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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
Reported Sabotage
 Cases Keep FBI Busy
.7,477 Investigated Since January of I94O; No In.
 stances of Individuals Acting Under Enemy Orders

anism of a vessel because he has had an argument with the ships officers. Large spokes which would have caused Q serious fire are delib- erately driven into an electrical conduit during the construction of an Army camp. The electrician disliked his foreman.
 A vital piece of Q machine, which cannot readily be replaced, is stolen, the plant management receives a note demanding $l,000 for Its rec turn. The subject confesses that he did the act because he dlslikes the president of the company. A machine manufacturing sensitized papers for the Army is severely damaged, 6 workman confesseS to the FBT that he felt his job was too strenuous.
 William Et2el, native-born American of German descent was sentenced on Nov. l7, l94l, to 15 years imprisonment for the acts of destruction committed upon 24 bombers being manufactured at the Glenn L. Martin plant at Middle River, Md. Etzel cut wires and cables on electrical connections, crushed hydraulic tubing and placed pieces of rubber in gasoline tanks. On one occasion a small printed sign was placed inside which read "B-26 Martins Death Trap-fIeil Hitler" When Etze' was confronted with the evidence against him he confessed to his acts, the exact number of whicl, he could not remember. He stated that he merely wanted to delay de. livery since he knew these machines would deal death to the German people, people whom he though should not be made to suffer under the heel of Nazi oppression.
 Heinrich Roedel was Q member of the nautical section of the Nag party, a subject of Germany H. legally in the United States since 1886. In his possession there wal found various party insignias. A l:45 a. m. on the morning of July 28. 1942, Roedel attempted to SC fire to a pile of lumber at the ship yard of the Henry J. Kaiser corpor' ation in Richmond, Calf. An aler guard interrupted him in the cours, of the act. Roedel escaped; FEB investigation resulted in his appre' hension and sentence to a period o 30 years for an attempt to commi sabotage,
 Of a far more serious nature were the cast of Vincent Palokis On the morning of March %, l942 two main line bridges of tn, Southern Pacific railroad wer' destroyed by fire near the SaltoT Sea in California. These woodel structures spanned high chasms il this desert country. Fortunately slow orders and an alert engineeI prevented the wreck of a trool train which was stopped before i proceeded onto the weakened struc' ture. Handwriting, footsteps In thu desert sand, and fingerprintS foun' on newspapers m a deserted habi tat, result in the confession O Palokis. Palolis was born in Lat via. in 1897, and had never becom' a citizen. But had spent nearl, all of his life in America as an in tinerant. He boasted that he hate the United States and had neve recognized the flag as his own ever though he had been here since 1906
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
DOUGH GOES ON RAMPAGE

San Diego, Cal. - (UP) - Thou sands of pounds of dough in giant mixer at a local bakery went on a rampage and showed just what dough can do. The dough was just ready to be mixed when a storm cut off the electrical current to the mixer. With the baker standing by unable to do anything about it, the dough began to rise" of its own inherent rising power. It rose and rose. until finally it rose entirely out of the mi1er. pushed against a big window and eventually landed on the sidewalk below. carrying with it the mixer, broken glass, window and part of the wall.
 Barbados recently passed laws making it easier for peasants to obtain bank loans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
SALE OF EASTER SEALS ARRANGED
Governor Baldwin, Honor. ary Chairman of Cam.
 paign Opening April 1

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin has accepted the honorary chair nanship of the l943 Easter Seal Sale cs the Connecticut Society for Crippled Children which opens April first and continues through Easter Sunday, according to Lester c. Burdick, vice-president of the society and in charge of the sale.
 Many persons of Waterbury are also interested in the success of the drive, and local committee chair men and volunteers are organizing and completing plans for the open ing of the drive. Favorable response from schools, churches, clubs, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
Defense Workers Often Suffer
 Nagging BaCkacIle

