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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
FEW SCABS ENTER
ELLSWORTH MINE
DESPITE TERROR
Rank and File Strike
Committee Meets

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July L.
When the pickets at Ellsworth were
attacked by company gunner and
three seriously wounded, only 81 out
of LOO men scabbed.
The National Miners Union here
was informed that the strike of the
coal miners in the Orient mine in
Illinois is a strike against starva-
ton and not for division of work.
The company proposed to fire LOO
men and 1900 men struck.
The Central Rank and File Strike
Committee of the Pennsylvania.
Ohio and West Virginia Strike is
now meeting in Pittsburgh.
Try TO Force Men to Scab.
DAISYTOWN, Pa, July 1.-As
last gesture of their career as coal
and iron police, whole swarm OF
them, together with mine bosses
swooped down on the patch here
Immediately after the Hunger March
left Daisytown and were we'll out Of
reach. They demanded Of the nacu
who remained behind that they sign
papers promising to return to work
on the morrow or face immediate
eviction.
The women gathered together i'm
mediately and refused to let the po-
lice throw their furniture on the
road. But the company police fell
upon them viciously with club5 and
blackjacks, smashing up the women
and children. as we'll as the furni-
ture.
Tomorrow, probably, these same
coal and iron police will be dcpu<
RGa e. s0nNnse shs'y bgutalitalA I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

Behind the strong defense CT wall of armed
police, the Allegheny County Commissioners in
Pittsburgh refused to listen to the relief de-
mands of 10000 who demonstrated on Tuesday.
Striking miners who had not. eaten that day
walked to fight for unemployment relief. They
are still fighting for this unemployment relief as
well as facing the gunner the picket lines.
The food supplies grow smaller. In some places
there are none. The miners have drained the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
Arrest Il In Boston :.
Needle Strike: One u.
More Shop Comes Out

BOSTON, Mass. July IL H.
Feingold, organizer of the Needle
Workers Industrial Union. together
with 20 strikers of the American
Garment Co., we're arrested today
for violation of an injunction issued
against the union by Boston judge.
Mr.. Bearach, leader of the social
ist' party of Boston, together with
the Amalgamated officials, were in
court and demanded that the in
junction be issued.
In spite of this terror, new shop,
Lipzin of 81 Essex ST.. Boston, came
down on strike
Boston workers appeal to the New
York workers for assistance in this
struggle.
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DO YOUR PART In THE MINE STRIKE! RUSH RELIEF NOW

support of the Order TO help the miners win
their battle.
In Detroit, Michigan, the auto workers, facing
wage cuts and mass unemployment are respond
ing. They know the fighting of the starving
miners is the fight of every worker. The Trade
Union Unity EeagUe has ISSUED a call for tag
days, which have just concluded, for miners
lief. The funds should be pouring in soon TO
help feed the miners while they strike.
One thousand Milwaukee workers assembled
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

any scabs from going in, though the
power house men, maintenance men
fixing the mill chimney and watch
men are still on the job. This means
that about 10 workers out of 1000
are scabbing in the Royal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
Where Are Tag Day
Receipts? Rash Funds!
Where is the Tag Day money?

Tag Days were held in enough cities
to have raised thousands of dollars for the
Daily Worker. but so far only S97S1O has
been received OF this, the New York Dis
trict has contributed SS54.07. while only
S123.O3 has come in from other parts of
the country. chiefly from Cleveland and
Connecticut. :.
The Daily Worker is in critical sit
uatiOn The drive must be intensified and
all the Tag Day funds turned in AT ONCE!
Put the drive over the top by July 10 must
be the slogan-a slogan of action for every
worker. every reader. Into action to save
the Daily! Speed funds to the Daily Worker.
so E. 18th St., N. Y. c.!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

on June 9th and pledged every support to the
striking miners They protested against the
murder and shooting of strikers. They exposed
the strike breaking activities of the United Mine
Workers and laid plans for immediate sending
of relief. conference held yesterday at
the Workers Center, 1852 N. 18th Street, where
plans for immediate relief to the miners were
worked out,
Workers everywhere! Do your share. Rush
funds for strike relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

other food for the miners who are fighting star
walton. The National Executive Committee is
not stopping there. They have pledged to raise
100000 and to raise it In hurry. An appeal
has been ISSUED to all branches of the Interna-
tionaI Worker Order. The National Executive
Committee authorized Comrade Salzman Cen
eraI Secretary of the Order, to bring S2000.0C to
the meeting of the Central Strike Committee in
Pittsburgh yesterday He will also pledge the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

country side dry of relief support. The bulk of
the strike relief aid must now come from the
outside, from workers everywhere who realize
even though they themselves unemployed
though they themselves have had many
wage cuts, that the striking miners are in the
front of the severe class battle raging in the
United States. The fight of the miners is the
fight of every worker.
Immediate relief is the crux of the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

