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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
DELEGATION IS
Greeted At MEET
Tell of Growing Work
ers State

NEW YORK.-With enthusiasm,
more than 400 workers present at
the membership and mass meeting
Of the Friends of the Soviet Union,
held in Manhattan Lyceum, 66 E.
Fourth ST., greeted the trade union
delegation that recently returned
from the Soviet Union.
Harriet Silverman, New York
secretary of the F. s. u, welcomed
the delegation in the name of or
ganization.
NJ. J. Olgin charged the delega-
ton with the duty of letting the
workers of the United States know
that what the Russian workers
could do in 1917 could also be done
by the American workers, now suf-
fering under the miseries of the
capitalist crisis.
"The delegation comes at a most
opportune time" declared Robert
Dunn, noted economist, speaking on
the Fish Fishing Expedition, etc
counterfeit the anti-Communist drive
planned by the Fish committee"
The Fish Expedition is a serious
one, Dunn said. The present fas-
cist trio of Fish, Woll and Easley
want to play the part played by
Daugherty, Fall and Palmer in the
Red raids of 1920.
The Civic Federation, of which
Vol is acting president, is work
ing hand in glove with the Fish
committee toward preparing fed
eral legislation outlawing the Com
munist Party and the revolutionary
unions of the Trade Union Unity
League.
Great applause greeted the APP
pearance of Daniel Donovan, chair
man of the delegation, when he
arose to speak. Marshaling figures
and collected facts, Donovan told
of the notable achievement of the
Soviet toilers under their Five
Year Plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.
When William Green, president
of the A. F. L. and always willing
to please the bosses, cut the en-
ployment figures in half and stated
an estimate on the basis of statis-
tics his office has showing how
many union members are out of
work, he thought he was doing all
be could for the Hoover liars. Green
put the figure at 100000 jobless
in the country, and stuck to it in
the face of all evidence and reason,
The angry cutlery from his own
union members, who know that in
each of the unions there is ire
mendously higher percentage, and
that conditions are still worse
among the unskilled and those who
are not even allowed in the job
trust unions. did not make him any
more truthful.
But when Secretary of Commerce
Lamont shows up with a real, ra-
tionalized, large scale business,
high finance lie by saying that the
census shows there are only $780,
5ss jobless, even Green has to gasp.
He can't compete with Lamont. No
body would believe him. For his
own sake he has to reprove Lamont.
he does so as gently as possible:
"The federation's preliminary es-
innate of the total number unem-
ployed in May is 100000. This
figure does not include office work
srs or farm laborers. The prelim-
mary figure shows a gain of only 3
per cent since February when g.
100000 were out of work.
'The hoped-for improvement in
unemployment did not materialize
in June. Reports from trade unions
in twenty-four cities show unem-
ployment just as high as in May,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
ECKER REVOLT
At TAX SWINDLE
Assessed S52 Which Is
Miscalled Dues"

NEW YORK.-The regime of
Manager Golden in Local AZ (block-
ers) of the Cloth Hat, Cap and Mil
linery Workers Union, was badly
shaken in meeting Thursday night
which was called to consider the
very unpopular collective agree
ment, but which never got around
to that order of business because
the members insisted on assailing
an even more unpopular swindle
the clique is putting over on them.
At a meeting in March the
clique put over on the 1900 MEM
bers in this local a $50 tax, to be
paid for at the rate of 81 week.
Disguise the Tax.
Such a tax, levied as it was, is
illegal. The clique got around it by
calling it a raise in dues. When
the minutes were read at the next
meeting (the one Thursday night
it was called a raise in dues, and
there was a mighty protest at the
chque's evasion of the issue. Dis
content had already arisen at the
Offices recording of the dollar as
dues in the union dues books. A
member of the opposition groups
made a motion to reconsider the
clause about dues. The machine
fought this, and there were a num-
Der of votes, and appeals were
taken from the rulings of the chair,
in which the chair was voted down.
Finally a motion carried to put
the Golden henchman out of the
chair. bot Golden got himself elect
ed By . majority Of one as chair
man.
Zaritsky, the expulsion expert
and president of the union, was
there, and Golden, who has a feud
with him, nevertheless called him
to tell the workers how to decide
the matter. The workers rejected
this with vigor, and Zaritsky re-
tired, shamefacedly.
Golden saw his position was very
weak, and had one of his gang
move to approve the minutes, to
start all over from the beginning.
This did not pass, and the clique
then managed to adjourn the meet
ing, which had lasted from p. m.
to 11:2O, with nothing done, but
with both Zaritsky and Golden bad
ly damaged in prestige. Golden
was caught showing his following
how to vote. The clique's tellers
were caught miscounting votes.
There will be more meetings
soon. The question of the collec-
tive agreement is a vital one. Ear
itsky united the previously unor-
ganized bosses into an association,
and arranged an agreement with
this association. 1t still has to
pass the union membership, and the
clique is straining every nerve to
force it through. Naturally it is
bad for the members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
Sears ROebuck Holds
Printers Under Guns

