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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
Utilities Take Lead In Recovery From Slump
American Telephone Was Feature of Jump - Made
 New High Since l937-MOst Other Groups Quiet

steady. London stocks were duh with prices steady except in the for- eign group where German issues weakened.
 Among the commodities, gains were noted in rubber, hides, sugar, copper, and silk futures and de- clines in grains and coffee. Cotton futures were about steady. Export copper prices firmed, while domestic copper held unchanged aided by the move to curtail production without reducing the price. Utah Copper company today announced clirtail- ment following similar announce ment few days ago by Anaconda.
 Business news was sparse but fa- vorable, including rises in building and car loading5. A stock exchange saet sold at $60,000, a decline of $2,000 from the previous sale.
 Best gains of the day included U. s. Steel at 66 up l 1-2; Bethlehem "A up 1; Youngstown Sheet and Tube 51 IA up l; Inland Steel 89 up 2; New York Air Brake A up l 1-2; Westnighouset Electric 113 up 1; Johns Manville 102 1-4 up IA; and Mathieson Alkali preferred 167 up 2 1-3. The last was a new high for 193S-39.
 In the utility section, Public Service of New Jersey reached 35 up l 1-4; Consolidated Edison B 3-4 up 3-4; Columbia Gas up 1-2; En- gineers Public Service per cent pre- ferred 71 up 3-4 and equal to the high; and Commonwealth & South- ern preferred 52 1-2 up 3-4.
 Aviation issues were steady to firm, featured by Sperry which rose a point. Rubber issues strengthened. In the rails, Santa Fe reached 39 IA up 1-2 from the previous close and up 1 IA from the days low.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
Seuen v. W. A.
 M e nabers In
 First Reserue

The Visiting Nurse association announced today that seven members of the staff are en- rolled in the first reserve of the Red Cross Nursing Service. One is in the second reserve and three of the staff nurses have applied for membership in the Red Cross Nursing Service. Many public health nurses are also Red Cross nurses. The Red Cross has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of rural nursing and of public health nursing and in continuing to do 8 notable work all over the United States.
 It is an honor and 8 privi- lege to join an organization with such high standards for the enrolment of women se- lected and assigned under the Red Cross for service relating to the nursing of the sick. En- rolled Red Cross nurses cor stitute the reserve both of the army and navy nurse corps as we'll as serve in an emergency service in time of disaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Jan. 19 = (UP) - Most grades of domestic wool were re- ceiving some demand in the Boston market, the U. s. agriculture de- partment reported today.
 Graded combings, bright fleece wools of 3-8's and IA blood grade were selling at prices ranging 31 to 32 cents in the grease. Fair quanti- ties of similar grades combing ter- ritory wools were moving at 60 to 62 cents secured basis from 3-8 blood and at 55 to 58 cents for IA blood. Graded French combing lengths fine territory wools were showing a firming tendency at prices ranging 68 to Il cents scour- ed basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
CITY BLANKETED
 BY HEAVY SNOW
Street Department Pre- pares to Cope With
 Latest Storm

Light snow which started around daylight today had fallen to depth of only a quarter of an inch at noon today, according to the guage kept by Plumbing Inspector James R. Walker.
 But streets and sidewalks were made slippery and all street depart ment trucks were engaged in sand ing and cindering hills and bus routes throughout the morning.
 The temperature fell to l9 degrees during the night and the high mark for the last twenty-four hours was 24 degrees.
 A few minor accidents were re- ported to police due to slippery streets but no injuries were Sus- tained by occupants of cars in- volved.
 Just after noon the density of the morning snowfall increased to the point where Assistant Superin- tendent of Streets James R. Mc- Mahon was reading equipment, pre- paratory to drive on clearing.
 The official estimated that all department equipment would be pressed into service at 2 o'clock, should the snow continue until that hour. The department, he said, wanted to get an early start on removal in case the snowfall de- velops into a storm of blizzard pro- portion.
 The prediction of the weather bureau, however, is for fair and cold tonight, fair and warmer tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
AUTHOR GETS MEDAL

New York, Jan. 19-(UP)-The national institute of arts and letters awarded its annual medal last night to the poet, Robert Frost, author of "A Boys Will" "A Lone Striker" From Snow to Snow," and other poems.
 The medal has been awarded 29 times but Frost was the third poet to receive it. The others were James Whitcomb Riley, in 1911, and Edwin Arlington Robinson in 1929.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
TRUCK DRIVERS
 GIVE UP DEMAND
Continued from Page D

