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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
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Tort Worth and Dallas VII have hockey teams next season in tia American Association, making it an eight~iuh circuit,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Waterville Old Timers Game Set For Saturday

the next year for Chase, and in the four years that these games have been played, Heinie has yet to be defeated. The bets stand even to date, but Manager Shea predicts a one game edge for the Chase team, after Saturdays contest, because pressure will be brought upon Hein- ie Wagner to get him in this years contest, due to the fact that he wants to remain impartial, having won two contests for each side in previous years. Manager Shea sug- gested that he be permitted to pitch for both teams and Manager Joe Seery was agreeable to 1t, but after serious consideration both managers agreed that with Heinie throwing for both teams, the possibility of an overtime game, ending in score- less tie was not too remote. Heinie agreed to toe the rubber for Chase, on the condition that Red Barker be his pitching opponent. To this suggestion, Manager Seery quickly agreed. This will mark the 38th con- secutive season Wagner has toed the rubber, and he says that he wants to set some sort of record for continuous baseball playing and will endeavor to boost his active baseball years to the 40 year mark.
 The game will be played at 4 o. clock sharp, and all players are re-
 quested to be on hand, not later
 than 3:45 D. m. and Manager Pat Shea wants Pete (wrong way Cor rigan) to report at the Waterville Park at 2:30 p. m. so coach Jack Scanlon can instruct him as to the location of the various bases. Last year, Pete initiated his name sake, Wrong Way Corrigan,' by starting for third base, instead of first base, after a lefty wallop from center field.
 The players are requested to ap- pear in uniforms, and the umpires will not be named until game time. Ed Curley, president of the Con- necticut Alliance of Old Time Base- ball players, will select the umpires.
 This game, will furnish a pleasant afternoons entertainment for those attending, and the committee in charge earnestly requests the sup port of the entire community. Aside from witnessing good ball game, those contributing to the success of this affair will have the satisfaction of helping a worthwhile cause in Waterville.
 The entire proceeds of this game, as have the proceeds of previous games, will be put into a Com munity Chest Fund and distributed to the residents of Waterville, desig- mated by the committee.
 Members of the Casper Davis, Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps, and other Junior AuXiliarieS will make a house to house canvass during the present week, with tickets for the baseball game.
 The committee will afford an op- portunity to the various business establishments in Waterville to support this cause through the pro- grams. The members of the pro- gram committee will call on the business men of Waterville before Wednesday, July 3oth, and will ex- plain the procedure, it is expected to follow.
 Since these annual games were started four years ago, they have met with such success that this an- nual baseball game is an accepted Waterville institution and it is the hope of the committee that they will be successfully carried on down through the years as an un- dertaking worthy of the support of the entire community.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Chicago g, New York ?.
 Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3 (1st). Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn (2nd, 8 Sunday law).
 Boston 12, St. Louis 10- 1st). St. Louis s, Boston (2nd). Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia o (1st). Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati (2nd).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Games Ted

Games T,aday Wilkes Barre at Hartford. Scranton at gprlngfield. Albany at Elmira.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Fire has supplied free seed. fer tillzers. implements and spraying imatsEiais ta aaooe nnamnlnEn4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
ST. LOUIS

Totals ....... 40 10 14 27 Ia a-Batted for Errickson in 4th. b-Batted for Marion in 7th. c-Batted for Lanier in Sth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

