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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CHIEF TO NAME
 PARADE ESCORT
Arnlistice Day Committee Asks for Detail to March
 on November 10

The fire board yesterday referred to Grief Thomas F. Cavanaugh a request from the Ar1nistice Day committee for firemen's escort in the parade Nov. 10. The chief was given power to act.
 The board turned over to the committee on fire alarms and tele- graph a request from the Connec- ticut, Light & Power Cmopany that 1t be freed of responsibility for the wires and pole arms on Kelsey street, which the company claimed are being used only by the ire alarm and telegraph system.
 Applications to the force were received from Joseph Yarmela, Ray mond st. Mary, Edward J. Mo- Nerney, John J. Grady, John F. Reilly. Harold Dunn, and John Herman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

i:l the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church last night at a meeting of the Hartford District of the Angus tana Lutheran synod.
 "In a great venture of faith we must carry or a seemingly impos- sible program in a hostile world" he said further. Referring to world conditions the speaker spoke of the United States as being situated in 8 hostile world that places premium on force and says that the teachings of Jesus cannot be applied in the present age. AS the sower sowS the seed, SO we must continue to cast the bread of life upon the waters of the world, even though it seems a useless task.
 Another speaker at the service was Candidate Perry Carlson, Shelf field, Penna., at present serving as assistant to Dr. B. J. Hulteen, pas tor of Emanuel Lutheran Church of Hartford. "One of the great diff1- culties in life is that men get by with doing as little as possible" he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
DR.E:M. EDW ARDS DlScOVE FOR
 CONSTIPATION
Benefits Nation of Sufferers!

Benefits Nation of Sufferers! COLUMBUS, OHIO: For over 20 wears Dr. F. M. Edwards (widely known physician) successfully treated scores of patients for constipation and the head aches, lack of energy and mental dull ness which often result.
 This wise Doctor knew liver bile must How freely erery day into your intestines or fatty foods can't be properly digested and you may become constipated. So he kept this in mind when he perfected his famous Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets.
 Olive Tablets, being purely vegetable, are wonderful, yet they assure gentle. thorough bowel movements and ALSO help stimulate bile flow. Test their goodness ToNIGHTl 15f, S0f, 60f. .
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commander of the U. s. fleet; and Admiral Stark, chief or Naval Op- erations. The argument continued roughshod, and at one point Welles told Admiral Leahy: You always were something of a firebrar1d."
 To this Leahy replied that he was simply looking naval facts in the face. that he knows what the British were up against, and that we were a lot better off If we gave the British help in the Pacific now. "If we wait," Ad- miral Leahy concluded, it may be teo late"
 Weiles then pointed out that a blockade of Japan would mean cutting off the planes which are now being sold to Great Britain, since they would be needed in the Pacific.
 .sNot at -alI,' replied Leahy. eve will use exactly the planes which the Navy has today. We can't get any more planes on our 21rpl2ne cArEhehS have at present, so we can't use any more planes until we build new airplane carriers, and they aren't built in month or even nine months. So the British can keep right on getting their planes"
 Secretary Knox supported Leany emphatically throughout the ar pnment, and the meeting ended aster some of the most pare knuckle discussion recently ex- changed or foreign policy, with no definite decision.
 Further conferences are belng held and a final decision on shut tiug off all Japan's war supplies probably will depend on develop. nets in both the Far East ana Europe.
 ..;-N.t 1oAn hv United
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NEWsHAWKs' BOOM

Hollywood extras who play report CTS are finding plenty of work m current films, among them Water Wanger's "Foreign Correspondent, Tox's "Western Union," and Para mounts aArise My Love-" The lat ter picture, starring Claudette Col bert and Ray Midland, deals with the experiences of woman reporter in Europe who falls in love with a soldier of fortune.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

mocracy. Only six votes were cast at the election. To complicate mat
 ters, three were east for each Of the
 two candidates, 1lecessitating anoth- CT election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

"The Church is faced with a chal- lenge today that is greater than any since the days of the early Chris tian Church" stated Rev. Thorsten Gustafson of Manchester, speaking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
LIONS CLUB PLAN HALLOWEEN PARTY

