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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
DOUGLASS BANK
is KEPT SOUND
THRU LOYALTY

CHICAGO. - Stockholders of tbo
douglass National Bank were in
formed in their annual meetino beid
IN the bank building Tuesday, that
there was possibility they would
De called upon to make good a de-
cilne IN the Institutions resources
through an assessment upon tbeir
stock- The announcement. which
was made before a catherine of 30n
representing some 400 of the 25O0
stockholders in the bank. was no
ceiVed IN excellent spirit bv those
present after an explanation by Of
ficers. ~ VI
Large Concerns Involved
The amount which the stockbold-
ers viii be required to produce vo-
res according TO different estimates
PRESIDENT Overton says he hopes that
an assessment will be avoided entire,
~ One or two directors suggest
mat 1t may go as high as s75. 900
depending to some extent unon +bo |
decline IN the bond market and tbe |
possible reappraisement Of some If |
the realty holdings. The total ma
per which the comptroller set a ne,y
value upon much Of it in bonds for
merry considered gilt edged, such.
Tor example as 5000 CITY of Chi,
ago Bond now quoted at so nor
,ent of its value, amounted to $50
100. Apprised Of this in JULY. Pros
dent Overton proceeded to transfer
he holdings, Victory Life absorbing
90, 900 worth. The organizations
md individuals whose paper is slow
re aiding in the effort to lift it or
o reduce their loans. Among the
pans to which the comptroller OBJ
ected are said to be those of the
'ational Baptist Convention, the I
district A. NJ. E. Conference tbe I
nights of Pythias, the uncompleted S
lasonic Temple and two or three of {
he larger churches Many of these t
foperties in a recent reappraisal by c
le eomptroller's forces were given
rating GO to Is percent below their s
CONTINUED on page three.) I
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Memphis Fireman Retires
After 30 Years Service

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tom II
Brown, SO, has been retired from the
fire department of Memphis after 30
years continuous service during
which time he has served as pipeman
engineer, and driver of horse drawn
and motorized apparatus.
brown recalls some stirring DAVIS
during his years of service from
which he barely escaped with bis
life. He says that he does not in-
tend to remain inactive, and pro-
poses to spend much OF his time
keeping his eight children straight
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
NTER-RACELOVE
AFFAIRS STIR
EASTERN TOWNS

NEWARK, N. J-Dopeloos po..
en- and Celeste Boulding Cwbite1
both Of Manassas. Va. were p,ar,;aj
at LOG West Market Street Newa,t
on saturday morning, despite the
El'it OF her sister and the local
Ohlidren's Aid authorities.
The couple had a rather hard time
becoming man and wife as thew were
pestered by police. the girls sister
and social workers from VIRGINIA
VINO Journey to New Jersey and re-,
named until the ceremony was ner.
formed advising the girl not to mar.
state. si''e '"e nome
- Oiiicers went to the home Of Mr.
FoReifs aunt, 20 Hunterdon street
and inquired for the girl. Miss Rouid'
ing ran out Of the back door leavino.
nef clothes, which the officer took r.
headquarters, kept them thore nnti
the officiating clergyman went down
ana convinced the detective bnreot
Inat the couple had been married bv
nun the same day. and demanded
Fowell is a musician, and has ga.
,,uted work with a local orchestra
Mss b9uIdlng is veil educated, being
graduate of the Manassas Hirh
'cho9l and The State Normal. She
vas born IN Danville, Va.
me groom is % years old. and the
ride IS twenty. Miss Boulding told
Mss 5, hopkins Of the Richmond (Va1
hiidren's Aid Society that she was
marrying the man she loved. and Il
her own business. as it should be
ne business Of every American 20
larry according to her personal
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
N.A.A.C.P. Aids Defense
Of Doomed Man In Ohio

