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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
CALLS NAZI ATTENTION

Berlin, Feb. 8.-(UP)-The United States has drawn the attention oi the foreign ofiiee to c number oi new eases of alleged discrimination against American Jews in Germany it was learned today. The action was taken in a note delivered to the foreign office Monday and 1t was asked that the cases be cleared ur promptly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

A large increase in the number of patients was noted at St. Mary's hospital during 1888, according to the annual report submitted yes- terday to the board of directors. There were 0,224 patients admitted or treated during the year, as com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
SUICIDE VERDICT

Unionville. Conn, Feb. 8.-(UP)- A verdict of suicide was given to- day in the death Of Rudolph F. Blum, 46, a trucker, who Shot him- self late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
Bekind The Lines
Canadian Legion

Members of Waterbury pest and auxiliary, Canadian Legion, en- joyed 6 social program last night at the post rooms on Bank stret. The progrom included entertain ment and dancing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

Of Torrington, Captain Harry Cleary, of Watertown, Captain Joseph Abrankin. and First Lieu tenant Joseph L. santora, mem bers of the detachment staff. Cap- tain Thomas II. Horrigan attended as an observer representing Colonel Lewis L. Field, commander Of the i02d Infantry.
 Company P will be the next Wa terbury unit to be inspected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
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Choice suits and overeoots in q eIeorowoy at $49-formerIy $60. is inc golden opportunity many men look forword to each season. Naturally each and every mon hopes to wear Hiekey-Freemon suit or overeoot some doy-it's IoudobIe ambition to seek the best.
 So-we hosten that day for many men by mokins it easier to prove to yourself that after all the best is cheapest, and you have suit or overcoot thot's an inspiration to live up to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
NO SLATE READY,
 ELECTIONS OFF

The board of directors of the Lin- coln oHuse association postponed election Of officers yesterday when the nominating committee reported at the February meeting that 1t had been unable to make up . slate.
 Bonnet Bronson is president of the association and will be replaced, with other officers, in the associa- tons custom of changing officers every four years, The election will take place in March
 Routine reports were heard yes- terday, and . tea followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

Mary Burke, Arthur Sullivan, E. H. Davis, pr. Edwin Pyle, Anna Ander- son, clarissa Deming, Mary Cul- liton, Charles Sutherland, Julius !. B. Finkle, Merle Hosdowich, George Hanel and George Raymond.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

terrific everything
went black before eyes,"
covered with blood nearly blown Off Using
any His shipmates had gone leaving him to drown
Last Life Boat Ready to Shove Off.
Just Bill ready he looked the side that
look saved his life Down there the water just eboat-te
onegetng shove off Bill didn't
the wait stragger
had that boat down with the ship the
get it jump jump-rght
landed heap bunch
know who he
81 thought they to ask such question:"
Bill Didn't they know me their shipmate-any more? Little
did realize how looked to them. just black
that mother wouldn't recognized
Lifeboat Steams Full Speed Toward Harwich.
The boat had pulled than the ship sank with
hiss of steam Bill lay the bottom while the others rowed
burning he "and thought would
did mind About hour later
British mine They pulled because
weak climb aboard Some officer emergency
head and they kept giving coffee
alive We steamed full speed toward Hawich the
port where there hospital"
there ambulance waiting for Bill at the
1 the hospital" Bill 81 felt
would be afe and ddnt light any more against the darkness
that kept trying to close down eyes don't know what
happened after that but when awoke the told had
been unconscious for two days"
did their Bill hospitaln
lander English had about all
their wounded coming
started teach write with his left
then Bill he would his right
his had healed the Dutch general
hospital Holland, there
while the doctors performed operations trying
m little while
to America.
all through, Bill still coming
Belgian awarded pension he land
the British
thankful America for the wonderful has given me-
bird really tough break has
right in the world to complain about his luck.
Newspaper Unionj
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Floyd &&6onS
ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
White Streak in the Water"
[TELLO EVERYBODY:

