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Evening star., 1941-04-06
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. April 5.-Lou Nova,
having scored his second knockout
of Max Baer and needing only one
more to gain permanent possession,
still was fleXing his muscles today
and demanding June fight with
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
nothing more, nothing less.
The big Californian with the stab
bing left declared he wasn't inter-
ested in meeting Billy Conn or any
body else beforehand, loftily imply
ing that he was through with the
small fry and wanted to get his
tusks into something really big.
I've stopped both Baer and Pat
Comiskey this winter" he pointed
out. What has Conn been doing
all this time? Oh, yes, he did man
age to beat Gunnar Barlund last
night in Chicago, didn't he? That
must be the same Barlund I whipped
here several years ago when 1 was
learning the business"
Conn Has Jacobs on Spot.
All of which places Promoter Mike
Jacobs in a somewhat embarrassing
position. Mike is truly fond of
Conn and only a few months ago he
virtually promised the Pittsburgh
Adonis a June bout with Louis. In
fact, he even signed Conn to a con-
tract and told him to go home and
get fattened up to heavyweight size.
But in the meantime Nova has
come back from his long illness
stronger and better than ever, and
Conn undoubtedly pulled a boner in
taking on Barlund last night.
Though Barlund eventually re
tired, the dispatches indicate that
Conn did nothing to increase his
stature as a championship contend
er Nova. on the other hand. did
himself plenty of good by the man.
ner in which he dispatched Baer.
Lou still is something of a sucker
for a right, but he also takes a punch
probably better than any man in the
ring and is saturated with raw. red
courage. Both Baer and Comiskey
say he can't hit lick, that his left
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Badminton Crowns Go
To The|ma a kingsbury
And Dave Freeman

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April 5.-Dave Free
man of Pasadena, Calf, maintained
his supremacy in American amateur
badminton tonight by taking his
third successive title in the mems
singles.
The 20-year-old Pomona College
student defeated Carl Loveday of
Montclair, N. j., in the singles final;
1916, 1873.
Thelma Kingsbury of Oakland,
Calf, thrice English champion, who
regained her amateur status a few
months ago, overwhelmed Evelyn
Boldrick of San Diego. Calf, last
years champion, to capture the
women's singles.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Merger Of Old Loops
Considered 10 HeIp
Sand|ot Baseball
Federation Heads Want
Commercial, MiIitio
Leagues to Bond

Sandlot baseball circles are buz-
zing today with discussion of the
possibility that two of the city's
oldest loops which right now are
bit on the weak side may COM
bine to form strong league for
entry this summer in the National
Capital Baseball Federation.
The old Commercial League. for
many years one of the big loops
here, is being revived. 1t broke up
two years ago during the fight con-
nected with the formation of the
federation in Washington with its
teams joining other groups. 1t hasn't
got its full allotment of teams yet,
however, although several may join
when a meeting is held tomorrow
night.
Militia Loop Weakened.
Meanwhile the Militia League. for
merly composed of Army and Navy
units in and around Washington,
is having difficulty getting organ
lied for this summer because ma
tional defense work will keep sew
eral former members away. Boil
ing Field, Army Medical Center and
Fort Myer. all members last year,
will have no teams this year.
That leaves St. Elizabeth. loop
champion; Naval Receiving Station
and Arlington Cantonment, a new
member, as the nucleus for this
years activities. Fort Belvoir also
may come in, but that still would
make too small a league for sue
cessful operation.
The reorganized Commercial
League so far has lined up Hot
Shoppes, Maryland Aces and Frank
Small Motors. Sandlot officials are
discussing a combination of these
two leagues to make one strong one
and some action may be taken to-
morrow night, when the Commercial
League holds an organization meet
ing under Vic GauZZa at Atlas Sports
Store, 927 D street NV, at 8 o'clock
Five Leagues Wanted.
- 1t is suggested that the combined
loop be called the Federal CONNER
cial League with its games to be
played on the Ellipse and on ST.
Elizabeth and Naval Receiving Sta
ton diamonds. Teams interested in
joining either the Commercial
League or the proposed new loop
have been asked to attend tomorrow
nights meeting.
If there are enough teams to go
around there will be both militia
and commercial league operating
under the federation this summer.
That would make six strong leagues
battling for the city championship
and the right to represent WASH
ington in the national sandlot tour
nament. Already signed up are In
dustrial, with six teams: Times
Herald, with six; United States Gov
arnment, with six, and Departmental,
with five.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Giants Swamp AtIonto,
ITO, to End Slump

