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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

days later the certificate was is- sued. Along with the certificate
 was given instructions to display some type of marker on car showing the number of the regis tration certificate. Today you walk into one of the ten offices of the motor vehicle department through out the state and, under normal
 conditions, walk out five minutes later with a registration certificate and a pair of number plates loaned to you by the state. Under the
 abnormal conditions which will prevail during the coming five days Eof "registration week" thousands
 of applicants will be handled each
 day and none will have to wait more than thirty or forty minutes
 despite the tremendous rush.
 Thirty years ago an automobile
 owner went home with his regis tration and then proceeded to have a marker made out of leather or any other material desired. Today'| the automobile owner receives through the mail, or carries out with him, a pair of number plates
 (blue and white for 1934) manu- factured by the state of uniform materials design, color, etc. The need for standard plates can be easily realized when an inspection is made of old plates used years ago. No two were alike and, con- sequently, confusing to the author ities. Incidentally years ago one owned their plates but today the state owns them and can call the markers back anytime an irregu- larity is discovered or when the ownership of an automobile is in dispute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

achieving that effect is the gold purchase plan, though there is bit- ter debate as to it's practicability. For two months the treasury, through the R. r. c. has been buy ing gold at a rate far above sta- tutory price, to depreciate the dol lar.
 GLASS WILL ERUPT
 The first currency fight is likely to come over administration-spon- sored legislation to validate and strengthen the gold purchase poll icy and possibly other operations not yet announced. Senator Carter Glass and the other money con- servatives then will unleash their guns.
 Glass is set to question the le- gality of the gold buying plan, as did Undersecretary Dean Acheson before he was fired from the Treasury. The administration has been preparing for such an attack in Congress.
 Conservatives also unexpected to make a futile effort to, take away the imitation powers which Con gress gave to Roosevelt in the last session. At the other extreme will be those who want to make infia- tion mandatory.
 The 'sound money" group finds one of it's previously most impress sive arguments weakened by suc- cess of the Treasury's December financing.
 STIRRED BY FARMERS Tactics of the inflationists will be governed by whether they think the president is going fast enough and far enough. The imitation de- mand from west and south is in- spired by the condition of debt-rid- den farmers, who find prices for farm goods rising but slowly and the increases largely offset by in- creased prices for things they must buy.
 r. It's important to note that the l imitation tumult of a few weeks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
CHICAGO TO GET
 OPERA ONCE MORE
S2O,OOO, 900 Civic Opera House Opens To-day
 After Two Years

Chicago, Dec 27-(UP)-Today the long closed doors of the Chi, cago Civic Opera house, Samuel Insults $2O, ,O00,00O reminder of his own greatness, swing open on a new era of, opera. For two years the building has remained in dark ness. &El
 brushed and the lights are ablaze again. season opera begins with five per formances each week by members of the newly formed Chicago Grand Opera company. Sponsored by George Woodruff and the late George Lytton. Although 1t has been designed to meet the purses of the average citizen the admls, sion price has drawn many social names. The names of Dawes, liar rison, Armour, Avery and Chai- mers are included among the res- ervations. in La Tosca," the opening per formance. Dino Borgioli, brilliant Tuscan tenor, will enhance the im- pressiveness of the rededication Dy appearing opposite Miss Jeritza as Cavaradossi.
 Mario Chamlee will sing for the first time in the Civic Opera house on the next night when he appears w,.h John Charles Thomas ana M lion Claire in '"Traviata."
 Of all the newcomers to appear this season, none will attract great CT attention than Marion Talley, Kansas farm girl, who comes out of four year retirement after iun- equalIed success in New York and Europe to sing Gilda in "Rigolet- to-.
 Laurent Novikoff, ballet master of the defunct Insul1 opera. who has kept his choreographic forces intact, despite a long and difficult Hull between seasons. will stage the pallets and incidental dances De- sire Defrere is stage director of the entire enterprise, and Giacoino Spadonin. veteran of. 23 Chicago 'operatic seasons. will direct the fshnftIfQY fs .s.1 lAs s.st 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
Jesse Jones of Texas he is chairman of the REC.

