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Evening star., 1934-05-19
Four Communists Beheaded.

HAMBURG, May 10 R-An ex-
ecutioner today decapitsted four Conf
munists who. early in 1888, killed one
Nasi and two bystanders and wounded
) another In . raid on Q Mani group. !
Evening star., 1934-05-19
INNOCENT MAN FREED
AFTER 16-MONTH TERM
Conscience of Witness Who In
volved Him in Robbery Finally
Sets Justice Alright.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1s,(P.-Jus-
tice has caught up with Herman
Pasha after Is months.
But it was justice, not Pasha, that
was at fault all the time.
Pasha was in Jail. convicted of a
robbery he didn't commit. A troubled
conscience-the conscience Of the man
who implicated him-brought him
freedom.
A second jury reversed the decision
of the first.
Evening star., 1934-05-19
SIM0N'S ATTITUDE
ASSAILED AS SPUR
TO JAPAN IN CHINA

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-19
BRAZIL FORMULA
BRINGS END TO
LETiCIA DISPUTE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-19
BULGARIAN COUP
SETS UP DICTATOR:
CABINET ARRESTED

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1934-05-19
'tar. StanSbury Temple, 3 pm.

Banquet, supervisors Of steel foundry
Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Farm Machinery
Sales May Equal
Mark Set in 1881
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, April 23-With the
farm machinery industry already of
to u good start in the crusial early
Spring selling season, prospects point
to q gain of from rs to 100 per cent
in total volumes this year as COM
pared with 1888.
These indicated results would close
ly approximate the level Of 1881, when
the value Of farm implement output
was $4,000, 900, says the Standard
Statistics Co. of New York. adding:
Producing and distributing centers
alike report greatly improved sales
and collections over the recent past.
One instance is known Of an impor-
tant manufacturer having scored in
creases Of around $50 per cent in
collections and sales during the first
quarter, as compared with the like
period a year ago. Trade advices
from key distributing points are def
nitely optimistic, particularly in Iowa
md the Dakotas.
THE combined influence of benefit
payments, better prices and Federal
credits should sustain farm purchas-
ing power throughout 1884, barring
further weakness in grain quotations
Demand for agricultural equipment,
therefore, doubtless will be main
tanned close to the relatively high
levels established so far this year"
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Du Pont Reports
Quarterly Net of
90 Gents a Share
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, April %
E. /. du Pont de Nemours g. Co. an
nounced that earrings applicable to
the common stock in the first quarter
amounted to 1882 ,944, or 80 cents q
share on l1,062,16S average shares
outstanding. This compares with $3.-
825,428, or IS cents a share in the
first quarter of 1888. Both figures
include dividends from the company's
investment in General Motors.
Income from operations in the first
quarter. after provision for deprecia-
ton and obsolescence of plants and
equipment, was $8,813,l43, as COM
pared with s2,369,57O for the same
period in 1888. Income from invest
ments in the first quarter was $3,-
991, ,022, compared with s3,377,766 in
the first quarter last year.
After providing for taxes and in
terest, total net income for the first
quarter amounted to $11 ,628, ,154. COM
pared with $5,48O,515 in the same pc
riod in 1888
In accordance with custom. the
value of the company's investment in
General Motors was adjusted in
March from S1545 a share to $3.50
a share du Pont owns 100000
shares of General Motors stock.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
BANK STOCKS REACH
NEW HIGH FOR YEAR

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 23.-New York
City bank stocks registered further
sharp recovery during the last week.
establishing a new high record for
the current year to date. The aggre-
gate value Of the 16 leading issues,
according to records compiled by Holt.
Rose g. Troster. totaled 1891 OIL 900
as of the close April 20.
This total compares with 1854
227,000 at the close of the previous
week, an increase Of $56,S43,OoO, or
3.48 per cent.
The current average yield Of the
16 issues Of 4.73 per cent compares
with a yield Of 4.96 per cent at the
close of the previous week. The cur
rent market value Is now 1.41 times
their known book value, against 1876
times on April 13.
Evening star., 1934-04-23

