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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-10

They AreEven Now Stirring
 Up The Nation

Governors Murray of Ok lahOma and Long of Louisiana, Both Demo- crats, May Be Heard From Later in C0nven- tiOn-LaF0llette BrOth- CTS, BOrah and Others in Republican Ranks Keep That Party on Edge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept 10.-(UP)-The treasury net balance September was $S0, ,222.97.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-10
. " Weatller

Fair and Warmer To
 ngiht and On Friday Complete Weather Report Page IS
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Japanese Note
Threatens the
Soviet Union
Takes Possession Of Tsshar Section Of Chinese Eastern
Railway
lmperiasts Hope That the Soviet Union Is at Last Pushed
Into War
Worker ORGANIZATIONS Call All
To Protest War, Saturday Noon

NEW YORK-New ork worker in thousands on
Union Square
going
for invasion Soviet
The he Partysta
u imperial
the
the
the
o
Unity of states: bosses
who slash
another world
plumber colonies Protest Union
The Workers to
at 9 East 10th St. Saturday
bonus that forces thousands
to fill flophouses and hospitals
Japanese of Tsithar section of the Railway
ISOLATED Press him Things
Japan
gfowl at Soviet.
Washington
Soviet Union
Soviet Union will be at last drawn into
E.
ments openly "defes' continues
against Chinese and
further consoldates
while Kuomintang
Chinese
Entire population of Tsihar
section NIanchuria. trade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
WALKER uses
TOM MOONEY
FOROWN ENDS
Mayor to Meet Graft
Collector, Sherwood

NEW YORK. - Mayor Jimmie"
Walker, head of the Tammany graft
ing machine, clubber of unemployed
workers, and leader in the city's re-
fusal to provide relief for the joble>s,
has concocted scheme along with
James P. Walsh and his close friend
Governor Rolph of California, where
by they drag Tom Mooney into the
mire of their political trickery.
After a series of secret understand
ings between James P. Walsh and
Mayor Walker, Walker suddenly
agrees" to act as attorney" for Tom
Mooney, who was framed up and has
now served Ia years of a life term
in San Quentin. On instructions from
Walsh, who used MONEYS despera-
ton and anguish, kilograms were sent
to Walker asking him to intercede
with his friend, Governor Rolph, on
behalf of Mooney. After a few such
equests, all arranged IN perfect stage
play fashion, Walker finally consents
and says he will be on his way to
California after he greets the fascist
murder Dino Grandi on Friday.
MONEYS kilograms to Walker are
clearly part of the Walsh Rolph-
Walker scheme to attempt to ALLEVIATE
the struggle for Moneys freedom
from the struggle of the revolution
airy working class. Mooney himself
just recently issued an appeal stat
ing that his freedom could be OBJ
tanned only by the mass pressure of
the working class.
Now, Mayor Walker, with the help
of Walsh and others, along with the
conniyance of Governor Rolph him
self finds he can make lot of DO
litical capital at the expense of the
anguish and agony of Mooney.
Walker, clubber of unemployed work.
ers, finds that through this case he
can hope to ingratiate himself with
many unsuspecting workers. He is
attempting to give grating Tammany
Hall halo of liberality and sympathy
with the imprisoned Mooney.
He also looks upon the California
trip as a chance for another vacation,
after his nine of ten during the past
year. In fact, he has already ar
ranged to stop off at South Bend,
Ind, and leisurely view a game of
football at the Notre Dame stadium,
in his rush to free Mooney Walkers
personal graft collector, Sherwood,
will probably be in California at the
same time as Walker who wants to
get to him before Seabury does.
More than ever the working class
must increase its struggle to free Moo
ney and to expose the latest political
trickery of such capitalist politician
as Walker and Walsh who are at
tempting to use MONEYS imprison-
ment for their own political ends.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Rank and File Opposition in
UNIV. Groevs in Olibhant

insisted that the committee be
granted tn efloor and broad COM
mittee be elected, whereupon the
chairman adjourned the meeting.
The membership then conducted a
meeting and after hearing the appeal
OF zayder, a member 0f the COM
mittee, committee of fifteen was
elected to represent the local.
The committee of thirty represent
ing the three locals is calling meet
ing to be held Friday night at the
Olyphant High School. Three thou
sand miners are expected to mobilize
for struggle. Committees have been
elected to visit all the locals in the
Carbonate section to elect rank and
file committees and call mass meet
ings. The Olyphant territory is ex-
cited and the bosses are running
around town fearing the spread Of
the movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Workers Relief Outlines Plan
for Support Of Hunger March

