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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
HOMESTEAD AVENUE BRIDGE.

The committee looking into the necessity of bridge at Homestead avenue is expected to file a report soon, recommending that floor bridge be constructed there in- stead of one for general use. It is estimated. that the structure for vehicular travel would cost over s10O, ,00O, while one for foot travel only will not be over few thou sand dollars. The matter has been in hand long time, but 1t is likely to be provided for in the 1883 budget.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
By ELMER c. wALzER

fUmtG0 FfeSS k1mnHCfhh E<uitOFI.
 New York. Sept 27-(UP)- Omission of the usual extra divi- dend by American. Can company brought selling into the stock mar ,ket in the last few minutes of trad ing to-day and turned the list ,ir- regular after rise of fractions to more than 2 points. r Can directors voted the regular quarterly payment on the common stock, but failed to vote the pay- ment of the extra of $1 ordinar Gy paid at this time of year. Earlier in the day, directors of Allied Chemical declared the regular quarterly on common stock. ~e,s ;.
 Until the announcement W the American Can dividend. the market had been slowly moving upward. It overcame some selling in the early trading and turned dull on Q recovery that lasted until near the close. Most of the news of. the day was considered favorable for fur ther advance of the list. r
 American Can touched 58 3-8 points before the dividend news came out. It then dropped to !he- low 54. Allied Chemical made quick response to its regular dtyi- dend and moved up to S2 1-2 from 7S. Toward the close it lost all the gain.
 Steel News was chiefly favorable. Dow, Jones & Company estimated the industry as whole up 2 leg points for the week and the U. 5. Steel corporation up 3 points. Steel common reached 45 up, 2 IA points, but fell back to around A late in the day.
 The American Metal Markets estimate of the industry was not as encouraging as some of the re- views.
 Steel closed at 43 1-S, up 3-S; Case 54 1-S, up 1-8, and American Telephone 112 1-4. off 1-2. United Aircraft was active for a time but it lost all of its gains. Railroad is- sues declined with the main list as did utilities.
 During the early trading selling was heavy in Drug, Inc, following announcement by the company 1t would have to undergo reorganiza- ton if it's rentals were not reduced for its nationwide retail drug chain -Liggett. The issue touched 37A off 6% and closed at 3S%.
 Alaska Juneau had a spurt near the close on a report directors con- templated raising the annual divi- dend rate. Some observers were of the opinion a pool was again operating in the stock. H
 Mack Trucks had Q period of strength early in the day and the farm equipments provided bright spot when prices were advancing.
 BUSINESS BETTER.
 St Louis, Sept 27-(UP)-Busi- ness activity is definitely on the upgrade. in the opinion of. Frank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
SEVENTEEN BURNED.

Warsaw. Poland. September 27 (UP) Seventeen persons were killed including six children. when fire destroyed 2 buildings ii, tho village of Rubiel today. Almost the entire village was homeless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
Dividend Omission Turns Stock Market,
 Irregular At Close
American Can Votes Regular But Not Extra Dividend Market Had Been Moving Upward

| e. Rand, chairman of the Interna- tional Shoe Company.
 About the middle of August there appeared a noticeable change in all industry, and since then there has come a very definite renewed life in general business, v he said. ..
 Since the middle. of August the International Shoe Company has shown an increase of S5 per cent in orders received, as compared with the corresponding period last year, Rand said.
 During the past two weeks International Shoe Co has had some peak days in volumne of orders received, one of the days showing the largest receipts of orders since 1929." Geo
 WOOL MARKET. Boston, Sept 27-(UP)-The To, cal daily wool market reported is- sued today by the Boston U. s. agriculture department bureau fol- lows: s / .
 Much of the limited piecing out business on wool includes S6s and 48s, Sos grades of both fleece, and territory lines. Recently estab- lished price ranges for these grades are being maintained in the cur rent sales. Territory wools finer than 56s are receiving some i'm quiries but little business is being closed as holders are quite firm on quotations that, in many cases are above recent selling prices"
 
 WHEAT WAIVERS
 Chicago, Sept 26-(UP)-Wheat prices wavered in a narrow range on the Chicago board of trade to- day, gaining fractionally in early trading in sympathy with the stock market but closing at Saturdays levels. ,@a
 The final quotations were: Sep tember 51 3-4 cents, December 541-2, and May, 69 7-8. .-,e.., Corn and oats were fractionally lower with wheat, but rye went up fractionally.
 Stock Sales g
 New York, Sept 27-fUP)-Salea on the New York stock exchange today totaled f,400.000 shares; curb stock sales 17O,000 shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
.WHEAr WAIVERS
WOOL MARKET.

