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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
SUBJECT
GIVEN BY WOMEN

"Oriental Marriage Customs"
was the very interesting subject on
the study at the meeting OF the
Presbyterian Wou-en's Auxiliary
held at the church this week. with
Mrs. T.. b. Wilmer In charge OF
the study. She was assisted ~
Mrs. "A. wv. Shouse. Mrs. e.. P.
Owen and Mrs. M. j. Hauscheck.
Mrs. G. e. Swartz led the devo-
tlonal service nc the close ~ the
meeting. Mrs. Owen was hostess
at a social session. serving q dainty
r~cfreshment course. Other ladies
present were MeSdames Willard
Agnew. Margaret King. p. &. Kelso,
y =. Mcneil. u. w. Meredith. Sam
N~ettleton. j. N. Pace. John Rouse.
Ben Stafford. J. Schmitter and T..
II. Noiin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
EMONSTRATTON
rs INTERESTING

The members OF the Home Demon
stratiun Club were pleasantly enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Wesley Moses by Mrs.
j. j. Patterson. Sixteen members and
six visitors we're present.
Miss Dorothy Porter was present
and gave a very interesting demon
stration on the making of different
stitches IN linens.
Mrs. j. "A. Burkhart was a new
member admitted to the club.
Visitors were Mrs. A. A. Laughlin,
Mrs. Buchen, Mrs. r.. b. Ross, Mar
garet Gordon, Alene Coates. The
next meeting viii be at the home of
Mrs. VIM. 5tie- on August 18th.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
WOMAN'S SERVICE
CLUB MEETS

CLUB MEETS
The members OF the Service Club
spent q most enjoyable Thursday
afternoon on the lawn at the home
OF Mrs. Cilley.
The business meeting was con-
Quoted by Mrs. II. G. Richey, presi-
dent. Mrs. Frank Kretz was leader
for the afternoon and many inter
esting games were enjoyed. Refresh
ments were served TO twenty-three
members and eight visitors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26


MI. and Mrs. s. E. Barr were
guests of MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Cot
ton at Harrington at a bridge party
on Tuesday evening.
Rev. w. II. Marshall returned Sat
urday from north Texas, after be-
ing called home by the illness Of
his son.
John De zumwalt and Mrs. G. o.
Peterson returned Saturday from
Copperl- Mrs. w. W.. Whitlock ac-
companied them and will spend some
time visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ped
erSOn.
Miss Ruth shoptaw left Sunday
for KingsviIle.
Miss Halle Mchlister spent Fri
day with Mrs. p. r. Moyle of San
BenitO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rosenkoetter
OF San Benito spent the first of the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Satufer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan Taylv and
daughters returned Tuesday from
BruSeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Hanson left
Wednesday for Edgley, North
Dakota.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
METHODIST GROUP
HOLDS MEET

Mrs. y. T.. Vlning had charge 0f
the study mt the meeting Of the
Women's Auxiliary or the Metho-
dist church held &C the church this
week. Mrs. Oscar Roman chair
man OF the executive committee,
gave am interesting report.
Mrs. r. J. Balbreath and Mrs. q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
FAREWELL PARTY
o HANSONS

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Hanson were
honored with a beach party Sunday
evening at Boca Chica. After c de-
lightful swim q picinc supper was
served. Those present were Messrs.
and Mesdames G. Bingley. Walter
Bingley and daughter. r. BlngIey
and daughters, s. ID. Bager. and
children. b. Gordon, and daughter,
and VIM. Anderson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
HONOR GUEST WITH
SAILING r

X. o. Weikle and Ed Crcglin were
joint hosts at q sailing party Mon
day evening, honorinr Miss Evelyn
Knox OF Hugo, Okla, who Is the
guest OF Miss Ruby Peterson. "A pic
mic supper wa served 10 the follow
ing guests: Miss Velma Burgess,
Josephene Kretz, Ruby Peterson.
Ernest Hollon, Theodore Barr, Ken
meth t-att. Lois Kretz and Club
Galloway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
BRIDGE r. HOSTS
DURING PAST WEEK

