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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
Check Up Now

While Waterbury may not be one of those cities which have allowed delinquency of $46,000 to accumulate in fines due the state from city and town courts, it would do no harm for every place in the state to examine itself on this point. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael A. Connor in recent letter promises to invoke the law to the fullest extent unless this money due the state is paid up promptly Doubtless some of it IS due to an oversight. Some may have been held up deliberately. In other cases the state may actually be losing revenue to which it is entitled.
 In view of the fact that cities and towns share in such collections it is foolhardy to become delinquent. We don't know what cities or towns are included on the Motor Vehicle Commissioner's list but suffice it to say his warning should be enough to cause some action. He said in part that Possibly your own particular court cannot be charged with such laxty, but the writer feels, however, that it is necessary to send out this communication to all courts, with the advice that in the future it is the intention of the commissioner of motor vehicles to carry out the provisions of the law as regards his own duty as called for
 In view of the fact that fines for motor law violations are frequent in all the minor courts it is clear that there must be some well-defined flouting of the particular statute calling for courts turning over share of the fines to the motor ve- hicle department. As we said above. there may be deliberate violations of this statute. We don't know what the officials have done about such cases in the past. but it is clear that Commissioner Connor intends to live up to the letter of the law and collect the fines That is as it should be. If the violator is fined, then it must be apportioned as the law says it should.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
LEARN ROAD RULES { (New Haven Journal-Courier)

"If all operators of motor ve- hicles.'' said Charles B. Butler, state manager of the Automobile Legal association, .'would lend their aid by closer study of the motor vehicle, laws and regula- tions, fewer accidents would be recorded" Which is, of course, a truism, approaching the platitudin- ous: but is, nevertheless, a. truism which is made significant by the fact that Connecticut has one of the worst, because one of the highest ratings in the United States for deaths from automobile accl- dents.'
 Y As an. example MT Butler cited the s'very important safety meas ure" passed by the recent assembly making it compulsory for the oper- ator of a. motor vehicle to- signal before starting up from the side Of the road. Tho average driver, whether of truck or pleasure car, plungcs into traffic withoutf tho least warming. In fact.s stctcs MT Butler, 'n careful study of this condition shows that very few operatorg ever take the trouble to look back to sec if any other ve- hic1e Is coming toward thcm." That this is a. significant safety measure is pointed by the ract that Q large portion of the accident total can be attributed directly to violations. There is absolutely no excuse for . motorist to coniine his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
Coal Code Real Test

Ihe bitter argument now going on in the coal industry over the terms of the pro- posed Blue Eagle agreement provides about as good test case for the whole recovery program as could possibly be arranged. It tests the patriotism. the social conscience and th. intelligence of all parties involved - the owners, the miners and the government itself It brings into the spotlight sec- tor of the industrial front which needs government regulation, probably more than any other. and gives us a chance to see whether reforms which have been urgently needed for years can finally be applied under the pressure of national emergency.
 Here we have an industry which cannot possibly do justice to its owners or to its workers without some sort of far-reaching and drastic corrective being applied from above. The country has more coal mines than it needs and more coal miners than it can ordinarily employ. Even sudden re- turn to 1929 levels of business activity would not involve consumption of all the coal that can be mined annually. nor would it provide jobs for all of the miners.
 The industry, in short, has managed to concentrate within itself nearly all of the major evils of present-day industriaism. This has happened naturally and through force of circumstances, and it IS idle to try to blame any one man or group of men; but it has happened and there is not the slightest sign that the industry can solve its troubles by its own unaided efforts. The Blue Eagle program offers way out-the first that has ever been opened to the coal industry since its troubles became acute. Here, at least is chance for the industry to become stabilized, for its production to get geared to consumption, for an arrangement to be made by which owners can get decent profits and miners can get decent living.
 But the first response of the industry has not been encouraging. It has split into factions - no fewer than 27 codes have been submitted by different groups of bi- luminous operators. Certain groups have apparently been ready to forego the benefits of cooperation rather than relax their archaic anti union. traditions. Others have insisted that they will submit to no government supervision under any circumstances It will be national calamity if some sort of order cannot be brought into this chaotic field Those individuals who stand in the way are shouldering an extremely heavy responsibility
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

