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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-09

1HS dItlClpdtlOil VI CIlOuSd1luS Oh
Negro workers and agricultural la
borers in the August First demon
strations against imperialist war
preparations is of the greatest sig
nificance in its confirmation of the
correctness of our estimate of the
temper of the Negro masses and of
our present approach to Negro
work. 1t is significant, too, in its
revelation of the growing impotency
of the Negro petty bourgeoisie for
betrayal of the Negro masses.
Bourgeois Democracy Sham.
Twelve years after the "war to
make the world safe for democracy
the Negro masses of the United
States find bourgeois democracy as
much of sham and mockery as be-
fore 1914.
Betrayed by the Negro petty
bourgeoisie preachers, business men
and intellectually into support of
the imperialist war, deluded by fake
promises of equal rights and self
determination as a reward for sup
port of their imperialist oppressors
in the war against German imper.
ialism, the Negro masses were not
long left in doubt as to the cynical
dishonesty of these promises.
Negro Soldiers Jim-C rowed.
Even at the height of the war,
when capitalist America was putting
forth it's greatest effort against its
imperialist competitor, and when
Wilson was prattling the hypocrit-
ical phrases of fighting for the
rights of the weaker peoples" of
making the world safe for democ-
racy," ETC., the Negro soldiers were
separated into Jim-Crow regiments,
commanded by white officers select
ed for the most part from the South,
because they understand the Ne
gro" and used as labor Sattalions
for the unloading of munitions in
French ports. That they were III
timately sent to the front was due
t. military exigency, operating to
thwart the United States imperial
lists in their plans to further de-
grade and humiliate the Negroes by
slandering them as towards, in.
capable of standing the gaff of the
big guns, or of meeting the white
man in armed conflict, afraid of
cold steel, etc. Realizing that the
Negro masses would assuredly some
day revolt against the special op.
preston and degradation for which
American Imperialism has singled
them out, the imperialists were. op-
posed to giving Negroes proper mill
tary training, especially as officers.
When the Negro troops were sent
t. the front it was without adequate
training or preparation but in a
spirit of premeditated murder.
Cowed, oppressed at home, denied
adequate training in preparation
TO" the ordeal Of modern scientific
warfare, the imperialists did not ex-
pect the Negro troops to survive.
And, as result of their lack of
preparation the casualty list was
abnormally high at first.
Enemy in Front and Rear.
In addition, they were soon to
discover that they had to fight two
sets of enemies: the forces of the
German imperialists workers, like
themselves, deluded into the imper
ialist slaughter) in front of them,
and, in their rear the more danger
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-09
THE NEGRO MASSES AND
THE IMPERIALIST WAR
By CYRIL BRIGGS.

Gus Negotiating United States i'm
perialists. Negro soldiers returned
from the war declared that of the
two enemies the treacherous enemy
in the rear was often the more dam
gerous. Officers and men of one of
the detachments quartered at Camp
Dix upon their return voluntarily
made affidavits for the Crusader
Magazine as to the hell they vent
through in combating the discrim-
ination and vicious propaganda of
the white officers. They told of
rank discrimination against Negro
wounded on the field of battle, of
how American doctors and stretcher
bearers would deliberately walk past
Negro wounded to give aid to white
soldiers, including even German
wounded, who were then considered
"enemies"-of the financial and
commercial interests of American
Imperialism. In addition to the
thousands slaughtered by throwing
them unframed into battle, other
hundreds died from neglect arising
out of discrimination against their
black skins. The white officers also
spread stories among the French
civil population to discredit the Ne
groes, one to the effect that Negroes
were beasts and rapists, that they
were a species of monkies and had a
two-inch tail projecting from their
spinal vertebra and concealed by
their clothing.
Lynching Continued.
n Nor was there any modification
in the oppression of Negroes "at
home" Jim Crowisrn, segregation,
discrimination in all spheres Of &C.
ITCHY, Acknowledgement, lynching,
were all rampant as before. One
of the most atrocious lynchings-
that Of pregnant woman whose
womb was slashed open and the un-
born baby crushed under the heels
of white planters-occurred while
Negro troops were at the front
fighting for their imperialist OPP
pressors, and while America was
loudly denouncing the atrocities of
the German command.
Lesson Learned.
The Negro workers have learned
their lesson. On August First, to-
gether with the white workers. they
gave notice to capitalism that in the
coming imperialist war and in any
attack against the workers state,
the Soviet Union, they will fight for
their own interests and against the
imperialist oppressors. Together
with the revolutionary white work.
ers in the "home" countries and with
the revolving colonial masses, the
Negroes Of this country will carry
on the struggle for the overthrow
of the imperialist system, for the
defense of the Soviet Union, for the
right of self-determination for the
African, West Indian and Southern
Negro masses, and for the establish
ment of a Soviet United States as
their only certain guarantee for full
political. economic and social equal
ity and for the abolition of lynching
and racial and economic oppression.
Demand the release of FOs-
OR Min0r x,,fnr md Dnxr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-09