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 30
Non-union printing trades men pro-
ducing the Sears Roebuck and the
Montgomery Ward mail order
catalogues are housed in what is
virtually fortress, guarded night
and day by private detectives and
practically prisoners of the notori-
GUS non-union concern during the
life of the yellow dog contract they
will have to sign to secure the pri-
vilege of living in a jail. Thus is
the vaunted American plan exem-
plified in the Nth degree.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
YOUNG PLAYS POLITICS:
MOONEY, BILLINGS PAY

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June 30.
Governor Young has reiterated
his statement that if the supreme
court makes a recommendation of
clemency in the Billings case, he
will consider it his duty to pardon
both Mooney and Billings. He dep
recated the claim that his delay was
connected with his candidacy for
reelection. Since this charge has
never been made publicly, the gov
ernor's apology is good indication
of his fears and furnishes further
evidence for the earlier prediction
that if Young is nominated in Au-
gust the Preparedness Day victims
will remain in jail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
TEXAS COLONEL TELLS
HOW TO BLIND PICKETS

DALLAS, Texas, June 29.-Tear
gas amt good enough. Pickets can
still run away, unless, as at Marion,
N. c., they are shot in the back.
So Col. L. E. MCGEE of the Texas
National Guard advocates binding
gas. That stops 'em in their tracks
and makes their capture easy.
Sawed off shotguns, that will
tear strikers head orr at short
range, steel helmets to keep stray
bricks harmless and gas masks to
save the militia from the effects
of their own rashly thrown bombs
are other pieces of ke-breaking
equipment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
HETCH HETCHRY
MEN COMPLAINED
Told of Dangers But Reports Were
Ignored; Gas Blinded Workers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June
29.-In connection with the recent
explosion in the Alameda tunnel of
the San Francisco water system,
which cost seven lives, the Indus
trial Accident Commission has
made public a list of complaints
sent in last March by workers,
which were never acted on.
These include charges that food
was unsanitary, that men became
sick because of lack of garbage dis
posal, that insufficient water was
furnished, that gases at Indian
Creek Camp caused partial blind
ness and the men received improper
treatment, that no rescue equip
ment was near the point of work
and that not even superintendent
were skilled in rescue work and a
some of them in violation of state
dangerous equipment and rules,
variety of complaints concerning
law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

A bill providing for the modern
ization of three battleships of the
American imperialist fleet was ap-
proved by the house naval commit
tee yesterday. The bill authorizes
an appropriation of S30,000,000, for
undermining the New NJ exico,
Mississippi and Idaho. This is con-
sidered necessary by the imperialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
Police Murder Demonstrators in Bolivia

of La Paz, is captured by the Ca
macho regiment of troops stationed
in the city, according to an official
communique issued by the Council
of Ministers Wednesday night. The
officers controlling the city have
named four men as their choice to
form new government in Bolivia.
The four men named are Alliance
Galindo, Jose LAMA, Mariaca Pando
Osnorio and Julio Sanjines.
The intensified political situation
in Bolivia is a result Of the shar-
pening conflicts between British
and American imperialism in Latin
America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
FOREIGN BORN
RALLY JOBLESS
Italian Workers H i
Evictions in Chicago

