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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
SILK STRIKES In
THREE SHOPS NOW
ON IN PATERSON

PATERSON, N. j., Nov, 16.-silk
workers of several shops are striking
again-t renewed wage cuts and
heightened hours, under the leader
ship Of the National Textile Workers
Union.
II The Levine Silk Co. the workers
are nov on strike for the last six
months. They are fighting against
yags cuts and lengthening of hours.
Tns,o workers have been putting up
a militant struggle in spite of all
schemes of the boss and terror of the
police. Last wee, the boss tried to
reopen his shop with scabs and had
four of the strikers arrested. The
workers. however, put up militant
res stance and forced the boss to
pract :cally close down. The workers
are determined more than ever before
TO strike until they win their full de-
manGs
Strike in Brown Silk
The workers in the Brown Silk Co.
are also on strike against an attempt
ed wage cut The workers in this
shop have shown great militancy.
The boss attempted TO operate his
mill with scabs but the workers put
I'D such a resistance that the shop
was forced to close. The workers are
watching the shop from 6 in the
morning until 8 at night and they
are determined to keep the place
closed until the boss is forced to
settle. The workers have also elected
an action committee to stop all COM
rsission bosses taking work from the
Brown Silk Co.
The NTWU is also conducting a
strike at the Eerne silk Co. Here
workers are striking against attempt
ed discrimination. The boss tried te
fool the workers by telling them that
he sold the shop. The workers, how
ever, we're not fooled but kept or
watching the shop. Sure enough, two
weeks later, the boss tried to open the
shop with scabs, the workers, however
were on the job and are actively pick
citing and guarding their shop,
The NTWU is preparing all the silk
workers for United Front Confer
enee 60 be held Dec. 4. This confer
encs u being called OF workers In
NTwlJ shops A.FL. shops and un-
organized shops.
T1h conference will establish a
city-l ide United Front Committee
whiei. together with NTWU will lead
the a. chit for the S-hour day, against
wage cutting and for immediate I'M
employment relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
Hold Communist Leaders in
Chicago on Syndicalist Case

CHICAGO, H., Nov. l7.--Bill Ge-
cert, district organizer Of the Com
lnllnist Party in the Chicago District,
and Comrade Safren we're definitely
charged with criminal syndicalism at
Benton, Illinois, after a police raid
Of the Party headquarters in Chi
csgo, in which IS were arrested.
Both comrades are held in the
Benton County Jail and bail has been
set at 5000 each.
Seven of the 10 arrested in Chi
cago, including Newton, Killing, Har-
per, Kane, Davis, Rubin and Mad
Gen. we're charged with "disorderly
conduct" AL the others, including
Lawson Kratavl, Peulsen and Spie-
gel, are being held for deportation.
All prisoners are still held incom-
municado.
A mass protest meeting is being or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
Students Hit Expulsion
of Rose Tekulsky and
Arrest of Two Students

The Interscholastic Student Right
League, representing clubs in the city
high schools adopted a resolution in
protest against the expulsion of Rose
Tekulsky from the Morris High
School, the Bronx at meeting held
at the Washington Square College,
November IA.
Another resolution scoring the ar
rest of Jack Dubitsky and Louis Joel
in front of the New Utrecht High
School for distributing the New Ut
recht Student Council Bulletin was
also adopted.
Copies of the resolution were sent
to Elmer E. Bogart, principal of the
Morris High School and Dr. A. Pot
ter, principal of the New Utrecht
High School.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
5000 Demonstrate
In Boston; Support
Washington March
IObIess Parade from Common to City Hall; Force City
Council to Hear Demands

BOSTON, Mass, Nov 1.-Two thousand
five hundred unemployed, and part time en-
ployed workers demonstrated Monday on Bos-
ton Common for immediate relief and unem-
ployment insurance This demonstration was
held in spite of bitter cold and rainy weather
After the demonstration, 800 marched to the city hall,
support of their committee of ten presenting demands of
the Unemployed Councils and the meetings for immediate
winter relief They had with them resolution citing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
FUR GANGSTERS
MEET A DEFEAT
But Cops Arrest Two
Attacked by Thugs

