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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you a sports question you want answered? Write your ques- ton clearly. sign your name and addres and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Msn. Sports Service Bureau, The Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C.. enclosing a three-cent postage stamp tor personal reply.
 0. What is Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games played, and when did his streak end?
 A. His record is 2,130 games, and his streak ended on May 2, 1889, when, for the first time since May 30, 1925, the New York Yankees played a Major D League baseball game without Gehrig in the lineup.
 Q. Did Jack Roper, the Califor- mia heavyweight whom Joe Louis knocked out last April, ever hold a worlds championship?
 A. No.
 @. How many years did the Fed eral League operate in baseball, and which teams won the pennants?
 A.. The Federal League lasted two years-l9i4 and 1915. Indiana polls won the flag in 1914 and Chi- cago in 1915.
 e. What is the nationality of Buddy" Lewis, Washington n- fielder?
 A. American of Scotch Irish ancestry.
 c. What was the complete pari- mutuel payoff on the 1887 Kentucky Derby?
 A. Two-dollar tickets on WAR ADMIRAL. the winner. paid $5.2C straight, $40 place, and $3.40 show; on POMPOON. which ran second $9.40 for place and $500 for show; finished third $3.s0 for show.
 O. How do the lifetime Majoi League pitching records of Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell compare with respect to games won and lost? A. Up-to the start of the 1889 sea. son, Hubbell had. in eleven years won 2o5 and lost 1i2 games for 6 percentage of .647: Dean, in eighi years. had won l4l and lost 76 games percentage of $50.
 (see our general question ane Answer column on Page 6)
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State Champ Scores
 81 At Hartford

West Hartford. Conn.,, June IA (UP)-Mrs. Mary Louise Hit, Shen- ecossett. who won the Connecticut State Women's title last week, con- tinued her streak yesterday by cap- turing the state one-day tourna- ment of the Connecticut Women's Golf Association at Hartford golf Club.
 Mrs. Hit scored an 8l, three strokes better than her closest com petitors, who were Mrs. Thomas Hooker. Hartford, and Miss Julia Zima, Wethersfield, both with 84's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
DUSTY LEAGUE

The Industrial Softball league games played last night gave the Waterbury Paper Box a one-point margin of victory over the Farrel Foundry. Scovill an 8-5 win over the Waterbury Buckle, and the U s. Rubber 3-2 edge over Post Office
 The scores by innins:
 Paper Box ... 302 101 04-11 IS 2 Farrel ........ OH 101 33-I0 1
 R. Kulman and Williams; Hallo- way, Canardo and Parisot
 ScovtlI ........... 200 303 x-8 8 Buckle ............, OH GOA 0-5 6
 Bailey, Wolf and Hughes; Paoli and Selsky. Umpire, Barone.
 U. s. Rubber .... 200 001 x-3 2 Post Office ....... GOO 100 1-2 3 (
 Rabinovitch and Gallapher; Jack and slattery. Umpire, oIIar.
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EAGLE LOCK GIRLS
 WANT SUNDAY GAME

The Eagle Lock girls softball team Df TerryvIIIe. rated one Of the fast- 0>t girls teams In New England dur dnH the past two years. Is anxious <Q book game with any girls team H the stnte for Sunday. with lt be-
 Ut preferred IQ play the game on @|t IcIxfH|I|e fair grounds. home I1If oi 11z EIrI1. which give pFoln-
 @c 1f HtH1InE up on impressive
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Uncle Ed Doyle. the hustling Hibernian, is proud as the prover- bial peacock since receiving paper clips from Long Island noting the more recent athletic accomplish ments of nephew Eddie Walsh, who attends Bryant high school, Long Island, who placed second in the 880-yard run at Greensboro stadium last Saturday and the Bryant team won the Manhattan relay. What pleased Uncle Ed most was picture of young Eddie labelled tennis and track star" of Bryant high.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

Mrs. Mary Louise Hit of Shenecossett again showed up the. Hartford women, rated the states best golfers by many, and this time, she did it lin their own back yard" scoring an ex- cellent 81 at Hartford Golf club yesterday. There's 8 story going around that she came to Water bury last week, thinking it one-day meet and went home with the state championship in as dramatic a finish as any women's golf tournament ever recorded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
IVY ON TONIGHT

