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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-02
5 ORGANIZERS
Get YEAR EACH

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. L.
Joe Carr, Alabama organizer of the
Mine, Oil and Shelter Industrial
Union, and Gene Braxton, local
Negro miners leader, were sentenced
Tuesday to one year on the chain
gang and $500 fine on charges of
vagrancy. They were arrested last
week at M.O,SI.U. meeting.
Appeal bonds are being posted by
the international Labor Defense,
whose attorney, M. Woulfe, has
handled the case.
Carr is one of those slated to
death in the electric chair if the
bosses courts in Atlanta, Ca, can
convict him, along with five others,
of Indictment to insurrection." The
Atlanta trial comes up this fall.
This coal and iron city of Birm-
ingham, center of reaction and
with strong lynching organization
in the Ku Klux Khan, has courts
subservient to the industrial barons.
Within two weeks it has sentenced
five workers organizers to year
terms on the man killing chain
gang, all on fake charges of "vag-
rancy."
The other three are Tom John
son, Communist Party district or
ganizer; Henry Jackson and Frank
Burns, the Trade Union Unity
League organizer here.
Jackson, reported kidnapped last
week has been found. He was not
released, as was reported to his
friends here. but was taken back to
Jail and held incommunicado there
until Tuesday.
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Want Workers Without Wages.

DETROIT, Aug. 1.-Work with
out wages is the latest scheme of
Detroit bosses to solve the unem-
ployment problem.
"Laborers wanted to work for
room and board, at once" was an
advertisement found to come from
the office of the Mutual Investment
and Finance Co. in the magnificent
Union Trust Bldg. Workers are
shipped from this office to a farm
located over 80 miles from here
where they are put to work tearing
down old buildings and erecting
new ones. Fourteen workers are
being scientifically sweated there at
present.
Seven of them sleep in one room.
The others sleep in a tent in the
fields. Sanitary provisions simply
do not exist. AS remuneration the
workers get food and overalls--but
no wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-02
Bombay Mills Rapidly Closing Down

BOMBAY, India - Notices have
been posted in Bombay that seven
mills will close down on August LIST,
owing to the depression in the cot
ton industry" This means throwing
$4,000 mill workers out, and it is
stated in capitalist circles, that this
is only the beginning.
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5000 0 j 7 IN
DETROIT, MICH,
5000 Demonstrate In
Boston Against War
BULLETIN


Last minute news received by
the Daily Worker shows 5000
demonstrating in Pittsburgh, 5000
in McKeesport, 1000 in Concord,
n. H., hundreds in Manchester;
400 in ST. Paul; 800 in Passaic,
n. j.; 1850 in Trenton, n. ].
DETROIT, Aug. From 5000
to 10000 demonstrated at Detroit
in Cass Park, with a large number
of Negro and factory workers pres
ent. A resolution was adopted
against war and for use of wal
funds for the unemployed. A COM
mite was elected to see the Mayor
and Governor and demand relief
for the unemployed.
Chairmen TO the meeting: Bare
and Woods. Speakers: Raymond
candidate for governor; Butler fol-
the Communist Party of Canada;
Stachel, Conn unist organizer;
Fraka, Powers of the T.U.U.L.
On the committee to the gov
ernor: Raymond, Powers, Phillips,
Stachel and Novel;.
BOSTON, Mass, August L.
5000 demonstrated in Boston, and
adopted the Communist Party bill
for war funds to be used for unem.
ployed insurance, with cheers.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Aug. l.
Two thousa militantly demon.
strated here against imperialis,
war. The police were powerless to
attack. Martin Russack, Bill Tay-
lor and Negro speakers for the Com
munist Party and the T.U.U.L. drew
great applause. All literature was
sold.
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Other mills will probably follow
suit as the piece-goods merchants
are refusing to accept deliveries
owing to the lack of demand.
The Bombay Stock Exchange has
been closed indefinitely for specu-
lative business, in consequence of
he heavy slump in prices of stocks.
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Strikes Increase In Spain

