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The Washington times., 1931-08-03
BODY Of MAN
FOUND IN
BUNDLE
Policeman Walking Beat
Finds Package of Death;
PuIpits Rap Racket Rule

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 G.N.S0.
Another gang murder occurred in
New York today while the police
were patrolling the Little Italy"
section Of Harlem, scene of the
shooting of children last week
during warfare between rival hood
lurns.
The new staying apparently did
not occur within the area under
patrol, although the police do not
know exactly where the victim was
killed.
This morning a policeman walk
ing his beat near the Greensboro
Bridge saw bundle which he
thought had fallen from a truck.
Body In Bundle
It contained the body of a man
who was tentatively identified as
Angelo Marino, 80, of Manhattan.
He had been strangled and his
body tied in two blankets by sash
cords.
No money was found in the dead
mans pockets but a gold ring had
been left untouched.
New clues today led police to
say they believed arrests were
nearing in the shooting of the five
children last Tuesday.
A statement of an eyewitness
and discovery of a shotgun, a
pistol, and some whisky in a ten
ement house across the street
from the scene of the shooting
encouraged police.
1t was reported the threat of
deportation would be used against
witnesses refusing to talk. A con-
certed drive against criminal
aliens of the section illegally in
this country also was launched.
Protests From Pulpits
Scores of protests against the
shooting of the children were
voiced in pulpits on Sunday and
demands were raised to drive
gangster and racketeers from the
city.
Police said they hoped to estab-
lish that one Of the guns found
in the apartment near the scene
Of the killing was used in the
street shooting. Giovanni Gri-
maldi, owner of the five-story
tenement where the firearms and
whisky were found, denied any
knowledge of the crime, but was
held in $1,000 bail for a hearing
August II on charge of owning
firearms. He was also held under
$500 on a second charge of pro-
hibition law violation.
Gives Valuable Clues
The eyewitness statement was
given to police after a young man
telephoned and said he would
talk if his identity were kept
secret. He was questioned for
three hours and gave valuable
information, it was said.
His statement was reported to
have included a description of
the gangsterS and he possibly re-
Vealed their names.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
World Bank o. KS
Reichbank Credit

BASLE, Switzerland, Aug. 8
Q.N.S0 The Bank Of Interna-
tional Settlements today author.
ized a three-months' extension Of
all existing credits to the ReichS.
bank which fall due August 6.
The committee of the central
banks will meet August 8, when
further extension of German
credits probably will be dis.
The decision to extend the
credits falling due August 6 was
in conformity with the decisions
reached at the recent seven
power conference in London
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
Lloyd George Rally
Indicates RecODeru

LONDON. Aug. 3 G.N.SD The
condition of David Lloyd George.
Liberal leader and former war
time premier of Great Britain,
continued satisfactory today, ac-
cording to his physicians. The
former premier underwent an
operation for a disease of the
kidneys. last week.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
D. C.. SUUiss Celebrate
Independence Ddy

Swiss societies of Washington
celebrated the 64Oth anniversary
of Independence for Switzerland
at the Beaver Farm, near Four
Corners, Nd, yesterday.
E. Lardy, charge d'affaires of
the Swiss Legation, who has just
returned from a two months vaca-
ton in his homeland; P. Won
Sails, attache of the legation;
Godfrey L. Hunter, attorney, and
E. Faesch, chancellor of the lega-
ton, were speakers at the jubilee.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
$4,000 For HUrbOrs
Approved by Hurley

Secretary of War Patrick J.
Hurley has approved an outlay Of
$4,000 for rivers and harbor
work, it was announced today.
The funds are allotted as fol
lows: Bay Ridge and Red Hook
Channels, New York, for dredg-
ing work, $4,000; for dredging
Tarrytown Harbor, New York,
$4,000; for improving Pamlico
and Tar Rivers. North Carolina,
$18,500; for dredging Willapa
river and harbor. Washington,
$50, 900.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
Three Held in Death
Of I8-Year-OLd Girl

ARKANSAS PASS, Tex, Aug. 3
G.N.S0.-One man was under a
charge of murder and two others
were held on suspicion today as
police continued an investigation
into the Staying of Miss Dorothy
Symons, 18-year-old choir singer,
whose nude body was found in q
shallow grave on a beach near
here last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
Lock Crash Ties Up
Montreal Shipping

