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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
Speeding In Canada

Ontario is going in for speed traps and quick courts and heavy fines and things The Ontario Motor League says it's only the villages without regular eonstabuIary that do this - the bigger ones already know better Clothed with a little brief au- thority," the hamlet chief of police doth use it like tyrant.
 One American automobile club, with more haste than sense. suggests that hmen- cans boycott Ontario roads until Ontano wakes up to present speed customs. How little that club knows it's Canada! And after al is it really necessary to drive from 50 to 60 miles an hour through villages and over countrysides used to 70 and D?
 Thousands of Americans drive through Ontario every year meeting nothing but courtesy from their hosts They bowl along comfortably at 30 to 40 miles an hour, slowing down in the little towns, enjoying the scenery and the coolness and finding their souls restored within them by the very lack of speed
 If motorist is in such d hurry, we agree with the club who advises him 10 stay in hIs own country where people are used to It. Seventy five dollars may be a tough fine, especially to a motorst who expects hIs whole vacation to cost less. But it's not so much as the funeral expenses would be il he drove at tbat pace from paving into fresh gravel skidded and turned over in the ditch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
NEA Service Writer

Washington.-The is some question whether the present tariff has been discredited, justifiably or otherwise, in the minds of most people. But there is plenty of hot weather Iumor in the way the re- publican and democratic publicity machines use the issue to larrup each other day by day.
 There 1s something more than faintly funny in the mere idea of trying to get us all steamed up about the tariff in this sweltering season. But the mixture of piety, bombast, heavy sarcasm, trium- phant brlg, Righteousness and affected Eupercilioumess which these boys throw into their daily blasts hits all the varieties of com edy from the amusing to the ut- terly ridiculous.
 At the same time it Is rather heartening to note that, in these charges ard challenges which the two publicity machines hurl at each other in the names of some of their senator's, the republicans are beginning to display faint glim- merings of intelligence which may disconcert those confident dem- ocrats. Ii the recent phase of this epochal publicity battle has any thing more than an amusement value one might suggest that the an even break.
 The democratic strategy has been merely to hurl general broadsides at lou f,v vt ff bill, blaming on it ono after an great dercssion.
 Lately Ire republicans have be- gun to demand every day that the democrats be specific and tell ex- actly what rates they would have sumed the dignity of party slo- gan.
 Being srecific. however, is mo- where ne2r as much fun for the democrats as continuing to be general. In effect they are chal- | lengcd to put up Or shut up." It is vastly simpler for them to say that this Is republican tariff, a the democrats are opposed to 1t.
 
 Not single democratic senator ! survived the tariff fight without voting for an increase or against | a decreage on some rate. If the | democratic committee starts nam. ing rates as those which should be reduced l. not only stands to re. pudiate certain. democratic senators | but also to provide republican propaganda in districts where those parcicular rates are dear tt the hearts Of corporations and per haps large groups of voters.
 As one republican spokesman frankly says:
 | "As fat as they start specifying those rates we will begin inform ing the d!Itrict interested in those rates. If they won't name an, rates we hope to show them up as hypocrites
 The democrats. however, have not ignOrel the challenge and have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

"The growing contempt for law is at trbutablc in large measure to mistaken zeal for more and ever more law, said Gov ernor Ritchie of Maryland short time ago. The government is no longer ihe creature and protector of our individual rights, but is rapidly becoming the dictator of them.
 Few who are familiar with the course ot legislation of the last quarter-century. will deny this. Governments. both state and federal have shown steadily increasing d's- position to regulate by law the acts of their citizens. Reform movements, based on mis- understanding of human problems, have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

With deficit of S903, 100000 and an increase in the outstanding public debt of S6l6,000,000, the Federal government, on June 30, ended what the New York Times calls its most unfavorable fiscal year in recent history. During the year, treasury receipts totaled $3.317.000,000 d decline of S86l, 100000 from l930. and expendi- lures were S4,220.000 000. or $226,000,- 900 more than last year when there was a surplus of $184.000,000 Major sources of government revenue. including income tax, corporation tax and customs duties. fell as compared with the previous year. The government, of course, is in an absolutely sound position, but higher taxes are inevit- able unless drastic economies are effected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTE
,y RODNEY BUTCHER

pushed out a long statement by Senator George of Georgia who at tacks the tariff on sugar as alto gether too high.
 That gives the republicans the chance they have been itching for. So they push forward old Senator Shoot of Utah.
 Senator Smoot demands to know whether senator George didn't vote for q seven cent duty on long sta- pie cotton while Senator Shoot and others, including nine democratic senators, were voting for two cents on sugar. And isn't sugar an agri- cultural product? And aren't the poor beet and cane farmers en- titled to protection as well as cot ton raisers? And where do the democrats get off telling the do- mestic sugar producers that they can't have reasonable protection when the N hole southern democrat ic contingent voted for the cotton duty?
 So that is the way the publicity battle is Fring and will continue to go as long as the republicans can get the democrats to "be specific" as thea say they fondly hope to be abel to do.
 One fears, however, that 1t will become hnrder and harder to get editors to print the stuff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
Quotations

I'm sorry for my family, but 1 don't give damn about myself.
 -, Albert s. Fall.
  Most of us would rather suffer heavy clothing than have anyone
 Irving s. Cobb.
  If is easy to stand hard times be- cause that is the only thing you con do.
 George Horace Lorimer. Variations in temperature in- duce greater resistance to disease and also favor mental activity. ---Dr Ellsworth Huntington.
 
