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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Townsend Lodge
 "Old Timers Night"

Townsend lodge of odd Fellows will hold m "Old Timers Night with supper, ceremony and enter tainment in tho lodge rooms on Monday night The supper will start the activities nt ' o'clock aft ar which the meeting will bo hold. Professional entertainment will close tho program. The committee planning the affair Is composed of Joseph Davis, chairman; Will liam j. Mnton William Davis. Charles Curtis. William J. Gardner. Ferdinand Bachman. Louis Pich- nrd and Edwin q. Hoyt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Pointers on
 Xmas Mailing
IrrnEl,c Articles

Articles easily broken or crush . cd must be securely wrapped and crated and boxed, use liberal quantities of excelsior. or like mn teriai. in. around. and between tho articles and the outside contalner,
 Glassware. fragile toys. erockcry must ba packed no aa Co preveh the escape of particles or pieces V broken in transit.
 cigarai ordinary boxes of cigars wrapped in paper only will not br accepted. Pack in manner to prevent damage by shock ar Jar Wrap tn corrugated paaieboard or similar material. Cigars must be in good shipping condition.
 All articles easily broken ar dam. aged must be plainly marked "rttAuii,E,"
 l'eriHi,abic Matter
 Parcels containing perlhhAhlc articles shah be marked "pEit. iHtiAIii.tg' and packed ln suitable eontainer, according i0 eontenih' Articles likely Co spoil within tho lime reasonably required Tor irnnaporlatiUn ana delivery will nOi br accepted for mailing, tiaa nre- einisdeilvary stamps Co expedite de- livery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

on West Main stroot, near Thom- aston avenue, yesterday afternoon and suffered fracture of tho right arm. Fred C. Hitch. 3b. of 231 Bishop street wha hit by n truck operated by Salvatore iavaginnilio of 400 Congress avenue. The ac- eident occurred near the corner of Judd and Freight streets. He was not seriously hurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
CAR FAILED TO
 MAKE THE TURN

A car operated by Joseph Teilnr Of orange court. this city, was damaged carly this morning whom it failed to make tho turn nt Hwan nAon'a bridge. No one was in- jured. Teiiar was returning to Wa terbury from Northf1old when tho accident occurred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
DANCE TOMORROW
 AT POST COLLEGE

The Athletics association of tho Post Business college which has played quito q prominent part in Athletics during the past year will give their first annual dance to- morrow evening nt the Post College building, 24 Central avenue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
YOUTH KiLLs HUGE OWL

0reenaburg. Pn, tUiD--A brown owl with n wing spread of 47M Inches was shot down by Jack Kuli. ib, n trnpper. IL was one of tho largest specimens killed in this district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

Markets
 points out that the auction market is not n scheme for disposing of farm products which should be rushed into blindly.
 Connecticut fruit and vegetable growers should be interested In MT Oley's talk as ho will so back 10 tho lime when unsatfsfactory marketing conditions prevailed in certain parts of New Jersey, telling of preliminary survey taken to find out what was needed and then n study of the auction market movement in other 1tateg before such il market was adopted. He will give tho reasons for their guc- ccss and factors necessary for Huc- cossful operation, together with facts and figures showing how the producer benefits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
RELIGIOUS
 EDUCATION
The Waterbury Council Held Annual Meeting at
 the YMCA
OFFICERS ELECTED

