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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
G. 0. P. DEFEAT
SAD BLOW TO
JOB HOLDERS
Democrats, Taking Reins in
House, Sweep Out
Republicans.

By Scrif ,rard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Christ-
mas holidays at the Capitol find ap-
proximately 125 men and women
out Of jobs, and twice that many
more who know that during jan
uary they too will be added to the
ranks of the unemployed.
Democrats are making clean
sweep of Republican employees of
the house and replacing them with
their partisans, brought for the most
part from outside of Washington.
Those who are being turned out
are presumed to have savings on
which they can live for a time Most
of them have earned from 81 900 to
$4,000 year during the Republican
administration.
Few Retained
From page boys to grizzled vet
Grams of the public service, the ak
is falling Unfortunately. Veterans
Of the Civil war who serve as door
keepers under a special dispensation
Of life tenure are the only secure
and unruffled members of the house
attache list, numbering between 375
and 400 employees.
A few others, who have served the
house so long that their politics is
forgotten and their services are in
dispensable, are being kept, also,
but the list of these is very short.
A few of the Democrats who have
succeeded to responsible positions
have been working at the Capitol as
minority employees, during the Re-
publican administration, and are
not totally unacquainted with the
duties they have assumed.
Keep Agreement
This is true of Joseph J. Sinnott,
new doorkeeper, who has been at
the Capitol some forty years,
through changing administrations.
FINS Scott, new house postmaster,
has held one of the nineteen posi-
tons the Democrats managed to
retain through the Republican sway,
and so has Kenneth Romney, new
sergeant-at arms.
Under a sort of reciprocity agree
ment, Democrats are retaining few
prominent Republican appointees
on a new minority list. This in
cludes William Tyler Page, former
clerk of the house; j. G.. Rodgers,
former sergeant-at-arms; Bert w.
Kennedy, former doorkeeper; Frank
w. Collier, who has been postmas-
ter; M. L. Meletio, a deputy SER
geant-art-arms, and James Griffin,
special employee.
The house police force has been
changed almost completely, and so
have the house elevator operators.
Where it has been necessary to train
new employees before turning over
responsible positions to them, old
workers have been kept on the job
until January.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
SAFETY PLAY GIVEN
BY DRAMATIC PUPILS
Part of Program Sponsored BY Film
IndorSerS.

A safety play, prepared by Helen
Frances Starr for Lieutenant
Frank owens of the safety board,
was prepared by her dramatic art
pupils at 100 today at Fountain
Square theater as part of the pro-
gram for the potato and apple mat
inee, sponsored by the management
and the Indiana Indorsers of Pho
toplays.
Plot of the play concerns a meet
ing of "our gang" to discuss COM
positions on Safety" prepared for
their schools safety program. Miss
STAIRS pupils take the part of chill
dren in the "Our Gang" comedies.
The play will be presented again
Thursday at the Indianapolis Home
for Aged Women and will be broad
cast as a part of the safety pro-
gram conducted by Lieutenant
Owens at 3:45, Jan. 6.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
THIEVES LOOT AUTOS,
BREAK INTO HOUSES
Take Articles Valued by Owners at
1913, Police Say.

Take Articles Valued by Owners at
$315, Police Say.
Looting automobiles and homes
Monday night, thieves took personal
possessions worth $315, police said
today.
A sample case and travelling bag
valued at $3.50 were stolen from an
automobile parked by Fred Geyer,
% West Georgia street, at Balsam
and Fairfield avenues.
Two trumpets valued at $45 were
stolen from the car of j. G. Kegg,
2245 Park avenue, in front of the
home Monday night.
Using pass key, a burglar en-
tered the home of Harold C. Roem-
PIKE, 23O Hoefgen street, stealing a
rifle and fishing tackle worth 500.
Thieves who broke into a lunch
stand at 653 River avenue, Monday
night, opened a music box money
drawer but failed to obtain money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
LIBRARY LISTS NEW
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Adventure Stories, History, and a
Pastoral Tale Included.

