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But it's time to give you a better idea what the cities look like. I'm sending you picture poster cards. Also, I'm right to have a wonderful time of wishing you was here on the back of every poster card, except the one. That's a picture of a stockyard. Then I'm right to have a wonderful time. Stay where you are. Anyway, Mama mia, look good on these poster cards and you see what the American city is like. First the picture is a show you the loop. This is Chicago's busiest section and you're going to see autos, buses, taxis, elevators and street cars. The little things that's running away, that's the people. I'm also putting a picture of my school building which I love so much where I'm going right tonight. I know you wasn't coming. I'm a backer, Pete. I'm a backer, Pete. Ah, here's my trolley car. All right, step lively, step lively. Have your transfers ready. All right, move up, move to the rear of the car, please. Sure, I'm a move to my rear. Hey, you. Me? Yeah, this transfer is no good. But I just got it from the other trolley diver. Well, it expired 10 minutes ago. Expired? Excuse me, I'm going to look into my dictionary. Expire to die. Mama mia, poor transfer. How come there's a possible transfer should die? Because it's stamped between seven and eight and it's 10 after eight. 10 after eight? Expired mean it's too late to be used. Oh, please, it's 10 after eight. Look, maybe while we're arguing, you can take me to my school. There's no arguing. Either you pay your 15 cents or get off the car besides I'm three minutes late myself. You mean your trolley is expired, too? All right, wise guy, are you getting off? No, no, please, please, don't get excited. Well, when I'm going to get on the other trolley, I'm going to get a transfer, but is it supposed to be good? Well, it's not. I've been getting so many of these, I'm getting sick of it. Now look, pay the 15 cents. I'll sign the transfer, give it to you, and you can write the company. Now is that fair? What, act of fair? Good. Fair? Uh-huh, fair? No, no, no, no. Fair. Fair. Yeah, but I'm agree with you, fair? Fair. Fair means 15 cents. Huh? I'm a better looking at my dictionary. Don't look at anything, just give me the money. Well, all right, all right. Mommy, I'm better give them 15 cents before it's turned out to be a 25 cents. I'm, I'm hoping Miss Spaulding isn't going to be angry because I'm a late... That was very good, Mr. Olson. And now, well, come in, Mr. Basko. Thank you, Miss Spaulding. How old have you been? Hello. You're 20 minutes late, Mr. Basko, what's the excuse? About a half an hour ago, I'm expired. What? That's what I call a good student. He comes to school dead or alive. Please, Mr. Schultz. What do you mean you expired, Mr. Basko? Well, you see, Miss Spaulding, I'm a guy on a beat, trolley. Go to the end of the line to get a school. I got a transfer with a holo puncher for a date trolley, but a holo was expired. He doesn't make a transfer to die because the conductor was a fad. I'm a guy a transfer with a his and a hammer to complain it to the company. Stop, Luigi. I think you are off your trolley. Wait a minute, Schultz. Luigi is very obvious to me. The conductor told him his transfer was no good. That's happened to millions of people, believe me. All right, Mr. Basko, I understand your excuse. Now try not to let it happen again. Yeah, but is him a possible Miss Spaulding? Impossible? Why? Because I'm a no puncher holding a transfer. Well, forget it. Oh, no, no, Miss Spaulding. I'm a no forget it. What? It is a Miss Spaulding. What I mean is there's no fault of mine a conductor is a argue and a transfer is a good. I'm not going to complain. That's the spirit, Luigi. Would I like to tell a trolley car conductor where to get off? Yeah, I'm going to write it to the company, explain everything, and I see that they give me back my money. Good for you, Luigi. That's sticking up for your rights. You think so, Miss Spaulding? Why certainly, Mr. Basko. If you think the conductor punched a hole in the wrong place, you have a perfect right to complain. If you think it's worth it. Well, it's a conductor punched a hole. It's a death thought, so it's a worth it. If you don't mind, Luigi, I would like to say something on the subject. There he goes. Oh, but I like to punch a hole in him. Oh, is that so? Now, please, gentlemen, please, please. What is it, Mr. Olsen? Well, I would only like to add that there are too few people like Luigi. Most people, they take these little things lying down without doing anything about it. I think the principle of the thing is real