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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-10
Delegates of Unions,
Labor Organizations
Meet at Irving Plaza
Flop Houses, Bread Lines, Shops, Unemployed
Councils Send Representatives
Nesin Reports on Campaign for Signatures to
Insurance Bill, Plan Relief Demonstrations

NEW YORK-A full report the progress of the cam
pagn for relief for the unemployed in New York City will be
given by Secretary Sam Nen when the United Front Confer
ence Of delegates from shops unions fraterna and benefit or
CARNATIONS and from the breadlnes fophouses and unem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-10
Five-Year Plan Topic
at W'msburg' Forum

BROOKLYN, N. Sunday, Jan
Il, at p. m, N. Stevens will speak
at the Williamsburgh Workers Fo-
rum, 81 Graham Ave, on the Five
Year Plan"
The workers will please note that
the time of the forum has been
changed to p. m. instead of Z p m,
as has been in the past.
The Importance of the subject for
discussion calls upon all workers in
Williamsburgh to attend this forum.
Admission is free of charge and
question and discussion is allowed to
all workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-10

Organize a Worcorr Group In
your city or town. Help organize
the workers in your shop. Write
Of the conditions there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-10

Organize WOrcorr Group in
your city or town. Help organize
the workers in your shop Write
of the conditions there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21

g4ck milan with n crown az loose
wool mesh and there A. a stitched
suede hat 20 wear with "a suede
coat for motoring. There As an
other hat with a black French felt
hrim and q white picque crorn and
there is a breezy little turban OF
white lace wool. and one OF black
and white braided straw.
Saucer" or pancake" hats are
especially chic and may 1e worn
tilted over one eve. cooked 70 the
fore OF the head. or off the fore
head ms the wearer desires.
Dress hats may be had In any
number Of materials such as pail
Jason straw, cellophane. corded silk
faille. satin. bisca straw. charmeuse
straw. milan. horsehair. organdie.
ribbon. black crocheted straw.
Summer evening hats are al
Turing connections of cobwebby
malines. sequins. flowers. and lame
cloth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
VARIETY
IN. HATS

NEW YORK. May 20. w 80 A
lock Of dyed corn silk, a bit Of old
brocade, a clipped airgret or a
crystal beaded tassel-voila, you
have a hat of the moment.
So wide is the variety OF millin-
cry creations II will be odd indeed
II one can see similar hats on any
two women.
It was only last year that a wc-
man wearing a sailor hat COM
manded attention because the
sailor was SO out OF style. This
year the sailor has that particular
air or smartness its tailored sim
plicity only can have when worn
with street attire.
Sailors are fashioned OF shiny
materials and OF panama. The
lines are often square. the crowns
shallow and the brims are worn
stiffly straight or turned up on
one side.
For sports and the street the hat
with a wide brim is wing in favor
with the snug cap OF crocheted
wool or cotton. There Is q hat OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
EATHER.S
FOOTSTEPS

LONDON. May 81. R-Miss
Megan Lloyd George, NJ. r., daugh-
ter of the former prime minister,
was under sentence today to sit in
the house OF lords for following
In her fathers footsteps"
In a mock trial at the London
school Of economics last night a
jury found her guilty and decreed
she should be transferred from the
house of commons 60 she could
not hear the speeches of her ia
Their, now leader of the liberal par
ty.
Philip Guedalla, historian and
writer, prosecuted the charge, &C
cusing her Of speaking Welsh to
the danger Of the public and OF
frequently q building used BY
Lady Aston. American born men,
Der OF the house.
Pleading not guilty-or extenu-
ating circumstances II guilty
Miss Lloyd George said she had
been subjected to undue influence
at an early age and that politics
was a disease Of the blood trans
mitted from generation to genera
ton. As a child she never was
asked whether she wanted a doll
or teddy bear, she said. but whe-
ther she was a protectionist or a
free trader.
She called her sister. Lady Carey
Evans, to testify that when she
CMegan) couldn't sleep as a baby
Mr.. X sang her the land song. Mr..
Lloyd George was referred TO
throughout the trial only as Mr.. X.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
FEDERATION
HEAD COMING
President Federal EN-
pioyees Body To
Speak Sunday

