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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
BY ALLEN JOHNSON.

There are two methods that cap
italist politicians use to build their
political machines, and Hague has
refined aud developed both with a
gutter snipe's shrewdness. One is to
convince the wealthy men of the dis
trict that they need not fear what
Hoover, the great stationary engineer,
calls interference with business" in
case the politician and his henchmen
are elected.
The other is to build as large a
payroll as possible, putting every one
on it who offers the slightest chance
of sometime becming an adversary.
Not only does everyone on the pay
roll become a disciple and a voter,
but it can be taken for granted that
those who thus become parasites will
see to it that their families and close
friends will likewise become disciples
and voters of the new machine.
Hague has padded Jersey Citys
payroll so that approximately rs per
cent of the city's budget is spent on
salaries, giving Jersey City the high
est taxrate in America. The fol-
lowing are characteristic groups to be
found on Hague's payroll: Virtually
all the priests and large proportion
of the ministers and rabbis in the
city; most of the gunner and roust-
abouts; most of the newspapermen;
all the wardheelers who push buttons
at election time; many of the most
powerful lawyers, and, needless to
add, most of the adult members of
the families Of these people. More
over, when the police and the fire
men and the teachers are counted
one can readily visualize the vote
gathering possibilities of such
machine.
$4,000 Jobless Denied Relief.
A brief examination of some OF the
individual jobs on Hague's payroll
would be enlightening, especially in
asmuch as there are $4,000 workers
in the city who are unemployed and
who have been denied one single
penny for relief. There is man in
Jersey City, for example, who is paid
twenty-five hundred dollars a year
for sauntering around, every Sunday,
to see whether the 18th st. viaduct is
still standing. There are cattle in
spectors to inspect a handful of arms
in Secaucus where no cattle can be
found.
There are health inspectors who
have learned their business by a
careful study of the undraped girls in
Bernarr MacFadden's Physical Cul-
ture magazine There is sporting
editor of one of the local newspapers
who is on the payroll as a laborer,
even though he doesn't know the
difference between a pick and pick
axe And there are many hundreds
more who don't even take s-le trouble
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
10000 Circulation Drive
to Continue Until Feb. Is
According to &C. Decision

With the crisis deepening, unem-
ployment and starvation growing,
with wage slashes, speed-up and the
Stagger system for those left on the
Job, the working class now more than
ever requires the powerful weapon OF
the Daily Worker to fight the in
creasing attacks of the bosses gov
eminent and mobilize the workers for
struggle against these conditions.
Now more than ever must the
Daily Worker be given mass circula-
ton. III the campaign which has
been going on for over 2 months, the
circulation of the Daily Worker has
increased 1890. The quota set was
an increase of 10000 so that only
one quarter of the road has been
traversed.
The circulation campaign of the
Daily Worker must be continued
until the full quota has been OBJ
tanned. The Daily Worker must be
used to the fullest possible extent in
he mobilization of the unemployed
or hunger marchers. Stories relative
to hunger marches should be sent in
early and extra orders Of the Daily
placed.
Realizing the importance Of press
ing the campaign for Daily Worker
circulation at this time the G. c. has
decided to advance the date for the
completion of the drive from Jan. i
until Feb. Is. This will allow 81
more weeks of activity. -
The districts have so far failed to
establish satisfactory machinery for
for the distribution of the Daily
Worker This must positively be
done in the next six weeks. Party
and sympathetic workers must be
modified en- masse behind the drive
for 10000 circulation. In every city
Red Builders News Clubs of unem-
ployed workers must be organizer
Answer the attacks of the boss
government with 10000 circulation
for the Central Organ of the Com
, munist Party
KANSAS CITY AGAIN
BOOSTS BUNDLE ORDER.
Mel Wermblad. Daily Worker Re-
preventative in District 10 Kansas
City writes:
please increase our Daily Work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
Special Membership
Meet in Philadelphia

