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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

New York.-Manhattan is sudden ly bursting out with more columns than Roman ruin.
 Columnists are being dragged forth from editorial chairs, from Hollywood studios, from suburban retreats and from lecture platforms
 There is such race and a bidding for columnistic names as journalism has rarely witnessed. Old timbers, who thought they had graduated to scenario writers, essayists and such, now find their names juggled about by every gossip monger.
 Time was when columnist was looked upon as reporter who sud- denly found himself in the great open spaces of some newspaper page "a modern Sisyphus, condemned to roll many hundred words from a typewriter each day only to find that the same thing had to be done upon the morrow. His stock in trade was a personal following and still is.
 But new note has crept in. He has become gesture on the part of his paper. He is being asked to wear his vocabulary, along with a high hat and a tuxedo. A certain pride of edudition asserts itself in the not-too-modest claims that We have so-and-so, the eminent this and-that." The tendency is extreme ly bookish. Certain journals seem to have concluded that yellow is not going to be popular color in the seasons prints.
 It all began with the now historic World-Telegram merger.
 And hardly had a judicial deci- cinn o1lnWod o tho PIl1itzor h orc to turn their paper over to the interests before edi- tors were wiring and phoning to the various personalities whose names have, at one time or another, been attached to transient type.
 Among the columning gents. the old morning World had built some thing of a tradition of "personal journalism" Haywood Broun, F. P. A., Deems Taylor, Alexander Wooll- colt, Laurence Stallings, Harry Han sen had been given free reign over their departments.
 One day Broun found his freedom of expression blocked and went to the Telegram. stallings became a playwright and Hollywood seen arist. Woollcott became something of literary free lance. Deems Tay- Tor began to write operas and or- chestral numbers. He turned out the Looking Glass Suite" "The Kings Henchman" and Peter Ib- betsen," among other things and collected 500 berries every time one of them appeared at the Metropoli- tan.
 The old order changed on a unique page.
 In the shiftings that followed the merger, F. P. A. found himself on the Herald-Tribune. Hansen began to write for the new owners of the World papers. Hansen, one of Chi cago's better products, has one of the largest reader followings of any writer on the subject of books.
 Around town there was a general scratching of heads. Books and literary matters suddenly became important factors in daily news papering. M. Hearst decided to go literary in a big way. So he de- tained Burton Rascoe to edit page which, in dress and content, would resemble the old World. Back from his operas came Deems Taylor to write of music. Back to the har- ness came Rascoe, who for years is- sued a most breezy and interesting column called "A Bookman's Day book Rascoe had retired to a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

comfortable. position as literary ad- wiser to publishers; turning out es- says, articles and books on the side. His literary enthusiasms and dis coveries already are legendary.
 Then, too, appeared Gilbert Ga- briel, who has been content with writing his drama department and doubling in the smarter magazines. He burst forth with a column titled "Side Show"
 There was more stirring about editorial desks. Columnistic com petition was getting keen. Out came the Sun with an announcement that Stallings had been dragged out of Hollywood for book department. And, since then, word comes that the Times will have the celebrated John Erskine.
 So Manhattan is about to see battle of the columns!
 GILBERT SWAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
OUR DAILY NEWS LETTER
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London. UP)-Europe has re- vised her opinions about the futility of trade exhibitions as a boon to commerce
 Great Britain is leading the pa- rade with show in Buenos Aires that is costing her approximately $5,00O,000 and which is destined in her hopes to be the first move in la gigantic struggle to regain lost markets and invade new ones. More foreign buyers attended the annual trade exhibitions in London and Birmingham this year than in previous years and reports of or ders placed indicate the zeal with which those in charge of the dis plays worked to assure their suc- cess. The textile industry, badly hit by the unrest in India and in tefnal strife in China as we'll as recent labor difficulties, profited heavily through these orders as did several other branches of com- merce.
 Another Exhibition
 A British trade exhibition is planned for early spring in the Scandinavian countries, once a profitable market for British goods, which were successfully invaded by both Germany and Poland and other European exporters. In ad- dition a ship, loaded with every thing from airplanes to cutlery and with Spanish speaking salesmen aboard, will soon pay a visit to South American countries.
 Naturalization of industry is pro- ceeding slowly but experts believe a siZeable trade revival will give this movement the necessary inn petus to again permit Britain to cope with other manufacturers throughout the world, which she has been unable to do since the war.
 An extensive trade fair was held in Leipzig, Germany, at which Hans Luther, president of the Reich bank, in an opening speech, called attention to the need of long term credits in Germany if she was to survive the economic depression. tended.
 France in Field.
 France is contemplating holding two exhibitions directed largely on increasing the sale of colonial prod ucts. Other European countries are planning similar displays, some on minor scale. but all directed at stimulating sales. In the United States, the Chicago World Fair is to be held in 1883. The event is considered of such great impor- tance that Ambassador Dawes here lis lending all assistance to assure it's success.
 Bankers are inclined to look fa- vorably. upon the expenditure of huge sums of money on these fairs and many are stressing the fact that prices have reached rock bot tom and are due to swing upward soon. Small investors who learned from the bankers the value of thrift now are told by the same bankers to spend moderately and thus play q part in ending the world wide economic depression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
A TINKLE FOR THE TOWER
Here lies the body Of Orville Prout, He ran an Inn Till bis cash gave out.
 Lydia.
" THE MAN IN THE TOWER,
Good evening.

