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Evening star., 1939-08-18
Urges Moderation in
Pedestrian Control.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Unquestioned obedience on the part of
drivers and pedestrians to all traffic regu-
lations was recommended in letter
from motorist recently published in
The Star. The writer observed that
when person says pedestrian control
Is an arbitrary and selfish act designed
to deprive citizens of exercising their
own judgment as to when and where
it is safe to cross the street, he simply
does not consider what would happen
If the same privilege were accorded the
motorists, and each was to disregard the
red light and cross when and where he
thought best"
Your contributor appears to have over
looked the fact that traffic lights were
primarily installed for the regulation of
vehicular and not pedestrian traffic 1t
was not until years after the adoption
of traffic lights as means of regulating
the orderly flow of vehicles that some
cities amended their regulations to apply
to pedestrians.
Pedestrian traffic control does not ap-
pear to have originated with or been
asked for by pedestrians as safety
measure, but by organized motorists who
found that crowds milling through the
theater and shopping districts of cities
seriously retarded the progress of We
hicular traffic.
The situation is reversed in sections of
the city where there is no pedestrian
traffic congestion On an arterial high
way in a residential or small business
section pedestrians crossing the street are
comparatively few, but must wait until
procession of vehicles pass before there
is sufficient gap in the traffic flow to
permit safe crossing afoot. Pedestrians
are as much irked at such situation as
are motorists who find crowds in the
downtown section an impediment to their
progress.
The reason the pedestrian traffic regu-
lation is regarded by many as an arbi-
trary and selfish act is that the measure
was adopted at the instance of organized
motorists who apparently think the reg
ulation applies only to pedestrians and
not to drivers, judging by their failure in
numerous instances to give pedestrians
break when they are entitled to it.
There is probably not fair-minded
pedestrian whose blood has not boiled
frequently at the indignities he has ex-
perienced at the hands of thoughtless
motorists when trying to cross the street
in legitimate manner. Insult is added
to injury when policemen promptly blow
their whistles at pedestrians and arrest
them for violating the pedestrian traffic
rule while offending motorists are
ignored.
The importance of strict observance OF
traf1c regulations, by both motorists and
pedestrians alike, cannot be overem-
phasized. 1t is equally important that
the mania for adopting unwise and I'M
necessary rules and regulations for walk
ing and driving be not carried to an
extent to antagonize the public and de-
feat the purpose of reducing the number
of accidents. CHESTER HUGHES.
August Is.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Hearts Wisdom

Here Is q truth: Through endless
centuries
No man has eyer really voiced hi,
grief:
Nor truly phrased his love, nor ON his
knees
Faltered IN prayer his ultimate belief.
The final word Is never, never spoken:
The lips keep moving, but the wise
heart knows
That even Shakespeare has no magic
token
Which half describes the scarlet of 4
rose.
The mind, think, only in part COM
mends
The words the nimble fingers swiftly
write.
Wisdom is in the heart, and there 1t
ends;
Beauty Is in the souls refulgent light
Words are mere symbols, neatly, deity
strung
On paper. or upon the restless tongue.
Il. p. STODDARD.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Comments on Detention Of
Prisoners by Police.
BIZ Thomas r. Henri.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
had to suppress long and loud laugh
when read the statement of the chief
of detectives to the effect that they never
hold person on an open charge for
more than reasonable length of time.
That is one of the biggest jokes ever
given to the press. In early November I
spoke to high police official about this
evil and was most politely told that they
could hold q person u hours If they so
desired. EDWARD A. LOCK.
August 16.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

A West Virginia family which holds
a famous annual reunion claims to
have a membership of $4,000. Almost
any average American family seems
about that size to mother on certain
occasions.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
The Tax Problem

At first glance it might seem that
the effort of the House Tax Com
mittee and Acting Secretary of the
Treasury Hanes to secure expressions
of opinion on tax revision from rec
ognized spokesmen for business,
labor and professional groups is a
splendid object lesson In redundancy,
but closer examination suggests
that the undertaking Is q sincere
Evening star., 1939-08-18

To the Editor Of The Star:
If Mr.. Roosevelt decides to run for a
third term" I shall 60 to the polls re-
gretfully because have but one vote to
give toward his reelection to the Office
of the Presidency of the United States.
He is a statesman, great humanitarian,
a noble American gentleman, whose
beautiful inward Democratic self shall,
like Washington and Lincoln, become a
guiding one In the future life of our
United States of America.
August IA. HARRY DANIELS.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

The President signs a bill intended
to protect passengers from card
sharps who operate at sea. This
would seem to come under the head
of unnecessary legislation. The pro-
lection lies in the hands Of the
voyagers and the recipe is utterly
simple: Just refrain from playing
with persons one does not know
personally.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
High Rents Held Reason
For Growth of Suburbs.

