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Evening star., 1938-03-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 19.-Live

BALTIMORE. Md. March l9.-Live
poultry prices fiuctuated somewhat
during the week, with young chickens
ending the period about steady with
last weeks close except in some in
stances the inside price is slightly
higher. Fowl was dull throughout the
week and recorded decline of about
l cent per pound.
Most other lines continued about
steady. although the spread in prices
on large capons was narrowed.
Early receipts were light, but they
improved to moderate later. easing off
again slightly at the close.
In chickens, young Rocks are selling
22a23, with few bringing slightly
higher prices Mixed colors are steady
at 2la22. In fowl, Rocks are bringing
l9a2l and mixed colors 18al9, with
Leghorns selling l6al9.
Roosters are unchanged at l2al5.
Capons weighing 7 pounds and up
are commanding 34a35, with smaller
stock moving at 27a3O Ducks con-
nue,steady at 2Oa2l for young Pekins
and 22a23 for Muscovys. Young hen
turkeys at 34a35 and toms at 27a28
are unchanged.
Egg Prices Improve.
The fractional increase in egg
prices recorded last week was in
creased, prices being / cent higher
than the close a week ago Receipts
conttnuad foirlv 10 roo Doth ,,,rroot
receipts and medium size whites are
bringing Is and large whites are SELL
ing l9a20.
Most of the native and nearby vege-
tables on the market are somewhat
higher than last week. Maryland
round white potatoes are higher at
1.15a1.25 per 100 pounds for No. Is
and a few bringing slightly higher
prices, with ungraded stock firmer at
90a1.10.
Nearby purple-top turnips also are
higher at 3Oa40 half -bushel and yell
lows are firmer at 9Oa1.00 per 100
pounds.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged at
75a85 bushel for No. Is and 50a65 for
ungraded stock.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 100: calves. 40. Compared
with Friday last week, steers mostly
1886 higher; medium and good, 900
1900 pounds. 7.65-8.60: .odd head to
900; some low, medium and plain,
6.50-7.25: few choice 926-pound hei-
fers, 8.35; medium and good, 65O-925
pounds, 725-8.0O; plain and medium
fat cows, 5.50-6.50; few good beef type,
6.75; low cutters and cutters, 4.50-5.25:
plain and medium bulls, 5.5O-6.75;
weighty sausage type. TOO; good veal
ers 100-50 lower; mostly l0.00-50.
Hogs. AS. Steady, mostly 40 lower
than last week. Good and choice l6O-
200 pounds, 9.55-S0; practical top. $50:
2l0-240 pounds. 9.40-70l 250-30O
pounds. 890-9.40; 140-160 pounds,
9.30-55; 120-l40 pounds. 8.8O-9.10;
good packing sows, 7.30-80; stays from
$50 down.
Sheep, no receipts. Compared with
last week, lambs around rs higher;
good and choice 80-90-pound eve and
wether lambs 100000; plain and me-
dium. 7.50-9.50: good and choice no.
150:pound slaughter ewes. 4.50-5.5O.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2,
red, winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
s31a; March delivery, 93h. Corn, No.
2, yellow, domestic. 62a64; Western
billing At premium over this price:
cob corn nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, 41Eaa
An; No. 3, 40ha43h; excepting
grain on track, there is an additional
charge Of Ia cents per bushel for
storage and elevation on all sales Of
oats. Rye, No. 2, 93a98; barley, 70a75.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
CURB LIST SCORES
BROAD RECOVERY
Most Active Issues Move
Minor Fractions to
Point Higher.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 19-Recovery
tendencies predominated in the curb
market today. with most Of the ac.
lively traded issues ending minor
fractions to a point higher and some
specialties making still better progress.
Among the long list of shares nm
ishing in higher ground were Electric
Bond & Share at 6%, American Gas.
227s; Gulf Oil, 37A; International
Petroleum, 28l2; American Cyanamid
b" 2l1z: Hollinger Gold, II; Hud-
son Bay, rs. and Wright Hargreaves. 7.
Humble Oil dropped III points to
65A and Creole Petroleum lost "a at
22Hs, following overnight announce
ment that American Oil properties In
Mexico had been taken over by Mexi-
can interests. Both are controlled
by Standard Oil Of New Jersey, which
was involved in the Mexican seizure,
but neither operates in Mexico.
Transfers aggregated 10000 shares
the heaviest Saturday since January
IS, and compared with $1,000 shares
(ast Saturday.
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Commodity Price
Changes for Week
BY A. A. PATTON,