NEW YORK.-Hunger marchers
have already started out from the
Pacific Coast, on their way to Wash
ington, D. c., to demand Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Immediate Win
ter Relief
The workers of this district must at
once ''line up behind those who have
already started on the Hunger March
to Washington This is a tremendous
task. The demand for Unemployment
Insurance and Immediate Winter Re-
lief is no longer a "by-word of the
Communists, as the capitalists would
say. This is demand of millions of
unemployed workers Of this country,
and it will only be won when the
workers everywhere participate in
this struggle. Vast sur.s of money are
needed to safeguard the marchers in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

order to arrive at their destination.
1t is estimated that at least be-
tween forty to fifty thousand dollars
will be needed in order to feed and
house the marchers, as well as to take
care of any emergencies which may
arise before the marchers arrive at
Washington on December T.
Preparations.
In this district the Workers Inter-
national Relief and the Unemployed
Councils have arranged for a num-
Der of events to take place as follows:
1. On November % there will be a
conference at Stuyvesant Casino in
order to elect delegates for the Hun
ger March. Fraternal organizations,
workers clubs and labor unions will
participate ad will give instructions
to their delegates who will go to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

nor charges, the workers were fined
one dollar and costs, making two
day sentence in Bridewell 5inmedi-
ately after the sentence, all were
taken to jail. Arriving at the jail
they continued to sing revolutionary
songs and shout militant slogans that
could be heard throughout the entire
police building and in the court room.
Those arrested at the party head
quarters last Saturday charged with
"disorderly conduct" came up for trial
yesterday. All were dismissed except
three who were held for deportation.
The states attorney charged them
with revolution. The "red SQUAD
offered lot Of testimony but the
judge overruled everything and dis
missed the case, the reason being the
calling of mass meetings and flood
of resolutions pouring into city hall.
Bill Gebert and Comrade Saffron
are still being held in Benton, III. on
charges OF criminal SyndicaliSm.
Lawyers and others have been sent
to Southern Illinois to raise bail. The
bulk Of the material taken from the
party headquarters is being sent to
Southern Illinois to serve as evidence
in the criminal syndicalist trial of
Gebert and others.
The mass meetings at Ashland Au-
ditoriun and the Turner meeting will
proceed tonight. Speakers at Ash
land Auditorium include Newton,
-Sjar. Killing, Browder and Paulsen.
The speakers at the Turner meeting
include Andrulus, Amis, Lawson, New
hoff, Mates and Davis.
Anti-war meetings are being pushed
throughout the district.
Resolutions should pour in TO Gov
ernor Emmerson and the city author
tiles in Chicago from workers organi-
cations throughout the country de-
the immediate release of
Comrades Gebert and Saffren.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
COAL BARONS
RAILROADINC
BILL BURNETT
Kentucky Mine Case Is
Handed Over to
Rich Landlords
Faces ElectrOcution
Judge Works Hand-In-
Glove With Operators

NEW YORK.-Bill Burnett, Ev-
arts, KY, miner, has been the first
chosen by the coal barons to be put
on trial for his life at Mt. Sterling,
KY, on a framed-up murder charge.
With lightning speed, a Jury was
chosen on Wednesday to try Burnett
before Judge H. R. Prewitt. Thirty
four other miners have been framed
up on the same charge, and eleven
will be put on trial in Mt. Sterling
just as fast as Judge Prewitt and the
coal operators can put Burnett out
Of the way.
The charge against Burnett and
the other 33 miners grows out of the
terror campaign of the Black Noun
tain Coal Co. which had its gunner
deputized. When these gunner began
shooting at miners, one of the thugs,
Jesse Pace was killed. Sheriff Blair OF
Harlan then began to arrest every
miner he could lay hands on and
charge them with murder"
Mt. Sterling is 200 miles north of
Harlan County. The case was sent to
this reactionary county because the
coal operators thought they could get
convictions more quickly from a jury
Of rich landowners.
The judge and theprosecution, from
the very opening Of the trial, worked
hand-in-glove. The judge attempted
to terrorize the group of miners that
came up from Harlan to witness the
trial. He said all would be searched
for pistols. He said he would fine any,
body who left the courtroom while a
witness was testifying. The judges
son is working for the prosecution.
In order to speed-up the conviction,
the judge has ordered night sessions.
The jury consists OF eight landown-
ers of the most reactionary type in
the South; two merchants. a gas sta
ton proprietor, and hotel owner.
The coal operators could get no bet
ter choice, even if they chose from
frnNrxNTrtrn M n.rn rr,rruxrr,N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Metal Workers SUPPORT
Hunger March Meeting
Hold Mass Meeting Tonight With Prominent Speakers
to Nominate Delegation

