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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Must Demand Release of Worker Jailed for
Selling "Daily Worker"

port" whereas this worker just one
day previous had arrived in Grand
Forks after having spent sevral days
in the harvest fields on threshing
crew near town. He happened to
have money in his pocket at the time
of his arrest to provide him with
food and lodging for couple of
weeks at least.
This vagrancy law is boss law
directed against the workers and
especially the unemployed. The
bosses. through this law, have Jailed
thousands of jobless workers and put
them to work for the state, county or
city to work without pay. We must
all organize to smash such laws which
are written for the sole purpose of
keeping the workers in starvation
and misery. Join and support the
International Labor Defense, which
is putting up determined fight
against the vagrancy law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28

city, now electricity is installed in the
whole city. Before the revolution
only the rich visited the movies and
theatres, now every factory has club
rooms and large assemblies. When
the workers gather to celebrate their
achievements they have at their SER
vice the best actors, movies and con-
certs.
Before the revolution the workers
lived in dark and dirty houses. Now
they occupy the biggest and finest
homes of their former employees and
lackeys. In addition they have built
rows of new houses. These houses
have all modern improvements, light,
heat, ventilation, etc. All the houses
with few exceptions have radios.
Before the revolution the workers
here worked 1912 hours day; now
they work seven hours day.
Cooperative Dining Room
Every factory in Sierpuchor has a
cooperative dining room where the
workers are served good meals. The
workers are encouraged to eat in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
LEO THOMPSON ON TRIAL SHOWS
. NMU AS REAL FIGHTING UNION

ten swore among their other lies,
that they saw Wagner at Curry field,
cursing, and swing nlub. If they
lied about Wagner, the rest of their
stories are not credible.
Certain prosecution witnesses con-
tradicted each other during the two
days: International Organizer Dow
lings of the UNIWA and Sp ecial Bank
Guard Pullich say they saw Greene
Negro defendanD tear down the
American flag from Fagan's truck.
But UNIV International Organizer
Hannaway says it was Mcqueen (an-
other Negro defendant who tore
down the flag, and says that still
another defendant, Stark, tore down
still anoher flag.
Stark, Mcqueen asd Green all testi-
fled that they did not touch any flag
there. Mcqueen came only a little
way onto the field and left when the
fighting started. Stark was busy SELL
ing tickets to a picnic and took no
notice Of the fighting. Greene was
selling tickets all day at National
Miners picnic in wolfdale, and was
not near Curry field.
Prosecution witnesses also contra
dicted each other as to who was lead
ing the parade.
If trere were any assurance that a
reasonably fair Jury was sitting the
case should result in verdict Of not
guilty Immediately after going to the
jury. I'D.
The first DAT, when the jury was
selected, all witnesses and the public
and press were barred from the court
room. Tuesday, when the prosecu-
ton testified all day, all witnesses
were admitted and the public and
press if there were room. Wednesday
(today) when defense witnesses testi-
fled, most all witnesses were barred
until called, the press was admitted,
and the public very grudingly and
with discrimination. Ordinary min
ets were kept out, and UMWA takers
allowed in.
Bailffs Called here "tipstaves')
roamed around, preventing the Wis
itors from taking notes on the trial,
or bringing any written or printed
matter in. A miner who had found
couple Of pictures in a newspaper,
showing James Malone swinging a
table to throw it and standing with
his hands full Of rocks for throwing
Though he testified he never did
either entered to give the paper to
the defense attorneys. He was imnne-
diately thrown out bodily. He
dropped the paper in the hands of
another visitor, who didn't know
what it was. The commotion made
by the tipstaves trying to throw out
this second man for merely getting
the paper (although all this was at
recess time and the court was not In
session. attracted the attention OF
Defense Attorney Schwartzbart, con-
sulting with Marino, and he came
down and took the paper. The two
pictures Immediately appeared in evil
dence, and will be hard for Malone
and his friends to explain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
HARLAN TRIALS
SENT TO SAFE
MINE COUNTIES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl

