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Evening star., 1941-02-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Feb. 22,-
North Carolina successfully defended
its Southern Conference indoor track
championship by winning the final
event, the mile relay, in the 18th
annual Southern Conference indoor
games here tonight.
Cardinals mile relay runners,
fighting to give the university its
eighth indoor title in the II years
of games, put on the pressure.
Final conference division scores
were:
North Carolina, 401s; Duke, 1876;
Maryland, l6; William and Mary,
7; V. M. l., 6; Davidson, 6; V. P. l.,
4ls, Clemson, 4; Washington and
Lee, 4; N. C. State, 3; Wake Forest,
2, and Richmond, rs.
Tommy Fields of Maryland was
the big gun of the meet, winning
both the mile and 2-mile titles,
being the defending champion in
the longer race.
Catholic University scored in a
circumference relay race, Barham
of Tech captured the scholastic high
Jump and other athletes from the
District of Columbia and nearby
shared in the honors.
Team scores in the other divisions
were: Non-conference, Navy, de-
Tending champion. 262s Virginia,
20ls; Georgia Tech. 1873; Catholic
University, II: West Chester Pa)
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Blair Maids Capture
County Basket Title
Defeating Be. {.

Montgomery Blair girls basket ball
team clinched county championship
honors yesterday by turning back
Bethesda Chevy Chase, 26-15, on the
Montgomery court. The victory vir-
tually clinched a place for Blair in
The Stars metropolitan tournament.
Bethesda fought stubbornly and
held Montgomery on even terms in
the first half. which ended in an
8-8 stalemate. But in the final half,
Lois Barnes, Dorothy Ford and Shir-
ley Noonan began hitting the net
consistently and Montgomery quickly
pulled away.
Mirage saved Bethesda from a
complete rout, Tipping in IL points
to share scoring honors with Miss
Barnes.
Montgomery Blair ends its regular
season next week, meeting Bethesda
in return game Tuesday after
opening against Rockville Monday.
Friday it will compete in the annual
Sherwood High School sportsman
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Evening star., 1941-02-23
Continued From Page B-5)

the Gobbler boxer cold in the first
round.
120-Andy Glass, V. P. L, deci-
stoned Judson Lincoln.
127-Wally AleXon, V. P. L, deCi-
stoned Charlie Dorr.
135-Bill Holbrook, Maryland, de-
ci-ioned Howard Gravinger,
145-Bobby Andrews, V. P. l., de-
cisioned Pat Quinn.
55-"Hotsy' Alperstein, Mary
land, fought draw with Garrett Tay-
lor.
165-pound class-Kent Belmore,
V P. I, decisioned John Cordyack.
l75-pound claSS-V. P. I. forfeited.
Heavyweight class-Len Rodman,
Maryland. knocked out Julian Sedg-
wick, l minute, first round.
Terps' Late Drive Tells.
Maryland's basket ball triumph
kept up a streak of victories over
the Shoremen that has been extend
ed to II seasons.
The Old Liners held a 5-minute
lead Of 81 and maintained it dur
ing the first half to hold an inter-
mission edge Of 1919. Pop Wharton,
veteran guard, spanked the first half
attack for the Terps by tossing in
two field goals in the first 10 min
uteS.
Jimmy Stevens kept the Washing
ton college team in the game with
seven points in the first period. He
tied the game up at SIS with a mid
court shot and tossed in foul shot
in the final minute to keep the
Shoremen within a point of the Ter
rapins.
Maryland's Art Woodward started
off the final half with a set shot but
charley Fetter and Stevens each
tossed in a snowbird to take s.
minute lead of 1912. Woodward
sank another shot to put Maryland
back in the lead, 14-13, and Wharton
edged the score to 1913 with a
snowbird. Stevens again evened the
game at 1916 with a field goal and
a foul shot.
After that Maryland turned on an
eight-point rally that carried it to
victory.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
-Four Other Schools
Yet 10 Be Invited
In Boys Glass
Growth in Girls Gome
Forces Officials to
Add Four Places

