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Evening star., 1937-09-23
ASSOCIATION BACKS
ABITIBI BOND PLAN
Special Dispatch to The Star


TORONTO. September 23-The
Dominion Mortgage and Investments
Association, whose member coupanies
hold In excess of s8,O00,0o0 of Abitibi
Power & Paper Co., Ltd, first mortgage
bonds. has sent letters to bondholders
urging them to support the reorganiza-
ton Plan sponsored by the Bond
holders Representative Committee.
The life insurance, loan and trust
companies, which are members of the
association, are unanimously support
ing the plan, according to the letters
and those which are not having their
officers attend the bondholders' meet
ing on October Is are giving their
support by executing proxies in favor
of Joseph P. Ripley, chairman. or other
members of the Bondholders' Repre-
sentative Committee.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. September ga re-
duction of 1,386000 bushels in un-
completed September contracts was
announced today. and although prices
during most of the day averaged mod
erately higher, the close for September
was M cent bushel net lower.
The total open interest in Septem-
Der corn was 8.839.0OO bushels, and
there remained three trading DAYS vet
to even up September corn accounts
without physical deliveries. No notices
were given today that any tenders of
such deliveries on September contracts
would be made tomorrow.
At the close the corn market as a
whole was u cent lower to 81 higher
compared with yesterdays finish, Sep
tember, LIPS; December, 65n;
wheat, ] to o.. cents up, September,
LOTS; December, 1.0714-ss; May.
1.o8as-i2, and oats. ss off to Is up.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
AUTO MEN SHELVE
CHEAPER MODELS
Producers Fear Light Cars
Would Hurt Sales of
Standard Lines.
BY the Associated Press.

by tfe hSSOClAteu freSS.
DETROIT, September 23-As the
motor car industry gets we'll into the
presentation OF its 1888 models there
is growing conviction in trade circles
that the much-rumored smaller and
cheaper competitive models will not
be brought out in the near future.
At some time or other during the
last five years plans TO introduce a
smaller and cheaper car than ever
before had been seen on the American
market have been attributed TO just
about every volume producer in the
industry. There Is no question that
most manufacturers have experimental
with lighter, smaller and cheaper
units; some of them even got to the
point where working models were as
Sembled.
In each instance, however, the
manufacturers apparently agreed that
whatever demand might be found for
these cars would be at the expense of
standard models in their present lines.
1t was made clear in every discussion
of these lighter units that the models
under consideration were not of the
midget" type, though they were to
be smaller in wheelbase and horse
power than the smallest of the present
standard lines of the volume manu-
facturers.
Facilities Lacking.
One thing that has bothered the
producers aside from the fact that
demand for present models would have
to be sacrificed if cheaper type were
to be marketed, was the lack of pro-
ouctlon facilities. To be at all prof.
liable production of a smaller and
cheaper model would have to be ON q
large volume scale and that would in
volve the setting up of additional
manufacturing space and equipment
at no small outlay by each manufac-
turer concerned.
The purchase by several car max
ers recently of additional land and
buildings has led in almost each in
stance to reiteration of the gossip in
sNNNN tAftico tiidl StISd lIOIldl new
and lower priced car" was about to be
announced. The gossip was given i'm
petus by the recent price increases
ana the virtual certainty that further
advances are to be made.
Held to Experimental Basis.
At the moment. however, it appears
the work on smaller and cheaper cars
by the heavy volume manufacturers
Will continue on an experimental
basis" for some time to come. At the
same time, if one manufacturer should
suddenly decide to bring out that
model of car he will not long have the
held to himself. for all the experiment
tation that has been done on the
lighter and cheaper type of vehicle
mas been based almost wholly upon
competitive potentialities.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
BlTUMIN0US OUTPUT
UP SHARPLY IN WEEK