Mr.. and Mrs. 8. r. Rosette have
been hosts at a number OF bridge
affairs at their home tn East Mis-
sion the past week, with Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
spent IN enjoyment with their
friends and neighbOrs.
Tuesday evenings affair counted
six tables or players. with Mrs. Jas
Gillett and Ollin Rome high score
holders, Mrs. r. NJ. Smith and
Rudolph Rome lows.
The guests included: Eessrs. and
Mesdames n. ~. Smith. :. M. Duf-
fie, r. j. Rome. w. O. Brown. T..
p. Congdon, Ollin Rome, a. T..
Volz, Albert McHenry. y. "A. Gil
lette, DR.. and Mrs. +. r.. Burnett.
Captain and Mrs. Hanna, the
latter from Port Arthur.
On Wednesday evening again
the beautiful Rcsette home was
filled with guests including Messrs.
and Mesdames IT. ii. Rankin, y. ID.
Grossman, Alton Bentsen. Flynt
Sorrelle, q. T.. Dohrn. T. r..
Card, j. +. Honey and Leon Brown.
Mrs. Alton Bentsen and Flynt
Sorrelle high score holders and
Mrs. q. ~. D0hrn and Win Par
rish, lows.
A delicious course or refresh
ments was served by the hostess
each time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
MARRIAGE
ANNOUNCED

Announcement Is made here this
week Of the marriage Of Miss Edith
Ford OF Houston. Texas and David
Cooper OF this place, the wedding
having occursi Friday. .-r. and
Mrs. Cooper viii reside on Mr..
Coopers farm on the Brown Tract.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Workers, Small Depositors,
Fight for Your Savings!

-FOUR FoRTYsEvEN THOUSAND depositors lost
which closed its doors
this total 100000 workers
deposit OF less than $500
with dependents the actual number of people affected by this
one-fi of the population OF New York
the capitalist carried stories
plans Of the bank whereby
the depotors while actually
department which chiefly responsible
outrageous robbery suandeng OF millions
dollars
the wrath of the people have put for
swindes socaled defender Of the de-
chief criminal defender OF Tarnany grafters
appointed special deputy at
swind prosecute the
guilty bankers
Jail and millions Of
banking department preferred
paid to the depostos
United Committee the only organization that has
dpots All Of the other committees
the rich stockholders and
depoor The United Depoos Committee has arranged the DEM
onstraton at City Hall today 1890
All deposos employed and unemployed workers
city officials to
grant small depo
out Of funds received from
officials state
guarantee deposits deposors.
dpotors must make this demonstration
the highway robbery Of the bankers with the aid
the state officials and fighting demand tor the rtt 70 the ssA
4ercsi+ors OF their life savings
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
LONG BRANCH, NJ.
ELECTION MEET
To Meet Despite the
Terror of Police

LONG BRANCH, L. LIN spite OF
the refusal of the city commissioners
to grant permit to the Communist
Party to have an election campaign
meeting here, the meeting will be
held today at Morris and Chelsea
AYES. at 8 pm.
Two thousand workers came down
to the last election campaign meet
ing that was held July 80.
The cossacks of Mayor Johns rode
in without any warning, pushing
their motorcycles into the crowd, beat
up the speaker and arrested three
workers.
These workers were not even given
a chance to secure lawyer and they
were railroaded to jail for 80 days.
The Communist Party Of Long
Branch calls upon all workers to
come down hundreds strong to this
meeting and demonstrate to fight
against police terror and for the
right of the workers to continue their
election campaign unmolested by the
police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
TWO SIGNATURES
A DAY Is DEMAND
OF SECRETARIAT
Warn Against Slack
ness in City Elec-
ton Campaign

The District Secretariat has issued
the following statement, sounding a
warning against the slackness Of the
Party election campaign. The state
ment follows:
1.-TWO signatures a day from each
Party member and synpathizer OF
the Communist Party, and from all
members in the mass organizations,
unions, clubs, and fraternal organiza-
lions to place the Party on the bal
lot is the goal set by the Communist
Party, District 2. The date set to
reach this goal is September 6. The
Communist Party, District 2, sends
this appeal to all workers to respond
Immediately to this call in order to
smash the conspiracy OF the COM
bined enemies of the working class,
Democrat, Republican and Socialist,
the Capitalist parties, to place every
obstacle in the way Of preventing
the Communist Party from making
further ir1roads among the working
class at this time in view of the des-
perate winter ahead
Go at once to your nearest station
listed below:
142 E. Sd ST., SO1 W. 18th St., 10 W.
129th St., $50 Prospect Ave, Bronx;
1856 18th St., Brooklyn; 81 Graham
Ave-, Brooklyn; 11S Bristol St,
Brooklyn.
Sign up to collect a minimum OF
two signatures a day. The quota must
be reached by September 6. Get
other workers to collect three sigma
lures a day. Every worker a Red Col
lector and two signatures day from
each worker to go over the top. Get
the Communist Party on the ballot
in the municipal elections and deal
smashing defeat to all enemies OF
the revolutionary movement.
DISTRICT sECRETARIAT
Communist Party, Dist. 2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Yes, Plough Under But
Capitalism Not Cotton!

