davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-13
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, June 12.-GP-Sales
closing price and net change of the
fifteen most active stocks today:
US Steel, 49, 0O0-51%; up SIS.
Loft, 45,500-2Oh; up ia.
Republic stl, 36, 700-17% up IA.
Beth Stl, %, 500-75; up 4.
Anaconda, 81, 7Oo-22%; up tx.
Int Pap and P, 6,50o-13A; uI
~.
Curtiss Wright, 25, 7Oo-s%; up q
Gen Motors, "a, 100-43&; up rs.
Martin Parry, IS, 20o-10% up L.
Bald Loo Ct, 17,30O-16; up 1.
Press Stl Car, Is, 6OO-9%; up y.
NY Central, Is, 500-11A ; up IN.
Studebaker, IA, s00-7%; up y.
WHY'S yer, 14,200-3; no change.
Lockheed Airc, 13,sOo-29b; up
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NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, June 12-tRE
World sugar futures jumped 5 to
s IL points today under influence
of reports the French beet sugar
crop would be sharply reduced.
New speculative demand also
was encouraged by the buoyant
action of securities. Sales totaled
$3.50; July 1.22 LIB, Sep 1.19 LIB.
Domestic futures advanced l to
points on sales of 26,65G tons.
Principal factor was the advance
in the raw market, where offerings
were scarce.
June delivery Philippine r a W S
sold at FIT cents a pound and
July shipment at 2.78 cents, the
latter a gain of 8 points over a
sale late yesterday.
Withdrawal of refined sugar con-
tinued small at the unchanged cas-
tern price of $50 cents a pound.
No, 3 follows:
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, June 12-RH
Trading in cotton goods was slim
ulated by improvement in raw cot.
ton and firmness in securities to-
day with sales around midday es-
timated as high as Is, 900, 900 yards.
Demand centered in print cloths.
The bulk of early business, how
ever, was executed at the recent
lower price ranges following which
values we're advanced 1-8 cent a
yard on most popular constructions
Rayon fabrics were fairly active,
sports weaves and summer prints
were bought by dress cutters.
Silk dealings remained inactive.
There was a brisk demand for
wooden piece goods with mems and
women's wear selling for fall de-
livery.
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PLANES,
! CHEMICALS CLIMB
;oted Press Average OF
90 Selected Issues
Climbs is Points
.,,,rpsDAY, JUNE II, 1910
FREDERICK

voPK, June 12.-R-stocks
NEW hriskly away from their re-
J1aDsu today in a market which
t' I'D ,d1 hope for the defense OF Paris
hoTea saonce in a brighter Ameri-
Industrial outlook
- the leading steels, chemi-
sons tors and overwhelmingly
as is..sd by the national rearmament
f1 'sasrsm-gained four to nine points,
Associated Press average OF
Inc ,od stocks jumped 1.S points
SS' Nro.test one day advance since
linz esntember 5-to 4O.2. Turnover
~ ss,sd 1,s57,1so shares. the largest
S'S'.N session since May % and COM
ls;os with 7ss.s9o yesterday.
~.., s+reet analysts said the buy
wan roment was closely tied to a
mat most sectors of industry
i "a reap benefits from the vastly
| .uaa ,ssd machine production neces-
to eauip the United States for
F,itary preparedness.
n.a,n,antators asserted that both
,S'+ Britain and France forced to
sssI purchases here and that
wv cash balances in the United
s+ss were sufficient to pay for
HEN probable requirements for the
Egt Il months
pro;ers said many orders which.
.nrr, the forenoon, arrived so fast
[s,t the ticker fell behind dealings,
we're cash purchases.
An mrlsual feature was the way
,arsz held the peaks. The last three
ssnr,, trading vas desultory but
fricss held close to their best.
c,i,xo nj three or more points were
,@.oistrei among these leaders: U.
4 steel, bethlehem. Inland Steel,
rhrys1er. I. S. Rubber Preferred,
lon,comery Ward, Sears Roebuck,
r,sp Douglas, Wright Aeronautical,
M Pant, Allied Chemical, Dow
sanjcal. Westinghouse, Union Car
40 1obns.M sLville, American Tele-
[tme, and American Wooden.
rhiss advancers in the curb, where
Eym shares we're exchanged COM
area with III, SOC yesterday, includ'
American Aluminium, American
KNOT Lines, Heyden Chemical,
Fdts Firearms, Jones & Laughlin
tsd aud STANDARD Oil of Ohio.
~Croorate bond gains were almost
EuuHy as strong as stocks. Commo-
fics advanced generally, with rides
cd SIX getting especial boosts. Cot
lon climbed 50 cents to $1.30 a bale.
Wheat and corr were weak at Chi
am, however, the former slipping
Is cent to l IS cents a bushel and
liz latter dropping 1-S to IA cent.
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CITIZENSHIP CANCELLED