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 29.-The
language organizations are coming
out of their isolation and beginning
to respond splendidly to the task
of preparing for and helping tc
make the convention of July 4 and
5 a tremendous success. The Ian
guage press of Chicago is giving
the unemployment issue much more
publicity than formerly.
They are giving their full ener-
gies to the tasks of electing dele
gates to the conventions and pre-
pairing food and lodging for those
coming in from out of town. Even
more than that, the various organ
izations are holding mass meetings
on the issue of unemployment and
organizing the unemployment coun-
ellis. In one case, the Italian Work
ers' Club, demonstrations are held
in front of houses where evictions
are taking place.
The language papers will have
special issue on International
Solidarity Day, tomorrow, which
will deal mainly with the July 4
and 5 convention and stress the
necessity of helping the movement
of the revolutionary workers and
peasants Of India.
Defend the Evicted.
The Italian Workers Club has
organized an Unemployment Coun-
Gil, which meets regularly at 900 S.
PauIna st. This council has al
ready held two demonstrations in
front of houses where evictions have
taken place.
On June % a giant demonstra-
ton, attracting over 1000 workers,
was held near house from which
a tenant had been thrown out be-
cause of inability to pay rent. There
were several squads of police and
detectives at the spot, but they did
not dare to attack the meeting until
the crowd had nearly dispersed, and
only a few remained for the pur-
pose of removing the furniture
which was lying in an alley. After
everybody had gone they proceeded
to beat up and arrest several CON-
rades.
Field Organizers.
This organization has also sent
two field organizers out of town
Their job is to hold open-air mass
meetings and obtain delegates from
the mass of workers and the sym
pathetic Italian clubs in the terri.
tory.
The Freiheit Workers Club has
organized an Unemployment Coun
Gil, which will hold it's meetings
regularly.
Branch 80 of the international
Workers Order has donated $25 tx
the convention and is preparing tt
house and feed delegates.
The Ukrainian comrades will sent
delegates from 16 organizations tt
the convention. The women are go
ing of collecting food. Also, they
have donated the use of their La
Dor Home for feeding the delegates
/ to the convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
DEATH RECALLS FORD-SUHR
CASE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 90.
Death of Jonathan H. burst, mil.
lionaire hop grower of Wheatland
Cal, revives memories of the hop
riots of 1913. 1t was on bursts
ranch that the trouble occurred
which resulted in the framing OF
Richard Suhr and Blackie Ford, and
their long imprisonment in Folsom.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
Ukraine Fulfills Spring Sowing Plan

gether with the autumn sowings a
total of 27,74S,000 hectares.
The Pravda publishes an appeal
to the other grain districts to fol-
low the magnificent example of the
Ukrainia and carry out the sowing
plans 100 per cent by the opening
of the Sixteenth Party Congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

LA PAZ, Bolivia, June 27.-There
was a joint demonstration of work
ers and students in this city on
Sunday, June %. The police at
tackled the demonstrators and "a
persons were killed by the police.
Some of the victims are women and
children. The dead bodies of the
victims were exhibited on the streets
by the demonstrators and the popu-
lation, particularly the workers, are
very excited. La Paz is the capital
of Bolivia.
Oruro, a city of $4,000 popula-
ton and about 125 miles southeast
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
Spargo, Social Fascist Trained, Bosses
Dark Horse

had reached the end of his rope as
far as handing out brazen and
hopeless lies about unemployment,
the crisis, etc, Wall Street began
casting around for a secretary of
labor that possessed the finesse of
a socialist-trained politician. AS
result Spargo is being doomed for
the post.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

MOSCOW U.P.S.).-The agricul-
tural commissariat of the Ukrain-
ian Soviet Republic reports that
the spring sowings plans for the
country have been fulfilled 1904
per cent. Up to May 25, 17,924,000
hectares were sown, making to-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
Britain Launches s45,OOO,OOO Navy Program

LONDON, June 27.-A. V. Alex
ander, the first Lord of the Admir-
atty, revealed Wednesday in the
House Of Commons that Britain has
just launched a S45,000,000 naval
building program which will be
completed in three years. The con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

WASHINGTON, D. C. - John
Spargo, ex-socialist leader and cru
sader extraordinary against Com
munism has been trotted out as a
dark horse for the post of Secre-
tary of Labor. Spargo supported
Hoover during 1928.
Seeing that the trough and
ready" republican James ]. Davis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
30 Million for Warships, While JObless Starve

war mongers in order to bring the
Wall Street fleet up to parity with
the fleet of the British imperialists.
1t is worth noting that while the
Wall Street government refuses to
give a single cent to the millions
of jobless workers, it has millions
of dollars to spend on war prepare
lions in defense of the bosses prof
its and markets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
A Prelude to A New Scene in Arms Race