With the three weeks the Tower has repeatedly referred newspaper and the that the boops gave flicker fans the happy thought that think enough of wall die for it. venturd remark the time that Yesterday the carried sob that down Chicago exactly merely because Nellie desk had caught hold of the thing But kind of ceuod has been relating of ae that
 will die for the It burned the for about the U. P A. P will in with 200 book dead it's be Hiding criminal the Chicago Herald and twenty His personality furnished the basis of the movie The Front Page which have recommended for hits the village Johnson, 40 old picturesque characters the newspaper racket He everybody everything worth knowing the political and world of Chicago One of those hounds born bap tized reared welded and morgud the craft When Ben Hech Charley McArhur Th Front Page they used John son protagoni and Johnson himself always referred
 guys about For week he had been
 hemorhages of the stomach The awbones half dozen of told him quit he'd I'm hot tip' Johnson told looks like whale of can't let now. kept nights he collapsed and died To the end H trying Ito make the front pag And the of The Front Page good they claim a for Johnson let be his epitaph. Yes newspapermen to die for the There's something the racket after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Nearly 1000 works of fiction were published in England last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Linseed exports from Argentina in recent week were SS,00O tons, a record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
BANK TRANSFERS MILLIONS
 WITHOUT HINDRANCE

Toronto. Ont (UP)-Officers Of the Canadian Bank of Commerce can breathe easier, now that the banks millions of dollars worth of gold bullion, cash, securities, and valuable contents of safety deposit vaults have been slowed away in the deep hidden cellars of it's new main office.
 With completion of the new 34- story bank and office building, bank officials made elaborate plans for the transfer of the banks treasure.
 The moving took place recently, but so unobstrusively that few per- sons except those directly connected with the transfer knew of it.
 Only six city police aided bank guards and armored money truck crews in protecting the fortune on the several knowing days"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Editor Tall Tower Topics Please my thanks for your very kind gesture have hunted the entire for copies the Friday unable find any This edition be- hence the ad in Monday nights You idea the have been brushing and ehl off the door The telephone bell has yng and that's a One called and said he would be willing take the providing would lend him divers Thank you much Very truly yoursMtehel Laboratories Anna M Mitchell Dear Ann You don't know the half of it. move I'm getting samples of hair from far West Side Hill. Why, Ann I've had look ing forwe send self addressed envelope and the doctor will be pleased o your query.-The Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

 Frank Sullivan and Den Lahey, lieutenant fire department. McN judge of pleas Ed McDonad attorney law Scovl hnican Frank Gulfoi ex-mayo popular
 John Mullen now Dr Mullen Frank Matoon, shreff in Thomaton Bill Walsh professor a Roxbury boys. John Bka, Hartford attorney Jimmy Lnnan advertising M J. Ryan clerk of the board of attorney. Joe Cullen. raioader Barry Oxford farmer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Dakota, Their homes were round cabins, built of logs. Holes between the logs were filled with mud and grass. Most of their food was ob- tained by hunting the buffalo. They used buffalo robes for bedding.
 When Mandans wanted to build a boat they stretched hides over a willow framework. The result was a tub-like affair which could be pad dled across a stream.
 Many Indians belonging to the Sioux Nation lived in "teepees" = tents made from buffalo hides which were stretched over framework of lcng poles.
 How many geographical names which were obtained from Indians can you give? Among the names given us by the Sioux Nation are the Assiniboin river, Sioux City, Missouri. Arkansas, Iowa, Lake Win nebago and the Dakotas.
 TO-mOrrOw-ROcky Mountain Tribes
 UNCLE RAY. Would you like to keep an Uncle Ray Scrapb0ok during 1881? Send a stamped self-addrcssed envelope for an illustrated Direction Leaflet and 1881 Membership Certificate in Uncle Rays ScrapboOk Club.
 Copyright 1881, Publishers
 Syndicate.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

