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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22

Bedford. Ind. Oct. 22--(UP)-Joe
Cassady's smoking pipe blew up
last night. It tore out his gold
tooth. He packed his pipe with q
handful Of tobacco from his coat
pocket bp accidentally slipped a 20
cabiier billet into TIE hnw Nth It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22
Eight Damage Suits Filed
In Waterbury, Litchfield
Superior Courts For Trial
Parking, Traffic LalDs
OF City Face Changes
Police Supt. w. j. Roach Will Recommend Wholesale
Alterations of Present Rules to Traffic COM
mission of Police Board

The most sweeping changes in traffic and parking
regulations in local history will be recommended to the
traffic committee of the Board Of Police Commissioners by
Police Superintendent William j. Roach at conference
Monday night. He will recommend that the committee
approve plan calling for the establishment Of than
80 oneway Streets that parking limits be changed greatly
many streets that parking other streets be limited to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22
STAFF CARS ENTER

Canton, China, Oct. 22-(UPl--
JAPANESE star cars passed along the
water front opposite the foreign
quarter today, FIRST to enter the city
after It's fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22
FairStandardsAct
II, Effect Monday
Wage-F1Our Administrator Elmer F. Andrews, His
staff, Working Overtime Today, on Rulings
for Guidance of Businessmen
BIZ WILLIAM III. LAWRENCE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington October o. = (UP) = Wage-Hour Ad-
inistrator Elmer F. Andrews and his staff worked over
time today rulings for the guidance of businessmen who
must beginning Monday, operate factories stores and
offices under the Fair Labor Standards Act The law,
which establishes minimum wage Of Is cents hour for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22
The Weather

Cloudy For Tonight;
Sunday Rain, Colder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-22

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The Washington times., 1938-12-15
HOROSCOPE
FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

MARCH FL TO APRIL 20
(ArieS) 1t looks like routine
matters and the old reliables will
come in for best vibrations. Elk
ira caution is advised in those
things requiring cool, collected
judgment and important deci-
SiOnS. Be gracious, patient with
family, friends, associates.
APRIL 81 TO MAY 20 (Tau.
ruS) Some restrictions and ir-
ritating influences shown here.
Finishing incOmpleted matters,
checking back on your affairs,
answering mail, making plans
for action later most favored
today.
MAY 81 TO JUNE II Gem
mil Bottle up unruIy emotions
and wild ideaSI COnServativeness
The Washington times., 1938-12-15

ne N
90 "S"
AUGUST 20 TO SEPTEMBER

So Nc"
AUGUST % TO SEPTEMBER
% Virgo -Spend wisely, say
tOday's stars, and be careful of
the digestive system. Jog along
COntentedly and you'll get far.
Their than if you fused and
fretted. Go ahead with prear"
ranged. plans, attend to essen
tiaIs and STOP to REST . few
minutes when tired.
SEPTEMBER "a TO OCTO-
Der 20 Libra just $3.50. Ii
your activities necesSitate unc'
ton and initiative to put them
over, then give yourself the re.
ruired dose to make good. ~
you pursue hard enough, yOuM
obtain!
OCTOBER "a TO NOVEM
Der 20 (ScOrpiO) You born
before November 10: Be sure 70
The Washington times., 1938-12-15
u:S IN