ROME, June 27.-The prelude to
a new scene in the imperialist race
for ornaments has just been sound
ed in Rome Wednesday night. In
his budget speech to the Senate,
Antonio Mosconi, the fascist min
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

lister of finance, openly stated that
if the proposed increased expendi-
lures for national defense" in
France is passed by the French
Chamber, Italy will make similar
increases in her expenditures or
ornaments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

struction program for 1880 will
consist of three cruisers, all of the
six-inch gun type; one flotilla of
destroyers, comprising one leader
and eight destroyers; three submar-
ines; four sloops; one net layer and
target towing vessel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
BRITISH JOBLESS ARMY
GROWS.

LONDON-The unemployed army
in Great Britain is steadily increas-
ing, according to the latest report
of the secretary of the ministry of
labor. On June 2 the total number
of unemployed that were registered
amounted to 1,775,100. This rep
resented an increase of 5,049 over
the week before and 674,975 over
a year ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
WISCONSIN
Picnic

Picnic
Arranged by the Workers Educa-
tional Club of West Allis will be hell
on July 4 at Arcadia on the Green
field Highway. Benefit Radnik and
the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
WORKERS CALENDAR

Party at Frank Gadjas at Cheswick
Pa; the date is July 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
ILLINOIS

Chicago
Communist Party picnic will be
hsid on Sunday. July 6 at Elm Tree
drove. 6bt1 Irving Park Blvd. All
Welcome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
CONNECTICUT
Ratification Conference.

Of the onnecticut election campaign
of the Communist Party Twill be held
on Sunday, July at II aim. at Venta
Hall, 1o3 Green St. Waterbury, Conn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30
PENNSYLVANIA

Ph1sdslphia.
SfAss celebration for the return of
so4 American Workers and Farmers
Delegation 70 the Us.S.R. will be held
~ ire F.s.C. at New Treymore Hall,
Franklin and Columbia AYES. on July
at p. m
Pittsbure
Picnic arranged by the Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

Forward to Mass Conference
Against Unemployment. Chicago
July 4th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-30

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
JOSEPH M. BURKET
DIES AT AGE OF "a
Pioneer in Electrical Field Had
Been Resident of Capital
Since Boyhood.

Joseph M. Burket, IA years old, q
pioneer in the electrical field here, died
Monday at his home. at Linden, near
Silver Spring.
Mr.. Burket, native of Gettysburg,
Pa, came to Washington in his boy
hood He was the son of the late Rev.
Jacob N. Burket.
Always interested in electrical science,
Mr.. Burket. during the first stages OF a
city-wide system of electricity here. was
associated with the late George G. May
nard He later entered the service OF
the Fire Underwriters Association as an
inspector.
In 1893 Mr.. Burket introduced Wash
irgton residents to novel holiday fea-
ture. now universally accepted-an
electrically lighted Christmas tree.
In 1884 he married Frances A.
Rhees, the daughter of William Jones
Rhees, former chief clerk of the Smith
sonian Institution and a founder Of the
Washington Y M G. A.
At the time of his death Mr.. Burket
was connected with the National Elec-
trical Supply Co.
Mr.. Burket is survived by his widow,
a son, Rhees Evans Burket of Detroit.
and a daughter, Mrs. James f. Bene-
dict, ir. He also leaves four sisters
Mrs Mortimer CLARK Miss Lulu Burket
and Miss Elizabeth Burket. all of this
city and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Garvin of
Williamsport, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
GAMBLING PROBE
WITNESSES HEARD
Five More Men Appear Be-
fore Prince Georges
Grand Jury.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star

BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
15.-Resuming their investigation of an
alleged gambling establishment on Bla-
densburg road, the Prince Georges
County grand jury yesterday questioned
FIVE men whom, 1t was informed, could
shed some light on the operation OF
the place.
Among those questioned was j. Frank
Lillard. HyattsVille lawyer and presi-
dent of the newly formed Taxpayers
Association of the county, which has
for its slogan, For the first time the
truth shall be told"
Speech Brings Hearing.
I.illard was given his opportunity to
reveal 1.-THE truth" before the jury as
result of having referred to the
gambling establishment In a firey
speech before the county Municipal As
ISOLATION last week, police said.
The others heard by the jury yes
terday were persons whose names were
furnished by Charles b. Calvert, VINO
appeared before the jury the opening
day of court. They included Lee Earle
of Brentwood and H H. Baker OF
Mount Rainier.
AS was anticipated, police found 1t
difficult to serve summonses in the
case, five witnesses being all they could
reach out of a list Of 10. 1t was re-
ported several witnesses had taken
trips to dodge the summonses.
This tends to confirm States Attor-
ney ]. Frank Parrans statement mace
before the county commissioners when
Calvert's first complaint was flled, that
it was exceedingly difficult to prose-
cute the establishment. At that time
Parran declared he believed, from pop
,Ilar renOrt that the Mace existed,
but said it was almost impossible to
get witnesses to testify against It,.
Whether or not any definite lnfor-
nation was obtained from the witnesses
yesterday will not be known until the
jury submits its report late today or
tomorrow.
Eight Bills Returned.
Eight more indictments were returned
by the jury and docketed yesterday.
Two of the true bills were for arson.
Manuel Parcover and Abraham Rosin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
Marriage Licenses.

80 ". Thomas. 81, Brentwood. Md; and n,
pc y1in G. shell IS. this city Rev. W. H.
Joness;i,. saIiey. "a. and Lille Miles, s2
81. Wifiiam ID. Jarvis. - vfora p
Asassmsr, is. both OF Jamsiea' N y He''
Allan r z f 10 Walden, 81, and Ida M. Cline
az rsev 20 o. Dietz. ,.a rSntt.r
~ Ir,sTnS5si n. Fard, a. and Adelaioe Soteor'
"a EeV A A. MeCollum. =, 4,.~..n
40 ihhert Andrews. &c. aud Grace D. RUSSELL
2e. veey u j. Dimon. - - ,sonaa~st
william b. Fleharty, y, anu Ma1 aAAe'
NJ wilsnn. 22: Rev. Paul q Mn@wssssf. -
hoeh ~ narberton, Ohio Rev. II. W. Toll
'c.arIyle G. Iomax. &c, and Ann =. Gaines
10. REV Charles B. Austin. . ~
j. winston Coleman, 81, Lexington b.
and Burnetta Mullen, 81, TINS CITY rev
T. M Il M0oeS Youns, %. and Stella K.
Rauch a; Rev William Harris.
Charles Sterns, ~. and Hazel Fortune zoi
Bernard Frsedmpn. a. and Jean Crystal,
20, both Of Baltimore, Md Rev. O. saiser-
Jesse Z. Davis. 20, Roanoke. va. and
Albert A. Douglass. 30. this city. and
Lillian ~ Turner, ~, Baltimore, Md; Rev.
William III. JernaEin.
Edgar Hoyer, ,2s. and Narianitta Riesles,
"a Rev. John q. 0ueslly.
Ben p Dacus, u. Eiizabeth, n. u. and
fnne M1#ranch, 20. Richmond, Va: judge
Nse~S. - - fNsahei II -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15

both of Washington, were accused OF
setting fire to store in College Park,
formerly operated by Rosin and owned
by Elmore Power. William Love, alias
Willie Love, colored, was indicted for
arson in connection with a IRE in a
house In Fairmont Heights.
Henry Bennett, colored, was named in
an indictment charging assault with in
tent to kill, assault and battery. The
man is alleged to have shot Goldie Dy-
sen, also colored.
Other indictments returned cited
Rutherford Mead for house breaking
and larceny, Diamond Swami and
Jammes Swami for larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods and Bernard c.
Gray for non-support.
A jury in Circuit Court yesterday
awarded $500 damages to Charles j.
Penn of Washington for personal in
juries sustained when his automobile
overturned on the Richie road in Au-
gust, 1928. Penn alleged a gulley in
the road caused the accident and
brought suit against the county COM
missioners. He was represented by at
torneys j. Wilson Ryon and Arthur G.
Keefer.