NEW YORK.-Tbe NAAcp h..
forwarded check to be used in the
defense of Walter Rails. sentenced
TO death in connection with the mur-
der Of the sheriff of Crawford Conn-
ty' Ohio. 1t is contended that tbe
community in which the alleged mnr-
uef happened has been so inflamed
over the death of the sheriff that a
lair trial IS impossible. A change of
venue is asked. -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Sheriff Saves Two
From Alabama Mob

McCoMB, Sheriff N. B. Ira
Wis, Of Amite County. eluded y npr.
SUNG Jung MOB last week and placed kid
iboydi OF jackson, Alabama, in jail
IN Linton, Louisiana, to elude a mob
D on lynching the prisoner
charged with the murder of white
farmer. The sheriff also spirited an
other man away whose name is NOT
gwen. The latter was charged with
assaulting a white woman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Shot Wife Who Went
To Show With Rival

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-An audience
IN the Grand Theatre at the Tuesday
night show stampeded when Charles
Southern shot his wife, Jessie, 23,
when he found in the theatre with
another man.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Kennedy, $l5O,O00 Prize
Winner, In Business

KINGSTON, Jamaica.-Joseph s.
Kennedy, who won $15O,000 in an
irish sweepstakes early this year
while living in Boston, Massachusetts.
Y. S. A., has returned to his home
here and invested largely in real es-
tate, and is in the motor car bust
ness. He owns the first radio equip
ped car ever seen here.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Finds the Queen, of
Sheba's Priced Jewelrv

Priceless Jewels have
Deen brought to London by Frank
ddayter, the big game hunter The
queen of Sheba is supposed to have
been the. original owner of the din
monds, platinum and gold which was
extracted from what was thought To
nave been her majesty's hiding place.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Coiored Exceed Whites
In Virginia Co. Schools

SUFFOLK, Va.-Nansemond Coun-
ty schools opened Thursday with an
enrolment of $500 colored and
1000 white pupils. The large major
ity registered by colored over white
students has caused considerable de-
bate throughout the country.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
No Parole For Fleming

CLEVELAND. Ohio. (ANP)-Re-
cent efforts on the part Of friends
OF former Councilman Thomas Flem-
ing to have him released from prison
nave not met with success thus far.
A petition, signed by several thou.
sand persons is ready for presenta-
ton to Governor George w. White.
requesting Jennings parole.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Won First Suit Ever
Filed By Colored Person

HARRISONBURG, Va.-Tbe first
suit ever filed in the courts of Rock
lhgham County by a colored person.
was that won by Mrs. J. Atkins
Harper of this city. She asked ra-
endorsement from the city in land
damage suit. Damages have been
paid
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-17
Only Chicago Principal
Given LARGER School

- engage. - Mrs. Maudelle b
bousefield, the only colored princi-
paI IN ting. city, has been promoted
rom the Keith School to head Doug
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

They taking off today in the Womens air derby from
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
DEMAND COAL And IRON POLICE FUNDS FOR JOBLESS
No -Sidedness!

FROM entirely foess oganizaona programatcay
unemployed movement of there the firm
beginnings of national organization definite
demands
There the greatest continuing especially
the building organized unemployed great
masses Of workers beginning that returning
prosperity were he meant to keep them from responding to the call
for organized struggle around the issue
dluon awaits them when the
they certainly wtll-to
in all this unemployment
working the unemployed alone the
forward the work employed at the
Merely because the workers
respond to leadership and merely the
not in all yet fully understand profoundly
eed by the unemployment other especially
connection between unemployment
has already become reality OF split hostile
employed workers with whom connections
and the unemployed workers who following leadership
some meae-ou by no means In sufficient Masses and In sufficiently
organized manner.
Clearly Party with it, grave and pres
working which employed
fascist and social fascist agitation notably the proposed agger
is directed exactly to this end
state of affairs and one for which our
Party must stand responsible Already struggles
most notably in the of strike at Rockford
workers. striking upon Communist and
Trade Union Unity League first
after they strucknot with indifference disus and
little hostility They regarded the T. u L. solely
movement
Every revolutionary worker must take this seriously
that getting lopded work
the many shamefuy
factories.
immediate consideration corrective
in preparation for May First with the unemployment
center attention. determined action must he
taken reach factories
rang the employed workers leadership issues interest
to them employed bringing clearly understanding
the imperative necessity of action unity unen-
poyed
May First should marching not only masses
rallied by the old method of
lzauo but particularly
organized inside of the these factories upon
the basis OF their daily struggles
by te demands which will reflect interest with
the unemployed
every section Of the
defeat all efforts to split the unemployed And to do
that all opdedness must be unified and
talked about little resolutely carried out This
must be the Tganzaiona
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
Comrade A. Jakira, a Leader
of the Communist Party, Dead