Don't fail the 10000 striking miners at this crit
ical moment. Send them crust of bread SO
that they continue the fight against starva-
ton!
Knowing that quick response is needed to
help the 10000 striking Pennsylvania and Ohio
miners in their strike, the International Workers
Order lost time in sending its contribution
for relief. 100000 has already been sent to
the strike relief committee to buy bread and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
10000 IN PITTSBURGH DEMANDING
.J0BLESS RELIEF PLEDGE TO CARRY
STRIKE OF Miners TO VICTORY
Ringing Cry for Bread
Issues from Vast
Parade
Commissioners Lie Now
March Shows Solidar-
ity of Jobless and
Employed

PITTSBURGH, July To-day the
County Commissioners, seeing the
mass resentment to their barring the
% members of the hunger march de-
legation elected by 10000 workers
employed and unemployed. as well as
strikers have issued an absurd story
to the press They say they were
waiting at the court house but the
committee went to the wrong build
ing but we're directed right by the
police at the. County Building, but
could not find the court house
The facts are; the police barred
the workers from both buildings and
showed the Committee down the side
walk past both buildings and pre-
vented their return.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July AFTER
hours Of walking on steanling high
ways under a broiling sun, 10000
hunger driven miners and steel work
ers with their women folks and chill
dren arrived at West Park early yes
terday afternoon, militantly singing
and cheering Later when they pa
raded through the streets of Pitts
hurgh, the end OF the parade was
CONTINUED ON PAGE TAREEl
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Berlin Workers Smash
US. Consulate Windows
In ScOttsbOro Protest

NEW YORk.-Inernational working class protest against
the legal ynchg of the nine Scotsboro Negro boys again
broken through the American boss press conspiracy of
against the mass fight to the boys.
The New York Times yesterday forced to print a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
Royal and General Fabrics
Mill Strikes Inspire Workers
Silk Workers in Rhode Island Talking Strike
Seeing Militancy O fPawtucket Struggles

b PAWTUCKET, R. l., July 1.-The strikes of the 150O
silk workers in the Royal and General Fabric mills is having
profound effect the whole silk industry here The work
of other mills beginning to talk strike to defeat their
grievances Yesterday the police down full force
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

One way of defending the Soviet
Union Is TO spread among the
workers Soviet Forced Labor"
by MAJ Rsdsaht, y espss psE sQpS
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CONTINUED ON FACE THREE,
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11

By agreement among several of the
more important maritime nations of
the world, the Plimsoll line, marking
the safe loading point for vessels, has
come almost into universal use. 1t
has been the means of saving the lives
of thousands of seamen. Before Sam
uel Plimsoll made his stand for hui
manity, seamen were at the mercy of
scoundrelly owners who thought only
in terms of insurance. No thought of
the men who would go down with their
ships stayed their hands.
Then came Samuel Plimsoll, 'The
Seamen's Friend" He had been pros
porous; he had known disaster. From
a position of affiuence he had come to
common lodging houses. In them he
met seamen and heard their stories.
He was reused TO a great anger, and
there and then took an oath that he
would never rest until he had re-
vealed the villainy of the "ship-knack-
ers.'
He knew that before he could
achieve anything he had to get into
parliament. That meant money. Out
of the pit of poverty he climbed. He
was elected to parliament and devoted
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
"Bear Flag" Symbol of
Republic of California

