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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

ing it's arms and shouting above the
squawking fowls?
You you -" lIarvey's sputter
gained momentum as ne neared the
two Summerscs. "A man your age do
ing thing like this! Did you think it
funny? Did you think it was joke?"
Hearing himself addressed so bel
ligerently, MIR. Summers turned in
aulringly to Sue Her blue eyes were
wide with astonishment why, Hair
vey, what's the matter?"
"Matterl Your father tried to ruin
me! He sends down here three hundred
ROSTERS with his card tied to every
crater
"Ah." MIR. Summers observed, flick
ing fluff from his sleeve.
OF ALL the bonehead things for a
man to dor Harvey came close to
MIR. Summers. 81 should think any
man'd have more sense than -"
stop THAR Sue wiggled herself
between the pair. How dare you talk
like that to my Daddy? He didn't send
those darn roosters. did! But I've
certainly found you out in time, Har-
vey Brown, If you think you can talk
to my father like that, you were never
more mistaken in your life He doesn't
have to stand that from any - any
hen man! My fathers worth eight
million of you. Daddy -"
Feathers drifted on them all. MIR.
Summers propelled Sue gently to the
car. "Goodby." he called gaily to
Harvey from the drivers seat. IF
forever. then forever fare thee we'll"
Sue sobbed. "The very idea of his
talking to you like that. dear"
Mr.. Summers went into high. "Of
course three hundred adds up to quite
lot of BOOSTERS. dear
There were only two hundred and
ninety-four. dear"
WHY w nat iSotl yOu.
''IIe already had six. And knew he
only had exactly three hundred hens"
Mr.. Summers did not even smile.
Nor did he consider this an occasion
for instruction.
you always tell me to be prac-
teal" Sue shifted.
1T was practical. Sue; practical and
beautiful"
She swallowed. About the bill,
Daddy. i don't know just where
to put ROSTERS on the budget"
Under amusements," MIR. Sum-
mers suggested. And very cheap at
the price. dear"
The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
A BABY'S PRAYER

Bless this milk and bless this bread.
Bless this soft and waiting bed
Where presently shall be
Wrapped in sweet security.
Through the darkness, through the night
Let no danger come to fright
My sleep till morning once again
Beckons at the window pane.
Bless the toys whose shapes | know;
The shoes that take me to and fro
Up and down and everywhere.
Bless my little painted chair.
Bless the lamplight, bless the fire,
Bless the hands that never tire
In their loving care of me.
Bless my friends and family.
Bless my Father and my Mother
And keep us close to one another.
Bless other children, far and near,
And keep them safe and free from fear.
SO let me sleep and let me wake
In peace and health, for Jesus sake
Amen. pAcur, rm,n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

y PoTHING curdles the Christmas
~ spirit like an accident. And.
4 with all the rush and hustle
and excitement, there is no season
when it is easier to have one of these
unfortunate mishaps in the home.
Here are fe,c simple ,roys to help
keep the Christmas season happy in
your home:
Use cellophane tape instead of pins
on odd-shaped packages.
Use only non-inaamnsabIe decora-
tons for the tree.
When you start opening gifts. bring
in an empty carton to use as a trash
box so the floor won't be cluttered
with wrappings, ribbons, boxes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