followed by France and Italy when those countries devalued their cur rency.
 It is urged by the committee for the Nation, with which Prof George F. Warren has associated and which has agitated for sev- eral monetary steps which subse- quently were adopted by the ad- ministration.
 It involves the cessation of gold coinage and the melting of all gold into bullion.
 NEW MONEY BIG ISSUE
 Federal Reserve and Treasury gold together amounts to some $4,30,OOO,O ,OO0, and under the Thomas plan the profit" would be the same amount. On the present basis of 40 per cent gold coverage for currency. more than $1O,0O0,000,000 of new money could be issued.
 Ultimately the imitation struggle may center on the amount of after devalution and the question oL WHetHSE tO dppIy tt lO sI0 ueS- tional debt, federal expenditures, or to some other purpose. such as soldier bonus payment. Meanwhile, the most important thing to watch for is some sign of Roosevelt's attitude toward this method of imitation. OPTIMISTIC ON SILVER Recently, confidence has increas- ed that the administration is ready
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
Vehicle Office On
 Ten-Hour Day Plan
Motor Authorities Lengthen Working Hours to Assist
 Car Owners in Securing 1884 Registrations

were first issued applicants visited the secretary of states office daily and leisurely went through the necessary details to secure a certl- ficate. Yesterday the ten offices or the vehicle department opened at 8 o'clock in the morning with a line of many hundreds waiting and, with shortened lunch hours for all clerical help, remained open until 6 o'clock in the evening. That means five ten-hour days this week for motor vehicle department employees as next Saturday Is in- cluded in the long-day schedule.
 Dow R. Beebe of Bridgeport was given the second certificate back In 1903, registering Locomobile "Touring B.. accommodating two to four passengers. It was operat- ed by steam and built by the Lo- comobile Company of America in Bridgeport. This car was the first Connecticut-built automobile to be registered in this state.
 O. N. Beebe of Essex secured the third certificate, registering Knoxmobile gasoline runabout, four passenger capacity. Many readers can probably recall those old cars with brass trimming and the door behind with step like the old hacks. I. l.. Holt and Har- old A. Meeks of Meriden secured the next certificate for two Auto- cars, called the "tonneau type" which certainly means a door In the rear. Stephen F. Perkins of New Haven and Paul Norwood of Ansonia were given certificates six and seven, respectively, for Loco- mobile runabouts, the same type as MT Beebe of Bridgeport registered. Then Clarence R. Sharp Of Mert- den recorded another Oldsmobtle two passenger runabout and Archt- bald w. Comstock of lvoryton offered a s'Winton Touring Car" for registration, getting certificate num- Der nine. This car had a capacity of two or five'' and used gasoline for fuel. Certicate number ten was given Eugene T. Kirkland of New London who owned a Locomoble styled as 'tStanhope" and carrying two people. That too was operated by steam.
 The list of the first ten cars registered in Connecticut back in 1908 includes two Oldmobiles. four Locomobiles, one Knoxmobtle, two Autocars and one Winton. The first ten cars registered in 1883. thirty years, later included one Franklin, five Cadillacs, one Dodge. one Pack ard, one Locomobile and ono Buick,
 In 1903 the custom was to file your application for a certificate or registration and thens one or more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
(speciaI to The Democrat)

Hartford, Dec 27-Ten-hour days at the ten offices of the state de- partment of motor vehicles will be the routine for this week, which started yesterday, and including Saturday, December 30th. Commis- sioner Michael A. Connor length ened the working hours of the motor department for this week in order to extend all possible time to the public, to get their 1884 auto- motive registrations before Sunday and so have uninterrupted use of their cars, trucks or motorcycles over the weekend and into the New Year. The commissioner gives the public the additional assurance that whe nthe closing minute ar- rives each evening everybody in the proper line will be taken care of and none will be sent away with out their registration certificate.
 During 1888 there were 350,716 registration certificates issued by the department of motor vehicles throughout the state, giving some idea of the work confronting the department this week as the ma jority of the registrations are is- sued during the last week in De. Hcember and early in January. The next busy period is the latter part of March when ears are taken out for use on and after April list. An interesting anniversary is being ob- served this year by the state de- -partment of motor vehicles as 1t was thirty years ago, in 1903, that automotive vehicles were first re- quired to be registered, an automo- bile bureau being established in the secretary of states office for that purpose.
 James P. Woodruff of Litchfield was the first applicant on May 2Srd 1903, for a registration certificate and on Hay 18th he was given No. l" which entitled him to place markers of his own design and manufacture on an Oldsmobile run- about of two to four-passenger capacity, driven by gasoline en- zine. The Woodruff family of Litchfield has held the "N0. IT registration certificate by early ap- plication each year.
 On that 23rd day of May. thirty years ago, eleven individuals ap- piled for motor car registrations. yesterday more applied for regis trations at the main office of the state department of motor vehicles in Hartford and the nine branch offices in Waterbury, New Haven. Bridgeport, New London, Norwich, Willimantfc, Danbhry, South Nor walk and Stamford. Thirty years ago when the registrations for 1905
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

