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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

e. When and where did Robert Rogers, the noted Indian lighter die, and where was he buried? A He died May 18, 1795, in a cheap lodging house in London, England, and was buried at St.. Mary, NewingtoIs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR When a verb precedes its sub- ject, take care that it agrees with the subject in person and number; as s'There were a man and 8 girl in the boat"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

A. Yes. Enlisted men in the Air Forces must have had at least at1 eighth grade education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

may be a little wedge that will pre- vent all-out Japanese and Nazi col. laboration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
What's Your I.Q.?'

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

o. How much is the new federal tax on coin-operated slot machines? A. Fifty dollars per machine.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Mission
Continued From Page A-3D

to be a place in which these groups
may find fellowship and under
standing" she said, "and may be
brought together with others in a
common effort for the whole Chris
tian community
Aid for Children Urged.
While other speakers were ad-
dressing meetings, DR.. James
Holmes. a member of the mission
team. visited the Children's Receiv-
ing Home and the Zoo to gather in
formation for his job of arousing
church forces to take more interest
in problems of delinquency.
I'm told" he commented. that
the elephant house cost $500 900.
Yet the proposed plans for a new
receiving home. I understand, have
been cut from a SITS, 900 to a $l00,-
900 building. That means the gym
nasium will have to be cut out.
Children don't need to play. sup
pose. But I notice that two Of the
elephants have a private swimming
pool each.
He said he was in favor Of a Zoo,
but in the name of humanity. let's
have a sense of proportion between
what is done for children and for
animals
DR.. Holmes, who has visited insti-
tutions in l8 cities, said he found
the juvenile delinquency program
in the District ''undermanned.
He is the new director of evan
gelism for the Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society in Arizona.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Bomburdment
Continued From First Page)

sweeping the restless sea with field
glasses.
Sentries with leather jenkins over
their battle dress grinned and
pointed over the channel. The haze
had lifted and the coast Of France
was visible. 1t seemed close enough
to touch. You could see snow on
the hills between Boulogne and
Calais and farther south the out
lines of Boulogne.
There they are" said the sentry.
Back where the big guns lay, the
wind swept eddies of snow around
the cannon. The crews, specializing
on when they'd fire again. said,
1T must be a bloody big surprise
to Jerry to have one of these things
popping at him.
It's comfortable to be pitching and
not catching for once. The whole
land seems to leap with the con-
cussion which hits you like flying
tackle. Then you hear, fading in
the distance, the whack, whack.
whack of the shell and sometimes,
when the wind is right, the faint
boom of an explosion.
Few Civilians in Town.
This particular coastal town looks
like all war-torn towns you ever
saw in books or the movies. A hand
full of civilians breaks the monotony
of khaki and blue.
Snow blew through holes and
danced in rooms open and naked
to the world. But a quarter mile
away a movie house was showing
Strike Up the Band" Soldiers,
sailors and airmen back from pa
trolls that never cease were crowd
ing in.
AS I left the town there was Judy
Garland dancing on poster ripped
by machine-gun bullets.
Few shops still are open. But
mess sergeants have replaced house.
wives. And the streets are very
quiet. There are no children about.
The football of the sentry rings as
loudly as ever it did in dead cities
of France and Belgium last spring.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Zinc Stocks al Low Ebb,
Due 10 Big Demand
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Feb. THE COM
modify exchange today reported
stocks of zinc available for delivery
on futures contracts dropped to Is
tons on February 6, lowest since
trading in zinc futures was inaugu-
rated in the exchange in July, 1884.
At the start of 1910 stocks to-
tailed as much as 5000 tons.
Exchange officials said with
drawals had been unusually heavy
recently. The National Defense
Commission and the commodity ex-
change investigated the depletion
in stocks several weeks ago. but re-
suits have been withheld. In metal
circles it was believed the zinc was
going to fill the needs of the domes-
&c industry.
Producers of zinc currently have
on hand less than 10 days sup
plies. Major interests are rigidly
rationing available supplies and
Federal authorities have limited at
the possibility a priorities system
may be inaugurated to cope with
the distribution problem.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. z 1P' Omitted States De-
partment of Agrculture) .-Ss liable hogs.
5000: total 5000; active, 1923 higher
than Thursdays average. mostly 1928 up:
top. $50 bulk good and choice, 1s0-240
pounds. s.00-25; most 240-270 pounds
1.s5-s.10: 210-320 pounds generally 7.65-
90; smooth packing sows, 425 pounds
down. 7.15-40 most 450-550- pound
ssiable cattle, 700; calves. 300; slow.
steady. cleanup market on meaeer supply
fed steers and yearlings nothing choice
here: very little eradins good; best light
steers. l1.25, mostly a50-I075: other
dium heifers fairly active; sprinklins these
choice heiters here; best. 1000; weighty
yeaiers to IA 90; Country demand nd for for
heavy, fleshv good to choice feeding steers
in week 10.25-11.25.
Salsble sheep, 1000; total $500: late
Thursday fat lambs closed active, 25-3S
higher: top, 10 go. to shippers; most good
to choice fed Westerns. 100 pounds down.
ponG tss Ssds doE tc 1872 oaa st
l2o-pognd FED ewes. $40; best quoted
5.75 90; today's trade, early sales fat
lambs mostly steady at Thursdays ad-
vance. spots strong: several loads good
to choice fed Westerns. l040-50; early
top, 1855 on deck. o0-pound weights to
city butchers: several loads strictly good
to choice fed western lambs held above
1880: sheep practically absent.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
t.. go. Bonds Handled
By:'Negotiations,'
Spokesman Says
Morgan Official Denies
Competitive Bosis
Was Used
By TIE Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. New financ-
ing just handled by Morgan, Stanley
g. Co. for the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Co. was negotiated" and
not awarded on a competitive basis,
spokesman for the investment
banking firm said today.
Otis e. Co., Cleveland investment
firm, in a statement yesterday, as
serted the railroad saved more than
| IS 600 900 by inviting competition
in floating s29, 100000 in securities
to repay outstanding loans with
lower interest bearing debt.
While declining to comment for
mally, the Morgan, Stanley spokes-
man explained the difference in
prices offered on the original under
writing proposal and the one finally
carried out was due to shortening
of maturity dates on the loan, rather
than competition among rival
underwriting groups.
The original underwriting pro-
posal, it was said. called for an
average maturity of II years on
new bonds and notes. This was cut
to II years in the plan finally
worked out between the bankers and
C. g. o. directors, resulting in q
difference in prices offered by the
underwriters.
AS the financing actually was car
ried out. part of the securities were
placed privately with banks and
the rest sold by the banking syndi-
cate headed by Morgan, Stanley &
Co.
Otis & Co. has figured in debates
over competitive bidding for new
securities which has agitated finan-
cial circles for several years. Nor
gan Stanley, organized by partners
who formerly we're with J. P. Nor
gan, Stanley. organized by partners
ding as unsatisfactory for both
sides.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
New York Produce

