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Evening star., 1946-09-04
BY the Associoisd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. .4.-Commis-
sioner Jim Crowley of the new ALL
America Football Conference is
placidly confident today, as is usual
with him, on the eve of the grim
NEST dollars -and-cents battle In pro-
feSsional sports since the American
Baseball League was organized in
1900.
Crowley's conference is out to
challenge the dominant position the
National Football League has held
for nearly 30 years. The first game
comes Friday night when Miami
plays at Cleveland before a crowd
of $4,000 or more.
Rivalry between the two football
leagues in signing of players has
been intense All attempts to per-
feet . working agreement have
| failed.
Serene confidence comes easy to
Crowley. Perhaps that is why he is
called Sleepy jim" 1t was his dis
tinguishing characteristic as men,
ber Of that most famous of all back
fields, the -Four Horsemen" of Notre
Dame, and later as assistant coach
at Georgia and head coach at Mich
igan State and Fordham.
Stakes Are Now High.
when our league was organ
ized our men figured we could take
loss for several years to get it
established" said Crowley. We're
more optimistic now than when we
went into it, although we have spent
more money than we expected. Each
club agreed to be willing to drop
$3.50 ,000."
The stakes are now high. Pro-
fessional football draws crowds
ranging up to 100000. Salaries of
star players exceed $1,000 per game
Crowley got $500 a game shortly
after his graduation, and that was
sensational pay in the 1920s.
In three big cities, both the new
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Two SoftbuII Games Tonioht

District Softball Association night
at Washington Stadium features a
clash this evening between the re-
gional champion Kavakos Grill
team and the Nehi club from Win
chester. Va, in the first game of
twin bill at 8:15. American Trail
ers oppose IBM in the nightcap.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yestcrday's Results.
Eslyn., 6: Phila.. 4.
Chicago, 2; Pittsburgh, Q
fo ton, 5; New York, 4.
Only games scheduled.
Games Today.
BROOKLYN at Boston IN
Chicago at St. Louis IN
Fnila. at New York TN.
Pittsburgh at Cine. IN.
Games Tomorrow.
Chicago at st. Louis Cn)
Pitts. at Cincinnati.
Phila. at New York.
Only games SCHEDULED.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Baltimore, o: Syracuse, 3.
Newark. 4; Jersey City, 2.
(Only games.)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, s: Toleda, T..
Louisville, 3: Indianapolis. 1.
St Paul. 10; Minneapolis. O.
Kansas City. Ia; Milwaukee, o..
Evening star., 1946-09-04

Tonight we're starting stretch
Of night games against the Senators
here which few years ago would
have been unbelievable. Before
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Enenn9 M spofs Time Shortage Spurs High School Grid Practices
Win, Lose or Draw
Is the Dust-Off Legitimate or Not?
By FRANCIS {. STANN

Inc question today the pitch Intentionally
ny pitcher to loosen of
such as the slide stealing of bases ec?"
Ford Frck president again been
Evening star., 1946-09-04
cboomon Trooedy Outstanding in Majors

Penp hit on the pitched ball is hunoreo eS mo-
than being punched ring yet there nave oee
few fatalities c--u.u...
The most happened 2 when shorSop
Raw Chapman Indians beaned by Carl Mays ne
died the next day But there nave oee
dozens tragedies in which not human lives ou'
caree have been lost
ou1elder to the Amer
lean League material from the outset He was
possessed
great arm And he hit WE'LL oo-untI he was beaneo
being hospalzed he notlceaby pull
He bunt good DEAL for when
bunting he safest He loose He might have overcome
his timdity cachers who crooned
the warning the next pitch would be beanba Once in
q their they would KNOCK
and the jig for a promising player
He only dropped out of the majors but out of all baseball
that he with
death and didn't return bounot ball player least
thousands in schools sando minor and
Somebody authority ought make his mind
question the duof pitch right wrong?
Evening star., 1946-09-04
innocent sort Of IS part OF the game was ko
time and again when playing and never thought any
National Leooue Rule Nevers Been Enforced

That's Durochers viewpoint the opposite When
Grady Haton
blew the whistle to Flick VINO
after attending game
Brooklyn pitchers were
batters,
This NC
Kechne right all doesndicate Durocher appar-
the rule oooK az
right In the rue
a the duster he must warn
expelled from the game
pitcher automatlc e ol
manager" -.soa
far been enforced
indictments AND
dust off pitch legitimate iegmae remains IN e
forth the races
close and men are desperate Apparently OF the game III
innocent sorto o a way" Durocher so puts IL.
Actually there anything innocent about dusne on
in hitter ana 1t
terrible weapon batter In ah 80
second of only the pitcher know
ing where he IS aiming.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Major League Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER A.