ASsOCldteO FTeSS St6tlStlClan.
NEW YORK, March l9.-Commodity
prices gave ground this week as traders
apprehensively eyed the troubled Euro
pean situation and crashing stock
quotations.
Measured by the Associated Press
weighted index of 35 important staples.
prices tumbled to the lowest level since
November. 1884. Volume, however,
was not heavy on the drop
Declines among commodities making
up the index outweighed advances bet
ter than two to one. Industrial and
agricultural items were chief losers.
both groups touching new lows for the
current recession.
Although war threats, actual and
potential dominated news from abroad,
commodities normally considered mill
tary necessities-Wheat. copper. lead,
etc.-were not bid for with any en-
thusiasm.
Some Foods Gain.
Eggs. cocoa and flour-items enter
ing the market baSket-Were up SUM-
ciently to Offset moderate declines In
sugar and coffee. This was the only
important classification registering a
gain on the week
Another group resisting the defla-
tionary trend was live stock. Strong
demand for cattle sent this staple
sharply higher. while hogs and lambs
dipped. Underlying the strength of
cattle, analysts hold, is the progress
sively smaller number of the animals
being auctioned of at the various
market places.
Other products of the farm were
weak Cotton plunged under the
9-cent-a-pound level as supplies
pressed on the market. Corn, wheat
and rye also gave ground. Oats
chalked up small gain.
Industrial commodities were weak.
Rubber bituminous coal, turpentine
and zinc fell back Tin alone in this
category showed an upturn.
Textiles Go Lower.
Textiles were lower, both wool and
silk selling off
The Associated Press index dropped
to 7015 per cent of the 1926 average
from 70.7l a week ago and compared
with 1886 last year.
The index, with its components
based on 1925 as 100, compared as fol-
lows:
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
NEW.YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, March IA LP,.-Ess-
23.506: irregular; mixed colors. specis
packs, 2O'4-22: standards. 2O-20l7; first,
1S-lSh4: seconds 1734-lS; mediums an,
dirties No. /. 11ia-17'4: average Cheeks
1859; storage packed hrsts 1920
Dressed poultry. irreRular: all fresh anr
frozen prices unbalanced
Live poultry. by freight and express.
hoRlfat Butter 4oo,o,. .,..sx. ..
higher than extra. 3Os.-3Ii,; extra la.
score; 30ia; hrsts ,ss-913. 2s-3oI.;
oh sI Cheese' 203'47s; quiet; prices un-
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NEW YORK COFFEE.

NEW YORK March 10 LPj.--Coffee spot
steady: Rio No. =, 5-5l4:- Santos No. 4:
1-1a4; cost and freight offerings included
Rio No. "a futures closed unchanged
10 lower; sales; 2.50 bags; May; A. In;
SEPTEMBER. fnTss nIossd Slh: Santos No d fu-
$3.50 bass: March. 6.22n: May. 59an;
July. 5.S3; September, 5.19n. n-Nominal
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WHEAT FUTURES
TURN DOWNWARD
Chicago Prices Slump 15s
Cents at Start and Stay
Near Lows.
by FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

CHICAGO, March 19.-Reports of
diminished war tension In Europe
caused wheat prices to drop in all
the major world markets today.
Chicago wheat plunged as much as
l3s cents a bushel in the first five
minutes of trading and then spent the
rest of the session fluctuating nerv-
ously around the bottom. Trade was
quiet.
Additional factors influencing SELL
ing of wheat included small export
business, favorable weather in the
Southwest and good crop prospects in
Europe. The official estimate of do
mestic acreage indicated that under
normal conditions large wheat har-
vest in the United States was possible
this summer. Favorable new crop
conditions in most sections OF the
world depressed the July and Septem-
Der contracts, which showed little ral-
lying power.
Wheat closed ,. to 1Ea cents lower,
compared with yesterdays finish; May,
S7ls-A; July, s31s- September,
84hs-A. Corn was 1s-i. down; May,
5s7s; July, 6ll2: September, 62l2.
Oats ~ off; May. 30A. Rye Isl
lower: May, 6S. Lard unchanged to
cents lower.
Ten days Of market activity domi-
mated by the foreign political situation
has made little net change in wheat
prices. Traders said the war talk
caused short covering, which lifted
prices temporarily, but no substantial
speculative purchasing appeared. Sub
sequently profit taking Offset the buy
ing and wheat today closed u lower to
"a higher, compared with 10 days ago
before the Austrian coup.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
Prev.
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Cott0nseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil was irregular today and
after losing early gains of 3 to 9 points
on further liquidation the market rallied
again on covering. Final prices were /
to 3 points net higher. Sales 50 con-
tracts. Bleachable spot nominal May
closed, s.23: July. $40; September. s.24;
October $50
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Cottonseed oil closed steady: detachable
prime summer yellow, $50. nominal: prime
crude 6.S1i2-1 90 March 11Sb May,
7.tsb; July T. .1sb: September, 7sOb; Oc-
tober, 1.eSb. Bid.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
ODD.LOT DEALINGS,
By the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported yes
terday these transactions BY customers
Eith edd.l1t dealers or specialists on the
HeE York Stock 1xchanse for March IL:
.eies eiIse4sssi nS ,nvelyy1Hs SYs 5so shares:
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COMMODITY INDEX

