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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
BURNER BLAMED
 FOR BAD BLAZE.
Investigation at Dr. Dud. ley Deming's Home Con-
 tinned Today

Cause of the $2O,oOO blaze which ravaged the home of Dr. Dudley Deming on the Country Club road Sunday will probably be laid to an oil burner used for heating water, Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey said today.
 The marshal, his aide Lieut. Eu- gene A. Legge, and Private Jerry Grimm this morning continued their investigation at the scene. They re- ported considerable difnculty was en- countered in the basement of the house which is still flooded and the floor of which has partly caved in.
 As result of their investigation, the marshal said, the oil burner used to heat the home has been "exon- erated." The probe has not been completed, however.
 The condition of Private Michael Lawlor, overcome by smoke while fighting the blaze, was reported much improved at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
EVIDENCE STARTS
 IN $lO,OOO SUIT
Father Suing for Injuries Suffered By Son in
 Auto Accident

Trial of the case. of Joseph Ted esco against Lucy veneziano and Pasquale Scalo was started before Judge Frank P. McEvoy in the superior court this morning. The plaintiff, a youth, is bringing the action through ilis father Rosario Tedesco as guardian. and seeks $l0,000 as the result of injuries sus- tained in an automobile accident on North Main street near Winchester street at 2 p. m. on last June 18th.
 The plaintiff claims he was riding in a truck which was forced to run into telegraph pole as the result of the alleged careless and reckless dricing of the defendant Scalo, op- erating a truck owned by the de- fendant Lucy Veneziano. Joseph Cali was the driver of the truck in which young Tedesco was riding.
 The first witness called this morn- ing was Arthur N. Wood who under questioning by Attorney William B. Fitzgerald who with Attorney Frank Summa, represents the plaintiff, de- SCTlUSU t1lC khyOut OA tllc StECSt dA1u sidewalk in the vicinity of the acci- dent.
 The next witness called was Cali, the driver of the truck in which the plaintiff was driving and which crashed into the telegraph pole. He was just starting to testify when Judge McEvoy noticed the presence of doctors in the courtroom, who had been summoned as witnesses. The judge suggested that the doc tors not be compelled to wait dur ing the duration of MT. Callis stay on the witness stand and that they be put on at once. The first medical witness to take the stand was Dr Samuel Atkins, who identified x-ray pictures he had taken of the plain- tiff and involving injuries he had set up in his complaint.
 / The injuries alleged include frac- tured ribs and vertebrae.
 Australia plans to use only Aus tralian lumber in any construction during the European war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05

c. o. F. Alderman Has "Red
 Letter" Night-Scores Snow Re-
 m0val failure, demands "square
 deav for all delinquents.
 pointing out that the list was based only on those owing taxes on the 1888 grand list, payable in 1889. It was unfair to single out these peo- pie, he said, when others owed tax es for many years but were not be- ing cited.
 TEe declared that If any list at all were accepted by the board 1t should be one which is complete, listing the names of all those owing taxes for six months or more and giving the amounts due in each case. i...
 "We've heard a lot about viola tions of the charter in the past" declared Alderman Kingston, land I know that the members of this board don't want to face any such accusations. The charter act of Senator Culhane says that a full list not a partial one, should be submit ted to us by Feb. IS. It's already well beyond that date and here we have only Q small list"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
RELATIVES SHARE
 PRIESTS ESTATE

Rev. Anthony Wuskell, late pastor of St. Andrew Church in New Brit ain and former assistant at St. Jo- seph'S Church here under Rev. Jo- seph J. Valantiejus, left an estate valued at $2696.85, according to an approsial filed in Probate Court in New Britain by Arthur N. Ruther- ford and William G. Dunn./
 The estate includes cash of $1,- 4S4.35; two old automobiles valued at $275; a bond valued at $37.50; five shares of Kazemekas & Sons, Inc, of this city, no value; furni- ture and personal effects worth $15O; property at Saybrook Point valued at $500.
 The money will go to relatives af- ter payment of expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
GINGER ROGERS
 TOSEEK DIVORCE
Blonde Film Star Has Been Separated From Lew
 Ayres for Five Years

Hollywood, March 5.-(UP)-Gin- ger Rogers, blonde film actress, to- day filed suit for divorce from Lew Ayres, film star, from whom she has ben separated for five years.
 The actress charged desertion.
 AyreS will not contest the suit He filed an accompanying default to the complaint and hearing of the action was set for March 13 before Judge Clement Shinn.
 Last month Miss Rogers said she planned to establish residence at Reno, Nev., and obtain a divorce there. Filing of the action here came as g. surprise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
LOUIS C. STRADA
 LOSES FORECLOSURE

