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Evening star., 1937-08-23
Fish's Move to Liberalize
The Republican Party
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Representative Fish's admirable radio
address upon liberalizing the Republican
party shows him to be abreast of the
times. He is a winSome and experienced
politician, perhaps the one Republican
best qualified to be President of the
United States
HIS JOINT Resolution 269 asking the
President to call a conference of the
slgnatories OF the Kellogg BRAND peace
pact at an early date shows him to be
deeply sensible of the fact that the best
thing the United States can do to keep
It's citizens in China and to keep America
out of war is not to treat the KELLOGG
treaty as mere piece of paper, but to
set an example Of our national moral
integrity to the whole world by keeping
our solemn obligation to all nations who
at our invitation renounced aggressive
war and promised to settle all contro-
Versles by pacific means only.
Representative Fish, however, when he
desires to liberalize the Republican party
by freeing it from the Old Guard, does
not strike at the root of the difficulty.
Boake Carter was right when he recently
said, One Of the greatest stumbling
blocks of the American political system
Is that politicians must be faithful to
the party"
Representative Fish did not 20 as far
as Boake Carter Mr. Fish used 'liber-
alize' in sense different from that used
by Lincoln and Washington.
Lincoln freed politics from the control
OF the slavery business and of politicians
whom the Shareholders financed.
Washington devoted more than half of
his farewell address warning against the
United States being governed by political
parties.
1t is true that Washington in his ad-
dress said: History and experience prove
that foreign influence is one of the most
baneful foes of republican government. "
President Washington also wrote, Let
me not be understood as capable of pa
tronizing infidelity to existing engage
ments. II hold the maxim no less ap-
plicable to public than to private affairs
that honesty is the best policy.) I re-
peat it, therefore. let those engagements
be observed in their genuine sense-but
IN my opinion, 1t is unnecessary and
would be unWise to extend them"
II Representative Fish could liberalize
the Republican and Democratic parties
In the manner suggested to Congress by
President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907,
and which was Immediately indorsed by
William Jennings Bryan. and would run
for Congress upon that platform, he
would free the party from the control
OF unscrupulous war profiteers.
WILLIAM SHEAFE CHASE.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Concern for Virginia's
County School system
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In recent article in The Evening
Star DR.. Sidney Hall, State superin-
tendent OF public instruction, is reported
to have voiced grave concern for the
future OF Virginia's education system, II
private industry continues 10 attract our
best teachers with higher salaries and
pointing out further the "abominably"
low average OF $740 per year
II the taxpayers In Virginia were
allowed to elect the members of the
school board we would have on them men
of the caliber Of Carter Glass, Harry
Flood Byrd, John Rust and Francis
Pickens Miller.
Our county school system at present
Is one OF appointments. The Judge OF
the Circuit Court is appointed. He
appoints an electoral board whose duty
1t Is to appoint the school board
Surely there is something wrong with
an appointive system that permits 10
people to meet for the purpose of select
ing member for the school board.
This is exactly what happened in
fllllng the last vacancy in our district;
hVe votes were cast for the present
member, four for his opponent, one not
voting.
The person receiving five votes auto
matlcally was recommended to the elec-
toral board as persona grata for the
Office while more than 800 voters in
this district were unaware OF the sit
uatlon. What are the results?
Taxpayers are considered non entities
IN the administration Of school affairs,
though in Fairfax County they are taxed
the maximum the law in Virginia allows
for that purpose
Taxpayers are considered nonentities
having schools closed over their protests
to having children Of both sexes packed
like sardines in school buses, from having
children arrested on a warrant by their
teacher to seeing their children graduate
with honors from high school and after
ward find them debarred bv their
former teachers from entering q higher
institution OF learning.
AS to the compulsory education law:
1t is a dead letter. Abominably low
salaries and an abominable system of
appointments seem to be the order of
the day, but there is little doubt in the
mind of the taxpayer as to which is
tne greater menace. r. j. KLYN,
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Soviet Nightmare.