and dOwn.tO-earth methods your
best bets today. Good day for
intrOSpectiOn, for analyZing Old
mistakes and correcting them.
Make ready for work next week
and a pleasant wind-up for this
one.
JUNE 22 TO JULY 20
(Cancer).-NO need to rush. Day
is slOw-gOing, say stars. But
don't start to neglect necessary
matters. Go about duties m
diligently, willingly; accomplish
as much good as Is possible.
JULY "A TO AU G U ST ~
(LeO)-YOu born before August
8 are advised to be very discreet
in dealings with the opposite
sex. Be attentive to your Big
Rom an G e! An LeOiteS: Good
habits will be great aids.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
General Baking Co.
Declares, IS Gents
For Common
1888 Payments increased
To 80 Gents, Against
IS Cents in 1887
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. 4
NEW YORK, Dec. 2-Directors of
General Baking Co. today declared
a dividend of IS cents a share on
the common stock, payable Decem-
ber % to stock of record December
10. This makes total payments in
1888 Of 80 cents, compared with rs
cents disbursed in 1897.
Pacific Telephone.
Directors of Pacific Telephone g.
Telegraph Co. declared a. dividend
of So share on the common stock,
payable December 81. to stock of rec
ord December 10. Dividends of $l.50
a share were paid in the three pre-
ceding quarters, making a total for
1888 of $3.50 a share. compared with
So in 1887.
N. r. Powley, president, estimated
the company's 1888 earnings would
be about $l,500,000 less than last
year. or about $500 a common share,
compared with $7.67 a share in 1887
and $8.49 in 1896.
Montgomery Ward.
Directors OF Montgomery Ward g.
Co., voted an extra dividend of Is
cents on the common stock in ad-
dition to a quarterly of Is cents,
both payable January IA to stock
OF record December Is.
They also declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $l.75 on the
class "A" stock. payable January
to stock of record December 16.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Standard 6. & {. Plans
To Reatquire Concern
Bv the Associated Press-

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Standard
Gas & Electric Co.. holding COM
pany, is planning to reacquire Pub
lie Utility Engineering g. Service
Corp. as a wholly owned subsidiary
in a move to more fully comply
with the spirit of the Public Utility
Act OF 1885," 1t was announced.
Standard Gas operating units pur-
chased Public Utility Engineering g.
Service Corp. In 1885 from Standard
Gas & Electric Co. and at that
time the service company was re-
organized as mutually owned unit
to provide engineering and other
services to the operating companies
in the Standard Gas system on a
cost basis.
October last directors of Public
Utility Engineering & Service Corp.
elected william J. Hagenah as pres
ident to succeed Bernard w. Lynch,
who previously had been head of
both the service company and
Standard Gas IL Electric. At that
time 1t was announced this change
was made as a result of the re-
organization Of Standard Gas g.
Electric under section 77-B Of the
Federal Bankruptcy Act. Lynch
remained president of Standard Gas
& Electric. \
Evening star., 1938-12-02
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldleO Ffcss.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The bond
market resumed its retreat today
before a moderate inflow of offer
ings.
While some issues sold higher,
the majority were down fractions
4 to a point or so on the average near
midday.
Most United States Treasury
issues held in a narrow range in
face of announcement the Gov
ernments mid-December offerings
would consist of a long-term ga
per cent bond issue. with the ma
turity to be disclosed later, and IL
per cent fve-year notes.
Traders seemed to have returned
to the selling side of corporate loans
on the assumption the upturn earlier
in the week merely was an inter-
ruption of the recent decline.
Rails mostly sagged. The drop in
carloadings for the Thanksgiving
week was more than had been ex-
pected on basis of the usual sea-
sonal fluctuations in traffic.
Among the losers were Delaware &
Hudson refunding As, International
HydroelectriC 6s, Erie convertible As,
International Telephone SIS, North
American SIS, Southern Railway As,
Southern Pacific 4las, Texas Corp
3l2s, National Dairy 3s4s and North
American IS.
Italian Is and Belgium 6s were
marked up little in the foreign
list.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Virginia Tobacco Growers
Await Referendum
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2.-As sales
on Virginias dark-fired and bright
tobacco markets moved along stead
lily, interest among growers was CEN
tered today on the crop-control ref
erendum scheduled for December 10.
The voting will determine whether
the States farmers will continue
to participate in Federal crop con-
troll or discontinue it.
Meanwhile the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration in Wash
ington announced regulations for
the sale of hurley, f1re-cured and
dark air-cured tobacco for the
1889 season under provisions of
the new law.
Burley markets in Virginia are
scheduled to open next week. The
States only hurley markets are To-
Gated at Bristol and Abingdon.
These two markets draw much of
their leaf from Southwest Virginia
farms and from growers in East
Tennessee and parts of North Caro-
lima.
The Blackstone dark-fied market
disposed of 1890 pounds of leaf
yesterday at an average of 1914,
while at Lynchburg the average
was cent lower at s9.43 for 9O,O94
pounds. The Lynchburg average,
however, has been s9s1 for the four
day sales period. y
On the bright market, Danville
sold 35,207 pounds yesterday at
an average price of $17.73, while
South Boston. sales were estimated
at 10000 pounds, averaging about
SIS a hundred pounds. Wednes-
days sales totaled 175,00O pounds
for an average Of 1855. % :.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
New York ProducI

