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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
The Last laugh

The Last Laugh.
Old man Stubbles has a face
That seems always out o. place.
When he hears a merry quip,
Never Winks or moves a lip
Toward a smile. He'll sit an stare
With stern. forbidding air
Till he's all alone. an then
Laugh again an yet again.
When a hard-luck tale drew nigh
He was never known to sigh
Sympathetic an nice,
With a chunk Of good advice.
But when he's alone he'll take
Pen in hand fur old times sake
An write out check or two.
Helpin' some poor Teller through.
Those who meet him stand aside
Talkin bout his sordid pride
An his domineerin' way.
Gold an cranky" they all say,
Cause his good deeds rest unknown,
An that's why, when he's alone,
He is laughing at the jokes
That he plays on all US folks.
Accuracy.
Il suppose you are willing to put your
shoulder to the wheel in my next cam
paign?"
Il wish you wouldn't indulge in these
vague figures of speech, reioined Sena-
tor Sorghum. You DON'T mean Put
my shoulder to the wheel You mean
Put my hand in my pocket"
Jud Tunkins says the tired business
man is never so tired that he goes to
sleep during q musical show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
ACCURACY.

Jud Tunkins says the tired business
man is never so tired that he goes to
sleep during musical show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

@. In five-card cribbage, two-handed,
doesn't the player who loses the cut for
the deal get something to offset the
advePaNge of the deal?-F. d. S.
A. ~ non-dealer on the first hand
of eau game Is allowed to peg three
holes as q compensation for the sd-
vantage his adversary derives from
having the first deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

O. How does the $40 gold piece COM
mare with a silver dollar In size?-D. s.
A. The $40 gold piece weighs sic
grains. 1t is 1886 inches in diameter.
The silver dollar weighs ALSO grains
and is ia inches in diameter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

@. What was the highest price quoted
for United States Steel common stock.
in 1929?-H. D.
2613L
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
SCOTISBORO CASE
DEMANDS INCREASED
DAILY" ACTIVITY

boost bundle to rs or 100 in short
time" he promises. He's letting the
Daily" talk to textile workers. Upon
learning that Daily Workers cost l
cent copy in bundles, to be paid
at the end of the week, o. Ottens,
Chicago, III, sent $3.50, ordering IS
a day.
In Eaek Alleys, If Necessary!
Theodore Pierce writes: work
ers in Boise, idaho, who have no
money can't buy the Daily. Those
working at filling stations are
afraid to even look at the Daily fer
fear Of discharge. Bosses say /
should be jailed for selling such
indecent bunk. Yet there are work
ers who follow me into the back
alleys to read the paper. am anx-
ious to put Wall Street off of this
roost." Pierce may be II years old,
but he's already asked 1000 men
to subscribe"
1--WE read every article in the Daily
Worker very carefully, then take the
paper to the shoe shop, where it is
passed from hand to hand among
the workers" writes o. c. Of Lynn,
Mass. william H., Traverse City,
Mich, sends So sub, adding: "Condi-
tons on the farm is lots of work,
but nothing for it. Only one thing
to do, and I'll be glad when we get
to that"
Criticisms, Challenges Welcome.
Nick WoTzella, Manville, r. L,
criticized for critieizing. Comrades
not satisfied w1th ny article pub
lished April %. CoInrade M. Komin-
sky said he will challenge me I
should not criticize comrades neglect
ing to sell Daily Worker and revolu-
6onary literature" Criticism is good,
especially when followed by honest
discussion followed by concrete steps
to correct the situation. We will well
come Comrade KOminsky's chaI-
lenge, but, in the meantime, leading
comrades in Rhode Island section
must take immediate steps to see
that the Daily Worker is SOLD on
the streets, before textile factories,
machine shops. Must impress Party
membership with necessity to put in
time to spread our revolutionary daily
paper if they expect to organize en-
rIoyed and unemployed workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
acoNr1Nrnn FnoM rAan oNEl


