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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Bridgeport, Shelton Strikers
Prepare NeW Mass HCkettng
Stand Firm Against "Red Baiters' and Do Not
Let Department of Labor Agent Into Meet;
Welcome National Textile Union

OLNEYVILLE, r. I. National
Headquarters N T. W., March 15.-
The 300 weavers in Bridgeport and
Shelton, Conn, are now in the third
week of their strike against a
dounbling up of looms from one to
two and simultaneous As per cent
wage-cut. Frantic ttempts made
last week by the Blumenthal Co.,
whose mills are struck, to break up
the ranks of the strikers have failed.
Anna Weinstock. the arbitrator" of
the Department of Labor, was re-
fused admittance by the workers to
all strike meetings The local papers
last week gave wide publicity to red
batting attacks on the National Tex
tile Workers Union by Ramp, a pro-
fessional strike breaker of the So
called Constitutional Educational
League" In spite of this the repre-
sentatives of the N. T. w. U. were
enthusiastically received at all strike
meetings.
Martin Russak, representative of
the National Executive Board of the
N. T. w. u, spoke at the strike meet
ings in Bridgeport and Shelton on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
DRESS STRIKERS
FIGHT INJUNCTION
Picket Garry Shop This
Morning

NEW YORK.--The Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, which is
leading the struggle of the striking
dressmakers against the rotten con-
ditions in the dress industry has call
ed for mass picketing this morning
at a. m. at the Garry Dress shop,
500 Seventh Ave, against the injunc-
ton with which the bosses of this
shop, supported by the courts, have
tried to break the strike.
Later in the day, at one o'clock,
there will be a meeting of unemploy-
ed dressmakers at Bryant Hall to
consider the struggle against unem-
ployment and for relief and insurance
and for support of the strike.
In the evening. there will be a
meeting of the General Strike Com
mittee at 7 o'clock at the office of
the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
EX-SERVICEMEN
OPEN CAMPAIGN
National Headquarters
Are Established

The Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League is opening a campaign to
mobilize the ex-seryicemen to fight
against the bonus steal.
At the last meeting Of the Work
ers' Ex-Servicemen's League reso-
luton was passd pledging solidarity
with the work. Il; class and calling
upon all ex-so. yrs, sailors and ma
rines to join in as a body with the
May demonstrations of the work
ers The campaign will be conducted
through open-air meetings, visiting
of workers organizations and reach
ing ex-seryicemen in the Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and all
other places where ex-servicemen
can be found.
Permanent headquarters have been
established at 10 E. Tenth st. in New
York City. The campaign will be
carried on nationally with this head
ausytsxS ~ Its center. x-~ese--slx
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
DALLAS OFFICER TAKES PLANE TO GET CODER, HURST
Under False COlOrs

TIE progressive"
every effort directed saving capitalism
the working Only the revolutionary
Of the The pogresv against
ouion.
that they didn't But the N Y, world
Telegram supports them
the headline editorial
speaking for those socaed pogreves the WordTeegram
most decidedly notl'
"progres
e conference would not have taken place at all the word and the
tobs progesves quckened single
itaHsm survive?"
The Telegram freely admits that question It
The alternative revolution. Free will not sarve in the
midst wealth will which
system of economic slavery"
Let all understand then that the progee
list anarchy which produces they
transform into organized capitalism with permanent organized
council representative of capital and labor and gan that
Yet gentlemen after ALL capitalists capitalists and labor
will still be labor namely capitalists class will still take profits from
gresves pretend to whe degree of profit will be small they
production cycles you
gentlemen with all society exactly where starting
from.
give progressive capitalists imply
ing mouthpeces
capitalism
pogeves chiefly voice the complaints of the pnched purses and
discomfort OF the small the professional and richer
by angered capital
capitalists the tybourgeoie the most anarchist section OF the
exploie that they but big capital
will shape the policy of the bgeoie whole they will be hit nearly
workers attempt to "oganize capitalism
is also demaggc deception of the
capitalism Indeed under these false
the brought step capitalist
deliberately putting
question three democracy
precisely the fascist proposal of organized
capitalism" the central aim the conference
the mention recognition of
striking eighhow the
such workers in the Soviet Union have.
What hypocrisy for Robertson of the railroad boherood
tend to be interested and excited about railroad
mssalshe boldly
through thousands thrown unemployment
not hetaeo what?to federal authoriythe
capitalist
Laying aside the by "progves
fore they ddhe outcome fascist
gandzed bulwark against fascismi
1t possibly, the Father
church remind everybody that all the pretty
industry
with social insurance could obtained
would have to be changed matter a century
We these that the
wait that that
physical existence joining
talm leadership
party conference though stirs ambitions
including
Thomas who Judgment the program
the progressive conference ftty
sent ascsm.
What would be the position these
CHASTITY
supporters of war yes
mere shadow has so
alarmed them forecastng the Of capitalism
it! urog
rs Never! the toing
but do have common class interest fighting
them!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
WANT STATE sCAB HERDERs.