SEPTEMBER 4, 1916.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03

in-law, MT. and Mrs. Peter Mont vile of Sagamore Avenue, recently.
 Peter Kupraitis of Boston, Mass, visited MT. and Mrs. Joseph Du- bauskas of Bunker Hill recently.
 Visiting At Marionapolis
 Helen Fortier, Maureen Hotch- kiss, Anne Ruoff, Judy Razier, Bar bara Karilius, Carroll Razier, all of Congress Avenue, Shirley Matiio- siaitis, and Barbara Daukas, both of Washington Avenue, have left to spend few weeks at the Ma rlonapolis College, in Thompson.
 MT. and Mrs. Barkauskas. and Miss Agnes Yarmala of Elizabeth, N. J. have returned home after a brief visit with MT. and Mrs John Meade, and Anthony and Joseph Yarmala of Vail Street.
 MT. and Mrs. James zukauskas Of South Leonard Street celebrated their wedding anniversary Monday.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Penevich of Hudson Street with their daughter, Jenny, have returned home after a brief visit with Mrs. Stanley Jacobs Of Thompsonville. Their other daughter, Frances, is staying in Thompsonville for the remainder of the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
75 Percent Rise In Meot Prices
 Seen by BowIes

Washington, July 3. (UP)- Retiring Economic Stabilier Chester Bowles said today con sumers can expect an immediate 75 percent increase in many meat prices because of the ex- piration of Government con- trols.
 He noted as an example that the hog market advanced 35 percent Monday. Consumers can add to this, he said, another 20 percent boost caused by cessa- tion of subsidies plus additional increases representing higher profit margins taken by the industry.
 Bowles said the higher legels probably would fluctuate from day to day.
 The economic stabilizer, who leaves his post July 10, dis cussed the price situation with newsmen after a White House conference with President Tru- man. He was uncommunicative about his personal plans beyond the fact that he will begin a vacation late this week.
 Hinting at possible political plans, BoWles said he definite ly" was not going back into pri- vate business. Asked whether he would run for the Senate in Connecticut, he said, T don't know" Bowles expects to see MT. Tru- man again in August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
On It's O,un, Now

The Philippine Islands have join ed the world family of independent nations, and the Philippine flag, above, will henceforth supplant the Stars and Stripes there. Known as the Kapitunan, or Insurgents flag, the banner was first carried by Filipinos who revolted against Spain two years before the Span ish-American war. The islands were ceded to the U. s. after that war, and the American flag has been of ficial ever since, although the Kap- itunan flag has also been in use since 1920. The blue bar (top) sym bolizes hope, the white triangle, purity, and the red bar is for cour- age. The golden sun represents the first eight provinces that revolted against Spain, while the three golden stars stand for the three main geo. graphical divisions-Luzon, Visayan and Mindanao.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Lounsbury St. Man Plunges to Death
 Woman Lone Spectator of Leap From
 Freight Street Bridge; Body Quickly
 Recovered From Naugatuck River

