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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-27
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< Washington, D. O., Nov. 27-At- torneys for the Federal Housing Au- thority today appeared to be in full agreement with an opinion of Sen- ator Lonergan, of Connecticut hold ing that the Connecticut Enabling Act of 1886 is fully adequate to per- init immediate compliance with the Federal Housing Authority require- ments for projects at Bridgeport or elsewhere in the State.
 Announcement had been made earlier this week that amendments to the Connecticut Act would like ly be necessary before any housing project could be undertaken in the state, threatening an indefinite de-
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one and is the first to be purchased by the school for its library of films.
 Guests at this meeting were Miss Leslie, MT. and Mrs. Swift, Billy Hoskins, MT. and Mrs. Woodruff, MT. Pope, Miss Doolittle, Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Webster.
 This club is Q very enthusiastic one and appreciates the excellent cooperation 1t receives from stamp loving adults in Watertown and sur- rounding towns,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-27
1s.IN. SWEET POTATO GROWN

Batesvlile. Ark. tUP)--An i8-inch sweet potato grown on . farm near here was being exhibited here last week. The potato, which grew on the J. D. Gay farm, is three and Q half inches thick and exactly IS inches long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-27

Indians gather wild turnlps on tic prairies and dry them until tf~7 gre as hard aS billiard balls. In the winter time, the yare soaked until soft and eaten raw or in stews.
Evening star., 1937-05-13

By Private Wire Direct to The Star.
View York markets are now daylight saving time.
fncka - MAJ
Evening star., 1937-05-13
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Mrlta,

NEW YORK, May 13-Sellin
waves swept through the stock marx
today and leading issues toppled !
S or more points, many to new low
for the year and longer.
A fresh outbreak of labor contrc
versies in steel and motor centers az
parently gave the list its initial dow
ward push. Offerings found blc
scarce in virtually all departments.
The retreat attained such ne
mentum in the second hour the tick,
tape fell several minutes behind. Frt
quent feeble attempts at rallies serve
mainly to slow the pace. A lit
buying support in the final hour, hov
ever. enabled most sliders to improl
on their worst marks.
Touching off the tumble, broke
said, was the calling of strikes at II
Jones & Laughlin steel plants and
renewal Of sit-doWns in scattered Ger
eral Motors factories In addltc
were threats Of tie-WDs of other ind.
pendent steel companies
Transfers were around 10000
shares.
Bonds emulated stocks in a less.
degree. United States Governma
securities were uneven. Some mai
commodities weakened, with rubb
futures breaking sharply on VOL
Germany had imposed an import ts
on this staple. Wheat at Chicas
lost I. TO cent bushel and col
was down IS to up 234.
Steels were in the forefront of u
reversal, or with United States ste
breaking more than at the wors
Sloss-Sheffeld was off about 10 Raj
dipped but were more resistant ths
other groups.
Prominent issues touching new l9,
bottoms were General Motors, ChrU
ler, General Electric, American Toba,
Co B, Douglas Aircraft, Sea board O
Consolidated Edison, Western Unic
and Montgomery Ward
Conspicuous on the losing end We
Bethlehem Steel, Republic, Nation
Steel, Youngstown Sheet e. TUX
American Rolling Mill, Yellow Truc
Briggs Manufacturing, United Stat
Rubber. Goodyear. Goodrich. Sea
Roebuck, j. I. Case, Information
Harvester, Deere, Boeing. Americs
Telephone, Electric Power g. Lgf
American Water Works, Anacond
Kennecott, Cerro de Pasco, Standa
Oh OF New Jersey, Texas Cor
Barnsdal, Brooklyn Union Gas, Yves
inghouse. Du Pont, Allied Chemic,
Cluett Peabody, Loew's, Paramour
Ceanese, Newport Industries and A
lantlc Coast Line.
Halving losses of l to were San
Fe, New York Central, Pennsylvan!
Southern Pacific, Great Norther
Northern Pacific, Baltimore g. Oh
and Southern Railway.
Evening star., 1937-05-13
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO. May 3O.-Largely
sponsive to lower prices on secruiti
as we'll as on cotton and other con
modltleS, Chicago wheat values we
downward today, especially in la
dealings.
Selling of wheat here. however, VI
restricted somewhat by a compar
lively firm market at Winnipeg. E.
port business today in Canadian Vhe
was estimated at 100000 bushels.
At the close wheat was /, to ceI
under yesterdays finish; May. l.2lA
ss; July, l.l5ls-A; corn, 7s of
"a up; May, 1858; July. 1.l5A
l.l6, and oats at Is decline to !
advance.
Evening star., 1937-05-13
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. May 13 P.-Grain ranl
Baltimore Quotations.