WATR ABSatOn, tonight. splvaks Harry Lewis 5S KregeOh. Raymond Swing 10 Zivic- -Cochrane Fight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

for Bob Hawk turned the applications of several Hollywood movie who tried to his for the publicity involved turned thumbs claiming that would gyppng the public Special Fridays Double Nothing" Diana Barrymore talk by Admiral Ernest King Chief of the U Atlantic Fleet will be broadcast by WAT tomorrow
 at o'clock Speaking from Quincy Massachusetts, the Com men being completed WATR Mutual the nual Music Festival on August IS from Soldiers Field
 Lombado placing Ed EastIs Spotlight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
THE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday New York 9, Chicago (1st). Chicago 2, CIV York (2nd). Cleveland 4, Boston O. Philadelphia 8, Detroit 1 (1st). Philadelphia :, Detroit 0 (2nd), Washington 1, St. Louis 3 (1st). \ Washington 5, St. Louis (2nd),
 Games Today (No games scheduled).
 Games Tomorrow Detroit at New York. St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Alderman C. Arthur DuEsOiS chairman committee for the American Legion Convention thanks WATR for its splendid cooperation with to Friday nights stage show Both the tickets are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

YESTERDAYS HERO = Thorn Lee, White Sox southpaw. who stopped the Yankee winning streak at nine straight in the second game before 5S,3o5 at Yankee stadium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Since the inauguration of this series there has been distributed to worthy causes in this community, through the Community Chest up- wards of $500. Tn connection with this years game there will be a cash award to some lucky individual attending the game.
 The committee wishes everyone to remember the date, Saturday afternoon, August 2nd, game will start promptly. Battery for Chase: Wagner pitching, Maxwell, catch ing.
 For Waterville Red Barker, pitching, Gagain, catching.
 Umpires will be named before the game time, and the coaches will be Chase, Bob Greatorex; Waterville, Harp Dunn. Special base runners, for Chase. Eppie Gagain, Jake Whalen. Special base runners for Waterville. Ed Barlow, Francis Burns.
 The committee in charge of the affair includes. Patrick Shea, Bob 0reatorex, Harold Dunn. James Sullivan. Henry Wagner, William Nogthrop, John Collins, Joseph seery, Russell Hughes. Percy Mac Mullen, Edward Barlow, James Maxwell, George orenler and Lou Stevens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Games Today (No games scheduled).
Games TOmOrrOvv

Boston at Pittsburgh. New York at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at St. Louis. PhilaG elphia at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Cal Tinney, downtoearh humost will start series amusing be called "Sng Up the News WATR beginning Monday night Tnney will be heard Mondays and Wednesdays M
 has announced that the Inside Sports ing the feature listeners Inside of Sports" will WATR feature and Saturdays 7:4S to Sizing Up the News" brand network feature Tt Is something I've always wanted explains Tnney whose syndated column, "Nan in 26 newspapers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Fred Warnings gag about wanting sing pretty well known M the fact that fast one on him at recent Saturday night celebration the Buck
 
  asked All Things song written by Jerome Kern especially Miss the galaun Hoac asked Fred to sing the lead while she hooded obhgato Wang banched bused but faced the phone like man. The introduction played Warng opened his mouth faced with the acuaty of singing had swollen like full of that nothing came out o Warnings mouth His Adams apple suddenly played introduction old clothes Warnings boy finally singing terrible mighty Fred remarked when he sat down, hard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Games Today (No games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Totals ..,.... 37 g Is 27 a-Batted for Lyons in Sth.
 b-Batted for Dietrich in 9th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Errora-Appllng. Runs batted in-

White sox .o1O 900 0s 1-5 Yankees .,e. l 1O1 40 Ks
Evening star., 1941-08-09
EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va.