American tourists, returning from
Russia, are telling tales which do not
surprise certain Of their countrymen who
have preferred not to attempt to visit
the Soviet Union. The stories confirm
a general impression of the difficulties
and discomforts of travel in communist
state. Also, they hint at internal troubles
which the Stain regime appears to be
particularly anxious to conceal from the
outer world.
Two groups of Summer voyagers were
rudely turned back from Leningrad;
third was mistreated at Yalta, its men,
bers permitted to 60 ashore under guard,
searched, exploited, cheated and when
they complained ordered on board their
ship again as "undesirables" The whole
experience in each case was nightmare
ordeal
OF course, some of the blame in the
circumstances is chargeable to the people
who were ill-advised enough to be willing
to experiment with the bolshevik system.
They knew before they left New York
that they were taking chances. 1t has
been common knowledge for several years
that Russia is in a condition of tourmoil.
Exactly what has been happening there
may be mystery, but its character has
been plain beyond any question:
counter revolution is in the making;
there can be no other explanation Of the
wholesale executions reported in the in
ternational press since 1898.
Tourists ought to avoid those portions
OF the globe in which strife prevails To
employ a homely phrase, they should
not monkey with the buzz-saw" Let 1t
be granted that it is human to want to
see scrap, the wiser choice is to stay
away from nations like Spain and China
where war dominates the scene and the
land Of the Muscovite where, all too
clearly, dictatorship is fighting for
its life.
See America First" is a good doctrine
in any season. 1t is especially sound and
sane just now when every other sky is
clouded.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Parliamentary Law,

handbook on the rules Of order Is
indispensable to the citizen who takes
part in community affairs Parliament
ary law governs every assembly of, the
parent-teacher association. church or
hospital groups. business club or school
society. The 32-page booklet, PARLIA-
MENTARY LAW. covers the subject
thoroughly. 1t tells how to organize a
new association; how to preside; how
to conduct elections and reorganiza
tions. A model constitution and bylaws
are provided to guide the formation of
new societies. Order your copy today.
1nclose 10 cents to cover cost and
handling.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Pattison Twice Democratic
Governor of PENNSYLVANIA

To the Editor Of The star:
I note q statement in the issue of The
Evening Star of August 10 stating Gov.
George H. Earle was the first Democrat
elected Governor Of Pennsylvania since
Civil War days. This is mistake, As
Robert Pattison was elected Governor on
two different occasions as = Democrat
since the Civil War. Pattison, believe,
was q native Of Maryland's Eastern
Shore, or, at least, his parents came
from that section. Gov. Pattison had
been mentioned at one time for Presi-
dent. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock
was nominated by the Democratic party
for President since the Civil War. He
was credited to Pennsylvania.
THOMAS r. ME0HEM,
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Saving Circumstances.

Saving Circumstances.
If things were bad as some folks say,
I'd surely want to get away
From this sad lot
And float on ether into space
Unto some strange and distant place
But they are not!
If people do the heartless things
Named in reports Dame Rumor brings,
I'd cry, Great Scott!
Bring on gun or lethal gas!
From this location let me pass"
But they do not!
If half the sorrow folks foresee
Reality could come to be,
I'd quit the spot
And seek the ocean after dark
And there embrace some friendly shark
But they cannot!
when everybody has . little hyin'
machine Of his own" said Uncle Eben,
'its bound to increase employment Is
lookin' right now foh = Job driWn' IN
Ambulance"
Evening star., 1937-08-23

1t does not become a part Of Mr..
Guffey's care to remind his colleagues OF
what good time they can have If they
will arrange to spend some of their vaca-
ton in Pennsylvania with Mr. Farley
showing the relative advantages of a
pet automobile.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

There are modern problems that the
Government has to consider and youth
can be of service, while recognizing at
the same time that some Of the old
ideas Of human relationship must COM
mand respect.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

Airplanes, as their requirements de-
velop, are confronted with the need of
space There must be certain amount
of generosity in considering the demands
of serious business even if the JOY of an
aerial excursion is more or less restrained
by practical considerations.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

AS Mr.. John Nance Garner studies the
situation he may be inclined to wonder
whether Congress could have gotten
through with more routine business If
he had been able to talk faster.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Those Bad-boy Yankees.
rom the Scranton Times.