tOONIINUF'D FHOm FACE ONEt
grounds that the grand jury was lille
gally chosen. Judge Jones calmly
overruled the defense motion and
even threatened to have the defense
lawyer hauled up on contempt
chargs. At the same time he granted
the motion of Brock, the state prose-
cutor, for the change of venue.
/. L. d. Representative In Jail.
The case of Steve Hubbard,
charged with banding and confed-
Grating and injury to property" was
also transferred to Clark County.
The prosecutor has also made a mo-
ton for a change of venue for four
men charged with banding and
confederating," ETC., and the granting
of the motion by the coal-operator
Judge is considered a foregone con-
clusion. The defendants are Steve
Hubbard, Gilbert Howard, Henry
Henderson and Brady McKnab.
The I. L. D. is intnsifying its fight
to free all the workers now in the
Harlan Jail, including its Southern
representative, Mrs. Jessie London
Wakefield, who is in prison on a
criminal syndicalism charge under
$4,000 bond.
The Associated Press reported last
night that Jessie Lloyd, correspon-
dent Of the Federated Press, had re-
ceived letter threatening her life il
she remained in the Harlan area.
The message. in the spelling of the
original, was as follows:
Madam: You have been here
to long already and remember to
other red neck reporters got what
was coming TO them so don't let
the sun go down on you here. II
you do ii will be just too bad. We
got your number. Hundred per
cent Americans. And we don't
mean maybe"
Funds Urgent.
Two other reporters have been
shot after they had refused to leave
the county. Two months ago Bruce
Crawford, editor Of a Norton, Va,
paper, was shot in the foot from am
bush, and more recently Boris Israel,
a Federated Press man. was shot in
the leg and is now in the Pinefield,
KY. hospital.
In a statement issued last night
the I. L. D. pointed out the urgent
need for funds for defense. All funds
should be sent to Room 43o, 80 East
18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
tBy q Worker Correspondent

GRAND FORKS, N. D.--John Jer-
ONE. an active young worker, while
engaged in the sale OF the Daily
Worker was arrested last Saturday
and charged with yagrancy. He was
arraigned before Police Magistrate
Leslie Ryan, tool Of the capitalist
class, and pleaded not guilty and de-
nanded q Jury trial. This was
granted after some opposition by the
prosecuting attorney and the Judge.
Considerable local interest has
been aroused in this case and it is
believed that the case will set a
precedent in Grand Forks County,
as no vagranoy case has ever been
heard before jury here.
The charge was in reality without
grounds, as the vagrancy law of
North Dakota states that a vagrant
"is one without visible means of sup
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Scottsboro Mother Calls Sioux City Negroes
to Get Into Fight

pen, all right, but I am afraid Sioux
City will be at the tail end of the
procession.
If anyone wants to write to me
and find out anything about the case
I will be glad to tell them all I can.
I am sorry ! can't be here longer
and get TO see more of you all, but
I have to go back to Tennessee so
my little girl can go to school. She
has been with me on the trip.
I was like so many Others afraid.
We have been praying long time
for god to open the way Now the
way is opened and we will have to
do some driving. So let's wake up.
We have slept long enough.
Mrs. Viola Montgomery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Sioux City, Iowa.

Sioux City, Iowa.
Dear Friends and Fellow Workers:
came here for the International
Labor Defense to talk to my race and
also the white workers and to help
raise money to help free the nine
Scottsboro boys. One of the boys is
mine.
/ was at meeting last night and
I only saw three Negroes there. 1t
Is too bad to think how hard it is
to get our people to gather here. I
never saw so few Negroes in our
meetings as saw here. I have been
all over North Carolina, Indiana,
Illinois, and the Negroes there are
just about ready for anything to
happen.
There is something going to hap
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28

the Farmers Market Suare, where
we continued our meeting. After
short meeting was held, attended by
approximately 400 workers, we pro-
ceeded to the Palace Hall, where
program was arranged.
At this program we had four
speakers, including Pioneer speaker.
Before adjourning, a resolution, de-
manding the immediate and uncon-
ditional release of the Imperial VAL
ley prisoners and also of Mooney and
Billings, was read and adopted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Organize and March Against Hunger and
EYicti0ns

know we workers will refuse 10 die
Of starvation this winter. They know
that just as we are organizing to
prevent evictions we will organize.
march to the food storehouses and
demand food. And this. comrades.
is another reason for this studying"
at Hoover's school.
Let us openly declare this war
against our enemies who burn and
destroy the food we produce. They
burn and destroy our food to exploit
and starve us. Let VI organize,
march, crush apa smash
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Chicago Workers Pledge to Carry on Fight
Against EvctiOns

of the 100 men present raised their
hands.
While no eviction took place at
the time, the spirit of these men
indicated that they will not be made
homeless without struggle.
Silently and in broad daylight these
men marched to the home where an
eviction was reported in progress
though each of them knew that less
than three weeks before three of
their race had been killed under the
same circumstances. A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28

CHlCHBU, III.
Daily Worker:
The killing of three Negroes by
the police in Chicago on Aug. has
not affected the courage of the Ne
gro workers in the least In fact,
they are more determined to carry
on the struggle against evictions than
ever.
/ was at Washington Park on Aug.
~, WHARF 40 held a small mass
meeting. Uhen volunteers were called
~ y prevent an eviction about 40
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Delegates to WJR
Conference, Notice!

