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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
TRIBES DRILL FRIDAY

Tribune A. c. ball players will gather tomorrow night at Hamilton Park for their regular weekly drill at 5:30 p. m. Manager Pack Shea, asking everyone concerned to be on hand early as the team has an im- portant game coming up Sunday with the North End TommieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
WRESTLING RESULTS
By United Press

By United Press
 New York-Jim Austeri, Italy, pinned Al Norcus, Lithuania; Steve Budynas, Greece, defeated Luigi Bacigalupi, Italy; Walter Percy, Englan, and Michele Leone, Italy, drew; Dave Levin, Boston, defeated Herb Schultz, Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
CENTURY vs JAYS

The 20th Century softball team will meet the Waterbury Jays to- night at 6:15 D. m., at the Brassco park. The members of the 20th Gen. tury will report at Lacava's News stand at 5:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
WRESTLING RESULTS

Boston-Yvon Robert, Montreal flattened George (Dazzler) Clark Scotland; Maurice Robert, Montreal drew with Pat Reilly, Texas; Roy Dunn. Texas, tossed Jim Wallis Boston; Wladyslaw Talun, Poland pinned Sheriff Tom Hapley, Okla homa; Dick Shikat, Philadelphia Topped Pietro Gobbo, Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
VERY LITTLE CHANGE

The scale of weights for race horses, compiled by the Jockey Club in 1904, has been used on all North American tracks ever since with few minor changes here and there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
By ROBERT L. PALMER, JR,

Chet Reynolds of the Torrington Pros probably has been thanking his lucky stars ever since approximately 5 o'clock last Sunday night when the Pros were returned winners over the Litchfield Cowboys in the battle for first place in the league stand ing. Thanking his stars because he made 1t a point last week to have Andy "Pivits" Pavilovic in the Pros lineup for the important clash. All Fordham Andy did was to respond with three base hits and the blow that won the ball game in the ninth inning, after Johnny Stella had came through with his first hit in league competition and advanced to second on a sacrifice.
 The win gave Torrington undis- puted possession of first place with three hard earned victories while Litchf1eld fell into a three way tie with WatertoWn and Bristol. Jay won his third game of the campaign while Ralph Gatti who relieved Lee Porter was credited with the loss.
 Beans Mulesky, duplicated his feat of striking out nineteen bats men last Sunday against Thomaston and struck out 19 St. Ann's batters as Watertown nosed out the Trenches 3-2. It was the second successive week that St. Anns were beaten by the identical one run margin. Paul Fournier, who has been doing some nice slabbing for the Waterbury club was the victim of his own wildness in the first in- ming when a hits batsman, a base on balls and hit gave Watertown its three runs. Fournier gave up but three hits.
 Harry Lynch's Thomaston Ameri- can Legionnaries were Whitewashed for the second successive week this time by Dutchy Dayton, pitching his flrSt game after recovering from a sore arm 3-0 Lefty Roy Johnson, who has been doing some nifty toil- ing for ThomaSton hasn't received any batting support since the first week of the season and has lost two heartbreakerS in successive weeks.
 Oakville suffered a relapse in the sixth inning of their game with the Bristol Wagners and the Gas House Gang scored six times to sew up 10-1 game at Muzzy Field. Bud Pottinger took things easy and al- though hit hard but not safely, won his ball game. Bobby Fenn suffered streaks of wildnesS and wasn't too effective in the pinches.
 Pickups
 Oakville players were surprised when they saw the condition of sbeautiful Muzzy Field in Bristol. They expected grand ball park but nothing half as nice as home site of the WagnerS. They declared after it is the best park in this section. Johnny Keilty contin- ued his heavy hitting with two dou- bles in four trips to plate against Pottinger. Tony DeSantis, who was giving credit for batting 1000 in last weeks release of the official averages had three hits in seven trips and not three for three as stated. Phil Alexander, Bristols mighty mite had a perfect day at bat with three for three. Con- nie Donahue was in the Torrington lineup for the first time in several years, Pivits Pavilovic replacing the rorrtngton high school coach. |.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

