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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-09

still making effort to get definition of the word "Abr gador This subject occupied good deal of in the Democrat many years ago. quote two opinions given at Kendrck follows: John ONeill: The word Abrigador have different meaning in the Indian tongue from that used in the Spanish remember when at school one word Abrgador had heard before that time myself that of h The teacher, MT Farbque said that the correct heard that was defined to be by path Afterwards very we'll remember nquiring number of times and found that it also Spanish word meaning
 hiding place. and that the word used with this latter meaning because there is tradition that Spanish sail
 from their vessel which in the sound and hid among the pines the top of the hill and remained there for me for it good lookout and that they gave it the name meaning that 1t their hiding place. Greene Kendrck has this to The word derived from the French proposition 'abri meaning overhung by pro-
 ected by In feudal times the term used in France to denote the relative position of the home of the lord the hill and that of the vassa in the valley The word meant seerd overhung by The termination of the whole word it is used denotes the thing which overhangs, beeng cliff in the center of the town That's just exactly what Many might be curious to know how the French proposition abr could have into in this country at such early date is accounted for by the French and Indian when this and various other words and phrases of French origin into among the Indian rbes The particular spot these writers had in mind that part of the district known Pine H which in those days studded with large trees and the ground covered with dense foiage-T. R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-09

Editor TaH To0er Topics: Just matter of extreme safety a0hy not have emergency telephone in each school direct connection aoth the nearest fire house to each public school omly to be used of trouble? NoaO there ony aOoy for school to get touch ith the fire department and that is by the aU the schools of them needed the aoire stimuli
 taneowsly in of fire vhere sooud the soety bee The system is dangerous it ds Mother of Five.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

reason why fewer passengers than
crew were saved.
Those passengers on A deck were
probably removed to lower decks to
q safer position. because A was the
most dangerous. They were later
cut or by the fire.
He said there seemed to be fairly
good pressure" on the hoses before
1t ceased altogether on A deck.
McElheny said that after he was
in the lifeboat member Of the crew
"he was an electrician" OF his
life preserver and gave 1t to me "be-
cause I was . passenger and had
none"
McElheny walked on crutches from
an injury to his left foot while on the
ship-"I don't know how ! got 1t"
He was followed on the stand by
Kemp.
He testified he smelled smoke as
early as 12:45 am. (E. D. To. All
other testimony has placed the dis
covery of the fire at shortly before
3 am.
After being awakened, Kemp said
he went Immediately from his cabin
on G deck aft and was hailed by
some one to turn on q water valve
II had expected there would be
iron discipline" he said.
''I saw no one around, though, I
didn't think 1t was serious and I
worked silently, as I had been told to.
II saw no fire then, only smoke.
began ordering myself. had no
instructions-to extinguish steamship
Evening star., 1934-09-14

about the use Of infiammables clean
ing polish on the Moro Castle.
The witness declared such material
was used.
1T was against the law?"
Supposedly" O'Sullivan said. "It
was used commonly by the stewards
department. 49,
He added that the cleaning polish
was used commonly" around the
bridgc-this In response to a question
as to whether "those In authority"
were cogniSant Of its use.
Only Passenger in Boat.
M L. McElheny Of Plainfield, N. J.,
testified that in the lifeboat which
took him on the burning Moro Castle,
he -was--"I was told"-the only pas
senger.
The other occupants of the lifeboat,
McElheny continued, were members Of
the liners crew.
:. "Were there any passengers in your
1neboat?" he was asked
i was told ! WAS the only paSssn'
ger" the witness replied.
In reply to q question If other pas
sengers could have been directed to
Hfeboats. McElheny declared
They could n they were directed
soon enough" -
Discipltns Was Good.
McElheny said he had mo reason"
to question the discipline Of the crew
during those wild moments on the
vessel when the flames spread with
amazing speed.
Asked for his explanation Of why
members, were taken OF the MORO
Castle in iifeboats McElheny replied
that passengers on A deck-the most
dangerous deck-were probably re-
moved to lower decks to o safer po-
sition.
"They were later cut OF by the
fire." he added.
McElheny testified that in the life
boat an electrician Of the ship took
of his life preserver and gave 1t to
him.
Because I was . passenger and
had none," said the witness.
No Session Tomorrow.
The procession Of witnesses, now in
its fifth day. was headed at the start
of today's session by McElheny.
Testimony was taken by Hoover and
three district inspectors-Karl c..
Nielsen, John L. Crone and James
Smith.
McElheny, an elderly man with
sparse white hair. said he retired to
his cabin on G deck shortly after mid
night and was awakened-"I know
Evening star., 1934-09-14

