans pitched thres
touchdown passes. Another pass set
up the fourth score.
Evening star., 1938-10-24
MILLER |S&T0-5
PICK OVER Kodak
Ruler of Feather Division
May Emerge From Scrap
at Arena Tonight.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

From the remodeled garage that is
Turner's Arena tonight gingerly will
step new claimant to the world
featherweight championship, with
Freddy Miller. former ruler of the
126-pound division. and Leo Kodak of
Chicago wooing the affection of the
National Boxing Association in q Is
round bout.
Disregarding the claims Of joey
Archibald. fair-haired boy with N. B.
A. solcns until he skipped to New York
to win recognition by Gotham oficials
as world champion. the N. B. A. will
place pressure on Joey's slick head by
stamping the Miller Kodak winner as
ruler Of the division II Archibald re-
fuses to meet the local victor within
90 days.
The sleek Miller. who held the title
for three years when the featherweiRht
list was jammed with highly regarded
lighters, will hold . distinct edge in
one department, for the youthful
Kodak, undefeated as 4 featherweight,
never has fought a southpaw and
many ringworms feel Mlller's un-
orthooox style will bewilder Leo.
Fight for Small Purse.
Should it develop the bout decides
the world championship, Miller and
Kodak doubtless will battle for the
smallest title purse in featherweieht
history. Not since George Dixon
chilled Nune Wallace in London in
1890 for = purse Of $4,000 has a scrau
Tor the title been obtained 80 reason
ably. Tonight's winner will be ex-
tremely fortunate to pocket $500.
Miller's unquenchable desire tn r..
GAIN the title he lost here to Petey
Sarron IN 1896 led him to Europe and
south Africa in pursuit Of additional
prestige. He returned recently with a
string Of II triumphs In ls engage
ments and doubtless will be a 6-5
favorite to dispose OF Kodak.
Kodak. however, has been installed
IN the No. N. B. A. spot ahead of
Miller and Archibald, chiefly through
walloping the ch-publicized Jackie
Wilson and Ritchie Fontaine, and is
confident Of nudging closer to the
crown at Miller's expense.
The 25-year-old Kodak, former in
ternational amateur champion in three
classes, has been mingling with the
featherweight elite for five years,
occasionally switching to the light
weight division for action.
Miller Has Efu> RAcnrd
Miller. who launched his pro career
about the time Lindbergh was soaring
to fame, has met everybody who is
anybody in the featherweight group
with few exceptions. In his II years
of battling the 27-year German
American has compiled an enviable
record under the handling Of Pete
Reilly.
The bout will serve As q whipping
post for Archibald, perhaps, but some
where in ring lore there is an axiom
to the effect that titles are won and
lost in the ring. And Archibald's
claim will be as clear-cut as that Of
the winner tonight.
joey Straiges. popular Camden, N. j..
lightweight. will clash with joey Fer
rando of jersey City in an 8-round
semi -final, while 4-rounders list Vince
De Pola facing Buddy Thomas, Billy
Banks colliding with Harry Scott and
Bobby Halligan trading blows with
Tommy Hoover.
The first bout will get under way
At $50 O'Clock. Prices range from
$115 general admission to $3.50 ring
| side.
Evening star., 1938-10-24

Lorraine with 1874 nosed out Ethel
Harris Of Baltimore by two pins. They
pocketed S35 and $3.50.
Fourth money of $3.50 went to
Caroline Hiser of the Districts Lucky
Strike team. who registered 1,121 after
a first set Of GOT. Washington placed
two others in the pay-on when Evelyn
Ellis finised nth with lii to win
$50 and Blanche Wootten collected
IS for her l43 first block high game
The third annual event attracted 40
Of the Souths leading fair maple
spillers.
Progress Team on Top.
Tommy Nolan and his Progress
teammates swept Gun Shop to gain
undisputed possession Of first place in
the 32-club Navy Yard League .
Apprentices slipped over 4 2-1 win
on the champion Breech Mechanism
team, which didn't set any too we'll
with Joe Fowler, who shot 1856 and
1874 .. Charlie Watson, back in the
duckpin whirl after . two-year ab-
sence, looked the bowler of old when
he shot = season record set Of 403
in the Country Club Golf League At
the Lucky Strike His Kenwood
No. grabbed two from Congressional
No. 2. :. Two COOS and George Mont
gomery's $50 paved the way for Manor
No. to trim Beaver Dam twice
Martin McCarthy's top string Of 14s
averted q shutout Amelia Cerceo
properly was proud of the 1ls she
rolled in the Ladies' Interior Recrea-
tional Association League at the Lucky
Strike.
The bowling boom has hit the little
township Of MontroSs, Va, seat OF
Westmoreland County >. Last Satur-
day night w. N. Lowry opened T.
alley plant there Lending . hand
in the christening was George l. Ise-
mann, N. D. B. c. secretary and four
leading Washington bowlers. The ma
tives were treated to some big-time
shooting when Fl Geib and Frank Mis-
chou combined 759 to top by seven
pins the efforts Of Ollie Pacini and Red
Megaw .. Mischou capped the show
BY trimming Megaw in singles. 400 to
399 The Bill Haskins Bowling
Center also opened in the heart Of
Richmond's business district.
Shoot for First Place.
First place will be the stake when
Ida's Department Store and Corr'i
Sports Store clash in the Ladies Ia
koma League tonight Last week
Regini Simi cracked two season marks
with 120 and 319 George Hall
with 114-9 is six sticks in front Of Joe
Overend for the Capital Transit loop
leadership i. Mechanical and Eastern
are deadlocked for first place in the
bus loop :. Sheppard has high average
Of 112 in the Social Security Board
loop, while the champion Information
team and Unemployment Compensa-
ton are tied for 1irst place It's
nip-and-truck between Russell and
LAkin tn the Takoma Church League
with each shooting better than . 1ls-
average BuA the hottest bowler out
in Takoma is none other than Red
Megaw, with l24 in the Tskoms
League.
c. & r. rollers will strive to protect
their lead in the Navy Yard Minor
League at the Queen Pin tonight >.
They've lost only two games out Of Is
rolled Ray Mcconnell. the loops
scorer, Is top shooter with Ill
Quality Shop and Capital Restaurant
Evening star., 1938-10-24
BY RAY FLAHERTY,