New Haven, Conn.,, (Arena)-- Steve Carr, 181, Meriden, defeated Georgie Fitch, 174. New Haven, QO, Wally Banola, 172 1-2, New Britain, knocked out Ken Perry, 165, Water bury, (6); Danny Buckley, 1858, Holyoke, Mass, decisioned Billy Campanelli, 147 1-2. Worcester, Mass, (6); Frankie Young, 145 1-2, New Haven, knocked out Paulie Warren, l53, Meriden, CD; Gene Gregory, 142, New Haven, stopped George Pope, 139 1-2, Meriden (N.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
CAME CLOSE TWICE

Mike Brady, veteran golf pro, twice finished in 8 tie for the .. s. Open championship, and each time was frustrated. McDermott beat him in the 1911 playoff and Hagen in 1919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
7OOO O0O HJJNTERS

There are about 100000 licensed hunters in the United States. which places that sport far ahead of the golfers, who number approximately 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
FIGHT RESULTS
By United Press

New Wordsworth Turiello, 147, Italy. outpointed Harold Brown, 147 ,1-2, Chicago QO; Al Ryll, IFS, Southwick. Mass, outpointed Larry Bunton, 179, New York, (4).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Taxes in Japan are % per cent higher than last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
AGED BICYCLIST

Harry Loveless, 79-year-old New Jersey bicyclist, offers to race any man his age in the United States at any distance from ten to fifty miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Unemployment in Belgium is 35 per cent higher than a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Floyd Roberts, Once Given Up For Dead, Overcomes String of Disasters to Set New Record in
 5OO=MiIe Auto Grind

dianapolis conquest when he migrat- ed to southern California in 1920.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Armstrong We'll Named

ng, whose world weIterweight title is just two named for the reason that he has pair of the ever hung off fighter of his size and weight
 it's for his tireless motion and ability to punch sly for IS rounds or more if he had to.
Evening star., 1938-11-30
The Gift Shopping Service is again

ready to serve you in the solution Of your gifts
or in offering suggestions to make your Christ
mas buying eosier. If you ore in need Of ideos,
or wish US to make your purchases just come
to The Gift Shopping Service, located in the
Mems Store
G1Fr SHOPPING SERVICE, SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1938-04-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

ns2t.5 sios.o 4. s.tf oT
saleable lambs Va salso small. but there
so%s n II. SSesfnd:s Tnd: Il G. ] in s.a s
ly good choice and prime medium weights
""a aoss. .f + 900; ':''s including $500 direct
steady trade on small supply available:
scattered lots; good and choice, 10000
sent; Shippers; ias: estimated holdovers
500: compared week ago. good and choice
harrows and silts: All Teishts steady to 10
Cattle. 100: calves none: compared Fri
day last week. fed steers steady to strong.
bu tundertone dull on good to choice
steers sealing LOO pounds upward. lisht
higher: all light heifers and by sympathy
new hisf on crop: cows $40 up: bulls e5
lower and vealers so down: excessive steer
ane esry ssry
treme top. heavy steers. 10 as: ,iisht steers.
1O:10; but only two loads above 1000:
ess nsees :nd 1ad
Sheep. 5000. including 1000 direct:
20, %Ss 'sssaas esos. tSP
lambs. SO: BULK. 7.75-s.O0; for week
day last week, fat lambs $40 lower;
sheep steady; weeks top. wooled lambs
s.s5: closing top. s.7b. to packers and
midweek. s.b0-65. with choice lOi pound
AVERAGES At s.ob late; practical top. clipped
lambs, S.25: bulk, 7.25-s.00; one load
tered native spring lambs. s.65-l 600; one
double common to medium 551pound Texas
ofierins:. ;o0 straig&ht; & few native slau.h-
eve Offerings. 4.75-5.0o; few downward to
3.5 Oand under.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
CHARLES MOYLE HEADS
STANDARD BRANDS, LTD.
erecisl Dispatch to The Star.