FUNDED DEBT CUT
BY UNION PACIFIC
$7,229,495 Reduction Re.
suits From Retiring
Equipment Trusts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Union Pa
cific Railroad Co.'S funded debt was
reduced 1929, ,4s5 last year by retire.
ment of equipment trusts, according
to the roads 1888 pamphlet report
issued today. AS of December 81, last
funded debt outstanding was $348.-
l92,2l5, against 1856, ,42l,7l at the
close of the previous year.
The company's equipment trust
holdings in non-sffiliated systems de-
creased S2,364,6 and the total face
value of holdings of bonds, notes and
equipment trust of other than affili-
ated companies was 75,348.76 at the
end of 1888, compared with $77,7I3,382
at the close of 1882.
As shown in the preliminary state
ment Union Pacific had 1888 net in
come of $21 ,578, 1876, equivalent after
dividends on the preferred stock to
$7.92 a share on the common, against
$50, ,634,888, or $749 a share in 1882
Operating revenues amounted to
Sill 900, ,458 against $114,812,397 in
1882; net operating income, $18,747,-
1913 against $18,O12,536; and income
from investments and sources other
than transportation operations, s18,-
049086 against Sl8,435,739.
Current assets on December 81
amounted to 45,267,140 against $43,-
035,312.
Changes in investment holdings OF
other roads, as previously reported
included sale of 26,729 shares of Bal
timore &, Ohio common, 10000 shares
of Chicago & Northwestern common
and the purchase of 8,100 additional
shares of Pennsylvania Railroad. The
road also increased its holdings OF
Baltimore & Ohio preferred by $3.50
shares
On December 81 Union Pacific held
35,940 common and 24,l90 preferred
shares of Baltimore e. Ohio: l8,45O
shares of Chicago, Milwaukee. St
Paul & Pacific preferred; 24.20e
shares of Chicago g. Northwestern
common: 268, 700 common and 98,27O
preferred shares of Illinois Central;
200, 900 shares of New York Central
108,100 shares of Pennsylvania and
$500 shares of Wabash Railway
preferred A.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
ASSET VALUE MOUNTS.

NEW YORK. April % Especially -
The asset value of Foreign Bond As
sociates s100 par value per cent
debentures with attached ascrow re-
ceipt representing two shares of COM
mon stock stood at $l43.90 on March
81, 1884, compared with sll392 on
December 81, 1888, indicating an in
crease Of 1852 per cent for the first
quarter Of the year, according to the
pamphlet report mailed to the COM
pany's security holders.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
RICHFIELD OIL GROUP
REASSURES HOLDERS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Bondhold-
ers of the Richfield Oil Co. and Pan
American Petroleum Co. and the un-
secured creditors who deposit under
the plan of reorganization based on
the offer of Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia are assured of the right to par
ticipate in any better offers to re-
organize the company, the Richfield
Reorganization Committee announces
today in letter being mailed to in.
terested parties.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
INVESTORS SYNDICATE
CLOSES GOOD QUARTER

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 23.-
In a bulletin to the sales force j. r.
Ridgway, president of Investors Syn
dicate, calls attention to excellent
progress" during the first three months
of 1884.
Resources of the company, accord
ing to MIR. Ridgway, have increased
from S54,514,85O26 as of December 81
1888. to approximately 55,500,000.
The total new business written dur
ing the first quarter this year was
1877 per cent higher than that of the
first quarter last year. Certificate
collections. first quarter 1884. were
1913 per cent greater than during the
same period in 1888.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
CHRISTIE PRAISES
INVESTMENT CODE
!. B. A. Chief Sees Broad
Benefits From Plan Ef-
fective Today. eeA
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 23.-Increased
protection for investors and enough
governmental supervision to make the
trades self-discipline effective are the
chief benefits to be expected from the
investment bankers fair practice
code, Robert E. Christie. jr.. president
of The Investment Bankers ASsocia-
ton of America, believes.
The codes fair practice provisions,
insurlng, Christie said, greater safety
to the investing public. became effec-
tive today for every investment
banker operating in the United
States.
Christie, member of the New
York firm of Dillon, Reade g. Co.,
said he believed the code also would
tend to re-establish capital markets
in this country and enlarge the flow
Of funds into productive business,
thereby increasing employment.
Safety Main Factor.
"The great practical purpose of the
investment bankers code" said
Christie, lis to surround investment
transactions with a degree of safety
that will inevitably attract invest
ment capital into greater and
sounder employment of savings in
the productive enterprises of the
country
THE code effects its purpose chiefly
in four ways: BY prohibiting ques-
tionable practices; second, by making
sound and fair practices and prin-
ciples compulsory; third. by requir-
ing comprehensive information for
investors, not only on securities, but
on security transactions to which an
investor is a party, and disclosure
of the investment bankers position
and interest therein; and fourth. by
establishing an effective policing
system to administer and enforce the
code.
AT the top of this enforcement
system is the Investment Bankers
Code Committee of 81, operating
under the N. R. A.. " under the Code
Committee are 16 Regional Commit
tees, covering every part of the
United Stats and having authority
to receive complaints and make in
vestigations. AS further part of
the administrative machinery, the
Code Committee is to put into effect
by June l a registration system for
investment bankers.
Penalties Provided.
by registration investment bankers
will agree to submit to the juriSdic-
ton of the Code Committee, which
may punish violations of the code by
fines or by suspension or expulsion
form the list of registered dealers. AL
though registration is entirely volun-
tary. it provides very powerful ar
rangement for prompt enforcement
1t insures speedy justice and does
not leave enforcement of the code
and punishment of violations, as to
registered investment bankers. to the
traditionally slow and tedious pro-
cedure of the law courts.
81 see two substantial and imme-
diate benefits of the code. One is
its protective provisions for investors
in transactions in outstanding securi-
ties. The other is that it removes
from the investment bankers asso-
ciation an impossible duty. one that
the association never had the au-
thority to perform. I mean a police
power over its membership. Now
with the National Recovery Admin
istration behind the code, authority
is provided to make self-discipline
and self-government effective through
out the entire investment banking
industry"
Evening star., 1934-04-23
SUGAR SHIPMENTS RISE.

