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Evening star., 1936-11-01
Trade

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fairly aggressive bidding fell to rail
obligations in the medium and low
price brackets. Buying was attrib-
uted to sources favorably impressed
with the September gains in net op-
Grating income.
Observers of the business scene
termed the continued quickening in
the demand for credit for business
purposes an encouraging symptom.
In the rise of $30,000,000 in excess
reserves of member banks of the
Federal Reserve System was seen q
sign money rates would likely con-
tinue low. The total for the week
ended October 28 was $4,000, 900.
Detailed Reports Given.
Reports on business condition in the
IL Federal Reserve districts follow:
Boston: New business in the cotton mar
steady Interest in wool broadened as
New YYorl: Retail trade was brisk in the !, I,
activity benefited from cooler weather and
the approach of Christmas.
Philadelphia: Mild weather retarded
Fall retail trade somewhat. Demand for
heavy clothing continued slow and offset
good gains in other items. Wholesale turn
Cleveland: Retail distribution was sea-
sonally good with the aid OF cooler weather.
In Toledo employment gains were scored
as automobile parts plants neared normal
Richmond: Lower temperatures brought
increased demand for wearing apparel and
other seasonal items in the fifth Federal
Reserve district. Wholesale trade was
steady and higher than year ago.
Atlanta: Steel production forged ahead
to a, new peak. 6s per cent of capacity.
the hsheS, since lSao Trade seod IN rfss
clearings declined to S56.00U,O00 from
Chicago: Football week" promotion
bolStered many lines Of business. Whole
Salers, retailers hotels. restaurants, rail-
roads and other beneficiaries of foot ball
announced peak business.
St. Louis: Expansion in virtually all Sec
tons of retail trade vas estimated at about
: per cent over the preceding week and
10 per cent over the like week year ago.
Employment turned in better than season
gains in some divisions.
Minneapolis: Trade experts said sales Of
L. per cent ahead of last year. A con-
tinued heavy demand for hunting equip
Kansas s City City: The forward trade trend
continued in october with retail volume
about 9.3 per cent ahead of last year
and wholesale activity UP 1876 per cent.
San Francisco: The maritime strike halt
tail trade continued fairly active. but un-
even Wholesale trade still ran about 20
per cent over 1885. but showed signs Of
being retarded by the strike.
Evening star., 1936-11-01
STOCKS IRREGULAR
AT WEEKS CLOSE.
Few Implements, Special
ties, Coppers Gain, While
Carriers Ease.
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

BY FREDERICK GARDINER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.
NEW YORK. October 3l-The
stock market shifted from pillar to
post today and finished about where
1t started.
A few farm implements, coppers
and specialties got out in front for
gains of as much as 3 points or So
but the rails fell back and leading
motors. utilities, steels and oils drifted
tndifferently.
Traders seemed to like the taste OF
business and industrial news morsels,
although most commission house GUS
TONERS were inclined to hold to safety
zones pending Tuesdays national bal
loting.
The maritime strike on the West
Coast was watched closely for possible
repercussions elsewhere. As an i'm
mediate market factor. however, the
shipping walkout was thought to have
been a minor influence.
The Associated Press average of 60
stocks closed unchanged at 74.4. For
the month the average showed net
advance of 81 points. Transfers
totaled 733,360 shares compared with
619.l80 last Saturday.
Agricultural machinery issues re-
sponded to higher earnings hopes
based on prospects for larger crops
and expanding farm incomes.
The coppers received further aid
from another lift in the price of eX-
port metal to its top level since jan
uary, 1881.
Principal share gamers, some at
new highs for the recovery, included
American Telephone at 18034, Andes
Copper 2712, Kennecott SOS, Cerro
De Pasco "a, j. I. Case l61A "a, Deere
SO, International Harvester SO, Sears
Roebuck 9814, Woolworth 81 and Du
Pont 174.
On the downside fractions to a
point or more were Santa Fe at 1874,
Pennsylvania 43, N. Y. Central Asa
Westinghouse 1855, U. S. Steel 1874,
Bethlehem 1914, General Motors 7234,
Chrysler 1885. Western Union 1914,
Consolidated Edison 48, Budd Mfg.
ll3s and Electric Power g. Light 1874
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Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
WOOL, TOPS~Futures closed steady. 5
higher to 10 lower. January. 9S.6b: March,
COCoA-Futures closed steady. 3a4
higher December. soon: March. SOB:
May. slim; July. SO: September. 81 n.
Sales, 6l6 tons. . -
COFFEE-Spot steady: Rio. No; :. Si,a:
Santos. No. 4, 10aIOls. Cost and freight
offerings included Santos Bourbon Is and
SIS at 9.60as5. Rio futures closed steady,
unchanged to hisheE. Sales. 5000 q Pc. 1s.
July. 6.3On. Santos futures firm. lgatl
higher. Sales. $3.50. December. 9.34b:
RAW. HIDES Futures closed STEADY s. gn.
March, 120Os12.0l; June. l2.30. Sales,
q20 900 pounds.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed hrm.
eontracts. 1S ets pecember: II ~; March
l715b; May 7lss Juig IibbsG 5ssIo' spos SsI-
i4osn. itmcTn. Bid. Nominal.
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COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK, october 3l-The AsSo-
eisted Press weighted wholesale price IN
dex. Of 35 commodities today advanced to
e097: month ago, Sl.27: year ago. 1919.
Range Of recent years:
High - sa:ss sf2s 1s:ss 1s5ss 1as4 ~ ss,s;i as?;:;
Low - 71.3l 7ls4 61.53 4l.44
u926 average equals 100)
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
. YEAR 1886

