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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28

MI. Harvey Frestone In a Boston speech says that
In the Edison test he gave a perfect mark to a boy
who said that he would have rescued the guide. his
sweetheart and himself. No boy. 1t Is understood,
thought Of saying he would save himself and send
the survivors a crate Of tires.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28
A Beautiful Thought

Miss America and VIII Osborn Of radio fame are
engaged. They will 60. obviously, on a honeycroon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28

The Navy has a plane built to do 500 miles an
hour. A great little vehicle 10 have around when
you have reached the station and discovered it neces-
sary TO go back home for the brief-case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28
Why Net. Indeed?

Why should there net be suffering among the un-
employed rs long as the destiny OF the workers Is at
the mercy OF labor leaders? As II is a well organ
ised graft, why does not the government take a hand
in it7"-From O letter In the New York Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28

A Carnegie professor says that women resist heat
better than men. Why not? They 60 around un-
dressed all the time. don't they?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
HUNGER KILLS WORKER
AT FIRST JOB In MONTHS

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 22.-Just
before the whistle blast cut the air
announcing quitting time, Clarence
R. Castle, while pushing a wheel
barrow, keeled over dead at the
close of his first day of work after
nine months OF misery, suffering
and want. He died from starvation.
Castle leaves behind him a wife
and two children.
The coroner's verdict, "death by
starvation" is not wholly satisfac-
tory. Fellow-worker Castle, who
had shaved all of his life to keep
the bosses fat while his children
were hungry, was killed by capital
ism, a monster which feeds on the
blood and sweat of workers and
whose tentacle, starvation, is for
ever wound about the shacks and
alleys of the poor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
MORE STRIKES IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Workers Reject Speed
Up, Wage Cuts

MANILA.-A series of strikes
have been going on in the Philip
pines which have been hushed up
by the capitalist press. A large
number of workers have been fight
ing against the piece-work system
and the speed-up being introduced
by the American bosses. In noilo
5000 sugar leaders walked out.
They demanded double the piece
work rate offered by the boss or a
fixed daily wage. The bosses tried
to force a rate of one and half
cents sack on the workers. sack
weighs more than hundred pounds
and the worker has to carry it
about a block.
Another strike took place among
the sheet metal workers in the
Philippine Sheet Metal Co., the
largest factory of its kind in the
Philippines. The plant is owned by
American exploiters, who are rap
idly introducing the worst kind of
speed-up at the lowest wage rates.
A vicious system of piece-work was
put into effect. The workers went
on strike. The strike was broken by
the importation of scabs and by the
treachery of the reactionary labor
takers who follow the fascist A. F.
Of l.. policies.
The American exploiters are
blaming the strikes on "Communis-
tic" propaganda and the increasing
demands for independence of the
Philippines" The fact is the econ
omic crisis in the Philippines has
been worsening. Wage-cuts are
attempted in the form of intro
ducing the speed-up and piece-work
systems. The Philippine workers
are becoming more and more mill
tant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
FAKE EVIDENCE
AGAINST WORKER
Attempt Deporta tion
of Communist to Italy

ERIE, Pa, June 22.-New evil
dence on the frame-up methods of
the immigration inspector, J. L.
Powers of this city, has been re
ceived by the attorney of the Inter.
national Labor Defense. Powers is
preparing to deport 80 workers who
are actively engaged in the class
struggle under the leadership of TIE
Communist Party.
The evidence received by the l.
L. D. counsel, Rossiter, was re
ceived from three witnesses whose
names for the time being are with
held. 1t indicates that the immi-
grafton inspector, Powers, utilized
the information and answers Of the
above witnesses and completely dis
torted it with the sole object of
manufacturing evidence against
Comrade Guido Serio, a national
organizer of the Communist Party,
whom Powers is very much inter-
ested in deporting to fascist Italy.
The evidence was secured from
these witnesses at their homes by
a visit by Powers, accompanied by
Detective Scallese.
Another state witness, Fran
Fratte, has signed an affidavit be-
fore a notary public, in which he
proves how Powers has actually
manufactured evidence secured
from Fratte into meanings that had
nothing in common with what
Fratte actually said.
In the meantime Comrade Guido
Serio is being held for deportation
by the immigration authorities in
the Erie County Jail since May IL,
lacking the $4,000 cash necessary
for bail. The authorities are hold
ing five framed-up charges of sedi-
ton against him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
PRODUCTION GOESDOWN
ALL ALONG THE LINE;
CRISIS BECOMES WORSE
Stocks Crash Again and Again; Steel Output
Drops to Is Per Cent
Commodity Prices in Steep Drop; Jobless Army
Gets Larger

