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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08
FOUR ESCAPED
MANIACS ARE
BACK IN CELLS
Young Detective Captures
MatteaWan Prisoners
in New York.

Gy United Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Four of the
seven maniacs who made spectac-
ular escape Thur5day from the state
hospital for the criminal insane at
Beacon, N. Y. we're back in the hos
pital today through the quick work
Of young, third-grade detective.
George E. Wobber, assigned to
Brooklyn headquarters, held the
four desperate men and a woman
at bay for nearly half an hour in
a bare. dimly lighted apartment
before dawn Sunday until other de-
tectives arrived to arrest them.
Four are Recaptured
The four recsptured are William
II. Nelson, 81, the insane burglar
who escaped two weeks ago and re-
turned to liberate six other inmates:
Harry Gordon, known as the mad
butcher of Rochester" John Big
gins, &c. and Frank Gambill. The
woman arrested with them, charged
with harboring criminals, was Mrs.
Marie Ockenfels, 80.
Wobber, with three other detect
ives, traced the maniacs TO the
Brooklyn apartment, which was
rented by Mrs. Ockenfels, and found
only Mrs. Ockenfels and her sister
at home.
Wobber went into the apartment
and talked to the women for more
than two hours, while his compan-
ions waited outside in the hallway.
While he was there the four
maniacs returned Nelson, upon
seeing the detective, produced
pistol and covered HIN.
Hold on there said Wobber, who
had not revealed his identity. BE
careful with that thing-you might
hurt somebody. Put it away, I'm
o. K"
Away on False Clew
Nelson. apparently convinced, put
the gun in his pocket.
Wobber Immediately pulled his
own pistol and covered the men.
He called to his companions, but
discovered they had gone away on
false clew. They had followed
Waterman in the building who had
let shortly before
The detective forced the maniacs
TO lie face downward on the floor
and stood over them until his COM
panions returned.
The four men said they had
parted company with the other es-
capped nlaniacs, Frank Van Der
Kuylen, Joseph baylor and Anthony
Alloy, because they were too mean
and desperate"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08
LAUD BOY VIOLINIST
BIZ Unftcd Press

By UnftCd PTeSS
NEW YORK, Dec. 8-Jacques
Larner, II, Pittsburgh violinist,s was
received favorably Sunday night
when he appeared as soloist with
the Manhattan Symphony orches-
ira. He played the Bruch Concerto
in @ minor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08
Burns Fatal to Negro Woman

Mrs. Alsonia Flourney, Negro, a,
of $50 East Thirteenth street, died
Sunday at city hospital from burns
suffered when kerosene exploded as
she was starting a fire in her home
Thursday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08
Safe Looted at Anderson

DU tHtt5 SpCttU
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. S.-Loot
consisting of $500 in cash and
checks for $500 was obtained from
the safe of the Bailey Coal Com
pany here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
MEETINGS. for
Election of Delegates

Definite arrangements are now be-
ing made in the following cities for
these gigantic meetings to be adj
dressed by william z. Foster:
Chicago, Jan. 9; Detroit, Jan. IL;
Cleveland, Jan. IL; Pittsburgh. Jan.
10; Philadelphia, Jan. II; Boston,
Jan. IS; New York City, after Jan. 16.
Large mass meetings to elect dele
gates to go to Washington, D. c.,
must also be organized in the smaller
cities in the East and in all cities in
the West. All smaller cities in the
cast and all western cities that can
finance a delegate to Washington
should hold mass meetings to elect
a delegate. Even in cities where a
delegate can not be financed mass
meetings should be held between
Jan. Is and 80 in support of the dele
cation and our proposed Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill and as a point
of mobilization of workers for imme-
date local relief and the organiza-
ton and strengthening of unem-
ployed councils.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
SOCIALIST MINISTER IN GERMANY q
SAYS DICTATORSHIP is NECESSARY
Braun Approves of
Bruening Aid to
Young Plan