The National Coal Association, from
incomplete car loading reports from
the railroads, estimates bituminous
coal production in the United States
for the week ended September 18 as
approximately 9,050000 net tons.
Production for the corresponding
week: 1886, 8,587 900 tons; 1885, 1904, :
600 tons.
The report of the National Bitumin-
ous Coal Commission shows produc-
tion Of 8,439,Oo0 tons for the week
ended September 4, and 7,712,0OO tons
for the week ended September II, 1897
Production calendar year to Septem-
Der 10; 1887, 300, 100000 tons @;
1886, 285, 1872 900 tons.
% Subject to revision.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
CANADIAN NEWS PRINT
EXPORTS SHOW GAIN
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, September 23.-News-
print export statistics for August dis
closed that the United States pur-
chased $8.78l 900 worth of total Of
$10,662, 900.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics
said newsprint exports, although fall
ing off from July, were II per cent
greater than in August, 1896. The
total for the first five months of 1897,
$50 10000, it said. is 20 per cent
greater than during the same period
last year.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Slight Decrease
In Nickel Plate
Net Is Revealed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. September 23.-The
Nickel Plate Road announced its
August net income, after all charges,
was $340, 0,271, decrease Of $598 COM
pared with the corresponding month
last year. For the eight months of
1887 the roads net income was ST.
851, ,208, an increase of $184,848 over
the comparable period of 1898.
The Pere Marquette Railway Co.
announced August net income, after
all fixed charges. Of s39.7o9, COM
pared with s7,213 for August, 1886.
The carriers net income for the 1887
eight-month period was s1,321,721, a
gain of s60,118 over the corresponding
period last year, when net income was
$1,26l, ,603.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury September
2l: Receipts, s.3S4. .496 As; expendi-
lures. S15,401 ,393.s balance. 50 s67,-
493, $50 so; customs receipts for the month
s24 ,5s4 s56.64.
Receipts for the fiscal year Csince July
u. 81 .759. .244.3l: expenditures ST.
7s1.125 143.14. including S4sl ,e55, ,073. .03
OF emergency expenditures: excess of ex-
pendltures, S242, 365, ,s9s.s3: sross debt
S36,s65. .116.67s.39 an increase Of sl4s-
Sal l3 over the previous day; gold assets.
s12,6s0. 16. sol .05. including Sll4s-
645,s40.69 of inactive gold.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, September % LP) tU S. Dept
OF Aericulture) Most wool houses showed
q waiting attitude today. Principal buyers
for the large mills were not in the market
for raw wool and because of this fact
little wool was pushed for sale. The few
buyers had low price ideas and most houses
were not considering bids.
An occasional lot of original bag wool
was reported moved under the general
range of asking prices. but volume was
believed by the trade to be small.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
ADVERTISING IN FARM
PAPERS UP SHARPLY
the Aeeociotad proce

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 23.-The
monthly index of farm paper advestis-
ing, compiled by Printers Ink, in
August showed jump of "a per cent
over July, and II per cent gain over
August, 1886, it was announced. The
July figure showed decline of S per
cent under the like 1886 month.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Montgomery Ward
Profit Jumps to
S9,O49.644 Level
BY the Associated Press.

HS5UOIGDEu
CHICAGO. September 23.-Mont-
eomery Ward and Co. reported today
net profit for the six months ended
July 81 was s9,O49,644, compared with
s7.lo1,856 for the same period year
ago
The figure represents earnings of
$1.60 share on common stock now
outstanding after providing for class
A dividends. The profit for the first
half of 1886 was equal to S1.40
share.
Net sales for the first half of the
year were $l95, ,746,000. an increase of
27.7 per cent over the volume for
the same period of 1886.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
PARIS BANK CHANGES.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. September 23 6P.-For-
eign exchange steady; Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents.
Great Britain demand. 4a5: cables.
4.e5; 60-day bills. 4.945s. France, de-
mand, 3.42: cables, 3.42. Italy, demand,
6.26A: cables. 5.26i4.
free 40.13; registered, 21.70: travel,
25.95. Holland. 55.23: Norway. PASS;
Sweden, 1854: Denmark. % 90: Finland,
2.20: Switzerland, 22.97: Spain unouoted;
Portugal. 4.5o3s: Greece, .91is: Poland.
1891; Czechoslovakis, $50; Yugoslavia.
2.33; Austria. 1S.SSp: Hungary, 1875:
Rumania .G6: Argentina. 33 Don; Brazil,
s.sQAn: Toxic 1856: Shanghai. 2o.Ss:
Hong Kong. BLOC; Mexico City. a7S5:
Montreal in New York. 10000: New York
In Montreal. 10000. Nominal.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
MONEY MARKETS.

