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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
Coal Boss Police Arrest
the Leaders of Miners Union
Is Miners Railroaded to Jail for Their Strike
Activities; Defense Calls Mass Protest

John Vargo, Mike Vargo, Steve
vargo @ others paroled), charge:
unlawful assembly, melting to riot,
riot assault and battery, sentenced to
6 months in Blawnox workhouse.
Joseph Andrews, charge: felonious
assault, pointing fire arms, assault,
pay cost and fined one dollar, also
sentenced to six months in Blswnox
workhouSe.
Bulgcr Block Case
This group of workers were all
charged with assault and battery and
riot, and we're sentenced as follows
Anton zilich, 3 months; William
Diehl, 81 fine and costs and IS days;
Sam Betti, 81 fine and costs and &C
days; Dominick Dellapina, 81 fine
costs, and will be paroled in 10 days;
John White, ST fine, costs and is days
Sylvio Dimino and 81 others were
found not guilty Of melting to riot
and rioting.
This is in addition to rs others who
were sentenced several weeks ago
They were sentenced from months
up to years, making it a total OF
43 miners sentenced by the Washing
ton County Court to prison because
of their strike activities.
The International Labor Defense is
making every effort to appeal to the
higher courts against some of the
heavy sentences issued by the Wash
ington County Courts.
Hundreds of workers are sending ir
protest resolutions to Governor Pin
chot against these outrageous SEN
fences issued against workers who
fighting against wage cuts and star
walton conditions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
Theodore Dresser
i'm News Reel at
Embassy Theatre

Theodore Dresser, famous author
who headed a committee of Charles
Walker, John Dos Passos and others
to Harlan, is on the screen at the
Embassy News Reel Theatre in Times
Square for the rest of this week.
Dresser tells how this delegation of
the National Committee for the De-
Tense of Political Prisoners found
terror and starvation. He attacks
Judge "toothpicks" Jones and de-
scribes the failing of miners for join
ing the National Miners Union and
for reading the Daily Worker. He
repeats his declaration that the Ma
tional Miners Union and Daily
Worker are the two best friends of
the Harlan miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
$50 GARRETT, KY.
MINERS STR CK
ON NOVEMBER II
Against Wage Cuts,
for SIR. Day and Cut
in House Rents
speciaI to the paiIy Worker.l

Special to the Daily Worker.l
GARRETT, Ky. Delayed .-One
hundred and fifty miners of the
Standard Elkhorn Coal Co. came out
on strike Nov. II in a solid body.
The company was trying to put over
wage-cut on the already starving
miners.
A mass meeting was held Monday,
Nov. Is, and a Strike Relief Commit
tee was elected to Immediately be-
gin collecting relief. Many small
business men are donating as high
as $40 each towards relief. All told,
this looks like one of the best strikes
in Kentucky.
Miners Put Demands.
The miners demands are; Removal
of the wage-cut amounting to Is per
cent of more; recognition of the mine
committee, 8-hour day and pay for
all overtime, no discrimination, re-
duction in house rent in proportion
to compensation for labor.
The company, seeing the strong
strike movement, declared lockout
and said that they were closing down
for good, which is all rot and bluff.
Local citizens show sympathy with
the strikers.
The miners in the other mines Gr
the county, are on the verge of strik-
ing also, and are watching this strike
toward that end. The relief commit
tee of these miners sent greetings to
all striking miners who are waging
war against starvation, and ap-
peals for help to all their sympa-
thetic friends for immediate relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
JULIUS CAESAR" OPEN SECOND
SHAKESPEARE WEEK

Julius Caesar" will open the sec
ond weeks repertoire of the Chicago
Civic Shakespeare Society at the
Royale Theatre this evening. This
play will be repeated on Thursday
night with Hamlet" scheduled for
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
and Saturday matinee,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23

beat him up.
The strikers we're enraged to learn
about this hooliganism of their Of
ficials and again expressed their de-
termination to go on with the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23

One way to help the Soviet UnieB
is to spread among the workers
Soviet Forced Labor" by Max
Bedacht, 10 cents per copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23

Give your answer to Hoover's
program of hunger, wage cuts and
persecution!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
What's On

MONDAY
All office Workers, Attention.!
A meeting of unemployed and en-
ployed will be held at the Union of
flee, so E. 18th St, this morning at
II q M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23