A report from Spain in the July
26th issue, of the Commercial and
Financial Chronicle shows the grow
ing class struggles in Spain. The
report reads:
Labor. troubles are reported
throughout the peninsula. A long
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-02

list of failures among agricultural
and industrial concerns are an
nounced from Seville, Granada, Cor
dova and Malaga. Strikers in
Northern towns are clamoring for
higher wages. The money exchange
is continuing its downward trend"
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Unskilled workers Jared even
worse At least 80 per cent of auto
mobile workers were unemployed in
July and about SO per cent of steel
workers.
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MORE JOBLESS IN
ALL INDUSTRIES
Steel, Automobile Run
With Less Workers

Automobile plants, like Ford,
Packard, Oakland Pontiac, General
Motors Truck Co., Graham Paige
and others, which have been closed
for weeks, are to make a pretense
at Opening" on August 4th. Hun
dreds of thousands of old workers
will not be taken on, because there
is huge over production in the auto
mobile industry.
The bosses cannot hide the fact
that fundamentally the economic
crisis is getting worse. Unemploy-
ment which has been growing
steadily. at a mighty pace, since
last October is becoming more
acute.
There is undisputable proof of
this. There is undeniable proof
that the crisis will grow worse.
Speaking of the steel and other in
dustries, the Iron Age Market Sum-
mary says:
Outside of prospective support
from the carriers (railroads) there
is nothing in the current state of
iron and steel demand that offers
any definite clue as to the future"
And the railroads are one of the
worse sufferers in the present
crisis. Not much can be expected
from this weak link. Furthermore,
says, Iron Age, activity is at its
lowest ebb among manufacturers of
goods for the ultimate consumer"
Even the faxed figures of the
American Federation of Labor re-
Gently published indicate worsening
unemployment. T h csc figures,
showing the percentage of union
members unemployed in July, are
as follows:
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TODES TO SPEAK
AT NEGRO FORUM

Charlotte Todes, editor of the La
Dor Defender, will speak on the
Reign of Terror In the United States
on Sunday, August 3, at p. m. at
the Negro Forum, 308 Lenox Ave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22

Roger w. Babson is an optimist. He is making a
tour of the drouth states. He is making a study OF
conditions in the midwest. Writing from Omaha,
the economist asserts mid-western agriculture is on
the upgrade and general business In that region show
ed market improvement during the final quarter of
1880. He said this was his first public utterance on
the business situation since his bearish forecast last
November.
He predicts there should be a steady improvement
Of business in the middle west during the next 10
o. 20 years. Furthermore, the middlewestern farmer
will be the first to feel the effect Of better times.
This Is the Babson viewpoint: He was the first to
go down in the recent slump and he will be the first
to come up"
Now the Texas farmer was not the first to 20
down. Truth. is, he did not go down. Texas pro-
duced a fine wheat crop. Texas produced a fine
corn crop. Texas harvested a fine cat crop, and the
Magic Valley alone citrus and vegetables placed in
the pockets Of the growers SIS, oO0, 900 this year. A
review Of conditions in Texas is certainly most en-
couraging to all classes and conditions. There IS a
greater mental depression than financial under the
skies Of Texas. Mental pessissimists are the Typhoid
Marys" Of society. Their gloomy countenances and
their gloomy voice rumblings scatter the poison Of
distrust and despair. only the game fish swims I'D
the stream" Better TO be a game fish, boldly facing
the currents, than q Jelly fish helplessly drifting with
the rapid flow.
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Where Texas Population Is Dense

Bascom N. Timmons. a noted Washington cores
pendent. has been using his pencil on census fig
ures. Thirty-four Of Texas 254 counties have more
than half Of the states population. Population Of
Texas, ~5yS2l,272. Population OF the leading "a coun-
ties is 2.s41 .o5s. The so ranking counties in popu-
lation have an aggregate population of 3,458,O6o.
Travis Is one Of the leading counties. It's population
when the census count was closed was 77,7T7. Coryell
county had 1890. Menard had 4444. Titus county
has an even $4,000.
All this has nothing to do with standing I'D for
Texas" Hike the primary vote Of July, $500 to
100000 on Saturday. Aug. %. and the Job will be fin
ished, thoroughly finished for two years but not for all
time. An ancient patriot said that Eternal vigilance
is the price Of liberty" 1t is, and 1t is the price of
responsible government which should be honest gov
eminent.
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Garner and the Speakership