NEW YORK. April % CP-Raw
sugar shipments from Puerto Rico to
the United States from January l tc
April 81 totaled 335, 200 short tons, a
gain of 202 per cent over Hast year.
according to advices to the New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange Refined
shipments increased 1873 per cent to
1850 tons.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.

The position OF the Treasury April 20
was: Receipts, 50. 263, ,663 l6; expendi-
lures. S37.2l2,Sl4.97; balance. S4416.-
500. 733. So customs receipts for the
month Sl3,s65. .442.4O.
Receipts for the fiscal year since July
$685.. OBS. $3.50. including S3.l34. 567. =
S46.33 Of emergency expenditures; excess
Of expenditures. S3,215. 743. .079 0S; gold
assets, S7,750. .993 2142O.
Receipts for April 90. 1888 tcomparable
date last year,. 81. 64s. .393. 81; expendi-
lures Sl9.422. .037 91; net balance. S352.-
ASS. .s36.35; custom receipts for the month.
SIl423 1854
Evening star., 1934-04-23
COMMERCIAL CREDIT co.
REVEALS QUARTERLY NET

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 23.-Commer-
cial Credit Co. consolidated net in
come for the first quarter ended
March 81, 1884, was Sl,085.985. .63
after all charges and reserves for
Federal taxes.
After provision for dividend re-
uuirements on all issues of preferred
stocks, class A convertible stock and
reserve for minority interests. there
remained s720,S21ss. or 76 cents per
share, applicable to the common
stock, which was at the annual rate
of So 02 per share, March alone being
at the annual rate of $3.50 per share.
This compares with consolidated
net income of S2200,745.66 for the
six months and S3,l07, 1904 for the
nine months ended March 81, 1884,
respectively.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
COTTON GOODS TRADE
ACTIVE DURING WEEK

BY tHe ASSUCIhLeu FItSS.
NEW YORK, April 23-Summer
merchandise was sought in the ready
to-wear markets last week and retail
stores placed a substantial volume of
business. In preparation for cotton
week, a wide range Of cotton items
was ordered, ranging from suits to
evening dresses, sports wear and
lingerie.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

FTeSS.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Selling out
on the part of last weeks buyers,
together with lack of any broad
new speculative demand, served today
to drag wheat prices down.
Lower quotations we're in the face
of reports showing increased need
of rain in States that embrace about
so per cent of the wheat-producing
area of the United States. Leading
crop experts characterized the mois-
ture situation in the Northwest as
about the poorest ever known.
Wheat closed unsettled, Y to /
cent lower than Saturdays finish;
July. 76-76A; corn. 14-5s down; oats,
A-13 off, and provisions showing 5
to Is cents decline.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 23.-Aside from
further evening up Of May contracts
In preparation for possible notices on
Wednesday. cotton was quiet today.
Prices eased under liquidation and
scattered selling. After declining to
ll.53 at the start, July worked up 2
or 8 points on trade buying and
covering, but the general market was
quiet with active months showing net
losses Of to IL points during the
middle Of the afternoon.
Cotton futures closed steady. sa12
Evening star., 1934-04-23
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. April % R.-Revenue
freight car loadings on the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad for the week ended April
2l totaled 2S062 compared with %. 46
in the previous week and p .922 in the
same week year ago.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
L0ADINGS MAINTAIN PACE.