tween five and six thousand workers
demonstrated here in front of City
LTall, demanding the immediate re-
lease Of the five textile workers
frarned-up on a murder charge for
organizing against wage-cuts and
speed-up. A hundred placa"ds, de-
rnanding the release of the nine Ne
gro Boys facing the electric chair in
Gcot5sboro, calling for organization
in the National Textile workers
Union and for defense Of the Soviet
Union, were held aloft ~ me en-
thus.astic crowd Eight speakers
spoke from two platforms AT p.
N. parade formed with between
eco and 400 participants, who h1arched
for two hours through the industrial
ana working section, led by
brass band.
The parade moved to the county
JAIL where the five comrades are in
generated; from there to the county
court, and demanded their uncondi-
tional release. From there they
marched to Union Hall, where a very
militant mass meeting was held.
Ten workers joined the Communist
Party, a large amount Of Communist
literature, 100 Daily Workers, Is Lib
orators were sod and 1000 Daily
workers dist. butcd.
BOSTON, Mass, May Twelve
Thousand workers jamned Boston
Common in the May First demon
stration here, in spite of the mob
ilization CT 600 heavily armed police
men, with machine guns and tear
gas bombs.
The demonstration opened with
mass singing of the international
accompanied by brass band music
Nat Kaplan, district organizer of the
Communist Party; Keith and Moore
dttt4 GESCQ tItS NO2ECI nan Sd11-
ter, militant working class leader,
was chairman. A telegram to the
Communist Party of the Soviet
Unien, greeting the success in carry
ing through the Five Year Plan of
Socialist Construction, was uiaani-
mously' adopted amid enthusiastic
cheering. Singing of the Intena-
tional concluded the demonstration
The fascist and working class DEM
onstration with Ham Fish, Governor
Ely and Mayor Curley as speakers
could not muster more than 5000.
CLEVELAND, O., May Fifteen
thousand workers demonstrated I'M
der the Red Flag on the Square
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
Fascist Demonstration FIOpS;;
1883 March; Partly Conscripted

dren but those who come to our
shores that they have come to land
where liberty reigns supreme and OPP
portunities are manifold" Yes, in
view of our Conditions" it would
seem to be rather hard to convince
them.
The first main speaker let the
facts cut in another way. His COM
plant was that the children, chose
who will be the citizens of tomor-
row. gladly take all the advantages
of our public school system" and then
turn Communist. He wanted all
present to help him smash out the
Junior Order of Communists" Evil
IDENTITY the Pioneers and Young Com
munist League were what he meant,
but as this speaker used kind of
drunken below, and never finished
a sentence, it was little difficult
to make out.
Between 1000 and 5000 marched
in the socialist party parade yester-
day from the Rand School to Union
Square about 2 p. IN. They merged
with the thousand or so who had at
tended the fascist meeting, and
enough more came in to make a
meeting of some 5000. Others came
later, waiting for the demonstration
organized by the United Front May
Day Committee, including the Com
munist Party and the Trade Union
Unity League.
The socialist parade was made up
of young business men for the most
part, with some workers forced into
it by orders of the company unions
in the needle trades. The crowd was
spiritless; only one group of Yipsels
singing.
A half dozen standards and a dozen
placards were displayed. The pla-
cards carried pacifist and reformist
slogans: mot Smashed Heads But
Smashed Systems Is Our Coal
Join Work-Fight for a Better Deal
for Workers Now There were no
slogans in the socialist parade against
imperialism, none against lynching,
none against the Jim Growing of Ne
groes, none against the deportation
wave. The Rand School was flaunt-
ing an American flag. The parade
was lily white, not a Negro or an
Oriental face in it.
Revolution is not needed, you can
make all the needed changes in the
government of the United States in
a peaceful orderly way through the
ballot box" shouted the fascist
speakers, and when the socialists got
there, Panken and others shouted
likewise: "We are against violent
overthrow of the government, ballots,
not bullets is the way to bring about
the proper changes"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
MORE TROOPS TO
CRUSH NICARAGUA
TIONIDURASREV0LT
J0bless Workers Join
Revolutionary Ranks