NEW YORK. September % 1P.-Call
money steady: / per cent all day. prime
commercial paper. l per cent; time loans
steady: go to 30 days, iA:4 to 8 months.
ehanged; .Ysdiscount rata New York 70.
serve bank. per cent.
Evening star., 1937-09-23

Proportion of the banks reserve to liza
bility is 26.1 per cent compared with 25.4
last week
Rate OF discount, per cent
Evening star., 1937-09-23
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. September % dP,.-silver
futures opened steady. UNCHANGED TO 10
hisher. September. 44.45b; December.
44.3Ob; March. 43.00b. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat, No. 8, red. 1.10-I.10A; No.
2, hard, lib. Corn, No. mixed,
1.l24; No. l, yellow. l.15-11534; No.
!, white, 1.15A-11512. Oats, No. /,
mixed, 1884,; No. i. white, 34-36.
Rye, No. 1. SO; No. 2, 85s: sample
grade, rs. No buckwheat, no soy
beans. Barley, feed, 48-57. nom;
mailing, 5493. Timothy seed, 2.25-75.
Winnipeg Prices
WINNIPEG, September 90 Pl.-Grain
range today:
WHEAT d..
Evening star., 1937-09-23
LONDON BANK REPORT.

LONDON. September % lP.-The Bank
OF England statement for the week ending
September % tin thousands OF pounds:
Evening star., 1937-09-23
ST EXTRA IS ORDERED
BY QUARTERLY INCOME
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. September %.
Directors of Quarterly Income
Shares, Inc, declared an extra dis
tribution of ST per share payable on
October is TO stock holders of record
October l.
This distribution will be payable in
nve-year 5 per cent debentures with
cash adjustments for odd denomina-
tions.
Following this interim distribution
OF net realized profits, there will be
the regular quarterly distribution pay
able November to stockholders of
record October is.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. September 90 lP.-New
York Security Dealers Association:
Quotations as of 2 oclock.)
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Baltimore Quotations

BALTIMORE. September % 0Pl=Wheat,
NO. red Winter. gariicky. spot domestic
1.0Sl7: September, 1.0Shz.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Washington Exchange
SALES AFTER CALL

SALES AFTER CALL,
Washington Gas IS 1960-s50o al
11417.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
Evening star., 1937-09-23

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, September 23 CQ-
Bar silver steady and unchanged at
4434.
Evening star., 1937-09-23
Winnipeg Prices,

WINNIPEG. September 90 Rl.-Grain
ange today:
Evening star., 1937-09-23

tpY: 4Ss 4ixsr:s :ssr. a s5s s5:ri bald ia 81: r.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
Million a Mile

The final cost of the Merritt Parkway
will probably be in the neighborhood OF
million dollars a mile. This was re-
Gently stated in the Bridgeport Times
Star and there is no reason to believe that
it isn't pretty accurate estimate and
claim. At this rate the roadway, which
motorists of the state won't have an OPP
portunity to use for another year, will be
the most expensive route in the country.
Connecticut can be proud of this if she
wants to be.
We have no fault to find with the con-
struction of the Merritt Parkway and
have warmly supported the discouraging
efforts that accompanied the early years
of the project. The road is necessity;
it might just as well be as fine as can be
made, inaSmuch as 1t is to honor man
who gave many years to the service OF
his state in the national legislative halls.
feature of the job might bear discussion.
We refer to the high price of land bought
for new roadways.
There is no reason why any govern
mental unit should have to pay more for
land desired for practical use than an in
diyidual or a corporation. Yet every
where you'll find it rule that owners OF
land or buildings desired by city or a
state or even the federal government
jack up their selling price when govern
ments show interest. The general belief
is that the government can afford to pay
the seller price that means large, Oft
en- excessive profit. There should be more
condemnation proceedings. We'd like to
see that practiced regularly when the
state is being held up in pushing through
mighty project like the Merritt High
way and must check it's activities or
change its plans because of inability to
secure the desired land.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
An Ama&ing Message
Key Found in Reference to No Need of Change
in Constitutions
IN CONSTITUTION.
HARTFORD TIMES