BERLIN.-The prime minister Of
Prussia, the ocial-democrat, Otto
Braun, delivered speech on Thurs
day evening in Bielefeld, in which he
declared the following:
THE German republic has now the
most difficult winter in front of it
that it has ever experienced. There
is a shout for dictatorship. The
Reichstag is faced with difficult
tasks. If it fails to perform these
tasks then it must not be surprised
if the government should interpret its
constitutional rights very broadly in
order to lead the German Reich out
of its present difficult situation"
This speech of Otto Braun, deliv
cred at a moment when the Catholic
Chancellor Bruening IS preparing to
use the dictatorship paragraph 48 in
order to rescue the bankrupt Young
system at the cost of the masses OF
the people, is nothing but a delib-
crate and considered encouragement
for the Bruening government. The
social democracy has never expressed
itself so openly in favor of the Brue-
ming dictatorship.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
Labor Govt Hands
Out Death Sentences
to Indian RevOlters

LONDON.-Four death sentences
against Indian workers, charged with
having led the revolt at Sholapur,
were confirmed by the Judicial Com
mittee of the Privy Council. In the
trial, where the four death sentences
were proclaimed, 43 other Indians
were sentenced to long years of i'm
prisonment.
Twenty years of hard labor was
proclaimed as sentence against DR..
Naryanchandra Roy Of Calcutta,
charged with conspiring to murder
the Calcutta chief of police; two
others also charged in connection
with the attempted assassination
were given Is years, three were SEN
fenced to IL and one to 10 years.
The editor of the Bombay Chron-
icle was sentenced to 5 months i'm
prisonment for publishing the pro-
gram of a day of protest. .--
On Dec. / the police inspector, Mu-
kerji, was shot at the Shandpur Sta
ton and died on the way to the hos
pital.
An Indian, Saligram Shukla, has
been shot by policeman under the
charge of resisting arrest"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
FIGHT AGAINST ITALIAN
FASCISM Is INCREASING

MILAN, Italy.-Fron many parts
Of Italy, especially from Northern
Italy. reports are coming about seri-
Gus unrest among the workers. In
Turin workers demonstrated, many
Of them skilled mechanics and silk
weavers. Militia ordered to attack
the demonstrations, refused
In Rome "a persons, among them
two women, were arrested under the
charge of having conducted secret
Communist organization. They are
to be tried by the Special Tribunal
Last week two Communists we're
sentenced at Naples by the Special
Tribunal to is years imprisonment
each. In Rome two young workers
were sentenced under the same
charge to Is years Imprisonment, In
other trials sentences of 4 to s years
were proclaimed against young work.
ers.
In Rome Professor Ernesto Bellini
and the former Minister Belotti were
sentenced to years Imprisonment.
In Pola also heavy sentences were
melted out. The Communist Gla-
vich, received years for distribution
Of leaflets, Pietro del Fabbri of Civil
dale, was sentenced TO years and
Alceste Bertoli Of Porona to years.
In Triest about 200 persons were
arrested, among them many women.
These arrests have been brought In
connection with second attempt at
assassination of the fascist agent
Curet,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
LOAN PROMISE PROVES FAKE; MORE
BANKS CRASH; MORGAN HEAD LIES

out by Hoover and Co. about the
economic crisis-Facts proved they
were liars. Facts will prove that
Lamont is Just plain liar. Being
closely connected with Wall Street
and knowing the inside of the bank
ing situation, he knows that the
truth is exactly opposite to what he
says for publication.
Lamont's statement about the
banks is exactly in keeping with
Hoover's promise Of prosperity in 60
days" last March. The workers should
have as much confidence in Lamont
as they now have in Hoover's magic
60 days" promise. -
Killed News of Runs.
At no time Immediately after the
closing of the Bank of the United
States did the capitalist press admit
that there was a wholesale run on
other banks Now this news is be-
ginning to leak out. The Journal of
commerce (DeC. l6) says.
runs on branches Of local
banks in sections Of the city where
the greatest nervousness prevailed
at the end of last week, chiefly
where foreign-born residents pre-
dominate, were said to have abated
markedly, and in many cases to
have ended"
So far as the capitalist press is
concerned they never existed. The
fact is, as admitted by the Jaurnal
more than $1oo,0oo,oo0 was drawn out
Of Commerce. in the past five days
of ohter banks in the run that fol-
lowed the smashing of the Bank of
the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
FULL QUOTA IN $4,000
DRIVE TO BE DEMANDED

