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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19

the establishment Of a Hudson Coun-
ty Committee, to conduct the work
of the election campaign, in every
city and town Of Hudson County.
John J. BALKAN, Communist candi-
date for governor Of New Jersey, Is
scheduled to speak this week, Friday,
August 81. in Bayonne, pm. sharp,
at 23d st. and Ave. G. In Jersey City
same evening, $3.50. at Newark and
Jersey AYES; in Hoboken, Saturday,
August %. Q pm, at 5th and Wash
ington SITS.
After an enthusiastic discussion, a
committee was elected to make ar
rangements for the calling of coun-
ty conference on September IT,
Thursday, pm. sharp, at the Work
Arr Center. - HE ahoGeA Address. M,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
THREATEN NEGRO
WORKERS IN
BIR MIN CHAM
Order N e groes Off
Streets By Nine
O'Clock

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 18.-
The boss terror against the Negro
workers has reached new depths of
bloodthirsty murder and savage re-
preston. All Negro workers have
been warned by the Ku Klux Khan
and the police not to be on the
streets after O'Clock. Negro
churches have been instructed to
close early to conform to this cur
few rule. The Birmingham Electric
Co., cooperating with the police and
the K. K. K in terrorizing the Negro
districts, is putting out the lights in
the Negro sections. Threats Of
shooting down Negro workers on
sight are being spread through the
Negro neighborhoods.
Negro workers are being murdered
openly on the streets. Last Friday
two Negro workers were stabbed by
ten white thugs while walking along
Third st. They are in critical con-
dition. The police have refused to
make any arrests, claiming that the
Negro workers are not able to iden-
tYfy their assailants, which is plain
lie.
Reports from Irondale, a suburb OF
Birmingham, show that Negro work
ers are staying UP at nights with
shotguns and rifles to protect them
selves against the attacks of the po-
lice and xxx. thugs.
The terror against the Negro
workers is especially directed against
militant Negro workers thought to be
members of, or sympathetic, to the
Communist Party and its relentless
struggle for equal rights for Ne
groes Realizing that in order tc
crush the growing militancy of the
Negro masses they would first have
to destroy the Communist Party, the
bosses have directed their attack:
against Negro and white leaders o.
the Communist Party. 1t Is not thu
first time that bosses in various
parts of the country have tried, anc
without success, to destroy the revo'
lutionary party of the working class
Three Birmingham Negro worker
were tried on vagrancy charges thi
morning. While arrested in connec
ton with the police attempt to fas'
ten the murder of society woman
on Negro worker, the police openl!
admitted in court that the rea
charge against the three workers wa!
the possession of radical literature
in their homes. The police wht
testified were not able to say wha
sort of literature, apart from the fact
that 1t was radical.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
Govt Gives Contracts
to Wage Cut Bosses

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-The fed
eral building contracts are purposely
let to building contractors who cut
wages, according to statement pub
lished by the Scripps- Howard News
paper Alliance here. This newspaper
agency says that an examination of
the records of the Department Of
Labor will show this to be fact.
The Scripps-Howard Alliance goes on
to say:
"The Bureau of Cancellation of the
Labor Department in nine weeks re-
ported twenty such disputes on fed
eral public buildings. Seventeen of
these controversies centered about
wages, and one about employment of
non-union laborers".
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
IL. D. Prepares Neev Appeal for 9
Boys As Roddy Finally Goes Insane

with the claim that he was repre-
senting them from the very outset.
AS this is not the first time that
Roddy has been confined to an in
sane asylum, the Southern attorney
of the I. L. D., General George w.
Chamlee, is now filing new petit
ton for new trials for the eight con-
demned boys on the grounds that
they were represented in court by a
mailman. The appeal to the Su-
preme Court OF Alabama against the
lynch verdict of the Scottsboro court
was filed by I. L. D. attorneys some
ten days ago.
Negro and white workers! Join the
mass fight to save and free the
Scottsboro boysl Demonstrate against
boss terror and legal lynching on
Aug. %!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
Banks Crash in West Va, and
Nebraska; Number Increasing

NEW YORK.-Bank crashes begin
to pile up at rate greater than last
year, which in itself was a record
for crises in the United States. Fol-
lowing the announcement of the
crash of the Toledo banks, depriving
small depositors of over 100000, 900,
comes the report from Richmond,
Va, that the Hopewell Bank and
Trust Co. OF Hopewell, Va, closed up,
depriving depositors OF quarter of
a million dollars.
Another bank, the Richmond
Trust Co., failed. but msrged with
another company
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19

