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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
BY HERBERT II. EkISS
DOWNRIGHT 1892 by United TreSs)

Shanghai, Feb 23.-UP)-
japanese rushed reinforcements
into the line before Tazang today
when waves of green clad infan-
try backed up by heavy artillery
bombardment failed to drive a
wedge of men, steel and guns
through unyielding Chinese lines.
Then the Japanese high COM
mand, pending arrival of the rein
forcements, suspended the Japan
csc offensive on the entire line
from Shanghai to the Woosung
forts.
Foreign military observers SAID
the japanese apparently were
awaiting rcinforcements from To-
kio. The Japanese command said
the decision to delay the offensive
was based on q desire to avoid I'M
necessary casualties.
While the 9Th japanese division
was expected to hold the lines at
Tpsang, reliable japanese informa-
ton here said that 10000 japanese
reinforcements could be expected
to arrive here before the end OF the
week.
The information was based on
advices from Toxic saying that
the 18th and 18th divisions had
been ordered to Shanghai.
The offensive was suspended at
ter a heavy artillery bombardment
and a Japanese infantry attack
failed to make a. gain against the
heavily entrenched reinforced
Chinese.
The offensive was called off at )
d. m. q a, m. New York time).
The Chinese reinforcements at
TaZang and Kiangwan had moved
into the front lines during the
night. The first Japanese attack
failed to dislodge them. The Jap
anese decided to await their own
reinforcements before attacking
again.
Chinese continued their hsrrass-
ing attack on the japanese after
suspension of the offensive, but
never in any considerable force.
Shippers were busy behind the
Chinese lines. One bullet struck a
stove pipe at the Japanese head
quarters during the morning.
Gen Kenkichi Uycda, command
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
Somebody Gave
Him Register
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police have an idea that 1t was
borrowed from one of the stores
in the apartment and business
block on the corner of Bank and
South Leonard street. The build
ing was the scene of a fire on Sat-
urday morning, February 18th, and
the stores on the ground floor suf-
fered from fire and water and one
or two have since been closed.
BY checking records with local
agencies for cash registers the po-
lice expect to trace ownership. II
one was stolen during the night it
is also more than likely that some
storekeeper will be telling his story
to the police during the course of
the day. If nothing developes Mr.
Sweeney may insist on the return
Of his gift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
BROOKHART WAS
TREE CUTTER

Washington, Feb 23.-UP)-
Smith Wildman Brookhart, sena-
tor from Iowa. drove to work on
Washington's birthday thinking
about the father of his country.
While thus engaged the senator
absent mindedly cut down a tree
not cherry tree. but three new
ertheless-with his motor car.
The senator reported his deed to
the police. He could not tell a lie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
FOUR BARRELS
OF GOLD LOST

Cherbourg, Feb 23-UP)-Four
barrels of American gold, valued
at 100000 francs ($200,00OO fell
into the ocean here to-day as a
gold shipment from New York was
being unloaded from the liner Ber-
engaria.
A broken chain caused the acct
dent. The company which insured
the shipment hired divers to seek
the missing barrels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
Counsel Requests
Time Extension
To File Plea
Based on Decision of Judge PeasIey Which Prevented
Plaintiff From Amending Her Complaint After
Evidence Standardization of Love Alleged

following presentation OF evidence
here a couple OF weeks ago. At
torney Clayton l.. Klein, appearing
directed verdicts on the grounds
that the plaintiff had failed to es-
tablish any evidence binding the
the complaint. The plaintiff
charged the defendants had alien
ated the love and affection Of her
husband by their arts, blandish-
ments and seductions.
The appeal will also be based
upon the decisions of Judge Peas
ley which prevented the plaintiff
from amending her complaint af-
ter the evidence was started
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

Washington, Feb 23.-(UP)-
The death of Robert Short. Ameri-
can aviator attached to Chinese
fighting forces, will not involve the
United States government in any
international complications. A
citizen who voluntarily joins the
fighting forces of another nation
does so at his own risk and auto
matically forfeits his claim for
protection by this government.
Shorts plane was shot down by
Japanese.
Short was trained in the United
States army air corps at March
field, California. He left the
army in 1927. On November 10,
1928 at Los Angeles, he was grant
ed a transport license by the
commerce departments bureau of
aeronautics.
He went to Shanghai in 1929 but
it was not known when he Joined
the Chinese air forces. In January
1891, he reported to the commerce
department that his hours in the
air totaled 2,439.
Short was born in 1904 at Stella
COON, Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

Notice OF an appeal to the SUI
preme court in the 100000 alien
alton of affection suit of NJ. Elizab-
beth Clayton of New York city
against John r. and Annie Clayton
of this city was filed In superior
court to-day by Davis &c Davis,
plaintiffs counsel. The notice also
asks for an extension OF time in
which to prepare an adequate APP
peal to the high court. The motion
is expected to b eheard at the short
calendar session of superior court
Friday morning.
The plaintiff intends to appeal
from the decision of Judge Fred
erick M. Peasley who directed ver-
diets In favor of the olcal couple
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
CARAVAN STRANDED.

