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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
STILL FEEDING
 THE MARCHERS IN
 HUNGER PARADE
Five Course Dinner Given Them in New York They Were Called Vic- tors

New York, Dec 10.-UP)-The New York New England contingent of hunger marchers," just re- turned from their march" on Washington to demand unemploy- .ment insurance, were hailed as "victors' at meeting here last night, while they ate a five-course dinner provided by local comrades.
 The scheduled demonstration was called off on account of rain. The "marchers," however, alighted from their IS trucks at Union Square, circled the square chanting their songs, then proceeded to the Stuyvesant Casino (Ninth street and Second avenue) for dinner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Big. Aduertising Yield 58 P. C. Higher Profits Shown
 With Increased Volume

Dollars expended in advertising during l932 will yield a higher return than at any time in the last years indicated by survey undertaken by the Advertising Federation of America. the board of directors announced today
 "A chkup of l0z large companies showed that firms which ineerad their advertising in lo30 1929 made sS cent better profit comparison than those which decreased it, the report states The same increased their lead still further in ie3
 An apprseiabe business recovery has been noted for some months in cities where newspaper advertising has reached the vOme according analysis of seventy large cities said Gilbert T. Hodgss the president of the federation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
TWO COLORED MEN CHARGED
 WITH KILLING TWO CONSTABLES TAKEN FROM JAIL ANDLYNCHED

Lewisburg. W. Va. Dec 1o--(UP) Tom Jackson and George Banks. negroes, charged with murdering Consfa bles Joseph Myles and Jack Brown. were taken from the coun- ty jail to-day, shot to death. and hanged from trees near the city limits. Myles and Brown were killed two weeks ago while ate tempting to quiet a disturbance at a negro dance.
 Plans of the iynching party had been made carefully, Fifteen au- tomobiles. their license plates rec moved, stopped at the county taii. Jaiisr Wallace Flint was called to the door. His keys were taken. Jackson and Banks wero taken
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Beer Just Around Legislative Corner
 Asserts Senator
If There Was Any Presi- dential Leadership It Would Be Finished Now Says Tydings = Cites Deets Pichett of Meth- Odist Board - Senator Tierney Has Bill
By LYLE c. WILSON

NSAAs<0 4 ANoo Jtah
 Washington. Dec, 10-(UP)- Senator Willard E. Tydings, dem ocrat, Maryland, a handsome red haired bachelor, predicted to-day that beer is just around the legis- lative corner.
 "If we had any degree of presi- ment," Tydings said, "it would be now. The senate would be almost evenly divided on a vote to permit the sale of beer"
 Tydings cited statements of Deets Pickett, of the Methodist board of prohibition, temperance and public morals. and of other prohibition that beer would relieve depression.
 "There is strong probability" he told the United Press, "that there will be a measure passed, largely because of the economic emer- gency, to permit the sale of beer. With a tax of 25 cents a gallon, beer would raise $500,000,000 or revenue annually based on con- sumption in 1910.
 "Deets Pickett says the brewing industry consumed 3,0O0,O00 tons of coal annually. Professor Irving Fisher of Yale, president of the war time prohibition league, says commodities of the brewing indus try required 100000 freight cars and several hundred locomotives annually.
 When President Hoover was food administrator he said the breweries consumed annually 38.- 900, 900 (millions) bushels of grain. Professor Fisher also said that breweries proper employed 75,000 men and that in handling and sell ing beer an additional S00,000 were employed.
 Therefore, being pressed for revenue on the one hand and seek ing to diminish unemployment and to provide markets for commodi- ties on the other, the fact that al- ready 150 members of the House
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

from their cells. They were not permitted to dress. State police from surrounding communities meanwhile were summoned. A nasty search was organized for members of the lynching party. which quickly dispersed after the negroes had been hung.
 No arrests he'd been made. All members of the party were masked. The bodies of the negroes clad only in underwear. were cut down by Flint and Sheriff J. IT. Bowling. They were taken to . Lewieburg mortuary. dickson and, Banks were indicted by a special county grand jury on murder charges November %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
WINDMILL BUILT OF SCRAP IRON