NIoiltllucu ITOHl rage l) that they would not sign contract calling for the closed shop"
 One employer remarked that he would go out of business before I'll sign contract providing for a closed shop" He said that other em- ployers of labor who had agreed to a closed shop had warned the produce dealers against such con- tract.
 The strike in Waterbury has. af- fected about 75 union members dur ing the last two weeks and has re- suited in some violence, the arrest of eight persons, as of today.
 End Problematical
 Whether the new" contract supplanting the one offered by the union to the Waterbury employers will result in some of the concerns here signing is problematical.
 Two Waterbury firms, Musante German and Steinberg, and Randall Bros. Co, have signed the firsi contract. These agreements appar- ently must be superseded by the nev forms of agreement to be sought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
HARRY HOPKINS
 IN FINAL BATTLE
Senate Fight Bitter But He Is Expected to Get
 Confirmation
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE

(Cnited Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Washington, Jan. 19-(UP)-The Senate discusses today the qualif1- cations of Harry L. Hopkins as secretary of commerce. The debate was expected to be long and bitter but the vote on whether to confirm his nomination to President Roose- velt's cabinet, was expected to be affirmative, with not more than 30 senators voting in opposition.
 The vote may be delayed until to- morrow by the length and number of speeches planned for and against confirmation.
 Opposition leaders, passing their position on Hopkins methods as re- lief administrator, claimed "at least 18" Republican and five or six" conservative Democratic votes.
 G. o. P. Plan Disrupted
 It was learned that two attempts had been made to put the entire Republican, membership on record against Hopkins. An "anti-Hopkins" Republican luncheon given by Sen. John G. Townsend, Jr., of Dela- ware, was disrupted when Sen. Lynn J. Frazier, of North Dakota, praised Hopkins as an able man. Frazier's colleague, Sen. Gerald P. Nye, also announced his intention of voting for confirmation.
 Later, 18 of the g Senate Repub- Hcans attended a conference at which various presidential nomina- tons were discussed. General agree ment was reached on opposition to Hopkins, but it was not binding.
 Alter a strictly partisan vote, 13 to 6, the Senate commerce commit tee reported the nomination favor ably. Chairman Josiah w. Bailey. D., N. O., was excused from voting and participating in today's debate because he has had personal differ ences with Hopkins.
 Sen. George May Attack
 Sen. Walter F. George, D.. Ga. who was opposed by President Roos- evelt for renomination, may lead the Democratic attack on the for mer WPA chief. George has told friends that he felt "very bitter" over Hopkins alleged participation in the administration's attempt to retire him.
 Republican opposition probably will be led by Sens. Hiram w. John son. Calf, H. Styles Bridges, N. H.. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich, and Wallace H. White, Jr, Me. White was member of the special cam paign expenditures committee which charged political activity among WPA officials and employees in sev- eral states during the last election campaigns, but did not blame Hop- kinS.
 During public hearings on his nomination before the commerce committee, Hopkins said he had made mistake" in delivering po- litical speeches, but defended his general WPA record and his qualifi- cations for the cabinet.
 Holt to Talk Plenty
 Sen. Rush D. Holt, D., w. Va, one of Hopkins bitter opponents, said he would make "a two or three hour" speech. He said he intended to discuss conditions alleged to have existed in Pennsylvania during the campaign between Sen. James J. Davis, R., and former Coy. George H. Earle.
 "The charges I made last spring concerning politics in relief in Penn sylvania were denied by MT. Hop kins," Holt said. T contend that the campaign expenditures committee upheld all those charges, and that MT. Hopkins not only knew about them but that he himself put .poli- tics into the WPA."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
VIOLET EDMANDS
 HAS PASSED AWAY
(Continued from Page D