Special membership meeting of
the Philadelphia comrades will
take place on Sunday, January 4,
at 2 p. m. sharp, at the Hungarian
Hall, 1l44 N. 4th Street. Admit
lance to this membership meeting
will be by membership cards only.
1t is a very important meeting and
all comrades must attend. .. 49,,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

er bundle order to IS copies daily.
1 sent you an order yesterday to
increase our order to 50 copies daily
but this will probably not be
enough for the drive that we are
starting to increase our street sales.
COmrade Earnest Evrard has been
appointed as city Daily Worker
agent"
WANTS TO SELL DAILIES
TO PAY FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Henry Anthony of Springfield.
Ohio, writes:
II am out of work for months, ]
haven't a penny for anything and
can't get any to pay for my sub
scription.
II think it would be wise if you
think so to send me rs copies daily
to sell on the streets and at shops
and that way I can pay for my
subscription, as I am in arrears
over two months. / don't think
there is any blood redder than I am.
STARTS WITH so A
DAY FOR GARDNER.
81 am sending So money order
with which in return I expect to
receive Daily Workers" writes Err
nest Annelin, Gardner, Mass.
"As you may know in Gardner
the workers are very un-cIass-
conscious and am going to help
the Party to get the paper sold in
Gardner. Now if you are able to
send so copies day in bundle
to me as long as money holds out,
and if am able to sell them I'll
send more money"
SELLING DAILY WORKER
AT CHICAGO SHOPS.
Ruth Levin Of Chicago sends this
note:
Shop Nucleus 500 did their very
best to secure subs for the Daily
Worker, We secured three subs. Will
continue to do so. Nucleus consists
of four members. We are issuing a
monthly shop bulletin and Nucleus
500 is selling the Daily Worker at our
shop
STAMFORD. CONN,
INCREASE ORDER.
Chester kimbrough, Stamford,
Conn, writes; Kindly increase the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

tiopary trade union movement is pre-
pared to lead the struggle of 100000
miners against wage cuts and re-
fornist treachery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
Priests, Gangsters and NeeVsbabermen On
City Payroll Bolster Hague Machine

This is the fifth of series Of
articles on A. F. of L. and political
corruption in New Jersey.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

ALL YEAR VACATION PLACE--S1O
per week. Write Avanta Farm
Ulster Park, ". Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

bundle order to G. K, stamford,
Conn, to 40 copies daily. I am get
ting Is copies day now. Do so at
once and ,oblige."
Camp Nitgedaiget orders; 100
copies every day until further no
tice."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

The final results of the Berlin Post
Office Workers Council election have
been announced, as follows:
Those entitled to vote, 1889: of
these 1909 participated. The re-
formists got 1889 votes, the revolu-
tionaries 1873; Fascists 1872. Christ
ians; 1,469 The revolutionaries have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
WALK-OUT IN
GERMANY IS
SPREADING

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE>
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

quickly bring them to terms accept
able to the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
Kill s Imperialist
Invaders in Nicaragua

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03

Yesterday negotiations in the Ruhr
mining conflict broke down On the
first of January the agreement ex-
pires. The owners announce wage
cuts on January 18th. The revolu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
SELLING DAILY WORKER
AT CHICAGO SHOPS.
STAMFORD. CONN,
INCREASE ORDER.

Chester -Kimhrough, Stamford,
Conn, writes; Kindly increase the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-03
KANSAS CITY AGAIN
R0OSTS RITNnI,E 0RDEP

bUUSIS BUNDLE ORDEK.
Mel Wermblad. Daily Worker Re-
preventative in District 10 Kansas
City writes:
please increase our Daily Work.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

desventura, va 10 especificamos
mas atras, al verle reverenciar,
en- las humildes viviendas del
cortijo los afectos domesticos
de que Sc creia privado para
siempre; pero la misma deses-
peracion, su orgullo reciente-
mente herido y la presencia de
la Pr6diga, lie impidieron aque-
LA noche reconocer la santidad
de la institution o sacramento
que, en- todos los climas, en- todos
mas incultos y salvajes, funda
la casa, legitima la familia, vim
cula la propiedad, normaliza la
propagation de la especial Y da
cuerpo y ORGANISING a las colec-
tividades llamadas tribus o ma
clones, y despues sociedades o
estados,.. Y ash fue que, prestan
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

