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Evening star., 1935-05-05
The Connecticut Tercentenary
BY FREDERIC J. HASKINS.

II every one asked accepted the
invitation just issued by Gov. Wilbur
L. Cross Of Connecticut, the Nutmeg
State this year would be the most
crowded terrain In the world for. to
celebrate the tercentenary Of the
State, the Governor and people have
invited their fellow citizens through
out the Union and their friends over
the borders and beyond the seas"
It was In 1885 that O party of set
tiers from Massachusetts, made an at
tempt to establish q colony in Con-
necticut. Actually, this proved dis
astrous, the colonists being practically
wiped out by the savage Pequot tribe.
Nevertheless, this was the first set
tlement, so 1885 goes down in history
as the date of founding Of the Con-
necticut community. There is con-
sidered to be ample justification for
keeping this date because, the follow
ing year, the Rev. Thomas Hooker
and the Rev. Samuel Stone came
down from the Bay State In time to
save the harried colony from COM
plete determination.
These clergymen brought with them
about 100 men, women and children
and found the three towns which had
been started the previous year all but
abandoned. Originally these towns
had been named Newtown, Watertown
and Dorchester, the names being
transplanted from Massachusetts
whence they had been originally
transplanted from England, for this
was the custom Of the English set
tiers Of the New World. They fire.
quently brought with them the old
place names as though to give them
perpetual reminders Of their traditions.
Perhaps because such Ill luck had
attended the 1885 settlements, the new
group renamed the towns-still with
English names-and they have thrived
and come down to the present day as
Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.
These are the stirring events which,
this year, are being celebrated by the
people of Connecticut.
1t is indicated that while the whole
world can scarcely be expected to at
tend, in spite of the invitation, at
least 100000 visitors will be on hand
at some time during the year, presum-
ably most Of them coming in the Sum-
mer months when Connecticut Is a
natural playground. Every community
in the State is cooperating and there
have been arranged an impressive
series of local celebrations.
Many Family Reunions Expected.
Local committees In charge Of COM
pageantS, public exercises, banquets,
music festivals and parades. There
will be many old home celebrations
and many family reunions have been
arranged. These family reunions are
expected to constitute an especially
interesting aspect Of the observances.
Connecticut revealed itself from the
first to be land Of hardy pioneers
and as the State filled up, adventures
Jared into the new lands to the West.
Indeed Connecticut arranged to ac-
quire sovereignty to what still is
known as the Connecticut Western
Reserve. This was a rich stretch of
territory in the northeastern part Of
Ohio. Beginning at the western
boundary Of Pennsylvania, the reserve
followed the shore of Lake Erie to a
point west Of the present city Of
Cleveland and extended some so miles
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p, KENNEDY,


II there Is any House member-man
or woman-who claims to be q good
cook. here's q challenge. There Is o
bachelor member who boasts he can
fry griddlecakes without using any
grease, can bake cakes, bread or pota-
toes without the use of an oven, can
boil milk without stirring or scorch-
ing, etc.
Page Representative william NJ.
Citron, Democrat, Of Kentucky, first
termer.
He has demonstrated his abilities
along this line all over the countryside
Of his native State, Connecticut. and
far afield-before gatherings Of the
best cooks in the neighborhood, at
gatherings in churches, lodge rooms,
schools and farm houses. He worked
his way through Wesleyan University
by selling aluminium cooking utensils
In country districts and the demon
strations we're part of his salesman
ship. Also he demonstrated how to
clean the utensils without scraping,
no matter how badly tomatoes or
some such vegetable might be burned
In saucepan.
He went to Harvard Law School with
IS cents in his pocket after getting
out Of the Army. got job next day
In restaurant-"and i slung plenty
Of hash to some Of our brain trust
New Deal professors" he comments.
When he was first elected to the
State Legislature the Republicans
planned to seat him away back In a
corner, so he got elected Democratic
floor leader so he could be out In the
center of the legislative battle-ground.
His experience there Is now standing
him in good stead, for he was men,
Der Of the Connecticut Old-age Pen
sion Commission by appointment OF
the Governor in 1882 and 1888. Two
years ago he was clerk Of the State
Senate.
In the Republican State of Con-
necticut he couldn't get on the Judi
ciary Committee, but In the present
Democratic Congress he landed that
desired post.
Citron got the surprise Of his life
yesterday-in q letter from a con-
stituent, who wrote: II am not asking
you for an appointment or o job for
any friend, or urging you to vote for
any legislation in which I am inter-
ested. don't want any errands done,
or any other favor. ! am merely writ
ing to you as my Congressman to
say I am well satisfied with the way
things are going and to encourage you
to keep on WORKING"
Representative Citron Is specially
interested and active in two subjects
relief for the cotton textile industry
Of New England, which Is in sore
distress, and for Connecticut River
development with p. w. A. funds.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Mr.. Stevens Crow.

