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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
Spelling Bee Draws
 Flood Of Applicants
DemOcrat-WATR Contest Opens TO-day-FOm COm-
 pIete Weeks FiIIed-COmpetitiOn to Run Until May

initial contest of the big spelling
 bee given under the auspices of
 Station WATR and the Waterbury
 Dem ocrat.
 With the opening of the contest
 today, 1t was announced at the stu-
 filled the schedule until March z, filled the schedule until Marc h., fourth week of the match. It is ex- pected that the contest will run eight to ten weeks, so that students
 who have not yet registered may
 still do so Those intending to take
 part. however. are urged not to
 postpone their registrations too long
 In view or the widespread interest
 aroused by the contest as indica-
 ted by the flood of applications during the past few days. Spelling bees, featured through out the country over various chains
 are proving one of the most pop- ular innovations in radio and serve to Illustrate the increasing import ance of the radio in the field of education.
 Mr. Gilmartin. who personally
 directed the match today, will name several assistants drawn from among teachers in the various schols next week. and who will su- pervise the contests each succeed ing Thursday at D. m. Students
 in the eighth grades and first year of high school are eligible for the contest. Names of the winners of today's match will be announced in the Democrat tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
FIREMAN BADLY
 INJURED TODAY


 Hudson, Mass. Feb 7-(UP)- One fireman was injured severely, q dozen others suffered minor hurts and frostbite, and more than 100 persons were driven out here early today when fire destroyed the Chase block and slightly damaged two adjacent structures in the cen- ter of the town.
 Fire Chief. Melvin Mitchell said the loss might reach $20O,00O. ,
 Members of 10 families fled un- assisted or were carried from the apartments on the top floor of the three-story brick and wook Chase block. and 35 guests escaped from the Mansion house, next door. With aid from Marlboro, Berlin. May nard, Clinton and Stow, fremen saved the hotel and the Elks build ing, each being but slightly dam aged. The fire, the most disastrous here since 1894, ragged for three hours, and at its height, the en- tire business district seemed to be doomed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
Market Issues Turned Upward in the Trading To-day
.COASTINC STREET
 SIGNS PERMITTED
Police to Erect Symbols Here--TwO Applications
 Submitted

Plans for the erection of signs saying "Coasting Street. on all streets where coasting has been au- thorized were being made today by Police Supt. Joseph II. Mclean. as q result of vote giving him such permission at yesterdays meeting of the board of police commissioners. The vote was made after q recommendation from the traffic committee.
 Commissioner Francs T. Phillips brought up the question at ycster- days board meeting. actuatcd ob- viOusly by the number of coasting accidents. one of them q fatality, In the city this year. It was pointed out at the meeting that illuminated signs are used in New Britain at night and they may be placed in use here next year.
 Applications for appointment to the supernume erary force were re- ceived from Edwin l.. Hunt and Louis DiLco and were ordered placed on file.
 The board accepted the resigna- ton from the supernumerary force Of Donald MckcIlar. Jr.. who has reached the legal age limit Of 40 years. He had done no duty in re- cent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
By ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial Icdit0r)

New York, Feb 7-(UP)-Stocks bonds and commodities reversed their recent trend today and turned upward without pickup in trading.
 The advance in stocks. however, did not get under way until the list had sagged enough to bring tho industrial average into new low ground for the year; the railroad average to a new low since 1883, and the utility average to a new low since 1032. The last came low.
 The market opened barely changed on the average. Some is- sues registered 18th point gains and an equal group losses of that amount while long list was un- changed from the previous close. The subsequent decline was of small proportions but inasmuch as the averages closed at their lows little selling was required to break through those levels.
 American Telephone strengthen- cd in the communication section and so did Western Union. The lat ter, however, made a new low before meeting support.
 Steels picked up on assertions the operating rate would not be subjected to declines at this time although 1t might level off. Repub- lie Steel issues were exceptions be- ing influenced by antitrust suits brought by the government to prevent a merger of the corpora ton with Corrigan, Mckinney Steel company.
 Automobile issues were bid up small amounts and better demand m into automobile equipment issues.
 Case advanced with grains which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
IAdUance Came After
 Everything Sagged
Stocks, Bonds and Commodities Reversed Their
 Recent Trend-Basiness Was Not Very Brisk