NEW YORK Dec . QP..-Egss, a.647:
Steady to firm. Mixed colors: Special
packs 34i2-36: standards: "a; frsts. -29l2;
Seconds 26-21 mediums. %: dirties No l,
R4A4; average checks. 22-a2la; refrigerator
Specials. s6-2Si2; standards, 25l2. 1rsts
R4l2 mediums "a
Whites-Resale of premium marks A.
ID; nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. 4l-4?' exchange specials 40: Mid
Testern, exchange standards 30: nearby
fancy mediums. 32l2-I5i2; nearby and
Western exchange mediums. 31!a; pullets
-; nearby and Midwestern, refrigerator,
EpecialS' 29-33: standards. 21-2S; firstS.
Browns-Extra fancy. 36-36la: nearby
IND Western, exchange specials. 3jla;
nearby. exchange mediums. 80.
Duck eges-Fancy. 33-:}4
Butter. 531 1.1Q5; irregular: creamery
sher Usher than than extra extra 39aI3lls extra la2
Pnds fS4-S1l. 25-2Gi2
Cheese, ,225,021; steady to firm. Prices
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Commonwealth Edison
Plan Is Approved i.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Stockholders
of Commonwealth Edison Co. yes
terday approved q new plan to gain
100 per cent ownership of its afili-
ated companies,
They voted 1t q special meeting
to offer four shares. of common
wealth stock for each outstanding
share of preferred stock of its sub
sidiary, Western United Gas & Elec-
trio Co.
An earlier offer Of three and one
half shares failed to effect retire.
ment Of the minority interest In
the subsidiary company Chairman
James Simpson recommended the
four share plan and said it con-
templates issuing an additional half
share to those who accepted the
previous offer.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Retail Sales STAGE
Sharp Advance in
Cold Weather
Leading Centers Report
Weeks Rise Averaging
z to 3 Per Cent
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Stimulated
by cold weather and the start Of
Christmas shopping, buying In re-
tail stores at leading centers of dis
tribution this week averaged 2 to 8
per cent above last week for the
country as a whole, Dun & Brad
street reported today.
Sales volume, compared with q
year ago. ranged at leading cities
from 3 per cent to per cent lower.
Wholesale buying was also above
last week.
Most stores showed a sharp in
crease In sales compared with the
previous week, although a few suf-
fered from the poor shopping and
travelling conditions" the credit
agency said. Some were not pre-
pared for the sudden expansion in
demand, and stocks of heavy ap-
parel in popular sizes and prices ran
low quickly. Mail and telegraph
orders for replacement merchandise
jumped to the highest totals in
many weeks"
Clothing in Demand.
Fastest moving items included
heavy winter clothing. rubber goods,
automobile chains, anti-freeze solu-
tions and winter sports equipment.
Toys and children's department
came in for the best patronage in
the gift lines. Heavier jewelry sales
were reported, but chiefly in the
low or medium price ranges.
"Paralleling the abrupt expansion
In consumer buying, wholesale vol
ume bulked larger this week and the
decrease below 1897 narrowed to 3
to 10 per cent the agency added.
While individual orders were not
big on the average, the number re-
celved in many markets exceeded all
recent peaks.
by far the greatest proportion
specified quick delivery on mer-
chandise which had been ordered
earlier, but in quantities now found
to be insufficient to satisfy the
broadening demand.
Spring Needs Covered.
although commitments for fu-
ture delivery comprised only sns,
part OF the total, some lines r.
ported that spring Requirement
were being covered more freely the:.
at this time last year.
I'm clothing lines. approximate,
ID per cent more of retailers sprir
requirements had been covered tha-.
at this date a year ago.
"Cold-weather apparel moved
the best rate of the season."
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Dutch Indies Lead
In Plane Exports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department said
today that the Netherland Indies led
foreign purchasers Of American air.
planes IN October by buying 10
planes costing $1,147,650.
Total October exports we're $4,-
948, ,l53, compared with $3,662,559 in
the same month last year. In the
first 10 months Of the year airplane
exports set a record of 8,283, 1913, or
88 per cent more than in the same
period last year. IL
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Dollar Is Unchanged
On London Mart
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The United
States dollar finished net unchanged
in foreign exchange trading today,
closing 467s4 to the pound. COM
pared with $4.68 1-16 for sterling in
New York overnight.
French francs advanced to 177.81,
against 1925 to the pound yester-
day.
PARIS, Dec. 2 @.-The United
States dollar was quoted 3801 francs
(263l cents to the france in today's
final foreign exchange dealings. The
rate compared with the franc at
2.629 cents In New York late yester-
day. Exchange on London, l77.80.
Principal rente issues in the
Bourse: per cent, 81.50; 41zs a."
$685.; AIS 1887, 141.50. -.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
US. Treasury Position
By the Associated Press.