Roosevelts defending champions
in The Star metropolitan interscho-
lastic basket ball championship next
week will face a formidable array OF
top-ranking quints, with the three
other teams already selected each
capable of knocking the Riders from
the perch they attained last year by
defeating Eastern in a tingling over
time final.
Eastern itself is back in the run
ming and with Coach Phil Fox at the
helm has been eyeing The Star tour
nament all season with view of re-
gaining the crown it wore in 1889
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, champion
of Montgomery County for the sec
ond straight year, and Gonzaga
Catholic School League leader, also
have accepted invitations to the
tournament and are not hiding their
confidence of winning the big title.
Girls Field Is Doubled.
But that's only the beginning, be-
cause four other leading schoolboy
uuints will be sent invitations this
week. Star tourney officials are
studying records and comparative
scores of such ambitious teams as
Episcopal, Georgetown Prep, Hy-
attsville. Washington Lee, st.
Johns. George Washington, Landon
and others to complete the field of
eight.
The girls section of the tourna-
ment is expected to provide even
warmer competition than the spirit
ed events of the past. With the big
upswing in both the number of
teams and the caliber of play
among the girls this year it has be-
come impossible to select four teams
and call them the best. Tournament
officials have solved this by deciding
to invite the eight leading seXtets.
Among the many teams being con-
sidered are HyattSville, winner last
year: Mount Rainier. Fairfax,
George Washington, Montgomery
Blair, Sherwood, st. Cecilia and
Rockville.
Profitable for All.
Not only does The Star tourna-
ment offer the boys and girls a
chance to win basket ball honors,
but gives them splendid oppor-
tunity to enrich always hungry ath-
letic treasures. Participating
schools and all the District public
schools share in the profits from
four nights Of heavy attendance at
Tech gym. profits and expenses be-
ing pro-rated on the number of
tickets sold at each school. They
cost two bits each.
This is no small feature of the
tournament and a welcome one in a
sport which often costs more than
is received at the gate during regu-
Iarly scheduled games. Last year,
for example, both Roosevelt and Be-
thesda-Chevy Chase paid all eX-
penses for sending their basket ball
teams to the Duke tournament in
North Carolina, a venture they
otherwise could not have afforded.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Easy Viotors, RegaIs,
0hrbachs Seen as
Court FinaIists

Convincing winners last night, the
star-studded New York Ohrbachs
and Regal Clothiers of Washington
will be favorites in their respective
semifnal games today in the Middle
Atlantic basket ball tournament at
Heurich gym.
Royals came through the quarter
finals by defeating their fellow
townsmen, the United Typewriters,
50-37, after being held on even
terms throughout the first half.
Delaware and Hudson of Wash
ington pulled a mild upset by de-
feating the Pittsburgh Kay club,
1896.
The finalists will clash at 7 o'clock
fnni0ht
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Navy WrestIers RoIIy
To Conquer Lehiqh
,v the Associated Press.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 22.-
Navy came from behind tonight to
upset Lehighs Eastern intercollegi-
ate wrestling champions, d to 8.
Lehigh took a six-point lead in
the first three bouts, but was out
classed thereafter.
Dick Brenneman, Lehighs 175-
FOUNDER, was eliminated from the
undefeated ranks when he lost a
hairline decision in an overtime
bout to Nicholas Bennett.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Steele to Risk Grown
In Graphing Hornet

Announcement that the Green
Hornet, his biggest drawing card
in years, will meet Ray Steele. pres
ent holder of the National Wrestling
Associations championship, in the
main match at the arena next
Thursday night was made by Pro-
moter Joe Turner yesterday.
Steeles title will be at stake,
Turner said, advising that the cur
rent champ had given him permis-
sion to sign up any opponent he
desired.
Steele won" the championship
last summer by defeating Bronko
Nagurski.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Mike Heidi, swarthy representa-
tive of the Gay Blades Skating Club
of Jamaica, N Y, captured the ma
tional indoor 2-mile speed skating
championship, feature event of
lengthy opening program which de-
cided 13 national crowns last night
at Uline Arena. No records were
threatened, times being uniformly
slow.
Before q crowd of less than 1000,
Heidi dethroned Leo Freisinger OF
Chicago, who failed to place in any
event. Heidi whisked around the
% laps in 6 minutes and Z SECONDS,
whipping Roy Erickson of Brooklyn,
who was second, and John Simmons
of Stamford, Conn, who was third.
Freisinger attempted to lap the
field in the first quarter mile OF
the event, but failed and wilted
rapidly, finally dropping out of the
race after covering only mile or so.
Tie for Mems Point Lead.
Heidi and Erickson tied for the
lead in the battle for the mems in
dividual national championship, de-
cided on a point basis in regard to
order of finish in all events, with
40 points. Heidi and Handlan were
tied for third with 80 points each.
Alice Burnham of Brooklyn won
the women's feature race, the 1-mile
championship, beating Virginia
Ruth jain of Crosskill, N. j., and
Marjorie Cummings, also of Brook
lyn. Miss Burrham skated the
mile in minutes 27.2 seconds.
Biggest upset of the evening was
the fourth-place finish of Defending
Champion Freisinger in the 440-
yard senior mems final, won by
Bud Handlan of st. Louis. Handlan
edged out Vic Ronchetti of Chicago
who was second, and Joe Bree OF
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Skating Title Meet
Program Tonight

