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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
FINANCIAL PLAN
 NEXT CONGRESS
Leaders Decided to Delay Action Upon Program of
 MOrgenthau
By FRED WARNER NEAL

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Nov. S-(UP).-Con- gressional leaders hoped today to adjourn Congress next Friday with out taking up Secertary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau's plan to raise the national debt limit 10 $65 ,000 ,000,- 900 and tax new issues of now exempt government securities.
 Speaker Sam Rayburn said those issues had been lying around for a long time" and saw no reason to keep Congress here to debate them. He wanted the newly elected Congress which convenes in January, to deal with them.
 Treasury officials said the $4,000,- 100000 of borrowing authority al- ready granted for defense remains, and the siX-week interim until the next Congress could be used in draft ing proposed legislation.
 Morgenthau, with an eye on the fact that the national debt now rapidly approaches its present $45,-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

Boston, November 8. - CUP) - The army quartermaster depot an nounced today the awarding of a contract for 3,888 pairs of rubber boots to the U. s. Rubber Company Naugautck, Conn.,, at $338 per pair The boots will be used by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Difficult To Transport Ships

Britain must not only bring materials from more distant ports but must also transport troops and supplies longer and dangerous routes to the eastern Med teranean the spreads Deprived of former sources of supply in Scandinavia and other parts of the continent many times as long At the same time British patrols that able to "bottleup" German raiders ant many submarines in Germanys restricted waters find sucf operations infinitely more difficult against the entire European coast-line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
British Govt. Was Permitted To Purchase 12,OOO Planes At Once
British Shipping Suffering Badly
BY REUEL s. MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent

London, Nov. s.-UP)-The "battle of Bri- tain" is spreading from the English Channel to the long sea-lanes where chunky tramp steamers and ocean liners carry thousands of tons of wheat iron, bauxite, wood-pulp and other materials absolutely vital to Brtain's wartime industries. life-and- death struggle along these lanes is led by longrange Axis U-boats and air raiders which take advantage of new bases from Norway to the Bay of Biscay to slash against British supply lanes with increasing eff ciency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
BODY OF MISSING
 WOMAN IS FOUND
Mrs. Anna Il. Skrupsky of Terryville Lost Since
 Wed. Drowned in Pond
Especial Co The Democrat


 TerryVile. Nov. 8-The body of Mrs. Anna H. Skrupsy. about 50. was found this morning about 9:30 o'clock in the old Marsh Pond n East Plymouth by'a l4-year-old boy. The woman, resident of Diamond Street. Terryville. had been missing from her home s:uce Wednesday morning.
 Up until the time the body was found four state policemen from the Beacon Falls barracks were in charge of searching parties WHO have been working tiEelessly since Wednesday night. The name Of the boy who dis covered the body was not known. A search conducted by members of the famil Wednesday. failed tO
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
British Bombers Hit Krupp Works Severely
May Prove to Have Been Worst Blow Yet Struck in Essen-LOndon Town, Other Landmarks
 Are Struck By Nazi Bombs
BY NED RUSSELL United Press Staff Correspondent

London November 8. - (UP) - Smashing aerial attacks Germany inflicted damage to the great Krupp plant at Essen, the air ministry said in communique today What may prove to have been the the heaviest raid of the entire ESsen heart Of the German industrial Ruhr extended to such vital points
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. S-(UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 6, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year S3,373, ,562, ,541.05 $3,391 ,265, ,330.09
 Receipts s1,ssO. sos. .os7.54 s1,92e.O14.sSo.ss
 Gross Deficit sl,442.75s.44s.5l sl.4s5.25O.44s.11
 Net Deficit s1.424.s42.sss.5i si.455.lo4.7ss.ll s2.O4s, ,sOs.s .s2s.s7 si.ssO.7so.7ss.sI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
WHAT'S AHEAD?

