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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, 'He made noises
 like 8 bird"; say, sounds like 8 bird."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
A Thought for Today

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from bloOd-Jeremiah 4S:1O.
 
 It is eas easy to deceive ones self without per- ceiving 1t, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding it out.-La Rochefoucauld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

Pan-American trade can't be a one way traffic. The Latin-Americans are all willing to take our goods if we'll take theirs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

If you want a copy of our book let "FAVORITE POEMS, send to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

Copyright, 1889. by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

A, Burn a few threads and note the odor. Animal fibers (silk and wool) burn with the odor of burn ing hair; vegetable fibers (cotton, linen, etc.) smell like burning paper.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

ence between his government and theirs, but neither with an expectancy of war.
 He worships GOD in the fash ion of his choice without let.
 His children are with him in his home, neither removed to a place of greater safety, if young nor if older ordered ready to serve the state with sacrifice of limb or life.
 He has his problems, his troub les his uncertainties but all oth- CTS are not overshadowed by the imminence of battle and sudden death.
 He should struggle to preserve his Americanism with it's price less privileges.
 He is a fortunate man.
 He is an American.
 New York Sun
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
400 CADETS ARE WANTED U s AVIATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (P1 - Secretary of War Woodring call ed for volunteers today for avia tion training in the United Stat es Army. Woodring said that ap proximately 490 cadets will be taken for Army aviation train ing courses.
 Applicants must have had two years of college education, must be between 20 and 27 and must pass rigid physical examinations, The flying cadets will receive SIS month and their board and lodging during the training course which consists of three months at an aviation school and six months at a regular Army fly ing field.
 After the nine months train ing course is completed they will be graduated as Second Lieuten- ants in the reserves.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
HOW COME?

fiThe American public should not be alarmed by reports that our battleships and defenses are inadequate. The fact is that the United States government has been building up its armament on the seas, in the skies, and on land, many years. AS a result we are prepared to fight if we have to. How come" all this scare stuff?
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
God Bless Ireland Is Cry as Death
 Sentence Imposed

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (P) - Secretary of State Cordell Hull implied that the Pan American consultation begun toward com mon action as result of the German-British naval battle within the Western Hemisphere neutrality belt disclosed that Uruguay was assembling official facts for transmission to the President of Panama who acted as Jason official among the Am erican republics. Since the Pan- anna neutrality meeting, natural ly Hull said, this on it's face would indicate an occasion for collaboration and concern on the part of the American nations.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
EDITORIAL
HE IS AN AMERICAN
He is an American.

411 dli LAilhCA A&oAis
 He hears an airplane overhead and if he looks up at all he does so in curiousity, neither in fear nor in the hope of seeing a pro- tector.
 His wife goes marketing, and her purchases are limited by her needs, her budget, but not by decree.
 He comes home of an evening through streets which are well lighted, not dimly in blue.
 He reads his newspaper and knows that what is says Is not knows that what it says is not honest untrammeled effort to present the truth.
 He never had gas mask on.
 He has never been in a bomb proof shelter.
 His military training, an R O T C course in college, he took because it excused him from the gym course and it was not compulsory.
 He belonged to such fraternal organizations and clubs as he wishes.
 He adheres to a political party 70 the extent that he desires the dominant one if that be his choice but with the distinct re- Servation that he may criticize any of its policies with all the vigor which to him seems prop er-any other as his convictions dictate, even if it be his decision on which holds that the theory of government of the country is wrong and should be scrapped.
 He does not believe if his party is out of power that the only way in which it can come into power is through bloody revo- lution.
 He conVerses with friends even with chance acquaintances ex- pressing freely his opinion on any subject without fear.
 He does not expect his mail be opened between posting and receipt, nor his telephone to be tapped.
 He changes his place of dwell ing and does not report so to the police.
 He has not registered with the police.
 He carries an identification card only in case he should be the victim of a traffic accident.
 He thinks of his neighbors ac ross international borders of those to the north as though they were across a state line, rather than as foreigners-of those to the south as strangers since they speak a language different from his, and with the knowledge that there are now matters of differ
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15

