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who accompanied Irene on her
career of crime.
Dague heard the news, too,
without the slightest trace of
emotion. His trying mission
o m leted, the heart-brOken
father. left the dark-walIed prison
and went with Donnie to the
home of friends here. He ex-
poets to return again later to-
day, to be with his doomed
daughter every possible minute.
Sheriff Hides Plans
Sheriff Johnston has stead
fastly refused. to reveal his plans
for the transfer of IreneI and
Glenn to the death house" at
Rockview. Outside the jail,
corps of newspaper photographers
wait to snap the pair, as they
leave for their last trip to the
big house." ...
There is yet q last slight hope
for the doomed pair. Ben Jarrett,
their counsel, has made a final
appeal to the Chief Executive. The
attorney has asked for q reprieve
in order to obtain the .32-calibre
revolver which Irene had with
her at the time of the shooting.
The blonde gun girl told Jarrett
that she pawned the revolver
somewhere in Fort Worth, Tex.
Paul was shot with a .38-caliber
bullet. On the sparse contention
that Irene could not have fired
the fatal shot, Jarrett will ask
that the execution be stayed.
Irene and Dague have received
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
G.W.U. STUDENT
PAIR ELOPES

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Little
page, jr., are honeymooning to-
day, following a midnight elope-
ment to Towson, Md.
The bride is the former Miss
Geraldine Floy Free. daughter Of
Representative Arthur Nj Free,
Of California. Her husband is the
son of Thomas Littlepage rromi-
nent lawyer and clubman
Yesterday they decided on an
elopement, and about midnight
telephoned to G.. William Parker,
clerk of court at Towson and ar
ranged to have him issue IL
cerSe.
Both College Students
Five friends, Charles R.
Weaver. John w. Dooley, Caro-
line F. Jackson, Majorie Moor
man and Thomas L. Arbogast,
accompanied them to Towson.
The couple secured the license
and were married by the Rev.
Richard w. Wickes, of the Tow
son Baptist Church.
Mrs. Littlepage is a junior in
the George Washington Uni
versity Law School, a member
of the Glider Club and Pi Beta
Phi. Her husband is senior
in the university.
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Market for Securities
Not to Be Disturbed

Additional securities which the
Treasury must float to meet ap'
plications from veterans for loans
on adjusted compensation Ger
tificates, will not seriously dis
turb the securities market, many
financial observers agreed today,
following the action Of Congress
in raising the bonus" loan value
to so per cent.
The present intention Of the
Treasury appears to be the is,
suance of an additional $500, 900,
600 in bonds March Is, in connec'
ton with the refinancing, at that
time, of $1.100,000,000 in 3a
per cent notes, making a total
bond issue of $1,000, 100000, with
another issue of about $400, ,OOO,-
900 in June in addition to a
flotation sufficient to retire $3.50,
81 900 in certificates.
If a bond issue were floated in
March it was thought probable
that in June. providing the neces.
sity exists by reason of heavy
veteran borrowing for the addi,
tional $40O 100000 there might
be one short term issue and a
5-year note issue to provide fol-
the requirements.
The Government is now able to
obtain money at exceptionally
low rates, the certificates matur,
ing in June bearing IA end 21s
per cent interest. Money at the
present time is easier than when
these certificates were issued, and
there is every reason to believe
, the Treasury can borrow money
much more cheaply than the 4l2
per cent which will be charged
the veterans for loans on ad
justed service certificates.
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CAPONE THREAT.
IN BULL CASE
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during an interview with two
men.
Evidence disclosed thus far in
dicates Bull was followed out Of
town by an automobile carrying
the same men who threatened
him. and the fast pace at which
the Bull car was travelling at the
time of the crash was an indica-
ton that the kings councillor
and his party were being fol-
lowed, according to investigators.
A hearing viii be held here
today for an Injunction against
Bull, brought by DR.. John S.
Sidley, who has sued the kings
councillor for S25O>OOO damages
on a notwithstanding charge.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 20
G.N.SD w. Perkins Bull, 6O-year-
old millionaire attorney, promi
nent in this country and England,
today is in Toronto General. Hos
pital, closely guarded from photog-
rapherS and newspaper men.
The international figure arrived
from Windsor late yesterday after
a spectacular ambulance dash.
which nearly ended in disaster
when the convoy automobile, in
which Mrs. Bull was riding.
crashed into a cable guard rail to
keep from colliding with the am
bulance. Mrs. Bull was badly
shaken and is under a doctors
care today.
Bull was seriously injured in an
automobile accident near Cold
water, Mich, early Wednesday as
he was speeding from Chicago to
Canada.
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Senate's Vote On
Bonus Bill

