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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
K. orc. To Exemplify
Major Degree Sunday
Class Initiation Opens State Convention in Middle.
tOwn-BishOp McAuIifie to Give Sermon

work. The ceremony will be held
In st Aloysius hall. A dinner for
the degree star and state officers
will follow at the Hotel Arrigoni.
The order of business on the
second day of the convention IL as
follows: $3.50 a. m, mass ut 81
Johns church, celebrant Rev
Thomas II. Boland; IL a. M, busl.
ness meeting at X. OF c. home, In
Guiding speech OF welcome by
Grand knight Thomas II. Bride
and an address by Bishop Me-
Aullffe.
Among tho resolutions TO DO
brought before the convention by
Sheriden Council during the bust.
ness session on Monday arc those
asking that the state convention In
1886 be held In Waterbury TO co.
inclde with opening Of Sherlden
Councils golden jubilee year and
the petition that all councils and
tho state body join tho campaign
TO restore the Paullst Fathers radio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04

station, wLwL, OF New York, 70
full time on tho air. n,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04

DOsUnie Bros
Circus Coming!

Another circus, the Sec
und arranging 20 appear
here in q week, secured l1crs
mission this morning feunl
Supt OF Police Joseph IA.
Mclean 10 play kere May
goth. The advance agent WIS
Jerome Hartman. repre-.
senting DOwnle Brothers cir.
GUS which appeared Ia this
city last year. A permit was
secured earlier In the week
for q circus 60 play here the
f0th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
LOURDES CHURCH
CALENDAR ISSUED

Following In the calendar for
the week beginning May 9Th Mt
Our Lady of Lourdes church: sun
day, 1880 y. m. Bcncdlctlon; 500
y. M. League OF the Sacred Heart;
Monday, 400 y. M, First Com
munlon class (nt every day.;
700, Girl scouts; $3.50, Discussion
club; Tuesday, $3.50 y. m, Sewing
class; 1880 p. M, Sewing club;
wednesday, 300 y. M, Children
OF Mary; Friday. 500 p. M, Card
party: (Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts); Saturday, 1880 p. M. Sew.
Ing clnss,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, May l--tUPl-weather
forecast:
Unsatisfactory with occa-
sIonal showers this afternoon and
night. Slightly warmer IN east por-
lions tonight. Saturday fair. Warm.
er on coast.
Rhode Isiand--Oecariona show
ers this afternoon ending early Co
night. Slightly warmer tonight.
Saturday fair.
Connecticut: Occasional showers
this afternoon. Fair tenIKht and
Saturday. Warmer tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
POLICE STILL HOLD Z
PAIR FOR CORONER

Walter Warpucanskas, ~. Of A
John street, and Stanley Semolia.
~, OF f0i Alder street, were still
held by the police today for the
coroner. They are wanted for
questioning In the accidental shoot-
ing which sent John semoils, 10, 70.
ST Mary's hospital for an enierr
gcncy operation. Tho hospital res
ported today that the lad was rec
covering. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04

Of reonroilment and dishonorably
discharged veterans are not eli-
glble for reenrollment on this au-
thority.
Application forms for veterans
nro now obtainnble at the Office OF
the Red Cross In tho Lincoln
house,
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Gus, as well as many others who in after
years. reached great prominence in the theatri-
cal world Mr.. Jefersons mother, besides play
ing part in the circus. kept busy during
the day in looking after mending and restoring
the circus players costumes. while the elder
Jefferson was also very much in evidence in a
business way about the place.
There were generally three acts in each of
the plays produced there, two being on the
stage and the closing act in the circus ring.
1t Wintered in Washington for several years.
The building used originally livery stable.
and it was kept warm enough except during
very cold weather, when the performance was
suspended for couple of weeks at a time"
Early meetings were also held in this old
building by New Jerusalem Lodge, F. A. A. M,
and one or more lodges of the Odd Fellows.
Late in the 4Os the Washington Light Infantry
had its armory there, and though the quarters
were contracted and inadequate, still they were
said to be extensive in comparison with other
armories some of which were scarcely large
enough for the gun racks and equipment. It
was at later date that the father of the
Joseph jefferson we knew became manager
of the Washington Theater, and, incidentally.
his first rendition, RIP Van Winkle," was
given at the other Washington Theater. at
Tenth and streets northwest. on November
Is, 1860. This was later Kernan's Lyceum.
TOM TAYLOR. author of Our American
Cousin" an English dramatist and
editor of Puck. In his treatment of this par
ticular play he displayed much cleverness in
being able to poke fun at the Americans and
get by with it, but of course the English came
in for their share too. and this about evened
matters up. Before Miss Keene put the play
on the stage it had been rejected by another
theatrical manager, and even she had partly
read it and laid it aside. not regarding it fa-
voraby. John LutZ, the manager of the thea
ter according to Mr. jefferson chaQced to
come across the play lying neglected on Miss
Keene's desk, and in curiously turning
the leaves fancied he detected something to
the story of novel character. He showed the
play to Jefferson who also saw something to it
and recommended it for production, with the
result that it ran for nearly 300 nights in
New York before it was taken on the road.
After the assassination of President Lincoln
the name of the play was changed to Lord
Dundreary" the name of the character played
by E. A. Sothern, an English actor, who made
q great success in the part and played it for
Evening star., 1934-04-15

