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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

Joe Flavin claims Jack Benny has nothing on him.
In fact, he claims he's got something Benny, You
should him when he's behind the wheel of his 1929
Maxwell which Joe claims the only of its kind in
Waterbury which still service daily. j. L.
Hyland, Light and Power Company meterman recently
completed Is years of service with that firm. T. F.
Breithaupt has set up regulation pingp table in
his Highland Avenue garage. Anyone bent on OppOs-
ing "Bre" would do we'll to get comfortable handi-
cap for he plays a very good game.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
o ANSWERS TO
CRANIUMc CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

!. Never had she tasted such ex.
cellent wine, such delectable food.
2. His determination to avenge
the wrong done him made him an
invincible foe.
8. Years of hardship had made
him calloused to lack of decent
food.
4. I infer from your attitude that
you don't intend to make good this
debt.
5. He enjoyed most of his adven-
lures vtcariOusly through the med
ium of books.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
COTTON STILL
BIG BUSINESS
CHARLES WALLICK
FEDERATED GUEST

Charles Wallick, delegate to the
Amsterdam Youth Council and a
student at Yale Divinity school,
spoke at meeting Of the Young
Peoples Society Of the South Fed
Grated church last night. Supper
and a social hour followed the talk.
Mr.. Wallick described the work Of
the council.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: have been particu-
larly interested in recent stories which claim
that the ocean liner Bremen recently sunk while
transporting Naz troops. Twice this story has
appeared in public print in the last ten days was
not so much interested in the fact that the vessel
was SUNK although do feel it pity that great vessels
like the Bremen should be exposed to the dangers of
warfare the high SEAS but in the number of men
supposed to have been lost when the Bremen sunk.
Most reports said there were $4,000 men on
the Bremen Is possible to get many this boat?
Normally most of the biggest ocean liners accOmmO-
date less than 1000 passengers and perhaps you could
allow another 1000 for complete - 5000 at top
capacity How, then, could Is 900 men be crowded into
a big boat, even one as large the Bremen? ID. NJ
49,. q can't answer this Can anybody The
Ed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
FAvORITE CITY

Big Pine, California, is the favor
ite location for producers of western
pictures, according to Harry Sher-
man, who brings the ''Hopalong
Cassidy" series of pictures to the
screen for Paramount.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
COE IN ADDRESS

John A. Coe, president Of the
American Brass Company, gave an
inspirational address before a large
congregation yesterday morning at
the Mount Olive A. M. e. Zion
church. Services were conducted by
Rev. s. W. Weller, pastor Of the
church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
RIDING THE PATHWAYS
By THE MAN IN THE TOWER

When forsythia shows its first shoots Of yellow,
You and you and the other fellow
In a stout little car your pocket full OF dimes
Will travel the parkways in these here climes.
Up and away,
At break Of day,
The ribbon road ahead,
Sun Just coming up red!
You set the pace, the trees are a blur,
The speed limit being fifty miles per,
AS you hum tune you count off bridges,
Lovely vistas ahead sopng land and ridges.
A trailer passes you by,
You answer their cry,
You peel banana,
Wave bright bandana!
Merrily, merry, you speed along,
You're way ahead of the midday throng,
No red lights city traffic to fill you with dread,
Until you sign-toll station ahead!
Come to a full stop,
Or you'll be stopped by cop,
Who for a dime,
When you're having a swell tlmei
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
Editor. Tall Tower Tonnes.

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. Enclosed two
complimentary tickets for the Scout Exposition at the
State Armory next Saturday, April ri. We hope
very much that will be possible for you to visit the
affair. Incidentally, there wifi be some very novel
exhibits by of the troops which will present
good chance for pictures Sincerely yours David
F. BabsOn Scout Executive
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

People of Fire spent $37 SOC, 900 on
drink. $4o,Ooo,OOO. on tobacco and
$5,000,000 on movies and other
amusements In the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