TO the Edlt0r OF Ihe StAf:
Mr.. Rufus S. Lusk, chairman of the
Taxpayers Association, tells the Cosrno-
politan Club that there is about II per
cent vacancy In houses and apartments
in the District, that at the present rate
vacancies will perhaps mount to II per
cent by November /, and warns against
the possibility of overbuilding."
Mr.. Rufus 8. Lusk, publisher Of the
Evening star., 1939-08-18

Ultra -modernistic art has been de-
scribed as comic valentine art"
What an undeserved slur on the
authors of our childhood treasures
in which each and every type por-
trayed was entirely recognizable.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

A Far Eastern affairs expert pre-
diets that Japan will crack up before
another year is out. 1t sounds cheer
full, but we have heard similar state
ments about both the Soviet Reds
and the New York Yankees.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for 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
herein also reserved
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Harlan County Primaries
Cited to Show Labor Trend,

To the Editor Of Th> Star:
Ihe recent returns in the Kentucky
primaries showed that in Harlan County
the Committee for Industrial Organiza-
tions attorney and candidate for Cover
nor received only 645 votes while the
ant1-C. I. o. candidate received 23e5
votes. This proves what have often
brought out in letters to this column.
namely, that the workers themselves are
virtual prisoners of labor leaders. and
that labor leaders speak only for them
selves and not for the workers; also. that
Congress has betrayed the workers into
the hands of labor dictators who are not
popular and not wanted.
VIII Congress ever learn what the
English people learned long ago-that
labor leaders always urge passage Of laws
which will strengthen their hold upon
workers rather than those which help
labor as whole?
August Is. CORLEY McDARMENT.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

Washington Business Review, announces
in the public prints that ne has started
realty survey in Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and Alexandria city. He says:
"A careful check should be made in the
Virginia area; no one knows just what
Is the situation there. The phenomenal
growth of that section from the stand
point of housing is bound to affect con-
ditions in Washington proper"
Mr.. Rufus S. Lusk, capable spokesman
Tor Washington real estate interests,
should know without survey what the
situation is. 1t is this: The residents of
Washington, having paid the highest
rents and housing prices in the Nation
for the last 10 years or more, at last
are being supplied with decent homes
and comfortable apartments across the
river at reasonable rates, and are desert
ing the Districts high-cost congestion
as rapidly as their new quarters are being
completed. The movement has been
going on three to four years, and has
now reached the point where it has
drawn blood from the District landlords.
The most concrete evidence is the grad
ual softening of apartment rents since
1886 At that time the price of standard
ordinary two-room, kitchen and bath
apartment in the Northwest section was
$3.50 to s55 monthly, and an offering
in the forties could not be found. Now
there are plenty of quotations at s47.5O
to $49.50, and the trend is only getting
we'll started
Response to building across the river
indicates that supply will be furnished
which, by inexorable economic law, will
force down the present prices based on
scarcity. That is what the District
realty interests call overbuilding; not too
many dwellings, but enough When
there are enough, nobody will pay a
premium price!
We can expect to hear more of this
"overbuilding" in the future in direct
ratio to the volume of unrenewed high
cost leases, Nobody need be fooled by it.
A builder still is going to get a reasonable
return on his capital, for in the WASH
ington area there is an untitled demand
That Will not be satisfied for years vet.
Apartment house owners still NAV fill
their properties-at more reasonable
quotations.
But real estate men can see that the
end is being written to the fat, lush era
OF exorbitant rents in Washington.
August IA. SATISFIED TENANT
Evening star., 1939-08-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
! Consider Pleas for New Appropriations

derived, we feel secure that the voting list was as nearly correct as possible.
 We have also completed ia1 our office, this year, double street index system, listing every voter, with all particulars thereon. These street index systems are supervised by the registrars per- sonally.
 The correction of the alpha- betical voting guides, maps of vot- ing districts and simplified filing, has added to the efficiency of the office.
 The official voting list for 1888 contains 46,000 voters. There were approximately 18,O00 changes of addresses; over 1000 deaths and a like number of marriages, trans posed in our records for the past year.
 Respectfully yours,
 ALBERT 0. TALLER,
 JOHN T. DERWIN,
 Registrars of Voters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
VOTING LIST 'AS CORRECT
 AS POSSIBLE
Registrars Annual Report States Complete Survey
 Made in '39