We've heard of expeditions to recover lost treasures buried silver, ruins of another civilization, but it has remained for the New York Botanical Garden to sponsor the most unique search of all It sponsors trip to the mountain fastnesses of the South, and by the South We mean our southern states, to seek lost species of flowers. Flowers that disappeared from gardens l50 years ago and returned to the wild state are the quest of botanists and they are rather confident that success will crown their efforts. No doubt enthusiasm for such trip has been kndled by the report of the many new spe- cies of flowers discovered in opening up the inaccessible regions of the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennes- see. Special permission has been granted the expedition to enter on any government forest or park lands in search of rare speci- mems. At least 200 varieties are anticipated before the trip has even started. And if it is as successful as its packers claim it will be there will be similar searches in other remote parts of the nation for the flowers of two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

the slack in unemployment previously sx- isting. It meant drawing workers from the land and from small. individual occupations. It meant absorbing part. and on the aver age only part. of the inereased population bred in the industrial age.
 Normally the working population got along fairly well, on the whole. But periodic unemployment periods began. as q result of system which produced more than it sold. and they kept coming oftener and getting worse. This last depression was the climax. Let it be remembered that though people were poorer before the industrial age. in the sense that they had fewer things. there were not SO many of them without jobs or means of subsistence. In medieval workmen' s guilds, as peasants or small farmers. or as individual artisans, they get along never with much, perhaps but never with noth- ing. Machinery and capital together created system which in its periods of economic indigestion left increasing millions helpless and dependent on charity.
 The fault is not in the machine. It is in men. who have not yet faced facts and mastered their creation. by using their social and economic intelligence as well as they have used their mechanical intelligence. We need more. not less, machinery = more, not less, production>-- but better brains running industry. with higher social ideals than we have had in the past
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
Our New Postmaster

General satisfaction was expressed through out the city today at the choice of James T. Kelley for Postmaster of Waterbury. Various candidates even ventured to say that in se- leeting Mir Kelley Postmaster General Farley had acted with considerable wisdom. The appointment can hardly be considered political one. It is purely one of merit as the 37 years that Mir Kelley has given to the postal service in Waterbury will well testify. No man can give that many years of his life without acquiring thorough and first hand knowledge of his business.
 From the very beginning when it was evident that Postmaster Colgrove must re- linquish his office to democrat there were expressions of hope from prominent citizens that his assistant, Mr Kelley. might be named to replace him. It seemed for time that the irony of fate and the ruthlessness of politics would deny him this honor, as it had perhaps on other occasions when ad- yancement might have been his. While the postmastership in any city is more or less whipped this way and that by political lnes it is particularly gratifying to know now that it is possible for man to come up from the ranks and go straight to the top.
 That is just what Mir Kelley has done in his postal career. He began it as sub- carrier and advanced by degrees to be the citys second assistant postmaster back in 1916. His devotion to duty has always been as marked as the cheerfulness with which he regarded the passing years during which he watched others arrive at the post due him by virtue of service and perform anee. We'll liked by both the employes of the postoffice and the city at large we predict for his administration a bright future in which will perhaps be forgotten these last fev hectic weeks in which the office seemed to be for him who could bring to bear the most influence In this one instance merit may justly have played the most important part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

Opening of the new State Teachers coll lege in New Britain is now tentatively set for September l2, according to reports from that city. The last session of the Legisla- ture created the teachers college from the New Britain normal school. The enrolment this fall, we learn will consist of 278 girls and 22 men, all of the latter in the first year class This new departure in state edu- cation will no doubt be closely watched owing to the fact that there was much ar gumcnt on both side before the state board of education and the legislators agreed on the plan which at one time involved several other features. such as operation of other normal schools as junior colleges
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
THE Law OF AIRPLANE
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 Airplanes carrying mails and pas- scngers are constantly passing over the property of hundreds of own CTS; who do not regard them as trespassers or. as a nuisance. But the airplane in operation must comply with the law, and what is the law affecting its use? The New York County Lawyers Asso- ciation Committee on Aeronautical Law has just issued, a report hold ing that flight itself is mot ' a |trepass," and travel through air space is 2 matter of right and not of priWlege.9 These pronounce ments refer to two staetments by Professors Thurston of Harvard and Bohlen of the University of Pennsylvania, who are engaged up- on a restatement of the Law of Forts concerning trespass and travel through air space. One laid down the principle that tres- pass may be above the surface of the, earth and also that there may be an entry on the air space fin the possession of another" Briefly stated. the Lawyers Association denied the first, and contended that an owner of land does not control the air above it unless he is physically using 1t. s
 There are already 8 number of pertinent cases dealing with the maxim that the air space belongs to the owner of the land below 1t, :. But in the; Judgment of the Law yers association a mistake Is made when such flaw is applied to the commercial use of airplanes. There Is considerable case law support ing their right to fly over any
 body's land so long as they commit neither q palpable ,trespass nor nuisance. In a Minnesota case 1t was held that the upper air Is q
 natural heritage common to all the people" and that 'condemna- tion' of air lines is not feasible" :" A federal court has taken the
 ground that if flight, Is not q tres pass, air travel is q matter of right and not g privilege.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
So They Say.

