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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Word Long in Use

The word electricity" was first
used by w. Gilbert in his treatise
DE Magnetic" 1000. The adjective
electric" in this sense was used
as early as 1893 by Coleridge in his
Songs of the Pixies" in which he
says, THE electric flash that from
the melting eye darts the fond ques-
tiOn or the soft reply" In 1881 Car
lyle in "Sartor Resartus," said,
wait a little until the entire ma
tion is in an electric state"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
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Fatigue is the signal to rest. Obey it
if you can. When you can't, keep cool
and carry-on in comfort.
Bayer Aspirin was meant for just
such times, because it insures your
comfort. Freedom from pains that
nag at nerves and wear you down.
One tablet will block a threatening
headache while it's still just threat.
Take two or three tablets when
you have caught a cold, and that's
usually the end oft.
Garry Bayer Aspirin when you
.ravel. Have some at home. 1t will
often Save the day"
From a grumbling tooth to those
rheumatic pains, Bayer Aspirin is
ready with its quick relief-and it
always works. Neuralgia. Neuritis.
ANY nagging, needless pain.
Get the genuine tablets, stamped
with the Bayer cross. Why expert
ment with limitations costing a few
cents less? The saving is too little
There is too much at stake. But
there is economy in the purchase of
genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets in the
large bottles -
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Californian Hits Ball
and Rabbit Drops Dead

Los Angeles, Calif.-C. c. Lands
teed up his golf ball on FL Caballe-
ro course, took preliminary
swing and drove it far down the
fairway. At the same time a jack
rabbit decided to cross the fairway.
He and the ball arrived at the same
spot simultaneously and the jack
rabbit was killed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Kansas Hangman Tree
Hit by Bolt; Dying

Baxter Springs, Kan.-The ia.
nous hangman's tree here, whose
branches served well attempts of
vigilantes to stem lawlessness in
the pioneer days, is dying. 1t re-
Gently was struck by lightning.
Approximately fifty men, most of
them horse thieves and dishonest
gamblers, were hanged from the old
tree in the late sos, when Baxter
Springs was terminal on the Texas
cattle trail.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05

PHYSICIANS call this perioo
"Menopause." 1t is the dreaded Change
of Life. Women should face this
period with well-balanced health, or
dangerous symptoms may appear. This
is the time when deficiencies in gen.
eral health must be helped. Every
woman approaching middle age should
take DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. that splendid herbal tonic.
Every package of Prescription contains
Symptom Blank. Fill out the Blank and
mail it to DR.. Pierce's Clinic. Buffalo, NJ. Y.
for FREE medical advice
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Motor "Miss" Lets
Driver Miss Death

Equality, Ill.-A miss" in
the motor of his automobile
probably saved the life of
Charles Kinkade. When the
motor developed trouble Kin
kade drove the car to
garage.
The trouble was caused by
five sticks of dynamite wired
TO the motor. The dynamite
would have exploded had the
motor been heated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
| 3cture On Anglo
American Conf,
H. Cannes to Speak a
Workers Forum


Harry Cannes, member OF the edi-
torial staff of the Daily Worker, will
speak at the Workers Forum this
Sunday night, April IL, at 8 pm. at
the Workers School Auditorium, 35
East 18th Street, second floor. The
topic will be, Conflict Between Am
erican and British Imperialism.
The speaker will anlayze the eco
nomic basis of the inperialist anita
gonisms, the accentuated conflicts
between American and British i'm
perialisn after the war, the recent
development of imperialist war dan
ger to a high pitch as being mani
tested in the tours of the Prince of
Wales and Hoover to the Latin Am
erican countries and the "revolu-
tons" in Peru, Bolivia, Argentina,
Brazil, etc., etc. How these anita
gonisms between the imperialists will
add to the war danger against the
Soviet Union, and how the struggle
against imperialist war must be link
ed up with the struggle against un-
employment, will be also expoundeo
and illustrated. Workers must attend
this forum to understand the stu
alton clearly and to get the correct
attitude towards imperialist war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
Fifer Shoe Strikers
Block Bosses Trick
Picketing Goes On

