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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
SOPHIE TUCKER
 SANG TO ROYALTY
Original Red h0t Mamma Entertained King and
 Queen Tuesday

London, Mny o,--tUP) --Sophio Tucker, "originnl rcd hot mamma entertained King George and Queen Mary at n command vnudo. Vlllo appearance last night, and was the hit of the usually distinct. ly British show, Sho snnR "Some of Thoso Dnys,' ns hor first num- ber, with Jack 1lylt0ns' band ae. oompnnying Tho crowd roarOd It's applause and yelled for moro. Tho king and queen and PrinoesH Alice, in tho royDl box, npplnuded heartily if with moro restraint, |, For her eneoro Miss Tucker anng "LoulBvillo Lou" and tho crowd yelled for still more,
 But n back curtain roeo, diselos. Ing the band of tho coldstrcnm m Guards in their brilliant scarlet coats. Tho drums gave u long roll, and tho entire audience and onst sang tho national anthem, God Save tho King" whllo tho king and queen stood in ncknowl' odgment,
 The Mills brothers, famous radio singers, nlso wero honorcd by In. vitations to appear, though NO gren' is tho ambition 0f British players 10 appear In command perform nnces that usually British talent is selected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
BY ELMER c. WALZEIi limited Press Financial lalitOr)

New York, May v.-OP)--- Stocks to-day lost their gains of the preceding session while silver futures declined to 50 points; rubber futures broko i50 points; wheat sold off N to F cent n bushel; corn off M to E cent: rye off to 1% cents; and cotton off nearly $1 bale.
 Trading turned dull in stocks. The opening was fairly active with prices firm, but tho list soon dipped to lower levels.
 U. $. Smelling touched IA 1-2, off 6 points. while American Smelling was at 3S 3-4. off 2 3-8, and Cerro De pasco 3t 7-s' of l 7.8. and Howe Sound 45, off b-S'
 Leading industrials were down. American. Can touched 06 for q loss Of 1-2 points. Montgomery Ward made q new low for the year at 25 1-2, off 1 3-8 points. National Biscuit also made n new minimum for 1884 at 3S t.S off a point Westinghouse Electric, Woolw0rth, General Electric, Allied Chemical. Loews, and Schcnley were off q point or more!
 Wet stocks fell off with schenloy. Chemicals were down with Mon. santo tt a new low for the year. Motor products was a weak spot in the automobile equipments. Automobile shares held well. Chrysler ct one time sold at A 5.8. up q point. The motor shares led in activity.
 Ohio OH came Into the list of heavily trade stocks as a result or single block transaction involving 1O.7O0 shares nt 12, off 6.S, and equal to tho 1884 low.
 Selling came into railroad issues again with Atchison down c point and smaller losses in New Yorh Central, Pennsylvania and south' ern, Pacific.
 Sugar shares did nothing fol- lowing signing of the sugar blil' Sugar futures also were little changed, while spot sugar rose . points.
 spiogci, May, Stern, was again Q feature on the downside. It touch- cd IS f.2, off s leg points.
 Stock sales appr0xlmated 1,03O,' GOO shares against 1,870,000 ycs- to-day. Curb sales today were 177,- 900 shares against 247,00O shares yesterday.
 Dow Jones preliHlnhFy clVsinb averages showed Industrial 0b.1l, l, off f,45, Raiirond 43.64, off 0.93; Utility 22.67, off O.94.
 New York. May 9.--(UP) ,-- Stocks firmed fractional1y it the opening today on the stock ox' change: bonds were irregulari sll' yer and cotton were about steady and rubber broko cent n pound.
 United States Steel opened at 4C f-S up 1-4; General Motors 34i-4 up .1-4; Atehls0n co 1-S up 5-s; Case bS up 3-4; Chrysler A 1.4 up 5.s. Du Pont S7 b.S up l-2. and Montgomery Ward 27 leg up 3.4. . 'U. $. Smelling opened Gt f19 1.2 off 1 in m irregular silver group. it latcr declined to 1i7 off leg points net. Cerro de Pasco opened nt 34 1-2 up 3-4 but lntor cased off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
PINOCHLE PLAYED
 AT GRANGE PARTY
Mir and Mrs George Sang stacken Annex High
 Scores
MlDDl .EBURY Mrs John lpclnney- lshOnc A.A7A3