BALTIMORE, May 13 R.-Wheat. N
,. red Winter garlicky. spot domesti
35A: May. 1.35A.
Evening star., 1937-05-13

at the Washing
ton Loan & Trust
Co., being slated
for the presi-
dency. AS he is
unopposed. he is
certain of the
honor.
Joseph R. Fitz-
patrick, candi-
date for first vice
president, is also
the only candi-
date for that po-
Sition and there
are one or two
other candidates
Evening star., 1937-05-13
CENTRAL CALLS BONDS.

NEW YORK, May l3 R.-Ne
York Central Railroad Co. called (,
redemption July at los the s2,067
900 Kanawa & West Virginia R.
Co. S per cent first mortgage bont
due July /, 1885. The new YoI
Central owns $590,OOO Of the issue.
Evening star., 1937-05-13
ELECTION PLANNED
BY A. |. B. CHAPTER
William Laugh|in Slated for
Presidency Without
Opposition.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Members Of Washington Chaper
American Institute of Banking, will
hold their election late today and
name officers for the coming year,
William H. LaughGn, collection teller
Evening star., 1937-05-13

Continued on Page A-2l.)
Evening star., 1937-05-13
PENNSY PLANS PAYMENT.

NEW YORK, May 13 N).-Penl
sylvania Railroad Co. announced II
day it will pay OF $1,310OOO of
maturing ~ per cent series %" gel
eral equipment trust certificate
Payment will be made May Is.
Evening star., 1937-05-13

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat, No. l, mixed, 1.27l2: No.
mixed, 1854 Corn, No. 8, nike
127s4; No. /, yellow, 1929 No.
yellow, l2912; No. 3, yellow, 1.27-2'
No. 2, white, l.30-3012; No. 3, whit
1.27-28l2.
Oats, No. l, white, 53l5; No.
white. 5lla-53; No. 8, white. SOL
No rye or buckwheat. Soy beans N
2, yellow, 179. Barley. feed, 7O-Si
mailing, 1.OO-28 Timothy seed, Al .
so. Clover seed, 260O-32 90.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. May 13 UP.-Grain ranl
today:
Prev.
High. Low. Close. Close.
May N- 1.2ss4 1.26H 1855 1874
October 1.17A 1.15s4 1.16 "a 1.16's-
May - 55S 54h 55A 54T.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, May 13 R,.-Wheat N
z. red Winter garlicky. spot domesti
1851: May. 1854.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
AndreuU Mellon
 Died Last Night
tconsinued from Page l,

