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Evening star., 1937-04-20
ESQ STREET CARS
REPLACING PUSHED
by UTILITIES UNIT
Five-Year Program Urged.
Order for As Made
as Starter.
DISCUSSION is REVIVED
BY HEARING AND FIRES
Commission Investigates Cause of
Blaze Last Week in Which
Score Were Hurt.

Members of the Public Utilities
Commission today voiced hope that
nearly $50 Of the oldest of the street
cars OF the Capital Transit Co. would
be replaced within a period of five
years.
As starter for such a program,
the commission already has ordered
provision of As new cars of the most
modern type, which are scheduled to
be delivered within the next two or
three months.
I'VE believe that so new cars should
be provided each year for the next
flve years." said Commission Chair
man Riley E. Elgen, after an informal
conference with Richmond B. Keech.
THAT is our view on the subject and
we will stick to it, Elgen continued
Debate Is Revived.
Debate over the need for regular
annual program of replacing the least
desirable of the present rolling stock
of the company has been revived by
the current street car valuation hear
tngs and by fire in street car last
week in which more than a score of
passengers were slightly injured in a
rush to get out of the vehicle.
While investigation by commission
experts into the cause of that accident
was being carried on, small fire oc-
CURED this morning in another street
car.
Traffic Bureau Policeman H. N
johnson, a passenger, said the fire
started in heater under the seat
1t was extinguished with handsful OF
sand thrown in it by johnson and the
motorman.
AS he alighted from the street car
at Seventh and D streets northwest
johnson said, he saw fire smoldering
under another seat on the car. Be-
fore he could attract the motormans S
attention, Johnson said, the car moved
on. Apparently, the second blaze was
extinguished without difficulty because
no fire alarm was sounded, johnson
said
Favors 50 New Cars Yearly.
In a personal letter to the transit
company last November, Elgen de-
clared he believed the concern should
adopt regular annual program of re-
placements. He suggested there be no
less than so new cars each year over
. period of five years.
y. W, ~
the cars were so obsolete, slow and
undesirable that they should be re-
placed within five years. Other men,
bers of the commission supported FL
gen.
The company responded that ii
hoped to be able to proceed with the
provision of new cars, and some time
later 1t asked approval of the purchase
Of As new cars, together with addi-
tional buses and other equipment, in
the 1887 program.
Faster Replacement Demanded.
faster program of replacement
has been demanded by the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations. Late
last year, the federation called for re-
placement of 300 of the older cars.
Hearings on the valuation of the
properties of the company will be
resumed tomorrow. When the study
has been concluded the commission
will fix value and shortly there
after will begin hearings on the rates
charged by the company. Request OF
the company for permission to in
crease the price of the token fare
from four tokens for 80 cents to three
tokens for Is cents will be considered
at that time
Evening star., 1937-04-20
BUTCHER IN SIT-DOWN

ST. LOUIS, April 20 (P).-Herman
Vanish, 23-year -old st. Louis butcher,
Is on q one-man sit-down strike.
When Vanish reported for work yes
terday he asked Max Fixler, his en-
ployer, for a reduction of one hour in
his 12-hour working day. Fixler re-
fused. The youthful butcher promptly
took position atop = meat block and
would not move.
Vanish would not say how long he
intends to remain on strike.
Evening star., 1937-04-20

Church. Kensington, Nd, where he
has served for the past two and one
half years
Both the minister and his wife are
we'll known in Washington. Mrs.
Butt is the former Elizabeth Edison,
who was born and reared in Wash
ington. She was graduated from
Holton Arms and made her debut in
November, 1880. Her grandfather
was the late John Joy Edison
Evening star., 1937-04-20
JEFFERSON BILL PUSHED
Wearin Hopes to Have Plan Con-
sidered Friday.

Representative Wearin, Democrat, of
Iowa said today he hopes to have his
bill, designed to delay work on the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial until after
Nationwide competition by archi-
tects has been held, considered by the
House Library Committee Friday.
This is one Of a number of meas
ures which the Library Committee in
tends to discuss as soon as the time
can be arranged conyenient to the
members. However, Chairman Keller
is. absent from the city and so no
meeting can be held before Friday.
Evening star., 1937-04-20
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band In
Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Folies Bergere" -Lincke
Overture, "Cosi Fan Tutti" (School
Tor Lovers) Mozart
Transcription, THE Evolution of
Yankee Doodle" -----Lake
Melange, Victor Herbert's Favor
ties" (request)- Lake
Fox trots, Virginia Blues" Meincken
Sweetheart" Stothart
Waltz suite, Tender Kisses"
Waldteufe1
Finale, Satanic Blues Shields
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-04-20
Legion Post to Dance Friday.