NEW YORK.-The bosses Of the
Fifer Shoe Company, Al E. 18th ST.,
yesterday showed themselves up in a
miserable attempt to break the strike
of the workers under the leadership
of the Shoe and Leather Workers
Industrial Union.
The strikers demand recognition OF
the shop committee, no discrimina-
ton against strikers, no reduction in
wages, firing of all Scabs.
RumorS were spread among the
striking workers that the bosses were
willing to settle up.
At once the shop committee was
sent to see to it that the demands
were granted in full, but the employ
ers showed their true coloTs when
they started to evade all demands.
\The strikers see now that the
bosses are worried about the contin-
uance of the strike and they are de-
termined to carry on until all the de-
mands are won.
Meetings are held every day at
strike headquarters and picketing
goes on with determination to sue
coed in winning their demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
Soviet Directors Show
Skill In Picking Types

"Cities and Years" is one of the
few Soviet films which try to show
a certain era not only in Russia, but
also in Germany during the eventful
year of 1914. The persons pictured
in this film, now in its second week
at the Cameo Theatre, are typical of
the different elements of the Rus
sian and German population during
1914, and at the period of the Rus
sian Revolution in 1917.
The Soviet cinema directors are
known for their skill in selecting
types and accentuating the charac-
teristics of the collective types pic
ured on the screen, and in the film,
Cities and Years" the major of
The German army, the rank and file
ro,diers, the German citizens, stu
dents, ETC., are brought out with such
cxactness that one marvels at the
skill of the Russian directors and
actors.
Cities and Years." in spite of the
fact that the theme of it is new to
the Russian film industry, is to be
ranked among the foremost Russian
films. The role of Major Won Schonau
is played by the we'll known German
actor Bernhard Goetzke, and the role
Of Kurt by the famous Soviet artist,
Ivan Tchuvelov.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
LATIN AMERICAN
BALL TONIGHT

NEW YORK.-The upper large
hall of the Harlem Casino, 116th St.
and Lenox Ave, is expected to be
filled to capacity tonight, due to the
importance of the affair which is
being held there.
r. Gonzales Soto, an agricultural
worker from Palo Alto, Cal, is a
member of the May First delegation
to the Soviet Union, being sent over
under the auspices Of the Friends of
the Soviet Union, and as such he will
be greeted by the Latin-American
and all workers of New York, and
particularly by the secretary of the
Friends of the Soviet Union, Com
rade BALKAN.
The affair is arranged by "Vida
Obrera" and will be unique in its
kind, as a monster ball has been ar
ranged in which the Havana Royal
Orchestra will play. There will be
various attractions.
Buy your tickets in advance at the
Workers Bookshop, the national Of
flee of the international Labor De-
Tense and the office of vida Obrera,"
1886 Third Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
THREAT 9 WITH D DEPORTATION in
EVICTION CASE TESTED BY COURT
Landlord Pleads for Jail in Effort to Stop
Workers from Putting Furniture Back;
Men Quizzed by immigration Dicks

SIPS, but the prison officials either
put it into their own pockets or re-
fused to give it to the men to whom
it was sent,
The Negro worker, John Har-
graves, whose furniture was put
back, had been living with his old
mother at ABS SIND st. for eight
years. He had been In arrears four
months in his rent becauhe he had
no job. The landlord used every
means to drive the worker out. He
cut off the water and then cut the
light wires. As a result of this per-
secution, Hargraves' mother became
very i'll. When the landlord found
his persecution could not drive the
Unemployed worker out he had the
furniture thrown out, but the IN
employed Council put it back and in
sisted it stay in.
The lawyer for the landlord finally
argued that if the nine workers were
dismissed the landlords could not
keep the furniture out on the street
as the Unemployed Councils would
always put it back. In the mean
time immigration inspectors swooped
down on the unemployed workers
and put them through a severe
cross-examination, calling them al
sorts of names and trying to use
every means to terrorize them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
TUUL CALLS ALL
OUT ON MAY DAY
Bureaus Meet Today to
Outline Plans