DNdI OH.
Ever since your column was brought
to my attention two years ago, the pleas
ure of bird observation has been my
chief hobby, especially since I learned
that there were other birds in the world
besides sparrows, pigeons and starlings.
During my five-day sojourn last week
at my wooded home I have really
learned more of wild bird life than I
have during the past few years.
I'm the first place, started out with
but a single pair of cardinals, now I
can count five or six; a year ago had
but one male towhee, my present count
being three pairs and their several off,
spring; many young chickadees, titmice
and numerous song sparrows, but best
of all the more than six thrushes and
thrashers.
ut is the latter species which prompt
me to write, since the column Is inter-
ested in the presence of correspondents
thrushes at feeding stations. They def
nitely do feed at the board, not remain
ing as long or as often as the cardinals,
towhees, and so forth, but the ground
is their favorite feeding place, and the
bird bath is frequented by them often.
THE most prominent bathers are the
catbirds and towhees. the latter having
adopted the dogs drinking pan, when
one after another splashed the water
out four or five times within an hour
much to my discomfort.
x%
THE heat of the day drove me inside
Saturday afternoon and had the pleas
ure of observing the exit of five baby
wrens from the latest nest, rustic
box atop the dogwood tree near my
bedroom window.
II learned the cosmos broken condi-
ton was caused by three or four gold
flnches feeding upon them constantly,
and also of the hummingbirds fondness
for the petunias.
However, have not seen one of my
blue jays for three weeks, since I had
four or five all winter, nor my wood
peckers or flickers and nuthatches, since
I discontinued tying suet to trees.
Il continue to feed all summer and
it has been worth it many fold. My
joy would be complete If I could attract
a mockingbird. I am still hoping.
Sincerely yours, o. E. c."
$x
We wish these persons who have wood
thrushes at their feeding stations would
tell us what foods they use to attract
them.
We have been feeding birds now for
six years, using about As pounds of
seed and grain a week, and have never
yet been able to get thrush to come
to feeder.
-Four feeders, plus a level place be-
meath a shrub, have been used, attract
ing hundreds of birds, but not one
thrush.
At the same time, we have had many
Of these finest Of birds In the yard
One summer particularly tame
thrush insisted On following the lawn
mower.
1t was scarcely a following, however,
but leading.
This thrush went ahead of the ma
Evening star., 1941-08-09

in the direction of the town hall, be-
Heve." "H-8?" Not loud enough"
thought. Oil bomb, probably"
This diagnosis turned out to be correct.
First came the typical sweetish smell of
the bursting charge, then the sour cloy-
ing smell of the oil mixed with petrol.
In the middle of the pavement was a
small crater by which a lamppost stood
leaning drunkenly on one side. A car
lay overturned in the road, shop win
dow was blown out and the goods inside
burning, and everything around was
drenched with a sticky black mixture
which should have been a blazing fur
mace, but had failed to ignite properly.
In the midst of the Oil and broken glass
ment of mixed groceries and the casualty.
The casualty was gray-haired man of
about 46, well known as most cheerful
joker at back doors. But now he was
lying quiet in the debris, his face a sickly
ashen color and his feet mutilated
confusion of flesh, bone, steel and leather.
Whilst some of us we're putting out the
fire in the shop my wife went to the
head of the casualty and the woman
doctor started to examine his feet. AL
most at once caught her eye, and she
shook her head slightly.
He wants Mr. Robinson, the manager
of the shop" said my wife. who had
managed to catch what the casualty was
murmuring. There was some surprise at
this, as the manager was famous In the
district as a disciplinarian and martinez.
I'm Mr.. Robinson" said voice, and
thin-ipped, elderly man with pince-nez
came forward. ''Oh, it's SAUNDERS" The
casualty's face frightened perceptibly as
his employer knelt down and took his
right hand. There was an indiStinct
murmer from the ground 1t had to do
with the problem of pedaling tricycle.
without feet. Don't bother about that"
said Mr.. Robinson brusquely. You will
return to the shop in any case. I shall
tell the head Office that you are indis-
pensable." An expression of relief came
over the mans face and his head fell
back onto my wife's arm. The stretcher
bearers, who had arrived as a result of
our report, came forward; but the doctor
motioned them back. I'm afraid he's
gone" she said. "Shock and multiple
injuries"
I started to write on a message pad
supplementary No. l. Oil bomb F. 6.
Corner of Hewitt road and Atherstone
Hill. Mortuary van-." Mr.. Robinson
went back into his shop and began
examining some tins of soup for glass
splinters. My wife, with other wardens,
sent some bystanders away home. The
innumerable technical operations re-
quired in A. r. P. work went ahead, but
was haunted by something vaguely
familiar in what had just seen-the
small group of people, the kneeling fig
ures, the recumbent casualty with the
pierced and bleeding feet And it sud-
denly came into my mind that Pieta
is not always just picture by one of the
old masters P B.
London.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Pork Barrel Canals