Members of the Agriculture De-
partment Post, No. SO, American
Legion, viii hold dance Friday night
ct the Gingham Club, 1919 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Music will be furnished
by Russ Clarkson's orchestra.
Evening star., 1937-04-20
Postal Station Authorized.

The Post Once Department has
authorized the establishment Of
contract postal station Of the Airing
ton. Va, Post Once, to be opened 1t
1918 Wilson boulevard on May !, to
be designAtsd ~ No. 8 Station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
CROTON SCHOOL
 FEUD CONTINUES

droton, Conn, Sept. l7--(U.P3--. The feud between the town board of education and officials Of the third school district resulting in two teachers conducting c single class In tho little white sehoolhouse In cen- ter droton today extended Into the district and split tax.payers on whether district funds should be used to pay Mrs, Hazel Mucklyn if the town sends its check to Mss Ellen fnnls, comedy brunette choice Of tho board,
 fncenSed over tho statement of Dudley Brown district committee. man, woh appointed Mrs, Bueklyn that if tho town refused to compen. Sate her, the treasurer Of tho third behool district, which iS Mrs, Brown would draw her c check against the diGtriot trcagury, one group of tax. payers arc reported arranging c meeting to determine if such Q cours eis legal and If it is to take stops to prevent it District residents are almost evenly divided on tho b. 6ue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
Kicked Pal! Victim of Friends' Smash.Up Hobbies Into Court to
 Tell Story.

Aided by crutches and court ate taeheS, Charles Citkowieh, 62, of B08 North Main street, today hob- bled up to the stand In city court and accused Mike KoVal 03, also of B00 North Main street, of shat tering several bones In his left leg, by kicking him last July 6,
 Witnesses Differ
 KoVal denied kicking him, saying Charlie always had bad feet any. how" Several witnesses called to tho stand failed to give on aecu- rate picture of the story, and Judge Maseolo continued the case for two weeks. It Is possible that the two men will Do able to patch up their difiicultios during that time,
 The story told by oitkowich was that KoVal had been after his job for three years, and that he had crippled him by kicking him In the log with his shoe which was Of tho variety used by metal workers, Heavy metal lined tho toe.eap, They had lived In tho same house for three years and never experienced any previous trouble until July 6, they told the court,
 CitIoWieh was injured Koval says ho fell and hit c rock, as he entered the passway to their house They had just loft tho North restaurant, which is right In front of their house, after drinking for period of more than on hour. KoVal says he was drunk and doesn't remember thing, and he also accuses Cltkowieh of being drunk,
 The injured log, which kept CitkoWieh in the Waterbury hos- pital for c period of b8 days, was displayed before Judge MaSeolo. Seeking some light on the subject of just how tho alleged fight started, the judge asked for the ArroBting officer who was PatrSl- man John DeNardo, but he Is now vacationlng in Italy.
 Likes Charlie
 koVal is and has been on em. ploye of the Chase company for tho past 10 years and seofIed at Cikowich's claim that he was of. tor his job,, which bs that as c waiter In a restaurant. He says he liked Charlie and even went to sec him while he was in the hospital, He denies kicking him.
 Patrolman John Driscoll, who before his appointment to the poe lice force, worked with Koval, tes. tifed tiNat he had never seen Ko- val witN a pair of iron-capped shoes, and did not know he owned Q pair,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
ANTIDOTE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
President James Hook of New England Council
 Has Suggestions