NEW YORK April % LP.-Freight-
car loadings on Western railroads
have been holding up well despite
the let-up In the movement of grain.
Evening star., 1934-04-23

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady; spot unquoted. April,
5.l5b; May, 5.24; June, 5.25b; July.
5.45; August, 5.48b; September, 5.6S;
October, 5.76b. Sales, % contracts,
including 8 switches. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Cash Grain Market.

Cash Grain Market.
Cash. wheat, No. hard. 771aa78H;
No. 2 mixed, II. Corn. No. mixed.
4634; No. 8 yellow, old, 48; No. 8
yellow, 471a; No. white, 50A. Oats,
No. white, 30; No. white, 301a.
No rye. Barley, 40a80. Timothy
seed 6.25a6.50 hundredWeight. Clo-
yer seed, 11.00a1125 hundredweight.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Cottonseed Oil.

SPOT steady; middling. 11.65.
Evening star., 1934-04-23

g 1884, LreeIrr & MYIRs ToBAcco Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
Bullet From Policeman,
Stops Escape of Convict

ed by the firing, set up a cry TITS
Dillinger," and crowded around the
PROSTATE form.
The guards Communicated q
passing auto and returned Orr to
prinson where he was placed in
the prison hospital. His wound
was not considered serious.
Orr, who is "a, was convicted of
Staying his wife whose body was
found in Lake Whitney, Hamden.
He disappeared after the body was
found and later was arrested at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on a bench war
rant.
He was regarded as model
prisoner and had been trusty for
several years.
About five years ago he injured
his jawbone in fall and during
the past few years had difficulty
masticating his food and COM
planned of indigestion.
The prison dentist recommended
examination by specialist.
Because of his good record he
was not handcuffed.
Warden Charles S. Reed said Orr
had been neurotic of late and he
believed the trip would be benefi-
cial to the prisoner. He commend
ed officer Bjork for his action.
Since his imprisonment Orr APP
piled once for pardon, last No
vember, and was rejected. He took
great interest in the prison athletic
program and was a star player on
the Gold Sox baseball team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
F.S. CHASE'S HOME
RUINED BY BLAZE
Sparks From Chimney
Ignite Roof - Barn
Dance Tomorrow
MIDDI.EBURY
Mrs John Delaney
Phone 4-6743

The house on Charcoal avenue
occupied by Elmer Malmgren and
family and owned by Fred S. Chase
of Waterbury, was burned to the
ground yesterday afternoon about
2:45 O'Clock. The fire started from
sparks from the chimney igniting
the roof. and was well underway
before help could be obtained.
Much of the furniture was saved.
The fire apparatus with men from
j. Fl. Whittemore company re-
sporded also the Waterbury Fire
Department. Through their hard
efforts the home practically in the
same yard, occupied by Fred A.
Peterson, was saved from the
flames.
Dances Popular
A large crowd was present at the
weekly dance held at Lift-the-
Latch Inn. These dances are be-
coming very popular. Both round
and square dancing were enjoyed
with Charles Shepard as prompter.
Wins Scholarship
Middlebury is proud to learn that
one of it's local students at Leaven-
worth High school, Miss Althea
Kirk, has won years scholarship
to attend New York School of De-
sign in a state competition.
Miss Kirk is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Louis r. Kirk of Brad
leyville. Work submitted included
pen and ink sketches, water colors,
tempera, block prints, fashion
plates and figure drawing.
Barn Dance Tomorrow
A barn dance will be held at
Avalon Farm, on Saturday even
ing. Billings orchestra will furnish
music for both round and square
dancing.
Attend Convention
Officers of the Women's Mission
airy Society of the Congregational
church including Mrs A. S. Judd,
president, Mrs George l.. Dexter,
vice-president; Mrs ira w. Stevens,
secretary and treasurer, also Mrs
George Baeder attended the 9th
annual conference of The Council
of Congregational Women of Con-
necticut held in New Britain on
Wednesday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
SHORT SKIRTS TO
COME BACK SAYS
THE AUTHORITY
In Six Years the Style Has
Changed From One to
the Other
By JOHN II. BEAL
fCnited Press fSafH COrreSDOndcnf)

