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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
At He National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 se. Bs RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEI

Point, around which runs Washing toms famous speedway, from wa ter-covered marsh at only half the cost as estimated and appropriated for by congress.
 In the Spanish-American war he
 presented the government with a
 maneuverable torpedo designed to
 float at any given depth. But in 1914 he was founding the Volun- teers for Peace, hoping to help end the World war by conference. Planned NOn- -Sinkable Ship
 When the armistice came the shipping board was experimenting with models of. his non-sinkable ship, which would carry 25,00C tons cargo, and Senator Warren C. Harding had demanded that 50 oi them be built at once.
 Congresmen say that 10 years ago
 Riker proposed system for ventil-
 ating the house chamber which re.
 gently was adopted. Goethals twice
 called him into consultation at the
 Panama Canal.
 But probably his greatest project investigation of whose possibilities
 was enthusiastically demanded by scientists, colleges. government off,
 cials. Riker's' close friend Goethals
 maritime and commercial associa. tions. was his proposal to block the Labrador current and eliminate its blighting effect on the warm gull stream by inducing compulsory sand
 deposits off the. Grand Banks. Al
 an expense of $2O,00O,000. Rikel
 believed. probably all the ice in the northern hemisphere could be melt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
No More Paper Showers

The New York City Board of Trade wants the metropolis to give up the custom of showering ticker tape and torn telephone books and the contents of wastepaper baskets on visiting celebrities. It has several criti- icsms of the paper throwing habit. In the first place, it is unsuitable and undignified. It would not be considered an expression of welcome or honor for an individual host to dump his wastepaper on an individual guest. Multiplying the one host by thousands doesn't improve the situation much.
 Then. the tons of paper so tossed about become real fire hazard. Paper lodges in crevices on roofs and in other places hard to get at. and it's mere luck if serious trouble doesn't follow. There is also the matter of cleaning up afterwards. Of course. it gives temporary employment to lot of men. but it is disproportionate drain on the public purse. We'll. the Board of Trade is probably right about it, but this special feature of New York celebration does look so picturesque in the rotogravure sections The rest of the country will miss it if it's abolished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
ABOLISH NEEDLESS ARMY
 POSTS
(christian Science Monitor)

Christian Science Monitor)
 The president and his very alert secretary of war, Patrick J. Hurley, are going to face struggle of ma- jor political proportions in their en- deavor to reduce expenditures in the war department. There is no pur- pose indicated of reducing the size or the efficiency of the, army itself. That is no unreasonable in it's num- bers. nor is 1t unworthy of liberal support because of it's value in other than merely wartime activities. But there have been engrafted upon the military establishment all sorts of needless and expensive properties which may very we'll be eliminated. s The war department announces an attack upon the unnecessary army posts. These are scattered all over the United States, and al- though the individual cost of each is little, the gross expenditures foot up very considerable sums. More over the properties themselves have q certain value which might very properly be realized. Indeed. it is reported that since 1918 nearly $15O, 100000 has been regained by the government by the sale of such property. In all probability there would be more profit accruing from such sales than from the actual saving in expenditures, since the maintenance of all the military posts. according to the 1881 budget Is only $2O.695.O00.
 However, the president will fint when it comes to the actual aban' donment of these posts that the political opposition will be vigorous President Coolidge in his syndicatet article. published in the New Yorl Herald Tribune and other papers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

Washington recently, Saving goodIy part of their earnings above what the daily re- quirements of life compel them to spend he said. is the only way the great mass of workers can make permanent and secure for themselves a part of the fruits of their work and earnings. This is true in America and in any other non n-socialistic country. It is still true even in Russia. where the only hope of comfort for workers in the immediate ,fu- ture. at least. is to save something from the pittance they receive. And whether they or any other Cofhmunist society will ever bes able to safeguard the distant future better capitalistic society can do is yet to be proved. The speaker said another good thing when he replied to the recent clamor to spend morel' as if that were the sure and only way to prosperity.
 Spending is what money is for. but much depends on the time and nature of the spend- ing The spendthrift saves today to spend tomorrow or at the end of the week. he thrifty provides for his own future, saves over longer period, in order to gain for his savings more substantial benefit He saves from little things to spend for big things. He saves in prosperity to spend in adversity. He saves in his prime to spend in his declin- ing years. There are three great forms of thrift - savings accounts, insurance and in vestments. They are all good. They have the merit of being at the same time good for oneself and good for the rest of society. be- cause they represent money kept 'usefully em- ployed It is as necessary to keep money em- ployed as it is people. Savings so used are producing more wealth. in which all share somehow, directly or indirectly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
The Military Posts

