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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-21
Plane Crash Kills Three.

(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
BAPTIST PASTOR
 SUNDAY SPEAKER
Rev. David Gaines to In. terpret World Confer.
 ence in Oxford

At the united service of the First .Methodist and tho First Baptist churches in tho First Methodist church next Sunday, Sept. 5, ct io;so Q. rh., Rev. David P. Gaines will give an interpretation of tho world Conference on Church, Community, and state," which was held in oxford, England, July i2A20, and tho "Worla Conference on Faith and Order" which met In Edin. burgh, August Ssi8, "
 The former of these conferences aimed to discover the degree of unity existing in tho Christian church with reference to tho Appli- cation Of religious principles to so- eial problems, including particularly tho relation. of tho church and the state; and tho ono tn Edinburgh explored tho possibility Of closer agreement on tho basis of theological beliefs and church order.
 Altogether, about ono thousand persons attended the two oonfor- encoS, among them tho foremost figures in the religious world. Moro than fifty nations and one hIndred communions, including oil tho larg- est, were represented. The meetings resulted in action to merge the two bodies Into Q World council of Churches. Mir, Gaines, who was Q member of the conferences, will give 0 critical appraisal Of their programs and conclusions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Radio Considered As
 Adjunct To Religion
Valuable Agency, Though Imperfect, Holds Editor of
 Catholic World in Conference Discussion

ship. Now private, secret worship Is possible and desirable, but ct least occasionally, frequently, wor- ship must be public. Religion Is SO. cial. It involves action, reaction, interaetion, not only between God and man, but between man and his fellows. Hence tho Synagoga, tho congregatlo, both words, Greek and Latin, meaning assembly, But in the radio studio thero Is either no assembly ct oil or c small group of sightseers admitted by ticket. No re- ligiouS emotion can pass from them to the preacher. So, I soy the radio 'set-up' is artificial ant. I think un. favorable to vital preaching"
 Preaching, moreover, is not Q mere verbal communication" said Father dillis. Tt Is c ministry. But how can you minister to c man when you don't sec him, and when you know that he s probably lolline half-dreSsod on couch, smoking Q pipe, his attention diverted from your discourse now by the family chit-chat and again by the allur- ing Sunday supplOment9 Evident. ly such slipshod attention to Q dl- vine service or to . sermon b not worship. ... i
 "Dut have an ineomparahly greater Inisgiving than these about tho uSO Of radio In religion" OXs piained the speaker. "Religion b . flame, c fire, . battle. Tn such A world as this tho message of true religion should not Do polite, inof- fensive. Quite naturally, radio cor- porationS and sponsors don't want disturbances on their program. They deprecAte conict of religious opinion over what one of thom has called petty uneonsequentiallties,' They demand that radio preachers shall not give offence
 Banality
 "Thls may be al very well As . policy" said Father dillis. T am only saying that the prophets and tho apostles would have found themselves insufferably eramped by the prevalent rules for radio speak ing. I doubt that q vital, authorita. tive, unoompromising presentation of Gospel truth is possible on any one of the great radio chains under present conditions. If we arc metic- uiously careful to hurt no one's feol- ings; if we shy away from con- troversial topics, there is danger Of our lapsing Into innocuous banal- ity'."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
RUNAWAY AUTO
 DAMAGES TRUCK
Two Little Girls Narrowly Escape Injury in Bishop
 St. Accident

