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Evening star., 1939-01-08
ne About Al Capone Has Turned Tawd Since He Entered Acaaz
Gangster Chief Of Past Era
Leaves Island a Broken Man
Some ESQ Gang Deaths Credited
To Baddest of Bad Men
During Prohibition

the father AIS gun with the ad-
monition:
IF you think I did 1t, kill me-"
AL was not so willing to trust his
life to others on other occasions. He
appeared In the streets only in a
reinforced steel car with bullet-proof
windows. He is even believed to
have had himself arrested, on a pis-
tol-toting charge, in Philadelphia,
and submitted to a year in Jail
there to escape death at the hands
OF rival bootleg bosses. He had been
in conference with these rivals in
Atlantic City, and they had failed
to agree on plan for peaceful divi-
sion of territory.
In spite of his precautions, Capone
was unable to remove himself far
from the hail of lead which con-
stantly whistled around him.
His closest call probably came as
he sat at table in hotel in one
Of the Chicago suburbs which were
his headquarters.
Eight automobiles went by, spit
ting fire in his direction. When
they were gone, 1000 bullet holes
were counted in the walls.
AL was safe, under the table.
The most inhuman slaughter he
was accused of was the st. Valen-
tines Day massacre of 1927. Seven
members of the O'Banion mob were
lined up in a Chicago garage and
moved down with machine guns.
AL, in Jail in Philadelphia, denied
any connection with the affair. But
the Philly police took no chances.
They hustled Capone out of Jail a
few hours ahead of expiration of his
sentence, and he was next seen sur
rounded by heavy guard in his
private beach-rimmed, 25-room villa
at Palm Island, Fla.
He liked it there, he said, be-
cause
1T is warm, but not too warm"
Despite his record, Capone ex-
pressed distaste for all the shoot
ing. On one occasion he exclaimed:
Il don't want to die, shot in the
street. There's business enough for
all of us without killing each other
like animals. don't want to die
in the street"
That phrase-"there's business
enough for all of us''-was indica-
tive OF the way AL looked at his
bootlegging. All he was doing, he
contended, was supplying the popu-
lar demand and he was no more
guilty than the patrons of his far
flung commerce. But he was caught
IN the tolls, and he knew it.
I've been in the liquor racket five
years." he asserted near the end of
his reign. The last two trying to
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LAFAYETTE PARK

attracted large numbers of 'pickers.
and though the water was clear, and
ran over hard bottom, with firm
ground on either side. there was
considerable marsh to be found. In
more than one stretch the bushes
and vines, with other growth, were
almost impenetrable. There was
small game to be found and the
man with dog and gun often enjoyed
a days hunting in that portion of
the city. Boys were wont to spend
hours in exploring the mysteries of
the section, fishing for suckers and
other small fish; catching frogs or
'bludnouns,' or hunting birds and
snakes.
"As the stream coursed southwark
some little springs added their
waters to the general volume. Among
these were what in the beginning Of
the last century was known as
Browns spring, near Florida avenue
and east Of Fifteenth street; one on
the south side of Rhode Island ave-
nue., east of Connecticut avenue, and
one from what are now the grounds
of the Louise Home, on Massachu-
sets avenue between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets.
1.-THE territory south of Florida
avenue, bounded by the stream,
where now are beautiful parks, i'm
proved streets and buildings of a
palatial character. was improved in
spots by the erection of a dwelling
house here and there, slaughter
pens and in other ways by the tiller
Of the soil. Possibly, however, the
aggregate of buildings of all classes
did not exceed score.
"It will readily be understood from
this description how difficult 1t was
70 years ago to obtain bid at pub
lie auction Of q mill per foot on
ground within q stones throw Of
Dupont Circle, for with the excep-
ton Of . wagon road q. two. and
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get out. Once you're in, there is
no out"
Only the law he fouted could pro-
vide the "out." Four times it tried
to do so, twice for murder, once for
election fraud and once for con-
spiracy to violate the dry laws. Each
failed. Then, at last, came the in
come tax evasion trial and Capone's
conviction and sentence in 1881 to
IL years in Jail.
Federal agents at that time esti-
mated that Capone was worth $780,
100000 or more. He was so rich he
could afford to squander $500 900
in eight years of gambling, mostly
shooting craps. Yet he went to jail
for small item of $215 O80, the tax
he failed to pay on ST ,O386 654 in
come for the years 1925-29.
