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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
A Bright Idea

The French ambassador at Mos
cow tried aUithout success to read
the note of Rumunid Gathering to
the Stimson attack on the Soviet
Union) to the Foreign ComnissG-
riat. Then he tried to Leave it on
a desk, bit failed. The caricature
Below gives the youth Prada"
suggestion of What the French
ambassador might do auth it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
WAKING Up OTIS
elevator NE N
Slave Driving Worse in
Harrison Plant
(By q WorI:er Correspondent

by q Worker Correspondent
HARRISON, N. il am a
worker in the Otis Elevator Co. in
the machine shop for the last 10
years and conditions are getting
terrible and I am trying to do my
best in waking up the workers in
the machine department, and we will
get quite good results.
The foremen and straw bosses
are at our backs all the time, and
big boss Campbell is very friendly"
to some of the men, and we got to
swallow all that he tells us and
make him think that we like him
and the company. What we need
is good metal organization and
we have the material to do it with,
with all their spies here we shall
keep on and organize with a real
fighting organization.
Otis SLAVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01

cities. He will visit Trenton, N. j.,
Thursday and Friday, January 80
and 81; Philadelphia and vicinity
Camden, Vineland, Chester and
others) Saturday, February to
February 8; Atlantic City, N. j.,
February and 9; Wilmington, Del,
February 10 and IL; Baltimore, Md,
February IL to IS; Washington,
January 16 to 10; sympathizers and
friends in all these cities have
pledged themselves to aid Cohen in
his tour, in seeing to it that there
will be large attendance at all the
meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01

LONDON, Jan 9 (By Inprecorr
Mail Service) -Four hundred Lon
don lockers refused to unload the
steamer, MAINE" on account of the
fact that the owners demanded that
the sailors should serve a watch OF
six hours instead Of the customary
four hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
London Dockers Declare Ship "Black"

The maine" has now left for
Hamburg. The London lockers APP
peal to their Hamburg fellow work
ers to maintain the principle Of in
ternational proletarian solidarity
and to refuse to unload the sweat
ship maine"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Cohen Tour for CASTOR
Shifrin MineOla Cases;
Trenton First; Jan. 30

Joseph Cohen, organizer Of the
Jewish section of the International
CaSor Defense, will begin his tour
today on the intensive campaign of
the defense organization on behalf
of the Gastonia- Shifrin- Mineola de-
Tense fund.
/ He will address meetings. hold lee
tures and visit individuals in ten
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Officer Murders 16 Year Old
Guardsman

DETROIT (By Mail)-A 16 year
old member of the National Guard
was shot and killed by a sergeant
who went to the youths home to
arrest him for missing drill. STAN
ley Prusinowski, the youth, was
shot by Sergt. Poggione. The youth
tried to flee the sergeant, and was
shot in the back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Greet LYMAN in Boston

BOSTON, lass, Jan. 81 Louis
Hyman, of the Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union, has been
tour. ng the country ~ his return
from the Soviet Union as head of
the Trade Uric delegation to the
18th anniverc.. celebration. The
InG.-trial Union here has arranged
a welcome for him for Wednesday,
Feb. 5, at fremont Temple, Lorimer
Hall, Tremc..t St., Bos1on. Admis-
sion will be so cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Greet Beal In Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 81. ~
Over 800 Cleveland workers greeted
Fred Beal, and defying the police,
marched from the station singing
revolutionary songs. Placards de-
nounced the Gastonia sentence. The
workers held mass meeting in the
public square in the heart of the
city. A big meeting was then held
at 6021 st. Clair Ave. About 100
Negro workers greeted Beal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
$4,000 Jobless in Cleveland

CLEVELAND (By Mail. B. c..
Seiple, city employment commits
sioner, admits that $4,000 workers
are unemployed in Cleveland. This
is an obvious understatement,
judged by long lines of workers
waiting for work at the plants here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Pittsburgh Liebknecht Meeting

PITTSBURGH Liebknecht Meeting
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Young work
ers Of Pittsburgh will honor the
memory of Karl Liebknecht in
an anti-war demonstration Friday,
February Z at 8 p. m. at Labor Lyc-
cum, 35 Miller St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Sheet Metal Workers Strike

CHICAGO (By MaiD. - Sheet
metal workers of the Wonder Heat
ing and Ventilating Systems struck
against violations of the ruler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-01
Chicago Women's Day