were up more than a cent bushel. American Commercial Alcohol, Du Pont, Johns ManvilIe, and Ameri- can Smelling gained a poi t or more in their respective divisions.
 Wider gains included American Smelling at 34 up 1; J. I. Case at 54h up IA; Caterpillar Tractor at 39h up 1K; Corn Products at 63N up l x; General Mills at 62 up 2: J. c. Penney at 66 up 1; Peo- pies Gas at 21K up 1%: Schenley Distillers at 25 up |; Spiegel May Stern at 72h up 2; Union Pacific at 98 up 1h and U. s. Smelling at III up l.
 Sales today approximated 520.- 900 shares compared with 5G0,000 shares yesterday. Curb sales were 117,000 shares compared with 127.- 60 shares yesterday.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial 100.98 up 0.75, railroad 32.25 up O.46. utility 16.7$ up O.06.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
JAPAN MAY SAVE
 HER OWN ISLANDS

Tokyo, Feb 7-(P) The news paper Nichi Nichl said today Jap an will seek to have her own fort flied islands in the Pacific excluded from any -fortiflcation pact which might be negotiated to re- place the Washington naval treaty.
 She would insist. however. on continuing restrictions on fortih- cations in the Hawaiian islands owned by the United States and the Great Britain naval base at Songa pore.
 All three groups of fortified bases are included in the Washing ton agreeemnt which Japan has abrogated and which expires in 1886.
 The newspaper presented It's views as those of naval Minister Mineo Osumi, who intimatcd broadly in the imperial diet yes- terday that Japan wishes 10 nego- tiate a new Pacific non-fortifica- ton pact.
 The Nichf Nichi explained Japan believes its islands now covered by the Washington treaty are of pure Iy defensive value, while the bases In the Hawaiian islands and San gapOre, being of more strategic value and nearer sources of supply, are large enough to be important extensively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
MANY SPECIMENS
 IN CACTI GARDEN

San Marino, Calf, (UP)-Two giant cacti from Arizona. received for the 15-acre cactus garden in the grounds of the Henry E. Hunt . ington Library and Art Gallery. are the subject of an unique experi- mcnt in building greenhouses.
 The greenhouses are built a. round the plant, instead of placnig the plant in the greenhouse.
 The species sometimes attains 2 height of 60 feet, and in order to establish the plants during the rainy season, glass houses have been b;Ilt around each to keep out excessive moisture which tends to hot the base of the plant.
 William Hertrlch, superintendent of the Huntington Botanical Gar dens. hopes to acclimatiZe the strange cacti, which are seldom seen outside of a few groves in Arizona.
 The cactus garden contains 25,- 900 specimen plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
Weekly ReDielU GiDen OfNelUEngLand Trade
Business Has Regained Most of the Momentum Lost
 in Recent Storm Industries Little Hit

pounds, as compared with 26S,00O,- 900 pounds during 1883. During the summer and early part of the fall and winter wool consumption was light, but during December activity was stepped up consider ably and the mills continue very busy, although without coin- mensuratc profit.
 Mills have comparatively little wool on hand. Although they are operating quite actively, they are faced with q waiting disposition on the part of clothing manufac- turers.
 "rhc tendency Of wool tops also is down. Very few orders haze been received during the week, ai- though deliveries against old con- tracts continue to be made in good volume.
 January was quite an active month with most of the cotton mills who were enabled to main tain their operations on previous high levels. due to orders already on hand. The market for finished goods, however. was quiet during the month. Prices have been well maintained. Gray goods sales have been rather light. "Hidcs and skins sold very slow ly this week, but tanners are TO- ceiving steady volume of orders for all grades Of leather and n firmer market is in prospect. Shoe manufacturers arc well employed.
 "The building trades arc season. ally at low point in operations l n N..z, LII |. ~.Ht tions have further reduced tho movement Of lumber and heavy building materials.
 "Collections with the manufac- turers continue to be good, hut with the wholesalers only fair. Re- tail collections an some sections are gIOWer'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07

Boston, Feb 7.-CUP)-Business has regained much of the momcn- tum lost in the recent storm, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. said to-day in the weekly review of New EnS- land trade conditions.
 ''Whlle the effects of the storm were noticed in q reduction in the movement of heavy commodities and a falIing-off in retail shop ping" the review said, "manufac- turing industries were but temper arily affected.
 During the past two weeks heavy-weight clothing, winter foot wear, and sporting goods have beer much in demand and stocks have been materially reduced.
 wholesalers still report sprln;: business rather slow fin commence ing, although there are indications of a better feeling and somewhat 1reer purchasing. Stocks on hand, as a rule, are heavy. al- though not burdensome.
 "EiectricaI output is running g per cent above last years figure and showed a gain for the week of 1.6 per cent. Both freight car 1oadings and freight received from connections by the New Englanc roads showed gains.
 Poor delivery facilities consid- erably slowed up business in pig iron, scrap iron and steel, produc- ton fin the latter line dropping about l5 per cent, although 1t still is IF per cent above the level oi the late fall.
 Manufacturers of electrical Equipment and automobile parts have speeded up considerably in the past few weeks and are quite active. There also has been a con- siderable increase In the demand for valves, tools, jigs and dyes.
 Receipts of wool in Boston dur ing 1934-amounted to 184,000, ,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
Waterbury Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture, B. P. StOrrs. local agent)
FRUITS.