| have said, precious?'
About your hens?'
mo, about how if girl really loves
her hance, she chooses between him
and her father"
Yes" said Sue. uncertainty.
IL was figuring on telling your
father this morning about my Black
Leghorn hens" Harvey confided.
mot the Whites, mind you. but my
wonderful Black Leghorn hens -"
Sue took new hold on the receiver.
Harvey, why do you always talk
about your hsns' mean, why don't
you ever say anything about your
roosters?"
What's a handful of roosters?'
"A handful"
1--WE only got six roosters. But
those three hundred hens -
A lump came into Sues throat.
Then she had an idea. Quick as wink
she had another. Harvey
What"
Harvey. don't you come around
tonight like we planned. Instead. you
invite Daddy and me to your farm
Sunday. Will you?"
We'll, should say SOP
Because when Daddy sees you
there being capable -" She hesitated.
wondering just what Harvey did
about chickens when he was being
capable with them. But anyhow,
you'll see my father honestly likes you.
You'll know he does Sunday"
You mean when he sees me on my
property -"
You'll know before he sees you
there. It's one of two ideas just got"
She couldn't wait to hang up and
call to Princess that she had to go into
New York and wouldn't need lunch.
And there's enough for you and
Rodeo, isn't there. Princess?"
Nom"
But there must be something left
over from last night"
''Souffle." Princess replied glumly.
Ices. it occurred to Sue. might be
Theoretically sealed, but they couldn't
be made into stew next day. But be-
cause she was so happy, she wanted
everyone to be happy too. "Ill stop at
Max's for fryers. And uh. Princess.
save some for Daddy's and my dinner.
will your"
well. III try. miz Sue"
Sue had never spent a day in New
York like that one. She just made the
four o'clock train back to Southport
by the skin of her teeth. and then she
had to wabble through five coaches
before she saw her father. He was
rather spread out on the double seat,
taking up practically all the room. She
wedged in beside him,
"Oh, goshr' Mr.. Summers muttered.
Then he saw it was Sue What are
you doing here? | didn't know you
were coming into town today"
II wasn't. But l had to-"
mot ah - planning anything spe-
cial. are you?"
'No. I've finished"
And l wasn't even requisitioned,
Mr.. Summers remarked thankfully,
handing tickets to the conductor.
Sue sighed. She wondered if she
cleaved to Harvey how often she'd be
able to see Dad. Life seemed hard until
she remembered the difficult day she
had spent so that it wouldn't be. She
said. You're so wonderful, Daddy"
81 know"
81 admire you great deal"
81 know"
why do you say I know like that
when you don't mean it, dear?"
Because gave up disagreeing with
you about anything, dear"
"You mean you just positively agree
with anything l say, dear?''
Anything, dear"
Sue took long breath. She couldn't
believe her luck. Were going out
4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Tired Eagle Nearly PoOides Upset OF Connecticut Season
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Stan Correspondent

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-(UP) = I have given Mir. Charles s. Howard S5.35 and asked him to please buy me @ horse.
 If he agrees to do it, my future is guaranteed. A horse that Howard buys, particularly a bargain one, is a better way to wealth than a rich aunt with heart dutter or doting uncle with a counterfeit machine.
 Easing my figures on what his own bargain basement steeds have brought in the way of prize money, MT. Towards $5.35 purchase should enable me to buy that little vine- covered trailer I've always wanted and make bid for the worlds free tyle a-settin' and a-rockin' cham pionship.
 Money Makers
 For $5.35, MT. Howard is almost a certainty to get me a nag that will win c itake or two. Look at what his own bought-for-a-song creatures have done. eSabiscuit, who was bought for $7,500 or whereabouts, made so much all he needed was a paying teller and an iron grill to become First National Bank. Kay ak II, marked down job, could easily start loan society of his own, and as for Porter's Cap-well, he already has lined his stall with thousand dollar bills and he's only three years old.
 Porter's Cap was picked up at the Saratoga sales by MT. Howard for $500. Porter's Cap is making money faster than show-off engraver at the mint, his latest haul being the $50,000 Santa Anita Derby. He's a greedy little cuss, too. He wants it all, and already is entered in a batch of later rich stakes, including the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap, the Kentucky Derby, and the Bel mont. By his victory in the Derby on Wednesday, Porter's Cap became the first eligible for the Pimlico Spe- cial at the Baltimore.
 Stagehand is the only horse ever to win Santa Anita's two most prized stakes-the Derby and the Handicap but he may be joined by Porter's Cap before long. He won the Derby like good one. He had speed enough to stay up with the early leaders after the break and when he made his run he ran over horses getting to the front. And he finished the mile and an eighth full of run and sound as two. dollars. He can go on any kind of track, too. He likes a fast one and loves a slow one.
 Secret Power
 Eventually, racing folk are going to quit referring to Howard luck. ? It can't be luck, for the simple rea- son there isn't that much luck in the world. But what is it? What is the secret power that enables the pleasant automobile tycoon to look at horse and know that he has the makings of champion? There must be thousands of persons who actually know more about conforma- tion and blood lines than Howard does, but they go on dealing with platers while he saddles the winners.
 There's a time coming, though, when he is going to need luck. He is going to need it to dodge the rocks his rival owners are going to throw at him when they finally can't stand the sight of him standing in the winners circle with a silver cup or plate in his hand. Either this is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
MANN FLOORED BUT FINISHES
 STRONG TO WIN.
Waterburian Gets Five of First 6 Rounds; Billy
 Brown Wins Handily
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY Sports Editor