You sing a little song or two, And you have little chat. You make a little candy fudge And then you take your hat. Your hold her hand and say good
 night,
 As sweetly as you can;
 Ain't that heck of an evening For a big healthy man.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15
Pan-Americans Feel Concerned Over Naval Battle

LONDON, Dec. IA (F) - Two men were convicted of compile ity in the explosion at Coventry on August 8 in which five were killed and for which the outlaw ed Irish Republican army was blamed. They were both sentenc- ed to death.
 One man was James Richards, aged 29. He cried God Bless Ireland and God bless the men who taught and died for her" as he was sentenced. The other man was Peter Barnes, aged 32. He de clared he was innocent before the court decreed his death.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15

The downfall of man is gener- all caused by the upkeep of wo- men.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-15

Buy them by the bundle, Use them for starting fires. For Sale at The Nome Nugget.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Wholesale Commodity
Index Moves Lower

The trend of commodity prices
was downward last week, according
TO the price index compiled by the
National Fertilizer Association. This
index in the week ended January IA
stood at 72.8 per cent of the 1858
average, compared with 1873 in the
preceding week. A month ago the
index was 72.5 and a year ago 1875.
Prices of foods and farm products
were generally lower during the
week, accounting for the decline in
all-commodity index. The food price
average dropped to the lowest point
reached. since 1884; 10 price series
included in this group declined in
the week under review while only
advanced, Although the trend
IN cotton and grain prices was
downward the decline In the index
OF farm product prices was largely
the result of lower quotations for
cattle. hogs, poultry and eggs.
Changes in prices of industrial
commodities were slight and tenaed
to Offset each other. The average
for all commodities other than farm
products and foods remained un-
changed for the week, with the index
standing at 78.5 per cent Of the
1868 average.
The building material index de-
clined fractionally and there was a
slight rise in the index representing
the prices of miscellaneous COM
modities, while the remaining group
indexes were unchanged from the
preceding week.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

Life Insurance Firm
Expands D. T.. Office
After Fine Year
Reliance Sturts Brunch,
With Stephens Manager
And Bryant Cashier

AS the result of the Washington
agency of Reliance Life Insurance
Co. Of Pittsburgh attaining its quota
OF more than 81 ,O0O, 900 Of new paid
business for the year 1888, the COM
pany announced the establishment
of new branch ONCE, to be known
as the National Capital Depart
ment, at dinner and business
meeting held last night at the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
at which H. T. Burnett, vice presi.
dent, presided. A. D. West, secre-
tary of the company, also attended
the meeting.
Mr.. Burnett presented to the Ma
tional Capital Department a silver
tablet. on which are engraved the
names OF the manager, D. M.
Stephens, and the cashier, J. A.
Bryant, and the II full-time repre-
sentatives who contributed to the es-
tablishment of the new department.
D. M. Stephens, the newly appoint
ed manager, became associated with
the company in Washington as field
manager November !, 1896, and has
developed the organization to its
present strength.
Besides the company officials and
all employees and representatives,
the following guests attended the
dinner last night: ]. Balch Moor,
superintendent of insurance of the
District of Columbia; Carroll VIM
chester, secretary of the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce:
Carroll T. Scott, manager of the
Virginia department., and H. P. Saw
age. manager of the Seaboard de-
partment; DR.. J. Rozier Biggs, DR..
J. Lester Brooks and Dr.. Irving
Brotman, Washington medical ex-
aminers; Richard Berwick and
Frank Waldrop.
The representatives whose efforts
brought about the new department
are: Dumont Beerbower. Allison
Chaplin, Carleton Edwards, Law
renee Franklin. Howard Fulwiler,
Miller Gieseking, Sydney kaufman,
Frank Marshall, Rose Morrow, Mel.
son Oliver, Russell Shelk and D. III.
Stephens.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
More Proxies Shown
By Member Firms
In Last Year
Exchange to Press Drive
For Larger Shore Of
Customers Votes