CANNONSBURG, Pa, Nov. 90
On Friday the police of Cannonsburg
raided a committee meeting of the
National Miners Union and arrested
Toe Murphy on charges of vagrancy'
Murphy has been the section Or
ganizer of the Communist Party in
Washington County for the last six
months. After questioning him a
half hour on his beliefs in Commu-
nism and the National Miners Union,
they sentenced Murphy to two months
in the Blawnox Workhouse.
John Rasefske and Mako Brigish
who we're arrested at the same time
as Murphy, and charged with "gambl-
ing" because they carried union
rattle tickets with them, were fined
81. When they refused to pay the
fine, they were sentenced to days.
Fred Bell the district organizer Of
the International Labor Defense,
when informed about the arrests i'm
mediately went to investigate. The
police, who were sitting and playing
cards at the time of the entrance Of
Bell, Immediately searched him, and
then told him that he could not see
The workers in prison.
Miners Sentenced
WASHINGTON. Pa, Nov 20--Thc
sentencing of miners who we're on
strike in Washington County con-
tinues. In the last few days g we're
sentenced to from Is days to
months in prison by the Washington
County Courts. Those sentenced are
as follows:
Paul Babish. Pete Lesko, Joe Susak,
chsrge-inciting to riot and rioting,
sentenced TO months and $40 fine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
EASIEST WAY" FEATURING
CONSTANCE BENNETT, SUNDAY

Beginning Sunday next, the Opera
House will show Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors talking picture adaptation of
THE Easiest Way" with Constance
Bennett starred. This is the famous
BelaSco stage classic which is credited
with having changed the whole trend
Of thought on sex matters from Victor
ian to modern standards
1.-The Easiest Way" when introduced
on the stage by Frances Starr in 1909,
created an international sensation, be-
cause it was the first play to hint even
remotely that man could forgive a
woman who had made a misstep. 1t
was the first move for the abolition of
the single standard in favor of the
double standard Of morality.
It also did away with the starkly
black william of the old-time theatre.
Brockton, played by Adolphe Menjou
is no saint, but likewise he doesn't eat
children alive. He is modern very
successful man. His villainy consists
of tempting the beautiful Laura Muir
dock, played by Miss Bennett, with
luxuries, jewels, motor cars, etc.
And then along comes Madison, por-
trayed by Robert Montgomery He
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
ELY JUNIOR HIGH
WINS TRACK MEET
JUNIOR HIGH CAPTURES MEET
AT VIRGINIA-SENIOR TEAM
LOSES-WEATHER NOT CON
DUCIVE TO FAST TIME.

Ely Junior High gathered six first
third and fourth positions to amasE
50.2 points and victory in the Junior
high school contest at Virginia Satur-
day. Virginia had 1877, and Eveleth
4O9 Gilbert was not represented in
the under-class meet.
The Seniors did not fare as well
The team took a total of Is points
being bested by Virginia with STU
points and Eveleth with Sc points.
The weather, as in other meets at
Virginia this spring, failed to Coop
crate for the contest. The athletes
were forced to compete on a track
heavy from rainfall, and an overcast
sky kept the temperature too cold for
the athletes to make better than or
binary marks
The events in which the Ely Seniors
| figured were as follows:
100 yard dash-Laukka, Virginia
1st; Larson, Virginia, End; Noble, Gill
bert, Bird; Brobin, Ely 4th. Time ILL
220 yard dash-Laukka, Virginia
LIST; Larson, Virginia, End; Bolinger
Ely, 3rd; Riikola, Ely, 9TH. Time :251
200 yard low hurdles-Hallberg, Vir-
ginia, 1st; Krall, Ely, End; Korpi, Gill
bert, 3rd; Trotto, Virginia, 4th Time
:29.4.
High jump-Richards, and Mirosla-
vich, Eveleth, tied for 1st; Johnson
Virginia, 3rd; Hallberg, Virginia and
Kalan, Ely, tied for 4th. Height 5 feet
inches.
Broad jump-Miroslavic Eveleth,
LIST; Grahek, Ely, and Strand, Eveleth,
tied for End; w. Kochevar, Eveleth,
and Hughes, Virginia, tied for 4th
Distance 10 feet, 71a inches.
Discus throw-Riikola, Ely, LIST; G.
Peterson, Virginia, End; T. Jagunich,
Eveleth, 3rd; Barle, Gilbert, 4th.
Distance Ill feet inches
Javelin throw-Cook, Ely, LIST; Haa-
paniemi, Virginia, End; Yambrick, Gill
bert, 3rd; Salturelli, Virginia, 4th.
Distance 146 feet inches
$50 yard relay-Ely (Riikola, Bolin-
ger, Grahek, Brobin), 1st; Eveleth, End !:
Gilbert, 3rd Time 1:417.
The Junior High School events were
somewhat easier for the boys as they
placed in each of the eleven events on
the list. Cook was the high point man
for Ely winning three firsts besides
being in on the other firsts captured
by Ely. The events and the winners
were:
so yard dash-Blotnik, Eveleth, LIST.
Abrahamson, Virginia, End; Stimac,
Virginia, Bird; Hoar, Ely 4th. Time
:06.2.
100 yard dash-Abrahamson, Vir-
GINA, LIST; Cook, Ely, End; Mcmillan.
Virginia, 3rd; Stimac, Virginia, 4th.
Time liz.
220 yard dash-Shaltz, Virginia, LIST;
Cook, Ely, End; Blotnik, Eveleth, 3rd;
Boldine, Ely, 4th. Time 1863.
120 yard low hurdles Coldagelli,
Eveleth, 1st; Porthan, Ely, End; Hoar,
Ely, 3rd; McCabe, Virginia, 4th. Time
:16.5.
440 yard relay-Ely, Cook, Boldine.
Hoar and Porthan 1st; Virginia, End:
Eveleth, 3rd; Eveleth 4th. Time 1:21.
Pole vault Porthan, Ely, 1st; Cold
agelli, Eveleth, and AbrahamSon, Vir-
ginia, tied for End; LaBeau, Virginia.
4th
Broad jump-Cook, Ely, 1st; Tonne,
Virginia, End; Hoar, Ely, 3rd; Blotnik,
Eveleth; Coldagelli, Eveleth and Hoar.
Ely, tied for second. Height 5 feet 2
inches.
Eight pound shot put Turk, Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15