NEW YORK.--A call to mass meeting to-
day at pm in Manhattan Lyceum has been
issued by the Metal Workers Industrial League
OF the T.U.U.L. All metal workers of whatever
craft, and whether employed or unemployed,
organized unorganzed invited attend and hear Bill
Dunno George Powers, Hugh Pynn and other prominent
speakers the general subject of what to do in the fight
against wage cuts and unemployment.
The special purpose of the meeting is to work ont
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

Washington to demand Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Immediate Win
ter Relief.
q Organizations have already I'M
der taken number OF activities TO
raise funds to finance the Hunger
March. All of these activities must
concentrate and wind up with the
Tag Days which will take place on
November % and 90.
g. The Solidarity Canvassing Week
which was held last week and is con-
tinuing this week, is not the Tag
Day, but was a house to house can
vass to counteract the AL Smith fake
relief campaign. All funds collected
in this Solidarity Week Cancass must
be turned in to the office of the
WIR. at once. The new address is
Is W. 2lst st., N. Y. G.
Game to Raise Funds.
a. On November goth, the Nsero-
politan Workers Soccer League has
arranged Sport Festival at Dyek-
man Oval. at 2o7th st. and Broad
way. to raise funds for the hunger
marchers
5. On December 2, thousands OF
workers will greet and send-off the
hunger marchers from the Bronx
Coliseum. at nth st. and West
Farms Rd., Bronx. The workers Will
endorse the demands for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Immediate WIN
ter Relief.
Workers! Do not fail to participate
in these activities. Come to our Of
flee at once to get an necessary ma
terial in order 10 help raise funds
for the hunger msrcher1 WIR 6
W. 2lst st,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Nov. 49,
The rank and file opposition move
ment initiated in Olyphant, Pa, by
the Grasse Shaft and Miles Slope
locals of the United Mine Workers of
America is gaining momentum. A
rank and file committee meeting on
Wednesday was attended by 300
workers from numerous mines in
addition to the committee. The COM
mittee reported that the Eddy Creek
mine, employing 1,4oo miners, at a
local recting held Tuesday night,
joined the movement by electing a
broad committee to work jointly with
the committee of Grasse and Miles
Store, and also the D. and H. Co.
mirers.
The president Of the Eddy Creek
local denied the floor to the COM
mittee for the appeal to join the OPP
position. An indignant membership
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

LOT tne struggle Tor unemployment
relief and insurance, and to elect
delegates to the City Labor Confer
ence and nominate delegation to go
with the National Hunger March to
Washington.
Conference Sunday.
Sunday, at IL a. m. in Stuyvesant
Casino, will be the City Labor Con-
ference on the National Hunger
March, in which New York district
will have 800 delegates. The New
York City delegates will be elected at
the conference, and can make nom
nations for the delegation to go on
the National Hunger March.
Painters Score Green.
Local 499 German local of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Students of Carnegie
Tech Ask Borich to
Speak on Coal Crisis

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov 10. =
While coal mine operators and
their experts show utter bank
ruptcy in their efforts to stabilize
the coal industry at the third in
ternational conference of bitumi-
nous coal of the Carnegie Institute
of Technology, the students of the
open forum there have asked
Frank Borich, National Secretary
of the National Miners Union, to
speak on the international crisis in
the coal industry, its cause and
cure. This meeting is to take place
on Friday evening at Carnegie In
stitute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
State Drops Main Case
Against 1873 in Chicago
Mass Pressure Of Workers Forces Actien Cebert and
Saffren Still Held Benton III.

