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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Free 7hrous Keep Naugatuck Ln Title Fight
STATE TOURNEY STARTS MONDAY
 EVE AT ARMORY
Cadets to Meet Meriden and St. Hedwigs to
 Oppose Bridgeport

Three byeS were necessary in the first round of the statewide semi-prc basketball tournament which will open next Monday evening at the Phoenix avenue skating rink, it was disclosed this morning by Director George T. Dillon.
 The schedule follows:
 Monday, March 13
 2 p. m.-Bridgeport Stillmans vs Union City St. Hedwigs.
 8 p. m.-Hartford Harcens vs Winsted Standard Cycles.
 g p. m.-Boys' club Cadets vs Meriden Speedsters.
 10 p. m.-N. H. Village Boys clut vs. Bristol Eds Collegians. Henry Darlington will referee the frs two games and Ralph Santo- pietro the los ttwo
 Tuesday, March 14
 p. m.- A.ew D4..<..n rurrierS vS North End Y Wolves.
 SD. m.-Danbury Top Hat Grill vs. Bridgeport WalnutS
 g p. ,m.-Hartford South Ends vs Willimanitc Doughboys.
 10 p. m.-West Side Speedboys vs East Hartford Coalmen.
 John A. Cluney will referee the first two games and Ralph Santo- pietro the last two.
 Wednesday, March 15
 7p. m.-St. Joseph's Holy Name vs. Hartford Blue Hill Tigers.
 8p. m.-Waterbury Y. M. H. A vs. Wallingford East Sides.
 g 9p. m.-All-Manchester vs. Nor. walk American Legion.
 10 p. m.-Chuck's Service vs. New Britain Speedboys.
 John Cluney will toot the whistle in the first two games with Henry Darlington working the last two.
 Thursday, March 16
 2 p. m.-Bristol Gus's Grill vs Bridgeport Iroquois.
 8 p. m.-Hartford Lutherans vs winner of Cadets-Speedsters.
 9p. m.-Hull's Collegians vs. win ner of Harcens- Winsted.
 10 p. m.-Meriden St. Stan's vs winner of Stillmans-St. Hedwigs. Ralph Santopietro will be the 11ti man on the floor in the first two games and Cluney will be likewise in the last two. The Bristol-Bridge- port game will wind up the first round and the 8 o'clock contest will mark the beginning of the second round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
7hisSpOrting
 World
Horse Bargains
BY JOHN A. cLUNEY'

John used to tell n the good old days arcn Fezans like what you're doing when buy m and be twice careful whe should for he sold farmer equine death horse probably
 
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 what had in mind about equine credited Charles Howard of Seabscsu retired trouble Howard him of $3400OO proud paid give $7500 Kayak H. s the Santa Anita handicap last Saturday bought by the Howard for $O00 hereabouts Think of 1.-the paid sl5Oe0 for horses which have already close a million dollars. Towards horses made"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
New World Water Mark

New Haven, Conn, March g. (UP)-A world record was smashed as Yale university's swimming team defeated Princeton in an exciting meet here last night, A to 33.
 Capt. Dick Hough of the Tigers established a new worlds American intercollegiate and pool record ir the 200-yard breaststroke event, ir which he was timed at 2:22:2, three- tenths of second under the mark set here by Jack Kasley of Michi- gan in 1886.
 The victory put Yale in first place in the Eastern intercollegiate league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
WATERVlLLE B. C.
 MEETS WATERFOWL

Waterville Boys Club and Water town Chestnut Hills, natural" basketball game is scheduled for to- night at the Sprague school gym in Waterville with 7:15 preliminary featuring the Waterville Boys Club Juniors mad Waterbury Crusaders. The varsity game, set for 8 p. m. will have the following lineups: Dunn and Greatorex, forwards; Pomponio, center, Moore and Boro- way, guards for Waterville; with Johnnk Pierce and Frank Beauty at forward; Gene Vaughn, center, Louie Pierce and L. Vaughn, guards for the Watertown outfit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
This And That

