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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
By ELMER C. WALZER inited Press Financial Editor

(tnite0 Press FtnanCtal ElittOf.l
 New York, Dec 2--(UP)-Presi. dent Roosevelt's silver buying plan injected new life into a dropping stock market late this week and turned prices up after six days Of steady decline.
 Mining shares scared and other stocks followed. There were ex- captions. including tobacco stocks. American Telephone. some of the utilities. and wet stocks. The lat ter group was hit by talk of lower prices and government investiga- tion of cutting methods. The re- cent government statement it was seeking a huge communications merger worked against telephone. Initiation talk was detrimental to the utilities. Tobaccos suffered by d holiday in the raw market pend ing higher prices and by outlook for lower cigarette production.
 Issues whose companies would benefit directly from the govern ment's silver buying plan were first to rise and they made the wid- est gains. These were broadened out to a rather wide scope, in- cluding a railroad issue-Colorado x Southern--and Eastman Kodak, the latter large user of silver with sizeable inventories on hand.
 Business news was excellent. Steel operations jumped sharply, and outlook was for further gains. Contra seasonal gains also were noted in cad loadings, electricity output, and automobile manufac- turing. Failures dropped sharply. IT. .aV ,l prtn fs-n d 0 was making the best showing since 1929, in many instances.
 Various interpretations were placed on the presidents order. one commentator characterized it as President Roosevelt's Christ mag present to the country" An other said 1t was "cheap insurance against imitation"
 The silver market had a fair rise Friday. but it was not expected the price would rise to the govern ment buying level, since it did not include world influences. Com modities, however. generally re- sponded to the plan, and that was exactly what the government de- sired.
 Wall Street was deserted to-day as many traders were absent for a prolonged Christmas holiday De- spite a petition of members for a shutdown to-day, the exchange ran as usual as did most other securities markets. Commodity markets. however, were closed in most instances. American markets wilg open on Tuesday. British markets were closed to-day and they will remain closed until Wednesday, Paris markets were closed to-day and they will remain open to-day and will open on Tuesday. Berlin mrakets ran to- day but will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
 Indications in the money market were that the year-end money squeeze of other years had been averted. Circulation rose $86,000.- 900 in the week ended last Wednesday, indicating heavier de- mand for funds for Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
ADMIRAL BYRD IS BACK ON BOARD
 HIS FLAGSHIP
FOur=Hour Seaplane Dash in Which He Beat Dr
 Cooks Record

On Board $. s. Jacob Ruppert off Antarctica, Dec 23-Via Mac Kay RadiO)-(U.P) - Rear AG-
 miral Richard E. Byrd was back aboard his flagship to-day after a four hour seaplane flight that took | him to 70 degrees of latitude south, surpassing the record of Captain
 Cook in 1773, $50 miles. Byrd halt ed the ship on the 15Oth meridian of longitude, on Cooks route, to | make the flight. The area of vision within range of his plane during l the flight, he said. together with the corridor opened Thursday by
 the Jacob Ruppert after it passed Cooks track, brought to approxi-
 mately 30,000 square miles the to- tai amount of unexplored water opened up by the expedition in it's first operation. With Harold I. June, chief pilot, at the controls ] the plane rose at 10:53 Q. m. It circled back over the ship at 2:55
 p. m. and landed at 3:O4 p. m.
 'We saw no land, no barriers | and no heavy pack to speak of,"
 said Byrd. This area has been
 one of the most puzzling mysteries of antarctic geography. It is fabled for its impenetrable pack. There
 was supposed to be great land
 mass. perhaps an archipelago, ex- tending into the Ross Sea against which this pack was buttressed. After what l saw to-day. l am not
 so sure. It would not surprise me if open sea existed clear to the con- | tinental limits that we explored on l oud flights eastward of Little | America in 1929. and 1890. To the
 limit of vision open water could be
 seen and the pack we saw was all
 young. shallow, pancake ice. It
 may be that further exploration in
 this vicinity would have the effect
 of extending the known limits of
 the Ross Sea far to the eastward. | l think we might have solved the
 thing if we had not run out of
 gasoline and been forced to turn
 back"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
'BAUSH MACHINE COMP LOSES
 ALUMINIUM CASE
Sued for $9,OOO,OOO and in Longest Trial on Rec=
 ord Was Beaten

