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The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Average Income for 1929
Is Placed at $692

NEW YORK, April tU.SJ.
Mr.. Average Citizen, that genial
myth, possessed wealth of $2,977
in the 1929 and had an income
of $692. The total national wealth
of the United States in that year
was 361.8 billions and the ma
tional income was "a billions.
These estimates we're made pub
lie today by the National Indus
trial Conference Board.
The national wealth distributed
by States was 355 billions. This
is less than the total national
wealth because in the distribution
by States, the values of Navy
ships, privately owned water sup
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
BORGLUM LAUDS
HIS Ia SALE

Ninety.two thousand miles at
an average speed of As miles an
hour over roads mostly unpaved
is the service which a 1927 La
Sale has given to Gutzon Gorg-
lum, internationally renowned
sculptor.
Mr.. Borglum, who is now at
work on the national memorial in
the Black Hills of South Dakota.
reports that the car still is oper.
ating most satisfactorily. He says:
"When purchased my La
Sale in 1927 / was assured of
$4,000 miles of uninterrupted
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Twinkling of Lights
Indicates Battery
Strength

Lights that seer to be dim.
mer than usual generally are
an advance warning that the
battery needs attention. Many
motorists are inclined to think
IL terms of bulbs, reflectors, or
lenses when the lights get below
standard. Suspicion should be
directed first to the battery. If
the lights flicker when the en-
gine is bein,. started or burn
more brightly when the engine
Is running at high speed, it is
likely that the battery needs
recharging.
service. Today / have $4,000
miles on the speedometer and
this car is still serving me WELL"
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
TO OPEN
HIGHWAY LINK ?

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April I.
Completion this year of the new
$2,5OO,0OO Ohio River bridge,
spanning the Ohio be.ween Evans
vile and Henderson, KY, will
open to tourists an important
link in u. S. Highway No. 81,
running from the Canadian
boundary to the southern tip Of
Florida.
Construction work undertaken
several months ago is being
speeded, according to highway Of
ficialS.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
SLUdn Boats Return
To Tidal Basin Run

The "swan boats" nave been
placed in the Tidal Basin ready
for service, but probably will not
be put in use until warmer
weather has brought out the
cherry blossoms,
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

ply systems, gold, silver coin and
bullion are not computed.
The last United States census
estimate of wealth was for 1922
when the national wealth was set
at 1908 billions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02

members of such high intelligence attending.
 Communication Received
 The Chamber was advised by Delegate Wickersham that he hao practically failed to get action by the Treasury Department on the desired purchase of the block fac- ing the Capitol. The economy program of the Administration could not be dodged. He suggested the desirability of approaching the department to purchase the north half of the tract.
 s The Chamber adopted a recom- mendation of the Executive Board asking the Delegate to go ahead on that basis. If that is unsuccessful the Delegate will then introduce 8 special bill in Congress next De- cember for the purchase of the en- tire block.
 Letter From Lindbergh
 The Chamber was in receipt of letter from Col Charles A. Lind bergh thanking it for it's suggestion that he make Juneau the Pacific base for it's projected flight to the Orient. but said the route he had tentatively selected along the great circle would not permit him to come to Juneau at this time.
 A cablegram from the British Ambassador to the Chamber ex- pressed regret that it was not pos sible for H. M. s. Dragan to ex- tend it's Alaska voyage as far north as Juneau
 Secretary Walmsley reported 12 communications received and an- swered during the week.
 Boosts Fourth Fund
 A boost for the Fourth of July
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02