March musings. E. Webster grandmother clock his the Elton It's reproduction grandathe but only half specie of ticker
 When Bill Hurley, superintendent of the the old Leather Man. reprinted recalled Bills the Leather Man Waterbury. T have picture of Bill said to yesterday Its done pencil but well and the said he always he wouldn't couple of hours the drop around The old Leather Man. tragic figure. Bill. But enough In of the offices the Elton hotel model sailing given Webster Judd by the late Hal Robinson his demise assistant And E. Webster vord of that bit of wood carving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Spring fever. What they said the boys would do termed bonus Drink throw away gamble spend living ladies of virtue girls of the evening What they doing with Paying buying bl settling for purchasing for wives and kiddes putting in the bank Carl Oen the Waterbury Chapter Crusaders for republican ticket few blue back. And handling pennies for the Crusaders Rev Conner Lewis having erected Marthas Vineyard and I'm Martha likes compi Billy Borchardt whose flower garden beautiful for Chase Parkway laying plans of seeds He realizes that all life begins local hashy tossing hered in whipped cream at the regular of undeeorated At astueious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

Believe The first Waterbury watch made by hand in the fall of 1877 of $6 900 started the business signs doing although the boulevard blasted lights installed How about taking pulling Let's end the little farce The first United States Stephen Hopkins John Hopkins William Southmayd Hall for the soldiers $5000 will aid in the d the of of the of the rebellion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
Uncle Rays
 Corner
THE SIOUX NATION

Long ago the land between Win nipeg and the Missouri river was oc- cupied by Indians who were for the most part members of "the Sioux Nation" of family of tribes.
 The Sioux called themselves "Da- kotah"; but Sioux" is the favorite name for them among white men. Sioux" means Enemies" and was taken from the Algonkin language.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
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Duing htorys The Randolph Gloves Company had its yesterdays Back almost forty and that's spell the million dollars considered tube factory the world started operations April 1886 with fifty and clerk succeeding the defun Brown and Brothers Sunday flames the old buildings And the stirring the sos able they shed Randolph Gloves clky along oblivion All things d they end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25

''Tipi" used by Sioux Indians. No- tice the pieces of buffalo meat hung up to dry in front of tent.
 The Assiniboin tribe of Canada is classed with the Sioux. Their name means Hot Stone People" and was given because of their old custom of heating stones and dropping them in water to make it boil.
 The Omaha. Arkansas, Iowa, Mis- souri, Winnebago, Osage, and Man dan tribes are among those in the United States which go under the general name of Sioux
 After the American government moved the Osages to the Indian ter ritory Chow part of the state of ok lahoma), oil was discovered there. The Osage tribe has received more than $30.OO0.O0O in single year, meaning an average of more than $15,000 for every man, women and child.
 The Mandans were once power fnl tribn Iivins tn Nnvth and Gaasfh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-25
CAMERA s5 YEARS OLD

Lewiston, Me A homemade camera which she constructed 35 years ago. is owned by Mrs Ella F. Kicker. The lens is an ordinary mag nifying glass. There is a finder on the side and a weighted slide to ex- pose the negative. The camera is leather-covered with handle tak- en from an old valise.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
CURB TRADING
IRREGULAR

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-0NS.).
Irregular price movements were
the rule during the early trading
on the New York curb market to.
day. Trading was in small volume,
although price changes generally
were in a wider range than has
been the case during the past
week.
Utilities were irregular, with
General Gas. and Electric con-
vertible preferred B, leading the
downward move at 4712, off 212.
American Light and Traction lost
11s at 3712. United Light and
Power A, and Appalachian Gas
registered fractional losses. Amer
ican Superpower, Associated Gas
and Electric A. Middle West
Utilities, united Gas and Utility
Power and Light continued un-
changed while American and
Foreign Power warrants, Electric
bond and share and Niagara Hud-
son sold slightly higher.
Cities Service remained un-
changed at 1913 with trading in
this issue in very small volume.
The oils were quiet with
Humble Oil unchanged at IS.
Standard Oil. Of Indiana, gained
h at 27h.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
COTTON PRICES
Up AND FIRM