Stock Sales g New York, Sept 27-fUP)-Salea on the New York stock exchange today totaled l,400.000 shares; curb stock sales 17O,0O0 shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
Mayor Quigley
 Does Not Agree

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BUSINESS BETTER.
 St Louis, Sept 27-(UP)-Busi- ness activity is definitely on the upgrade, in the opinion of !. Frank
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
ROOSEVELT To
STAND AGAINST
SALES TAX PLAN
Never viii Sponsor Levy,
Confidential Word to
Leaders Advises.

By Scripps-Hotcard Ne'ospGpcr Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Demo-
cratic congressional leaders never
will sponsor a general sales tax
with President-Elect Franklin d.
Roosevelts consent, according to
confidential word received by them
the last few days.
Instead of Mr. Rooseyelt's
friends" being merely Mortified
momentarily at recent sales tax sug-
gestions, the information from Al
bany describes the Presldent-e
as "unalterably opposed" to the
proposal, in future sessions as we'll
as the present one.
His opposition is regarded as
definitely discarding a general sales
tax law as a means of balancing the
budget, not only during the re-
mainder of the short session Of con-
gress but during the extra session
which likely is to follow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

DDIH NEAR FcIlIl-
vile. in Jay coun-
ty, and moved to
Bloc mington in
1896. His son,
James r. Reyes
ter, is associated
with him in the
firm of REGISTER
& REGISTER, attor-
neys.
The elder Reg
ester was gradu-
ated after a three
year law course at
Indiana uni YER
sity in 1905. He
was treasurer Of
A1nnrnn cni1ntu in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
NelO Legislators -
KiwaniS Leader
to Make Debut
in Legislature

John F. Regester@a native Hoo
sier and resident Of Monroe coun-
ty thirty-six years, will represent
that county in the 1888 house Of
representatives.
Register, 2, and married, was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

10000; deputy prosecutor in 1910,
city attorney in 1925 and county
attorney in 1928-29.
REGISTER has been active in law
practice since 1909, and is mem
her of the Baptist church and
president II Bloomington Kiwanis
Club this year. He is a Democrat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
GRANDMA OWNS PLANE

Age No Barrier to Flying, Thinks
New York Woman.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Foster
Balm believes that age is no handi-
cap to flying an airplane. This So
year-old grandmother has a plane of
her own and, moreover, operates it
herself.
She is said to have more than 200
hours of solo flying to her credit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-04
Leaning Steeple in l00.Year.Old
| Church Frightens New York Town

And whenever the wind blows hard
anxious eyes are directed upward to
see if the crash expected almost mo-
mentarily will be heralded by a warm
ing cracking Of timbers..
Across the street In Frank Hobart's
blacksmith shop, where the villagers
foregather to talk about the problems
| Of the day. the steeple has been dis
cussed oftener than any other SUBJ
icct. There is possibility. too. that
! it may fall that way and If it does 1t
wouldn't be at all surprising If the big
bronze bell came bounding in the door
| to startle Hobart as he stands at his
anvil, with sparks flying and the
clink-clink of his hammer a merry ac-
compartment.
Uneasy Business
AS many of the timbers and boards
in the building are rotted and fragile,
the assumption is that the same con-
ditioa exists in the steeple. 1t is only
shell
And now. especially on dark nights
when the wind means through the
trees and the old steeple creaks, there
is extreme uneasiness in Apulia. Any
unusual. noise outside sends night
shirted figures to windows and
startled faces peer out into the night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-04
,5oO-Pound Bell Would Crash
Through Roof Of Home II
s BeIfry Falls