Der there to interest some of its capitalists in Alaskan development.
 Alaska Without Equal
 Mir. Rittenhouse, recently com pleting a 4-year tour of the world, said he and Mrs. Rittenhouse had seen perhaps everything of scenic note in the northern hemisphere. Alaska has everything to offer scenically that any other country has. and some things that no other one has" he declared.
 Leisurely travel. he said, has a number of advantages, one of which is that 1t allows one to perceive and appreciate the viewpoint of other people, from national stand point. It is difficult for Americans to appreciate the national view points of others, he added
 In Europe, he said, all of the nations want a United States of Europe. but each country wants to be the boss of the union. Europe has strange bird-the dove of peace. In France, it is lovely bird, but other countries view the French bird as an evil beast. And so on in the other countries.
 Viewpoint Is Vital
 In fact the whole thing depends upon the viewpoint enc gets. He illustrated by an incident on fish ing trip this week to Hasselburg Lake. As the plane circled the lake, it's passengers saw seven deer swimming the lake. Closer ap- proach revealed the deer to be geese.
 Dr. Fenton greeted the Chamber briefly, saying he had never seen any Chamber meeting with so many
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02

Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. proffered the aid of that organization to the Territory in solving it's problems, particularly in Washington, where he said, the enlarged California delegation would have considerable Influence. MT. James is making a brief industrial survey of the Ter ritory for his Chamber. He ex- tended greetings to the local Cham Der on behalf of President Kerr, who, he said, was not able to stop over on the recent Alaska tour.
 Los Angeles in it's own develop ment has reached the stage where it is seeking to extend the scope of its Influence and to aid in build ang up other portions of the Pa elfic west. Alaska is looked upon as a likely and fertile field. The Southern California metropolis has the finances to back big projects, and it is the hope of the Cham
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02

celebration fund was given by a donation received by the Chamber from the Glacier Taxi Association, comprising leading taxicab operat- ors of the city. It sent it's check for $50, requesting it oe placed to the credit of the Fourth of July Committee, and suggested it be used for additional prizes for chil- dren's sports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02
Stabbed to Death
 By 4 Masked Men

EUCHARIST, July 2.-M. Popus- GU, newly elected President of a savings bank of Chary, near Bu- zeu, and former Chairman of the local Zionist Peasant Party, was stabbed to death today by four masked men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02
DUDE RANCH IN PHILIPPINES

MANILA, P. 1.-The first dude ranch in the Philippines has been opened on Mindanao, the big is- land in the southern part of the archipelago. It offers hunting, fish ing, mountain climbing, yachting and surf bathing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02
RAIDERS DODGE BEAR TRAPS

ASHLAND, Ky.-Add the bear trap to the list of perils the wary prohibition agent must dodge. When agents raided the home of Mary Large they found a large bear trap set near the place where liquor was hidden. Police seized the li- quor without getting caught.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02
SPEAKERS PAY
 RICK TRIBUTE AT NOON MEET
B a dley Hea ds List of Speakers Honoring John
 Beck Before Chamber

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-02

Old rapers at The Empire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
Kansas City--the Heart of America

application to these takers whose salaries they
pay they are insultcd with such remarks as
you are lazy and don't want to work.
The army of unemployed grows rapidly day
by day and life for the working class becomes
more and more of problem.
Through the winter months the continued
promise of better times in the spring was the
favorite smoke screen of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Spring came and the prosperity that was
just around the corner did not materialize, in
stead it seemed to be finding other corners to
hide in
The Kanses City takers next fell in line with
the remainder of the country to bring back
prosperity through such fakery as children's
welfare day, when workers are taught that
dancing around a May pole and listening to
grand and eloquent speeches on the proper way
to raise child through proper food, clothing,
brushing the teeth, good homes to live in, ETC.,
but the money to buy them with, that is not
in the plan of child welfare day
Mothers day. another commercial holiday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

By j. ID.
THE life blood of capitalist America, which is
! supposed to flow through it's heart, Kansas
City, is getting much slower every day.
The Chamber of Commerce, through their
various fake agencies, attempt to make the
starving masses of Kansas City believe that
Kansas City is a white spot on the map of crisis
stricken America.
The parasitic charities make it practice to
take days pay from the pay envelope of the
overworked, underpaid. staggered employed
workers. If these employed workers (who are
not much better off than the unemployed work.
ers) protested against the fo1ceable taking of
the days pay from their envelope, they inn
mediately found themselves in the ranks of
the unemployed.
Through this system of forcing the workers
Of Kansas City to pay salaries to lot of graft
ing parasites they raise annually fund that
runs into the millions of dollars, which comes
mainly out of the pockets of the working class.
but when one of these same workers gets laid
off and cannot find employment If they make
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