NEW YORK. March 1o-Tb. Asso-
gated Press weighted wholesale nrice in
eex OF 35 commodities today advsnced to
Previous day. ,7015: week ago. 7o.55:
month ago. 1l.nl: year ago, a5.eo,
Range Of recent years:
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COCOA FUTURES.

NEW YORK March 10 P'.-cocoa fu-
lures closed unchanged to 3 lower. Sales.
1873 tons. May 5.6.: July. 500; Sep
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D. c. SECURITIES

t9uotatlons by Johnston. Lemon a. COY
yesterdays closing bid and asked
eNotatlons on WASHINGTON securities which
are traded over the counter follow:
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New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. March 10 P-Cotton
futures closed steady at net advances Of
81 O1 minis
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INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. March 10 vP.-Inyestment
Bankers Conference. Inc
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.. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK. March 10 lP,.-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1923

tRpoted W B Building ashinston
MARCH 1s.
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AISo eXtTa OF eYtraS
Declared or paid SO far this wear
Paid last year.
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INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK March 10 Pp.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
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1898.
$93,436,11S
84,231,245
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
ON
 HARMONY MOVE.
Independent Democrats to
 Proceed With Plans for Primary Battle Here

Members of the Independent Dem ocratic club have been called to a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the club rooms, 181 East Main street, to complete plans for district organiza- ton in preparation for primary. It was announced that committee representing the club and Senator George T. Culhane's group will meet at ? o'clock Saturday at Hotel FL ton with representatives of State Chairman J. Francis Smiths har- mony committee.
 The Independent club and Sen- ator Culhane announced that they are waiting for report on confer ences between the Democratic Vot- CTS Committee and the town com- mittee. This meeting, it was report ed, has resulted in compromise of differences between the divergent groups with accession to the aims of the harmony committee which are expected to obviate menace of primary contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

feet as an insurance broker and solicitor. Since becoming a secre- tary to the President, he said, q have not solicited nor attempted to solicit-no, and I haven't &C., cepted-a single dollar of insurance from anyone anytime, anywhere" :"
 Anything to the contrary" he added, lis a miserable lie"
 The interview was a reply to a recent Saturday Evening Post ar ticle "Jimmy's Got It." by Alvan Johnston, who estimated Roosevelt's earnings in the insurance business at somewhere between $250,000 and $2,000,000 year. That article had drawn broad intimation that Roosevelt's insurance firm had obtained fat commissions because of his relation to the President and his official position at the White House.
 Record of Income
 The replying Golfers article re- produced photostatic copies of Roosevelts income tax returns, showing that from 1883 to 1937, in- elusive. his income was.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
Employers May Obtain Release
 From Liability

In answer to numerous inquiries from employers and public &C., countants on the release from liability" clause of the Connecti- cut unemployment compensation law, Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone explained today that the first step an employer desiring re- lease should take is to write a let ter to the administrator stating that fact.
 An employer applying for re- lease from payment of contribu- tions must be able, the commits sioner said, to prove that he has not had five people on his payroll for any 20 weeks in the IS months preceding the application.
 According to section 804d of the job insurance act, the weeks are not necessarily successive.
 After receipt of the application the Department will investigate the employers claim.
 If the employer is found eligible for release, he will be excused from payment of the tax at the end of the calendar quarter in which he applied. Notifications of release is in the form of letter from the administrator.
 MT. Tone emphasized the fact that in every instance a released employer must pay contributions and submit wage records until the end of the calendar quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
DYING MAN WILL
 MARRY TODAY
George Burke of Cleveland Doesn't Know End Is
 Near, But Girl Does

