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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-29
Thomaston Sports
BY JACK WATERS

Local sport circles were saddened by the death of two of the towns leading sportSmen, Joe Farrell and Harry Neil. Joe, who was secretary of the Valley league. was an ar- dent supporter of both the league and the Legion teams. He was one of the most active members of that small minority who tried to procure an athletic field for the town and along with Harry Lynch, gave un- limited time to the promotion of baseball in Thomaston. Joe played an important part in the formation of the Valley league and was con- tinually trying to improve the cali- Der of the teams in the circuit League officials face difficult task in finding a worthy successor to Joe Farrell.
 In Harry Neil, Thomaston loses an individual who was well-posted on a Il sports events. Baseball was his favorite topic of conversation and we spent many an interesting hour listening to him spin yarns about the old time diamond heroes whose deeds, in his mind, stood above those of Groves, Greenbergs and Deans.
 PICKUPS
 Harry Lynch and his Legion base ball team will hold a card party in the high school gym April IS to raise funds for the coming season. A concert by Hermansho0e Lieder- kranz society will proceed the card playing. As an added attraction Harry will give one of his famous pep talks which he delivers to his team before each game. .. Ray O'Brien is getting into condition for the baseball season by pedaling a bicycle around the Seth Thomas factory. :. Scotty Wilson who led the scorers on the high school quintet this season expects to enter Cornell in the fall The first annual Perce Atwood sweepstakes proved a success with Perce himself right up near the top. :. Chris Martin, the sports expert, is readying his baseball selections and hopes to have them tabulated in a few days. Chris fan mail has increased to such proportions that he has hired Coke (Drift) Wood as his secretary The Plume & Atwood Mfg. Co. is forming an athletic association. Francis volovski, the man who puts Tarzan to shame. is preparing for the summer beach resorts by get ting his sun-tan early Line forms on the right girlsl
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The characters and situations in fhis story are wholly flctional. ALAN WARREN - Ambitious young country doctor. EMILY WARREN = AIan's wife. ERIC KANE = Construction en- gineer.
 DIR. FARRELL - Alan's elderly associate.
 Yesterday: Emily realizes in the crisis that she loves only Alan, that she must remain with him. Meanwhile, as Alan is operating 8 lamp is poised to drop on his head. Eric jumps to catch it to save him.
 CHAPTER XIX
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step"
 The wall of an infant came faintly through the corridor.
 That's young Alan Warren Brown" Miss, Anderson explained we let her mother keep him a little longer than usual this morn- ing = she was worried about her husband. Now he's spoiled, al- ready, and hates going back to the nursery"
 Alan laughed heartily. He's rather young for that = but let Harry and Maryanne have him in the room with them if they want to. It won't hurt him. Harrys pretty glad to be here safe Well, Eric, feel like facing the press barrage?"
 Eric sat up. Just as well get 1t over with"
 Reporters gathered around them as they left the hospital, and head ed for 8 waiting taxi.
 "Dr. Warren, you and MT. Kane stop there. Now shake his ban daged hand" Lights flashed in their faces. Cameras clicked.
 "Is 1t true, pr. Warren, that you did all the surgery?" Alan shook his head.
 "You burned your hands when you beat out the fire on Dr. War ren's blazing gown, didn't you MT. Kane?"
 Have they found Bud Price yet?"
 An aged man, stopped, his head bowed, was walking toward the group. Two younger men walked at his side, supporting him.
 Just a minute, fellows" Alan said and hurried to meet him.
 I'm sorry, MT. Price," he said as he reached the mans side. The old man took Alan's hand in his two bronzed and calloused hands.
 T know, Alan, I know" he said, resignedly. Tt had to be- Tears glistened in his eyes. But if they'd got him out, know you'd have saved him. Just like you did my daughters husband. Got to 20 see him now. Come out and see me, Alan. Got some chickens about ready to fry" The old man walked slowly on.
 Alan rescued Eric from the re- porters, hurried him into the taxi
 Come on Eric. We'll get some food - and some sleep. We need it."
 Emily was waiting in the door way for them. She rushed to Alan her arms encircled his neck pulling his face down so that she could kiss him again and again.
 I'm so glad so glad you're home safely - so glad" She was laughing and crying. Eric hesi- tated. Emily ran to him, kissed him on the cheek.
 q know what you did, too, Eric Dr. Farrell stopped on his way home from the hospital, and told me about the lamp. That was fine of you, Eric. Oh, your poor handsp
 Alan saw the kiss, saw her take Fries bandaged hands in hers, but he gave no indication of seeing Instead, he put Emily between Eric and himself and hurried both of them into the house.