NEW YORK. = Willie Yacker,
Steinberg and Sol Weiner, we'll
known gangsters in the employ of
the Kaufman machine, with a group
of underworld thugs came to the fur
market yesterday morning to terror
ize the furriers. But the fur workers
gave them a proper answer. Some of
the gangsters we're sent to the hos
pital and the rest of them were ar
rested Two unemployed workers.
Ray Epstein and Dropkin, who were
attacked by the gangsters, were also
arrested.
This shows the determination OF
the furriers to get rid of the gang
steriSm in the fur market.
The Trial of 1. Weissberg, Organizer
of the Dress Department, Comes Up
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18

gained Wednesday night, Nov. 10,
at Ashland Auditorium. The Nat
Turner meeting, which was sched-
uled for the same night, will be held
as a protest meeting. making two
halls arranged for these meetings
each with seating capacity Of 5000
A delegation of workers Is expected
to visit City Hall today to protest
against the raids and arrests.
The capitalist press states there are
additional warrants for criminal syn
dicalism out for local Communist
leaders
All workers in every part Of the
country are urge, VS. resolutions
against this lates hesitation Of
terror and TO sen, diate wires
of protest TO Gov. ,aor Enlmerson
and Mayor Cermak, demanding the
release Of the arrested workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
6KOUP THEATRE TO PRESENT
THE SON OF GOD"

~Hhe Son of God" by Paul and
Claire Sifton will be the second pro-
duction of the Group Theatre. The
play will open in December at the
Mansfield Theatre. The Theatre
Guild is sponsor for the Group The
afro players, who are now appearing
IN Paul Green's play of the South,
THE House OF Connolly at the
Mansfield Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
5000 British JObless
Attacked by Mounted
and Foot Cops i'm Riot

A crowd of 5000 unemployed rioted
in front of the Shoreditch dole Of
fees in Dondon, United Press dis
patch from London states. Mounted
and foot police charged the crowd
and finally dispersed them. Two cops
we're injured and several unemployed
workers were hurt. The United Press
dispatch did not carry any further
details, but the facts show that the
unemployed are increasing their
struggles against starvation and
against the cut in unemployment in
surance engineered by Ramsay Mac
Donald for the British bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
What's On
Changes Headquarters

Changes Headquarters
The W.IR. office will be located
from now on at 16 W. 2ist st. Work.
ers organizations asked to take no
tice.
WEDNESDAY
National Hunger March
viii be the subject of speech by
Tomash of the Unemployed Council
at 1922 Bathgate Ave, Bronx, under
the auspices of the Women's Coun-
Gil 8. Adm. free.
brownsville Br., FsU
Marcel Scherer will speak on war
on the Soviet Union" at the Amer
lean Youth Club, 7s Thatford Ave,
at pm. All workers invited.
office Workers Union
Will hold a mass meeting tonight
in the Labor Temple. 18th st. and End
Ave, pm. All office workers are
called upon to attend.
women's Council az
Will have a lecture on Hygiene Of
the nose and throat at sos Adee Ave.
Bronx, at pm.
MT Turner Br., lid
p. VIII have a membership meeting
tonight at EOS w. 133rd St, Apt. 8,
at pm.
"Russia Today and Yesterday"
win be the topic of a. lecture by
Ray Rago2in at 145 e, 103rd ST., at
pm. Workers are invited to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18

is in selection of new numbers, two
brief playlets by the Prolet' Buehne,
new dances by the Red Dancers and
several numbers by Sylvia Bagley,
soprano will be among the features
of the concert.
The activities and future plans Of
the United Council will be outlined in
the brief speeches of prominent wom-
en- workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
Council Workingclass
Women s. Anniversary
Concert ON Fri. Nov. 20

The eighth anniversary concert and
celebration of the United Council of
Workingclass Women will be held
Friday, November Goth, p. m. at Irv-
ing Plaza, 18th st. and Irving Place,
The Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
A. r. L. Local Endorses.