In Lincoln, Neb., six banks closed
their doors, with deposits totaling
over $l,180000.
The amount lost in bank failures
in the United States thus far this
year has been over 100000. and
the number of bank failures during
the past two months has shown a
great increase. The figure for June
was 166, as against Sc last year, the
figures for July and August will I'M
doubtedly exceed the 1880 records.
The history Of bank failures show
that toward the close of the year
bank failures increase at steep
pace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 18.-Ste-
phen Roddy, Khan attorney OF the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, went
violently insane few days ago and
tried to murder his wife with an
axe. He has been taken to an asylum
in Missouri by his father.
This leaves the N. A. A. G. P. not
only without clients in the Scots
boro case, but without any attorney
to support their pretense Of de-
Tending" the Scottsboro victims
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19

lief Committee, Room 800, 799 Broad
way, at 18th st.
The fourth item on the agenda for
the National Conference of the
W.I.R. to be held at Pittsburgh, Au-
gust 90 and 30, will be an analysis of
the need and methods of building the
W.IR., presented by Marcel Scherer,
national secretary. This item was
overlooked in the publishing of the
agenda yesterday. All organizations
are urged to speed up the election of
delegates to the National Confer
ence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
FORD CUTS WAGES

CORK, Ireland, Aug. 17.-Ford has
ordered wage cuts amounting to 1917
per cent for all workers in the Ford
tractor plant here. No doubt this
is sample of the American high
standard of living" Sometime ago
Ford declared that wage cutting
was criminal and that he himself
would never do such thing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
Bronx Foreign Born
Committee Makes
Plans Tonight

The Bronx section of the Commit
tee for the Protection Of the Foreign
Born will meet tonight at 1400 Bos-
ton Road The meeting will make
detailed plans for the open air meet
ings and demonstrations which are
to be held in the Bronx during Ma
tional Anti-Deportation Week which
will run from August % to August 80
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
ORGANIZE CONF.
FOR ELECTION

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug. II
Delegates Of Hudson County, who
we're delegates to New Jersey ( ate
Ratification Convention of the Com
munist Party, held a meeting last
Thursday evening at the Workers
Center, 308 Henderson st., for the
purpose of calling county confer
ence of all working class organiza-
tions IN Hudson County for the rati-
ficaNon Of the working class candi-
hstee. n&sthis state and no,1pfK md
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
VOLUNTEERS WANTED IN
DAILY WORKER OFFICE

If you have an hour or so to
spare, come up to the office of
the Daily Worker on the 9Th floor
Of so E. 18th St., and lend hand.
There Is a great deal of clerical
and office work piled up which
must be taken care of at once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19
Federated Press Man Il
Shot In Leg By
Gunner
CALL FOR MASS TERROR
Bring Atty From La. to
Defend Miners
BULLETIN

Associated Press dispatches re-
port another series of raids on the
Harlan miners by deputy sheriffs
and company gunner. Six miners
were arrested including two Negro
workers.
The arrested are Finley Powers,
Harlic Mealer, ]. L. Van HooSe,
William Gibbs and the two Negro
workers who were not named.
Powers and Mealer are now
charged with having shotguns and
rifles. The same charge has been
placed against Gibbs.
National Miners Union and Com
munist Party literature was also
seized. E....-
This is one of the intermittent
raids marking a raging terror
against the Kentucky miners now
organizing under the leadership of
the National Miners Union and the
Communist Party.
HARLAN, KY, Aug.
Is. Thirty-five Har-
Ian miners went on
trial this morning for
murder. Richard Dow
ling, of New Orleans, former
Judge of the Supreme Court,
offered his services to the In
ternational Labor Defense to
defend the miners and he has
been retained.
Associated Press dispatches from
Harlan states that in the trial against
the IS miners who are being tried
on the framed up charge of shooting
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-19

One way TO help the Soviet
Union is to spread among the
workers Soviet forced Labor"
by Max BedAcht. 10 cents per coy,
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CONTINUED ON PAGE Two)
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
RAIN AND SNOW
VISITS ARIZONA

Rain continued falling all
day Wednesday and We'd
nesday night and water fill
ed many dips Of roads in
Southern Arizona. More
than foot of snow had fallen
in the mountain area near
Prescott Wednesday, and 9
inches of snow covered the
highway of Yarnell hill, it is
reported.
Many northern Arizona
highways are covered with
snow and threatens to make
them impossible.
Storms swept over most of
the state Wednesday bring
ing snow to northern Sec
tions and rain in southern
parts of the state. Thurs
day morning the sun came
out bright and warm again
and fair weather for Arizona
was forecast for balance of
this week at least.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
TRAGIC ACCIDENT
OCCURRED TUESDAY