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12-lP-
Federal Judge Michael J. Roche to
day ordered cancellation of the
citizenship of William Schneider
man, "a, California secretary of the
communist party. Judge Roche
held that Schneiderman belonged tc
an organization which taught and
advocated the overthrow Of the
government by force and violence
and that he had obtained his citi
zenship illegally.
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Switzerland Prepares
To Protest Bombing

BERN, Switzerland, June 12--tP
Switzerland prepared Q protest to
Britain tonight over bombings OF
the Geneva and Lausanne %egion IN
which four Swiss were Killed and
20 injured and serious damage was
done to railroads and private prop
erty.
The government ca r lier an
nounced that a check of bomb frag.
ments showed them to be of Brit
ish origin.
Swiss generally, however, took
the bombing calmly.
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, June 12-RHU.
U. Dept. Agri.) - Hogs $50. 5 high
er; practical top $40 Good and
choice ITO to 210 lbs 5.45 to 70;
220-24O lbs 5.20-45; 250-30O lbs 4.70-
to SIS; 150-160 lbs 5.05-3O; 14O-150
lbs 4.75-95; .130-140 lbs 4.45-7O 100
100 lbs 4.30-55. Packing sows $50
to 40.
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NEW YORK EGGS

NEW YORK., June 12-R-
Eggs A, 1854; easy: Mixed colors:
Fancy and extra fancy 10 to 20
IL; extras II IL to Sd; storage
packed first II to II IA; graded
firsts 16 IL to "a; current receipts
IA ga to IS; mediums IA IL; dir
ties No. /, IA IA to IL; dirties No.
l, IA IA to IL; average checks 10
IL to 3-4.
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COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 12-tR-
The average price of middling
l5-16ths inch cotton at ten designa-
ted southern spot markets today
Is higher at 1854 cents a
pound; average for the past 80
market days was 1902 Middling
7-8 inch average was 1926.
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INDEX DECLINES

NEW YORK, June II. Up -
Time magazines index Of business
conditions declined last week tt
1882 from 1898. A year ago Il
was 93.6. The index, derived from
money and banking figures, reports
en- changes in underlying conditions
likely to affect the volume Of bust
ness, not on business volume itself,
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EGGS

CHICAGO, June 12.-R-Butter,
1,141, 697: firmer, creamery, SO score
2e "a. 90 score 26 IA, 80 centralized
CARROTS rs "a, other prices I'M
changed.
Eggs, 32,715, steady; prices I'm
changed.
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What Stocks Did
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. June
Ff:tutures stepped ahead with Sc
(allles and most other commodi.
ts Tor gains of 10 to 26 points
day.
heavy short covering for foreign
counts and buying by trade and
s4 street interests lifted prices
0e to 81 a bale before profit
Eans Interviewed.
WON sales estimated to run to
lore than 10000 900 yards were
,sa a bullish influence.
AO exports Tuesday; season SO
O'lSo'l Ill bales. Port receipts
Range follows:
New.
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Four British Sailors
Injured In Explosion

BUENOS AIRES, June 12-P-
Four British sailors were injured
aboarL the English Workmanship
Gascony, AIS tons, when a bomb
exploded, apparently as a result OF
sabotage.
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BALTIMORE POTATOES

BALTIMORE, June 12-R-Po-
tatoes -(old)- dull. Unchanged.
(new)-about steady. Truck: N. c.
10 Obj sacks cobblers U. S. is heat
ed 100 to Is; bu baskets cobblers
U. S. is rs to 100; S. c. 100 lb
sacks cobblers U. S. is 1.35 to so.
Rest unchanged.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 12.-R)-
Cotton futures advanced nearly 81
a bale here today on unconfirmed
Russian-Italian war rumors, favor
able reports from Worht street and
strength in securities. Profit-taking
eased the market from the highest
levels but closing prices we're steady
at net gains Of % to 26 points.
Open High Low Close
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 12-R-
snot cotton closed quiet, % higher.
Sales IS. Low Middling 9.94; Mid
10. "a; good Middling 1.39. Re-
ceipts 625. Stocks COS, 347.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, June 12@R-Tur-
pentine firm e.; offerings 203;
sales II; receipts 254; shipments
80; stock 9,418. Rosin firm; offer.
ings 300 all sold; receipts 1872;
shipments 80; stock 167,
Quote: B, 3.20; D, 3.3O; y, sou;
F, G. H. I. 800; K, 400; M, 4.50;
N, 400; VIC, SIS; WV, $40; x
$50.
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BUTTER