Hartford, Conn. June i4--(UP)- The Salvatore Bartolo- Bobby Ivy 'i0-round featherwcight bout. called off last night because of rain, will be held here tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday (No games scheduled).
Games Today--Pitchers

New York at Chlcago-Lohrman (S-2) vs. Lee (6-6).
 Boston at Pittsburgh-Fette (7-s) vs. Swell (6-5).
 Philadelphia at Cincinnati-M MuI- cahy (3-D vs. Derringer (s-1).
 Brooklyn at St. Louis - Muneo (S-3) vs. c. Davis (s-6).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
YALE WINS, 5-3

New Haven. Conn, June 14-(UP) -Yale's baseball team defeated vir- ginia in 6 five-inning game here yesterday. 5-3. Rain ended the game in the last of the fifth.
 Score by innings: 4
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Totals
oU NAUGATUCK
Totals

x-Batted for OCain in llth. xx-Batted for Post in 1Ith. xxx-Batted for Cantadore in 11tb Two out when winning run scored
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

Games TOday-Pitchers
 Chicago at Washington-Rign lS-$ vs. Chase (3-O or Carrasquel St. Louis at Philadelphia (night game)--Gill (0-5) vs. Nelson (4-D. Cleveland at New York - Teller (9-2) vs. Pearson (5-1) or Gomez (4-2).
 Detroit at Boston (2)-Rowe (1-D and Trout (3-3) vs. Bagby (3-3) and Galehouse G-2).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

The race horse Lyner is owned by 'Lyner. inc," corporation with 10000 shares Issued at twenty live cents par value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

Jubits and Schroeder; Wiley.
 Smith and Hartman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
THE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cannes Toaay--Pitcher.

Games Yesterday (No games scheduled).
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Score by innings'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
MANY SHAREHOLDERS

tsee our general Question am Answer column on Page 6)
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Air War Continues,
Allies Claiming
70 German Planes
French Account for II,
British 9 os Fighting
Turns Into Sky
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 24-The allies re-
ported today continuing triumphs
in aerial combat on the western
front as the war turned skyward in
manner reminiscent of the dog
fights and flying circuses of World
War days.
In contrast with the grim, waiting
game on the ground, the French
said that their aviators, in Amer
ican Curtiss and French Morane-
Sauliniers planes, had shot down
ii German aircraft in the past three
days.
Reports here also credited British
flyers with destroying nine German
planes in two days.
Germany confirmed the in
crease in aerial warfare, but dis
agreed on the results Official
news agency reports in Berlin
declared that German fighters
had shot down five enemy planes
with only one German loss in six
separate encounters over North
western France in the past two
days.
The French reported they shot
down two German planes yesterday,
six Wednesday and three Tuesday
with only one of their own planes
lost.
The British brought down seven
Germans yesterday and two We'd
nesday without loss. correspondents
with the Royal Air Force said.
The official French communique
TO-DAY, differing slightly from these
unofficial accounts, placed Thurs
days corquests at eight, equally di-
vided among the British and French
1t may not have taken into account
a ninth plane reported shot down
late last night in Northeastern
France.
The communique said:
Nothing Of importance to report
during the night.
"On November % eight German
planes brought down on French
territory, four by the r. A. F. and
four by the French air force. One
OF our fighters has not returned to
its base
The British were using sharp
nosed Hawker Hurricanes, which
are equipped with eight machine
guns in the wings and have been
clocked at speeds of 1886 miles per
hour.
Frances Morane-Saulniers, Slight
(See PARIS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Man, Refusing TO Play
Stooge for Bandit, Slain
Nv the Associated presS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. pa bride of
two months today wept for John
Edward Glass, 38, who refused to
play stooge to bandit, threw beer
in his face-and got back two bull
lets in his own head.
Glass, a West Englewood, N. j..
carpenter, and his bride, Olga, had
come to Brooklyn to spend Thanks
giving with her sister.
Police said he left the sisters
home early yesterday morning to
park his car in a side street, ap-
parently was kidnapped by two men
and forced to drive them to a
nearby bar where they robbed the
bartender of $50.
When one of the men refused to
hand back his car, the carpenter
hurled glass of beer in his race
The bandit fired, hitting Glass in
the head twice. The holdup men
escaped.
Glass died in hospital.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Gas Station Owner
And Dog Killed
By Monoxide
FIoshIieht in Mons
Hand, Tools Near,
When Overcome

