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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
Current Comment

One thing is certain, If we have complete security we shall do 1t at the cost of all liberty.-Forme President Hoover.
 
 I cannot suffer even for a sec- ond that anyone in the ranks of our western opponents be entitled to look upon himself as something better than we Germans. I am not suffering ir the least from an in- feriority complex.-Adolf Hitler to German war veterans.
 It is the intention of the govern- ment to establish tax system which preserves and increases the incentives that are essential to the p,r. etuation of a system of free en- terprise in a nation of free mem Undersecretary of the Treasury John W. I.anes.
 At no time have I raised by voice or lifted my pen against the Jew ish people as c whoie~-FatheF Coughlin.
 We need radicals in the labor movement because they provide c check and balance.
 Robert ]. Watt, iabos leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

Dog days usually signify period from early July to late August We usually as- sociate the term with muggy sultry days, but just supposing the weather is not sul- try or oppressive - well, they are still dog days, and the name has nothing to do with the weather, for dog days are merely that period affected by the dog star, Sirius
 and you may call the July and August months dog days, whatever the weather
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
RATTLE-TRAP CARS
(Boston Post)

The importance of testing equip ment of automobiles. especially those which have been on the road for years. is emphasized by the facts of . campaign instituted at Pro- whence where a nine-year-ol motor car caused the city's non-fatal ac- cident record to be broken after 60 days. Police halted about 4,o00 cars during the first few days of the drive, which will be made perma- anent, and were astonished to iind that SO per cent of the automobiles were being operated with defective brakes. Tn acting to keep rattle-trap machines on the road, the Provl- dence police are using the motor laws teeth to delnonstFats that Providence intends to keep iis safety record as clean as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20


 1. Name the capital of the repub- lie of Costa Rica.
 2. How many moons has the pla- net Mars?
 3. Do Ministers and Ambassadors have the same diplomatic rark?
 1. What is the correct pr0nuncia- ton of the word photometer?
 5. Which country owns the island of Jamaica?
 6. Who wrote "Tales of a Travel ler?"
 2. How is 1872 written in Roman numerals?
 8. Who won the recent women's Western Open Golf championship?
 g. Name the principal river of Idaho.
 10. What Is @ spherometer?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, July 2o-Many em- bittered souls moan that the tele. phone is civilizations bane, but to Sherman Amsden, picking up the receiver and answering the phone has meant sizeable per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

sonal ] fortune. For Amsden is the creator of 8 utility known as T p hone Answering Ser. vice which an- swers about @ million calls a year.
 He claims that among his cli- entS, every buS- iness in town is represented. He a n s W CTS calls after hiis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

A. Winning of the Bendix tra1is- continental speed race, September 2, by Jacqueline Cochran.
 c. On what date did the Russian Easter fall in l914P
 A. Holy Pasch, (Easter) fell on March 30, according to the old style reckoning, and April 12, according to the new style.
 @. How can I fix @ window that sticks?
 A. It may be due to hardened paint, or the sash may have swelled as the result of damp weather. Hardened paint may be loosened by running knife point along the edges between the sash and the frame. A swollen sash will usually remedy itself as the wood dries out, but if the trouble is persistent, re- move the stop beads that hold the sash in the frame and plane oil some of the wood from them, or from the vertical edges of the wiI,- dow sash itself. However, before blaming off any wood, see if a thor ough waxing with beeswax of the parts in contact will not correct the trouble and permit the sash to move up and down readily. c. Is Delaware one of the Mid- de Atlantic States?
 A. It is one of the South Atlantic States.
 O, When and where did the practice of painting the finger nails originate?
 A. Women painted their toe and finger nails in ancient Egypt. It Is known that in Cleopatra's day, wo- men painted their nails, eyes and cheeks. No doubt the practice Is as old as civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
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Questions
 and Answers
B, FREDERICR Al. kRRRf

Enclose . thFee-cent stamp sos reply when addressing any ques. ton o9 fact or information Co the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Bo sure all mail b ad- dressed Co the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, l01a Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0.
 THE EDITOR o. What IS a well-known char acteristic of Maggini violinsf A. The lower circles of the if holes are always smaller than the upper ones.
 o. What color is snake venom9 A. When fresh, 1t is . somewhat yellowish viscid fluid.
 e. What was the outstanding feminine achievement in aviation for the year 1888?
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ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, we extended an
 invitation to MT. Brown to
 sit on the panel"; say prof fered."
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What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