Bllma, French West Africa, Feb.
23 UP)-The automobile caravan
in which Prince Cixte de Bourbon
IS crossing the Saraha is stranded
$50 miles inside the desert due to
motor trouble, mechanic for the
expedition who arrived here today
revealed. The mechanic said the
Prince would have to wait Is days
for spare parts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
THOUGHT 1T
WAS HER DAD

Chicago, Feb 23.-(UP)-Anne
Berdnick, Fl, saw two men outside
her window fighting with third.
tits father" she gasped. and
picking up q milk bottle she ran to
his aid. She beat off the two
assailants with the bottle. The
third man muttered his thanks and
ran away.
Back home she found her father,
sleeping peacefully in bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

Manila, p. J., Feb 23-(UP)-
A crazed Moro ran am0k in the
Davao Province village Of Malta
and killed ten persons, including
the municipal vice-president, ac-
cording to radio advices received
by the Manila onstabmulary today
from Provincial Governor Sarenas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
REPAIRS TO AKRON

Lakehurst, N. j., Feb 23.-(UP)
Repairs to the naval dirigible
Akron, dashed to earth and near
Iy wrecked by a strong gust of
wind yesterday, will require six
weeks, according to Captain Harry
A. Shoemaker, aommandant Of the
Lakehurst air station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

Baslng their right Of criticism on
the constitutional freedom of the
press, Howard G. Anderson. above,
and James A. Mathews, below, re-
spcctivcly editor and publisher of
the Aberdeen 6. d. American
News arc fighting contempt Of
court sentences of 30 days in jail
and 5000 each in fines. When they
said Circuit Judge Howard Bah
cocks sentence of fOrgcr was too
Icnient the judge ordered them to
jail. Sentences are suspended pend
Ing appeal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

Mebane, ". CIV. A. Burgess
killed a hog weighing 961 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23

France expects m expansion in
building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
Russia Orders Up
100000 Men

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
Two Former War
Flyers Stopped:

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
Great Britain
Denies Compact

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Evening star., 1932-03-26
RECENT TRADE GAINS
ARE BELOW NORMAL
Weekly Mercantile Reviews Find
Business Not Up to Expeeta-
tions-Blame Weather.
BY the Associated Press.

~ WIG aooONAdtcu EIcSh-
NEW YORK. March 26.-Although
there was some increase in the volume
of retail trade throughout the country
during the past week, the mercantile
reviews found that the usual seasonal
advance was not quite up to expecta-
tionS.
Dun's says: while the heaviest sales
OF the week were recorded for Easter
requirements in the ready-to-wear
Items, millinery, shoes. notions, dress
accessories and dry goods, notable gains
were made in the distributive totals
set down for hardware, garden tools,
farm implements, floor coverings, elec-
trical refrigerators, vacuum cleaners
and some furniture items.
Hope that Industrial activity will
develop shortly is based upon the pre-
nm1nary announcement of the three
leading automobile producers that new
models at the lowest prices ever offered
Will appear soon for public acceptance"
Bradstreet's declares: Undoubtedly
the cold weather has affected trade ad-
versely, but much of the slackness is
due simply to the fact that the public
Is not buying. There has been, how
ever. some Quickening in the usual sea-
sonal lines, especially women's clothing
and hats. But the emphasis in the
reports Is on the disappointment of the
merchants that what seasonal increase
was discerntble was distinctly less than
usual.
The light industries are relatively
better than the heavy, which continue
painfully slow through another week.
While collections in all lines throughout
the country are generally very retarded,
there seems to be discernible, here and
there, slight improvements"
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Washington Produce
Butter-one-pound prints, 26: tub 25,

