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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
Good evening.

Dear Christy: have been following, with interest," the various items appearing the Tall Tower column of the Demo- commenting the fact that large Waterbury should have something the line of legitimate entertainment rather than pictures alone With this end in view writing you order your reade and the tater going public general Warner Brothers Strand thaer will reopen September 26h with very high class vaudeville and presentation policy might add Chsy that several of the that played the Strand last have since played the Palace theater New York city and only few weeks ago witnessed personally which had previously appeared here the Strand bill that held New York Palace for eight weeks and this particular the talk of the entire vaudeville show world. Trusting when do bring back vaudeville the theater going public will look good merits and amply support it, remain, with very kind regards, Very truly yours, JULIA M. SMITH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
Tossed up by the tide.

Tossed up by tide. Captain Hutton, Oregon guards man. death through delay appendicitis operation Tn order to first his company off maneuvers was
 assmate of Captain Peter Fox Fort Bennington Georgia few years ago. Pete deeply touched by Huons death Harry White feeling much improved after long siege Of illness
 Les Warner finished having in the south meader and repors the sio we'll stocked winter Walnuts drying out on the attic floor and everything looks like Ladies Home Journal Thanksgiving reports Les gentleman farmer Fred Smith of Glastonbury visitor the city After the election might good idea form permanent organza- ton of young men who sought the nomination for city clerk the democratic ticket Cap Kegan and Detective Ed MeE i- Qott were in New York Thursday official business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

September iottngs Ncolna Flammia the Uni yerstv of Chi next Tuesday to junior year. Carl Kill bourne being hopzed Henry Anderson is i'll at the Water bury hospital Dr and Mrs F. T. Keeey have returned from tnef v,es;on snnt at Harrison Maine Don Reid has resumed his studies Buddy Vaughn following the footsteps ot his uriou granddaddy He's acquired badge the initial step Tn becoming milk and food inspector Goge Dillon postcards from Niagara Falls gagaing with the Maid of the Mist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

yesterday Miss Adelne DeGobbo daughter of MT and Mrs
  Bernard Buonfgo of North Main street The  maid Joseph Mazzaupo the best
 white satin Princess style and veil of silver She carried Easter lilies and wansona The maid of honor
  Taisman and swansona The brides mother lilies valley mother dress of brown and a sweetheart
 reception held Boscos Hall following the About Niagara Falls Torrngton New Haven and Bridgeport Upon  The bride eled in a rust with matching accessories
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

Believe it. Rocco Vilano. popular newse mourning of S9 in bs Rats you and is Rocco hid the bills loose board in his home few days later when he went take the poodle gone Further search reveals tiny scraps bs Rats had ehewed the and Of It. After this bank his spare dollars He doesn't want to 20 batty from another ratty experience
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

Notes from the cuff of a eolumnist Just reminding you bat a the recent New legion convention the drum corps of Corporal Coy Post took third prize competition with other Nutmeg outfits The cup won at the recent Koekv ~L, will be presented the corps by Wal Angle the ;re Mike Ryan coumnizng again. He's in the ,,rent issue of "h Easter Elk It bears the familiar title of .Snap and packs laugh or two Typhoid fever has Isr our at Madison Two Waterburians who ummerins .r, fave been ill past few weeks the Waterbury hos . Frank Atieri of Clinton leaves Tuesday tor Colby University in Maine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

Battle ahead The Tower learns that three legionnaires job There's Herb Bernie Wilhelm skipper and Professor Bob B In seeking second Wilhelm shatng preceden Cap Armstrong had couple did Murray Carter and think Waly Ing The has had good year under Wilhelm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

Here and the Officer Pat Cuney in line for Carnegie medal after his yesterday Pat found horse and team blocking Canal street driveway He picked the weight which the horse was parked and led the erer the street bit until the eomona- tor wa ont of danger Revenue Collector Jim Mcah and fam y are rounding Bay View Officer Vincent bgs is convalescng Fort Trumbul Beach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
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BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY

OI " MI H1' -'HS 1I
 Secretary American Bridge League
 We all know that it generally pays to cover. an honor. but there is also another rule to remember, and that is when holding two high honors and the declarer leads through them, it generally pays to split these two honors in order to establish good trick. In the fol- lowing hand, West neglects to split his honors, and the declarer,, by clever play, makes small slam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