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
RED CROSS WILL AID NEW ENGLAND

Washing ton, March l3.--CUP)--- The Red Cross and the coast guard cooperated today in sending aid to flood stricken regions in Pennsyl- vania and New England
 Coast guard surf boats were sent to the vicinity of Wilkesbarre, Pa, where the Red Cross reported that 500 families had been forced to evacuate because of high waters, and that another 500 to 800 families might be forced out of their homes before night
 Five of the boats were sent by rail from New York, and others were shipped by truck from Balti- more.
 Red Cross nurses were sent to Wilkes Barre, Easton and Williams port. It was announced that arr arrangements for raising funds to care for flood sufferers were being made by the Red Cross in Wilkes Barre. Refugees. 1t was said, had been concentrated in six shelter and feeding stations.
 Other nurses were sent to Spring field, MasG., Concord N. H., and Hartford, Conn. to aid in reliev- ing suffering caused by the floods in New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
INDIAN DOCTOR
 WILL BE HANGED

Manchester, Eng. March l3- (UP)--Dr. Buck Buxton, Indian doc tor. was sentenced today to be hanged for the murder Of his wife and a maid, whose dismembered bodies were found scattered in a rayine in more than 200 fragments. He was found guilty after a trial lasting II days. When the sentence was imposed, Ruxton, whose real name is Ratanji, rose and thanked judge and jury for giving him "a fair trial" Then he raised his left arm twice in salute to the judge and walked slowly from the dock.
 After a brilliant career in the In- dian medical service, Ruxton came to England, married Scots girl and took up practice here in 1928. Mrs. Buxton and the nursemaid. Mary Jane Rogerson, disappeared last September. Early in October. two women crossing bridge over rayine in Dumfrieshire saw some strange parcels. Police found they two heads and other parts of bodies. over the next few weeks scores of additional pieces of the bodies were discovered strewn in the ravine. Later. police found blood stained carpets and clothing in tfie Ruxton home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
WILLNER CASE
 IS NOT SETTLED
Attorney for Family Hold ing Letter Coroner MOn-
 zani Is Demanding

The deaths of Maurice s. Willner, 40, and his five months old son, Joel, in the carbon monoxide filled garage attached to the home at 653 Willow street last week came into the lime light again today as Coroner John T. Monzani in superior court secured an order to have Attorney Perry Graicerstein, counsel for the Willner family, appear in court at a special session at 9:30 Wednesday morning to show cause why he has refused to turn over to the coroner a letter written by Willner the day before his death. Coroner Monzani secured the order after Attorney Graicer- stein had refused to honor a sub poena directing him to appear at the coroner's office at l0:30 this morn- ing, bringing the letter with him.
 Father, Son Found Dead
 Willner and his infant son were found dead on the floor of the gar- age last Thursday morning, the deaths apparently being a suicide and a homicide. A note found in a milk bottle, ordering the discon-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
NEW YORK STRIKE
 IS WORSE AGAIN