Among books recently received by
the indianapolis public library are
many editions for children. They
are available at the central library
or at any of the seventeen branches.
TIMOTHY AND THE BLUE CART. .
by Elinor Whitney-A jolly country story
of three children.
CALL OF THE RIO BRAVO" by Al
bert Bailey-A vigorous story about boy,
written out of the authors own exper-
fence in Brazil.
JUAN AND JUANITA," by Frances
Baylor-About Juan and Juanita, who
lived with their parents in Mexico and
were captured by Comanchi Indians.
"a CHILD'S HISTORY OF THE
WORLD" by v. M Hiilyer-A popular
COMPANION to "a CHILD'S GEOGRAPHY
OF THE WORLD"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29

fornia proved fatal
to Miss Josephine
Clay of North Sal
EN-, Ind, Butte I
university grad u
ate, according to
word received here
today.
Miss Clay was a
member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sor-
ority and had been
t e a C h n g in the
west S in c e her
graduation in 1928.
The body will be
returned to North
Salem for huriaI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
PLAN MINSTREL SHOW
Kiwanis Past Presidents to Put on
Program for Club.

Past presidents of the Indianap-
oils Kiwanis Club vii present a
minstrel show at a meeting Wednes-
day in the Riley room at the Clay
pool.
Members of the cast will be Her
man G. Wolfe, Eli Schloss, Julian
Wetzel, Walter B. Harding, Mervin
j. Hammel, Harry E. Jockey,
Dwight S. Ritter, Carl S. Wagner,
Walter T. White, Henry L. Dithmer,
o. B. lies, Edward E. Gates and
John A. George.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
TEACHER IS
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

BU Times SpeciaI

BIZ Times Special
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. 20.
Charles F. Warner refused to
battle and wore the same
clothes for months, Mrs. Mary
Warner alleges in a divorce suit
on file here. Two haircuts a
year and a shave once a week
were her husbands limit, the
wife alleges. she asks restora-
ton of her maiden name, Mary
Bailey; So a week support mon
ey, 500 for attorney fees and
$3.50 alimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
Tennis Now in Season

~ UHte6 FfeSS
STERLING, H., Dec. 29.-Tennis
enthusiasts have planned a tourna-
ment for New Years day unless an
unexpected blizzard SHOWS under
the present summer weather. Other
residents have been swimming in
Rock river, horseshoe pitching and
golfng at the country clubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
MRS. GRACE B0RTZ DIES
Succumbs at Hospital Following Ill
ness of Five Months.

Mrs. Grace May Bortz, 26, of 313
East st. Clair street, died Monday
at the Methodist hospital following
an illness of five months.
Mrs. Bortz, who had lived in the
city five years, is survived by the
husband, Gerald G.. Bortz, a son
Gerald G. Jr., her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at
the Valid funeral parlors, 1919 North
Illinois street, Friday at 10 with
burial in Crown Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
JAMES BYROAD, 73
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SEEKS TOMBAUGH'S AID
Vermont AdjUtant- General Fights
Guard Personnel Cut.

Aid of Adjutant- General Paul
Tombaugh in a move to oppose a
federal budget plan before congress
reducing national guard personnel
and pairing the number of drills
annually was sought in a letter to-
day by Herbert T. Johnson, adju-
tant-general of Vermont.
The federal proposal would re-
duce the number of drills from
flfty-two to forty-four annually,
and would reduce camp personnel
to rs per cent of the present en-
listed strength.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
CRASH INJURIES FATAL
Miss josephine Clay, Graduate of
Butler, Dies in California.

Injuries suffered in an automo-
bile crash Christmas day in Cali
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29

the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles c. Clay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29
Stop Your chiId's Cough Safely!

"Oseay came bome sVifb
& fri sypttw eszs5 and
cold. / pEs biw TO bed
risbt 6tV4y. Right 4wSy
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IS eper. r. J. Ryan,
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29

Though winter has barely started have reduced
cloth coats to new low level for quick clearance All bseng
fashonand of quality that exceptional! In the trough"
WeavesBOuc Senta Crepe Persian Curl Span
h e and brown. Collars trimmed
these luxurious fur Fox Manchuan Wolf (dOg
and northern seal Gabb). Sizes Ii to 16.
DOwnsaiS shre
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
WIN KANSAS CITY
NEEDLE STRIKE
$50 Workers Acce pit
T.U.U.L. Leadership

