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Evening star., 1936-02-05
TO SEE IF PLAN
IS SATISFACTORY
viii Try 1t on Two Holes
During Summer-Wants
Sleek Course.
BY w. r, McCALLUM.


ECOND of the local golf organ
izations to go in for falrway
watering, Columbia Country
- Club is going 70 install pipes
and nozzles for watering the fairways
of two holes in the Spring as pre-
liminary installation to see how it
works. If the installations are deemed
satisfactory the system will be ex-
tended to include the entire course.
The preliminary installations will be
made on the seventh and eighteenth
fairways, two spots which bake hard
in Washington's hot Summers. These
two places are held to be typical of the
fairways which would be improved by
q watering system.
The seventh hole is a two-shotter.
around $40 yards in length, while the
eighteenth also is longer two
shotter, around Ais yards long. The
shot after the tee shot at the seventh
usually is spade mashie or mashie-
niblick, while from good tee snot
long iron shot will get a good player
home in two at the eighteenth.
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Totals Q 321 Totals s 81;
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Trinidad, where the President is to
stop on his way home to do his Christ
mas shopping, brings us closer to
home, for it is from here that nearly
all the asphalt used in paving the
streets of Washington in the past
came. 1t is still being imported for
this and other purposes, for it is now
used extensively in the making of
asphalt shingles. roll roofings, built-up
roofs, mastic floors, waterproofiing,
etc.
The lake, which is in the highest
part of La Brea Point, Brighton, is
certainly one of the sights of the
world. 1t is 285 feet deep at the center
with an area of ia acres. The ma
terial has the appearance of a gray
ish- black mass and is sufficiently
solid to walk upon and to sustain
heavy loads for brief periods. But
any weighty object left in one position
for any length of time will gradually
sink. During the last half century.
although some five million tons of this
substance has been taken from the
lake, the general level has dropped
only about 20 feet.
Washington was one of the first
cities in the world to use Trinidad
asphalt for surfacing its streets, and
many an old-timer will hark back to
more than so years ego, when the
first stretch of this material was laid
in front of the Arlington Hotel, on
Vermont avenue, between H and I
streets, and the pleasure it afforded
the early bicyclists then and later.
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WHEN the writer was there two
years ago, Gutelio Vargas, the
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CAPITAL HAS MUCH IN COMMON WITH SOUTH AMERICA
SEEN ON PRESIDENTS CRUISE
Magnificent Developments in Buenos Aires Set Apart as
One of Worlds Great Cities-Ocean Voyage Way Is
Enivened by Scenes in Neptunes Court.

OF COURSE, the President and his
" guests will not suffer any in
dignities, but If there are any raw
recruits on board who have never
crossed the Equator. their punishment
will probably be even worse than
those described, as administered on
private liner. for the crews Of
war vessels sometimes really do things
up brown, so to speak.
Initiating persons into the Order
of the Trident Is not new thing at
all, and may even date back for sew.
eral centuries. An account the writer
has before him tells of the initiating
of candidates into this order, aboard
the United States flagship Lancaster.
in June, 1885, and illustrates how the
exercises are, and may still be, con-
Quoted in the United States Navy.
The story follows:
"At $50 am. Neptune came on
board with a retinue of 80 attendants.
His guard was dressed in fantastical
costumes and marched fore and aft
on the starboard side of the deck,
the band in the meantime playing
a lively air. All hands were again
called to muster. The next per-
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So far as known, A. L. Barber & Co.
(the company being Andrew Lang
dom and Crawford, Hoffman &; Filbert
were the pioneer importers Of this
material for the laying of the streets
of Washington. Of interest is the
statement that only from 10 to
IL per cent of asphalt is used for
this purpose, the rest being sand.
This being the Nations Capital, it
is but natural that there should be
much in common between the South
American Republics and the District
of Columbia, for it was here in 1928
President Monroe formulated in his
message to Congress the principle
known as the Monroe Doctrine. which
was that the United States would
consider any attempt to extend the
European political system to any part
of America as dangerous to their
peace and safety. and also, that the
American continents were to be no
longer subjects for colonization by any
European power.