Officers were elected and re- ports read nt tho annual meeting of tho Waterbury Council of Re- iigioua Education nt tho Y. M. c. A. last night. Rev Dr I. Quin- ter Miller of Hartford, secretary of tho Connecticut Council, was tho speaker. officers were elected aa follows: President, Rov W. Moreton owen. pastor of tho Bun ker Hill Congregational church first vice-president, Hov Dr John B, Lewis: second vice. president John W. Potter; secretary. Herbert a. Smith; treasurer. John q. Brad Icy: committee chairman. vacation church school. Rev Oscar l.. Locke of Oakville; training schools. Miss Lois Beach; wcek-dny reiig- ious instruction. pr Lewis and itev Dr James E. Gregg; finance. An son R. Stocking.
 The names were submitted by q nominating committee composed of Rev Osvar l.. Locke. Herbert B. Smith, and Rev Joseph Q. Todd.
 Tho financial report read by John C. Bradley recealed that Si,813.b0 had been spent for week dny religious cducation; s2,04D for church vacation schools: s2SO for tho leadership training school; to- tai expenditures. $b,7t6: balance on hand, y340. Ray Nj. Johnson. director of tho schools reported that 12 Yale and i2 local teachers have been teaching In the weekday schools and that 6i3 children at- tended tho sessions of the schools regularly during the year.
 Those in attendance at the meet. ing included Rev W. Moreton owen. Herbert <. Smith. John C.. Bradley. Dr Miller. Dr Gregg. II. J.. Ande. II. D. Clinton. Mir Locke. pr Lewis and Mrs Lewis. Miss Mary R. Romaine. Miss ireno Powell. itev Robert C. Batchelder. ltcv Rniph W. Rowland. R. M, Fem, John W. Potter. Rev Ray M. John son. Mrs Elaine COndit. Rev Ed" ward Condit. Rev Thomas l.. Bin' clair. Rev Ridgeway r, Ahinn. Mr and Mrs R. l.. Wood. Miss Gratia Booth, Miss Lois W. Beach. Rev Kepneth Kingston. Rev. David Y, Gaines, Mrs Maude Wells. Rev pr Isaac W. Reed, Mrs Esther Costen Mrs Leila T. Alexander, Miss Elsic Gregg. Mrs Mary l.. Gregg and Mrs Edward W. Roberts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

CASE SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
 Tho $500 civil action of Francis W. Orencole Of Middisbury against Lena Nichols scheduled for trial in tho common pleas court hns been withdrawn from tho docket with tho announcement that n settlement has baen reached. Tho action arises from an auto collision between tho defendants husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

Baiiyeastie. Ireland. will push it's harbor improvement this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
BY II. CLIFFORD BROKAw,
Automobile Technical Adviser.

Beside the car driver the pedestrian
Is his ally. Outside the friendly con-
fines of automobile leather and metal
the two become explosive belligerents,
requiring numberless city ordinances
and armies of policemen to maintain
peace and order between them and ct
the same time keep the national death
rate as low as possible.
The automobilist and the pedestrian
have some objects in common as well
as conflict. Each wants to arrive at his
destination with as much speed and as
little opposition as possible, and neither
relishes the idea of the other possess
ing any superior rights Of way.
Law Observance Beneficial.
To make possible a more healthy and
satisfactory status between these two
interests, cities have imposed laws
which, II properly adhered to, would
result in mutual benefit to both the
driver Of q car and the person on foot.
In this respect roadbeds Of highways
and streets are primarily considered to
be for the passage of vehicles, but Pc
deStrians have the right to cross them,
providing they observe certain rules
which not only facilitate the movement
of trafic, but lessen the danger to
themselves.
Pedestrians should comply with traf-
fic signals. The ron-observance of these
regulations neceSsitateS much slower
rate of speed on the part Of drivers
who have been given the right Of way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

But If we follow the shift lever through
the cover Of the gearcase we find that
1t terminates in the midst of two metal
forks which slip over collars on the
sides Of two Of the sliding gears on the
top train Of gears. The shift lever is
pivoted at the ball which can be seen
by looking down at the hoorboard. Pic
ture this lever acting like a see-saw.
The longer end of the lever is above
the ball, or fulcrum as 1t is technically
known. That explains why it is easy
to move the gears below. You enjoy
the advantage Of leverage. BY moving
the shift lever to the various positions
able gears back and forth on the upper
pirate ones on the shaft below. This
provides different gear combinations
and enables the engine to exert what
amounts to Leverage" on the drive
shaft.
1t isn't necessary to understand the
above clearly to realize the Importance
Of grasping the shift lever at the top
rather than half way down. Sometimes
drivers will take hold Of the lever be-
low the knob with the idea that they
can force the gears to mesh during a
difficult shift. They're just going
against science.
When adjusting the position OF the
seat cushions always remember to adj
just the rear view mirror to TT the new
conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
CHANGES NOTICED
IN AUTO INDUSTRY
ReadiuStment Will Raise
Totals Above Twelve
Billion.
Special Dispatch to the star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
DETROIT, March 21.-The chang
ing picture Of the automotive industry
as the result of readjustment Is be-
ginning to outline itself with exaI1i-
nation Of the extent Of 1891 opera
lions. The statisticians have calcu-
lated that the volume for this year, al
lowing for existing conditions, VIII ex-
coed $4,000, 900, 900.
In arriving ct this staggering total
they do not conflne the figuring to
production alone. They take In other
factors that interlock. OF this sum,
the retail value Of passenger cars is cal
culated as the secoiAd largest item. It
is estimated that it VIII account for q
turnover of $2,740, 0oO, 900, or % per
cent Of the above total.
Fuel and Lubricant Total.
Larger than this again and amount
ing 10 % per cent, come fuels and h-
bricants combined. For these it is es-
timated that $500 900 900 win be spent
to keep the motorized transports Of the
world rolling under loads that viii be
carried during the period ~ IL
months.
Then comes service labor. for which
the public viii pay $2,330, 900 900, or 10
per cent Of the total amount involved
Repair parts and supplies are counted
In as IL per cent and to reach 81 $751;
600, 900. Next in order Of size viii be
tire requirements for which the pro-
jected appropriation is per cent, or
$Ses, TOO 900.
For commercial cars, placed next, the
expenditure likely TO be made will run
TO $685., 800 600. taken as per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
New Kind of Gift.