Orton P. Camp. member of the committee in charge of the emer- gency industrial program here, dis cussed the program at meeting of the Waterbury Lions Club at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

factories.
 President James A. Millar presided and Harold Ashley discussed plans for the clubs annual Halloween frolic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Elton this noon.
 MT. Camp described the aims ot the program and what it Is accom- plisning for the young men trained to operate complicated machines in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Government officials cf t are concerned over the htNef f|'sI the country has become tne edIzzz. ing er0und7 for European HaF Ez|- ugees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CANDIDATES DIVIDE . VOTES

oervais, Ore.-CUP)-The school board election here did not demon strate any growing interest in de-
Evening star., 1940-05-23

man in charge Of booths in 40 banks,
stores and hotels, declared II am
sure each and every person Will aid
us in doing our share in this urgent
relief program"
$25,2s7 Received Here.
It was announced that $25 ,297 has
been received in the local drive, In
cluding a $4,000 check yesterday
from Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss.
The Red Cross officials to leave for
Europe Saturday include Richard
r. Allen of 912 Nineteenth street
NV, manager Of the Eastern area,
who will become co-delegate to
Europe with Wayne Chatfield- -Tay-
Evening star., 1940-05-23

uniform, were present at the meet
ing yesterday. Bruce Baird, presi-
dent of the National Savings e.
Trust Co., formally accepted his ap-
pointment as chairman of the local
drive.
Henry F. Grady, assistant Secre-
tary of State and chairman of the
Government group in the drive, has
appointed Collas G. Harris, execu-
tive officer of the National Archives,
as chairman in charge of fund COLI
lections for the archives, and Edwin
A. Halsey, secretary OF the Senate,
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Plight Of Refugees
Called PitifuI as
D. {. Drive Opens
Five Million CIoeeine
Roads in France,
Davis Reveals

The pitiful plight of 100000 Bel
gian and French refugees "clogging
every road into Central and South
ern France" was cited yesterday
afternoon as the District Chapter of
the Red Cross opened its drive for
$50, 900 for the war relief fund.
The campaign was launched by
Commissioner John Russell Young
at meeting on the steps of the Dis
trict chapter house. Mr.. Young de-
clared "the Commissioners join with
the President in his Endorsement of
this appeal and urge whole hearted
support of the Red Cross by every
Washingtonian in this effort to les
sen the appalling suffering which
exists in so much of the world to-
day"
Meanwhile, partial returns showed
the American Red Cross had COL
lected 81 ,3O0,0 900 in its campaign for
q $4,000 900 emergency war fund.
National headquarters also an
nounced that three executives will
leave by clipper plane Saturday for
Europe to aid in war refugee work.
Telegram From Davis.
At the local meeting yesterday
Brig. Gen. F. r. Keefer, head Of tire
District Chapter, read a telegram
from Norman H. Davis, chairman of
the American Red Cross, describing
conditions in Europe:
with several million men locked
in mortal combat on French and
Belgian soil the relief needs of Bel
gian and French peoples are reach
ing staggering proportions. Already
5000, 900 pitiful refugees are clogging
every road into Central and South
ern France trying to escape bomb
ing and straflng from airplanes
Our representatives in France report
thousands dying by roadsides of
wounds, fright and hunger. Amer
ican Red Cross must rush relief Of
every kind If these innocent people
are to be saved.
I'VE are expediting millions of
dollars in money and supplies, out
We need more and bigger contribu-
tions to carry on. Cannot urge
upon you too strongly need for
prompt action if we are to befriend
these sorely tried victims of brutal
warfare. We count upon you to
reach and oversubscribe your goal
within shortest possible time. Every
days delay means hundreds may die
because we have not brought them
aid in this their saddest hour. Be-
ginning tomorrow please wire daily
reports of amounts raised by night
letter."
Commissioners Proclamation.
The following proclamation signed
by the District Commissioners was
read by Mr.. Young:
Whereas, the American Red
Cross has issued an appeal for a
war-relief fund of at least $10,-
10000.
whereas, as president of the
American Red Cross, the President
Of the United States gives this re-
lief fund his hearty Endorsement in
the proclamation to the press, which
reads in part, as follows:
"T urge all Americans who
have a feeling Of deep sympathy
for the peoples of those unfor-
tunate countries who today have
been added to the long list Of
those who are suffering the hor-
rors Of invasion and aerial bonn
Evening star., 1940-05-23

lor, with headquarters in Geneva.
Mr. Taylor is now in Paris directing
aid for Belgian and French refu-
gees.
Accompanying Mr.. Allen will be
Paul Thorne of Washington, a field
representative, and William Giblin
Of Dorchester, Mass, general field
representative for that State.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
bardment, to respond quickly and
generously to this appeal.