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 0NS.l.
The New York cotton market
was firm during the early trad,
ing today on reports of untavor-
able crop weather over the cotton
belt and a steadier stock market.
After a somewhat easy opening,
in which future contracts regis
tered losses of l to points, the
general list firmed up and gains
of about so cents a bale we're
shown.
At the start Of the final hour,
October sold at 7.18. up 6; De-
cember at TAO, up Z; March at
til up 7; May at 7.91, up II,
and July at 8.0S, up 8.
Early wires reported rains in
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Alabama and several other States.
Liverpool was reported an early
buyer, as was New Orleans and
traGE interests. Some covering
was in evidence for over the week
end. The South sold, as did spot
houses and Wall Street interests.
Contracts, generally, were scarce.
The South did not sell in very
large volume and hedges today
were scarce. According to OBJ,
servers around the cotton ring,
the market was wholly a trading
affair pending decisive develop
ments in the crop movement.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Poultry-A1ive: Turkeys, zoe: large
eolored fowls. ESQ 24ci small to medium,
21c; leghorn fowls, 15@16c; leghorn
smaller, 5oS2sc; large rocks, 25c;
mixed chickens, 22@23c; undergrade,
24@25t: roosters, 42c: ducks, 15c: keats,
large and young. 6O9S5c; old, SO936c.
young, CSC; fowls, heavy 25@27c; leg
horns, sO@ csc; ducks, 1s@2Sc; roosters,
1Sc; keats, young, 7o@S0c; old. 4s O soc.
Eggs-Current receipts, 10000; white
hennery 25@27c.
!. Lambs-7hC.
Calves-9c, top.
Cantaloupes-Trucke stock sup
plying the market.
few sales reported to quote
Lettuce-Western stock: Supplies
moderate: demand light: market steady:
Californts' crates Iceberg type As
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
tight: market steady. New York. yell
lows U. S. No. 1. Sub. sacks. S1.2S q
1.35.
Peaches-Truck receipts liberal: mar
market weaker. Virginia. West Viz
EIbertas and Bellies, u. S. No, /, 2-inch
minimum, 50@7Sc; fair condition. 40c;
ripe. Csc; IA inch minimum. csc: poor
3K-inch minimum, few 75c; fair
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. New Jersey,
Cobblers. U. S. No. !, 150-lb. sacks,
S2.25: 1O0-lb. sacks, $1.40@1.5o.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies moderate
demand light; market steady. North
Carolina. bushel baskets Jersey type
U. S. No. I. $1@1.2s.
Watermelons-Boat receipts liberal
supplies liberal; demand light: market
weaker. Dock sales: Virginia. bulk per
100 melons, various varieties, selects
sl5@25; primes, 5000; culls, SS4S.
! Lima Beans-Truck receipts light;
supplies light: demand moderate: mar
ket steady. Bushel hampers New Jer-
sey, $3.50; fair quality and condition,
t3.50@5: Pennsylvania, $S.25.
Grapes-Eastern stock Supplies light;
demand light; market weaker. Mary
land, U. s. No. l, 12-quar' climax bas-
kets Moores early. 40c.
Splnach-Rail receipts supplies cleaned
mp.
Cucumbers-supplies light. Demand
light; market dull. New York. bushel
baskets No. d, holdovers. fair condition,
5O@7Sc.
Okra-Express receipts very light.
Supplies very light. Demand moderate
market slightly stronger. North Caro-
lima, u bushel hampers, Sl@1.25.
Snap Beans-Truck receipts from
nearby sections supplying the market.
Apples-rruck receipts moderate. Sup
plies moderate. Demand light: market
steady. virginia. II. s. No, I, * inches
up, Rambos, SOc 1Si; unclassified. ~
inches up. unclassified. ~ inches
". various risties. most around soc.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
NEW HIGHS SET
j, FOR CURRENT
. UPTURN
United States Steel, Allied
; Chemical, Telephone, Can
3 and General Electric Soar
BY w. s. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 GNS0.-
The best prices of the week were
aquoted in the weekend market
today for a long list of the indus
trial stocks and specialties.
: Continuing the moderate upward
move that has been in progress
since "Wednesday, Uniter States
Steel, American Can, General
Electric. Allied Chemical, Ameri.
can Tel and Tel and other IA
voriteS won back all the ground
lost in the early partr of the week.
and carried their recoveries 3 to
points above Tuesdays low price.
;, The theatrical and moving pic
>ture stocks were active and strong
with Warner Brothers featuring
>the low.priced group. with an ad.
vance of / point to 10.
United States Steel forged
ahead to 9O7s and closed at 905s
for a net gain of 13s. These prices
compare with the weeks of 85A.
American Tel and Tel scored a net
gain of 21s at its final price of
.173% and American Can was up
Q point at 947s.
Radio closed fractionally higher
at 205s; Westinghouse up l at
$50; Allied Chemical up 1h at
1884,; General Motors up % at
SO 5s: Radio Keith up u at 1879;
Paramount Publix up 70 at 25E;
American and Foreign Power up
~ at 29A; Consolidated Gas up
1b at 95&.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
BOND PRICES HIGHER