Delegates to the National Confer
ence of the Workers International
Relief, to be held at Pittsburgh Aug.
20 and 80, are requested to report to
the w. T., r. offices, Room $40, GIL
Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, upon their ar
rival at that city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
International Youth
Day Meetings

Ol4SlCl VAC ACoAC4 oAhP Va NAAS
Young Communist League and
the Communist Party many or
CARNATIONS will take part in the
mobilization Of the youth and
adults to demonstrate against
bosses nilitarism and war prep
arations on Sept. 8. So far the
districts have reported the meet
ings in the following places.
Many Of these will be with pa
rades through working class sec
tons. All of these demonstra-
tons will take place in the eve
ming.
District Boston, Mass. BoS-
ton Commons; Providence, r. L,
City Hall; Worcester. Mass;
Lynn, Mass, Peabody, Mass;
Gardner, Mass; New Bedford,
Mass; Pawtucket, Mass; May
nard, Mass; Fitchburgh, Mass;
Norwood, Mass; Lawrence, Mass;
Lowell, Mass.
District 2-New York city; Pat
erson, N. j.; Passaic, N. j.; Eliza
beth, N. j.; Newark, N. j.; Perth
Amboy, N. j.; Linden, N. j.; Jer-
sey City, N. j.
District S-Philadelpl1ia, Pa;
Tigo, Pa; Trenton, N. j.; Balti-
more, Md; Washington, D. c.;
Chester, Pa; Reading, Pa; Al
lentown, Pa.
District 4-Buffalo, NY, Broad
way Auditorium; Rochester, N.
Y, Washington Square; Syracuse,
N. Y, Hanover Square; Niagara,
N. " WEIGH st.
District pittsburgh, Pa, Hill
Section; Allegheny Valley, New
Kensington; Avella, So. Burgetts-
town, Pa; Bentleyville, Mononga-
hela City, Pa; Brownsville; East
Ohio, Wheeling Riverside Park;
McKeesport, Versailles, Pa; Can
onsburg, Washington, Pa; Lii
brary, Bridgeville, Pa; Ambridge.
District 6-Youngstown, Ohio,
East Federal and Basin; Mans
field, Ohio, Scandinavian Hall;
MaSsilon, Ohio, City Hall; Cleve-
land, Ohio; Collinwood, Ohio,
Waterloo, 156th.
District detroit, Mich; Grand
Rapids, Mich; Battle Creek,
Mich.
District s-Chicago, Ill, Wash
ington Park; Milwaukee, Wis; st.
Louis, Mo, City Hall; Gary, Ind;
| Collinsville, ILL.,; Cicero, H.; Ben
ton, Ill; Hammond, Ind; Racine,
Wis; Kenosha, Wis; Granite
City, Ill; Chicago Heights. Ill;
West Allis, Wis; Rock Island, Ill;
Waukegan, Ill; indianapolis, Ind. {;
Indiana Harbor, Ind; Bennile
Ill.
District 9-Minneapolis, MINI;
st. Paul, MINI; Duluth, Mimi
| International Falls, Mimi; Ely
Mimi; Bemidju, MINI; Cook
MINI; Virginia, Mimi; New Yorf
Mill, Mimi; Superior Wis; Owen
Wis; Iron River, Wis; Hancock
Mich; Ontonagan, Mich; Iror
River, Mich; Ironwood, Mich.
Negaunee, Mich; Soult Ste. Ma
rie, Mich. Cborder demonstration)
District 11-Columbus, N. D.;
Williston, N. D.; Belden, N. D.;
Frederick, S. D.
District 12-Seattle, Wash;
Portland, Ore.
District 13-San Francisco, Cal.
Post and Fillmore; Berkeley, Cal,
University and San Pablo; Stock
ton, Cal, Hunters Square; Los An
geles, Cal; Oakland, Cal, 7th and
Peralta; Sacramento, Cal, Plaza
Park.
District 15-Hartford, Conn.
New Haven, Conn; Stamford,
Conn; Springfield, Conn; Bridge
port, Conn; Plainfield, Conn. I;
New London, Conn.
District 17-Charlotte, N. c.;
Mill Villages "a.
District 17--Atlanta, Ga; Tam
pa, FL; New Orleans, La; Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
District 19-Denver, Colo; Salt
Lake City, Utah.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
(By a Worker CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Capitalists
are preparing to evict workers this
winter. They also know workers will
bring back the furniture into the
homes. They know we are organ
lied, are organizing, to die prevent
ing evictions. Didn't we already
show this In Chicago?
VIII cops, guns and clubs force
evictions? MOL And that's why
Hoover convenes his thugs to study"
appoint" prepare Remember
this, comrades. s.--
Now, what about tood' Our bQssSs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Autos Needed For
Trip to Conference