The full quota in this campaign for $4,000 cir
culation must be reached. To do this. every
district will be checked upon and full increases
will be demanded It is possible the increases
so far represent a certain easy circulation thrown
on by casual efforts. Now every member of the
Party. the League, all revolutionary workers must
dig in and fight. The battle will not be called
off until mass circulation has been achieved
This Is real campaign for mass circulation and
nothing will be allowed to stand In the way OF
this result.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
Ioteer for Daily Worker Tag Days Saturday and Sunday Dec 20 and q
Into Action for T0bless Relief!
Organize! Fight for Bread!
FROM PAGE ONE,

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
demonstrations simultaneously all the country.
The delegates should be selected by the respective local
united front movements and finally ratified elected
by the demonstrations. Quotas of delegates for
the various localities will be worked out in due time
by the center
S. The Signature Campaign. This continues until
the delegation goes to Washington. 1t must be prose-
cuted with the utmost vgor Each locality should set
itself large quota and then accomplish it, The work
ers ready in great to express their support
of the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill. Sigma
ture committees should be set up in all possible work
ers' organizations factories breadlines etc. House
to house signature collections should be organized The
meeting of workers The collection Of signatures should
be on basis every possible worker being given
blanks for this purpose. The signature collection must
be based upon and actively to stimulate all the
local struggles for relief.
g. State Hunger Marches. The hunger marches in
the state capitals should be organized to take place in
February after the mass delegation has been organ
lied and the signature campaign completed. They
must be given careful consideration and the most
thoroughgong organization, not only in the cities
where they originate but also in the cities where they
pass through. Committees should be appointed at the
local united front conferences to study the problems
involved and to take the preliminary organization
steps, All this work must be done, in close consuta-
ton with the Trade Union Unity League national
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
EVERY CITY MUST
ORGANIZE NEWS CLUB

Every city must organize its Red Builders
News Club with every possible jobless worker
enrolled, with weekly jamborees and prizes for
the best sellers When city no larger than
Sacramento, Cal, can organize club of nine
members and sell over $50 copies daily there is
no reason, except indifference to prevent any
city in the u. S. doing the same. JobIcss work
ers must be persuaded to spend full time SELL
ing the Daily Worker.
With millions unemployed the crisis deepen
Ing, with speed-up, wage cuts and starvation on
every hand the workers all over the United
States are ready to read the Daily Worker The
situation is dead ripe for mass circulation for
the Daily Worker Action is the word.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17

center.
In connection with all work the following gen.
eral considerations must be constantly borne in mind:
(a) To utilize the whole campaign for the sys-
tematc organization of the unemployed into the IN
employed councils and the T. U. u. L. unions.
(b) To draw the employed workers into all the I'M
employed demonstrations and to link up the unem-
ployed with strike movements
(c) To stimulate general discussion Of the Bill,
the final formulation of its demands to be worked
out by the delegation before presenting it to
Congress.
Cd To hold open demonstrations under the name
of the local unemployed councils.
(e) To actively support the Fighting Fund for I'm
employed Relief
d) To give the utmost publicity in our press to the
whole struggle
(g) To energetically draw in the youth, the Ne
groes, the women and the various language groups
and to formulate demands for them fundamental to
success of the movement
Chi To link up the fight for unemployed relief with
general political slogans: The protection of the
foregn-bor the defense Of the rights of Negroes the
strike movement against wagecuts speed-up and for
the shorter work day and work week. the release of
political prisoners, the struggle against police brutal
ty the fight against the danger and for defense
of the Soviet Unicn, etc.
The Central Committee calls upon the entire Party
to consider the struggle against unemployment as its
major task and to mitantly mobilize all its forces to
put into effect this program Of action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
SIOUX CITY, Ia,
BANKS CLOSE
(By a Worker Correspondent