Rangeiey Lakes, Me, Sept. i7-- (Up)-A new antidote for unem. ployment was prescribed today by President James w. Hook of the New England council. He told the councils 18th quarterly meeting that New England employers and schools have "a great opportunity to cooperate in preparing some 640,- 900 youngsters in the six states for the employment that lies ahead.
 "Can anyone deny that an obli- gation rests upon us, the nlanagert and job-givers, to absorb this never ending host of youngsters Into self- respecting positions where they may become useful citizenSq"
 Beginners Tasks
 Selection of young men and wo- men for beginners tasks at present, he said, lis largely @ hit and miss proposition" Most employers need. Ing help call in applicants and se- lect on snap Judgment he said
 Not often does the employer 90 further He seldom would think of getting in touch with the boys teachers and, If he did (they) would probably know precious lite tie about the lads likes and dis- likes, or motivating bent. He would remember him only in specialized sense dependent upon the subject he taught him"
 H00Ik's RuRaeAtI0ns
 1. That every public school dis- trict have Q department of pupil evaluation whose duty it would bo to evaluate the record, ability and bent of each pupils over i6 50 he might be guided toward those work opportunities for which lhe was best fitted.
 a. That teachers and employers in oil lines cooperate in acquainting youngsters with the job opportuni- ties and types of work awaiting them.
 8. That schools strive to awaken 0 "selective vision" In the minds of pupils, thus diVerting them from the present attitude of taking any jobs that present themselves.
 1. That public school curriculum be revised to include specific cours- es in Job opportunities.
 5. That business men be brought into schools to explain what IS ex- pected of young folk entering their employ.
 G, That pupils bo permitted to visit establishments for first-hand and knowledge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
BARRIE WILL IS
 FILED IN COURT

London, Sept, i7.-(UP) .-The will of Sir James Matthew Barrie, playwright, was probated today, showing a gross estate of 90e7 300,
 Among his bequeSS were SiS0000 Co Lady Cynthia Asquith, for many years his secretary, and Si0,000 to my loved Elizabeth CZinner, known professionally Rs Elisabeth Berfner, for tho best performance ever gIv- en in any play of mine"
 tMiss Bergner appeared in Mar rIe's "The Boy DaVid.~.
 Lady Cynthia also inheritS all rights to Barric's plays and books including all amateur rights to the plays except Peter Pan," which was bequeathed to the hospital for sick children.
 Knud Lauritzen has built a belfry especially for bats on his estate near Copenhagen, Denmark,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

when, i2 tugs helping her, she nosed. out of her Hoboken pier Her sides were fantastic, Q Cub- ist's dream of dazzle paint, She had aboard 72b4 American sol- diers, 2Q00 sailors, On Dec, a, she dropped anchor outside Liv- erpool.
 Tho Leviathan madO one more trip to Liverpool, then, on April a, 1918, she made her first voy- age to Brest During the war the Leviathan made nine round trips carrying troops. After the Armis- tiee she made nine more, bring ing the soldiers home.
 Total number of officers and men of the army carried was l04,203, Enc also transported i0,700 naval men of oil ranks, i0,043 nurses 2296 other persons In war service, and o40 civilians, Her average load was 10000, Once she carried ii,322.
 Sentimental American Legion naires, floeking to New York for the convention Sept, 20, may make c trip to view the old hulk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
LegiOnnaiYeS To Take Sentimental Visit
 TO,Levi", NO. II World War ~ s, TYO0bSl1ib
Skeleton Crew Mans Huge Liner Whose Fate Hangs In Balance
By MORRIS GILBERT

