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The Washington times., 1931-01-09
Washington Fashions
BY WILMA LA VILE

Chill winds may not suggest
spring, but the straw hats do
that all the Washington shops
are showing. Furthermore,
women are buying them right
now and wearing them.
Here are the important fea-
lures of these new hats. The
straw =. is more supple and pli.
able than ever, and it is manip-
ulated so cleverly that there
may be an individual design
for each Of us. There are new
combinations of felt and straw
that are exceptionally smart,
and that look like q rnidSeasorl
hat more than an all-straw hat,
and so are finding favor with a
great many women who do not
care to start WEARING straw
this soon. Many Of them have
brims, folded or cut so the sides
are uneven. Some Of them are
medium sized, others small.
. NCI Id111 IIOOAO OCCLA W OOAAAdAAN
a medium hat, and the solu-
ton is here. TricornS and bi
cornS are both popular, and .
great many cuffed hats Of Rus
sian inspiration. Brims are
folded in interesting ways and
curves are graceful. Sometimes
the brim and crown are one,
sometimes they are cut and
sewed together.
Many of these fascinating
new strawS are sleek and shiny.
They are close woven and prac-
tically all of them are trans
parent. Among them we find
paper panama, a material that
was brought out last year, but
the supply was small, so that
it will undoubtedly reach
greater heights Of favor this
season. Then there are the
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Fitzgerald S
Play Will
Be Given

"CongreSsionaI Night" Will
Feature Premiere of "The
Vegetable" at Wardman
Park Theater Next Friday
A Congressional Night" will
feature the first washington
presentation Of r. Scott Fitz-
gerald's comedy, THE Vege-
table" by the Columbia Play
ers at the Wardman Park
Theater Friday evening. Janu-
ary 16.
Washington has come to look
forward to the productions of
this favorite group of amateur
players. Their highly amusing
revival Of the old melodrama,
'"Ten Nights in a Bar Room"
two years ago, was one of
the most uproarious successes
staged by q local group.
win Sponsor Play
The forthcoming production
is being sponsored by Mrs.
James j. Davis and Mrs. Clyde
Kelly, who are working for a
large representation from the
congressional set for the initial
showing Of Fitzgerald's famous
Satirical farce in which a few
Senators, a Justice of the Su-
preme Court and other officials
play amazing roles.
For two years the Columbia
Players have won the annual
tournament staged by the Com
n1unity Drama Guild Of Wash
a>AAl~
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Resolve 10 WALK this winterI
You'll swing along into slender, linn
Der youth in the smart ease Of these
ARCH COMFORT SHOES

WALKING is our best exercise q. . and our least
expensive beauty treatment. Even if you're
ION your feet lot indoors, do brisk mile
a-day every day this winter for glowing
good.looks and fgure-youth.
The starting-pOint is the Nisley store for a
pair of our newest, smartest Arch Comfort
Shoes. They're just as well styled in their
bright boulevard manner as Nisley party
slipper! And when your foot slips into that
area of ease, you'll think no shoe at any price
has ever brought such well-shod contentment!
Our Arch Comfort models at $S are an
excellent illustration of the Nisley idea: to
make, at this price, shoe with all the quail.
ties of more expensive range. Only the fact
that we build all our shoes in specially
equipped central plants for more than fifty
Nisley stores accounts for such soft fine leath-
ers, shapely lasts and Fifth Avenue styles at
SIS. Come in and see them! -.
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favorites of last spring, pana-
malaque, baku and Ballibuntl.
A few rough shiny straws
are seen, but the smoother
textures 'predominate. We've
Sketched two typical hats from
a Washington shop. They are
of black straw and they are
. both inexpensive.
Miss LaViIIe win gladly an.
Swer any question about these
hats or about fashion II you
will call District $3.50, extension,
16S, or write, sending . self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope.
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LetJAUGO
Shipping
By Patricia Lee.