Demand the release of Fos-
ter, Minor. Amter and Ray
mond, in prison for fighting
for unemployment insurance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17
MODEL-SEEKER
. PLEADS FOR
: JURY TRIAL

George Arone, 55-year-old shoe
polish dealer, whose ambitions to
be a silk lingerie salesman landed
him in police court today, pleaded
not guilty on four charges Of tech
nical assault and demanded jury
trial in the case.
Jacqueline Swift, 10, model
from Atlanta, Ca, did not appear
at court today, because she was
annoyed at the publicity the
newspapers had given the case.
She talked to Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Muir
ray last Saturday. Her attitude
was far from helpful, Murray
said, and she was excused from
being witness.
Four to Prosecute
Three other models and a po-
hce-woman will prosecute, how
ever.
Arone will not be brought to
trial until some time in April, in
all probability. because of the
crowded docket.
He is a short, slight man with
worried eyes and a nervous man.
ner. He looked quite as If he
might be branch manager fer a
big silk firm as he appeared in
court today with his lawyer, John
Burnett. Dressed in a dark suit
with a subdued tie, collar pin and
derby he made an imposing,
picture.
PolicewOman Acts
According to the police Arone
applied to an employment agency
for lingerie models. When they
came to his office he asked them
to disrobe and took too many
liberties according to the COM
planning witnesses. Headquarters
Detective Sergeant Howard E.
Ogle and Charles Weber arrested
the man when he attempted to
detain a policewoman who had
applied for the job after Miss
Swift had made complaint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17
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of 10 famous stars were using this
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Not only in their own luxurious
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The 1oveliest Broadway stage
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17

MO SINGLE BEAUTY touches
~ hearts as a petal-smooth skin
does. People are subtly drawn to
the girl who has it cluster about
her admiringly.
Nobody knows this better than
do the girls who have won the
hearts of millions on the screen.
For Hollywood directors found out
long ago that unless a girl has the
smoothest of skin for the all impor-
tant closeup, she can never hold
her public.
AS Raoul Walsh, famous Fox
director, puts it: Smooth, beautiful
skin is the most potent charm girl
can have and an absolute es-
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Of the 521 important. actresses in
Hollywood, including all stars, 511
use Lux Toilet Soap.
First, FIVE or six Of them began
to use it. found out how perfectly
smooth and soft it keeps the skin
80. and it wasn't long before 9 out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17
RECOMMENDING
MILLER'S
HERB
EXTRACT
Mr.. Walter
Krauss, 221
Gibbon St.,
Alexandria,
Va.

This well-known citizen of AL
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Through it's natural and mild &C.
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I find that I am not troubled
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Alexandria. Va. to explain this
medicine to the hundreds that
call
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
POLICE SEEKING
MEN COMPANIONS
OF GIRL VICTIM