Williston, N. D., Dec 10-A windmill constructed from scrap iron that had accumulated on his farm is being used today by Jock Schmitz to pump water from a 128-foot well. The frame is made from angle iron. the gears were taken from an old binder, and the blades of the fan were made of galvanized iron sheeting from an old water tank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Will Relieve the Already Overburdened Poor Man and Let the Rich Foot the Bills - Party Leaders Are Opposed to Any Increase for the Man Drawing a Very Thin Envelope PUBLIC DEBTS
 SHOULD WAIT
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES nited Press Stan COrrespOndent

Unlted Press stan COfreSpOn0ent.
 Washington, Dec 10.-(UP)- Democrats in congress are prepar- ing a tax program designed to make the rich bear the major bur- den, and relieve the poor man of giving up larger slice of his in- come.
 This program will be offered as substitute for the detailed pro- posals prepared by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. In many respects to avoid any increases for the small taxpayer, it will be for mulated by a joint policy com- mittee" or senate and house, and will be ready probably next week.
 House democrats, with a major ity of the membership, must ac- cept responsibility for tax legisla- tion. Once their program is before
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
TOWN CLAIMS AGE RECORD

Kisa, Sweden, Dec 10--(UP)-A Swedish record for longevity seems to be held by the inhabitants of the little parish of Ksa, in central Sweden The latest fig show that out of population of 4000 less than 92 persons 80 and of these, 10 90 Some years ago Kisa had Swedens oldest inhabitant the farmer Sven Eriksson who died at 10512 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
THIRD TOSS ENDED ARGUMENT

Lynn, Mass, Dec 10-(UP)-When Patrick Ter nancy ended argument by tossing his landlady Mrs Eva Landregan, out of the secondstory window, she came right back into the house. Again Terhaney hurled her from the window. Again she returned After third toss, Landlady Landregan taken to hospital with two broken ribs and discoored eye Tosser Ter nancy was taken to the lock-up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
GOPHER TRAPPING AIDS

Shawano. Wis. Dec 10.-UP)- A booming business about to enter a depression here is the trapping of gophers. After paying out $9,561.8O for the 95,618 of these rodents presented for payment of the. bounty last year, the county board is considering abandoning the bounty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
UNVEILED ORDERS

New York, Dec 10.-UP)- Untitled orders of the United States Steel corporation decreased 1S5.501 tons during November to a total of 2,933,93l tons at the end of the month. A year ago thrilled tonnage stood at 3,639,636 and two years ago at 4.125,345.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
LIQUOR WAS JUST OFF THE BOAT

North Stonngton, Conn, Dec 10-(UP)-State police captured two New York trucks loaded with 300 of liquor just off the boat to-day. Sergeant Ar thur Wtmarch and Officer George Seide arrested Joseph Harrison, alias Harris of 766 Ninth avenue New York and Alexander Kortland, of 66 Paisade avenue, New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Late Bulletins
WOMAN KILLED AT CHESHIRE

Cheshire Conn., Dec 10-(UP)- Sarah Quinn, about 60, of Hamden fatally ynured and four other persons received minor injuries to-day when the auto mobile in which they riding skidded and hit tree Mrs Quinn died enroute to hospital Police held John P. Ryder, New Haven, charge of reckless driving under bonds for the Ryder Mir and Mrs Clement Kline of New Haven and Peter Qunn of the victim, were taken to Meriden hospital for treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
DEMOCRATS WILL SMASH THE TAX
 BILL OF HOOVER
Sample Of Tax You Will Settle If Hoover-Mellon
 Proposals Are Adopted

Washington December 10 = (UPl - The married with child and income of $5000 year would pay little less than three times much federal he does under the proposed schedule of the administration
 Taking the of hypothetical described above his under the old and pans would work about like ths
 Item Now Pays New Plan Income of S5, 900 year ............ $1650 $42.00 Draws 20 checks month 240 year. Nothing 4.80 Calls Long Distance telegraphs, week Nothing 260 Takes family theater, circus, baseball
 football games a month average
 cost 8 ...................... Nothing 360 Buys radio and some phonograph records for
 SlOO ....................... Nothing 500 Buys $500 automobile .............. Nothing 5000 Smokes package of popular priced
 cigarettes daily ....... .... 21.oO 2555 Writes average of one letter day. 7.3O 1895
 Total l........................ $45.70 S12450
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
League Of Nations Settles Dispute Of
 China And Japan