TOR past years press throughout
calling attention the fact that the capitalists have resoed
"stab1ization the using
Northwest destroying food and rubber
capitalists staged sham battewith
crates of destroyed
suffering from malnui
ton and workers were dying from starvation More recently e Can
capitalists uproong of peach trees order
decrease the peach AL this destruction goes on while millions
sarve.
NOW government destruction
under ond of their cotton order to increase the price
cotton by decreasing the quantity
suffered tremendous declines in prices
collapsed production
slavery for the Negro and white workers employed on the
plantations independent Already the
passing of the decline
prices demonstrated in Camp Hill Alabama
where the land cut off the food supplies OF Negro choppers IN an
their share of the before the
cotton picking around
capitalism destruction of the cotton the
the and small farmers All that this
material
avel Because there too much cloth people must
capitalists and their sociaasst lack seek to perpet at the
expense O the suffering toiers!
conditions affecting the lives millions
people parasitic class of capitalist
robbers In the production
mills farms etc. tong
for the profit of their capitalist owners regardless
Of the needs of the In the Soviet Union goods are produced Tor
welfare of the workers.
that the United States the capitalist robbers have
monopoly srangehod the necessities OF life on the factories and
producing them enables the bankers and spectators
destroy etc. in the effort to keep
profits bolsteng picen face of the fact that
10OOO000 workers jobless and hungry.
constantly
of life the Of goods well
further raising the standard living of the
whole population.
destructive but utterly fan
carrying out its plan of
saving of their cotton. The individual
cotton matter how
approve fellow destroy his The
plan opposition of the New
silly Impractical
gentlemen consideration
involved to the cotton workers They simply thinking
pockets to the reaconary plan of
hopeless the illusion OF subdnang the
capitalist production to kind OF pan
most reactionary
Board to plough under
criminal insanity characteristic
Of the entire capitalist system
destruction gigantic quantities Of material and food
the millions unemployed and their
capitalist class that is trying to
living of the working
cold FLOODED
denial of unemployment relief.
cotton that be poughed under but this chaotic
capitalist not cotton and food s
destroyed while millions unemployed and starving and
before their What must
capitalism with its robbery and oppression of the white
with its landlord monopoly of the land in the cotton
enslavemen of the Negro nation with
cuts stretch starvation The workers and
unite this task Of
uproong capitalism replacing it with workers and farmers
nnoent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Striking Miners Open First
Aid Station in COverdale
Coal Miners Must
Have Relief To
Fight On

COVERDALE, Pa, Aug. 14.-Yes-
terday 1.-THE first aid station opened
in the Coverdale, Pa, tent colony.
A corner of the relief kitchen was
taken over, and disinfectant and
bandaging, collected by local miners,
make up the stations first supplies.
Already representative from the
state health department. came to
investigate" and told the miners that
the first aid supplies must be taken
out Of the kitchen and kept in a
Special place.
wed ike special little tent for
our first aid station of course" Rudy
Coates. who organized it says. "But
until we get it well have to take Sec
ond best. You know we haven't much
place under a roof to spare. So
many families being evicted need
tents"
There are a terrific number of tub
erculosis cases all through the field,
but this the First Aid cannot deal
with. Good food is necessary to cope
with it. Lots of folks who haven't
shoes to wear, get cuts and bruises
and unless It's painted with little
n1efourochrone it means an infection
and all kinds of trouble. That's one
thing we need lot Of.
Then there are so many with bad
storachs and headaches-we know
that's from not getting enough food.
We're doing our best to get this first
aid in shape and we need physics,
headache medicines like aspirin,
iodine and mercurochrome, alcohol,
and Of course, bandages and adhesive
tape. We'd sure appreciate it if you
can help us get some of these things.
But" he continued, what we need
most Is food. Most of that sickness
wouldn't be If there was enough to
eat. And I can tell you, we need a
good strong stomach when we picket
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
POLICE CLUB
MASS RALLY
IN DETROIT
5000 Negro, White
Workers Protes
Chicago Massacre
Prepare Aug. y Meet
Put Evicted Workers
Furniture Back