NEW. YORK. Feb. : P.--Esss, 1880;
easy. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy,
ia1a:sl tTa: eStTas 1sf sradsd ..de5oa t1rsts 1s.
mediums. 16i7 -16s.: dirties, No. /. 16'4;
averss. checks, ,151.,ls'4., Rsfriserator,
Whites: tResales of premium marks,
c3ia-26l; nearby and Mldwestern, pre-
MUM marks. ~ ia-23: specials, 21 stand
srds, 20 tresales Of exchange TO fancy
heavier mediums, 19la-22l; mediums. -.
Browns; Nearby and Midwestern fancy
to EXTRA fancy, 20l.-22;, specials. 90;
-tsndsrds 49, mediums. 1sl2.
Duck eggs: Large 1890.
Butter, 5o9,427; lrmer. Creamery:
Higher than 81 score and premium marks,
3l1a-32l.; 81 score tcash market, 31i4;
ss-o1 score, 29'4-31; s4-s7 score, 27ht-
cheese, 1896: slow. Prices un-
Live poultry by freight. nominal: no
sales: By express, fully. fully Supported gT.nted
Ills: mixed, with Rocks, 20: reds, %.
Broilers. Rocks, 1928; crosses: 1923; Leg
horn. 90. Fowls, coored, 20-22: Leghorns,
1890: Southern. Is. Pullets,, crosses; %;
hens. IS.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Oliver {. Short Heads
Masonic Advisory Board