Paris December lO (UP) The League of Nations formula hng conflict in Manehua was adopted unanimously by the council in its final peny today both China and Japan voting for the resolution.
 provides that the Japanese withdraw their troops within the treaty zone speedily possible that both sides refrain from starting further fighting neutral commission of five be appointed to investigate the situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
DROVE WELL BY HAND

Little Falls, Mont, Dec 0-(UP)-Tod that "it couldn't be done" Charles Artonows recently drove well by hand By three days of constant pounding with a sledge hammer, Artonowski had sunk washer point and pipe 30 feet into the ground, beating machine drill nearby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
UNION LEADER WILL GET LIFE

Mt Sterling, Ky, Dec 10-(UP)-W. B. Jones, Evarts Ky, miner and union organizer, convicted to-day of charge of conspiracy to murder Jim Daniels Harlan county deputy sheriff. Life imprisonment recommended. The jury delberated six hours and 10 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
DEPOSITORS HAD $2O COUNTERFEITS

East Hampton, Conn, Dec 10-( (UP)-Depositors from East Hampton, Salem and Colchester found when they presented money at the East Hampton Bank and Trust company to-day that they had accepted counter felt $20 bls Treasurer George B. Brott detected the counereits by burs the hair of Andrew Jackson in the portrait and in the margin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY

Clarksburg, W. Va. Dec 10.- CUP)-Rebuttal testimony in the trial of Harry F. Powers, blue beard" charged with the murder of Mrs Dorothy Lemke, ended at .11:O1 a. m. to-day. The court be- gan it's instructions to the jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
ORIGINAL MARY

Worthing, England. Dec 10.- Mrs Mary Hughes. 90. said to have been the original Mary of the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb" died here to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

Washington representatives active the 72nd There are hrse re latter edge Tn political prefermen They O Ruth Bryan Owen de%9Sra 0 Kahn republican, California; t4 Edith Nourse Rogers reprS receive the caransh the important oi Oo xYhO enfe cong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec 10.-(UP)-The treasury net balance December $ was $S3,183,S ,S34.11.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

Last Minute News Flashes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

Communist Party q S A.
P o. Box 81 Station D.
New York City.
Please send me more information on the Com
munist Party.
Name Observation-Disclosures.
Address ....'...................'..
City OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. State ...........
Occupation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Age ......
Mail this to the Central once Communist
Party. P. o. Box 81 Station D. New York City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Supermillionaires Strengthen Hold
on Industry

While they were making three-quarters Of
billion from selling their old investments, the
biggest capitalists maintained their total of cor
poration holdings. AS class they drew a lar
ger income in 1929 then in 1928 from dividends,
bond interest, rents, and other forms OF property
income.
All sorts of property income continued to flow
into the pockets of the capitalist class through
out $780, while the millions of jobless workers
increased With few exceptions Gin foods NOV
les, tobacco, and the main public utility systems)
corporation profits we're falling off, but dividends
were paid from reserves by thousands of compan
les. Only with the turn of the year did some big
companies begin to cut dividend rates. few
passed the January dividend entirely The bond
market still holds firm: practically no import
and corporation has defaulted on interest to
bondholderS.
For the tremendous increase in failures still
involves in the main only the smallest concerns.
Average liabilities in business failures has jumped
from about $40 500 in 1928 to $25 TOO in $780, but
this is still quite outside the central area OF big
dominating corporations Failures have not yet
touched the strongholds of the supermilonaires
While hundreds of small country banks go
under every month, mergers continue to
strengthen the position of the strongest banks
The few metropolitan banks that have APP
preached failure are being reorganized with new
directorates nearer to the central financial
powers.
Meanwhile, the small business man is tottering;
lower salaries officials are cut or displaced; the
little security owner has to cash in his capital to
meet the emergency. The lower ranks of CAPT
tastS are pushed nearer to the working class
Wage earners and farmers have been pushed
into deeper poverty. Wage cuts, part-time work.
and mass unemployment have cut the workers
class income probably one-third. Low prices for
farm products plus the drought cut the farmers
income in 1890 more than one-fourth below the
figure for 1929. More farm owners are dspos-
sessed and pushed down into tenantry or crop
sharing. Farm laborers looking for jobs are
so desperate that (even according to the Depart
ment of Agricultural many are working for bed
and board without any cash wages at all.
Clearly the wealthiest few, in spite of smaller
dividends in 1881 will continue to draw off a
rising percentage of the total national income
While mass misery increases, the supermillion-
aires will come out of the crisis more strongly
trenched than ever in their control Of industry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Bv ANNA ROCHESTER
Labor Research Association