 I'm starved, Herminia," he shouted to the walls. Put on all the food you can find. We'll eat it."
 Emily was hanging on to his arm, lovingly, proudly.
 Now I have to know every thing" she ordered. Begin right where you left me at the dock,
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. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
How Jefferson Wrote The Declaration

FIFTY years after the Declara- \ tion of Independence was written, the historians began to assemble the story of the framing. But the accounts were fragmen- tary and memories faulty. So the original drafts prepared by Thom- as Jefferson proved of inestima- ble value.
 Jefferson was only B when he was chosen to write the astound- ing document. He was chosen because he had the reputation of a masterly pen" and he had been named delegate from Vir- ginia as result of "very hand some public paper which he had written for the House of Bur- gesses."
 He proved equal to the historic task. The drafting committee of five unanimously pressed on Jef- ferson the sole job of writing. He first submitted his work to the committee and then to Congress but the changes were few. Frank lin and Adams added a word here or there or deleted another. Jeff ferson himself was the hardest critic and he wrote and rewrote, polishing, strengthening until time almost for the final en- crossing. The result was docu- s,,ppt raY,o ar rk ahla for ifc codoyco and facility of expression.
 Strangely enough, Jefferson kept no record in his papers of his work on the Constitution ex- cept a mere 25-word notation that he had been assigned to the drafting committee. The drafts themselves were left to tell the story. Jefferson is shown above on a stamp of the series of 1890. 30-cent black, enlarged.
 Copyright. 1899. NEA Service, lnc.)
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The reflector was only inches from Alan,s head when Eric caught 1t in both hands, pulled 1t toward him so that the heavy metal container would fall clear.
 Agonizing pains shot through his hands, up his arms. Then numb ness. His raincoat protected his body, but he felt the intense heat on his face, scorching the flesh, dig ging at his eyes.
 The container missed Alan and Farrell, cleared the table by hairs breadth, fell to the floor with a crash. A man behind Eric jumped cut of the gas, pulled the lamp from Fries desperate grasp.
 Eric stood, his teeth digging into his lip, every muscle rigid, his hands flaming torture.
 Alan, startled by the crash, looked up. "Eric!"
 Farrell was at Fries side, hold ing his wrists. Grady was rum- maging bag for unguents.
 Tt = would -a - hit - you - Alan!" Eric groaned.
 Well, how do those hands feel now?" Alan asked.
 About like the dam looks Eric managed to grin.
 They stood at the edge of the trestle, high above the broken wreckage in the bright sunlight of a chilly March morning. Far down the river, Alan could see the barge, bearing the injured men. Farrell, Grady, Weber, and Father Johnson toward Prices Point and waiting ambulances. Two white sheeted forms lay on that barge. Twelve others lay there, too, but they, with good luck and care, would recover. Still others sprawl ed or stood with arms or legs in awkward, hastily made splints. Be- low him a crew of men dug steadily at huge mass of gravel. Bud Prices body was still in there.
 There isn't much left, is there?" Eric asked.
 Alan looked around. Over the top of the diversion dam into the waters of the lake it had created, a lake now strangely still. Water trickled through a gash at one end of the earth and gravel fill, spilling down a splash on the timbers of the broken trestle. The wheels of half buried truck were there, too, looking like child's toy buried in a sand pile.
 It was the damage done the once-splendid framework of the main dam that he hated to see, for he knew that the pain 1t caused Ere hurt far worse than the burns on his hands. Sunlight glistened on the grease on Fries face as he turned to survey his broken dam.
 If we could have had more time - more steel - more concrete it might have held" he said.
 "It isn't completely ruined, is it?" Alan asked. Cant you clear away the wreckage, start again?"
 Possibly. Depends on what they want to do in Washington. This river can be licked, and if they'll let me - I'll lick it yeti"
 Baker was waving to them from the shack. Slowly, silently, they turned away, started down the steep steps to the waiting launch.
 Mrs. Warren called early this morning, Doctor" nurse was say ing. "She wanted you to call as soon as you could"
 They were on the sunporch of the hospital. Eric stretched full length upon a lounge, while Alan slumped, comfortable and relaxed, in deep chair.
 Thank you, Miss Anderson. I'll be going home, soon as that gang of reporters gets off the front door
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"So you see, it wasn't much, after all," Alan concluded his recital Of the nights events, a story punctu- ated by mouthfuls of food and swal- lows of coffee.