Z The Bible says it Is not nice Ito pose in the nude. Miss Ethel R. Willets, evangeiibt. { of Lafayette. Ind.
 However good a dictatorship may be, however constructive and convenient, 1t always compromises the future because it leaves as 8 legacy, disorder. General Plutarco Elias Gales iof
 Mexico. fF
 .The battlefield is for man what motherhood is2 for woman. Mothers must give themselves to the bearing of children and fathers must fall on the battlefield to as- sure future for their sons. Franz von Papen of Germany. { Dogs are the most affectionatc of animals--the only animals that prefer the company of man to their own kind. Cats can't be trusted a second.
 .-Dr Glen Adams. Cincinnati dog . Iancier. aay We have entirely too many gov ernments in the United States. Mo- body knows exactly how many there are, but counting the federal, state, county and city governments, the school districts, the moth, and mosquito districts, and whatnot, we have 9 total of between S250,000 and 500, 900 governments. Professor s. F. Leland, Univer-
 sity of Chicago. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
Pnris # Letter
By LAMAR. MIDDLETON

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 Paris, (UP)-The funeral strains of jazz "blues" will soon reveE- berate through the dripping tun- nels of the Catacombs of Paris, unless the plans of an American orchestra, leader are scotched by more reverent citizens. 4l
 The Catacombs here comprise the municipal burial grounds where the bones and skulls of about 6,OO0, 900 departed Parisians are stacked along miles of gloomy passages. s@s~ 3 .% { :ss
 Advanced by Chicago Man {,
 The bizarre proposal to hold jazz concerts weekly in this lu- gubrious atmosphere was advanced in good faith by Chicago jazz leader. who. pointed out the sub stantial revenues which would &C., crue to the city. At present the Catacombs areopen one day week. ly, when only handful of the morbidly curious pay small fees for the privilege of viewing the ghostly remains underground.
 Jazz concerts in the Paris "bone yard" however, would draw thou sands, and provide the municipal- ity with sorely needed funds. tsi
 Music in the Catacombs, more- over, is not without precedent, the conductor informed the municipal council. On the night of April ?, 1897, a symphony concert was held in oneof the larger sepul- chral chambers where 50 musi- clans, directed by Paul Furet played the Chopin Funeral March, the funeral march in the fourth Beethoven symphony, and Saint Saens' "Danse Macabre."
 Led with Skull in Hand
 On that occasion the conductor held q skull in his left hand. while directing with a .tibia in his right Guests, wearing shrouds, included members of the government and figures celebrated in literary and theatrical circles.
 The concert was somewhat marred by the loss for several hours of Dr Georges Poirier, the 'cellist, whoN wandered away after the performance and spent an un. pleasant night among the bones with rats of fabulous size for com. pany. A searching party found him the next day, insane with fright. Because the Catacombs are con, secrated ground, the concert 3e years ago, provoked the wrath ol ecclesiastics. even though the pro gram was relatively serious. The attitude of the present generation of church dignitaries to jazz per. formances in the subterraneaT 'bone yard" Is certain not to D. lindulgent, though the Frenci clergy is more liberal than a gen. Ieration ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
The Waterbury Democrat Wash.
 in0f0n COrreSnQndent

ingtOn Correspondent
 Washington.-Wa for some hot developments in connection with enforcement of the presidents blanket code.
 MIRA officials are gravely con- cerned by piles of telegrams from cities throughout the country, de- manding help or advice. in cases arising from violations or refusals to sign up. Many of these are local drive officials.
 The man who signed up, short ened hours, raised low wages and hired new employees in good faith emits sad plaint as his competi- tor-a n-signer-faces him with ruinous competition made possible by lower costs.
 More "Heat" Expected An example of the sort of thing that can happen is reported from Maryland. A large. nationally known canning firm is operating under the code Alongside 1t is another corporation which is pay ing it's workers 10 cents an. hour. The tomato canning season will soon be over, leaving the first com operating at a disadvantage for the next year. VI After the first rush of code .ac- ceptances came another rush of in- quiries from employers who had no surplus with which to tide them over the extra costs in the immedi- ate future. Apparently they will have to be granted temporary ex- cuse. s { Recent tendency has been to place, campaign responsibility for decisions on local agencies. But more "heat" is sure to be turned on from Washington.
 Popular Support Seen
 One thing every administration official agrees upon:
 The plain people of the country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
DEADLY DUTCH ELM
 DISEASE la Bridgeport Times-Star)

