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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
Bond Averages
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. "A rising
bond market encountered selling op-
position today, but prices held to
the plus side.
Quotations were considerably be-
low their best toward the final hour
and the earlier fast trading rate
was reduced.
United States Treasures shared in
the upturn, some pushing ahead
around a full point to new highs,
far above par.
Among the corporates, leading
gamers included international Hydro
Electric IS, Commercial Mackay with
warrants. Allegheny IS, Walworth
As, Western Union IS of go, Reming-
ton Rand 414s Of Sc with warrants,
International Mercantile Marine IS
and Canadian Pacific IS.
In the foreign list, Latin Ameri-
cans Jared well, chief riSerS includ-
ing issues of Panama, Uruguay and
Argentina.
Activity in bond trading was
touched off yesterday by Secretary
Morgenthau's request for an in
crease in the national debt limit.
Stock prices were pushed upward
Immediately by traders who saw
infationary aspects in the Treasury
chiefs suggestion.
Bonds followed the lead of stocks,
although inhationary prospects or
dinarily are not helpful to fixed
income securities.
However, the lower priced, more
speculative bonds usually move with
stocks of the company Of issuance.
And it was regarded by many COM
mentators as likely that investing
institutions, in the event of credit
expansion through Government
spending, would enlarge their port
folios of low-yield bonds to provide
A steady income for excess cash.
Consequently, both types Of cor
porates rose.
The present issues of United
States Government bonds, which
are tax free, were in demand be-
cause of the likelihood of higher
taxes and the expectation that
future issues of such securities will
be taxable.
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u. 5. Steel Shipments Soar
Close TO 1929 Record
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Shipments
Of fabricated steel products by
United States Steel Corp. Subsid-
iaries in October totaled 1872 ,4O8,
only 129,466 tons under the highest
tonnage on record shipped in May,
1929.
October shipments were ITO, $40
tons higher than 1,392,838 in Sep
TENDER and 226, $50 more than 1,345,-
855 in October, 1889.
For the first 10 months of the year
shipments of 12,006, 1876 were 3,104,-
1913 more than 1901 942 in the COM
parable 1899 period.
The October total showed daily
deliveries for the months 81 work
ing days averaged 58,237 tons, 81 66
per cent of U. S. Steel's estimated
finished capacity of 1888 tons.
September shipments averaged
91.3 per cent of production capacity
and August shipments averaged
84.86 per cent.
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| Alabama Steel
Rate Holds at
100 Per Cent
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. g.
Spurred by buying for defense needs.
and better than normal domestic
business, Alabama steel mills con-
tinued 100 per cent operations this
week, with no slackening Of output
in sight.
Pig iron production dropped to
95 per cent when a furnace in North
Birmingham was taken out for re-
pairs and refining.
Backlogs for both steel and iron
are at the highest levels in more
than 20 years.
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Wholesale Commodity
Index Off Slightly
By the Associated Press.

b LDe ASSUCIaItu FItoS.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
yesterday reported a decline of OIL
per cent in the wholesale commodity
price index for the week ended
November 2.
The bureau attributed the decline
to weakening of prices for farm
products, particularly grains and
livestock. The index now stands
at 1875 per cent of the 1926 average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
Imports of Distilled
Liquors Decrease
By tie Associated Press.

By TIE Assoclated Press.
Total imports of distilled liquors
amounted to 958,436 proof gallons
during September, the Treasury
Department says. That compared
with 1,l87,033 proof gallons during
August and 1,131,9O1 in September
last year.
Imports of still wines totaled 1877
o73 gallons in September, compared
with 1887 in the previous month
and 25o,272 in September, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (R).-Bar
silver, 34%, unchanged.
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Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Nov, 9 R,.-Crude rubber
futures (old) opened & to Is higher. De-
cember, 20.6o bid; March. 2o.30-35; May
20.16.
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London Tin Prices
Stock and Sales

LONDON, Nov. s lP.-Tin firm: spot,
1880 bid. goo los asked future, f26l
lbs bid. f262 asked.
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Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. 2:55.
Wolverine Fl C 2 on 5lq 5Ia
Wolverine I .35e 69s Or 6ls
Wright Harg.fOa % 5A SIS SIS
r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on th&
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted. special or extamx
dividends are not included.
A Also extra or extras. Cash or sto&k.#
Declared or paid SO far this year. Psf
in Canadian funds Accumulated dE =
idends paid or declared this year WV WITH
warrants. XIV without warrants. war WH@S@
rants. sUnit of trading less than 100
shares; sales are given in full.
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New York Bunk Stocks

NEW YORK Nov. IP.-National Asso-
citation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Quotations as of o'cloc)
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Federal Land Banks

