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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
BY ELMER c. WALZER 'VTnifnd PpasS Financial Editor

New York, Aug. 9.-WP)-In-. flation interpretation of the trea- sury order nationalizing silver to- | day sent the stock market soaring | 1 to more than 4 points, brought sharp gains in all commodities. sent bonds downward, and brought sharp break in the American dollar. Secretary Morgenthau announced l his silver program almost simul- | taneously with what Wall street constructed as a bearish speech by | President Roosevelt. It took con
 siderable time for traders to reach definite conclusions on the two | items and markets see-sawed for an hour or more. Then in the final | hour, there was a rush to buy stocks. Tickers fell behind as much as minutes and prices shot ahead | in all divisions.
 Silver mining issues were the | first to gain. U. S. Smelting reached
 138 up 3-4 points; American Smelling 38 1-2 up 3; Cerro De
 Pasco Al up 1 3-4 and Howe Sound 55 3-S up 1 5-8. Interna- | tional Silver, which has large sil- yer inventory, spurted points to 27. Copper shares followed the sil-
 vers into higher ground. Gold | mining issues also appreciated. Stocks of other groups that would benefit in imitation were bid up. American rose points to 97 1-2 and gains of 1 to points were | noticed in American Sugar Refin- | ing, Case, California Packing tthe | latter at a new 1884 high); Com- mercial Solvents, Corn Products, | Great Western Sugar, and U. $. Rubber issues.
 Chemical issues were up with | gains of 2 points or more in Du- | pont, Allied Chemical, and Mon-
 santo Chemical. Steels rose point
 or more wit Inactive demand noted | for the preferred issues. Mail or | der shares and farm equipments
 were higher. Motors rose point
 or so. John Manville was up more | than 2 points the building division. | Western Union and American Tel | ephone were strong in the com
 munications. Utilities made small | gains as did the rails. Wet stocks | firmed. AmGsements were higher
 with Loew's up more tAan point Dollar Broke
 New York, Aug. 9-(UP)-The dollar broke sharply as traders in
 Europe sold on imitation reports. | On the basis of the London gold price with the pound sterling at | $5.09, up 5-S cents, the dollar
 was worth 99.6 cents. The French 1 franc scared to 6.67 IA cents, up 3-4 points. making the dollar
 worth 99.4 cents.
 Similar sharp recoveries took
 place in other principal European
 currencies. Dutch guilders climbed 67 points in heavy trading to sell at 6S.65 cents, Belgas rose 14 points to 23.75 cents and German
 marks were up 9 points at 39.40
 cents. Italian lire touched S.67, up points. The Canadian dollar sold at $1.02 1-2 up 1-2 cents and | the highest level reached
 the highest level recor0e din many weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Waterbury Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture B. P. Storrs. local agent)

FRUITS: Apples, Fancy 1.50-1.75 bu., No. 1 1.25-1.5O bu., No. ? and drops .5O-1.OO bu., cantaloupes, ma. tive 200 bu., southern 1.5O-2.25 crate: peaches, Elbertas 2.25-2.75 crate or bu., pears, native .75-.9O 1-2-bu., plums, native .75-1.OO 1-2 bu.
 VEGETABLES: Beans, snap .8O- 1.25 bu., shell 1.5O-2.OO bu., lima 2.15-2.35 bu., beets .2O-.3O dog, buns., broccoli .4O-.5O box; cabbage .35-.5O box: carrots .20..3O doZ. buns.. cauliflOwcr 1.OO-1.5O doz., corn 1.00-1.5O 100 ears: cucumbers .6O-.SO bu., celery, native washed .z5-.90 doz., egg plant f.25-1.35 bu., lettuce native .40-.65 box; onions 1.O0-1.15 bu., peas. shipped in 800 -3.5O bu., peppers, native .9O-1-25 bu., potatoes, native .65-, bu., l.. l., t-15-f.25 cwt., southern 2.OO-2.1O bbl., spinach .75.1.OO bu., squash .3O-.5O bug. tomatoes, No. i 40. | 50 1-2-bu., No. 2 .2O-25 1.21bu. POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn eggs per doz.. Newlaid ancy .35; special .33-.35; Extra .32-.33 Gathered .3O-.32: Newlaid medium .31; Special medium .2S-.3O; Extra medium .27-.2S; Pullets .2O-.25: western .21-.27; live, owl heavy .16 -.1S lb., leghorn .14-.16 ib.. broilcrs, rocks .16-.2O h.. cross .17-.19 Ib. reds .15-.1S h., leghorns .14-.19 Ib. roasters .19-.24 h., dressed. fowl .2O-.24 h., brOilers .2S-.3O lb. rOasters .2S-.32 lb.
 LIVESTOCK AND MEAT: But. cher stock, sows .O3-.O4 h., calves | .O6-.O7 lb., meats. beef .11-.15 Ib. veal .OS-.12 h.. lamb .14-.17 lb. pork, Joins .15..17 ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
3OO,OOO Persons Seeking Jobs With The Gouernment