A filling station proprietor and
his pet watchdog were found dead
today. apparently victims of carbon
monoxide fumes that filled a closed
garage in which the man was work.
ing and then seeped into a room
where the dog was kept.
Raymond C. MCGEE, At, of 4310
Tenth street NE, owner of a sta
ton at Twelfth and Franklin
streets NE, held a hashlight in
his hand and tools were within
reach when he was discovered life
less, sprawled on the front seat
of his own car.
The machine was in small ga
rage at the filling station. The en-
gine was still running and the over
head sliding door was open only
few inches. Mr.. MCGEE was be-
lieved to have been repairing the
automobiles heater when overcome.
In the station Office, adjacent to
the garage. police found the body of
the proprietor's police dog, Jerry
The diSorderly appearance of the
office-upset oil and anti-freeze cans
indicated the dog had sensed
danger and had tried to get out.
Mr.. McGee was found about 7:30
am. by a customer, Harry T. Bur-
ton, 35, of ia Adams street NV.
Police learned that Mr.. MCGEE
left home for the station last night
after having spent Thanksgiving
with his wife. Mrs Elizabeth M
MCGEE, and their three children,
Robert, 16; Elizabeth, Is, and Mary,
10.
When he failed to return later in
the evening, his wife was not alarmed
because her husband suffered from
nervous indigestion and was in the
habit of going to Walter Reed Hos
pital for treatment. Mr.. MCGEE was
a second lieutenant in the Army
during the World War and served
overseas,
Evening star., 1939-11-24
By LELAND STOWE.

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 24.-Highly placed
Nazi officials of uncertain Identity
and perhaps also of uncertain loyal
ty to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler-have re-
Gently been making tentative peace
overtures to British representatives
in Holland. This Illuminating fact
was revealed in a semi i-official
Statement, issued at The Hague last
night, which directly linked the dra-
matte kidnapping of two British
subjects by Gestapo agents on the
Dutch-German frontier on Novem-
ber with the first important under
cover peace 'feelers' to emanate
from Germany
1t is now stated authoritatively in
London that the initiative for ex-
ploring possible bases for peace
settlement came from Nazi sources.
On the other hand, it is admitted
that Capt. Richard Henry Stevens
and Sigismund Payne Best, the
kidnapped Englishmen, had been in
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Kidnapping of 2 Britons Linked
To Undercover Peace Moves
Stevens and Best Said to Have Been Called
To VenIoo for High Germans Offer

secret communication for some time
with supposed Intermediates for
certain influential Nazi leaders and
that they were acting with the
knowledge of the British and Dutch
authorities.
1t is emphasized here. however
that Capt. Stevens and Best were
not conveying any British proposals;
on the contrary, that they had re-
celved suggestions from a German
go-between who apparently was the
personal envoy for one or more Nazi
bigwigs. They were summoned to
Venloo, on the Dutch-German from
tier, to obtain more precise details
of what this group of Nazi chief
tains might have to offer when
Heinrich Himmler's Gestapo agents
intervened AS the result of this
denouement, the case now becomes
as complex and mysterious as first
class Sherlock Holmes plot.
nondon authoritative sources
said that Capt. Stevens and Best
(See KIDNApJNG PAGE A-d)
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Kennedy to Sail Soon
For Consultation Here
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-United States
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy will
leave for home shortly to celebrate
Christmas with his family and to
consult with the State Department.
The nature of the consultation
was not disclosed in the Embassy's
announcement yesterday that he
had been called home by the State
Department for the talks. He
planned to leave Lisbon, Portugal,
December 3 on a clipper plane.
A member of President Roosevelt's
secretarial staff would say only that
Mr.. Kennedy had been granted a
leave of absence.
In Brussels, it was announced that
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies would
sail for the United States December
8 aboard the italian liner Rex for
Washington consultations on Bel
gian trade negotiations.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
British Cruiser Belfast
Damaged, Say Germans