Paris s enjoying Q season os plays given in English.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

Copyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
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A. Winning of the Bendix traris- continental speed race. September ?, by Jacqueline Cochran.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
). f. {. Chiefs Hope
Stock Market Can
Be Kept Open
Point to Moderate
Opening Changes Of
Todoy's Session
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A Securities Commission spokss-
man announced at $50 am. (E. S.
TD that the New York Stock Ex-
change would remain open If trad
ing continued as it did in the first
half hour of today's business.
The official said that opening
movements Of the stock market
were moderate and that the COM
mission certainly doesn't want to
close the market"
The statement came while Chair
man Jerome Frank and Ganson
Purcell, director Of the commissions
trading division, were keeping in
constant telephone communication
with exchange officials in New York.
Robert E. CASTOR, Assistant Sec
retary Of the Treasury, said mean
while that the Treasury had adopted
no regulation of foreign exchange
or other wartime rules.
Preston Delano, controller of the
currency, said in reply to newspaper
inquiries that he contemplated no
action because the national banks
are in the strongest condition in
their history and able to withstand
any conceivable shocks"
He said banking credit was not
overextended and that, in fact, the
banks had record high total of
$4 ,8O0, 100000 of lendable cash in ex-
cess of the cash held for protection
Of depositors.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. dP.-tUnited States
Department of Agriculture )-Salable hogs
1000; total. 5000; general market mod
srately, active: unevenly 5-15 higher than
thursdays average: good to choice ISO-
Sao pounds Is 67o-25: top, 6.95: ?4o-30o
ers 5.5O-625: 100000 pound sows. 81
500: e few p up 1 to 6.l0; 3ooo3so pounds,
Salable cattle. 500: salable calves 300:
strictly cleanup trade on small supply
slaughter classes: undertone firm on fed
steers. steers; yearlineS and fed heifers; other
pound steers 1O.40: weeks top: small
lots and part loads good to choice year
1ings and light steers. Q ao5-1OOO common
and medium AIDES 725-s. 80: most grass
stock COWS 5.15-6.25; bulls and vealers
generally steady: practical top sausage
bulls 200, yea,ers mostly i 90 down:
stockers and feeders slow. steady
Salable sheep. 1000; total. & 800: mostly
steady on all classes: bulk native spring
lambs. Q 00-3? to local packers; three dou-
bles h good Wsashnston sprinsers 900; sort
spring lambs s,65-75 so-pound AVERAGES
Ct inside: medium and good yearlings,
S.15-7.40. native slaughter ewes, 2.5O-
$50 mostly.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Surplus Will Limit
Wheat Price Rise,
Officials Believe
Government and Markets
To Work Comparatively
For Stability
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although wheat prices shot up on
domestic markets today, farm off,
cials said they did not believe quota
tions would sky rocket.
They pointed out that world sup
plies of wheat were near a record
volume and more than ample to
meet any extra demands that might
arise from war between now and
next years harvest time.
Officials estimated the United
States had about 25O,OOO 900 bushels
of wheat available for sale abroad.
Exports of such volume would more
than double those of the last two
seasons.
j. M. Mehl, acting chief of the
Commodity Exchange Administra-
ton, said he saw no need or rea-
son for any great gyration" of COM
modify prices. He said traders had
apparently pretty we'll discounted"
the European situation.
A cooperative plan of action, he
added, had been worked out between
the government and the commodity
markets to keep prices stable" He
declined to discuss the plan.
Mehl said officials do not expect
it will be necessary to close mar
ket. Limits of price fluctuations
within a single day are now i'm
posed by the markets themselves.
The principal interest of the
Government" Mehl said, will be
to protect farmers and consumers
alike from wide fluctuations in
prices in the event of war"
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Reserve Board Moves
To Project Market
For j. ). Bonds
Federal System Stands
Ready to Take Over
Any Holdings
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board an
nounced officially today steps to
maintain an orderly market for Gov
ernment bonds.
The board issued formal state
ment telling all banks, whether
members of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn or not, that the u Federal Re-
serve banks stand ready to make
them loans on any Government
obligations they own in order to OBJ
viate any conceivable necessity for
liquidating Government bonds at
this critical time.
The statement said:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System announces
that in view of current develop
ments in the international situation,
the Federal Reserve banks are pre-
pared at this time to make advances
to member and non-member banks
on Government obligations at par
at the interest) rates prevailing
for member banks
Large Reserves Cited.
A Federal Reserve spokesman said
virtually all banks have unusually
large cash reserves and probably
would not need such loans. but the
announcement was intended to re-
assure Government bondholders of
an orderly market
George L. Harrison, president of
tho NnT V0rly EoInro1 D Do,
said New York banks were buying
Government bonds and advising
other banks to do the same.
Harrison, here for meeting with
Treasury and other Federal Reserve
officials, said Il have never seen the
New York financial community work
together any better
The New York banks he de-
clared, mot only are not selling
bonds, but are buying on the way
down and advising correspondent
banks to do the same"
Financing Discussed.
The meeting Harrison attended
was to decide whether the Treasury
should borrow any money on Sep
tember Is, its next regular financing
date, but officials expected the
Treasury, which has large cash re-
serves, to postpone financing.
After an hour-long conference of
Federal Reserve Board and Treasury
officials, fiscal leaders declined to
make any comment on the posi-
billties of the Treasury conducting
or postponing its customary Sep
tember Is financing.
However, yesterday an authoritative
treasurey source predicted that the
financing would be postponed.
Buying and selling Government
bonds, notes and bills for the pur-
pose of stabilizing their value is
normal function of the II Federal
reserve banks. On August 80 they
owned s2,426 100000 of Federal Sc
curities.
Purchases of additional Govern
ment securities could be made with
an estimated $500 100000 worth of
gold certificates owned and unused
by the II banks and also by utilizing
the banks large borrowing powers.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
and confused. Many rates, traders
said, merely were nominal.