NEW YORK, Nov. CP,.-Federal Land
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Nov S-Dividends de-
elared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Resumed.
Pc Stock of Pay
Rate. Rod. record. able
Murray Corp of Am 25c 49, Ills 1l-3O
Year End.
Greenfield Tap &
Die S. pf-----S15 so - Ills 11-25
Accumulated.
Cen III svc Sc pf 81 so -- 11-2O 1916
Do s. Df 81 80 -- ll-20 1916
Chicago Corp So Of SOC 800 Ills 12-1
Extra.
Fec Gas Ii e. Coke 81 -- ll-2O 1916
Increased.
Pitts Plate Glass -- 50 - 1872 1928
Ludlow Mfg Asso "A - 1I-9 l2-2
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rants. New. st (stpl Stamped
sNegotlability impaired by maturity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
SON OF DR. WISE
 IS AFTER PRIEST
James Waterman Wise Is Asking Investigation of
 His Activities

Boston, April 1.-(UP) An inves- tigation of the activities and con- nections" of the Rev. Charles E, Coughlin. Detroit radio priest, by the federal bureau of investigation was urged today by James Waterman Wise, son of Rabbi Stephen s. Wise of New York.
 The inquiry was asked by Wise at the Ford hall forum last night after he had described anti-Semitism in this country as merely a smoke screen for anti-democracy."
 Young Wise, research consultant for the newly-organized Council Against Intolerance in America, as- serted that the source of material for the 19 members of the Christian Front arrested in New York appear ed to be none other than pulp lication called Social Justice"
 The Dies committee, said Wise, should spend Hess time in attack ing American youth' and call Father Coughlin before it.
 He also charged that Father Coughlin, in a radio address year ago, quoted verbatim three para graphs of anti-Semitic prcpagarda released by Propaganda Minister Goebbels of Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
ALLIED POWERS
 PREPARING TEST
Will Try to Prove That Hitler Is Not Immune
 to Blockade
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

Limited Press Foreign News EditOr)
 The allied powers prepared today for real test of Adolf Hitler's claims that Germany is blockade proof"
 Their objective, it developed in the wake of last weeks supreme war council at London, will be a total blockade for the time benig rather than the long-feared total war. And the chief victims appeared likely to be the neutral states of Europe.
 The reluctance of the British and French to attempt at present to find new front for military attack on Germany emerged clearly over the week end if the words of allied spokesmen can be taken as final. But behind that reluctance ap- peared to be a plan to force the Germans eventually to open up a new war front.
 Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, declared that the al- lies have no desire to spread the war and that they would like to operate on good terms with Italy and Japan They would, he added, also take a passive attitude toward Russia if the Soviets want to play ball.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Wisconsin Democrats Will Vote On Roosevelt, Garner

than Roosevelt, but the rivalry was expected to heighten the interest and stimulate the voting. Garner Democrats directed their campaign against the third term principle rather than against MT. Roosevelt personally and attacked third Ter mites" who, they said, sought to hide into office again on the Presidents coat tails"
 In the Republican primary Thomas E. Dewey, New York Dis trict Attorney, was opposed by U. s. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Michigan. The name of neither was on the ballots, but delegations were running, who were pledged to them. U. s. Sen. Robert A. Taft, of Ohio had refused to enter the primary and his refusal gave rise to reports that he sought to initiate "stop Dewey movement by helping Van denberg. Both Taft and Vanden- berg denied the reports.
 The progressive party was an un- determined factor. Its strength has varied in previous elections depend- ing much upon the support it was able to muster from the ranks of the Republican and Democratic paries. Some estimates placed the total Progressive vote at 100000 to SOOOOO and the power they repre- sented was solicited heavily by all Democratic and Republican fe:tions State law permits them to vote in either primary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

Editor William Allen White of the Emporia, Kans., Gazette; President R. R. Deupress of Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, O.; President Sadie Orr Dunbar of the American Federation of Women's Clubs: Dl- rector Chester H. Gray Of the High way Users Conference; Dr. Edward S. Godfrey, Jr., President of the American Health Association; Presl- dent Clarence Francis of General Foods Corporation; Editor William Chenery of Golfers Weekly, and President Amy H. Hinrichs of the National Education Association.
 Emphasizing that the census is one of the greatest scientific under takings of our government, their statement said:
 ''Its findings are equally available to all, regardless of political convic- tions or economic beliefs, to guide our actions and shape our future policies.
 "A complete. accurate census fol l94O is vital. Its compilation is dlt- ficult at best. Its totals are compost tes of individual inquiries, and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
FLOOD WATERS IN FOUR STATESE EBB
There Is Still Danger In Some SectiOns-NO Fear
 In This State
-NEA Telephoto
lBy United Pressl

