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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

uLn prices OF q hunQreu dollars
Tor q mere pair Of tickets.
Producers Of this song and
dance festival were more modest
They only asked fifteen dollars
and forty cents for o brace Of
plush seatsl Why, you could al.
most see Prosperity turning the
corner Of Times Square.
"Du Barry Was q Lady" Is one
OF those mammoth musical shows
out OF the luxury Of the Ziegfeld
era. The estimates Of Its cost
vary from between $4,000 and
$4,000 and II looks as II the lat
ter sum were spent on IL. The
songs (Cole Porter's) and the
story Buddy De Sylva's) are the
naughtiest Broadway has heard,
Bert Lahr and Ethel Norman are
happily teamed In II. moviedom's
Betty Cradle and Benny Baker
and the comeliest coryphees ever
collected into a single extrava-
gan2a are In Its personnel.
SOME BIZARRE
GOINGS ON
That Ethel Norman can ride O
song to peaks few OF her
warbling sisters can achieve and
when Bert Lair screws his face
up into position for q comical
snort, the laughter usually Is
heard at Columbus Circle.
Under the circumstances, Ethel
and Bert are cast among many RE
bald goings-on In q dreamy rep
plica OF the Versailles Palace. The
squeamish were shocked, the
tried business man was exhausted
and you could almost see the epi-
dermis rise on the pate Of the
bald head row by the time the
curtain rang down on Opening
Night.
And because Of, or despite the
puritan protests, "Du Barry Was @
Lady" instantaneously became
smash hit. 1t looks as though
Buddy De sylvia. erstwhile tune
smith, who produced this titanic
song and dance frolic. will get
twice his 100000 or $4,000 back.
SWINGING
SHAKESPEARE
But First Nighters were getting
plenty OF practice before Du
Barry beckoned them over TO her
obudolr. At Radio City's Center
Theater, they started "Swingin'
the Dream" In q 1--WE, Harleman-
ian version OF Shakespeare's "A
Midsummer Nights Dream"
Those mainly responsible for
living the Bard are Benny Good
man and Louis Armstrong (who
plays Bottom) and when II was
all over the inaugural evening
folk who mingle with the classics
knew they had experienced their
first super-jam session. Which Is
about all "swingin' the Dream"
panned out TO be. O multiplied
version OF the Onyx Club or Fa-
nous Door antics. Somewhere In
the transition from Startford-on-
Avon to Forty-Second Street.
someone had forgotten ell about
Will SHAKESPEARE and the original
plot. OF little worry that Is to
the towns jitterbugs, who gang
up on "Swingin' the Dream" II
only for Its Lenox Avenue dis
cords.
MORE DOWDY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

II you want copy Of our book
let STARS and CONSTELLA-
TIONS," send 10 The Waterbury
Democrats Washington Bureau, 1918
Thirteenth Street, Washington, ID. G.
Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