NEW YORK.-Jack tombstone,
secretary of the T. U. U. c., reported
at a full meeting of the Trade Union
Unity Council of Greater New York
on the work of the United Front
Conference for May Day and the de-
cision of the police department to
prevent us from demonstrating on
Union Square. After the report
each union and league reported on
steps they are taking in mobilizing
the workers for May First. At the
end of the discussion a motion was
adopted to instruct the bureau of the
council to draw up a resolution con-
demning the police department for
its provocative act by refusing to al
low the workers to demonstrate in
Union Square. The council also re-
solved to expose this latest treachery
of the socialist party in uniting with
the Black Hundreds against the
workers OF, New York This act will
clearly prove even to the most back
ward workers the true role of the
socialist party.
From the reports Of the delegates
from the unions and leagues and I'M
employed councils, it is seen that the
militant workers in New York are
actively preparing for a monster
demonstration on May Day. AS the
next step in the mobilization of the
revolutionary unions the council is
calling special meeting of all union
and league bureaus this Saturday at
p.- m. at Is W. 21st St., to outline
a detailed program for the prepara-
tory work, as well as to check up on
what has been done up till now. All
members of union and league bu-
reaus must be present without fail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
KAUFMAN, COP
CHIEF SIGN SHOP
Then Attack Strikers
Even 5 Blocks Away

JERSEY CITY, N. j., April TO-
Today Moe Harris, agent of the In
ternational Fur Workers Union, the
company union, and Morris Kauf-
man, its international president, came
down to the S. K. & S. fur dressing
shop, 1876 Logan Ave, Of this city,
with the chief of police, and signed
an agreement to supply scabs and
have the A. F. l.. recognized there.
The workers have been on strike
for nearly two weeks.
Immediately after the agreement,
the police, as the inspector threat
ened they would yesterday when he
was trying to break up strike meet
ing, attacked the pickets, clubbing
and chasing them off the line. The
police then broke into the strike
headquarters of the S. K. g. S. strik-
erS, five blocks away from the shop,
and chased everybody out. The day
before when the police inspector was
trying to break up a strike meeting,
he told the strikers that he, the po-
lice inspector, was trying to settle the
strike through the A. F. L. and that
if he succeeded, he would permit no
picketing at all.
In answer to this combined attack
on the workers by police, employer
and A. F. L., the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union calls all
Jersey City workers to a mass picket
demonstration at z a. m. tomorrow.
The N.TWI.U. calls the Interna-
tional Fur Workers Union to take
up this question in their local unions,
and demand Of Kaufman that he re-
move the scabs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
JEER MURDERS
OF JAP. WORKERS
U S Imperialists Guard
Takamatsu

NEW YORK. - Cries Of "Down
with the murderers of the Japanese
workers." greeted Prince Takamatsu,
brother of the Mikado of Japan, and
his wife, when they arrived here from
Europe yesterday afternoon, Hun
dreds of police and soldiers kuarded
the princes when they got off the
Cunard liner Acquitania at Battery
Park. Though thousands of spec
tators had gathered to see the sight,
the princes got a cold reception. All
were silent except the few hundred
workers who remined the bloody
murderers Of the thousands of jail
ings and murders of the revolution
airy workers and peasants in Japan.
After his greeting" at Battery
Park, the princes were hustled into
an autonibile and taken to City Hall,
up the very steps were representa-
tives of unemployed were beaten for
attempting to enter to present their
demands.
They were given an ELUSIVE well
come by the CRATER Mayor Walker.
Broadway was kept clear for long
time for the royal parasites and muir
derers, but when 10000 New York
workers demanded the right to par
ade to City Hall on March 9Th, 1880,
their leaders, Foster, Minor, Ray
mond, Anter and Lesten were sem
fenced to long Jail terms.
The princes will visit the Slums of
New York and enjoy the misery of
the American workers, comparing
it with the treatment the capitalists
accord to the japanese workers, thou
sands of whom are starving. They
will remain in the United States I'M
til May 18th when they return to
Toxic.
After few days visit in New York
they go to Washington, where they
will talk over the war preparations
against the Soviet Union with Hoover
and Stimson. The princes are trav-
cling around the world on honey
moon" paid for by the blood and
sweat of thousands of Japanese toll
ers who are starving. The princes
should be greeted everywhere by mil
liant workers with the slogans:
Down with the bloody imperialiSt
murderers of the JaJpanese workers
Drive the princes out!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
Farewell Party Sun.
to Edith Segal. One of
Delegates to u S S r