At the card party given for tho Grange ht tho town hall last eve- nlnR high scores wore hold in pins ochl0 by Goorgo Sangatac chen, first gent; Mrs George Sa ngstachon first lady, low, A. r, Greene,
 Brldgo Philip Johnson, first gent; Mrs Phillip Johnson, first lady; low, Mrs George Whlle,
 Thoso present whro Frank Con. molly. MT md Mrs Phillip Johnson, Mrs George White, Marvin storry, William D. Pich, Johns Burrows Mr and Mrs James Conlong, Mrs Marvin Sterry, MT and Mrs George Bocder. Mr md Mrs D, A. Rlnaldi Mrs |, w., Stevens, Mjssos Sarnf Howard, Ann Forruccl, Ellida An dcrson, Albert Benson, Arthur Greene, Harry Clark, Mrs Fred Capewell, Mrs Omar Proulx, Henry Judd, Alvin L0omiS, Misses Hotch' kiss, Mary and Ellen Jordan.
 MisisOn May i7
 on Mny i7th n mission will start at St John Of the Cross church tu continue through four days.
 Meeting Tomorrow
 rue WOincnS Missiohufy Soclcty of tho Congregational church vii meet on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs F. l. Harrison. Tho program will be ih charge of Miss Mary l.. Tyler Miss Aida Greer oi Waterbury will uddress the ladies
 Banquet Friday
 Mrs Fred Beebe and Mrs Johr Oscar Hanson will be In charge oi tho banquet to be served Friday at the church parlors for fathers and sons. and mothers and daugh' ters of tho town. A group of en- tertainers from the Waterbury "Y" will entertain the assemblage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
$lOO,0O0 HAS
 BEEN RAISED TO
 BAIL OUT INSULL
Friends of Aged Financier Have Done lt--Will
 Ask Reduction

Chicago, May o--tuP)--Sam tnsullA friends tosdny raised $iOO,O00 of tho S200,O00 domnnd- cd us ball for his rclcaao from jail and the former utilities oXo. outlva'a attorney announced ho would aook n reduction tn tho surety Tho action raised tho ilrst hope that Insult, returned h0rc yesterday from Turkey and placed in n cell In leu of bond, might be rolonaod bonding criminal trial,
 In tho city whore ho built q vast utilities empirc and 0noo ruled over mid. wost0rn ilnanoes, Insult was confined with common criminals "A young boy accused of abduetlng and causing tho douth of a baby girl slept noXt to inaull last night, and nlao ln tho ward were an accused murdcrcr, a piokpoGket, and a wounded gangater,
 Hut Insulrs former friends had responded to a cortain oxtont 10 tho plea of Attorney Floyd r., Thompson to aid in raising ball.
 Thompson Anld ho had boon able to raise Si00,000 and would seek to have tho bond requirements re. dueod to that figure,
 "unloas tho circuit of appeals will grant tho reduction there k no alternative but for Mir lnsull to spend some moro tImo In jnil," he snld, Meanwhile, the govcrnmon, announced thnt Inc 7d year old lnsull would bo taken into court Friday for arralgnmont,
 Tho 7a yenr old ilnanclor, who once had a personal fortune or $16S, GOO, 900 and ruled three bll. lion dollar utilities system, rested on Il narrow jail Inhrmary bed TO. covering from his ordeal Of yos- terd0y when he was arraigncd be- fore the bur of justice, q prisoner in the city where once ho was q kingly figure, after two years of flight from tho law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

legally responsible for the crime with which hc stands charged, which is tho case to be placed be fore the Jury, whether ho is ablo to distinguish between right and wrong or was actuated by m un- controllnble impulse,
 There is one chse ln which it waR contcnded thnt the confession should not be received because the defendant was intoxicated. and tho court suggests tho rule should bc whether tho defendant understood hIs confession.
 "ft seems to me that that is about the statement of the whole case. l think [ should have to be satisfied he didn't understand the questions put to him by Mir. Fer rari, nor the significance of his an- swers, nor the significance of any voluntary statement he made
 The judge paused. Attorney Will liam R. Scharton, Faber's counsel, stood The judge said he was waiting for the' jury to be called in and for Ferrari to resume the wit ness stand. The jury came in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

