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The Washington times., 1934-02-06
DETROIT UNEMPLOYMENT

2 The employment index of the
Industrial Department Of the De-
troit Board of Commerce was 1872
on January 81. compared with
.61.7 on December 81, 1888, and
28.S on January 81, 1888.
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excepting oWe1-
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CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. 8 (I.N.S.).
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; market active
and higher on good light hogs; top
$4.75 on weights from 100 to 226
pounds.
Cattle-Receipts, 200; market slow;
largely steady: quality poor; good
handyweight steers Quotable up to
$6.75.
Calves-Receipts, 500: market steady
to so cents lower; decline mostly on
good calves; top, $8
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; lambs, steady
to weak; quality mostly poor; top,
1915.
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NEW YORK WOOL

NEW YORK, Feb. U.N.s.).-wool
firm; domestic fleece, unwashed, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, 2SQ43c: domestic
pulled, secured basis. 6sc@1; domestic
Texas, clean basis, 72@S8c: domestic ter
tory, clean basis, 65@SSc.
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NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. INs.) ).-Linseed
oil. per lb., 9.S carlots. Turpentine
steady, 57A. Rosin firm, common 486.
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. QN.S.).-But-
] ter: Steady; salted and unsalted cream.
Try, higher scoring 24ts @26hc; cream.
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EAST BUFFALO. Feb. 8 UN.sD.
Livestock: Hogs, receipts 24O0; hold
overs none. Weights below 24O pounds,
fairly strong to mostly 10 cents over
Mondays advance; heavier weights
rather slow; steady; desirable 140-24O
pounds. IS; mixture with plain end
straight $4.65; 25O-2SO pounds, $44O0
AIS; 140 pounds, down, $3&435.
Cattle. 25. Cows steady; cutter
grades, $2@2s5.
Calves 25. Vealers unchanged, $3.50
down to 81 for inferior cuTIs.
Sheep 300. Lambs steady; quality
and sorts considered; good and choice
woolskins quoted to $10 bulk medium
kinds eligible around 1925 and down
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LOUISVILLE

LOU1SN1LLE
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. s GN.s)-
Cattle-200; fairly active on slaughter
classes. fully steady to strong with Mon
day. Common to medium steers and
heifers. $350@4.50; cutter grades down
to So; we'll kinds, $3.50 and above; bulk
beef cows, $2.5O@3.oo; top, $3.50; low
cutters and cutters. $l.25 @2.25; sausage
bulls, 1926 down; common to medium
native stockers and feeders, $2.5O@S.50.
well bred light beef types, $4.5O@5.0O.
Calves-25O; steady. Better vealers,
$6O0@6.5O; strictly choice, $500; med
ium grades. $5.OO@5.5o; palmer kinds,
$3.50 down.
Hogs-1.OOO; market not fully estab-
lished; few opening sales steady. Some
hogs unsold. Early sales 17O-21O lbs,
s4.75; 215-24O lbs, $40. 245-27O lbs,
$4.2O; 275 lbs. up $40; 140-165 lbs,
s41O: 11O-135 lbs. $3.50; sows. $500;
stays, $3.50.
Sheep-25; market quotable steady
with Mondays advance. Medium to good
lambs, $7.00@S.OO. choice, $3.50 throw
outs, $500; fat ewes, $2.OO@2.5O.
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John Graham, of the native
Alexandria firm of Graham and
Ogden, however, is credited with
being the man whose hand is on
the pulse of the clubhouse market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
THE DEMOC CRAFTS
 Daily Short Story
Complete in This Issue

ed him. "say, what's the idea this morninR7 Why didn't you open your other chute sooner? Damn near gave me heart failure watch ing you. thought you were goncri"
 "HuhlY snorted Chutes, disdAin fully. n knew what was dolnl I wanted to watch that chute after she failed. See what was wrong 1 had plenty of room when 1 opened the other chute"
 Then he had an idea. The pilot was married. Maybe he could give a reason for his wife's queer attitude about the car. Briefly ho explained about the old car, his wifes dislike for 1t, the test of the chute and tho deal he had made to buy the other car with the check for the test. Then how hia wife had said she had hated the new car, this after she had wanted 1t. He looked hopefully at the pilot. seeking m answer to the en- igma.
 The pilot brokc into q roar of laughter. "Oh, my God" he ex- claimed. "You can't understand it?" Still laughing, he walked away. Chutes looked his retreat ing figure. He shook his head. Funny people, pilots and women! There was no understanding them.
 THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