Tonight Community two
 
 1s3o "ds pretty is needed for equipment and the old boys agreed moth balls and the kids the hereaDots Two Ton Jimmy Officer sargey Burns the gold braid with the Ed Cough Reilly bring lninent Tommy Mccarthy that Charley the patrol which and Pearl by the Pocemens Association Chief When those kids 1899 running think nais antelopes there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
CRUSADERS COP
 TOURNEY TEST

Bowen led the Crusaders to a 28- g basketball victory last night in the only game played in the Nauga- tuck Valley League tournament at the Boys Club, the Crusader cen- ter getting 16 points against the Waterville A. o.
 Tonight's schedule:
 6:3O = Hurricanes vS. Baldwin Ayes; 7:30-Bees vs. Bristol Bears; 8:3O-Brooklyn Senads vs. Bristol Cross Bones.
 The West Side Juniors meet the Holy Name Juniors at 7:45 tomor- row evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
OGDEN TURNS DOWN
 YALE TRACK JOB

Philadelphia, March 9-(UP)- Ben Ogden, Temple track coach said today he had declined an offer to coach the Yale cindermen and train the Eli football team.
 "Yale officials made a mighty fine offer to me-" Ogden said. "We just couldn't reach an agreement The idea of handling football train- ing along with coaching track did not appeal to me. For that reason I decided not to accept the posi- tion."
 Ogden, who will remain as Tenn ple's track coach, would have re- placed Frank Randy at New Ha- ven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
MAKES AERIAL MAPS

Wallace Beery's latest hobby is the making of aerial maps in color. He has added cloor laboratory to the photographic plant at his home, and with 8 twenty-inch telescopic lens has been making sectional maps oi the Los Angeles area, from the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

We'll Torringons Brobeg sharp shooter his eight points scoring with 159 points 12 games beating stood for l8 But the better of the always accurate e? AP is that the Dartmouth were TROUNCED 50 to 45 by Columbia If all
 rounced that no than five points they ally Columbia got 25 points in each averaging point minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

The Netherlands increased pur- chases of American grain 500O00 tons last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

Score at half time: Naugatuck 23 Manchester 20. Referee: Petrino: impire, Casman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

HAMPTON, MINTIE & ABBOTT,
 INC. LEAGUE
 Uueky Strike Alleys)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
FAIRBANKS GIRL WEDDED IN EAST
Seattle Post -Intelligencer)

Seattle Post t-lntelllgencer)
 Though it will be on the other side of the continent, a wedding of much interest in Seattle will be that of Miss Rebecca Mayburry Hopkins, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Hopkins of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Jack Alexander of Maiden, Mass.
 The ceremony will be New Year Eve at the home of the bride elects grandmother, Mrs. R. b Ness, in Osceola Mills, Pa.
 Miss Hopkins, a graduate of the University of Washington and a member of Chi Omega Sorority left last week to visit friends in California before going East. She will meet her parents and her sis ter, Miss Edith Hopkins, a student in the University of Washington in Portland and all will go East to- gether. Miss Edith Hopkins vii be her sisters bridal attendant.
 MT. Alexander, formerly of St Albans, Vt, is. graduate of Dart mouth and member of Phi Sigms Kappa Fraternity The couple vii make their home in Maiden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
WEATHER coMDITIoNs AT 8 AM. YuDAY

WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 AM TUDAY
 Bleingham raining, 43 raining, 43 Prince Ketchkan 42; WrangeL raining 34; Petersburg raining cloudy Hoonah 38 Eded Tenakee 3a Radpve cloudy 36 Skagway Tusequah cloudy 3 Atn cloudy 8; msting, cloudy Mccarthy cloudy; Sew partly Anchorage Fairbanks cloudy B. Ne nana partly cloudy partly cloudy Stuyahok Crooked Creek, partly cloudy 36i Kaltag Council clear, 15 Nome clear, 10; Gambell -12
 Juneau 8.-Sunrse, am; pm Jan. g. am; 332 m.
 