If President Hoover succeeds in having some 20 or 30 army posts abandoned in the near future it will be a battle royal between the chief executive and various politicians who occupy prominent positions in their own states. It is just coming to light that many of the 1855 posts were established through po- itical effort and remain as such because of the powerful protection extended to them. As strategic units in the defense of the nation they rank low. In fact there has been no earthly need of them since all the redskins were cor raled in reservations and Carlisle.
 N However. we don't think that some of these historic army posts that must go in the cause of economy should be destroyed. They are literally monuments to the early pioneers. the men who stretched this nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to Mexico. As such they could still be admin istered by some government department per haps the War Department, since it already has under its jurisdiction such places as Fort Wood. N Y., Fort Pulaski. Ga, Fort Me Henry. Md. and others. That they could be given up without the nation losing it's mili- tary efficiency is unquestioned.
 The Atlantic coast is dotted with military posts. They are sprinkled thickly through the Midwest and there are many in the far west Probably two-thirds of them were originally established for protection against the Indians. The Mississippi congressman who said that many of them could be aban- doned was probably right in his estimate. He maintained it would result in few million dollars saving in upkeep, No wonder the president was quick to second the motion with growing deficit and decreased income No wonder that he appointed commission to study out the possibilities of eliminating some of these posts.
 We wonder. though. how many citizens knew that in The last few years thirteen army posts had been abandoned It isn't gener- ally known As matter of fact there never was public announcement until just previ- ous to the presidents declaration. There are quite few posts. too. at which merely a caretaker is kept Some are absolutely de- serted Camp Devens at Aver, Mass. is on the list of those whose future existence is doubtful Many others win probably go unless political pressure is brought to bear. ' It is hinied that Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont and Fort Logan in Utah would have been given up as army posts long since if it hadn't been for the influence of two U. S. Sena. tors. lt might be good idea to have gem er1l housekeeping in forts. Deed the his' lorie ones to the states and scrap the others
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE :
tsl ' Y II ' HAVE SAY, ABOUT THIS. THAT AND THE OTHER THING

lcalls attention to the fact that en- deavors of this sort during his ad-
 n1inistratiOn aroused so much con- gressional opposition that very little progress was made. He says: 'sThe interests involvel have become firmly fntrenched in Washington. If any saving is to be made, it will re- quire vigorous support from the country. The congress will move |in that direction only under com tpulsion.'' This may be regarded as a dis. tinctly expert warning. It further more suggests 8 constructive pol ic. which the country might well heed. Congressional opposition to l a presidents program can be made Ieffective only if congress believes there is public sentiment back of it. It would be we'll if the task of
 arousing public sentiment in sup port of the president were under taken at once and vigorously pushed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19


 The latest calendar reform sdbmitteds bT the national committee would make each day an exact anniversary of corresponding day ih 307A.Ds generally believed by all historians and scriptural writers to be the last year of Christ on earth A thirteen months year sis proposed, but there would De two whole days to be dropped right out of existence. It is claimed that. in 1852 when Pope Gregory was reforming the calendar he found si4 error in the Julian calendar. Hence. he dropped ten days off. pr CharlessF. Marvin of the Weather Bureau says that even Pope Gregory's computation of the error was wrong and there are still two more days to be elimi- riated If these two days were dropped ver7 nal equinoxes and the like would come when they are supposed to and not vary as they do today. Doubtless the fate of calendar re- formists will be decided this year as the League of Nations has sponsored an internat tionl conference for October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