A 3O-foot plunge from the Freight Street bridge into the shallow wa ters of the Naugatuek River re- suited yesterday afternoon in the death of 56-year-old Joseph Fucito of 96 Lounsbury Street
 Assistant Medical Examiner Dr, Harold F. Merrill said death was caused by drowning and recorded the case as one of suicide. Examir- ation of the body. said the medical examiner, showed the neck was not fractured.
 The death leap was witnessed by Mrs. John Portly of 2 Adams Place, Delmar, N. Y. Mrs. Adams, sitting in a car near the American Brass Company office waiting for her hus- band, told Patrolman Fred Sull1- van she at first saw Fucito "ap- parently deliberating something as he paced back and forth on the bridge rubbing his chin. ..
 Calls for Help
 Looking up a few minutes later, she said, she saw the mans back as it disappeared over the wall of the stone bridge. The woman hailed a passing Connecticut Light and Power Company truck, and the driver, John Rabis, 28, of 147 Mount Vernon Road, waded into the river and pulled the dead man to land with a grappling hook.
 Last rights of the Church were administered to the drowning vlc- tim by Rev Joseph Madden of Wa terbury who was on his way to the railroad depot at the time. Later Father Madden was joined by Rev. Phillip Hussey of the Immaculate Conception Church.
 Bremen who arrived on the scene shortly after the body was brought to shore, attempted to revive the man by artificial respiration but gave up the treatment after a Wa terbury Hospital interne informed them Fucito was dead.
 After permission was given by Dr. Merrill to remove the body it was taken to the street by flremen and later removed to the Colosanto Funeral Home at 932 Bank Street.
 Pay Check Stubs Found
 Inspector Joseph R. Bender said the incident occurred at 4:15 P. M. He said two pay check stubs from the Scovill Manufacturing Con- pany were found in the clothing. It was believed that the man lay in the water between 10 and l5 minutes before being dragged to shore by the c. L. & P. employe, The water at the point where the man jumped to his death was esti- mated to be about five-feet deep.
 It. John Calvin said identlflca- tion was established by MT. and Mrs. Roland J. Frechette with whom Fucito resided.
 Fucito, an employe of the Sco- will Manufacturing Company and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
BROOKLYN
OLd-7ime Obseruance or Fourth Arranged
 Thousands of Lithuanians To Gather
 At Marionapolis College in Thompson
 Tomorrow; Press Club Holds Session

The traditional Fourth Of July lithuanian Day celebration at the Marionapolis College, Thompson. suspended during the war, will be renewed tomorrow.
 Lithuanians throuhout New En- land will gather in front Of the col lege portico at Il o'clock to hear Rev. Joseph J. Valentaijus, pastor of St. Joseph's Church, celebrate a solemn high Mass. Choirs from Lithuanian parishes will sing at the Mass.
 In the afternoon there will be an outdoor concert. Choirs of various Lithuanian Churches throughout New England will participate in the outdoor concert. The Stulglnski family of Waterbury will also take part in the musical program of the day.
 Sports, games, and other activ- ities, including dancing, will be on the program. Refreshments will be served throughout the day.
 Busses will leave at ! o'clock to- morrow corning from the St. Jo- seph's school on John Street. Pe- ter Jokaubauskas is in charge of arrangements in Waterbury.
 Press Club Meets
 The Lithuanian Press Club met for conference and outing Sun- day at the summer home of MT. and Mrs. Alexander Lape of Stony Brook, L. I.
 The aims and objectives of the Lithuanian Press Club are the col lection and dissemination of infor- nation of general and Lithuanian interest.
 Vytautis Bacievicius noted Lith- uanian pianist entertained by play ing his own composition on the piano.
 Waterburians who attended the conference were: Professor and Mrs. George Zilinskas, pr. Peter Ve- leifs, Dr. and Mrs. Mathew J. Col ney, Capt. Paul Labatluskas. Mrs. Alex Blazevicious, and Miss Lucille Zilinskas.
 The Lithuanian American Coun- cil will meet Friday night at 8 o'clock at NemunaS Hall, 48 Green Street.
 Mrs. Emily Pukenis of Brooklyn, N. Y. visited her daughter and son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Clown Keeps
 Elm Laughing To Very End

St. Louis, July 3. CUP)-The yard in front of the Shriner's Hospital was lined with crip- pied children today-having the time of their lives.
 It was circus day. The cast of the Shriners annual circus was on hand. And the elephants, the trick ponies-even tanbark and especially clowns.
 Came time. for the last act and up stepped Arthur Boreua. or Galveston, Texas, the violin playing clown. Old Art prob ably has made more young hearts glad than any other clown in the world. Hes p years old.
 He dumped his stove-pipe nat back at a funny angle and said:
 Now follow me, kids"
 Old Art began playing Jingle Bells"
 The children forgot their twisted limbs. They relaxed in their wheelchairs and began to sing at the top of their lungs.
 Here I go,' said old Art.
 He stepped back and fell.
 The kids thought it was part of the act. c Art was dead of heart ail- ment, but The left 'em laugh ing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
State Wins Bid On WAC Building

Hartford, July 3-(UP)-The States $24O,OOO bid for a Flower Street building to be used as a second state office building has been accepted by the War Assets Corporation, Gov. R. E. Baldwin and State Comptroller Raymond Thatcher announced today.
 Cost of conversion will be an estimated $70O,0O0, bringing the to- tai to $66,o0o less than the s1,- 100000 appropriated for that pur- pose by the legislature.
 The building, which was used dur ing the war by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, will house the Unemploy- ment Compensation Division and sections of the Highway Depart ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Army-Navy Merger 'Dead' for Term