A largo number of members at. tended tho annual meeting of tho Pmront.Tcacher association held Mo.dny night in the Humiston school auditorium. The officers elected for tho ensuing year were: President, Thomas HOgarth; first vice. president, Amos Dayton; sec- ond vice.presldent, C. C. Golden; secretary, Miss Gcneviove Collins; treasurer. Mrs Michael Sheehan. Tho executive committee consists of tho following officers and mem. Oeru. B. Y. Dodd, Mrs c, c. Ers- Kline, Dillinm Porter. A fino cxhibi. ton Of work af tho school was shown and the Girl Scouts had n bazaar and sold many articles dur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
TAFT PLAYS HIGH
 SCHOOL g TO-DAY
Princetons Open Twilight Season Tonight Against
 Waterbury Team
WATERTOWN
CurrespOndcnt--A. R. DelanO Phone WAtertOwn 200

Watcrtown high baseball team will resume activity today whom they play Taft school nt Rockorfel- Tor Held. Tho tnnm has had several stiff practices and n practice game sinco their defeat in Thomnston and q much potter showing IA looked for. Ke,ity or Wcronko Will be on tho mound for tho locals whIlo Tucker of Jarlett will prob- ably pitch for Taft. Taft have won all their games to dato und tho locals nro anixous to give thom thoir first setback. Noxt wook Tuesdny, May ib, tho locals play {. Mtchheld high school here.
 Game Tonight
 Tho Princeton Rayon team will play their first twilight gamo to. day nt G30. The A. D C. colorod Oinnts of Waterbury will furnish tho opposition Last Sunday tho Giants lost to ] game to Beth. iohem. This, by comparison, will give tho fans chance Co jndgo tho cniiher of the Bethlehem team which is n mombor 0 ftho Valley League, Tho ionRuc opens Sunday whom tho locnl team will journey Co Wntcrvllle to play that ienm.
 The board of governors Of the Wntcrtown Civic Union met Mon. day evening 'n tho community house.
 Tho following report was submit, ted at tho meeting by seoy, II. $, Bctts;
 Receipts, building, Stores, si62,- SO: club rooms, S7g,50, hall S22,- { so; thentey, $500; bowling, sl33,. 90. nurse, &15l 90; pledges, tt933) 47,I7s; (io3D I,7745O.
 Disbursements, building sorv- ices. s5ab.2G; coal, s3e.l2; gnF light, water, $i06,60; printing sta. tionGry, $3l; postage, telephone, S3gS8; supplies, equipment, &2l.- 70; repairs. $360,07; payments on thonter restoration noto $400; vih- iting nurse snlnry $500, supplies, SHIFT; auto maintenance, Si8.?D; auto insurance, st1,77; athletics, gym director $i02; miscellaneous Interest nnd taxes, Ss.s2, sooking class $53.95; sundries $i0.
 Miss Gerdh Anderson, visiting nurBe submitted the following TO. port:
 Mort Kelly, local catcher, has slgned to play with the Thomnston Knceys, another member of tho Valley League.
 Bob Cook, former Middlobury College star pitcher, has signed to bitch this senscn for Bethlehem.
 The junior farewell party to tho seniors Of the Watertown high school will be held next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
Association Elects
 Hogarth, President
Other Officers, Executive Committee Selected at An.
 nuaI Meeting-Aid Society Plans Cabaret
CHESHIRE NEWS Corrcspondcnt--Gustav Gaiucci--rhonc 3IV