Two girls escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when the car on whose running board they were seated was struck by . runaway machine, which also hit Q parked truck.
 The girls, Frances Delaney, 6, and Helen Harder, {, both of ll6 Bishop street, were seated on the running board of Q car owned by John Lat tanzio, of l04 Bishop street,
 A car owned by Henry 0, Pitts, 26, colored, of l62 Bishop street, parked at tho curb, started to roll down the hill. It hit the car on whose run. hing board the girls were sitting, knocking them to the sidewalk. Then 1t veered across the road to hit q truck owned by Max Alderman, Of ii6 Bishop street,
 After an investigation Sergeant Charles McWeeney and Motor pa- trolman George MoElligott arrested Pitts for allegedly parking his car without setting the handbrake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Wllliamstown, Mass, Sept. g. Radio is c valuable but imperfect adjunct to religion, stated the Rev. James M. dilliS, 0. 8. F., editor of the Catholic World, during one of the morning forums on the Agencies Of Public Opinion, ct the 1887 Will liamstown Institute of Human Ra- lationS. The institute Is being held under the auspices oi tho National Conference of Jews and Christians,
 Father dillis sold that his regular use of radio for twelve or thirteen years in the interest of religion and related causes had made him sec the value of radio as a vehicle for preaching. His church, he explained, Is definitely committed to tho use of material things aS channels of tho spiritual.
 Millions Hear
 It Is now possible, Father dillis declared, for . speaker to reach numbers of people that would have seemed fantastic before the advent of radio. In China and Japan and on ships far out ct sea people listen to voices coming from tho United States. Whereas St. Paul could only reach hundreds of people, his suc- cessors in the apostolate are heard by millions.
 T have said thls much" contln- ued Father dillis, "only because the remainder of my talk will concern doubts and misgivings about radio in religion, and am unwilling to have 1t appear that my thoughts and feelings are ell on the negative side.
 "rhe first drawback I sec is that radio transmits always imperfectly and sometimes not ct oil the person. ality of the preacher. l nm coa- vinced that broadcaSting Q sermon in most cases iessens it's effect by half. Personal magnetism Is re- quired in preaching the word vastly moro than in any other form Of public speaking. I fear that preach. ing Is losing It's power and life be- cause of tho microphone."
 Father 0illS expressed the op!n- ion that preaching to Q visible con- gregation and preaching to unseen listeners are two different arts and not every man called to the nniniS- try can learn both. Hs said that tho visualiSing of on unseen congresa- a- ton tuning in casually and tuning out abruptly Is enough to demag- netize c preacher.
 Artificial Setup
 Another point which he brought out Is that Religion Is chiefly wor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Tn 1880 @ 5000-year-old copper frying pan was excavated at Tepe Gawra. None the worse for It's age, the pan Is now in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
|FINAL SWIMMING TESTS ARE HELD
YMCA Girl Classes Com.
 pIete Season; Ladies' x. Classes,tO Continue

The final swimming classes for tho school girls were held yesterday morning at the Y. M. Q. A. swini- ming pool. These classes termln- ated the swimming courses which are given each summer vacation to the school girls of Waterbury. Tho program for these closing class0s consisted of the passing of tests and informal swimming meets.
 In the O:00 class those girls who passed their beginners tests follow; Shirley Wlsnie, JAcquellne uold- man, Denise 0urgeon, Jean Farrell, Roma 0agner, Claire Masslcotte, RosAlyn Biron, ErikA Vollner, Bars bara Wall, Gloria Murray. Kath- leen passed the swimmers test. th the informal swimming meet in this class the girls were divided Into two teams which competed against each other, A team made up of ,Jaequellne Goldman, Denise Turgeon, Jean Farrell, Ruth HArdt. Claire Massicotte, Erika Vollner and neatrice derardl defeated \ team made up of Shirley Wistio, Mary Drisooll,c Roma 0agner, Ros- aiyn Blron, Barbara Wall, Gloria Murray and Kathleen Riley by . score of 3 to 1.
 l} Passed Tests '
 In tho 0;AO class those girls who passed their beginners tests were Beverly sohuster, Dorothy Straw. Gladys Neuswanger, Gloria Freed- man, Barbara Egan. Those girls who passed swimmers tests were: Ruth porEenhelrn, Joyce sohneef, Polly Walsh, Gladys Neuswanger and Gloria Freedman.
 In tho swimming meet that fol. lowed Q team explained by Gladys Neuswanger with the following girls: Beverly sohustOr, Dorothy Straw, Jane Bowler, Barbara Egan, Margaret EgAn, Joan Cosgrih, Joyce eohneer, defeato do team explained by Janice Niver, with Mary Hard- or, Barbara Walsh, Polly Walah, Ruth porSenhein, Gloria Freed- man, Lois Dalquist and Betty Mans hello by c score of 3 to ]. ,'.,.5
 Beginners
 In tho i0.S0 class the girls who passed tho beginners test were: Maroolla Green, Ruth Cameron, Ann ReArdon. Girls who passed tho swimmers: Joan Thorpe, Jane etoller, Helen Ryan, Mary Keen, El- eanor seidei, Carol Wall, Joan Bald. Theresa Dervel. In their evening meet Helen Ryan and her team of Mary MeNellis, Eleanor seidel, Car- ol Wall, Joan Bald, Ruth camef- on, Ruth stoller and Joan VeltN deioatdo Mary Keen, and her team of Dorothy Bagley, Rosine peter- son, Ann Reardon, Mareolla Green, Shirley Page, Jano stoller, Joan Thorpe and Theresa DorVol by q score of 8 to Q.
 Although tho school girls class hos been completed for the sum- liaor the ladies' swimming classes on Tuesday nights will continue throughout the fall and winter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
ROAD CONDITIONS
 IN STATE BETTER
Highway Department Lists Detours for Acc0mr1o.
 datiOn of Motorists

