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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-07
Southern
New England
Company's 1915
Earnings Higher,
Stockholders Told

Steadily mounting demands fol
telephone service are reported BY
Allerton +. Brooks, president Of the
Southern New England Telephone
Company, In his annual report To
stockholders distributed today. The
company's net earnings for 1915
were equivalent to 1878 q share
OF common stock, as compared with
$63i the year before.
Summarizing the years results,
Mr.. Brooks said: Almost every
thing In the business was up In 1915
earnings and expenses, the vol
ume Of local and out-of- town calls,
total telephones served and the
number Of employees necessary TO
operate and maintain them-every-
thing but the new plant and equip
nent which in normal times would
have been added to accommodate
the increased demands"
increasingly inadequate facilities
mean that large plant additions are
required, the report said, and 1T
seems likely" that some additional
capital stock may be offered dur
Ing ie46 to finance them. Authority
TO increase the comparly's stock had
been voted by stockholders In lo2o,
but was not exercised because Of
economic conditions In the 1905
and inability to secure materials
during the war period.
The company handled over three
quarters Of a billion conversations
during 1915. or 6 per cent more
than In 1914. OF these, So million
were toll calls, and increase Of IL
per cent from 1914. The company
served 5i0.D53 telephones on De-.
cember 81, an increase Of 21,e0S
for the year.
Many Orders UnfllIeA
Throughout the war months Of
ie45, requests for new service con-
tinued. far IN excess Of capacity 10
meet them and the number OF un-
allied orders reached 3 peak Of 35,-
600 In Inid-August. The end OF the
war made available some material,
but also released a further pent-
llp demand; although 1880 new
telephones we're connected during
the last four months Of 1915, un-
Allied orders still t0taled $4,000 at the
end Of the year,
Gross plant additions IN 1915 were
limited, by wartime shortages TO S.
go 900 Of which approximately el.-
so0s0 900 represents the value Of re-
used plant and equipment. Small
additions ID central efElee facilities
we're made IN As exchanges. and /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-07

ther negotiations conducted early
IN let6 resulted Ia increases total-
ing two million dollars q year
The first task for the immediate
future. the report concluded, Is to
provide telephone service for the
thousands Who have been waiting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-07

Long distance rates were reduced
on July 4, with further reductions
on Feb !, 1859 bringing savings Of
more than 500 900 annually to
Connecticut customers General IN.
creases IN wages were made efiec-
tive as 81 March II, iol5 and fuf-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-07

turned 80 tnG rcmpany. IA addition,
1853 other veterans were added to'
the working force nf Dec 81. Eln-
ployes purchased nearly two million
dollars Ia War Bonds h leaB, bring-
Ing their total since 1883 to APP
proxifnafely s6.600.0 600.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
TUG BOATS RETURN FROM RESCUE MISSION

The tug boats Genevieve and Bozo returned to Snake River early Saturday morning having rescued the TIP 225 and barge which were on the beach at Cape Rodney.
 The Army tug had caught its tow line in the propeller, render ing it helpless.
 The rescue was made before the storm broke and the Army equip ment was taken to Teller before Captain Anderson and the Lomen Commercial Company boats re- turned here.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
REINDEER SERVICE LOANS SIGFRIED 500 REINDEER

JenS Forshaug has just returned from Golovin where he completed the transfer of 500 deer from the Reindeer Service to Sigfried, a veteran reindeer herder.
 He states that with good care this veteran herder slo' pa able to double the herd in another year or so.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
MARSHAL'S PARTY TAKES OUT PRISONERS

U. s. Marshal B. B. Mozee, as sisted by Larry Calvin took the following prisoners to the States yesterday.
 Tommy Sauers, involved in the Glue Pot robbery.
 Alexi Targulera from the Yu- kOn district.
 Toby Kazingnuk, convicted of larceny.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
A NAVAL AFFAIR

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 26,-(P)-Po- lice desk sergeant didn't believe it when woman reported an au- tomobile had collided with a sub
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
marine here.

marine here.
 Policeman D. D. Carver inves- tigated. He reported a car had jumped a retaining wall and crashed into World War I sub marine moored in the Miami river.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
APPLY FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE IN FAIRBANKS

Dorothy Kost Free of Nome and Taylor Teaford have applied for a marriage license in Fairbanks. The couple left here last week.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26

SEOUL, Glory peeps into picture 5OOOO Koreans uSteehp steps The demonstration
 direct contradiction fostering of ractionay" protest against usteeshp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