By MORRIS GILBERT tNEA Service stan COrrespondent)
 New York, spet. l7.--symbol of dejection and impotence, weighing 48,943 tons, the biggest piece of frus- tratlon in the world affronts the skyline at Hoboken, harbor- front community across the North River from Manhattan. She is the Levi athan, fretfully rusting to death at Pier 1. '.'
 Twenty years ago, alive with power and purpose, she was the proudest thing in New York harbor. She was destined to make history, the biggest and swiftest liner In the world. Seized from Germany Q few days after the United States declar- ed war in April, 1917, she put her weight Into defeating her native land, and made # count. Now she is just 0 bad headache to the U. s. Lines which owns her. and to the U. 6. Marine Commission which controls her.
 Out moded for transatlantic service, the LeViathan was such 0 liability to the U, s, Lines in 1884 that the company was happy to pay the government $B00,0o0 for the rare privilege of not running her any more. Lately many rue mors have risen, She wag to be c public playground day nursery, and bachelors club moored along Riverside Drive, She was to be sold to England or Japan for scrap Iron for their armamAntS pro- grams, She was to Do 0 floating hotel to attract winter tourists to Puerto Rico. She was to be and do the same thing for the New York Worlds Fair,
 One fact works in her favor; U. s. military authorities have never forgotten her magnificent service as transport. Therefore, until another vessel may Do avail- ablCb to replace her, Shell be kept ready for re-commissioning. That is why her engines are under con- stant care and a skeleton crew guards her day and night.
 It Is reported that the govern- ment is prepared to authorize the ur s, Lines to build new $i0,- 100000 flagship, Tn that case, fod- eral authorities are understood to be ready to give the lines $2,000,- 900 aS trHde-in value for the old LeViNthan, So some day she may Dc honorably retired to the break CTS yard.
 Skeleton Crew Aboard
 Birds nest inSolently in her an- ohor chains. Mildew eolored patches ock her once shiny-black hull. PaintWork on her Super- structure iS clipped, sooted, peel- ing, and diSeoiored. Her decks are gritty and nnaculate. Only her SmokeStaeks are kept fresh- painted, This, it.b explained, Is because the metal Is 50 thin it might rust through otherwise.
 The bridge with It's once speck- less officers quarters is on uneasy roost for tho standby crew that works but doesn't live aboard. The great ballroom, with It's four i7th-century French oil paintings, the gift of Kaiser wilhelm to her when she was tho Vaterland, iS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

merchant marine, the aVterland sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen on May 6, 1914, She waS planned to wrest the worlds Ship- ping honorS from England. And her arrival in New York was Q triumph.
 On her third outward voyage, war was declared between\ the Central Powers and the Allies, The Vaterland was informed ct Pier l. Hoboken,
 Her German officers and crew had Q long, dull wait, Nothing happened to her for three years Then, on day in April, 1917, U. 8. customs men came aboard seized the vessel. Soon she was transferred to Brooklyn Navy Yard for reeonditioning as Q troopship. On Sept. 6, 1917, sho waS ehristened the LeviathNn.
 Her first voyage as Q transport commenced the next Dec. lb,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

dirty, It's tables, chairs, and other furniture draped in cloths. The Imperial Suite" once used by Queen Maria of Roumania, but never by the Kaiser - is grubby, it's silkon bed trapplngs stained and diSheveled The LeViathan today is e maritime horror.
 The standby crew consists of 2l men and 0 skipper. They work three shifts of eight hours each, seven men to c shift. The skip per comes aboard ct Q. inp and keeps the log by hours through the day. One sailor guards the gangplank. Another keeps watch ct Q central fire station, Two more make hourly inspections of the vessel from topside to gar- board strake, punching 20 time. clocks on route.
 Was GSrmans' Pride
 Contrast with her past is striking, Pride of tho German
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
Now IS tl,n limo

Now Is the time When all the helpful CD nature fans to the aid of the weather by announcing that this Is Indian Summer Such statement in mdi' September rates the foot of the class if not poke in the
 nose Neither the weather man nor the nature man can definitely date Indian Summer but 1t Is certainly not proongng addition to normal summer; that Is to say before Autumn has started The fall does not commence for few more days If we rely the exico an out-ofseason warm spell which comes well after the leaves brown and sere, the poet puts It. Most authorities place 1t in November, in October But raining when this line is set) not Indian Summer They are not even Autumn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

Many years ago. ,. When 1t was announced through the newspaper columns the other night that Patrick J. Phelan had died at his home 35 Highland avenue many people recaNd that Mr. Phean was of the districts real old timers. He was that, indeed for Mr. Phean had lived in his home just around the corner from the Russell School since he was married And that brings out the fact that had he lived he would have observed his 55th wedding anniversary In October He built the house he lived In all his welded life, happy up from mere collection of houses to hicklypopuated district with It's school and churches One of the founders of the Blessed Sacrament Church was Patrick Phelan too . . . The last three years he familiar sight to all passersby at his home Although not able to work he st able to get around and everyone who passed by had cheery wave for this odtimer who could Ing in the City of Waterbury, Last, but not least we like to write down that the first subscription lists of the of P J. Phean They go back 50 years and we feel just
 bit proud to know that the relationship continued un- broken for half century West Side HI will miss It's first settler So will we on the Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
HELEN HAYESIS
 !. TO ENJOY ROAD
Enthusiastic Over Venture After Cold Audiences in
 New York
By JACK AMMAN