New Haven, Con, Dec 23-(U. P. P.)-Attorneys for the Baush Ma chine Tool Company, of Springfield Mass, who late yesterday lost their case in federal court against the Aluminium Company of America, to-day were expected to complete plans for an appeal. The Baush Company sued~for $9,00O, ,000-$3, ,- 000,000 actual and $6,000,O0O puni- tive-charging the Aluminium Com pany had established a monopoly through control of raw materials and prices and suppression of in- dependent producers. The trial was the longest on record in federal district court here. The jury listen- ed to testimony for II weeks, but it needed only four and half hours to reach verdict. The plaintiff company alleged that be- cause of the alleged activities of the aluminium company. it had sus- tained an actual loss of 5000, ,0O0. However. in his charge to the jury, Judge Carroll c. Hincks said:
 q think it will be apparent to you that in the development of our country, as we became more and more industrial, necessarily the struggle between contending forces and opposing forces of com petition has become keener and keener until 1t may appear to us now that it is a cruel and ruthless process.
 Look at those persons who have been keeping stores in our villages. If some competitor comes in from the outside and puts on a butter that tastes all right at two cents a pound less, where is the public go- ing to buy? I think it is apparent to us what the answer is.
 "Now, as Q result of these ob- servations, I am quite prepared to say to you now, that if you shall find in this aspect of the case the plaintiffs only grievance is that it has. been caught between two op- posing forces of competition, be- tween two economic forces, the de- fendant Is not responsible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
COLONEL GULICK
 DIED TODAY

Peiping, China, Dec 23-(U.P.) -Colonel Louis Mason Gulick, U. s. Marine Corps, retired, died to- day. Until recently he was com. mandant of the American Lega- ton guard here. He will be buried at Arlington National cemetery, Washington, D. c.
 Colonel Gulick was 54. He enter cd the marine corps in June, 1899, and saw service during the Spanish American war. He was born in Italy and appointed to the corps rom New Hampshire. He held the Navy Cross for gaflantry. He was a graduate of the Naval and Army War Colleges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
FLEEING YOUTH
 HIT BY BULLET

Boston. Dec 23 = (U.P.) \ A youth was wounded in the neck by Q policeman's bullet here early to- day while allegedly attempting to steal an automobile.
 Sergeants James l.. Culleton and John Molloy saw two young men trying to start car on East Broadway in South Boston. When the officers approached, the youths fled. Culleton fired, wounding Wal ter Fleming. 20, of South Boston. Fleming was taken to a hospital. where his condition was believed not critical. His companion es- capped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
SECOND VICTIM
 OF AUTOCRASH

Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. 23-(UP) Leo Jacurci, 52, was dead today. the second victim of an automobile accident which early yesterday cost the life of companion, James w. Main, 34, at Fairfield.
 The men were walking along the Boston Post road when hit by an automobile driven by George E.. Beattle, of Fairfield. Main was killed instantly. Jacurci died at Bridgeport hospital late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

barrels and crates.
 Soon after the theater darkencd the special program was put on. The youngsters cheered Tom Mix and Tony as the famous cowboy made a daring rescue, and laughed themselves silly at Laurel and Hardy.
 Mickey Mcclure and Mickey Mouse were given a great reception while the Silly Symphony ''The Night Before Christmas" pleased the audience immensely. Mother Goose Land" with It's clever ar- rang kept the audience en- tranced until near noon and many Q happy child filed from the the ater when the program was over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