dLA lCA0 AGC
For names of the shops Uhere
you can find the articles de-
Scrtbed belotD. address Patricia
Lee, care of The Washington
Times, or telephone District
$3.50, Extension 165, between the
hours of $3.50 and S.
Pure Silk
Mesh Hose, 81
Mesh hose are becoming more
and more popular for street and
general daytime use. They are
said to wear exceedingly well
too. Usually they are more ex-
pensive, but we found an excel
lent selection of all good colors
at only 81 a pair.
Pastel Frocks of
Silk or Wool, $40
There's quite a vogue for pas
tells now for every time Of day.
Jerseys or wool frockS are smart
to wear under q dark coat. Silk
crepe frockS are lovely for after
noon and Of course pastels are
good for evening. We found
an unusually good selection Of
frocks in all these types. Very
new and smart lines. The quail
ity is exquisite for $40: Sizes IA
to 20.
These attractive linen hand
kerchiefs are very unusual for
they have an extremely large
letter OF white linen appliqued
in one corner. They come in
blue, tan, maize, yellow, green,
rose, pink and lavender. A nice
quality linen and an unusual
feature is the large letter.
The Washington times., 1931-01-09
WOODWARD &LOTHROP
1O-"11r~F o S7a1Ezs

See Pas Famous Puppets The Toy Store Tomorrow H. and O'clock
play Riding exciting Reds
Act II In Woods; uI-Grannys House.
THETo EFoURHF
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With
Built.in steel arch
Combination last
Flexible leather sole
Rubber cushion heel
Snug ankle fit
and absolutely correct siS'
~ to 9, AAAA to D.
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Plaid Crepes are Smart

The newest frocks, blouses and vestees
are plaids-and from this collection you
can choose every smart color combina-
tion and style Of plaid-broken plaids.
SILKS, SECOND FLOOR
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13

dustrial Union and the Trade
Union Unity League.
The speakers were June Croll,
William Schneiderman, Fred
Biedenkapp, and Ray Leven-
thai, as well as a number of strikers
who spoke in Syrian, French, Polish
and English.
The workers stood for two hours
listening to the speakers, and roared
their approval of a motion pledging
full support to the fur-workers strike,
and condenlning the lying attacks of
the bosses, who are circulating leaf
lets raising the DOGGY of "Commu-
lists" and Orders from Moscow, Rus
sia," and quoting the batter,
Hamilton Fish.
The audience at the meeting had
to sit on boxes and improvised bench
es, because the Y. M. c. A. had used
its influence to see that no chairs
could be rented for the strike head
quarters anywhere in Danbury. The
speakers had to address the crowd
from wheel-barrows as platforms.
The victory of the workers in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
PEASANTS OF
PHILIPPINES
IN REBELLION
Kill 10 Constabulary
Resisting Eviction by
the Land Robbers

Manila dispatches reveal that an
armed peasant revolt at Tayug, in
Pangasinan Province, northwest Lu-
aon, is threataning to spread, follow
ing pitched battle o. two days in
which hundreds o. peasants captured
the town Of 1900 population, held it
for days inflicting severe losses on
the American differed constabulary
The cause was clearly the decision
OF the Philippine Supreme Court up
holding the seizure of the land Of
1000 peasants by the lmperialist
owned Esperanto Estate which covers
100000 acres stolen from the peas
ants. This outrageous robbery of the
peasants has been exposed and fought
by the Confederation of Peasants,
whose headquarters are in Manila.
Faced with the loss of homes and
everything they have, the peasants
revolted. The imperialist press, lying
as usual tries to make out that the
peasants, who are Catholics, are "re-
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Readers Urged to
Attend Daily Worker
Editorial Meeting

The first meeting of its kind, where
all the readers of the Daily Worker
who are interested in discussing the
improvement of the paper will be
given an opportunity to voice their
suggestions and criticism, will be held
Saturday, Jan. II, at the Workers
Center, 35 E. 18th ST., at $50 p. M,
on the second floor.
This meeting is called by the edi-
torial staff of the Daily Worker,
There will be a report on the edi-
torial problems Of the Daily Worker
by Comrade A. Landy. All working
class organizations are urged to send
representatives to discuss closer con-
tact with the struggles of these or
CARNATIONS and the Daily Worker.
Worker correspondents, too, should
come to this meeting Every part OF
the paper will be discussed. The main
object of this meeting is to establish
closer connection with all readers and
to draw them into the life Of the
.paper. IL - -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
JOBLESS CONFERENCE PLANS $50 HUNGER MEETINGS
Filipino Peasants B,uve Fight Against Landlords for Land
Fight the Wage Cuts