Give her a brake, she may not
appreciate It, but an ideal gift for
ones wife or daughter at any
season Of the year Is Q set Of
perfectly adjusted brakes on her
car, according to a manager Of
the requirements division.
with millions Of women driy-
ing motor cars and traff1c increas-
ing and speeding up at an unpre-
cedented rate, the need for good
brakes is among the most pressing
in the motor world" says the
manager. Women have not the
strength Of men. Brakes properly
lined and properly adjusted so
they work instantly and accu-
rately are q vital necessity for
woman drivers.
'4The way to get this inexpensive
worry insurance Is this: Have
the bsRkes inspected at a brake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
A. A.A. QUESTIONS
HIGH MOTOR TAXES
Autoist Pays $3.50 for Every
Dollar That Goes Into
Road Work.

For every dollar Of actual cost that
goes into the State highway systems
of the country the motor vehicle own
ers are now contributing $3.50.
This was the high-light Of compre-
hensive study of the relation between
motor vehicle taxes and actual cost
Of State highways made public by the
American Automobile Association.
Instead Of motor transportation
being in any way subsidized, as claimed
by its enemies, our study affords con-
vincing evidence that the motorists
are now actually substituting the States
to the extent that they are contributing
annually in special tax levies 30 per
State highway systems" Thomas p.
Henry, president Of the American Auto
mobile Association declared.
The head Of the national motoring
body laid particular emphasis on the
difference between annual costs and
annual expenditures. He continued:
Heretofore the car owners were not
in q position TO estimate the relative
burden Of the special taxes imposed
on them, for the reasons that they were
led to think in terms Of expenditures
rather than In terms Of actual costs
on the basis Of the life Of these high
ways.
although in 1929, for example, $780,
o0o,0 were expended on State high
way systerns-which incidentally carry
more than two-thirds Of the rural mo-
tor trafflc-$557, 900 900, or 10 per cent
of the total, went for the purchase OF
rights of way and new construction,
which will last on the average for is
years and consequently, should not be
figured as q 1929 cost
1.-The true cost for 1929 was divided
as follows: Current upkeep. $196,6 :
1873; interest on capital investment,
$45, 834,531; amortization Of capital in
vestment, $191 1861 ,02O.
This means that the cost in 1929
was 433,836,739. During the same
year the motorists contributed S779,-
155,Q62 in special taxes, or 80 per cent
In excess of actual costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
BY SIDNEY ]. WILLIAMS.