As Seen in the "colifornion"
Softly scuIptured dinner dress
with the new elongated look.
Beige, lime, grey, powder blue,
white or turquoise blue. Sizes !.
TO- -0.95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

Party Glamour lovely for q
bridesmaids gown. Lime. tur-
quoise blue, yellow, white, powder
blue or beige. Sizes Il to 20,
22.o5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

Epening Shop, Third Floor OF Fashions
Evening star., 1946-10-09
0pA Lifts Price Lids
On Some Type Tires

The OPA removed price lids today
from rubber tires for lawn mowers
tires bus lines rent on q mileage
basis, and used bicycle tires.
Ceilings still cover most passenger
car and truck tires which remain
on the scarce list.
OPA said there is an adequate
supply of tires for lawnmowers and
for rent to buslines, and used bicycle
tires are rated as unimportant te
business and living costs.
Also feed because OF adequate
supplies are prices on acetone, 8
chemical solvent, and chestnut ex-
tract, used by tanners.
Removed, as unimportant to living
or business costs, are ceilings on
photo finishing and printing ma
terials; bathing shower caps; wooden
tubs, buckets, kits and pals; casein
glue, and miscellaneous chemical
drug and rubber items.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Reporter Helps Wife Deliver
Baby Before Doctor Arrives

born In the home. One neighbor
went to the kitchen and started
boiling water, and, at Mr.. Keats
direction, sterilized razor blades.
Mr.. Keats remained with his wife,
comforting her and helping as much
as possible. At the proper moment,
he said. he severed the umbilical
cord himself.
After the doctor arrived and pro-
nounced the delivery a success,
Marguerite and her baby--who also
will be named Marguerite-were
taken to Columbia Hospital.
Mr.. Keats served In the Pacific
for two years. The Keats have been
married five years and have one
other child, Christopher John. age
3. Mrs. Keats is from Philadelphia
On Monday night taxicab driver.
Guy Witcher, 20. of 1887 Morris
road Sc. also was drafted as an
assistant to the stork when the wife
of Baptist minister began to give
birth as he rushed her to the hos
pital in his cab.
| The woman, Mrs. Annabelle An
drews. 2132 H street NE, wife of the
Rev. Thomas j. Andrews, assistant
pastor of the Mount Pisgah Bap-
tist Church, bore a 7a-pound son
in Mr.. Witcher's cab at Seventh
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NV. Mr.. Andrews had hailed the
cab for the race to Columbia Hos
pital and policeman rode along
to facilitate the trip. Mother and
child were taken on to the hospital
In a private ambulance and both
are doing nicely.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
|Duquesne Light Co. /
Makes Second Charge
|0f Strike Sabotage
By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9.-The Du-
quesne Light Co. reported today
that an unattended automatic sub
station serving populous residen-
tial area had been sabotaged. plung-
ing the district into a temporary
blackout on the 18th day of q power
strike.
A company spokesman said the
Brentwood substation. where &c.
0O0-volt current is reduced to 1000
volts for residential use, was shut
down by a break which he called
without qualification an f"act gof
sabotage
He said that the break occurred
about 3 am. and that investigation
showed door to the station had
been forced and valves opened. per-
mitting oil lubricating the machin-
cry to drain of.
Power OFF Four Hours.
Eight thousand consumer outlets
in the Brentwood, Carrick, Baldwin
Township and Pleasant Hills areas
were without power for four hours
until power was switched to them
from other substations.
1t was the second time in the
strike that the company has
charged sabotage in power
failure.
George l.. Mueller, president of
the striking Independent Union OF
Duquesne Light Company Employees,
could not be reached for comment.
The company said the 5000 OUT
lets in the area served by the
Brentwood station represented 30.-
600 persons and that the two dam
aged transformers cost $50, 900 each.
A thorough check will be neces-
sary" to determine whether the
transformers can be repaired, the
company said.
Youth Is Electrocuted.
The first death resulting Indirect
ly from the power strike was re-
ported today. James Cox, Is, died
of burns suffered October 2 when
he scaled a power company tower
and touched a high-tension wire.
The youth was unable to attend
school because of q strike-induced
transportation tieup and was in
jured while on hike.
The 16-day-old strike posed a
question for the Pennsylvania Bu-
reau of Unemployment Compensa-
.tion of whether the city's 2,700 idle
streetcar operators are strikers" or
merely unemployed"
The trolleymen are idle because
they refused, in two votes of their
membership, to pass power union
picket lines.
If this makes them Strikers they
must wait five weeks before they can
start drawing $40 a week nemploy-
ment compensation. If they are not
on strike themselves, they can start
collecting jobless pay Immediately.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Clio Marine Engineers
Asked 10 Make Partial.
Settlement Of Strike
By Jones y. Newton