SIOUX CITY, Mo.-The Sioux
City Tribune and Journal have been
telling us editorially that Sioux City
was an exceptionally favored spot In
the sea of economic crisis and that
prosperity was around the corner
when 10 and behold two of the largest
banks in the territory close their
doors.
Two Banks Crash.
OF course the papers tell us that
they just closed In order to let the
bank examiners examine the assets Of
the institution, then they would re-
organize and reopen IN short time.
Frozen assets is given as the cause
Of the crash. This substantiates what
the Daily Worker q short time ago
quoted the Journal Of Commerce as
aging, That every bank in the coun-
Try was in a shaky condition on &C
count of over building"
The two banks are the Sioux Ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
YMCA JOINS WAR
PACK ON SOVIET
Howl for Holy War on
Workers. Land
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK. Consistent with
the capitalists mobilization of forces
in preparation for war against the
U.S.S.R, the church with its many
subtle and Shiny fingers is also do
ing its dirty share.
The Y. M. G. A. is forwarding to
all its members copy Of its official
organ, namely 'The Association
Men. The issue is Of May, 1880. The
reason for this act is that the May
issue contains long and stupid ar
ticle entitled THE Russian Chal-
lenge."
1t is vicious propaganda for or
ganizing the numerous Christian
sects and the Jews against the Sow
lets as their common enemy. For
Russia, it states, does not challenge
any one sect but all sects. after
making every allowance for errors
in transmission (of news) we cannot
avoid the road fact that olshevism
has declared war upon Cod" And
ut is not forms and ceremonies alone,
not creeds and dogrnas alone that
are rejected. Here is an attack on
those fundamentals Of personal be-
lief which are shared by the cardi-
mails on the one hand and by quak-
ers on the other" Even .quakers are
asked to war.
After describing the hardships Of
the poor missionaries who "braved
the ice and snow and winters in stern
and storm-swept steppes Of Russia"
1t reiterates the harsh treatment of
Baptists and Jews in the time of
czars. But, it claims, they "have
suffered a worse fate at the hands
Of the Soviet" All workers know by
now that this is damned lie and
malicious SANDER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17

extras and married men TO nave
preference. This makes a total of
$500 extras taken on for period Of
from three to four weeks. There are
an estimated 10000 unemployed
workers in Cleveland!
Same Old Bunk.
This doesn't finish the campaign.
The city manager spoke over the
radio the following night. Friday
night Rev. G. H. LeBlond, head Of
the Catholic Charities Corp. spoke
over the radio last night emphasizing
the fact that the generous support
given to the Community Fund in
Cleveland was not sufficient. Now
all householders must give an I'M
employed worker job. 1t Is a con-
tinuation of the Odd Jobs campaign
conducted during the summer.
Only now they call it the Job
"Sales Drive" Which in reality is
an urger4 appeal for the staggering
plan. More than so volunteer work.
erS" from city industries Will meet
Saturday morning at the headquar-
tiers of the Unemployment Commits
sion of the city. They will each be
given territory of factories to cover.
Their Job is to go to all factories hir-
ing 100 workers or more and to pre-
sent the stagger system. To persuade
them to keep their regular men one
or two days less in order to put on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17