NEW YORK.-Locaf $50 of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers "a. F. II has endorsed the Ma
tional Hunger March on Washing
ton, Dec. 7, and has elected three
delegates to the Westchester County
Conference on the Hunger March.
The conference is to be held at 20
Church ST., New Rochelle, at II a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18

aafter case, name and address, Of I'M
employed workers and their families
literally starving to death. The res
olutlon condemned the unspeakable
conditions in the "Wayfarers' Lodge
q city lodging house. Filth and YER
min are everywhere in this flop house
towels are not washed, bedding is
not changed, and disease threatens
everyone.
The resolution endorsed the Ma
tional Hunger March of Dec. and
announces that 90 delegates will be
elected from Boston to leave for
Washington on Dec. l.
Six Demands
The committee bore with them a
list of six demands for free sanitary
lodging Of jobless workers, for good
food for them, for free gas, fuel and
light and no evictions for families
Of the unemployed; for free shoes,
clothing, transcription and hot
lunches for school children of the
jobleSS; for no discrimination against
Negro, foreign born or young work
ers, and for administration of relief
through committees of the workers
and unemployed workers.
When the 300 following the COM
mittee reached the city hall, they
we're joined by 1000 additional jobless
Fifty police started to dispense the
demonstration, but, meeting resist
Iance, finally allowed four of the COM
mittee to go into the city hall.
The City Council adjourned, but
re- convened into executive session tt
head the committee. The mayor
lodged out. The city council ex
pressed sympathy" but would dt
nothing.
All for National March
When all this was reported Later
in the day to crowded meeting a
the Unemployed Council headquarter
it stimulated the determination K
push National Hunger March prep
arations and intensity the local strug
gle for relief.
The preparations for the Nationa
Hunger March are going on full
speed. The Boston Unemployed Coun
Gil will hold Especial meeting Thurs
day at p, m. to elect delegates II
the United Front Hunger March Con
ference to be held Sunday. Nov. %
at IL a. m. at ISL Washington st
This conference will elect delegate
to the National Hunger March. TIL
Roxbury Council will meet tomorrow
for the same purpose.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
TEXTILE WORKERS
MEETING.

A meeting Of the New oYrk local
81 the textile workers will take place
friday, November goth, at $3.50 p.
m at East 18th Street All textile
workers are invited to this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
FOOD WORKERS
SUPPORT MARCH
ON WASHINGTON
Mass Meeting Friday
to Elect Delegates

NEW YORK-Five hundred men,
bers of the Food Workers Industrial
Union in a membership meeting
Monday night endorsed the National
Hunger March which is to reach
Washington Dec. and and elected
a committee of five to arrange mass
meeting of employed and unem-
ployed, organized and unorganized
food workers. The mass meeting will
be held Friday at g p. m. in Irving
Plaza Hall and elect delegates to the
City Labor Conference at II q. m.
Sunday in Stuyvesant Casino.
The City Labor Conference . will
elect a big delegation to go on the
National Hunger March.
Unemployed Councils Special Call.
The Unemployed Councils Of
Greater New York have issued a spe-
cial circular letter to all workers Or
carnations in New York, pointing
out that in this, the richest city in
the world, there are over a million
jobless, and that the number grows
daily. These unemployed workers
face terrible starvation this winter.
The call states:
"Only through mighty organized
struggle of the unemployed and en-
ployed can the workers compel the
government to introduce unemploy-
ment insurance. Regardless of your
political, economic or religious af-
filiations we call upon you to join
in this fight to obtain immediate un-
employed relief and unemployment
insurance. The Unemployed Councils
throughout the country are organic
ing a National Hunger March to
Washington for the opening of Con-
gress on December It'll, to present to
Congress and the President of the
United States the immediate de-
mands of the working class.
I'm order to organize our forces,
we are calling a mass conference on
Unemployment to be held Sunday,
November 22nd, at Stuyvesant Cas-
inc, 142 Second Ave, at II a. m,
where concrete program of demands
will be presented for approval
I'VE call upon your organization
to endorse this National Hunger
March to Washington.
81. Elect a delegation of five to
the November 22nd Conference.
20. Elect three marchers for the
Hunger March to Washington.
80. Organize special meetings Of
your organization to nominate dele
gates to Washington.
"If advisable, the delegation to
Washington may be part of your
delegation to the conference where
the marchers from the various organ
izations will be ratified and APP
proved"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
Metal Workers Prepare.

NEW YORK.-The Metal Workers
Industrial League points out that
half the workers in the metal shops
are unemployed and half the re-
mainder working part time, and that
this condition is growing steadily
worse. 1t calls all metal workers,
employed and unemployed to a mass
meeting Friday, Nov. 40, at 8 p. m,
in Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East
Fourth St, to make preparations for
participation in the City Labor Con-
ference on the National Hunger
March.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18

Give your answer to Hoover's
program of hunger, wage outs and
persecution!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-18
Sunday.