 But it was - it was great and heroic" Emily insisted. And how brave of you, Eric, to take that terrible burn to save Alan"
 To save Alan for me, Emily thought, and for Sumner. Scars on his hands would never inter- fere with Fries work, but if Alan had been burned he might have been forced to abandon obstetrics. maybe all his work. And if his eyes had been hurt-she could not bear to think of ms eyes, forever dull. She owed Eric 8 debt = never to be paid for bringing Alan home safely. She owed him and his dam even greater debt for making her realize her love for Alan.
 "To save Alan" The words stung Alan. To save him to come home and give up Emily to Eric?
 "Dr. Peterson called this morn- ing, Alan," Emily was saying from the airport. Said the papers were full of stories about the dam, and noon editions were praising you. He's sending you 8 contract. Said he'd call you from New York"
 Well, if I'm still asleep when he calls, don't wake me-" Alan said with a laugh. Come on Kane"
 Allan, about last night, about what said about leaving" Emily began.
 Save it until later, Emily. l have something to say about that too-now!"
 (To Be C0ntinued)
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CR ANluM CRACKERS

Only one of the following state ments is true. Which is it? A turfite is devoted to horse rac- ing.
 Three quarreling people compose turfite.
 A European bird, the turfite, lives in marshes.
 A turfite sentence is one used too often.
 TODAY'S LENTEN QUESTION
 Paul, the apostle, once rated a military bodyguard of 70 cav- alrymen and 400 infantrymen. Is the statement true or false?
 Answers on Back Page.
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AVIATOR MAY BE
KIDNAP VICTIM
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last week. He inquired directions
to the airport from a restaurant
operator, drove there and paid
Bivens for "lesson."
They went up and Fetch took the
stick and demonstrated his skill In
flying. He came back to the airport
early yesterday, paid Bivens for a
second lesson and again they went
aloft.
For about 80 minutes the plane
circled back and forth over the field.
Then 1t flew swiftly southeast, air.
port officials said.
Field officials did not consider this
maneuver alarming since they had
been told by Bivens that the man
was an excellent flyer and Just be-
fore the take off Biven's son had
fueled the plane a Piper Cub, with
~ gallons Of gasoline, its capacity.
That amount Of fuel, they said,
would keep the plane al0ft about
three hours at q speed Of 80 miles
an hour.
However, when night fell, alarm
was felt and search Of the vicinity
was organized. Cars went through
the countryside and returned to
report no success. The alarm grew
and suspicious were aroused. Night
Police Chief Clyde Cassidy was In
formed and he called In the state
police.
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Senate Line-Up
On Neutrality Bill

Washington, Oct. 27-UP)-5
The Senate roll call vote on
passage Of the revised neu-
trality bill (including repeal Of
the arms embargo) is rs fol-
lows:
FOR
Demonstrations, Andrews,
Bailey, Bankhead, Barley.
BiIbo, Brown, Burke, Byrd,
Byrnes, Carraway, Chandler,
Connally, Ellendcr, George.
Gerry, Gillette, Green, Guffey,
Harrison, Hatch, Hayden, Her
ring, Hill, Hughes, johnson OF
Colorado, King, Lee, Lucas.
Maloney, Mcclellan, Mead, Mil
Ter, Minton, Murray, Medley,
O'Mahoney, Pepper, Pittman,
Radcliffe, Russell Schwartz,
Schwellenbach, Sheppard, Stat
terry, Smathers, Smith, Stew
art, Thomas of Oklahoma,
xMUuA86 VI OtSUs 1AuAAUAAs AJN
ings, Van Ness and Wagner, to-
tai "a.
Republicans = Austin, Bar
bour, Bridges, Gibson, Quincy,
Hale, Reed and Taft, total s.
Independent - Norris, 1;
grand total, SO.
Independent - Norris, /;
grand total, SO.
AGAINST
Democrats-Beulow, Chavez,
Clark Of Idaho, Clark of Mis-
souri,, Donahey, Downey, Holt,
McCarran, Overton, Reynolds,
Walsh and Wheeler, total IL.
Republicans-Borah, Capper,
Danaher, Davis, Frazier, Hol-
man, johnson Of California,
Lodge, McNary, Nye. Tobey,
Townsend, vandenberg, White
and Wiley, total Is.
Farmer-Laborites- Lundeen
and Shipstead, total 2.
Progressive = LaF0llette, i;
grand total 30.
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of the House leaders were unwilling
to say definitely, but the consensus
was that it would he photo finish
in favor of the administration.
