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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
"IODays''--Judge
 "3V V Accused

A gentleman with Q rain- bow hued optic and highly decorative face bruises ap- pearcd in city court this morning on n0n-supp0rt charges. Though arrested yesterday afternoon he was still very much under the weather and he teetered back and forth all during his private hearing.
 "How long has he been drunk?" Judge John F. Nc. Grath asked his wife.
 "All his lifc," answered the missus, land I don't think l ever saw him sober."
 When the testimony was finished, the judge told the swaying defendant that he was going to jail for 10 days. Blinking his good eye. the tcetercP muttered something.
 ssWhat did you say?" asked Judge McGrath.
 sT said I'd rather have thirty days" was the re- sponse.
 aThirty days it is," said the judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
RADIO SPECIALIST
 WORRIES POLICE

Somewhere in Waterbury arc thieves who are determined not to let the fact that they haven't sets of their own prevent them from enjoying daily broadcasts An other theft of a radio set was made in the sunshiny light of yester- day afternoon. bringing to five the total of sets stolen here in the past few weeks.
 Yesterdays theft was made at the home of Andrew D'Andrea of Wood street. The thief broke a rear window to gain entrance and took out the set in burlap bag. He left untouched a sum of money on a table alongside the radio.
 The case is being investigated on the premise the Music hath charms or something"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
Suspected Chicken
 Thieves Apprehended

Two local men were arrested at 2 o'clock this morning by'police and held for Cheshire authorities on charges of chicken stealing. The two are Joseph Smith, 39, of 1894 Railroad Hill street and Michael Pulaski, 48, of Railroad street.
 They were arrested at o'clock this morning by Police Chauffeur John Moynihan and Patrolman Charles Caffrey. They were brought to Cheshire today to face the charges.
 Detectives this morning investi- gated an attempted break into a store operated by P. s. Corden at East Main and Wolcott streets. A window was broken in the attempt to gain entrance. Nothing was re- ported missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Members of the English PariIa~ ment now pay a tax of two cents on each meal. except teas, in the Members and StrangerS dining room. the money going towards q pension fund for the refreshmens' department employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

, for a 30-hour week. Petitions from sundry citiz~ns of Bristol, remOnstrnting against the passage Of the Wagner bill, S. 2926.
 Petition from members of the Plymouth Congregational church. New Haven, favoring strict em- bargoes on the shipment of ma terials and on credits to the na- tions moving toward war.
 Petition from the Rev T. J. Ken na branch A. O. H., of Bristol, re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
NEW ORLEANS CRIME SLUMPS

New Orleans, UP)-Arrests in New Orleans for every type of offense are decreasing gradually, according to 6 four-year report compiled by Superintendent of Police George H. Reyer. There were 28,514 arrests in 1883; 31,551 In 1892; 33,537 in 1881; and 37.332 in 1880. In 1903, 16,797 were charged with being disorderly; 2,148 for being drunk; 15S with narcotic violations, and 66 with murder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
TO PICK DREssIEsT WOMAN

Atlantic City, N. J., (UP)-A contest for selecting the "best dressed woman in the world" will be held on the famous boardwalk here Easter Sunday. Thirty mem- bers of the local chamber of com merce will be located at strategic points on the walk and survey, discreetly and without prejudice" the ladies on parade, 1t was an- nounced to-day by Ada Taylor Sackett, chairman in charge. of the affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
o ,saA uaitsa Rssss Associations.

!
 (Copyright, 1884, by United Press)
 Hollywood. March 30 = (UP)- Jean Chatburn, elected as an alter nate in the Wampas Baby Star con- test, beat most of her successful rivals to 8 film contract. The Hanover, Mich, girl was signed to a seven-year contract by B. P. Schulberg, independent pro- Iducer. The agreement calls for a Istarting salary of $50 week, in- |lcreasing to $750 at the end of the seventh year. Her mother, Mrs Edwina Chatburn, was with her when she had the contract ap- proved by Superior Court Judge Marshall McComb.
 A heart attack combined with a severe cold has sent Mrs Wallace Beery to the hospital for a two or |three-week stay. Her condition was reported improved today. l Although the wealthy Chicago |speculator said before leaving Chi Icago that he was flying here to make picture, a check of the l 1major studios failed ito disclose any |producer who has signed him to a contract. The Will Hays office said 1t knew of no studio that is planning a picture in which factor will appear.
 Nevertheless, factor seems pre- pared for a prolonged stay. Guard led by three bodyguards, he has es- ] tablished himself in one of the most exclusive hotels in the city. 
 Vince Barnett, the professional ribber who. posing as 8 waiter, likes nothing better than to tip soup down the necks of unsuspect- ing film celebrities, Is convinced that all in life Is not jests after all.
 He thought friends had arranged for five policemen to give him traf- fic tickets until he summarily was subpoened to court.
 T thought they were kidding me," he told Judge Newcomb Con- dee.
 Well, they weren't snapped
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
National Executive
 To Visit Waterbury
YMCA Council Head to Speak Before Kiwanis Club on
 Nazi GOvernment-Later at " on Communism