New York, March l3.--CUP)-- Mayor F. Fl. LaGuardia put aside city business today in an effort to break the elevator strike deadlocked by realty advisory board adver- tisement offering strikers back their jobs. The union insisted 1t never would arbitrate the replacement is- sue. The mayor recessed board of estimate meeting early to confer with Edward Mcguire. counsel for the Building Service union and City Chamberlain A. A. Berle, Jr, one of the two city arbitrators. It was indicated that LaGuardia was try ing to overcome the union reluct- ance to resume negotiations.
 Mcguire left City Hall an hour later, asserting the union would go through with the strike" He was expected back, however.
 Banks suspected by the union of cxerting pressure on the building owners not to sign agreements were picketed today. James J. Bambrick, president of the union telegraphed the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit. begging him to tell the country about the situation in his Sunday broadcast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
FIVE PERSONS
 DIED I!||::.| IN FLOOD
New England States Are Hard Hit-Many People
 Are MarOOned

Boston, March i3.--(UP) Five persons were known dead today in the worst New England floods since 1927 when raging waters kill ed 125 and caused $l00,000,000 dam age. Rivers swollen by melted snow and torrential rains still were rising In six states. Thousands were marooned as water surround ed their homes. Many were taken to higher land in boats. Though accurate estimate was diff ficult, damage was known to be in the millions. Highways were impaS- sable in most of New Hampshire much of Vermont and Maine and in the Berkshire section of western Massachusetts. New Hampshire state highway officials barred all automobile traffic north of Union, Washouts forced railroad officials to abandon many branch lines, but most of the principal routes stiii were operating. At Plymouth, N. H. l9 passengers and crew of l2 were
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
LUCKY HE LIVES
 TO SEE BIRTHDAY

Lindale, Texas, March l3-tUP)- w. c. Russell grinned his apprecia- ton today as Lindale folk wished him a happy Friday-the-thirteenth birthday. He has had so much bad luck involving "l3's" he said he was lucky to be here at all' He was born on March l3. 1898. He was bit- ten by poisonous snake when he was i3 years old and lost one joint of a finger. as n result. He was shot through the thigh and shoulder at the age of IT. Arriving late for work one morning. he found that the foreman of the job. in attempting to take his place, had been electro cuted.
 Several years later he fell 50 feet or q dam. landing on a barrel which rolled instead of breaking. He once was showcrcd with flaming gasoline and jumped into puddle Of fresh concrete 10 smother the flames. He has recovered from three attacks oi pneumonia. "The 18th must be lucky" he insisted. "else 1 wouldn't bc alive"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
CROC|CCH|A IS
 MUCH PUZZLED
Local Attorney Wonders If G. 0. p. Will Keep Him
 Out of Nomination

Attorney George J. Crocicchia, candidate for the office of state sen ator in the last state election, is ap- parently worrying about his chances of being given the g. 0. p. nomina- ton in the 18th district once more, leaders of the republican party of Waterbury declared today. Their opinions were the result of com ments made last night at meet ing of the Waterbury Republican Club by Attorney Crocicchia at which he urged open caucuses in making up the coming slate of town committee members and delegates to the city convention who will name delegates to the state conven- ton of the republican party.
 Palomba Is Silent
 Town Chairman Frederick W Palomba asserted today that he had no comment to make to Attorney Crocicchia's remarks of last night. The Democrat last Saturday report ed that & movement is on foot to give the s. o. D. senatorial nomina- ton in the 18th district to Attorney J. Warren Upson. president of the Young Republican Club.
 Chairman Palomba also asserted
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
NORTHEASTERN
 STATESSUFFERED
All of Them Were in Path of Rivers That
 OverflOWed
(Copyright, 19ae, by United Pressl

Copyright, 1936, by United Press)
 New York. March l3--(UP)-- Floods menaced thousands in the northeastern states today. Nine were known dead and hundreds were homeless. Rising streams and continued thaws indicated that a catastrophe situation was only be- ginning.
 Raging streams, many already over their banks, poured their de- luges through Maine, New Hamp- shire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Hanover, N. H., and number of nearby towns were isolated. Easton, Pa. had the waters of Lehigh and Delaware rivers in It's streets. Grave fear was felt in score of other communities.
 Tn New York state the rising Sus- quehanna, Chenango, Chemung, and Cohocton rivers threatened disas- ter comparable to that of last July. Lowlands already were under wa ter and many highways had been made impossible.
 Tons of ice damned the Hudson river near Castleton early today, threatening to back up water into communities of the lower Hudson. The town of Nyack, which has a dam holding back the waters of a large pond on 8 higher level than it., took emergency precautions but was not believed to be in danger. The Bronx river, which flooded a part
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
GREAT BRITAIN
 ANCERS FRANCE
Turned Down Proposal to Exact Penalties for
 Hitler's Act
By FREDERICK KUH Copyright 1936 by United Press)