OPEN wagecuttng policy
capitalists that
maintained will be maintained has served its help
National
the what repudaed the official
and called his
report to the stockholders yesterday. Wiggn said:
periy makes high American industry
sonaby moderate reduction designed
:"
That is clear enough day after Virgins ackey Matthew Wol
admitted $780, under the official
shall
cuts reality of "mod
cuts" to become 40 to SO
calling
determined double the the already
in 1890 paid about ten billion dollars in lost
Workers! fight against the will
conditions of
level Italy then that coolies
China India! up
closely with the fight of relief
prevent the using the oer
throw out the William
their allies the
revolutionary
unions of the Trade Unity the
ciS Fight the cuE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Poetry" and Fascism

THE minister of speed-p the
poet footsteps ap
to the
a flight from politics into the realm of mysticism.
come that general
growing grip
crisis the head of the British piece pure
hteratre9 But the truth of the matter that the
minister when of its mystical cloak political
Of the hopeness that embracing at the capitalist world
particularly the statesmen of the declining British
When Macdonald looks at
sunshine but big ourselves
old and the laid their
and the modern thing
Why such mystical poetry?
poetry full of old
abstract and poetry! 1t reflection
Of the capitalist
omic crisis The millions teemng
millions oppressed peoples rising gentle poetic
soul Of Macdonald the wall whittier capitalism?
he in hopessne seeks and intellectual consolation in the mystic
world the
Thus the generations flicker in the darkness and OUT
Capitalism trial. is the explanation the
new poet The mysticism of the bourgeoe their
religion reflect the dying and rotng capitalist
class has voluntarily
greater the mystical
sharpens its fascist Mysticism
tua and physical
represented by
When poet" got through writing
less inspired jointly
practical plans OF attack the starving miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
DEMONSTRATION
IN DRESS MARKET
of the Union
to Speak Thursday

NEW YORK-"Against pieceWork
and long hours and unemployment, 5"
the dreSSmakers and cloakmakers will
demonstrate Thursday at noon in the
market, 35th st. and Eighth Ave. All
the leaders of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union will speak
at various places in the market. This
demonstration is in prepar ,IoA ~
the coming dress strike for week
work, for the seven-hour day and
five-day week.
All other trades are modified for
this demonstration. Today at l D. m.
all furriers are invited to meet in
Bryant Hall. Tomorrow at l o. m.
there will be meeting of cloakmak-
ers in the same hall. Also, tomorrow
at noon there will be a meeting of
tailors in Manhattan Lyceum.
All the activities as well as the dem
onstrations are arranged to arouse the
dressmakers of the open shops and
the company union shops to send
delegates to the dress strike shop con-
ference on Thursday at 7 p. m. at
Webster Hall. This conference will
adopt all the plans for the further
preparation of the strike and for the
mobilization OF the entire labor move
ment in support of the dress strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
GERMAN RED Mine
UNION IS FORMED
Prepare for Big Fight
On Wage Cuts
Gable BY InprecOrr.I

BERLI, Jan. 12--At a conference
Of mine delegates in the Ruhr dis
trict yesterday, it was unanimously
decided to launch a revolutionary
miners union. The decision was well
coined enthusiastically everywhere.
The miners are considering a strike
which is prevented by the govern
ment announcing its still more
shameful arbitration decision. The
unions rejected the per cent wage
cut decision. The capitalist press con-
siders it certain that the government
will make the wage cut decision bind
ing and that the reformist union lead
ers will capitulate. Over 1000 min
ers are affected by the wage-cut de-
cision.
A cable dispatch to the New York
Times from Esen, Germany, telling of
10000 miners who gathered to form
the revolutionary miners union, says
that the workers are mobilizing the
entire working class for struggle, in
Guiding women and working class
children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
TAKE A LIST TO WORK
WITH YOU FOR JOBLESS
INSURANCE!