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Under the
leadership Of the Needle Trade
Workers Industrial Union, $50 work.
ers in the Liberty Garment Company
won a partial victory after a two days
strike. The strike was settled on the
basis of two concessions on the part
of the employer. These two conces-
sions we're the firing of the slave
driving manager, Mr.. Ascher, and a
20 per cent raise in pay.
This victory has been won in spite
of the police and the wholesale ar
rests of leading members of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union. The main strike breaking
efforts of the owner of the Liberty
Garment Company, who was backed
by all the big manufacturers of Kan
sas City (who showed great fear OF
the possibilities of a general garment
strike) we're directed towards soaring
the workers away from acceptance
Of militant leadership. The hue and
cry OF Reds was raised not only by
the bosses, but by all of the police
and by the newspapers.
AS result Of this strike the pro-
spects of a general strike struggle by
the needle trades workers of Kansas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
u. S. Supplies
Arms to Japan
iinWar0nChina
Department Of Commerce Spreads Lies About Financial
Crisis in the Soviet Union
u 5. Ambassador in Secret Conference With Japanes.
Premier; japanese Press Praises Sttmson
BULLETIN.


rali
1t distorted International
of the imperiaHsts against the Union
article, admits
o. n
II supplies United
States quantities gold apparently 20 81 bsh
Shippers
action Department Of Com
advising
will
/ yolved
The Hoover Government Advanced the cam
paign against the Soviet Union another step
Thursday by ordering financial boycott OF
the Workers and Peasants Socialist Republic.
This is a further step in its attempt to maintain
and push its leadership in the anti-Soviet front.
On Thursday the leading capitalist papers ap-
peared with simultaneous attack against the
financial stability of the Soviet Union obviously
inspired by the Wall Street Government in
Washington. This attack declares:
due to what it regards the uncertainty involved in
collections by American business firms of payments for
ports to Soviet Russia the Department of Commerce adj
vising business to deal with caution in their credit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
Winning Candidate in Salt Lake City Polls
10000: Communists 5000

Communist votes.
At Kinloch. Pa, twenty-five
out Of one hundred and thirty
votes cast were for the Com
munist candidate.
Seventy-one votes were poll
ed by Communists in Tylerdale,
mining camp. and forty-nine at
Meadowlands.
Many Votes Stolen ~
Wholesale stealing of Com
munist votes has been reported
by workers throughout the dis
trictt. The elections in Western
Pennsylvania were CARR e d
throughout under the worst
terror against the Party ever
witnessed.
In Masontown, Fayette
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
CELEBRATE 14th YEAR OF WORKERS RULE IN SOVIET
UNION! DEMONSTRATE AGAINST INPERIALIST
WAR ON WORKERS FATHERLAND! ALL
OUT TO BRONX COLISEUM TONIGHT!

tonight from the huge
nth Street where the New York District OF the
4h
Of socialist construc
country in the world that has
living standards OF the
result OF the successful building
socialism world decaying capitalism where
police terror against rik
mpaist constitutes the only
crisis will outlined by the speakers
The their tonght at the Coli
the imperiast led by the United
attack the Soviet Union before the Swear plan
will the beginning of
the broad
the against the Soviet Union
develop revolutionary the mpa bandits
Soviet Union part of the plans the
iperias leadership the United States crush
growing fights the workers in all capitalist countries and the hero
boerng profits mionaires
ton control of the worlds markets and for mpest world
all and colonial
peoples the
exploitation fascist reaction all workers
against the Soviet Union by the
Coliseum!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
Communist Elected to Yorkville Council As Red
Vote Groavs in Mine, Steel Towns; Big Utah Vote

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.
Haye Bales, Communist Party
candidate for mayor received
$3.50 votes, and got fourth
place, running very close to
third. The highest winning
candidate polled 1879 votes
and the present mayor who ran
for reelection and who was
considered a very strong cam
didate got 6,649. The lone can
adidate running as democrat
polled only 4,747.
In 80 voting districts the
Communist Party had absolute
majority and in 81 we had a
majority over the present may
or. The present mayor was
backed by the Mormon Church
and also had control of the po-
litical machine which he util-
lied to the fullest extent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07

County, 20 Communist votes
were recorded whereas one
worker knew of thirty workers
who voted straight Communist.
The total Communist vote in
Pittsburgh is not yet available.
At Bentleyville mining camp,
seventy votes for the Commu-
mist candidate were cast, and
seventy-nine workers in Mon
essen voted for the Communist
ticket despite the Bishop ter
ror against the Party.
Communist candidates in
these localities were running
for the first time. The Com
munist vote in mining and
steel towns was more than
double the socialist party vote.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
Telegram to the Daily Worker
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Nov.