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Hartford, Conn, April l7---tUP)-- Priscilla was doing a hurry.up job on her hair today, but that didn't prevent Miss Helen Hayes, alias Victoria Regina, from simultane- ously embracing the road" with open arms and taking a terrific poke at New York city stage audiences
 "1 never was 50 enthusiastic about getting on the road as I am today" Miss Hayes said. "Those New York audiences give me the creeps. That casual way in which they take a play"
 Gee" she said, as Priscilla sur- rounded her with towels and began cranial operations, T never was so overjoyed at the reception we got from Hartford audiences when we opened in Victoria Regina" Such enthusiasm How freshened we all feelw .
 New York Gets Her
 Two months in New York on one play, the actress said, and the au- dience 'casualness" begins to get one. Victoria ran there close to two years before opening It's d. week road tour here to a sell-out business.
 "Hahs it comin'?" said Helen.
 "1ts comin' fine," said Pris- cilla.
 "I'd rather do the road than Q long run In New York anytime, ' Miss Hayes said. Tn many places they have 0 carnival spirit and the audiences are three times as quiet as they are in New York. An au- dience will pull you through 80 per cent of your performance. If they're restive, rude, or they cough, it's ter- rible,"
 Get More Applause
 And on the road too, Mss Hayes added, you get ten times more ap- plause for what you do than you get In the big city,
 That's what maks c good Re- tresS" she said with q smile "An actor is on actor, you know, and we have terrific vanity, Let's go back to the golden days of the the- ater, when actors were actors.
 And every new city" she said while Priscilla expertly and swiftly manipulated brush and comb "is like c new fairy-land. Tn addition to the new audiences there are the art galleries and, oh, the ZOOS, l love the Eoos."
 She thought the theater as 6 whole was undergoing c "rennais- Sance" because of the flow Of ex- cellent plays from the pens of American authors.
 Are All Americans
 Miss Hayes mentioned Maxwell Anderson, Robert E, Sherwood and Sidney Kingsley as examples, "Theyre oil Americans" she ox- claimed, isn't it wonderfulp"
 Now" she sold T know you're going to ask me about my marriage, If we keep it successful by being away from each other c good part of the time, (Her husband iS Charles MaeArthur, . writor). But I can't say, have no recipe for 6 successful marriage, We're just happy, that's all."
 A lot of other things were dis- eussed, too. Miss Hayes had no cinema plans in the future. Her daughter wasn't on tho Victoria road tour, and wasn't expected, etc.
 "The roaa" was what sho wanted to talk about, and she did. And when she was finished, sho Just quit talking. She turned her head to Priscilla, and Priscilla anticipated the query.
 "Ah's all dono," said the maid, So was the interview,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

up our way" remarked Sias Whiffletree when he dropped in to the other day. were enjoying these fine September days and nights. You may not know it, but over in our neck of the woods you get some mighty nice country Take little place now we're mite off the state road but not than half mile; my house sets way up rise so that on clear day like last Sun day you can way beyond Harwinton The other night when going the rounds checking up on the chicken GOODS and all, did such sky; why could have counted million stars and jmminy, they shoot ing Right that old dpper is pretty low, right close to the horizon for fact. Yep, those stars look like something, these nights, We'll sir, things are pretty lively down to Thomaston these days Looks like sharp little political rumpus with the Democrats pushn for ward bit Now there's nice little town for you Mrs w. and take down there quite frequent on Fri day nights during the summer to hear the band con cers hear lots of talk down in your city about this Merit System. We didn't get that yet In Flutevie. In my business you're either farmer or you aint and no Merit System is gon' to tell you how to raise chickens Good-day to you, neghbor, and drop In to see us when the foliage puts on It's fall makeup"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

Reading and Writing: .. Shakespeare had q word for t and so did Dickens. Strange how many modern wSecrackS arc traced to these two sources R0mping were checking up on some very modern gags. When of the characters said to another Be Yourself turned to the title page to find out If we were really reading Dickens. You will be hearing plenty of dis cllSSon these days about A. F. CrOnin's THE CITADEL which does not depict certain aspects of the medical profession in England In too favorable light. The good features are pointed out but of their bad You will doubt plenty of quoting of Dr. Andrew MansonS dcnunciation of much that goes to make up the system In England.