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The Washington times., 1936-04-13
URGE SCHOOLS
BAN WEEKLY

The committee investig a t i n g
periodicals used in schools has
adjudged Scholastic" the ma
tional high school weekly, unfit
for local public schools.
The periodical has been at
tackled by Representative Thomas
L. Blanton and other supporters
Of the "red rider" as CommuniStic,
but the action of the committee, it
was learned, was based on the
ground the magazine had "too
definite an editorial policy"
Recommendations of the com.
mittee for dropping the magazine
from the school system, where it
has been in use for seven years,
will be made by the committee,
headed by DR.. H. A. Smith, princi-
pal Of Central High School, to
Superintendent Of Schools Frank
w. Ballou, in time for the next
Board Of Education meeting on
April 20.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
Pastor Falls Dead
At Easter Service

Felled by heart attack as he
presided at services at st. Luke's
Baptist Church yesterday, the
Rev. Samuel Seabury Cole, colored,
SIS, 1854 Rock Greek Ford Road.
died a few minutes after being
taken to his home.
Scores were listening to the
Easter program when the minister
collapsed. Church officials hur-
ried to him and carried him to his
house.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
SIX WIN NEWS
/. TIP PRIZES

Alert news tippers. who tele-
phoned first information to The
Times on varied subjects, were the
winners in last weeks News Tip
contest conducted by this news
paper.
First information on the death
of Thomas w. Sidwell, founder
and principal of the Friends
School, where many persons prom
inent in international life have
been educated, was one Of the
winning tips.
Other tips awarded prizes were
on the arrest of a duck by police
at Eighth and D Streets North
west; on an accident that over
turned q heavily loaded truck;
the visit to the Capitol of the boy
mind-reading prodigy: the theft
of Mickey" MacDonald's automo-
bile, and additional information
on the roundup of CLAW ma
chimes" by police in a series of
raids.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13

MINNIE LEE RICHARDSON (left) and Margaret Ander-
son. both 49, who have disappeared from their homes again
Emmett Anderson Margares father expressed the belief
that underworld characters lured his daughter away This
photograph the girls made two months ago when they
returned after eghday disappearance. International
News Photo by Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
TRAFFIC LAWS
DRAFTED BY
D. {. HEADS
Lot Control.
Limited axicabs
In Proposals

Four new laws, relating to pedes'
TRAN and vehicular traffic, will be
sent to Senator Elmer Thomas ap'
propriations subcommittee for the
District, it was decided today.
The proposals include compu,-
sorry snow removal, parking-lot
regulation, installation Of parking
meters, and limitation on the mum.
Der of taxicabs.
The city heads held a meeting
last week with their special traffic
committee, at which discussions
varied from banning traffic on
arterial highways down to a new
snow removal bill.
Minutes Of the meeting were
turned over to Acting Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West, who with
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward Thomas, was instructed to
draft whatever new legislation
was necessary in carrying out
recommendations of the COM
mittee and submit them to the
city heads for presentation to
Senator Thomas.
Rule on Snow
Mr.. West and Mr.. Thomas
drafted three bills, one proposing
a new snow removal law to COM
pei householderS to remove snow
(COntinued nm Pare IL. Col n
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
D. {. Arehdeo|ogist
+ Wins Danish Honor

The gold medal Of the Royal
Danish Academy Of Science and
Letters and 1000 kroner ($220)
have been awarded to Henry B.
Collins jr., Smithsonian archaeol-
ogiSt, for work on Eskimo cultural
origins in Alaska, it was an
nounced last night.
Collins submitted a paper to the
Danish academy giving a detailed
analysis of excavations at five
sites on st. Lawrence Island, near
the Eskimo village Of Gambell,
Alaska.
Collins concluded the early cul-
ture was brought from Asia via
rivers to the Arctic coast and
Boring Strait.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
Commencement Set
For $50 Boy Scouts

Approximately $50 Boy Scouts,
who have been studying for two
months in the University Of Scout
ing, will participate in commence
ment exercises at Gordon Junior
High School tomorrow night. The
boys have been receiving inStruc-
ton in IA subjects under direction
of DR.. William T. McClosky, head
of the council training committee.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
curIey Club Dance