$4,000; Soviet Russia, $4,000;
Brazil, 100000; and Egypt, $4,000.
China in 1887 produced $4,000
tons, but the war with Japan has
probably greatly decreased the
crops since then
India, inside the empire, offers a
good purchase market, but India
has begun to be great cotton
manufacturing country with less
and less raw cotton for export.
England would probably not
want to buy from Russia at pres
ent. This leaves as America S
principal rival for the British cot
ton market huge Brazil, which in
recent years has given more and
more acreage to cotton and which
consumes very little in home man
ufacture. The foreign exchange
position is better for Britain in
Brazil than in the United States.
COTTON STILL
BIG BUSINESS
Much of what will be done will
depend upon the decision Of
the cotton controller in the British
Ministry of Supply. More and
more under the compelling ex-
igencies of war, Britain is ap-
preaching the RECOMMENDATION so
long familiar in Germany, Italy
and Russia. with their totalitarian
Set-ups.
One of the first to come under
control in British industries was
the cotton trade. Despite the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
WAKE up YOUR
LIVER BILE

Without Calomel-And You'll jump Out Of
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should Dour out two plnts of
lie is not flowing freely. your food may
lot digest. It may Just decay In the bowels,
las bloats up your stomach. You get consti
pated. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good. old Carter's Little
flowing freely to make you feel ''up and
up" Amazing In making bile flow freely.
Ask for Certer's Little Liver Pills BY name.
zoe and 25f. Stubbornly refuse anything else
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
u. S. FIRST
PRODUCER

The British government is loath
to buy in Amexica because that
means consuming its stock Of
American dollars. 1t needs those
for important war materials. 1t
can look around the world and
shop where foreign exchange is
more in its favor.
The principal cotton producing
countries in 1888 were the United
States with 2,59O,0O0 tons; India
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

South Africa is warning on dope
smugglers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

London, April % - Just as Great
Britain, to save foreign exchange,
has practically abandoned purchase
of American tobacco, so there is
danger that TO rthe same reason she
may cut down drastically her i'm
ports of American raw cotton. That
would hurt quite as much as the
loss of the tobacco trade.
ABritain used to buy about $780,
100000 worth of tobacco from the
United State She averages about
$225, 100000 worth of raw cotton
bought from the whole world. OF
this sum America has sold from
IS to 81 per cent.
Nothing definite has been decid-
ed, because at present Britain has
ample stocks of cotton. But when
these stocks are exhausted, the
whole question will have to be
considered.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-22

Bulgaria mas a plan for crop de-
versification.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
ByF Fronk Beck
By Willard
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
By Bud Fisher

What! In broad daylight" cried
Reddy Fox.
why not2 It's a nice, pleasant
walk. Come on, unless you're afraid"
replied Prickly Porky.
Reddy suddenly remembered some
very important business. I'm very
sorry" he lied glibly, but I have an
engagement down on the Green
Meadows which I must attend to
right away. I'll meet you here when
the moon rises tonight" With this
Reddy started of down the Lone
Little Path and pretended not to
hear the laughter Of the little
meadow people and forest folk who
had been listening.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

him. The Merry Little Breezes were
very much ashamed to think that
they had called him boaster be-
cause he had said that he was not
afraid, and they very meekly told
him so.
Prickly Porky's little eyes twinkled.
Some folks would say that I was
stupid instead of brave" he said,
'but wasn't either. You see, was
sure that he wouldn't hurt me, so
why should / have been afraid? If
you mind your own affairs and
never let people think that you are
afraid you will seldom have cause
for fear"
Evening star., 1940-03-08

"You mean you don't dare got"
retorted Reddy Fox. You're afraid,
that's what's the matter!"
Prickly Porky began to come down
the tree again and Reddy began to
ledge away.
Who's afraid now?' piped a shrill
voice. 1T sounded very much like
Peter Rabbit.
Reddy sent an ugly glance in
Peters direction, but Peter seemed
to be very innocently looking down
the Long Little Path.
Lets 60 right up to Famer Browns
now" said Prickly Porky.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