erecisl Dispatch to The Star.
MONTREAL, April 16.-The Board
OF Directors Of tSandard Brands, Ltd
IN . meeting yesterday accepted
the resignation of J. William Horsey
as president and elected Charles E.
Moyle as president and director.
Charles Cassie was elected vice
president and general sales manager
and director, the Hon. Lucien Mo-
raud, was elected a director.
Mr.. Moyle. the new president, has
seen SO years Of service with the z,
w. Gillett Co. and Standard Brands,
Ltd. He joined the Gillett Co. IN
toronto in 1902, later becoming a sales
man. In 1925 he became sales man.
ager Of the E. w. Gillett Co. in To-
ronto and following the formation of
Standard Brands, Ltd, in 1929, he
came to Montreal as general sales
manager. In January, 1885, he was
elected vice president.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
CHESAPEAKE MEETING
DELAYED INDEFINITELY
By the Associated Press.

6y tine Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1e.-An indefi-
mite adjournment Of the Chesapeake
Corp. special stockholders meeting
until after the Circuit Court of Ap-
peals rules In the injunction action
instituted by Robert r. Young, chair
man. against Guaranty Trust Co., as
Chesapeake Corp, trustee, was ar
ranged Thursday by stipulation.
The action marks the third post
ponement Of the special meeting
Charles L. Bradley, Chesapeake Corp.
president, originally called for April
II. It was deferred successfully to
April II and April IS because of liti-
CATION between Young and the trust
company.
Young is seeking to enjoin Guar
anty Trust Co. from voting at the
meeting 1,27s,000 shares Of Chesa-
peake Corp. which 1t holds as trustee
Of three Allegheny Corp. bond issues
Both parties agreed Thursday not to
vote the stock at the special meeting
nor at the annual meeting May I.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
STATEMENT is ISSUED
BY NEW YORK RESERVE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1e.-A rise Of
about $84,000000 in reserves of mem
Der banks was reported in the weekly
condition statement Of the Federal
Reserve Bank Of New York.
This expansion was coincident with
a drop of more than s96,000,000 in
United States Treasurer's general &C
count. Discounted bills showed a
moderate decline.
A small increase in holdings Of
United States Government bonds was
onset by decreases in Treasury notes
and bills, leaving the total of Gov-
ernment holdings unchanged.
The condensed statement follows:
Gold certificates on hand and due from
United States Treasury. S3S54. 4S3.OO0
Total reserves. S3q6s, 4s3 600. Bills dis
counted. secured by United States Govern
ment obligations. sci $4,000 Total bills
discounted. $3.50, 900. Bills bought in
open market. S215.OOO Industrial ad-
yances, S4.2s7.000. Total United States
Government securities. S745. e55.O0o To-
5s1 Uncoeet.d ns and items. sseursss so
erai eruai Reserve notes in actual eircma alton
sol 0:a50OOo. Deposits; member bank.
deposiss 900 Ra.io doo of Tofa Tofs
reserves. to deposit and Federal Reserve
note liabilities combined, $50 per cent.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
ELECTRIC BOND ]
EARNS $2,145,9)6
Quarters Profit Compares
With $2,46O,O49 in Same
1887 Period.
By, ,e Associated Press.

