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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18
CHAPTER XXI


 WYE got to the airport at about w 5:S0. was tired and mad and had a splitting headache. SeV- eral times during the afternoon I'd asked Perez to stop and had tried to get Mickey on the phone. I tried again while they were loading the baggage and mail into the plane but she hadn't returned yet.
 don't give up easily, however, With Perez standing outside the booth I kept feeding dimes into the phone. At last, when nearly all the passengers were aboard the plane, I was told Mickey had just come in. Perez, who must have thought I had some trick up my sleeve, started banging on the door. I motioned to him to take It easy.
 Mickey" I blurted out, T haven't much time. My planes leaving in Q couple of minutes. You'll find a note. I can't ex- plain now. I'll write. I've been trying to get you oil afterA
 Perez was pulling the door open and was trying to hold 1t shut.
 '"HelloW said Mickey. "Hellol Whats that noisep I can't hear you, Leo ."
 I was losing in the tug-of-war, just managed to say, "Good-hy, Mickeyl" before Perez pulled me out of the booth. didn't even have time to replace the receiver which remained dangling ct the end of the cord. People stared as Perez hustled me through the gate and into the plane.
 ROG0Io was waiting for me at ID the Newark airport and 1t was clear that something out of the ordinary had happened. Among the wild thoughts that flashed through my mind was one concerning Gins ger. Maybe he'd found out about us, Or maybe the federal authorities had caught up with him on income tax evasion charges.
 After he greeted me immediate ly ruled Ginger out. Walking over to his big black car, the one that looked like @ hearse, he slobbered over me. A chauffeur was at the wheel and Boggio made me get in the back with him.
 Lets go to your apartment"
 looked at him inquiringly. He'd always preferred to have me come over to his place, SO felt vaguely uneasy about Ginger again. He sat down and handed me the speaking tube. It was who had to give di- rections.
 As we drove along I became more and more uncomfortable.
 Income tax?" I inquired.
 He shook his head. Later, laterl"
 When we got to the Towers he dismissed the chauffeur. We walked in and the doorman saluted me and beckoned to one of the boys who came running up to get my bags.
 Lets go upstairS," said Bog gio, impatiently.
 Wait till I get my key.
 The desk clerk was surprised to see me back so soon. There was no mail and no messages, and I left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

Dan Parker well-known sports columnist and author of articles sport that appear elsewhere has specially good story in the current issue of The Saturday Evening Post Dams piece is called "Mr Boxing" cute title which desgnates Nat Fleischer of sports fame, who founder and editor of The Ring magazine devoted to strange as it may seem-the ring Catholic periodi- cal recently referring to AmercanCahoc poets among other poetry mentioned the work of John Louis Bonn who taught at Boston College before becoming Navy chaplain It. Bonns last assignment in Seattle, after time at the Great Lakes and Otumwa, Iowa. Enroute for California and subsequently the Eas Father Bonn met with serious accident but friends will be pleased to hear of his continued improvement and that he will soon be leaving for the East after long stay at Long Beach, Calif. at the Naval Hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

We note that the fgurehead of the Batteshp U S. B. Connecticut will be turned to the state for preserva tion at the Connecticut Capitol another addition to our vast collection of American relics in ths one of the orig inal American colonies Secretary of the Navy James
 The Connecticut sailed around the world in 1907 and 1908 Secretary Forresta in acknowledging Governor Baldwns request said: q trust the fgurehead will prove to be sate of Connecticut and the service since the days of l7o when one of Connecticuts became the first flag cap tain of the Navy History students who are lneresteG in this matter are advised to contact Secretary torresa for further information His words that of Connecti cuts sons was the first flag captain of the U s. Navy are not ours In other words are not setting ourselves m as an Information Please Bureau in reference to the above statement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

