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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
APPROPRIATION
 BILL PRESENTED
$98,l85,OOO Is to Cover Expense of Four Depts
 of Government

Washington. Feb --- CUP. )--- The house appropriations commit tee today reported favorably the $98,185,0 900 -four" department ap- propriation bill.
 The bill. which covers the anti cipated expenses of the depart- mcnts of state, justice. labor and commerce for the 1936 fiscal year, probably will be considered Tues day.
 The total carried in the bill is SC, iG4,417 greater than the nppro- priation for the four departments this year. The increase was due 10 the restoration of the federal em- Dloycs pay reduction. Excluding the increased salaries. expenses of the four bureaus were expected to be $!,013,87l less than last year.
 The department of justice is all loted $33,JjO. 900. Tho department of commerce is second with $34.- 4SG,500. The, labor department would rccciv c$15,3G0, 900 and the state department. $13,7S9, 900.
 Excluding the pay cut restora- tion, the committee allowed in- creascs in the appropriations of all the departments involved in cx- cepting the state department. The increases included; justice. $1,51G,- 253, commerce $l53,259 and labor $159,4dG. Reduction in the state department appropriation was $2,- 842,S29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
DEAD BARTENDER
 GOT SMALL PAY

Chicago, Feb. 4-UP)--L K. Straub, mysteriously slain bar tender of the exclusive Saddle and Cycle club. earned only $1GO q month although he lived in q state of luxury, a coroncr's Jury was told today.
 The murdered m1n's mode Of living more like that of the so- cicty notablcg 10 whom he served drinks than of fl club denial--was dcscribed by his brother. Ernest, manager Of the club.
 "T know he didn't get more than $lg0 q month. because paid hlu," the brother said.
 The slain man, who maintained q luxurious apartment and drove good car, was killed early ycs- terday. His body, seven bullets in it, was found In Il basement clog ct by his wife, Helen, and q night Watchnan.
 Full disclosures of Straub's prantOn income we re blocked when police and states attorneys refused to allow Deputy Coroner John Butler to place the testimony of the widow before the jury.
 The widow. former night club entertainer who amused herself by playing bridge with friends while her husband catered to the gold coasts rich. has been held by po- lice since discovery of the body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Lghtest Market Trading To-day in Last Five Months
UNITED FRUITS
 EARNINGS LARGE
Net Income for 1884 in
 Excess of Twelve MiI- lion Dollars

Boston, Mass. Feb 4--The thirty-flfth annual report of the United Fruit Company has just ben issued. The company repors that the years net income, after depreciation, interest and taxes was 4l2,04D,290.G0 or $4.1l a share as compared with $09,240,- 941.65 or 13.15 a share in 1888.
 Cash and government securities on hand at the close of the year, exclusive of its $1O,O00. 900 ingur- ance fund, amounted to $40.067,- 541.G1, a gain of $3,S38,734.21 over the preceding year. In 1894 the company charged off $8.840,0O0 for depreciation, and appropriated for capital expenditures in 1885, including unfinished work now in progress, the sum of 3S,161.000.
 During 1934, $8,717,085 - equal to S3.00 per share was paid in dividends.
 During the year the company imported from it's tropical divi- sions 49,870,345 stems of bananaS. about three million more than was imported in 1893.
 The Great White Fleet main tained by the company, carried 47,082 passengers fin 1894 and 875,- 867 tons of general cargo. The fleet comprises ninety-two owned ships and six ships chartered from other companies aggregating 444,- 900 tons. The company calls att tention to the reconditioning of three ships and the efforts made to keep ships and personnel at tho fleet has always enjoyed.
 Despite unsettled conditions in the sugar market the company harvested q crop of 1,288,227 bags, the third largest crop at the low est crop cost in hte history of the company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
UNITED FRUIT
 COMPANY REPORT

Boston. Feb 4.--UP)-Thc United Fruit company to-day re- ported for 1884 net income, after depreciation, interest and taxes. of $12,010 300 or $4.f1 per share. Thla compares with net Income of 3D. 240,D42 or $3.15 per share In 1883 and S5.7O7,22l or S1.05 per share in 1032. Cash and government securities on han dat the close of 1934. exclusive of It's $1O.0O0, 900 insurance fund, amounted 10 $40,- 057.542, Il gain of $3,S38,734 over 1883.
 In 1884 the company charged off $8,849, 900 for depreciation and appropriated for capital expendi- lures in 1885 q total of $8.l6i ,0oO. During 1884, $8,7l7,0s5,317 to $3 per shure, was paid in diyi- dends. The company imported from lt9 tropical divisions during the year 49,S70,345 stems of ban- anas. about 900 more than ri 1883. Despite unsettled condi- tons in the sugar market, the ont pnny harvested Il crop of l,2SS,- 227 bags. During 1884 the com pany'a great white fleet carried 47,082 passengers and 875.S67 tons of general cargo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
BRAVE FIGURE IN
 HOLLYWOOD DIES