New York, December g The value of Uncle Sam's exports to lands bodering the Pacific Ocean - an era containing more than half the population of the world amounted to $237,S14,223 for the first ten months of 1888, 1t re- vealed in weekly comment cn Far Western business by the Bank of America. America continues to enjoy first place with China by shipping about 20 per cent of her total imports, the Pacific coast branch banking institution dis closes. America likewise contin- ued as China's best customer, re- ceiving about 19 per cent of her total exports.
 A decline in Chinese trade with the United States of IT per cent in imports and 21 per cent in ex- ports as compared with the first ten months of 1892 is thought to be the result of severence of Man churia from China. Of favorable significance to this country, how ever, are substantial increases in purchases of such important Amer ican items as timed plates. motor trucks, wheat, artificial indigo. gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, news print paper, lumber, railway sleep CTS, tires. airplanes, munitions and radio sets.
 Decline of the American dollar reacted in climb of the Japanese yen and this Is now reflected un- favorably against Japan's exports to China, with the United States in the past several weeks showing most decided betterment in both inbound and outbound Oriental traffic.
 Total imports of motor vehicles into China, exclusive of Man churia and Hong Kong, for the first nine months of 1883 showed an increase of 215 units over the same period last year with motor trucks accounting for the increase. The United States ranks first in this trade, with Great Britain sec- ond. Petroleum products import ad rrrip0 tha first nine months of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
INVESTMENT STOCKS
 DECLINE SLIGHTLY

New York, Dec 23-Investment trust securities were again slight ly lower during the past week. The average for the common stocks of the five leading management trusts, influenced by the leverage factor, as compiled by Allied-Dis- tributors, Inc, stood at 11.44 as of December 22, compared with 12.12 on December IS. The low for the year 1893 was S.22 on March S1: the high 24.12 on July z.
 The average of the non-leverage stocks stood at 1878 as of the close December 22, compared with 14.O2 at the close on December IS. The average of the mutual funds closed at 10.57, compared with 10.72.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
R00seDeIt SiIDer Is
 Helping The Market
New Life Has Been Injected Into Dropping Trading and
 Prices Are Turning Upward

, shopping and other business. Cred 1t was abundant in the reserve.
 Dealings in all markets contin- ued highly professional, the pub lie being on the sidelines pending outcome of investigations of sev- eral pool issues which had been run up sharply. Atlas Tack which crashed last Saturday was the principal target of the investIgat- ors. Findings in connection with that stock were the basis for look ing into several other issues. The pools withdrew and left their fa- vorites to seek natural levels. These issues rallied with the gen. eral market Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
Gold Mines Expect To See Free Gold Market
That Would Make the American Price for Gold the
 Price All Over the World

new top for the year at ss s-4. up Q point.
 < Selling fin the tobaccos brought Liggett & Meyers B down points to 76 where 1t was off nearly 8 points on the week. American To-
 bacco lost 1 1-2 points to 65 and the B stock broke points to 67.
 Reynolds B lost 2 3-4 to 41 3-S,
 before meeting mild support.
 Wet stocks were mixed with U. s. Industrial Alcohol down ? points and National Distillers up fractionally. Chemicals. were cas-. fer, losses of 1 to more than 2 points being registered in Air Re
 duction, Allied Chemical. and Du
 Pont.
 Motor shares were relatively ac- tive with prices lower. Chrysler, the most active, lost more than a Ipoint as did Auburn, while Gen. eral Motors dipped fractionally. Goodyear was up slightly in the rubbers.
 Farm equipments eased slightly. as did textile shares, electric equip ments. some of the rails, mercan- tile issues and oils. American Tel ephones rallied to net rise of 1 IA points for the day. Steel com mon closed at 41 7-8 up 3-S, and
 other steels were firm on outlook
 for a Further pickup in operations next week a3,ts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
JUST ESCAPED

Jonesport, Me, Dec 23-(UP)- Five women and four men, decor. ating a hall for a Christmas party. barely escaped with their lives last night when fire suddenly enveloped the Jonesport high school and Masonic building. Loss was placed at $40,O00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
CWA MEN TO PASS
 PHYSICAL EXAMS

