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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

There are several with 10000 houss. six with 5000 hours. 1z with 1000 hours. IS with 5000 hours and 70 with 5000 hours Two of the pilots have flown close to 100000 miles apiece.
 American pilots go ahead of their Brit ish brothers because of the high percentage of night flying done in this country. Possibly other American commercial air lines will be digging into their records to join the friendly rivalry. The public in general should be interested since the figures reveal the large and growing experience of the men who pilot mail and passenger planes along the lengthy airways that now criss- cross the whole country. That experience. combined with good planes and weather re- ports, explain the good record commercial air lines are making in safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Respect For Treaties

When the League of Nations, with American eo-operation, expostulated with Japan and China especially the former about their military operations in Man ehura. nothing much happened. Japan stalled for time. The league. of course. lacks the power of armed intervention. It might arrange an economic boycott, but hesitatcd to take that step without graver cause than Japan had given.
 Then the powers of peace fell back on the Kellogg -Briand treaty, by which all the nations had given their pledge not to resort to war ''as an instrument of national pol iey." but to use peaceful means of settling disputes. And immediately the situation began clearing up. With a stream of mes sages pouring into Tokio and Nanking from every important capital in the world, so- emnly reminding the disputants of their pledges. the quarrelsome statesmen began to grow nervous. Their consciences bothered them. And they were afraid of getting their countries in bad with all the rest of the world. So there is prospect of peace.
 There is evidently something to that treaty after all. even if it is merely a pious promise The reputation of treaty. breaker is not good for any nation. The time may come when no nation will feel powerful enough to risk 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

lace is unwilling to lend its support. Illicit liquor traffic is breaking down the morals and laws of the Finnish nation and public sentiment has practically demanded an about-face maneuver. The HeIsingsfor Cabinet is the latest to suggest changes in the present dry laws It would grant con- trol over trade in alcoholic beverages to a special board with wide powers. It would have the right to manufacture, import. and sell liquors the selling privilege amounting practically to a monopoly. Majority of stock in the corporation would be owned by the state. A system of taxation is also proposed by which the State would receive half of the income and the other half to pensions and relief funds. If Finland takes this step will the United States be far be- hind?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Here, There And EOerysOhere

ing would hardly be finished be- fore the enlarged road would be
 inadequate. Such is the situation to-day.
 But the highway commissioner
 evidently has had severe pressure put on him. largely from other parts of the state, not to build
 the Merritt highway because of its cost. The project has been "lln-
 gering" for six eyars, and. at the
 present time. is tying up good
 deal of state money which might
 be put into circulation, thereby
 giving employment and cheering up the people hereabouts with
 some definite assurance that the highway is actually to be built in
 the goth century and not there after.
 It seems absurd and indefens-
 ible that all sorts of unemploy-
 ment funds must be raised by beg ging or by special taxes. when
 millions In state funds. awaiting an indispensable project, are tied
 up by inaction. We hope Chair
 nan Martin and his committee will get results. @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Curtis Reverses His Field

Vice-President Charles C. Curtis after viewing the political situation in his own state. Kansas, has decided that he will not forsake President Hoover next year. but will again be his running mate. convention dele gates willing. A year back Mir Curtis was sick and tired of simply acting as President of the Senate. He longed for the good old days when he could rise in his place in that dignificd CD body and exchange opinions with the boys. With this in mind and remembering that the elite of Washington had given him and his sister. Mrs Dolly Gam, rather cold shoulder reception he an- nounced his intention to run for the Senate in l932.
 George McGill. democrat, of Wichita will seek reelection next year and it was as MT McGill's opponent that Vice-Presdent Cur tis hoped to make his return to more active participation in senatorial matters. His de- cision brought geam of hope to such breasts as those of Theodore Roosevelt. gov ernor of Porto Rico. and Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley It also encouraged friends of Dwight w. Davis. governor-general of the Philippines to place his name among the list of eligibes However Mir Davis re- moved himself from the arena some weeks ago by declaring that he was going to stick with the Philippines for few more years.
 Mir Curtiss decision to run again con ceals two-fold reason. Of course there has been plenty of pressure placed upon him by friends of President Hoover. It would be fatal for the administration if the vee-pres- dent should declare himself out of the race. The obvious conclusion that voters would draw would be that Mir Curtis hesitated to place himself on losing ticket And the rush away from the republican candidates would be noticeable even before election day. No, no, Charlie Curtis must stick with Hoover and. if necessary. both can go down together. Then the more selfish reason ap- pears. Mir Curtis realizes full well that he stands a slim chance of being elected to the Senate from Kansas in 1852.
 There is, of course. a better chance ot Curtis being elected ce-president than sem tor. Naturally MT Curtis is protecting his own interests. SO he will stick with the party and announce his candidacy probably at the end of this month He is scheduled to speak in Chicago Sunday night. He may throw his glove into the ring then. However. his about-face decision weakens his convention strength. Maybe republicans won't mind if there is opposition to Mir Curtis for vice. president They might conclude that Roose- welt or Hurley might eounteract any weak ness that the omission of Curtis from the ticket would bring. We don't think he'll get the nomination now without fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
MIR AND MRS GARNER
(springfieid Republican,

