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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EditOr)


 New York, April 24 (UP) - The stock market went through a series of wide swings today and ended irregularly lower.
 After opening steady, the list plunged several points in burst of selling. In early afternoon prices firmed until many issues were up 1 to 3 later new selling developed and prices sagged, recovering slightly again before the close.
 Steel shares finished with losses ranging to more than point. Steel operations recently heve shown signs of levelling off to the 68 per cent of capacity level.
 Railroads had good news in the weekly car loadings report which showed total 3.3 per cent above the previous week and 5.2 per cent above year ago. That helped car riers lead the afternoon rally.
 Atchison touched 72 1-4 and ral- lied to "A 1-2, up 1-2. Union Pacific at it's high had a net gain of 2 1-2. New York Central gained nearly 2 PNAAOS AAOAh AUo AO"s 4OW0AN OAAC close the group eased.
 Chrysler dropped to 97 1-8 and re- covered to 100 1-8, up 1-e. The corporation reported the highest first quarter earnings in history. It declared a dividend of $50, the largest single payment ever made. Other automobile shares were irreg- ular. In motor equipments Electric Auto-Lite responded to it's first quar- ter net equal to 65 cents share, against 52 cents in the correspond ing period of 1885.
 During the session new lows for the year were made by Atlantic Coast Line, IngersollyRand, Inter- national Business Machines and Pennsylvania Railroad. At one time U. s. Gypsum was down { points. Some oil shares were in demand, notably Standard of New Jersey which touched 62 3-8 up 1 1-8 Farm shares rallied and then sag
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
Market Went Through Wide Swings to Drop Down Lowe
After Opening Steady Hist Fell Blackboard
Market Closed IrregularIy LOwer-Steels Ended With
 Losses Railways Helped By Good News

ged. God reports brought advances into Loew's, Paramount issues, Union Carbide and Spiegel, May, Stern.
 Copper shares recovered after a decline. Silvers were mixed with U. s. Smelling up ?.
 Bonds ductuated about the same as stocks. Commodities were mixed with Wheat firm, Corn down and Cotton steady.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed Industrial l5l,54 up 0.46, Railroad 44.68 of oil. Util- ity 30.59 off O.10.
 Volume approximated 1,660,00 shares compared with 100000 shares yesterday. Curb sales were 332,00 shares as compared with 461 ,000 shares yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
KNOX ANSWERS
 SENATOR BORAH

New York, April 24 - (U.PD -- Frank Knox, in a telegram today to Senator William E. Borah, a rival candidate for the republican presi- dential nomination, said that "al- most every delegate chosen in the Illinois primary publicly made known his personal intention, if elected, to vote for me-" Replying to a charge by Borah that Knox sup- porters were attempting to win over delegates in downstate Illinois dis tricts where republicans returned a majority for Borah, the Chicago publisher said: T know of no efforts such as referred to in your tele- gram and am sure you agree with me that the delegates will follow the dictates of their own conscience"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 TO TEST ORDER
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three cents mile.
 "C-Fares in coaches to be two and one-half cents per mile with a certain immaterial exception"
 This application had been denied by the commission April 18.
 Would Lose Revenue
 At the time the original ICC or- der was announced in February, President Howard s. Palmer, who also is one of the three trustees, declared the New Haven system op- posed to any reduction "inasmuch as the road receives great per- centage of it's revnue than any other railroad in the country" from paS- senger travel.
 The management, he said, had agreed the reduction mot desirous'' and that the passenger revenue had reached as high as 45 per cent of the roads total income, whereas the average for the rest of the coun- try has been lass than 25 per cent. "
 The road now is operating on the old schedIlle of 36 cents a mile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
PUERTO RICO MAY
 BE INDEPENDENT

Washington, April 24 - (U.P) - Senator Willard Tydings, D., Md, claimed administration support to- day for his bill that would offer Puerto Rico complete independence. Tydings introduced bill in the sen- ate yesterday calling for an island referendum November, 1927 on the question:
 Shall the people of Puerto Rico be sovereign and indepenedent?"
 The bill provides that should the vote be in the affirmative, consti- tutional convention would be called to draft document to be subjected to a referendum.
 If the islanders approve the con- stitution 8 republican government would be proclaimed and the island
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 ASKING ADVICE.
Trustees Want to Know as to Payment of Rentals
 to Old Colony Road