Construction and oillng in force In tho state of Connecticut an- nounced by tho Connecticut highway department as of September 1, 1887, for the week ending September Il.
 Closed for Construction
 Detour Provided
 Route No. 4-Torrington. Water street. Construction within city limits.
 Route No. 93 Norwich Lisbon. Bridge and approaches under con- struction.
 Route No. l7o-Barkhamsted. Re. location of route No. i7e; 2 i-e miles of waterhound maeadam.
 COnstructlon-Trafiic Maintained
 Route No. U. s. l--New Haven, Columbia avenue; l mile of sheet asphalt. ,.
 Route No. U. g. 1 and Kings High way--concrete pavement ct trafiie circle.
 Route No. 4- sharon Cornwall road. Four miles Of bituminous macadam from Ellsworth to Sharon Center. Surface complete.
 Route No. U. 8. 6-Enfield. East Hartford-Springfield road at Fly. lands corner. Three quarter mile of conc. paVt.
 Route No. U. 8. 8A-Columbla. Windham, Three span girder bridge and approaches.
 Route No. U. 6. 7-Norwaik. Main avenue bridge. Stone faced rigid frame bridge. North Canaan. Rail- road ovcrpass at Massachusetts. state line.
 Route No. i0-Hamden. Whitney ave. One and three quarter miles Of reinforced concrete pavement and encased girder bridge.
 Route No. i4 & U. 6. G-Eiimina- ton of grade crossing N. Y. N. II. & II. R. R. & 0. V. R. R.
 Route No. 20-East dranby. dranby road. One and ono quarter miles of waterbound macadam.
 Route No. 32-Norwich. Highway overpass and approaches at 0. V. R, R. crossing at Yantic
 Route No. 06-Hebron. North St. One mile of wateroound ma- cadam.
 Route No. 12e-New Milford. Con- structing bridge over West Aspetuk river at Merryall. Open over tenn porary bridge.
 Route No. i38-Westport. sauga- tuck river bridge.
 Route No. 173-Newington. New ington junction. Elimination oi grade crossing on Willard ave.
 Route No. l7o- Barkhamsted Washington Hill-East Hartland road. Two miles of macadam pave- ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

"Wim" Kellty former City Amateur League base baller claims yesterday red letter day for Water there for 25 years without family moving but yester day three different families had moving vans in front of their homes wonder If "Wim" cashed in on his hunch . , Jim Murphy, Grand street mixologist was in New York Monday but thought little of Farrs chances against Louis he went to show instead of the Yankee Stadium He missed the broadcast too and was he Tiled when he read the extras after the shows Jim has some consolation though he wasn't the only one who har- bored the same opinion on the tituar match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
SERVINGS

SERVINGS Robert Taylor who recently sailed for foreign shores pursued to the boat by hordes of women (Too bad he didn't think of dark glasses).
 <. Isabelle Haln, erstwhle Saugus (Mass) teacher, in letter to 500 students at the school from which she was busted protested to them about their considered strike that would be more dstressful than help full" (which seems or less of a mouthful). Oysters took their social bow September l. (Raw! Raw! and spot of WorcestershireD A legislative fifth year in that capacity and missed session of the South Dakota legislature in all that time Qooks like he'd be the honor guest at party) Greta Garbo who has heretofore the mask of tradegy in her performances aspres to do comedy piece letting those sober facial contours disspate into smiles. Is there anything funny about thatH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Good Evening.
WHEN SUMMERS LAST OUTING IS ENDED
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

When summers last outing Is ended, And you've done everything you could think of to do. After you've tripped 1t somewhere every weekend, You've grown tired of 1t all that is true. ...,. When you've explored every possible picnic corner, Have combed every part of the state, Eaten at every stand and inn within miles Till broiled chicken you actually hate When you've gone to the seaShore for swimming, Spent days boating on the lake, Gone to New York on the Richard Peck On Q day that would make your brains bake When you've weekended with friends In the country, Gone fishing, deep in the Canadian woods, Spent 0 couple of nights in the open, Put up with the weathers wild moods When summers last outing Is ended
 And you've gone for your skaty-eighh Adei Admit you're glad summers most over When you can start to plan things Inside
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Editor, Tall Tower Topics.