We were shortly after dropped into
q drop.
I'VE tried to work around aft, but
were unable to- do 80. we went around
the bow and shortly after drifted
away"
Had No Idea of Time.
He said he had no idea Of the time,
as he was In his paiamas and with
out watch.
'Were there any passengers in your
lifeboat2". asked Nielsen.
IT was told was the only passen-
ger"
'were any efforts made to get any
passengers in the lifeboat?"
II was the only one In sight. I
have no recollection of seeing any one
forward except q man trying to lower
q boat"
"Could other passengers" asked
Hoover. have been directed to
boats?"
"They could" answered McElheny,
If they were directed soon enough. .
did you observe anything on the
part of the crews action?"
st understand the crew aft did
everything possible to save the pas
sengers."
1.-THE discipline?"
"I have no reason to question It
On the lifeboat the discipline seemed
to be all right, but every one seemed
to be sick. It was from smoke, ]
gathered, from their remarks.
He said he might explain" the
Evening star., 1934-09-14

fire ship, but pulled
d,Dav ioithout any et-
fort to aid persons
standing on the deck.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
SHIP FIRE PROBE
BLOCK IS CHARGED
Conboy Clashes With Ward
Line Counsel in Grand:
Jury Inquiry.
toontiuusarrom FIRST Pages

NAfS&ASAtAA4s<&kFsk VIA II A ~ : o8CsJ,
Of the Department Of Commerce
Board inxestisating the marine catas-
trophe, eomnaented
You are the first one to place the
time Of the start Of the fire at io.45.D
The wftness said he thought he
was correct in giving that time-that
he smelled smoke then, but saw no
IRE until later.
Hoover observed that as . fireman.
Kempf's testimony was expert" and
extremely, valuable.s
Shortly after he smelled smoke,
kempf asserted, he saw it coming
through an elevator shaft on CO.
deck and Issuing from crevices in the
partitions
"It seemed strange to me-" he
added, because I thought the ship
was Of modern fireproof construc-
ton"
Infiammable Materials Used.
Charges that officers of the liner
Morro Castle did not give necessary
orders to the crew when flames swept
the ship and that highly inflammable
cleaning materials were used on the
vessel were made by William O'Sulli-
van, deck storekeeper on the liner.
O'Sullivan testified, in reply to a ques-
tion concerning the discipline of the
crew during the crisis, that there
were not the orders"
Had there been the orders there
should have been the crew would have
responded" his interrogator con-
tinued.
Yes, sir" o'Sullivan responded.
"Then," he was asked, there was
Q deficiency In the officers rather than
the crew."
The witness replied in the Affirmative.
Hoover then questioned O'Sullivan
Evening star., 1934-09-14

70 few men" trying to get hose
broken out. McElheny said he helped
turn water on the fire, but was driven
back when the fiame-heated water
burned his bare feet. He testified
there were other hoses in play also.
Forced to turn over his hose to "an-
other man." he went aft to A deck,
but saw no hose in sight, he said.
There, on A deck, he took . hose from
. man and held 1t on the fire until
the fire made me dizzy Later he
took back the hose.
II held that hose until the pressure
ceased" he testified, "and then I
Evening star., 1934-09-14

not how"-to see red glow on the
cabin windows.
He went into the passageway and
sawi SHioke and, upon going forward,
saw aire on the stairway leading from
@ deck to the next higher deck. b
He saw q used IRE extingiisher and
Evening star., 1934-09-14

fires you need orders on steamer
and marine construction.
when hose burned ! vent up
another deck.
st had expected officers around
I had read about the Lusitania and
Titanic. I grabbed two life preservsrs
and thought, Hell. some one win
think I'm trying to steal something
"But there wasn't any one In sight
mot an oflcer. -e
II GOT to B deck then. I saw IN
officer 90 up Q ladder. He was IN
uniform and have o lot Of respect
Continued on sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1934-09-14

went aft to B deck. BY that time
the fire was coming up between the
planking on A deck.
II tried to 60 forward, but was
driven back A lifeboat was being
lowered on A deck and climbed in.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Disaster Figures
Dead and Missing in MORO
Castle Fire Placed
at l32.
De vth.A,.,,,.t.A p~..,