From the Scranton Times.
The Yanks are the Pecks bad boys OF
the ball yard. They assault horsehides.
steal bases, smash pitchers dreams and
whitewash the opposition. Virtue may be
its own reward, but the irrepressible
Rupert Rifles wip 2ennants.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

After noting the sacrifice of life in the
present state of affairs at Shanghai it
becomes tax on the imagination to con-
ceive of the demonstrations which would
follow formal declaration.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

Japanese taxpayers have been making
study of modern affairs and are be-
ginning to wonder whether they can
afford all the glory" that the present
situation may be made to yield.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press,

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use ior republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights OF publication OF special dispatches
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Evening star., 1937-08-23
Boilers for Bullets.

Prom the Wiamsport Sun.
Boilers once used by moonshiners are
included in the junk metal being sold
for conversion into machines Of war.
They should be less deadly in their fu-
tsre form thu IN their former use.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

and weakened prestige during the
session that has just ended. An even
less compliant Congress may reassemble
in January.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Enthusiastic Auditor.

Enthusiastic Auditor.
NY oratoric task is small,
Yet quite important 1t appears.
I do not have to think at all.
I simply rise and give three cheers
Evening star., 1937-08-23
A Depressed Debater,

n OcpKcadOU DcUHttIs
Here's an interesting quotation from
the Latin" remarked the student.
Il don't want to hear It," replied
Farmer Corntossel
But 1t relates to current political
discussion"
That's jes' where I quit. They've
rung Latin into law, medicine an even
into agriculture. If I've got to be Latin
scholar to talk politics, I'm ready to quit
conversation entirely"
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Night Final Edition

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Evening star., 1937-08-23

II unselhshly and modestly commend
peace and pure government" said Hi
Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, "even though
some Of my most highly respected an
cestors were ruthless warriors and adroit
politicians"
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,
Extraordinary Soundx.

Extraordinary Sounds.
How sweet to hear the murmuring bee
That swiftly sips the Haunting flower!
The locust's hum. how gay and free
It sounds as flits the Summer hour!
The cricket with his chirp makes glad
The twilight as it gathers round.
Even mosquitoes are not bad
When they content themselves with
sound.
They mingle with the merry bird
Displaying their melodious tricks
And from them all, no single word
That appertains to politics
"You shouldn't lose your temper and
say harsh things in debate"
I'm not losing my temper" replied
Senator Sorghum. "A man who loses
his temper is at a disadvantage. I'm
saying the harsh things so as to per-
suade the other fellow to lose his
Jud Tunkins says he doesn't believe
in ghosts because he never knew any
body who would come back to earth
merely for the sake of being such poor
company.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
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Evening star., 1937-08-23

Q. When did Jenny Lind appear last
on the concert stage?-E. J.
A. Her last public appearance was at
Dusseldorf on January 20. 1870. when
she sang in Ruth" an oratorio composed
by her husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
VERDICT TUESDAY
 ENDS POWER CASE

Service of present jurors of the superior court will expire with the completion of the hearing of two actions now on trial, In which the Connecticut Light x Power com pNny Is named defendant
 Counsel In the action agreed to- day that the evidence should be completely presented by early Tues day. A verdict may Do returned on that day. The trial opened early this week.
 Evidence throughout the trial has been almost purely technical, in- volving the construction of the stevenson dam on the HousGtonie river, which is controlled by tho Connecticut Light & Power com pany, Jennie DrapeNu of New Haven seeks $5,000 in one action and John M, Beauton of Woodbridge seeks S2,600. They claim their cottages on the Housatonic were drecked In tho floods of March, l036, and that tho defending company was rosponSinle in It's manner of controlling the dam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
Diocesan Director
 Guest Of Council
Father Griffin to Address Catholic Women, Diocesan
 Bureau in Joint Meeting Monday Evening
Installation