Waterbury's voting list is "as nearly correct as posSi- ble," says Registrars of Voters John T. Derwin and Albert o. Taller in their annual reports, which have been submitted to Mayor Patrick M. Perriello. The reg istrars state that a thorough canvass of the 32 voting dis tricts was made this year and all records corrected and brough up to date. A new double street index system was completed during the year.
 The annual report of the registrars reads as follows:
 Hon. Patrick M. Perriello,
 Mayor of Waterbury.
 Dear Sir
 We respectfully submit the fol- lowing report regarding work per- formed by the registrars of vot- CTS and their assistants.
 The work of this office is of routine order. A permanent record is kept of each voter, his place of residence and any change of ad- dress noted and properly correct ed for each succeeding list. A daily record of deaths is also kept, carefully checked and the name of the deceased removed, if voter, from the official voting list. A daily record ig also kept of mar riages, their proper addresses list ed, and any removals noted and taken of the official voting list, if they are chased as voters. Dur ing the past year the Soundex System of the regular voting list was completed, thereby making the records of a more permanent and correct nature.
 This past year a canvass of the 32 voting districts of the city was made and from information so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

6PpIOpTlhVe SuIIlClenC IunQS 10 erect . new bridge on Harpers Ferry Road.
 A favorable report from the com- lnittee on the Anderson school gym appears probable; the housing re- quest has a fair chance of approval; there seems little hope for the Harp CTS Ferry Road bridge proposal.
 Udelowitz Steals Show
 The inimitable Eddie Udelowitz, perennial critic of city finances, stole the show at the budget hearing Making charges and calling names with gay abandon, Eddie informed the assemblage in the aldermanic chamber that the budget was "a fraud and fake.
 The alderman themselves did not discuss the budget, except occasion ally to comment on some of the statements made by speakers. They voted to take up consideration of budget Monday night The budget, as recommended by the Board of Finance, calls for appropriations of $6,158, 872.72, and tax rate of 32.5 mills.
 Bridge Called Dangerous
 The present Harpers Ferry Road Bridge is dangerous hazard to both motorists and pedestrians alike, declared MT. DeBisschop. If the city replaced the present structure, he said, 1t could force the New Ha- ven Railroad to pay large share of the cost.
 The bridge, he said, is too narrow to allow the passage of two cars, and its wooden surface becomes dangerously slippery in wet weather. "It's disgrace to the city he declared.
 Driscoil In Favor
 [ he first speaker on behalf of an appropriation for study of housing conditions was John J. Driscoll, member of the local Housing Au- thority named by the aldermen two years ago. He said he did not wish a new appropriation, but suggested that $l0,000 be set up In the legal department for expenses of pro- posed suits to recover money from those convicted in the conspiracy trial be transferred to the new item. The suits. he said, could be brought by the corporation counsel without any special aid, declaring Tt shouldn't require any special bril- liarce to get whatever money pos sible from those already found guilty in criminal court"
 Mir. Driscoll declared that. the aldermen's refusal to approve housing program here last winter had resulted in loss to the city of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

$1 100000 which had been ear- marked for use here by the federal government. The $l0,000 appropria- ton sought, he said, would serve only for study of local conditions and an investigation of the type of program needed.
 Mrs. Alexander Favors Study
 Mrs. Leila T. Alexander, director of the Pearl Street Neighborhood House, declared that an appropria- tion flor at least preliminary work should be provided in next years budget. Do we need housing projectp If so, what tyype? If not, why2 Let's have thorough study made to find out the answers to these questions.
 Another speaker in favor of an ap- propriation for housing study was Michael Russo.
 The East End Community Club introduced a series of speakers to explain the reasons for it's campaign to secure gymnasium for the East End. Lawrence Kenny, club presi- dent, introduced the speakers after outlining the accomplishments Of the organization since its founding several years ago.
 5000 Children
 William J. Cavanaugh, chairman of the clubs gymnasium committee, said that the East End has 10000 residents, among them 5000 children attending eight schools. These chil- dren," he said, "have their mental training we'll taken care of in the schools, but there aren't any facili- ties to give them proper physical training"
 we've been after this gymnasium for some time," MT. Cavanaugh said. "The Board of Education approved the plan, so did the mayor and so did the Board of Finance. But something happened somewhere along the line and there Is no pro- vision for the gym in the budget for next year.
 Joseph Brophy, former president of the club, said that the $16,5o0 which the project would cost the city amounted to about $3 a child. Wouldn't 1t be worth it?", he asked.
 Plans For Gym
 Paul J. Kunkel, club treasurer, presented set of plans for the school gymnasium which the club had had prepared. He offered also letter from state WPA authorities saying that the project was of a type that would be approved by federal administrators.
 MT. Kenny presented to the board letters urging the project from Rev. M. F. Heating, pastor of the Church
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
REV. JOSEPH KINNEY
 DIRECTS COURSES