NEW YORK. Aug. 29 U.N.S). .
The rally in railroad bonds, which
started on Thursday and contin-
ued yesterday, was resumed in
some sections of the market to-
day. New gains of to 2 points
were recorded in bonds of the
Missouri Parific, Katy and other
systems which have been under
more or less selling pressure in
recent week. Foreign govern
ment bonds were irregular with
a weaker tone in few Of the
South American issues.
Nickel Plate 512 per cents
moved ahead 2 points to 68. Katy
Adjustment SIS were up / at 81.
New Haven AVS up at 80.
Northern Pacific IS up ia at
1924, Wabash SIS up 11a at At.
Liberty Bonds were firm, with
little or no change in prices.
Treasury 3%s of 1947 fell off
about L4 to 1926.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 O.N.SJ.
Hogs Receipts, 5000; 1Oc lower.
Top, $6.75; bulk, $5.6O@6.60;
heavy, $5.75@6.6O: medium, $6.25
@6.75: light, $6.2O@6.75; light
lights, $6.O0@6.65; packing Sows,
$4.25@5.50; pigs, $4.75@6.OO;
holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts, 700: steady.
Calves-Receipts, 500; steady.
Beef SteerS-Good and choice,
$8.25@1O.OO; common and me-
dunn $5.5O@S.25: yearlings, $500
010.25; butcher cattle-Heifers,
$3.50@9.50; COWS, $2.75@6.00;
bulls. $3.O0@5.5O; calves, $500
11.44; feeder steer, $450@7.25;
Stocker steers, $4.50@7.O0; Stocker
cows and heifers, $3.50@5.5O.
Sheep-ReceiptS, 1000; steady;
lambs, $7.5O@8.35; common, $4.OO
@5.50; yearlings, $5.O0@6.5O;
feeders, $5!Oo@6.50; ewes. $1,000
ESQ.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
BUYERS TURNED
BY DIVIDEND
POLICIES
Many Investors "SWitching"
to Stocks Whose Earnings
Promise Continual Income
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Divi.
dend policies of the directors of
industrial and railroad companies
have exerted a considerable influ-
ence on stock price movements
in recent weeks.
Investment buyers of corpora
ton stocks are naturally more
interested in the maintenance Of
stable dividend payments than
in the day-today fluctuations of
the price of their stocks, and
frequent Switches" have been
made by those seeking more
substantial evidence of the con-
tinuance of earnings sufficient
to cover dividends.
Firms Soon to Act
Between this date and Labor
Day the following companies will
take action on dividends on com.
mon stock: General Electric,
Mack Trucks, Bush Terminal,
General Railway Signal, Borg.
Warner, American Water Works,
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Phelps
Dodge, j. I. Case. May Depart
ment Stores, National Tea, R. j.
Reynolds, Electric Storage Bat
terry, Loew's, Inc, Kennecott Cop
per and Tennessee Corporation.
In this list we find a number
of the country's outstanding
representatives of important man.
ufacturing and transportation in.
dustrieS, and it is quite likely
that their directors at the divi-
dend meetings may issue reports
or comments throwing important
light on strategic sections of
American industry.
For the second successive Ses-
sion railroad bonds rallied sharply
yesterday. suggesting that bar.
gain-hunters are ready to employ
larger share of their funds to
back up their judgment of the
financial stability of American
railroad companies.
History May Repeat
Turning back the records Of
history, we find that in the depres"
sion of 10 years ago, railroad
bonds and industrials both de-
clined steadily in the spring and
early summer, but advanced spec
tacularly from July through the
remainder of the year.
Improvement in railroad earn
ings might easily turn the tide of
rail bonds upward.