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 10. = On Mon
day 1913 workers who had been arrest
ed and frame-up on various charges,
came to trial. Due to mass pressure
and resolutions passed by many work
ers organizations. plus crowding of
the courtroom and the entire court
house by workers, as well as because
of the militant conduct Of the ar
rested comrades, all state charges
were dismissed. On the misdemea-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Frameup CollapseS;
Biedenkapp Is Set
Free in Lawrence
Kracevitch, a Native,
Is Still Held

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. l9.-The
frame-up to hold Fred Biedenkapp,
one of the leaders of the National
Textile Workers Union, on non-citi-
szenship charges made by Inspector
Chase Of the U. S. immigration De-
partment collapsed today. Bieden-
kapp was discharged.
Comrade Kracevitch, who was born
in this country 48 years ago, is still
being held. The Lawrence police are
working hand In hand with the i'm
migration department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Communist Vote i'm
Springfield. Ohio
Shows a Big Gain

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. Regis
tering a gain of over three hundred
votes over the spring elections Com
munist Party candidates for the
school board polIed a high vote OF
511 for James Lee, Negro worker,
Az votes for Irene Mansfield and
$50 votes for John A. Rehm at the
recent elections here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Masses Demand Relief from
Board of Aldermen, Monday
Assemble on Union Square, Start for City
Hall at 2 p. NJ: Protest Millions for Cops

budget which increases expenditure
by s1o,000,o0O over that of the year
before. The budget gives s386,ooO
more to the police department, for
more bluecoats, clubs and guns TO
smash the starving workers. 1t gives
for police use total of s8,232, 789. S9.
1t gives s4.oo" 30 to bankers for re-
dempt'c-' OF city bonds.
There is money for everything but
only crurnb for the jobless. The job
less must make their needs feltl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

NEW YORK. = Unemployed and
employed workers, fighting for i'm
mediate winter relief of $3.50 for each
jobless worker and $50 for each de-
pendent, will place their demands
again on Union So, Monday, Novem-
Der %, at q pm, and go ON down to
the budget hearing in the city hall
While Tammany stubbornly refuses
to give relief to the million jobless
here, the board Of estimates proposes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20

Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers of America CA. F.
L. at their last meeting, adopted a
resolution condemning in definite
terms the action of the Vancouver
convention of the A. F. L. which ou-
posed unemployment insurance at the
expense OF the government. The
resolution scores the charity Of the
employers as inadequate and degrad-
ing. 1t states that the state and
country" are obligated to guarantee
the decent living Of workingmen and
their dependents" 1t goes on record
demanding system of government
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-20
Peoria Joblesc Organize.

PEORIA, Ill.-An open air meeting
at the Court House So, Saturday,
October 81, laid the basis for an un-
employed council here when, despite
police attempts and cold weather, 125
jobless workers heard Of the Ma
tional Hunger March. and the need
to fight for immediate relief. 49,.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
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CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
GEORGES ASKS
ROAD TAX GUT

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 81.
Taxpayers along the Edmonston
Road, Prince Georges county, will
be relieved of highway taxes if
Democratic members of the house
of delegates from the county
have their way, it was declared
last night.
The road, classed as a county
road, connects with Jefferson
Avenue in Berwyn, and is used by
the county. The county and gaso-
line tax creates unfair tolls for the
residents along the highway, r.
Kent Mullikin, sponsor of a bill
regulating the tax, said.
Several communications from
women's organizations seeking
jury service for women have been
received by the group. 1t is not
believed that this service is gen.
orally desired in the county, but
the matter will be considered.
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
Shrine Choir to Sing
At Concert MOnddU

The choir of Shrine Of the
Sacred Heart will be heard in
concert at the Mayflower Hotel
en- Monday night. A mixed chorus
of 40 voices will give selections
by PaleStrina, Vittoria, Byrd,
Speaks, LaForge and others, under
the direction of Mrs. Marie Louise
Sullivan.
The program also will include
a group of songs by the male
chorus and selections by a quar-
tet, composed of Mabel C Lati-
mer, soprano; Christine l.. Levin.
contralto: Robert M. O'Lone,
tenor, and Joseph P. OLone. bass.
Dancing will follow.
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
POLICE RULINGS
T|GHTENED