Copyright, 1899, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc0
Evening star., 1939-03-29
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 29.-Cotton
futures opened unchanged to
lower. rejecting weakness in Liver
pool, selling by Bombay, spot houses
and locals. The trade bought on an
active scale.
Futures f1uctuated erratically
toward the end of the first hour,
when prices ranged lower to 4
higher. Outside buying came into
the new crop months while old crop
deliveries continued under foreign
pressure Spot houses and foreign
interests sold May and July.
May sold off to 8.07, or 8 net lower,
while March recovered 4 points, to
sell at 760.
Around midday new crop positions
continued to show strength in con-
trast to weakness in May and July.
Scattered commission house and
Southern selling in nearby positions
was taken by mill accounts and pro-
fessionals. Foreign selling was also
IN evidence. May traded at 806, off
8 net, while October was 759, up2.
Cottonseed Oil.
Trading was confined to the September
position in cottonseed oil futures today
Commission houses and locals sold. while
trade interests were the best buyers The
delivery fluctuated between 6.91 and $50,
lower small amount OF short covering
also appeared
Crude oil was a shade easier. bid 5ia
cents Southeast and valley and 5A to 5as
Texas
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. March 80 LR.-Cotton
futures opened steady. net unbalanced to
Z points lower here today.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: May.
6.2Ob: July. 63Ob: September. 645b: Oc-
tober, 6.4Sb Bid,
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Gasoline Stocks Up
Sharply for Week,
Lag Behind 1888
Daily Crude Output
OFF 300 Barrels,
Institute Finds
BY The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 29.-Halting
a previously rising trend. daily crude
oil production last week decreased
1900 barrels, the American Petro-
leum Institute reported yesterday.
The daily average was 1882 $50
barrels, compared with 3,405 900 in
the comparable 1888 week
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks at refineries, terminals, in
transit and in pipe lines increased
to 87,56l 900 barrels from 87,291 900
the previous week, but remained un-
der the comparable figure a year
ago, when it was 92,312000.
Reporting refineries owning 858
per cent of the estimated potential
capacity of the industry operated at
1876 per cent of potential against
1913 the week before. 1t was esti-
mated the industry ran to stills 81
225 900 barrels of crude compared
with 3,250,0OO the previous week and
1908 900 in the 1888 period.
A drop of $500 barrels in Cali
fornia's daily crude output was
largely offset by small gains in most
Texas fields and a jump of 6,70o in
Wyoming.
Crude and refined imports amount
ed to 433 900 barrels. compared with
958 900 the week before.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Wrttsy

NEW YORK, March 29-Rallies
and declines both encountered re-
sistance in the stock market today,
leaving the list wedged in a narrow
range.
Minor changes up and down re-
manned after gains in an early rally
largely had been eliminated when
the fourth hour neared. Dealings
slowed almost to a Standstill.
Markets all around had an air of
suspense as traders waited the
scheduled speech later in the day
of Premier Daladier of France for
hints of the next move on the
European chessboard.
Steels spurted after an opening
setback, then yielded most of the
advance. Clinging to small gains
most of the time were American
Telephone, Montgomery Ward Ken
necott, Caterpillar Tractor, Sperry,
Sears-Roebuck and Union Carbide.
Tending lower were Johns Man
vile, New York Central, U. S. Rubber
and Westinghouse.
Street Watches Mediterranean.
Wall Street watched the Mediter-
ranean as likely to be the next I'M
portant theater of action in view
OF the Franco victory in Spain and
1talys claims on France. Whether
Italy and France would come to
terms was debated in financial cir
cles as the big question remaining to
be answered in the near future.
Interest in the Daladier speech
had been keyed up by expectation
1t would reveal the official French
reaction to Mussolini's speech last
Sunday, referring to Italian de-
mands for concessions in the Medi-
terranean.
The tuSsle in Congress over Gov
ernment spending also had Wall
Street guessing as to- the ultimate
outcome. The House rejection Of
the s250,000000 parity payments
from the farm bill caused little out
ward jubilation in market comment
because many suggested benefits
might be increased on the Senate
side. Moreover, the financial dis
trict has noted defense spending
proposals, calling for heavier budget
outlays>in the next fiscal year. have
had strong support in Congress.
Some business analysts contended
chances remained good for a spring
upturn in April and May. although
the European crisis was conceded
to have been a blow to sentiment
the last two weeks.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
International Nickel
Shows Advantages
OF Monopoly
Employees and Consumers
Both Helped by
Stable Operations
BY j. G. DONLEY.