Director, Public Safety Division, National
Safety Council.
The licensing Of automobile drivers
after examination and test-in the
light Of the traffic accident statistics
of this country, is the best method
that has been devised for controlling
the incompetent and dangerous driver
problem. In fact, it Is the only practic-
able method that has been discovered
for meeting this problem, the serious
aspect Of which Is mirrored in the
enormous toll Of deaths and injuries
that are being reaped in street and
highway accidents.
There is no need to call attention to
the seriousness Of the problem. Every
person who reads a newspaper acutely
realizes its grim tragedy. Thousands
Of able editorials over the country at
test the public indignation and the
demand for definite remedy.
The question is: What are We going
to do about it, and what is practical,
sound, constructive and enforceable
remedy? Panaceas will not meet it,
nor will halfway measures and diluted
remedies meet it.
The simple cold fact Is that the re-
sponsibility which each motor vehicle
operator assumes when he enters upon
the public highways to be safe and
careful driver must be brought into
clear relief, with a sure and certain
means of removing him if he proves
to be careless, incompetent, dangerous,
or Indifferent to the safety, lives and
property Of others. No other expedient
and no other device constitutes a
remedy.
And the only logical approach to eff
fective remedy is by the examination
and test Of prospective drivers before
they are turned loose on the highways.
Is is easier and better to uncover de-
fects and deficiencies that make a per-
son potentially dangerous driver be-
fore he enters on the road than it
is to discover them in the report of
an accident-Similar to those which
snufed out $4,000 lives, and injured
s62. 900 persons ESTIMATED as yeti that
marked the traffic toll in this country
in 1880.
Motor vehicle deaths last year were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

It's q logical but unpleasant fact
about driving that If you don't keep to
the right you'll get left.
There must be some lighter moments
to motoring, so asked a woman who
hasn't quite mastered the art Of driving
just what she considered the best
laugh Of a normal day awheel. Watch
ing q tradic ofdcer having trouble driv-
ing his own car" she replied.
Clutch foot" an afliction which men
have endured for years, appears to be
headed for the discard. The ladies es-
pecially will be pleased to learn that on
some Of the newest models it is possible
to shift back and forth from second to
high without bothering to push down
the clutch pedal. A great comfort in
trafic and also during the flag end of
those long days at the wheel.
In announcing it's women's division
one of the leading automobile clubs
pointed out that 1t is educating milady
in the knowledge of her car largely with
a view to helping her take longer and
more successful motor trips. knowing
what's what about cars, she Is less like
ly to fall prey to some INSCRIPTIONS
roadside mechanics schemes for taking
her good money.
One of the most ingenious OF the new
conveniences for milady Is a knob
which replaces the one originally on
the gear shift. It is in two parts.
When you unscrew the upper half, a
compartment is uncovered In here you
can carry the drivers license or any
other little thing you are likely to forget
and will need in an emergency.
Recently a driver was obliged to stop
her car In q hurry. Down went the
foot brake to the floor. There was an
arrestinR Jolt and then an unfamiliar
tiaud. Looking around she found that
her elderly passenger on the rest seat
had slid OF TO the floor.
This happened because the driver
neglected to adjust the foot rail for her
passenger. II had been folded back.
Bracing Is important In these days Of
sudden changes In the cars rate Of
speed.
Discovering that the gear-shift lever
Is playing such vital role in the per-
formance Of modern cars milady is
justified in asking what the shift lever
actually does. You pull 1t back to the
left for low, over and across for second
and back TO the right for high. But
What happens under the fioorlooards?
Because OF the increasing use Of new
and unconventional types Of gearsets 1t
is impossible to boil down the operations
of q transmission so as to make them
as simple as the modern clutch which
acts like two states pressed together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
DAMAGES AWARDED
PrOpTietorp Of Parking Lots Held
RESPONSIBLE for Carr.

PropT1etorp or Park1ng Lots Eelo
Responsible for Carr.
Special Dispatch to The star
BALTIMORE, March 21.-Proprie-
tors of parking lots are responsible for
machines left in their custody, accord
ing to q decision of a jury in City
Court this week, which awarded dam
ages OF 1915 to the owner Of a stolen
car.
The suit was brought through Victor
p. skruk for the use Of the General
Exchange Insurance Co.
Mr.. Skruk testified that on Deem
Der 80. 1929, he parked his car there
paid his fee, got q ticket, and later
returned to find the machine gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