The Rev Joseph L. Kinney, as4
 sistant pastor Of St. Patrick's church, Hartford, is regional direes tor for the annual School for Adults being conducted by the Confrater- nity of Christian Doctrine for the Hartford area this year. Father Kinney, native of this city. is the son of Mrs. Bridget Kinney of South street Similar courses are being held in Waterbury. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Braille Club To
 Fix Up Cards

The Notre Dame Alumnae Braille club of this city will be glad to transcribe Christmas greetings to Braille for the rela- lives and friends of any blind person desiring to send cards.
 Get in touch with either Mrs. Edward F. Conlan, 291 Hillside Ave, telephone 4-5053, secre- tary of the local club, or Miss Ruth w. Kennaugh, telephone 4-4129.
 The club will also make Christmas greeting cards for any local blind person without charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Aldermanic Asides Quotes From Last Nights Meeting of Board of
 Aldermen.

erty valuations2 They could afford to do 1t; they're having a wonder ful year CMr. Udelowltz).
 'In the East End we have One- fourth of the city's area and One- fifth of the city's population. We have eight schools, N:.a 5000 pu- pills. and yet we haven't got a gymnasium" Lawrence Kenny, president of the East End Com munity club.)
 They're fixing the bridge on Baldwin street, yet they allow the bridge on Harpers Ferry road to re- main a perpetual danger. If the one on Baldwin street caved in, the people would have only half as far to fall as they would if the Harpers Ferry road bridge collapsed" (Charles J. DeBisschop, mayor of East Mountain).
 "Its very unfair to single out one member of the board of fi- nance for criticism. I'm a member of that board and 1t worked long and hard on this budget" (Al- dermanic President Burton H. Walker).
 Cant we at least do the pre- liminary work on housing? Can't we have a study to see just what we do need?" (Mrs. Leila T. Alexander, di- rector of the Pearl Street Neighbor- hood House).
 q consider this budget is sim- ply graft on the part of the man. ufacturers. Scovill's, Chase's and the American Brass will save S250,0O0 on taxes in the next year." (Mr. Udelowitz).
 "A gymnasium for the East Enc would cost the city only $l6,500 of 6 total cost of $65,o0o. It would near about one-tenth of mill on the tax rate" (Paul J. Kunkel, of the East End Community club
 "The demands of the East End Community club are very light" Alderman George L. Kingston).
 "The board Of finance Is taking a big gamble that business will remain excellent in 1940. They're giving the welfare department $l40,000 less. Do you want Waterbury to be like Cleveland. where thousands are act- ually starving. A housing program would be good insurance" CMr. Dris- colD.
 "The city can make some real economies by eliminating waste and inefficiency in our govern ment." (Michael Russo).
 "The board of education favored a gymnasium at Anderson school. Sc did the mayor. so did the finance board. But still it's not provided for in the budget" (Mr. Kenny.
 "If someone really went to work on this budget. we could have tax rate of 30 mills, or less." (At- torncy Galullo).
 "They claim they've saved money All they've done Is juggle figures The city'll need money Where are they going to get itp Pull a rabbit out of a hat?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
JACK FEIGIN GUEST
 AT BACHELOR TIME

Jack B. Feigin, production man. ager of the Benrus Mfg. Co., was honored at a bachelor dinner held last night in Heisler's restaurant. He will be married in the near fu- ture to Miss Fannie Berenbaum.
 Those seated at the head table were: Isador and Samuel Dibner, Mortimer D. Atlas, Benjamin Oza- rolf, David Schub, MT. Feigin, Nor ris Clumpus, Benjamin Schwartz ard Fred Krowchenko.
 Nearly 100 vessels are under con- struct!cn in Italy.