P. w. Danaher who has charge of the citys reservoirs up at Morris, writes in to in form this department that if we will come up some time we will be shown forests, young and old. Mr Danaher's invitation comes as result of recent comment upon firewood available in our state parks and forests. In connection with that we advocated munich pal forest up on the municipal watersheds ot Morris. We knew that there were pfnty of fine trees up around the Branch and the Nor ris reservoir, but we didn't know that itSeould be called municipal forest However. if the trees are there that's all that is necessary More power to Mir Danaher and his assistants in conserving them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
No Fun For The Postmen

Practical jokesters have found out that the Postoffice Departments patience has limits. though its sense of humor is as good as ever. Last year. when officials warned that freak ishly addressed mail would not be delivered. they meant it.. Since then, there has been a gradual let-up in this childish sport. Such letters went book to the sender or to the Dead Letter Office until the futilty of sending them finally percolated into the writer's mind.
 Postal employees are remarkably expert in deciphering addresses made up of symbols, pictures. or other fantastic devices. Publicity given to this ability led many people to test it out just for fun It was lots of fun for the citizen, all right, but hard on the postal service. Of course, an envelope bearing picture of brown derby would logically go to 'Al' Smith. while Amos n Andy would readily receive any mail addressed only with their radio title. But other products of abor- tive ingenuity caused the postal employees to spend an inordinate amount of time directing the letters to their destination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

New York's representatives in Congress are going to make spirited bid to elect Bertrand H. Shell of Potsdam chairman of the House Rules Committee. next Speaker of the House instead of Representative John Q. Tlson of New Haven who as majority
 leader is next in succession to the speaker ship. By right of ali precedent Mir Tilson is next in line and Mir Shell follows him. How ever, New York republicans are said to feel no computations at putting Representative Shell forward as candidate. Of course all these plans are made with the understanding that the republican organize the House. Dem- ocrats on the other hand are laughing at the excitement in republican ranks and freely pre- diet that Representative Jack" Garner of Texas will be tbe next Speaker. Representa- tive James S. Parker of Salem. N. Y.. seems to be Mir Shells campaign manager and he maintains that The forty-seven electoral votes of New York are vital to republican success in electing president next year. and choice of Bertrand II. She'll as Speaker will help tremendously to that end" 1T Mir Tilson is done out Of this office to which actually he is rishsiuIIy entitled. it may be just as dis. astfops to lhs republican party as lbe fact of she democrats sssfyins New York state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
SELECTING MIR O'sULLIvAN (New Britain Herald.)

More law and more judges. Higher
 salaries ever so often for those who are already judges. Truly. this is an |age-or at least a country-where judges and the law they interpret |are numbered among our increasing necessities and fast growing indus tries. The mills of the gods, so the |saying runs, grind slowly; the mills |of the courts in our day grind ever Iswifter, but the raw material of liti- |gation and crime prosecutions are lever ten leagues out in front. Thus more courts and more judges. more laws and more lawyers. more pro duction and higher costs.
 The state now has reached a total |of 10 superior court judges. having Instanter Governor Cross thought of Ia way to i'll 1t. and after various names had been considered, the |nomination was placed upon P. E. IO'suliivan. former congressman and head of the democratic state com Imittee which functioned In such manner as to elect the governor.
 lf there be logic to the claim that the states judges should be moro evenly divided between adheronts of the two political parties. there is Igood reason why the new judge
 should be democrat. The statv
 has been overbalaneed with rnpubli.
 oan Judges. due to the long years
 of control exercised by the grand old
 party in every department of tho
 states government. Governor Gross.
 who can note and recognize hish qualifications In any man regardless lof ms politics. nevertheIess {. in.
 ,.s sllnsa ..., ,o ac hls ysomanI's el, ,.., 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

ed in summer, the polar sea
 warmed, Siberia and British North America transformed into desirable year-around residential. countries, winter temperatures of the Ameri-
 can and European and temperate
 zones greatly reduced, icebergs and fog eliminated from Atlantic steam ship lanes, the famous British fogs dissipated and so on. Senator Cald- CT of New York fought for $100.0O0 to investigate and experiment; most |government departments supported the measure. If the project had not been so vast, if American politics had not entered a heated stage this was around 1912 and 1913- something probably would have been
 done about 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
ClUOTATIONS Me--.--.h)