from his father was expanded into hundreds of millions through shrewd investments. Ills greatest in- terests, apart from aluminium and It's associated water-power deVel- opments and bridge building, were the Gulf oil company, the Ameri- |can Locomotive company, the stand- ard Steel company, the Plttsburg Coal company and . number of light. power, traction and water companies.
 Powerful Behind Scenes
 He became a powerful behind-the- scenes figure in Pennsylvania poli- ties. and contributed heavily to the republicn party. Pennsylvania per came known as the state controlled by "the Mellon machine. ~ was ss said that Sl,60Q,000 of the S2,oOu.vuu deficit incurred by the repupncen party in its campaign to elect MT. Harding was underwritten py the Mellon National bank.
 Ills chief philanthropic interests were the Carnegie library ot Ritts. burg, the Carnegie Institute ot TechnoloNy, the Pennsylvania Coi- lere for Women and the Mellon ln- stitute of Industrial research.
 Melons body was held at Everett Hrockett's funeral parlor today. Y will be taken to Manhattan aboard n speclal car of the Long Island railroad, leaving Southampton at 7:b0 D, m. (EDT). The special car will be attached to "The Pitts" burrher" at the Pennsylvania rail. road station In Manhattan ana leave for Pittsburgh at II ?. Sri, ar" irving ct e:o6 c. m. tomorrow.
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has only begun to assume his active role. An affable young man wiio talks freely ard democraticaliy te anyone, lit showed bent toward writing during his college days at Yale and Cambridge.
 He made no secret of his dis. like for banking. but iieverthe- less was made to serve term ifl the bank. in selling aluminium and in other apprentice capacities He once tried to establish c chain of restaurants, but they went bust.
 Of recent years Paul has added others to his directorships in the Union Trust company and Pitts. bureh Coal, and c vice presidency here, c directorship there, he il gradually replacing his father.
 Fortune Co Daughter
 Ailsa, Andrews daughter, has been made beneficiary Of hugo blocks of securiteis allocated tc the Ascaiot O., and it Is likely that her husband, David K. D. Bruce, will eventually Do sofne- thing of c power in Mellon af- fairs, as Is Allan M. scaife, who some years ago married the daughter of R. D. Mellon.
 But aside from his gradual diffusion of his wealth, on which Andrew W. Mellon at 60 was cb. viously intent. other influences are at work. His dazzling collection of art. Into which he poured eie.- 100000, paying millions for the choicest works from tho former Csar's Hermitage collection has been eiven to the natlen.
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pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 27.-Tho strongest Ibid" as heir apparent to the Mellon fortune Is that of Rich- ard King Mellon, Andrew Moilon's nephew, and son of his twin" brother, Richard Beatty Mellon.
 Though "R. K" Is only 30, he hos not only fallen heir to vast sections of the Mellon money, but hes actually contributed in c post. tive way to, it's expansion. ft Is through him that the family brAnched into aviation. He Is . director in pan-Ainerican Air- ways, and to Pittsburgh Aviation Industries. which he helped or- s' ahs youthful R. K. Mellon is president of both the Mellon Na- tional Bank and the Meilbank Corporation, and holds director. ahibs in some 20 other corpora- tons, including such important ones. as Westinghouse Air Brake, Union Trust. Union Switch & Sig. mel, Gulf oil, Pennsylvania Rail. read, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Aluminium O., keppers O., Cars bofundum O., and Pullman Co.
 Richard "Buckles Down"
 Young Richard is c pleasant young man, and despite c fond- ness for horses and sporting fife. has "buckled down" and worked hard In the Mellon tradition. Ao looks a little like the movie actor, Richard Dix, is unmarried and ous.minded and has been known Co deploro publicly the moro frothy aspects ot society life.
 paul Mellon. the son os A w.
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1 With his entry into public life, Mellon divested himself of the presidency of the Mellon National Bank--keystone in the Mellon inc dustrial and financial empire whose holdings have been reliably estimated ct only slightly less than @, ,000, ,000, ,000-and some 300 di- rectorships in other firms.
 Because of his wealth = Mellon's personal holdings were estimated roughly at 9500,000, ,000-the ap- pointment was criticized in some quarters. Others viewed with satisfaction that 50 capable 8 fi- nancier should be in charge of the nations financial interests.
 Reduced U. s. Debt Working long hours, sometimes far into the night, and guided by the same principles on which his private affairs had prospered, Mel- lon reduced the national debt which was 92ep00. 100000 when he took office in 1921, by approxi- mately 8,ooo,0o0,00o.
 He also engineered liquidation of the nations loans to foreign nations which totaled more than 4i2, 2,000, 100000. He pus h c d through 6 tax reduction program which was credited with clipping one billion dollars from the nae tion's annual tax bill eight years after he took ofiice.
 Despite criticism of his ineth- ods, and his desire to return to private life, Mellon continued ct the head of the treasury until Feb. S. 1882, when President Hoover appointed him Ambassa- dor to the Court of St. JamesS Mellon served in London until the Democratic administration took office in March, 1883, when he re- turned once more to his vast pri- vate interests.
 At the death of President Hard- ing, Secretary Mellon returned immediately to the capital from Europe. He called on President Coolidge to present his resignation as secretary, but became 60 inter- ested in discussing European af- fairs that 1t was not until he took his hat to 90 that he remembered his mission.
 Mfr. President, 1 almost forgot that 1 came to give you my resig- nation" Mellon said.
 Hope you continue to forget" Coolidge laconicaliy replied, 'dis- missing the subject.
 Named Ambassador During his regime ct the head of the treasury, Mellon made many enemies by some of his economy proposals. A ti,ooo, 900 income tax recovery suit insti. tuted against United States eens ator Cousens brought the cersure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Man of MoneyAndrew W. MeIon Fnancier Satesman DplOn