Mrs. Michael Leon of Franklin Street, wife of the proprietor of Lake Quassapaug is hOsptalized at st. Marys. Dorothy Dews of 16 Clifton Avenue will De hostess at St. Patrics Day party for the Miss and Mr. Club of the Second Congregational Church. next Monday night at S. S/Sgt Robert. Manion has received an honorable discharge from the service. George l.. LathrOp seaman first class, is serving the U. s. B. Antetam in Sapan. Raymond Roberts of 3S water town Avenue has enlisted in the Army. William r. Demers of 261 Grove Street has reensted in the same branch of service. He joined the cOlOrs October IT, l94 and was recently hOnOrably discharged after serv ing with the 311th Troop Carrier Squadron. Pvt Douglas w. Benedict is now at the Port of COr0zal m the Panama Canal ZOne about three miles from Balboa
 =. Sgt. Bob Westberg has ended military service and dOnned civilian clothes again. Mir. and Mrs. Jonn Leone of 57 South Street have decided to chrsen the wharton Jr. and Ella Mazda RangoOn were married March II at the Second Congregational Church par s0nage.
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Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.

Polite NippOnese-The Waterbury Police Depart
 ent has handled many traffic accidents some of them pretty queer but they submitted final report on
 case like this one the Japanese police once did. An elderly Japanese walked into the side of two ana One-half ton Army truck and instantly killed The Japanese made this report to the American Army au' thOrities. The mans family is very glad that he was kiIed He was very old and couldn't work Now 1t would no longer be necessary to feed him. The death cert' cate will carry the of his deah-pOOr eyesght He didn't see the truck coming"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

ABC's Forever Tops program tonight at s:30 p. m. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra and chorus will sing MY Heart Stood Still" and sing ing star Eugenie Baird will offer S'Wonderful"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

ll:O0--Break kfast in Hollywood
 li:i6-Breakfast in Hollywood ll:S0-Kellogg Homo Edition Malone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18
Local Men Issued Screen Color Patents

Patents on screen color printing apparatus have been reissued to Harry Fleisher of Watertown and c. II. Tillett, according to the lat est patent list compiled by Harold Manning, patent attorney. They have been assigned to RotoMatic Screen Printer, Ltd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18

Bristol. England, is to have pre- fabricated stores.
 Denmark is shipping IS tons of eels to Britain every week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-18
Adams, regulars, and Clifton Fadi' man, master of ceremonies.

man, master or CSSeHAOtlASS'
 Most unusual sight in New York these days of fewer taxiS Is sammy Kaye and the members of his band running, with instruments in hand, from the Capitol Theater where they perform five times a day to Radio City, several blocks distant and from where Sunday Serenade" Is broadcast. Kaye, a. former track star from the University of Ohio, leads the swift procession, running interference through the crowds. So far, the Kaye troupe has found 1t easy to be on time that way. The one exception is Tenor Saxophontst Chubby Sdlvers. Chubby weighs 325 poundsl
 EIonored guests at this weeks Abbott and Costello airing were six youngsters, members of the Phoenix Arizona Junior Police Force, who won Q trip to Hollywood because of their meritorious service as school traffic guides in their home city.
 Looking for an explanation of the term, "I1ubha hutoba?" A sailor coI- testant on Phil Bakers 'Take It Or Leave It" quiz supplied one Sunday night. When a girl walks down the street." he said. land you hear everybody holler, 'Hubba hubba' you don't have to look at her face to know what she looks like"
 The second Date With Judy" fan club to be formed within recent weeks has applied for a charter" from the CBS program cast. The president of the new midwest group wrote to Louise (Judy) Erickson that the club initiated 60 new mem- bers at the first meeting.
 CBS News Analyst Harry w. Elan. nery, who used to be a journalist before he turned to broadcasting, gives this advice to aspiring young feature writer's: Keeping your nose to the grindstone is sure to result in sharp featuresl"
 Heather Angel will be heard as the heroine in ''Tale of Two Cities" when producer William Keighley presents the full-hour drama star ring Ronald Coleman tonight at 300 p. m. over WABC.
 This will be Miss Angels first Lux performance since 1889 when she appeared ip Cardinal Richeh- eau" On the screen she has been seen more recently in "Ldfeboat" and Tn the Meantime Darling"
Evening star., 1946-06-16
BY Francis P. Douglas