Federal conciliators today di-
rected their efforts at persuading
the CIO Marine Engineers to
accept a partial settlement of
the ne-day-old maritime strike,
already agreed to by the AFL
Masters, Mates and Pilots.
The AFL union, representing
merchant marine deck officers, late
yesterday reached an understanding
with shipowners of the East Coast
and Gulf which would mean the
end of their strike in ports in the
two areas.
For shipping along the Eastern
Seaboard to be resumed, however,
the CIO. representing engine-room
officers, would have to agree to
the same proposition. So far, the
Engineers have held out for settle
ment on all coasts before they would
end the walkout in any area.
Conferences Resumed Today.
Conferences between the ship
owners and the CIO Engineers were
resumed at the Labor Department
today.
The AFL decision to accept set
tlement in the East means that hope
has been abandoned, at least for
the time being, of ironing out ship
owner union differences on the
West Coast. The Pacific American
Shipowners Association has refused
to bulge on the unions demands
for preferential hiring OF union
members as officers and for union
security.
Capt. C. F. May, West Coast leader
of the AFL Masters, left for San
Francisco last night where he was
to report on the negotiations here to
his union membership. He said that
he had no plans to return. The AFL
and the shipowners apparently are
set for long fight in the West.
Agreement Strikes Snag.
A week ago representatives OF East
and Gulf ship operators agreed to
uniform preferential hiring and un-
ion security clauses in contracts OF
ali their companies. This agreement
was temporarily snagged yesterday,
but finally, upon advice of Secretary
of Labor Schwellenbach, the AFL
agreed to a Qualification of the ear
lier agreement which the operators
insisted upon.
Meanwhile, negotiations between
waterfront employers and Harry
Bridges West Coast Longshoremen
still were stalled in San Francisco
because of the unions demand for a
separate contract with a handful of
coastwise lumber schooners. Terms
for loading and unloading all other
ships had been agreed to. Mr..
Bridges has warned that even if
agreement for the officers unions is
reached, the CIO Engineers will not
end their strike until longshore de-
mands are satisfied.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
U. 5. Plans 10 Take Part
In Chilean Ceremonies

This Government will be repre-
sented at the Chilean presidential
inaugural ceremonies November 4-5
but plans are not yet in. shape for
announcement, the White House
said today.
The response was made by Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross after
diplomatic officials were quoted az
saying that Admiral William D.
Leahy, the Presidents personal
Chief Of Staff. would go to Chile for
the ceremony with five-ship naval
contingent.
Mr.. Ross at the same time denied
reports that former Secretary OF
Commerce Wallace originally was
slated to be this Governments
representative.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Moqnetic North Pole Is Oval
OfHundreds of Square Miles
By Thomas R. Henry

The magnetic North Pole is really
a region of several hundred square
miles-an oval running roughly north
and south.
The point marked magnetic pole"
on maps is the typographical center
of this region, but at almost any
other place in the oval the magnetic
needle would point straight down.
1t has been known since a Brit
ish Lancaster bomber flew over the
region last summer that the oval
itself has shifted so the Topographic
cal center is about 800 miles to the
northwest of the point where it
was located in 1904.
This is the explanation Of DR.. A.
Evening star., 1946-10-09