hSbUCIdlcU
The position Of the Treasury on Novem-
Der 80: Receipts. So. 926,9SS.0l; expendi-
kurex S37,115. .965 "a: net balance. 81
k47, ,24S.522. including 1927, 541. .5O3. SO
Working balance: customs receipts for the
Receipts for the fiscal year tsince July
h 81, ,222 791 .416.64; expenditures Sd
b5s. .Q2S, 1S1 80, including 81 .2O5.470
e6O13 of emergency expenditures; excess
bf expenditures. 81 .436, 136, 165.35 gross
hebt.t S3S. 6O3.351 .36O.66 an increase of
klOp63 a31 % above the previous day:
koldRessets, $14 3I1, 500. .950.14.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
J. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK. Dec . P,-Prices quoted
a dollars and thirtY-Secnuds.
ReHhsbunk Statement

BERLIN Dec. 9 LP.-The Rechs shank
statement as of December l lin thousands
bf retthsmarks,:
Notes in circulation TAB 700: increase.
75O.AN0
Gold. 70 ZOO unchanaed
Foreign currency reserves. 5000: de-
crease. 900
Other bills of exchange and checks. T.
$4,000; increase. 902 900.
Other daily maturing obliRations. 1 AL
600: increase $4,000
Advances 47SO0: increase 81 500.
Investments, 54s 400. unchanged
R1tio of gold and foreign currency to
notes. Oq9 per cent.
Rate of discount 4 Der cent.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Dec. 2 E1.-Sugar future
fontfacts held steady today on further
fovefmg and buying by trade and Cuban
nteRestS
Msreh No. 8 sold at 2.13 and July o.17,
Fhile March No. sold at 1.O9ha and July
ions; The market at midday held around
Refined was UNCHANGED at 45O-4.55 for
Inc 1ranulated
Raw sugar remained at 3 cents for spots
fifth no sales reported.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Auto Production
In Week Jumps
To 1855
Py the Associated Press.