NEW YORK. A farewell party
to Edith Segal, leader and organizer
of the Red Dancers" of the w. I. r.,
will be given by the Cultural De-
partment of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief, Sunday evening, April
IL, at l31 West 18th ST., the WIR
Centre. Cornrade Segal is leaving
in a few days with the delegation
of the Friends of the Soviet Union,
to carry the greetings of the Amer
lean workers to the Russian workers
and peasants celebrating May LIST
in Moscow.
An unusual feature of her fare
we'll party, will be dancing class
in which all those present will take
part, and which Comrade Segal will
direct. A movie will be shown. Folk
dances will be demonstrated, and
there will be general good time.
Admission is IS cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
Socialists. Cops and
FascistS Unite
A ain S t Workers
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEl
will build up an even more powerful
united front for May Day. The April
goth United Front May Day Confer
ence at Manhattan Lyceum, sc E. 4tt
ST., will be the next answer to this
fascist brood. The workers of New
York - organized and unorganized
rank and file of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and Anlalgamated
Clothing Workers who are in rebel
lion against their fascist and social
fascist leadership, workers ex-Service-
men workers in the fraternal organ
izations, in the Negro organizations
whose leaders work openly with the
white bosses and who do not raise a
finger against discrimination against
legal and Illegal lynching-all will
give the answer to this anti-workine
class united front of the enemies OF
the workers.
All out May Day to Union Square!
Down tools May Day! Make this
May Day a challenging answer for
unemployment insurance, for strug-
gle against evictiOns, wage cuts and
speed-up, against imperialist war and
against intervention in the Soviet
Union! Pass resolutions in shops
unions, fraternal organizations de-
manding Union Square for the work
ers on May Day! Form May Day
committees in the shops and prepare
the workers for the demonstration al
Union Square on May Day! Elect
delegates from the shops, unions and
fraternaI organizations to the April
20 conference at Manhattan Lyceum!
Workers: Answer the police, the
socialist party, the fascist officers OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the Russian white guards by a mass
outpouring on May Day such as New
York has never seen! The United
Front of the workers against the
united front Of the fascists!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
FIGHT TAKERS IN
RIGGERS' UNION
T. u. U. L. Shows Up
Ahern and Lamby

NEW YORK. Frank Lamby,
former business agent for the Rig
ging and Safe Movers Union OF
Greater New York expelled from
that organization because of crooked
deals, is now maneuvering to get
back. He is being paid by the bos-
ses to seize and destroy the union.
Tom Ahern, recently resigned bust
ness agent Of the local, in whom the
Triggers had confidence because Of his
pretended fairness, is personally as
sisting Frank Lamby.
Ahern presented his resignation,
saying as an excuse he could get a
better job with more pay. In his
final speech he described Lamby as
an ideal man, and one much mis-
understood. IN his brief TAX, Tom
Ahern unintentionally exposed him
self as one of Lamby's henchmen. 1t
is believed that Ahern received SUBJ
stantial gift" for his action.
What has Ahern accomplished in
his Job as executive of the union?
What attempts, if any, did he make
to regain the conditions the men had
prior to February 10, 1881? He never
fought for better conditions or pay.
He always sought to affiliate with
the A. F. of L., instead Of the Trade
Union Unity League. The A. F. OF
L. time and again openly refused tc
recognize the riggerS. Not only the'
but the A. F. of L. purpoSely station
edtheir scabS in place Of the work.
ers locked out by the bosses.
Now who is this Larnby2 Is he a
rigger, or a laborer. or does he toll
for q living? Mol He is an exposed
Judas who has never done days
work. He is a racketeer who has
been exposed time and again. He
wants to get back to repeat his
double crossing tactics. He will by
hook or crook, endeavor to be elect
ed as business agent at a special
meeting scheduled for April IL.
The Transport Workers Industrial
League of the T. U. U. L. is sure the
rank and file will fight against the
attempt of Ahern to put Lanby back
The members do not want a company
union but want a struggle to wiz
back shorter hours and an increase
in pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11