ally that may be so. Practically,
however, "if these measures achieve
their AIM" the originally intended
value of the life tenure for judges
will be shot quite out Of recog1i-
ton. -, ~, III,
Very likely the Constitution
should require retirement of judges
at the; age iof TO or perhaps better,
rs. The justices of the Supreme
Court of Connecticut repeatedly
have approved such existing rule for
this state, on the ground that while
occasionally advanced age Is not ac-
companied by weakening Of capacity
the predominant experience Is to the
contrary. II the rule is salutary for
Connecticut, 1t should be for the ma
ton.
Yet change in the Constitution
should be made in the manner
which is provided in that instru-
ment and not be effected in sub
stance by Congressional enactment.
It does not seem safe public policy
to seek whipping a constitutional
devil around stump in that way:
II that the President has said is
true regarding the desirability OF the
courts, achieving Of better system IN
the Federal court structure and IA
cilitating promptness and conference
in decisions of constitutional ques-
lions. He has envisioned needed re-
forms, What Is bound TO arouse
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

A recent bulletin issued by the National
Geographic Society discusses the capitols
Of our various states. Connecticut gets
a brief mention and then only to point
out that Charles Bullfinch, who aided in
designing the original Capitol at WASH
ington, D. c., designed capitols for this
state, as well as Massachusetts, and Maine.
We should not be confused by this, as the
present edifice is not the one designed by
MIR. Bullfinch. The structure now in use
1--WE almost said the opposite) was de-
signed by r. M. Upjohn of New York back
in 1871 and the building was opened for
use in, January, 1879. The old State
House on Main street is doubtless the one
of Bullfinch architecture. It has SUI
fered many uses since it was given up
sixty years ago, but still remains strik-
ing example of architecture and a pre-
cious state heirloom to be preserved as
long as the state survives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
Current Comments

. .rsaf NJ
I didn't have sense enough to
make good farmer, but I did have
sense enough to make a good con-
gresham. Representative James p.
buchanan, Texas.
winning football team performs
a very real service in building
group loyalty, group interest, and
group consciousness.-W. D. Scott,
president, Northwestern University.
Iti,isn't experience. but how you
interpret IT that, makes YOU able to
fight life. rfSev. W.. B. jerks,
youngstown. o.
president Roosevelt is as strong
ami aut6crat as either Hitler or
Mussolini, the difference being that
your people choose your autocrat In
stead Of him choosing "them.-Sir
Charles Higham.
Once this circle of government re-
sponsihility ha senbenenhmrdlunu
sponsibility has been entered, we
viii be forced step by step to sub
nit our fortunes to the tyrannical
control Of an all-powerful state
Donald Richberg, commenting on
federal fixing Of wages and hours
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

The second factor was q threat
by John L. Lewis to go on the
radio and urge all American work.
men not to ride in Chevrolets.
This, together with the sickening
sight Of Chrysler and Ford sky
rocketing production. broke the
strike.
Nazi Munitions
President Roosevelt, experience
ing current worries over the re-
fusal Of the big steel companies
to supply battleship armor plate
under the Walsh Hea1ey Act,
might take q leaf from the
French italian, and German gov
ernments.
The French have now national
lied the munitions industry. All
plants operate under government
supervision, although still in the
hands Of the private owners.
Hitler, who Is supposed to favor
the big industrialists, is even
l1arsfer than the French. Some in
dustrialists, it is TRUE, have rolled
up large profits - though not on
munitions and not without the
knowledge Of the German army.
Whenever the Army finds an IN
dustrialist rolling up a profit on
non-government production, it
steps in and says in effect:
1--WE won't tax you on the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

Don't forget, MIR. Motorist, this is your
week to keep an important date with the
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner. or
course you can't expect Commissioners
Conner to greet all of you personally
when you get decked out with the new
1887 license plates, but he has valuable
assistants and aides in many towns of the
state waterbury is one with Mrs. Alice
Bradley in charge) and they are prepared
to rush you right through. Saturday is
the last day to get the new plates If you
are going to drive your car next week.
Don't overlook this little matter. You've
had two months grace, you know.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