important. And if Luigi is willing to take the time to do it, he should be highly commended on his sense of justice. Him will how can a man be so right and sound so wrong? Here, well, thank you, Olsen. I remember when I was first to come to America. I got the wrong number on the telephone, but I got my nickel back. How did you do it, Luigi? I find it so hard to kick the telephone in a phone booth. Now, I gave it a girl in my name and address. The next day, the nickel came back in an envelope. I remember I was so thankful I put the nickel back in the telephone and called the operator and said, thank you, and I hung up. Well, good for you, Mr. Basko. As Mr. Horowitz said, it's good to see someone sticking up for his rights. And maybe for letting them know that they will send you a bonus of 15 cents. Yeah, and then with the 30 cents you could take a taxi. You don't have to ride in a trolley car. Yeah. Who knows, Luigi, maybe from your letters the company will decide to make it new improvements. Maybe they're going to put in their street cars soft seats with armrests. Maybe they give indirect lighting with free newspapers. Who knows, they might even build a new fleet of trolleys and hire only beautiful girls as conductors. You're very sure, so you think they would do all this because of my letter? No, but if you tell them they should do that, maybe you'll get back your 15 cents. My name's Basko. Oh, hello, Mr. Post Office. You got something from Italy? No, not today. But here's something from the Chicago trolley company. Oh, that's a good one. Thank you very much. Here, have a piece of fruit. Thanks. Yeah, well, this must be 15 cents they sent me back. Hmm, here's no money. Dear Mr. Basko, we regret an unfortunate incident you had on our line. Will you please fill out and close the form so that we may settle your claim? Yours truly, J.T. Atkinson passenger traffic manager. Come on, mommy. Why they sent a form? There must be something wrong. I'm better go next door and ask my countryman for a squalor. Luigi, my friend. Hello, Luigi, hello, hello. Hello, Pascuali. Hey, Luca, I got this letter. Uh-uh, trouble. I'm a little banana now. Pascuali, Pascuali, I'm a dunno. It's from a trolley company. I had a complaint with the transfer. So I'm stuck up for my rights and I ask for my money back and now I got this letter. You rode to the trolley company? Yeah. Luigi, I'm afraid to ask, but what did you do now? How much is it going to cost to bail you out and don't expect to know helper from me? What do you want, Pascuali? Who are you thinking so much of trouble? I tell you why, because when you rode a trolley company is not the city case. What do you mean? Well, you trouble was between Madison and Monroe Street, you know? Yes. Well, right away is a federal case. You're dealing, you're dealing, Luigi, with the Inter Street, the Commerce Commission. Now, let me see that trance. Yeah, all right, but be careful, Pascuali. You're going to tear it. You see conductor punched the hole over here. Terrible. Terrible as a voice. What's the matter? You see where the conductor punched it to say PM? That's a mean of public money. You should have told him AM. Why? Because you're not a citizen and that means the alien of money. Luigi, I hate to tell you this, but are you guilty of a perjury? You don't say? If I don't say, how come you hear me? Oh, Luigi, perjury, that's very bad. That's the one step above a Mrs. a demeanor. I look for Luigi. Twilight companies are going to tell a bus company on you. They tell her the taxis who tip off for the trains. Then the airplane companies will find out about it, and they'll borrow you. From now on, you're going to be known as Luigi Bosco, the man without a vehicle. Pascuali, please, please, help me out. What am I going to do? Shoot, shoot, I'm glad to help you. Because I'm in love with you like a son-in-law. Hair up with a form and write back a letter to the company like this. Dear to who it may concern. I'm going to never receive you a letter, which I'm going to thank you for not sending. I'm going to never have trouble with your company. I'm going to like you very much, and I'm going to close the $0.15, go buy you a trolley, a cigar. Yours is truly sincerely Bosco. Don't give it a first name. You sound like your lawyer made up for the letter, you see. How's it at that? Well, that's wonderful, Pascuali. What wouldn't I do without you? You wouldn't get in the trouble, that's a lot. Well, Luigi, now that I'm helping you out, I want you to help me out. What is your, Pascuali? What do you want me to do? To show you got no hard feelings, you should go for a ride on a trolley car