New Haven, Feb. 13 = Though he won two rounds when he was fouled by his opponent, and scored the bout, Charley Eagle of Waterbury dropped two point decision to Na- than Mann of New Haven last night before close to 4.00O fans at the New Haven Arena. Eagle lost the last four rounds when he tired badly from the ninth to the finish, but he had built up a commanding lead in the first eight rounds that should have given him the decision, in the opinion of the writer, who scored the bout on the five point system, official in Connecticut, 55 to 51 for Eagle. In the matter of and two were even.
 Referee Joe Currie saw Mann as a 55 to 53 winner when the sixth round, in which Man was cleanly knocked down was scored in Eagles favor by one point margin to 1. In the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds, Eagle made Man look SO bad that it was a case of Mann hav- ing to knock the Waterburian out, in order to win. Then Charley tired, held considerably in the final four heats which he lost, but Mann was far from a winner, let alone an impressive winner.
 Great Start
 Surprising large crowd of Wa terbury fans with 8 snappy left jab and hook, Eagle came out fight- ing and in no time had Mann miss ing contemporaries hooked him Solidly, smashed him hard to chin and body which he kept up four eight rounds to be far ahead. He was fouled many times, but official- ly, won two rounds when Mann used everything but Bill Clatchley's six shooter to score against the ten pound lighter Eagle, and on top of that spilled Mann to the canvas with as nice "one-two" punch as one could wish to see.
 Eagle has not boxed, aside from one weeks training, since last Sep. tember when he lost a nod to Larry Lovett, muscular Hartford Negro, d11u u1luC1 OL1OoC 4AC provided a remarkable performance, and deserved to win, though very tired and ineffective from the ninth round on. A small but messy cut on his left eyelid bothered him consid- erably, though Mann's right eye- brow was opened in an early round. | The pair are almost a sure thing for another battle. perhaps out of doors in New Haven or Waterbury. Mann scaled 189, Eagle 180. Excellent
 Billy Brown, the Waterbury mid- dleweight showed as much ring class as any one on the card, despite the handicap of having his manager, M. Muffles Genaro in his corner. Brown had some keen opposition, too in the person of Art Tatta, New Haven pinboy. but the superior box ing ability of the Waterbury lad, coupled with the fact that he fought back hard when stung by Tatta, won him the nod going away in the best fight on the card aside from the main go.
 Tony Gillo of New Haven got the duke over Hubby Noble of Wilkes Barre in a six-round repeater of the battle that sent Waterbury fans home bowling three weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
.LOEW-POL|F|V
 FACES TEXANS
Only One Game in Wash- ingtOn Park League
 Tonight

The Loew Poli Five i,ndefeated to date in the Washington Park Com munity House League will face tough opposition tonight when they meet up with Johnny Barnes Brooklyn Texans in the feature game at the hill court. In the 7:3O o'clock game the Gents Juniors will play the Trojans.
 The Texans have dropped but one game the second round and are still in the running for second round honors and are confident of handing the defending champs their first setback on the hill court this year. On the other hand the Poli teams are looking forward to going through both rounds unde- feated and will be at full strength for their game tonight.
 The game scheduled between the Props and Tribunes which was to hae bveen played tonight also has been postponed until later date due to the fact that several of the Tribune players are going to New York tonight to see Notre Dame play N. Y. U. at Madison Square Garden. League officials secured the two leading junior league teams for the first game on tonight's program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
CHALLENDON TO PROVE THREAT
 IN BIG RAGE
Howard Horse Rounding to Form After HOOf
 Injury
BY JACK GUENTHER