III lob y hGf1, "a, NOV.
6.-John Bukas, Jr., active
Communist worker, was elected
to the City Council of York
vile, Ohio by the votes of min
ers and steel workers. York
vile was recently the scene of
a big unemployment demon
stration.
Bob Fibert, National Miners
Union organizer, Communist
candidate for Justice of Peace
in Peace Township, East Ohio,
received five hundre and seven
gotes. Other votes in the To-
,al elections in East Ohio show
decided increase over the pre-
7ious Communist vote and in
licates the growing influence
VI the Party, in Western Penn
'ylvania and Eastern Ohio. u
Hackett workers cast twenty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07

ing in, said the Dresser Committee.
cannot stay in Harlan" Orderly
citizens will be protected" he said
altho he had said the same thing
twice before when Bruce Crawford
and Boris Israel were shot by his
thugs.
jeff Baldwin is facing death for
testimony given. told Of his brother
being shot down in cold blood a few
months ago at the Workers Inter-
national Relief station. He said all
the miners testifying are doing SO
despite the fact that they know the
operators will mark them. Mrs.
Viola Grace wife of the NMU organ
izer, told of her home being raided
five times by company machine gun
crews. -. All who testified to their
homes being raided stated that the
raiders declared that the UMWA was
ok, I'VE belong to it,"
The Deputy Sheriff told Mrs.
Grace, 1T is the reds and snake doc
tors who belong to the NMU, we are
out to get"
Begin New Terror Campaign
A new wave Of propaganda and at
tack against the NMU has been
opened up by vicious campaign in
all local newspapers. The American
Legion leads in the attempt to smash
the growing NMU and is laying the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
Workers! Smash the
Secret War Pacts!
Defend Soviet Union!
WORKERS.!

w NAeANA4ANSs
Today the workers throughout
the world hail the triumph of IA
years of victorious Socialist con-
struction in the Soviet Union. At
the same time the imperialist rob-
bers in Washington, Toxic, Paris,
etc, have Joined in secret agree
ments to destroy this hope Of the
workers and oppressed in every
corner of the world
The new world slaughter looms
biggre every day! The robbers arc
plotting to destroy IA years Of VIC
torious Socialism. They are plot
ting to destroy IA years of victor
ious Socialism. They are plotting
against your lives as If you were
so many wooden checkersl Re-
member the slaughter Of l9l4-l9ls
for Wall Streets profitsl
The workers want no war They
want immediate relief and unem-
ployment insurance. Not a cent
for imperialist warl Every penny
for immediate unemployment re-
lief and insurance!
Down with the Hooyer-Laval
Secret War Pacts! Defend the
Soviet Unionl Down with the war
on the Chinese masses!
Workers. The workers of the
Soviet Union depend upon youl
Workers! Take up the fight
against the secret pacts. and the
ever growing menace of war;
Adopt resolutions esprotest every
where, in unions, in shops, in fra
ternal organizations - wherever
workers meet! Organize joint
workers committees OF action!
Spread the fight far and widel
Prepare to demonstrate all over
the country on Nov. 2lstl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
J. S. TRIES TO PROVOKE WAR; CALLS FOR CREDIT BOYCOTT
ON THE SOVIET UNION AS WORKERS HAIL 18th ANIVERSAR
HOOVER'S GOVERNMENT LIES

in the NY. Times of July 10, 1881, comment
ing on the PRESENT crisis in capitalist Eu-
rope. Duranty was present, with Hoover,
at the Versailles Peace Conference).
8 president Hoover know very well. One
As day at the Department of Commerce, /
had an intimate talk with him. The subject
of Russia came up.
Hoover said: TO tell the truth Marsh,
the ambition of my life is to crush out Soviet
Russia
Il said: Even if you starve the women
and children?'
Hoover said: Prom a statement
by Benjamin C. Marsh, Secretary of the Peo-
pies Lobby in Washington, published in the
San Francisco Daily News, August 10, 1881.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
POLICE RAID RED
OFFICES TO STOP
COUNCILS WORK
Kansas Citv Police Ar
rest Fifteen