The House wrote the modified
embargo clause into its bill by a vote
of 214 to 173, over administration
protests last June.
Ia Known Switches
OF the 60 Democrats who helped
Republicans roll up the 41-vote
majority for the embargo last time,
United Press poll showed IA
switches to the administrations side.
Leaders privately claimed II SWITCH
es-not enough to change the re-
suit In itself, but they also claimed
% Of the AZ members who did not
vote last time.
The United Press poll also showed
IS of the go anti-admilistration
Democrats still against repeal, 10
still undecided, and the remainder
out Of town.
In the Senate, isolationists fought
q desperate battle to the last, al
though they knew at the outset of
debate that they had little or no
change to win.
johnson Threatens
White-haired Sen. Hiram W.
johnson, Calf, shook his finger at
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Enactment By Close
Margin Is Predicted
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the Democrats and told them that
If the country believed 1t was get
ting "cash and carry" neutrality IT
was getting a spurious, specious
hoax"
Energetic Sen. John A. Danaher,
r.. Conn. whose debating style Is
strongly reminiscent Of the late
Sen. Huey P. Long. said 1t failed 70
cover 80 per cent Of commercial
transactions with belligerent cotln-
tries as a cash" measure. When
he challenged administration sup
porters to show him anything to the
contrary they contended that It's
restrictions on credit were much
stronger than in any previous bill.
Wheeler Still Fights
Even after the bill was passed
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont,
continued the attack. He implied
the country did not yet know the
truth" about the bill. He threaten
ed to begin telling 1t unless sen.
Tom Connally, D., Tex, Withdrew
his proposed preamble, specifically
writing into the measure that the
United States, while imposing vol
untary restrictions on its nationals
in an attempt to avoid war, waived
none of its rights under Interna-
tional law and reserved the right TO
change this or other legislation.
Wheeler said it was an attempt TO
insert a political stump speech IN
the bill. After an hours angry de-
bate Connally finally withdrew the
proposal.
Cries For ''vote"
It was past 8 p. m. and the Sen
ate had been in session since II
a. m. a cry of ''vote, vote" went up.
Only three senators failed to an
swer their names when the roll was
called. They were Henry Fountain
Ashurst, D., Ariz., Homer T. Bone,
D., Wash, and Carter Glass, D.,
Va, all of them Ill. Sen. Clyde
Reed, r., Kans., left the hospital
long enough to shout AYE" on re-
tanning the arms embargo and AYE"
on passage.
with the main issue decided, the
Senate quickly brushed aside an at
tempt by Sen. H. Styles Bridges, r.,
N. H., to write In as a declaration
of policy that Congress remain in
session for the duration Of the Eu-
ropean war. Likewise 1t spent only
few minutes defeating proposals
by Sen. Robert r. Reynolds, D., N.
c., requiring deportation Of aliens
who made statements designed to
change the foreign policy Of the
United States.
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COMMERCIAL SUBS
CALLED FEASIBLE
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"The idea is not new" Lake ex-
planned. II presented similar plans
to German shippers in 1907 as a
possible means Of shortening trade
routes to India by under-sea navi-
cation of Arctic waters. However,
none Of the ships was built and.
when the World War started, I re-
fused German proposals to con-
Struct blockade runners.
ENTRY Of the United States into
the war excluded Germany en-
tirely."
Lake claimed that after U-boat
activities "put a crimp in U. 8. mer-
chant Marine" he TOOK his plans
to the governments emergency
shipping board and was assured he
would obtain an order for 100 Of
the craft.
Politics resulted in ousting Of the
board" he complained, "and the
theory was expressed "the United
States can build ships faster than
Germany can sink them" As a
consequences. my plans were dis
carded."
Although he has advertised that
CONFIDENTIAL information win be
given only to responsible Iier-
chants and shipping interests" con-
corning his new-style boat, Lake adj
mitted today he ''has had no APP
proaches yet"
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SCOUTS APPEAL
REACHES S3,418
Girls Holding Final Report
Meeting at Y Monday
Evening

Approximately ts,Ale has been
subscribed to date to the Girl Scout
Appeal for $500, 1t was announced
at the second report meeting OF
canvassers last evening at the Col
onnade. The final report parley
win be held next Monday evening
at the Y with Rev. DR.. John G..
walker, pastor Of the Second Con-
gregational Church, as the speaker.
Contributions totalling 1897 were
submitted by the sectional team
captains at last evenings gathering.