Francis $. Harmon, president of the National Council of the Y. M
 c. A., who is on a 12-day visit to the various Connecticut associa- tions will be in Waterbury April 4 for two speaking engagements, ac- cording to an announcement of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

 cal people has Q large circle or friends here and has assisted With several public entertainments.
 Bremen Given False Alarm
 A false alarm of fire Thursday night brought the firemen on a fruitless chase to the town line in the Waterbury road. They discov- cred no fire along the route and returned to headquarters. Fire Chief Robert Henderson will check up on the telephone call to-day.
 Mir and Mrs Kaiser Entertain
 First Selectman l.. R. Kaiser and Mrs Kaiser entertained a party of friends at bridge ut their home on High street. Wednesday evening Mrs E. B. Gross won high for wo- men and Dr F. s. Parsons for men. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

monstratIng against the pansass of the Hastings birth control biiI.
 s. i842.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

A solemn. Resurrection Mass, preceded by procession and fol- lowed by benediction will be eel ebrated Easter Sunday morning at 5:30 o'clock at St Joseph's Lith- uanian church. The celebrant will be the pastor, Rev Joseph Valen- tiejus, assisted by Rev John J. Kripas, Rev B. Gauronskas and Rev V. RaZaitis.
 A most elaborate musical pro- gram has been arranged by Pro- lessor Alexander Aleksis, includ- ing the following selections: Gloria
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
AIR EXPRESS INCREASED

Cleveland (UP) - Air ex- press out of Cleveland increased 147 per cent in February of this year as compared with the same month of 1888, figures just now revealed show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
POSTMASTER IS PUBLISHER

Bellevue, Ohio - (UP) = M. J.
 Callaghan. recently named post
 master here. has just completed bV years newspaper work. He IS co-
 publisher of The Bellevue DPiiv Gazette, where he started as a printers devil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Tibi Trinitas, Aleksis, Vidi Aquam, schoepf; Mass in Honor of St Benedict, Muller: Hallelujah from The Messiah" Handel: Regina Coeli, Werner; o Salutaris. Ham, ma; Tantum Ergo, Hamma; A Joyous Postlude, Mallard.
 Solos will be sung by the Misses Bernice Zelonas and Natalie Plan gas, sopranos; Mary Adomaitis, mezzo soprano; Stephanie Sapra . mas, alto: Marcella Andrikis, con tralto Norbert Aleksis, tenor; and Alexander Aleksis, baritone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

rades II prisoners In all, we're taken to the county
jail Vladimir had been released. The women we're
separated from the men, segregated with other
white women on the third floor of the coop.
The next day woman from the Juvenile Court
came: What are your children doing here? They
are minors. must get them out. After spend
ing "a hours In jail, 16-year-od Yorkina and IA
year-old Vesper were released; but Mama Romero
and her oldest daughter Carolina and 13 other
comrades were kept in Jail for two months with
out trial
On Jan. g. 1892, they were finally brought to
trial before picked jury of native whites, hostile
to revolutionary organizations. preiudced against
Latns bitter against those who try to organize the
Negro workers. The witnesses for the prosecution
we're cops. full Of the usual inscriptions lies
The defense put Yorkins on the stand to testify
for her mother. She took her oath without protest
from the prosecutor, went through her testimony.
left the stand Suddenly the prosecutor called her
back.
do you believe in god7"
IT do not" Yorkina said.
Then how did you dare to get UP this Wit
ness stand and take false oath7"
IT did not swear by god; affirmed spoke on
my word of honor
The prosecutor turned to the jury: You see,
gentlemen the child does not believe in god Whose
That is the kind of woman we are up against.
The Judge ruled: Yorkina swore falsely; her tes-
tmony must be stricken from the record.
Throughout the trial, detectives sat the
jury box, commenting in stage whispers about the
testimony of the defense witnesses. You could hear
their hoarse voices through the court room: that's
lie that's lie
Mama Romero was not allowed to take the stand.
THE defendants were found guilty. Those who
not American citizens were deported Jim
Nine to Mexico, Enrique Bonills and Carlos Lee
zama to Uruguay. Two year sentences were handed
out to Felix Msrera and Caessr1o Alvarez; longer
sentences to Mcdonald and several other comrades.
Eight, including Mama Romero and her daughter
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