 Three things men will have in good times or bad. Yes. four; to- wit: Female beauty to inspire the mind, tobacco to soothe 1t. a little something to stimulate 1t and a few shares on margin to give Il hope.
 -Florenz ziegfeld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY S lgkKA
FIXING COAL PRICES

On August 12, 1917, the United States government fixed the price of anthracite coal at $5.S5 to $6:o5 ton f. o. b., Jersey City. The price of bituminous coal was fixed at $2 a ton at the mines in Penn sylvania.
 Coal prices thus fixed by the government were contested by the mine operators and a diminution of output followed, with some dis organization of the industry.
 On August 23 President Wilson signed an executive order ap- pointing Dr Harry A. Garfield. president of Williams College, fuel administrator. This was done un- der the authority conferred upon the president by the act of August 10, which provided for the con trol of the distribution of food products and fuel. Garfeld's duty was to regulate retail trade In both bituminous and anthracite coal with authority to use drastic means to protect consumers from exploitation.
 one of Garfield's most import, ant moves was to issue an order on October stopping temporarily the shipment of coal into Canada from the lake ports. In this way. 1t was hoped to divert large quantity to the northwest. where the need for immediate supplies was being acutely felt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

Efforts are being made all over the coun- try to require automobile drivers 10 take eye sight tests While it is desirable to have drivers with very imperfect vision ruled off the roads, yet good eyesight is only minor factor in avoiding accidents. Most people can see enough to avoid trouble. There are many very near sighted persons driving cars who have never had an accident and prob ably the majority of those involved in such mishaps have good vision. The question of fitness to drive automobiles IS not a question of physical characteristics but or mental habits Money spent in elaborate tests of peoples theoretical ability to drive cars, should be used in watching the actual performance of drivers, and excluding negIi- gent ones from the driving privilege.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
MAGICIANs AND AsTROIoGERs
fRridgeport Telegram. )

Bridgeport Telegram)
 The American Society of Magi- clans, an organization having many members hereabouts. wants every body to know that supernatural powers are not only disclaimed by its members but are scoffed at in others. The modern ,magicians de- pend upon the old adage that "ths hand Is quicker than the eye" A delft hand and delft tongue help to create the illusion. but 1t is only an illusion and not offered as a fact.
 Recently the Magicians backed an expose of fortune telling. par ticularly astrology. Hundreds oi thousands of dollars are taken an- nually from the gullible who be- lieve that the position of the stars when they were born has some thing to do with their destiny. Astrology Is an ancient art handed down to modern times. Ac. cordlng to Dr Dirk Brouwer oi Yale, the ancient astronomers used to practice astrology in order tc obtain the funds with which tt pursue their astronomical studies The people then were not Ao mucf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
"CUBA LIBRE"
(Springfleld Republican,

(SprlnBTel0 nepuUIlCdH)
 The capture of a boat load of Cuban 'insurrectos" off the New Jersey coast by the United States coast guard gets no reaction from the American people unless 1t be solid satisfaction with the coast guard.
 Thirty four years ago this sum mer such an event would have caused a frightful convulsion of headlines for filibustering expedi- tions against Spanish rule in Cuba, based on our seaports, were highly popular among our liberty loving people. MT Mckinley was still try ing rather feebly not to be a war president, but the cause of Cuba Libre" steadily gained champions in congress and the press. A fill bustering expedition in violation Of the laws of the United States was romantic and yirtuous because 1t was directed against "cruel Spain"
 To-day, the thought of another insurrection in Cuba, to be fol- lowed by our intervention. leaves the great American people too tired for words. President Hoover might capture q boat load of Cuban 'tn- surrectOS' once a week until Christmas, if that many could be apprehended, and gain the ap- plause of grateful countrymen. President Machado may be a ty- rant. The insular republic may be falling into ruin. Economically, 1t Is probably in worse plight than 1t was after our new tariiff duties prostrated the Cuban sugar indus try generation ago. Yet Presi- dent Machado is not Butcher" Weyler, and his tyrannies seem to leave the heart of America cold.
 The new republic of Spain would not accept Cuba as a gift, prob ably. if the offer of the island as 1t stands could now be made to the Madrid government Happy Spain! After all. she won tho Spanish American war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