TWENTY ONE persons we're added in 1929 TO
l the American SUPER millionaire class with in
comes of over So 100000 year. Ihat the sVoch-
market crisis and months of serious industrial
depression had not changed the basic treno
toward greater concentration OF wealth is the
most important fact shown by the preliminary
statistics of income for 1929 just released by the
treasury Department. Many facts indicate that
the continuing crisis has further Wldened the gap
between capitalists and workers
SupermilHonaires admitting incomes OF S5'OoO'-
900 or more numbered 26 in 1928 and SO IN 1929
77I,ose with 50 100000 but less than $5,OO0O00
numbered 38 in 1929 and 40 in 1929 Only OF
the 447 who had 100000 but less than 100000
in 1929 were dropped by the first months OF the
crisis into lower income class.
Lesser. lights among the capitahsts-the more
Than q million persons with 1928 incomes ranging
from lust under 100000 down to S5,OOO-Were
shaken down considerably. One in % was drop
ped into the under $4,000 group But they
still had long way to fall before they would
hit the workers average wage.
COLLAPSE of the stock market in 1929 reduced
in all income groups the profits from marginal
buying and short selling. Only the supernl-
lionaires could as a class cover their share OF
tbs loss with increased income from other
s. zee.
lrOQSQOQJ IIle years VI SUOCh ll4eI
I wealthiest few had been gathering in large
s 9 of the speculation profits. But in the high
C.. income groups the speculation profits were
steadily smaller than profits from sale OF stocks
and bonds purchased years before, at much lower
prices When the market began to fall, the big
insder could still make profit by selling blocks
of his old shares and then buying them back at
a lower price. In 1929, increased profits from sale
and manipulation of old investments by the SUI
pernlilhonaires more than balanced the decline
in their speculative profits
Income Admitted in the NIillion-DOllar Year
Glass.
1928 1929
(511 persons) (504 persons
Salaries, business and
partnerships ....... s1179OO,OOO $117,4OOOOO
Net Profits from spec
ulation ........... 141,2OO,OOO 43,SOOOOO
Other sales of capital
assets ............. 58O,3OOOOOO 747,oOO,ooO
Dividends from
porations in Us.A. 316,1oO,oOO 323,2OOOOo
Rents, interest and all
other income ...... 63,7OO,OOO 74,2OOOOO
Total clG5s income re-
ported ........... 81, PIG 100000 81 sos 100000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02

In the last issue of his exposure of the
treacheries of the a. F. L. leaders in the
Mooney Billings case, Mooney tells how, at the
1880 convention of the A. +. L., Vol sabotaSed
a resolution demanding release of the two
framed up workers. Mooney tells how Schar-
renberg, secretary of the California State Fed
Grafton of Labor; BrOuillet, president of the
San Francisco Labor Councils Mullen, editor
of the Labor Clarion; Casey, Mclaughlin,
Haggerty and other local chiefs. sabotaged the
Mooney Billings campaign. Mooney then be-
gins to tell something about those who did
fight for him and Billings, and continues be-
low:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Uncover Starvation and Misery

The capitalist press the agents of the ruling elias:
has been publishing less and less news about
unemployment. 1t hides the starvation of the
unemployed workers families. We must
constantly expose the miserable treatment
of families of the unemployed by the city
governments and charity institutions. We
must uncover all cases of starvation, I'M
ACCOMPLISHMENT, sickness. We must pub
lieh these cases in our press, in the
Daily Worker, i'm Labor Unity, tell
them at all workers meetings. I'm
employed Councils should publish
bulletins to inform all workers Of
the starvation and misery OF the
unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Only o "War Relic"

Surprising that you have read in the scandai
sheets all about the recent arrest OF the al
leGed most murderous gangster, Fred Burke who
has list of murders as long as CRATES
front leg to his credit and want to know If
you read this item, which came from the AS
ISOLATED Press at st. Joseph, Mich. Tuesday:
New York police officials quizzed him (Burke)
about the Staying of Frank Uale, Brooklyn boot
logger, but Burke denied the crime
ct haven't been in New York since 1917,
when was ON recruiting duty for the amy b
said" - - ----------------- -aa-------
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
How to Keep New Members.

