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Evening star., 1941-08-11
Hyde Hits Top Speed
To Share Laurel in
Powerboaf Races
Two D. T.. Sailors Win
Events at Solomons;
Schroftt Triumphs
By the Associated Press.


SOLOMONS. Md, Aug. IL
George Schrafft, Westbury, N. Y,
candy manufacturer. outbid all RI
walls in the 225-cubic-inch hydro
plane race, climax of the Solomons
Island Yacht Clubs fifth annual re-
gatta yesterday.
Schrafft's ChriSsie w, one Of the
faster hydroplanes in the East, won
both heats of the feature event,
skimming along the smooth smile
Patuxent River course at a top
speed of 52417 miles an hour.
Tommy Glennon, West Chester,
Pa, and Jack Thurston, Richmond,
Va, tied for second place.
The division two 225-cubic-inch
event for less powerful hydroplanes
was annexed by Jerome Waltjen,
Baltimore, in his Wasp. C. Mer-
ritt Twilley. Baltimore, was third in
ST. Paul's Pup.
The fastest speed of the afternoon
was registered by John Hyde, jr., of
Washington, whose Gypsy Lass
shared the 135-cubic- inch hydro
plane competition at a 55.727-mile-
an-hour clip.
Elwood Robinson, Solomons, won
the coveted Gov. O'Conor's Cup in
a smile race of commercial fishing
boats over 80 feet in length. Ken
meth Lore, Solomons, was second and
j. C. Lore, a brother, third. Dick
Lore, another brother, who won the
event in the last three years in his
Penguin, did not compete.
The Sasscer Cup, offered by Rep
resentative Lansdale G. Sasscer,
Democrat. of Maryland. was an
nexed by w. Earle Orem, Cambridge,
in his Pacific one-design Sea Flea.
No other class Wed for the trophy.
One mishap occurred in the Glass
E runabout race, won by Seymour
Ewell, Cambridge. The Gladys C,
driven by Ogle Cannon. Cambridge.
hit an obstruction in the water and
sank. Cannon was uninjured.
Two sailboat races preceded the
powerboat program. Henry Bry-
lawski, Washington, skippered the
Numbus to victory in the Comet
class and Francis Lore, Washing
ton. in his Sail-Along, finished first
in the free-for-all race for sailboats
under 30 feet.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Buffalo Strengthens
Stout Mound Staff
For Final Drive
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Although the Buffalo Bisons'
pitching staff already is one of the
soundest and strongest in the Inter-
national League, Al Vincent is trying
to make it stronger for the final
drive to the pennant, and by that
he may qualify as the seasons
smartest manager.
Vincent'S latest move was the
purchase of Floyd Giebel1, the boy
who clinched the American League
pennant for Detroit last year, from
the Tigers. With Giebell helping
out Virgil (Fire) Trucks, the leagues
strikeout king; Freddie Hutchinson.
who now can laugh off that $4,000
beauty" tag because he's worth 1t;
Hal White, Jim Trexler and Charley
Fuchs, the Bisons are in very good
shape for all the double-headers
they'll have to play before the sea-
son ends.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

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Evening star., 1941-08-11
Major Leaders
BY the Associated rress.
American League.