The remaining items are accessories,
Of which the value is to reach $780,
000, 900, and shop equipment for serv-
ice stations, which is the smallest Of
the lot, but which adds up TO $780,
600.
The world registration Of motor We
hicles has been computed at $685.
900 units. OF these, rs per cent, ap-
proximating 26,500,000, are in opera
ton within the borders Of the United
States.
AS one angle Of further expansion
which is getting under way, the six
wheeled vehicle to be used chiefly for
heavy hauling. is one of the new de-
velopments. Recently there has been
exhibited In various cities what Is said
to be the most powerful truck unit ever
built.
For its power plant this leviathan Of
the roads Utilities two engines Of 275
horsepower each, which may be used
separately or together as desired. The
vehicle has five forward speeds and
two reverse speeds.
The carrying capacity is 20 tons.
The six wheelers, research has
shown, handle the heavy commercial
loads with greater efficiency than the
four-wheel jobs which, in the future,
are to be confined to the lighter, fas-
ter hauling tasks.
In some of the new six-wheel We
iicles dual drive will be employed with
the aim of cutting down costs in long
distance work and for special require
ments like furniture hauling and NOV
ing.
That a new field Is thus being opened
UP Is shown in the decision Of Marmon
executives to form q subsidiary organi-
zation which viii specialize In multi
pie drive trucks embodying new de-
sign.
Truck company executives believe
that the new trend may also end fur
Their development in specialized va
cars by highway, replacing shipment by
rail. 1t has been found to be q cheaper
method within certain distance limits
as there is less handling, since a ship
ment goes direct from q factory load
ing dock to the door of the distributor.
Pullman Bus Expansion.
On the passenger carrying side, the
Pullman type buses also are due for ex-
pansion In the scope Of operations this
year. The buses and coaches were
credited with carrying 100000 900 pas
sengers during 1880. There now are
$4,000 of them operating over 325, 900
miles of highway, forming . network
covering the country.
AS the radius of travel continues to
expand, the need for fast express high
ways TO be built from one end Of tha
needs of both passenger and freight
carrying, IS becoming imperative.
(Copyrisnt, 1881. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

Stanley H. Horner
1920 18th ST. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Ennal state Expenditures.

Registration and gasoline taxes on
motor vehicles now equal total expendi-
lures for state, or main highways, and
almost twice maintenance cost of all
State and local highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
LUMBER EMBARGO
DECISION DELAYED
Treasury Officials Here Await
Findings of Customs Men on
Russian Timber Cargo.

BY the Associated Press.
A decision on whether a shipment of
Russian lumber will be admitted to the
United States was held in allegiance
today pending receipt of a report from
the collector of customs at Providence,
r. l., where the cargo was landed.
Treasury officials, however, expressed
the opinion the lumber was not from
sections of Russia in which convict
labor is used in the forests and which
would be barred from entry under the
tariff law and Treasury regulations.
Northern Lumber Barred.
It had been announced in Russia
the cargo was being sent to test the
law barring goods produced by convict
labor, but the Treasury had information
that the lumber was from southern
sections of Russia where there had been
no suspicion that such labor was used
in lumber camps.
Treasury regulations promulgated two
months ago barred all lumber produced
in Russia north of latitude go unless It
could be shown by the importer or
shipper that convicts were not used in
its production.
Collector Will Decide.
If the ships papers show the lumber
Is from Southern Russia and importers
can produce evidence to that effect,
officials said there would be no question
Is to its being admitted.
They added each shipment of Russian
lumber must stand on its own merits,
and that the importers must show con-
vict labor was not used.
officials expressed the belief the i'm
porters would not have permitted the
lumber to be shipped had it contained
any convict produced timber, knowing
that such shipment would be barred
from the United States.
Customs Collector Sansouci, at Provi-
dence, will determine whether the lum-
Der should be barred and will notify
customs headquarters here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
CHICAGO PUBLIC FOE
FREED FROM JOLIET
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Judge
Lacked Jurisdiction in Case
of George Barker.

~ the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 24.-Re-
lease from the State Penitentiary at
Joliet was ordered yesterday by the Su-
preme Court for George Red" Barker,
classified by Chicago authorities as a
public enemy"
Barker, released from prison in 1929
on writ Of habeas corpus was re-
turned last october to serve four years
for larceny by order Of Judge John P.
McGoorty of the Chicago Criminal
Court, but the high court held that
Judge McGoorty did not have juris-
diction
Barker an alleged labor racketeer,
who once served a term in Michigan,
was ousted recently from leadership Of
the Coal Transfers and Hikers' Union
Of Chicago.
At the same time the Supreme Court
approved SAC, 900 bonds for the liberty
Of Danny Stanton, who is fighting ex-
tradition to Wisconsin to stand trial for
the Staying Of Jack Zuta, Chicago gang
Ster, who was killed In Wisconsin re-
sort last Summer.