NEW YORK.-The American Bank
ers Assn, urges its members to carry
on a campaign for state police in
every state where such an agency
does not exist, on the plea that a
state force cuts down bank robberies.
The fact that state police are more
often used as strike breakers is not
mentioned in the publicity. Bankers
know that.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Dallas Mayor, Prosecutor, Chief Of Police, All Members
of Khan, Which Kidnapped and FlOgged and
Tried to Kill the Workers
Three Police Stood Ely While T'rize Fighter
Beat Up Coder and Hurst in Jail
FIOgger Waited at Police Station Desk to Notify the
Lynch Gang When Two We're to Be Placed
On Steps at Their Disposal
(By Special Correspondent

DALLAS, Texas, March 15.-The kidnap-
ping and flogging of Charles Cooler and Lewis
Hurst, Trade Union Unity League and Com
munist Party local secretaries here, by gang
Of armed klansmen and the dramatic rescue
of the two workers who had been left for dead by their abduc,
tors continues to be the burning issue here.
District Attorney McGraw has gone to Kansas City by
airpane to bring back the two escaped victims
The Dallas News. local paper declares that martial law
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Buffalo Orders
District Page

District 4 Buffalo, announces
its intentions to order a dis
trict page every week, Begin
ming April II.
at is still five weeks away,
but 1t will take time to prepare
the ground for the task In our
district" writes Karlo Ilmoni,
Daily Worker representative.
THE units are to assign quotas
at their next meetings and
prepare for the most effective
mass distribution of the
papers"
The Buffalo district will find
the unit apparatus frightened as
these weekly editions go into
effect, and win increase its CIR
cuIation tremendously.
(Sixty thousand circulation
tips on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
NORTH WEST
SYNDICALISM
TRIAL TODAY
Bosses Prepare to Rail
road Second of
Is Workers
(By a Worker Correspondentl

PORTLAND, Ore, Barch 15.--Mon-
day, March 16 will see the beginning
Of another farce known as trial
in the courts here. Fred Walker,
%, second of IS Portland workers to
go on trial for criminal syndicalism
will receive dose of capitalist JUS
tice, similar to that which Ben Boloff
received here a few weeks ago; ten
years in the Oregon penitentiary.
Walker was the district organizer
of the Young Communist League at
tire time of the raids last September
which netted over 30 workers for de-
portation and the insane asylum on
charges of criminal syndicalism, va
grancy, as part of the move of the
boss tools who are trying to smash
the growing revolutionary movement
of the Pacific Coast and the North
west.
Workers everywhere Fight for
protest resolutions ON the floor of
your organizations for Fred Walker
and the other Portland defendants!
Rush funds for the defense OF the
Portland prisoners! They are resist
ing the attack of the bosses upon
working clas organizations! Their
fight is your fight!
=
Walker. and Boloff are two of those
arrested during widespread raids on
workers organizations, on the unem-
ployed especially. during a regular
reign of terror set up by the police
here during the decent months. Twelve
of those arrested are held for de-
portation. All the native born in
the net we're charged with criminal
syndicaliSm The revival of GRIM
inal syndicalis,n persecution here is
significant, as no trials have been
held since the immediate post var
period
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can wholly eliminate unemployment
and the parasites, he shows what the
workers are faced with under capt.
talism: I'VE have made little pro-
gress in providing security. Unem-
ployment is not solved. Old age is
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Two Thousand Workers Have
Made Application to Join the
Unemployed Council of Salt
Lake Sity. Are You Winning
Members for Your Council?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
SUTHERLAND CHOIR
TO GIVE PROGRAM

The Sutherland choir under the
direction of Mrs. Lora L. Lackey
will sing The Messiahs Coming"
by Wildemere at the Popular Sun
day evening services of the Suther-
land Presbyterian church.
Hear the Song"
Opening chorus.
Solo-"The Messiah"
Mildred Clark
Christ our Lord"
Chorus.
nuet-"Life without End"
Joe Fov and Norman Green.
Solo" Wondrous Story"
Joe Fov.
Prophecies Fulfilled,
Chorus
Tro-"Star Of Love"
Mildred Clark. Joe Foy Norman
Green
solo-"The Voice Of Jesus
Dolly Lackev,
Duct" Saviour Like a Shenherd "
Mildred Clark, Dolly Lacke,
Cuartet-"The Song of The Angels.
Mildred CLARK. Dolly Lackey, Joe
Fov and H. F. Anders.
Pnal Chorus-"G Gods Wonderful Gift.
At the morning services, the Rev.
Florizel A. Pheiderer will discuss the
theme The Radiant Past and the
the Glorious Future"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
Big Show
Booked at
English's
Earl Carroll Will Send His
"Vanities" for Three
DAYS.