NEW YORK, June 12.-R-But
ter 1,0e6,912, steady. Creamery:
Higher than extra 27-27 "a; extra 49,
score), tubs rs ga, cartons 26 Ia
firsts (SS-9D 1926 IA, including tubs
and cartons; seconds (S4-s7) PAPA ga
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N. O. COTTONSEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, June 12-R-
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
detachable prime summer yellow
6.25n; prime crude SIP I'm; July
F5.75b; Sep 5.86b, Oct 500; Dec
5.95.
B-bid N-nomina1.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 12-R-No cash
wheat.
Corn, No. 1 yellow 6 61-2 to "a;
No. 2, 60.
Oats No. 2 mixed IS; No 2 white
SO IL; No. 3, IS IL; No. 4, IS.
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PEANTTTs

Esnut ol,ot VA, June l2-R-
| bunch c y Jumbos $50 to
(ss to 3 ~ to 3.e5; runners
Fax. ~ Market remains
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LARD

CHICAGO, June 12-R-Lard
tierces SIS; loose 4.67; bellies SIS.
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open High Low Close

w. ,SS 1915 1856 9.97 up 20
4 ~ nominal; middling (T-inch,
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CHARLOTTE COTTON
H. CHARLOTTE, June 12-RHSpot
cotton 10. 6O.
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STOCK

W'SlOCk Range > MCe IJS1:
1878 1926 1929
fsh ----- 1873 1928 1871
L| .-- 33.7 1863 61.8
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
ADMIRAL SCORED
FOR TAKING GIFT
COP Vermont Representa-
tive Says Richardson
Has Kings Picture

Washington, March 8.-(UP)-
Rep. Charles A. Plumley, r., VT.
yesterday scolded Admiral James o
Richardson, new communicating
chief Of the United States fleet, In
house speech objecting to Rich
ardson's acceptance of an auto
graphed photograph of King George
VI.
Plumley discovered the kings pic
ture in photograph of Richardson
at his desk in the Jan. % issue OF
Life. He telegraphed the admiral
who replied that the king, whom he
served as naval Jade during his tour
of the United States last year, gave
it to him at Hyde Park at the con-
clusion of the tour.
Plumley pointed out that the con-
Stitution provides that mo person
holding any office of profit or trust
under (the United StateS) shall
without the consent Of congress, ac-
cept any present, emolument, office
or title of any kind whatever, from
any king, prince, or foreign state. y
"The king should have been ad-
vised," Plumley said, that he should
not place the commander -in-chief
in the embarrassing position of being
the recipient from his hands of the
memento involved, or of having de-
clined to accept the same; moreover
Admiral Richardson should not
have accepted it despite any en-
barrassment occasioned by Gecla-
ration on his part.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
INDUSTRIALISTS
GIVEN ADVICE
Deserved Attention Must
Be Paid to Securing
More Skilled Help

Hartford, Conn, March 8-(UP)-
New England industrialiSts today
were urged to pay deserved atten-
ton" to the problem Of apprentice
ship training so that "our youth will
again be attracted to the skilled
trades"
william F. Patterson of Wash
ington, member of the federal
committee on apprenticeship, told
more than 100 industrialists at the
58th quarterly session of the New
England council that this section
was enroute to sound and lasting
apprenticeship system" which Of
fered opportunities for security, adj
vancement and satisfaction -. .
greater than in other fields"
Closer cooperation between schools
and industry as partial solution to
the unemployment problem of youth
was advocated by James A. Hamlin,
Sanford, NE, school superintendent.
He suggested that youth substi-
tute the more positive, -blooded
question, how can ! be Of use? for
today's more common slogan, what's
the use?' and its natural conse-
quence, the town or government
owes me living"
Malcolm 8. Knowles, associate
secretary Of the Boston YMCA.
said that youth needs spiritual
goal as much or more than Jobs or
education, youth Is tired OF
worn-out leadership"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
Lighted Cigaret Butts
Blamed For Two Fires
Two Persons Were Injured But Not Seriously-Dis'
abled War Veteran, James j. Ward Had Close
Call for His Life

