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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
WHEN MEMBERS OF
 CONGRESS TRAVEL
(Hartford Courant)

It is GOA miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, and the actual cost of a round trip and a lower berth is $29.3O. Yet when Senator David A. Reed makes the trip, he re- ceives from the government $120.SO. It costs Senator Borah $239.56 for his fare and sleeping accommodations between Boise, Idaho, and Washington, and he re- receives from the government for his expenses, the comfortable sum of $1,05S.SO. When Senator Jones of Seattle, Washinfton, goes from his home to the capital. the trip costs him $272.9S, not including his meals and tips, but the gov- ernment gives him $1,074.22 more than the transportation costs him. Nor are these gentlemen following the me-honored custom of rais- ing their expense accounts when they ask for these amounts in ex- cess of the cost of transportation. They are entitled to receive 1t under a law passed in 1866 fixing the travelling expenses of congress- men to and from sessions at twenty cents mile.
 The report of the secretary of the senate for the fiscal year 1881 showed that sixty-six senators re- ceived travelling expenses. The to- tai paid out by the government for that account was just short or $33,4O0, yet the actual cost of travel, excluding food and tips, to the senators was less than $7.5O0. Thus the senators collected about $26,0O0 to pay for their food while en route, to tip the porter. to buy magazines and to put in the bank. Three senators collected at least a thousand dollars each more than the cost of their, fare. The average was about $400. The figures for the members of the house of rep resentatives are similar.
 No one begrudges the members of congress their train fare ana their necessary expenses while travelling, but why is it necessary to give them a bonus into the bar gain? In these times particularly, when the country is looking for ways to economize, would 1t not be possible for congress to do as every business concern does. pay only on the basis of a signed ex- pense account? After all. the country is paying its congressman SIG. .OO0 apiece. An average bonus of S4OO in addition seems neither necessary nor, in the circum- stances, called for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
So They Say

can't believe that people realize how strongly entrenched the crim- inal element is. And the pity of it is that some of the finest citi- zens are blind. They're down in the trenches with the bootleggers. Mrs Agnes Scarritt, grand aunt
 of the Lindbergh baby.
 If MT Hoover and MT Mills would cooperate we could reduce expenses $250.000,0 900 without the least trouble.
 John N. Garner. Speaker of the
 House.
 We can never win until we do as the drys do. and disregard ev- cry other issue. As between any two vets. shall vote for the wet ter. ,
 Mfrs Emily Price Post. member
 of the. Women's Organization
 for Prohibition Reform.
 am not candidate for presi. dent and am only interested In promoting the success of the. party --senator Joe RobinEon of Arr
 kansas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Secretary of the Treasury Mills is posi- tive that the recent issue of baby bonds in denominations of $50, $100. and $500 has done much to. break up money hoarding. Since this was the. main purpose of the bond sale it will be discontinued today. To date there has been no announcement of the total sales of the percent interest bearing certificates, but we'll wager the amount will be sizeable. Personally we think that peo- pie are beginning to express more confidence in the government and its ability to weather any financial storm. In time to come per haps we will even refer to this time in our history as mild period of depresison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
At The National Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
By RODNEY BUTCHER

Later. in return, 8 group of Americans sent to the mayor of Tokio a number of small dogwood trees and seeds which now grow in the Japanese city and were re- garded as producing the most beautiful wild blossom in this ter ritory.
 The Japanese trees here began to attract wide attention about three years after they grew up. They bear no fruit in this coun- try, although similar trees do in Japan. Those which line the Tidal Basin blossom with pinkish tinge, which they lost almost i'm mediately, and become quite white. Emerging first, they are the most familiar. The pink dou- ble- blossom cherry trees line the automobile speedway which runs for miles out into the Potomac around Haines Point.
 The blossoms stay at the peak of bloom for about five days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
NEA Service Writer