[ ELLO EVERYBODY
Mcgee says he has nothing to kick about, and that's
way looking at it. And at the time IN wonder
ing many other people could through what Bill did, and
suffered and lose Bill lost and still take that
attitude that Bill takes about what happened to him in the
dreadful hours that followed his seeing white line shoot toward
him the wind-tossed waters of the North
That white line common sight the North sea in
World days. 1t meant bad luck to the ship from which it
seen that sailors superstition either Bill
July 49, 1915 from the Belgian steamer Prncesse
Marie which he working able And
dead, and Bill Mcgee has terrible hours to
remember.
Bill lives in Nutley, N. j. He has wife thirteen
year-old daughter and he Lfe is good after ALL
But that July day in 1915 his prospects for continuing that
life began look worth plugged
he Dutch lad working that Belgian ship for the extra
shiing
death and the boatswain
scaold washing the sides the wheehouse bridge
when Bill
streak.
Streak Headed for Center of Ship.
Bill he froze in his Every sailor what that
streak meant Torpedo this streak right
the the shipright for the
which he and the b0atswan working.
Like dream watched that white mark longer"
he ut almost and there wasn't avoid
it. Almost the instant periscope of the
black before eyes,
When Bill to again lying the n a
debrisand Of blood The ship all but broken
Water rushing into sinking fast Bill tried
get to his feet, but couldn't His his
head seemed be spinning like top 81 tried to
off that feeling "but
running into my my head, my
injured useless. thought would lay
steadily,
moment to under"
But at last Bill pull himself together He struggled
his feet and looked about him. The decks deserted His right
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

Emmett w. ("Punkin") Wood,
Navy's most valuable back, can't
quite remember when he didn't play
football.
After graduating from the vacant
lot gridirons in his home town Of
Williamsburg, Pa, where he was
born October "a, 1917, Emmett at
tended the local high school, where
he won letters in both football and
track. This two-way sport love car
ried over to the days he attended
the Staunton Military academy.
There he did the kicking and pass
ing for the football team, and was
valued member of the track squad.
Entering the Naval academy
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Merriwell Finish

According to Gabby, his greatest
moment in almost 20 years of big
league ball came last year when he
hit a pennant-turning home run dur
ing dark ninth inning against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Thousands of
fans were just as thrilled as the
great Gabby at the great Frank
Merriwell finish.
Gabby, nearing his thirty-ninth
birthday, joined the Cubs in 1922
when he was 22-year-0ld rookie.
He has lifetime batting average
Of an even 800, and perhaps is
most admired by Cub fans as bat
ter. In 1880 he brought in 122 runs.
In 1887 he put on the longest hitting
streak of the season when he clicked
in rs straight games.
Leo the Lion Hearted lays claim to
no greatest" single game. The mo
hit" charm has always eluded him..
but, he says, "I've had the pleasure
of working with lot of great pitch
ers."
And lot of pitchers have had the
pleasure of working with q great
catcher.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Speaking of Sports
It's l,727 for
Cabby, Veteran
Cub Backstop
BY ROBERT McSHANE

Nv HEN Charles Leo Hartnett,
w Chicago Cub catcher-manager,
strapped on his protective armor to
catch his 1,727th game, he estab-
ished record which is expected
to stand for decades to come-if not
forever.
The new mark was made with
"Gabby" catching Bill Lee in the
second Wrigley field series with the
runner-up st. Louis Cardinals.
Though a Cub victory would have
been in order, the Cards had no
sense of the fitness of things in gen.
eral, and whipped the Cubs a to 2.
The previous day the situation had
been reversed, with the Cubs on the
long end of an IL to 3 count.
Thus was relegated to the ash
heap the long-standing 1,726-mark
set by Ray Schalk with the White
Sox from 1912 through 1928 (1,721
games) and with the Giants in 1929
Give games).
No other catcher in the two major
leagues has ever approached these
marks, and it will be long time,
if ever, that another one does. Sim
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