right away. Oh, well, I'm glad to do that. With you, take my daughter Rosa. What do you say, my son? Go buy Papa. Before we return to life with Luigi, here's a suggestion that millions of people find enjoyable during a busy day. Carry a package of Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum with you wherever you go. Then, whenever you want a refreshing little pickup or a taste treat that isn't rich or heavy, chew a stick of Wrigley's Spearmint. The lively, long-lasting Spearmint flavor is really delicious. And the good, pleasant chewing adds enjoyment to whatever else you're doing. It satisfies you, gives you the little lift you need and tides you over till mean time. Try it and see for yourself. Keep Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum handy and enjoy it often, every day. Now, let's turn to page two of Luigi Vasco's letter to his mother in Italy. Hello, so, mama mia. Mama did what a Pascuali told me. Mama wrote the letter to the company and I took a trolley car ride all by myself right away and I'm acting very nice. In a trolley, scientists say, do not speak to the conductor. So, mama now said a word to the conductor. But I'm a sentimental to telling him how good he's a driver. He said, give me a funny look. Then he's a holler. Step to the rear of the car. Right away, I'm obey and I'm a stepper. So far to the rear, I'm almost fall out of the back of the trolley. Anyway, you would think all this would have happened? No. Two days later, I'm receiving another letter, even worse. I was trying to figure out what to do when... Luigi, my fellow boob. Oh, hello, sir. Well, how did you make it out with the trolley car? Look, mama, just to receive this letter. Ah, let me see. Dear Mr. Vasco, we cannot understand your last letter and we would appreciate your cooperation in helping us to close the files in your case. Please come to Mr. Atkinson's office returning at your earliest can talk to you at... Oh, not lonely. You just want your finger. They even sent back my transfer. Why? I don't know. Conductor, give it to me. I'm a center to the company. They sent it back and now I'm gonna bring it in again. Him and that transfer is doing more traveling than their trolley cars. Luigi, wait, Luigi. Here in the letter is 15 cents. Yeah, I know. I sent it to them. Luigi, who told you to do that? Pasquale. Ah, Pasquale, no wonder you are so verschimmelt. Now, Luigi, you go right down to that company and talk to them. Yeah, but I'm afraid. Afraid? Where is the Luigi that said he would stick up for his rides? If it was their fault, so it was worth the trouble even though it's only 15 cents. Here, you write the Schulze. This is America. And I'm no afraid to see nobody. I'm gonna go right now and see Mr. Atkinson. That's the spirit, Luigi. And smile. Be like me. Always happy. Always laughing. My home-artist is killing me. Do you have an appointment with Mr. Atkinson? Look, I'ma tell you for half hour. He's wrote me I should come down to my earliest convenience. Now he's in my earliest. Well, what do you wish to see him about? It's about the 15 cents he's owe me. Oh, just a minute. I'll buzz him. Yes? Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Jenkins wanted me to remind you about the five o'clock meeting of the railway commission. I know all about it. Mm-hmm. Oh, yes, there's a Mr. Luigi Basko here. He's come to collect a personal death. A personal death? Yes, it's 15 cents. What? Oh, tell him I'm out for the day. All right, then I'ma wait until he'll come back. What? I'ma brought to you later and I'ma coming for my 15 cents. Oh, all right, send him in. Hmm. You may go in now, Mr. Basko. I didn't think Mr. Atkinson needed money that badly. Come in. Come in, sir. I didn't realize it was you. If I remember correctly, you sent us a rather odd letter. Well, isn't there no rush with the business, Mr. Atkinson? Any letter you say you want to talk with me? So maybe we'll talk her first, huh? How's the street kind of business? You make a nice living? Yes, yes. Now, what's more important as passenger traffic manager, it's my duty to investigate complaints. And frankly, I understand that at that terminus, there have been quite a few. Well, I try to eliminate the causes, so suppose you tell me what happened that day. Start from the beginning. From the beginning? Yes. Well, the alarm clock is the one off at that the morning and I'ma jump out of bed. No, no. Start from the time you boarded that first trolley. Oh, exactly what time was it? Was, uh, 10 after 7. Are you sure it was 10 after 7? When the little hand is on a 7 and a bigger handle is on a 2, what time is it then? When