Oliver c. Short Of Calvert Hills.
Nd, director of personnel of the
Commerce Department, was elected
president OF the Advisory Board of
District Masonic Clubs at the
groups annual meeting last night.
The Advisory Board serves as rul-
ing body of approximately Is Ma
sonic clubs in the District. The
new president was formerly head Of
the Anchor Club of Masons.
Other officers named were Will
liam H. Barringer and z. z. Lewis,
vice presidents; H F. Chandler, sec
retary, and John H. Springer, treas
urer.
Mr. Short has been active in Ma
sonic and civic club affairs both
here and in Baltimore He is past
master of the Fidelity Lodge of Bal
timore, a past president Of the
Baltimore Rotary Club and a for
mer district governor Of Masons,
which included clubs in Maryland,
the District, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Du Pont Advocates
Removal Of Excess
Profits Tax
Company Reports Levy
Works Hardship on
New Industries
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7-E. l. du Pont
de Nemours & Co., Inc. suggested
yesterday the immediate removal OF
the Federal excess profits tax as an
obstacle to the development of new
undertakings"
The company made public por-
ton of its forthcoming annual re-
port to stockholders which stated:
In the case of already established,
successful industrial concerns
the incentive for risking safe liquid
capital in new undertakings of un-
certain success has been reduced by
the present law to SO cents on the
dollar of profits these ventures may
earn.
This is said in no spirit of un-
reasoning complaint against heavy
taxation. AS matters now stand in
the world, the national defense Is
of paramount Importance and there
must be no stinting Of expenditures
necessary to place this country In
an invulnerable position.
But it is of vital concern >"
TO the future Well-being of the
country as a whole that the laws
for raising necessary revenues for
the Government shall be so designed
as to avoid needless injury to our
basic institutions. And, in particu-
lar, it is of crucial importance that
the door not be closed to new un-
derstakings.
In the opinion of the company's
management, the present excess
profits tax law definitely tends to
obstruct new industries: and the
prospect of still further reduction
Of the incentive for risking capital
in new ventures involves a most
serious threat to the normal future
increase of employment in industry
I'm the present press of insistent
national demands, it is important
that the Nations legislative repre-
sentat:ves, and the great body Of
responsible citizens behind them,
should not overlook, or permit to be
neglected, the vital necessity of
keeping the way consistently open
for the creative and self-replenish-
ing forces Of American industrial
development. There should be no
needless penalties upon progress.
In the interest of continuing in
dustrial advancement and of future
employment, the present evidently
unintended obstacle to the develop
ment OF new undertakings should
be promptly removed
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Admiral W. R. FurIonq
Gets Battle Force
Post in Transfers
Admiral Morquort
Becomes Commander
OF 9th Naval District

Rear Admiral William r. Furlong,
chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.
today is on order TO command mine
craft of the Battle Force. The
Navy Department also announced
Capt. w. H. P. Blandy, now on
duty in the bureau, will be named
to succeed Admiral Furlong.
Admiral Furlong succeeds Rear
Admiral E. J. Marquart, who be-
comes commsndant of the 9th Naval
District with headquarters in New
Orleans.
A native of Allenport. Pa, Ad-
miral Furlong during the World
War served on the battleship New
York with the British Grand Fleet.
He had two tours of duty here in
the Bureau Of Navigation. and in
1884 was inspector of ordnance in
charge of the Naval Proving Ground
at Dahlgren, Va.
Rear Admiral Marquart was born
in Valparaiso, Ind. and for services
during the World War at the Naval
Gun Factory here he received a let
ter of commentator. In 1927 he
was assigned to the Office of Naval
Operations and three years later
was named technical aide to the
Secretary Of Navy. From 1885 to
1887 he was commander of the
Yangtze patrol. He was a member
Of the Hepburn Board which in
vestigated defense needs OF the sea
force
Capt Blandy is a native of New
York City and during the World
War served on the battleship Flor
ida with the British Grand Fleet.
After duty with the Asiatic Fleet.
he was assigned to the Bureau of
Ordnance here. Later he had duty
in the Office Of Naval Intelligence.
He served four years in Rio de
Janeiro as a member of the naval
mission to Brazil. He has been In
the Bureau Of Ordnance since last
July.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. : lP,.-The Areentine
free peso lost IL cent today = to e3.5s
u S. cents in foreign exchange trade and
Hong KonE and Shanghsi money, recently
under pressure beat back with gains OF
small fractions. The Canadian dollar was
unchanged to S2S S75 cents.
Late rates follow Great Britain In
dollars. others in cents):
oftcial Canadian Control Board rates
premium; selling, IL per cent premium;
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollars
in New York Of buying, 9.91 per cent SELL
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. 17is per cent discount, or s2.s11a
q. 8. cents.
Great Britain. Official Bankers Foreign
selling, 81 q open market: cables 6o 81 9s Oh;
land. 2.05n: Greece ssh: Hungary.
Sweden. ss.s5is: switserlsnd ior com
mercisl transactionS. 1923; Yusoslavia,
2.35n
Latin America.
Argentine. ofncial. 29.71; free. 81 .5s;
Brazil. ofhcial, 605n; free, Boon; Mexico,
20. ION.
Far East.
Japan, 23.4s; HonE KonS, 2407;
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
Nominal
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Soviet Women Forming
Own Ski ButtuIions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press-
MOSCOW. - Soviet women are
forming their own ski battalions in
the campaign to popularize the sport
as part of Russias program of mil
itary training.
The Komsomel youth movement
started it by organizing a women's
team from workers in a factory for
the labor union cross ss-country ski
races in January. This battalion"
was publicized and other women are
following suit
Evening star., 1941-02-07
by Representative Wadsworth to