The Curley Club will hold a
dance in the west ballroom Of the
Shoreham Hotel Thursday at 8
p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
ROOMS
VACANT SAYS
SENATOR
Home for Aged Is
Branded Fire Trap
Bv OkIahoman

Gallinger Hospital is not over
crowded. Yet people are allowed
to die in the wards without pro-
tecting the other patients from
the depressing sight, and the
Home for the Aged is a fire-trip.
These are the impressions that
Senator Elmer Thomas Cd Of
Oklahoma, chairman Of the Sen
ate District appropriations sub
committee, received yesterday
when he made a surprise visit to
these institutions.
The Senator travelled fncognito
and so well did he disguise his iden-
tity that one of the interneS at
Gallinger answered query from
him very abruptly and left the
Senator standing in the hall while
he walked away.
Many Rooms Vacant
Senator Thomas said today, as
he prepared to conduct the last
hearing on the District appropria-
tions bill, that he was surprised
to find between one-fifth and one
third of the rooms in the hospital
vacant. He said:
arSS -
that the hospital was built to
house 700 and that they had
something like LOO there. /
found that there were a number
of rooms without any patients in
them.
81 went there feeling that
that was the best way / could
spend Easter. Nobody knew who
/ was and I talked to a number
of patients.
Zone of the interneS answered
me very abruptly when I asked
him a question and then walked
right away. OF course, he didn't
know who / was, and / suppose
I would have done the sam
thing myself if somebody asked
me a lot of questions, appar-
emily just out of curiosity
LEFT TO DIE IN WARD
81 talked to one woman who
said that ~ persons had died
in the ward in which she was q
patient over a short period. She
said that q screen was put
around the bed when these peO-
pie were dying, and they were
allowed to remain in the ward
until they had died. IT'S depress-
ing enough for q well person to
be around somebody that Is dy-
ing. These cases should be
moved into some Of those empty
rooms when hOr2 is given up
for them.
II a mgOing to tell the au-
thOritieS about this situation
and very pOintedly, too"
Senator Thomas added that he
did discover that the hospital
needed more nurses. He said the
hospital apparently was kept
clean. He said he went to the
poor farm at Blue Plains and was
very much impressed that Wash.
ington should have so many aged
people that were totally depend.
ent.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13

Robert L. Downing, Is, famed
Washington Shakesperian actor,
is to be married day after tomor-
row, it was learned today. His
bride will be Mrs. Mary Shafer
Jones, IS, of 3437 Mount Pleasant
st. N. w., a childhood friend and
widow of a distinguished scientist.
The service will be read Wednes-
day in the presence Of only i'm
mediate members of the families
by the Rev. Allen Poore, and
later Mr.. and Mrs. Downing will
make their home in Colonial
Beach, Va. for the spring and
CONTINUED on Page IA, Col. p
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
Monument TO Be Open
10 Public at NiQht

The Washington Monument will
be open to the public at night.
The closing hour for visitors,
previously 4 p. M, has been
moved up to 1890 p. m. for a
two-week trial beginning today,
and may be made permanent.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
81. Vincent de Paul
Card Party April d

Card players will gather at the
willard Hotel Apri. % under the
auspices of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society to assist in the drive
for funds to give high school edu-
cation to orphans. The drive was
Instituted after the society made
a survey showing. that only 10 out
of 1855 orphans completed a high
school course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
With Malice Toward None