bardment, to respond quickly and
generously to this appeal.
1.-The American Red Cross, our
official national volunteer relief
agency, is efficiently organized to
answer such calls. 1t is, there
fore, the logical agency through
which our citizens can express
their compassion for the inno-
cent victims of the wars that
rage overseas. I am confident
we will not fail them
"Now, therefore, the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia
join with the President in his in
dorsement of this appeal and urge
whole-hearted support Of the Red
Cross by every Washingtonian in
this effort to lessen the appalling
suffering which exists in so much OF
the world today"
Red Cross officials and several
hundred volunteer workers, many in
Evening star., 1940-05-23

as the key man for collections in the
Senate.
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, vice chair
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| Made at Star
Total $282

Contributions to the American
Red Cross war relief fund received
through The Star up to noon today
totaled $282.
If sent to the cashiers Office at
The Star, contributions for the re-
lief fund will be received and ac-
knowledged in the news columns Of
the paper.
The contributions today were:
Evening star., 1940-05-23

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Evening star., 1940-05-02
100 Selected Stocks
Drop l Per Cent in April
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2.-The market
value of 100 representative common
stocks traded in on the New York
Stock Exchange declined $178, ,946, 1000,
or l per cent, in April, according
to the regular monthly compilation
issued by Frazier Jelke e. Co. In
the previous month the list had
advanced is per cent, while in April,
1899, decline of 0.6 per cent was
witnessed. At the close of the latest
period the Jelke index was appraised
at $17,257 1863 900, as compared with
SIT, ,314,000 as of March 80, last,
and 15.459, ,705 900 a year earlier.
OF the 13 divisions comprising the
index, 10 declined and advanced.
Representative shares of the mining
group were the largest losers, drop
ping as per cent. Rail and rail
equipment shares receded "a per
cent, and the electrical equipments,
23 per cent. Merchandising and oil
shares decreased 13 per cent and
IL per cent, respectively. Other
minor declines were recorded by the
utility, motor, chemical and building
groups Steel shares, which ad-
vanced 38 per cent, turned in better
than average performance, as did the
miscellaneous industrial and food
sections, which advanced OF per cent
each.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Bond Averages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2.-Recovery
trends ruled oyer large part of the
bond markets foreign list today.
Leading the upturn were obliga-
tions of Italy and Japan in which
gains ranged from l to around 3
points near the final hour.
Domestic liens remained in mar
row range, but, reversing yesterdays
course, gains outnumbered losses.
Strength in the Italian issues was
attributed to reports Italian For
eign Minister Ciano had assured
United States Ambassador Phillips
in Rome that Yugoslavia, Italy's
Adriatic neighbor, was safe from
Italian invasion. Balkan military
activity recently had been increasing.
Yesterday anxiety had appeared in
ment shrdl ashrdlu abgkqjjj ap
the marketplace following announce
ment British shipping was being
diverted from the Mediterranean.
Tending lower were Copenhagen SIS
of 50, German 512s of '65 and Ger
man Is of 40.
Railway loans paced a fraction
ally higher general list in the cor
porate division. Improved were New
York Central SIS, Chesapeake &
Ohio 3las, Erie SIS of rs, Illinois
Central 434s, American Telephone
3As of '66 and Dow Chemical IS
of 81.
United States Government loans
were sparingly traded with some
maturities a shade advanced.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Texas Corp. Registers
S6O,0OO,O0O Debentures
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2.-The Texas
Corp today filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a regis
tration statement covering a pro-
posed new issue of $60O00,O00 of
25-year debentures. 1t is expected
the debentures will be offered later
this month by large underwriting
group, headed by Dillon, Read & Co.
The proceeds from the sale of the
new debentures, together with treas
ury funds of the corporation, are
to be used to redeem on or about
June "a, 1910, at 103 per cent of the
principal amount thereof and ac-
crued interest, the corporation S
$60000000 of 3la per cent deben-
lures due June Is, 1851.
These debentures were sold in
1886 by an underwriting group
headed by Dillon, Read & Co. In
1887, SCI, Alb 900 of new capital was
raised through the sale of 1884 ,999
shares of capital stock to the cor
porations stockholders. and in 1899,
the corporation sold S40000,000 of
3 per cent debentures, due April l.,
1859, representing new capital funds.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Bituminous Output
Gains During Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete car loading reports
from the railroads, estimates bitum-
inous coal production in the United
States for the week ended April 81
as approximately 773O,O0O net tons.
Production for the corresponding
week: 1899, $4,000 tons; 1888,
5,017,000 tons. Percentage of increase
1889, 1929 per cent; 1888, SAL per
cent.
The report of the Bituminous Coal
Division of the Department of the
Interior shows production Of $780,
600 tons for the week ended April
13 and 1896 900 for the week ended
April 20. 1910
Production calendar year to April
81: 1910, 149 .225 900 tons (subject to