The House Rivers and Harbors
Committee voted yesterday to in
clude the Florida ship canal and st.
Lawrence seaway projects as items
in the new rivers and harborS bill.
BY this action, it has incorporated
In pork barrel" measure two prof.
ects, both highly controversial, and
both involving large expenditures OF
public funds, neither of which,
standing on its own, has been able
to win congressional approval.
The Florida waterway was started
in 1885, after the President had
allocated $5,4OO,0O0 in relief funds
for this purpose. AS a result of the
refusal of Congress to provide addi-
tional sums for it's completion, work
was halted the following year.
Though canal advocates secured a
favorable vote in the Senate in 1886,
the project was rejected by the
House. In the Seventy-fifth and
Seventy sixth Congresses, the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors
approved Florida ship canal bills, but
these did not reach vote in the
House. In 1889 the President, in let
ters to the chairmen of the House
and Senate committees, urged COM
pletion of the cross-Florida water
way.
The st. Lawrence seaway, so far,
Evening star., 1941-08-09

penalty under the indeterminate
sentence law when a second offense
involves crime Of violence" For
third conviction, the maximum
sentence plus half its length is
applied, and for fourth offenses-or
more-the sentence is twice the
maximum. The scale, of course, is
not applicable in capital crimes. 1t
was at first intended to give all
second offenders the limit, but some
members of the District Committee
felt there might be mitigating fac
tors at times making such punish
ment too extreme. In consequence
it was confined to cases involving
violence. For second -offenSe miSde-
meanorS the penalty also is increased
but here the court has leeway, and
may" increase the Imprisonment
and fine by so per cent over that
of the first conviction.
The contemplated vagrancy legis-
lation serves to emphasize the glar-
ing inadequacy of the "sfap-on-t the
wrist" statute by which the District
now attempts to handle this prob
lem. While an individual without
visible means of support" is classed
as vagrant, the Court of Appeals
has held that a bankroll is visible
means of support" and that the
source of the money is immaterial.
In consequence, undesirables of all
degrees are at perfect liberty to in
fest the city, so long as they can pro-
duce cash or handbook. Nor does
the situation differ greatly If they
are convicted, the sole penalty being
a $500 bond, effective for one year.
Under the proposed law the burden
of proof is put on the accused
vagrant to show lawful means of
support realized from lawful occupa-
tion and service" and the penalty is
a $500 fine or ninety-d day imprison-
ment, or both.
The legislation, growing out of the
recent police probe, is designed to
have two salutary effects. 1t would
serve as fresh warning to the Grim
inal element to steer clear of Wash
ington and, in the case of the
vagrancy law, it would give the
police an incentive that now is
lacking to wage unrelenting warfare
on underworld hangers-on. An effort
is to be made to pass both bills in
the House Monday, and it is to be
hoped that speedy action there will
be followed by like treatment in the
Senate.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. Trdceaceu.