Rev. Francis O.. Ayers, assistant at
st. Johns Episcopal Church, de-
livered the invocation at last eve
ning's meeting. Ada Mae Holmes
Of the Mil Plain Troop described
the work the intermediate girls are
accomplishing.
That committee last night re-
ported contributions Of $700. Other
reports were: Mems division, $75:
Bunker Hill section, chairman,
Mrs. j. Lester Little, $223; Willow
street section, chairman, Mrs. F. B.
webster, SIPS; Overlook section,
chairman, Mrs. Ralph Darlington,
$109; East and South section, chair
man, Mrs. David Whitney, $87.
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OBITUARY

GEIGLE-William A. Geigle, ST.,
for many years resident of this
city, died last evening at st. Mary's
hospital after q long illness. He was
a native TO South Norwalk but had
made his home in tbs city most Of
his life until a few months ago. Mr..
Geigle formerly resided at 300 Ham
iiton avenue for many years and
about two years ago went to make
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Adams, who a few months
ago took up her residence in Maui
gatuck.
Up to the time of his retirement
about a year ago, Mr.. Geigle was an
employe Of the Sccovill Manufacture
ing company for 48 years. He was
a member Of the Scovill Foremen's
association. He was a communicate
OF the Sacred Heart church.
Survivors include: Five sons, VIII
liam A., Harold, Joseph, Francis and
Walter Geigle, all Of Waterbury;
three daughters, Mrs. Adams, Mrs.
Frank McWeeney of Waterbury and
Mrs. Ann Minor of Meriden; three
sisters, Mrs. Edward Rabtoy of this
city and Mrs Robert gilbert and
Mrs. Albert Miller, both of New
York; and IL grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the
Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main
street on Monday morning at $3.50
o'clock to the Sacred Heart church,
where q solemn mass Of requiem will
be celebrated at o o'clock. Burial will
be in old st. Joseph's cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home
after z o'clock this evening.
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ONLY 3 STATES
in CITY ELECTION
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the mayors hackers elected IA. The
organization advanced Charles G..
Foster, secretary to the mayor, as
its candidate, shortly after he had
been hired by Mr.. Perriello. In the
city convention, the mayor gave the
organization a close battle, losing by
a 17-15 margin. The convention
subsequently became embroiled in a
bitter dispute over the nominee for
city clerk, and eventually the town
committee took matters into its own
hands, changed the party rules and
nominated Homer Bernier. Mr.. Ber-
nier had been held to q 1916 dead
lock in the convention by John J.
Bergin, Jr., q Perriello supporter.
Bitter feelings were aroused dur
ing the primary campaign, partic-
ularly when Republican Town Chair
man ]. Warren Upson declared that
Mr.. Perriello was not strong can
didate and could not be elected II
nominated.
Since the city convention, almost
two weeks ago, the mayor had been
considering whether or not to run
as an Independent Republican.
Mr.. Perriello. q veteran member
Of the board Of aldermen and sew
eral other city bodies, became the
city's chief executive early In Sep
TENDER, following the resignation Of
Mayor Frank Hayes. While in Of
flee he has announced q program
o. strict economy in every city de-
partment, and has already effected
some savings.
The mayors announcement Of
withdrawal, which IS worthy Of care
full study from q political point Of
view, reads as follows:
after careful consideration and
discussion with advisers, In whom
7 have the greatest confidence, I
have decided to withdraw my
name from the mayoralty contest.
Shortly after Nov. u ! viii
issue q statement which will In
dictate the reasons which prompt
ed this action.
IT want to thank all my friends
and supporters for their conf
dence In me.
II will always remember their
loyalty In the tight they put up
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BRIDGET MURPHY
i'm $4,000 SUIT
Woman Claims Permanent
Back Injuries From Fall
Down Stairs

Suit for $4,000 was instituted in
the court Of common pleas this
morning by Attorney Irving FASTER
max, representing Bridget Murphy,
against the Union and New Haven
Trust company, successor trustee to
the New Haven Mortgage and Trust
company. which held q mortgage
from James z. OLeary.
The complaint sets forth that the
plaintiff on August 6, 1895, fell down
o flight Of stairs In building at 280
North. Main street, as q result OF q
defective stairway and an unsecured
rubber mat ON the stairway which
slipped out from beneath the plain
til, she fell down q flight Of stairs.
AS q result Of the fall injuries
were sutained consisting Of lacera-
ton of the left index finger, left
wrist, left knee cap, left ankle and
o sprain Of the sacro-iliac joint. She
also sustained, It is claimed, back
injuries, which are permanent.