AL rode to the Atlanta Peniten-
tiary in the spring of 1892 on the
same railroad he travelled in his
palmy days from his Chicago beer
baronetcy to his playground in
Miami. He was pleased at the curl
GUS crowds which ringed his train
at every stop, but annoyed at the
ignominy of being handcuffed to a
"small-time" auto theft suspect.
A days growth OF beard Offset
the dapper effect of his rich blue
suit, shiny black shoes, blue silk tie
and pearl gray hat.
OF his own case, he muttered
something about a ''bum rap" He
talked freely of other things-pro-
hibition, corn likker, dogs and the
then unsolved Lindbergh kidnapping.
Behind the bars he became a sub
ject Of speculation. He was buying
special favors, runner said. The ru-
NOR grew until it reached the floor
Of Congress. The Atlanta warden
replied that Capone was only No.
40,886 to him and was a normal pris-
oner in every respect except that
his visiting privileges had been
curtailed, due to fear of a Jail break
Inside the "pen" AL could spend
no more than $40 a month at the
commissary. Outside he spent a
small fortune on a battery of attor-
neys, trying to win freedom through
the statute of limitations. But it
could not be done, and the scar
faced one had almost dropped from
the public consciousness by August
18, 1884.
That night a special iron-barred
railroad car slipped secretly into .
siding at the prison. An escape plot
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perhaps half a dozen winding foot
paths leading to some isolated
dwelling garden or slaughterhouse,
many places were nearly inacces-
sible."
The Arlington Hotel, mentioned
by the claimant to the Corcoran
buildings. is in square 200. and stood
on the site Of the Veterans Admin
istration Building.
1t was built in 1869 by that emf
nent Washingtonian, w. w. Cor
coran, and for several years there
after was known as the Arlington
House, subsequently being simply
called "The Arlington" though
popularity referred to as the "Arling-
ton Hotel"
Before the hotel was erected here
the site was occupied by at least
three dwellings, the first one having
been the home Of such DISTINGUISHED
Americans as Reverdy johnson,
Senator from Maryland and Min
lister to England, and James Buch-
anan before he became President.
This house faced Vermont avenue
and was near the corner of / street.
1t had as its close neighbor to the
south the home OF William L.
Marcy, who served as Secretary of
War during the administration of
James K. Polk and later as Secre-
tary of State in the Cabinet of
President Franklin Pierce.
Lewis Cass lived in the third house
south Of I street He was q man
who achieved great honor on the
battlefield during the War of 1872
Is under Gen. William Henry Har-
rison, who promoted him to be q
brigadier general for his part in
the decisive victory over the British
under Gen. Proctor and the Indians
under Tecumseh. President Jack
son made him Secretary Of War,
and President Buchanan made him
Secretary of State.
At the northwest corner of Yer
mont avenue and II street lived
Charles Sumner, Senator from Mas
sachusetts and one of the most
ardent and active anti-slavery men,
bers of the United States Senate.
It was during the bitter discussion
on the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise in May, 1856, that Senator
Sumner was assaulted by Repre-
sentative. Preston S. Brooks, a
nephew of Senator Butler Of South
Carolina, to whom Sumner had re-
ferred in his speech. So severely
injured was the Massachusetts,
Senator that he was unable to ap-
pear In the Senate for nearly four
years thereafter.
At his II street residence, whore
he died March II, 1874, were many
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portraits of celebrated men, en-
graved by masters of the art of en-
craving, to which he would some
times call the attention of his visi-
tors, and after speaking of their
artistic merits would proceed to give
biographical sketches of the origi-
mails, together with brief histories
OF the times in which they lived,
thus making each picture the text of
a historical and biographical dis
course, to which it was both pleas
ant and instructive to listen.
His love for children is said to
have been a prominent trait of his
character, and few men possessed a
happier faculty of inspiring their
confidence and winning their affec-
ton. His influence over them is be-
leved to have been truly magnetic.
Other residents of the Sumner
home were Walter @. Gresham, who
was Secretary of State under Presi-
dent Cleveland, and whose remains
now lie in Arlington National Gene
terry, and Henry G. Payne, Postmas-
ter General in Theodore Roosevelt's s
cabinet.
Adjoining the Sumner residence
to the west was the home of Senator
Samuel G. Pomeroy of Kansas. an
other enthusiastic Republican. Some
time after the Arlington Hotel was
built these two residences were COM
bined and formed the H street en-
trance, though they were not a part
Of the main building.
