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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21
JAKE THE BARRIER.

JAKE THE BARBER. Chicago, May 21.-(UP)-While awaiting decision as to whether he shall be eXtradited to England on charges of swindling, John Jake" the Barber" Factor was called to-day by the American government to ex- plain why he had paid no income tax on at least $500,0O0 it was said he
 had made on the stock market. Factor was neither denied bail nor admitted to bail after he surrendered kyesterday and ended the long chase (which he had led detectives back and forth between England and America.
 | His fingerprints were taken-for the first time in his life, he said
 but he was not sent to jail. A deputy
 United States marshal guarded him last night at an expensive hotel. but linterferred in no way with his free dom.
 Factor was ordered to appear to- l day before A. r. Madden, chief of the intelligence unit of the depart ment of internal revenue, to discuss lt the income tax matter
 The man who quit cutting hair here at 15 cents head to gain an International reputation as dealer l in millions, said that practically all" the prints printed about him
 were untrue. | He admitted he won -$G50,000 lplaying Chemin De Fer in Europe
 and that he once played with the
 Prince of Wales, but denied cheating
 the prince.
 Charges that Factor swindled mid
 dle-class Englishmen out of more
 than $2,O0O,OO0 through sales of fake
 oil and mining stocks were said by him to be an attempt ito make a
 collecting agency of the American
 government"
 He admitted he had made a large
 amount of money in England by
 "outsmarting" English brokers, but
 said the transactions were legal EVEN AT WASHINGTON. Washington, May 21.-OP)-A
 labor leader lay near death to-day,
 shot through the head in Washing tons fifth major shooting affray in four days.
 Seven men have been killed and
 three wounded here in five days. Meanwhile Police Commissioner
 Herbert Crosby was officially denying
 existence of "crime wave," police
 headquarters made public an official "crime map" of the city, showing 567 spea keasies, 153 gambling houses and 40 "disorderly houses" It was
 admitted that there probably were
 more such "crime centers' not
 known to police.
 The labor official. Frank F. Lang
 don. 72. was shot yesterday by a roughly dressed man while seated n Ia restaurant.
 Langdon. editor of the Trade Union Journal mad m officer of the International Union of Operating Engineers, was sitting with Arthur M. Huddell, president of tho union. land John Possehl. secretary. Hud- dell was struck by one of the bullets fired by their unidentified assailant, but pamphlet tn his pocket saved him from injury.
 At headquarters Policeman Wal lace !, Middleton was being held In oonnectlon with tho slayIng Monday |of Jack Cunningham, police spy |bootlogger and racketecr. it was re- veaied that Cunningham in n dying stat atement implicated Middleton, that had blood had existed between them for some time, and thnt speak' easy proprietor had identified Cun. ningham and Middleton as the hI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21

Merchandise
Household Articles

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21

BUY SILENT GLOW OIL BURNER $1O down. $5 monthly. Buy 1t now at summer price. 262 North Main St Tel SPA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21
Houses For Rent
Business Places For Rent.

STORE-To rent, 533 E. Main St. Suitable for barber shop, restaurant or almost any business. Inquire on premises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
The POst-"U nashamed"

One reader of the N. Y. Post, writing to it In
protest at the revival Of the last war by that
paper Gas propaganda for the next war; and
correctly citing Ponsonby's book "Falsehood in
Wartime" to show that wartime propaganda
was false-was met by the Posts rejoinder: yves
are not ashamed Of the war" In other words
the Post is not ashamed of fasehood
Well agree that the N Y. Post is not ashamed
of anything. Here for weeks and months it
has been raging against those American engin-
GERS who go to the Soviet Union to do the
job they are paid for, against the American
manufacturers who sell machinery to the Soviet
Union. These are all traitors says the Post.
These are "scabbing' on capitalism "for the
money there is in it,"
So the NJ Y. Post raves on day after day, citing
quotations from Lenin, some wholly imaginary,
to the effect that capitalism would dig its own
grave for $1.25 cash profit and blazing away
at these engineers and companies for being on
speaking acquaintance with Boshevism for the
money there is in it. But
But-alas. the NJ Y. Post itself, for the extra
high rates it can get for advertisements run on
the same page as the Knickerbocker articles.
plays traitor to America by taking one ad
for the talking picture on the Five-Year Plan
and another ad for Grinko's boo,u WHAT tors
Why for the money there Is b ~ wIsEf 4
N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
A4s;%.A
COmradeIY Offers
Rx Jorge