The latest reports from the CWA office in Waterbury is that the men will have to be examined be- fore they are put to work. This will add to the expense, but even so the proposition is popular in some quarters, but others see no sense in such an order.
 It is generally believed that many who would not pass a suc- cessful physical examination are well able to work, and that the test of their fitness should be de- termined after they have been given trial on the job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

(Continued from Page D from whom she has been separated since her arrest, Switz, at this time, was being questioned apart, at the Sante prison.
 Marjorie's 'fVassar" French was of great use in replying to the judge-who was kindly and defer- ential in manner-because her lawyer, Maitre Charles Moyse, speaks almost no English.
 Marjorie insisted the whole af- fair was a mistake" And denied participation in any espionage plot
 Judge Benon asked whether she had any complaints regarding heI treatment. She replied that the guards had treated her well, but that the cold in the old prison was frightful
 Maitre Moyse attempted today tc obtain her provisional liberty, bu. it was not regarded as likely that his efforts would succeed.
 Under today's preliminary ques- tioning by the examining officials Switz disclosed that he had visited France five times, as tourist, 1T 1926 and 1927, and that in 1928 he came over as a pilot attached to the Morane Saulnier Airplane factory.
 As Il tourist, he travelled through Brittany and was in Paris for g time, during 1880. Finally, in tho spring of this year, after visitnl London and Belgium on his honey moon, following his marriage tc Marjorie Tilley at the City Hal in New York, he once more came to France.
 Switz explained that on hi. present trip, he was authorized tc sell amplifiers manufactured by tn, Macneill laboratories.
 After concluding this identifica ton process, he watched Magis- tate Benon breaks the seals or documents described as containing military information and or other papers seized in his baggage at the hotel room where he wa: arrested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
HOTEL MEN HEARING

Hartford, Dec 23-(UP)-Thc Connecticut Hotel Owners, who are demanding a special session of the legislature so the liquor laws may be amended, will. be given a hearing by Governor Cross at a o'clock Tuesday afternoon, it has been announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

Ellington. Conn, Dec 23-(UP)- Edward Prank Loveland, 91, last local survivor of the Civii war. died at his home last night. He served with co I. Forty ninth Mas Isachusetts regiment. He was i'll but a short time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
Foreign Exchange

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 London, Dec 23-(UP)-Thr American dollar was steady at tho opening to-day after it's decline of yesterday.
 The pound sterling opened at i$5.10%. It opened yesterday at .$5.08k and closed at $5.11.
 French francs opened at S3-7.16. They opened yesterday at S3-11.16 and closed at 8S-9.16.
 The stock market was closed for the holidays with leading issuse at the highest prices of the year ur1- der the stimulus of Wall Street strength and signs of trade in- crease.
 resident Roosevelt's new silver policy also was a factor, combined with vanishing of skepticisn re- garding his currency plans.
 The gold price was raised 1 pen ny to-day to 126 shillings 4 pence. with the pound at $5.10k. slightly under the opening. The equivalent was 32.21, two cents above yester- \ days price which was fixed with the pound at the same figure.
 To-day's premium on the French franc was 41s pence, against z pence yesterday. Francs were at 83-7.16, unchanged from the open ing.
 Gold bars worth f460,000 ($2.- 347,15O) were sold to-day.
 Spot silver, reacting after yes- terday, fell one farthing to 1S- 1916 pence. The price two months forward was 18-27.8 pence.
 Paris, Dec 23-OP)-The American dollar was slightly weak CT at the opening to-day. Francs were 16.35 to the dollar (6.120 cents francs). They opened yesterday at 16.44 (6.0s3 cents) and closed at 16.36 (6.112 cents).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
United States Leads
 M Trade With Chino
America Continues to Enjoy First Place With About
 Twenty Per Cent of China's Total Imports

this year also showed a favorable increase, with American leading
 the trade in gasoline and kerosene,
 with total shipments of 70,749,00O gallons, the bank adds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

4S5 bridges in London 1O5 are not strong enough to take the weight of a motor bus, according to Earl Howe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
WATERvILLE