Sptt idI DLSpatCn 10 Inc Star.
NEW YORK, March 29.-"Mo-
nopoiy may still be made to roll
OIL the tongue as rather fearsome
word. But in these enlightened
days what amounts to natural
monopoly may have its advantages
turned to good use.
"Our company is the principal
source OF the worlds nickel supply
and in consequence occupies a posi-
ton quite different from that of
most companies" Chairman Robert
c. Stanley of the International Nick
el Co. told stockholders at their an
nual meeting.
One difference developed by Mr..
Stanley is that the company is able
to operate its works las nearly as
possible at uniform rate, building
up stocks OF nickel during periods
of business recession and liquidating
stocks during periods of business ac-
tivity." That policy affords protec-
ton to consumers, says Mr.. Stanley,
While 1T provides steadier work for
employees, thus contributing to the
solution of the problem of unem-
ployment, which is the most serious
condition that industry now faces
on this continent"
Between being the principal
source" of supply of widely used
raw material and being engaged
in, say, the manufacture of auto
mobiles there is world of differ
ence. For one thing. the product
is subject to obsolescense in design
and styling. as we'll as to unpre-
dictable competition, leaving no as
surance that stocks of finished au-
tomobiles could be liquidated with
out loss during the next period of
business activity.
But the most forceful argument
against such policy lies on the side
OF financial resources. A recent sur
vey by the Automobile Manufac-
turers Association found that the
ready funds of the typical automo-
bile company would cover essential
expenses for about six weeks and
no more if income from sales were
shut off.
(Copyrieht. 1939D
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Corporation
Reports

NEW YORK, March 29-The fol-
lowing is summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statis-
tics Co., Inc, New York:
Curtis Publishing Co.-1938 pre-
terred share earnings were sl.62,
against $3.50.
Brill, j. G.. Co.-Company re-
ceived an order from Delaware Elec-
trio Power Co. for 50 trackless trolley
coaches.
Ford Motor Co. of Canada. Ltd
1888 common share earnings were
Sl.96, against S227.
Borg-Warner Corp.-1938 deficit
was sl9,966, against net income OF
s8,348O89.
Masonlte Corp.-Common share
earnings, % weeks ended March IL.
were Is cents, against SO cents in %
weeks ended March IL, 1898.
American Commercial Alcohol
Corp.-1938 deficit was $455.857,
against net income of s1,272,317.
oC0CA oICWlllS SO.-OlTeCIOTS OF
company voted to omit first quarter
dividend. During 1888 company paid
three dividends of S cents each.
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.-238
common share earnings were SLIT,
against deficit of IS cents a common
share in 1887.
Superheater Co-1938 common
share earnings were 81 cents. against
$2.3l.
Rike-Kumler Co. common share
earnings, year ended January 81.
were 40 cents. against S278.
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. 1888
common share earnings were S1.1O
against 1882.
Mueller Brass Co. common share
earnings, IL months ended February
%, were $1.45. against $237.
Ferro Enamel Corp. 1898 common
share earnings were 81 cents, against
1921.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
General Merchandise
Sales Are on Rise

The Commerce Department says
February sales of general merchan-
disc in small towns and rural areas
compared most favorably with last
year in the Far West and South.
Far Western sales were 16 per
cent above those of last year and
Southern sales were up IA per cent,
compared with a national increase
of 10.5 per cent In the Middle West
and East, the gains were 8 and 7
per cent, respectively.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
FOREIGN Business Advices

Business advices to the Commerce
Department from representatives
abroad include:
France-Government aids build
ing.
Turkey-1mports rise.
Argentina-Business active in
March.
Peru-Trade under last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Railroads Improve
Financial Position

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 29.-1m-
provement in the financial position
of the railroad industry has made
further progress this year following a
turn for the better in the final half
of 1898. The carriers, however, still
have long way to 60 to be back on
Easy Street.
Improvement, analysts note, makes
showing only by comparison with
the low state of rail earnings in the
early months of last year.
February results for Glass l roads
compare as follows:
1899 estimated deficit ------- $50 900 900
Actual deficit wear ago 44,567 900
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Commodity Price Index
Slows SIiqht Gain

