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Boston Symphony Orchestra--Richard Burgin substitutes for Koussevitzky this evening at 8 o'clock at Symphony Hall with an unusual program. The list includes the rarely performed ninety-fifth Symphony in C minor of Haydn, a Stravinsgy Symphony in Three Movements; Ravels suite, "Le Tombau de Coupler in"; and Richard Strauss's "Death and Transfiguration." The orchestra will play again tomorrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, with a Prokofleff suite, the Sibelius First Symphony, and the Haydn ninety-fifth making up the program...
...Among these is a new observation train, which is being built by the Central Vermont Railway from an original design. The train will be equipped with every modern appliance for safety, including air-brakes and an air-whistle communicating with the engineer. In addition to a patent interlocking coupler, safety chains will be added between the cars, and with the platforms connecting the cars, the train will have the same solidity of motion as a wide vestibuled train of parlor or sleeping cars...
...check on the express companies, the offspring of the railway, which enjoy all privileges of common carriers, with none of their restrictions. Their present system is a burden. The enormous loss of life could also be brought to the minimum by legislation compelling the adoption of the automatic coupler, proper danger signals, and other new and necessary improvements. Two thirds of our railways are trying to secure this legislation. That the Inter-State Commerce Act is not adequate for many important questions is the declaration of the commerce commission. That further national legislation would be beneficial to the railways...