Although a heart opening would
have defeated six clubs West could
hardly be blamed for leading his
doubleton spade. South won, drew
trumps, then knocked out the dia-
mond ace. His last diamond pro-
vided discard for dummy's losing
heart.
II think you will agree that East's
bidding was very poor. Having
opened with two bid based solely
on distribution, think he should
have taken out his partners double.
I contend that the correct opening
bid on Easts hand is five spades for
these reasons: Partner would bid a
small slam If he held either the
spade ace or any two aces. While
admit that a grand slam might be
missed on this bidding if partner
happened to hold the two key cards
it seems to me that on a hand Of
such freakish nature it is vital to
shut the opponents out"
There is much logic in Mr.. Kauf-
mans contentious. Certainly South
would think twice before bidding
over an opening bid of five spades,
but the exact bidding of freak hands
is always open to debate. Our choice
on this hand would have been an
opening bid of one spade followed
by five hearts on the second round.
We would not leave In . double OF
six clubs.
AS Howard Schenken's partner
yesterday you held:
Axxx
2AKxx
HQ10x
= AK
The bidding:
You. Jacoby. Schenken. Burnstone.
~ Pass 20 Pass
| (?)
Answer-Bid three diamonds. You
must make some rebid, but you
cannot rebid hearts nor are you
strong enough to bid two no-trump.
Score 100 per cent for three dia-
monds, so per cent for two no-trump,
nothing for pass (partner's two
diamond bid was one-round force)
s~- %-~-v Question No. 3S9.
- You are David Bruce Burnstone's s
partner and hold:
N 80 AKxx
Il 2AKxx
r 1Q10x
AK
The bidding:
You. Maier. Burnstone. Jacoby.
y - Pass 20 Pass
co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
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Star a stamped (3-cenU, self-ad-
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WI WI receive an outline without any
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

The little meadow people and for
est folk could hardly believe the evi-
dence of their own eyes when they
saw Prickly Porky walk right up to
Farmer Browns boy and then calmly
turn his back and walk away un-
harmed. They just gazed with
eyes and mouths wide open with
astonishment as Farmer Browns boy
tramped of through the Green For
est. Then they hastAned to pay
their respects to Prickly Porky and
to tell him how brave they thought
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Only Reddy Fox was disappointed.

Only Reddy Fox was disappointed.
Reddy was already jealous of Prickly
Porky. He had hoped to see Prickly
Porky come to grief. He is great
boaster himself, and, like most boast
ers, he Is at heart a coward.
"You was simply lucky, that's ALL"
said Reddy, staggering out where
every one could see him. "That
wasn't bravery. it was just foolish
ness. I'll dare you to go up to Farm
er Browns house with me tonight
and steal one Of his chickens.
Il don't want one of Farmer
Browns chickens" replied, Prickly
Porky.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Winning Contract

BY THE FOUE ACES.
Devid Bruce Burnstons, Merwin 2; Meier,
worlds leading team-of-four, inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence.)
Evening star., 1940-10-08
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s LP-Hedge
selling eased cotton futures here today,
The Governments crop estimate was about
as expected and had little effect on values
At noon the market was quiet with prices
at net losses of q to 4 points
Evening star., 1940-10-08

By Private Wire Direct to The Star.