Workers who can lend automo-
biles to take delegates to the Ma
tionaI Conference of the Workers
International Relief to be held at
Pittsburgh, August Goth and SOth,
are requested to communicate
with the w. I. r. headquarters
Room 800, 1893 Broadway. Urgent!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
VISITOR WRITES ABOUT
LIFE IN GREAT SOVIET
TEXTILE MILL CENTER
Sierpucher, Once Town of Misery for Workers
Now Modern Socialist City
7-Hour Day Exists in All Textile Plants; Build
Improved Houses for Workers
Sierpucher, U.S.S.R.

Daily Worker:
"Sierpuchor" is textile center in the Soviet Union Be
fore the it had population of 100000 now it has
Iation of 100000.
Sepuchor is surrounded by forests Near the forests at
the outskirts of the city, the rich lived Now the workers
occupy these houses They it for the day nurseries, clubs
hospitals and homes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-28
Moscow U,S.S.R.

Dear Comrades:
While the American bourgeoisie in
the throes of severe crisis were
celebrating on July revolution
long dead, we, a group of Commu-
nists from America, England and
Canada, together with leading Com
munistS of Magnitogorsk, were cele-
brating the construction of new
giant Of Socialism which was made
possible by the proletarian revolu-
ton. -.-------- ----------
Magnitogorsk, giant steel plant
TO combine the rich ore and coal
basin Of the Urals and Kusnetz
Basin, was started less than three
years ago. Made to surpass the
Gary plants In America, 1t will, how
ever, be constructed in one-third the
time. But. unlike Gary. which was
built upon the misery of tens of
thousands Of workers-this structure
is going up for the benefit Of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10

Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL

South st. Paul, July l0.-(P)-(U. S.
Dep. of Agr.)-Cattle - 1000; fed
steers and yearlings active: spots
strong to Csc up; largely on y%earlings;
short load early, $500; mixed offer
ings. SITS; bulk all little cattle, $3.50
$7.25: matured steers not quite as &C
tive; bulk eligible around $6.50-7.50;
she stock fully steady: bulls un-
changed; top medium grades, $4.25;
bulk, 5 3.75-4.00; feeders and stockers
slow and steady. Calves-l,400: veal
ers largely steady on early rounds;
trade not fully established, asking soc
higher or up to $3.50 on better
grades; bulk early sales. $500; me-
dunn kinds on down to $3.50.
Hogs-e,000; unevenly steady to l0c
higher than Thursday: better grades
40 to 220-pound weights 7.25-7.35;
top 7.35; bulk 220 to $50 pound aver
ages 6.50-7.25: few $50 to $50 pound
weights salable 5.50-6.50; pigs and
light lights mostly 7.25: n lot
choice feeder pigs 7.60; sows Ats
$40 or better; extreme weights down
to $50: average cost Thursday 5.51;
weight 302.
Shcep-8O0; fairly active, fat lambs
strong to mostly Csc higher; others
and sheep steady; better grades eve
and wether lambs 6.50-7.O0; bucks out
at 5.50-6!00; lambs 100 pounds and
better $50; throw -outs $50 and down:
ewes scarce; fat sorts salable mostly
l.5O-2.5O,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
ARE NEAR BOTTOM
ON CHICAGO MART
Prices Are Within Few Cents Of
Lowest on Record; Trad
ing Is Quiet

Chicago, July 10.-tP-Wheat prices
nervously downward Friday
to only a little above the lowest point
ever reached by future delivery con-
tracts on the Chicago board Of trade.
July wheat, representing the new
crop, sold at within 21a
cents of the all-time bottom record.
The fact that a government crop re-
port from Washington was due after
the close tended to restrict trading.
Wheat closed unsettled, 1s-% cents
lower, July 52B $50, December $685.
58hc, corn sc off to 1Ac up, July
SITS -58c, December 47B-47Ac, and
oats at sc decline to 1s-Ac advance.
weakened with grain after
an early show of firmness, closing un-
changed to IL cents down.
Increased selling pressure associat-
ed with heavy movement of newly
harvested domestic wheat led to price
setbacks after early upturns. Pre-
dictions were current that the move
ment Of new wheat would continue
heavy until the bulk of the soft WIN
ter crop had reached the market the
early part Of August. On the down
swings all deliveries of wheat dipped
fr~actionally below yesterdays bottom
figures. and July reached a level un-
der any since 1894.
Bears stressed big receipts at Kan
sas City, 1920 cars against LIT at
this time last year. Corn and oats
declined with wheat.
Provisions reflected the upturns in
hog values.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET
Is LISTLESS