1t was also in this city, at the
northeast corner of Eighteenth and
streets northwest, where the Pan
American Union was established at
the time the first international con-
ference was held and here also. not
far from the White House, where Is
the handsome marble building of the
Pan-American Union, composed Of 81
republics of North and South America,
having for its objects, Peace, Friend
ship and Commerce" Andrew Car
negie contributed s75o0Oo toward the
erection of the building.
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tunes naiads, and then taken before
his majesty for presentation.
WHO are you?' asked Neptune of
the first dude.
"'I am Bill Chandler, former Sec
retary of the Navy was the reply.
"'You sent this ship to the Congo
against the wishes of the officers and
crew. said the royal parsonage in
angry tones, and condemn you to be
ducked!' 1t was soon done.
And who are you?' said his maj
esty, addressing the other dude.
"'I am Mr.. Sanford!'
Then you are the man who wrote
the letter from Nice to Billy Chandler
about our officers while the Lancaster
lay at Villefranche, eh?' And Neptune
assumed rage.
Yes said Mr.. Sanford, me and
Billy Chandler fixed it all up
Neptune shook his hoary locks and
uttered roar, which made the whales
and dolphins around the ship quail
with fear. and in stentorian tones rele-
gated Mr.. Sanford to follow the fate
of Billy Chandler. He was turned over
to the consideration of the fathers,
BARRIERS and lastly the bath. in all of
which processes he was treated so
roughly as to make the spectators
suppose that Mr.. Sanford was really
being treated to his deserts. When
extricated from his prosecutors he
turned around and shook his first at
Neptune, which created immense mer-
riment."
IRON the equator to Rio de Janeiro
is a little over three days run,
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FROM the equator to Rio de Janeiro
is a little over three days run,
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"The apprentice boys were called
up first in pairs. They were seated
on camp stools. DR.. Ills felt their
pulses and gave them advice about
their diet, which was to avoid eating
roast turkey or duck, and concluded
by asking If they liked roast beef. AS
soon as they opened their mouths to
say YES or no. brush full OF lather
was thrown into their faces. Then
they were shaved with the wooden
razors, the camp-stools were upset ana
their occupants fell into the arms OF
two stalwart naiads. who duly soused
them in the tank of water, and then
they had paid the traditional tribute
to Neptune.
with one exception, the bandsmen
were let of by each playing q solo on
his particular instrument. Savasta,
the secon dleader. had volunteered to
save his companions from the cere-
mony. and instead they got of and he
was initiated.
THE two dudes, before mentioned.
were duly piped over the star
board gangway and received with 8
sideboys, and escorted by 20 of Nep-
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amidst the houses Of the city rises the
Corcovado. jagged peak which
reaches an elevation of 1890 feet.
Other eminences include the fantas-
tically appearing Organ Mountains. 80
miles away, with its peculiar looking
five Fingers of God" and the rjuca.
the highest of the nearby points.
Rio has many beautiful spots, and
the promenade facing the sea is most
attractive. The main street. which
leads almost directly from the dock,
is called the Avenida Rio Branco. 1t is
quite wide and has several rows of
shade trees IN the center and to the
side. The sidewalks here, as well as in
some other parts of the city. are con-
structed of small stones arranged in
picturesque design, reminding one
somewhat of mosaic work The lottery
business flourishes here and a number
of the windows are plastered with the
tickets.
Palm avenue has its special charm
in the towering palms that line this
thoroughfare, many of which seem to
reach height of so or more feet. The
Presidents palace is on this drive.
Some say it is the plainest building in
Rio. but you would probably not think
so. for it seems rather fancy in design,
and though rather formidable-so far
as other residences in the city go-yet
it has not the appearance of being solid
and substantial like our own White
House.