Poor Mr.. Morgan Red Election
Round" and Onward to Battle" BY
L. E. Swift are catchy mass songs
in round form and are invaluable,
as a footnote says, IN introducing
unframed workers chorus and
audiences Ia part singing.
Why Schaefer's Strife Song" was
included is puzzling. Composed in
1925, it has been printed in Yiddish
versions and has been widely sung
by Jewish and non-Jewish choruses.
Surely the 1884 Song Book is not
place for a chorus already eight
years old and in print almost as
long. 1t covers five valuable pages,
in an outmoded German singing
chorus (of the bourgeois ORDER
style, with an overwritten and diff
ficult piano part and an unpro-
sodical text translated by V. J.
Jerome from the original Yiddish
Of Morris Vinchevsky.
The same can be said for "Lenin
Our Leader" text by Little.
5chaefer's musical idiom is that of
the Rubinstein, Max Bruch, Men
delssohn school, thoroughly ana
chronistic in these vital, modern
days.
Carl Sands Song Of the Builders"
has q good text (suthor not given
and a terse, metallic accompaniment
which is to the point. The one flaw
is that the chorus might easily be,
except for its rhythmic accents, a
piece of church music, something
which is to be avoided at any price.
Joseph Freeman's text furnished
Lain Adohmyan with the starting
point for his Red Soldiers Singing,
and the combination Of a fine poet
and a fine composer makes this
chorus a bold incisive and musically
admirable work. The opening strain
for tenors and sopranos in unison is
an example of inspired composition
and perfect textual fidelity.
In a solo song, called God to the
Hungry Child" music by Janet
Barnes, words by Langston Hughes,
we have an lnconteStable gem. Ten
der and ironical at once, it can be
sung advantageously by soloists look
ing for proletarian songs Of concert
calibre.
"A Negro Mother TO Her Child" is
Lain Adohmyans setting Of an ex-
cellent text by v. J. Jerome. 1t is
for single voice with a melody in
the style Of a spiritual, not, how
ever, a religion haunted concession
to misery as many Of the Negro
spiritusls are, but q legitimate
adaptation Of certain musical in
Elections common to these songs of
the oppressed Negro masses.
The concluding song is marked for
Pioneers" but few adult workers will
want to deprive themselves Of the
pleasure of singing it. Carl Sands
is the composer and partial lyricist,
the principal verse and idea belong
ing to the Chinese poet, H. T. Tsiang
1t is like folk song, gay, ingenious
and infectious.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12


IN a handsome, practical form the
Workers Music League has just
issued the Workers Song Book" for
1884, the result of a years work on
the part Of the league and members
of the Composers Collective Of the
Pierre Degeyter Club in New York.
Lain Adohmyan and Carl Sands
supervised the editorial, technical
and musical side and Morris Shek
handled the organizational work
involved.
The volume opens with a fore
word laying down directives and
giving the history Of the songs. The
first song is Mount the Barbados"
by Carl Sands. Here is a thrilling
compact and forceful mass song,
easy to sing, rousing in its appeal
and perfectly harnonized in q
virile, simple style. It is without a
faint Of slackness or bourgeois feel
ing, and should be sung wherever
workers make song.
The second mass song is L. E.
swift's THE Scottsboro Boys Shall
Not Die" words by Abron. To
thousands of proletarians this song
has already become a classic. Direct,
militant, and Of high musical ex-
cellence, it is unquestionably the
best mass song the American move
ment has produced thus far. The
words by Akron are not up to the
level of the music. The grammar
is stiff and there are traditional
verse cliches in nearly every line.
Next comes Hunger March," text
by I. Rontch (Yiddish), English
translation by Abe Little, music by
Jacob Schaefer. Schaefer is a pio-
neer in building the mass chorus
movement, and one of the first in
the U. S. A. to devote his life and
art to composing for the working
class. AS choral conductor and
organizer he has no equals within
the revolutionary movement and
few without. These facts, however,
should not blind us to his short
comings as composer. In the Hun
ger March" one of the latest Of his
works, and characteristic of his
style, with a sprinkling Of newer
harmonic devices in the piano part,
the reviewer finds the melody
banal and the prosody fitting Of
music to the sense Of the words
deficient in several places.
Lain Adohmyan's Song to the
Soldier" words by Rose P. Stokes,
is singable and good but rather
bare melodically; the interest lies
mainly in the accompaniment, and
the composer should be cautioned
against being orchestrally minded,
fact which results in the placing
Of wrong emphases.
The Three Workers Rounds, ="
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
in