Each season Earl Carroll produces
a new edition of "Vanities." This
season the eighth edition of Earl
Carroll "Vanities" with the New
York production comes to the Eng
lish on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. II, - and 10, with
matinee Wednesday.
All previous editions were pro-
duced in New York at the Earl Car
roll theater,. but last season that
theater was demolished to be re-
placed by a new structure with the
same name. and it was during this
period that the "Vanities" to be
seen here this season was produced
at the New Amsterdam theater.
Staged in sixty scenes with a
company of hundred, and with
scenic ard costume equipment
larger than any previous "Vanities, .
Carroll offers q cast with Herb
Williams, Jack Benny and Chaz
Chase as the principal comedians,
supported by over twenty principal
comedians, singres, dancers and a
chorus of f1fty-six of the most
beautiful girls in the world.
The dances and ensembles were
staged by Ned McGurn, the dialog
is edited by Eddie Welsh and Eu-
gene Conrad and was staged by
Charles Ashley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
HOLD d ON CAR
THEFT CHARGES
Police Say Pair Was
Nabbed Fleeing From Auto.

-Four men were held by police to-
day after they are alleged to have
been involved in attempts to steal
two automobiles parked on near
downtown streets Friday night.
Police arrested Jack Rhodes, 1914
West Nineteenth street, and Willard
Smith, 1913 Bellefontaine street, at
New York and Illinois streets after
they are alleged to have fled from
the car of William Mattingly, 1851
Graceland avenue, parked at North
and Illinois streets
Glenn Hart, LOG West North
street, Apartment 5, identified them
as two of four men who had been
seen near his car earlier. Officers
then nahbed Carl Lowry, 25, and
Paul Whitlock, "a, addresses I'M
known
The four are held on yagrancy
charges.
Wrecking a stolen car at twen-
tieth street and Columbia avenue,
three Negroes ran from the scene of
the accident Friday night.
The automobile had been stolen
from H. w. Borneman, 1910 North
Chester avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
Actors Plan
Their Future

More and more motion picture
players are protecting their future
not only by careful invest
ments, but also active participation
on the side in growing businesses.
Charles Winninger, for example,
the New York comedian who played
in Flying High" for M-G-M, is a
director and active salesman in his
offtime of company manufacture
ing new automatic device for con-
trolling the steam heat in radiators.
"Kibbee and Company" is we'll
known printing concern in San
Francisco. Brother Charles runs it
all the time aided and abetted at
times by brother Guy, screen actor.
The genial Guy Kibbee was also in
Flying High"
Jean HerSholt started collecting
first editions as a hobby, but now
he buys and sells in a small way
making his hobby pay for
lbGCll. w AlCA1 1lC 1CbA4 a lev gCd1S
hence, he has already picked out
site for a small store where he
will go into the book-sellingf bust
ness seriously.
William Haines, M-G-M star, last
seen in New Adventures of Get
Rich-Quick Wallingford," makes a
very satisfactory thing out of
flourishing interior decoration bust
ness. He has large store and sew
eral clerks.
Helen Jerome Eddy, character
comedienne, has run a swanky res
taurant successfully for several
years.
Alfred Lunt, with Lynn Fontaine,
owns forty acre dairy farm near
Milwaukee, Wis. The farm has paid
for itself and shown a nice profit
for years. Lunt and Miss Fontanne
were seen in The Guardsman" for
M-G-M.
Cecil DeMille. the director, is the
financial power behind a concern
which is laying hundreds of miles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26

Dear Mr.. Fixit-In the last year
I have been an observer of not less
than ten accidents, two of them
fatal, at Geisendorf and New York
streets.
This corner is dangerously dark,
as there is no street light. Please
see if you can attend to this.
A. w. S. r.
File petition for light with names
of property owners who want it, Send
this to John NOonan. city light in
spectOr. who will investigate the situa-
tion and attend TO it.
Mr.. FiXit-I would appreciate it
very much, if you could see that
a broken curb, in front of 1908
North New Jersey street, is re-
paired. Several automobile tires
have been torn on this curb.
There is another dangerous place
at Fall Greek boulevard and Wash
ington boulevard. A sewer head is
above the level OF the ground at
this point. j. B. K.
John Berry. Of the city engineers de-
partment. will inspect and attend to the
broken curb. The sewer head has been
reported to the same department..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
CANDLE LIGHT
SERVICE ANNOUNCED