WHEN the writer was there two
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tor, which sings" a different tune, or
gives musical tone of higher pitch
than its companion generator. This
tone is broadcast by the second trans
mitter, which puts into operation the
second complete signal system on the
ship. When one signal set fails, the
other is instantly put into use.
How does the shore operator know
that he has started the emergency fog
horn and stepped up the radio-beacon?
1t can be readily understood by the
average person that the keepers radio
receiving set instantly tells him
whether or not the ships radio-beacon
is operating constantly. But how
about the about the fog horn? That
cannot always be heard by the unaided
ear, so a definite check-up had to be
invented.
This means of checking is considered
by engineers of the bureau to be one
of the most remarkable devices of the
whole ingenious arrangement, A
microphone on the st. Clair actually
hears" the fog horn sounding and
tells the shore operator so in an
Evening star., 1936-11-29
By John Clagen Proctor.

w YELL, by this time the Presi-
\A/ dent will be fast approach
wv ing Buenos Aires in his
visit to South America. and
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This being the capital city of Ar
gentina, the building where the Con-
gress meets is here. Its base is of
granite, and the superstructure Of
marble 1t is constructed throughout
of expensive materials and is credit
to the republic. The National Mu-
scum of Fine Arts is just an ordinary
looking building, where are exhibited
paintings by Argentenian artists.
Some are very good. while others
might be deemed out of place in an
art gallery.
IN TOURING the city many fine
statues are to be seen, including one
of George Washington. Buenos Aires
is quite up-to-date, and its waterworks
and filtration plant are equal to the
best. Its Great Southern Railway
Depot, with its IA platforms. is
much better than many We have in
some of our large American cities, and
it has long since advanced ahead of
the District of Columbia in the build
ing of subways to eliminate congested
travel. In some sections of the city
the sidewalks and streets are narrow,
but generally they are of good width,
are paved with asphalt and are kept
clean and well cared for.
There are no traffic lights in the
city, at least there were not two years
ago. But the crossings are we'll looked
after by police officers. Nor are there
any traffic signs. for everybody is sup
posed to know the law, and violation
brings forth ticket from police
man, just as it would in Washington.
There are many places of amuse-
ment in Buenos Aires, and one OF the
largest department stores even en-
plays an orchestra of 10 pieces to
play in its dining room at mealtime.
and at night the TasBa-Ris, famous
night club of the city, Is largely pa
tronized by those who are fond of
dancing. The music is continuous, for
two orchestras of about Is men
each are employed, and when one
ceases to play the other on takes its
place To those who do not bring an
escort, the management will provide
a dancing partner. And the women
employed by the house. are distin-
guishable from the patrons by not
wearing hats.
THE climate of Buenos Aires is
somewhat like that of Washington,
though the temperature there rarely
ever goes down to freezing. However,
when it is Winter here it is Summer
there and vice versa, and so the Pres
ident will likely find the weather just
about between seasons.
Argentina is a great cattle country
and no one who ever visits there will
forget the delicious Argentine steaks
which are world famous and have a
right to be. and can be obtained for
about one-third what We pay. The
odore Roosevelt visited Buenos Aires
in 1918.
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and here Is found one Of the worlds
most famous and beautiful harbors.
The shores on either side are lined
with hills of all shapes and sizes,
some of which. extending into the
water, are clustered together like so
many mammoth cones. Nearby is the
Pao de Assucar, or Sugar Loaf Noun
tain, 1,100 feet high, and apparently
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IRON this it may be surmised by
- snn1a that u,hap tho r,resideptio1


some that when the presidential
party reached the Equator the Chief
Magistrate will be put through his
PAGES. But, naturally, this is out of
the question, for it is generally a
strenuous performance, and as Mr..
Roosevelt is on Government vessel
and is commander in chief of the
Army and Navy. he is mot likely to
be on the side lines bossing the job,
but some of the other members of
his party may not fare 50 we'll.