New Haven, Conn, April 24-(U. P)-Trustees of the New Haven Railroad today petitioned U. s. Dis- trict Court for advice as to whether $438, 1858 due the old Colony Rail- road in quarterly rentals and with held since March 31, should be paid.
 The trustees declared they do not deem that payment is justified, and the court assigned April 28 for hearing.
 "Studies recently completed" the petition asserted, indicate that TO part of the rental payments, pres cribed by the provisions of said lease, to cover dividends on the cap- ital stock of said old Colony Rail- road Company, is being earned, and that it is the opinion of said trus- tees that earnings sufficient to cover said payments cannot reasonably be anticipated in the future"
 Only On Conditions
 The petition continued Certain payments including rental, interest on funded and unfunded debts and payments of taxes which became due after the beginning of the reor- ganization proceedings, have been made by said trustees but only upon the condition prescribed by previous order of the court"
 Continuation of such payments, 1t was pointed out, "is solely depend ent upon the authorization of this court"
 The majority of stock of the Old Colony is owned by the New Haven and large block is owned by Yale University. The payment would be equal to a dividend of one and three-quarters per cent on the cap- ital stock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
25 CENT OPERA
 IS PROPOSED

New York, April 24.-(UP)- Twenty-Five cent opera to introduce the beauty of real operatic music to a new audience was announced today by Edward Johnson, genera! manager of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
 Tn announcing the spring operat.c season of the Metropolitan, which 6 intended as an experiment to gee what new auditosn can be at- nacted. Johnson said that one.half Df the 1000 seats ia the Mctropoli- lan would be priced at % cents to bi.60 with the maximum price for lHc best orchestra tickets at $500. without tax on any seat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
WOOL MARKET

Boston, April 24-(UP)-Numer- ous inquiries were being received on wool tops in the Boston market, but very little actual business was being transacted, the U. s. Agriculture department today reported.
 Asking prices on domestic wools appeared unchanged from earlier in the current week. Average to good French combing length fine and 1-2 blood mixed original territory clips were quoted mostly 82-85 cents. secured basis. Bright medium grade fleece wools, packed in the country to include combing and clothing 3-8 and IA blood grades together, were offered mostly at 34-35 cents in the grease, delivered east.
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as taxpayers and as recipients of the fund allotted to President Roosevelt to care for unemployment-a fund equal to one-seventh national debt.
 North Carolina, third heaviest taxpayer last fiscal year, got back for relief during the last nine months less than 12 per cent of it's contribu- ton to the 1885 national revenue receipts.
 42 Per Cent of Rolls
 Xhe seven states named above as receiving the largest cut of the $2,- tributed support more than 42 per 500,000,000 relief fund already dis cent of the relief rolls of the nation. Altogether they received not quite $i,1O0, 100000 which is about 40 per cent of the relief funds so far paid out. These states paid 55 per cent of all money turned into the treasury by internal revenue collectors.
 The spread in the amount of re- lief funds to states varied hundred fold. New York's allotment has been more than 100 times that of Dela- ware to date. The Empire States relief population is only slightly more than 50 times that of Dela- ware.
 Status of Relief Fund
 The status Of the relief fund, which has turned into one of the focal points of the political cam paign, is as follows:
 i-Of the original grant of $4,- 900 100000, plus $88o, 100000 allowed from the vaults of federal agencies, $2, 5l5, 082, 1858 was spent up to March 3l.
 2-Altogether $3,466, ,159,327 has been obligated.
 3-Expenditure of $4,252, ,83o, ,60S has been authorized.
 Publications totalling $4,570,- %, have been made.
 Table Explains It All
 The following table shows the amounts received by various states so far during the 1936 fiscal year (July l to April D and the total amount of taxes paid by them in 1885. The list is in order of the relief grants:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
PALKA CASE FOR
 SUPREME COURT