The, Connecticut Department; of Agriculture and the people of the state should cooperate withotu de- lay in a fight against the deadly Dutch elm disease which threat ems to destroy all the elm trees in the northeastern section of the United States. f's
 The, blight first manifested itself in Ohio, three years ago, and was thought to have been exterminat- ed. It recently cropped up in New Jersey, staten Island and, Long Is- land, However, and now extends over an area of nearly 500 square miles. The latest outbreak was fe- ported q few days agc In Brooklyn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

To add to the worries of the coast guards men they have just been asked to keep on the look k-out for 60 Portugese tuna fish. The fish have been marked with special tags, so that their wanderings can be subjected to study by Portuguese scientists. Just as the guardsmen thought their prohibition en- forcement duties were slaekening they get this job of checking up on bunch of wild eyed tuna fish. By the way what does a tuna fish look like? We've never seen one outside the can. .s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18
Personal Health Service (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 Ys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

knowledge of road rules and sregu- lations to the slight informafion needed for obtaining a drivers IT.
 eense. If desire for courtesy and regard for safety are not sufficient stimulants for him to observe this new measure, it will become neccs- sary for authorities to Jog his memory with application Of the $10 fine for conviction. s. 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

centuries ago. While the average citizen isn't at all interested in such things. to the flower fancier it opens up many possibili- ties of varying his garden with new and strange species which our forefatheB may have cultivated in their backyards
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

High tide at Milford Saturday. Angus l9, l0:55 a. m., daylight time; low tide 5:13 p. m. daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:17. daylight time. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-18

Aviation has gone pretty far. but it still has lot to learn from the dragon fly.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
FLIGHT OF CAPITAL
FROM PARIS SEEN
Sharp Advance in Pound Taken as
Sign That Most of Funds Are
Going to London.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 6.-The pound
sterling surged upward In foreign ex-
change dealings today, both against
European currencies and the dollar, In
what well informed international bank
ing circles here regarded as a flight oi
capital from Paris to London.
The rise in sterling against the dol
lar, which carried 1t up tx cents to
s492h In the early dealings here, OF
well above its old parity with the dollar
of $4.86ss, aroused the question In
many minds as to whether active Amer
ican gold buying had started In London
Most quarters, however, thought the
movement was due almost entirely to
a flight Of funds from the continent
Of Europe to London, due to uncer-
tainty over the old gold standard In the
countries where it Is still In effect
Sterling in terms Of the dollar, how
ever, reached the highest level since
the commissions in foreign exchange In
cident to the outbreak Of the World
War In 1914. But gold currencies de-
clined in terms in the dollar, indicating
that there was some movement Of funds
from France and other gold standard
countries to New York, although Lon
don seemed to be preferred.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
R. F. C: GOLD PRICE
RAISED TO s32.A
Administration Reveals ST.
100000 Has Been Paid
Out in Purchases.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The administration raised the R. F. C.
price for newly-mined gold to another
successive new high today at 1924 an
ounce and revealed that $2,8o0,o0o has
been paid out in purchases of the do
mestic metal.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Re-
construction Corporation, said that SUBJ
stantial amounts of gold have been
bought in the world markets, but he
declined to state the actual amount.
The administration watched the dol
lar slide to new low level, but would
give no hint whether its gold-buying
activities abroad were linked to the
sk1dding exchange rate.
The foreign gold Is being bought by
the Federal Bank. of New York at ap-
proximately the price being paid by the
r. F. G. for domestic newly-mined
metal.
Jones also announced that since Oc-
tober 16, S93,000,000 has been loaned to
closed banks for distribution to de-
positors
The Deposit Liquidation Board was
formed on that date and Jones said that
1t soon will have the State committees
completed.
London dispatches told of mysterious
sale of 100000 in bar gold.
Authorities here are surrounding their
operations with great secrecy lest spec
ulators profit.
Oficials today fixed the price of
domestic newly mined gold at S32.84 an
ounce, II cents higher than on Saturday
and 38 cents greater than the London
quotation after turning 1t into dollars
at an exchange rate of 4.9211 to the
pound, a low mark reached in today's
dealings The dollar closed at S49034.
London bullion quotation in British
currency decreased by 61a pence.