plans for the CONSUMPTION of Army of 100000 i'm
medately the outbreak of war; with 100000 more
men registered in General Macarthur chief
of the Army Staff presented the following mobiza-
ton plan TO the War Policies Commission of Con-
gress. Here it is in substance
I'VE have general mobilization plan 1t
contempates the mobilization, by successive per-
ods of six field armies and supporting troops or
approximately 100000 men,"
To make this possible, the War Department has
built up large standing Army with a tremendous
Corps of Reserve Officers, a nucleus for the con-
script Army of millions. us look at the present
military forces of the u S. The Federal Budget had
provided for personnel of 214OO4 in the Regular Army
in $780, and for 216,524 in 1881. This compares with
100000 in August 1914 and 133081 in 1929 Next comes
the Officers Reserve Corps. This totals 1883 This
is the commanding staff for the conscripted Army of
4 million. The Officers Reserve Corps is continually
being augmented by active training for officers
with the Army garrsons, the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps and the Citizens Military Training Camps
Last but not least, comes the National Guard. 1t
part of the Federal military forces Its strength as
provided in the Federal Budget for is 10000
ficers and and for 1932-l95,OO0. This compares
with 10000 in 1914 and $4,000 in 1929 The total
personnel of the Military Establishment provided by
the 1880 Budget is 10000 with total appropriation
of 1881 ,338442.
MObizing Labor and Industry for War.
The War Department has outlined before the War
Policies Commission of Congress complete plan for
the time mobilization of labor and industry AL
ready the War Department has commissioned $4,000
big capitalists contact men" who will charge
for the War Department of the industrial machine
upon the declaration of war
General Macarthur reports these plans follows
THAT Immediately upon the outbreak of war
the President will be given am statutory powers to
mobilize promptly and effectively the
power and material resources of the nation"
General Macarthur also provides for the establish
ment of Labor Administration" This Adminstra-
ton will serve as the weapon for the CONSUMPTION
labor collaborating with Green and Wol towards that
end.
The mobilization of labor and industry for the war
is Facilitated by the fact that large number of Army
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

and Navy officers occupying leading positions in
Big Business Navy claims about 600 of such cap
tans of industry" in New York alone, while the Army
points to about Suffice it to mention the Army
General James G. Harbord Chairman of the Radio
Corporation of America; and Mr.. Mitchell Chairman
of the Electric Bond and Share Thus capitalist busi
and government link up together.
The Growth of Military Budgets and War Expenditures
Compare the Army and Navy Budgets of the United
States of 92526 with 192829 In the first instance the
expenditures amounted to $52S7O1ooO In the second
instance they amounted to $658000O00 An increase of
"a per cent During the same period the French mill
tary budget increased so per cent
1t is significant that these the two powers that
Babson considers the mainstay of world capitalism AS
the Babson Special Letter of March, 1884, says: "Our
country today is the very buwark of world capitalism
and with France controls the worlds gold, navies and
territories. Although both Frenchmen and Americans
like to talk about democracy and the "Peepu," yet in
both countries the factory is the real King" Hence
both countries topping the list of increases in
ornaments
The above figures for U. S. expenditures of the
Army and Navy include only relatively small part of
the total expenditures for socaed National Defense
ruer picture of this total is given in the following
official figures which include all expenditures relating
to the operation of the War and Navy Departments
preparations and the payment of debts.
These figures that in the first nine months OF
the fiscal year, 1881. expenditures for national de-
tense" amounted to the staggering of $21247370o0
The total governmental expenditures for these nine
months amounted to $3126,5400Oo, This means that
679 per cent of the Federal expenditures go for
and preparations. In other words, out of every
dollar spent by the Federal government in the first
months of the fiscal year, 1881 nearly 10 cents
spent for preparations.
Every month the government is spending $780, 81.-
889 preparations but not cent
ployment relief This amount alone would suffice to
pay monthly unemployment relief to about million
unemployed at the rate of $45 a month. And if
take the total expenditures for the nine months
and divide it among the 10 million unemployed work
ers we would have $16345 for each unemployed
lump sum for immediate relief.
The capitalist class of the United States is hur-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
The u. NJ. w. A. AS Government
Strike Breakers