.tos arabes o las biblicas pasto-
relas. Habia ademas en- aquel
eco de remota zambra con que Sc
festejaba ell matrimonio de la
rustica virgen Y del fanatico
mancebo, algo de patriarcal y de
sagrado, cuyo regocijo eontras-
.taba ~agriamente con ell tedio que
en- ell nobiliario salon sentian
Guillermo y Julia. Sobre TODD,
ell agudo y perpetuo retintin de
los metalicos platillos parecia
encargado de repetirles sarcas-
ticamente tan amargas verda-
des Y de hacerles envidiar los
bienes y provechos de La familia
desde las aridas rocas del con-
cubinato.
Hasta que punto era capaz
Guillermo de comprender su
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

do mas oidos a su rabioso des-
pecho que a aquella noble envi-
dia, exclamo sard6nicamente:
i Como retozan esos ANNA
les! iQue ruido uneven para
que no ignore el mundo que una
virgen va a dejar de serlo! Que
presumido Y sandio sera hasta
la consumaci6n de los siglos ell
bipedo que naci6 sin plumas!
It'll estas malo, mi querido
Guillermoi-volvi6 a decirle la
desterrada, en- cuyos tristes oios
y cehuda frente Sc LEILA que es-
taba siguiendo las desconsolado-
ras reflexiones de su amante.-
Tu coraz6n Y ia entendimiente
valen mueho mas que TODD 10
cue Ia ira V la calentura te han
hecho decir hoy. jPor que no
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

montanes.-Me fui con tieu,,,,
al lugar, y he vuelto muy de pri-
So para disfrutar I'm POGO del
oalie.'. en- el case de que los Sc
nores llegaran a conceder su We
MA como veo que la han conce-
dido.
-Pues anda con Dios... "
que te divieytas J.. ..-repuso 81
Joven con acento de sangrienta
burla.
Y luego que el pastor Sc hubo
marchado, comenz6 a dar vuel-
tas entire las manos al cerrado Y
faJado ndmero de La Epo,a. O
a servirse de Ell como de panta-
LA para d~efenderse de las llama
radas del hogan.
Era la primera veg, desde que
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
Con los Cuantes

Con varios dias de anticipa-
ci6n pronosticamos cual serfa ell
resultado de la segunda pelea
entire ell italianito hermano de
Joe y ell Jimmy que todos COMO
cemos.
Dijimos que la primera Sc lie
habia "estafado" a Tony y que
en- la segunda, con ell fin de pre-
parar ell terreno para la tercera,
sc repartirian tablas.
Y asi fue. De nuevo engana-
ron al p1blico y hasta hubo men
tecatos que apostaron para mar
charse de ALI con la boca amar-
ga.
Leto solo gan6 siete de- los
rounds.
Reed tiene jueces "hecko los pa
ra el" y por este debemos felici-
tarle.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
BASE BALL .
-
La SERIE MUNDIAL
COMBNZARA HOY

St. Luis, Oct. IA la 1 80
de la tarde, bora central, qu{
equivale a so minutes menos'
que la bora del este, Sc lanzara
la primera pelota para inaugu-
rar la serie mundial entire ell FL
ladelfia, campeon de la Liga A
mericana Y campe6n mundial de
1880, y ell Ste Luis-C ardenales,
campe6n del ano pasado y ven
cedor de su liga en- 1881.
Todo indicaba en- la manana
de hoy que Paul Derringer ser1a
mandado a la Inca de fuego poT
los Cardenales y Lefty Grove
por los Atleticos.
Esperase que mas de 10000
personals presenciaran ell desa-
flo, que sera al mismo tempo Ia
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
D R TES

no Relampago Sagiero sosten-
dra un encuentro a diez asaltos,
como principal attraction, con
Joe Daniel de antagonists. Dice
Sc de Daniel que es un excelen-
tie muchacho, muy apreciado por
sus amigos.
Mike Firpo sc batira en- la Sc
mifinal con Big Bill Huffield.
Ruddy Paula sera ell contrario
de Kid Sofa, que hace pocos dias
lie retara por medic de estas CO.
lumnas.
Otras dos peleas completaran
ell programa, una entire Babe
Lorenzo y Fight Indian y la otra
Sc c~oncertara hoy, por cuanto la
Comisi6n de Boxeo del Circulo
Sc opone a que peleen nihos en-
ell estadio de la Decima avenida.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
TX
CON MUSICA

Pronto comenz6 a sonar a 10
.lejos gozoso y animado toque de
guitarras, castahuelas y plati-
Hos, seguido de palmadas y CO.
plas...
TODD clio, armonizado por la
distancia, y destacandose entire
ell rumor de la %lluvia, formaba
agradabilisimo concerto, cuya
cadenciosa melodia, al par ale
gre y triste, recordaba los can
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
LA PRODIGA
NOVELA
poW
d. Pedro A. de Alarc6n

Anda con Dios...-respondi6 Ju-
liza muy conmovida.
va subira luego Frasco el
pastor con ell peri6dico, y los Sc
flores lie diran 81 deciden tomar
algo... Las noches son va muy
largas para acostarse sin cenar!
Beso los pies a sus excelencias.
Ash dijo ell anciano, y Sc retro
andando hacia atras y hacienda
muchas cortesias a Guillermo,
49,
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
te a~cuestas?