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. {. . Aboard the Richard Peck Tuesday saw two Waterbury children dance their way into the hearts of the excursonists George and Eileen Byrnes children of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. byrnes of EngleWood avenue impersonated Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire with the and grace of professionals The children called back repeatedly for encores and graciously complied. Again was reminded that youngsters are headed for something big and Water bury will surely be proud of them. Richard Peck Observer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Editor Tall Tower Topics .. At the beginning of the fall shows fairs and entertainmens-we stop moment to offer our congratulations to the ElkS the ne clean and wholesome entertainment they provided the Brass City last week. In an era of thinly disguised gambling games; when fairs and outdoor shows are the when carnvalS are made the occasion for practices made more less infamous by Jesse James; when even ladies and their more hard hearted brothers to take all our money from our almost empty pocket and be. perturbed when try to hold on to the price of the next mornings breakfas-and all this in the name of entertainment, do you wonder that say That's off to the Elks" They promised us show and that is what they gave us No one asked us for anything more than fast and clean sport departed feeling satisfied It entertainment The fall season will be under way in agers carnival conductorsthe Eks have given 1t to you Despite week of incessant rain they made success of their show-that Is what the public wants, that type of clean show Congratulations, Brother Elks and bring your show again next year. Hope you have better weather. Two Rodeosts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Didia know.

Ddja know. Every time one of those high speed elevators in the RIGA building Rockefeller Gen. ter makes the round trip from the ground to the sixty
 fifth floor it costs exactly 12 cents The costs are bro ken down-electricty, 1-2 cents; payroll cents; de- preciaton, cents maintenance, 1-2 cents. 125- 00C000 road maps given out free every year now the United States They worth about 1-2 cents apiece The first road map published was in 1909 and routed motorists from Chicago to Milwaukee, 95 miles apart It cost $500 and was gilt-edged volume ot 25O pages. . restaurant on West Sand Street, New York prints daily menu on its roof in big white letters for the benefit of people in the buildings of Rockefeller Center which towers over it. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Good Evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

During the filming of RKO Radios Love in BasementF recently Jimmy Dunn was called to the telephone by Bob Blair, an old friend. Jimmy" said Bob Pve an offer for you from representative of the Chinese government - six months at plenty big what does the Chinese government want with actors?" "They don't want you as an actor" came the reply "They know you're good pilot, and they're looking for aviators to participate In the Japanese trouble at Shanghai" ,.......
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
MINE STUDENTS IN PITS

Butte, Montu (UP)-Junior and senior students at Montana School of Mines, for the first time in seV- erai years, received on opportunity to work one shift Q week in the Butte mines. Arrangements with the Anaeonda Copper Mining eoIlt- pany and the Butte Miners' union were made. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. You will find en. closed two tickets to 4th annual picnic which will take place next Sunday at the Paradise Grove Mer the pleasure of your presence can assure you of very pleasant afternoon. Sincerely yours, Dan Le BOnne, Treasurer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19