The program for tonight in the
national skating week at Ulines will
include the following races:
Mems senior class: $50 yards-Eight
heats. three semifnal heats. final l mile
-Four heats, final. miles-Final.
Senior womens class $50 vards-Four
heats. final. q mile-Four heats final.
Intermediate boys class: $50 yards
Four heats. final. l mile-Four heats,
final
intermediate girls class: 44O yards
Final.
Junior boys class: $50 yards-Three
heats. final. a. mlle-Two heats final.
Junior girls class: $50 yards-Four
heats. final.
juvenile boys class: 44O yards-Three
heats. final.
Midget boys class: "a mile-Two heats
final
Midget girls class: u mle-Final.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Terp Wrestling Team
Wins Five Bouts in
Trimming Duke
sne cial Dispatch to The Star.


COLLEGE PARK, Md, Feb. o.
Maryland's wrestling team took five
out of eight bouts to defeat Duke
here today, 81 to II.
Maxwell, 121-poCnder; Pickett, in
the 155-pound class, and Mcneil, in
the light-heavy, won by falls and
Today's win marked the thirty
seventh for Paul Mcneil, Old-line
star, who has never suffered defeat.
121-Maxwell Md. won by fall over
White CDukel.
I2S-stata Duke). decisioned searls
i35-Hodson CMdD decisioned Newport
(Duke).
i55-Pickett Md won by fall over
185-sufman Duke). decisioned Leites
I75-McNeil (MdO, won by fall over
Workman (Duke).
Heavy-Krouse (Md), decisioned NC
Lachlan tDuke).
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Mt. Vernon Registers
Upset in Beating
Herndon, Il 10 7
nv a statf corresncndent of The Star.

BY staff Correspcndent of The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 22.-Mount
Vernon High School scored an up
set in the Glass c League of North
ern Virginia today when it came
from behind to beat Herndon, 1877,
at the Lee-Jackson gym.
Herndon, second in the league
standings, held Mount Vernon to
one point in the first half. only to be
rudely surprised when Summers
came back to score three field goals
in the third and fourth quarters
to lead the winners attack.
The schools ended the day all
even, however, as the Herndon girls
team tripped the Mount Vernon SEX
tet, 51-23, in a preliminary.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
6. W. High Smothers
Petersburg 10 End
Losing Streak

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 22-
George Washington High tonight
ended a 5-game losing streak when
it tripped Petersburg. 1925, in a
Central Conference basket ball tilt.
The Presidents early gained the
lead on sensational goals by Marty
Foltz and Turk Dudley and never
were headed. At half time they led.
20-13. G. w. used two teams.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Episcopal Is Winner
Over RIM. Five as
.HammiII Leads
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. o.
Forward Tommy Hammill led Epis-
copal to a 1922 victory over Ran
dolph-Macon Military Academy here
fast-breaking attack throughout.
George West, former Roosevelt
High star of Washington, scored II
points in vain effort to avert de-
feat, but the Cadets were shaded
slightly in both halves.
Episcopal held an 1914 lead at
intermission and outscored its guest,
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Sticks to Buckeye Job

CLEVELAND, Feb. % H).-Trevor
Rees, newly appointed freshman
football mentor at Ohio State, said
he was not interested in becoming
coach at Clevelandis western Re-
serve.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Totals IL 26 Totals --6 Is
Score at half: Maryland, 10; Washing
ton College. Q.
Free throws missed: Maryland-McDon-
eld. Porter, Wharton 90. Washinston Col
Mr.. Mention Ooyols). Umpire-Mr. En-
right Noyola).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
LEARY WAS NOT
 FOUND TODAY
Naugatuck Police Went To Laurel Lodge, But It Was
 Wild Goose Chase
Especial To The Democrat)