 Washington.-The lovely cherry blossoms of Washington, which are all too often considered the only living thing the capital has to brag about, are observing their twen- tieth anniversary.
 Their brief period of bloom IS considered the very best time Of the year to come to Washington and for weeks ahead there seems to be more interest in the question, "When will the cherry blossoms be out ?" than in such problems as when the budget will be balanced and whether our form of govern ment can survive. -
 The people of this city, strangely enough, make as much Of rite out of visiting the cherry blossoms each year as do the folks who come all the way to Washington for it.
 The first blossoms appear on thousand trees which encircie the Tidal Basin below Potomac Park. After many; preliminary excursions of investigation, the buds burst, the news is flashed to the newspa- pers and photographers, profess siona1 and amateur, start on the run.
 Everyone Goes
 The rest of Washington follows, more or less en masse. Pretty girls have their pictures taken, nestling against flower-laden boughs. The Japanese ambassador and his family, with the ladies sometimes in costume, go to pay their respects.
 Everybody gets excited and fra grance mingles in the air with ex- clamations of admiration and de- light. Arguments break out as to whether the blossoms are more beautiful this year than last.
 Boys and girls, husbands and wives walk hand in hand beneath the big white trees. Sentiment tality buds and blooms, some- times reappearing in hearts where it hasn't been known for years. "Springtime in Washington" be- comes fond lifetime memory. The twentieth anniversary of the cherry trees. coming at a time when Japan is somewhat unpopular in America, recalls the pretty gesture which brought them here.
 Mrs Taft Responsible
 Early in the Taft administration it was being discovered that they could grow in this vicinity. Miss E. R. Scidmore, a student and writer on Japan, suggested to Mrs Taft that the Japanese cherry be planted along the new Potomac parkway, which was about to be landscaped. Mrs Taft got on the job and soon the government was collecting all available cherry trees and setting them out as an experi- | ment.
 Japanese in this country got word to Japan, after asking Mrs Taft whether a gift of 2.000 cher ry trees would be acceptable and being told they would. In Mo- vember, 1909, the trees were sent as a gift to Mrs Taft from Madame Osaki, wife of the mayor of Tokio.
 Then the department of agricul- ture found the trees were infected by a parasite which it's scientists considered dangerous. There was no way to disinfect them, so they ] were burned up.
 Develop New Trees
 Instead of being peeved, the Tokio mayor and his city council proceeded to have trees developed which were free from the blight and in 1912 came 5000 tiny trees. which were shipped across country in specially heated car. Mrs Taft wielded the spade at the first off, ficial planting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
@ TODAY &eA
 / WORLD WAR \ ANNIVERSARY IXH ofASE
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL


 On April 13, 1918. British troops recap blurred a portion of Neuve Eglise after fierce fighting with the advance German deta chments who had seized the town during the previous nights advance.
 German attacks on the entire Lys front were beaten off with great loss by British and Austra- Han troops. Several new divisions of Germans were reported par. ticipating in the offensive.
 American troops in the Toul sec tor engaged in an all day battle with strong German patrols, and foiled several enemy efforts to cap ture sections of the American trenches.
 German planes raided Paris. Bombs killed 26 persons and wounded 72 others.
 More than 100000 Americans were under arms in tho United States and in France. Several di- visions in France were rapidly be- ing prepared for front line duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Here, There And Euerytvhere

But one wonders why ane takes such thought as to what he should eat. When young he discovers that his interior does not take kindly to certain fods, though to only a few. Having learned this, it is best to abstain from these edibles and sub- stitute others for which one has manifest liking. Having ascertain ed the fact and acted upon it, one should be relieved of further re- sponsibility, eating that which one cares for when one is hungry.
 As rule, if one does this, nature will take care of the other details. When one lets his imagination have it's way and begins to feel that he ought" to eat this, that or the other thing, he is more often than not headed toward trouble and needs to see, not physician but a psychiatrist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