A comrade sympathizer who read about our
idea of camping, as distinguished from country
hotels for tired liberals, writes us that she Of
fers a few real workers who want to rough 1t,
camp space up in New Hampshire at four bits
only tor cooking privileges, you bring your own
bedding and kit and battle in either of three
rivers. Write before going, to find out If the
coast is clear, to Anna Salner, Route l, Con-
toocock, NJ H. Bus fare there costs about S..
Next, another synpathizer from Boston VIII
pass through New York June 20 in car bound
with his wife, for some seaside resort to the
south offers to give some New York workers
boy of IA or Is a vacation with them without
cost If thae's any Pioneer in this burg who
has been badly handled by Mulrooneys "gentle
COPS" or is otherwise in need of such a tonic
as is offered, leave word at District Pioneer
Office where you can be found. Red Sparks
isn't around on Saturdays, SO the conrade SYM
pathizer will report to the District Pioneer Of
flee, which, however, should get over the notion
that the young conrade must go shock-troop-
ing among the lobster pots and little neckeo
clans He's to enjoy himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Don't Discourage Non-Party
Comrades

Dear Comrade:-I received list from the
International Labor Defense, Vdth which to
gather money for the Scottsboro case, and after
collecting in my neighborhood I happened to
attend Y. c. L. young Communist League
open-air meeting at Pitkin and Bristol Sts,
which was about to close.
81 ventured to ask the chairman to allow me
to speak on the Scottsboro case with the idea
of taking up collection, or on any subject they
would suggest. The chairman was in favor, but
the chickering's of the Y. G. L. members merited
me a refusal Their reason was my not being
a Party member 1t did not seem to matter to
them that 1 was doing work for the I. L. D.
and that I wanted to speak in the name of the
T. L. D. They even refused to let me have the
stand at the close of the meeting"
So writes a worker who wants to know who
was right eff am in the wrong, chastise me,
but if they are I wish it would be brought to
the attention of the Y. c. L. of Brownsville.
Well, if the facts are straight it seems that
the Y c. L. in Brownsville thinks that the
revolution is the property Of the Party and not
of the proIetariat At least the incident smacks
of Communist snobbery toward non-Party work
ers This is disease that is Gripping our
movement in lots of ways and places besides
Brownsville and we advise the comrades in ques-
ton to consult among themselves about the need
for and nature of a cure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Zone of Many"

Owing to many tasks we were late In going
over clipping from the Chicago Daily News OF
April 16 sent in by comrade But when we did
get to read it, we we're forciby reminded of the
reason that Young Communists in Germany are
throwing bottles through windows Of U. S. Con-
sulateS.
The artificial righteousness of those who try
to excuse the legal lynching of the nine Negro
boys at Scottsboro on the grounds, false as they
are, of the sancity Of womanhood, is enough TO
turn ones stomach.
Here in this clipping referred to- is the story
of woman called Baroness Katherine Kuhle
windt, who kept a swell apartment at SIS
W1ightwood Ave. in Chicago as what is termed
a 'love exchange. No free love" therel The
Baroness made money by introducing "tired
businessmen" to young girls, the younger the
more money.
Assistant States Attorney Mueller said 1t was
only zone of many" such games And the
wealthy capitalists who used the Baroness to
"get" young girls are not going to be sent to the
electric chair! Not by jugful! The prosecutor
says
1--WE found the names Of almost hundred
men, lot of them very prominent residents
of the Gold Coast, Rogers Park and Edge
water Many of the names might be perfectly
legitimate, merely friends of the baroness, as
she claims"
Oh, yeah, blackbirds might be whitei And
Negroes might be white and-if they are rich
in addition-get away with anything, be excused
by States Attorneys from even explaining what
they are doing with young girls. But the Scots
boro boys we're both black and Of the working
class. So any old lie about rape" and lot OF
hypocritical indignation about the sancity OF
womanhood will send them to the chairl
There is no such thing as "sanctity" under
capitalism, neither Of womanhood or life of the
workers. No wonder German bottles are coming
through the windows
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
BY E. ANDERSON.