relieved every time they saw q man drop and como down all right, Ho looked down at tho ground aa ho clung to the strut on the cnd of tho wing.
 He saw the airport, its hangars and tho planes drawn up along the cement apron along the line. Then a small black square started out across tho green expanse of the field, heading for the southern odge. He noted that 1t did not run along tho runways whore it might get In tho way Of n landing plano but kept well to ono side Of thcm. Ha nodded his head with satisfaction. Good girl, hls wife. Sho knew bettor than to clutter up runways with a car, That black square was tho top of his old coupe. She was driving out onto the field to pick him up after he landed. Young Chutos would be by her slde, excited as only a four year old boy can be,
 Chutes smiled broadly as he watched tho tiny black square drivo across tho field Ills wife hated that car. She said it was dis- grace. Tho fendors Tapped in the wind, tho paint was mottlcd like q pinto and 1t made aa much noise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
BARTER HELPFUL
 TO COMMUNITIES
I5O LOuisianans Lifted From Federal Relief
 Roles By Plan

New Orleans --- fUP) Re- vertInE 10 simple barter with scrip as c medium of exchange. two "economic gcif.help communities" have lifted f60 LouIsIQnans from federal relief roles to stage of economic independence Harry ]. Early. state executive secretary of the Emergency Relief Administra- ton, has announced.
 The associations, numbering 75 members each, are located at Ba- ton Rouge and Covlngton. Since these two experiments have proved successful. Early said. their mem bership will be increased and other similar organizations aunched with ERA financial aid.
 Each association maintains < trading post, a canning factory. a ncediecrnft department, and planned to add othe rdiyisions as tho need develops.
 Members are paid in scrip nt the trading post for products they raise or mako. If there is mar ket. they receive the markct price; otherwise. fair appraisal if given. The post then offers these articles for saic for scrip. Tn nddl- ton 10 using scrip to buy articles Ut the post. members may pay "outside bills" with the token money. Tn tho latter caso, the now holder buys at tho post,
 Both articles produced by mom- bers and merchandise manufac- tured otherwise arc stocked at the exchange. If . surplus of associa" ton products accumulates, it .s disposed Of through tho ERA. which needs large amount Of supplies for farm rehabilitation and transient divisions. A large amount of surplus foodstuffs Is canned for winter uso.
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Time! He jerkcd tho ripcord
 He noted with satisfaction that tho pilot chute, the small chute that was packed on top of tho large ono and by It's quick opening, duo to springs, dragged out the big chute, worked fast. There was q fiash us It drew the main 'chute from tho pack Ho was fail- ing head first now. looking up to- wards his foot, Tho main chute was out Of the pack and thero was 6 loud crack as It opened.
 Funny, that crack instead of tho usual dull. soft ''plop" q chute made when it opened. He was snapped erect by the pull. But his speed wns hardly checked! He looked up, just as another loud res port sounded over hIs head and he fell sharply.
 Then he saw that the new chute was tightly closed! An instant later 1t opened with another report of snapping silk. Then 1t closed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
REPORT SUBMITTED
 BY RACIAL GROUP

Committee reports were read at the meeting Of tho inter-racial committee Of Pearl street Neigh borhood House 6 tthe homo of Miss Alice E. KinRsbury on Prospect street yesterday afternoon. The rec ports hoard included: fnter-racIai committee. Miss Kingsbury; edu- cation and program, Rev R. Y. Shinn: housing and Abbott avenue. Rev Dr James E. Gregg; placement and labor, Mrs Leila T. Alexander.
 The roll showed 2f members present as follows: President Alice E. Kingsbury, Vice. President pr James E. Gregg, Secretary -Treas- urer Herbert $. smith, Social Di- rector Leila T. Alexander. Mrs Arthur l.. Purinton, Mrs E. Louise Coe. Mrs James E. Gregg, Mrs A. Wooders. Mrs J. Larkin, Mrs Or ton P. Camp, Mrs M. R. Ward. Mrs c. A. Harvey, Mrs F. c. Costen. Mrs J. Fitch, Rev Wilbur Ruggles, Rev R. Y. Shinn, Rev A. A. Perry, William M. Harris, Attorney A. Henry Weisman and Harry Post.
 Three new members were added to the committee. There are Rev T. l.. Crosby. Rev Wilbur Ruggies and R. s. Garner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Did you ever the Swan Boats in Boston Common? Did notice how the kid We'll here is the idea Why couldn't have Swan Boats up that nice pond in Fulton Park and give the kddes o Waterbury and their parents thrill? At ten cents ride they would pay for themselves and real joyous would be made of the nice body of water that is merely decorative Here pretty spot that is popular with young and old Here is suggestion that would be appreciated by young and old and would add greatly to the advertising am up Overlook way might say agree with sug- geson little parke at Moran street and Lefngwel This spot could be made very attractive and nance the beauty of this growing section. A Fulton Parker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Burbs . Scientists have discoUerod trencn- dous storm on the planet Jupiter U they look closer they ay discover another bamk crush underneath H o
 The University of Chicago s collecting more tham 100000 naps in c large ibrary Gangsters Wtu keep out for fear theirs qUiu Dc included. The Federal Relief Administration has let large cotract for cheese for the poor No need to let contract for balomey Everybody gets plenty of thGt free. Yo"ng John Jacob Astor says hc hasn't the fantest idec of hat business Co take up Get Go him earv, fetlosos and avoid the rush. English scientists are tryimg to fnd c aOay to make of n.0r0ns. They might look ooer the Americam plan of municipal government
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FUNNY PEOPLE