out of the wages of workers by big
corporations, and will not be given by
capitalists-is the urgent messages
from Kentucky saying that there is
danger of actual starvation" other
messages from Texas that farmers are
threatening to take up arms to get
food if relic is not forthcoming, and
a new threat from Arkansas farmers
that they will repeat on a wider scale
their action of Jan. 3 unless relief"
is real
Also, the reversal Of opinion" by
Payne and Hoover on the adequacy"
Of Red Cross relief, is clearly coming
from the fear that Communists" are
backing up the sarving farmers in
their demands. Hoover and Payne
thus have been forced by fear of these
farmers "going Bolshevik" to make
another pretense of more relief. The
growth of the United Farmers League,
whose headquarters are at New York
Mills, Minnesota, pointed out by the
fascist congressman Fish, is worrying
Washington.
Over 100000 are starving in only
three of Arkansas 70 counties, and
5000 cases are expected by spring.
Canadian Farmers Demands.
WINNIPEG, Man, Canada, Jan. 10.
An evidently spontaeous movement
of Saskatchewan wheat farmers, with
a charter of liberty" making de-
mands on the Canadian and British
governments, has been started at
Wilsie, Sask.
Some of the demands, such as those
against monopolies for farm pur-
chased goods, crop insurance at gov
eminent expense and abolition of
grain speculation. are correct; while
another, demanding price fixing for
wheat, is an illusion, and if put into
effect ynder capitalism would not
help the farmers, bps The sAp,taust
I. ro eE.l:ta1 i. q AEaasxA ~" 7ystsN'>
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Chase Bank Head Calls for
Bigger Wage Slashes in Us

NEW YORK; wholesale further wagecung campaign
all workers in the United States is the
world in statement presented today
Virgins appeal to given
special prominence in all capitalist
the market situation just
ton of designed to reduce COSTS
the workers have already
the statement
still greater drive against
Besides Virgins stressed the
forces China India
capitalists
objective
opposition
capitalism in the u S R., India and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13

committee, Dec. 10, plus dele
gates from dozens of organiza-
lions that have voted for the
Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill since then and en-
dorSed the campaign for insurance
and relief.
The conference last night was so
large that spectators could not be al
lowed on the main floor and were
relegated to the balcony.
NesIn Reports
The sessions were opened by Jack
tombstone, chairman elected at the
first conference, and the main re-
port was delivered by Sam Nesin,
secretary of The Unemployed Coun-
ellis OF New York. Costreu was to re-
port for the credentials committee.
(Note-This report, stating the exact
number of delegates, was not made
at the time this was written. Full
discussion from the floor was to fol-
low
New York District Secretary Car
lin of the Workers International Re-
lief reported on the arrangements
made by the WIZ. to feed the hun
ger marchers on Albany. The con-
ference endorsed the march, to take
place in the week of Feb. 16
The conference adopted a complete
program for very active signature col
lections, for stimulating discussion
and endorsement Of the bill in all
workers organizations. 1t made ar
to strengthen action COM
mittees of all affiliated organizations
in the Bronx. Harlem, Downtown,
williamsburg, Brownsville and Boro
Hall, and to create such section COM
mittees in places where they do not
yet exist, such as Yorkville, Midtown,
Astoria, Ridgewood, Greenpoint, South
Brooklyn, Brighton Beach, Coney
Island, etc.
Basis of Activity.
The section committees are to re-
port all favorable concentration
points in their territory, such as fac
tories. markets, employment agencies,
charities, etc, and to organize unem-
ployed councils and tenants leagues.
The conference decided on 1870 OPEN
air meetings (places to be announced
later in the period from Jan. Is to
Is Similarly six mass indoor meet
ings are to be held Jan. IS and 16
to endorse the bill and ratify the
delegation of 10 (and alternates) to
be elected at the conference last night
to go to Washington Feb. 10.
Preparations we're made for huge
hunger march on New York City Hall
jan 20 and for a Union Square DEM
onstration Feb. 10.
Full details of the action of the
conference will be carried in later
story.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13

thracite and also the textile territory the comrades have been
trying to build the circulation and reach the workers
Unless get sufficient funds help qudate the def
cit we Will be forced to devote all of time in trying meet
every day the daily needs of the Daily Worker.
This makes it impossible us to build the circulation
machinery SO that put up strong resistance to new
attacks that will be made to interfere with the sale and dis
trbuton of the Daily Worker This attack adds new
difficulty for the Daily Worker.
Comrades send in all funds collected Make every effort
to raise your quotas in the $4,000 drive The open attack
OF the Fish Committee followed quickly by the attack in
Wilkes Barre perhaps other cities The office of the Daily
Worker can only be able to meet these emergencies through
the Immediate assistance of the comrades in the field Rush
all funds to the Daily Worker. faa '.s<
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Wilkes Barre Police Attempt to Stop
Sale of Daily Worker