FRUITS.
 Apples, fancy Mcintosh 2.5O- 2.75 bu., Delicious and Cortland 2.OO-2.25 bu., Baldwlns 1.9O-2.OO bu., No. 1 Mcintosh 2.25-2.4O bu., Cortland 1.9O-2.OO bu.,. Baldwins 1.8O-1.75 bu., Greetings 1.4O-1.75 bu., sOutlcrp, 1.65-2.OO bu., western boxed 1.75.2.SO bu.
 VEGETABLES
 Beans, green 4.5O-5.OO bu.. lima 5.OO-5.5O bu.; bccts. old 1.OO-1.25 bu., new 2.OO-2.25 crate; cabbage. old $65-.S5 50 lbs, new 3.25-3.5O crate! carrots, old washed .DO-1.25 bu., new 3.75-4.OO crate: CaulinOw- CT 1.9O-2.OO crate; celery, hearts 1.4O-1.65 dOZ., singles 1.OO-1.25 dOz.; kalc 2.75-3OO bbl.; lettuce, western iceberg 3.5O-4.OO crate; onions, Mass 1.1O-1.35 bu.; par snips, washed 1.25-1.5O bu.; pep Dcrs 7.OO-7.5O crate; potatoes 1.OO- 1.15 cwt.; spinach 2.OO-2.25 bu.; {; turnips. native .5O-.65 bu.. Cana dian .SO-.0O bu.; tomatoes, rc- packed 1.25-1.35 10 lbs.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS.
 Conn. eggs per dOz.; NcwIaid Fancy .39; special .38-.3S; Extra .33-.3G; Gathered .32-.35; Ncwlaiti medium .3G: Special medium .32. .33; Extra medium .3O-.32; west crn .3O-.35! live fowl. heavy .2O- .23 h.. LcghOrn .1S-.18 h., chick ems .18-.24 h.; dressed fowl .24- .28 lb., brOilcrs .28-.31 h., rOastcrs .3O-.35 lb.: turkeys, western 80. "A Ib., Conn. Fancy .34 ID.
 LIVESTOCK and, MEAT. ,
 Butcher stock, cows .O3-.O5 lb. calves .O8.11 Ib. meats, beef .16- .19 h., veal ,.f8-10 h.. lamb 1920 b.. york lOiIls .17-.2O ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
WOOL MARKET.

Boston: Feb 7-(UP)--The vol ume or business fin wool is abolt steady compared with the carly part or the week. according to to. days report of tho U. $. agrlcuI. ture department
 Sales continue scattered and are largely confined to the finer west. ern grown wools at steady prices ohio and similar hceces remain quotations are firm on the high., grades at 27-2Sc fin the grease for strictly cOmbing 64s and finer, or fine Delaine. and at 2S-2Sc for strictly combing 6ss sos. 1-z blood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07
HICCOUGHS ENDED

Elmhurst, III. Feb 7.-(UP)- - Elizabeth Warner, Wheaton college coed, was smiling although lex tremely weak" today after cessa- ton of 23-day siege of hiccoughs. The attac kended as suddenly as it began, with no apparent relation to treatment which included every thing from scdatives to swallowing water while holding the nose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07