jobs were to toss their hats in the proverbial ring, mountain of millinery would result. Exactly 27.- 473 residents are running for of- flee.
 Iowa has 21O,OOO men and wom cn seeking offices.
 There are 15,051 Kansas hunt ing jobs, and 12,08O Nebraskas.
 The figures are as impressive Tn Oklahoma and in Michigan. Both states have approximately 13.00G candidates.
 About 5000 citizens of Massa. chusetts and Missouri are cram ming campaign literature in their neighbors' mail boxes. Some 1000 Oregonians are prowling the cam paign stumps.
 Better than. 5000 natives of South Carolina. Ohio, Illinois and Colorado are replacing many d dance program on many a radio station.
 Candidates in Colorado, Florida. New Jersey, Arkansas, Pennsyl mia and Wisconsin number mof e than 5000 each.
 There are 2,5OO job seekers Tn Georgia, 2.250 in New Mexico, nearly 1000 in Maryland. 1.750 in Alabama and l,456 in South Dak"- ta, where the highest salary. thai of the governor, is $S,000 year
 Atout 1.200 camraigncrs are be cominc hoa"se in Kentucky. ths same in Utah. 1000 in Vermont, 95O in West Virginia. s5a in Wyo- min". In New Hampshire and Iduho, 65O in Rhode Island 800 !n Maine, 400 in Louisiana and 1i5 IT Mississippi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
REGISTRARS SET
 TOCORRECT LISTS
Town Hall to Re Open TO= morrow From Noon
 Until 0P. M.
CHESHIRE NEWS
tarrJH's.I"drnt--tiu>tns CaintCI
 1'hOne SI8

The registrars will be in session in the Town Hall Friday from l2 noon until D. m. to register names on the voting lists and cor rect the lists.
 Edward Moon celebrated his tenth birthday by spending the week end with his grandpaother in New Haven.
 Herbert Tietjen, Jr., of Crest wood, N. Y., is the guest of his grandparents, MT and Mrs E. s. Baldwin.
 MT John Beecher of Monticello, N. Y., is visiting his sister, Mrs E. S. Baldwin.
 MT and Mrs G. W. keeler re- turned home from a two weeks stay at Indian Neck.
 The Misses Rosamond and Marie Platt are taking a trip to Chicago, Yellowstone Park and Alaska, and on their return trip will visit Can ada.
 Miss Winifred Durand is spend ing this week in Boston. the guest of classmate at Mt. Holyoke col lege.
 A special meeting of the fire de- partment is called for Friday night, in the clubrooms, at o'clock.
 Dexter w. Durand will be the delegate and Fred Yochen the al- ternate to attend the annual State Firemen's Convention in Water bury, August IT and IS.
 Mrs w. B. Raier has returned from her vacation spent in Ohio.
 .Mr and Mrs Theron S. French and E. F. Dodd have returned from a trip to the White Mount aims.
 MT and Mrs George German ot Maple avenue have returned from a two weeks trip to Saratoga and Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
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 Washington, Aug 9-tUP) =. More than 300,00O American hope. fuls this year are seeking govern ment jobs-from constable to gov ernor. and from senator to county clerk.
 They're passing out cigars. mak- ing speeches and kissing babies in the hope of going to work in the nations legislative chambers, city halls. county courts and township iails.
 Figures gathered by the United Press from each state indicae that never before have so many citizens sought public office. The depression apparently is one reason. A genera! interest in politics, enSendered br the New Deal. is another.
 In Indiana, 36.350 residents reg istered as candidates in the pri- mary election.
 In Montana 5000 copper miners, cattle punchers and others-one out of every 10 men, women and children in the state, are running for some kind of office.
 In Minnesota, in the drought belt about 30.000 candidates are run ming for township jobs which don't even pay any salaries. About lo'- 900 more are seeking other gov | ernmental posts with regular pay | checks attached. Twenty-Five thousand Texans are after positions with which go the badges and the swivel chairs ot authority: the same number m Connecticut. likewise In New York state.
 If all the Callfornians who want
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09