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Arcadia, Cal, Feb. 14-(UP)- A fist-sized chunk of Challedon's hoof may hlod Charles Towards chanc- eS of winning the worlds richest horserace, the $10o,000 Santa Anita Handicap, third consecutive time.
 Challedon moved out of Rockign Chair row this morning and with him rose the hopes of the east in the seventh handicap. He emerged from his first serious workout in a month in apparently sound condi- ton mad he carried a warning that maybe the golden gallop isn't just case of Howard and his Midland against the field, after all.
 The rangy Maryland horse has been listed as a doubtful start CT for weeks. He rolled over stable pony, gashed his heel, and broke open the wound during gallop. All the while the post time of the March 1 classic has grown nearer. Finally his woner switched train CTS. Don Cameron went out of the w. L. Brann barn and L. T. White hill came in.
 Yesterday big Pete showed signs of coming back. Teamed with a stablemate, he rolled a halfl on 8 sticky track in AS 1-5 and five eightS in 1:01 before Georgie Woolf eased him by the Six-furlong pole in 1:16. Challedon was tired at the end; but his handlers were chereed that he showed little sign of favor ing the sore hoof which has held i'm up. They pointed to the slow track as added proof-for mud is poison to injuries.
 One Horse Race?
 :. The single workout proved noth- ing conclusive but it did indicate that if the hoof held up Challedon might still stretch his laurels through another season. It also in jected considerable excitement into what gradually was settling into a one-horse race-Mioland at the low future odds of 2A-1.
 On the hospital list with Challe- don has gone many another name horse since Jan. l. Gallahadion, Specify, Wichcee and Heelfly were the first to falter. They were fol- lowed by Time Alone, Big Flash and Kayak II. Impound and St. An- drews are the most recent casual ties of bowed tendons, filled legs and other of the hundred hazards which make racing the gamble it is.
 AS of today Midland is still the foremost candidate. Big stacks of bills have rollde into the Baja Cal ifornia future book on the chance that the colt will follow his stable mates, Seabiscuit and Kayak II, to the Santa Rnita winners circle which has lately become known as Towards Half-Acre" and make the score three straight.
 For opposition there will be a dozen formidable but not brilliant thoroughbreds. Perhaps the best are Myron Selznick'S Can't Wait, Val dina farms Viscounty, H. c. Hills Sweepida, Brans Aethelwold, Gaf- fer and Sattler's Wedding Call, Cir cle ranch's Hystericla, J..Y. Christi mas Rough Pass, Foxcatcher Farm s
 Fairy Chant and perhaps of the few odd South American B" fea- lures who run in the moving picture silks of Bing Crosby and L. B. Mayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Pals And Tigers In North End Special

Tonight at Webster school gym the North End Pals face their sec- tional rivals the North End "Y" Tigers. The Pals, Tigers and Spar tanS are to have a series of games to decide the Champs of the North End section. The Pals walking of with the honors last season.
 Because of the bitterness between the Pals and Tigers, the Webster court is expected to be filled to the limit when these two rivals take the floor. The Tigers will have the same team that's ben so successful the past few seasons. A starting lineup will be taken from the follow ing: Guerrera, Celentano, Calo, Place, Santa Lucia, Gerty and Ser duck.
 The Pals lineup which has been more or less on the sick list for the past few games is expected to be together for tonight's important con test.
 In the Prelim at o'clock the Pal co-eds meet the Torrington Marion etts. Dancing will follow the main game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
GARABALDIS AT
 BOYS CLUB TONIGHT

Boys club basketball teams will take part in triple-header tonight at the Cottage Place court, when the Middletown Garabaldis come to town for a tusSle with the Boys Club Varsity, in game scheduled for 8:30 o'clock. The contest will be preceded by prelim to feature the Vols and Vikings in a cham pionship game which will decide the Intermediate league honors for the season. At 7:l5 o'clock. the Volunteer Juniors and Unknowns are to tangle in a game that is figured to be close all the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Canines Now Bred for Race, But Everything
 Still Goes in AShtOn'S American Dog Derby
HeSem0n and Baum Teoms Are Fovorites
BY HERB GORDON (NEA Special CoErespOndent)

Ashton, Ida, Feb. IA. = Sour doughs and greennorns, pedigrees and mongrels meet once more Tn the American Dog Derby here, Feb ruary 9.
 Started for the amusement of the townfolk when Ashton was snow bound in the early spring of 1917, the race is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
 Card-table drivers are pitting Celey Baum and his mixed team against Everett Heseman.
 Baum, the Ashton Thunderbolt, mushed over the then new 10-mile circular track in 26 minutes and 3l seconds to prevail in 1888 and re- peated in '39.
 Heseman, who learned his racing from Baum, copped year ago, cut ting his teacher out of a third con- secutive victory and permanent pos session of the Kugler trophy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
FIGHT RESULTS
By United Press

Boston-Salvator Bartolo, 128lz, East Boston, outpointed George Salamone, 131, Boston (10); Honey Melody, 1852, Boston, decisioned Abe Denner, 131h, Boston ,(10); Bill Weinberg, 195, Chelsea, drew with Johnny Hayes, 195, Boston QO; Alfred (RedD Priest, 1471k, Cambridge, knocked out Larry Zangla, 147, Boston CD; Harold Harris, 126, Maiden, drew with lefty LaChance, 1261s, Lisbon, Me. (6).
 New Haven, Conn-Nathan Mann, 189, Hamden, decisioned Charley Eagle, Waterbury CPD; George Fitch, 184 1-2, New Haven, kayoed Johnny Snyder, TIT 1-2, Wilkes Barre, Pa, CD; Tony Gillo, New Haven, decisioned Tuffy Noble, 166, Wilkes-Barre (6); George Fuller, Norwalk, koncked out Lou Flowers, 203, New York (5); Billy Brown, 154. Waterbury, defeated Art Tatta, 156, New Haven (4).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
HODGES SET BACK
 TECH HI=Y 35-22