MT and Mrs T. E.. McGuire of Englewood avenue are entertaining Mrs McGuire's sister. Mrs D. Potts and daughter Cecelia of Pittsburg, Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
PUBLICITY ON SHORTS
IN STOCKS is URGED

Since abnormal conditions prompted
the Board of Governors of the New
York Stock Exchange to make public
information concerning the short IN
terest in the market, it is the conten-
ton of Humphrey B. NELL, author
and investment counselor. that the au.
thorities should arrange for a periodical
disclosure of the short position. AS
this information is now at the disposal
of a limited group in Wall Street,
move towards publicizing short f1gureS
is only in line with many statements
of the exchange authorities, according
to Neill, that the public be given ade-
quate information about companies
listed on the Big Board. BY the
same token the Stock Exchange should
give the trading public, on whom 1t
depends for an existence, 1nformatlon
on share position.
such q move will give the public
fairer opportunity to trade" says
Neill, land 1t will provide an intelli-
gent basis for recovery In the share
market. For II the public can be
brought to the state Of mind where
it feels that 1t has at least half the
chance of the floor trader, its apathy
towards the stock market should fade
away and the agitation Of our poll
ticians to legislate the stock market
will die" .-....-..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
GRAIN PRICES RISE
BR|SKLY IN WEEK
But Trade Authorities De-
clare Producers Are Still Sell
ing Wheat Below Cost.
BY JOHN p. BOUGHAN,
Associated Press Market Editor

CHICAGO. october 24-Suggestions
are numerous that the forthcoming Of
fetal report on American Government
sponsored holdings of wheat is likely to
prove bolt out of the blue. Some trade
authorities indicate that the amount of
such wheat now available for export is
less than 100, 100000 bushels. a guam
tity well below any estimate heretofore
accepted. Talk is also current that the
worlds carry-over of wheat on July
next will be probably 200, 100000 bushels
less than was the case in 1881, and may
be much smaller still should anything
serious happen to the new Argentine or
Australian crops.
Compared with one week back, wheat
this morning showed 394-4l2 cents a
buShel advance. with corn 134a23s up
oats at 1isa1ss gain and provisions
higher by IL to 40 cents.
Notwithstanding that the wheat mar
ket had recovered about 1912 cents
from recent low levels. it was yet COM
paratively near today to the bottommost
figures in a great many years. In this
connection. a striking circumstance
given attention was that from the high
point of the war to the newly-made low
cash wheat in Chicago had dropped
more IMAM 30 a DuSIlSl, JU6 kIedIcSI Oe-
cline known from price records in his
torical times. period covering almost
700 years Wheat experts say that even
with 1912 cents bushel recent advance
the producer is not getting anywhere
near what it costs to raise the grain.
Supply and demand factors, which were
ignored lock, stock and barrel by the
wheat trade a short while ago, are now
bringing in buying orders to surpris-
ing extent at times. Pit observers as
sert that there has been tremendous
increase. too in the amount of foreign
dealings in wheat futures. Whether this
represents hedging against prospective
breadstuff requirements or is outright
speculation has not been determined.
Unsatisfactory huSking returns are
being received from some of the largest
producing areas in the chief COM
mercial States. On the other hand, new
corn is already moving in fair volume to
terminals. The oats visible supply is
only about half as large as year ago.
and rural holders show little disposition
to sell.
Provisions keep readily in tune with
general uplifting factors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
Trade Shows Silver Lining
Better Business Than Ever Reported BY Several Firms
Salary Boosts, Pay Roll Increases and Sveled
Earnings Chase Gloom Away.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October pa Cleveland
firm has found business so good this
year that every employe received Is
per cent salary boost.
An Indiana automobile concern has
earned more money this year than in
the corresponding period of 1929.
A Nashville shoe factory has more
workers on its pay roll than ever
before
A Cleveland ice and fuel company
did a bigger business in September
than in any month of its 81 years Of
existence.
Firms on the bright spot" roll have
unearthed new markets when old ones
faltered, have gone after business with
sleeves rolled UP, increased advertising
appropriations, and in other ways
battled economic conditions.
Auburn Earnings Up.
Auburn Automobile for the first
three quarters of 1881 showed earnings
of S16.77 a share compared with $1486
a share for the corresponding months
a small boy In the big automobile
school, put its back against the wall
and, by advertising and intensive sales
manship, fought for business and got
it. For the nine months of 1881 it sold
some 10000 more cars than during the
same period of 1880.
The S. K. Wellman Co. of Cleveland,
brake lining manufacturers. reported
business so good this year that every
employee had received is per cent in
crease in salary. Wellman sales, in
dollar values, were 20 per cent above
those of the first nine months Of last
year.
The City Ice & Fuel Co. of Cleveland,
operating in 26 States and Canada,
found business last September the
largest in 81 years. President Robert
c. Suhr said his company for the
present year would show "a substantial
increase in volume and profits" The
secret was "unearthing new markets
when old ones faltered."
Drove for Business.
r. H. Wilcox, official of the Column
bus Coated Fabrics, said his firm had
maintained its normal employment and
outfit levels by giving our whole at
tention to the business at hand"
Despite an appreciate falling off in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24