Tired NldneyS May DO Ihe ~aueo
 Many sufferers relieve nagging baekaehe quickly, once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be tired kdneys.
 The kidneys are Natures chief way of tnl. ing the excess acids and waste out of the blood. They help most people pass about pints day.
 Wken disorder of kidney function permits poisonous matter to remain in your blood, 1t may cause nagging bacleAehe, rheumatic getting up nights, swelling, pufiiness under the eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent or seanty passages with snaarting and burn ing sometimes shows there Is somethlng wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
 Don't wait Ask your druggist for DoAn'p Pills, used successfully by millions for over 90 years. They give happy relief and will help the IS miles of kidney tubes flush out pci- sonoua waste from your blood. Get Doan'e Pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18

der wall and shaft filled with rub- Der attached to the metal. Test passenger cars have run more than 10000 miles on such springs with out needing adjustment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18

the New York Worlds Fair, but to- day the rubber-in-torsion spring is an important war product, The spring is Q steel cylinder and shaft, with the space between the cylin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18

loniai road. Providence.
 Vermont
 Sgt. Robert E. Browe of Buriins ton.
 Britain has hosiery black mar ket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
NEW CAR SPRING

AKRON, O. - (UP) It first ap- peared on the "car of tomorrow at
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-10
Harry CraysOIl 5
ScOrel)OarlI
Neutral on the Other Side;
Swede Too Close to
the Nozis
By HARRY GRAfSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK June Cundcr Hagg is taken 10 task some
what by those violently find fault with dispatch from Stock
holm which reports Flying Fireman nSisen that his Trip 10
his country be divorced political considerations
story Sweden that fagg VIII not run mere or me
Army Air Forces Society which the Amateur Athletic
Union has linked his with the National Cham
pionships Island Stadium New York June ~ ~
Swede, the cable would have you belcNe iehu
persists remaining
wants be what in the report ne terms Soceo
Axis" countries he is in the United States
probable however that Hagg proNocd ne ldNeu
NJ all was taking a the hoodlums around HIM
sweden pro Allied only the surface rnged by
countries is largely dependent upon Germany
Hapg is too close to MAJ cruelty for comfort
sweden is completely bockaded not food ships are per
Grand Central Station for ANS soldiers
en- route to and the Fatherand
thaSagg should not be afraid OF Offending e
such'a simple matter for hln WIN a pay
with his country 10 THINK Oh and
in view of the anything he might do as neutral
could be used against him and ms family
Dan Ferris the "A and promoter OF
he saws Harg Will y Stockholm London and Will be flown
here month.
far this writing, Hagg will make SIX or
seven appearances postwar benefit that Is the Army All
Aid Society ,
He will tackle Gilbert Dodd Frank Dixon Earl Mitchell
Don Meh and perhaps Leslie MacAcheH ana
body the National 1900 meters June ~
and against Rice the 5000 meter Race OF the
Century following afternoon
Hagp in will have IMAM three
ueeks which his the Nationals
Meanwhile Hagg opportunity to realize ms burn
ing ambition to the United States and meet Greg Rce
this side IS totally uhln
portant
Gunder Haag runner, not politician,
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Cooley Junior
Team Runs Wild
Over St. Louis

Edged out by Optimist Club
in their opener, ID N Cooley
MorticianS bounded back strong
last evening IN Junior Softball
League game at Griffith Field.
running wild on the sacks as
they piled up 234 victory over
Blom's st. Louis aggregation.
The MorticianS hammered out
an even two dozen blows and
scored almost rs they pleased.
They opened with a Seven-run
r"lly in the first inning and
put on their biggest uprising
in the sixth. when they denied
the platter 10 times.
Len WeSling pitched for Coo
ley, turning in a nine-hit job.
The games ! 'tting stars were
w. Mas and w. Metz who had
four hits apiece.
On Tuesday night, BoWlO-
Drome opened lis season with
a l4-3 victory over Miller Bros.
Creamery, with Bob Manning
walking off with individual
honOrS.
Manning. pitching for the
Dromcrs. let Mil IS down with
seven hits while he and his
teammates were garnCring II
off the offerings of DuBay.
Manning had a perfect evening
at the plate, blasting out two
home runs and a tWO-baggcr IN
three official times at bat jim
my Charbcncau, Bowl-O- Drome
left shortStop. had three singles
in four times up Mlllcr'S sew
en- hits were scattered among
as many alters.
Bowi-ODrome to $40 o--li ~
Milers - u - u i-5 .
Manning aud frdman. DuIIay and Petu-
nren.
Cooley 1ns ~ 10 Ga -
st Louis Ga 10 a. =
wcsIing and ". Darling Phillips aud
Ballard.
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BY JUDSON BAILEY
Associated Press Sports Writer

