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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
rODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Dec. 20.-Closing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 7ls, American Can 1125s, Anaconda Copper 27, Bethlehem Steel 53, Fox Films 287s, General Motors 34a Granby Consolidated IS, Interna- tional Harvester 50, Kennecott Cor poration 217s, Montgomery-Ward 18A, National Acme 7as, Packard Motors 95s, Si m m ons Beds 16, Standard Brands 165s, Standard Oil of California 45%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 47%, United Aircraft 249s, U. s. Steel 1409s Curtiss-Wright 27s, Pacific Gas and Electric 4O9s, Pennsylvania Rail- road SITS, Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical 95ls, General Elec- tric 44A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
BRIGHTER AND
 DREDCER MEET
 IN C0LLIS|0N N

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec 20. The Jefferson Myers, Quaker Line freighter from Philadelphia, and the Government dredge A. Mc- Kenzie, collided outside the Golden Gate this morning.
 The damage is not believed great as both vessels are proceeding hero under their own power
 The dredge was working on the bar outside of Golden Gate.
 The cause of the collision is not known. The weather is reported to have been clear
 The Jefferson Myers is a freight CT of 4,825 tons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
BALBO FORGED DOWN,
 IN AIR AGAIN

CARTAGENA, Spain, Dec, 20.- General Italio Balbo, Italian Air Minister, arrived here today with three of six seaplanes which had taken refuge from the storm at Balearic Isles. They were forced down there on a flight from Orbe- tello, Italy, to this port.
 Three other seaplanes are ex- pected to arrive this afternono, If good weather continues.
 There are twelve seaplanes in the squadron. When all are as- sembled the next hop will be for Kieniyra, Morocco, on the propos- ed flight to Rio de Janerio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
YULET|DE TREE
 TO BE LIGHTED
 AT 4 TOMORROW
Singing of Carols Will Mark Beginning of Christ
 mas Festivities

At o'clock tomorrow afternoon just after twilight, Juneau's com munity tree, all aglow with a null titude of vari-colored electric lights will signalize the beginning of Yuletide festivities. Most of the population of the city is expected to gather at the spacious Triangle Corner beside curb Of which stands erect the towering ever green, with thick, wide-spreading branches.
 By arrangement of the Womans Club, which has charge of this phase of the seasons celebration, the exercises will consist of only the group singing of carols.
 Five Popular Carols
 Mrs. w. E. Ellis, who is caring for the music details, has chosen for the occasion five traditional and popular vocal selections, the words of which have been printed on paper for distribution among those who will be assembled there. The selections are Come All Ye Faith ful," Tt Came Upon A Midnight Clear" Joy to the World 70, Little Town of Bethlehem" and Silent Night" For the singing, there will be organ accompaniment, played by Mrs. G. E. Krause.
 Good Group of Leaders
 At the Northern Light Presbyter- ian Church last Thursday evening Mrs. Ellis directed practice of the carols. Seventy persons were present, so there will be good group of voices to lead tomorrow.
 The tree was cut, brought to town and erected yesterday by Mayor Thomas B. Judson and a crew of city workers. It is a noble specimen of Alaska's timber wealth. With the Womans Club, of which Mrs. J. P. Williams is president, supplying the wire and globes, the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company is donating the service of putting them in place today and will contribute the electricity for the illumination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
KILLED ON HIS WAY HOME FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
Stanford Student Dies in Freak Accident-2
 Others Injured

CHEHALIS, Wash, Dec. 20.-- Within seventy miles of his home in Tacoma after 1000 mile trip from Palo Alto, California, where he is student at Stanford Uni versity, William Luenburger was killed in a freak automobile ac- cident here yesterday.
 A canvas, covering suitcases on the running board of the light roadster, came loose and tangled in the rear wheels, causing the car to roll over several times
 Two other students were Injured. spend the Christmas holidar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
BOWLING ACE IS
 RECOVERING FORM

DETROIT, Dec. 20.-BiIl Knox, bowling ace and the first man to bowl a perfect score of 300 in the American Bowling Congress tour nament, recently played his first game after being operated on for an infection that developed on his right thumb. After layoff of four teen months, Knox bowled three games for a total of 705, scoring 204, 255 and 246
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
TWO SHIPS IN
 COLLISION IN
 EARLY MORNING