If Congressman Garner of Texas Is elected speaker of the House 1t will stempede neither him nor Mrs Garner. Another celebrated Texan the late Senator Joseph w. Bailey, came to Washington vowing never to wear a dress suit, but subse- quentiy succumbed. Mir Garner has never made such silly vow aud discloses that, he has "one of those coats with half the stuff cut off," Apparently he only got 1t last year, although he came to Wash ington in 1903; anyway 1t is new and he won't have to get another. He also declares, with evident re- ference to the once famous con- troversy oyer the social preced- ence of Mrs Alice Roosevelt Long, worth and Mrs Gam, sister of vice President Curtis, that there will be no. rows concerning his so- cial positions.
 As for Mrs Garner. she doesn't see the' need of making social fuss over 1t, even If her husband is elected speaker. She announces. as if to emphasize It's sufficiency. that she bought dress just before she left Texas. She rather expects to continue as her husbands pri- vate secretary because she doesn't ''see how he can get along" with out her "assistance."
 Sometimes there has been pro- test. generally ineffectual. because representatives and senators put members of their families on the federal payroll by appointing them to secretarial jobs which they might. or might not, actually dis charge. 1t seems safe to guess that. if 1t is the joint view of MT and Mrs Garner that she shall continue as secretary, she will do so and no one will object.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2s, 1881
Hopping 'TroIleys

The newspapers of the state reported sad occurrence in New Haven last week A youngster of grammar school age at tempted to hop trolley but slipped and fell partly under the car. The wheels passed over his legs and it was necessary to ampu- tate both of them at the hospital. That was a shocking and tragic end to boyish prank. It would be hard to censor any boy who had received such injuries and would remain cripple for the remainder of his life. However. we have to consider the well fare of our Waterbury boys who some day will be expected to govern the city as oth- CTS are to-day.
 May we call attention to the bad habit of boys riding on Willow street and Water vile trolleys. This seems to break out sporadieally. Younger boys probably see their elders doing it, so when they get to the age where their strength and daring per- mits they follow their example. There is one stretch of track between the Overlook stop and the foot of Cooke street where boys can be found every day in the week stealing rides on the backs of the trolley cars. The motorman is unaware of their presence most of the time. Even if he did see them he could do nothing more than warn them away. They simply wait for another car and repeat the performance
 On several occasions the Democrat has called attention to this practice. We asked parents of children living near trolley lines to keep them away from the cars by mild or stern measures if necessary. Trolley officials should also do their best to dis courage riding on the backs of cars. Often times the knowledge that inspectors are rid ing on the cars will be sufficient to stop the ride -hitehing. The rolice ought to be warned too. They should be detailed to watch the trolley stops where youngsters congregate to catch their rides. few warnings will break up the habit. School teachers can also do their part by few lee- lures now and then to bring home the fate that awaits the boy whose hand or foot slips A little cooperation all around ought to convince any sensible youngster that he is in the wrong and eourting disaster
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Veteran Pilots

The other day Imperial Airways, the chief air line in Great Britain. announced it had nine veteran pilots who have been fly. ing 2 years and who have an average of 6.655 hours of flying to their credit. im- msdiaiely one of the leading commercial air lines in the United States checked up on the lecords of it's pilots. What it found is more hsn interesting The company records bowed that 50 of iis pilots have an average Hying time In excess of 1000 hours. Nina bl'cts have an average of $500 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
NEA Service Writer