BY e Associated Press.
\ wv YORK, April 49, Electric
Bo d l. Share Co. reported first quar-
ter net PROFITS Of $2145,5os after
charges and Federal income taxes,
compared to $2,46oO4s q year ago. =,
Chairman c. E. Groesbeck told
stockholders by letter today that the
company has been servicing Its sub
sidiaries at cost since April /. in COM
pliance with the 1885 Public Utility
Act.
Climax Molybdenum.
Climax Molybdenum Co. for the
first 1888 quarter reported net income
of 1891 ,805 after taxes and charges,
equal to 70 cents a common share,
against $1,679 ,906 or 81 cents a COM
mon share in the like 1887 quarter.
Mining properties are at Climax Colo;
it has converting plant at Langeloth,
Pa, and a research laboratory In
Detroit.
Continental Baking.
Continental Baking Corp and sub
sidiaries, for the 13 weeks ended
MdiSil 90 ldSC, IepOI teQ HeC income OF
$898.7l8 after taxes and charges,
equal after preferred dividend re-
quirements to 80 cents a share on class
"A" common stock. This compares
with net income Of $4e4,875 or sl.ls a
share on the per cent cumulative
preferred stock in the like 1897 quar-
ter.
International Paper.
International Paper & Power Co.
reported 1887 consolidated net profit
OF s9,13470l equal after dividend re-
qulrements on the preferred stock to
$2.47 share on common stock. This
compared with $5,02o,57s or az cents
a share common, on q comparable
basis, in 1886. The company effected
important changes in its capital struc.
ture last year. Company's paper sub.
sidiaries operate mills in Northeastern
and Southeastern States and in Can.
ada. Power subsidiaries serve terri.
tory In New England and Canada.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 16.-Federal OBJ
legations scared in. a buying wave at
the beginning of the last hour in the
bond market today. as traders foresaw
brisk bank demand for Governments
in coming weeks for idle funds re-
leased by lower reserve requirements.
One Government issue jumped a
point and 9-32. while the whole list
showed gains ranging from 1892 to
20-32.
All other groups. including the Sec
ondary rails. reached higher levels.
The foreign dollar list was strong.
Gains Of 2 points or more were
shown by international Hydro Electric
IS. International Telephone IS, B. e.
o. lst SIS of '48; Studebaker IS and
Walworth IS.
Bethlehem Steel 334s and few OF
the rails slipped off slightly Monon-
gahela Railway As were down about
2 points and Market Street Railway
Is down about S.
French Is of '49 rose nearly 2 points.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
BONDS.
STOCKS.

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4i.s lo4
Col. Country Club 1st 4i.s 103
Evening star., 1938-04-16
ITALIAN BONDS DOWN.

NEW YORK, April 16 (speciaD -
Banca Commerciale Italiana Trust
Co., as fiscal agents, is notifying hold
ers Of Benigno Crespi, societa Ano-
nina 7 per cent first mortgage 30
year sinking fund bonds Of 1926. due
May /, 1856, that bonds of 5000 lire
principal amount each, totaling 315,-
900 lire, have been drawn by lot for
redemption through the sinking fund
ION May l. 1898.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
FOR EIGN.

WV with warrants. XIV without wal
rants. New. st tstap> Stamped.
sNesotiability impaired bv maturity.
fCompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
lEHIGH VALLEY LOAN
APPROVED BY R. +. C.
= The AssociatAd Prsas

BY the AsSociAted Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
has approved a $77s,000 loan to the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. Chairman
Jesse H. Jones announced.
Jones said the r. r. c. regarded
the loan as well secured" and that
the money would be advanced in the
near future.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion recently authorized the Lehieh
Valley to borrow the money.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
DOLLAR GOES DOWN
IN LONDON DEALINGS

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 16.-The United
States dollar lost 2 cents In terms of
sterling today upon resumption Of
foreign exchange trading after the
Good Friday holiday. Closing at
500i+ to the pound. the rate conf
pared with Thursdays final quotation
OF 498A.
French francs ended 1876 to the
pound. against 1892 Thursday.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorEanlzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declarations
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included.
a Also extra or extras. sDeclared or
paid SO far this year, no regular rate.
PAYABLE in stock. Paid .ast yesr
Cash or stock. ( Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. WV With war
rants. XIV Without warrants. war War
rants.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

About 90 per cent Of Mexico's l6,.
o00, 900 population are Mdians.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
CURB LIST JOINS
BROAD ADVANCE
Most Issues Score Gains Of
Fractions to Several
Points at Close.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April i6.-Curb mar
ket leaders jumped today under buy.
ing that lifted most Of the list from
fractions to several points.
Approximate gains In the final hour
were Aluminium Co. OF America. q;
Great Atlantic & Pacfic. /; Gulf OIL,
2; Fire Association Of Philadelphia, :;
Jones & Laughlin, 2; Pittsburgh Plate
Glass, 3; Sherwin- Williams, 41z; Royal
Typewriter. 3A.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
JOINS INSTITUTE BOARD.