, ASSUCIH FrcSS.
DETROIT, Dec. 2.-The trend in
motor car production, Wards Auto
motive Reports said today, "Is still
up." 1t estimated the current weeks
output at 1886 units, compared
with 86,l73 this week a year ago.
Last weeks assemblies numbered
84.330.
Production volume, the survey re-
ported, would have exceeded 100000
units this week but for a strike in
the Plymouth plant here that cur
tailed assemblies for one day.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Private ShipbuiIdine
Increases in Month
, the Associated Press,

Hy the Associated Press
The Marine Inspection Bureau
says private shipbuilding UNDER con-
struction or under contract In Amer
lean yards increased from 1913 YES
sells aggregating 465, 5,808 gross tons
on October l to 1913 ships totaling
466, TAI gross tons on November /.
Evening star., 1938-12-02

In bankruptcy or receivership or oeinR
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates OF divide IDS In the foreRoins table
las; quarterly or semi-annual declarations
unless otherwise noted special or extrs
dividends are not included
Alison extra or extras. eDecIareo or
paid SO far this year. no regular rate
{ PAYABLE In stock Paid last year.
Cash or stock. & Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year w With
warrants. ~ without varrsnts gar war
Evening star., 1938-12-02
|Virqiniu Will Market
$415,O0O Bond Issue
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Edwin
b. Jones, State treasurer and chair
man of the Board of Sinking Fund
commissioners. said yesterday the
board would sell approximately
s4l5,000 in bonds December 6. Pro-
leeds will be applied to purchase
of bonds or to reduction of the pub
lie debt. - ......-
Sealed bids for the bonds will
be receiveds-at. the Office of the
State treasurer until noon Decem-
Der 6.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Reserve Balances Up
At New York Bank
By the Associated Press.

os tHS hSSOCl4le0 treSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. Am increase
of about $4,000, 900 in member bank
deposits, known as reserve balances,
was recorded today in the weekly
condition statement of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
The jump in reserves accompanied
an additional deposit of around
$137 900, 900 in gold certificates by
the United States Treasury. Federal
Reserve notes in circulation in
creased $17,000, 900, making the total
higher than the corresponding 1897
figure.
The United States Treasury,s
general account" with the Reserve
Bank increased to $73, ,582, 900 COM
pared with $58,702,0O0 the preceding
week.
The condensed statement follows:
Gold certificates on hand
and due from U. 8. Treas
rots1 G5y rss.rr.. I5l,7?5,ooo
Bills discounted:
SECURED cS1,a by by U. s. Govt.
total bills discounted 2,249 900
6iliS bought IN open market 21S.00O
INDUSTRIAL advances 3,592, 900
Iotai s. Govt. securities S15,422 600
Lotai bllls and securities S21 1,4S1 900
Uncollected items 1874 $40 600
F. r. notes in actual circu-
lation 1,011 .o73, 900
Member b n k - Reserve
account 4.5s5111, 900
Total deposits 4,977 ,O79. 900
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
r. note liabilities combined, S77 per
cent
Evening star., 1938-12-02

Pennsylvania Railroad Common
hare earnings 10 months ended Oc-
|ober 81 were AZ cents, against $2.l3.
Evening star., 1938-12-02

During a recent storm, in Yucatan,
kMexico, nearly half the corn was
destroyed.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
| New Finoncinq
| Up 40 Per Cent
| During Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. New financ-
ing for the week ended December
increased more than 40 per cent over
the previous week and was 400 per
cent greater than the corresponding
week of 1887, Poor's Publishing Co.
reported today.
OF the new financing, 81 per cent
was for refunding purposes.
nofoi1c fo11ouy.
Evening star., 1938-12-02

Rubber Futures
NEW YORK. Dec. . Oe.-crude rubber
futures opened to 10 lower. December.
1904; March. lb.ee; Nay. 16.eeb. 5 Bid.
Evening star., 1938-12-02
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec Q dP.-Inyestment
Bankers Conference, Inc
(Ouotafionc of o'n1ool,
Evening star., 1938-12-02
Federal Lund Banks

NEW YORK. Dec. 2 lR.-Federal Land
Bank bonds:
Evening star., 1938-12-02

Ww-With warrants.
xw-Without warrants.
New.
st tstpb-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
tConpanies reported in receiyership.
Evening star., 1938-08-19
ESCAPED CONVICTS
ARE SOUGHT HERE
Two of Six Who Fled Jail in
Hagerstown Are Traced to
Washington.