Apulia, N. Y, April 4.-I'his little
village Of 100 persons nesting in the
Onondaga hills 20 miles south of SYRIA
cuse Is beginning to feel like the mar
under the sword of Damocles.
For the steeple on its 10o-year -oli
church leans now like the famous
Tower of Pisa and the angle has be-
come SO pronounced that residents
fear it may topple any day. If that
happens the 1500-pound bell in the
helfry may crash through the roof of
che of the cozy homes clustered
around the church.
Naturally it has been suggested that
the Steeple be removed. But as the
church has been practically aband-
Oncd for 40 years, nobody is ready to
advance the money to have it taken
down. It would be something of an
engineering feat anyway, for erection
Of derricks and scaffolding would be
necessary.
Ladder Is Rickety
Under present conditions no one
dares to climb the rickety ladder lead
ing into the belfry. 1t is too danger
GUS. The steeple teeters when the
wind blows.
OF course nobody who saw the
church built is living now 1t was
erected in about 1881, the lot having
been bought the year before. Presby-
terians and Congregationalists used it
until 1876 when the Baptists moved
in. Thirteen years later it was incor-
porated as the Apulia Baptist church.
Before the beginning of the present
century the congregation dwindled, no
funds were available for upkeep AND
the steeple commenced to droop as If
in shame.
What Next:
It was slow process. But as years
passed the slant was more notice.
/ able.
But now people are not surmising
what caused 1t SO much as they are
waiting tn see what will hammer, neyt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-04
FARM LIFE. HEALTHY

After examining thousands of men,
a group of New York scientists con-
cluded that early middle -aged farmers
are healthier than any other class of
men in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10
UNCLE sAM'S ENVELOPE BUSINESS.

The story of a Government business that is talk ing a reported $4500000 worth of business yearly from private enterprises scattered throughout con- tinental United States, it's Territories and possess sions told recently in hearing held in Kansas City to a Special Committee of the House of Rep resentatves.
 representative of the Envelope Manufacturers Association of America testified that the Federal Government is now making and selling about B. 000 900 envelopes each year It has been engaged in this enterprise in competition with private in- dustry for than 50 years, despite ending protests from commercial printers.
 The postal department is operating at an- nual loss of about s100O0o0OO deficit that has to be made up from money collected from the public in the form of taxes. When it is remembered that the Government sells it's envelopes for the same price to widely scattered as Maine and Alaska, Hawaii and Florida it is but natural to assume that a part of the deficit arises from the envelope business The Committees attention was directed to this and also, to the fact that if a stenographer ruins certain number of Government made stamped envelopes refund can be had from the postoffice department But if any other envelope to which stamp is attached were ruined there is refund.
 Just why the Government should continue this business IS difficult to comprehend. It has a mon- opoly stamps, it cannot be said to be a method of sales promotion. It has the same monopoly of mail transportation so no promotion is necessary there. It is just another of those activities so long engaged in by the Government that those charge of it have attained enough influ resist all efforts to separate them from the payroll. With the public aroused high taxes and waste in Government administration, perhap: this practice be done away with many other founded on as little common sense and equally a. unfair to legitimate businesses
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10
I%e FayxMlMIC\euz-
BY RUBY ' M.

SYNOPSIS: Would you mar " John Anderson if he were free?" ..Sondra Kent Merrf- mans sister Flora asks her, not knowing that Sondra had secretly married Mark Merri- man before he sailed for the Congo. Sondra is fond of An derson, who has held almost the attitude of a guardian to- ward her for many years. But her love for Mark was strong enough to break down her de- cisiGn not to marry him be- cause of his poverty, she real izes. Flora would tell SOndra she could not live with her, if she knew SOndra was married. And so Sondra adds a secret to the burden of her five year separation from Mark. She has been brought up to expect luxury and make wealthy marriage, by her fa- ther. Now she wonders wheth- CT she will change in her feel-f ing for Mark before he comes back again. She also wonders whether Anderson suspects she has secret.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10
Conversions" of Public Men.
tNew York Times.D