BERLIN, Nov. "a (P.-The Ger
man high command said today
it had corrobration from subma-
rine of reports published in New
York of heavy damage to the 10000
ton British cruiser Belfast in the
Firth of Forth.
(The British admiralty main
tanned silence on the German
assertion that the Belfast had
been torpedoed and badly dam
aged)
The high command said German
forces had brought down three enc
nv aircraft-two British and one
French-and that Nazi flyers had re-
turned unharmed from frequent
airfights" with the enemy.
"In the west, livelier scouting and
(See MINES, Page A-60
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Germans Vow to Avenqe
Blockade of Exports
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 24.-Authorized
sources said today Germany would
avenge every interference with her
commerce 10-fold.
Just how the Reich intends to
answer Prime Minister Chamber
lain's announcement that Britain
will seize all Nazi exports these
sources were not able to divulge.
This much is certain, however, ,"
one source said, that our principle
of conducting the war, namely firing
10 shots back for every shot against
US, will be used in the economic
sphere also"
LONDON, Nov. "a Gp).-The Press
Association, authoritative British
news service, today said the British
order-in-council authorizing the
seizure of all German exports, might
be issued Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Gondhi Party Leaves
Room for British Talks
By the Associated Press.


BOMBAY, Nov. 24.-The Congress
Party Qndian Nationalists) left the
way open for further negotiations
with Great Britain on the inde-
pendence issue today in the wording
OF resolution adopted by it's Work.
ing Committee.
The resolution called for complete
discipline and unity for India
and said the people had the right"
to frame a constitution "in order to
remove the taint of imperialism
from Great Britains policy"
Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader Of
millions of Indians and a moving
force in the campaign for independ-
ence, has similarly left a door ajar
for negotiation by stating that the
demand for complete freedom"
could be satisfied if Britain showed
"a will to shed imperialism"
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Action on Dobson
Delayed at Maryland
spe cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, Nov. "a
Contemplated action on the football
coaching situation at the University
of Maryland was not taken today
as some members of the Athletic
Board had to be away for meetings
on other university matters.
Geary Epply, athletic director,
said the meeting would be held next
Monday at which time the status
of Frank Dobson would be decided,
and if he is not to remain, consider
alton of coach to succeed him
would be discussed.
Although it was persistently ru-
mored that Dobson would resign. nc
communication had been received
from him up to noon today.
Earlier story in Sports Sectio~
Evening star., 1939-11-24
By GARNETT d. HORNER

Inc administrators reciprocal
trade program offers an indispens-
able corner stone for any peace that
may be worked out after the Euro
pean war, Secretary of State Hull
said today.
The Secretary's comment at his
press conference followed other in
dications that the administration
will fight for extension of the
Trade Treaty Act at the next ses-
sion of Congress despite suggestions
by some Democratic leaders in
Congress that the question be put
over until after the 1910 elections.
Mr.. Hull withheld specific state
ment OF his position on the pro-
posals for a years lapse of the au-
thority to negotiate the trade agree
ments, explaining that he would
follow his usual practice of discuss
ing all phases of legislation per-
tanning to foreign affairs with Cap
itol leaders before commenting pub
licly.
The Secretary defended the re-
ciprocal trade program in general
from attacks which he said came
largely from persons who did not
understand or misrepresented it. He
said opposition to the program re-
minded him of the old saying that,
while figures do not lie. liars do
figure.
Calculated to Benefit Nation.
He said everything done In con-
nection with the program had been
calculated to give increased employ
ment to American labor and benefit
the country generally, not only for
the present but for long in the fu-
ture.
Mr.. Hull's discussion of the trade
treaty program marked his return
to his office after Today vacation
in Georgia
The reciprocal trade program was
put forward yesterday by Assistant
Secretary of State George S. Messer-
smith as an economic stabilization
factor necessary for lasting world
peace.
The United States must be pre-
pared to play It's part in creating
ana maintaining more stable basis
Tor peace after the war in Europe
is over, Mr.. Messersmith emphasized
in Thanksgiving Day speech out
lining this Governments policy to-
ward trouble situations in all parts
of the world.
He listed efforts to restore rational
trade relations along the lines of
our trade agreements program as
one OF the ways in which we must
cooperate" with other countries in
stabilizing world affairs.
Sees Peace Hopes Good.
Mr.. Messersmith's speech. re-
garded as an unusually important
redef1nition OF all phases of Amer
lean foreign policy, was made at the
Governors session of the 18th New
England Conference in Boston yes
terday.
He said he was confident OPERA
tions Of our present neutrality pol
icy left virtually no chance of this
country's becoming involved in the
European war unless we are chal-
(Coa 1,DADr ~.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Testimony Of Kuhn
Is Contradicted by
Woman Witness
Mrs. Comp Denies
She Ever Made
Gifts to Bund
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Blond Mrs.
Florence Camp. once termed My
Golden Angel by Fritz Kuhn,
bluntly and repeatedly contradicted
the German American bundles
fuehrer's testimony today when she
was called as a rebuttal witness at
Kuhn's trial on a grand larceny
charge.
Mrs. Camp testified that Kuhn
urged her to divorce her husband,
Charles Camp, and to bring her
furniture to New York so that they
could use it after their marriage.
Kuhn already was married and the
father of two children.
Handed copy of Kuhn's initial
love note, in which the bund leader
vowed he was terrible" in love with
her, Mrs. Camp said she saw no
fun" in the missive. Kuhn had
testified he wrote the note "all in
1un on the night of ships party
aboard the S. S. Westernland.
Contradicts Testimony.
She contradicted Kuhn's testi-
mony that she had given the bund
official $565.76 in cash in return for
kuhn's financing the transportation
OF her furniture from Los Angeles
OF New York. Later, under ques-
tioning by the court, however, Mrs
Camp acknowledged she had given
Kuhn 5000 in three installments,
Kuhn had thus accounted for part
of the money which he is accused of
stealing from the funds of the or
ganization.
The golden angel witness.
smartly dressed in black ensemble,
with bustle-back dress, testified
that Kuhn gave her "a ring in Au-
gust, 1888. She identified the dia-
mond, which Kuhn had testified
was not the one he had bought.
Mrs. Camp, whom Kuhn had de-
scribed as patriotic lady" inter-
ested in supporting the bund, said
she had never contributed to the
bund, had never become a member
of the women's auxiliary and had
never even sympathized with it.
Il knew nothing about the bund,"
she said.
Mrs. Camp, called by the State to
elaborate on Kuhn's extra marital
wooing and his financing of trans
portation of her furniture, looked
(See KUHN, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Thanksgiving Dinner
Poisons Over Score