J. Gardner Stevens Of Monterey,
Mass, owns pet crow which has
qualified for fame. The story of their
friendship has had wide publicity and
doubtless will be preserved in the
annals Of the age-long relation be-
tween humans and the members Of
the animal kingdom. And the tale
certainly is worthy of remembrance
it points moral significant enough
for general consideration.
Raking driveway thousand yards
from his home, Mr.. Stevens was un-
aware of a grass fire moving steadily
in the direction Of the house. His
crow, however, comprehended the
danger and had the wit as well as
the charity to warn him. The bird
alighted on his shoulder, cawed, poked
its head under his chin and thus dis
turbed him at his labor until he
realized that there must be o reason
for the performance. But the cause
Of the persistent interruption was not
clear to him until the crow had gone
through its act several times, con-
cluding on each occasion by flying
of toward the threatened residence.
When at last he decided TO follow the
bird, he found the creeping blaze
perilously close to the walls of the
house and was obliged to act promptly
to save the property. A few minutes
more and he would have been too
late.
The professional skeptic may sneer,
but the evidence Of the intelligence
of the Corvidae family is too con-
vincing to be dismissed with a bro
midic "wisecrack." Magpies; Jays,
rocks and ravens, as well as Corvus
corone and its immediate kin, Corvus
cornix and Corvus brachrhynchos,
have an ancient reputation for clev-
Evening star., 1935-05-05

erness and friendlineSs. All are more
or less definitely gregarious in habit,
and their social instinct customarily
extends to human neighbors who are
not too murderously inclined. Granted
that they are guilty Of mischief now
and again, they rarely are subject to
classification as pests. Rather, they
justify their existence in numerous
ways-by driving OF worse nuisances,
for instance.
Mr.. Stevens crow in any event has
earned the right to one mans graft
tude, and that Is something. In an
ideal universe there would be COM
mon recognition Of such a principle
Of give and take, Of live, let live and
help live.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

we appraise them affects little our
philosophy of life or our habit OF
living. Not SO with Christ. What we
think Of Him, how we appropriate
His teachings, has O determining effect
not only upon our philosophy OF life
but upon our habit and ultimate
destiny. In every place where men
are seeking to find way out Of their
confused problems, whether they re-
late to their individual or corporate
interests, He stands today, and their
Judgment of Him and His teachings
must affect their purposes and plans.
As we consider Him in the light Of
our domestic, social and economic
practices, we are compelled to heed
His voice and obey His will, or else to
assume the responsibility for our
course of action.
Behold the Mani" is the challeng-
ing note that arrests the thoughtful
consideration Of every age, and upon
our appraisal Of Him who stood in
Pilates court we base our ideal of
what we have come to call Christian
civilization" o civilization that at
1ChSt ny 1IupuCatAOk4 10 &Oo4AcA 0POu
His life and teachings.
In these critical days Of unrest and
unsettlement, days fraught with
threatening perils, we are confronted
with the question as to whether we
are to be led by the Man on the Cross,
or the so-called superman, the man
on horseback" Are we to have an
orderly and peaceful world, or are we
to return to the ways Of barbarism,
in which the rule Is to be the rule of
might rather than the rule Of right.
This Prince of Peace with His mes
sage Of love and good will. this great
teacher who gave TO men His ideal
Of world brotherhood and His con-
ception Of the abundant life" is
pressing His claims today in q world
that Is distracted by conflicting aims
and purposes, that is shadowed by war
clouds and alarmed by the arrogant
designs Of those who press the selfish
claims Of nationalism. Men may re-
fuse, as did PLATE, to recognize either
His purpose or His message, but ulti-
mately He must prevail. Sooner or
later those who will not heed Him
will be compelled to cry out as did
one Of old: 20, Galilean, thou hast
conquered" Behold, the Mani"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Washington's Summer Guests.