Ten ambitious aspirants for the title of city champion stepped up to the microphone at station WATR and more or less successful- ly answered the posers of Director John C. Gilmartin, principal of Duggan and BegnaI schools, in the
Evening star., 1935-09-08
IRON AND STEEL
BOOMS BUSINESS
Jump in Soft Coal Produc.
tion Also Encourages
Pittsburgh Area.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. September led
by advances in iron and steel, and a
jump in soft coal production, busi-
ness surged forward for August in
Pittsburgh's area of mines and mllls.
Bursting seasonal shackles. business
for the usual dull month climbed to
681 per cent, the Bureau Of Business
Research at the University Of Pitts
burgh reported tonight.
Highest Since March.
This is the highest figure since
March in the district, embracing in
dustrial Western Pennsylvania. The
figure for July was 63.3 per cent.
For August, 1884, it was 56.6 per
cent.
The bureau. which keeps indexes Of
all lines of business and industrial
activity for the area, announced:
"The steady gain in iron and steel
production throughout August is en-
couraging because Of the Importance
Of this industry in the district.
In the week ended August 81 the
index of iron and steel production
was 60.4 per cent. the highest level
reached since early February.
Mine Operations Increased.
Mine operations were greatly in
creased in the latter part of August,
the coal index rising to 90.5."
The announcement adds that
marked gains were reported by most
branches Of industry for the month,
whereas industrial curtailment was
general throughout August, 1894.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
BUSINESS CALENDAR
FOR MONTH CROWDED
Many Important Events Affecting
General Conditions Are Listed
for September.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September THE
following calendar Of events af-
fecting business in September has
been compiled by the Standard
Statistics Co. of New York:
September O. General Motors
sales report.
September 9-Report on cotton
ginned to August 81.
September s.-Cotton crop report
Gncluding acreage abandoned since
July -.
September 10-Department of
Agriculture general crop report.
September l0-Report on United
States Steel shipments in August.
September 11-Machine tool ex-
position in Cleveland.
September 12-Report on cotton
consumption in United States dur
ing August.
September 12-Final date for ap-
plication for funds for P. w. A.
projects.
September 10 Bituminous coal
wage and hour agreement expires.
September 18-20-Annual meet
ing Of the National Petroleum As.
sociation in Atlantic City.
September 23-Report on cotton
ginned to September Is.
September 23-Annual conven-
ton of metal producers in Chicago.
September 3o-Report on world
consumption Of American cotton
during August.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
IS SEEN
OF MORGAN POWER
IN NEW COMPANY
Wall Street Gossips as to
Future Influence of Un-
derWriting Business.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September with
the corner house"-as J. P. Morgan
& Co., has long been known in Wall
Street-back in the underwriting
business, by proxy at least, through
the newly formed firm of Morgan,
Stanley g. Co., tongues are busily
wagging in the financial district, with
Surmise, conjecture and gossip.
Past Relationships Recalled.
The street wonders if the new firm
will fall heir to all the fiscal relation
ships long existing between the Nor
gan firm and such companies as United
States Steel Corp, General Motors,
New York Central, Great Northern
Railway, Johns -Manville. General
Electric, J. l. Case, International Har-
vester, Montgomery Ward. and Atchi-
son, Topeka and Sante Fee-to men,
ton some of the better known. Quite
often in the past the Morgan in
terests have held good sized stock
representation. if not actual control
in some of the concerns they have
financed.
Dealers wonder if the old method of
distribution will be used. 1t was re-
called that the house of Morgan al
ways assumed that If a dealer was on
the list, he was there to take what
was offered, whether the market hap
pened to be "sweet" or sour" Of
course in the long rim taking them
as they came. the vast majority of
dealers were very glad to be on the
Morgan list.
Governments Sought Aid.
Not only corporations came to the
corner house" for money. The Brit
ish, French and Italian governments
at different times have floated loans
under the Morgan aegis. During the
World War, j. P. Morgan g. Co., acted
as fiscal agents for the British gov
ernment in this country, and the first
big orders for war munitions were
doled out from % Wall Street early
in 1915.
It was the Morgan firm that first
suggested to such companies as Ameri-
can Locomotive, American Car &
Foundry and Westinghouse Electric
the possibilities in orders for tens of
millions of shells.
copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1935-09-08
BUTTER ADVANCES
DESPITE SUPPLIES
Huge Stocks Being Reduced
Much Faster Than Year
Ago Now.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, September 7-Senti-
ment in the butter trade on the mer-
chantile exchange has taken a bullish
turn despite the fact that holdings
Of butter today were estimated in ex-
cess Of 150,0O0,00O pounds. topping
year ago figures by 100000 to 35,-
900, 900 pounds.
On September /. holdings were
estimated at around l55,000,000
pounds, which would be the fifth
largest aggregate stocks on that date
on record. However. the markets
have been advancing lately due
primarily to the fact that production
has been running as much as 10 per
cent less than last year and storage
stocks are being reduced at a much
more rapid rate at this time in 1884
In the cash market extras are
quoted around 254 cents compared
with 25la q year ago November
futures are selling at 26A, virtually
the same price that prevailed a year
ago.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
INDIANA LIMESTONE
REPORTS Big ORDERS
President of Corporation Shows
1872 Per Cent Increase Over
Last Year.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September IA. E.
Dickinson, president of the Indiana
Limestone Corp. said today new
business entered on our books from
last December to August 81 shows
an increase Of 1872 per cent over the
same period the year before"
New home building Is being re-
ported from all over the country" he
said. There is a scarcity of seven
and eight room houses and four and
five room apartments
Dickinson added that contract to
furnish e36 carloads of stone for the
new Department Of Interior Building
at Washington has been awarded the
corporation. A second contract just
closed for the Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Co. Building in washington
requires 113 carloads.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