Washington = Old Ironsides, threatened since 1797 with fates lthat seemed worse than death - and only recently doomed to bc moored indefinitely in Washington navy yard in the name of economy - again faces the seas,' this time for junket along the southern coast.
 Just when it seemed that the
 historic old ship would be rele- gated to comparative oblivion - to save the s2OO,000 Q year which 1t costs to keep her in commission l- Charles Francis Adams, secre- tary of the navy, announced that she would resume her visits to the South Atlantic and gulf coast cit- ies.
 In her visits to other cities, s50.- 900 people have inspected her. The U. s. s. frigate Constitution Is her real name and she was re- stored a few years ago at a cost of by popular subscription by school children. t There Is something rather inn pressive about the fact that this old frigate was the nations pridc in George Washington's time, led our fleet in the first wars we un- idertook as a nation, was first saved from sale and destruction by President Andrew Jackson, trained our midshipmen in the Civil War and is now a victim ol lthe 1930-31 depression and the cut lin naval expenses which has been creating such furore.
 She is virtually in the condition of a new ship. An old gent who served on her 51 years ago went abroad the other day and after in- ispection reported that she was ex- lactly the same vessel except that he missed the hand spikes with which they used to skiing the gun trucks in order to point the guns. old Ironsides fought in AZ battles and never suffered de- feat. She licked the British and the Barbary pirates. She won her nickname after she sailed away from Washington in the War of 1S12 with A guns. and among other things so wrecked the Guerriere in a 25-minute engage ment that the British frigate couldn't be lowed into port. A hundred years ago they started trying to destroy her. con- demning her as unseaworthy and bordering her to be broken up and sold. In 1890 Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote his famous poem which began "Ay, tear her tat tered ensign down -" and the poem was published in news papers and on handbills every where. The country became ex- cited in "a most righteous protest against such an unnecessary ana lunpatriotic transaction" Public clamor caused her to be refitted.. Tn 1898 she was recommissioneo and became flagship of our naval forces in the Mediterranean and then of the African squadron. But in 1855 she was laid up at the Portsmouth navy yard and stayed there until 1860. when she went off | to Annapolis as a retaining snip. She was rebuilt m the seventies and served in connection with the Paris exposition. Tn the eighties and nineties she was used as q ,training or barrack ship.
 i She went to attend the Centen- nial of her own launching at Bos- ton fin 1897.
 Eight years later she was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Quotations

Ours is a country which gives its people civil and religious lib- erty.
 Vice President Curtis.
 
 There is more actual privation in one American city than in the whole of 0roat Britain.
 --Lloyd George.
  Something ought to he done about prohibition.
 Mrs Ella A. Iloole. president ". c. T. q.
 Tine mystery is not why lecturers come. but why the audiences come.
 -<HlHelaiF Lswis. News aul of Russia at the mos lnent is sli an the en1hefg ef Aa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

Poor old Muscle Shoasl It has been pushed around the White House and halls of Congress so much of recent years that it no more resembles itself than does a fluffy haired dog after sudden immersion in water. The Muscle Shoals commission. one of President Hoovers many. has just reported that it favors private operation of the project by a corporation exclusively owned and controlled by organizations of farmers" Of course this means it's opera ton as a fertilizer and fertilizer coneen- trates plant. not as an electric power plant. The report also would have the government build the proposed dam at Cove Greek in eastern Tennessee. We don't suppose this proposition will be any more attractive to our legislators as have been the many others suggested in the last ten years. Certainly divorcing Muscle Shoals from the electric power industry is going to meet with some opposition from the states down around Muscle Shoals. Alabama. Georgia. Tennes- see and even North Carolina were antei- pating nice cheap electrical power once the government had set up the generating plant on the Tennessee river We presume some day something will be done about Muscle Shoals. It won't be until commissions stop Investigating and officials really act. not talk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
M TODAY R2!A.s eSS GSS h>W0RhRnMABA 39H ofE4E
U. s. STEAMER SUNK

On November 23. 1917, the American steamer Schuylkill was sunk in the Mediterranean and the American consul of Mediterran- can port was ordered to ascertain whether 1t was sunk by German or an Austrian submarine.
 The British renewed their at- tack on Fontaine Notre Dame, and the French checked counter attacks in the Juvincourt region.
 On the Italian front the Ital- ians thwarted the encircling movement against Monte Meletta and recaptured Monte Tomba and Monte Pertica.
 British forces in Arabia cap- tured a Turkish post at Jabir, 15 miles north of Alden.
 (Copyright 1891, NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
At The NationaL Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
 A Digest of Who's Who and What's What By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEI
By RODNEY BUTCHER

sa target for the North Atlantic fleet, her useful ness again considered ended. But the Ladies of the War of 1872 fo- mented another great public up- heaval at the plan to sink her so |ingloriously. Congress voted $100,- 900 for repairs, after which she was used as sort of naval muse- um.
 The navy was through trying to get rid of her and when In 1921 she was found in such bad repair as to need complete restoration, it was decided to spend 8 half mill lion dollars and do the job. School children and citizens kicked in more than S300,000 and Congress provided the rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
MIR SHAW FELL FLAT
(Hartford Courant)