Sunday.
The local has 300 members and is
located in New Rochelle. 1t gave the
delegates power to pledge financial
aid from the local.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
ASSEMBLY ACTS
IN NEARBY BILLS
Friendship Heights Tax
Measure PaSsed-Mt. Rain
Ter Legislation Advanced.
' a stan Correspondent of The star.

BY StaT Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March Gone
Montgomery County bill was passed in
the Senate, a Prince Georges bill adj
vanced in the House, and two measures
presented by the delegates Of the two
counties yesterday during the busiest
session the General Assembly has had
since the current term opened,
The bill adopted in the Senate was
Edmonds to raise the maximum possible
tax rate in the Friendship Heights spe-
cial taxing area from 10 to 80 cents ;cc--
500. The measure now goes to the
Governor for his signature.
Mount Rainier Measure.
A bill presented by Delegate William
F. Keys to eliminate unenforced statu-
tory restrictions which would prevent
women from voting in Mount Rainier
town elections was favorably reported in
the House by the Prince Georges County
delegation.
The entire delegation sponsored bill
dropped into the House hopper yester-
day to generally amend the Mount
Rainier town charter, improving and
clarifying the wording.
A change in the tax assessment on in
surance companies to make the charge
against domestic fire and marine in
surance companies more equitable was
proposed in bill introduced by Dele
gate Charles C.. Marbury Of Prince
Georges County.
Subject to 81 Assessment
At present Maryland fire and marine
insurance companies are subject to an
assessment of 81 each on each 500 val
uation, while foreign" companies, that
is those of other States, are assessed at
rate of only IS cents per 500.
The object of the bill is to reduce the
assessment on the domestic companies
to the 25-cent rate. The domestic COM
psnies, Mr.. Marbury says. DO only a
small percentage of the business now
and pay large per cent of the tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
ANT|-BLUE LAWS
BILL IS ADVANCED
House at Annapolis Acts on
Major MeaSureS-PaSSeS
Purse Net.
By Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 6.-Hold-
ing intermittent sessions throughout the
entire afternoon, the House Of Delegates
yesterday acted upon two of the major
bills to come before it this session
adopting a favorable report, with
amendments, on the Statewide anti
blue law bill and passing the bill BAN
ming the use of purse nets.
The principal action in the Senate
was the overriding of an unfavorable
report on measure to prevent the
Legislature from extending judges
terms and the recommitment of the
shoppers bill" to the Judicial Proceed
| ings Committee.
Counties Exempted.
Both Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties exempted themselves from the
provisions of the anti-blue law measure,
sponsored by Speaker Francis A. Michel,
which grants the mayor and Council of
Baltimore Rnd the commissioners of the
various cotinties home rule" in regard
to Sunday amusements. Othsr counties
which exempted themselves from the
terms of the bill were Talbot, Cecil
Dorchester, Hartford, Carroll, Frederick
and Baltimore.
DIR. George Il. EdmundS, chairman OF
the Montgomery delegation, and Kent
r. Mullikin, Prince Georges chairman,
both explained that there was practical
ly no dissatisfaction with the Sunday
conditions now in the two counties and
hence deemed it unwise to raise the
issue.
The purse net BILL introduced by
Delegate c. Willing Browne of Balti-
more County, passed the third reading
in the House late in the afternoon by
the overwhelming vote of 83 to 20. 1t
now goes to the Senate for final action.
Although the bill to abolish the pay
ment of informer's fees from fines or
costs in criminal case was set for
special order of business in the Senate
the debate on the judges extensions
took precedence, and when the "Snoop-
err measure finally came before the
Upper Branch late in the day it was re-
ferred back to committee without de-
bate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
D. C.-ANNAPOL|SBUS
LINE ENDING ASKED
w., B. & A. Files Petition al
Baltimore Asking PERMITS
sion to Withdraw.
sneciaI Dispatch to Tho Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 6.-The bus
line operated between Annapolis and
Washington b. the Washington, Balti-
more g. Annapolis Electric Railway Co.
will be discontinued, according to an
application filed yesterday with the
Public Service Commission.
In asking permission of the commits
sion to discontinue this service, Harry
T. Connolly, general manager of the
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
Railway Co., said the bus line has been
operating at deficit ever since it was
started in 1927 as an interstate and
interstate service.
Referring to this loss, Mr.. Connolly. in
his petition, said:
when this service was inaugurated
passengers travelling between Washing
ton and Annapolis using the railroad
were compelled to wait 20 minutes at
Naval Academy Junction for the arri-
val of the train from Baltimore to- con-
tinue their trip. On November 2, 1890,
this feature was eliminated with the
result that patrons of this company
formerly using the bus abandoned its
use and returned to the rail service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington 5 Theaters.