Hollywood, Feb. 4 WPJ The motion picture colony today mourned the death Of Mrs Ed mund Coulding, 41, one of its bravest figures. she died yesterday st Palm Springs. Her husband, screen director, flew tO her bcd- slde,arrivjnE a few minutes after her death. A few months after their marriage in Nov, 1881. MrA. Gouldlng was stricken with q throat and lung ailmcnt. She be- came q complete invalid, Then she demonstrated her courage 10 Hollywood. Daily she rode about In Il npecial ambulance. She drove 10 the sea, through the shopping districts Of Hollywood and Beverly Hills and frequently to the homes of friends.
 Her fight for life waA lost few weeks ago when ahe was taken 10 Palm Springs in a critical condi- tjon. The desert air failed to revive her. Mrs. GouIding was the former Marjorie Violet Moss, ballroom dancer of international fame. For several seasons, Shc toured Eur Dpe with the team Of Moss and Fontana. She also appeared on the New York stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
ELECTRIC POWER
 RATES IN CITIES

Washiugton, Feb 4,- WP) -- Wide variations ranging nS high AS 343 per cent in electric power rates charged the public by nun.- cipal and privnAe utilities were re- ported to-day tb the senate by the federal power comm isslOn. The commission. acting undncr q senate resolution, launched Il nationwide survey during the last six monthH Into residential electric ratesH m 1D1 cities of 5O,00O or more popu- lation, which covered 4J per cent Of power consumers in the nation.
 The lowest rates in cities Of 100, 900 or more were in C!eVc- land and Tacoma, Wash, the high est iu Miami and Jacksonville, Fla, and Yonltcrs, N. Y. In cities from 50,000 10 100000 the lowest rates found were in Cleveland Hcights, C., Holyokc. Mass, Lakewood. O., Madison. Wis, and Springfield ILL. the highest in York, Pa, New Rochelle, 4. T.. Mt Vernon. ~. Y and Atlantic City. x. J. Although the commission found that diffcr- cnccH in rates were often justified. II upbraided utilitiea for their "nrnazlnR and complex" rate schel- uleA. which, 1t said, dcficd cIassl , fication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Many Cases Decided
 By Supreme Court
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Jordhal was closely associated with kreuger. He was the nominal lessee of the match kings palatial Park Avenue pcnt house and paid the domestic help there.
 Douglas Company Won
 Washington, Feb -- (U.PD -- The supreme court to-day upheld the Boston federal court ruling which awarded William A. S. Douglas Ii $5.000 judgment against tho Boston Post on charges of vio- lation of the copyright on an American Mercury Ku Klux Klan article by Douglas.
 The story vas innoccntly carried hs q news feature in the Post. The first circuit court had cut the award to s250.
 Reversed Decision
 Washington, Feb 4~-(C.P J--The supreme court to-day reversed q ruling of the third circuit court of appeals, which had upheld the right of the federal district court Of Pennsylvania to liquidate inHol- vent building and Loan Associa- tiOns through equity receivcrships in q conflict between the federal courts and state authorities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
HEAD OF MOVIE
 UNION IS KILLED

Chicago, Feb. 4--UP)--Thom as E Maloy, head of the Motion Picture Operators Union and awaiting trial in federal court on income tax charges, was shot and killed by two assasslns as he rode in an automobile.
 The Alaying. climaxinE long and bitter fcud within the ranks Of the operators union, occurred on the outer drive along Lake Michigan.
 The killers fired on Mnloy with a machine gun, almost decapitat- ing.
 Ills body wnH found in the wrecked automobile by q South Park policeman.
 Ma1Oy, under federal indictment on charges of evading payment or taxes on nearly $G00,000 incon" over h three-year period, has been the object of two attempted kid napinKs. police said.
 Last summer T gang Of armed men invaded his summcr hom" near Michigan City" Ind, bound adn gagged his wife and n maid and seized $G0,000. If was the dis closure of the cached wealth that led 10 the income tax inVcstiga- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