A candle light vesper service will
he held at p. m. Sunday at the
Capitol Avenue M. f. church.
The program is as follows:
organ Prelude-"The Coming of the
Professional Hymn-'Hark the Herald 'eN
Angels Sing"
Scripture Lesson.
Chant-"The Lords Prayer"
Christmas Carols
Bring a Torch. Jeanette, Isabella,
old French Carol ,.......,.. Num-
20 Little Town of Bethlehem" 80. SproSS
II. E Rennard.
James Baker. violin ohligato;
-'Chcrubic Hymn-"Lo. a Voice to
Heaven Sounding" carr. by P. l.
,... Dimitri Stepanovitch Bortniansky
OHertory Anthem. Beautiful Savious'
(melody from the Twelfth Century,
puet-"The Dawn Of Hope -.
......: ..,...,......C Whitney Coombs
Caroi~"A Joyous Christmas song
from the collection de ChoeurS"
of r A. Gevaertl.
Hymn" There's a Song in the Air.
...,.... ,...........karl P. Harrington
Carol-'A Christmas Carol from Lap
lana tTraditionah 49,. r,;,,:,,,s,.,
Eenediction- The Lord Bless You and
Reosssiqnal,~" silent Night Holy
Organ Postiude- Hosannai .. eD4 .Ws sSh
Director. Hannah Dick Minnick; organ
ist. jeanette Gardiner; pianist. Elsie
Evans Pattison: pastor. the Rev. Joseph
G. Moore.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
THEME ANNOUNCED

Christian Science" is the sub
iect of the lesson-sermon in all
Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, Dec. 81.
Among the citations which COM
prise the lesson sermon is the fol-
lowing from the Bible:
And there appeared a great wonder in
heaven; a woman clothed with the sun,
and the moon under her feet. and upon
her head a crown of twelve stars; And
she brought forth man child, who was
to rule all nations with rod of iron;
and her child was caught up unto God,
voice saying in heaven, Now is come
salvation. and strength, and the kingdom
Of our God. and the power Of his Christ"
REV. IL: /. 5, 10).
The 1eSscn-sermon also includes
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health With Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
Heaven represents harmony and divine
Science interpretS the Principle of heaven
ly harmony The great miracle, to
human sense. is divine Love, and the
grand necessity of existence is to gain the
true idea of what constitutes the kingdom
OF heaven in man. This goal is never
reached while we hate our neighbor or en-
God has appointed to voice His Word
Again. without a correct sense of its high
est visible idea. We can never under
stand the divine Principle"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
KAISER CUTS OWN TREE
Christmas at Doom Quietest in
Years; WiIheIm's Sister I'll.

by buttGU HTeSS
DOORN, Holland, Dec. 26.-The
serious illness at Frankfurt of the
former queen Of Greece, sister of
ex-Kaiser Wilhelm, made the
Christmas celebration of Wilhelm
and his family the quietest since the
World war
Prince Ferdinand, youngest son
of the ex-kaiser's wife, Princess
Hermine, came from Germany. He
was the only guest. The, small party,
Wilhelm and Hermine and Her.
mines son and two daughters, gath
cred around the Christmas tree
which the ex-kaiser had cut himself
and on which he helped his wife
hang presents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
SEVEN INJURED,
TWO ARRESTED
IN CAR CRASHES
Girl, Recovering From an
Operation, Hurt; Police
Auto Is Struck.