BY the Associated Press.
MORO Castle disaster revised figures
place total Of dead and missing at l37.
Survivors. passengers. 226.
Survivors, crew, 1874.
Survivors not on crew or passenger
list, Is.
Total survivors, 423.
Dead, passengers identified, n.
Dead, crew identified, 10.
Unaccounted for, passengers, Is.
Unaccounted for, crew, H.
Total dead and missing, 132.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

Dtpight Randall, first officer
OF the President Cleveland,
told OF delay In lotpering boats
as his ship nedred the MORO.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

Capt Robert Carey the President Cleuednd pictured
at the inquiry other officers of the President Ceueand tes
tilted that Capt ntsandled his ship and. although
standing By, his ship made
Evening star., 1934-09-14

Pntrolman William Francis Price passenger tDho stated
Heboat ignored his ~ pho he had o,oered into mater
said he believed the boat of
Bermuda.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
TRAGIC MOMENTS ON MORRO CASTLE DESCRIBED BY WITN

Arnet passenger ,Dho testified there had been con-
siderable drinking the passengers but that the crei
1cds
Evening star., 1934-09-14

Sidney Curtis, seaman of
the President Cleveland, tcho
testified one OF the Cleue-
lands lifebodts tp1s loDered
and drep near the
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
SCHOOLS OFFER
TRAFFIC CLASS

Junior and senior high school
pupils will take a 12-lesson course
in traffic, the Board of Education
having approved the recommended
tons of the traffic committee ap-
pointed by Frank w. Ballou, SUI
perintendent of schools, at it's
meeting yesterday.
The committee, headed by DR..
Elmer S. Newton, principal of
Western High School, suggests
that the lessons be given by teach
ers within the school system who
are best fitted for such work. The
textbook on safety by j. Russell
Craig, safety director of the Penn.
Sylvania Indemnity Corporation,
will be used in Nine A grades Of
the junior highs and the Ten A
grades of the senior high schools.
The Washington Board Of Trade
is furnishing mimeographed
copies Of the text book.
A certificate of satisfactory
work in the course will be &C.
copied in lieu of oral examinations
by the Traffic Bureau in granting
District of Columbia drivers per-
mitS.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
Police Drive
Seeks Auto
Death Curb

With 16 traffic deaths in the
month of September setting a
new record for fatalities, In
Spector Benjamin A. Lamb, chief
of the traffic bureau, today or.
dered his men to "crack down.
on motorists making improper
turns.
Wholesale arrests will be made
by the police if necessary to
check this type of violation, it
was announced. Inspector Lamb
stated:
81 know that the majority
of the accidents are the result
of drivers failing to make turns
from the proper lane and fail
ing to give timely signals. We
intend to stop it and will"
Director of Traffic William A.
Van Duzer detailed a squad of
five men to watch various inter-
sections of the city. In letter to
Inspector Lamb, he stated:
"YOu will ice that at
Pennsylvania Avenue and Sew
enth Street, at Euclid and
Fourteenth Streets and at
Pennsylvania Avenue and Sew
enteenth Street, many turns
are made from the wrong lane"
Inspector Lamb stated that
violatorS will be given tickets.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
STABLE POLICY
FOR MILK AIM
Of FARLEY
Dr.. Howe Seeks to End Ten
sion in Industry; Farmers
Are Out for Increase

Hope that some definite steps
will be taken toward relieving
the tension in the milk industry
in this area was seen in a meet
ing called at the office of DR..
Frederic C. Howe, consumers
counsel for the AAA, at 3 o'clock
today.
Just what angles of the local
milk situation will be discussed
at the conference was not made
known, but it was the belief that
some plan for bringing about a
more stable policy for this area
would be offered.
Called by DIR. Howe
The meeting was called by DR..
Howe, and among those invited to
attend is Elwood Seal, Assistant
CcASoration Counsel for the Dis
trict, who has been handling the
milk problem here; Mrs. John
Boyle, Consumers Counsel for the
District; Frank S. Walker, presi-
dent of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Milk Producers Association; rep
reSentatives of the local distrib-
utors and a representative from
the Federal Trade Commission,
which has been called upon in
previous instances regarding the
milk situation here.
This group constitutes repre-
sentatives of all the interests con-
nected with the milk industry
here, and it appeared that some
important proposition would be
presented.
Wants Municipal Plants
DR.. Howe recently suggested
that one of the best methods
which could be adopted to bring
about a situation under which the
farmer would receive at least cost
Of production, the consumer
would be able to obtain milk at
a reasonably low price, and the
spread between the amount the
farmer receives and the consumer
pays could be reduced would be to
establish one or more municipal
pasturization plants. It may be
that he will propose this plan for
the consideration of those attend
ing the conference.
Recently the farmers have as
serted they will demand an in
crease of one cent a gallon for
their milk and the distributors
declared that if this demand was
made, the price would have to be
raised accordingly to consumers.
Representatives Of the consumers,
DR.. Howe and Mrs. Boyle, have an
nounced their intention to fight
such consumers price rise.
No doubt the parley today will
have this general subject up for
discussion.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
Series R0uts
D. {. School
Problems