MANHATTAN BEACH. Calf,
Sept. %. U.P-Guided by "flam-
ing youth diary. police today
sought the Young men companions
Of winsome Vera Nelson, 10, whose
death from an asserted illegal opera
tion caused IN aged surgeon to at
tempt suicide.
The surgeon, DR.. William e. Fiske,
20, was found unconscious in his
gas-filled office here. Beside him
was the body of the girl.
He told officers the girl called on
him sunday and he realized he was
unable to have her. When she died
he took morphine and turned on the
gas, but the drug countcractcd the
effects of the gas, physicians said,
He WAS hcld Oh charge of muir
der, while Officers took up the hunt
for the youths named in Miss Mel
sons diary. More than score OF
Young men, with whom she had at
tended gay parties and then gone
home to write down what had hap.
pcncd, will be questioned, officers
said.
DR.. Fiske was rcputed to be Il
brother Of Rear Admiral B. \. Fiske,
New York, retired naval officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
1AN1'I-GAS WASTE
LAWS STRENGTH
Will BE TESTED

HANFORp, Cahf., Sept. -. up
legal talent Of oil Interests end
The state today we're gathered here
to contiuuc the test OF strength in
superior court ot the new antigas
waste law.
vi , p, m. started the resumption
OF the states fight to curt9il by
injunction proceedings the flowing
off II hundreds of millions Of cubic
feet of gas daily from Kcttleman
Hills Wells. Tmottling the gas
would mean the curtailment Of oil
production and closing Of the field
20 the extent to which the gas flow
is halted, oil mon say.
This hearing is a continuance of
the fight that started Last spliHg
@ao, was postponed to give til, pro
IucerS time 20 reach working
aGroemcnt ON limitation of prcduc-
tion. which would eliminate the
need for court action. Oil men say
little has been accomplished in the
way of such an agreement
James $. Bennett is counsel for
tie state in this action that will
come before Superior Judge :. l..
Ntrothcr, of Fresno. Bennett will
ta'e - battery Of attorneys for the
oil interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
United Press Staff Correspondcnt

GENEVA. sept -. up Repro
scuta:ircs II - European natiIn"
meeting todav und r tho prcsldemrT
of Aristidc friaId to consider th'
organizati n of Il united states Of
Europe, found the way well paved
for European economic union.
The ideas contained in BRAND :
QUESTIONABLE on 4 federation of
European states haNc been stressed
lay France and friends of France ~
the economic commission Of tn"
League Of Nations. emphasizing tn"
rrgcu: need e European tariff re
form. Painting Il gloomy picture Of
under-consurn ntion Of manufactured
products and orcrproduction in agrl-
culture. the countries voiced the need
for some middle Path between the
most favored nation clauses and alb
solute preferential treaties.
The French minister ot commerce,
Pierre Fitiennc Flandin recommends
td appointment of q future commit
tee Of coueiliotion and arbitration
which would tunetioE permanently
90 iirilitatt bilateral and plutilatcral
ttcptics, con on'cntlating on tariff
matters, export h"uHtics subsidies
aud dumping.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
Make Survey OF
Watch Workers

WASHINGTON, Scpt %. up
An inquiry in which 510 watch fac
torY workers were examined to de-
tcrminc the extent of Il new disease
caused by radium RAYS has Just been
completed lay the l.. :. Public Health
Service. The findings are being re.
checked by laboratory specialists
and will be published soon,
The report is regarded in medical
and industrial circles as of great
inheritance. Il win reveal for the
fnSt time the number Of persons
suffering from "radim poisoning
as u result Of exposure to radium
rays in factories R2dium is used
IN watch plants &c paint luminous
dials.
Nationwide attention was drawn
10 this several Years ago when
several women workers died from
the effects Of the poisoning. a mum
Der OF other workers were stricken.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
Billings Hearing
Starts October !

san FRANCISCO, Sept. -. U.R)
Tho California supreme court viii
not begin consideration of the case
Of Warren X. Billings, asking for
& pardon from Folsom Prison for
conviction of participating in the
1916 Preparedness Day bombing
here, until October |, it was an.
nounccd here late yesterday follow
ing the return of Chief Justir"
Waste.
1t was understood that Governor
G. G. Young will also wait until that
time to take up similar application
of Thomas j. Mooney, serving life
;d San Quentin prison for the same
crime
The supreme court is the recipient
Of Billings plea becansc having be"N
convicted twice of a felony he must
have recommendation by that body
before his request can be acted upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
EXTENDED HUNT
PROCEEDS FOR
ARCH-CRIMINAL
Coast Police Searching
All Towns For Charles
E. Murphy.