NEW YORK.-Nine unemployed
workers, who we're arrested and
threatened with shooting for putting
the furniture of an unemployed Ne
gro family back at 435 w. SIND ST.,
we're Just released from a five-day
term in the 5Srd st. Police Station
after being threatened with depor-
tation.
Magistrate August Dreyer, who
convicted the workers, declared he
was making this test case to see
whether workers could put back the
furniture of evicted unemployed. He
had no charges against these work
ers, and they had to change the
complaint dozen times from break
ing locks, then to riot, then to OBJ
structing traffic and resisting arrest
The workers were arrested after
they had put the furniture of the
Negro family back for the second
time. While in the act Of returning
the furniture a cop came up, drew
his gun, and, after abusing the work
ers, called 10 rreinforcementS. The
workers were taken to the police sta
ton, and, though the real estate
agent didn't want to prosecute, the
officer at the station insisted or
holding them. The cop was particu-
larry vicious in his treatment Of the
Negro worker, c. Vann.
After a lot Of fixing and framing
In the courtroom they were all given
a five-dsy Jail term. Among those
who were jailed were James Trepp
Lorain Leibee, Julius ASkenaZe, James
Samal, Peter Chris, Columbus Vann,
Polk Siniakides and two others
whose names could not be obtained
While in Jail, the arrested workers
were called down to the office one
by one and browbeaten by an i'm
migration inspector. They were
threatened with deportation. One OF
the workers said: I'VE don't care
where you deport us so long as you
deport us away from starvation"
Some literature was found in the
pockets of Julius Askenaze. and for
this reason he was held when the
rest were released. After insistence
Of the other workers, Askenaze was
finally released. Various workers
organizations had sent the prisoners
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
Circus Opens at Mad.
Square G. ard e n

The big show-Ringling Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey combined circus
is again at Madison Square Garden.
The clowns, elephants, hosts Of span
gled artists, wild animals, the strange
and curious people, the sea elephant
and a thousand amazing sights and
sounds of THE Greatest Show on
Earth"
The circus offers many new fea-
lures this spring-Clyde Beatty, wild
animal trainer with forty jungle-bred
lions and tigers in one steel arena,
the most impressive act of its kind
ever assembled; the Orland-Mara
group, European breath-taker, in
which Orland, with Mademoiselle
Mara ON his back, dives through space
from lofty pedestal to a chute far
below; Con Colleano, worlds fore
m st wire dancer, tunbler and SOM
ersaulter; Alfredo Codona, famed
triple mid-air somersaulter of the
Flying Codonas; zacchini, who is
fired across the Garden from the
mouth of a mammoth cannon; Col
ossus, the monster sea elephant;
Luicita Leers, Europe's celebrated
aerial star; The Rieffenachs and
Ernestos, stellar bareback troupes;
AL Powell. flying trapeze star; Miss
Winnifred. somersaulting mid-air
star; the Picchianis, Rubios and Sic
grists, and scores of famous clowns
and other renowned big top artists
And of course, the congress Of cur
ious people and the large travelling
ZOO.