and confused. Many rates, traders
said, merely were nominal.
Belgium, Swiss and Netherlands
currencies were marked up in what
appeared to be a fight of capital to
countries expected to be neutral.
The pound was quoted at one time
at $4.20, off 13 cents, but still above
the low Of $4.12 quoted in London at
the outset Of the week. The French
rate at the same time was 2.42h
cents, down .051a of a cent.
Banks, 1t was reported, continued
to keep a sharp watch to discourage
speculative operations against lead
ing currencies.
The Canadian dollar was quoted
at $500 cents, of 187h. The rate
was described as nominal.
Late quotations follow:
Great Britain in dollars, others In cents.
Great Britain, demand unquoted; Great
Britain, cables. 4.20; 60-day bills unquoted !;
90-day bills unauoted; Canada. Montreal
in Montreal, 1o4 Don; Belgium. 1875; Dem
mark, Finland. unauoted; France. 242Na;
Germany benevolent. travel. unquoted
Greece. Hungary, Italy unauoted; Neither
lands, 63.60; Norway. Poland. Portugal.
Rumania Sweden; unguoted; Switzerland,
Japan. "a. 75n; Hong Kong. $500: Shang-
hal. 7.40; Yugoslavia unquoted
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Regular.
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Sept. / P.-Poultry. live. 4S
trucks: hens steady; chickens easier; Leg
horn hens 1oH: springs pounds up,
White Rock. 15h; under 4 pounds, White
Rock. 15; other prices unchanged
Butter. a29.9s4; frmer Creamery. e1
score, %; 80, 21 1a other prices UNCHANGED.
Eggs. 9.091: firm. Fresh graded flrsts,
changed.
-, Potatoes. 40; on track. 17s; total United
States shipments, 1872; Northern stock, all
ties barely steady: supplies moderate: de-
mand very. light; sacked. per hundred
weight, Idaho Russet Burbanks. U. s. No.
l. under initial ice, l 185; Bliss Triumphs,
U. S. No. l. under initial ice. 1876 wash
ington Russet Burbanks o. s. No. /. under
ice 30; Oregon Bliss Triumphs, o. s.
North Dakota Red River Valley section
Bliss Triumphs. commercials. Lib; Wiscon-
sin Cobblers.. U. 8. No. l, 9O-1 90: mostly
90; Bliss Triumphs. y. s. No. /, 1.10-25.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Three States Lift
Ban on Production
OF Crude Oil
Oklahoma, New Mexico
And Kansas Ordered
To Resume
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. l.
Three Southwestern States lifted
their 16-day ban on production Of
crude oil today, temporarily sue
cessful in their effort to avert price
cut.
At Z am. pumps in Oklahoma.
Kansas and New Mexico fields were
ordered to take up the nodding
rhythm interrupted August Is by a
six-State shutdown strike Re-
strictions were lifted earlier in Texas,
Louisiana and Arkansas.
The Sinclair Prairie Oil Market
ing Co., started the general 20
cents-a- barrel price slash. Other
companies followed, but some weak
ened quickly after wells were closed.
Sinclair-Prairie rescinded its cut
In all fields except East Texas. Even
there, upward adjustments were
made.
At the height of the shutdown
two-thirds of the Nations daily oil
supply was affected.
To make sure that price gains
were retained, mid-continent oil
States ordered daily production held
down.
Oklahoma cut by 43,050 barrels to
384,950 barrels daily; Kansas by 49,
295 to 147,7O5; New Mexico by S,7oO
to 100000.
The Government appealed to the
Supreme Court yesterday in its ef-
fort to convict IL oil companies and
five of their officers or employees of
conspiring to raise the price of gas
oline sold in 10 Midwestern States
in 1885 and 1896 in alleged violation
of the antitrust laws.
The petition, filed by Newman A.
Townsend, acting solicitor general,
asked the tribunal to review a deci-
sion by the Federal Circuit Court
at Chicago reversing the conviction
of the defendants by the Federal
District Court at Madison, Wis,
and ordering a new trial.
The Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc,
and the other defendants also filed
a petition seeking a Supreme Court
review. They contended the Cir
cult Court erred in failing to direct
the trial court to enter judgments
of dismissal"
Townsend said the case was "one
of unusual magnitude and of great
public importance"
More than three years." he add
ed, have been devoted to its prose-
cution, and the trial alone consumed
more than three months.
THE respondents are among the
largest companies in the oil indus
try. Their activities under attack in
these proceedings covered 10 States
and directly affected the price of Is
per cent of all of the gasoline sold
in the United States"
Evening star., 1939-09-01
August Bond Sales
Smallest Since 1918
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-August
bond sales, the New York Stock Ex-
change reported yesterday, were
sl11,4l6,850, face value, the smallest
for any month since July, 1918.
Wall Street thought wariness in
duced by war fears was the cause.
This compared with S119, ,43l 900 in
July and s12O, 1868 900 in August, 1898.
A decrease in stock transactions
was also regarded as due to the Eu-
ropean crisis. A total of 1892 ,281
shares of stock were traded in
August, compared with 18,067 ,92O in
July and 20,728, ,160 in August, 1938
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Excess Bank Reserves
Set New Record
During Week
Reserve Board Reports
TotuI Idle Funds
Up so Millions