Rev. Joseph M. Griffin of Hort- ford, diocesan director of the propa- gation of the faith will be the guest speaker Monday evening, December lS, at the regular monthly open meeting of the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women and Diocesan Bureau of Social Service. The Mon- day night program Is sponsored by the council members of St. Pat riek's parish, Miss Helen Devine la charge of the social evening to fol. low the speakers program, assisted by council members of that parish, Miss Kathryn Hayes, council ehair- man, will preside and Rev. Eugene P. Crync, dloeesaan director, will also Do present, All council mem. berS throughout the city are eord- iOlly invited to attend,
 Father drifiin, who will discuss phases of mission work, is a native of this city and tho Brooklyn par- iSh. He Is week-cpd assistant Nt St. Margeret's parish, Ills organization of mission work and his knowledge of same, place him as ono of the leaders ia this field of entleavor, and ho represents the Hartford Diocese In tho organization of mission groups to spiritually and materially assist tho destitute and afflicted la foreign lands.
 The open meeting will be Nt 8 o'clock ct the Diocesan Bureau eadquArterS, 90 Church street, i'm. mediateiy following the regular monthly executive meeting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
Post Office
Postmaster Babin Anticipates Rush
 During Coming Week
Parcel Post Aides Expected to Be Summoned First; Extra Clerks, Carriers to Be Called as Business
 lncreases-"MaiI Early" Advice Sounded

No excessive rush of Christmas mailing is expected here until De- cember 20, Postmaster Charles A, Babin said today in announcing that no extra workers would he put to work until about that time. Par eel post extras may start as carly as December l6, however, he said.
 MT. Bahin urged that persons mailing cards place the regular two- cent postage stamp on them instead of trusting to the ofae.and- -one-half issue. The two cent stamp, he said, carries with 1t the assurance that if the card Is improperly addressed the postal authorities will use all available directories in an attempt to deliver 1t. The one-and-one-half cent stamp does not provide this courtesy.
 When the rush season starts, eight or nine stamp windows will be open to facilitate their purchase, MT. Babin suggested to the puh- llc that when they buy their stamps they get them in large lots, instead of making several trips.
 we urge early mailing" said Postmaster Habin, He said, however, that If Q card Is deposited In the post office early December 24, 1t will be delivered that day, provided 1t Is properly addressed, and con- tAlrS ilrSt-clASS postage,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
H|T-RUN DRIVER
 MAY BE FREED
Bonds of $S.0OO Expected to Be Posted for Ed.
 ward MauzerOl

Bonds for the release of Edward Mau2erol, 2S, of l4 State street, held as Q eoroner's prisoner since De- eember 3 in the hit-ana-run killing of Mrs. Dennis Ryan, "a, of 35 Will liam street, were to be posted thls afternoon. Attorney John r, Tobin said thls morning that bonds of $B,000 would be posted shortly after 3 o'clock this afternon and Maure- rol freed.
 MauEerol has been held in cus- tody at tho police lock-up pending the issuance of Q finding by Deputy Coroner Walter w. Smyth. Up to today he had been unable to raise bail.
 Mrs, Ryan was fatally injured while efosisng East Main street, at William street, shortly after mld- night December 2. The driver of the car which struck her loft her ly- Ing in the roadway, She died Ave minutes after being admitted to st., Marys hospital,
 Mauzerol was arrested less than two hours after the accident, being taken into custody by Motor Patrol mon William Dwyer and Raymond Grady at c West Main Stret res- taurant where he was employed as chef. Police said ho admitted his eNr struck someone, And eXAmina- ton of the automobile showed dents caused by the Impact, He said he had been drinking before tho acci- dent.
 Tho hit-and-run fatality was tho fourth case of It's kind in tho Wa torbury area within e few weeks. Ar- rests were made in each case by police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
M,CIVNEY CIRCLE
 PUBLISHES PAPER

The first issue of Tho Medivnoy Monthly will Do distributed at to- nights meeting Of Michael MeQiv- ney Circle, i24. Columbia 4quires, The session Is to Do held In tho Co., lulnbu9 club, 70 North Main street, and will start at e;iS o'clock with Chief Squire Gregory dilmartin presiding,
 Another In tho series of 10 tests will be conducted by Counselor Pat. rick J. Wallace during the course of tonight's session.
 Members of tho circle boxing team are requested to meet at 7;4b for weekly practice with Coach rom" Egan.
 Reports on several pending aetivi. ties, including Christmas party and social, gre to Do given at tonight's meetir ( All members are requested to Do present promptly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
COUNSEL ABSENT,
 CASE POSTPONED
Arguments on Rolling Mill Appeal to Be Heard
 Next Week