When the Arlington Hotel was
erected it was considered an uptown
hotel, and, indeed, judging from the
following description of the neigh
borhood, made by George Alfred
Townsend, as it appeared in 1865,
we might even be justified in calling
1t suburban. Mr.. Townsend In speak
ing Of the assassination of President
Lincoln and the attempt made upon
the life of his Secretary of State,
William H. Seward, says:
Vermont avenue was such sluice
OF desolation that in 1865, after
stabbing Mr.. Seward, the assassin,
Payne. galloped half block and
disappeared out this street among
the stables, shanties, dumping piles
and bitches which pressed close up
to Lafayette square"
Christian Hines dates his recol-
lections back to a much earlier
period when he tells us that in 1900
there were In this block two 2-story
brick houses called the two sisters" !"
one Of which was occupied by Capt.
Andrews and the other by . Mr..
Middleton as q cabinetmaker's shop,
where some Of the first mahogany
desks were made for the flrst Con-
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from Lafayette Park to Florida ave-
nue., up to at least 1870. the writer
will quote from James Croggon,
whose reliable articles on old Wash
ington, written about 80 years ago,
are we'll worth reading by those in
terested in early Washington. Says
Mr.. Croggon:
1T is not beyond the recollection
of the oldest inhabitants that what
is now known as the leading neigh
borhood of the northwest section OF
Washington was once traversed by
a small stream of water called Slash
Run. There was appropriateness IN
that name because Of the boggy
ground skirting it, but the title OF
zigzag would have suited better.
This run is, however, out OF
sight, the modern sewer having
superseded 1t to carry OH the drain
age by more direct route, and the
question of a suitable name is no
longer of importance. Few If any
parts Of the city can be said to have
undergone such q complete meta
morphosis as that portion drained
by Slash Run in antebellum days.
The stream entered the, city limits
at Florida avenue between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets,
crossed the Avenue and ran south
ward to point near L street;
thence westward to New Hampshire
avenue; thence north and north
westward to Rock Creek, entering
the latter stream west of the head
OF Twenty-third street.
slash Run, with a few of its
branches, drained much of what Is
now beauty spot of the metropolis,
and many of the old men of today
feel young when recalling adven-
lures IN the tangled growth along its
banks. Along the stream, near the
city limits. there was . profusion Of
blAckberry bushes. which IA season
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Only a year in Jail on a misde-
meanor count and payment of
$4,000 in fines and court costs re-
manned before him after his release
yesterday from Alcatraz, IL days
ahead of the scheduled time, Janu-
ary 10.
Then came the final blow. the
disclosure that Capone is suffering
from paresis-decay of the brain
tissues-and consequently was de-
ranged to dangerous extent one
week in each four.
The legend, like a will-o'-the-
wisp, was Pickering away.
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these cronies had hoped for. Capone
made his conduct exemplary. He
hoped, in vain, to thus win parole
when he became eligible for it in
1885. But he did succeed in having
three years Topped off his 10-year
Federal sentence for good behavior.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06

When DR.. Kennedy inquired, "You
agree In paying man fair wages. y
the chairman replied, Eyes, I do. nv
experience has been TO let a man
demonstrate his ability" (which we
have not done in the past" DR..
Kennedy retorted. Wen, don't
know, We started the teachers at
nominal wages" Mr.. Mannweiler
said. DR.. Kennedy said he knew of
some who started at the maximum
O. close to that. The precedent has
been set so don't argue about set
ting any precedent by starting Mr..
Leary higher than the minimum, DR..
Kennedy SAL.
Mr.. Mannweiler said he believed
In paying a salary commensurate
with what the person had to do and
with what he might get elsewhere
figured in. Il have no animositv
against Mr.. Leary. My attitude would
be the same no matter who it was
Case Cited
Mr.. Kelly pointed out that in 1881
Laur1ston Moves was appointed at
a salary of $4,000. Mr.. Austin said
there is a difference between pub
lie and secondary school teaching.
Mr.. Chittenden told the board Mr..
Noyes had taught at Putnam high
school before coming here. Mr..
Kelly said he mentioned the case
only to show the board had not al
ways started male teach at a
minimum.
In 1881 conditions wer a lot diff
ferenG than at this time, we were
thinking conditions were going to
come back, Mannweiler said. I don't
think So" Kennedy said. When ques-
toned about the number of appli-
cants for jobs, Mr.. Chittenden said
there are two pages of names of
those wishing jobs, not all of these
being from Naugatuck however.