The club that wins the one
run games wins the pennant in
the National League according
40 the old sages Of the senior
Circuit.
This diverting aspect OF vic
tory came in for considerable at
tention last year as the 81.
Louis Cardinals started streak
ing down the home stretch.
From early August till the end
of the season the Redblrds play
ed Is games which were decided
by one run and they won IA OF
them
The Cardinals still are play
ing their games tight and they
still are winning most OF them
although naturally enough their
mark this Spring doesn't com
pare with last Autumn.
Discounting pair OF lie
games, the Cardinals have had
"a of their Al contests this sea
son settled by one run and they
have triumphed in ID Of the "a.
In comparison the Brooklyn
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Awards
FACE poraih
Team, Tonight
tumble League
Clash Expected
to Draw Crowd

Triumphant in its opening
game. Alwardts Cafe will bid
for its second victory tonight
when il meets Porath Company
in a tumble League engagement
at Consumers Power diamond,
starting at 645.
AlwardtS got lway to an aus
picious start Tuesday night by
turning back last years tumble
champs. Optlmist Club, 6-5.
Both teams did considerable
smuggling, but wasted numerous
safe;leS Alwardts was credited
with 10 hits, Optimists with IA.
Otto (Supcrman) Wissner
pitched the first five innings
lor the OptimIsts and held his
own with AlWardt's Bob Kepsel
until { Stark and +. Charben-
eau niCkcd him for successive
homcrS in the fifth. AL Bellman
hurled the last two frames. KEEP
sci vent the distance for the
winners, yielding only one run
in the FIRST six innings. He
weakened in the seventh. allow
ing four runs but recovered to
nip the Optimists rally in
time.
J Macarthur, Optimist third
Sackcr, sci the pace at the plate
for both teams with % for g."
AlWardt o 003 = 0-6-l6 3
OptimiSt
Club 1000 As IA
kepSel and 4 Stark, Wissner,
Bcllman and DODbS
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NATURES REMEDY

KANSAS CITY-Paul Nacht-
man. regional War Labor Board
official went TO Dubuque. Ia,
TO attempt settlement of weld
crS' Walkout.
Meanwhile. Mississippi river
flood waters there Tapped higher
and higher, regional Board
chairman Joseph A. Hoskins ex-
planned, threatening TO close the
plant anyway.
SO Nachtman arranged for
workers TO take their annual va
cationS-while the National War
Labor Board acts on the wage
problem and the Sun acts on the
flood problem.
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Two Girls Accorded
DWBA Medals, Cash
Anne Curron ond
Marion Fetty Score

Only Macomb county winners
in the Detroit omen's City
Bowling Tournament, Anne Cur
ran and Mario Fetty, both Of
Mount Clemens, have been
awarded medals signlfying their
top honors in the Class K dou-
bleS.
Besides the medals. presented
at Palmer Park Recreation, the
girls won $50 cash prizes. The
DWBA has grown from mem
bcrShip of $50 in 1888 TO over
5000 this wear.
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FINISHED WITH BROOKLYN

CoombS won u Of 3 and got
in 40 games in ID despite the
fact that the World Series injury
cropped up again to keep him out
month in the spring
Mack carried Coombs the two
years he was out, but slight
disagreement led Tall TGctician
TO make him a free agent.
Coombs was without his swift
one when he came back to win
ID games for BOoklyn in Is and
help Dodgers to pennant with
Ii more in l6, but he knew how
td pitch.
He beat the Giants three in a
row in Is, in straight in l6 and
slipped up for the first time in
his third attempt against them
in II. following i victories in a
row. No pitcher ever handled
Men of McGraw like Coombs.
Mat.y never did beat him They
hooked up three times, once in
the World Series of IL and twice
IN Is.
Coombs kept his World Series
string intact by edging tn sub
marine singer, Carl Mays. and
the Red Sox in the third game of
the l6 set.
Jack Coombs had more than
his share Of hard luck physically
but the other 81 'e was entirely
out of it when he was all in one
piece and in possession Of any
thing al all.
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Thirty-first of a series
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

John Wesley Coombs is best
remembered as the strong armed
pitcher who did not lose World
Series game in three editions.
Following Sept. /, 1906 to-
ward the flag end of his initial
campaign with the Philadelphia
Ath' ,tics, Colby Jack was Iron
Man Coombs. having outlasted
Joe Harris to win from the Bos-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-10
LIFE Is real.