Tuesday afternoon Earl
Stephenson, electrician for
Arizona Edison Electric Co.
in Coolidge, was electrocuted
while at work making ar
rangements to install another
transformer. Mr.. Stephen
son came in contact with a
II, 900 volt live wire and
death was instantaneous.
Other employees assisting
with the work at that time
were H. A. Odom, j. M.
Stubblefield and Leonard
Spruett who escaped injury
with the exception of slight
burns and shocks.
Mr.. Stephenson came to
Coolidge about two years ago
and during that time has
been employed by the Ari-
zona Edison Co. as electri-
clan.
He was a World War We
teran and member of the
William DavidHood Post of
Coolidge American Legion,
holding the office of Sergeant
alarms and a member of
Pima Lodge of Coolidge F.
and A. M. Mr.. Stephenson
is survived by his wife, in
FAINT daughter, mother Mrs.
Earl Stephenson of Magde-
lima, New Mexico and a sis
ter Mrs. Sam Langford of
Coolidge. His mother arriv-
ing to attend the funeral
Thursday morning.
Funeral services were held
at the Sam Langford' home
in North Coolidge this morn
ing at 1000 o'clock and the
remains taken to Phoenix
where the interment will be
at the Masonic cemetery.
The services were conducted
by Pima Lodge No. 54
F. & A. NJ.
Mr.. Stephenson was a
young man only 80 years OF
age, held in the highest es-
TEEN by everybody in Cool
idge and his tragic death
was a great shock to them
extends sympathy to the
bereaved family in their
great loss.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
MERRY MATRONS BRIDGE
CLUB HOLDS MEETING

The Merry Matrons bridge
club met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Y. W.. White,
the occasion being a farewell
party in honor of Mrs. N. w.
Irafelt who leaves soon to
make her home in Washing
ton. The party opened with
a two-course luncheon at l
o'clock after which bridge
was played at four tables.
Beautiful bouquets of chry-
santhemums were about the
living room and a choice
yellow blossom was placed
as a favor for the guest. At
the conclusion of the game,
Mrs. Irsfelt was presented
with a gift from the club as
regrets were expressed at
losing her from the clubs
roll. Those present beSldes
the honoree were: Mrs. w.
Jackson, Mrs. Y. c. White,
Mrs. R. J. Jones, Mrs. Jr
]. Jones, Mrs. R. T. Prather,
Mrs. J. c. Jayne, Mrs. l.
T. Terrill, Mrs. w. H. Farm
worth, Mrs. J.. B. Boone,
Mrs. Earl Weaver, Mrs
James Luthy, Mrs. Gus EN-
pie, Mrs, G. j. Preece, Mrs.
Fred Slater and Mrs. Kar
M. Fisher and Mrs. Charles
E. Cohen.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
CONGRESS RECEIVES
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

President Hoover's An
nual Message to Congress
was read by him Tuesday
and the following recommen-
dations for legislation were
text of his message:
An emergency two-year
tax increase.
Creation of a federal re-
construction corporation to
flank the National Credit
corporation.
Return of some portion OF
the deposits of closed banks.
Establishment of a home
loan discount bank system.
Increased subscription for
the federal land banks.
Broadening of the federal
reserve bank rediscount pro-
vision.
A revision of the general
banking laws.
Alteration of the anti.
trust laws to eliminate in
equalities.
Effective regulation of in
ter-state electrical power.
Consolidation of the shlpp
ing board into the depart
ment of 90 m m re e witt
broadened powers, under al
assistant secretary of mer
chant marine.
Creation of a new burea1
to be known as the publ
works administration" t
take over federal construC
ton activities.
Strengthening of the de
portation laws.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
MONTHLY REPORT
OF SUPT. P|NKLEY

The following report for
the month of November 1881
was made by Supt. Pinkley
of the National Park Service
of the Southwest Monuments
of Arizona.
In General: Traffic ran
light throughout the district
as we expected and forecast
in our last months report.
A general drop in traffic is
expected, of course, at this
time of the year because sew
eral of our monuments
above the 5000 foot level
are closed UP for the winter.
A slight falling off from last
November might have been
expected due to a difference
in the weather, for this past
month had one or two bad
disturbances covering pretty
much the whole district,
whereas a year ago we had
open weather in November.
After allowing for these
factors we still find a short
age of visitors which must be
charged to the general de-
preston and a tendency on
the part Of the visitors to
wait until things loosen up
before they start out on plea
sure trips.
Our building program is
pretty we'll along.
Structures at the Petrified
Forest, consisting of an ad-
Continued on last page.l
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
WOMAN'S
CLUB MET THURSDAY