MONTREAL, Aug. 3 QN.SD.
Lake traffic was tied up today,
and damage estimated at $500, 900
had been done as a result of The
S. S. Rapids Prince, of the
Canadian Steamship Line, crash
ing into a lock of the Lachine
Canal. Work was under way to-
day to repair the canal lock in
order to facilitate lake traffic.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
NGtty Bandits Get
$4,000 in Chicago Cafe

CHICAGO, Aug. 3 GN.SO-
Three fashionably dressed bandits
today burst into the Brauer cafe
in Lincoln Park, cowed the two.
owners and manager with their
revolverS, and escaped with the
weekend receipts of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
WOMAN LEADS JURY

CLEVELAND. Aug. 3.-For the
first time Cleveland has a woman
foreman of a grand jury. Mrs.
William G. Mather, philanthropist
and social leader. has been sworn
in to perform foremanship duties
for the next few weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-03
DOpe-PeddLer NQbbed
With His 4 Children

BALTIMORE, Aug. 3. G.N.SO
Using his four young children as
"blinds" John Burkhardt, 40, a
former narcotics informer, was
charged today with selling and
administering narcotics to ad-
diets in a public park. Govern
ment agents claimed they found
o hypodermic and other narcot-
les mixing instruments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
DISTRICTS MUST
ARRANGE FOR PAGES

Two other districts where the situation de-
mandS the use of district page once a week
are California and Seattle. Both districts are
considering the advantages Of these pages. We
expect to hear from them soon With q district
page they will get the material they want most
into the Daily Worker once week in place of
having 1t pile up in the editorial office due to
lack of space
The Daily Worker also offers 2 columns of
space, once week, with an order of 1000 cx-
ira papers at IS a thousand. The following
districts should Immediately accept this modi-
fled order: District l, Boston; District 4, Buff
falo: District 9, Minneapolis; District 10, Kan
City; District Is, Connecticut; District Is,
Butte; District 10, Denver.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
RELEASE SIX in
PORTLAND, ORE.

PORTLAND, Ore, March Bill
Oral, Jim Howell, Abe Ozaranski, FL
lis Bjorkman, Dan Stoeff, and Rubin
Sandstrom, all held on charges of
criminal syndicaliSm and imprisoned
in the Multomah County Jail, were
released late today without bail.
The International Labor Defense
had forced the state to grant trials
to those in Jail before trying those
on bail and in order to get Fred
on next the state made this move.
A mass street meeting of over
1000 workers greeted the released
prisoners. The date of Walkers trial
is not as yet known. This is the
first time such move was known
to have been made by the boss au-
thorities. 1t is seen as an attempt
to make it appear that Walker is
the leader of group of ignorant
men. All the prisoners will engage
in open activities and will smash this
lie. The prisoners send greetings 10
all their fellow workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04


one Of those who was preparing for
counter-revolution, to spread this
rotten lie.
Abramowitch did American capt.
talism a great service in broadcast
ing this piece of calamity. The Amer
lean workers were then preparing for
the huge March 9Th unemployment
demonstration. Unemployment was
disappearing in the Soviet Union,
while it was growing by leaps and
bounds in the United States. Abram-
owitch, to prove himself worthy Of
his hire by the imperialists, aided
them not only in the war prepara-
tons against the Soviet Union, but
as well in the wage-cutting cam
paign against the starving unem-
ployed.
In all this work he had the help Of
the socialist party. Abramowitch re-
ceived every assistance that the
American socialists could give him
to speed the overthrow Of the So
Wet Government in the interest Of
world imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
DIST. 6, CLEVELAND
STAR FOR THE WEEK

District 6, Cleveland has the most outstand-
ing record in gains for the week. The gain of
424 shown in the tables was largely achieved
through the Ohio district page which increased
circulation by an average of 1873 day. In adj
Aition the following increases in permanent
lhiy orders, amounting to 100, have been put
in the following cities: Cleveland. SIS; Erie,
is; Cincinnati. Is; Toledo, 10; Newton Falls, s.
District 2, Detroit, comes next with a solid
gain Of 205 due to an order of 200 day for
Port Huron, where pioneer work in spreading
the Daily Worker is being started. District O.
New York, shows an increase of $685. of which
1855 is due to special orders leaving a net gain
OF 49, These special orders, averaged for the
week, were distributed as follows: Albany, $50:
Patterson and Newark, SO each; Perth Amboy,
80; Union City, 8. Tables for district g. Phila-
delphia, show gain of 1,06O due largely to an
extra order of 5000 for February "a, averaging
1000 day. District g. Chicago, gained 2O8 last
week, all due to special orders
District is, Connecticut, gained 143 due to
special orders. Pittsburgh, District S, gained SO
through special orders. District II, Birnine-
ham. gained 70 due to special orders District 4,
Buffalo. shows gain of 70, all special orders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
1000 IN MINNEAPOLIS BATTLE POLICE TO HEAR FOSTER SPEAK
Has Police Club
Hunger MarcherS Out of Hall