Naugatuck, March 12-Local poll ice went to Laurel Lodge on New Haven road here today in an appar- ent "wild-goose chase" after they heard a report Daniel J. Leary, missing defendant in the Waterbury conspiracy cases, was there. Leary was not found there.
 It was rumored this morning that the Waterbury Republican-Ameri- can had given information which led to the issuance of a search war rant. Captain Anthony Malone, Sergeant Richard Ostrofn and Sup- ernumerary John Hanley went there about 10:30 a. m. but the search yielded no clues to Leary, 1t was unofficially reported today. A photo grapher from the Republican, Amer ican was on the scene, apparently waiting to take pictures If Leary were captured.
 Laurel Lodge is a sportsman's club and is operated by Joseph Bowman. It had been said both Leary and Frank Hayes, former Waterbury mayor, were members of the club. There was a report here late last week that state police were stationed at the lodge Thursday night after Leary was found to be missing, apparently in the hope that he might seek refuge in the lodge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
SUPREME COURT
 UPHOLDS AWARDS
Conn. L. & P. C. Loses Ap- peals In $3,OOO, $2,OOO
 Jury Verdicts

No eror is found and the appeal of the Connecticut Light & Power company to the Supreme Court of Errors from jury awards of $3,0O0 and $2,000 granted to Helen Delmar of New Haven and William Wargo of Naugatuck respectively, are de- nied in a decision handed down to- day.
 William Wargo and Helen Delmar won jury awards when they brought suit some time ago to recover for damages allegedly caused by flood waters of the Stevenson dam to their summer property at Under The Rock Park" in Oxford. The dam in question is on the Housa- tonic river. ' Both plaintiffs claimed that flood water coming from the dam on March l2, 1886, washed away their property, and charged the company with negligence and failure to take proper precautions to safeguard the right of persons owning property below the dam.
 From the awards made following trial in the matter, the power com- pany appealed to the Supreme Court of Errors at Hartford, deny- ing the allegations of the plaintiffs.
 Associate Justice Arthur F. ELS, who handed down the decision to- day, found no cause for appeal and upheld the jury awards made in favor of the property owners. In this, all the other judges concurred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
BROCKTON FATAL
 FIRE INCENDIARY
Twelve Bremen Met Their Deaths, When Theater
 Roof Collapsed

Brocktol, Mass, March 12-(UP) --The tragic Strand theater fire In which 12 firemen perished and 2l others were injured early Monday "very definitely was set" assistant state fire marshal Edward II. Mur- tagh declared today at the outset of a private inquest.
 Murtagh emphasized that he was expressing his personal opinion and that 1t should not be construed as an official finding. He said he had "re- moved every possible chance of 1t being a natural fire"
 The first hour and a half of the inquest, which originally was to have been opened to the public, was devoted to the listing of prospective witnesses in the order in which they will be heard. Lessees of the theater, owners of the building, policemen, firemen and newsmen were sched- uled to testify before state fire mar shal stephen 0. oarrity at Central fire station.
 Meanwhile, funeral services were held for 10 of those killed. The other two wil be buried tomorrow. Five firemefi remained in critical condi- ton at a hospital including Barthol- omew Herlihy, A, whose spine was fractured by falling debris. Slight hope was held for his recovery.
 Mayor Fred D. Rowe proclaimed today day of mourning and order ed municipal buildings and schools closed. Mechants agreed to suspend business until p. m. and licesne commissioners banned entertain ment at restaurants and cafes to- night and tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Voices. Threat Of Hitler That British Aid Ships
 Will Be Sunk
BRITAIN IS JOYOUS
 OVER BILL PASSAGE
Believes Now Campaign Of Hitler Has Teen Hand-
 ed Terrific body Bio W
BY JOSEPH W. GRIGGs, JR. United Press staff Correspondeht)