DENVER Regional Director
John McCuSker of the War Man
power commission 5 Scmblcd
his office staff on his return
from a trip 10 Salt Lake City,
and declared
Gentlemen. YOU have a
problem"
In Salt Lake City. he explain
cd he had 10 make his hotel bed
and clean the room.
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NEXT. Bobby Veach.
WHAT. AGAIN,

SALT LAKE CITY Mr. and
Mrs { a Swan read with eager
interest yesterday the news they
were parents OF twin daughters.
They thought the item bi,
unusual. though The twins arc
now p years old.
The mixup, they learned, re-
suited from new birth certifi-
Gates they'd obtained; they were
dated 1913 instead Of 1922.
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Dodgers have played 10 games
decided by one run and have
lost II Of them Cincinnati has
won 8 out of ) in the same cate
CORY.
ONE YESTERDAY
The Cardinals had another
one of these close contests yes
terday, the days only fracas IN
the National League, and they
captured il in the manner 10
which they have become accus-
toned, 4-3 over the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Mort Cooper and Rip ScWcll
two Of the Leagues leading
pitchers, were paired on the
mound and came up to the ninth
inning with the score tied 3-3.
Then the Cards speed got them
the vital run.
Whitley KurowSki, playing for
the first time since he hurt an
eye on May %, stretched hard
drive INTO double TO open the
inning Martin Marion was CIV
en- an intentional walk. Cooper
sacrificed. Lou Klein lifted fly
to lef, field and kurowski raced
home after the catch. Total Tor
the inning-one hit, one run.
KuroWski also collected a tri-
pie and single to score two OF
ST. Louis other three runs to
help Cooper gain his seventh
victory against three defeats.
This gave the Cards a half
game margin over the second
place Dodgers. who were kept
idle BY weather conditions.
SENATOR'S SLIP
In the American League the
first place New York Yankees
also were idle. but the Washing
ton Senators lost ground never
theless by dropping d 81 deer
sion to the Boston Red Sox.
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REWARD

ST CHARLES, Mo. - Peter
J. Prlmeau, who recently filled
his house with stray dogs TO
save them from the dog catch
or. has received official recog-
milton of his role as friend OF
mans best friend He was ap-
pointed dog catcher.
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Scores Second
Victory Over
Spruce Inn
kesbitt's Only
Other Unbeoten
League Team

Hillcrest Studio is pacing the
Major Softball League race to-
day, thanks to its second ictory
scored last cning at the eX-
penSe Of Spruce Inn at Covered
Wagon diamond, The score was
20 3.
HillcreSt and Nesbitt'S Orange
are the only unbeaten teams IN
the league ne latter. how
ever, has played Only one game,
Walks and errors combined
with effective StlckWork at the
plate enabled the Photographers
10 VanquiSh Spruce Inn The
lnnerS were charged with four
errors and all OF them were
costly
Dick Petltpren tossed a four
hit game for HlllCreSt He al
lowed three of the hits in the
first inning when Spruce scor-
ed two runs. AGam Lehl, who
opposed Petitpren, slapped out
a triple for the only Xtra base
hit accumulated by tie losers.
Lchl gave up seven hits. two of
them coming off the bat of H..
Thomas.
In a second game last night,
at ST Mary's Stadium. Hubarth
& Schott walloped Bar 50 to
the tune of Ill 1t was the
LumbcrjackS' second victory in
three starts.
The Lumber ckS pounded the
ball TO all cornetS of the lot,
reaching Mary Leggett for l3
hits. Lyle Bliss and Ralph Sic
vert were the biggest thorns
in Marv's side each getting three
Safeties in four times up. Sic
vert had triple, double and
single, while Miss had two sin
giles and a double.
Marvin Duckert, hurting for
Hubarth & Schott, restricted Bar
80 to five hits and missed a
Shutout in the sixth when Bill
STREET reached second on a field
er's choice. went t. third on an
error and scored after Pete Hell
zer'S fly TO Bill Beardslee.
ST Clair Shores and Nesbitt' s
Orange chalkei up victories
Tuesday G ening the former
trouncing Covered Wagon, 22-0
and Nesbitts inning from
Eschenburg Tires, So.
Steve Bicnkowski made his
debut on the mound for the
Shorians. He pitched the first
four innings and then turned
over the slab to Gordon Belleau
with victory safely tucked away
He had a 1870 lead when Bel
leau took over.
The winners hammered three
Covered Wagon chuckers for q
total Of Is hits, including HON.
crS by Bienkowski. Jack Math.
eson and Don Gilbert Jack
Strubank, second baSeman, lee
the ShorlanS al the plate witt
a pair of doubles and single
IN five times up.
NcSbittS capitalized on two
errors and some timely hittinf
TO conquer ESchcnburg Tires
The Oranges grouped tree sin
giles with two mis- .ues for three
runs i'm the third and added Their
last two in the next inning a:
the result of four singles. Eschen
! burg had to be content will
single runs in the third, fourth
and seventh
Jack Coulter, pitching fol
Ncsbitt's, turned in a five-hi'
job as compared TO a seventh
performance by s Young. Nc
player collected more than one
hit.
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FRIDAYS GAMES