ATLANTA, Ga, April IP).-After
losing four out of five games to the
Cleveland Indians on tour, the New
York Giants took a change of pace
against Southern Association oppo-
stion today and hammered Atlanta,
II to 0.
Bob Bowman went the full nine
innings and kept eight hits scat
tered for the first shutout by a
Giant pitcher this spring.
Brooklyn CN)
New York M - 210 2O4 110-11 IL 1
Atlanta IS. Al 900 900 600 o s .
Bowman and O'Dea; Heusser, Cortes and
Richards.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Dodgers Score, l3 to !,
Over Minor Outfit

ALEXANDRIA. La. April 5 1Pl.-
The Brooklyn Dodgers overwhelmed
Alexandria of the Southeastern
League today, 13 to /. with the Ma
tional Leaguers piIing up "A safe
ties behind the Shit hurting of
Bill Swift, who went the route.
Team nO0 PA lOO-l3 "A q
A!eXard. IS. L L. 900 OO1 OOCE- :
Swift and owens; Arnes,. Brown ard
Evening star., 1941-04-06

other steps up performance so brilliantly.
Why not try the car that has the drive
that General Motors builds-try Oldsmobilei
Hydra-Mstc Drive Optional at Extra Cost
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Hurtnett Another Giunt
Sore Throat Victim
By he Associated Pres

ATLANTA. April 5.-The sore
throat epidemic that has afflicted
the Giants is beginning to work a
hardship on the sports writers with
the club. Gabby Hartnett, who has
been the teams chief talker and
liaison man with Manager Bill
Terry. can't speak above a whisper
Terry, also affected, passed up
Yesterdays fruitlesS visit 10 Ander-
son, S. c., and some correspondents
suggested that he was trying to
avoid saying what players are due
to be released.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Star Of Illinois Eleven
To PIoy for Chicords

By the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, April s.
George Bernhardt, voted the Illinois
most valuable football player last
fall, has signed with the Chicago
Cardinals.
A fullback at Illinois, Bernhardt
said that he expected to play in
Gao line.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Pacific Coast Leuque

San Francisco, /; Seattle, 0. CTen in
nlngs.I
Oakland, .; San Dleso, a.
Portland, d: : Los Angeles. O.
Sacramento. ): Hollywood e.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Navy Sailors Victors

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 5 dp).-
Winning all four races, Navy's SAIL
ing team today defeated Brown Uni
VerSitV. 50 to 80.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

HOT STUFF. Kitchen work is hot,
isn't it. nom? Tokes plenty steom,
suds to eIeon up otter $1,000 dinners.
Evening star., 1941-05-11
DedE W0nu:
Fort Meade, Nd.
Nay 10, 1871

Will be the first that have realized what
an awful lot Of work you have done for You
see. Nom. We don't just learn to fight in the
army. We take turns working in the kitchen and
We keep up clothes and make beds.
They say this is the best
fed, best dressed and best housed army in the
world, Nom, but believe do plenty Of the
work ourselves. These pictures show what good
housekeepers I'LL be able to give you
q vacation when get hone, Nom.
Love to my best girl,
P.S. Can you spare thimble? "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

do at the bank tomorrow"
Maybe III cut the noise and maybe
1 won't" said the son.
IF you don't I'll call the police said Crabb.
The young couple retired to their room,
but when they continued the noise Crabb
telephoned to the town officers to come to
his home.
Just as the officers reached the lawn of
the home, Disguised at having to play DOGGY
man" to the obstreperous younger generation,
they heard shot fired in the house.
In an upstairs bedroom they found the
young bride. in a nightgown, lying on a bed,
with blood pouring from a bullet wound over
her heart. Within three minutes and without
making any statement she died
James told the police that Betty had picked
up the gun, an old rusty one used for guard
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