bS lIsc ASSOGldlCO lcoSs
American League.
Batting-Williams Boston, 40.
Travis. Washington, .361.
Runs-Di Maggie, New York, Jog;
Runs batted in-Di MaggiA New
York, 105: Keller. New York. aS-
HitS-Di Maggio New York. 1872,
Travis, Washington. 149.
Doubles-Di Maggio, New York IS;
Boudreau, Cleveland, 80.
Triples-Keltner. Cleveland, II.
Travis. Washington. and Heath, Cleve-
land, 10
Home runs-Keller, New York, 2s:
Di Maggie, New York, -.
National League.
Batting-HoDp, ST. Louis .a42:
Reiser, Brooklyn, .336
Runs-Hack, Chicago, rs: Reiser.
Brooklyn, and Moore. St. Louis. 70.
Runs batted ln-Mize, St. Louis, So;
Nicholson. Chicago, 81.
Hits-Slaughter. ST. Louis. 1872:
Hack, Chicago, and Moore. St. Louis
131.
Doubles-Reiser. Brooklyn. 30: Dali
lessandro, Chicago. 80
Triples-Hopp and SLAUGHTER. st.
Louis, g.
Home runs-CamilH, Brooklyn. 81:
Nicholson, Chicago. 20
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Three Teams Ready
To Snatch Lead if
Columbus Slips
BS the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
Picking a winner of the American
Association flag appears about as
difficult an assignment today-four
weeks from the seasons end-as it
was way back in April.
Currently fronting the pack is
Columbus, but the Red Birds aren't
in a position to coast before the
close of the campaign September 7.
There are at least three teams ready
to take over the top spot should the
Birds suffer a losing streak.
The Birds hold a five-game ad-
vantage over second-place Mime
apolis which has held the lead on
several occasions, as also has Louis
vile and Kansas City, now in third
and fourth places. respectively.
Fifth place Toledo is 9la games in
back of the leaders.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Leovens Improved, but Bows
Third Time as Welsh Wins
Eiqhth DC. Tennis Crown

rackets. a surprising fub followed
Exceedingly anxious to win, the
losers appeared to be pressing too
hard.
Strand johnson reached the
final of the veterans tournament
when he followed up his elimination
of third-seeded Deane Judd by =
feating 1t. w. S. Wilson, 6-3. ),
6-3. The final probably will rot
be played until Wednesday, for top
seeded Comdr. r. N. Dole still must
play Manuel Martinez in a quar-
terfinal match, the winner to meet
fourth-seeded Hugh Trigg for the
right to play johnson.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Bobby
Riggs won Eastern grass court
tennis championship, beating
Don McNeill, 60, 3I6, Is,
Ga.
Three years ago - Brooklyn
Dodgers bought Catcher Charley
Greek George from New Or
leans for cash and two players
in $4,000 deal.
Five years ago - japanese
swimmers beat United States in
Olympic 800-meter relay in
world-record time of 8:51.5; Dick
Degener, United States, won
springboard dive.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Stars Yesterday
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Mike Ryba. Red Sox and Alexandra
Carrasquel. senators - Ryba's relief
pitching enabled Sox to get one-run
decision in opener; Csrrasauel scat
tered 10 hits for fifth victory.
Dixie Walker and Fred Fitzsimmons.
Dodgers-Walker drove in four runs
to pace Dodger assault on Braves in
opener; Fits' 6-hitter shut out Boston
IN the nightcap.
Marius Russo and Alley Donald.
Ysnkees-Russo famed seven and
Donald gave only five hits in twin
victories over Athletics.
Terry Moore and Ernie White. Cardi-
nals-Moore's pinch single drove in
winning runs in first victory over
Pirates. and his three hits led at
tack in night cap. White turned in
5hit Job in opener.
Ted Lyons and Thornton Lee, White
Sox-Each pitched Chit ball in double
win over Indians.
Johnny Wander Nicer, Reds-Set
down Cubs with seven safeties.
Bob Muncrief, Browns-Spread 10
hits and didn't walk a man in beat
ing Tigers.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Gruys Cop Twin-BiII

Washington Homestead Grays of
the Negro National League defeated
Philadelphia All-Stars in both ends
of a bouble-header baseball game at
Griffith Stadium yesterday, ga, 80.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Four Corners Nine Wins

Led by First Baseman Walters
who got four out of five, the Four
Corners nine whipped the Apaches,
1915, yesterday. The winners were
brilliant afield, making three double
plays.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Salem, =; Atlanta, 8.
Newport News, 5; Lynchburg, ..
Harrisonburg, 4; Petersburg, 3.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
American People Begin To Abandon Isolation Ideas