ESQ es!-respondi6 ell j6-
ven con desagrado.-iP or que
no me acuesto a las seis y media
de la nOche, que eS como 81 die
ramos a media tarde?
Julia Incline la cabeza, ago
biada por el immense fastidio
del pobre ingeniero.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

quien no Sc dign6 contestar a
ninguna de elias, nj 10 habia
mirado siquiera I'm solo instan-
tie.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

Sc VENDEN tres vacas d,
leche. Informa men Payne 2103
una cuadra al norte de Buffalo
entire 81 y %.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

Felipe Lobato derrot6 a Young
Simpson; pero tambien lie "ro-
baron" la decision, como Sc hi
ciera con Leto.
Tablas repartieron los jueces,
quiza con la intenci6n de que Sc
efect1e I'm nuevo encuentro.
AS Sc engana a los que pa
gan.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

Para que ell pugilismo de nue.
vo Sc acredite en- Tampa, es ne
cesario que Sc proceda honra-
con ell p1blico.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
XXI
LEVINSKY VENCIO A Sc
KYRA

Chicago, Oct. EN- I'm com
bate a diez asaltos verificado a.
yer aqui, Joe Sekyra, de Dayton,
Ohio, perdi6 la decision de los
jueces, con King Levinsky de
oponente.
Levinsky no ces6Aeatacar on
los-diez rounds, sin que 81
contrario pudiera contener la
ofensiva.
Ell SAGUERO Y MIKE FIR
Pc FIGURAN EN- Ell PRO
GRAMA DEL CIRCULO GU
BANJO
La Arena del Circulo Cubano
Sc reabrira ell proximo lunes, Sc
gun un programa que acabamo3
de recibir.
Antes de marcharse hacia
Puerto Rico, ell gladiator cuba
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

Kid Sofa no peleara ell lunes
en- la Arena del Circulo Cubano.
Su derrota de anoche lie ha
descalificado.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01
INDULTO DE LA EPOCA"

Una bora despu6s lego Fras-
co ell pastor con ell peri6dico.
i Tan temprano!-le dijo
cogiendo ell papel ma
quinalmente.
ST seTIor.-reSnondi6 al
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oc-
tubre 1q.-Atacando con ell 'jab'
izquierdo y aprovechando su
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

ia yaAde "palonas'', deci-
sione8 pfeparadas y otras COM
binaciones.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

; e: !: Eli: :'; ;:: q, !! llll!e
de Tampa, Florida. =,
Cancela no pudo librarse de
la efectivifad del cab, debien-
dose a esp su derrota. Ell vence-
dor pesba 17412 libras, cuatro
" medl menos que Ell vencido.
La gaceta., 1931-10-01

DERROTO A
A CANCELA
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
.HUDDELL IS Ill,
|. QUIZ IN DOUBT

With Arthur M. Huddell, presi-
dent Of the International Union
of Operating Engineers. in a
critical condition at Sibley Hos.
p:tal, following his collapse yester.
day, it was considered likely to-
day that the Grand Jury inveS-
tigation of internal troubles in
the organization. scheduled for
tomorrow, would be postponed.
Huddell who escaped death last
week when an unidentified man
shot up a restaurant at Tenth
and K Streets Northwest, seriously
wounding Frank E. Langdon. as
,Sistant to the general secretary
of the union and editor of the
official organ, collapsed at his
offices 1908 K st. N. w.. follow.
ing hemorrhage.
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
SAFE BREAKERS
FLEE IN FRIGHT

Yeggmen were baked last night
In their efforts to open safe in
a restaurant at 708 Thirteenth
st. N. W., when they we're fright.
eneG away after breaking part of
the combination.
The attempt was discovered by
Paul Henry, an employe, who re.
turned to see that the gas of a
kitchen stove had been turned
off. A meat cleaver. which had
apparently been used by the in.
truders, was found near the safe.
The restaurant is owned by ].
Ernest Dulin.
Entrance was gained by break.
Ing the glass in a transom over
the ear door.
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
ROADS INQUIRY
UNDER WAY