In his necessity, Crusoe turned to
skins, but in these days wool is the
mems clothier. In the woolen mills,
employment continues at q high rate,
says the New York Wool Top Exchange
Service in survey issued today.
Moreover, the recession that usually
occurs between seasons has been abb
sent this year.
Prices are going to be higher next
Spring, for some Of the largest pro-
ducers have opened lines Of suitings
at prices showing advances of 71a to
10 cents asyard over the opening levels
of the previous season. Gabardines
and hannels are selling in large VOL
ume and the survey says that "one
prominent line Of tropical worsteds
was Withdrawn for further repricing
having been advanced twice since the
opening two or three weeks ago."
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Special Dispa teh to The Star.

NEW YORK, September Now Is
the season Of harvest from the farms
under the seas. Many a farmer has
had trouble keeping his head above
water these days, but the oyster
farms" are used to it. According to
the "tongers," oysters are always ION
the rocks for that Is their name
for natural oyster beds.
The oyster business hasn't exactly
been ION the rocks" but for the last
four seasons there has been such q
decline in demand that the per person
use of oysters fell from pint year
to less than . half pint. This year
the industry Is going to do something
about II. Contributions based On gal.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Robinson Crusoe Reasoning
Promises Big Clothing Boon,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September Robin
son Crusoe needs a suit of clothes. At
least, that is what retailers think, for
they are estimating that sales of mems
clothing will show gains of Is to 80
per cent in the next few months, as
compared with last year. A prosper
GUS season also is forecast for over
coats.
CruSoe, you will remember, discov-
cred in the sixth year of his life on
the island that the shirts and other
clothing which he had brought ashore
were "disintegrating nightly" And,
evidently. that is about the length Of
time that even men who are feeling
the pinch of the depression ship
wreck" can get along without laying
in whole new wardrobe.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
INDUSTRIAL INDEX
DROPS DURING WEEK
Carloadings and Cotton Mill Out
put Fail to Offset Some
Declines.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September THE
Associated Press weekly index of IN
dustrial activity dropped back again
today for the second consecutive
week.
More than seasonal setbacks oc-
CURED in automobile output, steel
mill activity and electric power pro-
duction; carloadings and cotton man.
ufacturing gained; and residential
building was unchanged from last
week, with the result that the index
declined to 1877 from 1876 last week
and 60.6 in the same week last year.
The index. based on 1929-30 as 100.
and adjusted for seasonal variation,
follows with corresponding index fig
ures for its six component parts:
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Oyster Industry, ''on Rocks,"
Prepares for Regeneration

Ions marketed will provide funds for
cooperative national advertising
campaign in leading newspapers and
magazines.
Production, measured in bushels,
cannot be foretold, for to a. large ex-
tent it depends upon demand. and
1t will take six to eight weeks for
oystermen to take the measure of
demand. The national commercial
catch Of oysters last year Is esti-
mated by the trade at 63,122,0 900
pounds, the wholesale value of which
totaled just under $4,000, 900. In
1888 the value Of the catch was nearly
$6,000.o00 and that was only about
half the wholesale value of the 1880
crop.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
SLIGHT ADVANTAGE
IS HELD BY DOLLAR
British Pound Sterling Declines
in New York Exchange
Dealings.

By the Associated Press.
The dollar had slight advantage
over leading foreign currencies in
foreign exchange markets yesterday.
In New York the British pound
sterling declined u cent to s4.92A;
French francs held unchanged at
6.59B cents and Holland guilders
ended about even at 67.61 cents.
In London the dollar was higher
at $4.92B to the pound and in Paris
the American unit was a shade better
at $3.50 cents to the franc.
Based on the franc at its final New
York rate, the dollar was valued at
a premium Of 64-100 Of l per cent.
the same as on Friday, and compared
with 16-100 q month ago.