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board said
last night lendable excess reserves
of the banks had increased $780,
100000 to a new record high of
$4,000 100000 in the week ended
August 30.
The board also said that the IL
Federal Reserve Banks had in
creased their holdings of Treasury
notes by S30O0O00 and of Treasury
bonds by 100000, and had de-
creased holdings of Treasury bills
by s1,00O,000.
The statement said:
During the week ended August
80 member bank reserve balances
increased $122 100000. Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
increases of s137 100000 in gold
stock, $7,00O,0OO in Reserve Bank
credit and $2000,0OO in Treasury
currency, and decreases of SIS ,000,-
900 in Treasury deposits with Fed
eral Reserve Banks and 100000
in Treasury cash, offset in part by
increases of S43,OO0,OOO in money in
circulation and S3,0O0.000 in non
member deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts. Excess reserves
of member banks on August 30
were estimated to be approximately
81 300 .000O an increase of $50
100000 for the week.
The principal changes in hold
ings of bills and securities were
increases of S3000,000 in United
States Treasury notes and $1,000, 900
in Treasury bonds and a decrease
of S10OO,000 in Treasury bills"
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended August
30, 1899, were reported as follows:
Increase or decrease since
Attn Attn At.n
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Bar Gold Price
Gains Slightly
At London
BY the Associated Press.