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE New
York Stock Exchange made public
study yesterday showing that
around 56.8 per cent Of shares reg
istered In the names of exchange
members and member firms were
voted at corporation stockholders
meetings last year.
This compared with around 663
per cent OF shares voted at meet
ings which were registered in the
names Of non-members.
While exchange officials expressed
pleasure over the higher percentage
OF shares in members firms names
that were voted at meetings. despite
the "red tape" that has to be gone
through to obtain voting wishes Of
customers, 1t was indicated further
efforts are being made to increase
the percentage of stock voted at cor
porate gatherings.
"As result of the study, the
exchange has adopted new proxy
rules ANNOUNCED last week.. which
extend greatly the attempt already
begun In the past to focus the at
tention of the beneficial owner on
the meeting. and to make the voting
OF the stock in the possession of
and in the names of members and
firms as largely as possible repre-
senatives Of the owners desires and
interests" the exchange said.
The exchange made public a study
based on information received from
353 corporations with 666 900 900
shares outstanding. OF the 666 ,OOO,-
600 that might have been voted at
corporation meetings last year, 81
100000 were registered in the names
OF members and member firma and
585 100000 in the names of non
members. The study showed that
100000 or 586 per cent of the
100000 shares registered in the
names of members or member firms.
were actually voted at corporation
meetings In 1888, compared with
383 1000, 900 or 66.3 per cent Of the
585 100000 shares registered In the
names Of non-members, largely pri-
vate individuals.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Foreign Exchanges

NEW YORK. Jan II (P.-The British
pound posted gain Of !. cent, in terms
of the dollar today and most other Euro.
pean currencies were shade higher.
The foreign exchange market, however
devoted most Of Its attention to what ap.
peared to be = crisis in the Spanish civil
war
The French franc advanced 00l. cent
and the Swiss franc O0k cent. The belga
was UNCHANGED while the suilder dipped
.02 cent
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars: others in cent
Great Britain, 4.67s4: To-day bills. 1854:
Canada. Montreal in New York. 90. 15ss;
New York in Montreal. 100 s4ss: Belsium
1881: Czecho<Slovakia. 343; Denmark
2Oss; Finland. EOS: France 2;64; Ger
many, 40.15 tbenevolent $3.50; travel
800; Greece. .s6la; Hunsary, 1875:
italy. 5..26A: YuRoslavia: 2.34: Neither.
lands - 81; Norway. 23:51; Poland. 1928;
quoted; Sweden. "a 90: switserland
225aha; ArEentina 81 sn B5szll e yo 5 r: 9Cn;
Kong 2922: Shanghai. 1882. Rates. in
spot cables unless otherwise indicated.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan. II. cE Omitted States De
partment OF Agriculturel Hogs "a 900;
moderately active: 1920 lower than Mon
days average; lights at most; top. 80;
65; 22O.25O pounds. 1850: 2e0-32O
pounds 6.S5-1.15 good 320-50O pounds
packing SowS. 6.15-5O.
Cattle. 1000: calves. 1900: another
active trade on yearlinss and light steers;
strong: supply small; medium weight and
weighty steers steady; largely s.15-l1, IS
market; little with much killer merit under
$50 top 1900 paid for 1855 as well as
11S9 pounds averages: best yearlings
around 1850; heifers. IS; choice year
ling heifers absent: short-fed kinds mostly
S.00-975: cutter cows steady at 4.5O-5. 90:
beef cows; 5.75-675; weak; bulls again
s'esos down WIN to ves.ys 9uysTs
] 90 being paid rather freely: light kinds
1000 down: stockers and feeders scarce;
firm at 1.75-9.25
Sheep IL. 900: late Monday fat lambs
closed fully 25 higher; spots. 40 up top.
$50 paid sparingiy by all interests; bulk
p 15- 30: fed Western ewes mostly go:
steady; today's trade around steady: talk
ing g.25-35 on lambs held 9.40-5O and up
ward: sheep steady; top fed Western
ewes. 4.60.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Bank Loans Register
Moderate Decline
During Week
Reserve Boord Reports
$4,000, 900 Drop at
New York Is Largest
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans Of banks declined
slightly in the week ended Janu-
ary II.
The Federal Reserve Board said
banks in 10l leading cities reported
their business loans declined S.
100000 to q total of $3s1s, 900 900
In that period. The decline was
led by banks in New York City
which reduced their commercial ad-
vances by $4,000 900.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on January II, together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, In millions
of dollars:
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Big Investment in Home
Building Is Predicted
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-New urban
residential construction in 1899 will
aggregate over $1,000, 900 900. more
than twice the amount that went
into stocks and bonds issued last
year for new capital purposes. ac-
cording to S. M. Waters. president
Of the Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton Of America.
From the standpoint of promot-
ing generally better business condi-
tions, the construction dollar will be
the best-spent dollar this year be-
cause it will be really important
factor in easing unemployment" he
said.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Crude Oil Production
Up 40,653 Barrels
Daily in Week
Oklahoma Reports BIZ
Gain, While Texas
Volume SIumps
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA. Jan. Introduction of
crude oil in the United States rose
40653 barrels daily during the week
ending January IA to average 3,247.-
045 barrels daily, the Oil and Gas
journal reported today.
Oklahoma increased 1925 barrels
daily to average 42O,95O and East
Texas was up so to $4,000, but the
State of Texas decreased 1854 to
l,275,29O.
Louisiana increased 5,54O barrels
daily to 266,460, California had a
jump of $500 to 628, 400 and Kansas
increase was 1880 to $4,000.
Eastern States, including Michigan,
increased 1889 to 285,8lO and the
Rocky Mountain West declined 800
TO 66,150.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Merchants Prepared
To Push Recovery,
Namm Declares
Brooklyn Leader Praises
Reforms in Relations
With Employees
BY the Associated Press.