London, March 13.-(UP)-Great Britain has rejected Frances pro- posal to apply economic and finan- cial sanctions to Germany, reliable diplomatic sources revealed today.
 The Locarno power - Britain, France, Belgium and Italy--thus were deadlocked in their efforts to find @ solution of the crisis before the league council is asked tomor- row to vote penalties. France. as- sured of the support of Soviet Rus- sia, even if 1t comes to military action, refused to consider any pro- posal which would permit Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to retain the troops he now has in the Rhineland.
 Would Lead to War
 The French proposal of sanctions was reported to have been met by the British objection that sanctions easily could lead to war with Ger many and Britain is unwilling to irlsur that risk.
 The French persisted in their de- rnand that the league council, meet ing at II a. m. tomorrow, should first strongly condemn Germany for violating the Locarno and Versailles treaties. and then should consider punitive measures.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
UNITED STATES
 NEED NOT FEAR

Cleveland, March l3.--tUPl-The United States has little to fear from n foreign aggressor as long as 1t is prepared to defend itself. National Commander Ray Murphy of the American Legion told luncheon meeting of legionnaires today.
 Murphy came to Cleveland to dis cuss plans for the legion's national convention here in September with officers of the convention corpora ton.
 "I think we may all concede that there is no danger of the United States going out looking for a war, Murphy said. If war comes, 1t will seek us. $f we gre prepared to de- fend ourselves, therefore, we shall have little to fear from foreign aggressor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
TRUST FUNDS OF
 DETROIT LOOTED

Detroit, March 13.-(UPD--The footing, of $349,0O0 from city trust funds and the suicide of Harry M Tyler, city budget director whom police say stole the money, precipi- tated an investigation today look ing for possible accomplices. Tyler, police said, shot himself sometime yesterday afternoon, but his body was not discovered until 9:23 o'clock last night A search had been made for him earlier
 His body was discovered by Mayor Frank Couzens, Special Police h. spector John Hoffman, assigned to an inquiry into the shortage of city funds, and a group of detectives.
 Tyler, himself, had helped city officials since Wednesday in search ing for the missing funds.
 Part Of the stolen money, police revealed. was taken in 1881 by Alex Lewis, welfare thief now serving a prison term. The money stolen by Lewis and re-stolen by Tyler totaled $iO6, ,792.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
ITALY STARTED
 NEW OFFENSIVE
Both North, South Armies Ordered Ahead-Italian
 Steamship Sunk
BY STEWART BROWN United Press StaH Correspondent


 Rome March l3-CU.P0 - Italys armies swung into action in East Africa again today, beginning a ma jor-scale offensive on the southern front.
 Convinced, following a temporary lulI in hostilities, that no immediate war crisis is to be expected in Eu- rope, Italy ceased marking time in her Ethiopian adventure and re- sorted to direct action while the diplomats talked in London. Dispatches from Mogadiscio, iil Italiar Gosnaliland, reported thai General Rodolpho Graziani com mander of the Fascist southern army, had ordered his mechanical troops to the attack i.i major drive. Chief objectives of the ofien- sive are Jigjiga and Daggah Bur.
 Operations will be carried out on all other sectors of the Somaliland front but will be in the nature of demonstrations to draw of Ethio- plan troops from the main goals.
 The northern army also is moving into action again. Official communi- que No. l54 today said:
 North Forces Advance
 Marshal Pietro Badoglio (com- mander of the East African armies)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
MILK DISPUTE IS
 TROUBLESOME

Hartford, Conn.,, March i3-(UP) ---Describiting the two-question milk price ballot to be sent to milk pro- ducers as unfair. Robert c. Mitchell, Southbury, president of the Connec- ticut Milk Producers association termed 1t nothing but a gesture"
 He said he told Governor Wilbur l.. Gross at the final conference he didn't think the questionnaire gave producers sufficient information for an intelligent vote. He maintained there should be three questions on the ballots. instead of the flat price proposal and classified system. The third question, he said, should have distinguished between e1iat price and Q classified price system with quotas equal to class l sales. He sees the necessity of another series of conferences to determine what plan is to be used after the present poll is taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
STUDENTS WERE
 POOR PACKERS