What road wlll the New Deal follow in President ROOseveIt's third term? Bruce Cation. NEA-Dem0- crat Washington e0FTesD0n- dent. writes three lnterpre. tive articles outlining the probable course Of the na- ll0nal administration. First article is on page 9 of to' days
 DEMOCRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

Go calls fer office help ln past werk New classes Monday. Post Junlo Collage of ConAmefee.--A6s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
NAUGATUCK CONTRACT

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Fair, Much Colder To-
 night, Saturday Full Weather Report Page ?
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Evening star., 1940-05-10
Ickes Presents Guvel
To House Member

Secretary Of the Interior Ickes to-
day presented conservation"
gavel to 82-year-old Representative
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Work Is Resumed
On Storm Woter Job

Work has been resumed on the
storm water Hood elimination prof.
ect at Watts Branch near Minne-
sofa avenue and Hunt place NE,
District Work Projects Administra-
tor Paul Edwards has announced.
The work was suspended last De-
cember because Of unfavorable
weather.
The branch is being widened and
rerouted, and the bed is being lined
WITH paving blocks salvaged in q
highway project for 1,640 feet of
its length, thereby enabling the
strexm to carry storm water and
making more expensive sewer
propect unnecessary, according to
Mr.. Edwards.
Stagnant pools, which have pro-
vided breeding places for mosqui-
toes. will be eliminated and the
banks will be graded and sodded,
he said.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Early Hours to Start
At War Department

The War Department. will 60 on
early hours beginning May 20, Sec
retary Of War Woodring announced
yesterday. During. the summer the
regular hours will be from S.l5 am
to 3:45 pm. daily except Saturday
On Saturday the hours will " from
8:l5 am. to lZ:15 pm.
The new schedule will be elective
until September 2l, when the reg
ular hours Of 8:45 am. to Ais pm
will be resumed. The new hours
will be effective for the department
and all field services within the
District.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Russian Girl Cant
Believe U. 5. Papers
Print Writer'S 5 Views
He Doesn't Convince
Her Of independence
OF Newspopermen
BY WILLIAM L. WHITE.

STEAMSHIP SATUsNIA, EN-
ROUTE 10 TRIESTE.-Through
the glass We could see the lights OF
the little towns along the Dobrojan
coast. and in the morning we would
land at Trieste. The very pretty
blond Russian girl who has been q
year In the StateS and is now 60
ing back to Moscow looks at the
lights for while through my binoc-
ulars and then hands them back.
Il shall be very glad to get home, q
she said for the second time. II
liked America very much, but
don't feel at all like Greta Garbo
In that movie, 'Ninotchka.'
Don't you like Rumania?" she
asked. Russians don't like Ru-
mania at all.
Il don't know Rumania. don't
like what I hear"
And what's that?" .-..
The Rich and the Poor.
THAT the Rumanians are very
very rich. And that the peasants
are very, very poor and more miser-
able than any in Europe and prob.
ably would be no worse OF under
you Russians than they are now
Not at all like the Films. I never
saw poor farmer in Finland
They all owned their own land and
had good houses and barns. And
I hear that the King of Rumania,
in the middle of all this poverty, is
putting up a marble wing on his
castle in imitation Of Buckingham
Palace"
The Russian girl looked at me
hard. "And you'll write all that?"
If I find that it's true when
get there"
"And you really think your
American papers would ever print
1t If you did write it?"
IF write 1t I know our Amer
ican papers will print it."
Il hope they do" she said, and
although she said it very sweetly
and nicely and politely, I could see
she was quite sure that they never
would.
But even If it is all true and
I write it I don't want to 90 there,
because places like that are not
nice to be in"
But why don't you come to Rus
sia?"
I'D like to very much," I said,
and this is true.
Not Like the Movies
ut isn't at all like it Is In the
movies" she said. I'VE are quite
free. There are no spies"
Perhaps I will come" I said,
and this was not true, and I only
said 1t to be polite. For am quite
sure that the government in which
she believes so much would never
grant me visa to visit Russia.
But even though the Soviets won't
let me in I know they can't be as
bad as their bitterest and silliest
enemies make out or they could not
have produced as gentle and kindly
and intelligent and well hammered
girl as this very pretty blond
one who liked Americans so much
and who, quite unlike Ninotchka in
the movies, was very glad to be going
back to Moscow forever.
When left her the other girls on
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Junior Trade Group
PIons Trip May Is

Omcers Of the Board of Trade
have been invited to attend the
annual moonlight cruise Of the
Junior Board Of Commerce on MAY
l6. The trip will be the first voyage
down the Potomac Of the new
steamer, Mount Vernon, and about
l,500 members Of the Junior Board
and their friends are expected to
participate. The steamer will leave
Seventh street wharf at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Building Loon Hearing Set

Persons excepting to the report
Of Attorney julius I. Peyser, re-
ceiver, In the case of the dissolution
of the Montgomery Building and
Loan Association are to be given a
hearing in District Court May 81,
This was insured today after Justice
Oscar r. Luhring signed an order
setting that date for the hearing
and directing that all exceptors
shall have until May Is to file
amended exceptions to the report
Evening star., 1940-05-10