revision); corresponding period 1899,
1l4,949,O00 ton; increase, 29.8 per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Bank CIearings Show
Drop From Levels Z
OF Year Ago
Decline First in Five
Weeks; New York
Volume SIumps
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May IA sharp
drop, at New York, together With
smaller declines at some other cen.
tiers, brought this weeks bank
clearings below the total for the
corresponding 1889 period. This
marked the first such decrease in
five weeks. A factor in the poor
showing was the inclusion In last
years figure of heavy first-of the.
month settlements. -,
Total clearings for 20 leading
cities for the week ended May /
amounted to $5,373, ,704 900, accord-
ing to Dun & Bradstreet. This was
a decrease Of 1l6 per cent under
the $6,077, ,022, 900 for the same 1889
week. y,
This weeks turnover was $780,
285.000 more than the amount for
the week preceding. A similaf
comparison for the two like weeks Of
1859 showed a rise OF 81 ,25O, ,783 900.
New York exchanges totaled S3,.
166 ,283, 900, against $3,963, Ills 900
last year, decline of 20l per cent.
For the 81 cities outside of New
York clearings were s2,207 ,421 900, a
gain of "A per cent over the $2,l13,-
100000 recorded year ago.
Among the outside cities, New
Orleans. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Bos,
ton and Atlanta reported declines
from a year ago ranging from 0.4
per cent to almost 100 per cent, The
more important advances were;
Portland, Ore, 248 per cent; Dallas,
15.5 per cent; Seattle, 145 per cent;
Minneapolis, l4.3 per cent; Balti,
more, 1879 per cent; Richmond, l22
per cent, and Detroit, 10.9 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow, given here
with, also, the daily average bank
clearings for the months of February,
March and April:
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs, 29a4; 1-pound
prints, 3OA; L-pound prints, 3024: 80
score. tubs. 2Ss4; 1pound prints. 29A:
1.-pound prints 3o'.; 81 score, tubs, 27s.;
l-pound prints. 2SA; A-pound prints.
2sa4; 80 score. tubs, 27l2; 1-pound prints,
2s; A-pound prints, 2s12: 80 score, tubs,
27; 1-pound prints, 27h; A-pound prints,
%: sS score, tubs, 26l2: 1-pound prints.
27: A-pound prints, 27l2.
LIVESTOcK-Calves.. TO-; lambs, 10:
pigs, 12O-13O pounds. 4.OO-5 90: 130-14O
pounds. 450-475: 140-150 pounds, 800
$50; 170-21o pounds 5.O0-5. 75: 220,240
undressed calves, 10;00:l1.Q0;
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
paid for Federal-State graded legs re-
Whites q s. extras, large. 21-22h; U. s.
large 1920: q. s. standards. mediums.
extras, large, 1917 -22: U. s. extras. me-
diums, 1919; U: s. standards large. II
1917: U 8. standards, mediums. 1917; q.
s. trades, 1917. For nearby uneraded
eggs, current receipts: Whites, 1914: few.
higher. Mixed colors. 15k: few, higher.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl:
horns, 1914. BOOSTERS. $40. Chickens,
Virginia Rocks. broilers and fryers. all
sizes. 1924; No. 2s 14-16. Delaware
Rocks and crosses, broilers and fryers all
sizes, 22-23: No 2s. 14-16. Leehorn
broilers 2 pounds and UP. 16; under 2
pounds. IA Turkeys. old toms, 10; hens,
IL; few, hisher.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 2.-Wheat prices
dipped "a of cent at one time today
to the lowest levels since the spread
of war into Scandinavia, but the loss
was wiped out later and fractional
net gains were substituted.
Buying attributed partly to mills
as we'll as previous short sellers
helped to steady the market. News
of British abandonment of the
northward drive on Trondheim and
word that allied fleets are concen-
trating in the Mediterranean threw
war developments into sharp focus
and caused some evening up of &C
counts in grains. There were re-
ports of more domestic activity in
flour.
Wheat closed unchanged to %
higher compared with yesterdays
finish; May, 1051s-A: July,
1.04as-12 corn, ss-1 cent up; May,
CAS-, 65as-h; oats. l2-34 up.
Independent corn strength re-
f1ected good commercial demand;
light country offerings and moderate
Shipping sales.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
New York Bank Stocks
Up Slightly in April
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DISPATCH TO The Star.
NEW YORK, May New York
City bank stocks reached slightly
higher levels during April, according
to Holt. Rose e. Troster.
The weighted average of II lead
ing issues ranged between the
months high of 51.85 on April 8
and the months low of 40 81 on April
19, both within the 1910 maximum
range of SPIT (January 1O and 4o. .46
January 15).
The close, April 80, was off 50.44,
a gain of better than / per cent over
the months low and 4 point net
gain over the April opening of 5O.16.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as com.
piled bE The nss associated lated Press: S;o. Nh
~: Rio No: 7. ~: Cost and freight
ess Ss at s4o.7oo. o Santos Santos oro9n No. 3 ano n.
tyres closed 4,s Ia lower, Sales, $3.50 bags aS
Rio No. "a" futures new unchanged
WOOL TOPS-Futures closed to 8
points higher. May. 95.5b; July. "a .5b;
October. 94.5. Spot standard tops. 9s.4;
UNCHANGED.
COCOA-Futures closed 2 to 4 higher
Sales, 2,117 tons. May, 5.S7n; July, 500;
RAW HIDES Futures closed unchanged
to lower. Sales 7.2s0.00O pounds. June,
13.47; September. 13: 78: December. 14.O2b.
spot. No l western light native cows, 13b.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed 1921
higher Sales No. ! standard, 1O4 con-
tracts. May. 19.2Ob; July. 1887; Sep
tember 1856. Smoked ribbed spot
RAW. snK-Futures No. closed IN
lower to; IN higher; sales. $50 bales
b-Bld. n-Nominal. ..
Evening star., 1940-05-02
FOREIGN Markets