chine, staying about two or three feet
In the lead.
While his actions were interesting
enough, they made the mower feel that
the bird might get ground to pieces in
an unwary moment.
Any food which would attract the
thrush would be well worth knowing.
There is no finer bird in the world, we
think, than Americas wood thrush.
1t is positively the most refined of all
the songbirds. The manners of
thrush are ultra Here is bird which
Is dignified, but great fun, too. 1t is
not easy to combine the two.
Perhaps we should add that there are
few foods which birds will eat which
we have not fed, at some time or other,
to the scores of songsters which come to
the garden.
If our correspondent wants mocking-
birds, she should put out seeded raisins.
This Is not sure-fire, of course. Just
as you can lead horse to water, but
you cannot make him drink, so you can
put out certain foods, of which certain
species are fond, without drawing the
desired birds.
The theory is that they will come, and
that is often the actuality.
But there are periods in the summer
when most Of the well-known species fly
away to the woods, before migrating.
They are getting ready for the great
journey.
Just what anybody wants a mocking-
bird for we do not know. Any one can
have the specimen which flies around
N our block. He is both a bully and
braggart, while at the same time it
must be admitted that he is brave, too
But when it comes to singing we would
rather hear catbird
Now there is a bird, that catbird.
The more you see of him, the better
you like him. No dog-in- the -manger
actions for him. He minds his own
business, and is in all ways model of
beauty. Even his queer call is attrac-
tive, if you listen properly. There is
listening and listening, of course. His
cry is different, but in an age which
values difference, that should be a
merit for him.
We must have our correspondents
jays. All spring and summer there have
been half dozen of them which, in
stead of coming just now and then, at
a certain time every morning, have been
in the garden all day long
They cause all the smaller birds to
fly up, when they land on the roof of
the feeding stations, but they never
harm the other songsters.
Some listeners might dispute the
beauty of the jays cries, but here again
it is a matter of appreciating the diff
ferent. While his ordinary squawk is
shrill, at times he has softer notes, and
quite variety of them.
When it comes to making odd noises,
he Is a master. One of his most curl
GUS Is creaking sound resembling a
wooden rattle. Like the starting, he
has much larger repertoire than he
is given credit for having by the aver
age listener. For sheer looking enjoy
ment there are few birds which give
greater returns than Americas blue jay.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

has also failed to secure congress
sional approval. In 1884 President
Roosevelt presented the proposal to
the Senate as a treaty requiring a
two-thirds vote The Senate rejected
the treaty. Early this year the Presi-
dent revived the st. Lawrence prof.
ect, presenting it to Congress as an
agreement with the Canadian gov
ernment, already signed. To secure
the necessary funds to start con-
struction, only a majority vote in
both houses is now needed. Con-
greSS, however, has evidenced no
disposition to appropriate the money.
In view of the enormous cost of
the armament program, it is of vital
Importance that Congress avoid un-
necessary non-defense expenditures.
Neither the st. Lawrence seaway nor
the Florida ship canal can properly
be considered as measures related to
the present defense needs of the
country, for the reason that their
completion will take several years,
and their construction will divert
money and materials from defense
production.
Both projects should be considered
by Congress on their individual
merits, and not as part of an omnibus
rivers and harbors bill. Though the
new rivers and harbors bill no doubt
will include some meritorious items,
projects as controversial as the
Florida ship canal and st. Lawrence
seaway have no place in legislation
of this kind.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Crime Legislation

The bills just approved by the
House District Committee to deal
with habitual criminals and vagrants
here are of the utmost Importance in
strengthening the processes of law
enforcement. In each case, they
furnish what heretofore has been a
missing link in the chain of crime
control.
The habitual criminal legislation
is designed to cope effectively with
the problem of the repeater" At
present, the courts have complete
discretion in fixing sentence, without
regard to the number of times an
offender previously may have been
convicted. The proposed law takes
away this power and makes manda-
tory the imposition Of the maximum
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Port Of Coll

The mater in the core runs S10itt
and deep,
Boats ride at anchor, and the sailing
SmackS
Pull at their mooringS as the ebbing
tide
Laps quietly against the solid pier.
Small coast,UiSe UeSsels ply beyond
the point
Shipping NTH sundry cargo; some
NTH hullS
Lou to the Uater, whistles bloD q
ShriU
Message in passing; tog-horn blasts
are still.
Day is at noontide totth the Uedther
clear.
Seajaring children ddngle bare,
broUn legs
From aoeathered piling; from each
hand line
Drops to the uater. Childish uotces
Ue
In spinning stories; future fishers all,
Learning the language OF the port
BILLY 3. COOPER.