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 14.-Four
thousand Negro and white workers
protested in solidarity den1onstra-
ton at the City Hall against the
Chicago massacre of four Negro
workers, against the kidnapping of
speakers at Grand Rapids and
against the mass arrest Of workers in
Detroit in connection with the evic-
ton struggles. A telegram of protest
was sent to Cernnak. mayor of Chi
cago.
! At the end of the demonstration
: news came that Negro family had
been evicted. Three thousand work.
ers marched from the demonstration
to the place and put back the fur
niture. About 400 cops were rushed
to the scene and they began to club
the workers with nightsticks. The
crowd fought back with sticks and
bricks. Many workers and few po-
licemen are in the hospital injured
Eleven workers were arrested. The
crowd attempted to storm the police
station to release the prisoners but
we're beaten back by the cops.
This demonstration served as a pre-
paratory rally for the August % DEM
onstrations organized by the Inter
national Labor Defense. On Aug. q
under the leadership of the lid the
workers of the world will raise a
mighty storm of protest for the re-
lease of all political prisoners. The
workers will commemorate the muir
der of Saco and Vanzetti four years
ago by these mighty demonstrations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
ALI Witnesses of
Attempt Break Up
Meeting Needed

Workers who witnessed the at
tempt Of the cop to break up the
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
meeting July IS, at 14th st. and
Broadway should appear in court
August IS, Tuesday, to prevent the
frane-up of two workers. Com
rades jenkins and Manning are
to be tried at that time in the
Magistrates Court at 57th st. and
Lexington Ave.
The police have coached two
gangster taxi drivers to frame up
these workers. The meeting Of the
League was being held for the re-
lease of Tom Mooney. At about
1918 pm. q big cop came along
and tried to break up the meeting,
hitting a worker with his club.
The workers resisted and now they
are trying to frame two Of them
AL workers who were at the meet
ing should come TO court WITHOUT
fail TO help defend these two conn
radee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Struggle Goes on in NeeV Forms
Br0adens to Other Coal Fields
KY. Coal Co. Gunner
Slug Negro NMU
Organizers
Terror Is Unabated
Strikers Write to the
Worker" From Jail

HARLAN, KY, Aug. IA. -Four
mine company gunner took Nc
Kinney Baldwin, Negro miner dele
gate to the Pittsburgh National
United Front Conference. They tied
him to a tree on Wednesday night
and beat him until they tore his
clothes off his back. They told him
they would kill him If he returned.
The thugs used Sheriff John B1air's
automobile in doing the Job. Bald
win was elected chairman of the
Harlan National Miners Union kit
chen feeding starving families. An
other Negro mine union organizer
was caticslly beaten and Jailed. The
terror against the miners continues
undated.
The International Labor Defense
has been driven underground. This
American Legion Is naobihzing against
the militant miners.
A Message from Prison
The imprisoned Kentucky striking
miners have sent the Daily Workers
the following message for transmits
sion to the workers everywhere:
HARLAN COUNTY JAIL, Harlan
KY, Aug. 1--we sweat like he'll in
this bosses jail Every day makes us
hotter and more red. About fifty
workers fight for life behind these
bars. Cockroaches, rates, neas, dirt
and rotten grub give us break in
this monotony and we wonder what
Is happening outside and who is next
Now the thugs are bringing more new
arrivals. While Fred Jones, one of the
dirtiest thugs OF the operators, to-
gether with an army of murderers
from Pennsylvania and other states
are framing evidence against us,
every person who tries to help get our
witnesses together, is thrown into this
jug. In Harlan County, the capital
ist bosses are making a last minute
battle to make sure that we get the
chair.
But we march, We've got the
bosses on the run. They can make
US rot in their Jail. But this isn't
new. We have been rotting like
slaves In their mines befors. Now
they are afraid of LIS. We battle
for our HIVES On the outside. They
see that we are winning, 50 they try
to break us with iron bars. But we
are solid. The class war demands the
ks-nNsr.rHrrrfa nv ga Gsns r<rHxzH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15

ticians instrumental in robbing tens
of thousands OF workers and small
business men of their life savings.
A permit for the demonstration
has been granted by Commissioner
Mulrooney, extending from 1890 to
5 p. m.
Expect Big Crowd.
The United Depositors Committee,
leading the depositors' movement to
recover the full amount of their de-
posts, announced that preparations
for the demonstration were well
completed last night and that the
demonstration would be one of the
biggest Of its kind ever held.
Eleventh hour attempts Of the
state banking department and Tam
many officials to head off the grow
ing mass movement of the small de-
positors were indicated in stories In
the Morning Journal and the For
ward telling of promises Of an early
payment OF 40 per cent of the lost
deposits.
While 1t has not been made
public yet, It was learned by the
Daily Worker that the @fnvestiga-
ton conducted by Broderick has
Melted lawyers, Tammany hangers
ON and others than the depositors
nearly s3,000,O00 to date.
The international Workers Order,
many members of which organiza-
ton are small depositors, has en-
dorsed the demonstration today and
urged all worker depositors to sup
pors the Omitted Depositors' Commit
tee demands,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15