 this throughout AL of the North Pacific Ocean there the Aleulan Is- the second the Queen Charlotte distribution attended by the from the Aeutian Is weather the northern portions of Alaska
 night the Cook Inlet and warmer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
Ghurch Htitiot cuts DMIE|D |

The Church Night Supper will be held in the church social room at 6:S0 o'clock, Wednesday. All per sons interested in the welfare oi this church are invited to come The supper is pot-luck-r1o admis- sion charged, The Hospitality Com mittee for the evening is Mrs. Mae Kilroy, Mrs. Nina Cheney, and Mrs Gertrude Knight.
 Choir rehearsal will be Friday, |7.30 o'clock. as ~
 The Epwortll League social houi will be Friday evening at 7:30 O. clock. A cordial invitation to at- tend this social evening is extend ed to all young people.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
-7.T 1E 77-77F1
 DOUGLAS L-.A ..s.. NEWS
MRS. CAIIILL IS ssr w
 -. LUNCHEON HOSTESS

,tltJG4 itfii. W7is 2 st7fstss r sis9t 7 Complimentary to Mrs William Robertson, who is visiting here in Douglas from Ketchikan, Mrs. w
 E. Cahill entertained at a o'clock tluncheon at her home in Tread well yesterday afternoon, covers
 being laid for twenty -four. A
 Christmas idea was carried out
 in table decorations. s~s
 Five tables of cards were played Following the luncheon; three oi bridge, two of whist. Prize win ners for the afternoon were Mrs
 Charles Tuckett and Mrs. Charles Fox, high and low respectively al bridge and Mrs. Arne Shudshift and Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin, high land low at whist.
 Mrs. Robertson received a guest prize.
 The guests included Mrs. William
 Robertson, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs
 James 'Sey, Mrs. Alex Gair, Mrs Charles Tuckett, Mrs. Arne Shud- shift, Mrs. Elton Engstrofn, Mrs IJ. o. Kirkham Mrs. Albert E Goetz, Mrs. Guy L. Smith, Mrs Gertrude Laughlin, Mrs. Joe Riedi Mrs. Robert Fraser, Mrs. Charles Schramm Mrs. J. R. Guerin, Mrs
 Frank Pearee, Mrs. Erwin Hach- lmeister, Mrs. Edward Grove, Mrs
 Garland Boggan, Mrs. F. A. J. Gall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
 CHURCH

 "In the heart of the city for the
 hearts Of the city"
 Main and Third Sts. REV. JOHN L. CAUBLE; Pastor 9:45 a.m.-Sunday School r HOO am. -- Morning Worship. The Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered at the service. Holy Gospel for the first Sunday after Epiphany, Luke 2:4l- 52; sermon subject. Gods Claims music: organ prelude. Mir. Oberg; anthem, Come Into My Heart Lord Jesus" the choir; offertory; vocal solo, Rock of Ages" E. T. Remick, MT. Ehler; postlude.
 The Luther Leagues will meet at 6:30 pm.
 Choir rehearsals Thursday eve ming. Juniors meet at T pm, Sem iors at 8 pm. A cordial invitation to come and worship is. extended to the public
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
METROPOLITAN METHODIST
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH |

Fourth and Seward Streets THE REV. GEORGE EDWARD
 KNIGHT, Pastor
 1000 a.m.-Sunday School.
 i1:00 am. = Morning Worship sermon theme. Stability" roo p.m-Epworth League. Miss Lola LaPaugh. President
 800 pm. -- Evening Worship Sermon theme, Bearing Witness" The Susannah Wesley Circle will meet Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Lee Corkle'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
Dog Knows Stuff,
 Ii Gefs Ride in Taxi

EEGIN H., Jan T.. Pug, an English bulldog. has a taxicab ride almost daily, given by his owners friends who find Pug wandering far from his home.
 But Plugs master. Dr. Knute H Hanson, said this was not only extremely annoying, but expen- sive. Consequently, he appealed to his friends to let Pug shift for himself.
 He's only pretending anyway, Hanson said. "He knows the way home but doesn't want to walk He's daffy about riding in taxi cabs. .s-s r.x ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
sEyENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
 CHURCH

