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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Pays Huge Price

The crowd of $4,000. which was
stunned Immediately following the
finish, let out an uproarious whoop
a few minutes later when the big
amber lights on the tote board
flashed Bay Views price.
The horse. which only last sum-
mer ran in 81. 500 claiming race,
paid Slls.40 TO win. $3.50 TO place
and $3.50 10 show.
\ The Howard entry, Midland and
)Porter's Cap paid So for the place
and $3.50 TO show. Bollngbroke
paid $40 for the show.
Bay View. owned by Mrs. Tony
Pelleteri. wife of the famous New
Orleans horseman. enjoyed a fur
Their distinction, that OF being the
first winner in Santa Anita handi-
cap history to lead from wire to
wire. He broke on top and never
was headed throughout the Cruel
ing mile and one-quarter gallop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Eddie Lake Agrees
To Cardinal Terms

.Sf+B0GfS. March f.-tiNS1-
Eddie Lake, st. Louis Cardinal in
fielder who played with Sacra-
mento of the Pacific Coast
League during the latter part of
the 1910 season. has agreed to
contract terms for 1871. Branch
vice president and general
manager of the Cardinals. an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Penn State Invited
To Play Puerto Rico

RIO PIEDRAS, Puerto Rico.
March 1.-QNS)-An invitation
for a series OF basketball games
was extended to Penn State today
by the University of Puerto Rico.
If the Pennsylvanians accept. the
contests will be staged within the
next several weeks, university
officials said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

But every time got the run
around. Finally. when he did
fight down there. he fought for
a butcher name of katz who
was promotin' and only drew
about $1,000.
$50 then I figured I might
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

dog, Kurram-El-Magia.
The English type cocker spaniels
are not so plentiful in Detroit but
Floyd d. johnson of Pleasant
Ridge triumphed with Duneland
Sooty. The same applies to the
German short-haired pointers that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
ChaHedon Tires

Challedon, horse of 1910" and
second choice in the wagering,
tired and fell back early. He was
up in contention for the first half
mile. but shortened his str d e
thereafter and finished badly
beaten fourteenth in field of 16
starters.
The winner was ridden by Jockey
Nick Wall, and the little mite
was the first 10 score a double in
a Santa Anita handicap.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
OF numerous at the shows.
Not Plentiful Here

The Kerrin Kennel. which grew
into success with its collies and
later its Afghan hounds out on
Telegraph road. then moved to
indianapolis when General Motors
sent its master, Frank Wiethoff, to
Superintend its big Allison motor
plant, has a large exhibit of both
of these breeds at this show. There
is more competition than in the
past among the Afghans and Mr.
and Mrs. Wiethoff won with their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
BY FRANK $. COOKE

Detroit owners got off we'll In
the Saturday Judging at the dog
show current this week at Conven-
ton Hall. No fewer than eight of
the breeds we're captured by them.
Larro Farms started off with
two wins. First, their Barney
O'Larro was picked as best of half
a dozen Irish water spaniels and
then one of their home-bred New
foundlands, Larro Carol, topped
that breed. Both of these types are
moi rniirtnernlls at the shows
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Cage Results

Navy ~. Army 3s.
Tennessee ~, Florida -.
Kentucky -, Aias.ms ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
DETROIT DOGS WIN 8 BLUE RIBBONS
Larro- Farms Gets Two as Show Opens

look a lot like the American and
English dogs, excepting like most
of the Germans, their tails are
docked.
Walter Schilk has been sue
cessful in raising them and had
the satisfaction of putting over
Susie @.
Meanwhile Clyde A. Henderson
is wrestling with the big entry Of
66 in the obedience tests. The
Judge remarked that he had not
encountered such well trained and
hammered dogs anywhere as in
Detroit. This city was one of the
first to take up what now has
grown to compelling feature OF
all big dog shows. More than 100
are trained here each year for
these events.
Breeding Center
Detroit has become the center
of breeding Staffordshire terriers
and the showing OF % will be the
high water mark for the country.
Clayton S. Hartman. manager
of the Palmetto Hotel, won cham
pionShip with The Ruffian. said
TO be the finest living. Last month
he won best of breed at New York
with Ruffian Scalawag. then q
10-months-old son Of The Ruffian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