Judge Origen s. Seymour of the court of common pleas yesterday in Litchfield granted the Bantam Lum- Der company Q foreclosure judg- ment against Louis c. strada of Waterbury, administrator of the estate of the late Mary strada.
 The property involved Is situated in the town of Morris on the west side of Bantam Lake and includes the building known as the Golden Pheasant. former dining place, The judgment was for teee.06. Law day was set for September {. ie40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
Louis Medin Sues
 Abraham Rosenberg

Louis Medin today filed suit in the court Of common pleas against Abraham Rosenberg. The parties ln the action were partners in 6 meat market business in W00dbnFy and the plaintiff withdrew from the partnership. He claims he had . $500 equity in the business and this has not been paid him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
ANTHONY SABIA
 HURT IN NEW CITY

Anthony Sabia of this city was treated for & cut on the forehead after automobiles driven by Charles Sabia and Solomon Johnsky, both of this city, collided on South Main street in Torrington last evening. No arrest was made on account of the slippery conditions of the high way. Policeman William Twitty in- veStigated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
nA<<<~ m>Y~>~%
 ESTABLISHED I0ss
ESTABLISHED I0ss

There's Greot Coat Made in Rochester - And When a Mon Thinks of Good CIothes-He Thinks of AdIer-Rocheste-And Their "LIombok" Coot at $37.5O. Fomous is no name for "Llom- bok" topeoot spurs were won on merit - and merits still the solid foundation upon which its fame rests.
 The "LIombek" as AdIer-Roehes- fer conceived this versatile eoot hos twofoId mission in Iife-pro- lection from the sIsmsnts-hoiI, roin ov shins-ond on asset to your experience - beeGuse -e "LIom. bek" eoot with AdIsv-Roehssser craftsmanship is first, lest end oIways eeet thst ls good foE nnen 10 be seen in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
Full Weather Report

Boston. March 5 (UP)-weath- CT fOrcaats
 CONNECTICUT-M Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little change in temperature.
 MASSACHUSETTS - Cloudy with light snow except in extreme south east portion tonight. Wednesday cloudy in east and light snow Tn west portion. Little change in tenn perature.
 RHODE ISLAND-Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with light snow In in temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05
PUBLIC PROPERTY
 VASTLY IMPROVED
$36,S91,622 of Federal Funds Expended in Con-
 necticut in l939

A total of $36,s91 ,622 of Federal funds was expended in Connecticut on the construction or improvement of public property during the past 1899 fiscal year. These figures were released today by the Connecticut headquarters of the Of1lce of Gov- ernment Reports.
 These buildings and improve ments will be permanent additions to the wealth of the state and it was stated that all such federal ex- pendiures since 1883 totaled $119,- 8,204.
 Construction work has been sup erTised by six federal agencies, of which only the Public Roads Ad- ministration, the Public Buildings Administration, the Corps of En- gineers and the Bureau of Reclam- ation were in existence prior to 1883. Expenditures of these Federal agencies during the fiscal year end- ed last June 30th, follow:
 Public Roads Administra
 V4OA4 O4EBOos Public Buildings Ad-
 ministration .......... 258, ,747 Corps of Engineers ..... 1,796,6s2 Public Works Admin
 istration .............. s,sss, s,24s Works Projects Admin
 istration ............. 2s,sss,s2s United States Housing
 Authority ............. 10000
 $s6,ssl ,622
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05

Founder
 of Columbus take firm root in this state. Two brothers, both deceas- ed, Monsignor Patrick J. and Mon- signor John J. McGivney, suc- cessively held the office of supreme chaplain in the order. A nephew of all three, the Rev. Leo M. Finn, also a native of Waterbury, Is the present supreme chaplain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05

Increasing wages have caused marked rises in eas rates end street ear end bus fares iD Belfast, h0Ttlss ern Ireland, and the people blame the waF for it All,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-05

Australia plans to use only Aus tralian lumber in any construction during the European war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Oakland Clings to Lead
AS Coast Race Tightens
BY UNITED PRESS