International Women's Day vii
be celebrated in Chicago March s Al
the Peoples Auditorium, 2457 VI
Chicago Ave.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
KIDNAPPED CHILD
DENPSEY'SPAL

DETROIT, Oct. 90 I.N.SO.
eff my pal, Jack Dempsey, was
here, that man wouldn't have
taken me away. Dempsey would
have punched him in the nose"
So liSped 5-year-old Pauline
Cron, self-styled "pal' to most of
the sporting world celebrities,
today as she sat safely in her
home here after a three-hour ex-
perience with a deranged kid.
naper last night.
Pauline. who is popular in local
athletic circles, was lured from the
porch of her home here by the
promise of a doll.
Police found Fred Tate. 80, a
deranged veteran, wandering on
the streets with the child. Tate
will be given a sanity hearing
today.
Pauline talked with police today.
But uppermost in her mind was
the fact that her boxing champion
was not here. She insisted:
"Jack Dempsey is my pal. I
always get my pictures taken on
his lap. He's swell.
"T'm going to write a letter to
him and tell him to come back
to Detroit. He'll punch that
guy in the nose"
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

Children are not instinctively
bad. Acts which bring them to
the Juvenile Court are the results
of natural desires and impulses" ."
Such is the verdict of a woman
who has been directing and cor
recting children for the past IL
years in her capacity as judge OF
the Juvenile Court of the District
of Columbia, Judge Kathryn
Sellers.
Declaring that she still retains
the interest in the cases brought
before her that she felt when she
first sat on the bench, Judge
Sellers. asserted that delinquent
children are doing only the mat
ural things" which are perfectly
all right except when they come
in conflict with the law.
Citing her own personal youth
full sensations when she saw the
old horse pulled fire wagons tear
ing down the street, Judge Sellers
said that she was quite able to
understand that children often
times turn in a fire alarm just
so they can see the bright red
fire engines racing through stop
ped traffic.
Even Sally and Joe, the old
darkies who used to live on her
family plantation in. Carol county,
Md, have helped Judge Sellers
in her understanding of the chill
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Children Naturally Good,
Opir1es Judge Sellers

dren brought before her IN court.
The colored pair was freed a
long time ago by the judges
family who, although living be-
low the Mason and Dixon line,
believed in the ebolition Of slav'
cry. With this sympathy for
colored folks in her background
Judge Sellers said that she feels
better able TO understand mis-
demeanors, a great number OF
which are committed by the col
ored children.
Judge Sellers declared her ap.
probation for the unending CO
operation afforded her by the
District of Columbia police force
Without its aid, she asserted, she
could not continue her court
Cases of grand larceny, she con.
tinued, which ordinarily belong
in the Police Court even though
the offender Is of Juvenile Court
age, are brought to her in nine
cases out of ten.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
SMITH SPEECH
DRAWS FIRE

BOSTON, Oct. 90 G.N.S).
With the cheers of thousands
still ringing in his ears and leav-
ing behind a denunciation of the
Republicans for "evading" the
dry issue and an attack ON
President Hoover for signing the
present tariff law, former Gov.
Alfred E. Smith today left for
New York to prepare another
broadside against the Republi-
cans to be used tonight when he
speaks on farm relief over a
nationwide radio broadcasting
hook-up.
At the same time, Republican
orators, by radio and rally. were
denouncing Smith, advancing the
benefits Of protective tariff and
other Republican policies and ridi-
culing the Smith claim that "the
Democratic party will bring about
real economy by not making un-
necessary appropriations"
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
SHAW PICKS 8
GREAT BRAINS

LONDON, Oct. % G.N.SJ.-To
the brief list of men who in all
human history have created uni
verses" was added today the name
of Prof. Albert Einstein. the IA
NOUS mathematician and orig1na-
tor of the theory of relativity.
Prof. Einstein's name was
craven with the immortals by no
less an authority than George
Bernard Shaw in brilliant
speech at dinner here which
was broadcast to the United
States and throughout the Brit
ish Isles.
Shaw's list began with Pythag-
oras and included Ptolemy, Ari-
stotle, Copernicus, Keppler, GIL
liIeo, Newton and fins y Elm
stein, who the author nd play
wright called "the greatest Of our
contemporaries"
The dinner was given by a
society working for the relief of
Jews in Eastern Europe, and with
characteristic modesty Prof. Elm
stein disavowed Shaw's eulogies
as directed not at him but at
some mythical namesake"-the
scientist and universe builders.
Einstein switched the spotlight
from himself to the Jew of Po-
land, Lithuania and Russia
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
RIOTS PRECEDE
BORIS, BRIDE