the little handle is on the 7 and the big handle is on the 2, it's, uh, well, let's say it was 10 after 7. You, uh, boarded the trolley where? State in the Monroe. Keep going. Huh? Keep going. All right, then. State in the Madison, State in the Monroe, State in the Adams, State in the Jackson. Wait a minute! What are you doing? You said keep going, so I'ma go. Well, stop. I can't. I'ma got another mile to go before I'ma get off. Mr. Basko, I'm trying to find out what happened when you boarded that first call. Oh, oh. Well, I'ma gather to conduct the 15 of pennies. Easy, give me a diamond and nickel. I'ma drop the diamond on the floor and I'll bend down to look for it. A lady is a fall over. All right, let's forget the lady. What? Forget the lady? Yes. Mr. Atkinson, that's not the nice. A lady is a fall over me. I'ma gotta pick it up. All right! Pick her up. Now, did that first conductor give you the transfer in question? Sure. That's aware maybe it's the mistake. It was a bigger crowd. Maybe he's got a nervous. And he's a punch a hole between a seven and eight and instead of eight and a nine. Mr. Basko, are you sure you didn't find that transfer? Somewhere like an old one in your pocket or on the street? Mr. Atkinson, you think I'm a light to you? All right. Keep all my money. And from now on, I'ma take all of my business to the bus. Please, Mr. Basko, I'm just trying... Oh. Hello. Hello, Atkinson. Will you come up to my office? We've gotta prepare for the railway commission meeting. Oh, yes, sir. Just let me finish a complaint I have on the State Street's Terminus. Oh, that's a sore spot. Oh, no. It's a no-sore spot. Seats are fine, but a transfer isn't no good. Please, Mr. Basko. I've got an idea, Atkinson. Bring the man up with you. Well, we'll come along. Mr. Basko, do you realize that you just spoke to our president? Mamma mia, Harry Truman. I thought he was a president, Truman. Honey, you was only Mr. Jenickin. Yes, yes. Would you sit down, please? Mr. Garmin, Mr. Basko? No, I'm a sari. I'ma no garani. Well, I'm giving you one. Oh, thanks. How much do you mind if I'm a do? Hmm. Taxapay, though. My favorite brandy. Hmm, it's nice. Well, gentlemen, what do you cannot do for me? Hmm. Mr. Basko, I have a very important reason for asking you to come here, but first I want to make sure that we understand each other's position. Yeah. You got in my 15 cents and I'ma want it. Mr. Basko, what I mean is we are bound by certain rules handed down by the railway commission. For instance, well, would you mind reading me the rules on the back of your transfer? Why, you forget them? I just want to make sure you understand. Oh, give it to me and I'll read them. I'd like to hear it. Thank you. This transfer is issued, it says, subject to the rule of the Chicago Twilight Transit Line. It's published in the tariffs and special regulations. It is good for transfer to connecting lines in the same general direction away from the district of Issue. Be a direct route only and it's not good in any line which returns the point of origin or the general locality thereof. Mr. Basko, do you understand that? Huh? I said, do you understand that? No, do you? Of course. All right, then you explain to me. Oh, very well. When a transfer is returned, I mean issued, the regulation, oh, I mean the trolley. That is the commission. Mr. Basko, I don't see... No, please, please, Mr. Jenneken. I'm going to want to make a trouble. Maybe I'm going to get on with you at the wrong time. It's a slow season with the trolleys and you can't pay the 15 a cent. That is not the point. No, no, no. It isn't nothing to be ashamed of. I'm going to get the same thing in my business. Only it's slow all the time. If it's too much for you company to pay all in one time, you send me a penny a week for 15 a week. It is not the 15 cents, Mr. Basko. Chicago trolley transit is worth over $20 million. We're a great public utility serving over 4 million people. Does that mean anything to you? Yes. You don't want to give me my money. Mr. Basko. You owe me 15 a cents. All right, then charge me for a cigar and you just give me a dime. Oh, this is... This is preposterous. All right, then don't give me no money. Let me ride the homer for nothing and then we even. Mr. Jenkins, we're not getting anywhere and we've got to be at that board meeting in 15 minutes. 