1 CIh4o ooooS
ton informed the team by cable
that it "agrees the team complete
original program and return Octo-
Der TO-"
The groups action was welcomed
by officials of the United States
Lawn Tennis association. The Aus
tralian victory was popular one
with the huge throngs who witnessed
the battles on the Merton Cricket
club courts at Haverford, Pa.
One reason for the popularity Of
their victory was that they came
from behind to win the cup. When
Bobby Riggs beat Bromwich and
frankie Parker beat Quist in the
opening singles matches, it seemed
that an Australian defeat was GER
tain. The odds still seemed insur-
mountable when the Aussies defeat
ed Joe Hunt and Jack Kramer at
doubles.
A complete reversal of form en-
sued in the finals. Quist played
with everything he had, defeating
cocksure Bobby Riggs 81, GA, 3-6,
SO and Ga. Parker's forehand col
iapsed, and he was whipped 60, 6-S
and 6-1 by Bromwich.
1t is likely that Australia will re-
tain possession of the cup for sew
eral years to come. The present
European situation will see to that.
Sport Shorts
HE wel-dressed football player
L at Northwestern university this
fall will be attired in an ensemble
costing $3.50. Most expensive item
are shoes at $12 per pair. The same
school boasts quarterback whose
name is Themistocles Nicholas An
astasopoulos. The boys call him Ted
Sam West, veteran Washing
ton Senator outfelder, is half owner
of Texas drug store Pitcher
Don Pulford, bought by Cleveland
from New Orleans, was third sack
er but shifted to pitching when it
was discovered he had hop on
his fast one to first base.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Popular Champs

II ISTORY, which has somewhat
IL furnished record for not repeat
ing itself, broke down completely
when Adrian Quist and John Brom-
witch, two young tennis stars, an
nexed the Davis cup for dear old
Australia.
Just a quarter of century ago
two other Australian youngsters,
Norman Brookes and Anthony Wild
ing, received the trophy symbOlical
of International court supremacy.
After they won the title they
marched off to war. Tony Wilding
never returned.
This years gallant twosome from
down under received their sailing
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

chunky lad, feet inches tall, and
weighing It's pounds. He can kick,
pass and run, and was Nays high
est point gamer last year, having
scored six touchdowns and nine
goals for extra points.
His classroom record isn't dimmed
by his gridiron prowess. In 1884
he was selected as al-scholastic
halfbeck of western Pennsylvania,
and in high scool won the highest
combined scholastic and athletic
honor which can be accorded by
the student body.
Navy has only one regret concern
ing "Punkin" Wood. That's the fact
that he graduates this coming year.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Diversions of l737 Entertained Col. Byrd

in Virginia Gazette that on the north
side of the James river, little be-
low the falls there had been laid off
by Maj. William Mayo, a town
called Richmond, with streets 65 feet
wide. A pleasant and healthy situa-
ton and well supplied with springs
OF good water" AS the founder of
Richmond, writer, and as states
man he is one of the most impor-
tant men Of his time. Westover is
still used as residence.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

IA Library, a Garden, a Grove
and Purling Stream are the inno-
cent scenes that divert our LEISURE"
William Byrd II wrote to friend in
England, as he sat in his palatial
residence, Observation-Disclosures,
one of the most celebrated and beau
tiful of all Colonial homes. AS for
the library, it numbered nearly 1900
volumes, the largest private library
in the colonies. 1t was in April,
1897. that Colonel Byrd advertised
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

pie mathematics proves that it will
be at least half a decade before
another challenger will stand a
chance to better the marks.
Bill Dickey, Yankee catcher, has
the best chance. He stands closest
to Hartnett with more than 1900
big league contests behind him.
Dickey is only 81, and may in 1913
catch up to the 1,727 record on a
basis of 100-game seasons. However,
Gabby is confident that he will have
the record we'll up in the 1,800s, at
least.
Dispute Settled
The actual number of games
caught by Hartnett during the past
Is seasons wasn't settled until re-
Gently. The National league, through
its baseball service bureau, was do
ing it's outstanding backstop an in
justice. The "Red Book" listed Cab
by at 1850 games throughout 1888,
whereas the American league,
through it's official statisticians, I'M
covered a game Hartnett caught in
1929, and listed his total at 1851
games.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

The one game Gabby caught in
1929 caused the mix-up. That was
the game which had been lost-a
game played in Chicago against the
New York Giants on September %.
It was the only game Gabby worked
behind the plate in that season of
the great sore arm, battling all
ment that came and went with nei-
Their rhyme nor reason, but which
kept him inactive through all the
year save that almost forgotten aft
ernoon.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Epitaph

The epitaph on the statue erected
to William Wilberforce in Westmin-
ster Abbey is: "In an age and
country fertile in great and good
men he was among the foremost
of those who fixed the character of
their times; because to high and
various talents, to warm benevo-
lence, and to universal candour, he
added the abiding eloquence of a
Christian life."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
Uses of Potato Starch