NEW YORK, April Is F.-H. E,
Lewis, chairman and president Of
Jones 4 LAughlin Steel Corp, was
elected a director OF the American
Iron d Steel Institute.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Washington Exchange

SALES-AFTER CALL,
Potomac Electric Power 5i2ce pfd.-
lat 113.
Bid and Asked Prices.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Heading Venezuela's delegation to the Pan- American Conference at Lima is Dr. Diogenes Escalante, minister to, the United States. Dr. EScalante, a career diplomat and noted writer, was the first envoy ap- pointed to the United States after the passing of the regime of Gen. eral Gomez, Venezuelan dictator in 1886.
 Descendant of a Spanish conquis- tador, Francisco de Escalante, the chairman of the Venezuelan dele gates began his diplomatic career in 1904 as consul at Liverpool, Eng land, In succeeding years he was named consul general to Germany, secretary of the legations in the Netherlands and France, mem- Der of his countrys delegation to the first assembly of the League of Nations, and minister to London.
 He has been attached to other diplomatic missions, most important of which probably was the coinmis- sion appointed by the Counncil of the League to adjust the boundary dispute between Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania.
 This latter assignment was un- usual since Latin n-Americans sel- dom are called upon to aid in European disputes.
 As writer, Dr. Escalante's field includes political, social and eso- homie subject He is founder and owner of Venezuela's leading newspaper, Fl NMso Diario.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Mail Order Gun Used In Local
 Shooting Affray

A "mail order" gun was respon- sible for the wounding yesterday of Matthew Devito, of 31 North Leonard street, 15-year-old pupil at Barnard school, police revealed today. The boy who fired the shot also IS years old, is to be present. ed in juvenile court.
 Detective-Lieutenant William F. Pollard recovered the gun last night, and also confiscated a doz- en .22 caliber bullets.
 The Devito boy suffered a wound in the foot. An operation was performed at Waterbury hos pital last night to remove the bullet. He told Lieut.. Pollard that the other boy fired at him be- cause he was throwing snowballs at him in the school yard.
 The gun, blank cartridge pis- tol, whose sale is forbidden in Waterbury, was purchased by the boy from mail order house in Detroit little more than a week ago. He secured a number of .22 caliber bullets and cut them down so they would fit in the gun.
 The boy who owned the gun said he only fired the shot to scare Devito and make him dance and did not mean to hit him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Deliberate, tenacious Cordell Hull has grown steadily in world stature since MT. Roosevelt named him Sec- retary of state in 1883.
 The lean, 67-year-old Tennessean now leads the United States com mission at the pan-American con- ference in Lima in one of the most important diplomatic undertakings of his tenure in the state depart ment.
 Tariffs and world trade are his meat, and the series of reciprocal trade treaties negotiated under his leadership with other nations are in a large degree fruits of his long and patient study of international trade.
 Born in Olympus, Tenn, Cordell Hull was early in politics. He was elected to Congress in 1907 and re- mained until 1881. The one inter ruption, resulted from the 1920 Harding landslide. In 1881 he was elected to the Senate.
 Trader Hull writes a mean speech but his delivery is nothing to write home about. Easy to meet, hard to know well, he likes to listen a lot but in a group he is an excellent conversationalist.
 The gentleman from Tennessee passionately loves peace. is firm believer in round table discussN,n for settling disputes between na- tions. He is married, has no chil- dren, shuns Washington society,".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
our Leading Figures Among Delegates To Lima Conference Dec

Secretary of State Juan J. Remos speaks for Cuba's delegates to Lima. Journalist, educator, lecturer and authority on international law, Re- mos is A years old, was graduated from Havana University at l9.
 His bent for letters and education caused him to accept professor ship at Havana High school, one of the many capacities in which he serves in addition to his job as key man in the Cuban government.
 Remos founded and directed the department of Cuban literature at the high school, affording the first opportunity in history for students to study the works of Cuban writ CTS. Through his work in his field he became known as an authority on Castillian literature.
 The secretary of state gained national prominence for the first time in 1884 when President Men, dieta summoned him to join the circle of close government advis- CTS. He served similarly under President Barnet and his first job under President Laredo Bru in 1886 was as National Defense min- ister.
 He published an artists review for six years and was at one time editor of 3 newspaper in Lima, He has beSn decorated with the Great Cross of the Order of Honor and Merit of Cuba for dis, tinguiShed service.