of the nations gold reserve.
 That would be imitation of a type but quite another picture than the spectacle of runaway "green- pack" congress, which many op-' oonents of the Roosevelt monetary policy claim to fear. a GREENBACK HOWL CERTAIN
 A howl for greenbacks from many western and southern mem bers is inevitable. Its intensity and consequences will depend on the success of the recovery pro- gram and the effect of the White House currency efforts.
 Volume of the anti-inflation pro- test will be similarly dependent, though the recent collapse of a solidified opposition movement leaves the issue largely between Roosevelt and the radical infia- tionists, except for the fact that Roosevelt will receive full conserv- ative support in any bout with the extremists.
 Such conservative backing, de- ,pendable residue of administration strength in congress and a popular sentiment which will back Roose- velt in anything he does. makes it almost certain that inflationists would be unable to pass a bill over a presidential veto.
 CONCESSIONS POSSIBLE
 That leaves Roosevelt free to carry on his own policy, which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

ago subsided after the administra- ton began to pump subsidies and loan money into the affected farm areas.
 Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla homa and Represent Rankin of Mississippi, two inflationist leaders, recently have expressed their will ingness to string along with the Roosevelt program - intimating, vinced it will have the desired re- suit sooon enough.
 GOLD PROGRAM OUTLINE
 Indicating the tendency of infia- tionists toward revaluing the gold reserve and impounding the Fed nevertheless, that they are not con- eral Reserve and Treasury profit" therefrom, Thomas has prepared a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

bill which proposes devalution of the dollar by 50 per cent and a presidential declaration that gold IS worth $4134 an ounce instead or the present statutory $21.67 Cor the F. F. C.'s quotation of approxi- mately $34 for the newly-mined producD.
 Thomas would have the Treas ury take over all the gold, reim- zursing the Reserve banks with gold certificates at the rate of $2O.67 an ounce. When they re- deemed the certificates in gold they would get only half as much gold for their money. Such course was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
By RODNEY DUTCHER

Waterbury Dcm0crat Wasl7lson .,
 Washington, Dec 27-The infaton issue probably will be decided before congress adourns few months hence
 But not necessarily by congress- The session opens dur inc Hull on the currency front and it safe bet that President Roosevelt will be able to keep the fate of the dollar in his own hands. sss1ssg
 When the dollar is devaued 50 cents-as to be the adminstrations panthree four billion dollars of new currency may be issued the basis of doubled value
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
PRESS CLUB NAME
 (. U. GRAD PREXY
William C. Murphy, Jr, World War Veteran,
 HOnOred in Capital \
Special to The Democrat)

Washington, D. C., December 27
 William c :. Murphy, Jr, an alumnus of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., was elected president of the National Press club at it's recent meeting in Washington, D. c. :.
 MT Murphy received a degree of master of arts from Catholic uni- versity in 1920 after graduating from Wabash college with a bach elor of arts degree in 1919. He has had a brilliant career as a jour- nalist and newspaper man, serv- ing in succession as city editor of the Charlottesville Journal, report CT on the Washington Post. corre- spondent of the N. c. W. c. News service and was chief of the sen- ate staff from 1926 to 1888. MT Murphy served in the World war as a second lieutenant and besides being a member of the National Press club is also a member of the American Legion Press club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

may include concessions to infla- tion sentiment, such as purchase of i;lver for a currency base and pos ibly a promise of new currency based on a revalued gold reserve.
 The Roosevelt, plan : calls for raising the commodity price index 70 the 1926 level and subsequent .,tabilization which, under the War; rrn plan, now favored at the White House, would be based and main- tained on the commodity price in- dex. ygt4NsA 2fy&
 The dollar first must fall in value n relation to gold and other, com nodities. One method used < in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
DAM WORKERS HAVE 8
 T1ADruG

Alnliras 2 Wash. (UP)- There'li be no lack of reading matter on cold winter nights along the shores of the Columbia river adjacent to the Grand Coulee dam project. Three newspapers, two weekly and ones daily, will furnish new resi- dents of the district with news.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

to "do something for silver." There's a silver bloc of about 30 senators and some such move would lessen imitation pressure on the White House.
 Last spring Congress empowered Roosevelt to coin silver at any ratio to gold.
 Remonetization of silver, since we are off the gold standard, now is regarded as mild substitute for greenback imitation. It is believ- ed the administration is especially interested in helping the silver producing states.
 Senator Wheeler sof Montana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
s515 up