Minneapolis, July 1O.--(R-Wheat
vas stirred early Friday by bullish
Canadian condition figures and mo-
mentarily acted strong. but specula-
tive interest was limited and the
market sagged. There was a squirt
of activity near the close when some
of the disappointed early buyers tried
to liquidate.
July wheat futures closed 1c lower.
September lac lower, and December
1ssc lower.
Corn was a little firmer on light
receipts and renewal OF hot weather.
Other coarse grain futures were bare
ly steady In narrow ranges.
Cash wheat receipts continued light
and in good demand at firm. prices.
Some elevator wheat was offered by
the farm board at strong prices, sub
ject to acceptance. There was no du-
rum In and the market was nominally
unchanged. Most any premium was
obtainable for choice amber. Winter
wheat tone showed a little easy.
Corn offerings were a little heavier.
Oats demand was quiet to fair. Rye
demand was good and offerings light.
Barley was scare and in fair demand
at the July price to 13c over. Flax
receipts were estimated and de-
rnand was fair to good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10
Tribune's Grain, Livestock and
Market Report for Fri, July 10
STOCK QUOTATIONS
TAKE UPWARD TREND
AFTER EARLY LULL
Prices Advance BriskIy in Late
Trading; Foreign News Is
Held Encouraging

New York, July 1O.-(R-The New
York stock market pushed up strong
ly in late trading Friday after for
eign markets closed with a rather
heavy tone.
The decision of the head Of the
R~eichsbank to return to Germany
from Paris sooner than he had
planned was in the main interpreted
optimistically in Wall street. where it
generally has been felt that German
credit requirements would be pro-
vided for. The market closed with
gains of fractions to 4 points FREEDOM
mating.
Stocks turned upward after mid
day. Considerable short covering In
U. 8. Steel after publication Of its
untitled tonnage report, cancelled a
ia point loss and sent it up to reg
lister a gain of 2. half of which was
lost in last-minute profit taking.
Wall street still watched intently
the efforts of the head of the Reichs-
bank a large long-term credit, but
did not in the main feel any difficult
ties would be encountered in taking
are of German credit requirements.
Stocks had q sold-out appearance.
After a downward drift during the
morning, short coverings on publica-
ton Of u. 8. Steel's untitled tonnage
report prompted a general rally. and
several. issues soon registered gains OF
a point or more. Early losses OF
around 2 points in U. S. and Bethle-
hem Steels we're recovered. and sew
eral issues went up a point or SO.
Aside from the steel figures. there
was little in domestic news to influ-
ence the market. It Is notable. how
ever, that monthly statistics are now
in some instances making favorable
comparisons with last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10
NEW YORK

New York, July 10.-P-Eggs. H.
205; firm: regular packed extra firsts.
201a al &c. Butter, 14,567; steady,
unchanged.
Whites, regular packed, nearby and
nearby western hennery closely Sc
lected extra, 26-3Oc; nearby mediums,
21-26c: browns, regular packed, near
by and western closely selected extra,
25-30c: gathered browns, extra firsts,
81 u -23c. Pacific coast white. she'll
treated extra, 29h SOC; extra firsts,
28-29c; extra first, 25t26Hc; mediums,
24c.
Cheese. 14,849; steady.
Dressed poultry steady; chickens,
fresh. 1880; frozen, 1880. Alive.
easier: broilers, by freight, 1920;
express. 1880; fowls, freight, 1920.
Ducks, express, 21c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-10
Produce Markets


Chicago, July 10.-(P)-Butter was
steady at unchanged prices Friday.
Eggs were steady to Ac higher. Poul-
try ruled firm.
Butter 9,873. steady. prices un-
changed. Eggs 11,437. firm; extra
firsts Is. fresh graded firsts tic; cur
rent receipts 14-l5c.
Poultry, alive one car, 81 trucks,
firm; fowls 19c; broilers 26. fryers
28c; springs SOC; ROSTERS 12c: tur-
keys l5-l8c; spring ducks Ice; spring
geese 12c.
Cheese per pound: Twins 13c;
Daisies l3lac; Long Horns 1910;
Young Americas 1910; Brick l3-
13lac; Limburger 15-16c; Swiss 30
3Cc.