Glowing cigaret butts were blamed
today for starting two fires IN which
two persons were injured yesterday
Lieut.. Eugene A. Legge, aide to
Marshal Dennis J. Lahey, said q
burning cigaret dropped by James
j. Ward, 49, as he fell asleep at his
home at 10 Sheldon street, started
fire which might have proven
fatal to Ward, disabled World War
veteran. The man was saved by
firemen when his clothes were al
ready blazings
The other fire, also believed to
have been caused by a lighted
cigaret discarded carelessly, damag-
ed two roms in the apartment OF
Mrs. Athena Cheney, g.. on the
fourth floor of the building at 295
North MAR. street. The woman Suf-
fered a laceration of her right fore
arm when she shattered a window
while avoiding the flames.
Rescuers Of Ward
Lieut.. James j. Mccoy and Pri-
vate Fabian Latin, both OF the East
Main street bungalow station, were
praised by fire officials for reScuing
Ward. The two men found Ward in
a semi-conscious condition on the
floor between parlor and another
room and carried him out. Minor
burns he received were treated at
a neighbours, house.
Ward was alone in the house in
which he lives with his sister, Miss
Catherine Ward, a teacher. The
blaze was discovered by Mrs. Harry
(ContinlIed on Page AZ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08

"Coster did not do this alone; he
couldn't have gotten to first base in
a financial swindle without these
defendants behind him."
Coster, president of the $50, 100000
drug firm of McKesson and Robbins,
shot himself to death in his Fair
field, Conn.,, home on December 16,
1888, after he had been exposed as
the notorious swindler, Philip Musi-
ca. Authorities learned that he had
looted the 105-year-old firm through
dummy subsidiaries.
Those On Trial
On trial, charged with completely
arB Horace B. Merwin, president of
the Bridgeport, Conn.,, Trust Com
pany, and director of the Drug
firm; Rowley T. Phillips, chairman
of the board of r. F.. Griggs and
Company, Waterbury, Conn, in
vestment banking firm, which
helped underwrite a 100000 stock
issue through which Musica got into
McKesson and Robbins; John H.
McGloon, vice-president and con-
troller of McKesson and Robbins,
and Leonard G.. and John o. Jen-
kins, brothers of Mrs. Musica, who
served as officials Of allegedly
dummy companies.
Knew He Was Bootlegger
kaufman declared that the defen-
dants knew Coster had been a boot
logger on a grand scale but went
into business with him nevertheless.
Then, he said, they rode rough shod
over the rights of stockholders when
they came to power and brought
McKesson and Robbins to its knees
-receivership in this very court"
"When the completed Mosaic has
been built for you," Kaufman told
the jury; picked yesterday. you will
see Swindle which did stockholders,
creditors and the McKesSon COM
panies out Of $21 100000.
There was stock selling upon mis-
representation, there were fictitious
purchases an sales of over 500, 000,-
OO0-designed to lull stockholders
into security; there were dividends
paid to stockholders of McKesson
an Robbins, Ltd. canadian branch)
when there wasn't one penny OF
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
GERMAN BOMBER
HITS STEAMSHIP
Italian Ship, Amelia Lauro
Set On Fire - Eleven
Other Vessels Struck
By II. L. PERCY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 8-(UP)-A Ger
man airplane bombed and set fire
to the $685. ton italian steamship
Amelio Lauro last night of the east
coast of England, one man Of the
crew was killed, almost cut in half
by bomb splinters, and three were
wounded. The wounded men and
the remaining 26 members of the
crew were landed In British life
boats.
The Amelia Lauro was the second
italian ship attacked by German
planes since the war started. The
3,6l5 ton steamship Mira was
slightly damaged by bombs March l.
Six italian ships had been sunk by
German mines.
The attack on the Amelia Lauro
came q day after a German an
nouncement that neutral ships
which entered British contraband
control stations were liable TO at
tack. II was reported that the ship
was one the way TO Italy with q
cargo OF coal. and presumably wal
about TO pass the Downs where Il
would have been subject 10 chal.
lenge by q British blockade ship. II
would have been taken into th'
Downs where It's cargo OF coal. pre-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
DAMAGE CLAIMS
AGAINST CITY
Thirty-three Such Claims
Have Been Filed Since
First of January