collapse of last autumn. These
records, together with others
somewhat less emphatic, point al
most Enthusiastically to a summer
of still greater depression"
The financial sections of the cap
italist press, as well as the leading
organs of Wall Street, are Uttered
with information which points to a
sharpening of the crisis and ire
mendous increase in the army of
unemployed.
A financial writer in the New
York Evening Post June p, 1930)
asks the question:
"Has industry in the United
States reached the bottom of its
depression and when may we ex-
pect it to rebound ?"
1T is more evident now than ever
that business recovery in the United
States is being retarded by the
world depression and commodity
(price) decline"
The commodity price decline is
just on its first downward lap.
Gigantic efforts are being made by
every section of the capitalists to
bolster up prices. Yet, despite this,
prices rush downward. Even mon
opoly prices are not immune and
will soon be heading the list on the
downward grade. Despite the mil
lions spent by the Federal Farm
Board, wheat, corn, oats, cotton and
rye go down, but only a fraction of
what will take place when the har-
vest begins to come in, with the
graneries already bursting with I'M
sold wheat.
This means more unemployment
and more hunger for the workers.
The sharpest class battles are loom
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Ethel BARRYMORE to Appear
IN "SCQYIet Sister Mary

Further announcements from the
Shubert office as to their plans for
next season, brought out the news
that Ethel Barrymore will appear
here in the fall. Miss Barrymore
will open the season in her own
theatre, in Scarlet Sister Mary" a
dramatization of the Pulitzer prize
novel by Julia Peterkin, to be fol-
lowed later with another play or
perhaps two.
Other scripts which the Shuberts
have in view for next season in
clude: "The Kings 40 Horse Pow
err Motor" adapted by Fred and
Fanny Hatton, from the play by
Attila Won Orbak; keys to Para
disc" by William Dubois; GAS You
Desire Me-" Pirandello's most re-
cent play; new play by Maurine
Watkins, author of Chicago" titled
"The DEVILS Diary; new play by
Elmer Harris, author of young
Sinners; a play based on Bruce
Bairnsfather's new novel, "The Man
in the Street." done by BARNS
father in collaboration with Con-
stance Collier; "Dico," adapted by
Walter Ferris from the Hungarian
play by Aspad Pastor; "Three
Gentlemen in Evening Clothes" a
play from the German by Hans
Adler; "Laquelle," by Prince Bibes-
co, adapted by Elmer Harris; "Suc-
cess" by A. E. Milne.
Other plans include: Frank Nor
gan, who will tour in "Topaze," and
Philip Merivale will make an ex-
tended journey in death Takes a
Holiday" in addition to the current
musicals, ARTISTS and Models" and
"Three Little Girls" Lita Grey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
FOOD WORKERS
PICK DELEGATES
Sending Representatives to July A
Convention; Sign IL Shops

NEW YORK.-The Food Workers
Industrial Union yesterday signed
up eleven food markets in Brighton
Beach, after short strikes. Union
conditions are established. There are
two strikes still in Brighton Beach,
and the union has about dozen al
together on hand at the present time.
The food workers are electing
their delegates now to the National
Convention of Unemployment, July
a and 5 in Chicago. The delegates
are being voted for at mass meet
ings, and at meetings of the food
workers Unemployed Councils.
Yesterday in general sessions
court, with the judge taking an ac-
tive part in the conviction, and with
jury Of business men, three food
workers were found guilty on a
framed up charge of disorderly con-
duct. They are Anna Speaker, De-
mos and Pico. They were arrested
about A months ago in picketing
demonstration before the Monroe
Cafeteria. The judge refused to
permit the jury to recommend
mercy.
The grand jury yesterday had 70
refuse to indict Mike Delk and Den
mis-, arrested before the Monroe,
charged with malicious mischief.
All Brooklyn and Mania t a n
bakers meet at l p. m. today at 90
Clinton St., for an organization
meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Today in History of
the Workers