thing done for his people at home MS
county will eventually learn the folly
of sending C. o. P. nominees to IA
leigh. Their hope is that this sort OF
thing will result in the election or
Democrats from these Republican
strongholds.
The theory is as full of holes as a
Spanish Loyalist after a date with a
rebel firing squad but the Democrats
still don't seem to think SO, and have
continued to defeat ruthlessly, and
often without rhyme or reason, prac-
tically every proposition, even when
it has been purely local, put forward
by any one of the light sprinkling of
Republicans in the House or Senate.
Only the most brilliant speech of
the entire session, delivered tW the
one and only Pete Murphy, of Ro-
wan, saved the Democrats from COM
hitting the sublime blunder of taking
away all pretense of local self-govern-
ment in Madison, a county in which
the majority party has already multi
fled the popular vote to such an ex-
tent that the elected county commits
sioners have little more than nominal
IL was PAOPOONA w O@S'NAN
that body so that Democrats would be
in command.
Young j. NJ. Bailey Jr., the Madison
representative, has been the target of
almost a score of venomous and I'M
warranted attacks by western Demo-
Gratis in the legislature because he
very shrewdly put the House members
somewhere in the vicinity of the we'll
known spot by introducing a re-
solution endorsing the stand of Sena-
tor Josiah w. Bailey against the Pre-
sident's court proposal.
On the floor of the House, Repre-
sentative Bob Patton, Of Macon, charg
ed that one of the Madison county
commissioners is a murderer" max
ing so bitter and vindictive a speech
that even Democratic members were
severe in their criticism of his out
burst.
Only recently the House overwhelm-
ed bill by Representative I. M. Jen-
kins. G. o. p. member from Graham,
abolishing the absentee ballot in his.
county, although a large number of
Democratic counties have been so ex-
empted without any appreciate OPP
position.
These are just few examples taken
at random from records and recollec-
tons of the current session. They are
highly illustrative of the policy pur-
sued by the majority members.
There are more than a few obser-
vers who fear that the arrogant meth
eds of the majority will in time be
followed by a reaction which will put
more counties in the Republican
column. These observers believe that
a conciliatory policy would win more
recruits to Democracy than the pres
ent harsh one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19
EXPECT INCREASE
FOR POTATO CROP
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.


Raleigh, March 19.-Acreage plant
ed to Irish potatoes will probably be
increased 80 per cent this year, Ran
dali 3. Etheridge chief of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
Division of Markets, announced today.
A total of $4,000 acres was planted to
Irish potatoes last year, while the
price averaged $1.65 per bushel in the
State.
I'm view of the relatively high
prices received by growers for po-
tatoes last season, the Bureau Of Ag-
ricultural Economics has estimated a
sharp increase in the CROP" Mr.. Ether
idge said. IAN increased acreage with
average yields would naturally result
in a larger production and a lower
price.
However, it is generally understood
that the buying power has been great
ly increased and the consuming pub
lie will tend to increase the demand
for some of the surplus that will be
created by the increased planting.
But with many factors such as
weather conditions and disease af4
fecting the production of potatoes,
conclusions as to tonnage and price
cannot be estimated at this time
cit is conceded that the demand for
this product should be greater though
the supply will determine the price re-
ceived' for the 1887 crop as demanded
and supply are interdependent on any
commodity"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-19
HARRY HOPKINS IS
APOOR ECONOMIST
Is Good Welfare Worker
and for Relief Regard
less of the Cost
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington. March 19.-Relief Gen
eralisSimo Harry L. Hopkins is an eX-
traordinarily good talker.
listened to him recently. 1t was an
off the record" chat-not to be quot
ed.
However, | observed that he had a
microphone in front of him. Hence 1
concluded that there was nothing par
,ticularly confidential about his re-
marks; since they were broadcast 70
everyone that the ether would take
them.
He has said substantially the same
thing on many another an occasion,
anyway.
So there cannot he much harm in
drawing a few conclusions from this
latest of his utterances.
PERMANENT RELIEF
The nub of Hopkins speech was
this, using no quotation marks:
Basically there is nothing tempo
rary about the relief situation in the
United States. Four to five million IA
miles are destined to be dependent
indefinitely upon incomes, of their
own, too small to support them de-
Ccntly. lllCOlIlcS Will nave " NC
supplemented by public money, pro-
vided by taxation.
Furthermore, said Hopkins, it does
not matter that a family'S poverty
may be due to the more or less will
full failure IF its head to care for it
properly. Even if so, it must be ade-
quately noulished.
SOCIETY'S DUTY
Suppose, Hopkins suggests, that the
head of a family does drink. Suppose
he is lazy, and will not work when
work is available. Suppose he is in
the penitentiary. Suppose he has just
been electrocuted, leaving a destitute
wife and several children.
The wife and children must not be
left to semi-Starvation.
Surely no one will quarrel with this
proposition.
The families of drunkards and buns
and criminals are in hard luck. 1t is
up to society to do the best it can for
them.
NOT AN ECONOMIST
But the system manifestly is faulty.
Harry L. Hopkins, however, does
not care a boot for the system.
Relief is his fetish.
Hopkins is a confirmed welfare
worker. And a good one. But he is not
much of an economist.
He prescribes for symptoms; not for
diseases.