Luther q. Steward. washington.
president OF the National Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees, viii ar
rive in Brownsville Sunday,
May "A. and will address local fed
eral employees at the chamber Of
commerce building at 3 p. m.
This announcement was made to-
day by o. d. Deputy, chief OF the
local u. .. Dept. of Agriculture.
"All federal employees, whether
they belong TO the Federation OF
Federal Employees or not, are urg-
cd to attend the meeting Sunday
afternoon" Mr.. Deputy said.
Mr.. Steward is nationally known
for his activities among federal
employees. and Is respected and ad-
mired by all governmental off,
Gals. the local man continued
This is Mr.. Stewards first trip
to the Valley, and he will remain
here but one day. Following his
talk In Brownsville, he will con-
tinue Immediately to McAllen.
where he is scheduled to address
federal employees there at 7:30. He
will return north Sunday night on
the $3.50 train from McAllen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
JUNIOR HIGH
GRADUATION
Seventh Graders To Re-
ceive Diplomas
Thursday

Graduation exercises for seventh
grade students Of the junior high
school will be held Thursday night
in the junior college auditorium, Il
was announced this morning by w
L. Dodson. principal OF the school
Complete graduation program was
announced at the same time. ard
services viii start promptly at sis
p. m.
Rev. 0. L. Smith will deliver the
invocation.
First honor student this year Is
Harold Keller. and second honor
student Is Evaline Yates. Others are
Mildred Dodson and Elizabeth o.
Banion.
The complete program Is as fol-
lows. Professional; invocation. Rev.
Smith. address OF welcome, Evaliae
Yates; chorus, Country Gardens
School Flower, Mildred Dodson:
Chorus, % Month Of May" pre-
sentation OF class to chairman Of
board, q. w. Gotke. superintendent
OF Brownsville Public Schools: pre-
sentation OF diplomas. DR.. o. v,
Lawrence: acceptance. Harold KEEL
Ter; presentation Of class to senior
high school. w. L. Dodson, princi-
pal OF Junior high; acceptance, Z. c.
Dodd. high school principal; chorus,
junior high class song; occasional.
The graduating class this year is
one OF the largest in the history Of
the local junior high school. Total
graduates, counting those who re-
ceive diplomas at mid-term. number
l24 students. The class receiving Dip
Tomas tonight numbers well over
60.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
M'NAMEE IS
SUED BY WIFE
Radio Announcer Served
With Separation
Papers

NEW YORK. May 81. R-A sep
aration suit brought by Mrs. jose
phine Garrett McNamee against
Graham McNamee, popular radio
announcer. was revealed today.
The charges in the complaint
which has been on file In supreme
court for several weeks were not
disclosed.
McNamee said he had been serv-
ed with the papers about the first
Of the month. He denied the &C.
ten was by mutual consent and
said Il would not be contested.
They were married 10 years age
after meeting at a concert In the
Reformed church in Brcnxvillle
NJ. r., where both were on O mu-
steal program. McNamee WIS q
baritone singer before he became
an announcer.
Disclosure Of the separation suit
came as a surprise TO their fr'encs
among whom they were described
as an ideally married couple. Nc
Nance often has been quoted as
saving his wife was his sevsrest
critic, who sat at one OF their I'VE
radio receivers at home and listen
ed 70 him broadcast description n
sporting events. political meetings
and ether doings.
In the current issue Of Radio bl-
ecst. IIrs. McNamee has m article
desc hing the life OF radio an
nounccr's wife:
Il make 1t a point 10 keep the
hours he keeps and TO entertain Our
friends when IL Is convenient IvI
him. Many a time ! have mace
pancakes and fried egg sano"lcieS
az 4 o'clock in the morning. -
Although Graham's work takes
him away a great deal. / nave 2
advantage over other wives. can
always hear him. The iirst NM
he does when he finished 2 nroaa-
cast is 10 telephone me ana 81
Did YOU hear the program? HOW
was it7'"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
BRILLIANT
CEREMONY