New York, July 3i (UP) = Fortune Magazine said today that its latest survey of public opinion indicated that the American people have abandoned isolationism by a small plurality nov favor taking the risk of e shooting war if that Is necessary to beat Hitler" The survey also indicated. the magazine said. that most of the people would willingly accept such sacrifices as consumer taxes. cur- tailed pleasures and longer working hours.
 Fortune placed ss.7 per cent of those it interviewed in the militant interventionist camp" but divided them into two groups. The fellow- ing statement was said to represent
 most nearly tlae altitude of SIS per cent:
 "Whlle at first t looked as though 1 ilila was not our var, it TgW looks
 as thouah We should back England nnlll Hitler la beaten"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Tn the other interventionist group the magazine said, were 12.4 per cent who believe '.it is our war as well as England's and we should have been in there fighting with her before this."
 Of the suggested sacrifices, na- ticnal prohibition law seems the most acceptable" to those boiled, Fortune said A tax on incomes over $500 . year found 3e per cent will ing to accept. 27.3 per cent unwiil- ing and 22.T per cent ready to fight it, the magazine reported.
 "The rest of the war measures that would be acquiesced la only grudgingly are things that women are not happy to think Of having imposed upon their nien--the draft ing Of their sons and husbands for war abroad. and the shifting ol their husbands 10 jcas that seem to head down rather than up the economic ladder" G vas said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
News of Apology Sent Out From TokiO. Only After
 Vigorous Protests JAPANESE PUBLIC IS
 IGNORANT OF CRISIS Japanese Forces Now in China Ordered to Respect All American Property
BY HARRISON SALISBURY fVYwsaaIa Dr... ctass ro~-a-vn,.Aa,.sl

BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 The United States won an apology today from Japan for the bombing of the Amer ican gunboat Tutuila. News of Japan's apology for the action of her bombing planes in damaging the Tutuila in a great air raid on Chung king yesterday was trans mitted only after repeated, vigorous protests by U s. Ambassa- dor Joseph Clark grew against blanket censorship upon all news concerning the affair.
 The apology was made by Foreign Minister Admiral Teijiro Tcyoda to Grew when the latter called upon him to deliver American representa- tons against the action. Expressions of regret previously had been mads by the vice-minister of foreign Af- salrB and the vice~minister of navy.
 The Japanese public stiil was ig- norant of the latest crisis in Q. S. Japanese relations as the censor ship forbade any mention of the Tutuila case in the newspapers. The Japanese stock market was normal as traders were unaware of developments.
 Toyoda advised Grew that new and urgent orders had been deliver cd to Japanese forces in China to avoid any injury to American prop erty. Such orders have periodically been given the Japanese forces in China, usually after some such in- cldent as the Tutuiia affair.
 The Standard Oil Company, rec sumed sales of oil within Japan after a brief suspension due to Iin- certainties over the effects of the freezing orders. The National City Bank branch reopened for restricted dealings. The German Ambassador Eugen Ott, called at the foreign ofilce for . conference of undisclosed nature.
 Story From Japan
 Tokyo, July 3l (Ur) -- (Hy trans-Pacific telephone to New Yorkl Teijiro TOyoda, foreign minister, apolcgized to American Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew today for the bombing of the United States Gunboat T1ltjilA. He told him that new and urgent or- ders had been issued to all Japa- nese forces to do their utmost to avoid damaging American property.
 In token of the seriousness with which 1t viewed the bombing of the little American gunboat by Japanese navy planes in 6 raid on Chungking. the Chinese capital, yesterday, the Japanese government clamped down c blanket ban on messages regarding the incident for many hours.
 It was not until 12:30 D. m. today (ll:30 p. ID. Wednesday EDT) after Ambassador Grew had protested vigorously to the foreign odllce three times, that the ban was lift ed. And American correspondent
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
CAPT. STEVENS
 TO BE HONORED
Full Department Tribute to Be Paid Him at His
 Funeral Friday

Full departmental honors will be accorded Captain John A. Stevens of GA Randolph avenue, q membeE of the citys fire department for the past 36 years, who died yesterday morning at the St. Mary'B hospital Funeral services will be held at 0:1G o'clock tomorrow morning from tlae Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street, to St. Margaret'a church at Q o'clock where . solemn high Mass will be celebrated Burial will be in the family plot in the new St. Jcseph's cemetery.
 Captain Stevens was attached to the Burton street station since Feb- ruary 24, 1880 and was appointed to c captaincy. on January 3, le4i, by the city's board of ire commissioner. Iie was a brother of Captain Joseph tP. Stevens, chief inspector Of the the Waterbury detective bureau. He has been of duty for the past two months under the care of his personal physician for heart ail- ment and Sunday was admitted to the hospital when his condition be. came serious.
 The night shift will report at Fire Headquarters tomorrow at 6 o'clock while the day shift will be directed to report for duty one hour earlier tomorrow morning SO no delay in time will be experienced in plans -
 (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
RUSSIA
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