NEW YOPE-Du-ing the past
week Yankee imperialism has mobiI-
lied its warships to crush the revo-
lutionary movement of the oppressed
masses of workers and peasants in
Honduras ana the Army ii LiSaga-
ton of Nicaragua.
The starving nassesrof unemployed
workers in the Banana Zone and the
railroad and lumber workers in Blue
field, Logtown, Puerto Cabezas and
Cabo de Grac.as Dios, whose living
conditions are terrible, backed the
forces Of the Liberation Army, under
Standings command, giving it mate
rial support and declaring a strike. D..
In Honduras the unemployed work
ers, the petty boJrgeoisie in the towns
and the agricultural workers have
supported the movement HEADED by
general Herrera in ella, Puerto Cor
ties, Progreso and San Pedro Sula.
he answer given by American i'm
perialism to these uprisings of the
oppressed masses of Nicaragua and
Honduras is the sending over CT war
shirs and airplanes in order to Stave
off the uprising through bloody ter
ror in the towns and villages where
the workers are fightig.
The Washington government has
sent warships to every important port
in Nicaragua Bluegield, Ell Cabo and
Puerto Cabeza-to back up the
hordes of bandits commonly known
as the National Guard Of EIoncada
and the marines who are carrying
through an exterminating campaign
against the Liberation Array, under
SANDING, and the starving workers
who participated in and supported
the anti-inlperialist struggle.
At the same time cruisers have
been sent to Honduras. The Mem
phis was stationed in Celia, the
Trenton at Trujillo and the Marble
head at Puerto Cortes. The flagship
Rochester was also sent over With
an extra float Of bonbarding planes,
% OF them. Under the fake pretext
establishing neutral zone" these
forces will combat the revolutionary
forces and lend a helping hand to the
gangSters of R4ejia Colindres, againsS
the oppressed masses of Honduras.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
1880 EXECUTED
BY NANKING GOVT
in WEST HUPEH

A United Press dispatch from
Shanghai tells of the announcement
Of the Nationalist Government that
1880 Communists" were executed in
in Hupeh Province after an alleged
victory of the Marking troops over
the Communist forces in Western
Eupeh.
While the Nationalist government
resorts to executions daily wherever
it is in power, previous reports Of its
victories" have proved to be so many
lies. The victory report is just a
cover to the wholesale executions of
workers and peasants in territories
under the domination of Chang Kali
shek. Any worker or peasant who is
suspected of being sympathetic to the
Communist forces is Immediately ex-
ecuted without trial or hearing.
The same United Press reports said
that the Red Army forces command
ed by Ho-lung were defeated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
Great Demonstrations In Many
Cities; $4,000 March In Detroit

Two thousand, actual count, were
in the organized march to send of
rs Hunger Larchers.
Another group of 500 demonstrated
before the headquarters OF the
American Federation of Labor to the
rous.ng cheers Of the rank and file
Of that organization.
The local capitalist press admits
That today's demonstration is the
largest May Day demonstration in
this city since 1919 PAU Kassay,
whose frame-up by the Akron bosses
was smashed by working class pro-
test, was among the speakers. Com
rades Shohan, Jennie Cooper and
five others were arrested while
speaking to an overflow crowd at the
monument.
The Hunger Marcners will arrive
in Bedford and Salem tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
KHAN TRY TERROR
TO STOP FIGHT TO
FREE 9 NEGROES
Push Mass Fight For
Scottsboro Lads

CHATTANOOGA, May 1.-Ku Klux
Khan leaflets and note threatening
all those engaged\in the campaign
to save the lives of the nine young
Negro victims of the Scottsboro, Ala,
lynch court verdict were received at
the Temple Court office Of the IN
ternational Labor Defense this aft
ernoon.
Try Khan Terror
The leaflets declare in big type
THE Klan is not dead here or in
Alabama" The note contained a
demand that the LID and other
working class and sympathetic or
CARNATIONS stop their protests against
the planned legal massacre of the
nine boys The local lid office has
sent atelegram of protest to the may
or of Chattanooga and the governor
of Tennessee warning them that the
working class will hold the officials
of Tennessee responsible for any ter
roristic activities of the Khan or other
boss, agencies against the workers de-
tense organization.
Roddy Further Exposed
The official transcript of the
Weems- Norris case, which was the
first to be tried in Scottsboro, have
been just received here and reveals
a complete sell-out of the defense by
Stephen r. Roddy, the attorney the
boss lynchers and their agents are
now trying to foist upon the boys.
Roddy showed himself SO yellow
at Scottsboro that he denied to the
trial judge that he was in court as
counsel for the defense, although he
had already accepted money from
the Chattanooga Ministers Alliance
to defend the boys. Neither the boys
nor their parents had been consulted
in the matter and none of them had
ever retained Roddy TO rthe defense.
Roddy's Treachery
Roddy told the trial judge he was
not employed in the capacity Of de-
Tense attorney but was only in court
to look things over and help the
counsel appointed by the state. The
transcript shows that he refused to
argue the Weens-Norris case. before
the jury. In the light of this new
evidence of Roddy's treachery, it be-
came more evident why the boys
branded him as traitor to their cause
and why 14-year-old Roy Wright told
his mother:
Tell Mr.. Chamlee and that other
man from New York (Attorney Allan
Taub) to take that Roddy out ana
shoot him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
IN A
FORD VILLAGE
Hundreds Had Been
Fired by Ford
tBy a Worker Correspondent