A famous old tulip tree at Falls Church, Va, to which George Washington tethered his horse when he attended Sunday services has been saved for future generations by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, reports the May issue of Boys Life' tho monthly publication of the Boy Scouts The Washington tulip is believed to be one of the oldest trees in Vir- ginia. Scientists estimate 1t to have been 100 years old when the first Falls Church was built in l734.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Sold Souls to Buy
 Success

The man who sells his soul never thinks that it's for keeps. He always figures that sooner or later, when he has made his pile, he'll be able to get his soul back again. wipe the mud off of it and live the kind of life that his self respect requires.
 The only trouble is that it never works out that way. The day. when he is to pull out of his dirty business never comes; or. If it does, he finds that it has come too late and that his soul is soiled past cleansing.
 : In "The Great Day." Georgette Carneal has written thick some what monotonous novel dealing with just that point.
 Her characters are mostly men and women who work for a con- scienceless New York publisher a man who prints the most por- nographic of tabloids, the most sexy of magazines, the most sug- gestive of true confession" yarns. Intermingled with them, just to touch up the picture in its proper light, are assorted ladies of easy virtue.
 One and all. these people look forward to the great day when they can get out of their disgust ing business and do something decent. Miss Carmeal devotes her self to showing how and why they fail.
 As a commentary on the x.riroa ru1fOh4 v,aax1la noV fo. ut1a- cess in the metropolis her boo Is savage and ruthless. Consid- cred strictly as a novel. 1t is not quite as successful as 1t might have been. It is overiong. the moral is stressed too heavily. and there Is a rather unbelievable ven- ture in sex. toward tfs end. that may distress the sensitive.
 ''rhe Great Day. ia published by Livorfight, and costs S2.bo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
OH GO ON

This worlds complex.
 We smile. turn blue, For life is jEst
 A journey through.
 o-O-o Some men give in. others give out, but the end is much the same.
 o-O-o This completes our regular mid- week program. It was broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow even ing at the usual hour.
 o--O--0 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

It is said to be no longer true that you have to move to South America or Europe to get loan from Wall Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

That slang about bees knees while back may have had some sense, after all. A scientist discovers that they can taste sugar with em.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

greatest bicentennial year in our history it still remains sound advice applicable to all of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:59 tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
srx-IEGGED CALF BORN

Wooster, Blaine Her. shberger. Wooster farmer. nas ~ six legged calf. but the animal can ' walk. The front knees are double jointeds each of which has two rect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
AND LIFE GOES ON

A yell for the hit you made to- day,
 The bleachers rise to q man, But tomorrow loud razz comes your way, When you step to the plate and fan.
 O--O-O Remember this. The standard of giving is always predicted on your standard of living.
 o-O-o Babe Ruth hit a couple of homers yesterday in the open- ing game. Doesn't look like a depression in four baggers.
 O-O-o Instead of asking for short buy CTS. the congressional stock mar ket Investigating committee should demand access to the sucker list.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Good evening.
 SAP TIME IN VERMONT
"A SMILES TIFF THING.