Kansas City, Mo. March 13.-- CUP)--To prove that a face is no index to character, Dr. Frank F. August of the University of Kansas City passed out 75 photographs to his class of 40 Students in crimin- ology. Half Of the photographs were of criminals and the other half of leading citizens. Twenty stu- dents selected J. Edgar Hoover as a criminal. four picked Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as criminal and three placed Gen. Hugh 6. Johnson in the same category.
 Three students classcd John Dil- finger as a decent citizen. and 35 students placed Russell Allen. Ohio kldnapcr. in the same class. Ford bradshaw, Oklahoma desperadO. was Rn lnn1cent man to 20 students. She photographs we're newspaper ulctures which have appeared more ihan once during the past five years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
WORST FLOODS
 IN MANY YEARS
Conn. Is Not as Yet Out of Danger-Rivers Are
 Still Rising

Hartford, Conn. March l3.--(UP) General flood conditions prevailed throughout Connecticut today. the worst In nearly 90. years. Rivers and tributaries were inundatin2 wide areas, both in cities and farmlands and the rapidly rising Connecticut river added new men, ace to life and property. The Con- necticut was two feet above flood level at 6:30 a. m, and ris- ing steadily. The State Board of Health issued warning to prevent an outbreak of disease and the Red Cross, American Legion and Emer- gency Relief Commission prepared to administer to distressed refugees. No loss of life had been reported but there were scores of rescues Crews worked frantically through the night at Stafford Springs to prevent collapse of the Rhode ls- land Worsted Mill dam and resi-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
FOUR MEMBERS OF
 FAMILY KILLED

Wilkes Barre. Pa. March l3- fUP)-Four members of family were found dead in their fiood-iso- lated home at Kingston today. Poe lice said they had been asphyxiated by illasinating gas which leaked from main wrecked by flood waters.
 The dead were: Guy Boot, g; his wife, 36; his daughter. June. i2. and Mrs. Boots mother, Mrs. Della Mule. 60.
 The bodies were discovered by William McHugh, neighbor, who waded through flood waters to the Boot home after he had noticed no signs Of fife there ln % h0uTs
 MeHugh notified Red Gross oiii- cials and Kingston ilrcTnen who went to the home in motor boats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13

down, unless compromise so favor- able to him can be offered that he could remove the troops without losing face. France is in no mood to make concessions.
 A situation exists in which no nation wants war, but may be forced into 1t.
 Britain May Lose Out
 Even the power of Great Britain, which is determined to prevent war if possible, and not to be dragged into one in any event, may not be able to prevent an outbreak.
 Britain took a strong stand at the London talks today, refusing to support the French demand for enforcement of League penalties.
 But if France feels that now is the time to suppress Hitler permanently before he has built up such a power ful nation that 1t would be diff cult to conquer, 1t is conceivable that she might line up enough mili- tary support to do the job without
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
WATERBURY OUT
 OF FLOOD STORM
Damages Were Not Heavy Except Bank St., Which
 Was We'll Swept

Waterbury watl practically back to normal today fter experiencing yesterday the Worst flood con- ditions in itsj past ten years history. The 'Naugatuck and Mad rivers, which were raging tor- rents yesterday. were back within their usual channels this morning, although considerably swollen. Fac- tories which were forced to close yesterday were operating today with full forces on hand.
 The New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company was scheduled to restore through service between Waterbury and Bridgeport at o'clock this after noon. Workmen at o'clock this afternoon completed the task of repairing washout damage to the line along the old Meriden rail- road route from South Main street through the Scovill Manufacturing Company plant. the old Dublin street station and the International Silver Company.
 Damage Not So Heavy
 Damage to the city streets, while considerable, was at a minimum total despite the heavy flood, Super- intendent of Streets Thomas J. Fleming reported today. Asphalt oil coverings on hilly streets of the city prevented thousands of dol- lars additional damage to public thoroughfares. he stated.
 Assistant Superintendent of Wa ter Frank Cassin reported today that Q thorough survey of the reservoirs supplying Waterbury showed all basins to be filled to overflowing. Slight damage to the rip-rapping
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