BY JOSEPH W. GRIGGS, JR. United Press staff Correspondent)
 Berlin, March 12. - (UP) German spokesmen and the Nazi press chorused to- day that the United States seeks world dictatorship" and that President Roose. velt's Aid-to-Britain program has handed over the United States to the revolutionary movements which fill Eu- rope"
 How MT. Roosevelt deals with this revolutionary threat, said the news. paper Nachtausgabe, lis his own affair"
 The press and official commenta. tors took the line that German sub- marines and airplanes would pre- vent United States aid from reach. ing Britain and that a powerful Axis answer to American Aid-to- Britain would be given when ,Japata,s.. Foreign Minister, Posuke Matsuoka, arrives here for Axis discussions.
 The Axis powers, NaZi spokess man said, will not submit to any effort by the United States to achieve world dictatorship" or to set itself up as an arbiter of world affairs.
 The Lease-Lend Bill, 1t was claimed, has launched American pol- icy on course which abandons the Monroe doctrine and plunges the United States into world politics.
 There was no amplification of the suggestion that Mr. Roosevelt has now opened the way for entry into the United States of European revolutionary movements"
 Ships Will Be Sunk
 The press and German spokesman repeated again and again Adolf Hit- ler's warning that all ships carrying war materials to Britain would be torpedoed. They said that the Ger- man spring submarine "blitz" has not yet opened.
 Passage of the lease-lend bill, 1t was claimed, was effected by MT. Roosevelt through the use of "ter- roristic means' by which he "de- ceived and betrayed" the American people. Certain Jewish circles" 1t was alleged, aided MT. Roosevelt in this effort.
 The authoritative Hamburger F'remdenblatt, which frequently forecasts Nazi policy with accuracy charged that the United States de- liberately was seeking to prolong warfare both in Europe and Asia.
 Not only does 1t appear urgently necessary to speak of American joint guilt in the outbreak of the Euro- pean conflict" said the Fremden- hlatt, but of American responsible ity for Its senseless prolongation at both ends of the Eurasian continent which has been provided as a result of the support which Roosevelt has given to the hopeless British resis-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
President Is Putting On Finishing Touches
$7,OOO, 100000 War-Aid Request Will Be Acted On Quicky-C Congress Seems Inclined Generally
 To Put On Full Speed
BY JOHN K. BEAL Limited Press Staff Corresp0ndent)

(Unlteu freSS StaH COrrespOHuent)
 Washington, March 12- (UP) - President Roosevelt asked Congress today to appropriate immediately $7,00O ,000, ,000 to produce every gun, plane and intuition of war that we possibly can" for the democracies of the world.
 Declaring that the United States has determined to do its full part in creating an adequate arsenal of democracy" MT. Roosevelt said that this policy twill be bulwark of our own defense" as well as source of weapons for embattled deinocracies everywhere.
 America feels, MT. Roosevelt said, "that 1t was imperative to the se- curity of America. that we encourage the democracies heroic resistance to aggressions, by not only maintaining but also increasing the flow Of ma- terial assistance from this country.
 While the defense equipment produced under H. R. 1776 remains under the control of the United States until is is ready for disposi- ton, it is the fixed policy of this government to make for democra- cies every gun, plane and munition of war that we possibly can.
 T strongly urge the immediate enactment of this appropriation"
 The President made his recom- mendations in a letter to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. It &C., companied an estimate by budget director Harolc D. Smith. hreakina down into categor.es the items to be provided in the greatest single ap- (ContinUed on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

ment. It was prepared by c. E.. Wright, while another lengthy one, containing many tables of perti- nent figures, was submitted by Wa terbury city officials.
 Included in the Tax Department report was listed surplus of $1,008,- 800, including $637, ,2S7 in uncollec- ted taxes, at the end of 1940. The surplus figure also included ESQ., 63o on deposit in the Merchants Trust Company. Cash on hand was listed at $290,572.
 High Praise For City
 High praise was bestowed on the city for its tax collections of last year which amounted to $5,243, ,687 or 96 percent of the total amount due.
 The city's bonded indebtedness was listed at $16,554,00O with water bonds comprising $e,0oo, GOO. of this total.
 The Tax Departments report claimed that the City of Waterbury had exceeded the legal bond bor- rowing limit, which is 6 per cent of the grand list, but explained that this figure is arrived at only If those bond issues, which have been specifically declared exempt by the Legislature, are included. The legal limit is surpassed by $2,05l, ,564, the report continued
 However, excluding those issues which are legislatively exempt from statutory provisions. the city still has a bonding margin of $3,071 ,435 which is well under the figures of $2,100,000 now being asked by the city.
 Reductions in bonded indebted ness in the last three years were to the amount of $1 ,962, 500 or an aver age of $650000 a year, the report shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
INDO-CHINA WAS
 VICTIM OF JAPAN
High French Authority Has Charged That Japan Did
 Some Cheating

Saigon, Indo- March l2.-- (CUP)-A high Fernch authority charged bitterly today that Japan cheated Indo-China in the peace negotiations with Thailand and in- stead of actin gas mediator shame lessly" supported Thailand in its it's demands.
 He charged that Japan had vio- lated pledges to 1ndo-China and that it had openly aided Thailand during the fighting.
 Asserting that the peace terms had caused more bitterness against Japan than against Thailand the authority said:
 "The Japahese cheated Indo China, breaking it's promises while Indo-C China kept hers. The Japan csc in September promised to pio- tect the integrity of Indo-China Instead they encouraged Thailand to rob Indo-China.
 Japan promised to mediate in- stead 1t shamelessly supported Thai land.
 "Japan's reward will soon appear and 1t will not be small"
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