Potato starch is used in the cotton
and wooden textile industries, the pa
per industry, in confectionery, and
in plywood factories. Other uses
are as thickener in canned goods,
cold water Clues, adhesives, dextrin,
face powders, nitro-starch explo-
sives, glucose, toilet articles, malt
sugar, distilled liquors, cocoas, choc-
olates, sausages, baked products,
dyeing. laundries and medicine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

at Annapolis,
Md, in June,
1896, he con-
centrated his
efforts on foot
ball. During
h i 8 p | e b e
(fres h m a n }
year he played
gu tie back,
and for the
past two sea-
sons he has
played half
back and full
back on the
varsity squad,
winning q n
IN" each sea-
son.
"P u n k i NJ
i s a S h O r t,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

orders from the
Aus tr allan war
office less than an
hour after their
vic tory. H o W.
ever, the orde:
for imme diate
S ailin 6 w a S r E.
scinded through
the efforts of
T e a m c a p t a i n
Harry Hopm an.
The council of the
Australian Lawn
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28
CridirOn
Topnotchers

This continues series of articles
featuring outstanding football players
from schools throughout the nation.
Watch their records during the coming
season.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-28

year Tie eqHIUdIent OF 578
Ioaves of bread or los pounds
of butter or IA dozen eggs
or $50 pounds of bacon. OF
an Average $495.l3 spent an
nually for food, each family
is said to pay $35.l5 in hid
den taxes. On a national au-
erage, here's what the above
breakfast is taxed:
Evening star., 1939-06-04
NutionuI U. Graduates
To Hear Senator Looun

Senator Logan of Kentucky, a
member of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, will deliver the COM
mencement address at the gradua-
ton exercises of the National Uni
versity June 13 at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall. Senator Logan, q
former chief justice of the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals, is con-
sidered an authority on constitu-
tional law.
Leslie c. Garnett, chancellor of
the university, will preside and the
valedictory address will be made
by Franklin H. Benecke.
Following the address by Sena-
tor Logan, Dean Charles Pergler
OF the Law School will present the
degrees to graduates of that branch
OF the school. Diplomas will be
awarded the graduating class of
the School of Economics and Gov
ernment by Dean Eugene Carusi
Justice Jennings Bailey of the
United States District Court will
award medals and prizes to out
standing students. Invocation will
be pronounced by the Rev. DR..
Oliver j. Hart of st. Johns Episco-
pal Church.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Columbia Tech Planning
For Summer Glasses

Paul j. Leverone, principal of Co.
lumbia Tech, announced yesterday
that while the engineering ano
trade departments end the school
year the week of June IL all classes
of the drafting department, com
mercial art department and the
building construction blueprint
reading and estimating department
will continue through the summer
months. The main classrooms OF
the school are air-conditioned
Examples of students work are
being assembled for Columbia's an
nual public exhibit in the lobby
of the schools quarters in its main
building at 1919 F. street NV. from
June 10 to July l..
The graduating students of the
Columbia Tech Institute held class
elections last week to select repre-
sentative members of the Gradu-
ating Committee for the coming
graduation exercises on the evening
OF June 20 at the Wardman Park
Hotel
Representatives from each class of
the engineering, drafting. CONNER
cial art and trade departments are
as follows: Gertrude Crane, Evelyn
Fankhouser, Evelynne Gummel
Kathryn Schaefer, John Armitage,
j. A. Barnhart, Charles Barten-
stein. Edward Carleton, Robert
CregloW, John Driesbach, A. w. Ed
dins, Sam Gitelson, N. j. Hakanson,
Harry M. Hartman. jr: Fred Kahl-
ert, John Koziol, William O. Lane,
William F. Mcmahon, Raymond
Pyles, Donald E. Ryan and Ettore
Zappacosta.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
College Of Law
To Graduate Largest
Glass Friday
Senator Brown of
Michigan to Speak;
Garden Party Today