Seven persons were hurt and two
motorists arrested in a series of
traffic accidents on city streets Fri
day night and early today.
Mrs. L. E. Elliott, 81, and her
daughter Dorothy of New Palestine,
were cut and bruised. when the car
in which they were riding, driven by
James Elliott, 10, collided with an
other at Sherman drive and English
avenue.
The other car was driven by Rob-
ert James, %, of 16 South Brook
vile road.
Joe Ann Huber, 2-year-old daugh-
ter of Captain Lee Huber of Ft.
Benjamin Harrison, and Mrs. Lena
Sears, 26, of Anderson, were cut and
bruised in an accident involving
three cars at Rural street and
Massachusetts, avenue.
Struck From Rear
Huber's car was knocked into an
other driven by Victor Campbell,
1048 River Avenue, when an auto
mobile driven by Ernest Sears
struck Huber's car from the rear.
Recovering from a recent opera
ton, Miss Dorothy Baker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Baker, A,
r. r. 3, Box 9O3, suffered right arm
injuries Friday night in an auto
mobile accident at Kentucky avenue
and West street.
Baker and Clyde Russell, 80, of
1112 West Morris street, driver of
the other car, said they did not see
the Baker automobile. Mrs. Bakers
left leg was bruised.
Falling asleep at the wheel of his
car, Arthur Wheatley, 81, of 325
North Gladstone avenue, crashed
into police car driven by patrol
man John Pierson early today. The
accident occurred in the 1900 block.
West Sixteenth street. Wheatley
was charged with reckless driving.
Police Not Injured
Sergeant Barrett Ball and patrol
men Otto Bach and Pierson were
not injured.
Mrs. John Boat, IS, of 9O115 East
Market street, suffered a broken left
wrist and cuts when the car in which
she was riding was sideSwiped by
another in the 1900 block, Massa-
chusetts avenue, Friday night.
Driver of the other car was Charles
Nagel of Detroit. No arrests were
made
Hurled from his bicycle, James
Sharp, Negro, 81, of 931 East Seven
teenth street, sustained left leg in
juries. Sharp was struck by an au-
to driven by Stanley Johnson, %,
Negro, 1915 College avenue, at Six
teenth and Meridian streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
MESSIAH" TO
BE GIVEN SUNDAY

A candlelight and music service
will be given Sunday night at the
FIRST Presbyterian church tbs.
Music from THE Messiah" viii be
given by the choir and special SOLO
lists consisting of Helen Overman.
Grace Mcknight, Elisabeth Pfohl
and Henry Pfohl. Gertrude Free is
the organist.
The program follows:
"Rhapsodls' ......... .......... c;i,out
The Voice Of the Chimes' . .firg9f
,oooY}srture to The Messiah "..... Handel
Invocation
ChousM,,"And the Glory Of the lord
shall BE Revealed
heoltatiye lsir for bass Thus saith
me LORD But Who Nav Abide"
For He Is Like a. Ref1ner's Fire
6cTipture and PRAYER
orran 1nterlude- Pastoral Symphony"
Feciss92tiye tor. sopranol There We're
Daqghter Of zion"
hecltatiye fair for altol-"Then Shall
the Ewes OF the Blind" He Shall
AZ for soprano" Come Unto Him"
Address bv Or. Frantz.
Chorus Hallemiah"
Benediction. choral amen. meditation.
Orean-" Christmas Postlude" ..... .Merkel
q, Personnel Of Choir-Sue Oser. Irene
worker Virginia Lavman, Sara Frantz
Betty Cook. Virginia SEEKER Eleanor
ffantz Alice PorteOus. Martha Mayo Mar
garet Titus. Mary Alice Belton Carroll
Sipf. Frederick Rvker. Jelien Kennedy.
Howard McChord. Robert Kincaid Grace
Mcknight, Ethel Malloch Marguerite Be
binRer Lola Jensen. Helen Overman Rose
mary Bosson, Louise Osborne Barbara
King. Harriet Deer Mildred Thornburq
Mary Galbraith. Maude MacKinstraV
Lucille Litz. Laurene Toolev. Gertrude
Baker, Mary Larson. Virginia Iuppenlatz
Eva Marie Simpson. Helen CantWeH,
Blanche Stonecipher Clarabelle ONeil
Anna Sickels. Nadyne CraVens Edith
Whipple. Esther stein Elizabeth King.
,MarFaret Riggs Gertrude West Elizabeth
Pfohl. GUY Bovd. Vernon Roth. Bert Jen-
son. Walter Martin. Stuart Mcknight. Glen
Shoun. STANLEY Georqiof Fred Bennam
EDWARD Hughes Karl FrieGrichs, Robert
Schleicher George Osborne. Wallqce
Knapp. Jack sheldon Wilburn Johnson
Lewis Covn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
Special Shoe

The management of the Lyric
is announcing special late
show for New Years eve start
ing at 10 p. m. and running
three and one-half hours. In
addition to the regular show of
stage and screen entertain
ment, including six acts of
RKO vaudeville and The
Rainbow Trail" a Zane Grey
picture with George 0'Brien,
there will be some five or six
acts, booked especially for this
New Years eve frolic. There
are to be no reserved seats for
this show, nor is there TO be
any advance in prices. 1t is
also announced that other
events and special fun-making
novelties are to be presented at
this special performance.