courts to recognize the liquidntors appointed for an insurance com pany in another state.
 The court upheld decision of the supreme court of Montana which approved default judg- ment levied in that state against the Federal Surety Company, an Iowa Corporation. for which F. w. Clark, Iowa commissioner of In surance, had ben appointed llqui- dator in Iowa.
 It was contendcd that this action by the Montana court failed 10 ob- serve tie rule by which courts Of one state must observe the actions of the courts of another state.
 The superintendeDts of insurance of Missouri and Illinois intervencd in the case. The bankruptcy law does not cover insurance company liquidation.
 In the case of Missouri, q con fist has arisen In the courts Of Ok Iahoma, Georgia, Indiana and Flor ids where receivers were appointed for the Missouri State Life InHur- ance Company.
 The court ruled each state might decide by it's own laws whether judgment might be had in such 
 csges.
 Movie Companies Lose
 Washington. Feb 4-U.P)--- r, NJ. Loew's Inc, and other New England amusement companies to- day were denied q supreme court review of the action by which the superior court of Suffolk County, / Mass, appointed receivers for two Paramount Publix Corporation subsidiaries after an attachment had been issued against the latter in an antitrust suit in the federal courts.
 The anti rust action was begun in January, 1893. An attachment wss issued against the Paramount subsidiaries. Olympia Theaters Inc. and the Olympia Operating Company.
 TWO days later New England ThcaterY, Inc. filed the equity re- ccivershiD suit, Receivers were ap- pointed
 The Locw group challenged this action but the state court refused to vacatc tho rccciVcrAhip. It's de- cision was later upheld by the state supreme judicial court from which the present appeal was taken.
 Krcuger Company Now
 Washington. Feb 4-(tP PJ The trustees of bankrupt companies Of Ivar KrGuger, late Swedish match king. to-day won from the supreme court the right to open the safety deposit box of Mrs Andcrs Jordahl, wife of Kreugcr's closest American associate.
 The box is in the Hudson County National Bank, Hudson County, N. !. IL was rented shortly after Kreuger's death. The petition to open 1t was flied by the trustees of tho International Match Corpora ton and of KrcuEer and Toll Cor poration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
NO HIPPODROME .
 ASSERTS JUDGE

New York. Feb 4--(UP)--1n an apparent attempt to effect q recon clliation or an amicable settlement out of court. Supreme Court Justice Journed to his cham mbersi the sched- uIed trial of Fay Webb Vallee's suit for separatio nand increased ali- mony against Rudy VaIie, crooner.
 The orchestra leader. his wife and their attorneys went to the jurist's office whiIet q steadily in- creasinE audience. avid for the spicy details of the short-lived ro- nance, had their hopes dasf1cd when Cotillo ordered tho court. room cleared.
 we will have no bippodromc." he ruled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
BANK STOCKS HELD
 STEADY LAST WEEK

New York, Feb New York City bank stocks showed little change during the past week, ac- cording to figures compiled by Holt Rose and Troster. The total value of sixteen leading issues aggregat- cd $I,303, ,4G3,000 on February l against $1,394.401 900 on January 25. q decrease of $038,000 or 0.07 per cent.
 The current at age yield of the sixteen issues is 5.60 per cent against 5.59 per cent on January 25. The current market value is now 1.14 times the known book value, and based upon current flg- ures the sixteen issues are now quoted at an average of 11.8 times their, known earnings, both un- changed for the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
BY ELMER O. WALZER United Press Financial EditOr)

New York, Feb. 4--(UP)--Deal- ings on the New York stock exc change stock section today were the ligstest in more than five months and the session was one of the smallest in 6 decade.
 Price movements were as mean ingless as the market was dull. Most issues huctuated in frac- tional area as trading Jagged be- cause them arket operators re- maincd on the sidelines.
 Dealings also were light fin bonds and in commodities. In the latter prices were moving in a narrow range except In the grain market where the close was lower with wheat off cent to l 7.S cents O bushel.
 Tho only issue that had any real activity was the lowly Studc- baker common stock which made q record low at 1 1-4 off Ia point from the previous close. This same stock sold at 9s in 1929 when 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
WIFE OF DENTIST
 MET HER DEATH

West Guilford, Vt., Bsh 4.--(UP) Mrs W. Buell. Perry, 3G, Brattle- boro clnbWOmhn, was killed Sun day and her husband and three children were injured, one child critically, when sleigh drawn by two runaway horses crashed in:o Il concrete bridge over Green river. One of the children. Frances, [. was fin n hospital with skull, nose and arm fractures. The other children, Dorothea, 8, and Crosby 5. and their father. Dr W. Bucll Perry. Brattleboro dentist, suffered cuts and bruises. Authorities sad said a whiffletree on the sleigh broke and fell on tho horses' legs while the family was on a pleas- ure ride from Brattleboro, ca using the team to-bolt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
PUCILIST MADE
 UP WITH WIFE