Higher prices for food products,
building materials, metals and some
miscellaneous commodities boosted
the National Fertilizer Association S
index of wholesale commodity prices
last week to 728 per cent of the
1868 average. compared with
72.6 the preceding week, 72.8 a
month ago and 75.8 a year ago.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 29.--The wheat
market had to absorb more selling
today, inspired by the favorable
crop outlook in the winter wheat
belt, but it did so with only minor
price reductions.
Support from commercial inter-.
estS in connection with wheat and
flour business. some for export. was
sufficient to keep prices on a near
steady basis.
Wheat closed Pa lower than
yesterday, May g. -5s July 67ss-lc:
corn. unchanged to a off. Nav
4l9s-'2. July 49l4-1.: oats, I'M
cha noeG to l. dnun,
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Director Is Elected

CINCINNATI, March % (R).-John
A. Robinson of Miami. Okla, yester-
day was named a director of the
Eagle-Picher Mining g. Smelling
Co.. an Eagle-Picher lead subsidiary
Stockholders of the parent company
reelected directors without change.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Stock Plan Approved

CINCINNATI, March 20 (P,.-
American Laundry Machinery Co.
stockholders yesterday approved
proposal to retire $4,000 shares of
capital common stock and to pur-
chase an additional $4,000 shares on
the open market.
The stockholders also reelected
all board members.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Pennsylvania CurIoudinqs

NEW YORK, March 20 (P.-
Pennsylvania Railroad reported rev.
enue freight carloadings during the
week ended March Is amounted to
81 ,696, compared with 89,259 in the
previous week and 80,878 in the like
1888 week.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Office Furniture SuIes

The Census Bureau reports that
new orders to manufacturers of steel
Office furniture totaled S1,782. .266 in
February, compared with S1,966 O05
in January and s1,680,270 in Feb
ruary of last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
100 Tons of Leud Sold

NEW YORK, March 90 (P).-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports so tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at $470 per 100 pounds, East
st. Louis, and so tons at the New
York average.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Winnipeg Prices.

NdSI
Wheat No. ] Northern. 5Saa; No. y, 5514
No. 3. 51is. Oats No. . white. 2si4; No.
3 .6.
Baltimore Wheat.
BALTIMORE. March 90 E.--Wheat No
> red winter, Rarlicky. spot domestic, 1si7
Evening star., 1939-03-29


bankruptcy
Iuptcy Act or securities COMPANIES
RafeS OF dVdeno annual
oaSeo quarterly
noted special
xd Ex divieend Ex or extras Paio
iast fayable stock Declared far
fsrd hSasn or stock Accumulated dividends de.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Cash Market.
No cash wheat Corn No. Z mixed
4S-5Ciz: No yellow. iS's-'g No
white, 55 Oats, No : mixed. 3ol2. No
. white, I2> 2-33. Farley mailing. $500
nominal feed. 31-t5 nominal Timothy
seed ".S5-5.l5 nominal: red clover. 1900
l6 90 nominal red top 9.25-15 nominal
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. March % P,.-Graln range
Evening star., 1939-07-16
|Co-Navigator Greeff
Gives East Rootinq
Interest in Race

NEW YORK, July 15-Eastern
yachtsmen with pardonable pride
are following following the R. j.
Reynolds yaWl Bitten, Atlantic sea-
board representative in the 2,400-
mile ocean race from San Francisco
to Honolulu.
DR.. J. G. William Greeff, New
York physician, in particular is
keeping tab on the Bitten. His in
terest in the boat relates chiefly to
the fact that his son Edward is CO.
navigator with Stuart Hotchkiss of
the Reynolds craft.
Young Greeff is a New York stock
broker with a penchant for wind
jamming.
The Bitten was shipped on a
freighter from this port, and Greeff,
flying to San Francisco, expected to
have plenty of time to tune up the
yawl before the start of the race
July 4. AS it happened, however,
labor troubles kept the yacht on the
freighter's dock and for some 10 days
it looked as though she would stay
there.
Unlike his older brothers. Donald
and Bernard, Edward Greef did not
Evening star., 1939-07-16
New Boats Clean Up
In Sailing Series
On West River
thinner, Skinner, Hortge,
Covert and Filter Are
Leading Shippers