The austere look which mem
bers of the Board of Education
sometimes wear is reserved chiefly
for school pupils.
When the board goes into SEES
sion it relaxes at the same time.
Yesterday DIR. Hayden johnson,
president, asked newspapermen
the score of the Detroit-St. Louis
ball game. A few moments later
Henry Quinn, another member, re-
peated the question.
A written message was brought
to DR.. johnson a short time after
and he interrupted the discussion
long enough to announce the hits,
runs and errors. Mr.. Quinn told
him he forgot to mention that
Dizzy" Dean pitched while
"Daffy" cheered him on, but this
was ruled out by DR.. Johnson on
the ground that everyone knew
that anyhow.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
So MORE POLICE.
BROWN 8 AIM

The District Commissioners
will recommend to Congress that
IS additional policemen be ap-
pointed to the Police Depart
ment, it was learned today. Their
recommendation, if accepted, will
not make the new men available
for police duties until July, 1885,
however.
Major Ernest w. Brown, SUI
perintendent of police, originally
asked for 1875 men, IS of this
number to fill vacancies caused
by deaths, designations and pro-
motions.
Examinations for promotion are
now being held, the physical tests
having already been given. The
dates for the mental quizzes have
not been announced. There are
two vacancies to be filled, one
caused by the death of Lieut..
E. w. Harvey, commander of the
Harbor Precinct, who was drowned
recently while on a fishing trip
down the Potomac, and by the
retirement of Lieut.. Gustave Lau-
ten from the Second Precinct.
Major Brown declared the ap-
pointments to fill these vacancies
will be made as soon as the re-
suits of the examination are avail.
able.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
ALLEN To DROP
HOUSING PLAN
FOR TIME"
Gets "LittIe Encouragement"
From Hopkins to Have
Independent Plan

District Commissioner George
E. Allen is going to let his houS,
ing and rehabilitation program
"slide along" until the PWA and
other local alley and Slum clear,
ance agencies have taken action
on their projects, he made known
today.
The commissioner, who had
sought an unannounced sum OF
money from the Federal Relief
Administration to carry out an
independent program in the Dis.
trict, made his announcement
after a conference with Federal
Relief Administrator Harry l.,
Hopkins early today. He said:
II deem it wise to let the
other programs take some def
mite shape before 1 launch
mine. 1t may be that we can
coordinate all the plans"
encouragement Small
The Commissioner said he had
not received much encourage
ment" from Administrator Hop
kins. He said he was still un-
decided as to how much money
would be required to carry out
his plan.
The three agencies for solving
the low-cost housing problem will
be cordinated under an authority
to be appointed by President
Roosevelt, as announced at the
White House.
It is believed that the author
ity will include Commissioner
Hazen. A. B. Cammerer, director
of the National Parks Service:
and Col. H. B. Hackett, director
of the PWA Housing Division.
The three agencies to be welded
into one movement are the or
ganization created by the alley
clearance act, the PWA housing
division which has $4,000, 900 for
District housing and the District
Rehabilitation Corporation which,
under Commissioner Allen, has
been trying to go forward with
a comprehensive plan of erecting
lowcost houses which would &C.
commodate several hundred low,
income families.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
GANPRED|CTS
FULL SALARY
RESTORATION
Kentucky Senator Expresses
Belief Federal Workers
Will Get Full Pay
By JULIA A. BONWIT