June %, 1793-New Declaration
of the Rights of Man issued by
French Revolutionary Convention.
1S4S-Second revolt of workers of
Paris against king, bourgeoisie
and army. 1SS4-Three Thousand
miners of Hooking Valley, Ohio,
struck against wage-cuts. 1892
Alexander Berkman attempted to
kill Henry c. Prick, steel mag
nate, for bloody suppression of
Homestead strike. 1922. E.
Wilburn, miners PASTOR" con-
victed on murder charge for
armed miners march in West
Virginia in 1921. 1927-British
Parliament adopted law prohibit
ing sympathetic and general
strikes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Find" BUT DON'T
ARREST KILLER
Chicago Police and
Gangsters United

CHICAGO, June 22.-The MUIR
derer of Alfred P. Lingle, Chicago
Tribune reporter and gangster, "is
known positively" according to a
statement made by Chicago police
official yesterday. Considering the
close relations between politicians,
police and gangland, it is not sur
prising.
The revolver reported used in the
killing has been traced to Frank
Foster, formerly of the Bugs
Moran gang, but now with the
"Scarface Al" Capone forces, both
powerful in political circles. The
police declare the theory is that the
Foster short-barreled weapon was
a plant"
There has been a considerable
"shake-up" in the police force on
the surface, and much noise about
Solving" the mystery of the re-
porter's death. Actually, Commits
sioner Russell and Chief of Police
Siege have only been transferred to
other jobs in the force-until the
scandal blows over.
The Division st. gangsters, said
to be part of the Capone outfit,
were part of the force directed by
Siege which broke into the Com
munist Party headquarters here, de-
stroying papers, typewriters, MINI
eograph machine, etc., three months
ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
SOLIDARITY DAY
FOR DELEGATES
F ed Representatives
of Jobless At Chi.

On to Unemployed Solidarity Day!
This is now the watchword of the
united struggles of the unemployed
and employed workers of this coun-
try. June %, Unemployed Solidar-
ity Day, will be the occasion for
mass activities throughout the coun-
try in support of the great Ma
tional Unemployed Convention in
Chicago, July A. Under the auspices
of the Workers international Re-
lief and the Trade Union Unity
League, open-air demonstrations
will be held on Unemployed Solidar-
ity Day, as we'll as tag days; shop
gate and house-to-house collections
to raise funds to finance and main
tain the unemployed convention.
The Workers International Relief
will feed the thousands of delegates
who are expected to fill Ashland
Auditorium in Chicago, where the
convention will be held. The WI.R.
will also hold its National Confer
ence in connection with the conven-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
NATIONAL RELIEF
MEET FOR JULY 6
To Be Held in Chicago; W.I.R. to
Feed Unemployed Convention.

NEW YORK.-The first Nation
al Conference of the Workers In
ternational Relief will be held in
Chicago July 6 in connection with
the National Unemployed Conven-
ton, it was announced today.
The conference is called on the
eve OF new strikes in the anthracite
coal fields, and because of the i'm
portant role it will have to play in
struggles fomenting throughout the
country, the W.I.R. will be estab-
lished on far firmer basis than
heretofore.
The delegates to the National w.
|. R. Conference, which will include
w. /. R. secretaries, relief organ
izers, as well as rank and file work
ers, will consider these and other
tasks and make plans for adequate
iy dealing with them. The Provi-
sional Committee in charge of the
conference has its headquarters at
the Chicago w. /. r. office, 108 N.
Dearborn St., Room 301.
The Workers international Relief
will feed the thousands of delegates
the National Unemployed Con-
vention as an expression of the
solidarity of all workers with the
struggles of the unemployed, the
ational office revealed today. The
W.I.R. has taken over the Ukrain-
an Labor Home in Chicago for use
AS feeding station.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