BY Representative WadsWorth to
place limits on expenditure and fu-
ture commitments under bill.
Representative Courtney, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, spoke In favor
of passage of the bill, declaring his
sympathy for England, Greece and
China.
England" he said, "is the moth
erland from which our institutions
have sprung. There must always be
an England. That is why time Is
the essence in handling this bill"
Representative Wollcott, Republi-
can, of Michigan, argued that the
President has no "autocratic pow
ers" over the Army and Navy, under
the Constitution. He maintained the
Chief Executive must obey restric-
tions made by Congress The pend
Ing amendment, he pointed out, does
not cover the use of naval vessels,
particularly as the Neutrality Act
makes the prohibition apply only
to the entry of merchant vessels
into combat area. He said the
President could get this country into
de facto war" easily by orders
TO naval vessel to blast its way
past German vessel
Faddis Opposes Amendment.
Representative Faddis, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania spoke in opposition
to the amendment Once more we
are going to Stammer and stutter
over aid to Britain if we adopt this
amendment" he said. We're going
to say: We're not going to 60 any
further in aid to Britain This is no
time to announce to the people the
House is going to shirk its RESPONSE
bilities."
amendment was offered by Repre-
sentative Mott, Republican, of
Oregon. Chairman Bloom made a
point OF order on the ground 1t would
change the Neutrality Act and was
not germane to the pending bill.
Mr. Mott denied this. His substitute
provided that neither the President
nor any Government agency under
authority Of this act shall send or
cause to be sent any American mer-
chant vessel to any belligerent port
unless the President has first de-
clared by proclamation the port has
ceased to be belligerent port. The
point of order was sustained by the
chair.
It was to meet demands for time
limit on contracts and commitments
| that the bills supporters sponsored
| a successful amendment yesterday
which provided that all materials
ordered during the two-year life Of
the bill must be delivered within
| five years.
On the Dirksen amendment, lead
erS of both camps seemed agreed
that it actually meant little to the
legislation.
AS proof it was not unwelcome to
the administration forces, leaders
cited this speech of Representative
Pace, Democrat. of Georgia imme-
diately after Mr.. Dirksens amend
ment went in:
The bill now is in shape to pass
| In 5U minutes. MY nope IS tnaL now
that all the rights and powers Of
Congress are in the hands Of SIM
pie majority. this eternal contro-
versy will end"
One backer of the bill summed
the situation UP in these words:
"Of course, such a concurrent res
olution will never be brought out of
| the Foreign AFFAIR Committee and
the sponsors never would be able to
get it to the floor even by the petit
ton route.
IF by some chance the resolution
passed the House one man could
f1fibuster against it for a year in
the Senate, and there would be such
a man"
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Troll Club to Hike
In Shenandoah Park

The Potomac Appalachian Trail
Club will hike Sunday in Northern
Shenandoah National Park The
route will be from jenkins Gap over
the Marshall mountains and the
four peaks of Hogback. past Range
View Shelter to The Neighbor Park
ing Overlook. The distance is about
Is miles.
Buses will leave Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street NV, at
am. The leader for the trip is
DR.. A. Laurence Curl, 1907 Russell
road. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
MononeoheIo Plans
Refundinq Issue
By the Associated Press.

by lLe AASOOIHtcu fftso'
The Monongahela Railway Co.
applied today for Interstate Com
merce Commission authority to is
sue $11,418,00 of first mortgage 3l4
per cent bonds, series B.
The company proposes to redeem
by May ! an equal amount Of out
standing first mortgage 4 per cent
bonds, series A. The series A bonds
will be redeemed at 105 per cent
of par.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
| Wife Looks Over
Radio Talks,
ILindberqh Says
By the Associated Press.