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 20 I.N.
s).-While King Boris and his
bride, Queen Giovanna, were en-
route to Bulgaria from Italy
aboard the royal yacht Czar
Ferdinand. riots. protesting the
mixed marriage, shook the capital
today.
Fearing disturbances at Varna,
where the citizens are decidedly
against the Catholic marriage,
the royal party has changed its
plans of landing there. The Car
Ferdinand will stop at Bourgas
instead, and the royal couple will
entrain for Sofia from there.
Down with Fascism" placards
were posted all about the Italian
legation here, which the police re-
moved Immediately.
Police were taking precautions
today to prevent further out
breaks. Military and police forces
were assigned to government
buildings, and will be on hand to
escort King Boris and his new
queen through the streets to the
palace on their arrival here.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
z KILL BANKER
AND ESCAPE

CHICAGO, Oct. 90 U.N.S).-A
bank executive ambushed and
fatally wounded, and a jeweler
held up and robbed Of $4,000 in
uninsured diamonds. spurred au-
thorities today in their war on
organized crime.
Two men leaped upon Court
ney R. Merrill. vice president OF
the Union State Bank. Of South
Chicago, last night, stabbed him
and fled. He died Of his wounds.
The bandits surprised Mr.. Mer'
rill in the rear of the bank of
which he is an executive. Two
shots were fired, both Of which
went wide, and he grappled with
the nearest man the other
plunged a knife into his back
twice. Both fled.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Punch Board Raids
Bring TWO Arrests

Two men were arrested last
night by members of the vice
and liquor squad and charged
with permitting gaming in their
stores. Both, according to police,
had punch boards in their places
Of business.
Martin Morris Silver, 20, pro-
prietor of a store near the Penn
sylvania Avenue Bridge Southeast,
and A. A. Mire, of Good Hope
Road and Fifteenth Street South
east, were arrested. Two members
Of the vice squad bought chances
on punch boards. Both were re-
leased on $500 bond.
Later the squad arrested Frank
c. Junghaus, of the TOO block
Sixteenth st, N. E., on charges of
possession of $50 bottles Of beer,
two quarts of liquor and IL gal
Ions of white liquor"
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
BALDWIN FACES
TORY REVOLT

LONDON. Oct. 90 GNSJ.
The British Parliament settled
down to routine today, with indi.
cations that the near future
would see definite and radical
changes in the political align.
ment Of the nation.
Premier j. Ramsay Macdonald
was strengthened by semblance
of real support from the Liberal
ranks and the Conservative party
was torn with serious dissension.
A political surprise was sprung
last night when A prominent
members Of the conservative
party issued a peremptory de-
mand for the resignation of
former Premier Stanley Baldwin
as party leader.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
ENGINE FOUND
FAULTY, QUIZ
|SADV|SED
Dramatic Flight to India Was
Planned, Letter DiscIoses;
Victim Warned OF Disaster

LONDON. Oct. 20 GN.SD The
revelation that Squadron Leader
r. M. Booth, captain of the British
dirigible R-1O0, considered the only
trial flight of his crafts ill-fated
sister ship, the R-101. unsatiSfac
tory, was made today during the
official British investigation into
the causes of the crash Of the
R-101 near Beauvais. France.
Squadron Leader Booth was one
Of the 48 men who lost their lives
when the giant craft plunged to
the earth in flames a few hours
after it left Cardington. England
for India.
Engine Stopped
The dramatic revelation was
made by Sir william Jowitt. Brit
ish attorney general. shortly after
the inquiry was resumed TINS
morning in the great hall OF the
Institute of Engineers.
Sir William also revealed that
one Of the R-101's engines stopped
completely during the trial flight
and was found to be completely
out of commission
These two revelations followed
q statement by the attorney gen.
eral that so far as he could learn
no official record had been made
by the air ministry Of the RIOTS
trial flight.
1t was recalled that during the
test flight, which took the craft
over London, the R-101 encolln-
tered a severe Squall and rain
storm, and it was reported at the
time that some damage was done
to the fabric of the crafts tail
fin. ...-t:
India Flight Plan
Evidence indicating the R101
might have been sent on its voy-
age to India hastily in order that
q dramatic, striking feat" might
be accomplished while the i'm
perial conference was in session
III London also occupied the at
tention today of the court Of in
quiry.
Production of private air min
istry correspondence revealed that
Lord Thomson, British air min
lister and one of the 48 victims IF
the tragedy, had insisted in writ
ing that the flight to India must
be begun at the end of September
and that he himself must be back
in London by October 16.
Sir William Jowitt told the
court that there probably is no
doubt that Lord Thompson
thought it would be a striking,
dramatic feat to accomplish a
flight to India and come home in
safety while the imperial confer
ence was sitting"
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
"Y" Membership
Can1pGigners Dine