15 minutes? Oh, good heavens. Come, Mr. Basko. It's too late to explain now. I've got an idea. I'm taking you to the railway commission. Let them hear our side of it from just the plain citizen. Mama mia. Railway commission. Pasquale was the right. I'm not going to be the manor without a vehicle. All right, Mr. Jenkins. You may proceed with your appeal. Thank you. If it pleases the commission, I would like to introduce Mr. Luigi Basko, a typical passenger on our trolley lines who had the typical complaint. Now, Mr. Basko... No, no, no, please. Don't send me away. I'm a promise you. I'm not going to walk every day to school. I'm never even going to look on a trolley car not even on a kitty car. But, uh, Mr. Basko... All right. To keep you money, keep you a cigar. I don't want to smoke a half anyway. Please, please, just let me stay in America. No, Mr. Basko, I... I don't understand this. Now, um... Now, will you just show the commission your transfer? All right. I know it's a look of terrible. I'm a look of guilty, but it's not my fault. Conducted is a punch the hole between a seven and eight. But everybody is a handle of transfer. So much the hole is between a five and a nine. Oh, please, Mr. Basko. You're... I must say, you're not helping my company one bit. I brought you here to present our case. You're doing us a favor. You see, we're trying to provide our passengers with a safer, more comfortable ride. We want to prove that our state street line extends for more than an hour. And if you will tell your story... And I suppose, well, I talked to the commission and I told them that it would have helped them to get a loan. And maybe if they could not, they'd raise the rates. Anyway, I'm a told the story and everything always turned out to be fine. The president is a call me by my first name, I'm a call him by his last name. And then... Then they give me this present. You see, Luigi is a lack of always a toll. You're a miracle you've got to fight for your rights. Well, I don't care what's happened as long as you're happy enough to make a rosa for the movies. Hey, it comes with a trolley car. Where's that rosa, man? Hey, rosa! Rosa! What did you, we're going to see Luigi? Is a woman on the run with the Anna Sheridan? Hey, you sure you don't want to see a woman in the park with a rosa? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You know, basquely, thanks. I'm going to care for double the features. Well, here we are. All right, step up. Have your fares ready, please. I don't need no fares, Mr. Trally. Here's two transfers. What? Just read this letter. Well, it's signed by Mr. Jenkins. These transfers are good any day provided they are punched properly. All right. Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. These aren't punched. That's right. We got a private joke. See, this is a present from the company. A puncher? That's right. Now, see what does it say attached? This puncher has been presented to Mr. Basco and he may punch any time he wants to on the transfer. Well, Glory B, the company's getting a sense of humor. Goodbye, basquely. So long, basquely. And look, I'm no more demanded without a vehicle. I'm a demand with a puncher. And so, Mamma Mia, who has a very exciting time for me and I'm approved, it's a pay to stand up for your rights. But then I had a funny thought to which I've never thought about it before, was about the Trally Company. They called me wonderful names. They apologized to me. They praised me. They gave me two dozen of transfers and a puncher. They gave me everything. But they never gave me back to my 15 cents. They're loving a sign of Luigi Basco, the immigrant. Folks, the makers of Wrigley's Spearman Chewing Gum hope you've enjoyed tonight's episode of Life with Luigi and they want to remind you to stop at your merchant's display of chewing gum next time you're at the store. Get a few packages of refreshing, delicious Wrigley Spearman and take them home for the whole family to enjoy. Wrigley's Spearman Gum is the ideal family treat because it's wholesome and healthful. It gives long-lasting enjoyment and it costs so little. Besides, as you know, chewing Wrigley Spearman is good for the teeth and digestion. So remember to get Wrigley's Spearman Chewing Gum when you do your shopping. Everybody likes it. Everybody appreciates it when you pass it around. The makers of Wrigley's Spearman Chewing Gum invite you to listen next week at this time when Luigi Basco writes another letter to his Mama Basco in Italy. Life with Luigi is a Psy Howard production and is directed by Mr. Howard. Mack Benoff writes the script with Lou Dermott. J. Carol Nash is starred as Luigi Basco with Alan Redis Pasquale, Hans Conrader Schultz, Jody Gilbert is Rosa, Mary Schiff as Miss Pauling, Joe Forte as Horowitz, and Ken Peters is Olsen. Music is under the direction of Lod Guston. Bob Stevenson speaking. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.