The income of the 7th Anniversary celebrations will help
meet pressing bills However, the comrades must be
warned that the raised be sent in immediately IN
less that is done will be in condition than before
because have planned to make payments pressing bills
from the additional income of the various affairs.
However, this additional money will not materially break
down the large deficit of about $4,000 that still exists
Even today the day after the affairs faced with
similar situation that have had for the last month We
had to the payments of just the every
day bills the Post Office the composing wages etc.
We have received word from Wilkes Barre that news
dealers have been threatened by the police This attack by
the police the usual method used to prevent the sales
the Daily Worker Particularly in Wilkes Barre in the an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Negro Worker Burned Alice as 1000
Look On and Police Absent Selves

ageous when he was taken into the
schoolhouse. Grimly and without a
plea for mercy he laid down on the
roof to be chained by the mob lead
ers.
He maintained his contemptuous
silence towards his brutal murderers
while gasoline was brought and pour
ed around him. He uttered not one
cry as the torch was applied by his
sadistic tormentors and the flames
enYeloped his body.
The crowd of 10000 fingered long
after their victim had etpired, then
they slowly strolled away from the
scene without interference OF any
sort from the officers of the bosses
law and order.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
INDIA MASSES
IN PROTEST AT
REBELS MURDER
M'Donald Government
Acts AS Hangman

BOMBAY, Jan. 12.-Angered at the
execution of four Indian revolution
aries by the Macdonald social-fascist
lackeys of Imperialism, Indian work.
ers an dpeasants held huge protest
demonstrations throughout India TO-
day, clashing with the police in sew
cral cities.
A general strike was declared
throughout most of the country as a
protest against the executions. In
Bombay, angry workers, rejecting the
treacherous leadership and pacifist
nonsense of Gandhi, made attempts
to set up barricades.
Large forces of police and military
were sent against the workers, and
fighting in the streets became gen.
eral eSveral hundred workers were
injured, many of them seriously.
Many police were sent to the hospi-
tai. Police Commissioner Wilson was
jeered and stoned when he appeared
or the street. The workers attacked
street cars and taxis and absolutely
tied up traffic in both the native and
European quarters of the city.
Other huge demonstrations oc-
CURED In Karachi and in Poona,
where the executions occurred. In
the latter city, huge crowds gathered
before the prison to rescue the con-
demned men. In Karachi crowds
stormed through the city in angry
protest at the murders. In both
cities hundreds of workers we're SER
)oye2 injured BY police attacks on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Victim Taken by Auto
lists From Unresisting
Police

from their expensive automobiles.
The lynchers moved with the utmost
elaboration, taking their time as If
assured that there would be no in
reference. There was none.
Shingles were ripped from a Sec
ton of the roof. The bare rafters
formed an formed an improvised
stairway on which Gum was led to
the top Of the roof.
Gum who had pleaded and pro-
tested at first was calm and cour-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
Red Cross Drains Workers
for Boss ''Relief" On Farms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Flatly
contradicting himself, JOHN Barton
Payne, head of the Red Cross, has
appealed, to "the public"-not to Con-
gress, for 100000 more to laid the
drouth-stricken farmers" A few
days ago Payne firmly asserted that
the Red Cross fund now on hand, of
$4,50o,000 would be ample"
The reason Payne has Changed
his mind" and is supported by Hoov-
er in this appeal-which will be taken
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
big Al N,t1SsEASE In
EVICTION CASES
Brownsville Ten an t S
League Fights Them

NEW YORK. The courts are
turning out ever larger numbers of
eviction notices against unemployed
tenants. There are three municipal
courts in Brownsville and East New
| York, and in only one of them, the
one at Utica and Eastern Parkway
there were last week more than 300
eviction cases on the books!
The family of H Friedman, of 587
East 98th ST., Brooklyn, is faced with
freezing in the street by an eviction
notice dated for January oath, al
though he only owes rent for the
last two weeks in December. He is a
militant cloakmaker who has been
out of work for more than fifteen
weeks, during which time his family
of seven children have been close to
starvation. His wife heard of a So
called Tenant Center, operated by
a petty racketeer named Gitlin with
an office at 304 Stone Ave. and went
there, expecting help. Gitlin asked
for So as a starter, but he was salts
fled" with the 81 he finally got from
Mrs. Friedman and promised all kinds
of help to her.
Friedman came to the Brownsville
Workers Tenant League because he
had heard of the militant fighting
methods of that workers organization.
The Brownsville Workers Tenant
League has sent committees to Or
ganize the tenants of the block into
fighting committee to stop the evic-
ton.
The Brownsville Workers Tenant
League has its headquarters at 1874
Pitkin Avenue