money. Yesterday it was not pri- mary money. It has the same effect on money as if we had discovered new mountain of gold.
 Past experience has shown that whenever a new gold field was dis covered a period of development, progress and prosperity resulted. This will have the same effect, re- sulting Tn more money and cheaper money.
 "The producers. like the farmers, will be the ones to benefit. The ones hurt will be those possessing fixed investments, like the bond holding class.
 It's the biggest thing that has been done thus far in our monetary program. I believe"
 Man On the Street
 Washington, Aug. 9.-UP) - Outside of a gradual increase in dimes, quarters and half dollars, the man in the street will feel little immediate effect from the govern ment's standardization of silver.
 It was merely to give the gov ernment control of the nations sill yer supply in case it is needed un- der the administrations ultimate currency program that the order was issued.
 Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., said that coinage of silver money will continue but he did not indicate a heavy. sud- den manufacture of new dimes quarters and half dollars. The aim, it was explained, is merely to control silver because the market price was rising above the 50-cent per ounce limit. which the | treasury is permitted to pay. AMOUNT IN U. S. Washington, Aug. 9.-UP)- | Treasury officials estimated that between 150, 0,O00,0 900 and 20O,000,0O( ounces of silver in the United States would be affected by the naturalization proclamation. Most of it is silver bullion, which is primarily affected. The receipts of silver at the hints are expected to be stored as bar silver.
 Of the silver total, 45,000,O ,O0e ] ounces are in Repositories recogniz- ed by the Silver Exchange while the balance is scattered as private holdings.
 The majority by far is in bars.
 HOUSEWIVES SAFE Washington, Aug. 9. - (UP) - Housewives may keep their silver ware, athletes their prize cups arc collectors their previous old coint under the governments silver ma tionahZation program.
 The President exempted manu factured silver articles, foreign ani domestic silver coins. silver ore newly mined silver, silver owned by foreign governments and fore l ign central banks.
 | In addition, he exempted all sil yer being shipped to this countr from abroad if it had left prior t. to the standardization order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
DUN AND BRADsTREET

New York, Aug. 9-(UP)-A mark down in asking prices on territory and other western grown wools was the outstanding devel- opment on the Boston wool mar ket last week, Dun and Bradstreet Inc, said today.
 Trading was extremely dull, and wools with limited call were available at levels below the pre- vious weeks quotations. Spot quo- tations on western wools remained nominal because of the lack os business. Mohair met little demand most calls being for tops. Carpet Wools were strong in Boston, fol- lowing the recent advance in for eign markets and a. fair volume was reported. Demand for wool waste was spotty and the turnover small.
 Business in wool fabrics re- main irregular, the review saiu, with some improvement noted in the better woolens and worsteds. Employment fell at several mills in Fall River and New Bedford.
 Orders for practically all types of shoes have fallen off in recent weeks on uncertainty over the ac- emulation of hides. Cutting op- erations slackened in some sec- tions last week, but a revival In shoe purchasing is expected with the coming of seasonable weather.
 The cotton goods market contin- ued quiet. the lag in finished cot ton goods being seen as season. able. Demand for ginghams was large with current production for October delivery. Yarn markets also ruled quiet with knftters do- ing little buying.
 Building materials continued much the same as recently. Some activity was noted in most lines. but volume was of small propor- tionS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09

turn back again and again as the
 soaring blaze, fed with the oil.
 spread about the entire premises Watertowns department asked
 for aid from Waterbury as soon as the alarm was received and En- zines and 9 from this city sped to the scene. Capt Joseph Kelly,
 as acting deputy, directed his men in brave but futile fight against the spread of Nthe blaze. With only the two small streams of water. the firemen from this city and Watertown had to see the blaze, already out of control, rage the dwelling to the ground. Chief Raymond Palmer directed the Watertown volunteer com-
 panies, which were aided by the
 local engine companies. The Ulins-
 kas boy had the oil stove lighted to cook some food when the stove flared up, while he was in the
 front of the house, and set fire to
 the ell, thence spreading through | out the whole building.
 The home was in an out of the way location for both Watertown | and Waterbury tiremen. The local
 smoke eaters had to approach it 1 by means of the Huntingdon ave-
 nue bridge, thence up Colonial
 avenue to East Sunnyside avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
ONE FAMILY HOME
 BURNED DOWN