1900 r. M.-wEAF-Baseban Resume
wOR-Sports Resume
WJz-Kaltenmeyer kindergarten
WABC-Jones Orch.
b-w-EAF-Religion in the News-Dr.
Stanley High
WOR-Talk-Harry Hershheld
f:3o-WEAF-Himher Orch; DeMarco SIS
tiers, Songs; Eddie Peabody, Banjo
wOR--Robbins Orch.
wJZ-John Herrick. Baritone
WABC-Serenaders Orchestra; Paul
Kesst, Baritone; Thelma Goodwin,
Soprano
F.B-WJz-Pickens Sisters, Songs
WABC-Barnet Orch.
s.oo-WEAF-Teddy Bergman, Comedian;
Betty Queen, Contralto; Bill Smith,
Baritone; Stern Orch.
wOR-City Government Talk
WJz-1oo Years of Picture Collecting
Talk
wABC-Rich Orch; Morton Downey,
Tenor; Mary Eastman, Soprano
S15-wOR-National Hospital Day = DR..
Paul Keller, Executive Director,
Beth Israel Hospital, Newark
s:20-WJZ-Bavarian Band
s:3o-WEAF-Floyd Gibbons, Headline
Hunter; Music
wOR-Warren Orch.
WJz-Canadian Concert
s:S-wABC-Fats Waller, Songs
s:00-wEAF-vcorhees Orchestra; Donald
Novis, Tenor; Frances Langford,
Contralto; Joe Cook, Comedian
wOR-Newark Civic Symphony Orch,
Philip Gordon, Conductor
wJz-All-Ohio intercollegiate Orch.
Direction DR.. Howard Hanson Of
the Eastman School Of Music
wABC-Greta Stueckgold, Soprano;
Kostelanets Orch
o-WEAF-Resl Life Problems Sketch;
Beatrice Fairfax, Commentator
WJz--Duchin orch,
wABC-Lookins at Life-Roy Heton
-wABCLFray and Braggiotti, Piano
1000 WEAF-Hayton orch; Saxon Sisters,
Songs
wOR-To Re Announces
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
n. Y. District to Hold
Festival and Bazaar

NEW YORK. A festival and
bazaar will be held by the Commu-
mist Party, New York District,
from May % to 81, at Manhattan
Lyceum, SIS f. 4th st. An unusually
interesting program has been ar
ranged to take place every evening,
including chorus singing, perfor-
nnances by various dance groups,
solos. and on Sunday afternoon a
performance of Strike Me Red"
by the Pioneers. There will be dec
GRATED booths with a variety Of
merchandise for sale, and cool
restaurant serving international
dishes, converted for the occasion
into a summer garden. Articles for
the bazaar are still needed, and
should be turned in to the Com
mittee, on the Fifth Floor, IS E. 18th
Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
]. r. G. Artists and
Writers Ball Tonight
at Irving Plaza Hall

NEW YORK.--One Of the gayest
evenings Of the year is anticipated
at the annual Artists and Writers
Ball given by the John Reed Club
and the j. r. G. School Of Art to-
night at Irving Plaza, 18th st. and
Irving Place.
Features include Otto Soglow in
a sketch based on the famous comic
strip character created, The Little
King; Bobbie Lewis, Of the Men
in White" cast in a satirical skit;
and Lou Bunin and his marionettes.
An excellent jazz band will pro-
vide music for dancing. Admission
at the door 40 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
Jordan Defense PLAY
stirs Oregon Workers
To Further Activity