of the Michigan Senator who won the suit. CouzenS charged that Mellon favored certain individuals and companies in tax refunds.
 But Mellon continued unper. tlirbed. His efficiency was credit cd with steadying the nations fis1- ancial system during the 1928 to 1929 prosperity 'boom."
 International speculation over whether the quiet, slender Pitts. burgt financier would appear tn court in knee brooches eIllivened his brief sojourn as Ambassador to England. Mellon, however, went to his court reception in ordinary eventing attire--but later admitted his embarrassment in falling to conform with court tradition.
 Perhaps the most dIstasteful Of the varied roles he played was that of politician. Although for years recognized aS the dominant power in rock-gibbed Republican Allegheny County, Mellon never aspired to personal political lead. ership such as marked the organ izations of William 6. Ware Of Boies Penrcse in the Eastern sec- ton of Pennsylvania. He Wae content to remain in the back. ground.
 Unobtrusive, disiiking public speaking, and ascetic in appear. ance, Mellon found an outlet for his yearnings for beauty in col- lecting the works of great artists. His interest in science led to es. tablishment of the Mellon fnsti- ute, one of the leading industrial research laboratories of America.
 The new building for the insti- ute is unique in that 1t containf the worlds largest nonoiithS, ar" ranged about the base much ip the manner of the pillars of the famed Parthenon of ancient Ath-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

| m A vS~DN ems. weighing co tons each, the e2 Indisna limestone columns were reported to have cost e27o,s 600 more than if they had been built Up with drums Of stcfe, as the PaFthenon columns were.
 Bought Paintings
 Huge sums were invested by Mellon ln works Of great masters and he engaged in friendly matching of wits with his ones time business associate. H. Q, Prick, in such transactions. Ho once sold Prick for Aioo,ooo [ Turner for which he had paid S4eooo.
 One of the most widely told af. ecdotcS of Mellon also concerns his art coliection--and President Coolidge. With typical taciturnity Coolidge, on c visit to the Mellon home here. viewed the old paint. ings. emitting nothing more than ar "Humph," as nc was escorted from room to room.
 Finally they reached the dining room where huge bowl Of fruit sat on c table. "Aaahl" exclaimed Coolidge, "Dananasi" Mellon stood by, mildly astoniShed. Another interest to which his artistic ieanings directed him was identification of the national caps ttai, It was his aim 70 make Washs ington modern AthenS"-a dream destined to Do thrilled during his lifetime.
 He was married in 1900 to Nora Ailsa, moved married to D. K. E. McMulien, Two children were born Bruce, and Paul. Twelve years later Mellon obtained c divorce: The children, however, continued their friendly relations with their mother and recently Mellon, iii his sons name, purchased . 4o0-acre ,tract in Fauquier County, Virginia, where Mrs. Mellon took Up her residence.
 Association with his son and daughter gave Mellon cultural op. portunities iack in his early lie in c pioneer industrial city. This ied to the observation that his culture was inherited from his descendaSits rather than his ancestors. There was nothing of the aFistocrat ebout him, although he aiways was faults iessiy attifed. He wore e200 suits with hats, shirts and ties blended in harmony.
 Made Few Speeches
 Melion's principal diversion n later years were walking af1d reads ing. Earlier he was fond of horses back riding. played golf occasionally end spent most Of his vacations iii Europe. lie was shy and reticeilt with newspapernaefi
 In one of his irifrequent speeches -on his 18th biFthday-Meilofl fe" veaied . serene philosophy Of hfe' He said
 fl would not exchange the period in which I have lived for any other in the worlds history. Life has been --and still is--fuii and interesting and snail 60 when the time comes 'as . satisfied guest from Mfe's bais quet'
 "But if I were given the oppor. tunity to exchange my own period for any ether I would choose the next three-quarters Of century. and needless to add, would five t in America, and preferably in Pitts burgh."
 He began his financial career
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proposing the gift, Mellon had stip- ilated that the gallery should not bear his name and that it should belong to all the people. He ex- pressed the hope that other Ameri- can collectors would add to the col- lection and that eventually wash- ington would rank with London, Paris. Berlin, Rome and Florence as one of the worlds great art centerS.
 Income Tax Battle
 Death came to the former ann bassador to the Court of St. James ct time when Mellon was await Ing a final decision by the United States board of tax appeals on the federal governments suit to collect 33,07b,l04 which treasury officials claimed he owed in income taxes for 1881. The amount included Q 50 per cent penalty imposed under the internal revenue law.
 The suit was tried in Pittsburgh in 1o36, with Mellon insisting that instead of owing the treasury money he had overpaid his taxes to the extent of ei3o,046. A voluminous pile of data bearing on tho suit was turned over to e three-man trial board of the tax appeals board last summer, and the opinions of the members will be submitted to the full board of l6 members next month.
 In Another Suit
 The government again involved Mellon in litigation in April, 1887 Tn the largest antitrust action oi It's kind since 1911, when the Stand ard oil company declared . rionop' oly, suit was filed in New York asking for the dissolution of thu | STA, ,000, 900 Aluminium Company o America. Government counsel d. legged 1t was a trust controlled b, Mellon, his relatives and his asso' ciates.
 Mellon, his son Paul, and 24 others were named in the complaint Through his attorneys, Mellon de- nied the charges and contendes that earlier Investigations hat cleared the company of any wrong doing. A legal battle began which still is far from It's end. Had Midas Touch
 Mellon, like the late John D Rockefeller, he'd the Midas touch and the money which he inherited
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when is, his father permitting him to leave the Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh) because he feared the youth might suffer a breakdown. Seven years later the son was fnan- aging the bank and at his fathers retirement in lee6 became president Of the bank, recognized as the Mei- lon National Bank.
 The early Mellon bank, to It's own immense profit, aided Prick, then c young country bred man of 26, in developing c new coking pro- cess and later in establishing the Union Steel Company. The coke
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development was tho starting point of the great Prick fortune and the Melons prohted handsomely on their loans to him. The Union Steel Company, grown to rival the power- fui United States Steel Corporation, was sold to the latter for 3o0o0, 900. The two enterprises were closely linked with the rise of the Mellon fortunes.
 The Melons branched out into new industrial fields in addition to extending their financial enterprises to include the Union Trust Com. pany, Union Savings Bank and, more recently, the Meilbank Corpo. ration, controlling % Pennsylvania
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