ment district. She maintained it un- til her death.
 Elmer Gantry"
 RicheSon, real-life Elmer Gan try" was tall, dark-haired, mag netic Virginian. He first gained the public's attention in St. Louis where he worked as street car conductor to pay for his education and taught in a Baptist Sunday school. When the car men went on strike, he joined them as "soapbox orator" !"
 As . student in William Jewell College at Liberty, Mo, he won the affection of woman teacher from whom he borrowed $700 with which to pay his school expenses. They became engaged, and he gave her a diamond ring.
 Later, he took over the pulpit of the Budd Park Baptist Church in Kansas City, and one Sunday three women arose at the end of his ser mon and announced that he had promised marriage to each of them.
 Richeson left Kansas City in 1909 and became pastor of church at Hyannis on Cape Cod. It wasn't long before he was slipping the diamond ring returned to him by the school teacher on the finger of Avis Linnell, 17-year-old choir singer.
 Rum0rs Flew Around
 Rumors got around that Richeson was also paying court to a Brookline heiress. Friction developed, and the preacher went to the Immanuel Baptist Church in Cambridge.
 The ring finally found its way to Miss Edmands' finger. They an- ficunced their engagement and sent out invitations. Miss Linnell in the meantime, went to Boston to study music. and Richeson visited her frequently. Her friends knew him as her fiance.
 Two weeks before the wedding date Miss Linnell was found in bathroom at the Y. W. Q. A. where she stayed, her body partly sub merged in the tub. She died, and police said she had committed suicide.
 Richeson's visits came to light, however, and an autopsy showed she had been poisoned and was an ex- spectant mother.
 On oct. 31, 1911, the day Richeson and Miss Edmands' were to have been married, he was indicted for murder. She professed belief in his Innocence and her father put up 5000 for his defense.
 But he confessed. under the lash- ng uY remorse,' and was executed Hay 21. 1912.
 Miss Edmands is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lydia 0. Edmands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
WRIGHT BROTHERS
 TRIBUTE SUGGESTED

Washington, Jan. 19.-(UPl Rep. Thomas Jenkins, R., Ohio, said to- day it was about time the govern ment paid fitting tribute to, the con- tribution two Ohio boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made to the history of mankind.
 He proposed that $20,000 be- spent painting in' the unfinished portion i the great frieze under the capi- sIcol dome a representation of the airplane's place in modern life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
SPRACUE TO KNOW
 SENTENCE TONIGHT

Exeter, N. H., Jan. 19-(UP)- Herbert w. Sprague, 53, itinerant barber from Portland, Me, may learn tonight whether he must die on the gallows for the murder of Barbara Driscoll, eight-year-old Portsmouth schoolgirl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19

NEW YORK CURB MARKET
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DOW JONES AVERAGES
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ment district. She maintained it un- til her death.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
TROPHY IS WON
BY CURTIS DAY

carsi. rssy sss finally wea ~hst
sas h<sn 40 antn neN The PER.
r<tnsi trophy whNh has h<<n w
shs pe~~>ssen II the Tacoma ~.
forcyet< club since ~ effsniss.
tinn. n vas announced to-day In
ersser l. a. this. Curtis - n
win three svvnts IN <aco>.ssnn.
TIE ether m<mr<ss ~nn slrsces
sislmea ownership = me erv<s<i
trophy we're '.fsed- raFw<ll -
fayslisr. C. A Ehsst. t.&~F~ne<
strong. naw h the hospital with .
bach injury. ard roy Rasers rrss-
sns club president Red Fmrw<si.
the nest Threatening scassnder fcr
the trophy foe ths past three pears
and eia~ winner three tIm>n has
bis nams cn The trophy ths great.
est numH<r a. ilme.L
Curtis psv wss ~ zee rider
from tire Hslllnknsm club. haidsnn
many trophies frum that territory
when Re tclaesi the T. ~. {. N
May. ire three events Ne wnn 10
carry hnms this cup were the seat
lie field meet July -. the Taco
ma T. r. race July "a snd ths
olympia Death Head derby Aug. .
Day Vas not the high point win
ner NJ the day bat ~ ausre<ss all
other T. n. c. memn>rs with see-
md place. The cup ~iii - pro
sented "a him - snon ~ the nsnss
and dates havs esen engraved W
10 date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
RETAIL TRADE
IS INCREASING

WAsHINGToN--A billion dol
lar increase in retail trade during
the first six months Of 1889 over
the 1888 period was reported to-
day by Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins.
Hopkins said that total retail
trade during the first half of this
year was valued at SIT. e00. 900, 900.
a gain OF s per cent over the si6.-
200 .000. 900 last year.
The lead over the previous year
was maintained during each month
this year, The largest relative
gains were scored during the sec
ond quarter. when sales averaged
an Increase of about per cent
over 1898.
The first quarter gain was 8
per cent. Hopkins ssid the widened
margin during the second quarter.
indicating acceleration of the up
ward movement In business, WAS
traceable in part TO the low level
of sales In 1888.
Prices OF general merchandise
were about "a per cent lower than
last year. Hopkins said, while re-
tail food costs were down about
3Ia per cent.
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Sept. 2May See Showdown;
Japan at Hong Kong Border