|" HE average citizen looks on the
courts as the best places in the
l. land-to stay away from.
If he is summoned as a Juror he
foresees tedious waiting and boredom,
when he would be more profitably en-
ployed at customary pursuits. He be-
gins to speculate on what kind of ex-
cuse the judge would accept to relieve
him of the onerous duty.
If he is summoned as witness he
remembers all the stories he has read
of witnesses willing under cross-exami-
nation, of their stories being broken
down"-sometimes it is even the wit
ness who is described as being broken
DOWN and of their being so confused
under relentless questioning that they
contradict themselves and say things
they never meant to say.
Finally, there is the litigant Some
businessmen make it a practice never
to go into court either as plaintiff or
defendant If they can possibly avoid it.
Certain organizations Of businessmen
have set up arbitration machinery to
provide members with a means of ad-
iusting disputes so they will not have
to face the ordeal-and the uncertain
ties-of the law
Perhaps back of all this is the disin-
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Stories Tend to Make
Witnesses Feel Uneasy

Jurors rarely have anything to COM
plain about the attitude of lawyers, for
they hold success or failure of a case
in their hands. Lawyers show difference
and lawyers reference to the jury as
a body Of unusually intelligent men
and women is not unusual.
But frequently the witness for ono
side fares differently at the hands CT
the lawyer for the other side. Here
occurs the effort to break down" the
witness story or to confuse him.
Browbeating of the witness, however,
has declined with increasing alertness
on the part of the presiding judge to
protect him. Stories on the subject.
however, usually have conditioned the
witness to expect the worst and he ap-
proaches the ordeal of the witness chai.
with uneasiness.
The tradition that the witness is
likely to have an uncomfortable time
persists and is fed, no doubt, by the
fact that witness who doesn't want to
ell the whole truth usually does have a
Dad time
There is an exception in the story
that has entered into folklore-one OF
those stories in which the rustic tri-
umphs over the smart fellow from the
city. 1t concerns the crossing watch
man who was summoned to testify in
the damage suit against railroad,
Evening star., 1946-06-16

Jury commission. Chief Justice Laws
prevailed upon Vincent Saccardi to ac-
cept the Craftsmanship of the commits
sion and upon Col. Edward Goring
Bliss and Mrs Eunice Thomas to be-
come members
This commission is sending out CUES
tlonnaires at the rate of 5000 a month
and each QUESTIONABLE is gone over bv
a least one member of the commission
to verify that the prospective juror who
answers is qualified to serve.
In 1914 the jury rolls, from which pros
pective jurors in the District were sum-
moned, numbered only 10000 persons.
In the same year it was necessary to
draw more than 5000 names for Jury
service. A good proportion of these
could not be found. Others were tenn
porarily excused or did not serve for
other reasons. In the end, 3,l35 were
accepted by the courts.
The result was that the same persons
were called time after time to serve on
Jurles and others were not called at all.
There grew up what was almost a corps
of professional jurors, some of whom
were resentful of the extra duties i'm
posed on them, while acquaintances We're
never called at all, and many of whom
were no longer impressed with the
serious obligation of jury duty-and the
privilege.
Mr.. Saccardi, who is Washington man
ager for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., says the immediate objective of the
jury commission is jury roll of $4,000
names and. eventually, 200, 900.
I'VE feel that in a city the size CT
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Conditions in Court
Barred in Address

But when a juror arrives at court he
finds what Robert V. Fleming, president
and chairman of the board of the Riggs
National Bank. describes as "a condition
which is almost impossible and un-
oelievable'
Mr.. Fleming addressed the judicial
conference of the District of Columbia
Circuit Court. held last month in the
United States Court of Appeals His
address was an example of the layman's
participation in the administration of
justice. He said:
Jurors must wait in the halls. Some
times, even, both jurors and witnesses
must find places to sit on the steps
awaiting their call for service or appear
ance in case. Facilities so necessary
for human life are grossly Inadequate
and the whole picture is one that
demonstrates the dire need for new and
more adequate facilities for the impor-
tant courts located here in the District
OF Columbia"
There have been many instances, Mr..
Fleming said, where jurors, even though
they had received instructions. were
unable to find the court where they
were to serve. The same has been true
of witnesses.
"All of this" he said, docs not lend
itself to the proper handling of matters
which must be disposed of by the court,
and is bound to have a tendency to
break down the deep and profound re-
spect which every citizen should have
for the majesty of the law
Many of the difficulties may be eli1ni-
mated when the District finally gets
new courthouse. The present building,
as Mr.. Fleming pointed out, was Gre
ated in 1916, when the city had popu-
lation of $4,000, for use as a city hall.
1t has been used as a courthouse since
1920 and so cramped is the space that
3 of the II justices must hold court in
other buildings.
Chief Justice Laws, whose court is
not in the main building, looks forward
to new structure providing comforts
which will make jury service and ap-
pearing as a witness much less of
task.
Jurors should have an Attractive place
to stay while they are waiting assign
ment to trials. He points out that in
New York clubroom is provided for
jurors, with easy chairs and pleasant
surroundings. He would go further.
Why not, he asks, conference rooms,
also, where businessman, during long,
inevitable waits for Jury service, can
transact Ousinsssfnl dictate to his
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Hans Kindler
Continued From Page C-5.)