 There is nothing more dangerous to the prestige oe tho nation and of the law than the making Of laws the observance of which cannot be ~- --pr Albert lsinstein. one lives and works, one has . good tlnie or bad time. and all the time ono grows older.
 -uioria Swanson That women have detective pos- abilities is known Co every man who ever married one.
 .n!s's Mecormiek' There has been pettIns ever Hineo Adam and Eve and ihsFe a'wnvr ''' --DsAn 'rhsmA. AsAIs olssH'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY s AgkA
Decision on Volunteers

DCCiSAOH Ou tOAuIltCcES t'i.ts3
 On May 19, 1917, 1t was an- nounced that President Wilson had decided not to avail himself of the
 authority to organize volunteer di- visions. VA provision in the draft bill gave him authority to form four divisions of volunteers if he so de-
 sired. It was understood that for
 mer President Roosevelt was to head
 this volunteer army.
 What the president did announce,
 however, was that division of the United States regulars would De sent to France at the earliest date practicable. to be commanded by Major General John J. Pershing, who had been in command of the expedition to Mexico. s The secretary of navy also an-i
 nounced on this day that 26,O00
 marines would accompany the ! Pershing expedition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

From now on we can expect to see our; highways strewn with the bodies of animals and birds not to mention a few human be- ings, the result of reckless driving. Only in rare instances do dogs cats. and wild animals dart directly in front of moving vehicles Usu- ally if the driver exercises a little care he can avoid striking them. And why not save few lives. even if they are only lowly animals9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal
 health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by pr Brady. Ad. dress him. care of the Democrat. sending stanp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

New York is wrong about excluding Communist children from the public schools. That's their only chance to learn something sensible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

Maybe the crime wave could be eased off by converting gunmen to pugilism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:36 o'clock Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
Saving

It was s sound philosophy thai was preached by Rome C. Slephsnson president eI 'hs American b'nkss' A'sosla'ion in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
OH GEE, OH GOSH

OtHSios r s. .,'
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 OH GEE, OH GOSH : Vacation days are lazy days, But some, at least I've found Just seem to have vacation days N The whole darn year around.
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 The ex-king of Spain says he may return. The kaiser said that Is years ago. s
 The ex-German crown prince has been attending the horse show in Italy. He'll probably see more horse sense there than he used when commanding an army on the western front.
 o-O--o
 The girl is generally given in marriage by her father, so grooms want to remember brides come as gifts. It's not the cost, but the up- keep.
 If you think your name Is tough one, consider the mill H lionaire Osage Indian, John Stink. Wisdom teeth. like wisdom, seem more or less transitory.
 ,b OrO-o z se
 OHMIGOSH.
 Life is just an orchestra, With instruments in tune, And brides provide the honey
 For . June time honeymoon.
 O-O-o The fellow who lives near the elevated lines finds 1t impossible to sleep in the country. M I '- .4
 The gold rush isstiil on, but the gold diggers are of diff ferent type.
 o-O1o
 Household hints. Never serve berry pie on a white tablecloth.
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 DING. DING ss So live your life,
 That when it's done, The weight of tears will balance On the scale of fun.
 A run on bank is like run in a stocking. easy to stop if caught in I ss o-O--o & Words of wisdom the wise men forgot: Week end trips are tough on your weak ends. v o-O-o The movies are showing a young man who eats, razor blades. He must have an iron stomach and Proback. o-O-o The hardest thing In life: Trying to recover . cover charge. o-O-o The man with q cast iron nerve probably has china spine. ts [N o-O--O You can't always be right, but you can be | good loser. that's more than half the battle. o-O-o HIP. IE0oRAY Just . tIsought at twilight. "A Though your thoughts be vexed' Bettcr days aFc coming, uerc's hoping. yours are nexts This completes our regular. Tues' l day evening program. It Was bFohu. cast by pBD and came te you through the oourtesy of the water. bury HveninR penooPats pioneer in this type of newspeper rorh' We orc slaninG off nt thl9 tIme. te DO back eH 4he nif again fosiHoffoN evening at the uepn| hour. <I1.I 4l.El " '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

Auto buases orc routing ihe horse 14EAA. E1IxIA. ~. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
Good evening. sa O--O--o WEAR A POPPY MEMORIAL
 DAY \. fI H
.A sMILEs THD THING.