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Nov. 24.-The City
Health Department reported today
more than 20 cases of acute food
poisoning among approximately
$4,000 poor children and adults who
had Thanksgiving dinner at Gods
Bible School. At least seven more
were hospitalized. Others were
treated and told to return if the
illness did not subside.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
B uI | etin

Chairman Dies of the House
Committee on Un-American
Activities declared today that the
United States should sever rela-
tions with Soviet Russia unless
Russia gives assurances that it
will put an end to activities which
Mr.. Dies alleged violate the 1888
treaty Of recognition.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Senator Bark|ey Undergoes
Mayo Clinic Operation

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, Mimi, Nov. "a
Senator Alben w. Barkley of Ken
lucky, Democratic leader in the
United States Senate, is undergoing
treatment following a minor opera
ton at the Mayo clinic, it was
learned today.
The Senator came here early this
week, accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. Barkley could not be reached
by telephone and no announcement
of the Senator's condition was
forthcoming from the clinic.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Is Turkish Villages
Reported DESTROYED
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 24.-De-
truction of 16 villages, the wrecking
of parts of many more and the
leveling of more than 1000 build
ings by series of nine earth shocks
were described today in delayed re-
ports from stricken areas in East
ern Turkey.
The casualty list was incomplete,
due to shattered communications,
but 43 persons were killed and great
numbers seriously injured in Erzin-
gan alone.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
German WorpIones Fly
Over ShetIunds Aquin

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 24.-German
planes flew over the Shetland Islands
again today, resulting in Commute
air raid warning.
Later there was second warning,
lasting AZ minutes.
Evening star., 1939-11-24

PARAMARIBO, Nov. "a LP.-Six
United States Army bombers arrived
in this Netherlands Guiana city
today from Natal, Brazil, homeward
bound after a good will flight to
Brazil
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Hull, Back in Capital,
Praises Reciprocal
Trade Program
Adds to Indications
Administration Will Fiqhi
For Treaty Extension
BACKGROUND

BAChGROUND-
Western Senators hare led
agitation against reciprocal trade
agreements problem, an integral
part Of administrations foreign
policy. Program opponents clam
concessions granted to foreign
imports injure American agricui-
ture, 1uhile administration points
to benefits through stimulation
OF foreign trade throughout
dtsorderS in Europe ana Far
East, Government has insisted
on respect for treaties and inter
national laU principles.