some Of the unemployed. Besides this
they will get a tabulation of the num-
Der of workers employed; how long
they work; how many are normally
employed; and how many they can
manage to take on as extras.
No Real Relief.
All those who are lucky to have
jobs are urged to see if they can put
someone to work around the house
or if they have an office job to see
if they cannot divide 1t up with
someone else.
The Job Sales Campaign is getting
wide publicity. Speeches over the
radio will be heard by the prominent
takers of the city. A continued hui
mainly ballyhoo like was conducted
during the Community Fund Drive
will spread all over the capitalist
papers and shouted over the radios.
The bosses are using their forces to
the limit to prevent the fight for real
insurance for the workers.
All unemployed workers and en-
ployed workers of Cleveland are
urged to come up to the Trade Union
Unity League office at 1926 w. 3rd
st. and get one of the petitions for
Workers Social Insurance. Let's put
real crink in the bosses plans to
starve the workers, and make the
bosses themselves stagger a little
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
ASK FOR MORE PAINT 1T
RED" SUBSCRIPTION LISTS

Subscriptions are beginning to come into the
office ON the Paint 1t Red" subscription lists
These lists have been sent by District Daily
Worker representatives to sections and units,
Workers, as soon as you have filled one list send
in for another. Each list will only aceommo-
date three subscribers.
In intensifying the subscription campaign
two premiums can be used. "The Five Year
Plan of the Soviet Union" by Gregory T. Grin
ko, absorbing account, is offered free with
every yearly subscription. The Daily Worker
calendar for 1881, IL pages, 81 by IA, printed
in three colors is free with each months sub
scription or renewal The calendar sells for
50 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
PASSED CHECKS
TO GET FOOD
(By a Worker Correspondent)


PHILADELPHIA. ~ Mrs. H. Mont
rose, %, of 1858 North 18th st. was
arrested for passing bad checks for
the amount of $S5. At the police
headquarters where she was locked
up she stated that she had to do it
because her husband was out of work
for long time and there was no
chance of getting food otherwise.
Even the milkrnan refused to bring
milk to feed the baby, she said.
Babe In Cell.
Later when her. husband showed
up at the station house with the baby,
six months old, the baby was given
to it's mother in the prison cell. The
worker was evicted several days later
for non-payment Of rent.
And they say there is prosperity.
First they starve you, and when you
try to get food without money they
lock you up and finally evict you.
Fight against this, join the Un-
employed Councils and fight for re-
lief, against evietions.
-PB,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
Red Union
Makes Gains
in England
Gable BY Tnprecorr.)

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The lTuiredge
pit strike, under revolutionary lead
ership, against victinization Of strik-
ers following the recent Scottish
strike, was completely successful De-
spite police persecution, including
many arrests to intimidate the work.
ers, the revolutionary union is grow
ing steadily.
Three of the fourteen injured in
the Houghtonmain disaster died in
the hospital today. Four others are
in a critical condition.
In Fifeshire more arrests were
made of miners, in an attempt to
intinidate the workers. The cases
were adjourned pending the collec-
ton of evidence"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-17
KANSAS CITY, MO.
NEEDLE WORKERS
AVERAGE S1O-$12
Sweat Shop System in
Missouri City
(By a worker Correspondent.l

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There are
between 10000 and 10000 Needle
Trade Workers in Kansas City The
majority of the workers are women
and young girls, who are unorganized
and work under the most terrible
conditions. The average wages in the
factories is between 10 and IL dollars
per week. At present with many un-
employed in the needle trades the
bosses are discharging the workers
very often for no good reason at all.
Just recently In the Kansas City
Custom Garment Co., woman was
fired just because she did not feel
we'll for some time, in spite of the
fact that she had been working in
this sweat shop for many years.
Boss Seduces Girls.
In the ladies coat shop of Lyon g.
Dossep pretty girl can always get
a Job. One of the bosses is always
trying to make dates with the new
girls, and of course after the first
date you never see that girl in the
shop again.
The shops are real sweat shops,
piece work, long hours etc. The same
is true of the sanitary conditions. The
dressing rooms are small with no
daylight. There is only one small
Mushroom for about 40 or so girls,
No wonder that the girls are dis
contented. We have established the
N.T.WIU. and plans are laid down
for organizing the workers for higher
wages and shorter hours, and for the
establishment of shop committees so
the bosses would not be able to fire
the workers for no reason at all.