YARMOUTH, England, Dec. 20. Seventeen members of the crew of the freighter Glen Derry were brought here this forenoon by the freighter Hedworth which rammed the Glen Derry and sunk her dur ing the night.
 The crash, it is said, was a ter rife one.
 The members of the crew of the Glen Derry jumped to the decks of the Hedworth while the ships were still damned together.
 The Hedworth was slightly dam aged.
 The Glen Derry sank rapidly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
Special Christmas Edition Issued
 By Empire Sunday
Associated Press Photo
Associnted Press Photo

The Empire will tomorrow
 } morning issue it's annual
 , special Christmas Edition in } which practically every To-
 } cal business house and in } dustrial firm extends the seasons greetings to the people of the community and
 } vicinity. The edition con-
 } sists of 28 pages including a
 } special cover page in colors. } The forms for this edition , will close early this evening } and the papers will be de- } liyered to subscribers early
 } Sunday morning. } Efforts have been made } to specialize on Christmas } subjects in this edition. Even , the advertising, which makes } the number possible, stress } the Christmas motif in both } illustration and descriptive , matter, and is itself among , the most interesting of the } features.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
PLAN RANS-ATLANTIC
 RACE NEXT SUMMER

LONDON, Dec. 20-A trans-At- lantic yacht race to start at New port, R. T., and end at Plymouth was announced today for next summer by the Ocean Racing Club of Great Britain. The starting date was fixed at July 4, next.
 Yachts of any rig with forty five to seventy-two feet water line will be eligible to compete.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
NOT GUILTY IS PLEA M ADE BY
 C,H.bESSEmyER
Alleged Confessor to $8,- 100000 Embezzle-
 ment Is Arraigned

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 20.- Gilbert H. Sessemyer, Secretary and Manager of the Guaranty Building and Loan Association who allegedly confessed embezzlement of $9,00O,000 of the associations funds, entered plea of not guilty to the indictment charging ten county of grand theft. Trial was set for January 5 but Passengers at- torney said he would ask for 2 continuance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
FRENCH PREMIER
 SPRINGS ONE ON HIS OPPOSITION
Adiourns Parliament to Make Sure of Office
 for Three Weeks

PARIS, Dec. 20.-Premier Theo- dore Steeg made sure yesterday he woald hold his office for at least three weeks when he read Presi- dential decree adjourning Parlia- ment until the second Tuesday in January.
 The oposition was taken com pletely by surprise and stormed up and down the aisles but could do nothing to avert adjournment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
DROUGHT RELIEF. MEASUREPASSES. GOES TO HOOVER.
Bill Carries Am ount of Forty-five Million
 Dollars for Aid

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 20.- The first q the relief measures, the authorization of $45 100000 for loans to farmers in the drought areas to put in next years crops, got through Congress yesterday and was sent to President Hoover for his action.
 Democrats condemned the bill be- cause it failed to contain a direct provision for food loans in stricken agricultural areas.
 The drought relief measure pass ed without a roll call
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20
FOR BUSY DAY

WASHINGTON. D. O., Dec. 2O.-- Congress prepared for a busy day when it convened this morning thinking of the possibility of talk ing a recess for the Christmas holi- days.
 The Agriculture Department ad- vised the House Appropriations Committee that it is not necessary to have the $45,O0O,OOo drought re- lief money before Christmas. The Department said the funds should be supplied immediately after the holidays because of preliminary work to be done and to occupy the intervening time.
 Authorization of the fund was finally voted yesterday and the bill must now be signed by Presi- dent Hoover
 Food loans have been cut out of the measure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20

Gerald L. Church. Deputy Fed eral Prohibition Administrator in charge of the Alaska unit, returned home last night after attending Q term of the Federal District Court at Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20

United States Deputy Marshal C.. V. Brown arrived here last night from his headquarters at Peters burg to be attached to the local office of the United Sales Marshal for several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20

Henry Roden. prominent local at torney, who has been attending the Federal District Court term at Ketchikan, proceeded from there to Seattle on legal business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-20

Mike Pusich, Douglas business man, left here this morning on the steamer Yukon for Seattle and Portland He will return in about two weeks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
TO CELEBRATE
CHINA REVOLT
Mass Meeting June 6
Central Opera