LONDON, May Il. Up - Six
American debutantes and three
matrons were among the group
presented to King George and
Queen Mary Wednesday night In
the second court Of the season at
Buckingham Palace.
More than 400 women, including
10 American debutantes and Mrs.
Ralph II. Booth, wife OF the
American minister to Denmark
figured m the first presentation
Tuesday night The brilliant cere-
mony proceeded without a flaw In
the blue and gold ballroom and the
only disappointment was the alb
sence OF the Prince Of Wales, who
was guest at an artists dinner.
Their majesties received the
honored ones In exactly the same
manner tonight as In the first
court. There was the same dis
play Of costly gowns and jewels by
the women and the uniformed Of
ficers Of all the states services APP
peared In the same dazzling dec.
orations and orders.
After making their ~obeisances
before the gilded thrones, the
guests passed to the banquet hall
to partake Of supper and discuss
cd their impressions OF what Is
probably the greatest occasion In
the lives Of the socially inclined.
The following were introduced
by Mrs. Charles @. Dawes, wife Of
the American ambassador: Miss
Audrey Ba-ret. Miss Maureen
Smith, Miss Mildred Hockstader
and Miss Helen A. Mccain, OF
New York; Miss Elizabeth Howry,
OF Washington. d. c.: Miss Kath-
crime Hilles, Of Wilmington. Del;
Mrs. Clarence Dill. Of Seattle.
Wash; Mrs. Alfred Donovan, Of
Rockland, Mass. and Mrs. Andrew
Long, OF Hickory, N. g.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Then and Now
tPre-C Convention American
Legion Notes.

Ever stop 70 consider just what
changes in the appearances soI-s
OF your war time puuuieS
long years might have wroughs'
Attend the convention at LAREDO
and look them over.
Wonder how and where the poys
are row who can truthfuly say,
II was Of the little detail tnat
escorted the largest amount OF &C
tual none ever sent in q CON
sipnment by any nation az war
over land or sea" Namely, tne
first american payroll for the
AIRY OF Occupation. were tns
hovs on the Rhine glad to see
them? And how.
n Il possible that some OF the
hovs OF this detail reside In the
Valley. and doubtless viii attend
the Laredo convention.
The Marines are TO be Withdrawn
from Nicaragua. General Butter
having proved that a Marine can
furnish us more excitement mere
than abroad.-San Diego Union
Marines will attend the conven-
ton at Laredo.
Free storage day and night Is
offered bv Laredo garages 70 all
brddies attending the convention.
.Iohn Hanson post. Brownsville,
nil "a 70 Laredo Saturday. rain or
shine There IS paving all the way
viz Alice.
Few. II any. world War veterans
are 81 e%nfeebled. IL appears. as to
H. unable 70 stand a loan.-Nostom
(Ore) Leader.
Local Ierionnaires call Joe Lin
daberrv. number !. II they are 60
ms 10 Laredo May 70. Ample
transportation facilities have been
crowded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Passenger Train
Hits Sleeping Boys

HOUSTON. May 2l-P-George
Watts, Is, and Jesse Lee Wilson.
Is. OF Humble we're killed and
Howard Huffman, Is. was injured
fatally yesterday when they were
struck by a passenger train near
Singleton.
Members OF the crew said the
boys were lying on the track, ap-
parently asleep. The engineer was
unable to stop the train. The
Humble youths were killed in
stantly. Young Huffman died about
six hours later IN a hospital az
Navasota. The bows parents said
they left home Monday to look
for work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Face Indictments
In Assault Case

CORSICANA, Tex. May 21-tPD
Charles r. Hassell, Currie w.
Caldwell. and Jimmie Nash today
faced indictments for assault while
in disguise in connection with the
kidnapping OF Robert Cert last De-
cember. They previously had been
indicted. along with Doyle Nash,
for kidnapping and conspiracy to
commit a felony. Oliver Clapp, in
dicted for all three offenses, had
not been arrested.
Bonds we're set yesterday at S. 600
for Doyle Nash and $4,000 each
for Jimmie Nash and Caldwell.
They had not mSde bond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Dice Game Ends In
Fatal Knife Fight