The vote by which the Sen
ate yesterday passed the
Soldier Bonus bill follows:
For:
Republicans (34-Blaine,
Capper, Carey, COuzens, Cut
ting, Dale, Davis, Frazier,
Glenn, GOldSbOrOugh, Hale,
Hatfield, Howell, Johnson.
Jones. Kean, Keyes. LaFOI-
lette, Nary. Norbeck,
Norris, Nye, Oddie, Partridge,
Patterson, Pine, Robinson
tInd.), SchaII, ShOrtridge,
Steiwer, Thomas (IdahO),
Townsend, Vandenberg, Wat
son.
Democrats (3D-Ashurst,
Barkley, Black, BrattOn,
Brock, BrOussard, Bulkley,
Caraway, COnnally, Copeland,
Dill, Fletcher. George, Harris.
Harrison, Hawes. Hayden,
Heflin. Kendrick, McGilI, Nc
cellar, Morrison Pittman.
apsdelI, Robinson tArkD,
ppard. Smith, Steck,
8 nsOn, Thomas (OklaD,
TT nmeIl. TXdingS, Wagner,
Walsh (MaSS.), walsh
tMentJ, Wheeler, William
son.
Farmer-LabOr D-Ship-
stead.
Against:
Republicans deborah
Fess, GOff, Hastings, Hebert,
Metcalf, Morrow, Moses,
PhippS, Reed. SmOOt. Wal
colt.
Paire d-FOr the bill:
BrOOkhart (Rep.) and BleaSe,
Simmons and Glass tDems.).
Against the bill: Gould. Gil
lett, Bingham (Reps.), and
King (DcmD
1t was announced that Nc
M a SterS, Waterman and
Stephens had they been
present would have voted for
the bill. Deneen was absent
on account of illness, but it
was not announced how he
would have voted.
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HALF BILLION.
BOND ISSUE
PLANNED
Government Now Able to Get
Money at Cheaper Rate
Than Veterans Will Pay
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tive days, exclusive of Sundays
will not have elapsed entirely be-
fore noon of March 4.
The bill allows veterans to Dor
row from the Government not
exceeding so per cent of the face
value of the adjusted compensa-
ton certificates. They must pay
Az per cent interest, compounded
annually. equal to the unclaimed
half of their certificates If the
loans are not repaid before the
certificates mature in l945.
Bill Is Criticized
There was more criticism the
bills provisions we're too strict
than too liberal. It was pointed
out by several Senators the Gov
ernment can borrow money at
31a per cent interest, not COM
pounded annually. and lend it to
veterans, under the bill, at AZ
per cent interest compounded an
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Committees Probe
School Conditions

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Feb. 20.
Representatives from 81 patriotic
and civic organizations met last
night at the chamber Of COM
merce to investigate the condi-
tions in the local schools. Law
renee Roland, president Of the
Alexa ndria Citizens Association,
was elected permanent chairman,
and Mrs. Janet English, secretary.
Five committees will report on
the standings of the local high
schools and graded schools. the
condition of the cadet corps and
whether it is being aided by the
school authorities and the admin
istration of the schools.
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RAIL
LAWS ASKED
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Interstate Commerce Commission
on the proposed four-system
Eastern merger, the report said,
may determine whether Congress
will want to enact legislation
forcing railroads to divest them
selves of some interests already
acquired.
The royal names in railroad
ownership today, as individuals,
are George F. Baker 81 Son, of
the First National Bank of New
York: Arthur Curtis James and
the Vanderbilt family, the report
of the railroad investigating COM
mittee made to the House today
disclosed.
The vast holdings of the Van
SweringenS and other interests in
large part are through holding
companies and the extent of their
holdings is more difficult to ascer.
tain.
Arthur Curtis James, with 5O7,.
1853 shares of railroad stock, heads
the list, but the Baker holdings,
based upon stock market quota
tions, are more valuable.
The Baker interests, translated
into stock market prices, total
8,O24, 1913. The Vanderbilt fam,
lily holdings reach $41, ,420,538, not
including 1883 shares of Chicago
and Northwestern preferred and
4,268 shares of Union Pacific pre-,
ferred. James holdings exceed
SIC, 100000, not including minor
holdings for which quotations are
not readily available.
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FOG AND SNOW
BRING SHIP
F. DISASTERS
Mauretania Grounded; Greek
Vessel Goes Down, Crew
Saved; Many In Distress