Taylor Of. Colorado. fathsr o. the
Taylor Grazing Act.
The preventative ceremony took
place In the Art Gallery Of the de-
partment where q special range
conservation exhibit was on display.
Representative Taylor will add the
gayel to his private collection.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

the boat, who were not 20 pretty and
were very strong capitalists, were
eager to know whether her coat was
mink or only dyed rabbit. I told
them ! thought 1t was probably only
dyed rabbit. but that 1t was . very
nice looking coat.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Viii Present Floo

Ths 0oodwtll Council Of the
Daughters q America will present
an American nag to the Junior
Order Hall Association Sunday at 8
pm. The associations headquarters
are situated at sos street NV.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Voter Pollution Is Topic

The Crusade Against Wster Pol-
luton" viii be discussed BY Anthony
A. Policy OF New York at meeting
OF the League for the Larger Life
tomorrow at 8 pm. 1T league head
quarters, 1414 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

=
which will feature present-day
banking problems, annual reports
and discussions.
Following the morning business
sessions, there will be a compre-
hensive sports program, a very large
number of golf trophies being
among the rewards. 1t is hoped
the attendance will exceed last year.
Mr.. Preston will announce sub
committee chairmen shortly and
also the date and place of the pre-
convention dinner.
Heard In Financial District.
The Morris Plan Bank celebrated
It's 18th anniversary last night with
- banquet and dance at the Indian
Spring Country Club, attended by
the directors, officers and members
Of the staff. A huge birthday cake
and candles added much to the
gala occasion.
One hundred shares of Capital
Transit stock sold at 15A on the
Washington Exchange yesterday,
the high mark for 1910 and much
longer period.
The annual public speaking con-
test Of Washington Chapter, Amer
tcan Institute of Banking, will be
held IN the chapter rooms, Thurs
day, April II, an exciting contest
already being promised.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Cotton Futures Up
| 10 ) Points on
New York Market
Steodier Bombay Prices
And Trade Demand
Bolster Values
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 9.-Cotton
futures advanced to points today
in a traders" market.
Steadier prices at Bombay, plus
a moderate demand from trade and
foreign accounts, kept values slant
ing forward. Offerings came out
slowly, mainly in the way of March
liquidation and Southern selling.
Traders devoted considerable at
tention to the Senate Subcommit-
tees approval of an increase in
farm appropriations and also the
sharp decline in the British pound.
but too much uncertainty clouded
developments abroad in general,
and Hitler's speech scheduled for
Sunday in particular, to allow Wig
orous market action.
With the last trading day in the
March delivery on the 18th of
the month, opening interest in
that position before the start OF
today's trade totaled 77,4O0 bales.
Certificated stocks of cotton (cot-
ton which can used for delivery
on a futures contract) have in
creased appreciably recently, due
largely to an easier basis in the
South which has put the staple on
tenderable basis.
Worth Street cloth dealers ap-
peared somewhat encouraged by
the weeks textile business, esti-
mated at only a little under cur
rent production.
Exports Friday, 61,744 bales; sea-
son so far, 5,135, ,752 Port receipts,
1885; port stocks, 2,899, ,638.
Range follows:
Evening star., 1940-03-10

ance. Born in Hartford, he took
his academic degree at Yale and
graduated from the Harvard law
school in 1914 He Joined the Phoe-
nix Mutual, first as counsel and
then as research director. During
the World War he served in the
Air Service and at one time taught
In the A. E. F. Life Insurance
School
He has been connected with the
Research Bureau since 1921. Mr..
Holcombe is !. also secretary and
treasurer Of the Association of Life
Agency Officers, an organization
having 1873 member companies, rep
resenting 80 per cent of the ordinary
business in force. For IL years he
has been a director in the American
College of Life Underwriters, Mr..
Fisher said.
Many prominent civic, govern
mental and business leaders will at
tend the banquet. It is estimated
there will be nearly $50 guests. J..
Alan Maphis is chairman of the
Dinner Committee.
Bankers Push Conclave Plans.
Ord Preston, president of the
Union Trust Co., and of the Dis
trict Bankers Association, an
ncunced yesterday that plans are
Evening star., 1940-03-10
$6,674,782 SweIIs D. c. JobIess Fund in 1895
Less Than Fourth Needed for Benefits
Business Expansion
Boosts Collections:
Payments Decline
By DONALD b. HADLEY.