The Pacific Coast league was
punched today closer than bana-
mas, with five games separating
the league leading Oakland club
from the tail end Portland-San
Francisco combination.
The Acorns. losing a series to
San Diego by four games to
three. still retained half game
leadership as they faced their old
cross bay rivals. San Francisco, in
this weeks series. The Padres
took the series by splitting yes
terday's pair. losing 2-1 and win
ming As.
San Francisco celebrated
"get the Seals out of the eel
lar" week by winning
doubleheader ut Seattle, which
put them In q tie for seventh
with Portland. The first
game went to the Seals AS
and the second so. The
Seals won the series games
TO 2.
Larry Powell, who has been
badly punished in recent appear
ances, gave Seattle just six hits in
the opener. and Sam Gibson. who
also has proved ineffective. per-
mitted seven hits in the finale.
Les Weber was the pitching
victim.
Tony Freitas won his own
game as Sacramento turned back
Hollywood Ga In the opener of
yesterdays double header. He
doubled to center In the ninth TO
score Gene Handley. The Stars
took the nightcap 1912. behind
Wayne osborne's pitching. os-
borne left after two were out in
the seventh in favor of Lou Tost,
Uul was NtCOlACu Will Tic VIII.
Bruce Ogrodowski and Larry Bar
ton homed for the Solons and Bill
Cissell for the Stars. The series
went to Sacramento, 4 games to 8.
The Angels split pair with
Portland but boosted their home
run total to 80 when Lou Novikoff
poled a pair and Eddie Mayo one
in the opening game which Los
Angeles won 1872. Lee Slime
handcuffed the Beavers with IS
widely scattered hits. Herman
Reich's ninth inning home run
gave Portland the second game
AS. Ad Liska, the submarine
baller, gave the Angels seven hits
in the nightcap. Of which Manager
Aronld Ststz caught two for
doubles. The series was divided.
three games each.
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Honorary wv" sweaters have
been awarded to two Tacoma stu
dents at u. Of w. for service In
the Neutrality-suspicious. regatta
at Seattle. They are Dallas Dup
penthaler and Gerald Keely. sta
dium graduates. numbers Z and 4
In the winning varsity boat. Both
men won letters for participation
At Poughkeepsie last year.
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Coast Ball in Boxes

winning pitcher. Osborne; losing
pitcher. Van Slate: innings pitched,
Van Slate Il. Munger IL Llly 0
plus. Winford as, Osborne 6a, Tost
0 plus, at bat. off Van Slate 4, Mum
ger z. Lilly /. winford 10. Osborne
80. lost q; hits. off Van Slate 8,
Munger q, Lilly /, Winford 5. Os-
borne IL. lost 2: runs scored. off
Van Slate /. Munger 4. Lilly 2. Win
ford 3. Osborne 10. lost 8; runs re-
sponsible for. Van Slate 2. Munger
2. Lilly o, Winford 3. Sandell l, Os-
borne 9, Tost /. struck out, Munger
2, Winford 2. Osborne 2, Ardizoia /;
bases on balls. off Munger 2, Lilly 2,
Winford 2, Sandell 3, Osborne 8.
Ardizoia l; passed ball, Monzo: left
on bases. Sacramento z. Hollywood
3; home runs, Cissell. Barton, Ogrod-
owski; two-base hits, wasley, Carl
oaldi. Marshall 2. Ogrodowski, King;
runs batted in, Thompson 5, Cissell
2. Wasley. Shelley 8. Sweeney. Barton
2: kahle 8, Handley, Ogrodowski 8,
King; Marshall 2; stolen base, Monzo:
double play, Osborne to Skelley to
Sweeney: time, 2I5: umpires, Ed
wards. Mazzeo and Powell.
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Tiger Team Returns Home
Plan Welcoming Reception
Play Spokane Tuesday Eve

The Tigers rolled into town this
morning ready for q two-ply well
come.
Tonight, at the FRS, they will
be guests at the annual baseball
banquet sponsored by the sports
committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce. This affair, always a
popular event because Of the
family style chicken dinner and
the rest of the fun, Is open to the
general public and Is scheduled for
$50 o'clock.
Tomorrow night, Manager
Hal Rhyme win send his
Tigers against the Spokane
Indians for the seasons In
augural at Athletic park.
Tony Firpo. the big Italian ex-
footballer, showed his wallop by
hitting homers both at Wenatchee
and Yakima. While Firpo gen.
orally hits to left field, his first
two homers were over right field
walls, showing what sock he
really carries.
Morry Abbott hasn't cracked
into the home run list yet but
that he packs a wallop is shown
by the fact that he batted In five
runs Sunday afternoon at Yakima.
Marvin Rickert also batted in five
runs Sunday. Firpo batted in
eight runs In the first four games.
White, Garretson and Hartman
have been getting distance to their
blows. The longest sock of the
bunch was made by Bill Bremen,
the Olympia youngster, who hit
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lis SO 8 7.2e 10 2
Total
PORTLAND