A mass meeting, both to celebrate
the world historically significant
event, the first Chinese Soviet Con-
gress, and to support the revolu-
tionary movement in China and
India, will be held Friday, June 6,
at the Central Opera House.
When the American workers
fight against unemployment, for
work or wages, for the 7-hour day,
5-day week, they are struggling
against the same forces that stand
behind the hangman Chang Kai-
shek.
The proletariat of the expressing
countries and the colonial masses
are fighting the same enemy.
On to the Central Opera House
mass meeting on June 6.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
UNITED FRONT TO
FIGHT LYNCH|NC
Mass Meeting Friday,
May 80

A united front conference to
be based upon the actions. of Ne
gro and white workers in the shops,
will be initiated by the Communist
Party, Young Communist League,
and the American Negro Labor
Congress, Friday, June 10, Harlem
Casino, 100 West 116th St., corner
Lenox Ave.
A mass meeting and demonstra-
ton to protest against the lynch
terror will be held Friday, May 80,
at 8 p. m, 18th st. and 7th Ave.
An open air meeting the same eve
ming will be held at Dean St, cor
ner Howard ST., in Brownsville.
Negro and white workers are
urged to elect delegates to the
United Front Conference June IS.
Delegates from Negro and white
workers organizations will be pre-
scented.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
'More in Their Soup Besides Statistic"


accomplished then capitalist investigators will beat retreat and the
workers will have their inning and do big job of cleaning
The Daily Worker danger New York district acted Immediate
mobilization collections Party members sympathetic
all kinds shops and fac
wherever workers to be
found for three days collected Loyalty and determned for funds
to help
details especial attention
We knew that the the number who out the the Daily
Worker would Sixty established Additional
organizations had reached called daily cooperate
"A who participated surprised at the quick from
workers approached contributed demanded become
besides Friday Sunday; patriots fasc
and police attempted to interfere Nothing stopped The Daily Worker
needed funds build circulation Only this maeed And when
the final total of $4,000 had
to build paper.
Comrades: Keep Daily Worker in fighting
TRIM make powerful thai the NHsiH ID. c. Investigators
the exploited workers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
hTL.ANTA 6 BAIL
HEARING June I
Organizers Held on
Death Charges

ATLANTA, Ga, May 25--Overrul-
ing the objections of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, the demand
for the release on bail of the six
workers facing death on charges Of
Instruction H. Powers, Jo-
seph Carr, Mary Dalton Anna Bur
lax, Gilmer Brady and Henry Storey,
was postponed to June 7. On that
date the court will decide whether
the six workers will be released on
bail or continue to sit in their prison
cells. Oliver C. Hancock appeared
as attorney for the International La
Dor Defense at the hearing.
The workers arrested on Wednes-
day have all been active in the labor
movement. Brady was an active
member of the Post Office Clerks
Union in Boston before becoming ma
tional organizer of the American Ne
gro Labor Congress. Dalton was
connected with the Office Workers
Union in New York, while Burlak
was an organizer of the National
TEXTILE Workers Union in New Eng
land before she went South.
A meeting of the editors of all la
Dor newspapers will be held in New
York on Monday, at which time the
publicity campaign for the liberia
ton of thAsix workers will be taken
up. One of the questions on the
order of business will be the issuing
of special editions of the respective
newspapers in connection with the
campaign and the June 7th ami
versary of the defense of the Gas
tonia tent colony.
"The arrests of these working
class fighters" reads a statement
issued by the Atlanta branch OF the
I. L. D. which reached New York
City recently. does not mean the
stopping of the movement in At
lanta. The workers of Atlanta will
hold bigger protest meetings and
will fight for the building up Of
a strong and determined movement
under the leadership of the Com
munist Party and the Trade Union
Unity League"
Funds to defend the six Atlanta
prisoners and other militant workers
facing long terms of imprisonment
are needed at once. Send it to the
National Office of the International
Labor Defense, Room 430, 80 East
18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
ROCKEFELLER
CUTS MINE PAY
ON 2,5O0 MEN
Open Violation of Big
Employers Promise
Not to Reduce
Admits Crisis Worse
Takes Advantage and
Makes Workers Pay