Private employers in the District
of Columbia poured $6,614,782 into
the unemployment compensation
fund during 1899, 53 per cent more
than in 1888 and more than four
times jobless benefit requirements
for the year.
This was revealed last night in
the annual statistical report of the
Unemployment Compensation Board
Benefit payments for the year
amounted to only $1,437, ,104, a de-
cline of IA per cent from 1898.
Contributions to the fund from all
major divisions of business here in
creased, with the exception of trans
portation, where the transfer of rail-
road employees to jurisdiction of the
Railroad Retirement Board starting
in July resulted in a decline from
1888 when they were included for
the full year.
Construction Leads.
Contract construction led the COL
lection increases with a gain of 426
per cent due to record breaking
activity in that field.
Collections for 1899 and 1898 with
percentage changes follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-10
War Risk Coverooe
Extended on Exports
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Members
Of the American Cargo War Risk
Reinsurance Exchange today an
nounced they would offer coverage
against capture by the authorities
Of the allied nations on exports to
the Americas, Asia, Africa, Austral-
asia and the East Indies.
The coverage will not include
shipments to Russia, Mediterranean
or Black Sea ports or their tribu.
taries or to the United Kingdom or
elsewhere In Europe. Coverage will
be on an individual basis after con-
sideration Of each case separately,
1t was said.
The underwriters some time ago
agreed to extend protection against
capture by the allied nations on
imports to the United States and on
exports to the Philippine Islands.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Other Sections Gain.

Otner SeCtlOnS O8ln.
Western Montgomery permits TO-
tailed $300,684 in February against
$242 900 in the preceding month and
$40, $50 in the same 1899 month.
Eastern Montgomery permits to-
tailed $382,175 against $264,397 in
the previous month and $252,850 in
the 1889 month.
Prince Georges metropolitan per-
mits scared to $879,459 compared
with $136,855 in the preceding
month and $144,755 in the 1899
month. Construction of a 100000
gas holder was big item at this
point.
Alexandria permits advanced to
$3.50, ,728 in contrast with only
$89, ,720 in the preceding month and
$255 ,504 in February, 1899.
Arlington permits climbed to ST.
247,972 against $349, 1868 in the pre-
ceding month but was behind ST.
SIG, ,797 in the 1899 month.
Fairfax permits totaled $239 ,290
in February compared with $112,50O
in the preceding month and only
$61 ,223 in February, 1899.
Totals for February and the two
months of various years are given
below in the different sections:
Evening star., 1940-03-10

as personal and business services,
came next with pay roll of $685.
300 ,248.73, against $36,801 ,497.07 in
the preceding year.
Manufacturing was third with a
pay roll of s23,007,112.s2, against $22,-
OBS ,607.85 in 1888. Printing and pub
fishing leads the field in this Sec
ton.
Contract construction. including
building and other general con-
tractors, also special trade con-
tractors, came fourth with so, 1885,
92741 against $l4,714,27962 in 1888.
Transportation, which included
railroad employees only through
June, 1899, was one Of the three
sections showing declines from the
previous year. Administrative Offices
and the real estate division also were
down, although very slightly in the
latter case.
The 1899 and 1888 pay rolls in the
various sections compared as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1940-03-10
area at the end of 1899 stood at an
all-time record.
District totals for the end of vari-
Gus registration years follow:
Private Building Jumps.

Preliminary reports on private
building for February revealed q
strong upsurge after a slow January
in all parts of the metropolitan area.
February totals for the District of
Columbia and all adjoining sections
except the western metropolitan
part Of Montgomery County and
Arlington County, were ahead of
the same 1889 month. However,
volumes for the first two months
of this year were below 1899 IN
most sections.
The value of private building per-
mits in the District of Columbia
for February jumped to $2,408. .665
against $1,413,255 in the previous
month and $1,862,375 in February,
1899.
The Districts two-month volume
of $3,821 ,920 compared with $5,-
434,836 in the 1899 period.
District totals for February and
the two months in various years
follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-10

w., u
Composing the Executive Com
mittee are Joseph A. Mari, Penn
Mutual; Raymond A. Du Four.
Massachusetts, Mutual; Earl G..
Jonscher, American Security e.
Trust Co., and Sidney F. Taliaferro,
Riggs National Bank.
The idea of closer cooperation
between trust men and life under
writer's In the interest of clients
has met with great success in other
cities. President Dooley said, and
the plan has been very cordially
received here. Similar counsils are
In successful operation in Boston,
Rochester, Syracuse, New Haven,
Hartford and Portland, Me-, Mr..
Dooley added.
Underwriters Secure Holcombe.
H. Cochran Fisher, president of
District Of Columbia Chapter, Char
tered Life Underwriters, announced
Evening star., 1940-03-10
| Wheeling Steel
| Earnings Best
| Since 1929
~ the Associated Press.