sofa, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan of
Duluth, grand secretary of the State
Of Minnesota, made their official visit
to Bethel No. Z, Order Of Jobs
Daughters at the Masonic Temple on
Wednesday. May 9Th.
The Guardian Council entertained
the visitors at o'clock dinner at the
home Of Mrs. Rapson.
After the Daughters had exemplified
their work. lunch was served. Masons
and Stars had been extended invita-
tons to attend this meeting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
COMMUNISTS START AN
OPEN AIR MEETING

Some of the Young Communists adj
vertised an open air meeting for We'd
nesday evening on the street near the
Kapsch building. After opening up to
a fair sized crowd three high school
pupils started in to tell about the
millions of starving people in the
world and about the millions of dollars
being expended by the Red Cross.
The police stepped in at this point and
requested to see the permit for street
corner speaking. AS they had none
the meeting was adjourned to some
future date. The audience was COM
posed of two-thirds curious and one
third who had gathered to see the
speakers and in which one-third were
probably few who believed in the
doctrines they expected to hear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15

too, has things In his life that he
wants to forget. The struggle Of
Laura and Madison for their happiness
provides the dramatic motivation.
1.-THE Easiest Way" was directed by
Jack Conway of Our Modern Maid
ems" New Moon" and other successes.
In addition to the three principals
named the cast includes Anita Page,
Marjorie Rambeau, j. Farrell Mac
donald, Clara Blandick and Clark
Gable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15

LIST; Mcmillan, Virginia. 2nd: Petrick,
Eveleth. Srd; Cook, Ely. 4th. Distance
40 feet inches.
Discus throw--Cook, Ely, LIST; Sxarp,
Virginia, End; Carlson. Virginia, 3rd;
Usnik, Eveleth, 4th Distance SO feet
IL inches.
Javelin throw-Cook, Ely, LIST. Dis
lance 121 fee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15

The best minds of the country are
working on cure for the depression
which has had us in firm grip for
the past two years. These students of
political economy have put in many
sleepless nights and much time in
trying to arrive at solution and are
as yet at skies and sevens over the
subject. These people are "all wet"
The Young Communist organization
has the remedy. The larger number
In the party are under votiug age, but
seem to know everything and parade
their knowledge on each and every
occasion. It is gratifying to note that
these young people are taking an in
terest in economic matters but rather
disconcerting to have Them voice plati-
tudes and deductions sent out by Rus
STA, country which is having hard
time getting along under their
methods, much less attending to the
affairs of America.
The logic expressed in their publ
cations of having men go on strike and
quit work in order to help the unem-
ployed, seems rather far-fetched. We
have read several of their circulars
printed at Virginia and Chisholm and
in not one of these have we dis
covered anything constructive. All
seem to be aimed at those who work
and the advice given is to quit and
make the corporations come to time
Then the demands made on the legis-
lature and the Duluth commissioners
for millions to be divided among the
unemployed also seems to be just so
much buncombe. 1t seems that
gimme the money and not gimme
job is the kernel in the MT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
OLD ELY RESIDENT DIES
FUNERAL FRIDAY LAST.