District police joined Maryland and
Virginia authorities today in an ex-
tensive search for two of the six con-
victs who escaped Wednesday night
from the Washington County Jail at
Hagerstown, Md. The fugitives were
traced to Washington through the
thefts and abandonment of automo-
biles, Sheriff Max c. Mallott of Wash
ington County said.
Those sought are James Lucas, 20,
and Raymond Mitchell. 26, who fed
after knocking down Deputy Sheriff
The other four prisoners who partici-
pated in the break we're captured soon
afterWard.
Lucas had served half of a 60-day
sentence on minor charge, while
Mitchell was awaiting trial for larceny.
Hagerstown police believed Mitchell
was one of the ringleaders Of the
escape, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from the Maryland city
The automobile of John D. Hoffman,
Breathedsville, Md. was found here
yesterday. Sheriff Mallott said Lucas
and Mitchell stole the car after aban-
doning one owned by Wilbur Martin,
Broadfording, Md ...
They were believed to have contin-
ued south from Washington in another
stolen automobile. The others who fig
ured in the break were Elmer World.
jr.; Leon Kuhn. Buddy Jawbaker and
John Hardy.
Evening star., 1938-08-19
False Suicide
Report Perils
LifeOfOfficers

Somebody's idea of a big joke on
the Police Department missed turning
sour last night by a matter of inches.
About 10 O'Clock an excited voice
howled into the telephone on the po-
lice switchboard that a woman was
hanging herself in an apartment near
Dupont Circle.
The person who was calling for help
gave the street and apartment number
and hung up. A headquarters cruiser
and q precinct scout car were dis
patched to the scene. Four cruising
motor cycle officers picked up the
alarm on their radios and responded,
along with car bearing two homicide
squad detectives. who were in the
neighborhood looking for a murder
suspect.
Ambulances from Emergency and
Casualty Hospitals raced to the scene
The homicide squad detectives. first
to arrive. raced up the steps and
found two homemade dummies in
fancy kimonos suspended from the
ceiling of an otherwise vacant and un-
locked apartment.
In the meantime, the ambulances,
cruisers and motor cycles kept arriving
with sirens shrieking. TRAFFIC jammed.
crowd collected and occupants of
surrounding apartments thrust their
heads from the windows.
The sour note might have been
struck when q motor cycle and a pc
lice cruiser, both en- route to the
scene, all but rammed each other at
an intersection. -..
Evening star., 1938-08-19
A. F. OIL. TEXTILE
COUNCIL IS FORME
National Organization Will
Compete for Membership
With C. I. 0. Group.

The American Federation of Labor's
establishment Of National Council
of Textile Unions was announced to-
day by William Green. A. F. L. presi-
dent, whose organization expelled the
United Textile Workers from the fed
Grafton when that union joined the
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton. The new group will compete
for membership with the c. I. O.
group.
Francis P. Fenton, New England
representative of the federation was
appointed head of the councils New
England division by Mr. Green, and
George L. Googe was named chairman
of the Southern division, with head
quarters in Atlanta. Ga. Mr.. Green
will act as chairman of the council
THE purpose of the National Coun-
Gil is to consolidate the outstanding
gains made by the American Fedora
ton of Labor in the organization OF
textile workers and to launch a Ma
tion-wide organizing drive among the
workers throughout the industry" :"
Mr.. Green said.
The council will unity and strength
en- the efforts of individual local
unions affiliated with the federation
will serve the unions as a clearing
house for information, and will offer
a basis for joint action and represen-
tation in furthering the common in
terestS of the textile workers M, q
national scale.