.! the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Benjamin
H. Namm, Brooklyn department
store head, asserted today the
merchants of America ARE ready
and willing, as never before, to do
their utmost to promote recovery"
and praised present-day reforms in
employer-employe relations.
The president of the big Namm
store, which recently instituted a
guaranteed anual wage plan, told
several thousand delegates to the
28th annual convention of the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods Associa-
ton:
Our national debt has risen dur
ing the past six years from l6 bill
lions of dollars to approximately 40
billions. And the end is nowhere
in sight. 1t is anything but fair,
however, to lay all the blame for
this depression at the door of Gov
ernment. Businessmen have been
extremely lax.
Neglect Publicity.
"They must plead guilty. I believe,
to the following indictments:
First Of all, they have done a
mighty poor public relations job.
They were so busy trying to
sell their merchandise that they did
not find the time or words to sell
to the public their important func-
ton in the social community.
Secondly, =" They failed to de-
velop any political philosophy. = =
Thirdly, they concentrated too
much upon the distribution of-mer-
chandise and not enough upon a
more equitable distribution of profits
among those who had labored in
the distribution of that merchandise
Last, but not least, they gave
too little thought to their relations
with their employees. They were
backward in providing for better
wage scales. shorter hours, job Sc
curity, old-age pensions, unemploy-
ment provisions, medical care, bet
ter housing and, of course, collective
bargaining.
IF the New Deal is responsible
for the general acceptance by busi-
nessmen of these reforms-and
believe that they now are commonly
accepted-then let us give three
cheers for that phase of the New
Deal and its courageous leader, Pres
ident Roosevelt.
DeplOres Friction.
There can be. after all, no real
differences between Government and
business in this country. New Deal
reforms, in order to be lasting, must
60 hand in hand with business re-
covery and Unemployment. There
has already been far too much fric-
ton and internal strife. '"'
Il believe that virtually all of the
million merchants in this great
country of ours are ready and will
ing, as never before, to do their
utmost to promote recovery. They
have unbounded confidence in them
selves, their country and the eco
nomic system under which they
have gained so many blessings.
They have just one plea, how
ever. Let the lights be green!' They
want less RECOMMENDATION and more
cooperation. They want less Gov
ernment in business and more busi-
nessmen and business methods in
Government"
Association officials said they ex-
pected. on the basis of reservations,
that about 5000 retailers would at
tend the convention during the ses-
sions which began last night and
will extend through Friday.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON Jan. II LP.-tUnited States
Department Of Agriculture.)-The volume
Of sales Of domestic vools in Boston was
rather light today. Inquiries thus Tar this
week have not been as broad as in the
previous three weeks. but some buyers con-
tinued to show an interest in wool. Sales
f1eeces have been closed at 81 to SO cents
N the grease for each grade. Combing z
blood Graded territory wools have been re-
receiving some demand at 55 to So cents
secured basis.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan. IT, R.-Egss. a.
3l3; weak. Mixed colors,. special packs.
2lh,22; ST sMtandsrds: "a Il: nrsts, 19A-20;
]. 1s; average checks, 1914. Refrieerator,
standards. FILTH; hrsts, 16a-N: me-
Butter: 1859 500; weak. Creamery.
(.corel esA: hrsts !ss-eD. 1925; sec
Cheese, 255,sO4; easy. Prices un-
changed
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Greater Influx
Of Buyers Seen
| At New York
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE New
York Times reported last night the
greatest influx of out-of- town
wholesale buyers since 1t founded It's
buyers registration department In
1928. It listed 1,l00.
Among the factors in the turn
out cited were the current National
Retail Dry Goods Association and
Wholesale Dry Goods Institute con-
ventions and several other trade
shows. and the fact that retail store
stocks are at an estimated IL per
cent under this time last year.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
U. S. Cotton Exports
Decline in December
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Exports of cotton from the United
States in December totaled 36l 900
bales, valued at $18,370,OOO, COM
pared with 48l 900 bales, valued at
$24 638. 900. in November and ISL 900
bales, valued at $39,045, 900, in De-
cember, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
U. S. Treasury Position
By the Associated Press.