Butter-One-pound prints, 26: tub, 25.
Eggs-Hennery, Is; current receipts,
IA
Poultry, alive old toms, 15a18;
young toms, %; hens, 23a26; crooked
breasts, IS; Spring broilers, IL to 3l3
pounds, 22a24; Leghorn broilers, 2Oa2l;
Winter chickens, 18a20; stays, IL; hens,
large, 15a17; medium, 15a17; Leghorn
hens. 14a15; capons, large, 24a26;
small; 20a23; slips, 18; roosters, 10;
keats, young, 45a50; old, 25a3O.
Poultry, dreSsed-Turkeys old toms,
18a2l; young toms, 25; hens, 26a29;
crooked breasts, %; Spring broilers,
112 to 3i2 pounds, 25a27; Leghorn
stays, IS; roosters, 10; hens, large,
hens, II; capons, large. 27a29; small.
23a26; slips, 81; roosters. ID; keats,
young, 6oa7o; old, 3Oa4O.
Meats - Beef, prime, IA; good, 49,
veal, top, IA; good, IL; lamb top, 18;
good, 16; pork loins, 13; fresh hams
Is; smoked hams, z; strip bacon. IT;
lard. 712; compound. 7.
Live stock-Hogs, light and medium,
4.25a4.85: heavy, 4.0Oa450, pigs, 40oa
ATS; roughs, 2.00a300; calves, 4O0a
600; lambs, 400a8.00.
fruits - SLraWDerrleS, plntS, %,
quarts, As; apples, bushel baskets,
75a125; fancy box stock, 1.5Oa2 so;
oranges, 2.50a350; bushel baskets,
1.50a250; lemons. 400a450; grape
fruit, 1.75a250; honeydews, Chile,
1.75a200; pears, 3.50a4.50; alligator
pears, 800; pineapples, 4.25; bananas,
1.00a2.00; lines, per 100, 200; rhubarb,
hothouSe, 75a85; plums l.50a20 90; nee
tarines, $50; cranberries, 4.50.
Vegetab tables-Potatoes, Maine, 100
pound sacks, 1.25a1 40: New York lis;
Idaho bakers. 2.25a2. so: new, bushel,
1.75a2 90; seed, 150-pound sacks, LISA
225; sweets. 75al 90; string beans, 500
as so; limas, $780, spinach, Texas, 1.00a
1.25; kalc, 40a60; cabbage, 200a2 10;
celery, 25Oa35o eggplant, 3O0a3 so;
peppers, 3.50a400; cucumbers, Florida,
baskets, 4.00a5.00; turnips, crates, 3.00a
$50; beets, 2.75a3.00; carrots, 3.50a
400; homegrown, bushel, 200; to-
matoes, 6 pans, originals, 2.50a3 90; re-
packs, pans, 2.25az.50; mushrooms,
85a1 90; peas, California, crates, 500a
$50; Florida, baskets. 3.00a3.50; squash,
$50; lettuce, Iceberg, 2.25a2.50;
asparagus, California, dozen punches,
4 00a8 90.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
CLOSED BANK RECEIVER
ACTS IN WEST VIRGINIA
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FRANKLIN, w. Va, March 26.-Ad-
ministration of the three closed banks
of this county-CircleviIle Bank, Frank
lin Bank and Farmers Bank of Pendle-
ton County, the only three banks which
the county had and all of which were
closed some months ago due to heavy
withdrawals-has been placed in the
hands of c. E. Lawhead of Clarksburg,
receiver for closed banks in the north
ern part of the State Business will be
handled through Farmers Bank of
Pendleton, to which all records have
been brought. r. A. Tabler of Madison
has been placed in active charge of af-
fairs.
Information was received today that
State police had gone from Charleston
to Libby, Mont, to bring back Irving
Ritchie, former cashier of the closed
Farmers Bank Of Pendleton, who was
indicted here on nine counts by the
grand jury, charging embezzlement and
Y1isappropriation of funds. He was ar
rested in Libby 10 days ago and released
there under bond pending action by
West Virginia authorities.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
CURB SHARES SLIP
TOLOWERLEVELS
offerings Increase as Mar
ket YieIds-LosSes Are
Numerous.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, March 26.-DeclineS
predomlnated on the curb exchange to-
Gay. After the first hour. offerings
tended to increase as quotations soft
ened.
Electric Bond & Share was off only
1ractlonally, but the new when-issued
common yielded nearly a point Cities
Service moved more in sympathy with
the power and light classification than
with the oil group, which, as a whole,
was higher. Standard Oil of Indiana
led in activity, while Humble Oil and
Gulf Oil made the best gains in the
petroleum list.
Neither the pipe lines nor the nat
ural gas shares participated in the
rise of oil issues, which resulted largely
from the recent price advance of Mid
Continent Crude Buckeye Pipe Line
opened off several points, but Indiana
Pipe Line was up a small fraction.
Lone Star Gas touched a new low
level.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Stock Reduction Planned.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 26 (P.-
A readjustment of the capital structure
of the Niagara Share Corporation of
Maryland, a holding corporation, to
correct capital impairment" was an
nounced here yesterday.
The announcement said the corpo-
ration would call in its common stock
and issue one new share in exchange
for each five shares of the present stock
outstanding. The corporation was
listed last year as the second largest
investment company of it's kind in the
country, with approximately 100000
shares outstanding.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
BOND LIST YIELDS
TOB|G OFFERINGS
Declines of One to Six Points
Scattered Throughout
List.
BY r. II. RICHARDSON,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Bonds to-
day had their worst break since the
panlcky liquidation of last December.
Prices of fixed income securities of all
classes declined l to points, with
biggest losses in the Kreuger group and
the speculative railroad obligations.
The market started lower. Kreuger e.
Toll SIS had delayed opening, selling
tn1t1ally at 18. The price dropped
rapidly to Is and then for a time there
was no bid for the issue. Eventually it
recovered point or so, but failed to
hold it. International Match SIS. both
the debentures and the convertible
bonds, dropped about points. Inter
national Telephone issues were also
lower. AL securities in this group were
at new lows for the bear market.
united States Government issues
moved 4 to "a of a point lower under
heavy selling. The failure of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank to cut its
rediscount rate at a time when the
financial community had Confidently
expected it was partially responsible
for this. Another factor was the un-
certainty prevailing as to how the
Treasury would raise funds to meet its
deficit in view of the defeat of the
sales tax.
The decline in Kreuger securities
was reflected in German government
512s and Dawes Reparation rs. Other
German issues held fairly we'll.
The market was at loss to explain
the extreme weakness in many domestic
issues, especially the rails, which suf-
fered declines of to points. Those
hardest hit were the very bonds which
Wall Street had supposed were being
looked after bV the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, such as Nickel
Plate Is and Cotton Belt As. Other
weak rails were Boston g. Maine IS,
Central Pacific refunding As, Chesa-
peake Corporation IS, ST. Paul IS, Chi
cago & Northwestern 4%s, Rock Island
refunding As, Illinois Central 4%s, Mis-
souri, Pacific 511s, New York Central
refunding 412s, Frisco prior. lien A As
and Western Maryland As.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
McKesson e. Robbins.