4.
THE effectiveness of our protest against the
Michigan law, both in immediate results and
in permanent organizatonal gains will depend
to a large extent on the manner we go about
our work in organizing and conducting these
meetings. Our organization is new and has
very little experience it is now forging its way
ahead and its success will to a large extent
depend upon how we will be able to really in
volve the affiliated and sympathetic organiza-
tions to take part in the everyday work of the
committee, and not only remain body of pas
sve organizations limiting their activities to the
passing of resolutions, giving donations when
called upon to do so, etc. If we do not succeed
to engage these organizations actively we will be
hampered from reaching broad masses of the
workers and our activities would be limited to
the sympathetic organizations only.
Our work is too important and we have no
time to lose, we must start with these Michigan
protest meetings and through these involve our
affiliated and sympathetic organizations in the
direct work. This will be little complicated
to start with, because it will be the first time
these organizations will engage in this kind of
work.
The problem of activizing the organizations
that are affiliated to the City Committee P. F.
B., must be solved, and also how we best shall
be able to get the maximum work done with the
small forces that are at the direct disposal OF
the City Committee.
In New York the City Committee is attempt
ing to solve this problem in the following man
ner: TWenty-one protest meetings are being ar
ranged by the City Committee on three consecu-
tive days. OF course it would be impossible for
the committee itself to hold these meetings or
even half of them if we only could count on the
members of the City Committee. Instead we
want to involve these organizations In the actual
organization OF these meetings and the follow
ing q a rough skessn Of how this plan y being
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18

in smashing this reactionary law, the reaction
airy forces from the other states will not dare
so freely to follow the example of Michigan. It
will be up to the working class of this country
to defeat it. We warn the working class not
to depend on the theory that this reactionary
measure is unconstitutional and because of that
it will not be put into operation. That might
be true from the judiciary standpoint, but the
ruling class is the one who will pass the judg-
ment about its constitutionality. And 1t will
act In accord with her class interests regardless
Of any legality.
Workers, you are the only ones who possess
power to defeat this registration law provided
you will organize a huge movement.
We appeal to all workers organizations of
this country to offer united front of battle
against this reactionary law Mobilize against
slave driving plans, lynching of Negroes and
discrimination against foreign born.
Join the nation wide protest. Call meetings
everywhere. Send kilograms Of protest to the
governor of Michigan State Pass resolutions
at the meetings Of your organizations.
Prepare for local conferences for the protec-
ton of foreign born throughout the country.
Spread the understanding Of the dangerous
situation for the foreign-born Mobilize the
tive, white and Negro in order to be able to
fight against discrimination against any section of
the working class
Defeat the registration law in Michigan and
prevent such laws in other states. Forward TO
a mass campaign for the defense of the foreign
born workers
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE
- PROTECTION OF FOREIGN BORN -@s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Smash the Michigan Alien Regis
tratlOn Law

VJORKERS, native and immigrants, Negro and
W white, employed and unemployed In addi-
ton to the wild attacks against the militant
workers. lynching Of Negroes who dare to fight
against starvation, fierce persecution and terror
against foreign-born that were instituted
throughout the country under the direct orders
of Secretary of Labor Doak, the state of Mchi-
gan has adopted severe reactionary plan to
register 4aliens" to fingerprint them and de-
port them wholesale This Michigan law re-
oures of every immigrant 10 prove that he is
not the one that could be classified as an un
desirable alien"
The definition of this term Is well known TO
Che workers. Every foreign-born worker who
reztsses r. seceat quietly wage-cuts starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
How to Organize Protest Meetings
Against the Michigan Law