After two straight losses the North End L Hoboes returned to &C., tion to defeat the Tech lily, 35-22 Wednesday night at the North End Y hut. This win marks the Hoboes ninth in IA contests so far this year. The game was very close at the end of the first half with the Hoboes out in front by only three points, but the second half told the story as tn Hoboes scored p points to Tchs 12 to sew up the game. Dug leski and Serlese scord 122 and Il points respectively to lead the Hoboes, while Aurio scored 10 points for the losers.
 For the. past two years the Ho- boes have been trying to play the Alimni but the time wasn't avail able. Now the Hoboes have an open date February 26 and would like to uivn than Oafna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

pearance of a chaise lounge frame without legs.
 President of the American Dog Derby Association, community setup which sponsors the race, is Warren Cordingley of Ashton, 8 racer of the early '20s. He claimed such victories as first place in the 105-mile grind in Calgary.
 Cordingley's son, Don, is a three time winner of the Ashton show. ONLY THREE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON TROPHY
 Only five drivers entered the first American Dog Derby. There will be no fewer than 15, perhaps 20, this trip.
 The original course extended from West Yellowstone, Mont, to Ashton, distance of 68 miles, over timbered stretches of typical Rocky Mountain terrain.
 Tud Kent, whose feats in derby racing have become legendary, cap- tured the inaugural in raging blizzard in a little more than 26 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

In '18, the second race was run on a 10-mile figure eight course near Ashton. The track remains adjacent to Ashton, but it's quite a jump from the first course to the one of today.
 This year, from a grandstand at the starting finishing line, specta- tors will see the teams the entire length of the course.
 Until 36, cash prizes were the only incentive. Tn that year the Kugler trophy was put up.
 Only three names are inscribed on the trophy - Lloyd VanSickle of Ashton. Baum and Heseman, who registers from Marysville, Ida. Van- Sickle, an Ashton resident, came down in front in '36 and '37.
 Everything still goes, and this years race is expected to turn up some first-class oddities, like, for instance, the time Olcott Earn won even though one of his Belgian po- lice dogs took sick and was loaded onto the sled for the other four to pull.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

worthy dogs of the first few con- tests was the set that pulled "Windriver" Smith to second place in the initial race. Smiths team was composed of three hounds of doubtful ancestry, a shepherd and a bulldog.
 A 13-year-old lad placed second in '26 with seven-dog string, no two of which were alike in breed, color or size.
 Setters-Llewellyns and Irish-or crossbreeds with a strong touch of setter have most consistently pulled drivers in on top.
 Olcott Earn copped in PA, with full-blooded Belgian police dogs, but that was the only time this breed won.
 ASHTON RACERS USE AN EXTREMELY LIGHT SLED
 Tud Kent, siX-time winner, who last won in '28. favored setters, and raced mostly Llewellyns.
 Typical of the preSent-day type which usually wins is the string owned by Heseman. His are cross between greyhounds and setters- especially bred for racing. Long of leg and hard as nails, they show plainly the greyhound strain, but are larger than their uncrossed brothers.
 Originally drivers used the same almost flat and bulky sleds that are still in service where dog teams are employed for necessity, but drivers have developed an extremely light, yet rugged sled that has the ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Ashton, little town in moun- tainous eastern Idaho, is prepared to welcome 10000 persons to the colorful derby.
 It is quite an honor to win, and mushers are not disinterested in the $2500 prize money. SETTERS USUALLY PULL DRIVERS DOWN IN FRONT
 Ashton's spectacle has seen some beautiful and some mighty peculiar strings of dogs.
 In the early days of the race, "dogs was dogs" Several times the event was captured by as curious a mixture of canines as ever knew each other. In more recent years, winners have been bred with rac- ing in view
 Typical of the unmatched but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
HOCKEY LOOP MEETS

Waterbury Amateur Hockey league team managers are asked to be on hand tonight for Q meeting with President Johnny Thompson at the Central YMCA starting at 7:s0 o'clock, in which all teams arc expected to have someone on hand to speak for them ct this important meeting.