Totals ..........31 ~ IL
aBatted for Isekite in fifth.
b Bat'ed for Holm in seventh.
c Batted for Berry in seventh.
1.-TWO out when winning run scored.
REYNOLDS to first in seventh on CATCH
er's interference.
Los Angeles 90 o oo2 o %
Portland 49,. 2 u 90 o o IA
Four hits 3 runs off Isekite I.
o and off Berry in q. | and | off
Prim in 8. losing pitcher. Prim;
struck out. by Liska 4, lsekite 4. Prim
q; bases on balls. off Liska 8. Isekite
4, Berry l: home run. Reich: two-base
hits, STATE 2 Cihocki: sacrifices, Prim,
Brown; runs batted in, STATE. Gill,
Muller. Coleman. Mayo 2. Reich: left
on bases. Los Angeles 7, Portland z;
double play. Reich to Brown TO Reich;
passed ball. Reiber: umpires, Falls
and Snyder; time. ! IA.
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Pins Fly
As Keglers
Bear Down
Four New Monks
In Commercial
Division Alone

A week end OF pin bashing In
the Northwestern international
Bowling congress resulted In the
posting Of several new leaders on
the big point with pride" board
at the Broadway alleys.
Aubrey Roberts Of vancou-
yer, b. C., made the pins fly
with games of 2s7, e52 and
III, to take over the lead In
the commercial division sin
giles with = total OF $50. That
was Sunday, the same day
that Loren Kitchen and Rex
Adolf Of Salem, Ore, annexed
leadership In the commercial
doubles bracket with q total Of
1871.
DeLormes Tavern OF Yakima
rolled into the lead Of the COM
mercial five-man event Saturday
night when they flattened a total
of 1888 pins.
The fourth and last section of
the commercial division--the all
events-also gained new leader
Saturday when Clarence Milburn
of Seattle added up his scores to
discover his total was 1887.
No changes were recorded in the
open division. but there were q
number OF new leaders In the
booster and junior divisions.
George smith Of New West
minister, b. C., went into the
van Of the booster singles
event with . SIT, while Walt
Elliott and w. Snelgrove Of
shelton took the lead In the
booster doubles, rolling 1910.
Elliott also Ia the all-events
leader, with 1921.
A pair OF Astoria, Ore, bowlers,
Kenneth West and Earl Sargent.
sailed into the junior division
doubles lead. They had total of
ss4. Singles lead In this division
Ii held jointly by Charles Jensen
Of Seattle, and Robert Bargewell
Of Yakima, each with 537. Barge
well is tops thus far in the all
events, having a total Of 1867.
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Totals .........28 8 TAI 7 /
Batted for Salkeld in first.
b Batted for burst in first.
Batted for Darrow in second.
Batted for Mulligan in sixth.
San Diego ....... 2 90 l 0 o.
Oakland ........ pa o o. %
Losing pitcher. Mulligan: innings
pitched. Cantwell X barrow "a,
Mulligan 4. at bat off CAntwell 4,
Darrow 8, Mulligan is; hits. off Can't
well 8. Darrow 3, Mulligan 5. runs
scored. off Cantwell /. Darrow !, Null
ligan q. runs responsible for. Hebert
2, Cantwell 2. Mulligan q: struck out.
by Hebert Mulligan 2; bases on
balls off Hebert 2. Cantwell l. Multi
gan /. Corbett /; left on bases. San
Diego 8. Oakland 7; home run: Christ
off: two-base hits. Mesner, Williams,
Dunn: runs batted in. Williams 2,
before. Chapman. Mesner. Christoff;
sacrifices Vergez, Stewart: stolen
base, vergez: double play. Haslin to
Berkowitz; players walking. Mesner.
Versez. Haslin, Christoff, Pstchett.
Detore: time, 1852; umpires, Doran
and Tanning.
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-Four hits runs of Masters IN 3
I off Pickrel in q q and o off Failin
in 4; losing pitcher, Masters; runs
responsible for, Masters 6. Slime 2,
Thomas 6. Pickrei A. struck out, by
Masters /. Stine q: bases on balls. off
Masters 2. Thomas 2. Pickrel /: three
base hit. Novikoff: home runs. Mayo.
4, Cihocki q. Strineer, Mayo 4, Novi-
koff 4. Collins Gill g. umpires, Sny-
der and Falls: time, / 40.
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When yon need . few extra dol
lars, look around the basement or
attic for discarded articles. This
win bring you cash from some
enc II you advertise them with
IN insxpensive Times Want Ad.
Phone Main S151.
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Craig Pigeon Wins
Gle Elum Air Test