Arguments on the appeal of the Waterbury Rolling Mill from Q compensation award in favor of on omploye who was injured ia . fight, wiii he heard in superior court next week. Tho preliminaries were to have eeen heard today, but were continued due to absence of ooun. Il :.e the respondents,
 't'ha employe, Walter SMlginskas, IHstained a broken arm in Q fight with another emnloye, which oe. cured during working, hours. The other employe was :fiko CiSauskaS,
 Commissioner Lynch held that tho cght was not started by stulginskns and therefore compensation should bs paid him at tho rate of e9l weekly beginning August Q. Tho appeal was taken from tho finding and award by tho Waterbury Roll. Ing Mills, claiming that stulginDkas dld start tho fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
COOPERATION OF
 BUSINESS, LABOR

Now York. Dec. l0.-tUp) -2'rhe coneross of American Industry end- ot last night with on appeal by It's Chairman, Colby M, Chester, ehair- man of the General Foods Cor poration, for cooperation between business, labor and the federal gov- ernment,
 "You don't have to draft Amerl- ean buSlneSS In this emergency" he declared, Tt has already Vol- unteered."
 Chester spoke nt Q dinner attend- cd by the induStrialiSts who had approved on l8.point program call" Ing for draStiG amendments of the National Labor Relations act and tho ByrneS net prohibiting transpor- t0tion of strllIobreakers across state lines.
 Ho invited tho government to "sit down with business and with labor to euro tho present depression, be- for0 it gets beyond control"
 Chester explained the opposition of business to tho Social Security Act, tho Labor Relations Act, tho Undistributod Profits tax and tho wagos-and- -hours bill. Ho sNid it was not opposition to social objee- tiyes but to tho procedures adoptod",
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
COL. LINDBERCH
 AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Doc. i0-tUP)-col, Charles A. Lindbergh came here to-. day to attend the annual meeting of tho board of trustees of tho Gar. negie Institution of Washington, He became a member Of tho board three years ago. Lindbergh, Just returned from England, went directly to the conference room for the meeting, Tho institution was founded by Ans drew Carnegie 90 years ago, and has become one of the major private res search organizations in the country.
 During one of his flights over South America, Col. Lindbergh spotted Mayan ruins from the Air. The Carnegie Institution Of Wash- ington has long been interested In scientific research regarding these early American peoples and, to re. ward Col. Lindbergh for his assiSts ance. the trustees elected him c member of tho board.
 Two years ago, Col. Lindbergh at. tended the trustees board meeting and Q few weeks iator loft the United States for England where he hos since resided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10

committee in charge, assisted by Melvin Freeman and Donald Wooster,
 Native of WincOnsln
 pr. William Otis HotchkisS, presi- dent of Rensselaer, Polytechnic In- stitute at Troy, N, Y, was born in Wisconsin and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1903 with the degree of B. s. in engineer Ing, Other degrees subsequently, awarded him were c. E., 1908, Uni- versity of Wisconsin; Ph. D., 1916, University of Wisconsin; D. Sc,, 1929, Lafayette college; IL, D., 1886, Middlebury college; IL. D., Univer- sity of Wisconsin, 1887.
 The period from graduation to 1925 found him Q mining engineer, university teacher, engaged in geological explorations and surveys, state geologist of Wisconsin and au- thor of the law organizing Wiscon- sins state highway commission of which he was chairman.
 Author
 In 1925, he become president of Michigan College of Mining and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-10
FOURTH WIFE OF
 TOM MANVILLE

New York. Dec. l0-tUP)--Mar. celle Edwards, four tn wife of Tom my ManVllle, and Jay P. Carlisle, jrn whose first wife divorced him in Reno on the same day his wife freed herself from the asbestos heir, were married in a quiet ceremony at the home of friends last night,
 The new Mrs. Carlisle diVireeel ManV!llo last Nov. i2 after accepting Q settlement og S200,000. On tho same day Carlisle, heir to a Wall street brokers millions, was dl- vorced by the former Peggy Moffet daugher of James A. Motfe, former federal housing AdmlniSraor.