BALTIMORE. Md. May 2s.
Investigation Of the Stste roads
commissions operations sine
1928. precipitated by disclosures
that Montgomery county had &C.
cumulated a $4,000 debt against
the commission. was officially
launched today when the special
committee held its first meeting
In fact. the investigation &C.
tually began yesterday, Governor
Ritchie privately interviewing q
number of State leaders.
Following the conferences, Gov.
ernor Ritchie said:
81 do not think the investi-
CATION will take long, and it
should not require the assist
ance of a special staff of inves
tigatOrs. Most Of it. l believe,
will consist of examining the
accounts and methods of the
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
Radio City Wreckers
Haven't Found
A Bottle Yet

NEW YORK. May T.-More
than 90 buildings in the area
where Radio City is to rise are
in process of demolition, but
workmen for the Albert A.
volk Housewrecking Company
have not discovered a single
bottle of liquor in the district
where some of the city'S most
flourishing speakeasies once
-thrived. Charles Fleschner, in
Charge of the Volk company's
field office. revealed yesterday
that even "empties" had been
notably absent. 1T appears to
be one of the dryest jobs in
history" he said, noting that
the most exciting discoveries
thus far had been homeless
cats. About rs have been rec
cued by workmen.
commission. and If there Is need
of an auditors assistance, Mr..
Stewart, the State auditor, will
do the work."
The Washington times., 1931-05-27

NEW YORK, May 27.-The
steady progression of the human
race toward speed and then more
speed is depicted by hundreds OF
models of conveyances for trans.
portation on ocean. rails and
roads of the past and present
at the permanent transportation
exhibit of the Museum of Science
and Industry.
Three Divisions
There are three divisions OF
travel in the exhibit. That which
dealt with progress on rails con-
tained a full-sized model of the
Rocket" engine built by Robert
Stephenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne
in 1929.
In a small room on one side
is the $4,000 model of Sover
eign of the Seas, a wood and
gilt model of the latest in fight
ing ships in the days of the
Stuarts. The ship was built with
taxes collected by Charles 1.
The vessel seemed impressive
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
Exhibit Depicts Progress
OF All COnUeydnceS

until a glance to the side showed
the giant Belgenland of the Red
Star Line.
Steamer Auto Shown
The road exhibit was next, and
in it was the original old steamer,
the first automobile to climb
Pixies Peak
There were bicycles, motor
cycles and tricycles. A "quadro-
cycle" led the parade of models
of old autos, with its one-cylin-
der motor, fastened on the rear
axle. Bicycle handlebars were
on all the models, and even a
bicycle bell on one.
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
KENS|NGTONDAY
SLATED 1NE 5

Kensington, Md, will stage a
Kensington day program on Fri.
day, June 5, the Chamber Of Com
merce has decided.
Invitations to help prepare for
the observance are being sent to
the Kensington Community Club,
the Woman's Club of Kensinaton,
Kensington Parent Teachers Asso-
citation and the Kensington Board
of Trade. School children will
also take part.
Irving C. Root. chief engineer
for the Maryland-Na Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
will be the principal speaker at
the evening program.
Fix the ear for VOHT summer vara-
tIOH trip many Automobile Re-
pair Services are listed today In the
''94-HOur Service DIRECTORY" published
In the Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-05-27
HEAD IS CANDIDATE

e James D. Head, of Bancroft,
Arlington county, announced to-
day he will be a candidate for
membership on the new county
board. He is the eighth person
to announce his candidacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-05

Public Affairs at the University of Viz
giiiia that there are s0o, 900 local govern
mental units In the country. and that In
one New York county alone there are
246 taxing units If the largest of these
subdivisions, the county, can be in
creased materially in size, and then
overlapping subdivisions such as school
districts. sanitary districts. drainage
districts and the hundred and one other
types of local organization can be con-
solicated with the county. there win be
some hope for q definite and tangible
reduction In costs of government.
There have been suggestions that the
new and larger units be given some
other name and that the present coun-
ties be retained az enlarged townships.
II the new county is to be merely an
other supeTiinposed and additional unit
1t wiz. however, be an tncumbrance
rather than an improvement.
The transition cannot be effected, of
course. without some dtfaculty. Much Of
the legislation Of the States is predicted
upon the existence Of the counties. The
plan would have to take that into con-
Stderatton and provide for the necessary
revisionS of the laws. One collateral
question Of this sort which is of special
interest to the bankers Is the effect
which the new set-up would have upon
countrywide branch banking in States
where that is permitted
fCopyright. 1917