Rep. John N. Garner Of Texas, should the demo-
Gratis win control Of the next house. will be the sue
cessor Of Speaker Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio. There
are democratic leaders who look for a tidal wave that
will turn a democratic minority into a majority.
There are republican leaders who fear a loss Of SO
house members, which would leave the Hoover ad-
ministration in control by a margin Of is.
It Is all g~uesswork. There will be democratic gains,
but it should be remembered that the democrats sus-
tanned heavy losses in the election Of 1923, and they
must win 81 seats now held by the republicans 70
obtain control Of the new house of representatives.
Texas has II democrats and one republican
Harry N. Wurzbach is the republican nominee in
the 18th district. There are thousands of democrats
In this district who have voted for Wurzbach In all
his races. His brother, William A. Wurzbach of Bexa-
county, is the democratic nominee for county Judge
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Jacob and His Sentence

Jacob Bernan. a former Julian Petroleum official,
was sentenced to serve from three to AZ years in
prison for forgery Of over-issued Julian oil stock.
Jacob will serve the sentence after completion of a
seven-year term for using the mails to defraud.
Jacob had a defense. He said he j~ourneyed down
to Los Angeles. fell among thieves. was stripped Of his
possessions and now he will be compelled to exchange
costly wearing apparel for the garb Of a convict.
From ocean to ocean and from Canada to Lower
Mexico the wrecks and the wreckage OF the greatest
gambling craze in history are in evidence. And yet
-senagambanians are locked up for crap shooting and
1t Is looked upon as criminal to bet two bits on a
horse race.
This is a gaudy old world at best and those who
strain at enats and swallow camels constitute a Wig
orous and most v~ociferous army.
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Kind Words for Convicts

Kind words for prison inmates and harsh ones for
lawyers" were spoken at the preliminary conferences
Of the American Bar association which is holding its
1880 convention in the city Of Chicago. As for the
kind words, they were spoken by Attorney General
Percy Saint Of Louisiana. who ventured the belief
that the prison population could be reduced Is to 80
per cent under the parole law and that it would be
for the good Of society"
According to the Associated Press story, Atty. Gen.
Saint, known during his first two years on Louisiana
pardon board as its most hard-boled member. expe-
rience had modified his views. These are his words:
Il still believe that hardened criminals should be
segregated and kept at hard labor in prison. but there
are others who had TO be sentenced according to the
law who could be released to the benefit Of society"
He proposed that pardon and parole boards be COM
bined into single boards Of clemency and that these
boards be instructed to investigate the character Of
accused men and the circumstances Of their crime in
order to learn II they are genuine criminals.
Texas has a parole law and a parole board. Texas
has three veteran judges, able lawyers and highmind-
ed men, who are members OF the parole body. This
law was given TO the state since the administration Of
Dan Moody began to function.
Judge Hamilton was a district attorney and later
district Judge. For a quarter OF a century he had a
closeup Of crime and criminals. Judge Stanhope
Henry was a prominent lawyer when called to Wash
ington during the second administration Of Grover
Cleveland and served in the department Of justice for
almost a quarter Of a century.
Judge Woodward is another veteran Of the bench
and the bar. He was a prosecutor in his early career
under the skies Of Texas. These three investigate
and they recommend. AS to qualifications they are
top-notchers. Al to experience they are without peers.
AS to personal integrity there has never been a chal-
lenge.
Atty. Gen. Saint Of Louisiana was an outstanding
LAWYER before he was called 10 high office. His verdist
is that the prison population could be reduced IS
to 30 per cent under the parole law and that It would
be for the good Of society"
His recommendation is that hardened criminals
should be segregated and kept at hard labor in pris-
on" Why not?
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in the Alamo stronghold. Blood Is said to be thicker
than water.
Sen. A. J. Writ Is q democrat. He Is close to the
wurzbachs. Is blood thicker than water? wurzbachE
father was a gallant Confederate soldier. He never
voted q republican ticket in his Life. Party ties are
easily broken in many Of the counties Of the l4th
district. They viii be broken this year.
Capt. Jack Elgin Of San Antonio. q leader Of the
opposition to Creager domination is ready to lead an
other revolt against the Brownsville director general
Of the Texas republican party. Capt. Elgin says the
July primary held by the republicans was "a fake as
well as fizzle." Now he insists that q state conven-
ton of republicans should be called and q full ticket
placed in the field to appear on the official November
election ballot.
Where is the brother In black this year? He appears
TO be on the outside Of the republican brSastworks.
wondering why he Is never invited to the feed trough
when there is a division Of the small loaves and
fishes. He is not without a country but he Is with
out a party away down here In Texas.
He Is barred from the democratic primaries and
the Creager leaders will not tolerate him unless he
takes a back seat in a dark corner of the convention
hall.
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for several years before he got q
break, and when ne did II went
straight to his head. That's
pretty good. taking two girls away
from Maury in one evening. He'll
never get over 1t. He thinks he's
Gods own little gift to women. !
understand he saves his fan mail
and sits in front Of a mirror and
reads 10 over"
Collier served the bacon and eggs
and sat down. i wish you'd punch
ed him in the nose. I know a lot
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%%A0zzRu00d. s.. Story