The decision of Rev. Charles E. Cough lin to drop out of politics, except II at some future time when people signlfy they want him, was not to be unexpect- ed after the union party's poor showing on election day. Furthermore, in view f his own promises, namely, unless the union party made good showing at the polls, he would retire, he could do no different.
 Now that the smoke of battle has cleared, we think there is something or the sublime resignation in Father Cough lin's submission to the voice of the major ity. even though he thought 1t was alto pether contrary to his teachings. And TOT that reason the charitable among us will hold no malice for the great radio priest in at least having the courage of ms con. victions It was his followers who failed him as they have since the vigil Geth- semane down through the ages. Mans inhumanity to man was ever thus ana will prevail until the end of time.
 Moreover, strictly politically speaking we think Father Coughlin made his great est mistake in trying to tie-up ms DE NUSJ membership with the union party and its candidate, William Lemke. There was no connection and like oil and water Ek1ey COulQ IlOL HllA. 9NOov AiSihSSAe, we it possible for Father Coughlin, himself, to have run, would have voted for him to a member. That was where Father Coughlin failed, as do many great-minded men when 1t comes down to the actual mechanics of the job, namely in not realizing Lemke was poor representa- ton for his ideals. In the last analysis 1t would have been better If Father Coughlin had endorsed no candidate and elected only to criticize or praise the qualifications of the candidates that met with his approval or disapproval. Then let the NUSJ draw its own conclusions on election day.
 However, that is neither here nor there, hindsight is always better than fore sight. But, nevertheless there will be something missing if Father Coughlin persists in his decision to remain off the air, which we sincerely hope he won't do. Whether people liked him or not, he was a big factor in building up thinking public on matters of political and economic interest especially as they per- tained to morals. Much good must come of his broadcasts If only indirectly. Let us hope, if 1t Is his decision to drop out of politics that he will continue with his original idea from Royal Oak of broad- casting in behalf of the Little Flower Shrine in the cause of social justice for the benefit of humanity, today, tomorrow and forever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
A Good Example to Follow

One suggestion that might be adopted by all the communities of this state Tn the coming year would be to follow New Bri- tain's example in planting trees along its streets and highways Federal approval has just been given to a great tree planting project in the Hardware City. Over 12,000 young trees will be planted at recommended points this fall before cold weather has set in. It's going to cost considerable to do that, but the cost Is well worth the effort. We earnestly recommend that other communities. where the urban influence has removed the touch of nature, to do likewise.
 The city is going to supply at least half of the trees for this job, the remainder will come from nurseries. There Is noth- ing to prevent Waterbury from doing such a thing as this, if the proper ap- proval could be secured We are firm believer in keeping the residential sec- tions of our city tree-shaded. Of course, some people object to too many trees be- cause roots often have the annoying habit O. breaking cement walks and steps or clogging up pipes. But if the proper care is taken all this can be avoided.
 Nothing sets off residential districts better than fine trees; nothing is more conducive to higher realty values than well-kept lawns and tree-shaded streets. While Waterbury has not been derelict in this respect in it's development of out lying sections, it might not be amiss for us some time to check up certain streets that once were delightfully."- rural in that the grass was greener and the trees more luxuriant, but which have suffered from the inroads of so-called modern progress. Wonders can be done with few trees and little planning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09

owners pay the property tax assessed by cities and towns. As result this tax was ignored by increasing numbers. Finally city officials appealed to the Motor Vehicle Department for assist ance in enforcing this tax. And thanks to bit of pressure applied where 1t would hurt the most the department has succeeded in cutting down the number of delinquents.
 Today about 1S per cent of car owners fail to pay this annual tax to their respec- tive communities unless somebody shakes stick over their heads. The law now permits the Motor Vehicle Commis- sioner to suspend the license of an owner who negIects or fails to pay within a reasonable length of time. The usual procedure of Commissioner Connor is to write letter to the delinquent warning him of the danger of loss of registration for failure to comply with the law.
 Should this fail, and it hasn't in most cases the names of the delinquentS are turned over to inspectors or to local police with the order to pick up the license plates of the delinquent. Only in about one dozen cases to date has the, depart ment actually been forced to call in the license plates When the request is made for them the money is found to pay off the back tax bill. However, this hitch in tax collection makes us wonder if ulti- mately this tax will not be absorbed in some other scheme or else repealed altogether.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09