Cleveland, Aug. 12.-(UP)-George Burke, 26, who is dying but doesn't know 1t, will be married, perhaps to- day.
 His bride will be Betty Luchansky, also 26, who has been his sweet heart for six years and the constant companion at his bedside for the past three~years that he has been sinking away with an incurable streptococcus infection.
 Doctors at St. Luke's hospital an- nounced yesterday that Burke could not possibly live more than three weeks. They sent him home to die Miss Luchansky rode beside him in the ambulance, held his hand and told him of "our beautiful married life ahead"
 Lest he become suspicious as to why he was sent home, she slipped away for an hour and bought H. ceEse so that they can be married at once thus she can keep him con- vinced that she believes he will live because she is planning their future.
 Burke was once a radio engineer. He fell i'll just before he and Miss Luchansky were to have been mar ried in May, 1885. He has been in bed ever since and she has attended him daily.
 She made the wedding arrange ments with the Rev. T. c. Tender son, an evangelist. Henderson will perform the ceremony.
 Mrs. John Luchansky cried when she learned her daughters plan.
 Tt is the unhappiest thing that has ever happened to US" she said of course, some say that she should do what her heart tells her, but somehow I feel it's wrong to marry a-you might say-a dead man. It's too bad. He's fine Chris tian boy, but the other way she would still be miss, and this way she will be a widow" Mrs. Hender- son said it was "the most unselfish thing I ever heard of" Miss Luchan- sky said her only thought was to make Burke's last days "as happy as possible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

fellow citizens, I likewise appreciate the high standard of integrity, ef- ficiency, fidelity and sympathy with which the office has been conducted by Judge Dennis J. Slavin for many years. It is with realization of the importance and responsibility of the office that I would accept the nom- ination If rendered by the Demo- cratic party"
 Associated with the administration in the capacity of claims attorney for the city but never before a can didate for public office, Attorney Scully has practiced law in his na- tive city for Is years. He is a grad uate of Waterbury public schools Holy Cross and Yale University Law School and since establishing an of flee here has practiced in the state and federal courts. He is son o1 former Mayor Martin Scully.
 Slayin Declines
 Judge Slavin, announcing that hs will not seek reelection this fall explained his reason that he did moi want to incur the expense of 2 special election in the probate dis. trict, Waterbury, Wolcott and Mid. 'dlebury, which would result in mid. term, in the event of his reelection because of his reaching the legal re- tirement age.
 Since this statement by the judge who, with the exception of two years has held the probate judgeship since 1911, there have been no candidacie. advanced by potential nominees iron either party. Before that time name. of many had been mentioned as DO tential Republican nominees but nt Democrat had sanctioned announce. ment of his candidacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
BRITISH VETERANS
 DISCUSS PROGRAM

A regular meeting of the Lord Kitchener post, British War Vet erans was held last night at the post rooms on Scovill street. The reports of various committees were heard at the meeting. It is hoped that picnic can be arranged jointly by the post and its auxiliary, in the near future for the mem- bers and their friends.
 The meeting was one of the most
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
Jimmy Roosevelt Has Used Ugly Word Liar
Twice He Makes Use of Epithet in His Denial About
 Insurance Profits-Answers Accusers Sharply

Washington, Aug. 12.-UP)- James Roosevelt, eldest son and secretary of President Roosevelt, re- piled today with charges of "liar- a rather cowardly liar to published intimations that he had obtained large insurance commissioners be- cause of his connection with the Roosevelt administration.
 Tn an interview with Golfers magazine writer and published in the current issue. Roosevelt de- clared that he had stood on his own
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
Candidacy Admitted
 By Attorney Scully
city's Claims Agent Willing to Accept Nomination From Probate Convention; Pays Tribute to Slavin

First candidacy for the post of judge of probate on the Democratic ticket. since the official statement of Judge Dennis J. Slavin this week that he would not seek reelection was announced today by Attorney Vincent A. Scully.
 With names of many Republican attorneys mentioned as seeking their party nomination for the post, ques- tion has arisen within the Demo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12
Candidate

 cratic ranks as to candidates and today, Attornely Scully, asked whether he would seek the nomina- tion, stated:
 In Receptive Mood
 Although I have never been a candidate for public office, if the probate convention believes that I am the candidate best qualified by experience, acquaintance, tempera- ment and legal training, I would feel highly honored and willing to accept the nomination. From ex- perience, keenly appreciate how important the office really is, touch- ing as intimately as it does the lives and personal welfare of all of us at one time or another.
 "In common with the rest of my
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