PORTLAND, Ore. - Before an
audience of 500 people, the play
Pigment written, directed, staged
and acted by workers. Negro and
white, portraying in dramatic form
the Theodore Jordan case, met with
enthusiastic approval.
AT the close of the play, plans for
further activity in the Jordan cam
paign were announced.
A full report will be made at the
Leo Gallagher meeting, May 10, at
the Civic Auditorium and at the
Salem March ON May IA, when dele
cations from cities throughout the
state will meet in the interest of
Jordan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
An Open Letter to A
May l Demonstrators

other I'D about him He works for
them with the utmost sincerity. IN
many years, he has never said q
word that would hurt either their
feelings or their pocketbooks.
Let's pick up the New York
World-Telegram and take look al
the issue Of Monday. MAY It'll.
without attempting thorough
analysis Of the paper, one can turn
the pages Of this particular issue,
in the manner Of a fairly casual
reader. and notice few Of those
details which Broun probably thinks
are not worthy Of comment. on
pages 1 and ?. one finds stories
about Samuel Insults return the
headline quoting his statement.
Errors honest. Judgment bad in
large type. The stories place g.
great deal Of emphasis on Insults
kindness. "a friendly grsy-hsired
gentleman Of unfailing courtesy"
anecdotes about how much the pes-
sengers liked him and how gener-
fftIH III hr~ 10 bllE NErah = t4s1 m
this is natural enough: any re-
porter can see that it's good human
interest. Reams Of COPY has been
written about the Scottsboro case.
or Tom Mooney. oddly enough. very
little Of IT, IL concerned with the
personal charm and grace Of the
defendants-but probably the hue
man interest angle is little diff
ferent.
On page Is. Robert Garland the
dramatic critic. discovers amazingly
that a play which is "a Pulitzer
Prize winner doesn't have 70 be
'agin the government I don't
know where he got the wonderful
idea that the Pulitzer prize might
be a reward for revolutionary writ
ing; but he thus manages to con-
vey a definite impression: radical
plays are getting too much stten-
ton; it's time for people to stop
praising them and mentioning them
in connection with prizes. re-
Think it over Irvingl Those are
a few items in one issue OF one
newspaper. It's going on every dav
in every rag in the country. And
after thinking # over. turn to
Broun's own column. on page 10 Of
the same World Telegram. He
outdoes himself in summing up the
whole newspaper psychology. He
talks about drinking gin 1cke7s,
filed I'D with apple Jack: After
three or four Of those. somehow.
you begin to feel dedicated 10 free
speech and the integrity Of the
news. You get a righteous glow
don't want to be puritsnicaI
about Brouns drinking. I know
nothing about his habits: It's verv
possible that he drinks far less than
I do. But alcoholic liberalism
seems to symbolic the attitude Of
these bankrupt intellectuals. A
righteous glow, and smisble broad
1indedness, a hay avoidance Of
issues-and a day-to-day betrayal
Of the working class.
I'VE written you this long letter,
i irving. because. ut four and a
half, you're plenty old enough to
see through the shabby servile
smsrtness Of Broun. Show him up,
and show up the thousands Of
tricksters like him. q Go INTO de-
tails, watch the meaning behind
every sentence. Don't worry about
your sense of hunor. You can get
plenty Of honest laughs out Of the
antics of Broun. He's Exhibit A
of what your mother meant (and
I hope she had q twinkle in her
eye) when she said. Don't talk To
the capitalist pressp
John Howard Lawson,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

In previous instruments Joseph Freeman
described an interview with the Gomez family,
militant cigar workers. Yesterday he told Of the
police attack on the November It'll celebration in
1881. Now read
AFTER Mama Romero learned what had happened
IL at the Labor Temple, A policeman had grabbed
Vladimir and other Pioneers selling the Daily
Worker and the Labor Defender. He dragged
Vladimir toward the hail.
Felix Marero, comrade standing in the door
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

WJz-Variety Musicale
WABo- Rebroadcast, Byrd Expedi-
ton
-WEAF-How the Government Bat
ties Organized Lawlessness- HON or
s. Cummings. Attorney General
WOR-Organ Recital
WJz-Barn Dance
WABC-Michaux Congregation
Eskimo, Author; Mort
Gould, Piano
HOO WEAF-Madriguer Orch.
WOR-Westher. Gilman Orch.
WABC-Sylvia Froos, Songs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
"WINGDINGn TONIGHT

NEW YORK. : Film and Photo
League announces "Wingding" and
dance including movies, photo ex-
hibition by Margaret Bourke
White, Ralph Steiner and others.
as well as refreshments. good music
and entertainment tonight at IL z.
18th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
SPEARS ON FAsCIsM. WAR

CLEVELAND. - Margaret Cowl.
lecturer and author, will address
the Federation of Working Women's
Clubs on Monday, May IA, at 8
p. NJ, at the Lithuanian Workers
Center. 900 e. 10th St.. on The
international women's Congress
Against Fasctsm and War"