At a dinner meeting tonight.
first reports the campaign to Sc
cure 500 new members for the
Young Mems Christian ASsocia-
ton will be heard by Ed Morton
Willis, director-chairman.
Division leaders who have
charge of the volunteer workers
are: John w. Hardell, Fred Net
tleShip, and Charles w. Pimper.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
LONG STRING WITNESSES PARADES AT COURT HOUSE
ENFORCEMENT
GROUP BACKS
CANNON
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson Heads
Meeting Which Raps Vets
Attack on Md.-Born Bishop

BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-A reso-
luton indorsing and supporting
Bishop James Cannon, jr., was
passed by the United Democratic
Law Enforcement Clubs Of Mary
land yesterday at the senni-annual
meeting here, at which Mrs. Jesse
Nicholson, of Chevy Chase, Md,
president Of the State group and
also head of the National Wo.
mans Democratic Law Enforce
ment League, presided.
The resolution read:
"Tn view of the concerted
action by the wet press and
enemies of the Eighteenth
Amendment to the COnStitu-
tion and their determination to
persecute and wreck one who
has stood against these forces
in defense of our prohibition
laws, and who fought with as
to rid our country of Tammany
domination;
"Be 1t resolved, That this
CUAVC1AOAUh SV UA ACNUAW 80
supporting Bishop James Can
non, a Maryland-born citizen,
because of these vicious attacks
being made upon him, and to
pledge him our Endorsement
and support in his fight against
enemies of our country who
are determined to wreak their
vengeance on Bishop Cannon.
because Of the part he played
in support Of our President"
A second resolution pledged the
united support of the organiza'
tions to Mayor Broening. 1t
stated:
"The Republican platform has
a strong dry plank and Mayor
BrOening promises he will stand
firmly on his party's platform,
regardless Of his position in the
past"
The resolution also indorSed
Representative T. Alan GoldSbor'
ough for reelection to Congress
Robert Carson, of Denver; Mrs
Nicholson and Gen. Everard
Hatch, of Laurel. were speakers.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Pick-POcket Attacks
AUed Woman

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Oct. 20.
Rosie Vincent, colored, reported
to police here yesterday that
she had been struck and kicked
by a white man, who grabbed
her pocketbook when she was
awaiting a bus at the corner OF
Carroll and Flower Avenues.
She gave a description Of the
man. The pocketbook contained
small amount of cash and Q
few car tokens. Chief Of Police
Ebert E. Blodgett is investigating.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
English Protesting
American Slang !
In Talkies

NEW YORK, Oct. 90 G.N.S).
Something must be done about
American slang in the talkies.
Sidney Bernstein, London
theater owner and builder of
Europe's largest theater. was
in New York today to investi-
gate the matter. He said
American slang in talkies was
particularly Objectionable to En-.
glish patrons, who do not un-
derStand the meaning of even
the most ordinary slang words
used in this country.
Bernstein said "oh, gee" and
"attaboy" didn't mean a. thing
to English talkie fans.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
2 Americans Divorce
Their Wives In Paris

PARIS, Oct. 90 GN.S0.-Two
American divorces figured in the
Paris courts today. A decree was
granted Leon Dessourd from his
wife, nee Jenny Ohlson, on a
charge Of desertion. They were
married in New York in 1910.
The other divorce was obtained
by Harry Bachrach from the for
mer Irma RoSenheim, also on a
desertion charge. They were mar
ried in New York in 1905.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Clara Joel AW0rded
S55. 600 In Voice Suit

NEW YORK, Oct. 90 UN.S0
Loss Of her voice and injuries
which forced her to abandon a
stage career, today had won a $751;
900 verdict for Clara Joel, wife of
William Boyd, motion picture star.
A jury returned the verdict for
the actress in her suit against a
taxicab company. She was In
jured when a taxi crashed into an
Olsvated pillar two years ago.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
u. S. Teacher Found
Dead In Oxford, Eng.