In the early days California was
isolated from the other Spanish pos
sessions in America by mountains,
deserts and poor communications,
and after Mexico won independence
this region became even less answer
able to central authority. 1t enjoyed
practical autonomy while the rest of
Mexico was engaged In internal
strife. Americans and other nom
Mexicans settled IN California and
assumed Importance in it's affairs.
After 1910 it became apparent that
California would not remain much
longer under even the nominal au-
thority of Mexico. but the new land
holders were divided in opinion as
to, what the future status of the
country should be. Some favored an
nexation to the United States; others
advocated British protectorate.
During this period Of hesitation, war
broke out between the United States
and Mexico over Texas, the former
Mexican state which had become an
Independent republic and then an
nexed itself to the United States.
Col. John G. Fremont took advantage
of the situation. seized Sonoma, and
on July 4, 1916. proclaimed Califor-
MIA a republic. The banner of the
new republic bore bear, and this
was the Bear flag that Fremont
hoisted.
Among those beside Fremont whose
efforts speedily effected the conquest
Of this region were Stockton and
Kearney. and on August Is, 1916, the
republic of California was annexed
to the United States.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Conditions That Unite
Whole Animal KINGDOM

A conference of eminent scientists
recently met at the estate of Copiey
AmOry, of Washington and Boston,
at Matamek, Quebec. For ten days
ecOlogistS-that is, students of ami
NAL life in relation to it's surround
ings-discussed problems and find
iDgs in their particular fields of
ornithology. mammOlogy, marine biol
ogy, etc. The results of the con-
ference were so profitable that plans
for another meeting In 1884 were
made and a committee appointed to
formulate permanent organization.
One of the points especially
stressed in the discussion was the
interrelation of the various animal
groups. including man. Fluctuations
In one species are often felt through
out the animal kingdom. Certain
varieties are of such Importance
that they are known as key ami
mails" Mice and mice-like rodents
are key animals" in many parts OF
the world. When mice are abundant
in the Canadian Northwest foxes.
snowy owls. wolves and bears cease
to prey on partridges. When the
mice decline, animals turn again to
game. and Eskimos and Indians suf-
fer for food. Weasels and ermine
die out in numbers when mice are
scarce and snowy owls fly south In
search of food. only to die in the
warm climate.
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young Garde, judges one by the length
of ones hop, or the resonance Of ones
voice, for the bullfrog only hops, or
sings. The giant mind, my friend,
may not seek the body of d giant"
TOO true. Francisco" / agreed.
"for, had l exercised my muscles less
and my brain more | should not have
spent my life in foolish blunderings.'
Dismounting, | walked between the
republican officers toward the house,
and Bolivar descended the two rock
steps and stood, waiting, on the flag
stones.
They released my arms, and | Of
fered unconscious salute His keen
black eyes went over me in swift
scrutiny. He radiated vibrant sort
of energy that seemed to deaden my
faculties.
At last he spoke, and | noticed that
his voice, though trifle harsh, was
musical: 1T would seem, PM, that
the soldiers of Spain are improving"
AYE, General" said Colonel PM.
He considered my awkward height
and, suspect, the comfortable breadth
of my shoulders, then he turned to
Francisco: IF we had a thousand
like that 2?
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
By FRED MCLAUGHLIN
Author of "The Blade of Picardy"
Copyright by Bobbs-M Merrill Co.
(wNU Service.1
CHAPTER VII
Simon Bolivar

AS the three of US rode slowly down
the beach toward Camatagua, where
Bolivar had his headquarters, l gave
to Francisco an account of all that
had befallen since the waves had cast
me into the Jungle The sun was high
when we approached at last the in
significant town of Camatagua, which,
because of the presence of the Lib
orator, had assumed an aspect Of
great Importance.
Bolivar had become, in my imagina-
ton, a sort of superhuman influence.
a mortal barrier-reef upon which the
attacks of Spain had broken and
spent their force. | wondered what
manner of man he was, this being to
whom the eyes of Venezuela were
turned in fervent hope, for whose
safety and success prayers had been
offered up in many thousands of hum
BILE homes, whose ranks were filled
with patriots eager to spend their
lives in his service, and who has been
called, by our own brilliant Henry
Clay, the Washington of South Amer
ica."
There he isl" Francisco cried.
Before US lay spacious, brown
rock house with red-tiled roof and
pillared porch, the home, no doubt, of
some prosperous Spanish planter.
The Liberator-a tiny figure indeed
stood beside one of the massive stone
columns. Just why i had expected to
find a person of enormous size l do
not know, unless it be that I could not
imagine so many units of greatness,
so many talents, in a man Of normal
proportions.
as that Bolivar| I asked. And l
had come to offer service to this man! !!
Francisco smiled at the evident con-
Germ in my voice. 1.-The bullfrog, my
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
The VALE OF ARAGON
THE STORY