1t is off with the old and on with
the new, judging from series stand
ings at the halfway mark of West
River Sailing Club summer series.
points of which were released this
week by Commodore Osbourn
Owings
With but one exception. and that
because the class has had no new
comers for several years, each of the
five classes racing each Sunday off
Shady Side. Md, is led by boats
newly launched this spring
They are Jack Zimmer's Babs, 20
foot open class; Carlton SINNERS
Aeolus, 20-foot restricted class; Law
renee Hartge's Aloha, 16-foot divi-
sion, and Ernest Covert's Scandal
in the comet class.
Series leader in the albatross class
is young Arthur Fifer's Raven, long
leader among the 19-footers
Commodore OWings' champion
Vanity has fallen to second posi-
ton, managing but two firsts to
zimmer's three At that Vanity is
maintaining her position by little
more than point, with Herb
Neily's Spray third.
Washington's Judge Prentice Ed
rington and his Lady Avon have
shared two firsts with Skinner, but
the latter has competed in more
events, taking two seconds and a
third in addition. Lady Avon is in
second place of the restricted sloops.
Young Hartge's three wins gives
him the edge over Paul Kichner
and his Miss x.
Two firsts for Covert to Clyde
Cruit's one gives the former the
edge in the comet division.
Standings in points at the end
of five races are:
-Snfoot 2o-foot open class: Babs (zimmer).
smtb Earfer Neilsy). oas s1r,a l5los Winss G.
Ball lMurphy). 1878. '''' i'''' 1''Si'
l;7s7ls: Lady Avon tEdrington). I,74IA;
l6-foot GLASS: Aloha Il. Hartge). 1903:
Miss \ x (Kichner', 1875: Dot Hartse).
;, Albatross class: Raven !Fifer. 1,741N:
!Wells) 1,5s7a4; Sabre (stutier). 1,443:
Whistler lNairnl,, 1.346: Osprey wal
Lace; eomats ls75 scdnaa Magic ,ysughanl 1275
hs Danie6 Gru ers s0o LII Saeops, HSeeFs 54s tse
Arcoirls Iambornel. .494
Evening star., 1939-07-16

over 5-year period with men,
bership contributions from Amer
ican duck hunters. Nearly $250,O0O
already has been appropriated for
the program in which Canada par
ticipates by furnishing vast areas
of land without cost.
Condensed Fishing Reports.
susauehanna River at conowinso Dam
Capt. Paul Sweigart-Good catches OF rock
and wall-eye pike made in last few days:
Ocean City. Md. Capt. Crawford Savage
Plenty of sea bass and porsies. blues fair;
marlin plentiful: worlds record one-day
catch made Friday OF Al.
Bowers Beach. Del. Capt w NJ Steven
son-FishinH here is verv good: plenty of
large croakers, also some trout and king
Detour. Md. E. L. Warner-Fair catches
OF black bass in fresh water streams here
sparrows Point. Md. Capt. Louis F.
kel-Fishing has slowed down over last
week end due to bad weather; should i'm
:. Shady Side. Md. Capt Robert E. Lee
Very good. catches Of croakers and trout
rock Just falr outlook good.
- Solomons. Md. Capt. Henry WOODBURY.
TOOK our seasons record catch of croakers
over last week end: one party took 500;
also some trout and founders; rock slowed
Oxford, Md Capt Buck Stevenson
Croakers and spot plentiful; few rock
taken and also an occasional black drum.
Deals Island Nd. Capt. j. R. Campbell-
catches OF croakers and trout running good:
favorable outlook
Crisfield Md. Capt G. Clifton Charnck
Fair catches of croakers and trout but
high winds have slowed us up: expect i'm
provement now.
Chincoteague Va, Stanley NJ. burlington
Rough weather stopped all outside fishing
but good catches due with moderation.
Wachapreasue, Va. A. H. G. Mears-Best
catch OF channel bass IL to one boat and
140 trout and kings per boat: outlook coed
C:oe Charles. Va. Capt. Bryan Travis
Fishing good: channel bass biting: good
catches black bonita regularly: plenty trout
and kingflsh
Gloucester Point Va. Capt T. s. Clopton
wcroakers crsc1ak plentiful here; trout are in
Ocean View. Va. Hickman's Boat House
Croakers. spot founders and trout running
good; favorable outlook
Wanchese: N. c., Capt Wavland Baum
Took as high as2s channel bass per boat
here at Oregon Inlet this past week: also
few blues.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