Again the stock market dropped
on Saturday. With almost machine
like precision, Hoover, Mellon and
Lamont issued statements trying to
bolster up the growing panic, and
with equal precision the stock
market crashed, indicating the
sharpening crisis. But Mellon and
his fellow parasites did not use
words alone. They sunk the bank
rate to az per cent-the lowest in
the history of the Federal Reserve
System. In the present maze of
capitalist contradictions, these ac-
tons tend to worsen the crisis and
prepare future and severer stock
crashes.
What is behind the stock crash ?
No amount of maneuvering by the
bosses can hide the fact that the
productive machinery of United
States capitalism is sinking deeper
into the Shiny morass of deeper
crisis.
A birds eye picture of the sever
.ty of the present stage of the smash
is given by the Annalist June 20,
l930):
Automobile production has de-
clined sharply; steel ingot produc-
tion for the country as a whole
has dropped to 65 per cent of
capacity; the commodity price
level, as shown by the Annalist
Index, has declined 81 points to
a new record postwar low at
127.4--a loss of AZ per cent in
two weeks; the Annalist index of
Factory Employment for May, at
the provisional figure of 92.4,
stands at the lowest point since
August, 1922; the stock market
has undergone this week the most
severe prices recession since the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
STEEL STRIKE
IN YOUNGSTOWN
Fight Unemployment,
Speed Up in Mills

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 23.-
A strike started yesterday in the
Brown Bonnell works of the Repub-
lie Steel Corporation in this city, the
scene of the great national confer
ence of metal workers held by the
Metal Workers Industrial League of
the Trade Union Unity League, less
than a week ago.
The roll hands in the ten-inch
guide mill walked out, and the mill
had to shut down. Another, stimuli
taneous walk-out in the eight-inch
mill badly crippled it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
WORKING WOMEN GET Az
HOURS SLEEP

BILOXI, Miss. - One hundred
thousand women, mostly widows and
mothers of large families, spend
their nights scrubbing, securing and
cleaning office buildings, A. G.
Schille told the National Association
of Building Owners converting in
Biloxi. He assailed the eight-hour
night, saying that investigation
showed that these women average
only Az hours sleep day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Tariff Bickering Between US. and France

Pending the reorganization of the
tariff commission by Hoover, the
French boss government has issued
statement, through its minister of
commerce, announcing that it will
not retaliate Immediately against
America, but will wait for the de-
cisions of the new tariff commits
sion.
This does not mean that France
has dropped plans for reprisal, as
some capitalist papers contend.
1t is rather a warning to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Fascists Fire on Workers, Many Wounded

BERLIN IP.S).-Bloody COLI
sions occurred on Friday evening
between revolutionary workers on
the one hand and fascists and police
on the other in Erfurt. The fascists
held public meeting and guaran-
teed free discussion for all. Many
workers attended the meeting, but
when the time for discussion arrived,
the fascists attacked the hostile
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

United States boss government and
preparation of the grounds for
future reprisals if the tariff COM
mission fails to lower the tariff in
regard to French goods. This atti-
tude is truely brought out in very
significant paragraph in the state
ment. 1t says: Nevertheless,
should the tariff commission refuse
seriously to consider our protests,
we must then frankly face the prob
lem and proceed with other mea-
sures."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

those with small tracts of land
can afford to eat only once in two
days; in other families the husband
must go to work with an empty
stomach, and, after working all day
without bite, content himself with
maize bread for his evening meal"
Under the circumstances, the
growing rehabilitation of the masses
and the political instability Of the
counter-revolutionary regime in Bull
garia is a foregone conclusion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Grave Agrarian Crisis in Bulgaria

The seriousness of the agrarian
crisis in Bulgaria and the deplor-
able condition of the peasant masses
are described by a correspondent of
the New York Times in the follow
ing words: Bulgaria is now in the
throes of the most terrible agrarian
crisis the country has ever known.
Within a few hours of Sofia there
are villages where the greater part
of the landless peasantry-and even
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

workers and bitter hand-to-hand
struggles took place. The waiting
police Immediately drew their clubs
and flung themselves upon the work
ers to support the fascists. Both
police and fascists drew revolvers
and fired on the workers both in the
hall and on the streets outside. A
series of working men and women
were injured more or less severely.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
SELL OUT STREET CAR MEN.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-At a meet
ing of the Street Car Mems Union
here the officials forced a wage
cut upon the workers by telling them
the company would go broke if they
didn't.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
Communist Activities