The mere fact that the Florida State Sen ate voted in favor of an eight-eent gasoline tax, shows the length to which politicians will go in their endeavor to extract money by special taxation from one class of people or industry. The gasoline tax has always been tolerated by automobile users because it was the most practical measure to get funds with which to build roads. Florida again illustrated the old story of working a willing horse to death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
Good evening.
 o-O--O LOVES LABOR BURIED

Good evening.
 o-O-o
 LOVES LABOR BURIED (Take your women straight, hke
 your drlnks) Here lies the torso
 Of Otto Dewitt, He followed the girls,
 Who seemed to have Tt While here reposes.
 Poor Joe Bowen. He went out with wife.
 Who wasn't his own. And here. kind friends,
 Alas. alack. Sleeps the star boarder,
 Her husband came back. And now tread softly,
 This mound of grass, Marks a rejected sultor, He took the gas. The moral is plain,
 If you'd live long life, Get married quite early, And stick to one wife. o-O--o Putting business into poetry oi poetry into business seems to be the bent of c. F.. Calkins, "tht tug boat engineer" whose paens in Along the Line" official mag. azine of the New Haven road, have l interested men and women outside the transportation racket. Calkins comes through with another on ir the August issue, paying compli. ment to "The Speed Witch" new fast freight on the N. Y, N. H.. x IT. Here's his stuff:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
THE SPEED WITCH

Ihe City of Boston has reason for
 pride, As being the scene of a famous
 ride. The historic ride of Paul Revere, Praised in song and in story for
 many a year. Through every New England vil-
 Iage and town, That midnight ride has spread it's
 rcnOWn. And now you shall list to another
 tale, or q train that rides each night OCT the rail. Down "Along the Line" of the
 eastern shore, 'Twixt Boston and distant Bali-
 more. Over many ringing joint and
 switch. She flies through the night like q
 speeding witch. No glcaming varnish adOrns that
 train. Her side door pulImans are very
 plain. She carries no passengers riding at
 ease, Whom Pullman porters endcavor
 to please. But carefully slowed in box and
 crate, Her cars are loaded with precious
 freight. Freight that must travel with the
 speed of the mail For its morning delivery must not
 fail. So the "Spccd Witch" train must
 ride through the night, Not losing a moment of time in it's
 flight. No consignee shall be forced to
 wait For shipment made on the
 "Spccd Witch" freight. Behind this marvel of speeding
 trains, Is an organization of railroad
 brains. Built up in response to our modern
 need, For the movement of traffic with
 safety and speed. The brains that have given us,
 hour by hour, Increasing safety, speed, and
 power, Until now there rides on the cast
 crn shore, "Thc Speed Witch" 'twixt Boston
 and Baltimore.
 o--O--O
 When politicians start speaking, don't yell. Hire hall" Make 1t Hire the un- employed" and see 'em wilt.
 o--O---o
 When a bee flies in a car and stings the back seat driver, you might call it an act of mercy.
 o-O--o
 A birdseye view of beach has nothing on rear end view of beach pajamas. o-O--o A New York doctor claims that more children are born during a depression than at any other time We'll, in 1917 and 1918 we had war babies, now we've got unem ployed babies. O-O--0 Stores all over the country are haVlnB giBantlc salcs on sheets. Too bad the Ku klux Klan has gone up the spout. o--O---o If they made dresserS with legs | as high as those on electric ict boxes, we'd have an easier time | finding the missing link. o--O-o | Sometimes I think they tell | lot of home spun yarns. about their homespun clothes. | o--O--O once in while the dream girl turns out to be a nightmare | o--O--o "Time flies," said the clock | on the airplane. o-O--o l This completes our regular midweek program. It came to vol over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat pioneer in this type of newspapei work. We are signing off at thli time, to be back on the air agair tomorrow evening at the usua hour.
 o--O--o Good night. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
THE WEARY CRITIC (By Arthur Guiicrman In the New York Times)

rthur Guiicrinan m the New fork ihhee Your fine and subtle "Whimsy' Is mostly false and nimay, And things still called Intriguing Are terribly fatiguing. The sketches termed "sardonlc' Demand an after-tonic And those described as "mordant' Are equally discordant. I draw no healing magic
 From novels starkly tragic, Lugubrious, mephitic. Or psycho- analytic. I'm through with all the mystical And pseudo -realstical And off your ultra-clever Sophistjcates forever. The bead-rolls of the stylists To me are dull and dry lists; Why, in the name O glory Cant some one write a story2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
LITTLE RED