Washington, July 3 CUP)- Chairman David I. Walsh, D.- Mass0, of the Senate Naval Af- fairs Committee, said today that President Truman's revised Army Navy merger plan is dead for this session of Congress.
 He made his statement after the committee heard two Navy spokes- men charge that certain sections" of the revised unification plan were in direct violation of the Navv's agreement with MT. Truman and the War Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Police Tie 25Criines ' ToHeirs
 Chicago Youth
 To Be ArraigRed
 On Many Courts

Chicago, July g. OP) Police temporarily abandoned questioning William Hercns, IT, in the kidnap staying of Suzanne Degnan pending his arraignment today on charges involving 25 other crimes.
 Heirens, burly University of Chic ago sophomore, will appear in fel- ony court at 10 A. M. (CDT) to plead on 2l burglary charges, one charge of assault to commit murder and three charges of assault with intent to kill.
 No charge has been filed against him in the Degnan case.
 Handkerchiefs of Little Use
 Police revealed that five blood stained handkerchiefs had been found in Heirens' dormitory room. States Attorney William J. Tuohy ordered the handkerchiefs turned over to the crime detection labora- tory, but Dr. William D. McNally, coroner's toxicologists said beause the blood had dried it would be inn possible to compare it with that of six-year-old Suzanne Degnan, who was kidnapped from her home and murdered.
 James V. Cunningham, assistant states attorney, said last night that bonds totaling $280,OOO would be re- quested to assure Heiren's detention If the youth remains in custody af- ter his arraignment, he will be transferred to county jail, where by law he may not be questioned with out his permission.
 In the absence of confession, authorities indicated they would be forced to rely on circumstantial evil dence they now have, plus any other they may accumulate, to bring Hei- renS to trial.
 Mattresses were placed on the floor of Heiren's cell last night after three guards reported that he had rolled off the bench onto the cement floor two or three times"
 Expect Brutality Charges
 Tuohy said he believed Heirens was attempting to bruise himself "so he can go in court and say the police did it.
 Efforts to obtain a kidnap confess sion were abandoned last night after Heiren's attorneys visited him in his cell at the detective bureau and told him not to answer any more questions.
 Defense Attorney John B. Cogh- Ian said Heirens had denied the Degnan staying and "all other crimes" except the burglary in which he was apprehended week ago today.
 Coghlan said he had queried Heirens about the similarity in his handwriting and spelling and that on the S20,O00 ransom note in the kidnapping.
 "Heirens said he was given a piece of paper and told to copy it," Coghlan said.
 Note Copy Same
 Tuohy emphatically denied that HeirenS had copied the note and insisted it had been dictated to him. The youth had misspelled two words, waite" and salty" in the same way they appeared on the note EaTlleT, 1eTellS dGGOIutyS IoSt court fight to obtain his release on a writ of habeas corpus when police placed the burglary and assault charges against him.
 When he was led into court, re- porters asked Heirens how he was feeling. Awful" he replied.
 Chief of detectives Storms, in an apparent effort to trip up the youth, urged him to speak up-tell them how you did it, tell them how you killed the girl"
 "No, didn't do it, I didn't do it." Heirens said. T tried to tell them I didn't do it. I've got headache"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Local 251 Plans
 10th Anniversary

Local 251, International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers, CIO., is making plans for the eel ebration of it's 10th anniversary. The local was organized July %, 1886.
 Plans for an anniversary cele- bration were discussed at a meet ing of union leaders yesterday. Full arrangements will be announced after another meeting to be held next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Terminal Leave Pay Bill Cools on Shelf

Washington, July 3. (UP)-The Senate Military Affairs Committee today postponed for one week &C., ton on bill to give Army and Navy enlisted personnel s2,666,376, l. GOO in terminal leave pay.
 The postponement came at the request of Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D.-Colo), who has asked the Bureau of the Budget to report it's position of the bill which would give to enlisted men discharged be- fore Aug. 31, the same leave pay benefits enjoyed by officers.
 The Budget Bureau previously expressed it's opposition to the measure in letter to the House Military Affairs Committee shortly before the legislation was approved by the House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03

a native of Italy, was born March ', 1890, and resided in this city 40 years.
 Surviving are brother, John; a sister, Mrs. Antionette Frascatore, both of Waterbury, and several nieces and nephews.
 Private funeral services will be held at the Colasanto Funeral Home. Time and other arrange ments to be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
WATERVILLE Correspondent: Mrs. Gertrude Lane; Telephone 3-6511.