Every man has right to cnange his opinions for good reason shown If he doesn't, he loses another right-namely that to be considered being who thinks and has conscience. Even public men, when they frankly admit that study and reflection have compelled them to alter views they once held about the tariff, for example, free silver, the lgold standard, Prohibition, may preserve their own self-respect and continue to command that of others. But there is always condition. Such changed conviction must be adopted for the sake of winning votes or gaining office That would lopen any statesman to the charge of being turn lcoat; and people would lose confidence in him be- cause they would fear that if he turned his coat once he might do it again for the selfish ob ject It is because of the belief that Senator Borah lis politically disnterested that the European press speaks of his conversion in the matter of war debts, without any implied condemnation. He is not seeking the Presidency he is not working to secure prominence in the organization of either party. Influence with his fellow-countrymen he may be striving to exert, but from them he is not soliciting preferment of any kind. Believing that the times demand an expression of honest judg- ment he gives hs it stands today, without seeming to care that 1t is in contradiction with the one he held yesterday.
 It is mistake to suppose that any candidate for office can change his colors, while the race
 is without at being detected and discredited by the spectators This is what makes so silly the talk about Governor Roosevelt planning to make himself in the course of the campaifn either more conservative" liberal" than he has been supposed to be- Memo repente" Such things not be done suddenly or out of set purpose. When a public mans record is fully before the public whether by acts series of speeches, an image
 of him has been created in the mind of the people
 which nothing that he may say or do offhand can change There has been, everybody knows, an
 outcry of surprise, real affected, at of the
 things which Speaker Garner has been saying re- gently. But, as all know who are familiar with his Hong record in Congress, these utteranceS quite
 in line with many speeches that he has made in
 the House. Turning to the other party, it is cer-
 tain that President Hoover could do nothing if he
 tried to, during the next three months to give
 America a different conception of his character
 than the which they have formed of him
 during their prolonged scrutiny of him in office at
 Washington.
 Eleventh-hour conversions are always suspect A
 conversion known of all men to be simply a thinly
 disguised grasping for office would be both con-
 temptible and futile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10
JUNEAU'S WORLDS SERIES.

Tomorrow the baseball classic of Juneau is sched- uled to get under way when the City Leagues an- nual playoff series between the winners of the two halves of the season opens. It will start with an air of good sportsmanshp seldom witnessed here or anywhere else The American Lgeion Club, after having won the first half, was badly weakened by the loss of valuable players including its only first string pitcher To have entered the final series in that condition would have been hopeless for the club unnteresting for the fans and "set-up" for the Elks second half winners
 However the weakness is to be remedied through the good sportsmanshp of Manager Walter Andrews of the Elks Club He has agreed, in fact originally suggested, that the two leading pitchers Of the Moose, which forced the Elks into an extra game to win the right to enter the series be assigned to the Legonnares for the games Though it was originally intended that these men should be used only as pitchers Manager Andrews gave his consent for them to be used in any all games any other player on the club That act of real generosity, that all fans will appreciate.
 It is typical too, of the high calibre of sports manship displayed this season by the City League baseball players These have played through a schedule under weather handicaps without parallel in the entire history of the league In rain and cold on wet grounds and under conditions that discouraged at times all except the most hardy of fandom, the teams have gone through the season playing an average class of ball higher than ex- hbited in any previous season. They have done great deal for the town, particularly the follow CTS of Americas national game And they have done it for love of the sport, not for pay since they have received none.
 Through the liberality of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department the players in the coming series will receive the gross receipts at the gate for the first three games-for the first time since the League created. It a fine thing for the department to do. And local fans make it mean something by their patronage of the games. The boys deserve it, and undoubtedly will have it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10