inner saw, was Anne. 50 he made
for the mems dressing room and
was among the first to get into q
bathing suit.
He heard someone say in the
dressing room that Maury was
sleeping it off," and another voice
said. "Yes, Frank said he had been
insulted and he wasn't coming in.
Do you thing we ought to drag him
out and throw him in?" But Mar
tin Collins quietly said 1t would be
better If they let Maury alone.
The man next to Dan said in a
low voice that that was a good
idea. It'll suit me fine he told
Dan, If he doesn't wake up till
I'm gone"
When Anne Winter emerged
from the little building. Rorimer,
dripping with water, was sitting
on the edge Of the pool, watching
for her with eager eyes. Gorgeous
looking. Anne was. in a black bath
ing suit and white rubber helmet
He waved 10 her and she came over
and stood beside him and asked
him how the water was.
Fine" he said. Going in the
deep end?"
Anne smiled and nodded. and he
got up and took her by the hand
and led her to the springing board.
You first. Anne, and Ill race
you TO the other end. Okay?"
II was. Anne replied gaily. and
he watched her walk confidently
10 the end of the board, poiSe for
a moment and then. a slim and
lovely figure. cleare the air with
bewitching grace and disappear be-
meath the water with a little
splash. He followed and. swim
ming under water. took her hand
and came up laughing happily.
THAT was a great dive. Anne.
You're good" And he added: Il
like you in black. too"
Anne said, Your taste is too
tickle"
Meaning Just what?" he urged.
swimming beside her. Something
in the curtneSS OF her speech led
him to think that she might pos
sibly be thinking Of MariS Farrell.
He found himself hoping eagerly
that this was SO, remembering an
earlier reference Anne had made
to Maris: she had said something
about his not appearing TO be per-
ishing on the vine in Maris' COM
pany.
But Anne refused 70 elaborate.
even after he had repeated his
question. and he let her beat him
10 the end Of the pool. where they
stood up in the shallow water. and
Anne Scclded him mildly for not
exerting himself to win.
Masculine superiority OF the
worst Sort" she termed Il.
What? Because I didn't break
my neck to beat you? Lies too
short. Anne"
Because you showed 50 plainly
that you weren't trying" Her eyes
flashed scornfully.
We'll" Dan said meekly. "can !
square it If I try real hard this
time2" and Anne sssented.
So they retraced their course, and
this time Dan won by more than 2
length. He said he hoped she was
satisfied. You made me work
every inch OF the way"
The sky was turning pale gray
il the east as they drove back tc
Hollywood. Dan told her Of what
Maris Farrell had said. "Cominf
from her, I'd call II a real tribute"
he said.
And he talked a good deal OF
Maris. hoping that Anne would say
something that would enable him
to feel that she was Jealous: but
there was nothing in her comment
to indicate that she resented one
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of people who would have enjoyed
it,"
And he added: Were having
open house this afternoon, by the
way, Just in case you forget. I ran
into Louise Watkins last night, Just
for a minute. She said she wanted
TO talk TO you about something.
She's coming over"
Ito Be Continued)
A new public library ccy.Ng
s300,Cg0, with 10000 books, has
been opened OIL San Antonio. Tex.
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Along Elizabeth