Lt.-Comdr. Donald Donahue of Stafford Street served as an usher at the wedding of Miss Margery Downey of San Francisco, Cal, to It. Comdr. John Achmore Harman of Cambridge, Mass, which took place Saturday evening in Christ Church, Cambridge
 Frederick Kemp of Pembroke Avenue and his sister, Mrs. Julius Ludorf of South Britain, are spend- ing six weeks in Bloomsbury, N. J., with their sister, Mrs. Minnie Reiber
 Miss Joan Ogrisek, daughter of patrolman and Mrs. Walter Ogrisek of Terrace Avenue, is spending the summer at Camp Songadeewin ot Keewaydin, at Barton Vt.
 Russell Niven of Bonair Avenue is spending the week with MT. and Mrs. Robert Dickey and family ot Welch Street, in Maine.
 The Rev. Milton s. Nilsson, pastor of the Waterville Union Church and ten of the young people of the church are spending this week at Rumney, N H., where they are at- tending a Summer Bible Conference conducted by the New England Eel lowship at their camp.
 The Swedish Weaving Club met last evening at the home of Mrs. Ralph Benson of Patterson Court. Those attending were: Mrs. Bertha Platt, Mrs. Harry Latimer, Mrs. John M. E. Johnson, Miss Ruth Norton and Mrs. Eleanor Platt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Shortening, Oils
 Deorth Expected

Washington, July 3-CUP)-The Agriculture Department said today that most consumers will get less shortening and cooking and salad oils during the next three months, but that margarine supplies will be about the same.
 It said manufacturers quotas on fats and oils used in shortening and cooking and salad oils will be cut from 88 to 82 percent of the base period 1940-41, Margarine quotas will be unchanged from 95 percent of the base period 1944.
 A spokesman said the chief req son for the cut in shortening and cooking and salad oils was the Gov ernments' program for diverting some 3o,OOo,ooO pounds of fats and oils into shortage areas in the south and west.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Building
 . 

Permits issued by Building h. spector John T. Hartley include:
 J. P. Donovan, alterations to building, East Main Street, $500.
 Arthur Theroux, erect two one family houses, Rockhurst Avenue, $6, 900 each.
 James Hennessey, alterations to building corner Charles and South Leonard Streets, $50.
 pr. George Cronin,, alterations to dwelling, corner Willow Street and Euclid Avenue, S100.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
"Waterbury Day" at NeU Hauen Jail

Sundays from 1 to P. M. will be set aside at the New Haven County Jail as Waterbury Day" it was an- nounced yesterday by High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin.
 The sheriff explained that the regular Saturday visiting day was not sufficient to accommodate all the visitors who have arrived at the jail to see friends sentenced in Wa terbury Superior Court last week on gambling charges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
CAN'T KEEP RAMONA N HER CHAIR
5fle 6 as LlVeIy ds a I OlfiX8to1
 Now her Backache is better

9xkC 68 A>AtGiy dS O Aot1k&8[1E-
 Now her Backache is better
 Many sufferers relieve nagging backacbe quickly, once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
 The kidneys are Natures chief way of talk ing the excess acids and waste out of the blood. They help most people pass about g pints day.
 When disorder of kidney function permits poisonous matter to remain in your blood, 1t may cause nagging backache. rheumatic pains, leg pains. loss of pep and energy. getting up nights, swelling. pufhness under the eyes. headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty passages with srnarting and burning some times shows there is something wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
 Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, stimulant diuretie, used successfully by millions for over 40 years. Doan's 9jpe happy relief and will help the t6 miles ce kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from your blood. Get Deans Pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-03
Marriage
 Intentions

Marriage intentions filed at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in City Hall include:
 Caswell Jones, 195 South Main Street, and Mary Paonessa, Il Cossett Street.
 Edward Brinney, g Pearl Street., and Mary L. Parker, 56 Bishop Street.
 Anthony D. Calabrese, Quassa- paug Road, Middlebury, and Lena F. Sorbo, 16 Bremen Place.
 Joseph A. Gugliotti, A Ruel Street, and Theresa zuric, 22 Brewster Place.