Abraham Jakira, assistant secre-
tary of the International Labor De-
Tense, died Friday after many months
of illness, suffering from cancer in
the throat.
With the loss of Comrade Jakira
the Communist and revolutionary
movement loses one of its staunchest
and devoted fighters. Comrade Jakira
who was co-worker of Ruthenberg,
is the second leader of the Party to
die since the formation of the Party
which he helped to organize.
There can be no question that his
untimely death was caused by his
untiring work in the interests of our
class. Comrade Jakira never for a
moment in his long career in the
revolutionary movement allowed per-
sonal welfare to interfere with his
work. AS late as a few weeks ago
when his condition was already quite
serious he insisted that he remain
at his post. From a sick bed he came
20 the recent National Conference of
jhe International Labor Defense to
participate in the discussion of the
important problems that arose as a
result of the increased persecution of
the working class fighters throughout
the country.
Comrade Jakira was active in the
left wing of the socialist party. He
was one of the founders of the Com
munist Party which he helped organ
lie in September, 1919. Later on he
was the secretary of the illegal Com
munist Party in its most difficult and
trying period. He was arrested many
times during this period.
Later on when the Party came out
into the open and Ruthenberg, re-
leased from jail, became again secre-
tary of the Party, then the Workers
Party, Comrade Jakira was assistant
national secretary.
In the course Of the next few years
he was district organizer in Phila-
delphia, working in Pittsburgh. where
he played an important role in the
big miners strike. He was one Of
the leading forces in Pittsburgh that
helped the miners to form the Ma
tional Miners Union.
During his whole activity in the
Party Comrade Jakira was a devoted
soldier in the ranks Of the Commu-
mist International In the many
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
lis NEGRO
RIKERS
FACE JAIL
Longshoremen in New
Orleans Resort to
Mass Picketing

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 90
One hundred and fifteen striking
Negro longshoremen here are in Jail
facing charges of violating the Fed
eral injunction, gotten out by the
dock owners and steamship COM
panies against the 5000 striking
longshoremen. They all face long
prison terms for carrying on mill
tant picketing against the orders of
the misleaders in the International
Longshoremen's Association and the
International Seamens Union.
The strikers are becoming des-
perate, witnessing the open sell-out
by their leaders in these company
unions. They are beginning to re-
alize more and more that only by
mass picketing and mass violation of
the federal injunction can the strike
against the heavy wage-cut be won.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union has been urging the workers
to extend the strike, take it in their
own hands, and use effective means
to win. More every day are follow
ing this advice.
For calling on the workers to win
their strike by real strike action.
three of the leaders of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union here are
in Jail and come up for trial on Sat-
urday before federal judge.
The lis Negro longshoremen who
await trial were those who took part
IN mass picketing parade on We'd
nesday Shortly after midnight the
Negroes organized at their hall on
Jackson and Franklin SITS, marched
to the waterfront, singing and shout
ing their slogans. Sergeant williams
Immediately called for riot squad,
who came armed with revolvers and
rifles and ordered the Negro workers
to disperse. They reformed their
lines at Canal and Tchoupitoulas
and sharp battle followed between
police and strikers. Many shots
were fired and lis arrests made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
NOTICE.!