G. McNish, magnetism expert of
the Bureau of Standards, for the
reported findings of the Pacusan
Dreamboat ON its transpolar fight
from Hawaii to Cairo.
Within the whole oval of ice
covered rock and sea, according to
DR.. McNish, the horizontal COM
ponent" OF the magnetic needle
would be essentially zero, although
this would vary from time to time
and from place to place. There is
no precise mathematical point where
it would become zero.
The center of the oval itself now
is placed in the region of Melville
Sound. Reasons for the shift of
the oval remain as mysterious as
the earth's magnetism itself. 1t
seems as if the center of the earth
were a huge magnet, according to
O. H. Gish of the Terrestrial Mag
netism Laboratory of the Carnegie
Institution of Washington, which
has struggled with the problem for
the past two decades.
The great difficulty Is that the
scientists cannot conceive of known
magnetic materials existing at the
earth's center. Electric currents
through the earth provide another
possible explanation.
The 1904 location Of the pole, de-
termined independently by the
British explorer, Capt. James G.
Ross, and the Norwegian, Roald
Amundsen, is considered to have
been entirely reliable. There can
be no question but that the oval
itself, and consequently its topo-
graphical center, has shifted.
1t long has been realized that the
earth's magnetism shifts, and due
allowance is made for this IN nav
igation.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
.Arbiters Hold Union
Responsible for Time
Lost on Presses
BY the Associoied Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-An arbitra-
ton award issued yesterday makes
the AFL International Printing
Pressmens Union financially re-
sponsible for time lost during future
strikes at the r. r. Donnelley &
Sons Co, printing concern.
The arbitration, agreed to in ad-
vance by both parties. resulted from
a six and one-half weeks strike in
the summer of 1945 The principal
issue then. a company spokesman
said, was the union shop. This was
not submitted to arbitration, which
disposed of nine other issues.
Originally, the spokesman said,
there were % outstanding issues,
18 of which were agreed on before
arbitration. Herbert P. thinner
man, company president. said the
18 consisted of minor points" such
as time for changing clothes.
Responsibility Defined.
Under the award the union was
ordered to accept financial respon-
sibility "for breach OF the agree
ment."
The board fixed "as measure OF
that responsibility" payment by the
union at the rate of $3.50 an hour
for time lost on presses "due to re-
fusal to work" Mr. Zimmerman
said he did not know whether the
$3.50 was for each man idle or for
each idle press.
Mr.. Zimmerman" added he "pre-
sumed" that in event of work stop
page the company would file d claim
with the union, and if payment were
not made, would take the claim to
court for settlement.
Payroll Increased.
The other nine points arbitrated
resulted in an increase of 81 per
cent In the press room payroll. and
covered such subjects as appren-
tices. overtime. no strike-no lockout,
night wage differentials, rate on new
or altered equipment, struck work,
4O-hour week, no increase In the
number of pressmen employed, and
UlIC pay 4AiSA law
A union spokesman said there
would be no comment on the award
pending a meeting of the union
Executive Board Sunday.
The Arbitration Board consisted
of Gen. William E. Knudsen, former
General Motors Corp. executive;
Gen. Robert E. Wood, chairman OF
Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Maj. Rob-
ert N. Campbell of Chicago.
Printers Reduce Demands.
Meanwhile, wage negotiations re-
sumed between the AFL Chicago
Typographical Union and the Frank
lin Association and H. G. Cantrell,
secretary of the association, said the
job printers had reduced wage de-
mands to $221 an hour.
The new request compares to an
original demand of $500 an hour,
later reduced to $236. The present
scale is $18112, The association has
offered an additional IL cents.
Mr.. Cantrell said the contract
talks, which affect some 5000 job
printers employed by Chicago job
shops banded together under the
Franklin Association. has reached
mo agreement yet. but it's possible
the disagreement may be cleared up
this week
Evening star., 1946-10-09

John G. Keats, 26-year-old court
reporter for the Daily News, helped
his wife deliver q T-poilnd 6-ounce
baby girl early today when the stork
beat the doctor to the Keats home
at 2952 South Columbus street, Ar
lington.
A former Army Air Forces ser
geant, Mr.. Keats said his wife Mar
guerite, 20. awakened him at 2:3O
am. and told him to call the doctor.
But in Is minutes the child was
born.
Mr.. Keats called neighbors when
he saw the child, was going to be
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Customs Agents Deny
Violation Of Novikoy' 5
Diplomatic immunity

A protest by Soviet Ambassador
Nikolai v. Novikov against alleged
violation of diplomatic immunity on
his arrival from a trip abroad at
La Guardia Field last Friday brought
a prompt denial from New York
customs officials.
Mr.. Novikov was not discour-
teously treated nor unduly delayed"
Harry M. burning, collector of the
Port OF New York, said there soon
after the Ambassadors protest to
the State Department was disclosed
here yesterday.
In his protest, Mr. Novikov charged
that he was delayed for more than
an hour and contended that insist
ence by officials at the airport that
he sign routine immigration and
customs declarations violated his
diplomatic immunity.
State Department Investigates.
Acting Secretary of State Acheson
said the State Department was in
vestigating confused reports of the
incident before replying to the pro-
test.
Mr.. burning said the Ambassador
was given preferential treatment to
hurry him through customs formali-
ties ahead of other air passengers
He would have been cleared even
more quickly, he said, If there had
been advance notice of his arrival
When Mr.. Novikoy's plane landed
at 1:l9 pm. last Friday, it was said,
he was escorted to the public health
examination room by a representa-
tive of the airline, who. arranged for
him to go ahead of other passengers
in the room including those from
two planes arriving earlier.
Signed in Wrong Place.
The Ambassador was passed by
health and immigration authorities
into the customs room in so min
utes--presumably delayed by argu-
ments noted in his protest over
whether he should be required to
sign an immigration information
sheet.
Mr.. Burning said the Ambassador
at first refused to sign a customs
declaration-a formality since his
baggage is granted diplomatic i'm
munity-but finally did sign it, in
the wrong space. Then his baggage
was delayed briefly at the customs
exit when it lacked clearance
stamps.
Mr.. Nokikov was ready to leave
the airport at 2:30 pm, while other
passengers arriving on the same
plane did not leave until 3:45 pm,
Mr.. Burning said.
Evening star., 1946-10-09
.McIntire Notes Rise
OF VenereuI Disease
RY fhe A,soeiafsd pra..