Admission to our state parks, provided
you want to stop and stretch your legs,
may soon be put on paying basis. There
is proposal before the Legislature now
that all automobiles would be parked in
state parks for the price of twenty-five
cents. The bill is sure to get considerable
backing from those persons who have
been trying to get couple of millions for
the use of the State Park and Forest
Commission. But will it win popular sup
port from the man who makes up the
vast throng patronizing these recreation
centers?
The ascent charge would be used to
meet interest charges should the state go
so far as to issue $780, 900 in bonds for
the conservation of our forests and parks.
We recall that an effort was made two
years ago to impose such a parking
charge If not in all the state parks and
forests, then at least in some of them. At
the present time there are parking
charges made in some of the spots, but
there are also free parking places also in
these parks or forests.
We would not hesitate to support
plan to impose small levy in some of the
states recreation centers, particularly
those that are now crowded on week
ends. But there are others in which we
don't think any fee should be imposed.
Md furthermore we wonder If the charge
going to be enough to Offset the cost OF
Collecting II. twill require attendants
and they In turn will mean salaries. We'd
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

The best, if not the funniest suggestion,
we have yet heard with regard to thee
proposal that legislative lobbyists be
licensed or registered comes from Raleigh,
North Carolina Representative George
E. Jones of West Hartford, who sponsors
a Connecticut measure to force lobbyists
out into the open, should take notice. In
North Carolina it has been proposed that
lobbyists wear distinctive uniforms so
that they can be distinguished from leg
islators All sorts of uniforms were
suggested. Lobbyists like this spirit of
raillery as it prevents too serious efforts
to GUST them from thir "soft" jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
A Book a Day
When "Nesters" Came
to Old Southwest n b
BY BRUCE CATION

..
The old southwest OF the heroic
era before dry-farming, dust storms,
and resettlement projects is stir
ringly apostrophized In Conrad
Richter's eloquent little novel, THE
Sea Of Grass" CKnopf: $1,25). .
Mr.. Richter goes back to. the post
Civil War era and writes OF an old
time cattle baron-a dictatorial., ele-
mental chap whose cattle roved. over
a range 100 miles long, and whose
ranch house was 40-odd miles from
the nearest neighbor.
The prairie grass still fiourished,
then. There were no barbed wire
fences to check the herds OF 1nnu-
merable wild antelope.
Into this wild land, then, came
the "nesters"-the emigrants from
, eastern towns and farms, home
stealing, blowing the soil for
wheat and corn, breaking up the
great range, booming the barony
Of the cattleman. They were met
with violence, but they came on
irresistibly-pr when need be-
by United States troops and IN the
end they had their way.
And then the perennial drouths
became heart breaking disasters
The wind whipped the soil away and
the land slowly began TO turn 70
desert. ~ Z. 4ef
MIR. Richter works into his story
the tale Of an eastern, woman who
married the cattle king, left him
and at last returned to him. The
plot Is slight, and need not detaiIl
you long. What makes the book
worthwhile is It's poetic eyocation o.
q lost day. its glowing picture o.
the prairie in its pristine splendor
| Its description Of q tragic human
Ien,Aick With uatalEa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

-. ~ h..
The key 70 Fresloent Eooseveit 5
S e ms a tlonal recomlnenaatlo., lol
sweeping reorganization Oh ieueral
court machinery may DC louiio ALI
Ills explanatory remain .,r
III THESE measures acIlieVe IileA
ann, we may De renewed u tne ~
cessity OF considering any iusiu oS
mental changes IN tne powers oi sns
courts or the Constltuuon oi vut
government-cnanges Wnich Hivo'.e
consequences SO 1ar-reacnine ~ w
cause uncertainty 90 w ''e "
OF such course.
In other words. II we SET you -,
men alongside OF OLD men on Il,e
bench when tney reiuse 10 Fesne
aiter reacnmg 1 Inc age 2, ~, we that
LOOK ZOE Sucn iioelai ueoo .otssa,,S
there will be no occasion to amend 10
the CONSTITUTION ~ conseauen ice, " "
decisions OF antlque minus Oh d asSue .
which demand moaern ouV a....
BY comparison 70 tne slsnl1.s"t 1N,s
OF Mr.. Roosevelts MAJOR pulpose, ~. tio
further recommenoatioilS WIN . .e.
erence TO improving the co-ofu Una,
ton OF the courts, suDJecyA3s lien a
to a central supervision anu spseu-
ing up t1eir ptoiiesS, 10y ,,otor.
dinate, aitnougn substantial A''e4
est. .