I'VE can" take away his II years
experience from Professor Leary,"
Mr.. Kelly said. Some of the expert
ence you had IL years ago helped
you today" Dr. Kennedy said to
Mr.. Mannweiler, who replied. Eyes,
but 1 have been going right along.
l haven't stopped. I don't say
wouldn't have to catch up if I had
stopped for time"
Mrs Downes said there is bound
to be a decided difference between
teaching grown men chemistry and
young persons English. She said she
can't feel Mr.. Leary has really had
experience If high school English.
The question then arose as to
whether Mr.. Leary would be con-
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Isidered for adjustment with other
teachers If a salary were set nov
and Mr.. Austin said he might be Sc
considered. The vote then showed .
deadlock on the $3.50 salary pro-
posal.
Dinner Meeting
Evergreen Chapter, Order of East.
ern Star, observed its Goth anniver-
sary last night in an impressive
dinner and business meeting 81
Masonic hall. The affair was also
marked by the official visit Of Ms
Dorothy L. Labensky, worthy grand
matron of the state o. E. s. and her
staff of associate grand officers.
These included: Arson L. Leary
worthy grand patron; Mrs. Evelyn
j. Lounsbury, associate grand ma
iron; Charles H. Leonard, associate
grand patron; Mrs. Ida B. Nixon
grand secretary; Miss M. Louise Gil
nand, grand treasurer; Mrs. Mary
Leary, grand conductress; Mrs.
Laura G. Taylor, grand chaplain;
Mrs. Jean 8. BEETLES, grand marshal:
Mrs. Jessie M. Griswold, grand or
ganist; Mrs. Lillian E. Hutton,
Grand Adah; Mrs. Edith S. Smith,
grand Ruth; Mrs. Irma Keech,
Grand Esther; Mrs. Eleanor B. Mil
len, grand Martha; Mrs. Rachel H.
Llndstedt, grand Electa; Mrs. Mil
dred P. Noble, grand warder; W
Raymond Balzer, grand sentinel:
Mrs. Harriet I. Burwell, grand Sec
rotary emeritus.
About $50 attended the dinner
and $50 attended the meeting. Fol-
lowing the meeting 40 birthday cake
with 60 candles was out.
Nurses Report
The Red Cross nurses made 313
nursing visits last month, had Al
new patients, dismissed 81 patients
and A attended the baby confer
ence, Miss Mary c. Claffey reports.
Grange Program
The first of two competitive pro-
grams will be presented at the
Grange hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
Members whose birthdays occur in
the first half of the year will spon-
sor the program tonight
Meet Today
A meeting of Sarah Rogers chap
ter, D. A. r. will be held this after
noon at 3 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. George Wigmore. Rockwell
avenue, with Harold G. Larrabee,
chief torpedo man of the U. s. Navy
being guest speaker.
To Convene Today
A meeting Of the Junior Woman's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06

], willing to take care OF them wher
possible. Even an increase of $2s
or $50 would be acceptable to them
Mrs. Downes added. Mr.. Mannweile1
pointed out the teachers have beer
looking for an increase for some time
and there is nothing more discDur-
aging than to have such thing con-
tlnually postponed, he said.
Claims Sudden Start
Mr.. Kelly indicated the adjustment
matter has been started very sud-
denly. Mr.. MannWeiler pointed out
the previous board went over it and
approved it unanimously at the end
OF the past fiscal year. 1.-THE board
OF Wadren and burgesses said we
couldn't have the $4,000 we set up
1or the adjustments. 1t died right
thtre," Mr.. Kelly said. Mr.. Mann
weller denied it had died, saying he
told some members then he would
bring it up after the school vaca-
tons. Mr.. Kelly said there was a
minor agitation for increase in wages
then, but it has been accelerated "all
of a sudden now"
Mr.. Mannweiler pointed out some
industries have increased wages here
including the Eastern Malleable Iron
company where he is EMPLOYED
which gave 1919 increase. Mr.. Kelly
said these were only increases on
paper" and Mr.. Mannweiler said
our wages are now what they were"
before cuts. This is restoration, Mr..
Kelly said. The discussion yeered
away from the schools when DR..
Kennedy inquired, What if Hitler
puts through his peace plan? 1t
would be too bad," and Mr.. Mann
weller said there would undoubtedly
be a number of cancellations of or
derS.
Mr.. Austin said he did not neces-
sarily feel the operations committees
report was perfect but felt it should
be on record and there should be
discussion of it. He said he was in
huenced in the report by the action
Of the previous board in approving
adjustment. Mr.. Mannweiler said he
had been all over the matter and
didn't want to spend more time on it.