Ficrmonte, Italian pugiiist, and his patrician wife, Mrs Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte. arrived to- day, in the linen Roma, apparently reconciied' and happy.
 They shared cabin 23 on the voyage from New York. They are on route to Rome. Passengers re- ported the F'iermontes danced to- gethcr until 2 a. m. today at the ships grand ball.
 It had been reported that the Fiermontes would divorce. When Eiermonte sailed from New York on the Roma. Mrs Fiermonte took passage at the last moment, nppnr- ently without his prior knowledge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
ITALIAN KING
 HONORS ANGEL

New Haven. Conn, Feb 4-UP) king Emmanuel III has cons ferred' upon President James Row. land Angell, Yale university, the order of the crown of Italy with the rank Of grand officer, the uni- versity has announced. The deco ration, carrying the highest honor of the order, will be presented by Augusta Rosso, Italian ambassador. The honor was recommended be- cause of President Angelrs efforts in improving the relationship be- tween Yale and Italian universities and the founding of the "Sala Italiana" center of Italian studies at the college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Feb. 4--CUP) )-- Domes- tic wool ss moving very slowly in inc Boston market and most Of the inquiries are for the g4s and days report Of tho U. $. Agricul-
 Quotations are showing no change, but buyers are confining fb0lr attention largely to lots avai. able at prices on the low sides Of ranges reccstlX quoted. Estimated receipts Of domestic wool at Bos- Ion, reported 10 the Boston Grain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
NATURE HURT ECLIPSE

New York, Feb 4--(UP) Nat urt eclipsed one of her most startling stectacles, Il 20 per cent eclipse "i the sun. with heay banks of clouds through most of the United States yesterday. Ohiy q few cities. in- cIuding St Louis and Atlanta. had n good view of tho eclipse. But Il come exactly as scheduled by Tho" odore Ritter Von Oppolzer. Ger man astronomer. who in 1887 pre- dicted a 40 per cent eclipse Of the sun by the moon Feb 2. 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Session Was Smallest Held Ir1 SeueraZ Years
Price Movements Meaningless of the Issues
 FIuctuated in Very Narrow Margin

paid S5 annually in dividends.
 Other Automobile issues sagged fractionally in light turnover. Gen- eralI Motors dipped to Sl off 1-2.
 Railroad issues slipped back to losses ranging to Q point. New York Central dipped to within a fraction of its 1034-35 low, while Union Pacific lost point and At. chison 1-2 point.
 Sales were 34O,00O shares, the lightest since September 4. Fri days sales were 100000 shares. Curb sales were 84,000 shares com pared with 12O,000 Friday.
 Dow Jones averages industrial 1O1.L7 off O.63, railroad 33.13 off 0.3G, utility 17.05 off 0.OS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
w Y CityBank Stocks
 Higher For January
Weighted Average of Seventeen Leaders Ranged From
 Low of 43.74 to 46.00 Eiigh-Used at 46.44

reached the high of 4G.99 on Janu. Bry goth and closed January 3tst at 4G.44 for n net gain on the Honth of G.2 per cent. Since the low point in December. 1884, the w wGighted average has appreciated II.3 per cent.
 The range for Jdnuary. based or closing bid prices, was as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

New York. Feb { -- New York City bank stocks maintained II slow but steady upward trend dur trg January in the face of q mod crate decline in the general stock market. Holt, Rose x Troaer re- rort. Opening January End at the low of 43.74. the weighted average of seventeen representative issues
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

and Flour Exchange during the week ending February 2 amOu.it- cd to 3y0,810 lbs. compared with t28,100 lbs during the previous week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
HOME LOAN BONDS

Bid Asked Home owners Loan 4's 1a51 ........ 1Ol4 1Ol.V Home Owners Loan 3's 1952 .1OOI6 lOO.ZV Home owners Loan 2N's 194s ...... 9S.1G 9S.20
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
DOW JONES AVERAGES