Within the next few weeks Wash.
ington will be the scene of the first
of a series of national meetings which
together during the Summer will
draw a great multitude. The flr"l
of these will be the annual conven-
ton of the Ancient Arabic Order
of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
attended by 100, 900 persons, according
to present estimates Later in the
season the Boy Scouts of America
will be here, thirty thousand of them
encamped across the Potomac. Other
great meetings are to be held and
in all it is probable that no less than
a quarter of million people will
come to the Capital for these occa-
sions and in the course of personal
visits.
Washington should present its best
appearance to these guests, and to
this end certain furbishments should
be assured in season. In many de-
tails of municipal housekeeping the
city Is at present below par. Nature
Is doing its best to make 1t place
of great ttractiveness, but the human
side of the equation Is not what it
should be.
Some small details that are easily
overlooked should be taken into
account for the convenience of
strangers For one instance, the
matter Of street designations, which
to strangers are Of real Importance,
calls for action. In the neighborhood
Of the Union Station. as an example,
the street and direction signs are in
a sorry state, some of them almost
undecipherable. Indeed, in this respect,
it may be suggested, Washington
needs a complete revamping Of its
street signs, making them larger and
more distinct and easily read, espe-
cially from moving vehicles.
Many of those who come to the
Capital on these occasions travel on
their own power in motor cars, and
they should be considered to the end
of making the way about the city
plain and unmiStakable. During the
cherry blossom time small signs were
hung on lamp posts at corners on the
arterial streets pointing to the routes
to be taken to reach this display of
blooms These way-markers are Of
value, but of greater use would be
permanent signs of equal plainness
and size for all occasions and for all
routes.
Recently notice was called to the
fact that the great eagles on top Of
the dagpoles in front Of the Union
Station were so tarnished by the
weather as to be objects Of pity rather
than of inspiration, and promptly the
work of regilding them was instituted
with good effect. This should be a
reminder that other tokens Of the
national character Of the city are In
need of attention.
Every week should be q cleanup
week in Washington. to keep the city
at its best at all seasons and for all
occasions. Let this work be started
now, so that every part Of the Capital
will be in proper order to receive the
many thousands of guests who are
to come this Summer.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Basic Agreement,


Opinions change from day to day
AS friendships smile and fade away.
Two men may meet in generous glee
And in a moment disagree
On how a problem, most involved,
Can be intelligently solved.
But when the Maytime brings a smile
And says, BE happy for a WHILE"
For understanding more exact
We seek some simple, basic fact.
And Maytime calls for friendship free,
With thought in which all must agree.
For no one questions anywhere
That songs are sweet and flowers
are fair.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