CORPUS CHRISTI. May 2l-(PD
5Gavino Acosta and Refugio Quin-
tania were dead today. Jose Are
tega was In a hospital here. and
officers were hunting Jose Bargas
after a dice game that ended with
a knife fight. Officers said the
fight began when the men quar-
relied over a four-cent stake. They
were gambling on a farm near here.
Coal dust that floats on an Eng
lish river Is being reclaimed In set
Ting tanks and used for heating
purposes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was moder-
ately high over the greater portion
OF the United States this morning,
but relatively TO moderately low
over the far Southwest and Cali
fornia. Moderate to heavy rains
occurred in the southeastern and
far eastern states within the last
"a hours, also in Oklahoma and
western Kansas and snow in
Colorado. Temperatures were still
low throughout the Northwest this
morning but m~oderating. Consid-
erably cooler weather prevailed in
the eastern states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Makes You Look
So Fresh, Young

MELLO-GLO. the new face pow
der. win keep your skin from ex-
posure and preserve les youth. The
new French process by which II "
made makes II stay on longer.
spread smoother. and will not clog
the pores. Its special tint In
youthful. No flakiness or irrita-
ton with MELLO-GLO Try this
new wonderful face powder. cis-
nerus Drug Stores-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
knights Of Pythias
pledge Large Sum

TEMPLE. May 2l-R-Menoss
,adees Of the Texas Grand
Lodge. knights Of Pytnias, I rsiss
nnoS 10 build a home for aged
s,sr,bers OF the order or tneir
nssdoTs A sum Of half the size was
nIsSTed two years ago at Beau
mont. - 80. elacted
n-sra Chancellor AZ closing ses-
s,ons ~ the conventions yesterday.
MIS- Elise Moore Of Port Arthur
sss elected grand chief OF the
Pyrhian Sisters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21

Prof. Dickson recently said: Lung
troubles are due Z negligence Of
colds" The quick work OF Oxidire
IN double doses two hours apart rids
the system OF cold" "Oxidine II a
famous remedy" Your Druggist
has Il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
Inventor Burned
BY Oil Explosion

PHILADELPHIA, May 2i-CR-
Charles K. Vawter, widely known
inventor. fatally burned by an ex-
plosion in his laboratory here. died
early today. His body was sent to
Blacksburg. Va. seat OF Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. where for
many years he taught physics.
Mr.. Vawter's death followed by
"a hours a blast which occurred in
his workshop at his home in the
Germantown section.
He was lubricating a motor while
testing a new high tension igni-
ton device designed for airplanes
when a spark ignited the OIL. caus-
ing an explosion. The burning liq-
uid fired his clothing.
With weather conditions favor
able. pigeons fly more than a mile
a v.fntYtn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
WELL

Diner: What kind OF chicken Is
this?
Waiter: Spring chicken. sir.
Diner: I thought SO. I've been
chewing one OF the springs for the
last ten minutes-AnswerR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
BULLETIN

CFirst figures, Lowest tempera-
ture last night; second. highest
yesterday; third. wind velocity at
8 a. m; fourth, precipitation in
last "a hrS.D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21

Henry Clay was elected Speaker
or the federal House or Represents
atives the first day me was a mem
Der.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
RIVER FORECAST

The river will rise at Brownsville
and continue TO rise slowly prac-
tically all along during the next "a
TO 50 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point lisa
bel tomorrow, under normal Meteo-
BIOLOGICAL conditions:
High 9:16 a. m.
Low IT'D a. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
WEATHER

For East Texas: Probably thun-
dershowers tonight and Friday.
Moderate to fresh east to south
east winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21

There Is one dentist for every
100 persons In the United States
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21
PEP for play

SWING into the rhythm Of play with energy
and vim. Eat Kellogg's PEP Bran Flakes.
Every spoonful is full Of wonderful favor
the famous taste of PEP. And in every serv-
ing you get two other important features.
Whole wheat for nourishment. Extra bran
for healthfulness. There's just enough added
bulk to make Kellogg's PEP Bran Flakes a
mildly laxative dish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-21

Ever stop to consider just VIVA.
changes in the appearance Oh some
Of your war time buooies
long years might have wrougntF
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
THEFT CHARGES
HOLD TWO MEN