2:30 pm.
Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. Clio
Evening star., 1940-10-08
|. T.. T.. Plan for Erie
Approved by i. 5.
Court Master
Proposal Cuts Down
Fixed Charges to
About $7,5S0,000
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Oct 8.-The In
terstate Commerce Commissions re-
organization plan for Erie Railroad
was approved today by William l..
West, Federal Court special mas
ter, in a draft reported mailed to
interested attorneys.
The plan scales Erie's fixed
charges down from approximately
$14,0O0,O0O when it went into re-
organization nearly two years ago 70
about $7,580,OO0, including rental for
leased lines. It salvages about 8
per cent voting power for the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway, which had
more than so per cent control be-
fore reorganization.
Based on present earnings, Erie
is expected to make about $4,000, 900
this year, which under the new plan
would meet all bond charges, pay
full preferred dividend and leave
about s5O0,O00 for the new common.
Most of the principal creditors
had expressed agreement to l. C.
C.'s plan for Erie. In his 44-page
draft report, West overruled objec-
tions of some lesser creditors. He
said the report was mailed attor-
neys for suggestions and that he
had the privilege of making any
changes he desired before filing it as
q formal recommendation to Fed
eral Judge Robert N. Wilkin.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Oct. Op UNITED States
hogs 5000: total. $4,000: market ontaUsd opened
lower than Mondays average; mostly 5a
10 on: TOP. $50 sparingly; bulk good and
Sholce 21O-210 pounds, 6.35a45; most
2IO-330 pounds. 6.25a40; heavier weights
scarce; most smooth sows 3OO-35O pounds
down: 5:S5a6. TO-: 35O-45O pounds large
ly 5.5Qa90: 45O-5OO pounds, 525a6O
=, Sa,I sslable csttle; $500; calves, 1000:
supply well finished steers and yearlings
liberal but demand broad and market gem
orally steady; for all strictly good, choice
and choice to prime offerings; other
grades in moderate. supply: also mostly
steady, but trade closed less active than
early; instapces a little lower on medium
to good offerings; early top 1875; some
held hixher: three. loads at 1875 the
early top very liberal supply: 12.ooa
1880: best long yearlings 1925: heifer
yearlings. 1900: heifers steady with
common and medium grades weak; cows.
lOal5 lower cutters, 800 down; bulls
strong to 10 higher; heavy sausage bulls
sslabie sheep. e' 1000: Soa total. ad 5000. fat
lambs opened active, steady to strong
early bulk good to choice natives and
Westerns. 9.50a55; two decks late arriv-
ing Wyomings at latter price; yearlinys
300.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Chicago Grain
Y the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Oct. 7-Grain futures
slithered around aimlessly through
out most of the session today with
final prices minor fractions below
Mondays closing levels.
Commission houses absorbed most
orders easily and there was some
buying of July wheat here that was
believed to be against sales of May
at Kansas City. The trade gen.
orally seemed inclined to sell after
the stock market showed signs of
eaSineSS.
There was some trade uncertainty
concerning reports of revision of the
wheat and flour export subsidy pro-
gram to Pacific Coast ports.
Final prices for wheat were is-2s
cents lower than yesterdays close,
December, 82ls 80; May, 81as-l.:
corn was unchanged to 3s lower,
December, 5814; May, 59as. and oats
were unchanged to Is higher.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Stock Averages
CO. Stock Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

RESCC1ateC Press FINANCIAL writer.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-The going
was bit rough for the stock mar
ket today and leaders were shaken
down fractions to a point or so. A
few inactives were off more.
The list kept its footing fairly well
in the forenoon. when price changes
were negligible in either direction.
Offerings picked up after midday,
although selling never really was
urgent.
Transfers were around 100000
shares.
While business news at home still
was an argument against liquida-
ton, brokers said, renewed tension
in foreign affairs caused some trad
ers TO stand aside. International
developments confusing TO speeula-
tive contingents included threats Of
a f1are-up in the Far East as Great
Britain decreed reopening of the
Burma road, which is bitterly op-
posed by Japan; craving complica-
tions of the United States in the
orient; hotter air bombing duelS
between the British and Germans,
and the recent move OF the Nazls
in Rumania.
General Motors stock failed to
respond to the company's sales CON-
pllation showing distribution Of cars
and trucks to consumers in this
country during September amounted
to 97,527 units against 56,769 in the
like 1899 month.
Without much support were
Chrysler, Sears Roebuck. j. I. Case.
United Aircraft, Bethlehem. United
States Steel. Sperry. Westinghouse,
Union Carbide, Allied Chemical,
United States Gypsum, Johns Man
vile, American Smelling, Du Pont
and Texas Corp.
Utilities, rails, rubbers and cop
pers generally held to a slim groove.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
U. S. Held ImpreenobIe
In Food Resources
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
Oct. s.-Colby M. Chester, chairman
Of the General Foods Corp, pictured
the United States today as i'm
pregnable in its food defenses.
mo foreign attack could destroy
our food resources or starve our
people into submission" he said in
an address prepared for delivery be-
fore the Association of Casualty and
Surety Executives.
Our food manufacturing plants.
our farms, canneries and quick
freezing plants are excellently scat
tered all across the country.
They are not concentrated in any
one area. Even if one locality wers
under fire and production disrupted,
the food industry is efficiently or
ganized to carry on"
Evening star., 1940-10-08
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Oct 8 R,.-Eggs. 26692:
steady.
Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy
2612-30l2: extras. %; graded firsts. p Il:
seconds, I9-1912; mediums. 10: dirties,
No. l. 1sla; average checks, 15la-16. Re-
frigerator, fancy to extra fancy 22-25;
extras, 21l2 standards. 20-2012: frsts.
20: seconds, 1882; mediums. is; dirties,
l7ia-IS.
Whites (resale of premium marks. 37l2-
4Ol nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. 3412-31; specials. "a; standards,
2s .tresales of exchange, to fancy heavier
mediums, 2112-3D: mediums. 81: pullets,
10. Refrigerator nearby and Midwestern
specialS, 24,26la; standards 21la-22;
frSts. 19l2-20l2; mediums. 20-21.
Browns, nearby and Midwestern fancy
to extra fancy, 30-36 specials. %; stand
ards. 2312-24; mediums. 23-231a: pullets.
17-17l2.
Duck eggs. 1926.
Butter 959,4O5; easier. Creamery,
higher than extra, 30l2-31H: extra (92
score) 30A; frsts tsS-9D. 2Sla-3O: Sec
onds ts4-s7l. 2eA-2S.
unbalanced.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