LONDON, May 2 P.-Giltedsed securi-
ties advanced and were the feature of q
broader stock market today. Oils and
leading industrial issues finished at their
best levels on continued investment sup
port, Home rails and dividend-pay
rubber shares advanced in sympathy with
higher price for the commodity. Foreign
bonds were mixed,
PAR1S-Tradins improved in the Bourse
To-Day with most shares regAininR the pre-
% vious DAYS losses. Gold mining issues
with gains Of 90 to As centimes
AMsTERDAM-Closed Ascension Day.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
| Federal Deficit
Far Ahead of
Year Ago
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSOclated Press.
The Treasury reported today a
deficit of $3,206,476, ,407, with two
months of the fiscal year yet to go.
This was more than $500, 900 900
greater than the deficit for the same
period last year, but still far below
the $4,032 ,813,641 deficit predicted
by President Roosevelt for the year
ending next June 30.
From July l, 1889, to April 30 of
this year the Treasury spent $7,947,-
497 ,127 and took in $4,741 ,02O,719.
The Federal debt, expected to
reach its s45, 200, ,OOO, 900 limit some
time next year. rose on April 80 to
a new record high of $42,657, TIL ,537.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Treasury Asks Bids
On Manganese Ore
BY the Associated Press

BY Lhe ASSOCl6ted PreSS.
The Treasury asked bids yesterday
on quantities of manganese ore up
to 5000 tons to stock up the Army
and Navy under the Strategic War
Materials Act. Bids will be opened
May 16 and will be based on de-
iveries at Baltimore, Curtis Bay,
Md, and Ogden, Utah.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

IN oankruptcy or receiverShip OF oeins
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities Assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends IN the foreeoine table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara.
ton Unless otherwise noted. special OF
extra dividends ere not included Also
extra OF extras d Accumulated dividends
paid last year Declared OF oaid Sc
iar this wear PAYABLE in stock gPaid
!aSt year Cash or stock kAccumu.
lated dividends maid OF declared this wear
" Under rule w With warrants xv
Witnou warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Metal Market

NEW YORK: May 2 lP.-Copper barrel,
ley, Il i.12h.5o; export. fS.s. New YORK
11.I2h. Tin steady; spot and nearby
47.62h: forward. 47.37h. Lead steady
4.95 Zinc steady; East st. Louis. spot arlc
forward, Is. Quicksilver. III .OO-1 73 90
nominal. Pig iron aluminium, antimony
Scheelite UNCHANGED