The Daily Worker regrets being forced to make this
Saturdays issue only four instead of the regular six
pages containing many interesting feature articles.
The lack of funds which cOmpe to do this is not due
to lack of support from the workers. On the contrary
More thousands of workers buying the Daily Worker
from neWsstands and agents.
The difficulty is purely of administration in the
field. The additional thousands of workers who are
buying the Daily from agents and stands have with their
demands for it, greatly increased the bundle orders going
these agents and stands
If these bundles paid for by weekly monthly
settlement, would have little difficulty. But they
not paid for Some fifty per cent not paid Earlier
communications ignored Appeals have remained
answered warning published two weeks ago obtained soe
but too little response Yesterday again published
second warning that these accounts be paid Daily
faces suspension.
The necessity to economic until these payments come
in cOmpes to cut out the two extra feature pages today
Unless comrades in the districts where current bills
been paid will also be compelled to reduce or
entirely cut off their bundles the Daily from sus
pension
In such cases. readers who accustomed to get their
from different By sending in subscriptions
who buy from day to day will be assured of missing
any issues if bundles to their localities cut off.
Again wish to emphasize that every condition is fav
Orabe the circulation is growing rapidly Our difficulty
lies in bundle circulation not being paid for If this DONE
and promptly the Daily will be relieved from the present
mediate danger of suspension. We rely upon concerned
to see that this is done. Act at once!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21

never for a moment wavering.
In recent days his ailment con-
tinued to grow worse. 1t was clear
to his friends and comrades who Wis
tied him that his days were num-
bered. But he did not think of him
self. Always from his sick bed in
the Harlem hospital he was interested
only in the Party and its work, the
advance Of the revolutionary move
ment.
Comrade Jakiras body viii be
brought to the Workers Center. SO E.
18th St., where his comrades and
revolutionary workers can come and
pay him their last honors. The body
will be on the second floor from Sat-
urday afternoon until Monday / D.
m, at which time there will be held
a memorial meeting in the same
building. From the memorial meet
ing the funeral viii take place on
Monday. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
NEW STRIKE AT
BLUM DE Lux
SO Pickets Cases Put
Off to March %

NEW YORK.-A new 100 per cent
strike took place yesterday in the
Blum de Lux Cigar factory at T
East End Ave. Here the workers, lei
by the Food Workers Industrial Unic
of the Trade Union Unity League,
won a strike for better conditions
and against discrimination a short
time ago.
Now the boss tries to discharge
about ten Of the workers. He has a
strike on his hands, with a picket
line yesterday, and another one pre-
pared for Monday. It seems that
this strike may spread, as there is
great indignation against the en-
ployerS, and against the A. F. L.,
which tried to break the last strike
and may try to break this one.
An attempt of the employers to
import strike breakers from Tampa
has failed. A tobacco workers Sec
ton of the FWIU has been formed.
The cases of SO pickets arrested
at the Sun Market for violation Of
an injunction obtained by the boss
and the ALL, was postponed to
March %. Cases Of II food workers
arrested under Paragraph 600 (vio-
lation of an Injunction will be in
court Tuesday.
Picketing continues full force at
the Sun Market, and the strike is
as strong as ever.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
Plasterers Helpers
Pay Cut, Long Island
Officials Wink at New
Wage Scale

LONG ISLAND CITY, L. with
the tacit connivance of j. Costaza,
business agent of the Plasterers'
Helpers Industrial Union, Local 759,
Andrea LoIacono, the contractor on
the Brooklyn State Hospital in
Jamaica is paying the plasterers'
helpers So a day, So below the regu-
lar scale.
eff you want to work for So you
can get steady work" is the ulti-
matum the contractor laid down and
which the workers were forced to &C
cept, since the union officials would
not act.
Liborio Giordano, a militant men,
Der of the union, tried to raise the
question at the union meeting but
the officials shrugged their shoulders
and said that nothing could be done.
Giordano ran on a militant program
for elections last May and was taken
off the ballot by orders of the Inter
national vice president. He, however,
received fully one-third of the votes
cast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
CHECKERS OUT IN
SYMPATHY STRIKE
SO Longshoremen On
Strike Against Cut