The death of Coroner John J. Phelan of Bridgeport last week was a sad blow throughout this entire state. MT. Phelan was extremely well known here in Wa terbury and had a number of relatives in this city. Fraternally his acquaintance ship included the entire United States. For years he was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, being one of its first members. He was honored by being elect ed the second supreme knight of this or der and while holding this office he had the honor to name the late John s. Neagle to the position of state deputy. His ac- tivities with the Knights of Columbus continued right down to the present time and he rarely missed national conven- ton. Although Coroner Phelan was well along in years he was active and man. aged to care for the manifold duties of his office in excellent fashion. He was one of the first advocates in this state of the plan to build sidewalks or footpaths along heavily-traveled roads. Rarely did he issue finding on highway fatality without referring in some way to this need.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
Melancholy Days
Holiday Season of Birds Beasts Finds Them
 Falling Easy Prey to Poor Aim
HUMANE EDUCATION PRESS BUREAU
of Many Sportsmen,

The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year"--but not to me because ..
 "Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and meadows brown and sere," for I love these things; but because
 Of firing guns, and dying birds, and wounded beasts, and fear. Thus wrote the late Dallas Lore Sharp In Our Dumb Animals. .t.r
 The hunting season has como again. The family cares of my wild neighbors are over for the summer, They have forgotten their secret, furtive ways. Fodo is abundant plump nuts and acorfs, red.ripe berries on the Hex bushes and in the wintergreen beds, seesawing on the air, and bending the brown weeds till they almost brush the ground; and insects-creep!ng. crawling, flying insects to fatten all the biYds in New England here about the woods and fleldsl
 This is the long, well-earned holi- day season of the birds and beasts. Migratory plans are made, and the spirit of travel is in the air. The winter burrows are rug and lined with grass, and winter stores laid by against the coming cold for those who stay at home. The chipynunks come boldly into the barn, and stuffing my seed corn into their cheek pouches, scamper of to granaries already bulging; and the fiickers, over fed, are trying to drill into the north end of the house of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
Dog and Hit-Skipper

hit-skip motorist who ran over stray dog the other day in New York City and then fled has been deprived of his driving license for six months and fined $50. To many persons, including dog lovers, this may sound like heavy pen- alty, particularly If, as this man claims, the driver needs his car to keep his job.
 The judge pointed out that revoking the license was mandatory under the new section of the law, and added that this c.se should be lesson to others, warning them not to hit dumb animals and leave them in the street without help. It was the failure to stop rather than the acci- dent itself which was charged against the driver and for which he was penal ized. And the law may be wise.
 A driver who would fail to stop for an injured dog might also fail to stop when he hits person. A driver careless of the safety of dumb animals would probably be careless in regard to human beings. The hit-skipper is major traffic menace about which something must be done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
Current Comments

Public opinion in this country, with respect to the police, Is almost disastrously ignorant. The people of this country prefer to offer facile criticism rather than intelligent CO., operation.
 August vollmer. former police
 chief of Berkeley, Calf.
 It takes highly intellectual in- dividual to enjoy leisure. Most of us had better count on working. The individual who wakes up in the morning with a number of things to do for tr day Is the person who will hold to normality.
 --Dr. J. B. Nash, New York
 University.
 The worst thing in the teaching profession is for a school principal to work with methods of fear, force, and artificial authority such treatment produces the submissive subject. No wonder that such schools are the rule in Germany and Russia.
 -Dr. Albert Einstein, noted sci-
 enlist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09

Chicago's short experiment with east ern standard time will end on November IS when the clocks are pushed back one hour so that the city will be included in the central time belt. The change to east ern time was made last March, so that Chicago could keep pace with eastern stock markets, but this harmony was so out of harmony with mid-western busi- ness that pressure was brought to go back to the original time belt. Changes don't always work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
In Today's Mail Anonymous letters will mot
 be accepted unless accom- panied with writer's name.
FR. CoUGHLrN NOT REsPoN sIBLE FOR CURLEY DEFEAT " IN BAY STATE
 Waterbury, Conn.,,
 November ', 1036.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The recent election in the Com monwealth of Massachusetts for the election of U. s. senator spelled the defeat for the democratic can- didate for that ofi1ce, Governor James Curley. This gentleman planes the radio priest for his de- feat in no certain terms. He should analyze the election results in the various states and see that the so- called members of the NUSJ num- bering some six million, did not vote the way their leader proposed they should do so 1t is evident that the people of that commonwealth did not want him to represent them in the senate.
 This year 1t seemed that the peo- pie were voting for the candidate instead of the party of which they were supposed to represent. In our own city, many men like Judge Slavin ran ahead of their ticket and 1t is evident that the independent voters split their ticket for them. Men of such caliber should be re- turned to ofiice regardless of their party.
 The telegram sent to the radio priest will do no good to the cause of Governor Curley in the Bay State as there are still many loyal to the principles of the radio priest and they are not apt to forget the incident. In my humble opinion, think the governor can't take 1t like a great many more who are unfor- tunate to be defeated for public office. ..|I
 senator-Elect Lodge of Massa- chusetts will no doubt represent his state in the senate of U. S. as ably as his grandfather, the late Henry Cabot Lodge, if he inherited any of the traits of his illustFious forebear- CT. I am,
 Sincerely yours, ''.'' s, as JOHN s. 0uRRAN. pl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "Hc had lots of
 friends; say, "many friends"