carried out--which can also be used to good adj
vantage by the committee of the P. F. B. IN
other cities. New York City has been divided
into four territories. In every of these terri
tories not less than two members of the City
Committee Bureau are held responsible that
the activities in their territory are being car
ried out. These two members are to get in con-
tact with all our affiliated organizations there,
approach them and ask these organizations to
elect committees of two or more members that
are willing and able to take part in the work
for the arranging Of these meetings, and in the
future to carry on such activities as will be
needed to organize further meetings, demon
strations, to visit organizations to secure affa-
tons, etc.
We should also, if possible, issue leaflets for
these meetings to be held to reach larger num-
bers of workers that we VIII not get in touch
with through our meetings directly, and to do
this we must arrange to have the organizations
in the territories issue these leaflets under the
auspices of the City Committee P. F. B. 1t
would be too complicated to leave this work
for the City Committee itself, for two reasons,
financial and technical. These leaflets should
be very concrete, dealing with the conditions in
the given territory. Furthermore, this work will
serve as means to activize these organizations
by giving them definite tasks to perform and to
make them feel that they are actively engaged
in the concrete work carried on for the pro-
lection of the foreign-born.
In this way the entire membership. or at
least part of them, will be directly involved in
the work, and this will not be in the hands of
the Executive Committee only. This will stimu-
late the activities of these organizations and we
will in this way be able to secure number of
workers to act as propagandists in this work
among their fellow-workers and also be of great
help TO the City Committee to reach and get
contact with organizations that we have never
bean m contact with Der z
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Party Organizer
Contents of June Issue

IMPROVING INTERNAL LIFE OF THE
PARTY
Inner Life of the Units, by J. Peters
District p Observation-Disclosures.
Distribution and Check-up of Party Tasks. 4
What Is Plenum? Observation-Disclosures.
Development of Self Initiative of the Party
Units OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
How to Stabilize Finances in the District,
By c. ROSene Observation-Disclosures.
CENTRAL CONTROL COMMISSION
DOCUMENTS
Reminder on Finances Observation-Disclosures. 10
THERE is NO STRUGGLE TOO SMALL
LENINl
tFrom Resolution of 3rd Congress of c. H. IL
MASS WORK
August First Preparations Observation-Disclosures. IL
The Party Leaflet-Its Policy and Con-
Structlon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is
Dealing with the Soviet Union in the Shop
Paper OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Experience in Organizing a Block Committee
for ScottsbOro Defense ................. 16
ROOFING THE PARTY IN THE SHOPS
Some Experiences in Shop Work, by Edith
BriscoI District 81 ................... IL
Examine Our Factory Work, zy S. V. w.. 10
HOW THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF GER
MANY SOLVES IT'S PROBLEMS ......... 20
LENINS TEACHINGS ABOUT THE PARTY
Excerpts from Book by v. Sorin) .... %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18

who asks for relief, will fall into the category of
undesirable aliens"
If the Michigan registration law will be put
into operation the immigrant worker In this
state will be actually outlawed he will trembe
day and night; police will have the full freedom
to arrest him without any warrant under any
pretense that is provided by this registration
law. Spies will shadow" the alleged illegal"
immigrant.
The Michigan registration law. while 1t is a
part and parcel of the campaign against the
entire working class, at this time of severe econ
onic crisis, is also a test case, If the ruling
class will succeed to put this law in operation.
1t will inspire other states to adopt similar
measures On the other hand we succeed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18

This series of three articles, of which this
Is the last, was written before the recent anti
clerical outbreaks and fresh upSurge OF the
revolutionary movement In Spain.-Editor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Workers and Farmers Want
to Know About Communism
Brockton, Mont.