The 41st annual commencement
of Washington College of Law will
be held Friday evening at D. A. r.
Memorial Continental Hall at 8 pm.
The speaker and guest of honor on
this occasion will be Senator Brown
of Michigan.
Dean.Grace Hays Riley will con-
fer the degree of bachelor of laws
on 131 candidates for that degree,
the Target class in the history of the
college. DR.. Edwin C. Dutton, presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees, will
confer the degree of master of laws
on the six candidates for that
degree.
Alumni to Be Hosts.
Commencement week activities
will begin today with a garden party
given by the Alumni Association in
honor of the graduating class. The
affair will be held at the home of
Mrs. Marvin M. Vaughan, 1851
Wyoming avenue NV. The COM
mittee in charge of arrangements
is headed by Essie E. Vaughan, gen.
eral chairman. Special guests of
honor will include DR.. and Mrs.
Dutton, Justice and Mrs Joseph w.
Cox, Justice and Mrs. F. Dickinson
Let's. Dean Riley, Maj. j. Garfield
Riley and DR.. and Mrs. Edwin A.
Mooers.
Following the garden party the
class will attend the baccalaureate
sermon to be delivered at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Connecticut ave-
nue. and Everett street, by the Rev.
Henry w. Snyder, pastor of the
church.
Rehearsal Thursday.
The rehearsal for commencement
will be held on Thursday evening
at the hall. Leigh r. Sanford, class
of 1884, will serve as master of cere-
monies and chairman of the Re-
ception Committee. Other members
will be the officers and students of
the junior class.
Dean Riley was the guest speaker
at luncheon given yesterday by
the undergraduate woman students
in honor of the girl candidates for
degree at the Admiral Club. Other
speakers were Gertrude l.. Poe,
senior class; Carmen A. Monies,
junior class, and Jeanne A. Gaines,
freshman class. Ora Smith of the
junior class presided.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

son. The choir will be composed of
members of the university glee club
under the direction of DR.. Robert
H. Harmon.
On Monday afternoon, June IL,
President and Mrs. Marvin will re-
ceive the graduates and their par
ents from S to o'clock at the
Washington Club.
Monday night the annual meeting
of the General Alumni Associa-
ton will be held at $50 o'clock in
the hall of government. The meet
ing is to be in honor of members
of the faculty who are retiring this
year. The annual election of off,
GERS will be held, and following the
meeting there will be an informal
reception.
Students from the highest ranking
10 per cent of the graduating class
of the law school will be inducted
into membership in the Order of the
Golf, legal honor society, at the
annual banquet Monday night at
tbs O'Clock at the Raleigh Hotel
Glass night exercises will take
place Tuesday night, June 13, at
pm, in the university yard. The
president of the university will make
awards for excellence in scholarship
and leadership in student activities
Omicron Delta Kappa, honorary
student activities fraternity, will
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Wallace to Give Speech
To Cathedral Class

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
will deliver the commencement day
address Tuesday at 1890 am. in
the Great Choir of Washington
Cathedral at the graduating exer-
cises of the National Cathedral
School for Girls.
The Secretarys daughter. Miss
Jean Wallace, is a member OF the
graduating class.
Representative Robert F.. Rich of
Pennsylvania will share a similar
pleasure at the Flag Day exercises
of the National Cathedral School
for Girls in the Cathedral Close
tomorrow at 4:30 pm. His daugh-
ter, Miss Julia Rich. is a member
OF this years graduating class. He
will make the address.
The baccalaureate sermon for the
school will be preached by the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, in the Great Choir of
Washington Cathedral today at
4 pm
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Lafayette Sword at Fair

One Of the features on exhibit al
the French Pavilion at the New
York Worlds Fair is the sword of
Gen. Lafayette. worn during the
Revolutionary War and the property
of Lafayette College, which was
loaned during the duration of the
fair.
The sword was presented to the
college in 1882 by Baroness Won
Miltitz of Germany, whose ancestor
Prussian general, took it from Gen
Lafayette in Belgium more than $50
years ago. 1t is among the valuable
Lafayette collections at the college
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Stroyer Registration
Dates Announced

E. G. Purvis, vice president of
Strayer College, has just announced
that the college has completed its
schedule of registration for sum-
mer term classes.
A special eight week intensive
course in shorthand and typewriting
for college students, teachers and
high school graduates who expect to
60 to college in September is open
for registration on June 26 and
July 10.
The first evening school class in
the summer for beginners in Short
hand and typewriting will open
tomorrow Students entering this
course may arrange their programs
to begin at S or o'clock and at
tend two and one-half hours each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evening.