when he disappeared from his duties at about 2 a. m.
 In pleading guilty seidel could of- fer no reason for his act and claimed never to have gone down stairs 10 the stock room before where the clocks were stored. He admitted taking the clocks. carrying them from the building, throwing them over the fence, picking them up later and placing them in the car which he drove.
 Attorney weisman offered a strong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

from the stock room was discov- cred around midnight by William
 Cleveland, night watchman, who on
 investigation found footprints out sdle the building which indicated
 that the clocks after being removed from the building had been thrown over the fence which surrounds the parking place. Seidel, who had been in the employ of the clock concern for about wee kand on the shift from midnight to 8 8. m., was sus- pected of the theft by the watchman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

plea for the man whom he de- scribed as e first offender, and pe- titioned the court not to bind him over to the higher court. but rather to give him a suspended jail sen- tence.
 Prosecutor W. E. Bumstead recom- mended the more severe legal course pointing out that Seidel's is the sec ond case within a year which in- volved the theft of clocks from the local concern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

who accompanied Constable Albert Golden to the mans home when suspicion was directed to him fol- lowing discovery of the theft which occurred shortly after midnight. Seidel, according to Constable Gold en, readily admitted his guilt and revealed 'the hiding place under his bed of the clocks which were indi- vidnally packed in five cartons as when removed from the factory.
 According to testimony offered in court by Constable Golden the theft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

of Wlnsted. Mrs. Negri, whoee u,nie~ en name was Marjorie n1ccauing. states they were married Deceuttr 25, 1888, at Millerton, ". X., and that on divers days between Decem~ Der %, 1g36 and February x3. 194l, her husband has been guilty 1f intolerable cruelty to her. She claims her husband has been habit- ually intemperate for more than g year. Tn addition to . divorce, MI%. Negri asks custody of their minor child, Mary You, and an order for the support of the child
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

seideI, 24, an employe. of sl Wheeler street, waterville, was bound over to the next criminal session of su- perior court E- Ter bonds of e200 by Trial Justice Ralph H. North in local court last night. He was re- leased in custody of his attorney, Henry Weisman of Waterbury, who gave the court his assurance that bonds would be furnished.
 6eidel was taken in custody yes- terday morning by Detective Joseph Bender of the Waterbury police,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

Rev. John F. Culliton, assistant to Rev. John Kennedy, pastor, is honorary chairman of the commit tee in charge of the banquet He is also chaplain of the society. Father Culliton recently was ap- pointed chaplain of the 118th Medi- cal Regiment, 43d Division and will be guest of honor at farewell dinner next Monday evening at the Hotel Elton.
 Mrs. William Ahearn is chairman of the banquet committee assisted by Mrs. Edward Thibodeau, Mrs. Gertrude Kelly, Mrs. Hazel Skerritt, Mrs. Dorothy Dunne, Mrs. Mary Carney, Mrs. Bessie Frisby, Mrs. David Leper and Mrs. Oscar Lie brich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20
MARJORIE NECRI
 ASKING DIVORCE

winSted, Feb. 20-Marjorie Negri of TorringtmI mas brought an &C., tion returnable to the Superior Court for Litchfield County on the first Tuesday of March in which she asks a divorce from Vito Negri
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20
ROSARY SOCIETY
 TOHOLDBANQUET
Rev. Francis Sugrue of NOrwaIk to Give Prin-
 CipaI Address

Rev. Francis J. Sugrue of Nor- walk, formerly of this city, will be the guest speaker at the Rosary Oonfraternity's banquet this even- ing in St. Thomas parish hall at 6:30 o'clock. The guest speaker is a graduate of St. Thomas Parochial School and Crosby High.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20
SEIDEL TO FACE
 SUPERIOR COURT

Thomaston, Feb. 20.-Pleading guilty to a charge of larceny in the theft of five clocks from the stock room of Seth Thomas Clocks, Fred
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