Sometimes age has its considera.
lions, as will be seen by the notes
your humble servant received upon
the occasion he travelled this way. It
read:
TT is our wish that you attend
Our Court on Sunday Afternoon.
After We and the Court have assem-
bled 1t is Our pleasure that you
appear before us.
After this presentation you will
eccupy the Royal Box and there wit
ness the entertainment which We
have provided for you. For this oc.
casion it will not be necessary for
you to dress other than that which
You have on at lunch time
las soon as your name is called go
before the King, bow and pass ON, and
this Is all you will have to do.
by Command of His Majesty.
Triton,
Master of Ceremonies"
vryIa g..
exercises arrived it was raining and
The deck was wet and very slippery,
but this did not prevent the show
from going on, for the King and his
court were assembled in all their
Glory and majesty to receive their
feverent subjects, and then the most
Interesting part began. A young
opera singer with a magnificent con-
tralto voice appeared by order in q
bathing suit, blindfolded, lay prone
on her back, and ice was placed on
her stomach. After this she was fed
macaroni and told it was worms.
Another stunt was to have the
passengers, which was done by lather-
ing them with an unusual amount of
Aour paste, applied with a white
wash brush, while the shaving was
done with q stick.
A seemingly rather dangerous treat
uent for some Of the candidates for
membership in the Order Of the
Trident was the wiggling through
canvas tube about II feet long and
Just big enough to permit the entrance
of . persons body. and. after the
candidate had entered sufficiently far
enough. the ships hose was applied
fun force to help to drive himthrough.
One woman, when she did get through.
was almost exhausted.
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provisional executive, was being in
augurated President, and compared
with our own great event of that ma
ture it was indeed very tame affair.
The people-at least outwardly-
seemed to be quite disinterested. But,
maybe they do things differently from
us. The military part Of the parade
and that was about all there was to
it-included government infantry and
cavalry, and the former made poor
physical showing as compared to our
own army standards. but the cavalry
looked good, especially the mounts.
The Avenida Atlantica, which is the
ocean-front boulevard that runs to
Copacabana, is lined with many
charming cottages of Spanish archi-
lecture, some of which can be bought
for as low as two or three thousand
dollars. At Copacabana there are
many delightful residences, and as
fine a bathing beach as one would
want to see. Ipanema and Leblon
are also among the residential sec
tions along the sea front.
Other interesting places along the
water front include the Jockey Club
Race Track. the Horseshoe Bay, the
Aquarium, the Senate Building and
Library and the National Museum,
formerly the residence of Don Pedro
II, Emperor of Brazil, who visited
Washington during President Grants
administration and was guest at the
White House upon one or more occa-
sions when not stopping at the Ar
lington Hotel. which stood where is
now the Veterans Administration
Building.
RRAZIL was among the first Of the
South American countries to send
diplomatic representative to the
United States. Jose Silvestre Rebello
was his name, and he came here in
1924.
A sight that no one will ever forget
who once sees it is an immense statue
of the Redeemer with outstretched
arms. which at night, when illumi-
mated, appears as a cross, and can be
seen for a distance of many miles,
since it is of white stone and stands
on one of the highest peaks back of
the city.
1t is not probable that the Presi-
dent will stop at Santos, Brazil, the
largest coffee port in the world, where
1000 ships call annually for load
of the delicious beverage. the value
of the yearly export being around
500 200. 900.
Montevideo. Uruguay, is also one of
the chief shipping ports Of South
America. 1t is directly east of central
Argentina, is joined on the west by
Paraguay, and hardly a days run
from Buenos Aires, where the Presi-
dent goes to attend the Peace Con-
gress.
There are many things in this
beautiful city to attract the attention
of the tourist, and the lover of music
will find much pleasure in visiting the
Colon Theater, rather colossal mar
VEL with its six or seven balconies
and orchestra of about 60 pieces.
The Municipal Building is very fine
structure, and makes the Washington
ian wish he had one as good. It is
said to be entirely constructed Of ma
tive materials, but the writer noticed
that it was equipped with elevators
from this country, and probably could
have discovered other exceptions had
time permitted a careful investigation.