OXFORD, England, Oct. %
Q.N.SO.-Miss Helen Marquette
Doremus, SO years old, described
by police as a Brooklyn school
teacher, was found dead here to-
day in a garden three stories
below her bedroom window.
Police are working on the
theory that she committed sui
eide by jumping from the win
dow because Of III health,
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
HELD IN BLAST PLOT

PARIS, Oct. 90 UNS)-
Charged with a conspiracy to
blow UP Paris headquarters of the
Fascist organization, two Italians
were being held by the police to-
day. They were arrested when
found in possession of a suspi.
cious looking package which was
found to contain a huge bomb.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
BERLIN STRIKE ENDS

BERLIN, Oct. 90 U.N.S).
Signing of a pact of arbitration to-
day ended a strike of more than
10000 Berlin metal workers.
The men return to work at their
old wage scale pending arbitration
of wage cuts recommended by
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

M4O0 LILLIAN 01OhG0
Goods at the University Of
Utah have organized an auxili-
ary to the mems pistol team
and are developing into crack
shots. Miss Stokes, one OF
them, is demonstrating her pro-
ficiency.,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-02
POLICE CHIEF
TAKES LIFE TO
PREVENT PROBE

LYNWOOD, Calf, June 2. W.H
Fear of the law in whose en-
forcement he was engaged, drove
Chief of Police George n. Doney,
of Lynwood, to suicide, authorities
believed today.
Doney's body was found slumped
down in the front seat of his auto
mobile yesterday by one of the
chiefs aides, Sergeant Terwilliger.
Suicide notes, one telling of Doney's
intention to shoot himself, and the
other dealing with an impending
graft investigation, told the story.
The police chief was confronted
Saturday by Tom Cavett, investi-
gator for the district attorneys
office, with a charge Of purloining
money paid on bail bonds.
He was said to nave confessed
to the asserted thefts, and to have
involved other Lynwood officials,
whose alleged completely may be in.
vestigated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-02
Valley Shipments

Cantaloupe shipments over the
holiday and week end were rather
slack, according to figures obtained
at the Southern Pacific offices
this morning, mere 7l3 ears be-
ing recorded for the three days.
This brings the seasons total to
6,029 ears for the entire valley
with FL Centro's share at 1,172 ears.
Saturdays shipments were: Can
taloupe, 223 ears as follows: Braw-
ley, So; FL Centre, 40; Westmor-
land, 3S; Seeley. II; Heber, -; Ca
leXico, 9; Holtville, A. Imperial
i; Edgar, /; Calipatria, .; Turn,
]. Watermelons: Westmorland, 10;
Calipatria, 4; Calexieo, l; and Holt
Vile, /; tomatoes: Brawley, 3; Ell
Centre, /; mixed melons: Brawley,
9; Westmorland, 4; FL Centre, ,;
and Turn, ! honeydews: Westmor-
land, ,; and Calexico |.
Yesterday; cantaloupe, pol. Braw-
ley, "a; FL Centre, II; Westmor-
land, 33; Seeley, 10; Heber, II;
Caiexico, 9; Holtville, ); Imperial,
?; Calipatria, /; Edgar, l; and
Turn, !. Mixed melons: Brawley,
s; III Centre, 3; Westmorland, .;
tomatoes; Brawley, 2; watermelons,
WestnHor4a nd. 3 !; honeydews: West.
morland, / Brawlcy, /.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-02
Endurance Mark
Sci BY Italians

ROME. June .. W.P)-Italy won
today the worlds record for cndur-
ance flying without rcfueling
which Germany had held for al
most two years.
Major Umberto Madeline and
Lieut.. Fausto Ceccino, of the Ital-
ian air corps, set the new record of
81 hours 10 minutes when they:
landed mt Monteciio airport at.
l2:45 Il. III. Their fuel was ex-.i
hausted.
Major Maddelina piloted the plane!
which first sighted the survivors of.
Gen. Umxerto Mobiles DISASTROUS
Arctic expedition slowly starving.
on the ice floe.
Johann Risztics and Wilhelm
Zimmerman of Germany, set the
previous record Of 90 hours % min-
utes at Dessau, Germany, in July,
1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-02
of Lord
Derby Scratched

LONDON, June >. U.P)-The field
for the derby at EPSON Downs on
Wednesday was teduced to 10 to-
day when Lord Derb S Cacrleon and
Lord Woolavington's Parenthesis
were scratched.
The Earl of Derby, whose house
has not been notably successful in
winning the race which was named
for it $50 years ago, thus will have
no representative of his colors in
were eliminated as pos
sibilties three months ago.