Ing the evening. Eighteen tables of players enjoyed the college bridge after tho meeting,
 Cabaret Planned
 A Blossom Time Cabaret" win be given by the Junior Ladies Ala society of the Congregational church Thursday night In tho rec. rcation rooms Ht 5 o'clock, A committee is arranging a program for tho entertainment, which will include both local nnd out Of town artists. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs Roland pnrdeo,
 Y, w. storrs attended the fu. neral of his cousin Mss Marion Storrs in Mansfield, yesterday,
 Marion RobckHh lodge moets tomorrow night in tho Odd Fol- lows hall at x o'clock. A Mothers day program will bo given and Mrs George Foster and Mrs John Andes will be in charge.
 A large audience attended tho lecture given in tho Methodist church Monday night, by pr Ira II. Perry of Chicago, who gnvo an interpretation Of tho Passion play,
 Miss Barbara White, or Russell SaRo college. In Troy, N, F., spent tho week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Edgar F., White of West Main street.
 Tho annual membership drive of tho Public Health Nursing associn- ton begins thls wnok and will close Juno 1, Miss Dengar is chairman of the dFivo and has appointed canvnssers for. oach district,
 Luciua Halo Of Moss farm ls in Grneo hospital, New Haven, for treatment,
 Garden Club Co Meet
 Tho annual meeting of the Gar don club will bo held tomorrow afternoon in the homo of Mrs W. II, DnBsott, assisting h0stessos bo!ng Mrs John l., 0aist, Mrs Daniel w, Gruley and Mrs William NJ. Meyer, reports will bc Rlvon and tho no wonicers for the coming terms elected,
 The Roxbury baseball toaln do' fentcd tho Yale Jr's ii.i3 on tho Roxbury fold yesterday afternoon,
 Mrs Patrick Griffin Of James street wns tukon to St Mnrys hos. pital Sunday for treatment,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

(Continued fiom Page ll ish treasury who came to lay the British financial situation before this government. Those converse tions resulted in a token payment by Great Britain of $7.500. 900 to- ward the British debt lnstallment of approximately $t9,000,000.
 France May Pay some
 Paris. Mag 9.-tUP) .--Franee Is considering n partial war debt payment on June Ii If Washington will accept it, reliable circles close to the government said today.
 While France has not made even a token payment on recent install. ments the government will not yet admit 1t Is actually in default. Andre de Laboulayc, French am- Bassador 10 Washington. was un- derstood to have submitted ot the state department questionnaire, asking principally whether France will be removed from the classif- cation of defaultlng debtors if q partial payment Is made on June without consideration of pre- vious defauited fnniutles.
 Britain Is Satisfied
 London. May Pres- ident Roosevelt's statement today regarding war debts evoked satis- faction in official circles where 1t was interpreted as showing presi- dentiaI recognition of difficulties Great Britain would encounter if she attempted to make any sub. stantIal war debt payment.
 II was believed that the presi- dents statement was meant as as- surance to nations which previous ly made token payments on their debts that they would not j. found guilty of defnult In the futuse with umi nraf being given Il new op- portuniiy fo reach reasonable settlement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