TO let him stay there. dearth of new pros
poets to take his place. might, concevably
cause an ex-wife to pluck him out again--but
this could hardly have been the case with
woman as blessed with charm and folding
money as Margaret. Unquestionably. she had
the pick of the field
Why then, should she have selected Mr.
Sprague TO succeed himself?
The answer or at least part of IT, may
be found in the story of her association with
a man who is a good deal more mysterious
than Mr. Sprague and whose best known
name, perhaps. is Dom. the Omnipotent
Dom. as readers of The American Weekly
have probably gathered from previous articles
is about the last word I'm righteousness. For
the last twenty years he has run, and owned
a lavish estate north of New York on the
Hudson River, where some very unusual go
ings-on have been reported
There years ago, such as could afford the
price were initiated into the mysteries of
Oriental philosophy particularly those tenets
of 1t relating to love.
And there, years ago too, went Margaret
and her younger sister, Barbara. fresh from
dvorcing their first husbands and strange to
relate In obedience 10 the request of their
mother Mrs Vanderbilt, who seems TO have
been under the impression that the place was
primarily a health resort
II may be that the young ladies' actually
did derive some physical benefit form their
they also acquired couple Of new, and from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Mrs. Vanderbilts point of view, undesirable
husbands. as well as speaking acquaintance
with some of the more cockeyed forms of
Occultism.
Connected with this last was one curious
rite Of which an eyewitness account has been
handed down by q participant.
The scene was the main hall Of the recrea-
ton building, known as "Oom's throne ROOM"
. chamber some sixty feet long by twenty-five
wide. lighted by mysterious. Egyptian bowls
sunk into the two-story-high ceiling. At one
end, behind refectory table, was throne on
which IL was the Masters custom to sit during
the "conclaves of the cult"
Ranged about the walls were divans and
long reclining chairs upholstered in purple,
futurist chintz Beside each chair and divan
stood a wrought iron floor lamp, and behind
them were bookshelves stacked with volumes
on mysticism and physiology, among the last
and looking rather shy and out Of place
being one called The Woodworking Colon"
This particular ceremony was being held
in honor of the tenth wedding anniversary of
two of the cults members, a couple of Pitts
burgh socialites.
I'm line with Ooms teachings, the occasion
was looked on symbolically a new marriage
well as an anniversary, and the bride and
groom were. dressed as at their first wedding
Each Of the other devotees wore two cos
tunes one over the other. The women APP
peared as religieuses but their flowing robes
and wells hid fantastic carnival dresses. The
mems sombre. monk-lke garb also concealed
gay trappings.
Filling in. two by two. the devotees took
their places at the foot of the throne where sat
Dom, CARRIED as a high priest of the Tantrik
Order (the cults official name). All carried
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

tall candles, as In procession in a cathedral,
and sang the Tantrik hymn:
BE to me living Guru;
BE a loving Tantrik Guru.'
"Guru Is the Hindoo word meaning teacher
or master. Tantrik means science
Last Of all came the bride and groom
borne aloft In two collins. AS you can i'm
agine the effect was macabre, but IL was
not arranged merely as a spectacle. The cof-
fins. symbolzing death, underlined the hidden
meaning Of the ceremony. They as much as
said that the past was dead and was being
brought here for burial And everything else
that happened was intended to bear out and
re-emphasize this theme.
After the initiates had knelt and sung the
mystic Hindoo refrain: Dom ma ma padma
oom.' which. though untransatable and pos
sibly without literal meaning, is supposed to
induct a state Of ecstasy if repeated often
enough, everyone rose and Dom intoned what
passed for the marriage ritual, in words as
difficult to understand as the refrain.
Then all at once there was a blast of
music from a concealed orchestra, a brilliant
illumination poured down from above. dispers-
ing the shadows, the bride and groom were
lowered from their grisly perches, and as
though with single gesture all the celebrants
threw off their robes and stood forth in their
rainbow hued under garments. After that 1t
was nothing but dancing. eating, drinking and
revelry until dawn the collins being covered
with gay draperies and used as tables for the
banquet"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