SOUTHAMPTON. England, Feb.
20 G.N.SO Winter weather, ac-
companied by fog and snow,
harassed European shipping to-
day.
The liner Mauretania grounded
off the treacherous brambles in
the English Channel, and was
floated only after diligent efforts
by half a dozen tugs.
Greek Boat Sinks
A Greek vessel sank off Lands
End after collision with an uni
Identified ship. The % members
of the crew took to lifeboatS and
were rescued
Several other small vessels re
quested help in the channel and
along coastal points.
BOSTON, Feb. 20 G.NS) AS
a northeast storm lashed the
New England coastline for the
third successive day, Coast Guard
cutters today battled mountain
GUS seas to the side Of two dis
abled Boston fishing schooners.
Land, air, and sea traffic were
crippled.
Calls for Help
The Boston schooner Marietta B,
wirelessed a call for aid from a
point about 81 miles southeast OF
Highland Light. Cutter Tampa
was dispatched, and late wire.
less report stated that she had
reached the side of the helpless
schooner and proceeded to tow
her to Boston.
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from Jail attaches fresh linen and
clothes in which they will De
arrayed for the Somber journey
to their last breathing places.
1t was reported that through
the night the pair tapped mes
sageS to each other over the wind
ing pipe systems in the Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Father Breaks Bad Nelvs to Gun Girl;
'1im Ready to DE-" She Says

Dague, like a Gagged animal,
PAGES the narrow confines Of his
dimly lighted jail-cell. He reads
the Bible, continually.
Irene, more calm and stoical,
awaits her fate with a certain
resignation that has been char
acteFiStic of the condemned
woman.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20

A SCHOOL romance culm1-
mated early today when Geral-
dine Free, daughter of Repre-
sentative Arthur M. Free OF
California, eloped to TowSon,
Md, and was married to
Thomas P. Littlepage, jr., son
of a prominent local lawyer.
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nually. Senator Norris (RD of
Nebraska, charged this would al
low the Government to make a
profit on the loans" In the end.
however. the Senate accepted the
bin as it passed the House, fear
ing that changes might lead to
its death.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Steel Police Break Up ScOttSbOrO Defense
Meet; Fear Unity of Negro, White TOiIerS
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white workers. The chef Of police
exposed the reason for the attack
when he snarled at a member of
the South Slav branch Of the I. L. D.:
what do you want with these mig
gers? Keep away from them. Let
them go to their churches, we won't
give permit or allow any such
meetings"
A few days before John RADIUS and
Decolla, two white workers, were ar
rested for distributing leaflets for the
meeting.
This shows that in the North, as
well as in the South, the bosses are
afraid of the growing unity of the
Negro and white workers, because
that unity would guarantee sue
cessful fight against the robbery and
oppression of the workers by the cap
italists.
Youngstown Conference Denounces
Attack.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 81
The United Front Scottsboro Defense
Conference, held in this city, de-
nomced this outrageous attack and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Many Hear Moore
On Tour for Boys

NEW YORK, May e. - Richard
B. Moore, national Negro organizer
for the international Labor Defense,
is now on a nation wide speaking
and organizing tour for the defense
organization in behalf of the nine
Negro boys who were framed by the
white ruling class of the South in
the Scottsboro case.
Moore is meeting with great sue
cess in behalf of the Scottsboro boys
on his tour, according to state
ment issued by the national office
of the I. L. D..
Moore speaks in Cleveland on May
% in the Felix's Hall. From there
ne goes to speak in the Detroit
iistrict from May % to June 3. In
annapolis. June d. Chicago, June S,
airy. Ind, June 6, Chicago, June z,
'aukegan Ill, June 8, Kenosha, Wis.
une 3, Milwaukee, Wis, June TO-
ocktord, III, June il. Rock Island,
Ill, June IL, ST. Louis Mo-, June IA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Special Daily Worker Correspondent Describes
Bitter Class War Raging in Kentucky
Coal District Around Harlan