jured and others got slighter wounds
and bruises. -Four of the injured
were very seriously hurt, one OF them
receiving a blow that resulted in
conclusion Of the brain. Most of the
wounded were carried away and
later received treatment at the first
aid station set up by the Workers
International Relief. Among those
seriously injured were: Judith Cor
den, food worker; Esther Siegel,
Brighton, lumber worker of New
York, and Arson, an unemployed
worker of Buffalo.
Anna Rollins and Nina Cerson had
got themselves into a small, narrow
gallery high up in the building, above
the main galleries, and difficult for
the police to get at. After the main
body Of the iobless representatives
had been dubbed from the state
capitol, these two spoke for five min
utes before the police could get them
out. eve came here for bread, and
you gave us clubs" they shouted,
with the assemblymen yelling to the
troopers to club them down.
Captain John M. Kelley, Of the
state troopers, while clubbing the
jobleSs in the main gallery, got a few
blows in return from his victims.
William A. Bell, one of the flunkies
who run errands for the capitalist
legislators, jumped in to help the
police beat up the unemployed and
was carried off for a bandage HIM
self afterwards. Other troopers re-
ceived injuries.
The struggle in the assembly room
lasted about As minutes, and the job
less delegates and marchers gathered
outside in front of the steps, explain
ing the situation to hundreds of local
workers and unemployed, who came
running up from all sides. A protest
meeting against the answer given the
joblesS was held Immediately.
A delegation to Governor Roose-
welt had meanwhile found the stair
case to the governors quarters held
by row after row of armed state
troopers and could not get in to see
him.
The hunger marchers and local
jobleSs then formed in companies
and marched in perfect order to the
headquarters of the Workers Inter
national Relief, where treatment was |
given the wounded and a big open
air meeting was held.
At 4 p. m. the return journey, to
report back to those who sent them,
was begun. The marchers will be in
Camp Nitgedaiget tonight.
They will report at three mass
in New York as they en-
ter the city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
CONDITIONS GROW
WORSE IN SOUTH
(By a Worker Correspondent

ATLANTA, March 2-From Chat
tanooga, Tenn, to Atlanta, a dis
lance of 100 miles, the traveller can
see on the road clear and convincing
evidence of the utter poverty and
starvation of the workers and poor
farmers.
Atlanta is the New York of the
South" 1t is fine XII Klux town,
The Black Shirts have their way
here.
Last week the K. K. K. posted
white labels with red letters (the
white-robed heroes" must have for
gotten what the color red stands
fcrD appealing to the population in
various white sections of the city to
join its rotten organization. The
Kluxers are intensifying their activi-
ties as The Atlanta trial of two Ne
gro and four white organizers draws
near,
The Communist Party and the
trade Union Unity League are do
ing good work here in rallying the
Negro and white masses for a Joint
struggle against the fascist terror
and for the demands for unemploy-
ment insurance and immediate re-
lief.
Other militant workers organiza-
tons here include the I. w. O., which
has a branch of 80 members. A few
OF these members show open signs
of white chauvinism, and it is neces-
sary that the organization intensity
Its fight against this bourgeois in
fluence in its ranks.
Conditions here in Atlanta are
getting worse every day. The work
ing-class quarters show umnistakable
evidence of mass suffering and &C
tual starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
READERS! ORDER
BUNDLES! JOIN DRIVE

r. Turkal, South Bend, Ind, writes:
my idea is that we urge every subscriber
Of the Daily Worker to sell from to 30 and
more Daily Workers weekly and we will have
over 100000 circulation. 1t is possible in the
present crisis
Readers must begin to take more initiative in
the campaign. There is no reader of the Daily
Worker who does not make some contact with
few workers or farmers. Readers must explain
to their shopmates and fellow workers the role
OF the Daily Worker. Any reader can obtain a
bundle Of Daily Workers at cent a copy for S
or more. Order bundle. Sell them to your
fellow workers Join the drive for $4,000 readers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
DETROIT GAINS ON
PHILLY, CHICAGO

Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit hold the
same relative position in their race with this
weeks results. Chicago lost 46 solid circulation
during the week. Its gains during the drive have
been 2O42, or go per cent of its quota
Philadelphia gains have been 1899 since the
start of the drive, or So per cent of the quota
Detroit moved to approach these two leaders
during the past week by gaining 2O5 In per-
centage of its quota reached, Detroit has gone
up from 80 to 40. Detroit may give Phlly and
Chicago race yet.
If Detroit ordered special mage once a
week its campaign increases would be boosted
from 1890, at present, to 1923 or to so per
cent of its quota. This, obviously, must be the
next step in Detroit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04

an important accession of strength. .
The policy of the Communist Party
of Germany since the last election,
when over 100000 workers voted
Communist, has been to carry on a
bitter struggle against fascism and
its hand-maiden, the social demo-
cratic party, the social-fascists of
Germany That the battle is gain
ing mass support the Brunswick
elections give a good indication.
A cable from the International
Press Correspondence to the Daily
Worker states on the Brunswick
elections: The socialists received
1914 votes, lost 1866; fascists,
S4,57O, gained 1,172; bourgeois par
ties, 59,603, lost 2S,573; Commu-
nists, 1921, gained 5,914.
Long before this election, the
Communist Party of Germany had
intensified its struggle against fas-
cism and social-fascism. A confer
ence of officials of all revolutionary
organizations was called in Berlin
in the early part of February. The
Communist parliamentary deputy,
Fritz Heckert, spoke. A resolution
was unanimously adopted for the
mobilization of the toiling masses
against faScism.
In Dusseldorf, when the fascists
organized a demonstration to greet
their parliamentary members who
bolted the .Reichstag, thousands of
workers turned out and made the
demonstration into a revolutionary
one, singing the International and
berating the fascistS.
Many anti-fascist conferences have
been called. Several weeks ago 1000
delegates met in Hamburg; 47.of the
delegates were members of the social
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
''PRAVDA" TELLS
WHY RYAZANOV
WAS EXPELLED
Treachery Capped His
Unreliability
Gable BY InprecOrr)

MOSCOW, March "Pravda'
publishes an article dealing with
Ryazanov, former head of the Marx
Engels Institute who was expelled
from the Communist Party for his
dealings with the counter-revolu-
tionary Mensheviks. The article in
Prayda is entitled: zone Accomplish
Accused Not in Dock Beside Gro
mann. Missing Man Is the Traitor
RyazanoV." The article goes on to
say:
Enemies of the Soviet Union are
now trying to present him as "a lead
ing light of Marxism." A veteran
OF Communism" in order to make
capital from his treachery. However,
the career of Ryazanov is well
known. He has not been Bolshey-
lst very long. Although possessed of
a wide knowledge, he remained aloof
from the revolutionary movement for
many years. His detailed knowledge
OF Marx and Engels remained dead
capital. Because Ryanzanov lacked
living revolutionary spirit he sep
arated Marxist theory from revolu-
ticnary practice. Ryazanov was a
Marxist as a rabbi is Talmudist.
He drifted rudderless during his
whole political career. At times he
was fighting Lenin, then supporting
the Bolshevists. Again he would be
Joining Trotsky, then joining the
Menshevists.
He spent years with the German
socialists as librarian. He protest
ed weakly against the war. He was
with Trotsky i'll Nashaslova. He re-
turned to Russia after the March
revolution.
In the summer of 1917 he Joined
the Communist Party. During the
November revolution he deserted
from his post with Rykov, Kalnenev,
etc. During the difficult Brest-Lit-
ovsk period he fought Lenin, left
the Party, returning only after the
successes of the German revolution.
There has never been a Party op-
position with which Ryazanov has
not Sympathized. However, his last
piece of treachery is the elimination
point. AS director of the Marx-En-
gels Institute his misused the con-
fldence reposed in him and turned
the institute into an asylum for Men
SheVists, was aware Of their plans
and was an accomplice. Scientific
cannot excuse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04
Workers Answer to Mayors
Ban on Foster Meeting and
Threat to GAIL and Club"
Police Armed With Gas Guns and Clubs Smash
Two Meetings: Overflow Meeting i'm st. Paul