The following should be the guiding points;
l. Proper functioning of Enthusiastically
paratus, etc., so as to organize work of meeting
etc.
2. Every meeting start at 8 p. m sharp and
adjourn no later than IL D. M
8. Nucleus Buro assign an old member to
every new member for periods ranging from one
to two months. This must not be done me-
chemically. The new member must not know
about it. The old member should be held re-
sponsible fog getting to know hinl-helping him
showing him how to work-suggesting what to
read etc. When it comes to choosing commit
tees for distribution visiting, etc.. the Buro
should assign these same two comrades
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
TO BE CONTINUED

ct your protests against lynching, de
portations, discrimination and perse-
cutiOn of the working class re-
sound fr0E, coast to coast o.
March g. All out!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02

proper demands for the young workers they will
rally around the union and in the struggle they,
themselves, under the union leadership, will find
the best forms for the youth section to take.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
PARTY LIFE

Conducted by the Organization Department OF
the Central Committee, Communist Party, U.SA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-02
Methods of Recruiting

Proper approach and correct methods are IN
diSpenSable for the successful recruiting and
keeping of new members in the Party, We print
below some extracts from the Plan worked out
by the Chicago District Committee in connec-
ton with the Lenin Recruiting Drive. Careful
reading of the points contained in the Chicago
Plan will be OF benefit to the comrades in the
other districts.
Approach to Recruiting.
This Drive must not be separate and apart
from the mass activities of the Party. Recruit
ing must be linked up with every activity and
the Nuclei and Section must check up each week
on recruiting just as they do everything else.
This drive is not record Drive for figures of
application cards. When it is through we want
to record an absolute increase of Party mem
bers to the amount of new members recruited"
Methods of Recruiting.
THE main emphasis must be in recruiting in
the shop-aS result Of systematic activity of
the individual Party members Each nucleus
must aim at recruiting in their own territory
thus roofing the Party in the shop and neigh
borhood. Each Party member through the nu-
cleus must be checked up weekly"
Every Party fraction in mass organizations
must recruit a definite number of new members
from their organization at the same time
strengthening and improving the functoning of
the fraction"
Employed and Unemployed.
while we shall not neglect the unemployed,
great emphasis must be put on recruiting among
the workers still in the shops. When criticism
was made of some sections for recruiting exclu-
svely among unemployed instead of correcting
the disproportion, they practically stopped re-
cruiting."
Shop Nuclei.
San inteoral mart of recrutino new members
must be the building of the present shop nuclei
and the organization of new shop nuclei. Each
shop nucleus must definitely recruit new mem
berS and each Section must build a minimum of
one new shop nucleus. The absolute neglect of
shop nuclei mot even on agendas of Section
Committees except ST. Louis and So. Ill.) shows
the underestimation of the Sections"
How To Accept New Members.
1--WE must learn from our past mistakes Don't
recruit just application cards-concentrate on
good fighting proletarian types of workers. All
new members must be accepted in the nucleus
by a vote of the nucleus. To handle this every
nucleus must have Membership Committee of
three. This committee meets before the nucleus
meeting and calls in applicant to question him.
If not satisfied with first examination, delay
entry one week and visit home of applicant but
inside of two weeks every applicant must be
acted upon. In this way we help to keep out
unfit elements. However, we warn against I'M
necessary delay"
Before being accepted every applicant must
pay initiation fee $50 cents or 10 cents) and 10
cents for membership card. After the applicant
has attended one meeting and been accepted he
must get his membership book without delay
Every new members must be given free copy
of Greetings to New Members together with
the membership book.
How to Keep New Members.