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SILVER FUTURES STOPPED

Washington, Aug. 9-(UP)-Sil- yer futures trading W3s suspended on the Commodity Exchange. Inc, today following announcement of the Presidents proclamation na- tionalizing silver.
 The exchange announcement said:
 "ln view of the announcement of the Treasury Department that sil- yer bullion has been nationalized by presidential decree. trading in silver is suspended >imm mediately. Further announcement will be made as soon as possible"
 BAR SILVER LEAFS
 New York. Aug. -(UP)-Bar Silver at Few York jumped l IA cents per ounce to 49 1-4 cents today, the highest level since early 1929, In response to the adminis- tration's standardization of the metal.
 London Bar Silver also rose to the highest level in several years at 21 7-16 pence, up 1-2 penny per ounce.
 Newly mined silver eligible for treasury purchase was unchanged at 64-1-S cents per ounce.
 Rubber futures rose more than half cent a pound in some po- sitions. Hides, copper, tin and silk futures were up sharply. Cotton jumped dollar bale to new sea- sonal highs. Grains were strong, with corn, rising more thsln 3 cents bushel. Oats and barley gained 2 cents bushel, while wheat and other grains were up cent or more.
 There was nothing in the news aside from the silver announce ment and the presidents speech to affect the market. Union Pacific de- clared the same dividend as the last quarter-$1.50 share-wherea the street had been anticipating a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Reichbishop Mueller
 Elevated By Church
Leader of Movement to Nazify Entire German WOr-
 shippers to Be Inducted September 10th

It was announced that Dr Muel- ler's formal induction into office would take place on September It. since the unification of the church is now completed" In opening the meeting Of the synod, Mueller said:
 "We must built for the Fuehrer strong Evangelical church. It IS thousand times more important to obey and labor constructivcly than to send messages of loyalty which often are not borne out by deeds"
 He paid tribute to President von Hindenburg, who ordered me to preach only Jesus Christ in Ger many"
 After stormy discussion. the synod voted to abolish the Evan gelical church flag. Opponents of the action pointed out that the Catholic flag still is permitted Tn Germany.
 Abolition of the flag means that in future the Swatsika must be displayed by Evangelical churches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Demand on Silver Owners Shot the Market Higher
HOME COMING OF
 DOUG FAIRBANKS
Hollywood Is No f Much Excited - SChenCk RO- mance More Attractive

Hollywood, Aug 9.-(UP)-The homecoming of Douglas Fairbanks, film actor and estranged husband of Mary Pickford, apparently has awakened much greater interest among movie fans than among members of the film colony. News of Fairbanks return aboard the steamer Rex with Joseph Schenck, producer. today failed to cause more than an extra ripple upon the fairly storm ridden waters of marital gossip. The film capitol, still somewhat excited over the divorce of the Conrad Nagels, had little to say about "Dougs" re- turn.
 Globe -trotting proelivities of the actor have kept him out of gen. eral conversation. Nor has Holly wood taken the Lady Ashley affair too seriously, for film folk in gen. eral can be friendly with other men and women without attracting undue comment among their own. Much more interest was being shown Schenck's romance on the Riviera than the return of Fair banks. There was optimism for the first, pessimism for the last. Reconciliation of Doug and Mary has been generally considered i'm probable in Hollywood. And be- sides, Fairbanks has an itch" to go to China before long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09

Berlin, Aug 9.-(UP)-Reich- bishop Ludwig Mueller, leader of a movement to Nazify the entire German church, was expected to- day to be elevated to position in the evangelical church comparable to that of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hit Ter in the civil state.
 A meeting of the national church synod was hurriedly called at noon today, primarily for the purpose of endorsing Reichbishop Mueller's actions ince January 1, and to transfer the legislative and consti- tutional church powers of the church government to commis- ion composed of his most trusted followers.
 It was regarded as significant that the meeting was called so soon after the death of General von Hindenburg. Der Ate" had consistently opposed what he term ed the "radicalism" of the new church, and on more than one oc- casion had blocked Bishop Muel- ler's plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
ACTORS AIDING
 COMMUNISTS

Los Angeles, Aug. 9.-(UP).- Congressional investigation into the activities of communists and silver shirt groups was ended today with the startling declaration of Capt. of Detectives William F. Hynes that large contributions to the com munists party are coming from famous Hollywood actors.
 Hynes, appearing before closed session conducted by U. s. Rep. Charles Kramer, did not elaborate on his charges other than to say the contributors" were wealthy and not all foreign born.
 Findings at yesterdays session were kept secret following pub licity given charges of marine in- telligence officers silver shirts were armed and on training near San Diego and had planned on one oc- casion to seize the city as step toward replacing the present na- tional government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Initiation Belief Hit Wall Street Traders
Market Jumped to Points - Dollar Dropped and
 Foreign Monies Took Leap Higher