BALTIMORE, March 26 Especially -
McKesson & Robbins, Inc, drug manu-
facturers and distributors, incorporated
under the laws OF the State of Mary
land, In pamphlet report of operations
for 1881 shows net profits for the Pc
$2,629, 1876 for 1890.
Combined net sales for the year to-
tailed Sl19,967 1884, a decrease Of Sl4,-
898,055. or lis per cent from the total
OF 1880. Net profits were equal to IT
times the preference stock dividend and
after deducting such dividends the bal
ance amounted to "a cents a share on
l,0S2,55 shares of common, against "a
cents share the year preceding.
Total current assets were s54 .0O9 599
against current liabilities of slO,724,4 4,42l,
ratio Of TO /.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Dry Goods Trade Improves.

NEW YORK, March 26 (P).-R. G.
Dun & Co., in a survey see considerable
improvement In the basic position of
the dry goods trade by reason of pro-
duction curtailment in several lines Of
cotton goods and greater stability Of
prices in the wholesale markets.
Evening star., 1932-03-26

Interisland aviation service has been
extended in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Improvement Program.

NEW YORK, March 26 (Pl.--Lacka-
wanna Railroad Co. will inaugurate its
Spring Improvement program on April
l, according to j. M. Davis, president
Material buying in connection with the
work includes 5000 tons of rails, track
tools and stone ballast.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Trade Reports at a Glance.