only to open agalnl But this time 1t split aaunder and he felt himself falling free through the air.
 For an instant he eyed the flap. ping and torn silk above his head. Ills quick eye saw the trouble. The opening at the top of the great umbrella was insufficient to relieve the tremendous strain upon the chute when 1t opened at that speed. The air had been com. pressed within the chute and then 1t had colla psed, only to snap open again as the pressure was reduced when 1t closed. The snappinE had ripped the fabric. A larger vent in the top to relieve the excess
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waved airily to the pilot. Then he released his hold with the other hand and the wind caught him up and swept him off the wing. Ho was gone. The earth was i've thousand feet below.
 He fell with q rush. His body slowly started to turn, head over heels. Now he was on his back, looking up. He saw the plane start to turn over and dive after him as the pilot followed him down. His slow count of seconds never stopped. Three more and he would pull the rlpcord and release the new chute. Then he would see how 1t was going to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Editor, TaU Tower Topics: That was certoiaty rhapsody m pink that emanated from that quartet of Crosby cheerers at the ball game Tuesday, The chrp ings Of Messrs BolGnd Lenihan, Wilder Gnd Hamk ODonseH aoere just the music Little Franie" Berard needed It pldyed tune his and control and When the turned and tue "Stae ChGmps stGrted to load the board the rhapsody pink changed to tue quiet peeping of the Rhapsody Blue. Have you feopc 0ho bet his last nickel horse Gnd lost? HaUe you the expression on thGt fe- io0s face? Well, there expression the faces Of this disllusioned quartet They marched out like four professional pol-bearers Too bad these feoa0s don't know good boil tenn wkeW they aud that he Who laughs last laughs the longest Booster for the State Champs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
THEY WERE CLIMBING STEADILY

They wore climbing steadily. Tho altlmoter road llttle undor Ave thousand feet, He swung tho plano In slow wide spiral and | critically eyed tho ground below,
 Ahead was the airport, now n tiny o%panso of green not much larger than q postage stamp.
 Chutos was to jump at Ave thousand feet, They were nearly thore. Tho pilot loaned forward and hammered on the bowling with his hand, Chutcs feeling more than hearing tho humping, turned and looked at the pilot who nodded hls head and pointed below. A quick glance showed Chutes that they woro nearly in position just south of the fold, upwlnd 90 that the current would drift him back and ho would land noar the edges of tho fold, If not on it,
 Tho roar of tho motor diod into a sullon growl, low and dlssonant, Tho pilot was idilng lt down so that no would have loss difficulty climbing out onto tho wing against the rush of air. Ho got to hls feet, HlttIi'u ttiV tWO ttiutCb tUtU VI CUfUs fortable position and then started out of tho cockpit,
 Hanging onto the taut flying wiros and thon tho struts between tho wings, Chutes gained the top and stood waiting for tho signal from the pilot, Tho plano was slowly gliding toward tho airport while the pilot triod to gauge tho wind. Standing thore on tho wing tip, Chutes looked around. Ills eye rested on tho flying wires and fol- lowed their iongth up to whero they joinod tho fitting near the struts. Idly, he noticed that ono of tho safety nuts that locked tho wires in place waA looso and reached up to sco if ho could turn 1t tight with his fingers. It re- fused to move, Probably needed some oil on it, stuck, ho imagined. His gaze turned to tho pilot.
 He had his head stuck out ovor the odge of his cockpit, and lao was intently scanning tho ground, Chutes smiled. Pilots were funny people fussy, They worried more about where they dropped n jump or than the chute Jumper himself worried Pilots wore always doubtful about 'ehutes opening and seemed pleasantly surprised and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