Two men were held on bond by
Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police
Court yesterday after they had de-
manded jury trial on several
charges Of embezzlement.
Seamore L. Nusin. "a, who gave
his address as the Houston Hotel,
was held on 5000 bond on two
charges, and Nathan D. Hyman,
81, who said he lived at the Ar
cade Hotel, was held on $500 bond,
facing five charges.
According to police, the two
men were employees Of the Cont
mental Motor Club and it is
charged that they sold member
ships in the club and failed to
turn the money over to the or,
ganization.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Memorial HtghUay
Lighting Discussed

Plans for lighting the Mt. Yer
non Memorial Highway were dis
cussed at q meeting Of the Alex.
andria city council yesterday,
when a conference was held With
representatives of the Virginia
Public Service Company relative
to the city's part in the work.
The city will be required to
place lights from First to Frank
lin streets, 1t was disclosed.
The Federal Government. ac-
cording to plans outlined to the
council, intends to erect pendant
type lamps $50 feet apart on
each side of the highway from
the Memorial Bridge to Mt. Yer
non.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13

NEW YORK, May 13 U.SO.
DR.. A. C. j. Simard and Mrs
Horace Greely Hano, arriving yes
terday on the French liner lie de
France for their marriage IN
Philadelphia, June 5, are looking
forward to their golden wedding
anniversary, their diamond ami
versary and whatever comes after
that.
For the couple plan to be the
longestmarried persons on record.
DR.. A. C. J. Simard is a gland
specialist, in charge Of the labora.
tory of antiplague vaccine and
serum at the PaSteur Institute.
His knowledge Of the functions OF
glands he believes, will insure
longevity for both.
Mrs. Hano, Philadelphia
woman, said today:
1--WE talked this matter over
before we became engaged. We
have known each other in Paris
for two years, and often. the
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Funeral Rites Held
For DR.. Nicholson

PASADENA, May 13 Q.N.So
Funeral services we're conducted
late yesterday for DR.. Albert A.
helson, 10, distinguished
American physicist, who died
Saturday.
DR.. Theodore G. Soares, pastor
of the Union Liberal Church and
professor of ethics at Carnegie In,
stitute of Technology, officiated.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Gland Expert to Be Wed;
Pair Expect Long Life

question arose between US,
why cannot we live longer
than the average threescOre
years and temp
"Dr. Simard assures me that,
with what is now known Of the
glands and what will come
forth in the next 10 years, there
should be such guarantees"
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
COAL TO BE PRIz2

The woodside Property owners
Association will give card party
tonight in Grace Parish Hall,
Woodside, near Silver Spring. A
ton Of coal will be presented as
a door prize by Howard Griffith,
Of Silver Spring. There will be
prizes for each table, also.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-23
100000 May Day Organizers
Vol. VIII. No. SO

THE DAILY WORKER reaches exactly 1866 cities in the
limited States In most of these and cities there
yet organization of the Communist Party the Trade
Union Unity League or the Unemployed Council.
In all these cities and towns there workers and poor
farmers all these cities and towns there unemployment
suffering, exploitation, hunger and misery.
In all these towns there are workers and farmers who
ready to demonstrate their solidarity with the organized
workers the of the country and throughout
the world on May Day.
Forty thousand readers of the Daily Worker become
forty thousand organizers for May Day demonstrations
Each reader of the Daily Workers has duty to perform
for the great of the working class May Day. Each
reader of the Daily Worker knows at least to fifty work
in the factories mines we'll those who have been
thrown out on the streets unemployed
Bring these workers together discuss with them plan
to hold demonstration parade a meeting May Day.
Choose the best speaker to address the meeting Use the
Daily articles and editorials the basis for the speeches
Print if possible eaflet calling the demonstration
the meeting Get touch with other workers organizations
Order some copies of the May Day edition of the Daily
Woker Readers of the Daily Worker become organizers
the working class Readers of the Daily Worker the
nucleus of the revolutionary in cities where the
Communist Party is not yet organized
Readers of the Daily Worker have the benefit of steady
reading working class articles that must reach
all workers in your town city.
In cities where the Communist Party Trade Union Unity
League and Unemployment Councils exist get in touch with
them for information and cooperate with them
In other cities and towns initiate this work through the
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If you require advice write to the Daily Worker the
the Communist Party SO East 18th Street New York N. Y
Inform the Daily Worker of your plans and the results
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