called monstrous betrayal OF
Gcrmany's word at the Munich con-
ference. and II said that as part
of any European agreement. dis
armament must be effected. the
Nazi policy of expansionism must
go and the Czechs must be set free.
Burckhardt Depressed
DIPLOMATS reports were that
DIR. Karl j.. Bmckhardt. League of
Nations high commissioner for
Danzie, had returned 10 his post
deeply depressed as the result Of
talk with Adolf Hitler.
A London diplomatic source In
dicated no progress whatever was
reached in the Hitler-Burckhardt
talk.
The informant said that in a
report to the British government.
Burckhardt gave the impression
Hitler had spoken hestedly 10 him
on the Danzig situstion--the word
lecture" was used by the inform
ant-snd, retailing incidents In the
free city territory. asked him why.
as high commissioner. he allowed
such things to happen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
NO ELECTIONEERING
AT VOTING PLACE
STACK PLUNGE
FATAL TO TRIO

TOLEDO, Ore.-Three employees
Of the Seattle Boiler Works con-
etruction crew were killed late
Tuesday when q scaffold trimming
17O-foot smokestack collapsed
and plunged them to the ground.
The dead:
Silas Iscom, a., Seattle, con-
struction foreman; William Mitch
ner, SO, Gresham, Ore, and Har-
yey Pinter, "a, Portland.
A fourth member of the crew,
Harry Fogalberg of Portland,
chung to the rim of the stack until
rescued. The three victims fell
inside the stack, and rescuers had
to cut through its base to extri-
cate them.
Two of the men appeared to
have died instantly. The third
died a few minutes after reaching
Toledo hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
STEEL APPEALS
AGAINST NLRB

NGTON - Bethlehem
Steel Co. today peutionsd y. =.
court Of appeals 10 set aside a
National Labor Relations board
order requiring IL to dlsestablish .
2i-year-old employe representation
plan.
Bethlehem's court appeal came
less than "a hours after the Labor
Board rendered its decision ind.
ing the company guilty Of ylolst-
ing the Wagner act At 10 Of lts
plants in Pennsylvania. Maryland
and New York.
The board said Bethlehems en-
ploye representation plan was
employer dominated
Bethlehem's appeal asserted
none Of the alleged violations had
any effect upon interstate COM
nercs. and said a construction ~
the act 10 apply N these alleged
violations would be unconsitu-
tlonal II alleged II had been
denied a "fuil and far hearing"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17

classmates a. aeil's probably ~.
member him. Iesn Paul King, The
radio announces. wAs on<. - was
Doug welch. shcrt-story writer
and hamorist FOR such msse sinss
a. the Saturday Evening ress and
Esquire. Others who were II sta.
siium ~ the same tine include I'd
die Rlviers. now At The Nstionai
Bank u Washington Charles
Pearson. architect. Herm Rstx.
now IN Hollywood. former woFids
champion shot .put,rr. and many
others
Dr~ikH~d Glass ris
OF interest 10 all Stadium ~u.
dents since Bells Tina IL the fact
that he designed the elias. pin,
which has since been used perma.
nentiy, The 1924 Tahoms. school
Esquire. Others who acre a. sta
Cecil Ia one cf the tAlisss hays
in the class and nv far oue n the
hest eartconists stadium has ever
had staff esrsnonlst m stadium
World. Posters for almost every.
thing that came up. Chalk talk
in vodvil. Designed permanent
class pin. Assistant art editor a.
annual"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
st. Paul Mill Mems
Uoting To Be Secret
Election, Called by NLRB, to Be Held
Saturday in Fire Station, 9th and A