about the fight for SIS cents for mining ton OF
coal and the right of the miners to elect
checkweighman that will see they are not cheated
at the scales, the right to build their own union,
the National Miners Union
The struggle against evictions, against starva-
ton, against the coal operators and the U NJ
w. A. against the terror of the state is the fight
for SIS cents per ton This must not be forgot
ten: men, women and children are being muir
dered shot, dubbed, gassed, thrown out of their
homes because they demand SIS cents for mining
a ton of coal. The government is carrying OF
a bloody war against the miners, because they
demand SIS cents for mining ton of coal
Can the miners be driven back into these he'll
holes of slavery by this fascist terror? This can
happen if the miners are left to starve and fight
alone. "Giye us bowl of soup per day, loaf Of
bread, some milk for the children, tents to sleep
in, and we will VIM" is not mere idle talk of
few miners, this is how the main bulk of the
strikers and their families feel, and talk. They
know who they are fighting against, what they
are fighting for and what they have to go back
to if they lose, that is why there is in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The miners are
standing the brunt of the new wage-cutting Of
fensive the results of this strike will have far
reaching effects upon the living standards of the
workers as whole. The bosses are trying to
stabilize the standard of living of the workers at
a poverty starvation level The demand of the
miners for IS cents per ton, as against the 80
cents per ton demand of the coal operators, in
terriers with, binders and can stop the bosses
wage cutting program. That's why there is war in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The
miners require the help of the working class in
order to win. Tear gas bombs, rifles sawed-off
shot guns, machine guns, is the ammunition
shipped in to defeat the miners with plenty of
deputized u. M. w. A. gunner, coal and iron
police, and state troopers to use them. The am
muntion that the striking miners ask for from
the working class is food, clothing, tents, and
money and to arouse the working class in protest
against the murderous war being carried on by
the government, the coal operators and their
strike breaking agents, the u M. w. A., and the
A. F. of L. fascist leaders SEND RELIEF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
&al~.4-
Don't Be Wrought Up

AT least not the way one comrade, c. S. was.
who writes us that he was much wrought up
by the lingo articles in the Post, so-what did
he do?
He wrote a letter to the World-Teegam.
making suggestions for such improvements in
the World-Telegram as he thought would, If
adopted by it, put the Post out Of business
through winning its readers to read the World
Telegram instead
Helping one capitalist gain at the expense
OF another has nothing at all in common with
working class interests, hence nothing in COM
mon with Communist policy. Workers have no
interest in helping good" bosses against bad"
bosses. When you fatten the good" boss UP
SO he gets big and strong, he will be strong
enough to kick you in the Stats just like the
"bad" boss did This is the basic error Of the
old hokum of "patronize the union label boss"
And since the World Telegram is fully as bad"
as the Post, if not worse why help either Of
them? Why not help the Daily Worker against
both? Give us enough money to get a six-
page paper, and start other improvements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
By JACK JOHNSTONE