DETROIT, Mieh.--Hozel Park, a
suburb of Detroit, is a Ford made
village, located not in Russia, but in
rich United States. Instead of talk
ing of starvation in Russia, the jour-
nahsts of the capitalist class would
do we'll to look into the situation of
the working masses in this town.
Hundreds of working class families
here live in absolute want. Most of
the men were formerly employed by
Ford, but we're fired during the early
part of the crisis. These men now
can't find and work, some of them
are allawed a rneasly sum of one
dollar per week per person in the
form of relief checks, which are hon
ored at the county conimissary store
in Royal Oak, which is quite dis
lance from them to walk, since they
have no money for bus fare. I per-
sonally know of a working class FAM
lily of eight that are allowed eight
dollars worth of groceries week.
This family is permitted only one
quart OF milk for six children, their
rent Is overdue, and are therefore
liable to be kicked out at any time
the landlord sees fit to do so.
This starvation exists, but in CAPT
talist America right in the heart Of
the most highly developed and ef-
ficient industries in the world. Only
a few miles away, in Bloomfield Hill,
there live many Of the richest people
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
May | Demonstrations Sweep the World;
100000 in Moscow; 10000 In Madrid

church was restored after the world
war damage.
10000 Madrid.
In Madrid, 10000 demonstrated,
although the movement was partially
celebration over the downfall Of
the kingdom. There were celebra-
tons in all Spanish cities.
One Killed, Barcelona.
In Barcelona, Spain, the civil
guards attacked the demonstrators
when militant labor slogans were
shouted, and in the following fight
ing, one was killed and several
wounded.
Machine Guns, Lisbon.
In Lisbon, Portugal the ''republi-
can guard" turned machine gun ON
the crowd after it had demonstrated
vigorously against the Carmona die
tatorship. Mounted police swung
their sabers and charged thousands
gathered in the central square, which
was cleared only after a sharp fight.
Many were injured Bombs were
thrown during the demonstration.
Cavalry, arnlored cars and artillery
patrolled the streets after the dem
onstration.
Fight in Australia.
In Adelaide, Australia, six were ar
rested when the demonstration led
by Communists was attacked by po-
lice and fought back. In Brisbane
the authorities had forbidden a DEM
onstration. The masses came out
anyway. The police attacked, and
after fight, 20 were arrested. In
Sydney the parade was not forbid
den, and thousands marched.
5000 Parade Bombay.
In Bombay, India, 5000 textile
workers on strike, staged a May
Day demonstration with red flags,
and are holding two big meetings
May Day night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

Increasing demand for the Daily
Worker by Negro and white workers
is anticipated as the case of the nine
young Negro boys now being held
on rape charge in Scottsboro, Ala,
progresses. Hundreds of mass meet
ings, indoor and out; hundreds of
notifications throughout the coun-
try for organized protest against the
attempted legal lynching of nine in
nocent defendants will require adGti-
tional bundles of the Daily Worker,
which carries latest results of illveS-
legations conducted from now until
the trial. Districts, sections, units;
Maternal organizations and trade
mionsl Utilize the Daily Worker,
best rallying force for protest meet
ings to save the Scottsboro youths
from the electric chair. Build routes
in Negro working class neighbor-
hoods; visit Negro clubs; attend their
dances. Reach the Negro masses
with the Daily Worker and win them
over to fight together with white
workers to save the Scottsboro de-
PENDANTS and to prevent future legal
lynchingsl
COlOred Council Gets 10.
Marion, Ohio, on tap, organizing
sales, requesting deliveries direct
from the office. I'VE are getting up
c0loTed council now, as we have
twelve or fifteen in favor Of the
paper" writes Archie Reed. We're
speeding 10 day. Editors Note:--
The organization of coIored, jim
crow Council is all wrong, as it can
only serve 20 divide rather than unite
the workers. Steps should imme-
diateIy be taken to remedy this.)
Ira A. Roberts, of Spokane, Wash
ington, keeps bet to buck the yellow
socialists I'VE intend to go over
the top no matter how much ex-
Senator Mckay cusses u.s." he writes.
Doubles order to 100, part of which
goes to Hilyard, Wash, 8 miles away,
scene of "Great Northern r. R. ter
minal shops, where a comrade sold
% in one hour" Good prospect for
organizing those railroad men, Rob-
erts. Carnegie, Pa, which manufac-
lures machinery for terminal shops,
gets Is day, and Louperex, Pa, 10.
John Porter, New Bedford, Mass,
live wire, increases TO so. Hope to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