Mrs. Peter johnson, who made her
home IN this city and Winton for the
past thirty years, died Tuesday Of last
week after lengthy illness. She was
66 years of age. The funeral took
place Friday afternoon from the
Bethany Lutheran church, Rev. Wen
del Olson officiating. The funeral was
under the auspices of the Scandinavian
Fraternity of which she was a re-
spected member.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
ON THIS OCCASION
CONTINUED from First Page

his instructors, the ranges, st. Louis
County and the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS FOR
JOBS DAUGHTERS BETHEL

Miss Minnie Waters of ST. Paul,
grand guardian of the State of Mime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
BRIDE INSTRUCTED
TO SUE IN GAS CASE
D. c. Heads Take Action Against
Central Public Service Cor
poration of Chicago.

The District Commissioners today
transmitted to Corporation Counsel Will
liam w. Bride, formal order instruct
ing him to enter suit in District Supreme
Court under the La Toilette anti-merger
act against the Central Public Service
Corpora ton of Chicago for alleged vio-
lation of the provisions of the act which
prohibits purchase of the stock in local
public utility companies by foreign pub
lie utility or holding corporations.
The Public Utilities Commission
delved very thoroughly into charges that
the Chicago concern was the real owner
Of "a per cent of the stock of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co. at lengthy public
hearings last month and came to the
conclusion that the evidence brought out
in the case was enough to warrant in
Stitution of the action.
Although lawyers for the Chicago
corporation claimed that the true
ownership of the stock in question
rested in the Washington and suburban
and that the ownership of
the latter rested in the WeStfield Trust
of Illinois, the commission was able to
show a long course of management of
the affairs of the Washington corpora
ton by the Offices of the Chicago con-
Germ.
Under the anti-merger law, the COM
misSioners are the proper parties to
bring such suits and the Public Utili-
ties Commission, after the hearing, sent
the file forward to the commissioners
for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
CYPRUS UPRISING
IS FACING BRITISH.
Two Cruisers Are En- Route
to Mediterranean Is!e-Pro-
claim Union With Greece.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Egypt. October 22.-Two
British cruisers are on the way to the
Island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean
Sea, where fragmentary dispatches told
today of Nationalist disturbances in
which the governors house at Nicosia
had been burned.
One report said the Greek Orthodox
bishop had proclaimed the union of the
island with Greece on the grounds that
it was the will of the people. and mem
bers of the Cyprus Legislature were said
to have resigned.
There has been Nationalist agitation
in Cyprus for some time. The island
has been under British administration
since 1873, but many of the people
are sympathetic to Greece. The British
House Of Commons discussed proposal
for autonomy in the island last Sum-
mer, but the colonial department said
no steps to that end were contemplated.
The situation at Famagusta was
described as threatening.
In other districts there was no dis
order, the dispatches said, but feel
ing of uncertainty and uneasiness per-
vades the island.
The messages asked that troops be
sent to NicoSia as quickly as possible.
Cyprus, the third largest island in the
Mediterranean, Is under British ad-
ministraticn by virtue of the treaty of
Berlin in 1878. The administration IS
vested in high commissioner, and its
principal industries are quarrying and
agriculture. The governor is Sir Rom
aid StorrS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
Resolution Before League
Calls on China to Pledge
Satety-Chairman Sug-
gests Three-Week Recess.
WANTS EVACUATION
COMPLETED BY NOV. IL
Proposals. Given to japanese for
Study and Dr. SEE for Instruc-
tons From China, Described a.
Subject to Debate and Modifca-
ton After Perusal.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, October 22.-Chair-
man Aristide BRAND today sub
mitted to the League Council a
resolution calling upon the Japa-
nese government to withdraw i'm
mediately and progressively its
troops from Northern Manchuria
in order that total evacuation may
be effected before the next meet
ing of the Council.
1t calls upon the Chinese gov
eminent to pledge its responsible
ity for the safety of all japanese
subjects living in Manchuria, and
it recommends that both Chinese
ano japanese governments should
appoint representatives to arrange
the details of the evacuation.
AS soon as evacuation is COM
pleted, the resolution proposes.
both China and Japan should be-
gin direct negotiations on the
matters at issue between them,
particularly those arising out of
recent incidents and those relat-
ing to previous difficulties arising
from the railway situation IN
Manchuria.
To this end, the resoluation suggests.
the two parties shall set up a concilia-
ton committee or some such board of
arbitration which would be permanent.
Suggests Adjournment.
NJ BRAND suggested an adjournment
until next month, the Council mean
while authorizing the president to call
an earlier meeting If that should be
considered desirable
BRAND proposed that Japan complete
the Manchurian evacuation by Novem-
Der Is, at which time the Council
would meet again.
The Council adjourned until tomor-
row evening so that the japanese DEL
egation could study the proposals and
SO that DR.. Alfred SEE, the Chinese
member. could ask instructions from
his government.
The BRAND resolution suggested that
China and Japan begin olrect nego-
tiations Immediately SO that evacuation
of the occupied area could be carried
out quickly and smoothly.
Subject to Modification.
M. BRAND, in presenting his proposals.
described them as subject to debate and
modification after they had been studied
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
S1,O(O,ODO RELIEF
PLAN SOUGHT HERE
Big Improvement Program
to Aid Capital JobIess
Will Be Asked.