The position Of the Treasury January
IA: Receipts, S5.75O.s52.O2; expendi-
lures. 50 446.351 .95: net balance S3.OO6.-
9Oa. 261 80 including So 1886. .631 .7O7 30
working balance: customs receipts for the
month S1l .231, ,O32.73
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
u, S3.O72. 3O5 $50 IS: expenditures. S4,.
S56,462.1 .150.6O. including 81 .621 .429- =
1882 of emergency expenditures; excess
Of expenditures. 81 .aO4 l56 29O.45: gross
debt S39. .537, ,s2a. 9S. 90. an increase Of
So, 645,34e.l0 above the previous day; gold
assets S14.6S6.344SO1.7
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Store Employees Desire
Work Appreciated
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE Ma
tional Retail Drygoods Association
Convention was told here today that
what retail employees really want
most is appreciation for their work,
not pay, as their bosses believe.
The report, a research study of
more than 5000 employees and sew
eral hundred executives in depart
ment stores all over the United
States, was presented by Charles C..
Stech, New York City. He made the
survey for the association.
Fair pay" was the bosses idea of
what the men wanted most, but the
workers rated it in third place. Job
security" which the executives
placed second, was put in eighth and
last place by the employees.
Eight questions were answered in
the survey. The answers were an
nounced as showing the following
preferences:
En- Execu-
Evening star., 1939-01-17
En- Execu-
ployes. tives.
Place. Place.
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, Jan. II fp-cud. ruh,
Der futures opened 3 TO lower. I March. lc
l5.97-16 500: May, 15.S5b: July, 1bsA;
september Is 81. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Jan lr.-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared BY the Fitch Publica-
ton.
ReEulaP.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Freight Loudinqs

NEW YORK. Jan. II R.-Revenue
freight carloadinKs on railroads reporting
today for the week ended January "A In
c1,1ded
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Investing Companies

NEW YORK Jan. II (P.-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc.
moon Quotations)
Evening star., 1939-01-17
PUBLIC UTILITY

sEX-dlVldend.
ira. 75c extra Z sI4oO extra paid De-
cember 20. 1898 K soc extra. m So extra:
p5O paid September 20. 1898. $500 paid
1898
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Montreal Silver

MONTREAL, Jan. II R.-Silver fu-
lures opened rs points on, January. 41.25
bid