profits. the company campaigned in
tensively to keep its orders up to the
maximum. It has not reduced wages
or laid off any employees.
From the Associations Of Commerce
Of st. Paul and Minneapolis came re-
ports that many firms this year had
held their output, sales and earnings
equal to those of last year. In some
cases gains were recorded. Executives
attributed their showings to more
stringent economy and general tight
ening up all along the line
Five leading producers Of women's
wear in the district have maintained
their volume of last year while the
Ladies' Garment Manufacturing Co. of
Minneapolis has added 200 workers to
Its pay roll. The LambSkin Coat in
dustry Is planning a still larger produc-
ton than last year when 1t did business
OF around $l,00o,000.
Firm Boosts Pay Roll.
The Champion Animal Food Co. of
Minneapolis jumped its pay roll from
$4,000 to $125,000 and the Flour CITY
ornamental iron division Of the Cen
eral Bronze Corporation reported new
orders of more than $4,000, 600.
At Nashville, Tenn, some industries
are exceeding previous sales records.
The Jarman Shoe Co. now has more
than 1900 workers on its pay roll, the
largest number ever employed. The
company was organized In 1924 to turn
out 240 pairs of shoes a day. It's out
put now is $3.50 pairs daily. It re-
Gently enlarged its plant. It has taken
on an average of 40 new workers
monthly, has not reduced wages and
has increased its advertising appropria-
ton SO per cent over that Of 1880.
indianapolis also reported some
bright spots" A mail order house is
DuIiong $4,000 addition to its re-
tall store, the Schussler Matchmaking
concern is inaugurating a chain of 10
retail shops and the Lucky Hour
Cookie Co. plans to open a new fac
tory: A linen store has found business
good enough in recent months to
quadruple its space.
"A 5 per cent increase in the Wages
OF OF. an employees described as an indi-
oa.lon OF coincidence in the future, was
announced last night by officiaIs Of
RuedyS Department Store here.
Inc store has So employees and the
stated. '' 4" "aS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
CURB SHARES GAIN
IN STEADY MARKET
Oils and Coppers Display
Best Group Strength.
AmuSements Gain.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 24.-The Curb
Exchange opened higher today and
maintained a rising trend as the ses-
sion progressed.
Electric Bond g. Share rose fraction
ally, but Cities Service was little
changed. United Light & Power A,
American Gas & Electric and American
Light & Traction were up a shade, as
was Ford Motor, Ltd.
The oils and the coppers exhibited the
best undertone. Next week the petrol
cum industry, If present plans are COM
pleted on schedule, will witness a series
of constructive developments. converg
ing around mergers and marketing.
The copper curtailment conference
will get under way here next week. I'm
less there is a change of plans at the
last moment, the Canadian producers
will not come into the copper confer
ence nor will they abide by any further
slash in production. Nevertheless, it is
quite generally expected in the metal
trade today that copper prices will be
lifted to 8 cents a pound during the
next week
Detroit Aircraft ignored the appoint
ment OF co-receiVers. perhaps because
this development had previously been
discounted. M. K. Averill, secretary.
said the corporation "is entirely solvent
as is evidenced by the audit of June
80. 1881, made by Arthur Anderson &
Co., which reveals that the net assets,
exclusive of patents and goodwill are
207,226 and the liabilities are $751;
145."
American Cyanamid B was up slight
1y. Singer Manufacturing and A. o.
ADJUSTMENTS on their first few sales
were uniformly higher, as were invest
ment trusts. Radio shares were in Slight
1y better demand Affiliated Products
st. Regis Paper and Aluminium Co. of
America GlSo were higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
"COLLEGE BOARD" USED
TO CULTIVATE TRADE