had lost her theater md was travelling and
starring with only partial success. Worst of
all, her health failed her and she was forced
to retire. never however, giving up hope, even
to the end, that she would soon return to the
stage. She had rich and luxurant auburn
hair, clear complexion and deep chestnut eyes.
and in her youth was regarded as beautiful.
The cast of characters in the play on the
night of the great tragedy, with the single
exception of Miss Keene Florence Trench
ard, was a different one from the New York
company of 1858. In the Washington cast of
1865 John Dyott took the part of Abel Muir
colt, Harry Hawk that of Asa Trenchard T. c.
Gourlay Sir Edward Trenchard; E. A. Emer-
son, Lord Dundreary; j. Matthews, Mr.. Coyle.
attorney: w. j. Ferguson, Lieut.. Vernon, r. N;
G. ByrneS, Capt. De Boots; G. G. Spear, Bin
ney; j. H. Evans Buddicomb, valet; ]. L.
de Bonay, John Whicker, a gardener; G. A.
Parkhurst and L. johnson, RaSper, groom,
and as bailiffs; Miss j. L. Gourlay, Mary
Trenchard; Mrs H. Huzzy, Mrs. Mountches-
sington; Miss H. Trueman, Augusta: Miss NJ.
Hart, Georgiana; Mrs. J. H Evans, Sharpe,
and Miss M. Gourlay, Skillet.
w. j. Ferguson remained on the stage until
he was veteran actor, and the writer recalls
seeing him at the National Theater in 1899 in
THE Girl From Maxims," and also about
the same time in THE Gay Parisian."
A FTER the assassination of President Lin
was proven innocent, to reverse a well-known
legal phrase, for this was just the state Of
mind of the authorities in Washington, and
Evening star., 1934-04-15

many innocent people and few guilty ones
were arrested and placed in jail. Among those
suspected were the three Ford brothers, con-
nected with the theater. They were John T.
Ford. the proprietor and manager; James r.
Ford, business manager, and H. Clay Ford,
treasurer. They were incarcerated in the old
Capitol Prison, in the block where now stands
the Supreme Court Building, but were released
after they had been held 40 days.
1t was H Clay Fords widow who, a few
years ago, put in a claim for the rocking
chair in which the President sat the night
he shot by Booth. The chair was then in
storage at the National Museum, having been
deposited there by the War Department, which
took charge of nearly everything in the theater
following the assassination. At the time the
claim was made by Mrs. Ford The Star said:
The request for the chair is from Mrs.
Blanche Chapman Ford, now 73 years old, who
lives in Rutherford N j. On April IA, 1865,
her husband, Harry Clay Ford, manager Of
the old Ford Theater, on Tenth street, for his
brother, John T.. Ford, owner of the theater.
received White House messenger, who wanted
tickets for the presidential box Of the theater.
He went to see that everything was straight
in the box for the reception of the President.
Not satisfied with things they WERE he
went to his home, adjoining the theater, and
brought back the high-backed rocker for the
greater comfort of President Lincoln
Following the shooting of President Lin
coin, the rocker figured in the proceedings of
the commission which investigated the aSSas-
sination. 1t probably was one of the exhibits
in the proceedings. At any rate, it came into
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Business Not P0bbing

business is not popping too well for the
- popcorn growers. Despite curtailed pro-
duction which followed warning by the De-
partment of Agriculture of overproduction, the
harmful surplus hangs over the market Peo-
pie are not using popcorn as they once did.
The department has warned producers to go
slowly in their plans for the future to deter
mine whether the food will regain its popu-
larity with the return of better times
Last year Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska pro-
duced 23,500,000 pounds of popcorn. The year
before the crop was 42,500000 pounds and in
1881 it was $4,000, 900. Despite this drop in
production, the surplus continues. Last years
crop was reduced partly through planning and
partly through poor growing conditions
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Wheat Curb Elastic