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formance was the dragging of the
Dead Horse by Neptrne's guard. who
sang songs while they pulled it about
from forward to the gangway, where
it was hove overheard, Signifying that
the advance money had been paid
anu money put on the books. The
dead horse had been improvised out
of bread bags cut in the shape of the
animals head. 1t was stuffed with
straw and the necks of two bottles
served for eyes. The whole was
nailed to an empty barrel, also COW
cred with bagstuff. and so forming
the body of the horse.
THE most amusing characters in
the retinue we're DR.. Ills, armed with
a syringe and box of pills, and two
dudes. The latter were dressed in
blue cloth swallow-tailed coats, with
brass buttons, red collars, cuffs and
faclngs, and swung canes. The Of
ficers who had not before passed the
line had to appear before Neptune
and his wife first. Before the in
dulgent King would sign their GER
tiicates each officer had to pay So
and six bottles of beer.
1" A N AWNING had been swung low
from the bridge to the port gang
way. Beneath this was a tank filled
with salt water, waist deep, into which
hose led. On the bridge was tub
full of lather made of soapsuds, mo-
lasses and flour Four figures dressed
as clowns stood by, two with white
wash brushes and two with wooden
razors about two feet long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
GIRL IN HOMICIDE
 CASE GIVEN NOLLE
Assistant State!s Attorney Recommends Discharge,
 Judge Approves

NolIes were entered in five cases in superoir court late yesterday afternoon. The nolIes were recon. inended by Assistant gtate'e Attor.' fiey William 3. Fitzgerald. and ap- proved by Judge Frederick M. Peasley.
 One of the cases nolled WIS that of Miss Anna Haggerty, charged with automobile homicide. A CorO- i1er's finding held that Harry Johr- son and Nils Haggerty were jointly operating the car when t was iEi- volved In an accident which claimed the life of Theodore Fowler.
 Attorney Fitzgerald told the court yesterday that investigation by tho state attarney's ofilce had shown that Miss Haggerty had no hand in the operation of the car ct the time of the fatal accident, Aug. Q, 1o30. c
 Johnson, who is charged with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
FEEDER AL HEATER : PROJECT PLANNED
First Show, ''Men Must Fight" Opens in New
 Haven January 22

Men Must Fight" the first play to be presented by Connecticut one group of the federal theater project in Connecticut ct the Lincoln tf1e- ater in New Haven, will run i2 per. forFnanceg over 6 period of two weeks, evenings from Wednesday through Saturday and matinees on Wednesday and Saturday each week, it was announced today by Miss Gertrude DonDero, state director of the project. The opening date has been set as January 22. m
 A powerful plea for world peace, ''Men Must Fight" is expected to give the players fullest scope to their abilities and talent Walter Brad- Icy Klavun,, Q character actor nA- tionally known where repertory has been the vogue, win be the stage director of the production. Mr. ulavun was member of the class of 1928, Yale university, and is . reB- ident of Fairfield county. Charles E. Bianey. known throughout the United States in Q previous genera ton as playwright and producer of the then popular melodramas, has been named house manager by Miss DonDero. Technical direction and supervision will be in the hands of Charles Atkin, himself a T'hegpian of no mean ability, who plans many innovations in stage settings.
 John Jay Haggett and George Petrie, both New Haven natives. are members of the Lincoln theater cast now rchearsing for the formal open ing January 22. Stephen Dennis, an experienced character man with thirty years stage experience and q native of New London, is expected to enhance the caliber of the cast. Other members include Marshall Rourke of Bridgeport, formerly with Greek Evans at the Theatcr-in -the- Woods, Norwaik; Mary Hone, who will be supervisor of the production and who is Q graduate of Rosemary hall, Greenwich, and later with the Theatcr of Eleven in New Haven, and Ellen Love, another Theater of Eleven cast member who previously was with the Jitney Players of Mad- ison for four years.