LONG BEACH, Calif.. Sept 2@.
U.R;-Acting on = surprise tip, po-
lice carly today began a search Of
small hotels and lodging rooms for
Charles f.. Murphy, alias Frank
Lindsay, alleged 'super-criminal' -
of the Pacific northwest.
A man and q woman, whose names
were withheld az Il protection
against possible reprisals, reported
last night that short time before
they had been accosted by a man
who asked where could fine 80
cent room. VIXEN shown photo,
graphs of Murphy, the two identi
fled Linn as the man they had seen.
A dozen police squads, augmented
by Los Angeles authorities, combed
the roomimg houso district with in
Structions to take no chances
should Murphy be found.
IIcrmosa Beach also figured in
the hunt when George Austin, pro-
prictor OF filling station, said hr
had read newspaper accounts about
Lindsay and Was certain he saw the
man Yesterday.
d" He had large dimple III his
Chin,' Austin declared. He ear
tied small black ease about half
the size Of a telephone directory.
| asked him where he was going and
he said he was going to Long Beach
via Compton. ! pointed out that
would be far out Of his way but he
said he was going that way any
low
Others who have reported seeing
q man believed to be Lindsay sad
be had small black box IN hl5
rcsscssion. 4 number of the per
sens REPORTING to investigators SAID
the man tried to "mooch money
from them and authorities tool; TINS
as AN indication Lindsay WAY short
Of funds.
1t was believed that the fugitive,
in desperation, might resort to crime
To rcpltnish hia finances.
Neil Anderson, proprietor of II
miniature golf course at iIcrmosa,
reported he was robbed of Sl6.2j br
4 bandit as h" was closing up his
course early today Although An
dcrson could not see the bandit N
the darkness, deputy sheriffs We're
assigned to the case 10 check up
any possible Lindsay angles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
HUSBAND PLAYS
MEAN TRICK ON
FRIEND WIFE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. D. UP
Mrs, Sylvia O. jerks found trouble
when she disobcvcG the cdict of her
husband and rs Il result may lose
his 100000 cstrtC
In probate proceedings on file IN
court today, Mrs jerks Described
how her 65-vcar.old husband, ". H..
jerks, often cautioned her never t.
open his steel >tro1g box.
"lf YOU oucn it you II be sorry,
he Was quoted rs saving, "but yon
are Il woman and probably will. -
Jerks loft home August /, % days
before he died, and shortly after
ward strange woman called and
demanded his effects, saving she was
his fiance, according to Mrs. 1cuks.
Bcw'ldcred, Mrs. jerks debated
long but finally opeucd the box.
Beneath a stack of deeds was 4
MCNican decree Of divorce secretly
granted jerks last wear
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
KEATON RETAINS
SILENT ROLE ON
TRIP To PRISON

san QUENTIN PRISON, Sept
%. U.H-Aftcr breaking II hours
of sullen silence with unique four
word utterancc, Frank b. Heaton
diminut:vc slayer of Motley Flint,
Los ..n2elcs broker was .cceivcd
early today 1T the place he may
he confined for one shor; month.
On October p, the small cccen-
tric is condemned to expiate his
spectacular crime on the p.,sOn gal
lows.
Leaving Los Angeles last night
manarlcd TO Ted Il. Malone, bad
check pdsscr, in the custody of
deputies Frank Cochrane and Ray
Boaic, the small slayer adopted u
sulren silence tiat endure through
cat ;nc train ride to Ricanond, re-
sistiag every effort OF bis fellow
prisoner aud t." TIVE equities to
engage I'm in c nVcrsation.
III" change from train TO ferry
was a'so made in silence and kca-
ton did not speak until all were
seated ia the ferry lunchioom for
breakfast. There he said the four
words :hat comprise his o.itisc con
vcrsatiom from Los Angeles to the
gates of San Quentin:
- Roust lamb; coffee; pie.
Carving only 4 small package
wrapped in newspaper as baggage,
Kcaton was admitted to the prison
at s:27 Il. m. silently, he went
through the fingerprinting, hair
cutting and clothing routine.
He was later 10 he given nam
bcr and assigned to a cell in con
dcmned row, where prisoners facing
death sentences are quartered.
keston, embittered by losses III
the stock market, was overcome
with murdcrous ragc while at
tending Il trial in Los Angeles super
ior court AT which Flint was Il Wiz
ness.
As Flint completed testimony,
Ecaton arose to his feet and emp
tied 4 revolver in the broker = body.
Flint died almost instantly.
kcaton unsuccessful, pleaded
''not guilty by reason of insanity
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
DISTRICT SETS
SAME RATE FOR
ENSUING YEAR