Rockefeller's Consolidation Coal
Co. yesterday announced that it
would cut the wages of its remain
ing $500 workers in the West Vir-
GINA coal field by IA per cent. The
Rockefeller family takes the lead
in a further slash of wages, as it
did in the closing down of mines
and throwing out of work large
numbers of workers in 1928. At
that time, the specious plea was
put forward that this shutting down
would stabilize the industry and
maintain wages for those left at
work" Now the wage cut comes
in flat violation of the promises
made by all big industry to the
world at large by both the A. F.
Continued or Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
PLAN YOKE FOR
FILIPINO MASSES
Use Cuba AS Model to
Enslave Philippines

WASHINGTON, May Is - Plans
to saddle the Philippines with a vas
sal rule such as sobtains in Cuba,
were adopted by the Senate Insular
Committee Saturday by a vote of 8
to A. The measure, which is given
the hypocritical title of "a resolu-
ton for Filipino independence" is
the most outright piece of imperial
list trickery yet devised against the
Filipino masses,
1t provides for the callings Of
constitution convention in the Phil
lippines at the end of five-year pc
Rod. The convention stands instruct
ed by American imperialism to pass
the following basic laws: Foreign
affairs to be under the direct super
vision and control of the United
States; the public debt may not ex-
coed an amount prescribed by Con-
gress, and no loans to be contracted
without the approval Of Congress;
a naval base and military control
by United States imperialism; trade
regulations to be regulated by the
United States.
If passed at all and signed by the
President, this measure will be sad
died without further chains for the
Filipino people. Undoubtedly this
move will meet the approyal of the
Filipino misleaders, all of whom are
striving to emulate bloody Machado
in Cuba, bat it spells further slavery
for the Filipino masses. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
Mass Pressure Combels Reversing of
Ohio Criminal Syndicalist Conviction

ST. GAINESVILLE, Ohio, May
25.-Yesterday the Seventh District
Appellate Court reversed the con-
viction of Lii Andrews, Charles
Guynn and Tom Johnson. They were
convicted Nov. 20, 1929, of criminal
syndicalism because of mobilizing
the Workers of Martins Ferry for
the August L Defend the Soviet
Union and Anti-Imperialist War"
day. The prosecutor is now appeal
ing to the Ohio Supreme Court.
Guynn is national secretary-treas-
urer of the National Miners Union.
johnson is also a miner. The con-
victed workers served time until the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
USE CENSUS RETURNS
TO FIGHT DEMANDS

NEW YORK, May 25-Further
census returns used by Tammany to
play down the seriousness of unem-
ploynent, is that of the 10Th Assem-
bly, District, Yorkville, which shows
that At per cent of the total pop
ulation are out of work. The trades
reported to be hardest hit are build
ing and noodle. with laborers and
rc---'-iors following.
With reports of drastic layoffs in
all rarts of the country swelling the
army of the unemployed to the enor-
nous total of 100000, the efforts
of the bosses to use their off :'al
governmental machinery to mini
mize the number of jobless was
shown in the case of the Cleveland
census returns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26

the 10000 workers in the
New York March 6 unemploy-
ment demonstration on their
elected committee to lay their
grievances and demands before
the New York city govern
ment, was nominated for gov
ernor.
For Lieutenant Governor, the con-
vention chose j. Louis Engdahl,
general secretary of the Interna-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
Daily Worker Needs
Volunteer Reporters
and Research Help

The Daily Worker needs mass
support editorially also. The
Daily is one of the most impor-
tant single institutions of the
Party. Every worker in New
York should be ready to help to
gather and publish the working
class news. We can use an I'M
limited number of volunteer re-
porters, catalogers, research
workers, and office help in the
editorial offices of the Daily.
Whoever can volunteer a few
hours work regularly once a week
or oftener should get in touch
with the Copy Desk of the Daily
Worker. No previous experience
necessary. We guarantee to give
such volunteers a valuable exper-
fence in Communist journalism.
Call at the Daily Worker office
after 8 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26

fight Communistic propaganda is to put some
thing soup from Okla
other when the House of Representatives voted to
vestgate Worker Communist propaganda the United
States.
headaches these days. How to keep
cpasts going, grinding profits for the Wall
gentlemen the capiasic crisis the millions
for additional
that the workers be assured little soup
and then--this is a tough job.
The this drive against the
against the Daily Worker against the
capitalist investigators and the capitalist pdders
julius representative speaking Listen carefully
keep Daily Worker going keep growing win the
Washington investigators their will
very be memories of a dark past.
fight back BY strengthening the
financially while the time of thou
of a position hun
workers each through its central This
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
FEARS GROWING
j0BLESS DEMAND
Wagner Demands Fake
Bills be Passed