rwO years ago James Warren Crabb, only
81 handsome enough for the movies"
just married. Of bank president Of
Delavan Illinois, and slated some time. 10
take his place respected and admired by all
had everything to live for and yet the other
day, he only things to die for and so he
killed himself
In that short time he had lost all the
precious things Of life His bride had died
violent death. his good looks were gone, as
were his future at the bank even his job there
because his father was in prison.
A haunted. scowled-at. down man
Of %. ne looked at least 80. when as a last
resort he tried to join the army.
But Uncle Sam frowned too.
Unable TO stand any more Of this waking
nightmare. James spent his last coins for two
bottles Of sleeping tablets swallowed them
all and lay down to the dreamless sleep Of
eternity
jury had been unable to agree whether
he had killed his bride or not nor could the
people of Delavan. and now some are even
saying that he has inflicted capital punish
ment on himself.
strange tale Of the bad luck that some
times pursues men with what seems uncanni-
ness and which gave rise to the old Greek
myth OF the Furies.
Anyone VINO looked in on the serene Sc
curity within the mansion of Willis w.
Crabb. 50-year-od banker OF Delavan, on
March l. 1888 would never have believed that
this fine old substantial family. with all
it's possessions and honor could be destroyed
by one shot from an old rusty revolver.
The banker the most respected man
in the community His grandfather one
of the founders of the town and down the
years his descendants had steadily prospered.
Mr.. Crabb was a civic and social leader
and president of the Tazewell County National
Bank
Hale and hearty at so, he had two sons to
carry on for him. One was James Just 81.
and just married to Betty Collision Crabb, 10.
James, everybody understood, being
groomed to fill his fathers shoes And
right behind James was his 17-year-old
brother Daniel Crabb. The banker had been
divorced from the mother of the two boys,
Mrs Elizabeth Monroe Crabb but she was
happy in the certain success of her two hand
some and talented sons especially James.
Everyone was gladethat James was mar
rying early. 1t would assure the dynasty"
as they say of royal families and this was
almost one, as the district attorney who sent
Willis to prison for four years said of him
in court:
His downfall could be summed up in the
fact that he was the king of a little empire
and that the king could do no wrong be-
cause he ran one-man bank"
On that night of March l. as disastrous
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

gun in a clothes-coset and then ran into my
fathers room and said Betty shot herself
My father said TO call a doctor. but just
then heard the police coming IN downstairs.
I went back and got the gun, wiped 1t on the
sheets and stuck it down between the mat
tress and the head of the bed"
Tazewell County grand jury indicted
the young imam for manslaughter on the
strength of these conflicting statements. The
banker poured all the resources Of the family
into the trial retaining the highest-priced
counsel
When the costly legal battle was over the
jury could not make up It's mind and James
went out a free man because there was no
order of a second trial. On the perjury in
dictment, however there was a conviction
but this was appealed to a higher court which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

ing the bank and had shot herself Neither
he nor anyone else could give a plausible
motive for suicide.
A piece of skin from the girls breast was
sent to the crime laboratory at Northwest
ern University which established the fact that
the muzzle of the gun was eight inches away
when the shot was fired
While it was not impossible for Betty to
have held the gun at that distance and that
angle. the thing was highly improbable. So
James the bridegroom was arrested and at
ONCE issued a new statement, admitting that
the suicide story was false. He now said
After quarreled with my. father I went
into tie bedroom and picked up the gun from
the table beside my bed. went into the
hall ard then came back into the bedroom.
Betty was sitting on the bed. She begged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

The Charming,
Dimpled, Lively
Bride of James
Whose Honeymoon
JOY Was So
Tragically Brief.
me to put the gun
down. I wouldn't do
it and suddenly she
grabbed for II. II
exploded and she fell
gasping back on the
bed.
Il put a pillow
under her head to
make her more COM
Portable ! put the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

to the Crabb fortunes as we've the Ides
of March 10 julius Caesar. James had
beer married exactly five weeks.
Everyone liked this charming couple
and thore had been an almost unbroken
succession of gay parties, Of wining and
dining But enough is enough and on
this night the banker decided TO put his
foot down hard on such constant hilarity
All four, including James stepmother,
Mrs Catherine Crabb. a former mani
curist and only q years old had visited
the home of cousin. Drinks had been
plentiful and when the family returned
home the newlyweds played the radio
downstairs while the banker and his wife
prepared to retire.
Betty and Jimmie made lot Of
noise" the young stepmother testified at
IA ct,baaa,1ant ipuuaet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12


They were talking
loudly. slamming doors.
and playing the radio.
Ny husband shouted
down at them TO stop
the noise Betty came
upstairs and into our
room and sat on the
edge of my bed.
She said to me: I'm
lit. Mind If I sit here
and have a cigaret p
My husband said to
Jimmie that this sort
Of thing would have to
stop and he replied
You used TO do the
same thing yourself
when my mother was
around. >"
The son was refer
ring 10 the bankers
divorced wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Crabb.
That doesn't make
any difference now, "
said the father. You
and I have a lot Of
bookkeeping work to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Everything oLiveF0r-
Everything toDieF0r-
In2Sh0rt Years y,