An inane tune has its advantages
as an illustration Of the power of
absolute music; meaning the kind Of
music that admits no dependence on
poetic suggestion. Any propaganda
concert could be broken up by a
chorus Of "He's Jolly Good Fellow"
or Eyes, We Have No Bananas"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Washington was enjoying a builo-
boom fifty years ago as the following
Ap in The Star of April
a DOOM IN 30, 1885, indicates:
Rui1dino Probably in no city
have building opera
tions been more active during the past
few years than here. Building inspec-
tors reports show that from 1879 to
1884 l2,554 building permits were is
sued, the value Of the improvements
being $15,546,3 ,343. This gives an aver
age Of over 1000 permits year, with
value Of more than $2,500,000. The
outlook for this season is better than
for years, and it is estimated that the
number and value of new houses that
will be erected here during 1885 will
its history. At the present rate of
progress it will not be many years
before the vacant land will all be
occupied and the extension Of the city
limits beyond the Boundary will be-
come necessity"
K&
The following in The Star Of April
80, 1885, reveals that Washington's
Unfinished Statue % statues Of
of Salmon P. Chase. e m n !s,t e n t
is now lacking one that was contem-
plated, designed and almost COM
pleted:
In an auction room on Louisiana
avenue lie the several pieces Of the
incomplete statue of Salmon P. Chase
which the late Clark Mills undertook
to make for the Government. The
statue, which is of gun metal, is Of
heroic size. The huge torso stands up
against the wall and near at hand
the head has been deposited on the
lid Of an old box. In a corner the
gigantic legs stand with the feet up
permost, giving an impression that the
owner of the legs Is going down
through the floor head foremost. The
head, which is considered very fine,
Is modelled from the lines of por-
trait taken Of Mr.. Chase when he was
Secretary of the Treasury and which
he preferred above all other portraits.
The marks of the castings are still
OL4 LAAC AdSC dA1d AACcAs AlC 0AcAACul-
bered statue was bought as old metal
at the recent sale, by order of the
court, of Clark Mills effects"
x
* X
Yesterday afternoon" says The
Star of May /, 1885, bids were opened
o by Architect Clark for
CapltoI furnishing, cutting and
Terrace. setting the marble and
granite work for four Of
the sections Of the Capitol terrace.
The work embraced in these bids
will finish the terrace at the north
and south sides. and section on the
west side of the Senate wing. Mr..
Frederick Law Olmstead, the land
scape architect who designed the ter
race, contemplates modifying. the
original plan by providing for cas-
cade between the two grand stairways
on the west front The adoption Of
this idea Is contingent largely upon
the question of water supply. II ar
rangementS can be made for water
the cascade will be made"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
"Live and Let Live. "

With the slogan Live and Let
Live" a traffic safety campaign will
start tomorrow in this city in accord
ance with President RooSevelt's recent
summons to all civic agencies to reduce
the Nations terrible traffic toll. The
District Commissioners have named a
committee of citizens to conduct this
crusade against dangerous driving.
which will be continued for two
months. Every avenue of instruction
will be utilized in the effort to make
washington safety conscious" The
press, the radio, schools, churches,
theaters and civic organizations will
cooperate. By print, by speech. by
graphic illustrations of the peril that
Is ever present in the streets OF the
Capital and by admonitions from tine
pulpits the effort will be made to
bring home to every person, driver
and pedestrian, the need of care and
consideration and obedience to rules.
All drivers Of motor cars are urged
to enlist in the campaign by register
ing. and receiving and displaying on
their windshields and rear windows
stickers which will proclaim them as
highway life guards" In every pos
sible way the vital Importance of care
in the use Of the streets will be
stressed throughout the period.
While it is true that there have
been other campaigns of this char
acter which have had temporary re-
suits for safety with a lessening of
the toll Of accidents, only to be fol-
lowed by a period Of tragic careless
ness and indifference to regulations,
it should not be assumed that this
now planned safety drive will be SIM
1larly ineffective beyond the brief time
of its maintenance. Such an aSsump-
ton would be a confession Of incom-
petence and an acknowledgment that
there Is no cure for this evil Of care
less and inconsiderate driving and
needless walking.
There must be cure for it. There
must be correction of the dangerous
driving habits Of those who are IL
censed to operate motor cars. The
laws are not yet adequate to deal with
this evil through punishment and
elimination of the dangerous drivers
from the streets. Some improvement
has recently been made in the enact
ment of safety liability law. which
Is about to be signed by the President
and will become effective in ninety
days after his approval, but there re-
mains the problem Of the prevention of
accidents rather than mere compen-
sation for injuries. There is still to
be found means to remove promptly
from the streets those who are physi-
cally, temperamentally and consti-
tutionally incompetent to drive with
respect for the rules and regard for
others afoot or awheel.
The traffic regulations may not now
be such as to give the fullest pro-
lection to drivers and pedestrians. In
some respects they are susceptible of
profitable amendment. But, such as
they are, they must be respected and
observed, else Washington will be
city Of horror, with no person safe
upon the streets.
"Iive and let livel"
Evening star., 1935-05-05