bx nEkSNx SkAAkA ANO
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Moscow, July 3l-(UP)-Harry L. Hopkins, President Roosevelt's lend-lease administrator, expects to see Premier Josef Stalin again today In the second of a series of talks on United States aid to Rus- sia and mutual defense problems.
 Hopkins disclosed that in his first talk with Stalin last night he told him, in the presidents behalf that the United States considers Hitler the common enemy and that anyone who fights him anywhere Is on the right side for our coun- try"
 Though he declined to discuss the supply problem in detail, Hop- kins said he had come here at the presidents own initiative to offer Russia immediate war supplies, no matter how long the war lasts.
 "There will be no dif1lculty about payment" Hopkins said in reply to a question. "The main question is the immediate dispatch of sup plieS."
 Message to Stalin
 Hopkins conveyed to Stalin a message expressing the admiration of Americans for the fight Russia is making against Germany, and he received from Stalin @ personal message for the president.
 Hopkins was accompanied in his visit to Stalin at the Kremlin by American Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt and Frederick Rein- hardt, third secretary of the em- basSy. Also present was Foreign Colnmissar Viacheslav Molotov.
 After talking to Stalin, Hopkins, Steinhardt and Reinhardt visited Sir Stafford Cripps, the British ambassador, and talked to Russian officials.
 For 2 l-2 hours we discussed the situation here in relation to the war with Germany" Hopkins said
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
BOY MADE PLEA
 IN GIRLS DEATH
Raymond L. Woodward, IT,, Claims Innocence in
 Contance Shipp Killing

Cambridge, Mass, July 31.-(UP) Raymond L. Woodward Jr., l5- year-old reading problem child pleaded innocent in a calm, clear voice today when arraigned in su- perior court on arst-degree nur- der indictment in connection with the mutilation murder of Constance Shipp, lS-year-old Reading honol student. &
 Judge Harold P. Williams ordered Woodward held without ball "until further order of the court" The next step in the. case will be the examination of the boy by psychia- trists under the Briggs law, which requires pre-trial examination of al murder defendants in Massachu. sets. ss
 Bright-eyed and emotionless, the handsome slightly -built defendant first 15-year-old boy to face pos sible execution in this state in 6l years-stood in the prisoners cage while the court clerk read the in dictment in full. ~
 Indictment Charges
 The indictment charged that Woodward "did assault and beat Constance Shipp and by such as- sault did kill and murder her" The girls body, bearing 49 knife wounds was discovered in the Baptist par sonage two blocks from her home July 19 after she had been missing four days. She had not been rav- Ished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
CASSTATIONS MAY
 CLOSE AT NIGHT
May Be Ordered to Shut Down This Week From
 Maine to Florida

Boston, July Sl-(UP)--An afdt to Secretary of Interior Harold | Ickes predicted today that gasoline stations from Maine to Florida may be ordered by the end of the week to close at night in a vast petroleum conservation program.
 Dr. John w. Frey, assistant t< Ickes in his new post as nationa, defense petroleum coordinator, made the prediction during a meeting with gasoline station operators last night.
 Asked how the stations could re- duce expenses, Frey replied:
 T think that you will have youl answer by the end of the week anc that Secretary Ickes will request the closing of filling stations in the evenings"
 Frey said such a program would result in reducing expenses for op. erators particularly in winter months when lighting is required many hours. He said the antici- pated program would be similar tC one now existing in Canada.
 Frey expected little or no increase in oil prices and said that at pres ent no rationing system was con- templated. He said with 12,O0O, ,OO( automobiles on the eastern seaboard the important thing was to conserve on tanker space by cutting consump. ton. This. he said, would leave space to bring fuel stores to be lait by for winter use.
 Advising persons with oil storage facilities to fill them as rapidly a. possible, Frey did not advocate In. creasing these facilities hecauss you won't need them another year we hope"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Spanish Paper Bitterly Scores United
 States For Asking Aid From Loyalists