No Foirer Future. II Seemed. Than
That Of Young james crobb-Then
His Bride Died With Bullet in Her
Heart. His Wealthy Father Went to
Prison Trying to Save Him. Friends
Abandoned Him and Finally Uncle
Sam Rejected Him-So He
Killed Himself
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
WomenG otoMeetine
al Detroit Church

MRS. FRANK LEONARDSON
and Mrs. John Miller attended
q Joint meeting Of the Detroit
Presbytery and Presbyterial 1t
the Jefferson avenue Presbyter-
ian church In Detroit on Nom
day.
About 800 wsre present and
luncheon was served by the jet
ferson avenue church women. 4
Among the speakers from the
board Of National Missions who
spoke to the group were Dr.. =.
A. Odell, secretary Of West In
dies work; DR.. Howard Yergin,
synodical secretary Of New York
state: DR.. A. B. Mccoy, work
with colored people; Rev. ]. Earl
Jackman. secretary OF special
gifts; and Miss Esther McRuer,
associate district secretary Of
Chicago.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04

Lie on the floor on your back
with your legs drawn up part
way, arms along the tops Of your
thighs, and something soft under
your head unless you are on .
soft rug. Now rise up by arch
Ing your back and your neck
until your body y supported ct
two points only, oyur head and
your feet, ~ shown In the Pic
ture. Lower down and repeeS
several times.
ONE FOR
QUADRuP8DS
The next exercise u very Sjmi-
lar. The starting position Il the
same except that your hands are
on the door beside your 49, !.
palms down, thumbs t0v
your ears. Now rise up by aC1A.
your beck and neck and straight
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
Westminster League
Has Dinner Meeting

APPROXIMATELY 80 men,
bers of Westminster League Of
the Presbyterian church gather.
ed last evening to see Miss Loa
Green's slides of her Mediter-
ranean cruise and q group of
pictures Of Michigan flowers.
Guests at the program. which
was held In the church parlors,
were Boy Scouts Of the Presby-
terian TT sop.
The program followed q pot
luck dinner, chairman Of which
was Mrs. Frances G. Ullrich.
Assisting her were Mrs. Floyd
Rosso. Mrs. l.. w. Fast, Mrs.
Frederick T. Schutt, Mrs. Dam
lei Defenbaugh. Margaret
Schmutz, Julia Bohil, Mrs. How
ard Fenton, and Mrs. Charles
Mikelait.
At the brief busin.ss meet
Ing conducted by Mrs. H. r.
Stevenson, plans were made for
each member of the league to
give a small bridge party to
raise funds for decoration Of the
church.
It was voted to pay for the
painting Of the folding chairs Of
the church parlors.
The next meeting will be held
on Monday. March 3.
JAMES LEO SIERENS, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sierens, is
one year old today.
= .
MRS. JOHN BANNOw is
confined to her home by illness.
The Greeks Had q Woy
DESIGNERS have translated
Greek hair styles into perfect
classic coihures for evening and
to wear with the new small hats
that sit squarely on the head.
They are not only beautiful but
wearable, too.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04

Ing your arms until your body
IL supported at two points
your fully extended arms and
your slightly bent legs. Lower
back and then repeat several
times.
Both Of these exercises are
excellent for the back and The
Arst b especially good for Ne
neck. Do u enough times and
you will begin buying your
shirts Q Sire larger. u you sxe Z
man. and have fewer hssdschss
IN the future whether . meu O.
woman.
Yeu should follow both q
thee exercises with : little
bending Of your neck we'll ~
ward toward your chest - -.
lievs The strain Of the szeeell1o.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
Gardening Lectures
Open 10 Public

THE PUBLIC Is invited to at
tend free of charge two lectures
on gardening being sponsored in
Detroit on Thursday.
In the afternoon at 2:45
o'clock In the lecture hall of the
Detroit Institute Of Arts, Mar
jorie Bingham, botanist at the
Cranbrook Institute Of Science
will talk on "Wildflowers and
Their Use in the Garden" The
Detroit Farm and Garden Asso-
citation is sponsoring this lec-
ture.
That evening at 7:45 o'clock
in the Dearborn High school In
Dearborn, Ralph Peterson of the
Detroit City Nursery will speak
on do You Know Your Ever
greens?"
Next Monday. another free
lecture illustrated by colored
slides, will be offered to the
public at eight o'clock In the
evening at the John D. Pierce
High school, 1890 Kercheval
avenue. Crosse Pointe, Mrs.
George !. Bouton will talk on
"Primroses."
MR.. AND MRS. BERNARD
WILLERT entertained q small
groups Of friends on Saturday
evening at their home On Wells
street
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04