CUndated) Flood waters ebbed today after 1nundating river valleys in four states, causing millions of dollars damage and at least eight deaths.
 The only remaining threat after two days of floods in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and California was along the Ohio River at Wheeling, w. Va, and Steuben- vile, O., where the crest of 38 feet, 2 feet above flood level, was expected this afternoon.
 The waters of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio were receding after reaching 28.5 feet.
 Upper New York state streams fed by thaw after the winters heaviest snowfall and heavy rains were re- ceding but their flood waters roared down into Pennsylvania. The Sus- quehanna river rose 18 feet in "A hours at Wilkes Barre and other Pennsylvania cities.
 In northern California the Sac ramento river broke through its banks in three places. flooding 40,00O acres of farmland and isolating the town of Butte City. Crops were de- stroyed and transpor ta tion blocked
 Families In Flight
 Hundreds of families in New York state, Pennsylvania, California and West Virginia fled to high land when the flood waters approached their doorsteps. Sheriff's deputies rescued families near Syracuse, N. Y, and the town of West Endicott, near Binghamton, was partially in- undated when the crest of the Sus- quehanna river flood swept past yesterday. Ice jammed the river at Binghamton and battered bridge Supportes, but without serious dam age.
 The Tioga, Canisteo and Chen ango rivers in New York state were receding, but their floods fed the Hudson, Mohawk and Chemung rivers which were rising slightly. the Chemung 13 feet above normal. Water or snow slides blocked high ways near Elmira, Herkimer, Caz- enovia and Hudson. The southern section of Syracuse was flooded by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

Washington, April 1.-CUP)-Elev- en leaders in public and private life appealed today for unstinting CO., operation of citizens in the 18th decennial census starting tomorrow
 Their appeal was made as 10000 enumerators awaited last minute in- structions for the most comprehen- sive checkup in history of people, homes and farms. The last word from Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins to those who will count the noses was to be polite and re- member that their task is not an "inquisition."
 The appeal of national leaders, made public by the census bureau, was designed to avert some of the defiance of'the census which offic- ials fear has been engendered by weeks of controversy over questions pertaining to income and marital status of women.
 Those signing 1t were Mayor Flo rello H. LaGuardia of New York City; President William Green ot the American Federation of Labor; :; Gov. George D. Aiken of Vermont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

Madison, Wis, April 1- (UP) - Democrats choose tomorrow between President Roosebelt and vice-Presi- dent John N. Garner in the first presidential primary that pits them directly against one another for the Democratic nomination for the first time. The vote will be binding up- on delegates to the national nom- mating conventions. Five slates of delega .es were before the electorate, three Democratic and two Republ- can. But the balance of power was expected to go to followers of For mer Gov. Philip F. LaFollette's Progressive party who had no slate of their own in the election. Wis consin will send A delegates to each convention, two from each of the congressional districts and four selected from the entire state.
 The Democrats were divided into two camps, those favoring the third term and those supporting Garner, The Roosevelt camp was divid- ed, however, one slate designated as a "RooSevelt-Farley" delegation and the other Roosevelt delegation en- dorsed by self-styled Liberals" Each of the Roosevelt factions accused the other of splitting the vote and supporting some candidate other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Underground Arteries Of Nations Greatest City May Be Shattered
Democrat Quoted Census Supervisor Byrnes Correctly

Remarks numerao Friday afternoon by Census Supervisor quoted correctly and eXac attributed to Mr. Byrnes representative of The Democrat was on hand the statements Mr. Brnes them.
 Democrat scandal charged that certain group city the 100000 mark that hred
 increased national advertising alleged that "a publisher and others his Waterbury in the 100000 class led to the sgs and asserted crcizng the work this year.
 Mr. Publisher William J. Pape by name lbut implication obvious to all those present.
 facual account of Mr. Byrnes denial what "misrepresened best known to himself.
 had representative at the meeting on had said he going to let go with both barrels"
 by Mr. Byrnes were given Democrat reporter by Mr. Bynes i'll telephone conversation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
STATES ATTY.
 NOT TALKING
Makes No Statement Re- gard to Doctors, Nurse
 In Birth Control