Along Elizabeth
NJ. r. Hall, county attorney.
standing on a corner on the main
stem. stepping from the curb and
almost getting run over....I. Dorf-
man.. .of Dorfman's jewelry store
squirting at a diamond through
a glass Of some kind $500 standing in
the door Of his Elizabeth street
shop. Ed Z. Mockbee. ... manager
Of the telephone system. the big
wrong number walking
along with a friend. Ben Brack
travelling salesman from the big
cities. lin Brownsville doing bust
ness with the Fashion. talking
with the owners OF the local shop
Thursday "A. r. Vidaurri 49,. OF
the Brownsville Printing Company
49,. .familiarly known as Tito.
figuring the cost Of a radio on the
installment plan. for some one
else. -. Russell Rentfro. $500. mayors
son. washing the big Packard
touring. ... which he drives around.
Stepping Out
With a lcng-standing reputation
for the best citrus in the world.
the Valley now makes a strong bid
for the best looking girls in the
state.
Miss Sidney Mae Lockhart. OF
Edinburg, second place in the
beauty contest in Dallas recently,
and doubtless the judges were cock
eyed or they would have given her
first place.
AS far as we know. Miss Lock
hart Is one of the first Valley
maidens ever to enter a statewide
beauty contest. And to win second
place the first time is quite an
honor.
To the Edinburg maid gees the
material honors, but the Valley
derives beneficial publicity. and re-
ceives the vicari0us honors.
Miss Lockhart Is going 10 Atlantic
City, to compete with other beauty
contest winners. to determine which
woman has the necessary pulchri-
tude 10 Be chosen Miss America.
The best or luck to Miss Magic
Valley.
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Begin Here d


Dan Rorimer, temperamental
young man OF Hollywood. can't
get along with the studio man
ager at Continental Pictures and
tears up his contract as scenario
writer and asks to be fired. But he
isn't. Dan has become keenly in
tereSted in Anne Winter, q young
girl from Tulsa, Okla, who Is
working as an extra. She has had
stage experience, and she knows
enough to warrant a screen test
at Grand United studios.
Dan lives with Paul Collier, who
writes a daily movie column for a
string OF newspapers. Anne lives
with Mona Morrison and Eva Hur-
ley, two extra girls, Eva is rather
bitter.
Garry Sloan. famous Hollywood
director, has shown some interest
in Anne Winter. Dan does not care
much for Sloan; he is an admirer.
however. Of Martin Collins. form
erly Of Continental. now with AM
algamated. Collins invites him to
a house-warming at his home, and
he brings Anne along.
There Dan meets a charming
young actress named Maris Far
rell. Anne meets and Is annoyed by
Frank Maury, q conceited charmer
in the screen. Maury makes him
self obnoxious TO Maris and Anne.
and it falls to Dams lot 70 rescue
them from his unwelcome atten-
tions. Maris is curious about Anne.
She seems interested in knowing
whether she Is a particular friend
OF Dams.
Now Go On With the Story
CHAPTER XIX
Rorimer said, why l hope So"
and he wondered then If Anne
possibly regarded him as some
thing more than a friend and a
companion to play around with.
Anne was hard to figure that way;
you never knew Just where you
stood. True, she seemed TO enjoy
herself whenever he was with her.
but that might mean much and it
might mean nothing: Anne had
never given him reason to think
that IL had any especial signific-
ance. He grinned inwardly. remem-
bering the night that he had kiss
ed her and she told him calmly
that she hoped he would not do il
again. That was Anne for you:
always calm always composed:
knowing just what she was doing
and where she was going.
He remembered now that he had
last seen her in the patio. talking
to a little gray-haired man. re
hoped she was still there. felt q
little uneasy. because Frank Maury
had passed that way. and Maury
was In a mood TO be unpleasant
He heard Martin Collins voice
called from the house. and Marlc
Farrell, beside him. clutched his
arm.
Martin says everyone's going
swimming" she said. Are you?"
MariS' head barely reached above
his shoulder. He looked down a,
her and smiled and nodded en-
phatically.
Absolutely. How about you?'
And Maris nodded. too.
Rorimer recoilected something
Did you find that green bathinf
suit. by the way?" he asked. "Re.
cause II you didn't somebody:
going to have to explain to Franz
Maury."
Maris said that Maury probably
wouldn't remember a word thai
had been said. ANYWAY, I founc
It." she answered him.
She left him then. and went Of.
to change her clothes. and Oar
told her that he would meet hel
IN the pool. and he started toward
the house in search Of Anne. But
he heard loud voices. and presently
a crowd emerged from the house
led by Collins. who had a girl OF
either arm. And one or them, Ror.