becomes suddenly embarrassingly fer
vent. From what I can make out, he
says he'd rather kill himself than spoil
such superb Interpretation as mine Of
the Brahms symphony" No man, not
even conductor. can ask for more, and
I tell him so. We part, for the moment,
with feelings of deep mutual friendship.
Sure enough. he really is very careful
In the second part of the rehearsal At
the end. he is louder than the rest of
the orchestra in his applause and even
ventures Bravo, maestro"
All in all, the orchestra is really
amazingly good and seems to reflect the
excellent work of its conductor, Armando
Carvajal. Another reason for their good
spirit is, no doubt. because they get
good salaries. The Chilean government
tune of 100000 pesos 1890 900, but
actually, with the price of things here,
worth about 40 per cent more). The
entire budget of the orchestra Is still
higher, as they take in about 100000
in box Office receipts. No wonder they
are pleasantly disposed and anxious to
do well.
The second rehearsal Is not as good
as the first The real points" come In
that one and we often have to do things
over and over again. However, In the
third one, they seem not only to get"
my intentions we'll, but actually to like
them and to want to do all they can to
carry them out. So express my salts
faction and the hope that We'll have a
fine concert.
There seems to be grapevine in musi-
cal circles here, because today, after the
fourth rehearsal, on the day before the
concert, there has been rush on the
box Office and the concert is sold out.
So now the manager has asked me 10
repeat the concert two days later II
that isn't buying cat in bag, don't
know what Is.
Also, the President Of Chile has asked
me to come to see him tomorrow and
will attend the concert afterward. This
is all rather scary and am going to do
little fervent praying that after this
premature enthusiasm I won't let my
Washington friends down with un ter
rifico fiopl
fAnother article from Mr.. Kinder
tctH appear-,phen It gets hereJ
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SOtS"s
Star STAFF Photo.

secretary? He believes there should
'e similar rooms where attorneys can
confer with clients during trial recesses.
He wants comfortable facilities for
jurors to spend the night when 1t is
necessary to lock up jury debating a
verdict; places where Jurors might park
their automobiles and not wonder. when
they are supposed to be listening to
testimony, whether they will find a
traffic ticket when they get out.
Chief Justice Laws also would amelio-
rate the condition of the waiting wit
nesses by providing rooms with COM
forts similar to those for jurors, rather
than the usual bleak room with hard
oak chairs.
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ut. 4-.
Of Appeals for the District Of Columbia
These committees are part of the bar
associations judicial administration sec
ton which Chief Justice Laws heads
Laymen are appearing as speakers at
judicial conferences in other Federal
circuits this year for the first time.
The work Of the jury commissioners
is the work of laymen. Chief Justice
Laws has ideas of other places in the
administration of justice where the lay
man can be of help. He has been
telling citizens groups in Washington
OF what is being done and enlisting
their support. He says:
IF the progressive approach which
has been taken during the past or 10
years is continued by leaders of the
judiciary and leaders of the bar and If
to their diligent efforts is added the
counsel and cooperation Of leading
laymen it seems clear we are not with
out strong assurance that a stalwart
framework of justice will be established
in our country and that the courts will
grow in usefulness and in the public
respect which they merit
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Water Cart Made Trips
Over Old Stone Bridge