BY Lne ASSOC1ateu FfeSH.
LONDON. Sept. 1-Gold bars were
quoted in the open market today at
l60s. up l shilling from Thursday.
The price was fixed on a supply and
demand basis, having no relation
to the sterling dollar rate. Biased
on sterling at $4.l9 the equivalent
was S33.52). Dealings were small
with the continent working both
ways.
Bar silver was quoted at 19%d, up
l 5-l6 pence from Thursday. (The
equivalent based on sterling at $4.19
was 1924 cents)
Evening star., 1939-09-01
All Stock Acquired

NEW YORK, Sept. l (speciaD -
General Water, Gas & Electric Co.
announces that 1t has acquired all
OF the outstanding common stock
OF California Water Service Co.
from Federal Water Service Corp,
settlement therefor having been
completed yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Auto Production
Rises to 25,240
Units in Week
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
DETROIT, Sept. IA further
advance in automobile production
this week was reported today by
Wards Reports, Inc, which placed
the assemblies at 25,240 units. Last
weeks production was 17465 and the
total this week q year ago was 22,-
165.
Because of the Labor Day holiday
no material change is looked for
next week but after that, the sur
vey said, a steady weekly week
increase through September may be
expected.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
$50 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Sept. l R.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons
Of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds,
East St. Louis, and 100 tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Dollar Still Higher,
But Trading Stops
On London Market
American Unit Quoted
NominoIIy Only, at
4.19 to Pound
BY the Associated Press.

by tI1e Associated treS6
LONDON, Sept, 1.-The United
States dollar was quoted at 419 to
the pound in the foreign exchange
market today. Operations were at a
complete standstill with all QUOTA
tions nominal. The American unit
compared with sterling at $4.33 in
New York late Thursday.
The French franc fell of in rela-
ton to sterling and was quoted
175.75 to the pound, against 1887
the previous close.
PARIS, Sept. l (R.-The United
States dollar closed at Abs francs
(2.389 cents to the france in quiet
foreign exchange dealings today,
compared with 2480 cents to the
franc in New York late yesterday.
Bourse trading was correspond
ingly quiet and principal rente issues
were: per cent, 71.45 francs; AIS
a." 81.40; 412s 1887, 1920.
NEW YORK. Sept. (P.-The
British pound and the French franc
fell in terms of the dollar today on
the start of German Polish hostili-
ties.
With London markets closed, ex-
change dealings relatively were small
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Odd-Lot DEALINGS
Ey the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd lot dealers or specialists on the New
purchases involving 65.o72 shares; 2,s19
sales, involving 1899 shares, including
II short sales. involving 1884 shares.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
MetoI Market

elec Hs spo5 sept seady aH1
Tin nominal no quotation Lead steady:
spot New York. 5.05-l0: East ST. Louis,
forward. 475. Pig iron and wolframite
unchanged. Aluminium, antimony quick
silver and platinum nominal. no quota
tions.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power 51aT pfd.-
5 at 1152.
AFTER CALL.
Anacostia g. Potomac 5s-s5 OCO at
94l2.
Notice-This exchange will be
closed Monday next, Labor Day.
Evening star., 1939-09-01

Quotations furnished by National As
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or hrm bids or Offers but
should indicate approximate prices. and
by the sponsors or issuers
sAsterisk indicates. mot quoted By
SPONSORS or iSsuers"
Evening star., 1939-09-01

Two thousand husbands and wives
are awaiting divorce trials in Lon
don.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Accumulated.
Pc Stock of Pay
Rate.riod. record. able.
Beaunit Mills cum
>, CIV ,pf 37hc - 9-5 9-15
CIV of SOC 9-15 1O-1
Investors Corp of R. I.
Ward wUd Rsak Co pct pf Pl5oe SOC - s-13 i9-5
Passed.
Texon Oil e. Land
Evening star., 1939-09-01
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. Sept 1 tR-Prices quoted
in dollars and th:rty-seconds
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Sept. l LF1.-National Asso
citation Securities Dealers. Inc:
Moon ollotations)
Evening star., 1939-09-01
BONDS
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Short-Term Securities

(Reported by Smith, Barney g. Coz
Bid. Offer
Evening star., 1939-09-01

Increase or decrease since
Aug. 80, Aug. 23, Aug. 81,
1899. 1899. 1888.
In millions of dollars.D
6 -