told, shows the following: The
length Of the work week, which was
declining before the N. r. A. and even
before the depression, has continued
to fall; there has been an increase in
employment; despite growing employ
ment, there still remain large num-
bers who are unemployed; hourly
earnings have risen; weekly earnings
have risen, but not so rapidly; annual
earnings are still low. Per capita
weekly earnings Of manufacturing
wage earners were 1885 in Novem-
Der, 1884. At this rate, the average
factory worker, even If he were en-
ployed 50 weeks per year, would re-
ceive only 1881. Finally, there has
been q rise, both in aggregate pay
rolls and in total national income,
while prices and living costs have ad-
vanced slightly.
Copyright. 1880 , .s
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Descriptive Music.

"Why did the band play those hor-
rible discords?"
1T was my own idea" answered
Senator Sorghum. II ordered a pro-
gram Of all the national anthems and
then had them played simultaneously
as solos on different instruments"
1.-THE result was not agreeable"
ut wasn't intended to be. But It
was descriptive Of the European state
Of mind"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Live and let livel"

One Of the hindrances to relief lies
in cynical impression that an enor-
nous sum Of money is liable to be
drafted into local political service as
an associate campaign fund.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

Agriculture has art problems to con-
slider. Amateur theatricals are so
popular that a farmer finds himself
called on to turn the COWS out and
make room for the soubrettes.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

NJ r. A. is at present concentrating
on the chicken business, which re-
lieves the old Blue Eagle of suspicion
that he is trying to pose as a bird
in a gilded cage.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
White Collar Man.

I said to the white collar man:
"We're trying to adjust a plan
BY which white collars we may view
With the respect which is their due"
Said he: ''This merits my applause.
It is, indeed, noble cause.
I hope. with expectations great,
My laundry will cooperate"
Evening star., 1935-05-05

One Of the irritating features of
the Versailles treaty is its refusal to
take a quiescent place in ancient
history.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Too Far.

Too Far.
women usually have the courage
Of their convictions"
"Yes," said Miss Cayenne, "but they
go too far when they get convicted
Of trying to shoot or poison their hus-
bands"
my neighbor, Hi Hat, has become
q power in the community" said Hi
Ho. the sage Of Chinatown, "since he
started a lottery and let it be known
that the decision Of the judges would
be final"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Eager Listener.

My Radiol My Radio!
listen day by day.
Impatiently I wait to know
What you may have to say.
The oratory all well meant
Oft leaves us in a plight.
A man may be as eloquent
When wrong as when he's right.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

'De power Of eloquence," said Uncle
Eben, "is sure tremenjus. When I
goes to camp meetin' de preacher
could have my vote fob any office dat
suits his fancy"
Evening star., 1935-05-05
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Huey Long appeals to the people
on a "share-our- wealth" program.
But President Roosevelt has a plan
Of his own along that line. Senator
Long proposes Socialism camouf1aged
with O new dress. The President
would tackle the problem Of wealth
concentration within the framework
Of the present system.
How? On the one hand by taking
credit control away from private
bankers and lodging 1t In the Gov