Bridgeport, Conn, April 24.-UP)
 Speedy assignment of a supreme court hearing of the states appeal from the second dgeree murder con- viction of Frank Palka, young Buff falo, N. Y, aviation worker as the slayer of two policemen, was indi- cated today with the filing by Su- perior Court Judge John A. Cornell of his finding on points of eXcep- ton. State and defense counsel were given until May to file assignments of error, to be ruled upon by the higher court, probably during the June term.
 Killed Sergt. Kearncy
 Palka was convicted of the killing of Sergt. Thomas Kearney as he was being questioned concerning a $30 radio robbery. The state recent ly sought to have him tried during the current term for the staying of Patrolman Wilfred Walker, who was with Kearnel, but Judge Newell Jen- nings ruled the second trial should await decision of the supreme court on disputable points of the first ar- raignment which might effect the conduct Of the Walker hearing.
 Unusual Appeal
 The state based it's unusual ap- peal on exceptions to portions of the courts charge to the jury, rulings on points of law during the hearing and the exclusion of an al- legged confession obtained after his apprehension at Buffalo. The de- fense contended throughout that Palka was so intoxicated the night of the killings he was unaware of the robbery or shooting and that he had been "coerced" into fabri- eating story assuming full respon- sibility for the crime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
FIVE YOUTHS TO
 SHARE REWARD

Rockville. Conn, April 24.-(UP) Five Massachusetts, youths will share the 41,000 reward offered for the capture of John Bey, now serV- ing & life term for the killing of Constable John B. Decalri, Ellington, during a dairy robbery last sum- mer.
 Superior Court Judge Frank F. McEvoy late yesterday ort red the reward distributed among Michael A. Pushkin, Jeremiah E. O'Connell, Albert E. Hamm. and Harold F. Pur- cell. all of Florence. and Harold Gaylord, Northampton. They discov- cred Bcy at a Haydenvillc, Mass. farmhouse. ending a 20-day hunt for the fugitive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
CEMETERY UNIT
 ELECTS BROWNE
Mrs. John Wakelee Named Secretary=Treasurer
 of Association
WOLCOTT NEWS Correspondent: Mrs. Louise
 Snyder. Tel 6-O529

The Woodtick Cemetery Associa- ton recently met in the Woodtick Chapel for their annual business meeting and election of officers. The officers are Charles P. Browne, pres ident; Mrs. John Wakelee, secre- tary and treasurer; and Edward Garthwait, sexton. The latter will i'll the vacancy left by Berkley l. Frisbie's resignation.
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(Continued from Page l.) tervals along the British Somaliland frontier, northeast of Sasa Baneh.
 Such posts continue to be set out parallel to the advance of General Rodolfo Graziani towards Harar. When the columns reach the rail- road, it was understood the Cara bineers would fix posts along the French Somaliland frontier. to stop further attempts to smuggle supp plies into Ethiopia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

would be given virtually complete independence the next Fourth of July.
 The plan is similar to that adopt ed by the Philippine Islands under which a provisional government was established last year, except that the Philippine plan calls for ten year waiting period for independ- ence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
GIVEN RETRIEVE

Sacramento, Cal. April 24-tUP) Governor Frank P. Merriam to- day granted 3-day reprieves to Alex Mackay and Joseph Kristy just 27 minutes before they were scheduled O be hanged at San quentin prison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

Air service between Singapore. Malaga. and Brisbane. Australia. is to be increased.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
Grange Convencs

Neighbours night was held in the Grange Hall, Monday night, with a very large attendance. It was voted to start the meeting at 2 o'clock, standard time, or o'clock daylight time during the balance of the sum- mer months.
 It was announced that May IT would be Grange Sunday at Storrs Agricultural College. Mrs. Margaret Borger was elected and installed lecturer for the rest of the year filling the vacancy of Mrs. Rose Klitka, resigned.
 Tickets for the grange fair, June 19 and 20 were distributed. The lit- erary program was in charge of the neighboring granges and follows vocal solos Little Gray Home in the West and Treasure Island" by Antonio Le Voie of Beacon Grange. Sketch, Naughty Mouse" by mem- bers of Seymour Grange: Mats New Ora" a sketch by brothers of Beth lehem Grange; Ruth Wants to Get Married, sketch also by Bethlehem Grange. Members were present from Beacon, Mad River, Bethlehem, Sey- niour, Berlin, Bristol, Middlebury Shelton, Pembroke. Mass, Union Prospect, Warren and Wolcott Oranges. Refreshments were served by a committee composed of MT and Mrs. P. J. Duhaime, MT. and Mrs. Fred Alcott, Marion Tyrrell and Arthur Peterson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
RELIEF MONEY IS
 MORE THAN TAXES