States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald declined again today to state what action will be taken in the cases of Dr. William B. Goodrich. pr. Roger B. Nelson and Mrs. Clara McTernan, a local nurse, who are charged with violating the state birth control laws and whose names appear on the criminal docket of the local Superior Court. which opens tomorrow afternoon at 200 o'clock.
 T will make no statement on these case until the April term of the Superior Court opens" said the states attorney when interviewed this noon.
 There have been rumors that the cases might be nolled but the runners without foundation as the whole matter must start with Atty. Fitzgerald and be decided by the court. Just what recommendation the states attorney will make mo- body knows.
 Charges Made
 The two doctors and a nurse in- volved are charged with disseminat- ing birth control information ill violation of the state laws, which have been held by the Supreme Court to be constitutional after the Superior Court found them uncon- stitutional.
 The decision of the Supreme Court attracted not only statewide, but national attention among birth control advocates.
 Several contraceptive devices be- longing to the Waterbury Maternal (Continl1ed On Pace 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

in the $1,000,000 Waterbury munich pal scandal, was paid $325 month from October l, 1885 to November 30, 1888, shortly before Musica, masquerading as F. Donald Coster, killed himself when his financial manipula tions were disclosed.
 Miss Danis was tesifying at the trial of Horace B. Merwin, direc- tor of McKesson & Robbins and president of the Bridgeport Trust Co.,; Rowley w. Phillips, another director and a Waterbury invest ment broker; John H. McGloon, controller and vice president of the wholesale drug house, and Leonard G. and John O. Jenkins, brother-in- law of Musica.
 Paid By Slush Fund
 The witness also reiterated the testimony of a previous witness that Archibald McNeill. former Connecti- cut Democratic National Commit tesman, received McKeSson & Rob- bins money from secret Slush fund by means of pink slips"
 "How did you know McNeill re- ceived money?" Assistant United States Attorney Howard Corcoran asked.
 q would know from pink tickets" 7" Miss Danis replied. "They would direct payment of fees for rendered services. Then I'd draw the checks ;
 Miss Danis said McGloon had been paid $1038122O in salaries from Jan. 1, 1929 to Jan. l, 1888. Merwin re- ceived $6,000 year, she said, and was paid $500 a month when he re- signed June 30, 1880.
 The witness said McGloon checked the payroll records every three months.
 "He had the power to approve or disapprove them?" Corcoran asked.
 "Yes," Miss Danis replied.
 Miss Danis testified earlier that she had been hired by George Die trich, a brother of Philip Musica, and given authority to sign checks. She said petty cash account usual ly was kept at $2000, but that at one time it rose to $8,000 and tilat the voucher for the amount was III Mc- Gloon's handwriting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
CENSUS DRIVE TO
 START TUESDAY
Greatest Fact Fin d in g Probe In All History Will
 Get Under Way
BY WILLIAM LANE AUSTIN (DirectOr Of The CenSuS)

Washington, April 1.-(UP)-The greatest fact-finding drive in the na- tion's history gets under way Tues day when approximately 100000 enumerators start the censuses of population, housing and agriculture.
 In many respects this census is even more important than the first, taken 150 years ago in 1790, to es- tablish the first apportionment fig ures for determining the number of representatives in the Congress.
 There has never been time in this country when the need for ac- curate, unbiased facts has been greater. The difficult years we have experienced since the 1880 census have presented many problems and facts are needed to give us the knowledge to solve these problems, In addition to the usual questions about age, sex. color, size of family, nativity and citizenship of the for eign born, vital new statistical know ledge will be developed in Lhe 1940 census by questions on education, mass migration, employment, un-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Murder, Inc., Is Being Probed By Grand Jury
Members Have Begun Investigation of Crimes Skull and CrossbOnes" of Underworld Must Come
 Down Says Judge Taylor
BY ROBERT MUSEL United Press Staff Correspondent

New York. April 1-UP)-A spec ial Grand Jury started its nvestiga- tion of Murder, Inc. the Brooklyn "kill-fo profit" syndicate, today after hearing Kings County Judge Franklin Taylor demand that the skull and crossbones ensign of the underworld must come down.
 The special grand jury will hear evidence gathered by District Attor- ney William O'Dwyer in his inves- tigation of Murder, Inc. to which he already has attributed 30 murders, some of them committed for as little at $1.
 Murder has been so eXpertly ar ranged as to baffle successful prose- cution," Judge Taylor told the jury Citizens have been slain on the threshold of their homes Many have been taken for ride and their life less bodies. riddled with lead, dump ed into the streets. Others have been shot from speeding automo- piles. The orgy of assassination has been carried to summer resorts where mute evidence of tragedy has been concealed in lake and forest.
 "The police, the district attorneys, and the criminal courts have long bee naware of what was going on, but have been frustrated in their efforts to suppress it, Many dot and dash has come through the grapevine telegraph, of the killing or intimidation of witnesses, and even of intimidation and tampering with juries.
 Identities Long Known
 "The identities of many Of the gangsters have been long known, but the lack of evidence necessary for conviction has enabled them to remain unconvicted and unpunished.