NEA Service Staff writer
At this point In the winter
season, the average skin needs
extra fabrication.
Night creams, hand lotions
and non-drying makeup Aims
become necessities instead of
luxuries to the woman who is
determined not to- have to 60
In for long, boring recondition-
Ing treatments just before East
er.
II your skin IL dry or normal,
1t might be q. good idea to cleanse
with cream In the morning and
during the day, using sosp and
water only ut night before going
to bed.
UPWARD, OUTWARD
The nightly sosp snd water
cleansing ought 10 be followed
BY immediate application Of rich
night cream. Leave it on for et
least twenty minutes.
Always apply any cream with
upward and outward strokes.
Of courye. Place Ansertipe of
both hands In the center Of chin
snd stroke upward along Jaw
bone 70 ears P1ace nngertips
at sides Of the nose and move
than gently upward 70 ths tenn
Piles, Move fingers upward on
the foreheod between brows,
then outward and down around
eyes and back to nose.
a FAMILY DgwY LOOK
Pat cream INTO your throst
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
. WE THE WOMEN .
Miss MiIIett Gets Style Idea
From Army's Electric >Undies'

humans warm and comfortable,
even in sub.xero weather-are-
Mt chances good that electric
undies will appear in public ~
outer, sarmeuts3. - - - ~.
In q way II is too bad that
New York's big style show,
Fashion Futures came Of be-
fore the electric undies story
came out. Otherwise, the pa
irons might have seen Miss vi
tamin, Girl parading up and
down, maybe sitting in front Of
an electric fan, In q suit of cleo
trically heated underwear.
ELECTRIC LINGERIE
MADE FROM MINK?
II sounds like q really ele-
CANT idea, though there are .
few women who may not ap-
preciate It's advantages. The too.
fat and the too-skinny won't
welcome Il. Or will they? They
haven't stayed away from the
bathing beaches.
Probably the only women who
are cinches TO turn thumbs down
on the idea are the women who
own mink costs. But maybe
the electric lingerie makers can
turn out q few sets in mink and
overcome even that sales resist
ance.
II Is something to think about,
ladies-especially when you're
sitting in q draft.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
BIN Senior Group Cen
Elaborate Dessert ridq \

FINAL PLANS for the Lin
coin. Day dessert-heidse md
bake sale being sponSored On
Wednesday, Feb. e, ~ ~ b.
+. NJ. Senior Sistsrhood were
made last evening at The meet
ing held ct the home Of Miss LII
liam Lichtig.
The party will be held st l:3o
o'clock In the New Glenwood
Hotel Z week from tomorrow.
Last evenings meeting was Z
card shower, each member q the
group bringing new playing
cards, that the Lincoln Day par.
~ guests will have fresh cards
10 use. Mr.. Joseph N. 0eher,
chairman Of prizes, has made
plans for rather unusual p1i1e9,
such - beauty work aud silk
hose. which should prove Of con-
siderable interest In the affair.
Twenty-four members were
present at the meeting. and
Mrs. Scher was designeted @
hostess for the next meeting. to
b held on Feb. II.
Among those who have ynads
reservations for the Lincoln Day
party are Mrs. Fred Schutt. u,
Mrs. G. Z. Moore, Mrs. Howard
0roesbeck, Jr.. Miss Helena Mar.
quardt, Mrs. Milton smith. Mrsl
Don Parent. Mrs. Oscar Watx,
Mrs. Thomas Longstaff. Mira
Meyer Levine, Mrs. Walter Ste
wart, Mrs. g. Donald Smith,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
Nearly 100 Women Attend
St. Peters NCCW Meetinq

A FASCINATING illustrated
lecture on India. the manner Of
life OF Its people. their dress and
religious beliefs opened the pro-
gram at. the meeting OF ST..
Peters Council OF National
Council Of Catholic Women last
evening In st. Mary's club
rooms.
Sister Xavier and Sister Fran
ces Of the Society of Medical
Missionaries Ut Fox Chase,
Pennsylvania, showed q large
number Of slides clearly depict
ing the life In India. Following
the illustrated lecture they
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
Wide Guild
XORID WIDE GUlLD on Gil

WORLD WIDE GUILD OF Gil
bert Memorial Baptist church,
met last evening ct the home Of
Mrs. Ted Smith, with II men,
bers present.
The evening was spent on
White Cross work, following
devotions led by Elaine Miller.
and . brief business meeting
conducted by Robert Dopp.
president.
The next meeting will Be held
on March 8, at the home Of
Mrs. Lloyd Bradbury, Robert.
son street, at 7:30 o'clock.