WHEELING, w. Va, March o.
Wheeling Steel Corp. and subsid-
iaries today reported earnings in
1899 were the best of any year since
1929.
After all charges and provisions
for Federal taxes, 1899 earnings
were $500, ,753 equivalent, after
allowance for regular preferred
stock dividend requirements, to $40
pr sharo Of common stock.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Loan League Banquet
To Draw Nearly 900

Martin A. Cook, chairman of the
annual banquet of the District of
Columbia Building & Loan League,
to be held at the Mayf1ower Hotel
on March %, announced yesterday
that the attendance from the "a
member associations is expected to
reach nearly 600, q new record.
Chairman Martin has assigned the
seating arrangements to the fol-
lowing members:
r. w. Santelmann, William H.
Dyer, G. Clinton James, Edward K.
Jones, Robert E. Buckley, Clarence
=. Kefauver, George w, Emmer1ch
and 0hapdn 8aunaan.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

insurance and loans firms
Pay Rolls Well Above 1888.
The report also showed that pri-
vate pay rolls here in 1899 approxi-
mated s224,811.677 compared with
5000 9,352,611 in the preceding year,
a gain of 73 per cent. The board
listed $220,030,O8l for 1899 but did
not include the railroad pay rolls ap-
proximating $4,781 1896 for the last
half of the year.
Combined private and Govern
ment pay rolls here in 1899 totaled
$535 5,346,5 compared with $780,
946,031 in the preceding year, an in
crease of TT per cent. AS previously
reported, the Federal and District
governments for the year disbursed
pay rolls, approximating $31O.534,91S,
compared with $287, ,593, ,420 in 1888,
a gain of 7.9 per cent.
Both private and Government
pay rolls reached their years peaks
in December, totaling $49, ,622 ,554,
compared with s46,146,336 in the
same 1888 month. Employees in
both sections totaled 327 1899, against
305,171 in December, 1898. Esti-
mates for shifted railroad employees
and pay rolls are included.
Private and Government totals
for December, 1899, and 1888 COM
pare as follows:
Evening star., 1940-03-10
American Stocks Dip
On Amsterdam Bourse
NJ the Associated Press,

AMSTERDAM, March 9.-Ameri-
can stocks, particularly steels
headed downward in the bourse to.
day and closed well below Fridays
New York parity levels. Domestic
issues moved uncertainty, hampered
BY the cloud of uncertainties sur
rounding war developments.
London. Paris, Liverpool markets
Vere closed.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Johns MunviIIe Asks
More for Directors
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AS8Ocleted Press.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Johns
Manville Corp. manufacturer Of
building supplies, submitted to
stockholders today for vote In the
annual meeting March ~ proposal
to pay directors up to 5000 a year
for their services.
The directors have been receiving
what the company described as
merely nominal honorarium" for
attending the board meetings.
ut is desirable" the company
commented, that the corporation
be in . position to compensate di-
rectors who are not officers on q
basis commensurate with the time
and effort expended In it, behalf"
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Reports indicating whether tne
slackening also has been felt in
adjoining sections Of the metropoli-
tan area will not be available for
a few weeks.
Registrations Top Year Ago.
The 1889 automobile registration
year neared its close at the end of
February with the District of Co.
lumbia totals well ahead of the
previous year but still behind 1885,
1896 and 1887 levels.
AS previously reported, the Dis
trict declines have been more than
offset by sharp registration gains
in adjoining sections since 1885 and
1887. A Q result the metropolitan
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Houghton to Address
Realty Appraisers

Arthur G. Houghton, member of
the Governing Council, American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers,
will be the chief speaker at the
March meeting of Washington chap
ter, Society of Resident Appraisers,
President Wilfred H. Blanz an
nounced last night. The meeting
will be held Tuesday evening in
the offices Of Thomas j. Owen &
Son, 1431 I street. Both building
and loan men and realtors attend
these meetings.