IF. o. B. Detroit. plus freight, delivery and tax. Bumpers and spare tire extra. Convenient terms through Authorized Ford Finance Plans of the
 Universal Credit Ccmpany.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

X East Scotland hills districts have q water famine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
WILL HAVE LAST
 WORD ON FATE OF DOLLAR
Imitation Issue Will Be Settled During Coming Congress Session As
 President Wants It Settled

Of articles "Here Comes the important issues that will be at stake again after the New Year,ah h0d
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27

purchase, for use as a currency base. Under his plan, the govern ment would pay at least 96 cents an ounce, whereas silver now is selling at about 43 cents.
 It seems probable that the Treasury will buy up Q certain quantity of silver at q price of at least 60 cents an ounce. Legisla- tion may or may not be considered necessary for that purpose.
 Copyright, 1893, NEA Service, Incl
 TOMORROW - Liquor Taxes and control and other taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
JAL INTAKE MANIFOLD ADD HE NEW FORD V>8 FOR 1884

dividuaI control on front door ndrear-quarter windows enables passengers to obtain desired ven- tilation without causing discom- fort to others. Windshield and windows do not fog when venti- lators are opened.
 In warm weather, the wind shield which opens -and the cowl ventilator provide addi- tional fresh air.
 This New Ford is more com- fortable car. It has new spring fexibility, improved shock ab- sorbers, softer seat springs, and deeper seat cushions.
 It is a handsomer car. New lines, new radiator shell and grille, new interior design.
 But above all it is an efficient and economical car, and an auto- mobile on which you can depend for long and satisfactory service. NOW ON DISPLAY AT ALL FORD DEALERS
Evening star., 1933-02-17
GAIN IN GOLD IMPORTS
OFFSETS RECENT SALES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Substan-
tial imports of gold received yesterday
served in substantial measure to offset
the recent sale of gold to the Bank of
England.
The daily statement of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York showed i'm
ports of s3,402 300, of which $2,401 800
came from Holland and 81, 900 600 from
Canada. There was withdrawal of
100000 for export to England. this
item being additional TO a British ex-
port announced yesterday.
There was reduction of SO 909, 800
caused by net increase in correspond
ing amount in gold held under earmark
for foreign account. No information
was available, in keeping with Federal
Reserve policy, as to the character of
this operation, but 1t was assumed in
banking circles to reflect the recent
purchase of gold in the American bank
for the account of the Bank of Eng
land, which has shown indications re-
Gently of desire to build up its de-
pleted stocks.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Trade Trends
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Steel.-Discussion In some trade quar-
ters centers on the possibility of early
efforts to strengthen the price struc-
ture. A step In this direction has been
taken by one maker of wire products,
involving an advance In nails and a
few other items.
Flapnels-Leaders in the primary
outing flannel field are said to be re-
luctant to open new lines in the imme-
diete future, owing to uncertainties sur
rounding the raw cotton situation and
the general attitude of buyers.
Tea.-Recent advances in London and
primary markets have been followed by
q rise of l to cents here. The trade
Is reported making moderate purchases.
Molasses.-Sellers are disappointed at
the small increase In demand following
the recent cold wave. The tank car
market Is quiet, with the price holding
at 5 cents a gallon.
Wool.-Production of shorn wool in
the United States in 1888 will total about
335, SOC, 900 pounds, according to a pre-
liminary estimate by the wool aSsoci-
ates of the New York Cotton Exchange.
shorn in 1892 and is the first indicated
decrease since 1922.
Sheets and PillowcaSes.-Conside
price irregularity Is reported in the
lower constructions as q result of vary
ing conditions affecting contracts and
necessity for moving stocks,
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Washington Produce
WHOLESALE PRICES.