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Vice Ad-
miral Ross T. McIntire, Navy sur
geon general, said yesterday the
veneraT disease rate "has doubled in
many sections OF the country" and
added that I'VE must be very care
full to control the upward rise now
or 1t will soon be out of hand"
Evening star., 1946-10-09
ApyERrIsEMENr.
Gas on Stomach
Relieved in s minutes or
double your money back

ing gas sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually
prescribe the fastest acting medicines known for
symptomatie relief-medcines like those In Bell-aas
Tablets. No Laxative. Beli-sns brings comfort IN
5f6y or double your money back return Of bottle
to u. 25c At all drufgiStxl
Evening star., 1946-10-09
FOUND.

BLACK PUPPY, 1916 Virginia license No
11447 FIR. 000l.
MODEL AIRPLANE, near Bradley blvd. and
z Locks rd. Ma. 1897.
WEDDING RING, |. diamond, left at a
downtown bank of6cial's desk. Owner
405-L. Star. la
WTRF-HAIRED TERRIER-In Arling ton
Forest. Call Mr.. or MRS. WEE. ewes. Gebe
1909. 10
Evening star., 1946-10-09

WALLET. brown, lost Sunday, Oct. g., be-
tween 4 and $50 pm neighborhood Cap
itol Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson
Monuments; contains money in bills ana
identification cards of Importance to own
er, Reward EFRAIM RODRIGUEZ, 4317
i 9th st. ne. Phone after pm. HO. 1872.
~ ~
Evening star., 1946-10-09

PURSE, black corde. on Greyhound bus re-
turning from Wikes-Barre. Pa, Mon. am;
RE- 740O Ext. 3251, 8 am. to pm:
Elk 1195 after 3 pm. Generous reWard
LIT ARLENE CONRAD IN. Co, U. S. N. "
RING, diamond, sapphire. Reward. .Wo.
Evening star., 1946-10-09

SHOULDER STRAP BAG, brown, students
ON Seat Pleasant carline: contents Valqable
only ia owner AID 1890. Reward 10
Evening star., 1946-10-09

PURSE-Small red leather purse. IN lobby
of Benjamin Franklin Post once Station,
on Oct. 8. Finder please call Michlean
1000, Ext. 309. evenings. "
Evening star., 1946-10-09

TOY ESKIMO SPTTZ. white with pink nose
Maryland tag No. 10344. Call WI, 1885
Evening star., 1946-10-09

POCKETBOOK, brown, containing eye
classes, keys and money; vic. 44th st. stop,
Cabin John carline. Reward Call EN-
Evening star., 1946-10-09

WATCH attached to triangular pin. name
engraved Caroline" watch q, inciosed 9 d. IN
ave, sc. or on car from 14th and e. Cap;
to 9th and F SITS. NV. Finder please cail
Evening star., 1946-10-09

GABARDINE SKIRT. black. lost IN cab;
I4th and N. Y. ave: reward. De Iu24
Evening star., 1946-10-09

FUR NECKPIECE, brown, stone mor.ean,. mor.ean
vic Ga and Alaska streetcar or Grlfnth
stadium. between 1;15 and pm; re-
Evening star., 1946-10-09

EYEGLASSES, rose shell trimmed, between
harrington Hotel and St, Regis after .
pm, Monday: reward Ma. s14o, Ext.
Evening star., 1946-10-09

EYEGLASSES, harlequin shape. natural
color frames lost Fri. afternoon, bet
College Park and Mt Rainier: reward
call HO 1890 after 8 I'm. 10
Evening star., 1946-10-09

TIRE AND WHEEL fell of of truck in
vicinity of 18th and N. Carolina Ave ne
Reward TR. 1888. 1O'
Evening star., 1946-10-09

PACKAGE from Jelleff's, containing SIX
underwear: lost Tuesday afternoon, 0et
Sth, vicinity of Goth and M sts. NV. Re-
ward 1900 Sedgewick st. NV. or Wo.