the like period
in 1889, accord
ing to the latest
re ports S filed
with the Public
Utilities G O M
mission. While
the P o t o m a C
Electric P o W e r
Co. reported a
decrease in net
income, yet total
revenues W e r e
larger than the
amounts report
ed by any of the
other companies.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 8-Cotton fu-
lures sold lower under active hedg-
ing and pre-bureau production es-
innate liquidation today. The de-
cline was held in check by heavy
Southeastern mill buying.
Prices recovered partly after the
issuance of the Government report,
which was in line with expectations.
Late afternoon prices were down 3
to 6 points, october selling at $50,
December 9.57 and July 9.25.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Cottonseed Oil.

Liquidation and hedge pressure pushed
detachable cottonseed oil futures lower 10.
day with deliveries from December for.
ward reaching new lows for the season.
Demand was nght ana scattered. Ap-
orders Reactions in cotton and lard off,
set comparative steadiness in grains aiding
in the decline
Noon prices were unchanged to Q lower.
December $40; March. 5.53 May, $50
Crude oil was bid 49s cents a pound in
'14-ss cents bid. depending upon location.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

trading SHARES.
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed such companies
dividends far
n
Accum nds paid or Jared "
Evening star., 1940-10-08

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. Oct. s LPl.-Wheat, No 9
red winter, garlicky. spot, domestic, s9l4;
October, S9l4. Corn. 1881.
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Winnipeg Prices.

WINNIPEG. Oct. lPi.-Grain range:
WHEAT
Evening star., 1940-10-08
DC. Utility Earnings
We||Above 1899,
Reports Show
8-Month Nets Higher,
Except for Small
Pepco Lag
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Net earnings Of three of Wash
ington's four big utility corporations
registered notable gains in the first
eight months of 1910, compared with
Evening star., 1940-10-08
CHICAGO Cash Market.

CHICAGO Cash Market
Cash wheat, No ! dark. hard. So: SAM
pie grade. 81; No = mixed. s5i4 Corn.
No. ! yellow. "a 4-65l4: No. -. 64i2: No.
;, 64a4 No. white, 74l4: sample srade.
"a. Cats. No. ! white. 34i4; No - 34l.:
No 3, 32l2, sample grade. 2ai2: No. 4
white, heaYy: 80; sample grade white.
tough, 30: No. red. heavy. "a: No.
mixed, heavy. "A: No =. "a Barley malt
ing. 4S-63, nominal: feed, 35-47. nominal:
sample grade, 4@i2; No. > mailing, 5s: No.
3, 5S; Soy beans, No. :? yellow. -: No.
3. !3-74a4 Field seed, per hundred
weight. nominal: timothy seed. 2. .65: aIsike
clover seed, a.0O-1I.OO; fancy red top,