A. pr. William Hammond wright.
 c. Are the Pharisees and Sad- ducees still in existencep
 A. They were ancient religious and political sects among the Jews and are no longer in existence.
 e. Is 1t unlawful in the United States to hoard gold coins?
 A. Yes, except rare coins having Q numismatic value.
 c. What is the name of the British Earl of Warwick and Brooke?
 A. Charles Guy Fulke Qrevillc.
 Q. What is the speedboat record9
 A. Miss America x", driven by Gar Wood on the St. Clair river, near Detroit, September 20, 1882, made 124.0i miles an hour.
 c. Who was president of the United States when Wisconsin was admitted to the Union?
 A. James K. Polk.
 If you want \ copy Of our leaf- let's on THE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES, write The Water- bury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, l0i2 Thirteenth Street, North. west, Washington, D. c. Enclose { cents I'm postage. s,FEs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09

The move for new bridge across the Connecticut river in the neighborhood of Hartford is not of recent origin. Nor did 1t begin last spring when there was no means of access to Hartford from the east side of the river for distance of so miles north and south. It has been ap- parent for good many years that the present Bulkeley Memorial structure was not adequate to handle the traffic. An effort was made in 1885 to push through the project. Needless to say therell be more pressure in 1887 and we rather imagine the legislators will approve some plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09

sheer excess of strength and animal spirits. My apples are picked, my cabbages and other garden crops put in the cellar. and l have turned
 everything outdoors over to the crows.
 Melancholy days2 Yes, more than melancholy. though they ought to be the sweetest, happiest, peaceful est days of the whole round year. For the enlightened Common wealth of Massachusetts says to It's citizens, to its human citizens:
 "The leaves have fallen, the corn is cut, the tall grass is fiattened, all the coverts of the wild things are exposed, the birds and beasts are fat and ui1wary, 90 forth now for Q inanth, within the limits of the law, and kill, tasting the old, savage poy of slaughter"
 I could argue well for such an oc- casional experience, for its utter escape, It's return to wildness, It's uncontaminated aninalisn, It's sin- cere savagery and elemental Joy; but 1t would be an argument in be- half of the brute nature in us in- stead of the higher human nature. And what about the suffering birds and beasts7 For every bird killed outright in the hunting season 1t is probably true that one is wounded and gets away to lingering death of every agony that fnangled flesh can feel. Pleasure at such a price can have no good effect upon na- ture that really loves tho out-of- doors, that responds to the sweet ness of a calling quail, that feels any kinship with trees and hills, that sees any order or plan in the universal scheme where ell things 1t and function as c perfect whole. Pleasure for such Q nature at such price can only stultify and taesA . A ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-09
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

e. What is 6 counterfoil?
 A. A coupon containing Q mem" orandum by the drawer of check or draft, maker of a note, etc. II is like the stub of checkbook.
 e, What is the value of inucilage and paste sold in the United States annually?
 A. Approximately $7,945,ooo.
 e. At what age Is 1t proper for young men and women to use the prefix MT. and Miss on visiting cards?
 A. When a girl is 1e and when Q boy leaves school.
 e. What is William Lemke's re- ligious utilization? ..t
 A. German Lutheran.
 c. Name the director of Lick Ob- servatory at Mt. Hamilton, Cal.