NEW YORK-A portly colonel
With his brown leather belt stretch
ed across his protruding stomach and
fitting his nose skyward marched
stiffly down Fourth Avenue yesterday,
right behind the Fox MoVietone
News wagon. He was leading pa
triotic parade composed of exactly,
by count, 1913 men, women and chill
dren. The count was made rank by
rank by various comrades, and to-
tailed On an adding machine.
OF this 1888 patriots" some 200
were in the half dozen bands of
music, privately hired or loaned by
the army,
Russian Whites
Twenty ranks, eight men
wide, wore arm bands labelled, rus
sian American Division" and march
ed behind a Russian flag mot Red
Flag. Seven ranks twelve wide and
40 ranks eight wide, were headed by
banner stating that they were civil
employees, members of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. They had to march.
Even the public school teacheds
had been paid for participation. On
April 30, Circular No. %, Item VIII,
arrived in the public school, sent to
all teachers by Superintendent of
Schools OShea: ANY teacher or
other employee Of the Board of Edu-
cation who is a member of one or
more of the { list of lingo organiza-
tiops) may absent himself on May
for the purpose of participating in
the parade" There follows instruc-
ton to get certificate of attend
ance in the fascist parade, Ito be at
tached to the payroll"
At the tail end of the parade were
about 200 small boys in sailors uni
forms, 1.-THE. Boys Naval Brigade
Inc"
The lingo parade was much small
er even than last year: though it de-
layed its start for an hour, the lead
ers chewing their n1ustaches and hop
ing some one would show up and
march with them
The nnarchers scattered themselves
out over the square, behind a solid
fence of flags, and about 1000 spec
tators gathered outside of the flag
fence. Later the fascists folded up
their flags and carried them away
and small crowd fingered to hear
The speakers.
Hard to Be a Patriot"
Alfred H. Simmons, Commander OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars III
Connecticut, struck the keynote
When conditions both economic and
otherwise are not as we would have
them it is rather difficult and cour-
ageous to be a patriot. we are
trying to inculcate into the minds
and hearts of not only our own chill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
METAL MINERS
WILL CONVENE
Fr a ternal Delegates
Invited; May Tenth

HANCOCK, Mich, May 1.-The
National Miners Union will hold its
district convention On May 10, at 10
a. m. including the whole copper and
iron region Of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. All locals of the NMU
are to sed delegates and all workers
organizations, clubs, women's sec
tons, sports clubs, left wing coop
eratives. Communist Party and the
Young Communist League units, are
invited to send fraternal delegates.
Ali should get in touch with I. r..
Heines, district organizer Of the N.
M. u, Box 2S4, Michigan, for fur
their particulars.
The district office states:
The miners are determined to or
ganize against the mine owners to
fight against the present oppression,
the tremendous speed-up and fight
against the present oppression, the
against throwing thousands of miners
out into the streets to starve without
any neaNs to make living.
1t is not only the miners who are
suffering from the oppression of the
mine owners but also the women
and children in the mining sections.
Since we are all oppressed by the
mine owners, by linkig the struggle
Of all SECTIONS Of the working class,
we can make real successful fight
against the bosses. Today's condi-
tons are such that no one can stand
aside from the struggle. 1t means
that If workers are not organizing,
they are only helping the copper and
steel trust bosses to exploit them
by wage cuts, stagger system, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
100000 Rally to May | Call
of Communist Party In New York

preached up 18th st. from the west,
There was a general buzz of COM
nent over the crowd being ejecyed
from the square as they saw the
first Red Flags on 18th St; Lets
stay, here come the real fighters"
: At four different times, in spite OF
the solid lines of police across the
side streets, groups of workers BROKE
through and rushed to the square.
From the roof of the Workers Cen
ter, approximately $4,000 workers
packed in the side streets were WISH
ble-great throngs, barred from
Union Square by the police, and
growing all the time as workers
leaving work hurried down in hopes
of joining the demonstration.
Thousands joined the parade as it
reared Union Square.