banks. The Aluminium Company ot America, the KopperS Company, Gulf oil Corporation and Carhorun. dun Company were industries with which they were most closely con. nected.
 Others in which they held con. trolling interests or directerships ifi- clude the old Overholt Distillery Company, Pittsburgh Coal Company said to be the largest bituminous firm ia the world; Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, United Gas 1m- provement Company, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Com pany and Bethlehem Steel Corpora ton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

administration of President Hard ing who appointed him treasury secretary during the critical post war period.
 For il years Mellon held the post--his term in that off1ce being exceeded by only one other secre. tary, Albert 0allatin. He general ly was regarded as the power behind the presidential throne" during the administrations of Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
ZERO HOURS IN TRAFFIC SET

scramento, Cal. = (uPl - state statisticians show that the most dangerous age for traffic victims Ia between 20 and 30. The most perilous hours are between ' a,o S in the morning, with very httie change after 3 p. m. MEG
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Richest Man Ever To
 Hold Public Office
Personal Fortune Enormous, Yet MellOn's Own Per-
 M sOnaI Tastes Were Inexpensive, Few

Andrew William Mellon, de- scribed by some supporters as the greatest secretary of the treas- lry since Alexander Hamilton" 1" and perhaps the richest man ever to hold high public ofiice In Amer lca, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., March 2l, 1855, the son of Judge Thomas and Sarah Jane Negley Mellon.
 Ranked as the fourth or fifth richest man in the world Mellon drst entered public life during the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

A "laekadaisical outlook" which people of Johanneseurg, soutn Ale rlca, developed during the depree.. sion, Is held responsible by ofncial observers for the ease in which con- fidnce men have been able to work there recently.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18
Snow Is Manufactured

Real snow was made right on
the set at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
studios for scenes with Jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy in
"Maytime."
The Washington times., 1937-03-18

jealous, ill-tempered but at times
tender woman. Flora Robson
gives a first rate performance as
the Virgin Queen We can think
of no American actress who could
have done better. Others deServ-
ing of special mention are Ray
mord Massey. who plays Phillip
of Spain; Morton Selten, as
Burleigh, the Queens beloved
counselor; Laurence Olivier, as
Michael, the young courtier;
Tamarra Desni and Vivien Leigh,
two young ladies who provide the
romantic interest.
Clemence Dane had a hand in
fashioning the screen play and
undoubtedly was responsible for
many of the brilliant passages
which distinguish the dialogue.
Michaels toast to "the Prudent"
at the Spaniards' banquet con-
tainS some memorable lines.
Fire Over England" is heartily
recommended or all counts to
entertainment seekers.
An interesting newsreel and a
mildly amusing rabbit cartoon
comedy supplement the feature.
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