WASHINGTON, D. c., May %
Speaking over the radio yesterday,
Senator Wagner of New York ex-
pressed fear that unless his fake
Unemployment bills" were passed,
the militancy of the eight million
jobless would continue to rise.
Wagner passed the buck for the
passage of the bills to President
Hoover.
The three chief features of the
Wagner bills show them to be meas
ures designed to check the growing
demands for Work or Wages" on
the part of the millions unemployed.
The bills call rnl the collection of
unemployed data, the Establishment
of public employment offices, and a
vague demand for planned public
works construction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
800 WORKER DELEGATES
PLAN COMMUNIST CLASS
WAR ELECTION CArIPA
Nominate Foster, Serving Years AS Leader
of Jobless, for State Governor
Results Measured by Shop Committees, New
Party Members, Growth Of Red Unions"
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, May 25.-With 800 worker

SCHENECTADY, n. Y. May 25.-With $50 worker dele
gates present many directly from the shops representing all
the basic industries of New York the Communist Party state
yesterday adopted its platform of struggle for the
this fall made plans build the Party and the
uonary unions support the struggle of exploited and
poyed workers through the campaign and nominated its state
ticket.
William T. Foster general secretary Of the Trade Union
Unity League and serving three years for representing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26
OPERATION ON
james MCCRATH
Knitted by Lovestoneite
= Now in Bellevue

James McGrath, member Of the
national committee of the Marine
Workers Union, and active organ
izer on two coasts, was operated on
late Friday night at Bellevue Hos
pital for a stab wound in the abdo-
men, inflicted several hours before
by self-proclaimed Lovestoneite
McGrath is reported by members
of the union who saw him the next
day, to be doing we'll, with good
hopes for recovery, though the
wound is of the sort which is al
Tays dangerous.
Hospital Risks Life.
Workers who rushed to the aid
of McGrath when he was knitted
took him to the nearest hospital,
Beth Israel, on 18th Street. The
management there absolutely re-
fused to do anything more for him
than to give him an injection to
ease his pain, although in deep alb
dominal wounds, an operation to
prevent death from pierced intes-
tines is always indicated, and the
sooner the better. Beth Israel kept
the wounded man waiting while they
argued the police into taking him
over to Bellevue, the city hospital,
and not even the offer of workers
to pay for treatment would cause
them to give it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26

a Buffalo Work
err, in the revolutionary movement
for over % years, and several
times before a candidate on the
Communist ticket.
(Other nominations and further
work of the convention will be re-
ported in tomorrow's issue of the
Daily Worker. The convention had
not completed its work at last re-
ports from Schenectady.-Editor)
Greatest INTEREST,"
The hall was packed with dele
gates and spectators. Besides the
800 delegates present, reports were
received from & number elected to
the convention who could not arrive
on time, due to break down of cheap
cars borrowed to save railroad fare,
etc.
There were 312 delegates present
from District 2 New York; and rs
from District 4 (Buffalo) of the
Communist Party. Thirty nine of
the delegates were from trade
unions, 70 from shop meetings and
shop committees, many from the
councils of the unemployed, 81 from
the International Labor Defense
branches, 3 from branches of the
Workers International Relief, 2 from
tho Tenants T,eapue. one from the
Labor Sports Union, one from the
Workers Ex-Service Mems Leagues,
10 from Trade Union Unity League
groups, 102 were from benefit So
cieties, co-operatives, fraternal and
workers clubs; % were youth dele
(Continued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26

Erie police department and the U. S.
officials.
Another mass protest meeting
will be held Monday, May 26, at Z
p. m. at Columbus Park. Although
Mayor j. c. Williams and the COR
rupt local politicians in the city
council refused to grant a permit
the meeting will be carried through
Ten thousand leaflets have already
been distributed, calling the workers
to participate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-26

tional Labor De-
fence. For Attor-
ney General, it
nominated Rich
ard B. Moore, a
N e gro worker,
and Negro or
ganizer for the
Communist Party.
Franklin P. Brill
W a S nominated
for state comp
troller. Brill is
-.