A pigeon owned by Dave Craig.
boring through a headwind. rain
and hail, won top place in the Ia
coma Racing Pigeon clubs race
Sunday from Gle Elum. 10 miles
airline. A total Of 1877 birds COM
peted. The race next Sunday will
originate at Wenatchee.
Raat,ita.
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one over the center field fence
$50 feet-at Yakima.
Outside Of Marion 0ppelt's
performance Saturday night,
the Tiger hurlers have been
none too effective. oppelt,
after q weak start, pitched &.
great ball Earl Porter won
his first start, although he
was hit hard. Porter's that
way. II his mates give him .
lot Of runs he's generally
liberal with the opposition. II
It's . tough game, Porter can
pitch alright ball.
Spokane will come TO Tacoma
with a club that many observers
feel is the club to beat to win the
Western international gonfalon
this season.
The Indians got good start in
the race and over the weekend
added reinforcements from the
Rainiers.
Joe McNamee, hard hitting
Seattle youngster, Ia the
catcher. Tommy Evart, q
Tacoma fayorite, Is on first
base, Ernie Bishop on seconi,
Hank Martinez on short and
George Farrell on third. Ned
Sickle is with the club, but
was in an automobile accident.
Smead Jolley, one Of the greatest
in baseball, leads the Spo-
kane wrecking crew. He plays
right. Dwight Alden, a speedster
and good hitter. plays center,
while Frank Falconi is in right.
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Huns fcspohslbIe TOT, WepDtr .,
Powell 2: bases on balls. off Powell
8: struck out. by Weber /. Powell /:
left on bases. Seattle 8, San Francisco
z: home run. Kearse; two-base hits.
Weber. Jennings Norbert. Lawrence:
runs batted in. Niemiec. Storey, Nor
bert. Kearse. Burns. Wright; sacrifice,
Harris: double play. Wright to Storey
to Burns: players walking. Kearse
Schuster. Archie: time. as; umpires,
Engeln and Hood.
fSecond Camel
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Yesterdays Results
San Francisco 40. Seattle 40.
Oakland 2-a. San Diego la
Sacramento 5-i2. Hollywood 4-i6.
Los Angeles 1873. Portland IA.
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Excluding accidents within mu-
inequalities, there were SIS fatal
automobile accidents on the high
ways of Ohio during 1888. There
are approximately two and a half
million drivers in the state.
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losing pitcher. Barrett; innings
pitched. Barrett sss. Gregory Ia: at
off Barrett 7. Gregory q; runs scored,
off Barrett 4. Gregory /. Radunich 1;
runs responsible for. Barrett Z. Rad
unich /: struck out. Barrett Z. Glib
son l: bases on balls. Barrett 5. Rad
unich l: wild mitch. Radunich; passed
ball. Campbell: left on bases. San
Francisco 10. Seattle Z: two-base hits.
Holder. Gibson: runs batted in. Glib
son 2, Burns. Norbert. Wright and J.
Barrett: sacrifice. Schuster: double
play. Niemiec to Schuster to Archie;
time. l;43; umpires. Hood and En-
eeln. players walked. Norbert z.
Storey. Wright 2. sprinz.
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hits. keeping them well-scattered.
Meanwhile, the Pips were smuggling
the seams off the bali a. It was
tossed by Chef Johnson, Charlie
Schanz and BALKAN.
Saturday night Tacoma raped
out to 8 victory over the Pips.
The Tigers won the series, three
games to one.
In other games, Wenatchee
defeated Salem. s to 4, in the
first game, but dropped the
nightcap, 10 to 4, their first
setback since the season
began.
The Chiefs trimmed the Sem
ators twice Saturday, 6 to 8 and
5 to 4.
Vancouver and Spokane divided
their Sunday double-header. The
Indians took the first, IL to 5, but
the Caps came back to nose out
the Injuns, 10 to 9, in the windup.