Unit 3, Section g.
Will meet tonight at p. m. sharp
at 6S Whipple St, Brooklyn. Discus
sion on India.
Unit 2, Section G.
Meets tonight at 6S Whipple st. All
must attend.
Section z Membership Meeting
Will be held tonight at 8 p. m. at
4S Bay card st. All must attend.
Unit 3, Section 3.
Meets tonight at $50 p. m. at 404l
Third Ave. Discussion on India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

Chaplin will be starred in a new
musical play. nina Rosa" the
Romberg- Caesar Harbach operetta
will come to New York in Septem-
Der.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23

Fight for the seven-hour day,
five-day week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
General Strike in Argentine Town

DoENoS ARES June 20 for AZ hours in sympathy with the
oke Oh the towns OF Cordoba street workers
declared general strike Wednesday same town
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-23
PROTEST AZ YEAR
JAIL SENTENCES
Los Angeles Meeting
Smashed by Police

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June o.
The mass demonstration here to de-
nounce the conviction and sentencing
of nine Imperial Valley vegetable
growers organizers to AZ years was
broken up yesterday. Seven work
ers and two Young Pioneers were
arrested.
There was a spirited mass meeting
last night in the Cooperative Au-
ditorium, which adopted resolu-
ton against the savage sentence, and
sent greetings to the prisoners.
The campaign against the Grim
inal Syndicalism law is proceeding.
500 in Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June %.
Five hundred workers of this city
gathered last night at the call Of
the Communist Party, and after lis
tening to speakers telling of the rail
reading to Jail of nine organizers
and Imperial Valley workers, on
sentences up to AZ years, and
pledged to carry on the work of or
ganizing to free them.
Speakers were: Stein, for the
Communist Party; Perl, for the
Young Communist League; Roth
stein, for the international Labor
Defense; and Rappaport, for the
Trade Union Unity League.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-21
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
National Advertising REPRESENTATIVES.
Mexico and Our Water Supply

Good relations with Mexico are Of extreme import
hnce to the Valley just now.
The immediate reason is that a water treaty guar
anteeing the Valleys supply is being negotiated.
The general reason is. Of course. that we want to
live on friendly relations with our neishbors.
When the Valley is faced with this situation. con-
gressmen from our own state are doing everything
they can to pass legislation which will hurt us.
About so per cent Of the water which comes down
the Rio Grande in the Valley comes from streams IN
Mexico. Mexico could take all this water before it
reaches the Rio Grande. and nothing could be said.
She is now building dams to carry out part Of that
possibility.
This might hurt the Valley under present condi-
lions.
Still there IS no reason for alarm on the water
situation. If friendly relations can be kept with Mexi-
co, SO that storage dams can be built.
We are told by engineers that the annual flow
of the Rio Grande IS around 100000 acre-feet. Less
than 100000 a~cre-feet Is now used in irrigation
along the river, and much Of this is wasted In faulty
irrigation works.
There is plenty Of water for all, II storage dam
are built to conserve the water.
Negotiations have been in progress for some time
20 reach a water treaty with Mexico so that such
dams can be built.
Everything that tends TO disrupt friendly rela
lions with Mexico hurts our chance for such a treaty
The Box bill. the Johnson bill, Mexicans Illegally
deported-ar such unwise and unfriendly actions
will hurt the Valley in its chance to secure its water
guarantees.
We claim the normal flow Of the Rio Grande a:
ours by right Of prior beneficial use. If our govern.
ment follows a reasonable course. It seems certain
these rights viii be guaranteed to us.
But we should remember. and should impress the
fact on our congressman from North Texas, thai
Mexico has the power to take the water, since &
originates in her country. and that she IS fast pre-
pairing TO do so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-21
Disarming the Mexican Pistol
TOfers

President Pascual Rubio Of Mexico has launched
a campaign against the automatic. That Is he has
Instructed the police authorities Of the City of Mexico
70 c~onfiscate the pistols Of all persons who are without
permit. It is a very drastic order. Rubio plans to
take pistols away from the entire civilian popula-
tion Of the republic. After he has recovered suf-
riciently to direct the work personally he intends to
withdraw all pistol permits. It is another noble ex-
pertinent. Rubio IS an engineer. There Is an engi-
neer president OF the United States. He is wrestling
with a noble experiment and all its perplexing in
tracacies.