Driving the striking miners back into the mines
at the point of the gun is the method used by the
ieuptized coal operators, U. M w. A. gunner, the
Coal and Iron Police who are aided and pro-
tected in these strikebreaking activities by Pin
chot's state troopers. This is the only means
hey can use to enforce the scab agreement signed
oy the U. M w. A. with the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Company. Four days Of the most intensive
error. where deputies as numerous as the miners
on strike have gone from house to house in the
carly hours of the morning trying to force the
strikers into the mines, arresting scores OF men,
women and children, driving strikers out of the
company houses, has failed to break the strike
line Not more than 400, many of them scabs
from the outside, have yielded to this terror, out
Of striking force of $500. Those who have
yielded to the terror sullen and can be pulled
out on strike again.
Never before in the history of the American
labor movement was such an intensified form OF
strike breaking terror practiced, and it is but a
sample of what will occur in the bigger mass
strikes that are even now in the making. In the
pas the employers and the government depended
centrally on the private agencies, the Pnkertons,
the Tarleys, ETC. as their main strike breakers.
Today the A. F. of L. is the official strike
breaking organization of the government. In the
struggle OF the miners the strike breaking united
front between Ufe government, COAL OpeldvOio,
and tn u. NJ. w. A. stands out clearly and the
miners understand this.
There is not a mining camp in the strike area
where Pagan, Lewis or Green would dare address
a meeting of strikers without the protection of
deputies and state troopers, and even with this
protection theY have been unable to hold meet
ngs. and were driven out of camp. So the only
means left fqs them to try to shove over their
scale wage-0Atting agreement is fascist terror
With murdered said to be dying, 10 shot,
over BOO dubbed $50 known arrests, thousands
gassed over 100000 demanded for bail, over
5000 families served with eviction notices, the
strfing front OF more than 10000 miners still
holds solid. There is war in Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Ohio Glass war, with all forces of
the government, the coal operators, and the A.
f. of L. shooting into and moving down the ranks
# the striking miners and their families.
This organized intensified brutal terror marks
q crucial point in the strike. Will they succeed
through fascist methods in again driving the
minc.s back to starvation and slavery?Shall it be
tor Nith their own checking weigh
r9n. their own union committees TO force
through the agreement, or shall it be the same
cd tonnage scale. the same cheating at the
scales. no pay for dead work, STATE bad bottoms
no rails no posts. forced buying at company
stores st hjeh prices with company made money
etc, with the added burden Of the Lewis-F
company check-off? This is what the war Is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
No, It's Not Strange!

A comrade Of Detroit sends us a half page
feature editorial of the Detroit Times of June
%, entitled "Detroits Welfare Policy Should Not
Be Imperiled." He comments on the margin,
that-"It is strange that the capitalist press
admits the bankruptcy of its system"
We say it isn't strange Necessity requires it.
Why?
Well, huge graft gang was uncovered in
Detroits welfare" system. One crook alone
got in one lump some $207,0 Obviously, with
Detroit swarning with starving unemployed de-
MED relief, adequate relief by these grafters
and thieves, the exposure of their graft causes
deep anger to be born among the workers.
What do you expect a sensible capitalist ed
itor, interested in maintaining capitalism to
do? He could not deny the fact of graft. If
he told the truth he would admit that such
graft is inherent in capitalism and cannot be
stopped until capitalism is overthrow.
The Detroit Times editor says nothing of the
sort He tries to make out that it was only
an incident-"a singular case"-"could have
happened to any bank" etc.
Would that be enough? No. 1t was necessary
to say something to soften the anger of the
workers. So the Detroit Times editor launches
into bit of demagogic sympathy stuff" saying
mo workingman was responsible" for unemploy-
ment, saying it in capital letters.
In fact, he says nobody is responsible-just
"the system of production" and "no one MAJ
or group of men"-neatly lodging around the
class rule Of the capitalist class and making it
appear that the System Of production" although
unfortunate, is just part of nature and nothing
can be done about it fundamentally.
1t is mot comfortable by man." but the edi-
tor must be give some hope, so he vaguely sug-
gests that 'the most conservative of industrial
leaders-are endeavoring to bring about insur-
ance against Unemployment which is lie
There was not word in favor of the workers
administering unemployed relief as guaran-
tee against graft
Please remember, workers that whsn the ca
pitalist papers and politicians begin to stalk
radical" you should search their utterances lust
as is done here, to uncover their demagogy
Comrade Lenin once said that demagog is the
worst foe of the workers So learn that 1t is not
strange" but the logical method of retaining
influence among the masses in order to side
track them from revolutionary action.