The Woman's Club met in
regular session Thursday and
transacted the business COM
ing before the club during
the afternoon. The social
part of the program was dis
pensed with, for respect due
to one of its members, Mrs.
Earl Stephenson, who lost
her husband Tuesday, by a
tragic death.
The president, Mrs. R. j.
Jones, expressed sympathy
for the bereaved member.
Before closing Mrs. Kath-
crime MacRae, State Chair
man of Indian welfare ad-
dressed the club in behalf of
her work and advocated
adoption by the club of In
dian Welfare work as part
of their program for the COM
ing year.
Mrs. McRae is interested
in building an Indian village
in some central location in
Arizona, where each county
would be represented with
the type of genuine Indian
wares, and where the manu-
facture and sale of wares
would create a market that
would be unique and histori-
cal being an inducement to
bring many people to visit
our state.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
PRODUCTS
PRESENTED TO
PRESIDENT HOOVER

Wednesday the nations
Capital was presented with
gifts from Sunny Arizona,
borne there by a Christmas
Cheer Pl ane, dispatched
from Phoenix by the Arizona
Republic and Phoenix Ga
zette. The gifts included
cactus candy, dates, oranges
grapefruit broccole and
olives. Col. J. E. Thompson,
special good will messenger
from Arizona capital made
the presentation to the Presi-
dent.
Yuletide greeting were ex-
tended also from Governor
George w. P. Hunt of Ari-
zona, Charles Stauffer pub
Usher of Arizona Republic
and others interested in send
ing Christmas Cheer to the
Nations capital from Ari-
zona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
PRISONERS ESCAPE
LAST MONDAY NIGHT
FROM PEN|TENTIARY

Two of the most danger
Gus felons of the Arizona
penitentiary at Florence es-
capped Monday night, Harry
Jarrett serving a life SEN
tence for murder and Jack
Hunter serving a 5 to 10
year for highway robbery
BlOodhounds and guards of
the prison sought for the es-
capped convicts until exhaust
ed, they lost the trail near
Queen Creek and another
searching party resumed the
search the next morning.
The guards of the prison
found an improvised ladder
against the prison wall by
which the men escaped.
City and County officers are
on the lookout for the es-
capped prisoners. Warden
Delbridge believes the escap-
ed convicts are headed for
Phoenix.
Jack Hunter was captured
Thursday morning in a box
car at Chandler. Hunter
told his captors that he and
Jarrett separated Tuesday
night near Queen Creek but
would give no further infor-
nation.
Jarrett was reported to
have obtained food yester-
day afternoon at Guadalupe
Yaqui Indian village near
the south mountains. A
close watch is being kept for
him at Phoenix.
1t is expected that he will
be captured in a very short
time and returned to the
prison.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
THIEVES STEAL
FARMERS CHICKENS

Nov. 10Th hicken thieves
visited the home of M. l..
Freeland who lives on a
ranch 2 miles east and 1 mile
north of Coolidge. They
took the entire flock. This
is a sad blow to Mr.. Free
land as he was depending on
his chickens for food for him
self and family during the
winter. Deputy Sheriff Asa
Gardner and Deputy Sheriff
Chester McGee of Florence
got busy and last Tuesday
arrested five men whom
they have considerable evil
dence against.
The preliminary hearing
will be held before Justice
Thompson today. Who ever
is guilty of this sneaking
outrage should receive the
full penaltyof the law and
then some. To steal the
source of living from a poor
family these hard times is
one of the meanest crimes
possible and the inhuman
brutes that would do it is too
contemplate for words.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
DON'T READ THE PAPERS
GETS THE NEWS BY RADIO

In canvassing the town one
day this week for holiday
advertising we were inform
ed by one merchant that he
only advertised by posters,
and had those printed in
Phoenix at a cheap rate.
Upon being solicited for
subscription to his home
paper, he said that he did
not read the papers, but got
the news over the radio.
If the business men, of
Coolidge were all like this
enterprising g e n t ! e m a n
what a great, energetic, wide
awake, hustling town we
would have. 1t takes all
kinds of people to make a
town as we'll as a nation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
ALLEGRO BRIDGE CLUB