in them if it came to that, for Flora had only married for mon- ey, without a spark of affection for Ben Lomax. Still, it was from her husband that Flora took mon- ey, while she. :. Sondra took up the yellow envelope and opened it.
 Bless you always-don't forget me. All my love. Mark"
 The flimsy paper fluttered to the floor, and Sondra covered her face with her hands.
 I'm not worth loving, Mark" she whispered desolately. I'm not worth loving
 sFor moment a wild impulse came to her to find Flora and tell her the truth. What was the use of keeping her marriage a sec- ret? It would have to be known some day, so why not now?
 Impulsively sne took step to- ward the door, then stopped. What would become of her if Flora knew? She could visualize the scene so we'll
 "You've got a husband-let him keep you"
 Ben also would be only too glad to seize upon such an excuse to be rid of her, and then---where could she go? what would she do?
 A maid came to the door.
 "The car is waiting"
 ."I'n1 coming"
 Sondra took up her wrap and went downstairs.
 Anyone would think this was your own house. the casual way you behave" Flora scolded her as they drove away. You know how
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10

He'll never be rich enough for you for one-and he's not your sort for another"
 So1dra said faintly. Ut would be interesting to know what kind of man you imagine is my sort, as you call it.
 Anderson. or someone like him Flora answered promptly. Marks too marrow minded for you -too conventional = too goody- goody'
 T never noticed it."
 Because you didn't know him well enough. What do you inn agine he would think of your friendship with John, for instance -if he knew about it?" "He does now" Fl
 He does know?" Flora echoed in amazement, Then she shrugged her shoulders. ''Well-hurry up" She went out of the door behind her.
 OOA-N+Ao esA oAtECQ 4iNl lldiAr Odt her hands shook, and her face was burning, She felt as if some one had insulted her-and yet Flora had only spoken the truth when she said that Mark would |disappr ove of her friendship with John Anderson-if he knew.
 If he knew-what? There was nothing to know except that he sometimes gave her presents handsome presents. Why should mt be? He was a wealthy man, and if he chose to give some of his money to a girl who had mo- thing, it was nobody else's busi- mess He had been almost her guardian ever since she was a lit- tie giIl. People were so hateful; she lad read F'lora's thoughts in her eyes-and surely it was lit- tile incongruous for Flora to con- demp her, no matter what she thought.
 There was very little difference
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10

she knew well enough that it must be from Mark.
 Its such a muddle," Flora said again rather majestically. "Noth- ing ever seems quite right-no- body ever has what they really want"
 T should have thought you had everything" Sondra said in a hard voice. Or if you haven't you're rich enough to get it."
 There are some things that you can't get-just with money" :" Flora answered, then she laughed as if to dispel her seriousness. well, hurry up for goodness sake. ?
 T shan't be moment"
 But Flora did not go.
 Did you see Mark Merriman off this morning?" she asked.
 "Ycs."
 T don't suppose he'll ever come back Flora said bluntly. Why not?"
 "Oa, I don't know. {. Men who go abroad for years never seem to-or if they do they don't stay, they can't settle down again. I suppose he was in love with you, wasn't he?"
 What makes you think SOP" Well, I've got eyes, and I'm not exactly an imbecile" Flora said tartly Its a good thing you didn't happen to care for | him.
 "Why?"
 .Why?. Good lord, what a question Because there are a thousand reasons why you're un- suited to each other of course
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-10

did the attendant evils of smuggling and allied crimes.
 Early this year Finland, by popular vote, killed Prohibition and substituted therefore a system of Government control The system has been in effect less than three months The net result has been steady decrease in crime and drunkenness
 In Helsingfors, the capital and largest city in the land, the cold figures show decrease of 50 per cent in the number of persons arrested for being drunk Baron Born, Minister for the Interior in the Cabinet, who has charge of police activities throughout the nation and to whom all don friend wrote:
 The change-over from dry to wet
 gime shows that the people have been
 sonably moist. In other words they have
 been temperate. There has been no in-
 in the abuse of drink. On the other
 hand there has been substantial and very
 gratifying decrease Even and
 who were ardent drys have told me they
 have been agreeably disappointed
 What has proved true in Finland will likewise be true in the United States when Prohibition shall be cast into the discard far as Federal control is concerned. The American people are not going on a bat when they find they legally obtain alcoholic beverages. These the days of head aches from which we will recover when sane policy of temperance through State control of liquor shall have replaced the preposterous Prohibition incubus that has been shacked on the nation for more than 12 years past