with Mr. Sprague,
this latest episode is cloaked In mystery. Their
first wedding. back In 1899. was not learned
Of until long after II had taken place, and the
same was true Of their divorce.
Moreover so inconspicuously did they live
between times that there was scarcely any
reliable information about how they were
getting on, or what Mr.. Sprague was like, or,
for that matter. who he was.
Such retcent behavior seemed odd, not TO
say unforgivabe. on the part of Margaret,
who in the past had seemed only too glad TO
provide gossips with some Of their choicest
tidbits.
few facts did come to light. but they
whetted the appetite more than they satisfied
II. Mr. Sprague, IL appeared. was very band
some, liked TO paint, as hobby. and came
from a family OF solid un-socially- registered
Manasquan NJ j.. burghers. His brother Les
ter was in the hotel business and his sister
was a school teacher
Margaret then the wife OF Prince Charles
Murat. happened on him one day. painting
flowers in Mrs. Vanderbilts garden. Prince
Charles did not long survive the effects of
this idyllc meeting; he was disposed of, via
Paris divorce, and some months afterwards
Mr. Sprague was discovered honeymooning IN
a Camden, Maine cottage with new pink
haired wife.
AS they continued TO haunt the social by
ways for the next two years, no one knew
exactly what II was that caused the idyll TO
sour. The best guess was that Margaret had
become allergic 10 flowers.
Anyhow the next communique from the
Sprague front CARRYING as long after the
event as some of those from Berlin). had them
divorced in Carson City. Nevada Mr.. Sprague,
II developed, had settled down there to begin
the action, on grounds Of cruelty. But Mar
garet had popped up out Of nowhere taken
the ball away from him in midfeld, and scored
the touchdown herself, on grounds of mental
cruelty
Evidently the Nevada courts considered
mental cruelty more serious than plain cruelty;
or perhaps they just wanted TO live up TO their
reputation for galantry. In either case, the
gossips back home weren't given much
to chew over because the terms weren't
elaborated.
Nor did Margaret elaborate when she got
back to New York She seldom mingled in
Society and, as for Mr.. Sprague, he might
have vanished into thin air. But he must
have retained the power TO rematerialize,
Judging from the way his name is once more
being banded about in night clubs and the
few drawing rooms that still exist.
Where were they married? Nobody seems
10 know exactly When? That isn't known
either But they were back at that Maine
cottage again few weeks ago; there's no
doubt about that. And what would they be
doing there the scene of their first honey
moon, unless they were celebrating their
second?
Eyes sir" the Camden natives say, they
were here all right hut they amt here now.
They went off together Woman with pink
hair amt she? That's the one"
Once husband has been tossed into the
matrimonial ash can, the customary thing is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Dom. Wearing tho Ceremonial
Robes In which He Used TO
Preside Over the Revels Of His
"Tantrik Order"

- EBELLIOUS, pink haired Mar
II garet, elder daughter of the
~ late Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

80 II
anybody's mind.
Is it far-fetched to
read it's influence into
her latest adventure
with Mr.. Sprague?
If rumor. and the ma
tives of Camden. can be
trusted, this adventure
is a remarriage, a burial
of the past and a mys-
tery-in other words,
exactly the same ingre-
dents which Dom mixed
up so excitedly in his
little charade.
All of which would
seem to indicate that
once you've been an Dom
disciple you don't easily
get over it. You may
dye your hair, plunge
into new experiences, go
to the ends Of the earth
all Of which Margaret
has done-but the Om-
nipotent's perva sive
memory still fingers on.
1t fingered with her and
even more powerfully
with her sister.
When Mrs. Vanderbilt
died a year ago. 1t was
generally agreed that
she had had her share of
sorrows and that a good
many Of them had been
caused by her two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

has uliOWn Quietly
into a other again,
this time with the
report that she has
up and remarked her
fourth husband. Fred
erick l.. Sprague. the
portrait painter whom
she divorced early
this year.
Like most OF the his
tory of her relations
with Mr.. Sprague,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Though it appears that with the advancing
years such colorful festivals have become in
creasingly rare at Oom's place. they were
common enough while Margaret was there
and they must have made profound impress
sion on her youthful mind. Indeed, a cere-
mony like that might make a profound i'm
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-02-26
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