Now is the time for consideration
of adjustments, Austin added, point
ing out efforts to make the budget
balance should be made but if this is
not possible, the adjustments should
go through. I'm business if its time
to make a raise, we have to make it,
no matter what the budget says."'
Kelly Aroused
Mr.. Kelly became aroused, in cit
ing an increase given one teacher in
the list over period of years, as
compared with others, to show his
idea of making the adjustments in
dividually, Mr.. Mannwefser said, IF
you are going to do it on that basis,
put them down as they should be-"
apparently meaning to cut the SAL
aries of some.
Mr.. Kelly said he refused to accept
an implication that his attitude was
to cut the salaries of some. He said
he doesn't think the committee idea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06

made, and did not include the salary
adjustment item.
Peter Meegan said he had mot had
a chance to study the report and
moved action on its be delayed until
next month. 1t was pointed out by
Mr.. Kelly the motion to accept the
report was still pending.
Chairman Mannweiler felt action
should be taken now, and Mr.. Aus
tin said action should be taken
fairly soon" Mr.. Meegan said he
did not care to make SNAP judg-
ment" on the matter.
Mr.. Kelly then preached his chief
objection. He indicated some teach
ers on the list are way down" and
others are way up. He felt that a
fiat 500 increase is not necessary
but the cases should be taken up in
dividually. Mrs. Valesca Downes said
she had talked with two teachers
who would be affected by adjust
ments and they said they were will
ing to take almost any raise
They felt an increase would indi-
cate the board was showing it is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06
Hot Disputes And
Wrangles Feature
Meeting Of Board
Evergreen Chapter Observes Doth Anniversary With
Dinner Last Night; Waslaw Kwyauskas Dies This
M0rning-Mr and Mrs. Daikus Feted
N AUGATUC OK

Naugatuck, Oct. 6.--Anothei
somewhat futile meeting Of thu
board of education yesterday re.
suited in failure to act on adjusting
teachers salaries and failure tc
designate starting salary for
James T. Leary, new high school,
seacher. This apparently means Mr.
Leary will have two more payless
paydays before the next meeting is
held.
The meeting lasted almost two
hours and was marked by consider
able wrangling and occasional hot
disputes. The board voted to 3-3
tie on motion by George A. Kelly
that Mr.. Leary be given a $3.50
salary as a starter. When no agree
ment was reached, it tabled the
Leary matter until the next session.
The vote on the Kelly motion was
along party lines.
The committee on operations,
consisting of DR.. Charles A. Ken
nedy and Clarence Austin, recon-
cended flat 500 increase for those
teachers below the regular salary
schedule, with the exception of prin-
cipals and married teachers" who
were to be acted upon separately.
After a long discussion, the board
voted to receive" the report of the
committee and place it on record.
The discussion had indicated that
some members of the board were
not in favor Of immediate action so
there was no further action on the
matter. It is scheduled for discussion
at the next meeting.
1t was indicated the cost of grant
ing 500 increase to the teachers
specified in the operation commit
tees report would be about $4,000,
II the increases were to be retroac-
tive to the first Of September.
Miss Smith Transferred
The question of where the money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06

would come from came up. Prior tt
this discussion, the board had passed
motion that Miss Lillian Smith
fifth grade teacher in Hop Brook
school, be transferred to the vacancy
in the Salem fifth grade, caused by
the registration of Miss Eileen Hol-
ton. There is small enrolment
at Hop Brook school and Supt. Vi
Schools Harold E. Chittenden feels
that it will be possible to adjust
things at that school without APP
pointing another teacher.
This would mean a saving OF
about $1,000 for the remainder OF
the fiscal year.
In telling of the operation COM
mittee's report, DIR. Kennedy said
the committee did not know how
much money would be available.
Mrs. Downes then moved the COM
mittee's report be accepted and be
left open for discussion. George A.
Kelly then asked if there would be
money left to pay adjustments of
teachers salaries if Mr.. Leary were
paid $1,000. A later remark by
Supt. Chittenden indicated that the
teacher whose place Mr.. Leary is
filling received $1,000 per year.
Delay Moved
Emil Mannweiler estimated the
amount involved by the adjustments
would be 81 400 as it concerned the
present fiscal year which ends March
81. DR.. Kennedy said, Before we
go through with IL, we want to know
where the money is coming from"
and Mr.. Mannweiler replied, "Well
if we think it the wise thing to do.
I think the state will back us up."
Later Supt. Chittenden pointed out
that when the budget was prepared,
there was $4,000 provided for
teachers salaries, which were for the
salaries at the time the budget was