This, Roosevelt said, was not all derived from the insurance busi- ness. Part of it represent returns from sale of writings, and income from a trust fund.
 He said that since being em- ployed as secretary to his presi- dent-father his $10,000 government salary had been augmented by share of the earnings of the insur- ance firm of Roosevelt & Sargent. There remained on the books of that firm, when he became White House secretary, he said, business that would continue to bring in yearly income.
 T had helped place that business on the books" he said. 50 John Sargent and agreed that I should resign as an officer and director of the corporation and that there after the income he and had en- joyed as salaries and bonuses should be paid to us as dividends. And we always split the net profit-carry nothing over.
 Sounded Fine at First
 That sounded fine until our law yer showed us that the laws of Massachusetts consider dividends of any kind to be unearned income and taxed such income at a far higher rate than straight salary.
 My lawyer assured me that it was perfectly proper to give my wife irrovocably-irrevocably, mind no trick Indian giving or any thing like that-to give her ir- revocably one-half of by one-half interest in the Roosevelt and Sar- gent corporation, which would re- duce my state tax by very small sum, my federal tax too It was alarmed small saving"
 Roosevelt admitted that he had been able to get into places he never would have If he had not been the son of the President, but he added:
 But son or no son, got tossed out a lot, too. Prospects don't wilt just because you're the son of the President"
 Uses Word Liar
 Perhaps it's so that my name the prestige of my father-helped me. Certainly father gave me no direct aid. I had never asked him to speak for me. And anybody who says or suggests that he would have aided me in any questionable way, had asked him, is, of course, liar "a rather coWardly liar whom I'd like personally but briefly to meet.
 Being the son of the President, they'd have been calling me a crook no matter what business had entered provided, of course, that I had been successful
 "If I had graduated from Bos- ton university law school and had practiced law privately or in the government service-well, use your imagination. If I had opened neat little corner grocery store and was making anything above the rent they'd have been saying that relief money would have to be spent in my store, or else
 Another Liar
 Replying to assertions that his insurance firm is one of the largest insurance writers in the country on imported whiskey, young Roosevelt said:
 Whoever started that his either purposely lying or just didn't want to investigate.
 Neither Roosevelt and Sargent nor either of us as individuals has directly or indirectly insured so much as a bottle of whiskey im- ported into the United States. Nor have we ever attempted to to go a bit further, neither 'Sar- gent nor l nor our company is in any way affiliated with any agency that insuraNces whiskey imported into this country. Is that plain enough?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

enthusiastic held in months and incidentally one of the best attended A program of future activities was outlined and discussed. All indic- tions point to an exceptionally &C., tive and busy year for the post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

Thomas Kane, son of Mrs. R.
 M. Kane, of 30 Cole street, re- ceived word this morning that he has been awarded scholarship covering full tuition to New York University.
 Kane, who is F years old, is a former Democrat newsboy. He was graduated from Crosby high school last June, where he was fine student, and member of the Honor society. He was active in the French club, and took part in two class plays.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
New Deal for the Muiiks.

There Is more than meets the eve in
Stains sudden orders to his underlings
In Soviet rural parts to desist from op-
preston of collective farmers. At in
tervals in recent years, ever since the
Kremlin began dragooning the peas
antry into producing fxed quotas of
grain-"or else'-they have been period
ically and ruthlessly "purged" They were
not placed before firing squads like rec
reant generals or political enemies of
the regime, but often became victims of
mass expulsions from their land some
times on flimsy pretexts. Resentment
Of RECOMMENDATION, in the guise of col
lectivization, has famed continuously
among the mujiks. In 1888, when they
failed to plant on the scale decreed by
their Red masters, the U. 8. s. r. suf-
fered a famine of disastrous dimensions.
Before 1t was overcome, several million
peasants starved to death as short crops
in previous years had left them without
reserve stocks.
While the national food supply is one
Of the fundamental considerations un-
derlying Stalins command to let UP on
the farmers, there is a military reason
for his action, of even greater gravity.
The backbone Of the Red Army is the
peasantry. Fifty per cent Of the families