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Scouts Gather

Scouts Gather The Boy Scout Troop, No. IT, will meet tonight with their scoutmaster in Wodtick school.
 Mrs. Louis R. Bolles and Mrs. William Gowie of Bridgeport were guests Thursday of Mrs. Earl R. Snyder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

DOW JONES AVERAGES
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ITALIAN TROOPS
 IN BIG BATTLE

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30 20 20 Indus. R. R. Util.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

cessful years that saw the business grow from infancy to a place of im- portance in the mercantile life ot the city.
 Alderman Edward J. Fitzgerald, president of the company, Harry M. Platt, secretary, and William Moher, treasurer, all of them well known in Waterbury and highly experienced in the mems wear field, were to- day the recipients of congratulations on all sides.
 MT. Fitzgerald was connected for 28 years prior to the opening of the new concern with the old Upson and Singleton Company, one of Water bury's leading mems stores for years MT. Platt was connected with the same concern for 20 years and MT. Moher was with the Upson-Single- ton combine for 12 years. Their combined experience in the mems wear field, therefore, has resulted in the firm of Fitzgerald and Platt, Inc, in becoming almost instsntan- eously, one of the city's leading stores of its kind.
 Fitzgerald and Platt, Inc, handles Kuppenheimer clothes for men, In- terWoven socks, Lee hats, Arrow shirts, Florsheim and Freeman shoes and many other nationally guaran- teed and recognized haberdashery articles. The concern started out first with general mems wear, such as clothing, shirts. socks, ties and the like but meeting the demands of the ever increasing number of customers a shoe department was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
Canadian Rockies"
 Described At Forum
Illustrated Lecture Given at Second Church-NeN
 FIynnals Presented at First M. E. Church

nais were distributed in memory Of deceased friends and relatives of parishionerB.
 Reverend Lloyd Morley, superin- tendent of the New Haven Metho- dist district, said that society was to blame for the disregard for human life which has been shown by Bruno Hauptman and that Haupt- man is stoical because of the rig orous training he received as sol- dier in the German army.
 Noon Club
 Francis Bowes Sayres new book, America Must Act" was reviewed by Dr. Alfred 0. Dreher ct the weekly meeting of the Sunday Noon Club yesterday ct the chapel of the Second Congregational church. Dr. Dreher said Sayre points out that advocates of self-sufilciency in this country are wrong in their beliefs and that the book indicates the only way out of this depression is by re- ciprocal trade.
 Jr. Auxiliary
 The Junior Auxiliary of the Sec- ond Congregational church spon- sored 8 leap year dance at Daven- port hall, Friday night. The hall was fittingly decorated for the af- fair. The committee on arrange ments included Mrs. Frederick Pier pont, Mfs. Winslow Russell, Mrs. Robert Coleman, Miss Helen Peasley and Mrs. William w. Vosburgh, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
BANDITS RIFLE CASH REGISTER
Four Youths Knock Out Gas Station Attendant
 and Take $5.3O

After one of a group of four young bandits had knocked out Q gas sta ton attendant with his fists, the youths escaped with S5.30 from the cash register of the station satur- day night.
 The attendant, Michael Daly, eEn- ployed ct Beebe's gas station on East Main street and Frost road, told Detective Joseph Bendler that tho youths drove up in Q red car about four years old and asked for two gallons of gas. When he came to the side of the car for the money, Daly said, one of the quartet jumped out and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious. He said he was Tout" for about i6 minutes.
 Three of the men were described as being about five feet seven inches in height, with dark hair and the fourth was said to be blond and about two inches taller. All were hatless and wore polo coats, Daly said. He was treated for lacerations by Dr. John F. Hackett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
HEIDKAMP'SSUIT
 WAS WITHDRAWN