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 3,
Five thousand workers and unem-
ployed founght to hear William z.
Foster at his meeting scheduled here
yesterday. The meeting has been
forbidden by Mayor Kmze, who
specifically prohibited it, and also
'all Communist and unemployed
meetings"
Two meetings were broken up yes
terday with ruthless police brutality
carried out by squads armed with
clubs, tear gas and guns.
The great outpouring of the work
ers who wanted to hear Foster gave
the lie to the social fascist demo
cracy' here, which had declared that
all the militancy of the Feb 25 dem
onstrations was due to ga few agit-
ators"
Fosters meeting in st. Paul over
flowed the hall, and the national
secretary of the Trade Union Unity
League was received with the great
est enthusiasm.
Nine Arrested.
Nine workers were arrested after
the Feb. 25th unemployed demon
stration, in which the workers broke
a store and helped themselves to the
groceries.
The police instituted a search
around the nearby sections after
the demonstration, being unable to
arrest any of the workers during the
dern~r.uration because of the stub
born battle put up by the workers,
and arrested nine workers on "sus-
picion" of rioting.
The grand jury investigation was
held on Feb. 9th and indictments
Of "inciting to riot" and rioting we're
placed on sever, however only three
Of those were indicted who were ar
rested on the 25th.. This means that
four were indicted who are not in
the custody Of the police. Those ar
rested now are George Karemchuk,
Charles Hittock and Albert Hittock.
Mayor Kunzc came out with
statement in the press next day fol-
lowing the demonstration that "all
Communist meetings will be banned,
even If it is necessary to resort to
skull cracking and wholesale arrests"
Also that "the Foster meeting in
Minneapolis will be broken up"
TUUL Rallies Workers
The workers of Minneapolis are be-
ing rallied to fight for the right of
free speech and the right to as
semhle. The Trade Union Unity
League issued public statement
openly defying Mayor Kunze's ban
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04

democratic party; SO of the delegates
joined, the Communist Party. The
chairman of the Anti-faScist League,
Comrade Remmele, addressed the
congress. A resolution laying down
the methods of struggle against fas-
cism, calling upon the social demo-
cratic workers to unite in the fight
on fasctsm, was unanimously adopted
amidst scenes of great enthusiasm.
Anti-fascist congresses took place
III Stettin. Greifswald, Koeslin. In
all there were 1862 delegates; 236 were
not members of any political party;
SO were members of the Communist
Party; Is were members of the So
cial Democratic Party, and two had
formerly belonged to the fascist
party. Thirty-five joined the Com
munist Party.
Everywhere, the Communists are
leading the sharper struggle against
fascism, and the socialist supporters
of the Bruening dictatorship.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-04

approved by the local Mensheviks.
The Soviet prosecutor Krylenko,
summarized as follows: The foreign
lcenter of the Mensheviks, in the per-
Ison of Dan and other leaders OF the
unter-revolutionary work of the
lMensheviks abroad, which, as proven,
possessed connections with some il
Illegal groups in the Soviet Union, met
/ the representative and the organ
Itzer of the new organization form
LOT the Menshevik counter-revolution-
larry work who arrived abroad and
transferred through him instructions
to consider the question regarding
1.-THE Strengthening of this new work,
land the development of new counter
revolutionary methods. Was Dams
instruction, in this sense IAN instruc-
Ition' for discussion?" Sher replied:
Eyes, it was So" Then Sher, Kry-
,lenko pointed out, must further adj
init having known that illegal groups
IreceiVing instructions from abroad to
Iyet into communication with Sher's
people, and that these communica-
'tionS were established through Ikov.
Then Sher described in detail the
methods and volume of practical
work Of building the Menshevik
groups in leading economic organ
Iizations to further similar work in
the provinces (namely, in Tula, Orel,
|Kharkov, Siberian towns, etc., and
THE amalgamation of such calls.
Through town committees of three,
etc.
Among other things, Sher stated,
that it was not easy for the Men
sheviks to obtain followers.
MOSCOW, March 3.-Great COM
Imotion was caused in the trial of
THE MenShevik counter revolutionists'
trial this morning when Rubin made
IA statement regarding the hiding of
documents of the Menshevik bureau
land the Kondratyev Party counter
precautionary PEASANTS party in the
Marx Engels Institute, with Ryazan-
lows knowledge.
Rubin emphasized his many years
Iof friendly relations between himself
land Ryazanov, who already in 1928
|nterfered with the Soviet author
|ities in Rubin's favor. when Rubin
WAS threatened with arrest for Men
|shevik activity.
Likewise, before Rubin's recent ar
|rest, Ryazanov warned about his
Forthcoming arrest. Thereupon Ru-
bin brought Ryazanov compromising
documents. including letters received
from the Menshevik bureau abroad.
|Ryazanov took the package for safe
keeping.