Bar 90 VS.. Eschenburg Tires
at Covered Wagon Diamond.
Miller Bros. Creamery VS..
Blom at Griffith Field.
Bills Bar VS.. Optimist Club
at Consumers PoN r Diamond.
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Fifteen fully equipped soldiers
can be carried by one OF our
gliders. They are built of~wood
and other non-strategic mater
ials.
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FIGHTING FEMALES

Females of the bustard quail
of Africa and Asia. are the larg-
or and prettier birds. They do
the calling and fight over the
males. while the males set upon
the eggs.
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City SoftbaIl
Schedule
Week of June 1919
MAJOR LEAGUE

MONDAY: ST Clair Shores
VS. Spruce Inn at Covered Wag-
on diamond: Hillcrest Studio VS..
Hubarth g. Schott At St. Mary's
Stadium.
TUESDAY,: Spruce Inn VS..
Eagles at Covered Wagon dia-
mond, Bar 50 VS.. Nesbit"s Or
ange at st. Nary Stadium.
WEDNESDAY: Hillcrest Stu
do VS. Eschenburg Tires at st.
Marys Stadium; Hubarth e.
Schott VS.. Nesbitt's Orange at
Covered Wagon diamond.
THURSDAY: st. Clair Shores
VS.. Bar 50 at Covered Wagon
diamond Eagles VS. Covered
Wagon at st, Marys Stadium.
FRIDAY. Covered Wagon VS..
Eschenburg Tires at ST Marys
Stadium.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
MONDAY: D. N. Cooley VS.
Miller Bros Creamery.
TUESDAY: Bowl-O .Drome VS..
Blom
WEDNESDAY: Optimist Club
VS.. Miller Bros. Creamery.
FRIDAY: Bov'l-O-Drome VS..
Optimist Club.
All games at Griffith Field.
TUMBLE LEAGUE
MONDAY: Optimist Club VS..
Porath Company.
TUESDAY: Super Cleaners VS..
Alwardt's Cafe.
THURSDAY. Bills Bar VS..
Porath Company.
FRIDAY Super Cleaners VS..
Optimist Cit }.
All games at Consumers Pow
er diamond.
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Hi||crest PAGES Major Softba|| League
- THEY PLAYED THE GAME NO. sI-
Coombs Beat Typhoid
Ia Stage Box Comeback

ton Red Sox, Al, in - innings.
the longest American League
game on record
Coombs was I. Shutout king
prior TO the World Series of
1910, when he became Jack the
Cub Tanner by thrice beating the
Wanted TIM err towers to-
Chance Chicago club and his
Iron Man reputation was en-
HANGED as he worked two games
in succession.
There is vastly more TO the
story of Jack CoombS, however,
than that of strong armed
pitcher. He was nd all
around player who beat ty
phoid spine to stage a grand
comeback in the box after being
on the sidelines for two years.
Plucky CoombS was left with
the back ailmcnt in the spring
Of 1913 following an attack of
typhoid fever He licked il by
stretching his spine with weights
on his neck and feet
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JUNIOR LEAGUE
TUMBLE LEAGUE
TUESDAYS RESULTS

St. Clair Shores %, Covered
Wagon 0,
Nesbitt's Orange S. Eschen-
burg Tires 3.
Bowl O-Drome IA, M lii Ter
Bros. 5.
Alwardt's Cafe. s, Optimist
Club 5.
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TONIGHT'S GAMES

st. Clair Shores VS.. Eagles at
Covered Wagon Diamond.
Nesbitt's Orange VS.. Covered
Wagon at ST. Mary's Stadium.
Porath ConSt. uction VS. AL
Wardt's Cafe at Consumers Pow
er Diamond.