no financial support. In fact a queS-
ton asked, revealed that the UNI.
WA. had. done nothing but collect
their initiation fee.
Yet, opening the set jaws of these
Kentuckians was no easy matter. Our
offer of assistance in their struggle
and the mere declaration that we
were not casual tourists on curl
osity visit did not suffice to win their
confidence, seems there are more
places than Missouri where you have
to show EN-. Who are you, Union or
Bosses men? Are you for or against
the union? What can and will you
do to help US? were questions they
asked us. When we satisfied them
that we had more than a passing in
terest in their welfare, we found it
hard to keep up with the fighting
expressions they made.
Listen, brother" one said, when
you cross that thar first railroad
track, you'll see birch tree which
is purity well chopped up. Well, I'm
a telIin va it's bullets what chopped
it. That's whar the bosses men was
killed and them men whats in Jail
didn't kill them. They's being kept
in Jail fer spite"
At first in MANY of the camns the
soldiers" were welcomed. They we're
seen as the means to get the "Chi-
cago thugs" yellow Dogs, who
posed as deputy sheriffs, out of their
camps and towns, but now they see
there is no difference, because the
National Guard marches the scabs
in and out of the towns and back
and forward to work. And how long
the strikers will stand this is ques-
ton that is agitating the minds of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Dayton Capitalist Papers Openly Admit War Is
Here!

agination. They could wipe out forts
and fortresseS, make arsenals and
ammunition dumps explode with the
violence of a volcano, and sink any
number of battleships almost in
Stantly
"The ease with which they are
handled would make possible utter
death and destruction upon every
thing and anything that might need
to be destroyed to bring victory in
war. The earth and anything upon
it would be at the mercy of such a
number of ships. Never again, these
maneuvers indicate, will there be
another war requiring four and a
halls years Settlement"
BY this article we can readily see
what this means to the toiling
masses. Comradely,
A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28

sent kilograms Of protest to the Bur
CESS of Farrell, demanding the re-
lease of the arrested workers.
kilograms were also sent to Gov
ernor White Of Ohio and Mayor
Decker Of Barberton, demanding an
immediate investigation Of the kid
MAPPING and probable lynch murder
of Louis Alexander, Negro worker, by
Barberton police.
Work Out Plans for Organizing.
Resolutions and kilograms were
adopted and sent to Governor B. M.
Miller of Alabama, denouncing the
frame-up of the nine Scottsboro
youths. A plan of work was adopted
to build up a mass movement for the
Scottsboro defense and for the strug-
gle to break through the terror of
the steel bosses who are attempting
to stifle the protests Of the workers
against starvation and Iynching.
A crowd of 400 white and Negro
workers at the Ukrainian Hall
cheered the call of Richard B. Moore,
national Negro work director of the
I. l.. D., to smash the terror of the
Northern and Southern bosses.
Grave shortcomings.
The conference was attended by
many delegates from organizations
and churches and marked big
step forward in the work of mob
ilizing the masses for the defense
of the ScOttsboro victims. In the
failure to build block and neigh
borhood committees as basis for
the conference and lever to swing
many more organizations into line
in the fight to save the boys, this
conference, like many others that
have been held throughout the
country, showed grave shortcom-
ings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28

us, and ordered all to re-enlist at the
company offices the next day and
the contract read: all will be taken
back except undesirables, A nice
alibi for the company. Then they
had arranged for that damnable
crook, E. J. Wilson from Passaic, M.
to say who would be desirable. And
it turned out that no strikers we're
desirable who showed militancy.
If there was no militant picketers,
McGrady and his gang could never
sell out strike, for the bosses could
lick the workers easily. So he sold
us out and then had his pal E. J.
Wilson to keep us from working. If
anybody doubts this, just come to
Elzabethton and see for yourself.
Workers Tend to Militant Unions.
These lying scoundrels have
ruined many families here, and I
can answer for one that no A. F.
of L. union will ever fool me again.
Workers, beware of these money
grabbers. That is all they did down
here and they made good grab,
The poor ignorant scabs that Nc
Grady and Weinstock got to take
our jobs are paying for it now. They
are talking strike, and the N, IT.
w. U. is here to lead them No
more A. F. of l. sell-outs allowed
around here, especially any of that
dirty gang that sold us out
A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28