Whatever organizing" work
may be going on this week among
employees Of the st. Paul 4 Ia
coma Lumber Co. the election Sat
urdsy to determine exclusive rep
resentatives for collective bargain
ing will be carefully guarded to
insure a secret ballot. 1t WAS APP
parent Tuesday from the National
labor relation boards printed no.
tees.
The notices. copies OF which
were received from the regional
NLRB office in Seattle, emphasize
the secrecy safeguard which will
be imposed on election day, the
rules under which the voting will
placed upon authorized observers
be conducted, and the limitations
which the company and the con-
testing unions may have on hand.
To VOTE AT FIRE
STATION AT 9TH AND A
The polling place at Fire head
quarters, 9th and A SITS. will be
open for voting from 10 a. m. until
.. m. and during those hours the
union leaders expect not less than
90 per cent of the nearly 1000
eligible employees will express their
preferences for "a Sawmill and
Timber Workers Local 2. IVA. a
CIO-affiliate; l2) Lumber and
sawmill Workers Local 2506, AFL
affiliate; or go neither union.
At the bottom of each ballot is
printed This is a secret ballot and
must not be signed" The first Of
four voting instructions on each
ballot reads This is a secret
ballot. Do not sign your name"
And the fourth instruction is: Fold
your ballot to conceal the TX"
you have made and deposit 1t
personally in the ballot box"
NO ELECTIONEERING
AT VOTING PLACE
In its explanatory column the
notice carried a paragraph headed
"Secret Ballot" and worded as fol-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
VOTE TO END
MINE STRIKE

CHTLAN. Naturalization of
ballots in an election among miners
of Howe Sound mine on Lake Che
Ian today showed the men voted
GAS 10 46 to end a six-weeks -oid
strike and reopen the states
largest metal mine.
Operations will resume next
week.
The vote was on new one-year
contract, which included a raise
in the base wage of so cents shift
and gave a sliding scale upward
when the price OF copper rises.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
RICHfIELD men WILL
BROADCAST IN TACOMA

Ken Barton and John Wsd. re-.
porters. and Wayne Miller. editor
Of the Richfield Oh Co. fiaff. viii
broadcast Friday noon from the
Young Mems Business club lunch
con meeting at the Hotel Winthrop.
IL was announced BY L. 4. Riae-
dorph. local manager for the Rich
field OIL Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
NeU Blockade
Possibility Seen
THE ORIENT

Japanese troops moved UP to the
border Of British Hong Kong to-
day In what they called q hopping
up" operation.
British authorities dispatched
two companies NJ infantry. drawn
from the Middlesex regiment OF
British regulars and the Rajputsns
regiment Of the Indian army. 70
the frontier. 10 take posts opposite
the japanese.
Japanese army men assert
Cd they intended 10 extend
their "mopping up" operation
along the entire frontier of
British territory. This At once
led TO speculation whether the
japanese Intended TO blockade
the AREA. but British sgthori-
ties said they believed the Jap
snese move did mot mean the
border would be closed. They
said the Japanese had given
them 40 hours' notice Of their
intended operation.
japanese troops in four groups
landed on Pearl river bank near
Hong Kong at a m. today. They
drove inland. smashing Chinese
defenses al Samtau and Paosn. and
pushed on to shumchun. on the
Hong Kong border. after severe
sirplane bombardment Of the town
They occupied shumchun al
ii:30 a. m. and said they expected
TO complete the ~mopping up Of
the entire border region later
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
BOOK FOUR MOTORISTS

-Four motorists were booked BY
motor division officers during
Tuesday for asserted violation Of
traffic Laws. police reports dis
closed Wednesday. Charged with
speeding were Mrs.. Leo J. Collins
of Morton: Chris r. Hansen, 650i
So. ] St. and Jacob d. WsiIiver.
Route I. Box as. Tacoma. Tagged
for allegedly disobeying = traffic
signal was Raymond o. Lobdsll Of
1851 No. Grant st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
Loss of Markets
GiUen as Reason

Loss Of markets for Pacific
Northwest forest products to Ca
madam and other competitors. and
not a lack of timber, is the ma jor
source Of industry failures in
Western Washington communities.
the West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation asserted Wednesday. The
statement was issued. the sssocia-
ton said. in reference 10 widely
published charges that Elma.
Wash. and other communities
created by forest industry in the
region are perishing from failure
Of timber supply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
NURSES PURSE STOLEN

Mss Muriel knight. nurse al the
Bridge clinic, reported TO police
Wednesday loss Of her red leather
purse while shopping in down
town store late Tuesday. The
purse. Miss knight stated. con-
tanned approximately $50 in cur
rency and Identification cards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-17
Cigars, Cigarets,
Root Beer Stolen

Police Wednesday suspected juve-
niles were responsible for thst OF
u cartons Of cigarets, one box OF
cigars and a carton Of root beer
extract from a storeroom OF the
w. A. washburn Grocery at 2oOz
No. Proctor ST. The articles were
stolen during the noon hour Tues
day. wsshburn reported to detec-
tives.