You can have your Name, friend
 Ed, It's quite a state, 1 know, But give me Vermont, Ed, my
 friend.
 When the sap begins to flow. I well recall those boyhood days. Down on my fathers farm, When city lights were said to lead. Us youngsters into harm. Ah, Ed, the thrill we got each
 spring,
 When dad one day would say. Get out the pails and wooden
 plugs,
 The sap is on its way. We'd hustle to the barn loft, Ed, Get down the pails to clean, And soon we'd hang them on the
 trees, And scores Ed could be seen.  And then we'd cook the pots of
 sap,
 Till they became quite thick. We'd stir them so they wouldn't
 burn,
 Each kid would have a stick, We'd sell the finished product, Ed, And father then would say, Whats over from the mortgage, Will be yours as your pay.
 -G. E. L.
 o-O-o Florence Rogge, professional dancer, declares she favors dancing at funerals as an expression of sorrow. We'll some dances are enough to wake up the dead.
 o-O-o
 Political primaries tell which way the wind is blow ing.
 President Hoover's son was fined $7 for speeding. Well, that's seven dollars more getting into cir culation.
 The painters claim the Mu- tua1 Aid is hurting their busi- ness. But Bill Harris came back with reply, saying the Mutual Aid isn't as bad as it's painted.
 Bill says the only paint job put over by the Mutual Aid was the Armory. And I'll excuse Bill, pro- vided he doesn't have the Mutual Aiders chromium plate the buckles on Sam Brown belts of second lieutenants. ..
 o-O-O
 so, so Ashes to ashes,
 Dust to dust, If weekly chcckup don't get 'eni, Then housekeeping must.
 o-O-o A freight load of beer was cap- tured in Meriden yesterday. Now 1 suppose the drys will want to put the railroad in jail for thirty days.
 Laws and dishes are made to be broken.
 There's a leak at the white. house. Perhaps a plumber could fix it.
 o-O-o
 DING, DING An apple a day,
 Viii keep the doctor away, Now you've heard this saying But tooth brush day, Used in the regular way, Will save you great deal of
 o-O-o Carpenters and theatrical cri- tics make their living by using the hammer.
 The trout fishing season opens Friday. Friday and fish are certainly synonymous. Dizzy Dorothy, the towns in- tellectual idiot, thinks a bucket shop is a place where they manu- facture equipment for wells.
 o-O-o
 I suppose you'd classify the making of electric bulbs as light work.
 O-O-O Here's an old one but it's al- ways good at this time of the year: Spring is here. the Connecticut company motormen have changed their collars.
 O-O-o
 AND LIFE GOES ON A yell for the hit you made to-
 day,
 The bleachers rise to q man, But tomorrow a loud razz comes
 your way, When you step to the plate and
 fan.
 O-~O-O Remember this. The standard of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Monitor) 'Tis April when The forest beeches burn with redder flame, Before they ope their tips. and then Burst forth in green along the lane! When Springs much travelled feet. Return 10 rest awhile. And in the fields carpet from tho primrose sweet It's pleasant fragrance yields! When Spring steps forth. all wrapt in silver
 rain, Then has April come again!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Change of Scenery s'fIas your husband a new suit?'' "No." "But he looks aifferent." sIts new husba and. ."--Passins Show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
To-day's Selected Poem,
APRIL

(Elsie A. Koefoed in the Christian Science
 Monitor)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Develop New Trees
 Instead of being peeved, the Tokio mayor and his city council proceeded to have trees developed which were free from the blight and in 1912 came 5000 tiny trees, which were shipped across country in a specially heated car. Mrs Taft wielded the spade at the first off, ficial planting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-25
GOLDEN CALLS
COPS TO HALT
UNITED FRONT
Blockers Issue Call For
Unity To Fight Pay
Slashing

NEW YORK.-A committee of the
Industrial Union came to the mem
bership meeting of Local AZ with
proposals for a united front of all
workers who have expressed them
selves in opposition to the zaritzky
collective wage cutting agreement, to
propose q united front Of all workers
in defense Of union conditions,
IN the statement this committee
speaks of the conditions prevailing
in the trade and the need for unity
in the ranks OF the workers as the
only effective means Of combating
the attacks of the bosses.
At the requtst of Mr.. Golden and
his henehmen the committee was met
by squad of police and was driven
away from the hall. This shows that
Golden's supposed opposition" to the
cOllecmtive agreement is nothing but
a fake, that he is working hand in
hand with zaritzky to betray the
workers and to carry through a fake
strike in the interests of the bosses.
The Industrial Union calls on the
blockers, operators, and all other
workers to unite their ranks in de-
Tense of the conditions above the
heads of the officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-25
PROTEST LEAGUES
TOOLS OF BOSSES
Radical In Phrases;
Fascist In Action