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. "a
police raid on the Party headquart-
ers took place yesterday. Three
comrades we're arrested. This raid
was only the aftermath of series
Of attacks and arrests lasting two
days. The police stated quite openly
that the attacks were being made
because of two things: l. The Hunger
March and the trouble which the
reds are stirring up among the I'M
employed" q The strike which the
Communists led in the Liberty Gar
ment Company.
Among those arrested were Paul
Cline, District Organizer of of the
Communist Party, John Dawson,
Trade Union Unity League secretary,
w. G. McCuiston, secretary of the
Unemployed Councils and twelve
others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
Harlan Miners Tell OF
Terror to Dresser Group
Committee Met In Pmeyie By Miners representatives;
Whole Country Watches

PINEVILLE, KY, Nov. 6,--The Dresser
Committee was met in Pineville by forty min
ers and their wives, representing the National
Miners Union the International Labor Defense
and the Womens Auxiharies from Harlan
County and Straight Greek where the strike was recently won
under the National Miners Union leadership.
Miners Greet Committee
Many miners quit work to greet the committee cour
ageousy facing the danger Of being put the spot after
the Dresser Committee leaves of miners testified
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
cops BEAT UP
CHILDREN OF
MILLSTRlKERS
Slug Lawrence Pioneers at A
Hike; Trample On Women
and Children

LAWRENCE, Mass,
Nov.6. Massachusetts
papers announce today
that Governor Ely and
Lieutenant Governor
Youngman have both secretly
left the state and the press is
evolving many theories. A
rumor has been spread widely
among the loomfixers who are
members of small independent
union with the leaders close to the
bosses, that the militia is to be or
dered into Lawrence as soon as the
fake vote is taken and that the DEM
ocrat Ely tried to shift the RESPONSE
bility on to the Republican Young
man who stole the march on the
Governor and disappeared siinulta-
neously. The loom fixers expect Fred
Cook, secretary Of the state, to order
the militia.
Attack Pioneers
Forty police in two cars and
patrol wagon caught eighty young
textile Pioneers on Denrock Road
after they had finished three mile
hike and were preparing to eat
their lunch. The police were led by
Marshal O'Brien. The police
smashed the march, chased the
children around the country and
carried away Loretta Starr, the Pho
nner Director. Crowds of children
reassembled and demanded the re-
lease of Starr but were again dis
persed. Starr was later released
after having been questioned at the
police station.
Terror Continues.
There was fair picketing this morn
lilS Will HULL pOllCC liieCl lOiiSS'
John BALKAN who is organization Sec
rotary of the United Front Rank and
File Committee and a representative
of the National Board of the Trade
Union Unity League was arrested on
the Wood picket line this morning,
charged with vagrancy and released
on $500 bail with the prosecutor Sc
curing a continuance OF the case to
try to work up more serious charge.
"This is the man who has been max
ing speeches melting all the riots
recently" the prosecutor argued in
court this morning.
There will be an election rally in
front of the city hall. The Conlmun-
list candidate for Mayor, Bramhall,
will be the speaker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07

today as 10 now tney were DlaCk-
listed, harrassed, beaten up and
fired at when they joined the Ma
tional Miners Union to fight against
starvation. Possession Of the Daily
Workers was considered sufficient
reason for company gunner to raid
their homes, the miners said.
Miner Hanged With Barbed Wire.
Caleb Powers, a miner with six
children, told how he was threatened
with death and Jailed several times
for collecting food for starving min
ers' children. Judge Jones told him
he could go free if he would stop
his union activity and leave the
county. Powers refused. Now he is
unable to get work and is constantly
threatened. He told of one miner
named Miller, Who was hanged with
barbed wire on Ivy Hill for union and
relief activity.
-Four hundred company gunner
who terrorize Harlan County miners
have SUDDENLY gone into hiding tc
prove that while the Dresser Com
mittee hearings are on that there
is no terror" Two officers Of the
Kentucky State Militia met with the
coal operators and Harlan authori-
ties just before the hearing.
Sheriff Lies.
Sheriff Blair in statement made
after he said the militia was not com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07

tenIIUliS 10 LndC COUNTY,.
This is in effect the long threat
ened financial boycott against the
Soviet Union. 1t occurs simultan-
eously with the actual war moves
already taking place in Manchuria,
where the Japanese Army is steadily
advancing toward the Soviet frontier,
and in Poland and Rumania, whose
intention to join the military ATTACK
on the Soviet Union was limited a
few days by League of Nations Of
ficials.
The attack on Soviet finances and
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)