MARBLE GRILT-1577 Thomaston Ave. Dancing Saturday, December 23rd Refreshments served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
AMERICAN GIRL IS
 PRETTIEST SPY

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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-03-03

wolf. Even in this timber country
l usually get a few each season with
my gun. While some are of the
opinion that the wolf keeps in hid
ing during the daytime, know
that at times he travels in the day
light as we'll as at night.
have surprised as many as eight
in one bunch and usually get one
or two before they reach cover. l
nave also surprised more than one
taking in the sunshine in some Sc
cluded place.
Best Time for Hunting
Early in the morning, from day
light until little while after sun
up is the best time for hunting as
it is at this time that he does most
of his killing. l learned this while
camping out in the cattle country.
More than once l have come out of
my blankets in a hurry to take a
shot at some too inQuisitive coyote
or wolf who had come slipping by
to investigate in the wee small
hours of the morning that inert
form lying so motionless in the tall
grass.
At one time a huge grey wolf
came trotting past my tent at
about a hundred yards distance in
broad daylight. He never inyesti-
gated another camp.
We often hear some wild story of
huge wolves attacking men. While
l have known them to come up
quite close to investigate and some
times to follow in my trail, l have
never had them offer to attack.
Battle of Wits
In conclusion l wish to say that
it is very difficult to tell another
just how to trap a sly old wolf.
Often it is a battle of wits and
sometimes the wolf comes out a
winner. l use number of different
sets with different lures. have
found that a good scent bait is
superior to a meat bait. At times
the wolf becomes cannibalistic and
l will say that if you wish to use
a meat bait or good lure you will
do we'll to try using the skinned
carcass of wolf, both for a drag
and bait for set of traps. In that
case you must first catch your wolf.
The greatest number of wolves
that l have ever captured in one
day is seven; the creates number
of coyotes have ever taken in one
day being twelve.
Like all other pursuits it is inter-
esting only to those who love it.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-03-03

of wolves hamstringing cattle, cut
ting them down so they were unable
to run. While this may be true, l
have not yet seen the evidence. But
it is possible that they do some
times catch them thus in the excite
ment of the chase, yet l have found
that the throat and flank are IA
vorite holds. 1t is very often hard
to determine just how holds were
taken as the animal is usually torn
to shreds and often almost COM
pletely eaten up and gone.
have found that practically all
dogs and horses have a fear of the
wolf. Never, have l seen a dog or
pack of dogs close in and fight a
wolf. While there may be some
dogs that have this courage, they
are probably very rare.
At one time the 6OI Ranch on
the Dry River in Montana Sc
cured a pack of five huge black
wolf hounds. These dogs were both
swift and powerful and wicked
fighters, A coyote had very little
chance with them. One of them
could easily shake the life out of
an ordinary shepherd dog. In fact
most dogs had almost as much fear
of them as of wolves.
While these dogs killed many coy
otes and were able to and did run
up on wolves, never did they close
in and battle with them. At one
time lone wolf stood them all off.
The VOLTS cutting and slashing
tactics along with his powerful head
and shoulders were too much for
their courage.
While hunting and trapping
throughout the bad lands. used
two fine and we'll trained saddle
horses. l was able to tie to my sad
die, without protest, as many coy
ote skins as l might secure. How
ever, it was quite different when
it came to wolf Those wise horses
told me in very plain language just
what they thought of the wolf and
it was often necessary to use a lit
tie force before l was able to tie on
my wolf skins,
Difficult to Approach
The VOLTS cunning added to his
keen sense of smell enables him to
blend into his surroundings in a
way that is amazing. He is difficult
to see and more difficult to APP
proach. Verify. say it is only oc-
casionally that the ordinary hunter
gets a shot at him. Although the
hunter who knows the VOLTS nature
and habits and how to hunt him
usually gets enough chances to
make 1t interesting. In this, silence
is craftiness and logged persistence
is the price of spoil. While hunting
in the open country l have shot
many a coyote and sometimes a