Congress will be asked to appropriate
a sum estimated at 100000 to 81. 000,-
600 to provide work for the unemployed
in Washington this Winter. it became
known today.
E. C. Graham. chairman of the Dis
trict Employment Committee. today re-
vealed his organization would seek to
obtain from the Government enough
money to finance a comprehensive pro-
gram under which every member Of the
army of the unemployed would be given
work. He explained the entire plan
remained in formative state.
Plans Are Tentative.
The chairman declared the plans
were so tentative it was hard to say
whether the committee would need
81 100000 or could finance its work on
100000. In any event. however. he
insisted it would be impossible to cope
with the distress expected this Winter
in the Nations Capital unless Con-
gress set aside a substantial amount to
supplement funds obtained from charity
sports events and other private sources.
Mr.. Graham said Congress would be
told practically every large city in the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
ARRAIGNM I'M NT Is SET
FOR CANNON AND AIDE
Bishop and Miss Ada Burroughs to
Go Before Justice James M.
Proctor October 80.

Bishop James Cannon, jr., ano Miss
Ada L. Burroughs, Richmond. Va,
jointly indicted last week on charges of
conspiracy to violate the Federal cor
rupt practices act, will be arraigned
Friday October 80, before Justice James
NJ Proctor in Criminal Division /.
In making this announcement today,
Assistant United States Attorney John
j. Wilson. i'll charge OF the prosecution.
said i'll the event no attack is made on
the indictment by counsel for Bishop
Cannon and Miss Burroughs, he will
ask Justice Proctor to set an early date
for the trial.
The Southern Methodist churchman
and the former treasurer of the Anti
Smith Democratic Committee in the
1928 presidential campaign are charged
also with four specific willful violations
Of the corrupt practices law in the failure
of Miss Burroughs TO make proper re-
ports of the receipts and disbursements
Of funds In the campaign. The indict-
ment is OH 10 counts, charging the
Willful violations, unintentional Vio-
lationS and 2 counts of conspiracy.
Bond has been fixed at 81 900 for
each Of the defendants. Miss Bur-
roughs is said to have furnished bond
in Richmond, while Bishop Cannon is
to arrange bond on his return to
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
LAVAL'S DAUGHTER WOULD LIKE
TO BE AMERICAN, SHE DECLARES
Wants to See Theaters and How Girls Dress in Y. S.,
1o.Year-O Old Law Student Says.

by her father, confided belief that
the premier wanted her to come along
all the white, although at first there
were reports that he had to be won
over to her viewpoint. She denied with
an emphatic shake Of her head that
she acted as her fathers secretary dur
ing the voyage.
Speaking in English, she declared,
Hes too much for me-" indicating that
her fathers energy was tremendous.
Anyhow, there were a dozen or so
experts of various kinds to help the
premier attend to affairs of state dur
ing the trip.
When one reporter asked if she would
get married she smiled and said
Maybe" but she declared that she was
not engaged now.
A tall, rather slender young woman,
with tanned skin and bright eyes. re-
suits of plenty of tennis and horseback
riding, Mile. Laval was clad in a light
blue suit of newest corduroy she wore
knitted hat of the same shade. and
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