 The way of the humorist is not an entirely happy one. When he tries to be serious, he frequently finds his audience roaring with laughter. Infinitely worse is the op- posite situation. when. attempting to be funny, he finds his listeners taking his quibs and jests quite serously at their face value. George Bernard Shaw has wisely seldom laid himself open to the first ex- perience, for he seldom writes or speaks in an entirely serious vein. And ns for his jokes falling flat that, too, seldom happens to him, for the glish-speaking world has learned to look for humor when he talks. and when one looks for humor. 1t is generally possible to And. it.
 But Prof H. W. L. Dana. who was a member of Mir Shaw's party in Russia: has just returned to this country with an account of q num- Der of shavian Hops" The wit at tempted to be witty before the Rus sians. and the effect was frequent ly dismal. For example. according to Prof Dana, Mir Shaw was wotch- ing a number of Soviet workmen converting a church into q museum. The writer asked an offlcial why the crosses and other religious em- biems were not taken down. and was told that 1t would be too dam gerous. My, my" Mir Shaw is quoted as saying. "You sare not through-goipg revolutionists at all. You are only halfway. .. We Eng fish are better revoiutionaries than you" Mir Shaw doubtiess laughed as he said 1t. The others in his par- " possibly chuckled. But the ofiic- iai promptly ordred te men to tear down the crosses. and if Mir Shaw had not explained that it was ali q joke. the population of Russia would very possibly have been rec duced by . number of workmen.
 One experience, apparently was not enough to teach Mir shaw that his brand of para0oxicai humor didn't get across in Russia, for on at least one other occasion it had t0 be explained thafa remark was not seriously intended. It is hardly to be wondered at that, despite his support Of communisln. Mr shaw shows 10 disposition to ilns ln Hua- eIa. After all Mr Shaw ia q humors iat. and humorist without an ap- preclatlve audience is aaddeF. than 6 peacock shorn Of his taiI seash- efs.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

After twelve years trial Finlands dry law is about to be repealed. The country. which has prohibition laws more nearly resembling ous. has found out that total prohibition cannot succeed where the popu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining tO personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care Of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

The poor old Nautilus. which might still be under the polar ice pack but for bulging plates leaking armor, etc. has gone to Davy Jones locker. Although frus- trated by high seas on several occasions. sailors finally managed to sink the old sub marine. Her grave is Bergen Fjord. Nor way She disappeared beneath the waves in just 30 minutes from the time her valves were opened At that the boat was only l4 years old. Simon Lake built. her at Bridge port in 1ol7 She was decommissioned in 1924. Uncle Sam leased her to Sir Hu- bert Wilkins for the polar trip at $1 year.
 That probably broke the Nautilus's spirit for she refused to function crossing the Att lantic and had to be lowed ignominiously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

We'll. Investigator Seabury can pin some thing on ex-Governor Al Smith now. This willy old politician has finally been caught in the act of buying legislative seat. He paid $450 for the seat that he occupied while in the New York Legislature years ago. Now seats are being installed in the assembly at Albany. so Al decided he'd like something to recall the days when he was learning the tricks of the trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

Russia wants to know whether the Jap Sino row is private fight or can anybody get in it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 4.58 tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23

A pheasant attacked an automobile in Ohio. smashed the windshield and blinded the driver. Evidently motorists must pro- teet themselves against game birds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
OHMIGOSH

Tine office Is i'm mourning, (NO longer burns the flame,) The reason folks is simple, Notrc Dame has lost q game.
 o-O-o They're arguing whether the next congress will be wet or dry, but most of Us want 1t one way and one alone, a prosperity congress.
 o-O-o
 They claim marriage is game. Yep, and the husband Is always "it". o-O-o If this warm weather continues we're going to call up the coal man and ask him to take the stuff back. o-O-o Married lawyers are the best. Quite natural enough, look at all the arguing they do.
 O-O-o Turkeys are increasing in price, due to the weather. suppose It's so foggy the farmers have a hard time catching them.
 o-O-O
 YOU DON'T SAY They're cutting the hill to the
 poor house, Cts a gag that we must pass,) They're cutting the grade tO. the
 poor house, So you can make it on low test
 gas.
 o-O--o The honeymoon Is over when she gives up the idea of having the family initial engraved on the gift silver.
 o-O-o
 Many woman has the kitchen done in yellow so her husband will have to buy canary to complete the en- semble.
 o-O--o It's been raining in certain parts of China for the last six months. A rain of terror as 1t were.
 o-O-o
 TEE. HEB Sine wanted to sing on the radio, Though her voice was quite er-
 ratic, But they refused, thank heavens
 man,
 It's bad enough with static.
 o-O-o One thing is certain, when a gal goes up in an aeroplane she's not going to do much stepping out.
 o--O--o
 Portable stenographers seem to be even more popular than the new models of portable typewriters.
 A-O-n A wall without picture is only q wall. And Q leg in a cotton stock ings is only leg.
 o-O--o Fishing through the ice is colder on the fishermen than the fish.
 o--O--o T'ing-pong is coming back into favor. Sponsored by football pa. cifists. no doubt.
 o---O--o Years ago z. the travelling public had to ride on q poor railroad system in order to get Jolt, But now any auto bus will provide the thing. This concludes our opening pFo- gram Of the week. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by tho Waterbury Evening Democrat, pioneer in this type Of newspn per worn. We are signing off at lhls time, to be back on the cir again to-morr0w evening at the usual houf. o~-O~-O Good aisht.