And their faces red! duet of wives, who are habue of the afternoon and evening bridge tournaments the great indoor sport and pasme of the modern housewife sat down to friendly little game with their husbands the other night It just friendly little match but it looked
 like comeon for the boys who got their bridge technique cool bottle of beer We'll the ladies like fellow taking for postoffce ob Under such pressure they seemed to forget their instructions and everything that was orthodox went blooey. The unorthodox husbands seemed to have found the perfect system They looked like Cavacade did last Saturdayrue champions and victory easy. We'll did the ladies sniff the ozone! I'll say they did and their friendly enemies quite proud of their accomplishment There is moral to this story girls: "Nev expose yourself to defeat especially at the hands of husband because day he might it against you "Catch Oa". ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Have you ever sat around your home at night with group of friends and swapped tdbits of about this thing and that person and have all border the field of sbad news? We'll did that the other night and was 80 depressed crawling under the that almost guilty
 of the sin of despair But oh boy what perfect night for seepng-cear cool and quiet. Blessul sumber-through the of forgetfulness and then yes hear the robin chrping and the bluejay screechng their roundde lays. smell the fragrance of the apple blossoms breathe in the tang of the apre and freshly washed by
 nourshing May showerdrnk in the rich verdant odo ot the gasspass my head through the bright gsenng rays of the rising and hope springs from my heart again.
 murmur to myself-away with yeserdayt is to-day and that count The past gone never to return but the parade must go 9 Nature IS uss as oeaau M uss ss What difference nights sleep makes in mental pie ture Cheer and out and fight the good fight. Keep punching and forget the past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

There's C feltoaO Vho is C fshern,an! Eddie Distefano tue popuar bus driver the Cooke Street kme doesmt to mind little thing likc losing trout license. No, sir Eddie is fomd of bones he tramps aU the Way to Savin Rock pole m one hamd and hs con of worms m the other. Eddie vaks because be needs tue exercise and riding o Eddie IS ke vitig motormam for trolley ride to Oakvile on Sunday. coud take the strongest m ODerook to carry home Edde's catch last Sunday. He says he gives them aaUay, but little bird Whispered in that this feo, Eddie, IS rival of Eddie Keenan aud that hc puts them "aaOay" in c 0reat bag a0dy Nice going, Eddie! ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
By BURR LEYsON

DEHND the curved lenses of his goggles the pilots narrowed as perpexed he stared at the back of the man seated in the front cockpit His steady gaze finally seemed to the other for he turned in his seat and looked back at the pilot, smiling he did.
 For an instant the pilot looked into the clear blue the other Their depths untroubed there
 light of laughter lurking in their level regard and eager ness that, to the pilot, was not understandable.
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Anawers to I'reyIoas QsseslIo,ss

Answers t0 Previous Questions uREsrDENT B CHAN AN \ served from March {. 1857. to March {. 1861. when Abra- ham Lincoln took ofIiee. An English-type slow sand Alter was the first means of water parlhcatIon by filtration in the United States. The billiard match ai Detroit was between Michael phelan Of New York and John seerelfer of Detroit for the worlds championship and a sls.000 purse. PheIau
 won hy score of 209o f0 ig0s
 points. Ills beet rqn. was l3p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
WE ASK YOU
Good Evening.