THE wheat-restriction program has been made
- flexible enough to guard against unfavor-
able conditions which might result in serious
loss to individual growers. For instance, there
is. the question of weather conditions. Severe
drought in some sections would certainly curtai1
the crop from restricted acreage to a point
far below that set up for individuals within
the areas. In such cases, the farmers SO af-
fected are permitted to plant their normal
acreage.
Seven States are found to suffer from drought
and in these seven States 85 counties are to
be given leeway to increase acreage to meet the
short crops anticipated because of lack Of
moisture.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Joseph Jefferson as Asa Trenchard in
the original cast of "Om american
COusin'

many years afterward. Mrs. Sothern was also
in the original cast The son, E. H. Sothern,
who died a few months ago, was not born
until year after the play had been intro
duced and at one time also acted the part SO
well played by his distinguished father.
Miss Laura Keene was the only member Of
the original cast who was in the company on
the night of April a. 1865, and when the
cry was made that the President had been
shot, she went to the front Of the stage and
tried to quiet the frantic audience.
For Gods sake" she said, "have presence
of mind and keep your places, and all will be
WELL" Then, responding to the cry of Miss
Harris, the fiancee of Maj. Rathbone, for wa
ter, she made her way through the dress circle
to the Presidents box, where she took the
dying Presidents head in her lap and bathed
it with the water she had brought. According
to an account, "the locality of the wound
was at first supposed to be in the heart. 1t
was not until after the neck and shoulders
had been barred and no mark discovered, that
the dress uf Miss Kenne, stained with blood,
revealed where the ball had penetrated"
4 hISS KEENE, of the original cast, was
wi native Of England and first made her ap-
pearance the New York stage in 1882 At
this time her stay was brief, for she soon left
for Australia and did not return to America
until 1855. 1t was almost year later that
she opened her New York playhouse. Her real
name was Mary Moss. She married twice.
Her first husband. whom she married in 1847.
was H. w. Taylor, and 10 years later she mar
ried John Lutz ra'o.
Before her death In Mountclair, N. j.. in
1873, her early popularity had waned She
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Breqvery' Grains Return

\k/ITH the return of legalized alcoholic bev-
w erages comes also the return of so-calIed
brewers dried grainS which are considered ex-
cellent for live stock feeding. During the
prohibition days stories were common of the
live stock which went tipsy from eating tn,
refuse from moonshiners' stills. This condition.
however, does not exist with the brewers grain.
During the five-year period Just preceding
the advent Of prohibition the grains which
went into stock feed totaled nearly half
million tons. The Department Of Agriculture
has prepared data on the value Of this form
Of feeding which IS available to live soeck
raiserS. 9aEIf -- =;
Evening star., 1934-04-15