Coach. Champion Washington Redskins.
They may provide spectacular
football for the fans, but the Red
skins are the darndest team In the
world for giving coach fits by
not taking something that Is theirs
for the asking.
Take yesterday, for example. We
had . dozen chances to sew up the
game and coast in at the finish, but
instead-with only a 14-0 lead we
preferred to dilly around until the
Eagles were within q touchdown
Of tying and maybe beating VI.
! eno1s ~ 1sdalins tuDt aFont
Evening star., 1938-10-24
DEADL|NE IS NEAR
FOR FAIR GOLFERS
125 in Line, Entries for N. B.
C.-WMAL Tournament
Close Tomorrow,
By WALTER McCALLUM.

With entries to close tomorrow at
l pm. for the National Broadcasting
Co.-WMAL tournament, one of the
final affairs on the schedule Of the
Women's District Coli Association, the
event coming up Thursday at Manor
looms as one Of the biggest Of the year
for feminine golfers of the town.
Already more than 125 entries have
been received by Mrs. r. A. Lacey,
tournament chairman Of the associa-
ton. who is taking entries at Cleve-
land 3939, and the prize list is assured
OF being the longest in any tourna-
ment held around Washington this
year.
Numerous Prizes Offer Problem.
Nearly 80 prizes have been donated
by Washington merchants and by
Thursday prizes probably will total
IS, forcing the Women's Committee to
figure out some new way to distribute
this large number Of awards.
Each year the National Broadcast
ing Co. picks the outstanding FEM
inine golfer Of the year to honor in
its annual tournament. This year
Marion Brown. District and Middle
Atlantic champion and No. ! rank
ing player Of the city, will be the
honored guest 1T the club where she
learned the game. Marion will play
in the tourney and probably will win
one Of the prizes. Last year Helen
Dettweiler, who at the time was doing
a broadcasting Job for N. B. c. was
honored. Helen was the District
champion and the outstanding golfer
Of the year.
Marion Best Under Pressure.
This year Marion Brown, . great
match player and q golfer who plays
her best game under pressure, beat
Helen in the final round Of the District
tourney and then repeated her pre-
vious win in the hnal of the Middle
Atlantic.
Last year the N. B. c. tourney drew
1876 entries at Congressional, the
largest entry ever recorded in q wom-
ems tourney around Washington. This
year the tournament list may exceed
that Of last year.
Still another feminine golf affair
was scheduled today, with announce
ment by the Army-Navy Country
Club OF a tourney to be staged over
the service club course on November
4. 1t will be the usual 18-hole medal
play event, with Mrs. G. F. Hussey to
be chairman Of the committee in
charge. Mrs. Hussey will take en-
tries at Cleveland 8617.
Wednesday the District pros will
stage woman-pro best-ball tourna-
ment at Belle Haven. Players are re-
quested to play in the morning II DOS
sible.
Evening star., 1938-10-24

1t may be laughable to think Of .
coach having grievances after win
ming = game which thrilled more
than $4,000 spectators, but some Of
our backs got under my skin yester-
day. Because 1t was In the back
field and not in the line that I was
rather disguised. I'll say this for
our linemen: They played 60 min
utes Of real football. And although
l give the backs credit for playing
S. minutes Of football. the relaxing
thsy did in those other s minutes
nearly cost US the game. -
It's just monetary let-ups Ike
tAsy Showed yagoerdA1 tlAat eltaa
Evening star., 1938-10-24
Faherty Decries Champs Small Edge Over Eagles


the killer" type. There's no reason
why we shouldn't have had . four
touchdown advantage at the start
Of the last quarter; instead We were
barely ahead at l4-7. 1t seems like
the boys have to have something to
Tight for before they'll get in there
and apply the pressure.
It was the same way last year.
We dropped couple Of games
which, had they been won, would
have clinched the Eastern cham
pionship for us two or three weeks
before the season ended. IHstead
We had to do it the hard way, by
winning three games In . row and
swsaatng plenty doing It.
Evening star., 1938-10-24

means the difference between VIC
tory and defeat. And We were Just
plain lucky that fate wasn't overly
kind to the Eagles Or we might oe
nursing that defeat today.
The Eagles played hard all the
way. With Z break or two IN their
favor they might have won. They
never stopped trying and they were
In there every minute. And although
the ANAL margin, 20-l4, was the
greatest we'd beaten the Eagles by
in two years it was scant consola-
ton when you realize that . COM
pletsd pass or . long run for touch"
leVa eoalA have turned the tables.
Evening star., 1938-10-24

his left heel and was forced out of
combat. The former G. w. star had
entered the game at the start of the
second quarter and, given two of his
rare ball-carrying assignments, had
cracked on IL yards before being hurt
as he went after = Baugh pass near
the goal line. He shoud be OK. In 4
couple Of days.