Government salaries will be re-
stored in full before the end OF
the present fiscal year, either by
Executive order or by legislation,
it was predicted today by Senator
M. M. Logan Cd, of Kentucky.
The Senator praised the stand
taken by Mayor Fiorello LaGuar-
dia, always the friend of Govern
ment employees, in his New York
city budget message, and said fur
ther that the Federal Government
should follow the example out
lined by the little mayor and stop
cutting salaries.
Mayor Fights Pay Cuts
In his budget message, Mayor
LaGuardia said:
81 believe it would be a Seri-
Gus mistake to seek legislation
again to impose upon city en-
plOyeS next year another gen.
eral pay cut or payless fur
Tough.
Living costs are increasing.
The higher level to which COM
modify prices are advancing is
a part of the program of the
Federal Government for recOv-
cry. This cannot and must not
be ignored. Under the circum.
stances, we cannot do less, with
in limitations, than the Govern
ment is asking private industry
to do"
Sees Executive Action
Senator Logan said he expected
President Roosevelt would restore
the remaining per cent Of Gov
eminent salaries January /. The
President is empowered to elimin-
ate the last third of the pay cut
if living costs increase sufficiently
to demand it.
On the other hand, Senator
Logan said, if the President fails
to do this, Congress will legislate
back the per cent of the salaries
when it reconvenes in January.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
SEWAGE PLAN 7
PLANS SECRET

A deep mystery has enveloped
the matter of the $4,000, 900 for a
sewage disposal plant concerning
which Secretary Ickes recently
took occasion to rap the District
Commissioners for delay" after
the contract had rested in his
PWA office for eight weeks while
lawyers argued wage scales.
The Commissioners have sent
an answer to Secretary Ickes but
refuse to make the answer public.
Meantime, it is understood that
there is a violent controversy be-
tween two sets of sewer experts
on methods of reducing sewage to
crystal pure mass which can be
utilized for such purposes as fer
tilizer. etc. Also there is said to
be an involved patent situation
which may prevent the Commits
Sioners from using the type Of
sewage reduction process they had
intended.
A committee of the Board of
Trade. headed by Robert v. Flem-
ing. attempted to get to the bot
tom of the matter in Commits.
sioner HaZen's office today, but
after 10 minutes, two members OF
the committee left the meeting to
sit in the outer office until the
involved legal. chemical. and engi.
neering details could be put into
simpler form.
In the meantime. the engineer
ing department of the District
government has clamped the lid
on all information on the sewage
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
Driver Is Injured
When Car Hits Pole

William Tittensor, 81, of the
1900 block of Fourteenth st. N. w.
was taken to the Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, early
today to be treated for injuries
received when his automobile went
out of control and crashed into
a telegraph pole at the corner of
Ethan Allen Avenue and Manor
Circle, Takoma Park, early today.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
HARBORS POST
To P|LLSBURY

Brig. Gen. George B. Pillsbury,
now Assistant Chief of Engineers,
has been appointed senior men,
Der of the River and Harbor
Board, the War Department an
nounced today. General Pillsbury
previously has served as men,
Der of that board.
Before the World War. he was
in charge of river and harbor and
fertilization work at New London.
Conn.,, and Los Angeles, Cal. Dur
ing the World War he served in
France.
Col. William ]. Barden, former
senior member of the same board,
having reached the age for auto
matte separation from the Army
and having served more than 40
years in the Corps of Engineers,
was retired last September 30.
During the World War, Colonel
Barden, whose home is in Wash
ington, saw service in France.
The Washington times., 1934-10-04
NEW D. {. LAWS
To Be TOPIC

A program of legislation to be
presented by the Commissioners
to the next Congress will be dis
cussed by Corporation Counsel
Prettyman before the Federation
of Citizens Associations Saturday
night, and before the Bar AS
ISOLATION next Tuesday night.
Mr.. Prettyman said today he
hoped in this way to arouse pub
lie interest in legislative mat
tiers and to draw constructive
criticism and suggestions from
these two typical organizations.
Among the subjects to be dis
cussed will be a proposal to ex-
tend the powers of the District
Commissioners so that they will
not have to petition Congress in
many minor legislative matters
but can act without Congress
sional permit. The necessity for
an act of Congress to change
the name of a street in the Dis
trict is to be put forward as an
example of the present confused
situation.
The proposed law covering po-
litical primaries, the bill chang
ing the method of procedure in
appeals from Public Utilities Com
mission decisions, a law covering
small loans, changes in lunacy
procedure to give privacy to hear
ings, and a bill covering certain
proposed changes in the mort
gage foreclosure law also are on
the tentative program.