No change in the tax rate assess
moht was made at the meeting of
the board of directors Of the lnpe-
rial Valley Irrigation district this
morning, thus leaving the rate ut
80 per 500 Or 1aHlation.
The assessed valuation of the real
property within tho Q.>,":ct was an
nounced as $5O,5SL17L After the
deduction Of Is per cent for ant;~i-
patcd dclinqucncics, the net Valua-
ton Of the property was placed at
$4,000, 100.
AZ the meeting il was brought
out that il was necessary to raise
$S2i,350 by assessment to pay the
interest which will fall due January
|, and July |. X also was declared
to be necessary to raise 100000 by
assc ssment to pay the principal Of
all bonds of the district which haye
matured or Will do 50 before ;hc
close Of the calendar year
Also, $96,00O must be raised to
pay the annual installment on the
contract between the district and
the United States government which
fails due before the next assessment
is levied. In addition %029.2}0.JT
must be provided 10y assessment to
pay in full AL other sums due and
Ealing due before the next annual
assessment, ia pay for .Ilood pre-
Ncntion for l. months ard Other
costs Of the district.
During TIE morning session. rou-
tine business occupied the directors.
The session continued during The
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
N0n-Suit Granted
In James Case

LOS ANGELES, sept. %. Wp -
Jesse f. James, jr., son of the motor
ious outlaw, today lost his $9,iO0
damage sut against the estate Of
Fred Thomson, late western scrce
star, when Superior Judge Fletcher
E0wron honorcd motion of non
suit made by attorneys for the cS-
ratc
James alleged that he aided
Thomson and Famous Players l.askY
Corporation in technical points and
publicity attendant to Il film Of his
father 5 life.
a few days ago Miss Jessie Es
tcllo James lost in a similar matter
suit in which She sought $4,000
alleging that she had been hired 70
play the part Of her grcat.grand-
mother in the picture and that the
role had been given to another
woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
[. A. HARBOR
TONNAGE LEADS
NATIONS PORTS

Los ANGELES, Sept. 23. U.r) r.
Los Angeles harbor in 1929 again
led all American ports in tonnage
figures covering the intcr-coastal
movement of ships, figures of the
t. 5. shipping Board released by
the Los Angeles Chamber o. Ccm-
mcrcc showed today.
The port, with total of 4,772.SS2
long tons, cleared nearly three Quar-
ter of a million tons more water
freight than did the harbor of New
York city which placed second.
After New York, the san Fran
cisco bay region and Baltimore are
nearest rivals of the Southern CaI;-
fonia port.
New York's total inter.caast;l
tonnage was given as 4,l56,6sS. San
Francisco's figures were 3,+l1,llS.
a total which was considerably
higher than that of any u1' the rank
ing Atlantic ports aside from New
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-23
JONES EQUALS
OLD RECORD TO
LEAD QUALIFIERS

MERTON CRICKET CLUB, Ard
more IA. Sept %. UP)-Bobby
Jones shot - today IL :ho sccoad
IS holes of the 3G-holc qualifying
round of the Na'eoal Amatcur Goi1
tournament.
Coupled with his score OF 60 %os-
tcrday, it gave him q quulif"ing
total of ll2.
Joncs card:
Ont .... l52 55l 4l%-3j
In .... 544 335 l45-37-73--1l2 10
Jones' score cquail1d Il long stand,
ing record for the qualifying round
of the amateur.
The record for the qualifying tost
IN the national amateur champion
ship was l42. set 10y Duckv Ccrkran
here in 1921. Bobby cquoilcl il in
1927 at Minikahda.