This part of Rock Creek was an i'm
portant place in more than one way be-
fore the days of pure drinking water.
And 1t may surprise many to learn that
when Washington was in its infancy and
when Georgetown was still a village, peo-
pie residing to the west of the creek got
their best drinking water from a spring
issuing from the foot of a gum tree on
the east bank of this stream, and for
long time it was peddled around George
town at cents bucket 1t was over the
old stone bridge at K street that the
water cart made its trip to the spring
Georgetown also got good supply of
Its food from this creek. as the lower
part was we'll supplied with fish at one
time. Indeed, so abundant were herrings
IN the early days that section of the
town was called Herring Hill" But fish
were not confined alone to the lower
part of the creek, bit were once caught
in large numbers as far up the stream
as Rowles or Lyons mill. and many
family salted down enough herring to
last them all the winter The building
of the Canal, however, had much to do
with virtually eliminating this supply.
A factory for cloth and carpet weav-
ing operated by Mr.. Didenhover, who
had moved his looms from Vermont
avenue and L street, was also on the
lower banks of Rock Greek at an early
date.
The manufacturing of lime along the
lower part of Rock Creek was also once
f1ourishing and paying business. Even
today evidence of this industry can be
seen in the tunnel-shaped openings in
the bank along the east side of Rock
Creek Parkway just above K street.
Samuel Smoot seems to have been the
earliest one engaged in this business in
this vicinity. He resided on the north
side of K street between Twenty-sixth
and Twenty-seventh streets sometime
prior to 1880, and was manufacturing
lime on the west side Of Twenty seventh
street between K and L, opposite the
Cooley kllns. 1t was probably these kilns
that Sessford refers to as having been
erected in 1888. Smoot likely went out
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Giving Every Citizen Chance on the Jury

were not being suppressed; inconsistent
cies and disparities occurred in the sem
fencing process, where there was no
valid reason for them.
I'm traffic courts, where more citizens
by far appear than in any other courts,
the procedures were said to be more in
the nature of herding and driving i'm
personal beings than of orderly trials
OF citizens in courts Of Justice"
Judges and lawyers already have done
much to shorten the laws delays and to
simplify procedure. New rules in civil
cases have been in effect in the Federal
courts since 1888 and incl1de pretrial
procedures to speed trials by reaching
agreement on points not to be contest
ed. New rules streamlining criminal
procedures have recently gone into ef-
fect. Courts have worked hard to clear
their dockets to cut down the time a
litigant must wait to get into court
There also. the new provision for court
reporters in the Federal courts. making
records available so the litigant without
means finds it less expensive to make
appeals.
1T is Of the utmost Importance to
the layman that the courts be efficiently
and justly conducted" Chief Justice
Laws said. This alone makes it ad-
Visable that he should be brought into
consultation in the matter of improved
procedures. But, in addition, his ex-
perience and expertness in business are
needed. Business methods and common
horse sense are greatly needed in bring
Ing about effective administration of
justice. Those in the court system have
found that the application of modern
business methods has resulted in vast
improvements"
year ago when the Judicial Confer
ence Of the Courts of the District Of
Columbia was held layman was invited
to participate for the first time What
he had to say was given wide distribu-
ton among judges and lawyers.
This year Mr.. Fleming was the lay
speaker. He also has accepted the
Craftsmanship of the Advisory Commit
tee of Laymen of the American Bar
Association, which works in cooperation
with the Bar Associations Committee
on Cooperation With Laymen. headed
by Justin Miller, now head of the Ma
tional Association of Broadcasters and
formerly associate justice of the Court
Evening star., 1946-06-16
In Early Rock Creek Park

at this part of the creek prior to 1890
Mr. Birth says: The first wharf, about
100 feet below the bridge, was owned and
IN use by Shaw IL Birth, my grandfather
and father; the next one was used by
man named Miller, who carried on
the pottery business there, then came
the public fish wharf, and below it thre.
or four landings used for general pur-
poses, bringing the line of Wharves down
to some 200 or 300 feet of the river.
up to the time of the construction of
the Chesapeake e. Ohio Canal at that
point-about 1S30-these wharves were
In constant use, and considerable busi-
ness was done there. My grandfather's
dwelling was nearby and I was, there
lore. familiar with the locality down to
the year 1880, when the Canal construc-
ton, doing away with the line of wharves,
changed the character of the entire
neighborhood.