the possession of the Government, and now
rests in the basement of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition"
As is well known, the chair was later sold
to Henry Ford for what was said to have been
a very good sum.
1t has always been a question in the writer's
mind IT, after all, the authorities did not act
too hastily and unwisely in returning this relic
SO closely associated with Lincolns death.
1T Is known fact that the Government took
! possession of the theater building and every
thing therein on the night of the crime, and
later practically confiscated the building by
substantially forcing John T. Ford to sell it
to the United States OF course the senior
Mr.. Ford not only controlled the building, but
as proprietor and manager was also, quite
likely, the owner of everything in 1t. and in
view of this the question might well be asked,
did not the chair in question really belong to
the elder Ford, since Harry Ford, as only
treasurer Of the house. would not be likely to
have any vested interest in the properties Of
the theater.
The statement is made that it was Ford's
(Harry Fords) own property, and that it was
brought by him from his home next door on
the day Lincoln last visited the theater. The
city directory of 1865 does not give the names
and addresses of any of the Ford brothers,
John T. II. Clay or James r., so 1t is hard
to find Just where he lived although he may
udVc OCCupieu IOOui III upper pdit On
the theater building, and from his own testi-
mony-as taken from the press-the chair was
brought down, apparently from one OF the
upper rooms Of that building.
A report of the proceedings of the trial Of
the conspirators appearing in the National Re-
publican of May 81, 1865, says:
III. Clay Ford testified that he was treasurer
of Fords Theater on the 14th of April. Wit
ness first knew that the President intended to
come to the theater that night about half-past
eleven am. John Wilkes Booth was at the
theater about twelve o'clock. Witness did not
tell him the President coming to the
theater that night.
"When witness got to the theater, his brother
told him about the President coming to the
theater that night. Witness went up to dec
crate the box, had some chairs from the stage
put up there, and had the rocking chair from
witness sleeping room brought down and put in
the box.
'Witness put the chair in because it belonged
TO the set of furniture which was taken from
the reception room and put in the box" Mean
ing. assumedly, the reception room of the
theater.
THERE seems to be no question of the identity
of the chair and Henry Ford certainly has
sacred relic, which. however, should by ali
means be in the Lincoln Museum here in Wash
ington, housed in a fireproof building which is
always guarded, that it might be viewed by
generations to come.
No one tell what might happen in the
short space of so years, when those who take
places might be of entirely different
mind, and for that reason and for the safety
of the relic, it does seem it should be housed
here in Washington, where it might be viewed
by the thousands of sightseers who annually
visit the Capital of the Nation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-18
M'KINNON CHOOSING
PROJECTS FOR WORK
ON DAMS IN STATE
200 Water Conservation Pro.
posals Are Presented for
Consideration

Work on selecting the most feasible
and desirable water conservation pro.
iects to be constructed this summer
by the civilian conservation corps
from the approximately 2,700 pro-
posals advanced throughout the state
is now underway, A. D. McKinnon,
techntcian in charge Of the work In
North Dakota, said Friday.
Some work already has started ct
the six main camps and one sub-camp
established in the state, he said. Lo-
cation Of other sub-camps is expected
in about q week, pending arrival Of
tools and materials.
Main camps are located in six COM
lnunities under the supervision Of
the following engineers: Park River,
G. A. Haskin: Valley City, John =.
Dillon; Wishek. ]. z. O'Neill; Stan.
ley, r. A. Pease: Watford City, A. r.
Young: and New England, A. D. Nc.
Kinnon, Jr. A sub camp was estab-
lished at Mandan.
During the season there will Be
approximately 10 subcamps In oper-
alton simultaneously and since the
locations will be moved about three
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times will have been approximately
- subcamps In operation over the
state when the summers work q com.
pleted.
Engineers and technical foremen &C
each Of the six main camps are max.
Ing surveys Of proposed projects and
supervising the construction work,
About 1890 CCC men are under Nc
Kinnon's supervision in this state, all
to be used on dam work. Two other
camps will be employed on park pro.
jects under the department Of the it-
terror.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-18
Pneumonia Is Fatal
To StutsInan Editor

jamestown. N. D., May l8.-R-
George Neston, veteran newspaper
man. died here Friday from bronchial
pneumonia.
A few weeks ago Neston sold the
Montpelier Magnet, Of which he was
editor and publisher.
He leaves two sons, Hugh, Wash
ington, p. G., and Lawrence, Waup-
bun, MINI.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-18

members Of the Maria Lutheran
church Luther League.
Rev. Knocks talks will be based on
The Book OF Ephesians" and will be
given Is follows: Thursday evening,
Chosen in Christ; Friday morning,
Made Alive In Christ; Friday at
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-18
Lutheran Convention
Speaker Gives Topics

The schedule Of talks to be given
by Rev. A. w. Knock Of the Lutheran
Bible Institute, Minneapolis. 1t the
Bismarck district Luther League
convention ct Braddock June Ito
has been received by Rev. q. Adolph
Johns, pastor Of the First Lutheran
church.
Hosts for the convention win be
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-18

ternoon. Hidden in Christ: Friday
evening" "Our Walk in Christ; Sat.
urday morning. 1.-THE New Life IN
Christ: Saturday evening. "Separ-
atcd in Christ; Sunday afternoon,
"A Worthy Life" and Sunday eve
ming, Victorious In Christ"
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
Federal Jobholders Show
Continued Increase
ederal jobholders continued to