The Allegro bridge club
was entertained recently by
Mrs. A. D. Tyler at the home
of Mrs. J. M. Hines on Lin
coin street. Three tables
were spread for the game,
with the following present:
Mrs. Charles E. Cohen, Mrs.
w. M. Bolin, Mrs. Earl Wea-
yer, Mrs. j., A. Downs, Mrs.
Y. G. White, Mrs. G. c. Ham
ilton, Mrs. H. H. Doak, Mrs.
R. B. Elsberry, Mrs. Fred
Slater, Mrs. G. J. Preece,
Mrs. Gus Empie, Mrs. Hines
and Tyler. High score was
won by Mrs. Bollin and guest
prize was awarded to Mrs.
| Weaver.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
FRIDAY ENTERTAIN
MENTS At SCHOOL
MUCH ENJOYED

Last Friday assembly hou
at school was in charge of
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Kinder
garten teacher. The little
folks enacted a Santa Claus
Pantomie which was much
enjoyed. Several special
numbers on the program
were clever, displaying tai
ent and skillful training.
Everyone is invited to the
assembly meetings each Fri
day between eleven and
twelve o'clock, which will be
found very entertaining.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
ELOY LETTUCE CROP
BR|NGFANCY PRICES

The lettuce crop at Eloy
consisting of 1,500 acres is
bringing fancy prices of
$3.50 per crate of f., 0. b. at
Eloy. The black land of
this district produces excep-
tionally fine lettuce, the
fame of which has reached
the eastern markets, where it
receives the top market
price.
There are about 600 en-
ployed in gathering and
shipping this commodity
and it is expected that some
$50 carloads will be shipped
from there this season. 148
cars have been shipped
from there last week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
RUN DOWN BY AUTO
LAST SATURDAY EVE

C. N. Brass of Mesa was
struck by an auto driven by
George Willett, last Saturday
evening. Mr.. Brass was
crossing the street when he
saw the car coming and
hesitated. Mr.. w i'll e t
thought that he intended
turning back and turned the
car to avoid striking him,
but Mr.. Brass continued on
and the driver of the car was
unable to miss him or stop
in time to avod the accident.
Mr.. Brass was taken to the
Southside hospital in Mesa
where his injuries were
found severe, all the ribs on
his left side being broken,
left shoulder blade crushed
and decorations about the
head. Mr.. Brass is IN a very
serious condition. Being
62 years of age it is feared
the shock will prove fatal.
Mrs. George Armstrong OF
Coolidge is a daughter OF
Mr.. Brass and left for Mesa
to assist in caring for her
father.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
SURGEON STOPS BOYS
80 DAYS OF WHISTLING

Chicago, Dec. 8 (AP)-
Robert Young, 5, whistled
from Oct. 81 until yesterday.
The whistling stopped
when a surgeon, with a
bronchoscope, removed a
tin whistle which lodged in
the boys lungs after he had
swallowed it while celebrat-
ing Halloween.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
RABBITS TO BECOME
FOOD FOR JOBLESS

Cadillac, Mich, Dec. 9Th.
(AP)-Two hundred hunt
ers with dog and gun will
take to the field Sunday in
quest of rabbits to provide
holiday food for the unem-
poyed. Walter Sours, who is
in charge of plans for the
hunt, said he hoped it would
provide 1000 pounds of
meat.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
BE WHATEVER YOU ARE

Lincoln Pick-Ups in Lennon Tribune)
If you can't be pine on the top of hill,
But scrub in the valley, but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill,
Be bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be bush be blade of grass
And some happiness in highway make.
If you can't be muskie just be bass,
But be the mightiest bass in the lake..
We can't all be captains, some must be crew
There is work for all of us to do here.
There is big work to do and lesser to do
But our task is always near.
If you can't be highway, just be trail,
If you can't be sun, be star,
1t isn't the bigness you succeed or fall
It's being whatever you are.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11
CASA CRANDE NATIONAL
MONUMENT NEWS

Herbert A. Kreinkamp,
Assistant Landscape Archi-
tect, National Park Service
in charge of landscape and
architectural work for South
western Monuments visited
the Monument on his way
from Carlsbad Caverns Ma
tional Park to Field Head
quarters, San Francisco, Cal.
on Monday and made the
final check on the new
buildings being erected at
the Monument.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11

Four new stoves were pur-
chased recently and were de-
livered during the past week.
They are combination ranges
for the use of wood, coal and
liquified petroleum gas. W..
A. McCay installed the gas
equipment on Monday
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-11

Five Westinghouse gener-
ators arrived on Wednesday
and will be used to furnish
electricity at the C a a
Grande National Monument
and others under Mr.. Pink
ley's charge. They were
surplus material obtained by
transfer from the Depart
ment of Commerce, Always.