Butter-One-pound prints (93 score) ,
%; tub, %: one-pound prints (92
score), %; tub, 21; one-pornd prints
(s1 score), 81; tub, 20; one-pound prints
600 sccre), 20; tub, 10.
Eggs-Hennery whites, 13a14;- current
receipts, 12a13; Government graded ex-
uas, l7a17h; standards, Is; mediums,
l4a15.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. young hens,
16a18; yClng toms. l4a15; old toms,
8a10: young tens, over 20 pounds. Il:
old hens, 10a12: chickens, Plymouth
Rock broilers, 17a18; Plymouth Rocks.
4 pounds and over, 17a18; under, 12a13;
mixed colored chickens, 13a15; Leg
horns, 10a12; colored hens, II; Leg
horn hens, 8a10: hens, pounds and
over, 12a14; capons, large, 17a19; small,
l5a16; keats, old, 20a25; young. 25a35;
roostsrs, 7a8.
Poultry, dressed - Turkeys, young
hens, 1921: young toms, 17a13; old
toms, 1la13; old hens, .13a15; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks, pounds and over,
20a21; under, 14a15; Plymouth Rock
broilers, 20a21: capons, large. 21a23;
small. 17a19; mixed coicred chickens,
IS; Leghorns, IA; ROSTERS. 10a12;
AiCLo, u dIlQ OfCI, kOd4 kCdto,
young. 20a30; old, 15a20.
Meats-Beef, 101a; veal, 13; lamb,
IA; pork loins, IL; fresh hams, IL;
smoked hams, l3; strip bacon. Is; lard,
712; compound, z.
Live Stock-Hogs, light, 3.5oa3. so;
heavy, 3:0oa3.50; medium, 3.50a3.8o;
pigs, 3.00a3.50; roughs, 1.50a2.50;
calves, 4.00a703; lambs, 3.00a6.00.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1.25a1 50; nee
tarines, $50; plums, $50; apricots. 3.25:
apples, fancy box stock, 1.50a2. so;
bushel' baskets, 1.00a1.25; mandarines,
dozen, 40a60; passion fruit, per dozen,
1.2o; peaches, 3.25; oranges, 2.25a4.00;
lemons, 3.c0a5.o0; grapes, $50; tanger-
ines, 2.00a2.50; grapefruit, 2.50a3.50:
pears, L75a2.5o; alligator pears, 2.5oa
500; bananas, 1.ooa2.5o; rhubarb, 40
a50; Spanish melons, ,6.00a7.00: kum-
quats, quarts, 20; honeydews, 250a3.00;
pineapples, 4.50 500; Strawberries,
pints. 325a3.50.
vegetables-Pctatoes, Maine, 1.25;
New York, 1.00a1l5; Florida, new, LISA
ZOO; Idaho bakers, Its: sweets, 65a75;
tomatoes, rep2cks, 2-pan crates, Its;
lugs, ESQ; broccoli, 500; turnips, 40a50;
parsnips, 1.50; string beans, 125a1 so;
peas, 6.00a7.00; lima beans, $50;
peppers, 1.50a2.2 kale, 30a40; spinach,
Texas, LOCAL. 40; Norfolk, 90; nearby,
so; artichokes, TOO: satisfy, per dozen.
60; cabbage, new, baskets, 75a1.00; old,
sacks, 60a75; lettuce, Iceberg, 3.00a3. so;
squash, 1.75a2.25: eggplants, 2.50a3.00;
beets, dozen punches, 60; carrots, dozen
punches. 60; cucumbers, 3.50a4.00;
mushrooms, rs.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
FEDERAL RESERVE
CREDIT ITEM GAINS
Increase of $3o,ooo,oo0 Is Re.
ported for the Week Ending
February Is.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The daily average volume of Fed
eral Reserve bank credit outstanding
during the week ending February is
was reported by the Federal Reserve
banks as s2,OsS, ,OOO, 900. an increase of
$4,000, 900, compared with the preced-
ing week, and of $304.000, 900, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1882.
On February is total Reserve bank
credit amounted to $2,136, ,00O, 900, an
increase of $51 100000 for the week.
This corresponds with increases of
$149, ,000,0 900 in money in circulation
and $17,000,000 in unexpended capital
funds, non-member deposits, ETC., and
drops Of $24,000,000 in monetary gold
stock and $45, ,000,0 900 in Treasury cur
rency adjusted, offset, in part, by a
decrease of $183, 100000 in member
bank reserve balances.
Holdings of discounted bills increased
$4,000, 900 at the Federal Reserve Bank
of Cleveland, 100000 at San Fran
cisco. S4,000,0 900 at New York and $685.
100000 at all Federal Reserve banks.
The systems holdings of bills bought
in open market and of United States
bonds showed no change for the week,
while holdings of United States Treas
ury notes increased $39, 9,000, 900 and
those Of Treasury certificates and bills
decreased S14 100000. Af.