WEAK A POPPY MEMORIAL <
 DAY N !. Wont you buy q poppy misters"
 As I turned l saw child. Who was offering me poppy.
 Like the peoples growing wild. Are you selling peoples honeyl"
 Was the question I let fly, Then she answered, Sure, and mis-
 Let me kindly tell you why, My daddy was soldier.
 In the big fight over there, And he tells me of the peoples,
 That the soldiers used 10 share. How they stuck them in their hel-
 mets,
 When they marched up to the
 wire, And placed them on a buddie's grave
 When he had been called higher You see it means a tribute
 To the soldiers over there. The ones they left behind them
 In wars lethal smoke and glare, Thanks. mister for the quarter.
 You're subscribing to the creed. And the money will help buddies. There's lot of them in need"
 o-O--o
 New York boasts cobblers or chesetra. suppose they all play shoe horns.
 st o-O-o
 The quality of leather used,
 generally brings out the sole of
 honor.
 Sometimes the fellow who starts at the foot makes so much money that he never gets out of the shoe business.
 The knight of the garter has
 nothing on the day of the sus- bender. M
 Once upon time there was Il housewife who returned the sugar she had borrowed. All fairy stories begin with once upon time. o-O-o LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY She married a bOotleggcr, His record was bad, But he had more dough Than her other beau had. Ao--O-O M l. It's just as impossible for two to live on love as one. o-O--o Nowadays.when a man comes home and finds cigarette stubs on the living room table he doesn't know whether vacuum salesman caleld or woman magazine agent. O-O-O After golfer makes, hole in
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-17
INCOMING LISTING LOCALS
 ON THE SS YUKON

Incoming passengers on the SS Yukon, of the A. $. s. Co.,, other than the Seattle reservations pub lished last Saturday, included the following:
 From Juneau-S.mn Sable, A. Erickson, Mrs. M Durrin, E. w. Anderson, Fred Ruckart, Ed K. Mills, H. w. Terhune
 From Cordova-John T. Flet- cher, Ellsworth A. Boyes, P. H. Hart, Dan McFadden, Harry Dierks, Mrs. T. Smeltzer, Ann Ol- son, Wm. Swicker, H. B. Crewson, C. A. Schonacker, K. o. Scribner, Mrs. J. T Erickson, B. E. Green, Fred Jensen, D. Rose.
 From Valdez--M. Zharoff.
 From Ketchikan]. A. Ball.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-17
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TER. RlTORY OF ALASKA. THIRD
 DIVISION

A. H. TEDDY. as B stockholder of the Reward Lumber Corporation. Plaintiff, SEWARD LUMBER CORPORATION, a corporation. Defendant
 and
 ELWYN SWETMANN. Receiver
 No S-293
 NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned is duly appointed. acting ana qualified receiver Of the Seward Lumber Corporaton. a corporation. and that in ac- cordance with the order of appointment of such receiver. public notice is hereby given to the creditors of and to all other persons in. terested, to present and file their claims. if any they have. with the receiver and to submit proof thereon before the 4th day of May. 1881. at the office of l.. " Ray, at. torney at law. Seward. Alaska. which office the receiver designates the place for the transacting of all business connected with and incident to. said recevership proceedings Dated at Seward. Alaska. March "A, l93l
 Etwyn Swetmann.
 Receiver. Seward Lumber Corporation. Date First Publication Mar. 25. ia3i-
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-17
Bubbles from the Vat

Hot Doggies! See this lady strut her stuff tomorrow night at the Burble Bubble Ball I'm ported from Tia Juana at terrific ex- pense but what care we for the coin of the realm?