90 90 20 Indus. R. II. Util.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

she's n little darling" the nurse said as she noticed on which baby the mothers eyes had rested. Don't you want me to put her bee side you for momentf"
 That could be accomplished only, she asserted, by placing brother first at tho foot of the bed and slipping ones arm from under him, then placing one's free hand bee meath sisters head, so!
 "Relax!" the nurse scolded. laughing lightly. How do you think this little one will feel when she finds her mother all hard as knots?'
 The mother opened her fingers and spread them over the white blanket. She had forgotten so many thinRsl How tiny their hands could bel How cunning and restless their little mouthsl
 A tiny wall sounded from tho foot of tho bod. That's brother" said tho nurse; but she didn't do anything about picking him up. T suppose he'd like n little attention. too" She looked him over carc- fully.
 He's not 50 handsome as tho llt- to girl" ghe said after n moment. "iis mouths large: l think you'll bo surprised! And he hasn't any nose to speak of! And his eyes aren't any color that you could namc!" shc laughed again as tho frottinR continued. Then she bent over tho baby and gave him a quieting pat or two. You'll have to tnke n back scat" she said with real affection, with that good. looking sister of yours"
 The mother thought she detected an odd tone in her voice. and it. startled her from tho drowsinessi into which she had found herself sinking. 'Ts he ali right othcr-l wiso ?" she asked. and though she, tried to speak evenly. her words tremblcd little. They hadn't beon in much of Il hurry to show her the boy! Supposing he :!
 "Oh. he's n fine onc!" the nurse said. picking him up and throwing back his blanket. He's perfect. See. he had . splendid head. too. But I meant, he won't be getting the attention the littlo girl does"
 Let me sec him closcr," said the mother.
 The nurse held him over tho head at tho end of extended arms.
 "1 mean even closer! 1iore." And ahe patted tho plncc waiting in the curve of hor other arm. Tho nurse placed him there and walked to the window.
 The mother looked at her boy with tho largo mouth, the tiny. but- ton noso the winking little eyes. My sweet" she whispered and she ran finger several times over his wrinkled check.
 "Of course, ho's swoetl" the nurse said, turning about. They're all sweet! But what 1 meant was. he won't be getting tho attention this little ono will"
 Tho mothers arm drew tighter about him then.
 'She laid her white hand over him and. small aa it was. it almost plotted him out. Suddenly she re- membercd tho other ono and turned her head and drew her closer, too.
 "You certainly look ns though you'd mako n tine motherl" said the nurse. smoothing out her apron.
 Tho girl on the bed smiled drowsily. "f havo to be a good one" she snld softly. If I'm to Do the Mother of tho Worldl" Copyright. to3b. Tho Chicago
 Daily News, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
By ESTER BERNET

ahe lay on the Whlto hOspitol Ded numb and motionlcss. Two hours before she had gone down Into the mysterious shadows of child birth, no longer q mystery to her. and had emerged again bitter and relentless. "A great little patientl" the doctor had called her. The Mother of the World!" she called herself.
 Her fists, which lay on the out- side of the covers. were clenched hard and knotted. Her eyes, which had known suffering, indeed, were ablaze with anger. Could she have moved she would have thrown her. self mercilessly about, beating the pillows, the unweicome bed beneath her. But she could not. She could only lio pressing her fingers into tho palms of her hands. her body burning with this new hatred and despair.
 What was she going to do about it2 Shc didn't know; but she was going to do somethingi For one thing. she was going to givo up the idea of being n model mother. She would give up her friends! She would play tho martyr. She would stay at homo and clean and wash and scrub and cook and bee come hard and indifferent to all the beauty in life.
 She would hhnd down the chll- drcn's clothes until there was noth- Ing left of them. She would patch ma lenRthen and remodel 50 that one suit, no matter how badly it looked, lasted for yenrg. She would 4 a aelF ht.sAA nnA earthly browns, something cheap and almost unsalabie. but easy to wash and iron. And, finally, she would move them all toward the river. where rent was low, where other people were poor and in poS- session of large families. and where she definitely now belonged.
 Oh, the tragedy of it! Five chil- dren since her marriage to Tom seven years ago! The first as unwanted now as the last!
 Tho girl heard step In tho doorway and turned her head. A nurse was entering. immaculate and floating in her white uniform; and in the curve of each arm she held q baby wrapped in a white blanket. She had kind. sympa- thetIc dark eyes. tho nurse had, and q smiling mouth. As she stood over tho bed she said proudly: "These arc your babies!" And she leaned forward the better to show them off
 The girl on the bed said nothing. Sho had seen babies before and had always. thought them sweet and precious, but she had never had occasion to look at any which she cared less to gee.
 "Dr White says" the nurse went on lightly, "that these are some of tho finest twins ho has had all year! only C pounds apiece. but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
WHOMoF FIR5To IN AMERICA

Who patented the first cast. iron blow?
 When was popcorn intro. duced?
 Where was the first Republi. can national convention heldf
 Answers in next issue.