In New Orleans, in 1921, Loren
Garde, recently an officer under
General Jackson, is surprised by
the appearance, in ancient Span
ish costume of two men and a
woman whose beauty enchants
him. Resenting the arrogance OF
the elder of the two men, Garde
fights with him and wounds him.
He learns his opponent is Adolfo
de 'Fuentes, colonel in the Span
ish army in Venezuela. Garde
overhears a plot to overthrow
Spanish rule in Venezuela. Dis
covered, he fights. but is over
powered and made prisoner on
the Santa Lucrecia, ship bearing
arms for the NeneZuelans. On
board are the conspirators, the
lady of his love, her brother Po-
Tito, and De Fuentes. From the
girl, Garde learns her name is
Dulce Lamartina. He loves her,
but does not reveal his love. The
vessel is wrecked. Garde reaches
the Venezuelan shore, alone. He
encounters a stranger and sees
Dulce. The stranger, Captain
Monahan of the British legion
under Bolivar, directs him to
friends in Caracas. There, sup
piled by Monahan with the Sc
cret sign of the patriots, he is
welcomed at the revolutionary
headquarters. Garde attends the
wedding of Dulce and De Fu-
entes. Dulce recognizes him and
leaves De Fuentes at the altar.
She is torn from Garde's arms.
He escapes. Finding Garde, Dulce
tells him her wedding to De
Fuentes was to have been the
price of Garde's life. They re-
veal their mutual love. Garde is
made prisoner. From De Fuentes
he learns Dulce has disappeared.
He is rescued from prison by a
revolutionist, Manuel. and with
Polito sets out for Bolivar's
camp. They are intercepted by
Venezuelan soldiers. Garde dis
covers his companion of the
night has been Dulce, and is dis
mayed by his lack of perception.
Dulce escapes, but Garde is
seized.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Papal Error That Cost
Spain Much Territory

King Solomon offered to divide a
small boy to whom two women laid
claim. and won a great reputation
for wisdom by so doing. Pope Alex
ander VI-born Roderick BOrgia-
actually did divide the world, and
got no special credit for it even in his
own day.
He was an ADLER administrator, a
more versatile politician. a more far.
sighted statesman, greater patron
Of the arts and sciences and a much
better friend to the common people
than was the Hebrew monarch. and
that's about all the good it did him.
Vasco da Cana had rounded the
Cape Of Good Hope to give Portugal
foothold in India. Columbus had
sailed west to discover what might
prove to be new continent. and he
represented Spain. 1t was inevitable
that there should be conflicting
claims. and perfectly natural that
the rival rulers should turn to the
pope as the logical umpire.
Alexander did not find the prob
lem difficult. For generations the
Portuguese had been sailing south
ward along the west African coast
and their claims were obviously TO
be preferred along the routes they
followed. The Spaniards. through
their Genoese agent. had found land
In the West. What was easier than
to draw line from north to south
on the map and let the broad Allan
tic separate the new dominions Of
the rivals? Every one was happy.
1t was seven years before the Por-
tuguese discovered that Brazil stuck
out so far to eastward that 1t
crossed the pope's line, and that the
holy father had given them far more
than they had dreamed of. They
were quick to colonize, and that is
how Brazil speaks Portuguese to
this day. although every other Latin
American land prefers Spanish
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
MONKS WORK YEARS
TO RESTORE ABBEY
Benedictines' Labor of Love
Near Fruition.