(COntinued rom rage l)
 The defense, inclosing argu- ments. had contendcd that Ferrari obtained the confession" under false pretenses by approaching Eaber as a friend.
 Judge Brown then said that the only question before him was whether Ferrari, who was on the witness stand when the sahliy hearing began six days ago, should be permitted to continue his tes- timony and read the confession into the evidence. The court ruled that Ferrari should continue.
 Victory for State
 The decision represented aHh- for victory for the state m US CT forta to send Faber and the Millen brothers, Murton and Irving to the electric chair in connection with the Sl5,OOO Needham bank raid Of February 2, in which two police men were slain.
 The defense had sought to sho" that Faber was a schlzophrenic, or split personality; that he suf- fered from a hypcrthroldisn, which alienists said would give him false courage and make him ruthless; and that he was mega lomaniac, person having delusions of grandeur.
 The government contended that Faber was mentally competent ana legally sane.
 After Ferrari had denied to Judge Brown another assertion by Faber, namely that the detective had promised to help you if you tell the story" the justice rendered his decision fin the following words:
 "From the answers just made by Mir Ferrari. do not feel that there Is any question before Inc ex- cept whether he should be per- nnitted to contiue his testimony and relate the alleged confession Of NIT Faber to him on the ground that it was not contempt confession made by a sane person.
 q appreciate the novelty of the question. While ordinarily 1 might merely announce n decision with out giving a reason or explanation thereof. in view of that novelty | don't feel that can do SO In what might later be considered an er- roneous principle.
 "T am going tO stnte the prin- niple," the judge continued, "whien guides the court at this lime. tt appears 10 me that the principle which should be followed Is not to determine whether Faber wns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
N. '. Bank and Trust Stocks
 Tie ls. C. Grtggs CO.

BId ABKod Bank Of Manhattan. 80 33 Bank of x. Y. x Trust 3G0 3S0 Bankers Trust ...... G3M 8GN Cent Hanover Bank &
 Trubt .,,....,..t. l33 I3D Chase National Bunk. 28 31 Chemical Bank & Trust 4O 43 Corn Exchange Bank. 62 56 Empire Trust ...... 1D 22 First National Bank 1G50 17b0 Guaranty Trust ... 3G7 37G Irving Trust ....,.,. 17M 19N Lawyers Mortgage .. 3 Lawyers Title x Guar. 2H 4h Manufacturers Trust 21 24 National City Bank 2S ai New York Trust .l04 l0D Title Guar X Trust. 9 12
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
SIX DAYS OF
 COURT WRANCLINC

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HOME LOAN BONDS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Bob Cook, former Middlcbury College star pitcher, has signed to bitch this scascn for Bethlehem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
EUROPE FINDS
 WAY STILL OPEN

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HOME LOAN BONDS Home Owners Loan
 4's 1851 HOO 10-32 100 2O-32 Home owners Loan
 3's 1852 ........ i00H 1OOM
Evening star., 1934-10-21
SESSION TOSTRESS
BANK RELATIONS
Women's Association Will
Give Special Attention to
Customer Problems.

Delegates attending the annual
convention of the National ASsocia-
ton of Bank Women, which opens
four day session at the Mayhower
Hotel tomorrow, will devote special
attention to constructive customer
relations, according to the complete
program announced yesterday.
This is the convention, separate
from that of the American Bankers
Association, which is to be addressed
by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt on
Tuesday evening, one day before
President Roosevelt gives his address
before the A B. A. delegates.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
will speak tomorrow evening on
Social Trends in Our Economic Ad-
justment." Another speaker will be
Walter E. Spahr, professor of eco
Monies at New York University.
Sir Willmott H. Lewis, Washington
correspondent of the London Times,
will speak on Tuesday evening, with
Mrs. Roosevelt. Another speaker will
be Miss Helen CarloSs, special assist
ant, Department of Justice, while
Miss Mae Benson is also on the
program.
The opening event of the conven-
ton will be a tea at the Mayflower
this afternoon from to 6 in honor
of Miss Agnes M. Kenny, president
of the association. Mrs. Roosevelt
will give a tea at the White House
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. The
program includes other important
social events.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
INSTITUTE HEARS
H. O. |. C. ATTORNEY
Bettin Stalling Describes Wider
Activities Under Changes
in Original Act.

At its fourth weekly meeting. the
administered ton class of Washington
Chapter, American Savings, Building
& Loan Institute heard Bettin STALL
ing, principal attorney of the re-
conditioning division of the Home
Owners Loan Corp. tell of problems
confronting his department.
Under provisions of the Home
owners loan act of June, 1888. this
division could interest itself In re-
conditioning of properties on which
it held mortgages only to the extent
of actual preservation of these prop
critics. Amendments contained in the
act of April, 1884, greatly enlarged
the scope of activity for this division
to include inside repairs, improve
ments and remodeling This extern
sion of the act has brought many
new problems to the attention of the
legal staff.
Rufus S. Adams, chief examiner of
the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Winston Salem, N. c., also spoke.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
PAYMENT ORDERED
ON PRESS BUILDING
Interest on First Mortgage
Bonds to Approximate
$4,000 Oct. 81.