III New York. April 27-(UP)-Ir
1928, when women were wearing
short skirts, millions of them
vowed they'd never wear long
skirts again because they felt sc
free and comfortable in short ones
They were wrong.
Now women are wearing long
skirts. Millions of them, looking at
photographs of themselves six
years ago, say: Weren't they
ridiculous? I'll never wear short
skirts again!"
!, But they are wrong again-take
1t from Miss Beatrice Matthew
noted Paris style reporter now Wis
iting the United States.
Short skirts, it seems. come in
cycles like sun spots and depres-
sions.
Short skirts are coming back.
The feminine knee will be on
display again.
II remember distinctly the night
In 1928 when long skirts were
launched in a big way" she said.
.'Twenty of the foremost sytle re-
porters were in Maxine's in Paris.
We all swore we'd never wear long
skirts again.
But only last week twelve OF
us met for luncheon in New York.
And we all said we'd never wear
short skirts again"
However, short skirts are COM
fng back because "change is i'm
portant in our lives" according to
Miss Matthew.
There is a theory" she contin-
ned, that women must have a
certain percentage of their bodies
naked-say Is per cent. Necks
have been high and sleeves long.
There is bound to be a reaction.
It's not that nakedness is as much
an elementary desire among wom-
en- as it is fashion"
The desire to be different, Miss
Matthew said, influences change in
women's styles. AS an example she
cited the recent reaction from nu-
dity on Riviera beaches.
"In America just now women are
going as nearly naked as possible
on the beach. But in France it is
not so exclusive to be naked any
more and women are wearing linen
boots reaching to the knee and
huge hats in addition to their
swimming costumes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
FORMER CONVICT
PREVENTS PLOT
Ex=COngressman to Be
Kidnap Victim-One of
Gang PeaChed

Belleville. III, April 27-(UP)-
Sheriff Jerome Munie to-day cred
tied Herman Dannehold, 80, for
mer convict with the Illustration
of a kidnapping plot aimed against
William N. Baltz, former Illinois
congressman.
Dannehold. member of a gang
of three men, went to Marshal
Philip Lippert of Millstadt and re-
vealed the plans of his confeder-
ates at the last moment. His con-
fession resulted in their capture.
The plotters were identified as
Joseph La Compile, %. Dupo, III,
and James Lambert, 81, East st
Louis, Munie said La Compile had
confessed. Both are ex-convicts.
Dannehold described the plot as
an attempt to capture Baltz inside
of the First National bank of Mill
stadt. of which the former con-
gresham was president. The kid
napers expected to loot the bank
and spirit Baltz away to be held
for ransom, Dannehold was al
legged to have revealed.
Dannehold, known as re-
formed character, said he accom-
panied the other two plotters only
to learn of their plans. He was
released.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
CRUSADER GRADS
T0BANQUET HERE
Holy Cross Alumni Unit to
Hold Annual Meeting at
Elton Hotel May 10

The annual banquet and meet
ing Of the Holy Cross Alumni AS
ISOLATION of Naugatuck Valley will
be held at the Hotel Elton We'd
nesday evening, May &c. President
James Doran Of the Crosby High
school faculty will preside. The
Rev Francis j. Dolan, s. j. pres
ident of Holy Cross, the Rev John
ID. Wheeler, s. j., Treasurer C..
Bowman Strome, executive secre-
tary of the Alumni Association,
and DR. Edward A. Anderson coach
of football, will be the invited
guests. ~
Election of officers will follow
the banquet. The present officers
include: Mr. Doran, president; Cor
nelius F. Maloney, vice-president
Attorney Vincent E. Miller, secre-
tary. and DR. Walter Keefe. treas
urer. r
The committee in charge of the
banquet includes the officers, Judge
Edward~J. Finn, Thomas f. Nolan,
Thomas Byrnes and Raymond
Fitzpatrick.
AT present there are over 100
mem bers of the Naugatuck Valley
Alumni Association. Half of this
number is expected to attend this
years banquet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
$500 DOGS YET
TO Be ENROLLED
Only 500 Registered to
Date-Deadline Draws
Very Near

Only three days remain for own
ers of dogs in the city to register
their animalSbefore the 81 penalty
Is affixed it was announced in the
town clerks office this morning. At
noon time today, there were only
500 dogs registered out of the g.
900 registered last year.
Beginning next Wednesday
morning, all dog owners who have
not registered their pets will be
required by state law to pay 81
penalty in addition to the regu-
lar fee for registering. The fee for
registering female dogs is $10.25
and for males, 50. The state law
says all dogs must be registered
by May LIST, each year.
1t is pointed out that the dog
warden has the authority to pick
up any dog not duly registered
after Nav 1st.