The college board" of a Midwestern
store, so called because it gives help
and advice to students who are plan
ming their college wardrobe and equip
ment, starts cultivating the future
coed when she is still a senior in
This store says, Bring up Gus
toner in the way she should go and
when she grows older she will not
depart from you"
Contact with the customer for the
college department of this store begins
with a girls last year in high school.
In each of the senior classes OF the
city schools the store has representa-
tive. This representative, usually a
girl outstanding in school activities,
keeps the store in active contact with
conditions in the school and aids in
building up invaluable good will at a
time when the customer is most re-
ceptive. This is followed up by sending
appropriate mailing pieces to the young
women who are preparing to enter
local colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.

OpeClhI DlbphlCh w AhC oeoA'
NEW YORK. october. 24.-What sig
nificance has the decline Of the pound
sterling from the point Of view of
Great Britain? Within the country a
pound Is q pound, and the average per-
son Is not concerned with its f1uctua-
lions. The man who receives wages
and salaries continues to receive the
same number of pounds.
However, he will have to pay more
in pounds for many necessities of life,
especially those which are imported,
and provided their price In the world
markets has not gone down.
If wheat is 40 cents and Great Brit
ain imports wheat at price of about
Is pence with the pound at S4861a
the cost will advance to 20 pence If
the pound declines to 81 and If the
price of wheat does not change.
May Demand Wage Increase.
Thus, the cost of living advances
with a declining currency and may lead
British wokmen to demand higher
wages in terms Of pounds. The Brit
ish manufacturer WILL similarly. have
to pay more for raw materials. which,
in turn, will necessitate higher prices
for the finished products.
Assuming the same turnover. COR
porations will report increased profits
in terms of pounds. This may lead to
higher dividends. which, in turn. will
result in higher quotations. Bonds,
however and other fixed income bear
ing securities will receive the same
number of pounds, which will buy less
than they would with the pound at
par, that is, $4.86E2.
OF course, prices do not rise in direct
pronortion to the fall In the currency,
nor do these events happen stimuli
taneously. 1t is for these reasons that
depreciating currency creates, in the
early stages, somewhat cheerful
atmosphere. Great Britain's invest
ments abroad, estimated at $4,000, 000,-
600, will, assuming continuance of
income at the same rate, yield the same
amount in pounds, but less in purchas-
ing power, loss which the nation
cannot very we'll afford to incur. Her
| investments in the United States will
return more pounds, even though the
same number of dollars, assuming, of
course, no shrinkage in the income on
the investment made.
Foreign. including American, invest
ors, individuals as well as institutions,
in Great Britain will lose if they hold
British fixed income-bearing securities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
SEASONAL BUSINESS
ACTIVITY REPORTED
Improvement in Sentiment Noted
by Weekly Trade Surveys.
Sales Increase.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 24-Brad-
streets says:
Fair seasonal activity in some lines
is evident in most of the reports to
Bradstreet's from so leading cities
Cooler weather has been a factor here,
although some reports complain that
temperatures are still too high for best
results. There are also here and there
disappointed complaints that volume OF
trade is not up to last year, but, in gen.
eral, an encouraging amount of cheer
fulness is expressed-another indication
that business is coming to expect less
activity than in other recent years and
is adjusting itself accordingly
Dun's says:
Sentiment was further improved
this week. Evidence of greater sta
billty in commodity prices was accom-
panied by more active trading in some
of the primary markets. The volume
OF sales in dry goods increased both al
wholesale and retail, much of the in
crease in the wholesale division being
traced to the filling of long deferred
needs in cotton goods. A lessening OF
the tension in financial conditions in
the country as a whole was clearly re-
Hecteo IN this renewed trading"
Weekly bank clearings, 1926, 294 600
a decrease of 1875 per cent from a year
ago. Outside Of New York there was a
decrease Of 3l.3 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
DECLINE IN POUND STERLING
MAY CAUSE WAGE RAISE PLEA