Madrid, July Sl-(UP)-The Fal- angist organ, Arriba, charged today that the United States is confer ring with the Spanish Loyalist lead- CT, Gen. Jose Miaja, concerning pos- slhle use of a force of Spanish Re- publicans under his leadership in event of American action to occupy the Canary Islands.
 Arriba charged that the U. s. Em- bassy at Mexico City had been con. ferrlng with Miaja there concerning possible collaboration eg exIled Spanish E'oyalists.
 The newspaper made the charges the occasion for q violent attack upon the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Paul E Lockwood, assistant secre. tary to Dewey for 8 l-2 years; Mur- ray I. Gurfein, head of the rackets bureau; Hogan; and Robert II Thayer, head of the indictment bu' reau. "There Is no doubt but that one of them will be selected, Dewey said.
 Attorney. Hogan is a graduate oi St. Thomas school and of Crosby High school in Waterbury. He has practlced law in New York fol many years, and has been asso- ciated with Dewey for considerable time.
 He received 8 great deal of notice in connection with the racket-bust- ing activities of New York's fearless district attorney Attorney Hogan Is a frequent visitor at his home here. He is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Michael Hogan of Cooke street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Arriba said that the alleged Miaja expedition appeared to have been conceived under the "hloodless standard of the movies and with puerile disregard of the vigor of free peoples"
 It said that if the expedition act- ually should be undertaken 1t would resemble an enterprise hy prisoners from Sing Sing prison decked vut in Yankee uniforms.'
 The Falasist organ employed the hitterest language against the United states which has been seen ln the spanish press for many months and charged thas American deslgns against Spaln's possessions ore being plotted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
WOMAN COLLEGE
 DEAN DIED TODAY
Frances Louise Knapp 52, Dean at Wellesley
 for % Years

Lunenburg, Mass, July 3l-(UP) Miss Frances Louise Knapp, @, dean of freshmen and for 26 years an officer ct Wellesley College, died early today at the home of friends here after a brief illness.
 Miss Knapp was a native of Lowville, N. Y. For five years after graduating from Wellesley in 1902, she taught English and history at Northfield Seminary. She returned to her Alma Mater for a year as secretary of the Christian Associa- tion and then was named assistant principal of Ferry Hall, Lake For est, III. In 1912 she became regis trar and teacher at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa, returning to Wellesley in 1916.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
British Naval Planes Made Attack On Finland Ports For First Time
BoOkinakers Bet 1 to 3 Allies Will Win War Be.
 fore End of Year

| London, July 3l-(UP)-The ad- miralty revealed today that British Navaa planes have heavily attacked Finlands northern port of Petsamo and the Arctic Norwegian Port of Kirkenaes in the first British mili- tory operation in direct support of Russia's fight against Germany.
 The British attack was carried out yesterday at a cost of IS planes. The Nazi giInnery training ship, Bremse, 1460-tons, and four Nazi supply ships were hit at Kirkenaes and port facilities of Petsamo were said to have been severely damaged.
 Some British quarters considered the raid on Petsamo the first British act of war against Finland but other reliable sources regarded it as di- rected chiefly against German use of the port to supply operations against the Russian port of Mur- Hnansk.
 These quarters said the attack was in line with Britain,s stated policy of attacking Germans wherever they may be found.
 The British were acting in sup port of the Russian ally.
 The attacking British planes hit the ], ,460 tons German gunnery train ing ship Bremse, a fast vessel built in 1881, the admiralty said. Tn addi- ton at least four supply ships at Kirkenaes were hit and shipping and harbor works at Petsamo were damaged.
 Indicating the great extent of the raid, the admiralty said IS British planes were lost.
 Maxi Planes Shot Down
 Three German Messerchmitt- 109 fighter planes were shot down and one German Junkers-87 also was destroyed.
 "Naval aircraft yesterday deliver ed attacks on German shipping in the harbors of Kirkenaes and Pet samo in Northern Scandinavia" the admiralty communique said.
 "At Petsamo little shipping was (Continued on Page D