 reduction. Franklin Simon omitted the payment on the preferred stock
 Wall street was prone to regard the silver plan as a sop to the sil- yer interests. It made a favorable impression on such a staunch sil- yer advocate as Senator Thomas who praised it highly. The plan is not regarded as infiationary in it's present form, although Euro- peans interpreted it as the begin ming of an orgy of printing press money, a kind of money that Eu- rope fears as it has had sad ex- periences along that line. Europe sold the dollar heavily and the pound sterling reached $5.U9 while the French franc crossed 6.67 cents, bringing the dollar be- low parity in gold terms.
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(Continued from Page 1.) tive oil burner. The oldest of MT. Ulinskas' three sons, 16-year- old boy, was in the front of the home when he heard. the crack ling of the flames.
 Fire Discovered
 Going to the rear of the home, which is in the form of an ell to the house proper, he haw that the entire rear portion of the building was mass of flames. He gave the alarm to the Watertown volunteer department through a neighbor and then made efforts to save some fthe furnishings. The intense heat of the flames caused him to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Lieuf=GoUernor
 To Be Conductor

Milwaukee. Aug 9-CUP) -Sixty-five-year old Lieuten- ant Governor Thomas J. O. MalIcy will be the conductor today on the special train carrying President Roosevelt toward Washington.
 He is still regular em- ploye of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad on the Chicago-M Milwaukee division.
 O'Mallcy asked Is em- ploycrs to transfer him to the special from his regular run. They complied with alacrity.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
APpian Nay Three Feet Thick

THE modern road builders still must 60 far
to equal the work Of the men who super
vised the Appian Way. the famed roadway of
ancient Rome, which has lasted through the
centuries. The cost of construction on the
scale Of the ancient Romans, however, would
be prohibitive.
The great difference between Roman con-
struction and modern lies in the intended
purpose of the road top. The Romans be-
lieved that the road they built would have
to bear the burdens. Modern science merely
dresses the natural soil with a surface, the
soil itself carrying on the burden,
The Appian Way, which endures after 20
centuries, was 16 feet wide with 2-foot curbs
1s inches high on both sides, beyond which
were 8-foot side roads. It was of solid stone
and concrete masonry to AZ feet thick,
depending upon the soil on which it was laid.
1t was very straight, with steep grades and
the curves widened as on modern roads.
In building the Ap2ian Way. bed Of sand
and gravel sometimes covered with a thin
coat of lime mortar was used as q founda-
ton for the four layers of masonry. The
first masonry layer. from 10 inches to; 2 feet
Evening star., 1934-05-27

seen to the least advantage when displayed IN
shop windows.
THE Washington Photographic Society VIII
! exhibit a group Of % prints by members in
the Public Library, Eighth street and New York
avenue during June. To all photo -pictorialists,
in fact to all who use camera (and who
does not in these days?), this exhibition, which
is both varied and upheld to q high standard,
should prove Of special interest.
THE womans Club of Bethesda will open
its annual exhibition Of paintings by WASH
ington artists in its club rooms this afternoon
with a reception from to o'clock. Mrs. E.
H. Etz, who is well known for her charming
paintings Of flowers and still life, IS chairman
Of art Of this club and viii be one of the
hostesses on this occasion.
IN TUESDAY afternoon Mr.. Smell of New
~ York viii give the last Of series Of
criticisms to professional painters in this city.
These have proved. it is said by those who
participated, not merely valuable but invalu-
able. They are held, by courtesy. at the Abb
bott School Mr.. Smell is one Of our foremost
painters and teachers and has kept well abreast
of the times. This Summer he will conduct a
class in outdoor painting in the city Of
Mexico
Evening star., 1934-05-27

thick, was composed of stones that would fit
in a mans hand, held together with lime
mortar or clay. The second layer, Of smaller
stones mixed with lime mortar, was inches
thick. The third layer was of concrete made
of small stones, sand and hot lime mortar
Ih feet thick in the center and a foot thick
on the sides, to give q crown to the road.
The fourth or wearing layer was Of polygonal
stones about 8 feet in diameter and inches
thick laid with close joints. The upper sur
face of the wearing stones was dressed smooth
and the joints fitted so tight as to be scarcely
discernible.
"Give place to my lord" cried the men pre-
ceding htters borne along the Appian Way
on the shoulders Of sturdy slaves. Two-horse
chariots. the most popular of vehicles, flashed
rapidly down the smooth highway. Wagons
drawn by many yoke Of oxen creaked slowly.
hauling produce and freight. Couriers Of the
imperial post, which was fast and frequent.
sped on their way. Soldiers marched proudly
by beggars seated on the curbs. The sidewalks
were thronged with people. In short, the
traffic was heavy on the road, but 1t was very
different from modern trafic.