payable in pounds. Assuming an Ameri-
can institution holds f1 900 par value OF
British funding per cent loan, which
is listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the annual income Is $4,000
which is worth $4,000 with the pound
at par, but only $4,000 with the pound
selling at 81.
The status Of holders Of common
stocks or investors in equities will not
change, assuming, Of course, that the
enterprises in which they are inter-
assets and earnings, because the lower
the pound falls. the greater advance tr
equities.
Effect on Tourists.
American tourists in Great Britain
will, in all probability, take dollars with
them rather than convert them into
pounds in the United States as long
as the currency is subject to huctu-
tions. They will almost invariably
benefit by retaining dollars and ex-
changing them only when needed.
AS the rise in prices does not cor.
respond, except theoretically. to the
fall in the quotation of the pound
foreign tourists in London will benefi
by the differential. 1t will be recalled
how cheaply people lived in Germany
France, or Austria in the days Of cur
rency imitation.
OF course, it IS quite within reason
to assert that conditions in Great
Britain will never be permitted to ge
to point where they will even mos
remotely resemble the state Of affair.
which obtained in Germany during thu
years following the armistice.
Great Britain has too clear q con.
ception of the value of sound money
and banking. She has always jealousy
guarded her currency. at any rate, evel
since the days Of Queen Elizabeth, who
with all her inherent love for financia
honesty, permitted herself. in the 43rc
year of her reign, to have 50 instead
Of so Shillings minted from the pound
Of silver, currency debasement o.
slightly more than 3.3 per cent.
1t was lack Of confidence which
caused the deterioration of Grea
Britain's money. and it will be restora
ton of confidence which will bring he
money back to parity. or to a leve
which Is not likely to prove detrimental
either to Great Britain or her neigh.
bors.
Copyright, 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
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lines, per 100, ITS; honeydews, 200;
apples, bushel baskets, 50a1 so; box
stock, 2ooa2:75; pineapples, 4.5oa5 90:
pears, 2.25a2.50; persimmons, 1.50al rs;
grapes, Concords. 12-quart baskets.
35a4O; 4-quart baskets, Is; Tokays,
20oa2.25; Muscatels, 125a1 SO; zinfan-
dels, 1.25a1 so; casabas, 2.25; bananas,
l.5Oa2.00; grapefruit, 4.00a4.5O.
Observation-Disclosures, 150-pound sacks,
1.75al.9o: Idaho bakers, 10O-pound
sacks, $50; sweets, per bushel, 50a75;
tomatoes, two-peck baskets, Local so;
beets, per 100 punches, 4.0oa5. 90; car
rots, per 100 punches, 4.50a5.00; cauli-
flower, 2.00a2.25; string beans, 3.00a
3.25; limas, 200; cucumbers, bushel
baskets. $50; squash, Florida, bushel
baskets, Its; eggplant, 50a75; celery.
2;75; lettuce, Iceberg, 3.25a3.50; onions,
50-pound sacks, white, 1.50a2.00; yell
low, 1.25; okra, 2.50a3.oo; mushrooms.
65a80: peppers, 5oa75; artichokes, 4.5oa
500; kale. so; spinach, IS; turnips, 5oa
IS; broccoli, 500; parsnips, 125; peas,
4.O0a4.50.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, october "a
White potatoes, 100 pounds, 75al 10
sweet potatoes. bushel, 35a5o;, beans
bushel, 1.26a225: yams, barrel. lOoa
125: beets, per 100, 1.50a2.50: cabbage
bushel, 4oa60; carrots, per 100, 2o0a
$50: lettuce, per crate, 275a3.5O; cauil-
flower, crate, 100a1.75; celery, crate
/ .5oa2. so; lima beans, 75a2.5o okra,
275a3.oo; peppers, hamper, 2oaoo'
onions. per 100 pounds, 1.75a2.oo; SPIN
ach. bushel, 40a60; tomatoes. hamper
25a75; Gamers stock, 1.50a2.25; lug
boxes apples, bushel. 50a1.25; canta-
loupes. crate, 125a2.50.
Dairy Market.
Chickens, young. 2oa23; Leghorns;,
1920; old hens, 18a25; Leghorns. old,
13a17: ROSTERS, 12a15; ducks, 12a20;
pigeons, pair, 25a3o; guinea fowls, pair,
Eges-Receipts, 976 cases; current,
18a28: hennry whites. SO; nearby f1rsts,
30 Western flrsts. 80.
Butter-Good and fancy, creamery,
31a35; ladies, 2oa22; process, 25a26;
store packed, 15a16.