Wenona, Md, resident recently was
sentenced to 20 days in Jail, the first
Jail sentence ever given a migratory
waterfowl law violator in Maryland.
Generally the violators are fined but
Judge Coleman of Baltimore deliv-
cred severe reprimand to the man
and said it was the duty of the court
to break up the illegal traffic in
Maryland.
The individual in question
was convicted of having
trapped ducks and sold them
to individuals, clubs and night
spots along the Atlantic Sea-
board.
He was described by the Biological
Survey as one of the busiest duck
bootleggers in the Eastern Shore
area. He had several trappers work
ing for him. He had escaped arrest
several times by disposing of ducks
when being pursued by Federal
agents.
Chester A. Leichardt, assistant to
the chief game management agent
in the Biological Survey, said: This
practice of earning easy money by
selling valuable migratory water
fowl must stop. The Federal Gov
ernment is spending millions to save
the country's water fowl, and the
Biological Survey relentlessly will
pursue these trappers, buyers and
bootleggers who steal this valuable
resource that belongs to all the
people"
Work of Ducks Unlimited.
We might point out here that
buyers of illegal ducks equally are
as guilty as sellers and trappers un-
der the law, and several convictions
of buyers have been turned in re-
Gently.
1t has been great weather for
ducks just when they needed 1t
most, according to a report from
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Copious Juns
rains in the great Canadian duck
factory promises the biggest crop of
water fowl in years. The breeding
grounds which supply the bulk OF
the continents choice water fowl
have been surveyed and the survey
revealed an almost general reversal
of the drought situation which
threatened to bring about Federal
ban OH all duck hunting few years
back
Reports from 1000 Canadian
observers showed a ~ per
cent increase over last year in
precipitation.
Lack of sufficient moisture in past
years during the duck nesting period
resulted in tremendous losses of
ducklings when marshes went dry IN
early summer droughts.
Aiding prospects for a bumper
wild duck crop are 10000 acres Of
marshes, most of which were
drained in unsuccessful land promo
ton schemes, now reflooded by
Ducks Unlimited. That organiza-
ton aims at establishing 100000
acres of nesting refugees in Canada
Evening star., 1939-07-16

go to Princeton upon graduation
from Choate School. Instead, he
signed as cadet on the Dollar Line.
sailing twice around the world, in
the course of which he learned navi-
cation. HeAow spends his vacations
and all spare time in navigating va
rious yachts in deep-sea races.
He was on Stormy Weather in sew
eral races and but for business af-
fairs would have navigated her in
the race the craft won from New
York to Norway.
He skippered Walter Rothschild's s
Avanti in the last Bermuda race,
and last winter he sailed Stormy
Weather in thresh from Miami to
Nassau. -
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Motor Yacht Trophy,
Historic Prize, Is
Won by Santoy
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 15.-Santoy,
owned by L. M. Kissling of the New
York Athletic Club, has been
awarded the Motor Yacht Trophy,
the National Association of Engine
and Boat Manufacturers historic
prize for the winner of the annual
Block Island cruiser race on Long
Island Sound.
Santoy and Telsie V, owned by
c. w. Bliven of the Huguenot Yacht
Club, were tied with an error of
only II minutes each at the finish
Of the 100 nautical mile predicted
log run last week end However, on
performance average of the min
utes of error divided by each boats
predicted time. Santoy the slower
OF the two craft, was adjudged the
winner.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
BOATS.

WANTED-Outboard motor. h-p or
better. must be in good condition: will pay
cash: will consider outboard boat and mo-
tor. Call Lincoln 9746
33-FT. CABIN CRUISER all equipped