Corner Second and Main Streets
 H. L. WOOD, Pastor
 tNote: The services of this church are held on Saturday, the seventh day of the week)
 Sabbathschool l0:00 am, Satur- day with Bible classes for all ages. Sabbath Worship ii:0e am. Ser mon by the pastor or leader.
 Midweek Prayermeeting 730 pm Wednesday.
 Dorcas Society and Mothers meet ing 2iid and 4th Wednesday at 1.3f pm.
 All are welcome to all the services sf1,e. &Z1ff' ft oi 'iA-' f.t1 i1 t sssTr7 fyEs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
FIRST PRISE WrERIAN CHURCH DAVID WAGGONER Minister

Sunday Services;
 1000 a.m.-Bible School. Lesson, Peter Commended and Rebuked.' v Matt. le;1s-25.
 HOO am = Morning Sermon. Subject, Limiting God" T hey limited the Holy One of Israel v Psalm 78:41.
 7:3o p,m.-Evening Service. Topic for discussion, "The Christian and His Bible" How Did We Get Our Bible?" Psalm 19:7-1l.
 Wednesday, 7:30 pm.-Midweek Prayer Service.
 Friday, 7.30 pm-Social Hour.
 A cordial invitation is given to all to attend these services and wor- ship with us.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
BETHEL MISSION ASSEMBLY OF GOD
121 Main Street

lZl Main street
 CHARLES c. PERSONEUS
 Pastor Sunday services: l1:00 am. = Morning Worship Sermon by the pastor 12:00 noon-Bible School. Glasses for all.
 1:3O p.m-Broadcasting service over KINY.
 7:30 p.m.-Evening Service. Tuesday, 7:30 pm. - mid-week service. Friday, 7::3O pm = Glad Tidings Band of young people meet. Every body welcome. a' Communion Service the first Sun- day of each month. Everyone cordially invited to al these services. sf ea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
 SCIENTIST f

sa Sunday services will be held at II am, in the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Juneau, on Fifth and Main Streets. The subject will be Sacrament" '-'s
 sl0:00 am-Sunday School.
 Wednesday, S:0U pm. TeSti- noniaf meeting. -ss
 Christian Science Reading Room in church building. This room IS open- to the blic Wednesday afternoons from 2:30 to 4.
 The public is cordially invited to attend these services and visit the reading room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
CHAPEL BY THE LAKE

tOn FrltZ Cove COrner) REV. JOHN A. GLASSE, Minister
 9:45 a.m.-Sunday School, with Mrs. Harry Arnold superintendent, and well-taught classes for all chill dren of the community.
 Evening Worship and Bible Study lat o'clock every other Sunday eve ming. January 8 we begin the study of the First Epistle of Peter, and everyone interested is cordially in- vited.
 Chapeladies meet on "Wednesday evenings in keeping with timely notices given in other columns o this paper.
 Cub-Boy Scouts meet on Friday evenings with Roy Banta and Ton Barekston. Y
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL,
 EPISCOPAL

Fourth ana Gold Streets THE VERY REV. CHARLES
 E. RICE. Dean 800 a.m.-Hofy Communion. 10:0o a.m.-Sunday School. HOO am.-Morning Prayer and Sermon.
 Wednesray, 7:30 pm. = Junior Guild special meeting. Thursday, 7:30 p.m.-Choir re- hearSal. ss' %F
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
THE SALVATION ARMY
Willoughby Ave.