mediately after the walk-out VIM
Kelly, Matilda Lindsey and Alfred
HofGman Nothing again were on
The grounds declaring that when one
man or woman went back all would
20, under a contract. We knew
nothing of organization, Or of their
trcachery. My eyes were opened to
their tricks one night Hoffman an
nounced that McGrady was in con-
ference with the mill management
and he would have something to give
out on tomorrow that would please
US.
They all sang a few religious songs
and went home to sleep away their
troubles. Everybody was at the big
tabernacle early to get the news.
Finally about noon in came Nc
Grady and his crony Miss Anna
Winestock, the government concilia-
tor. She had been here for several
days and we didn't know it. They
were working in seclusion on the
big sell-out. When they mounted
the platform and rasd the contract,
it was just like throwing a rock In
a hornets nest. Not many workers
voted to so back to work on the rot
ten contract but they took good care
to have the whole population there
TO vote, men and women who never
work in a factory.
Blacklist Militants
Well of course, they ran it over
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Youngstown to Be Centre of Ohio and.
Buffalo Youth; West Coast Preparing.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.-Upon the
refusal of the permit by the mayor,
chief of police and traffic commits
sioner for demonstration on National
Youth Day, a delegation was sent to
the city council There the COM
mittee exposed the role of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Corp.
as being behind the attempt to bar
the demonstration. The president of
the council, Buchanan, actually ran
away from the committee room
rather than answer these charges.
The council passed the buck to the
chief of police, saying that only he
has the right to grant or refuse a
permit. The committee told the city
officials that the city must accept all
responsibility for any disorder which
may be started by the police or COM
pany gangsters. The newspapers
carried front page items on National
Youth Day, giving the stond of the
committee.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-The Buffalo
youth are holding a National Youth
Day Send-off at Valo Hall, 159 Order
ST., on Thursday night, May 28 A
Negro orchestra will provide the
music. Fifteen cars are expected to
leave Buffalo for Youngstown. En-
thusiasm runs high.
CHICAGO, In.-A caravan of
nearly 600 cars and trucks will leave
Chicago on May % for Milwaukee.
Carrying hundreds of young work.
ers, they will be bound for the Ma
tional Youth Day demonstration in
the socialist" city
Other trucks will bring young
workers from Gary, Ind; st. Louis,
Mo-; Hammond, West Allis, and
other cities. On Saturday, May 80,
parade will take place, which will
end with a mass meeting and DEM
onstration.
Working youth organizations that
have never been touched by the rev
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28

Angeles will have a delegation of 200
at the meet, representing IL organi-
cations in the city. Among the San
Francisco delegation, which will use
at least IS cars and trucks, will be
SO workers children.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. - Prepara-
tons for the National Youth Day de-
monstration in this district, TO be
held in Duluth, Mimi, on May 80,
are going ahead full blast. The Young
Communist League has issued 1900
printed leaflets, and special leaflets
to young farm workers, to children,
and to the National Guard have been
issued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
Hungry Worker Collapses In Employment
Office Line

ers for some firm. Employment clerk
called out a name and about half
a dozen crowded around One tall,
dark, neatly but shabbily dressed
girl pushed ahead, please, madam
need job SO badly, Mother put
me thru business course and spent
her last penny and now We are
starving" But the clerk only mo-
toned her aside.
Then a few Of us left the bureau
On the stairway the girl who spoke
swayed and fell. Men in charge Of
the building took her outside, revived
her and advising to go home and rest
let her go.
Let's fight this. Build powerful
Unemployed Branch Fight for i'm
mediate relief and for unemployed
insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-28
MILITARIST WAR
BREAKS OUT IN
SOUTH OF CHINA
Crisis Grows Worse AS
CliqUes Open Battle

Widespread militarist war has
broken out in China between the
Marking clique of the Kuomintang
and Nationalist government, headed
by Chang Kai Shek, and the Can
tonese section of the same imperial
list lackey group. The Cantonese
militarists, backed by British imper-
ialism, are said to be advancing for
battle towards the north. The re-
newed fighting shows the deepening
conflicts within China and the
sharpening antagonisms between all
the imperialist powers, the United
States, Britain and Japan.
Hallett Abend, Shanghai CORE
spondent of the New York Times,
reports that all traffic in the Yangtse
River up to Hankow has been sus-
pended. Eugene Chen and Sun Fo,
former fake '1efts" in the Kuomin-
tang, have joined the Cantonese in
order to fool great sections of the
Chinese masses into supporting this
gang of militarists.
In the meanwhile the Communist
forces are advancing, rallying the
impoverished workers and peasants
against both militarist and imperial
ist cliques.
The new movement Of the Nation
alist troops, Hallett Abend reports,
has been advantageous to the Red
advance:
THE thinning out of the reliable
troops has resulted in encouraging
the Communists in Honan, and the
same group which has held the
Rev. Bert Nelson captive since DC
tober captured Kwangshan, in
Southern Honan, and has killed or
captured the garrison of 500 troops"