CAMDEN, N. j, A taxpayers
march called for. January 81 in this
city by the Citizens Protest League
against the 1899 budget was called
off, The business men and bosses
became frightened at their own plan,
fearing that the thousands of unem-
ployed workers who were being
brought into what the bosses tried
to make appear as common
fight might get out of their control
and carry the demonstration forward
with demands for immediate unem-
ployment relief, instead Of fighting
for the bosses who are only inter
ested in reducing their own taxes and
are not concerned about the work
ers Of Camden.
The chairman of the Citizens Pro-
test League showed the real class
character OF the League by stating
that he was afraid of ''riots and dis
orders"
Workers in other cities where there
are such Citizens Leagues" or
"Citizens Committees" can learn
from this that any organization in
which there are bosses is against the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-25
Negro White ToilerS
Unite Against Cops

A Neger worker and his wife we're
thrown out on the sidewalk in the
rain today. This in spite of the fact
that they had placed $14 with the
court attendant Some members of
the Unemployment Council were
there at the time and they carried
some of the furniture back. However
the landlord modified his friends
and sons and forced the workers out
of the house. L, Brown, q, Negro
worker, a member OF Unemployed
Council then addressed the workers
from the table.
Jack Ross, secretary of the y. g.
also spoke of the program of the
U. G. and urged the workers inn
mediately to build a block committee
to stop all evictiont on that block,
The police patrol wagon then came,
closely followed by the city dump
wagon. to take the furniture to the
dumps.
JACK Green then spoke against the
way this family was being handled
Tie police tried TO arrest him, but the
workers protected him until all the
cops jumped or them. Jack Green,
L. Brown, Shaffer and Jack Ross
we're then arrested. Ross and Shaffer
are out on s25 bail, Green and Brown
on $40, each. The former 2 have ID
IA charges against them.
The trial" will be held Monday,
A. M. at the Patterson Police court,
All workers should attend and regis
ter their protest against this bar
barisrn of the bosses. The Negro
and White workers on Lower Cove
nor st. are determined to organize
into block committees OF the Unem-
ployed Council to continue the fight.
They, as well as thousands of Others
will come out Feb. 4, at - noon,
at Patterson City Hall Square to fight
against eviction and for Unempioy-
nent fnsurancesl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-25
Shoe and Leather Workers
Prepare for Struggle

themselves the leadership of strug-
gle. That such a method is correct
we can learn from the short struggle
OF the Andrew Geller workers. In
that shop employing about 300 work
ers, through the influence of our
Union, the workers who suffered a
long time from wage-cuts, discharges,
determinations and many more evils
forced upon them by the Company
Union, built up in the shop at United
Front Of the Workers who have diff
ferent opinions and affiliations on
the basis of uniting themselves
against wage-cuts and firing. The
boss smelled the United Force of the
workers and fired the workers In
order to scare the rest.
The 300 workers of Andrew Geller's
shop stopped from work, left the shop
determined to defend their fellow
workers Through the militant action
and determination, the boss was
forced TO reinstate the workers and
also grant an upward revision of
prices.
The Boot and Shoe Union stands
out before the Shoe workers totally
exposed as a tool OF the bosses, and
on the other hand many shoe work
ers see our Union still as a weak
organization and may hesitate to
struggle under It's banner, but the
workers have confidence in their
own strength as 1t has been proven
by the Andrew Geller shop and many
others.
The Shoe and Leather Workers
Industrial Union comes to the Shoe
Workers and says, Workers! Unite
your forces, take up the struggle
against the attacks of the bosses.
elect your leadership who will not
betray you. We will support you and
assist you In your struggles. Through
our experiences and through our
members In the United Front we will
be able to aid the struggle on a
correct path.
Come to the Mass Meeting January
Goth, to discuss your problems and to
raise the banner of struggle against
the intolerable conditions in the shoe
trade.