bling with human lives, is seen to
create more striking drama because
he sacrifices his own interests for
others, while an officer of the police
must hunt a lifelong friend.
1t Is more than gangSter picture,
for the story begins with the World
War, in which all preliminaries to
the incidents are cut from the pic
ture, and one plungeS abruptly into
the theatrical story. This is true
also of the later scenes in gang
land. The chief character Is car
ried through rugged fighting in both
peace and war. The whole story
represents a career illumined by
Jack Hollis audacious method. 1t
is not written with the best possible
skill, for at times there is monot-
ony of phrases, but these may be
matched against the fact that 1t Is
one of Mr.. Hollis best vehicles.
Almost equal to the work of the
leading member of the company is
that of Tom Moore as the police
official, q discriminating piece of
acting which may well arouse the
enthusiasm, and Miss Constance
Cummings who, in the lone femi-
nine role of the chief incidents, is
commendable throughout. Robert
Ellis, as the gangster chief, presents
an original conception which is not
lacking in special interest. Clar-
ence Muse, in a colored part. gives
a good Characterization, while the
famous Edmund Breese is good
city editor, although the newspaper
features of the play are a bit gro
tesque. Other members of the cast
are Gaylord Pendleton, Earle ID.
Bum, Jess de Vorska, Ed lie Saint,
Gino Corrado and Robert Graham.
Short comedy subjects and news
reel complete the program.
ID. c. c.
TiIIer's MariOnettes
Open New Theater Here.
A CHINESE Emperor steps upon
"A the stage amid the colorful
surroundings of his Oriental palace.
He bows and makes an announce
ment. A world-famous pianist dis
plays his technique, questionable
contralto" MARBLES, a horse, Alger-
non Reginald by name. does tap
dance to music: a family of Hotten-
tots give a little version of their
everyday life, the Tiller Girls give a
whirlwind dance in a Winter set
ting, Peter Rabbit and his family
show just what may happen when a
Cottontail misbehaves-and all this
in one performance.
But they are all puppets. An ar
ray of tiny, cleverly costumed char
acters that come to life through the
pulling of a few strings. They talk,
they sing, they dance, and they do
about everything that a human
player can do on the stage.
At the preview of young Theodore
Tillers marionettes, celebrating the
opening of his new theater, at 2505
Champlain street northwest last
night the audience was made up
mostly of persons who were too old
to answer the draft call in the
World War, but it was an audience
which marveled at the skill of the
boy impresario. The little theater is
a complete affair, designed to give
the illusion of a large theater, and
the miniature players are cleverly
handled. Last nights special pro-
duction was Peter Rabbit" which
is to be one of series of four plays
presented with the puppets, begin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
DAUGHTER AIDS JOHNSON

The Washington base ball club is to
have new mascot. Barbara johnson,
youngest daughter of Walter johnson,
manager of the club, left Washington
today for the Biloxi training camp to
take over the mascot's duties.
Barbara was accompanied by her god
father, Thomas F. Flaherty, and Mrs.
Flaherty. When she left the young
lady predicted, Daddy will win," but
she is taking no, chances and wants to
be on hand to help Daddy" get the
team in shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
Entertainment at Fairfax.

FAIRFAX, Va, March (SpeciaD :.
Providence Council, Daughters Of
America, will give an entertainment for
Robey Hall at o'clock The arrange
ments are in charge of Miss Nadine
O'Bannon, chairman of the Good of
the Order Committee, who has APP
pointed large committee to assist her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06

MS m a m m y
songs left some
where in Holly
wood. He sang
in any old lam
guage that hap
pened to come
into his head
four languages
to be exact
and when he got
down on his
knees and plug
ged out a song
in the fashion
which no one
has yet sue
cessfully i'm l.
tated he was
sin ging in
r o Uc and