Where are the tub hats of yesteryear? A twist, pull, that was all; To-day displaced by lids shallow and flat And worn by both short and tall. Ladies of fashion don't haggle bit, Even hatpins are quite comme il faut; They say with smile, it's quite the style, Who cares if the wind it does blow! Where are the hip hasks of yesteryear That came in after nineteen twenty? Ladies and gents used them alike,
 The bourgeois as well as the gentry In the days you sneaked your liquor And carried it around like spare; Now it's bother as well as bother When so easy to get anywhere.
 -Em. Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Within the next i've minutes the man seated tn the front cockpit would get up from his seat, climb over the padded cowling around its edge and, by clinging to the flying wires and struts, make his way out to the tip of tho lower wing once there, he would await the signal from the pilot and then cast himself Into space.
 He would let his body hurtlo down through tho air for q thou- sand or fifteen hundred feet and then pull the ripcord that released a new type of parachute which was strapped to his back. The ob- joct of such fall was to see lf tho now type would work at tho terrific speed tho drop created, Dropped from planes Ut the end of short length of rope and weighted down with dummy, tho now chute had operated satiSfac- torlly, But, In actual sorvice, where human life dobonded upon, it, would 1t work after long drop through space? That could be as- contained only by trIal--someono must mako tho test,
 "Chutes" Shovlin was tho man. The pilot recalled that he had boon present three days before when tho inventor had mentioned tho fec ho was willing to pay for tho test, Chutes had even appeared anxious to make tho long drop.
 As Chutcs turned again In his cockpit and faced forward, tho pilot shook his head and sighed. Parachute Jumpers wero something beyond him,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

aa cement mixer, Well, he'd have u surprise for her when he camo down, Ho Erinned as ho thought of how pleased she would bo. Now he was glad that ho had not told her what ho was doing this morning. Sho thought It was Just routine Jump, part of hts work at the parachute school ops erated by the airport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Trade restrictions in foreign markets have placed the famous skilled glove makers of Grenoblc, France, in serious plight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
HE PILED Till;
 CHCT'iGS IN Tlilc CAR.

'Chutes in his arms, he stepped to the cur and piled them Into the rumble. .Deat. Then he got Into tho driYcr'S Scat. For the first time he noted thnt his wifos fnce was white and there was n strained look about hor eyes.
 Sick, honey" he asked. She did not answer but glared at him. Wondering he dlscreetly hold his tongue and drove to the hangar. There he left hor in the cur while ho rushed through the small crowd that gathered around tho ear. The 'chutes were in his arms. The in- ventor was Ut hls heels. Fifteen minutes later he was again In the car. The trouble with tho chute was examined to tho inventor and that worthy ono was on his way to remedy it. The check for his tost was In his pocket and he headed for the automobile dealers.
 llo drew up ut tho curb In front Of the dealers.
 What do you want here?" his wife snapped at him.
 He grinned, "Gettin' u new carl" ho announced proudly. ",fhe road Btor you wanted! Won't have to touch my salary and we won't Owo cont on It! l made 1t, testin' that chute just now"
 You tested that chute to get the car?" she asked, slowly. "ls that why you did it?"
 We'll" he answered, "I had the chan 70 and thought 1t would como in handy to get tho car. Don't pick up easy dough like that every day you know!"
 "i don't want lt!! don't want that car! hate it!' his wife al- most screamed at him. "rake me home! l don't want that car! 1 hate 1t! Take me home!"
 Startled, wondering, he obeyed. She must be feeling sick, he thought. Nervous. Driving up to the door of his home, she fairly flew from the car as he stopped. He sat still, watching her as she dashed into the house and slammed the door behind her. Still wondering, he started the car and headed for the field. There, the first man he met was the pilot.
 "Hy. Chutes!" that worthy greet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
THE WING
 DROPPED SUDDENLY,

Tho wing dropped abruptly from under his feet and, startled, he gripped tho strut as he shot n glance at the pilot. While he had been day dreaming out there the splane had gotten Into position. Tho pilot was signalling him to drop by wagglng tho wings! Hc smiled,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

For an instant ite eyed the fiapping and torn silk above hls llend. The OD,cn- ing at the top of the great umbrella was not enough to rc- iIeve the strain on the chute,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
The Cast of Characters in
 Funny People"

CHUTEs sHEvLIN, a chute jump. CT who gets the job 0f trying out a new make of parachute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

MRS SHEVLlN, his wife, who has her own ideas about chute jurnp- CTS and old automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

pressure. would solve tho trouble. 1t was not much,
 He shot glance at the ground.
 lie had boon failing feet foremost,
 held erect by tho torn banner Of
 the chute over hlH head. Ho saw that he wns at the southern end of
 the ncid, barely Il thousand foot from tho ground He had fallen
 farther than he had thought while watching the actions of the col.
 lnpscd chute. Reaching up on his shoulder. ho quickly graspcd the
 rlpeord of his standard chute he hGd worn for thIs emergency and
 pulled the ring with vicious jerk. lt was high tlmo! There was Q
 soft "plop" overhead and his felt hIs fall checked. Ho started to settle down to the ground. Thon he landed and began to pick up tho
 'chutos us hts car, driven by his
 wife, dashod up to his side.