Determined to rid the force Of
undesirable policemen, the Dis
trict Commissioners today noti-
fled Major Henry G. Pratt to
instruct members Of his command
that offenders convicted three
times by the Police Trial Board
within a year would be imme.
diately dismissed.
In moving to rid the depart
ment of undesirables, the city
heads approved an amendment
to a section of the police manual
yesterday which will give them
power to drop offenders.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, COM
missioner in charge of police, in
commenting on the new rule
said:
"The Police Department has
no place for inefficient police
men,. If any policeman allows
himself to be convicted by the
Trial Board three times within
any one year for infractiOnS of
the rules of the department, he
is clearly inefficient and has no
place on the police force"
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
GROUPS AGREE
ON TRAFFIC
MEASURE
Utilities, District Commissions
Decide on Joint Board and
ReIegatlon of Authority

Speedy enactment of the new
traffic bill, providing for the abo-
lition of the office of the director
of traffic and empowering the
District Commissioners to initiate
new regulations, loomed today
with the announcement that the
Public Utilities Commission and
the Commissioners have reached
an agreement on the wording Of
the measure.
The controversy between men,
bers of the Utilities Commission
and the Commissioners ensued
when the first draft of the bill
gave the city Heads power to regu-
late busses and other public We
hicleS.
Hartman Gives Views
Harleigh H. Hartman, vice
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, held that power to
regulate common carriers was
vested in the Utilities Commission
and objected to that section Of
the measure. The section was
rewritten, giving the Utilities Com
mission Jurisdiction over such
vehicles.
The two groups we're also
unable to agree on a section Of
the bill providing for the creation
of a joint board to consider con-
troversial orders issued by either
the Utilities Commission or the
Commissioners. This board would
be composed of the Commissioner
and members of the utilities body
with Major John c. Gotwals.
Engineer Commissioner, as chair
man.
Agree on Board
William A. Roberts, assistant
corporation counsel in charge Of
public utility matters, and Mr..
Hartman agreed yesterday on an
amendment requiring the Public
Utilities Commission to submit
any order dealing with common
carriers to the Joint board for
study before approval. This pro-
vision will eliminate any con-
troversy between the two groups.
District officials confidently ex-
pect the measure to pass the Sem
ate Friday or Saturday and that
the. House will accept the amend
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
LIN | 7
REMOVAL
IS ASKED
Citizens Ask That Clause Fix
ing 3.Year Time Limit on
Assessments Be Stricken Out

The Senate District Committee
today is considering a plee for
more liberal treatment for those
who have paid assessments under
the Borland act than that pro-
vided under the amendments to
the substitute bill recently sub
mitted by the District Commits
sioners.
3-Year Limit Set
Under the amendment to the
new bill the Commissioners would
be allowed to cancel all assess
ments made under the Borland
act in the last three Yeas and re-
assess the property under the
proposed law.
Representatives Of citizens ap-
pearing before the District Com
m!ttee yesterday asked that the
limitation of three years in the
amendment be stricken Out and
all assessments made UnGer the
Borland law during its life be
Cancelled.
Plan Called Unfair
William NICK. Clayton, Of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, told the committee that the
statute, even with the proposed
amendment, would be urtail and
would work a great hardship on
those who have paid assessments
prior to the three-year period GOV,
cred in the amendment. He was
Joined in his protest by Evand H,
Tucker.
Mr.. Tucker declared that it
looks like mighty small business
for the Government to insist on
these illegal assessments just be,
cause the statute of limitations
governs only those made within
the last three years.
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
GIRL PUNISHED,
TAKES CAS-.

Angered because she had been
punished by her mother, Doris
Francis, IS, last night turned on
the gas in the bathroom of her
home, at 1911 H st. N. E., in order
to frighten her parent.
The child was found lying or
the floor of the bathroom in an
unconscious condition by William
Detoto, a friend of the family,
who forced the door after smell
ing the fumes.
The fire rescue squad and the
Emergency Hospital ambulance
were summoned and the girl was
quickly revived. She was per
mitted to remain home, as her
condition is not serious.
The mother said that she had
had to punish Doris earlier in the
day and that the girl had been
sulking for several hours. Doris
told police that she had no 1nten-
tion of ending her life, but turned
on the gas to frighten her mother.