Eight checkers of the Hudson
River Navigation Co. went out In
sympathy strike with so longshore-
men Of pier 80 who struck against a
wage-cut.
The wage cut had been given the
longshoremen last fall, on the pro-
mise that it would be repealed this
March. This the bosses failed to do
and the workers went on strike. The
bosses at first refused to listen to
the committee of the strikers, by
later granted them the demand for
the reduction of the wage cut.
The workers are now organizing
under the leadership Of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
LID. TAG DAYS
TODAY, SUNDAY
Use Funds to Protect
Foreign Born

The district office of the Commun-
ist Party has issued a statement
calling upon the workers to support
the campaign of the International
Labor Defense to free the workers
who are being held for deportation.
The campaign will begin with a
tag day today. Workers are urged
by the Communist Party and the
International Labor Defense to So
licit funds for the freeing of the hun
dreds of militant workers held by the
immigration authorities.
The Department of Labor has as
signed special officer to sign war
rants for the arrest and deportation
of foreign born workers because of
their loyalty for the working class
against the boss class.
The tag day will continue through
tomorrow and Sunday There are
stations all over the city where work.
ers can get boxes to collect Cover
the town red with the collection.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
2 Bridgeport
Mill PicketS
Are Arrested

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March 90
Two striking weavers were arrested
for picketing at the Blumenthal mill,
the Saltex Looms, Inc. Mass picket
ing is taking place daily at both
mills, Shelton and Bridgeport. The
company announced they are opening
the mills for strikebreakers, but the
strikers ranks are firm and the COM
pany can get no scabs from among
them. They nave imported thugs and
gunner to guard the mills snd pro-
tect strikebreakers they expect to
bring in.
The conference between the COM
pany and the strike committee last
week ended when the company de-
clared nypocritically they were will
ing to give in to all demands except
the abolition of the two-loom system,
which s the chief issue the strikers
are fighting. The weavers are deter
mined 10 stick 1t out unit. this Vi
cious speed-up system is abolished
and the As per cent wage cut with
drawn.
The effect of the introduction of
the two-loom system and the conse-
quent throwing out of work Of half
the weavers was revealed in the state
ment of the company that if the mill
reopens on the new basis, it Will re-
quire a "much smaller working force
than before.
The National Textile Workers
Union is sending an organizer into
Shelton and Bridgeport, on the in
vitation of the strikers, to meet with
the strike committee and guide the
conduct of the strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21
Sentiment for March % Demonstrations Against
Lynching and Deportations Now Sweep Country

Aroused by the increasing attempts
Of the bosses to crush the struggles
of the workers against starvation
and eviction, workers and their or
CARNATIONS throughout the country
are rallying to the call to make
March % day of militant struggle
against deportations and lynchings.
Huge demonstrations are being ar
ranged in hundreds of towns and
cities. Most of these will be OPEN
air demonstrations and parades,
drawing thousands into the streets
to protest the vicious attacks on the
foreign born and Negro workers with
which the bosses aim to take away
these workers from the struggles
against starvation by terrorizing
them into submission.
Newark Police Bans Parade.
In Newark, N. ], despite the sf-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-21

as preparation for the demonstra-
ton on Saturday, March %, which
will be at Union Suare at Q o'clock.
Indoor mass protest meetings will
be held on Saturday, March %. at
New Brunswick, at IL Plum ST., and
at Perth Amboy and Linden, N. j.
Many. Meetings Sunday.
In New York City, the March 20
demonstration will be held In Har-
lem. beginning at 145th st. and
Lenox Ave-, marchin gthrough to
Seventh Ave, down Seventh Ave. to
115th st. and through to Fifth Ave.
and 10th ST., where the speakers
stands will be erected In prepara-
ton for this demonstration many
indoor and street meetings are being
held this week and next week. Five
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