I Harrisburg, Pa, (UP).-The Tt- tie red schoolhouse, in the rural
 districts, is steadily being abolished in Pennsylvania, records of the state department of public instruc-
 tons show. Surveys instituted in re-
 cent months have resulted in plans
 for abandonment of 20 single-room lschoolhouses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

the restriction of immigration. In this con- neetion it is interesting to note the statistics for he year which ended June 30. showing that immigration to the United States has fallen below 100000 for the first time since the Civil war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

Redbrook, Ohio. (UP) .-An old rusty iron anchor found In Lake
 Erie off here is believed to be the last relic of the schooner Parrot,
 which sank with a crew or four and q cargo of hogs about 1s46. Parts of the craft drifted ashore, but never trace of the crew or )cargo was found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12
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., 1931-08-12

The old alliance between oysters and the "r" months is off. The U. s. Bureau of fisheries says oysters are just as good In summer as in winter. and just as safe, be- cause of modern refrigeration and transpor- taton facilities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

swept all before them. and the principal re- suit is that the United States is now the most lawless of the great nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

An Engshman travelling in this country says he is more amazed by the speed of American soda jerkefs than by the height Of American skyserapers. That's diserm'na- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

The Monarch of Bermuda, 1ev 2s,06c ton liner, for the New York Bermuda service will Dc ready ii the late fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-12

A woman has bought ticket on the DO-X for transportation from Rio de Janeiro to the United States. We hope she s not in hurry
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-04

INDECENT persons more than 20: awaits
S. B. 1s6-Providing that in counties of
over $4,000 all officials shall be nominated
tn convention: and in counties of less than
sSO:009 allowing central committees to de-
shall be held; precinct committeeman and
delegates to county conventions to be
report BY. house Judiciary B committee. a-''
u.s. s; ,; adjusting present state high
tutinR. new board Of four members to be
named by Governor with budget commit
tee approval and to receive $1,000 an
H. B. 103-Legalizing the pari rnutuel
system of betting at horse races: passed
house; awaits report Of senate agricultural
H. B. 4s5-creating state athletic COM
misS1lon Tais11, to regulate boxing and permitting
awaits second reading in senate.
pound on malt and s cents t 8 gallon ions on =
wort; passed house: awaits action BY
H. B. 372-Proyiding the portions of
gasoline tax money distributed to countless
cities and towns be budgeted only for
maintenance and repair Of roads, Streets
and bridges; awaits third reading in house.
cation Of state board Of health from con-
demninR school buildings. but permitting
state boards to petition local authorities
II, 3: ssa-Biennisi appropriation bill
OA2kAA4dA1 dppLOpt1dS11R $50 LOT
maintenance OF state institutions and de-
partmentS for next two years: re iuced hy
house amendments to SIS. .6S5. .49l and sent
to the senate.
H. B. T2-Repealing the Wright bone dry
law OF 1925: never reported by house pub
lie morals committee.
II. B. 54l-RepealinR the Wright bone
dry law and creating a state prohibition
commissioner along lines Of the Volstesd
act: never reported by house public morals
H. BIS so. 81 and 52-Regulating the
preparation. adoption. purchase and rental
OF school text books with intent to effect
savings for parents: passed house: await
report Of senate education committee
II. B. 2o9-Core reapportionment bill de-
hninR twelve new congressional districts
as passed BY the Democratic house: but
amended ny the Republican senate to
take the form of the senate Adams bill
creating eleven districts and providing for
awaits second reading in senate
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-04
SENATE WILL
SPEED ACTION
ON TAX BILLS
Regular Order of Business
Changed to Consider
Measures.

Fifteen So-caIled tax saving bills,
selected for special action several
days ago by the joint tax COM
mittee, are slated for action In the
senate this afternoon.
Way was prepared for this action
this morning by voting to change
the regular order Of business and
devote the time to consideration
Of these measures.
Only opposition was voiced by
Senator James J. Nejdl (Rep., Lake.,
who charged that the senate had
no right to support "a self appointed
steering committee"
Get Late start
After deciding to act on the tax
reduction bills, the senate then
shifted its course again and spent
the remainder of the morning on
house bills on second reading.
Getting away to late start. due
to a caucus on the procedure which
was adopted by both parties, little
was accomplished BY noon either in
the matter of advancing the calen-
dar or action on bills.
The permanent registration bill,
passed by the house, was sent to
third reading when an attempt to
amend the measure to make it op-
tional, rather than mandatory, was
rejected. Nejdl made this proposal.
Sanitary Bill Killed
Efforts to kill the bill putting
the indianapolis salvage corps on
twenty-four- hour shifts was thwart-
ed.
Senator Walter S. Chambers
Dem., Hancock, Henry and Mad
ison) made a successful fight TO
kill the bill providing for creation
of sanitary districts by cities and
towns and the issuance of forty
year bonds to finance same.
He charged it would cost $25,0OO.-
900 and leave the local units under
the dictatorship of the state board
OF health. The bill was postponed
indefinitely.