Sunday 2::30 pm.-Praise Meeting. 600 Sunday School. 7:30 Salvation Meeting.
 Thursday, TOO pm.-Life Saving Guard Parade, under the leadership of Mrs. R. B. Lesher. Tuesday, 500 p.m.-Young Peo- ple's meeting. Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.-Public meet ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
FRANKLINs TO LEAVE

MT. and Mrs. Glen Franklin are planning to leave Monday on the steamship Baranof for visit with MT. Franklin's parents in Forrest Grove, Ore, and also take in the fair at San Francisco, returning to their home near Fairbanks next month.
 Mrs. Wahto, Mrs. Franklins mother, has improved considerably under her daughters care and is considered on the road to complete recovery
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
WASN'T THAT COLD

BUTTE, Mont.--It was cold but not that cold, said Jack Dugan, assistant police chief, as he saw two men wearing five overcoats down the street. After he had detained them at city jail, calls came in from people who had lost their over cootc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY

First meeting of the new year for the Douglas City Council is regularly scheduled Tor next Mon day night at 7:30 o'clock. Routine business including payment of monthly bills awaits attention of the body.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
NURSES TIC MEET

Members of the Gastineau Chan nel Nurses Association will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock at St. Ann's Hospital. Officers will be elected. All members are requested to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
AUX BAY BIBLE STUDY LEAGUE

Pastor H. l.. Wood, Minister
 The Aux Bay Bible Study League meets every Tuesday evening at ' o'clock. Tuesday, January 10. the study will be held in the home of Ludwig Nelson. All Aux Bay resi- dents are invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
NORTHERN LIGHT PREsBY-
 TERRAIN CHURCH
"uVhere Welcome and Wors
 s- Meetn

Meet"
 Franklin at Fourth REV: JOHN A. GLASSE, Minister GEORGE SCHMIDT, Chorister CAROL BERRY DAVIS, Organist 9.45 am. Sunday School. 10:5O am.-Organ Moments. HOO a.m.-Morning Worship. 600 p.m.-vesper Service. 500 p.m.-Junior Endeavor. (See our display advertisement ol this page for further details.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
U s DEPARTMENT OF AdRIcuLTURE WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER
 (By the U. S. Weather
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau)

and vicinity beginning at 3:s0 pm Jan 7 Showers fue tonight cooler tonight Sun cloudy east winds
 the north portion Showers tonight day cloudy moderate north Canal and Chat tonight and Sum- winds moderatng Sum- Clarence Strait
 Forecast of the Alaska Strong tonight from Cape Om nancy moderatng Fresh wind tonight and Sunday from Cape Ommoney Cape Hinchnbrook
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN
 MISSION

DAVID WAGGONER, Minister Sunday services:
 l:30 pm.-Bible SchooI. 2:30 pm.-Preaching service. All are welcome in these services
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
CATHOLIC CHURCH Church of the Nativity of the Blessed V. M. Juneau

Fifth and Gold Streets REV. VIM c. LeVASSEUR, S.J.,
 Pastor Usual services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
ALASKA EVANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY

1000 a.m.-Sunday School. HOO am.-Regular services. 800 pm.-Bible Class.
 All services held at residence of H. B. Schlegel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

Schuch 36 robbed Chicago bank threat the viah she carried full of nitro gycer captured by Negro policeman at the exit
 Schuch said it bluff" conflicting the why of her venute i'll health. Another that Christmas eghtyear-old daughter
 And still another that she seeking rshand material story
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
Douglas Church Services

Notices TOT Cnis cn1ircna column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
 ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 HOO a.m-Sunday School.
 7..30 pm.-Vespers and Sermon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH

St. Aroysrus Church goo am.-Holy Mass.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, July 21.-With both
foreign and domestic news exhibit
ing more hopeful tone marketwise,
leading stocks today pounded out
recoveries of to more than points.
The list logged along at comfort
ably higher levels until around mid
day. Then, following advices from
Berlin that officialdom decried war
talk and indicated a peaceful set
tlement of the DanZig question was
expected, a burst of buying hit the
ticker tape with such force the re-
cordlng machinery fell behind floor
dealings for while Steels. motors,
rails, aircrafts and specialties were
in the lead There was an assort-
ment of new years highs.
The pace soon slowed. but prices
| held around the best until the final
hour when light profit taking shaded
quotations in many cases.
Despite frequent quiet intervals.
| transfers for the five hours approx
| lmated 100000 shares.
/ Frightening the picture. brokers
suggested, were rumors England and
! Germany might get together to iron
out their difficulties. In addition
exceptionally favorable second
| quarter earnings reports from piv-
| otal corporations continued to boil
ster speculative and investment
thinking.
The market refused to falter when
President Roosevelt at his press con-
ference contended that recent shelv-
ing of neutrality legislation would
hurt business. Wall Street opinion,
generally, was to the contrary.
International securities at London
developed strength and the Toxic
Stock Exchange was buoyant on re-
ports chances had improved for an
adjustment of the British-Japanese
Far Eastern controversy.
Heavy purchasing in New York's
textile markets was seen as a bullisn
omen as activities in their field have
often called the turn on industrial
swings ahead of other barometers
Among shares hitting new 1899
tops were Loft. Colgate, Du Pont,
Brooklyn Union Gas and Trans
continental & Western Air
Others prominent on the move
included United States Steel. Beth
lehem. Chrysler, General Motors,
American Telephone, Santa Fe, New
York Central, Union Pacific. West
ern Union. Consolidated Edison,
United States Rubber. Douglas Air
craft, United Aircraft, Westinghouse,
Johns -Manvllle, Canada Dry. Stand
ard Oil Of New Jersey, Montgomery
Ward, Sears Roebuck, Anaconda and
Kennecott.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, July 21.-Wheat prices
closed with small net gains today
but corn slumped about a cent to
new six year lows.
The recovery movement in wheat,
which was in evidence in other lead
ing world markets. reflected to some
extent purchasing of commercial
and speculative interests attracted
by the low prices established yes
terday. Strength in securities also
was a factor but most attention in
the wheat trade was centered on
the Government export subsidy pro-
gram. Federal officials denied
rumorS this would be discontinued
and indicated sales might be on
larger scale soon. The Government
was reported offering wheat to ex-
porters on fiat price indicating a
substantial subsidiary.
Wheat closed ls-as higher than
Yesterday, July, 64.-64ls; Septem-
per, 645s-a4; corn, 4 is down; july,
50 -39; September 4Oas-l.; Oats.
81 cent lower
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Failure Liabilities
Off Sharply in June
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Liabilities
OF commercial and industrial failures
in June totaled $11,609, 900, the
smallest for any month since
September, 1887, according to Dun
& Bradstreet, Inc.
There were 952 insolvencies during
the month, Is per cent fewer than
in May and II per cent less numer-
GUS than a year ago.
Further signs of the improving
health OF business is found in the
decline in number and total liabilities
OF failures during the second quar-
ter. Business fatalities were 4 per
cent fewer than in the preceding
quarter and involved IL per cent
smaller liabilities to creditors.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
6. E. Employees
7 Get Share
|Of Profits
By the Associated Press.

P1TTSFIELD, Mass, July 21.-
More than 5000 employees of the
Pittsfleld plant of the General Elec-
trio Co. will share in the distribution
of $638,00 to $4,000 employees under
the company's general profit-shar-
ing plan, Manager Louis Underwood
announced today.
Payments of approximately $780,
600 will be divided by employees of
the local plant July %. Employees
with five years or more service will
receive 1875 per cent of their six
months earnings, employees with
three years service, but less than
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities Commission re-
ported yesterday these transactions
by customers with odd lot dealers or
specialists on the New York Stock
Exchange for July 10: 5,112 pur-
chases involving 142,032 shares
$3.50 sales involving 143,915 shares
including l43 short sales involving
1884 shares.
Evening star., 1939-07-21

five, 80 per cent, and employees with
one, but less than three years, AS
per cent.
The payment of the $638, 900, to-
gether with the $1,314,OOO for the
company's cost of living adjustment
added to the regular earnings for
the first six months of the year, was
equivalent to approximately per
cent OF the pay roll for employees
eligible to receive such payments,
the company reported.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Active buy
ing of cotton futures by foreign in
terests, plus good trade demand fol-
lowing large turnover in the Worth
street textile district, impaired a
strong tone to the market today.
Late afternoon prices were 8 to 13
points higher. Wall street interests
also were active buyers in the wake
OF higher stock prices. October was
up II at S.65, and July advanced 13
at 8.14.