On petition of Lawrence B. Camp
bell, trustee for the National Press
Building Corp, filed through his at
torney, Walter NJ. Bastian, Justice
Let's of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia has authorized
the payment of a semi-annual inter
est coupon on the first mortgage bonds
of the National Press Building Corp.
This payment will be made on Oc-
tober 81, and will total approximately
S186, 900. The first mortgage bonds of
the National Press Building Corp. are
widely held in Washington.
1t is stated that the National Press
Building is now about 80 per cent
rented. There are 1000 Offices in the
building. besides II stores and the
Loew's Fox Theater. One Government
agency occupies space in the building,
namely the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp.
The National Press Building Corp.
was the first corporation in the United
States to come under the new corporate
reorganization act, which was approved
by President Roosevelt on June Z,
1894.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Gibbs Points to Better Business Conditions,
Observes 29th Year as Peoples Drug Chief

decades, he has watched the ups and
downs in business very closely and
made many observations.
Read SO columns by economists and
so-called business experts regarding
probabilities of business advances and
then read SO columns on the other
side and you are right where you
started, said DR.. Gibbs. 1t is hard to
tell where to stand.
There is only one way to meet the
present situation, he added. Do as
much business as you can at rea-
sonable profit and don't worry about
the future. Many people spend most
of their lives worrying about things
that never happen.
While business is spotty in some
sections of the country. the general
trend is upward, DR.. Gibbs asserted.
So far as Peoples Drug is concerned,
the company has made steady i'm
provement in sales during every month
this Year. In fact, earnings for the
first nine months of 1884 almost
equaled the full years business last
year. The real turn upward came
during the last quarter Of 1888, said
the head OF the firm.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
RISE SEEN IN VALUE
OF FARM EXPORTS
Higher Commodity Prices Reflect.
ed, Volume Index at Lowest
Mark Since 1909-10.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Rejecting the general rise in COM
modify prices, United States exports
of agricultural products were valued
at $787 ,259 900 during the year ended
June 80, 1884, compared with $685.
653, 900 during 1888.
That represents a gain of "a per
cent, and also an increase over
1882.
But, the volume index of exports
stood at 80, the lowest since 1909-10.
There was decrease in the export
volume of a number of leading farm
products, such as cotton, lard. wheat,
wheat -four, fresh apples and most of
the vegetable oils. Meats and leaf
tobacco made the best showing, re-
cording considerable advances both in
volume and value.
Unmanufactured cotton represented
Sc per cent of the agricultural export
value, manufactured tobacco, 13
per cent: fruits, 10 per cent; meats
and animal fats, 8 per cent, and grain
and grain products, 5 per cent
Foreign countries purchased less
American cotton in 1933-34 than dur
ing the two preceding years, but aided
by better prices the total value was
higher than in any year since 1929-30.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

DR.. Gibbs has received many con-
gratulations during the last week on
his twenty-ninth business anniver-
sary. His chain of drug stores is one
of the largest il the United States,
having grown to include about ia
stores in Washington, Virginia, West
Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Tennessee. New Jersey and Del
aware. In the 20 years he has always
guarded against too rapid expansion.
You can stretch piece of rubber only
so far before it breaks, he says. and
the same is true in the enlargement
of corporations.
Born in Tennessee DR.. Gibbs has
lived in Washington for many years.
He is a graduate of George Washing
ton University College of Pharmacy,
member Of the National Association
of Retail Druggists, former president
of the Drug Institute, national chair
man of the Association of Chain Drug
Stores, also member of the Board Of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce, several
Washington clubs, Masonic fraternity
and the Elks. He is director in the
American Security 81 Trust Co. and
also Of Casualty Hospital.