Federal jobholders continued to
increase durin November, accord
in to Civil Service Commission
figures made public today.
Increases in the various cate
gories were 985 permanent jobs in
the District, 915 temporary jobs
in the District, 2,046 permanent
jobs in the field and 2,879 tenn
porary jobs in the field.
Many Made Permanent
The recent classification of a
number of jobs in the emergency
agencies as permanent has added
largely to the permanent list here
and elsewhere. The principal ad-
ditions to the permanent ranks
during November were 335 in the
PWA, 176 in the NRA, 295 in the
Navy Department, and 226 in the
Interior Department, so far as Dis
trict personnel is concerned.
Among the largest addition to
the ranks of temporary employees
locally were 1873 at the RFC, due,
presumably, to the additional
work incident to the institution Of
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
Of CHILD
HOLDSDR|VER
IN MD.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 1.-Two
Washington men, P. L. johnson
and Raymond SimondS, of Ana
costa, were injured slightly last
night when their car crashed into
q parked automobile on the Cen
eral Highway, near here. They
were treated by DR.. Albert L. An
derSon.
Duncan Power, of Washington,
is being held in the Anne Arun-
del county Jail pending a coro-
ner's inquest into the death Sat-
urday Of Louis M. Lehardy, 3rd,
infant son of Lieut.. Louis M. Le-
hardy, jr., U. S. NJ, of Bay Ridge.
The baby was killed when Power
crashed into Lehardy's car.
A small colored boy, William
Jones, received minor injuries
when he was struck by car op-
Grated by Lieut.. j. R. Haskins.
U.S.N., yesterday.
Police made only one arrest
during the holidays and that was
for selling liquor without paying
a State excise tax, against Eugene
Baden, colored.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
ASKED
FOR SCHOOLS

Appropriation of funds by Con-
greSs to prevent collapse Of the
American public school system"
will be demanded by the joint
commission on the emergency in
education Of the National Educa-
ton Association.
Plans for asking immediate
action by Congress have been
drawn up, and include methods
of reopening thousands of schools
now closed, and of preventing
the closing of others.
With most public school sys-
TENS running from a few weeks
to several months less of actual
instruction, and with $4,000
school teachers dropped from the
rolls, the commission reports that
more than $40,000,000 is owing
teachers throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
REVIEW BOARD
RULING HITS
$4,000 VETS
By international News service

By international News Service
More than $4,000 war veterans
drawing pensions on the basis of
service connected disabilities
faced loss Of their compensations
today under rulings of special
boards Of review established last
March by President Roosevelt.
The number, 29,258, represents
57.13 per cent of the 51,213 cases
investigated. The remainder, or
2l'955 were found to be service
connected and compensation was
allowed by the 1913 boards in
charge of the survey.
In announcing the decision,
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, of the
Veterans Administration, empha-
sized that every veteran whose
disability has been denied service
connection by the boards has the
right of appeal to a final board
recently appointed by the Presi-
dent. Thousands of such appeals
are expected.
The review was completed on
November 80, a month later than
the original date planned.
During the time of the survey
all veterans whose cases were un-
der review have been receiving IS
per cent Of the amounts they re-
ceived prior to July /, when the
economy act became effective.
The highest percentage Of pen
Sions allowed were in North Caro-
lima, with 74.68 per cent, and the
lowest in Vermont, with 23.43.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

the bank deposit guarantee plan.
There were also 1876 temporary
employees added to the Farm
Credit Administration, and ITO at
the Interior Department.
whiting Continues
whiting down in some of the
Government establishments con-
tinues, in spite of the net enlarge
ment of Federal forces. There
were 442 ousted from the Agri-
culture Department during the
month, 81 from the Treasury
principally Woodin aides and
Sound money" men, it is to be
asSumed and 95 from the PWA.
Chief increases in the field
were made by the Home Owners
Loan Authority, which added
1,084 permanent employees, and
the iva, which added 918.
The largest field reduction was
1884 in the Post Office Depart
ment. The largest temporary ad-
ditions in the field were made by
the War Department, which had
a net gain of such employees for
the month amounting to 2,138.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
T. OPPER IS H..
HONORED

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Jan.
2 CU.S0.-World famous cartoon
lists will beat a pathway to the
door of a 77-year-old New Ro-
chelle resident today, to pay
homage to the dean Of their
profession, the man who created
the first great popular comic strip
success.
Today is the seventy-seventh
birthday of Frederick Burr Opper,
whose Happy Hooligan" and
other comic strip characters such
as "Uncle Si,%1 Maud the Mule, I"
"Mr. Dubb," ETC., entertained
newspaper readers the world over
for more than 80 years.