The great medieval abbey Of Buck
fast. Ashburton, England, which has
lain in ruins for four centuries. soon
will stand fully restored as a monu-
ent to the labors of little group of
Benedictine monks.
For more than 26 years, working
in relays of six, the monks, who live
nearby in the beautiful Devonshire
valley. have been rearing the vast
monastery from it's original founda-
tions. laid in the Eighth century.
Virtually unaided. they have rebuilt
it in all it's former detail. and next
August it is to be consecrated.
The abbey is a magnificent gray
and yellow stone structure. Only the
crumbling tower and the foundation
remained when. in 1905, the monks
decided to restore it. Although none
of them had any knowledge of con-
struction work. they were determined
to do their work without outside
help.
There was but one brother who
knew how to handle hammer and
trowel," said Dom Anscar vonier,
the smiling. gray-haired abbot. But
we had a firm belief in Providence
and great determination. A young
brother was appointed to mix mortar
for the solitary builder. and one by
one other brothers were assigned to
tasks"
At no time. however. have more
than six monks been available. Since
no appeal has ever been made for
funds and no money ever paid for
wages. it has necessarily taken a
long time to build the monastery.
AS time went on the monks. work.
ing with white aprons over their
robes. became expert masons, carpen-
ters, and decorators. They decided
to install an electrical lighting sys-
tenn, so one brother studied books on
electrical engineering until he was
able to build the dynamos and other
equipment.
Most of the monks were German,
but during the war they were held
in such respect that they were not
disturbed in any way for three years.
Then, as a matter of form. the were
interned on their own property. but
never subjected to surveillance.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Football and Chemistry

Football was indirectly responsible
for making Sir William Ramsay one
or the worlds greatest chemists. When
as a youth his leg was broken in a
gridirun scrimmage, he read Graham's
Chemistry through, partly to relieve
the tedium of convalescence but more
particularly to find out how to make
fireworks. On his recovery he became
passionate chemical experimenter
For the next four years his bedroom
was full of bottles and test-tubes and
often Of strange odors and startling
noises.-Gas Logic
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
"Tracer" for Debtors

The debtor who has vanished to
parts unknown, leaving unpaid bills,
may now be traced through the Post
Office department for a fee of %
cents, by a recent act of congress.
The creditor sends registered let
ter to the last known address of the
debtor. marking the letter return
receipt requested showing address
where delivered" If the postal de-
partment is able to deliver the let
ter, and usually it is. a receipt will
be returned to the sender showing
the new address. Heretofore il has
been impossible to obtain such for
warding addresses from the post
office.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Trippers to Sorrento

Older than Rome, Sorrento, in Italy,
goes back to the day of Greek my
thology. 1t was a Phoenician colony
older than Tyre. Its name came from
the famous sirens, and its power to
lure men, and women, too, is as great
today. Here Tasso was born, and here
lived Goethe, Cork. Marion Crawford
and many others. Ibsen stayed at a
little inn on the Corso Umberto and
finished his peer Gynt." and wrote
"Ghosts" here. Wagner. Byron, Scott,
Cooper, Dumas, Verdi, Renan, Long
fellow. Bulwer-Lytton. Heyse, Wilde.
and Nietzsche all have made this trip.
so lovely is the little town of the
sirens by the sea.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Couldn't Reach Pedals

Virginia Wood reports the follow
ing story which has laugh in it:
Tommy Ware is the two-and-a-half-
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Ware, and he took his first ride on a
horse recently.
1t was large horse. and Tommy
on top looked about like the shelter
house on Pixies peak. He inspected
everything from his high perch and
then noticed the empty stirrup hang
ing far below him.
"It's no use. I can't ride. Gina" he
said to his cousin. II can't reach
the pedals. City Star.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
mike" Centenary Noted

London has observed the one-hun-
dredth anniversary of the birth of
David Hughes. inventor Of the micro
phone. 1t was recalled that Hughes
was the first man to transmit and re-
ceive signals via the ether. His first
microphone was made in 1878 and con-
sisted of pieces of firewood. match
box, some sealing wax and his wife's
work basket. Hughes spent cents
in its production.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Seals Bark, Rout Burglars

When two men broke into a fish
market at Montrose. Scotland. late
at night they awakened two captive
seals. kept in a tank adjacent to the
Office. Barking in no uncertain tones.
the seals caused the burglars to flee
empty-handed before they could gain
entrance to the Office.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11

his energies to the measure he had
suggested for saving the lives of the
seamen. In the face of violent oppo-
stion he prevailed and the meas
ure became law requiring a mark on
the hull indicating the safety loading
line.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Mutual Compliments

Maud-Did you hear what your
friend Edith said about you?
Marie-No. | was in the other
group talking about her.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11

Realism in the movies has never
yet introduced the sound of a cof-
fee grinder-one of the most charac.
teristic in a lumber camp.
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Radium Mine Found

A new radium mine has been re-
ported found between Joachimsthal
and Karlsbad, in Czechoslovakia.