Col. Charles A. Lindbergh told the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
yesterday that he employs no ghost
writer" for his speeches but does
like to have his wife, an author In
her own right, look over them.
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, asked Col. Lindbergh whether
it we're true that somebody else is
writing your speeches Col. Lind
bergh has made several radio ad-
dresses opposing the administrator
foreign policies.
mo one has taken any important
part in writing any of my addresses. -
Col. Lindbergh replied. Il say no
important part but always like to
have my wife look over them. Be-
yond that no one has written a
paragraph Of them
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Heavy Taxes Slash
General Motors
Net for Year
Most of 1910 Coins
Absorbed by New
Federal Levies
h the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Financia
statisticians calculated today tha'
General Motors Corp. in 1910 hat
record-breaking earnings before pro-
vision for Federal Taxes.
The tax bill, owing to heavy in
come and excess profits levies en-
acted last summer, took away mos
of the years profit increase.
Brief preliminary figures ISSUED
by the company yesterday placee
1910 net earnings at approximately
95,500.0OO, compared with $l83,'
290.222 in 1899. This amounted tt
s4.32 per common share, agains
$4.o4 in 1889, and was about wha
Wall Street estimates had antici'
pated.
The company disclosed, however
that earnings before income and ex-
cess profits taxes showed an increase
of s92 100000, of which $50 300, ,O0C
was absorbed by increased provision
for these taxes. The total provision
for such taxes for 1910 was sl25,-
100000.
1t appeared that. before those
taxes, earnings for 1910 were $780,
100000. The comparable figure, be-
fore similar taxes, for 1928, the pre-
vious biggest year. was 5000 900.
While separate figures for the fourth
quarter OF 1910 were not issued, 1t
appeared from previous reports that
this period also set a new high
record, before taxes.
The actual result for 1910. after
provision for taxes, was slightly
under the net earnings of $lS6, ,70l,-
124 cleared in 1887.
Time, Inc.
Time, Inc, reported for the year
ended December 81 net profit of ap-
'oximately $3.170,000, equal to
l3.45 Q share of common stock,
gainst $3,206,7 ISL, or 1888 a share
ii 1899.
Profit before income and excess
',-oflts taxes amounted to about S.
$4,000 for 1910, compared with So
1852 for 1899.
The company publishes Time. the
weekly news magazine, and afflll-
lied publications.
United States Rubber Co.
United States Rubber Co. reported
ret income for 1910 of $11,425 ,24l
after charges, equal after preferred
dividend requirements to $358 a
common share, compared with $l0,-
2l8.849. or S318 a share. in 1889
Net 1910 sales totaled s228, 1888, 1870
the highest in 20 years, and II per
cent above the preceding year.
Both peacetime and defense goods
business helped swell sales totals
F.. B. Davis, jr., chairman of the
board, said. Products for the de-
fense program included tires, rub
Der footwear and clothing, rubber
covered wire, self-sealing gasoline
tanks for airplanes and heated fly
ing suits.
The company's books currently
airy the net total assets Of planta-
ons in the Netherlands East In
lies and British Malaga at S10,952,-
90 and s10,523,511, respectively.
Bath Iron Works.
Bath Iron Works Corp, builders
Il destroyers for the United States
Navy. reported 1910 net profit OF
c2O52,179 after deduction OF 81 ,104,-
i3l for Federal income and excess
Profits taxes and $500, 900 reserve for
federal taxes on work in progress.
This was equal to $3.50 a common
hare and compared with $3.50, ,703,
or $153 a share, in 1899. On De-
cember 81 the company reported
contracts OF s1S3,3O5,7 Of which
Gl72,769,717 represented the uncom-
pleted work. Dollar value OF 1910
work was s18,128,545. Yards are in
Maine.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Mission Talks Too Long,
DR.. Pruden Advises

Dy. Edward H. Pruden, president
OF the Washington Federation OF
Churches. had a suggestion to make,
when leaders in the National Chris-.
tian Mission gathered today for an
appraisal of their work.
Some Of the speakers, said Dr..
Pruden. talked too long.
Il have felt very enthusiastic for
the first 40 minutes, but not after
that" he said. I'm fact, last night
a member of a church choir tainted
after so minutes
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Feb. Z. OP, u. S. Department
OF AEriculture).-A few inquiries were
day for original bag hne and half blood
territory woods at. 95-S1 90, secured basis.
to 81 .02, secured basis, for any original
bag fine woods running bulk average to
GOOD French combing lenRths. Fair guam
lean woods were moved at frm prices.