NEW YORK March retail
comparisons with conditions in the same areas
in the corresponding week last : w - -
Evening star., 1932-03-26
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, March rs R).-Following
Is the complete official list of transac-
tions in stocks on the Chicago Stock
Exchange today:
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES. -.-.-~-..-..-s
Washington Gas SIS "B"-s1 900 at 1903.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$1 900
at g.
Washington Gas IS '60-s50o at 1001a.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at AZ.
Evening star., 1932-03-26

Dividend rates in dollars based on lss
quarterly or semi-annual payment. "El
diyidend. tPartly extra. tPlus .4% in, stock
Payable ip cash or stock. b Payable II
in stock. g Plus 6S in stock. h Plus IL
In stock. Plus 29S in stock. ( Plus 10T
IN stock N Plus 81 In stock. Plus 81 IL
STOCK. Paid last year-no regular rate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-10
Field Day for Gadgets

.
 York-Feen inventions display Grand Ccl tal necessity these hundred gadges shipped directly rom v laboratories of the ingenious Major Hoope though harmonious bad enough the they violin that h's over ths head ana nees ny aes @ @ ha M ng to dry surface toothbrush which brushes both sides of tho baby bottle that cannot from tho crib. ~
 idea After of decided finishing touches pigmy table derrick Tor ho lung into coffee To say nothing or my spashea ,
 My favore sadgot tho moment however the electric ear which sounds radio and hummcrs score nothing decbels ..8 < j. .#tt3 thing Which should surpe ths town folk It's orchestral overture wh drums and ympan going
 Gencyous gge
 you autograph chat with ArtuiO Toan conductors tho chubby gent wv glance you'd hat he could qualify for bounc In Actually Philharmonic orchestra domo and He b untns companion of the famous macs 
 Toscanlnl made back which grand gesture the nations ohapeau should be off to him. 'at N In Fewer Words 3sH.,l. Mss4
 hoefcr rato the Eneyeoped,s Ho arrived In New york college has been going up by degrees poden started years they Hishandes Not
 That gent appears after night with the protc grlos Is Louis sehurr Hes show poer ana an audi job people know about fe opening out of town there are selected the audience was sehu for nstance , whS arpaea
 been
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-10
OBITUARY

ATWOOD--Mrs Mary Wall Att wood, age 4S years. wife Of Harry C. Atwood of 159 Lounsbury street died last evening at St Mary's hos- pital. Mrs Atwood suffered q cer- ebral hemorrhaRe in fall at her home on Tuesday. She was born in this city and had been q life long resident here.
 Mrs Atwood Is survived by her husband, Harry G.; two daughters. Bernice and Ruth; one son. Joseph. anl two sisters, Mrs Thomas Dowl- ing and Mrs Joseph Cosgrove.
 The funeral will be held oil Thursday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home to St Francis xavier's church where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 LANE--News has been received by friends and relatives here oi the death of Hubert A. Lane, 63 formerly of Glastonbury. which oc- cured at San Bernardino. Caiif Saturday, after a short illness.
 Mir Lane was born in Unionvillc October 20. 1868. and was the son Of Henry c. and Jane F. (Stone Lane of the place. He was well known to many persons here. who will be saddened by the news oi his death. He was toolmaker by trade and had lived in this state all his life until about three years ago. He was proprietor of the Tower Hill farm in Glastonbury, where he was very successful. He was a member of the Masonic fra- fernity and was past worshipful master Of Harmony lodge of Ma sons in New Britain. In his young manhood he married Miss Carrie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-10
Judge Slices
 Churchelow Award
Will Permit Verdict to Stand Provided S2,000 Is
 Remitted-Baker Decisions Remain

Provided the plaintiff agrees to romit s2,000 from tho $l0,000 ver. diet she was awarded by q, superior court Jury last week, Judge Newell Jennings will permit the s8,00O award in favor of Eva Churehelow of Woleott against David sllver- stein. Of Waterbury, to stand, he states in q decision handed down In court to-day. Ho points out in his decision that the Jury was un. doubtedly swayed by sympathy for the plaintiff 60.year old w0. man, whom he says. made "a pitl- able picture before the jury.
 In decisions handed down In two other cases, Judge Jennings denies motions to set aside the verdicts totaling Si5,500 in favor of J0. scph and May Baker against Mary Paradise.
 Tn the Churcheiow case. tho wo- man, engaged in supervising the farm operated by her husband In Wolcott, was caught between the bu .iper of her own car md that of the defendants whom tho defend- ant suddenly backed into her as she was attempting to cross in front of her car to the sidewalk on Kingsbury street. She had alighted from her car and her left leg was on tho sidewalk when her right one was caught between both machines.
 Tn his decision, Judge Jennings points out that the testimony of witnesses showed she accom- plished considerable work on the farm and when she was laid up through hcr Injuries. three men were hired to do the work and did 1t badly. Her most serious wound, Judge Jen-