with those yellow dogs after usI But
everybody feels fine about having a
fist aid station. We even got a mid
wife in our colony. You know the
company doctor here won't come to
see us when we're sick. The only
doctor we get to see is the one the
P-O relief has done for us in Pitts
burgh." Today there are five patients,
and they are all doing well But
more noTishment is needed-nore
relief The P-O calls upon workers
everywhere to send contributions so
that more food can be sent into
every strike camp. Send your con-
tributions to Room 2o5, Gil Penn
Ave, Pittsburgh, Pa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15

DETROIT. Aug. 10. - millionaire
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
who reaps millions out Of the toll and
sweat and misery Of the American
workers, who orders the State Police
to shoot down miners striking against
hunger, yesterday made one of the
most demagogic speeches ever de-
livered, calling on the Federal gov
eminent to rescue capitalism by max
ing fake pretenses to laid the unem-
ployed.''
Pinchot dined here with Mayor
Murphy and discussed" the mem-
ployment situation Mayor Murphy,
recently acting with New York bank
ers and Henry Ford, curt down unenn-
ployment insurance at a time when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
MINERS ADOPT NEW TACTICS in FIGHT ON HUNGER
Pickets Clubbed in
West Virginia: Over
200 Already Jailed

WELLSBURG, West Va, Aug.
l4.-Picket lines of the National
Miners Union strikes at Golfers
and WeIlsburg Thursday morning,
and picket lines of the rank and
Tile strike, over which the U. NJ.
w. A. claims jurisdiction, at Elm
Grove the morning before, have
been broken up with savage
brutality, with tear gas and club
ping, and with arrests of over 200
strikers.
The picket lines were formed to
stop the importation of scabs.
Charges against those arrested are
'Inciting to Riot" and other
,harges-in great variety.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
HIT ELIZABETH
jim CROWISM

NEW YORK.-Hundreds Of New
York workers will travel to Elizabeth
today to support Elizabeth workers
in demonstration against the jim
crow City swimming pool at Front
and Livingstone SITS.
The demonstration is called by the
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Detroit Jobless Demonstrate As
Pinchot Feeds Them Phrases

ing in the Grand Circus Park. They
marched to the statler Hotel with
signs reading, Governor Pinchot
feeds the starving miners with leadl"
'Pinchot and Murphy Scheme
Against the Unemployed"
The demonstration which was
staged IN front ot the hotel denounced
the murder Of miners By Pinchot's
state police Later the workers
marched back to the park where a
huge meeting was again held, tiious-
ands Of workers taking part. This
was the Detroit workers answer to
Pfnchot's starvaton ana murder
policy.
x~,Ax5rv>~>uvxuuH A~ WA rug Yvsuuro,S
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Labor Sports Union
Picnic For Miners
Relief Oh, Aug. %

I The worker-sportsmen delegates
to the Spartakiade who are re-
turning to the United States to-
day win report on their trip to
the Soviet Union at the Daily
worker Picnic tomorrow Hear the
report Of the delegates. Come to
the DAILY WORKER PICNIC.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15

and the Communist League, with the
cooperation OF the Communist
Party.
Tbs workers making the trip win
meet at II o'clock sharp this morn
ing at the YCL office in the Workers
Center. AL workers are urged to sup
port this demonstration aud the fight
against discrimination against Negro
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15

Two members of the United De-
positors Committee, Seitenberg and
Brownstone, were arrested Thursday
while distributing leaflets for the
demonstration, despite the specific
promise of the police department. not
to interfere In such distributions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
Penn. Governor Calls
On Hoover to Act
More Sternly
unemployment is increasing.

unemployment is increasing.
Detroit workers gave Pinchot a hot
reception. They staged a demon
stration at the Statler Hotel where
Pinchot and Murphy dined slnnp-
tuously while talking about poverty
and misery"
A few hours after it was known
that Governor Pinchot would have
dinner with Murphy and plan against
the unemployed, the Unemployed
Councils Of Detroit gathered several
hundred workers and held a meet