Claims for damages filed against
the city thus far this year are
Slightly in excess of the number
presented up to this date last year,
a study of city records showed to-
day. There have been 80 claims sub
mitted to the city clerk and the
board of aldermen since January !,
compared with 81 claims filed be-
tween January l and March 8 last
year.
Many Of the claims are for in
juries suffered In falls on icy streets
or for damage to automobiles caused
by ruts and holes, and In this con-
nection 1t is pointed out that the
most severe weather Of the $3.50
winter came In November and De-
cember, while In the 39-40 winter
conditions were generally good url-
til mid-February. This is taken to
mean that many more claims are
yet to be filed, since many streets
are still in dangerous condition.
Holes and ruts left by the snow and
cold will account for many other
applications for payment Of dam
ages by the city.
Claims Last Winter
The 81 claims filed last winter
were offered as follows: aldermanic
meeting January 9, seven claims;
aldermanic meeting February 5, Is
claims; aldermanic meeting Feb
ruary 20, seven claims; aldermanic
meeting March 6, two claims.
The 80 claims filed this winter
have been offered as follows: alder
manic meeting January 8, four
claims; aldermanic meeting Janu-
airy is, five claims; aldermanic meet
ing February 5, II claims; alder
manic meeting March 4, 10 claims.
The dates of filing show that
more claims are being filed later in
the winter this year than last. The
conditions since the storm Of Feb
ruary IA, and the heavy damage done
to pavements this winter, tend to
indicate that numerous other claims
are yet to be presented.
Latest Claims
The latest claimants Of damages
,(Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
Powerful Leaders Believe
Race Has Narrowed to
These Two Men
SECRETARY HULL IS
NOT SEEKING SEAT
James A. Farley May Be
Running Mate for Either
of Them
BY LYLE G. WILSON

UNITED Press Staff CorrespondentN
Washington, March 8. -
(UP) - Powerful elements
in the Democratic party are
privately expressing the opin-
ion here today that the 1910
presidential choice is narrow
ing rapidly toward President
Roosevelt and Secretary Of
State Cordell Hull. Neither
man has announced his
candidacy nor revealed whether he
would accept the nomination, II
offered. But Hull increasingly fig.
ures in talk Of compromise between
New Dealers and Old Line Demo-
Gratis If Mr.. Roosevelt does not seek
denomination.
The consensus on Mr.. Roosevelt,
with o single reservation, is that he
can renominate himself If he desires
to do so. The reservation is that
Mr.. Roosevelt might be headed off
before or during the Democratic
National Convention If highly placed
anti-third term Democrats who are
silent so far would come into the
open with their opposition.
Vice-President John N. Gamers
associates have made many efforts
to induce other presidential candi-
dates andlA scattering or important
party figares to join the anti-third
term crusade. But the candidates
appear to be fearful of what might
happen to them If they committed
themselves against a third term and
Mr.. Roosevelt did finally run again
and win the election.
Hull Is Conservative
Hull, who Is regarded as cons
sentative rather than a New Dealer,
has made no campaign move which
could be discerned with the naked
eye. He is expected to come up to
the Democratic National Conven-
ton on July Is in Chicago with no
more than the % Tennessee dele
gates who will be pledged to him as
"favorite son" candidate.
But the orchard is full of apples
if Hull cares to shake the tree.
Postmaster General James A. Far.
ley, who will be power In the ma.
tional convention, is one Of Hull's
intimates and would be expected to
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stick. An envelope marked person
all and addressed to william 8.
Paley, New York. was on a table.
There was no further identifca-
ton. Apparently she had intended
to mail 1t.
Hotel officials said the/Woman had
registered from 404 Z. 65th st., New
York City. In her room police found
stationery bearing the letterhead OF
Or. william stoddard Of Pontiac. In.
vestigation disclosed no such person
In Pontiac and the address was the
home OF q bank recelver who has
occupied the residence for several
years.
The woman was described o. flve
feet six inches tall. weighing 40
pounds, with gray eyes and dark
brown hair. She was fully dressed
when she Jumped. wearing IN add.
ton 10 the expensive fox cape Q chic
gray suit, black check hat with
pink flowers and black pumps
Checks and cash aeefegatlng 600
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
EDWIN MARKHAM
DIED LAST NIGHT
Bearded Poet, Who Wrote
The Man With the Hoe
81 Years Old

New York, March 8-(UP)-Ed-
win Markham, the bearded poet
vino wrote 1.-THE Man With The
Hoe" died last night at his home
on Staten Island, at the age Of 81.
Mrs. Pauline Joy, his housekeeper
and nurse, was at the bedside,
He had been bed-ridden since
Tuesday and in virtual retirement
since 1886, when he suffered a stroke
that ended 60 years of prolific writ
ing. Three years ago he was de-
clared incompetent "by reason of
old, age, loss of memory and I'M
derstanding," on the petition of his
sister-in-law,. Miss Mary Murphy.
Only a son, Virgil Markham, a writ
er, survives.
"The Man With The Hoe" In
spired by Millet's painting Of that
name and written in 1899 when
Markham was school teacher in
California is regarded as MASTER
(Nootiu11ad m page A.