William Heidkamp of this city to- day withdrew from the court of common pleas his $l5,000 suit against Warren R. Neff, of Pater- son, N. J. Settlement out of court was reported but the erins were not announced.
 The action was based on an acci- dent in which Heidkamp was in- jured June l7, 1885. He charged that while his truck was passing Neff's car In Oakville, the New Jer- scy driver swung his car to the left and forced the truck into a pole Heidkamp claimed a brain concus- sion and other injuries, among them facial lacerations that would leave permanent scars.
 Attorney Irving W. Pasternak rep resented the plaintiff, Attorney Vim cent Scullly the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
M. E. Society To Hear \
 Outstanding Experts
Meeting Here Wednesday Evening of Local Section of
 National Group

pany, will address the members Of the Waterbury section of the Arl- erican Society of Mechanical En- gtneers Wednesday night at the El- ton. Dinner will be served at 6:A6 o'clock and will be followed by the three addresses. R. L. Palatine, chairman of the local group, will preside.
 Each of the three speakers is an. outstanding authority on steel in his line and will deal with the subject from the viewpoint of the design en- gineer. They will give relative bricf presentation from 20 to 40 minutes, rot burdened with too great detail, so as to throw the main fetures into sharp relief.
 MT. Adams subject will be Alloy Constructional Steels of High Physical Properties and Suggested Precautions in Design to Avoid Dam gerous Stress Concentration" Mfr, Spaulding will speak on Tool, Alloy and High Speed Steels, Their Gen. eral Allocation to Types of Work and Design to Minimized Stress Raisc-s." MT. Dempsey will discuss Free Machining Steels for Auto- matics, Cold Rolled Strip and Sheet Steel, Rivet Steel; Resume or Grades Available"
 On March 18th talk on Boulder Dam Project" will be delivered and will be illustrated with B lantern slides and five reels of film.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
AGREEMENTS FILED

The following compensation agreements were approved today by Commissioner James M. Lynch:
 Farrell Birmingham Company, An- sonia, and James Mclean, Ansonia. acute dermatitis, s2064 weekly, be- ginning November i8. Farrell Birmingham Company, An- sonia. and Antonio Fappian, New Haven, back strain. $i5.00 weekly beginning February {.
 Seymour Manufacturing Company and Tony Krot. Seymour. infected finger, el0.37 weekly, beginning February 6.
 City of Derby and Charles Green. Derby, hernia. Sl0.04 weekly. begin- ming February Q.
 Blake Motor Lines. 'Torrington and Louis Badger. T0rrington, back injury eie.64 weekly, beginning January 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
Cilmartin Dedicates
 New Book To Mother
Everyday Errors in Pronunciation" Believed to Be
 Local Educators Best of Nine Volumes

as for business and professional people who cannot find time for dictionary study.
 First Book Recalled
 In justice to Mir. 0ilmartin 1t may Do noted that 1t was necessary to write two books in order to get this present work. When his first manuscript was ready for the print or, the appearance of the New Mer- m.Webster Dictionary compelled him to recall his manuscript and completely revise 1t so that 1t might conform to the latest authority.
 The book contains i08 pages and agrees with the pronunciation formed in the three leading Amer lean dictionaries, the New Merriam Webster, New Standard and the Century. Tho pronunciation of eacl, word is given phonetically, that is by sound, rather than diacritically or by markings. This method, com- bined with the clear-cut explana- tons and illustrations, makes it possible for any grammar school pupil to understand tho text.
 The lessons or groupings are of diversified nature, which stimuli ates and sustains the interest of the reader. Some pages pertain to some very simple words that are fre- quently inispronounced, as root" and "hundred"; some, to common terms whose pronunciation has been distorted, like "clique" (cleek) or "secretive" tse-kree'-tive); some, to words that possess two or more cor rect forms, as "gladioius" or "illus- trate"; some, to words that have been given Q newly-sanctioned form as "adult" or "rabies". In a word 1t covers Q very comprehensive field in an intensive and most interesting way.
 Tests Resemble Games One educator who has a copy oi the book said 1t was "a pronuncia. ton gem which grows more lustrous with use." To fortify the reader against Q nasty and perhaps hapha- gard perusal of the pages, MT. Gill martin has placed five tests after every 30 pages. The tests are so devised as to resemble @ game and thus eliminate any of the unpleas- antness usually associated with the word test.
 Mir. Gilmartin was most profuse in his praise of the publisher. Wal ter J. Black, who he said was a dominant figure in the mail order book business of this country. The makeup of the book, its handy size its flexible leather cover and excel- lent type, testify to the authors high appraisal of MT. Black as Q publisher. The authors connection with the Black concern will surely place his name before the country as one of our leading connoisseura in pronunciation.