Brockton, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
We have read so many articles against Com
munism that we have come to think it must
be a good thing but can't procure any literature
on it. We are wheat farmers, farming about
1000 acres and have a small bunch Of cattle
60 Herfords. Not out of job but feel gov
ernments are far from the point of perfection
and that there must be some solution of sit
uation grown worse every year
Would appreciate IT if you could send me
information on Communism or tell me how and
where to get It, No one here seems to know
much about Communism but the Literary Digest
publishes SO many things about Russia that we
are interested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

Communist Party o. S. A.
P. O. Box 81 Station D.
New York City.
Please send me more information on the Com
munist Party.
Name ...........s...........s.
Address ..........................
City --....................... state ...........
Occupation A.,...................... Age $3.50.
Mail this to the Central once. Communist
Party. P. O. Box 81 Station D. New York City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
Party Life

Conducted by the Org. Dept. Central Com
rnlttee, Communist Party, U. S. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18

Breckenridge, Tex.
Much interest was aroused here by our May
Day meeting at the County Court House. We
had the District Court room and it was crowd
ed. All seats taken and many standing.
We have many inquiries as to just what we
stand for and are trying to get suitable liter
allure for use among non-Party workers. The
Daily Worker does not seem to fill the bill in
the matter of disseminating information as to
the general principles and objects of the Party
but is devoted mostly to agitation.
May be permitted to suggest that more be
said in the Daily Worker about the things for
which we stand. Would it not be a good idea
to publish in a series of articles such works as
Fundamentals of Communism" Communist
Manifesto estate and Revolution ETC.? 1t
seems to me that one or more of these works
could be carried serially to excellent advantage.
r, B.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-20
sE{NM 0pY
BY
JEROME H. (DIZZY) DEAN
Copyright. 1881. BY NEA Service. Incl

Service. Incl
1ONI expect me to tell anything
% Hy about boy coming from the farm making
eooo The farm located Hodenve wasn't
@ % ana such things but farmers Dean boys turned
out 70 be good ball players.
1t lust when one of those Oklahoma sand storms
on hat Iwas born My tells that look
anyway am of three boys-Paul II old with
never took much interest in baseball He banker,
A Paul and need banker the family to handle this
O4s money we VIII make out of baseball
Evelyn nurse in San Antonio the only other child
Monroe Dean, -
WHEN years old away Hodenvie finally stop
~ ping at Spaulding Okla Dad another
SCHOOL incidentally finished education learning
thee attending school for years. play
'Oohey or stay home to feed the hoe cotton.
one DAY when years manager
s Schoo team at Spaulding informed
series OF games US
represented college while kids high
punKS , VINO didn't know much baseball.
hao been sort Of fooing
IT, Wy hoog certain it would do certain things Clarence
no relation of us Deans
and asked to let pitch.
Il have funny I those guys" told him.
was my first ouburst of confidence that writer's call
praggn, but time I tell anv one
"hat think I can do against any
DAUL my brother played shoop just years old
4 then showing through
IN the ninth and singled with
JUST breeze from then out Spauding
school title We games pitched and won seven of EN-
Folks down Hodenvile ball
challenged us to championship series
We played the three games and the next two
at Spaudng Hodenve copied pitched the third
The fifth game pitched eleven innings and we
it, Paul getting couple of hits
and l famed about twelve.
stayed in spaudng pitching BY had
pug got me Me and the boil weev along
hoeng cotton wasn't way the major leagues
goal had already set for myself.
So at ID started out to the
Friday: Dizzy Joins Army to he World
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-20


ID American League record for most
Wednesday. The record of sixteen was
made by Joe Wood, Boston Red sox. and
Walter Johnson. Washington. in 1912.
(2) Major league record for most consec-
utive games won. which is 49, made by Tim
Keefe in 1888 and equaled by Rube Mar
guard in 1912. both pitching for the New
York Giants,
90 Highest percentage of games won and
lost. made by Joe Wood in 1912 when he
won thirty-four games and lost five for
an average of .871.
ca Leading the American League in won
and lost percentage three years in sue
cessiOn, feat no pitcher in either league
ever accomplished.
(5) Become the first ma ior league pitcher
working regularly TO finish the season with
a percentage above 300.
The Athletics have forty-one
games left to play, and if Grove
pitches every fifth game, he will
have a chance to work in eight more
games. If he won them all. he
would finish the season with twenty
four straight victories and total of
80 won and lost.
Another feat which Grove an
pears certain of ACCOMPLISHING is
the winning of thirty games in a
single season. No left handler ever
has turned the trick, and Jim Bag
by of Cleveland was the last ortho-
ooX hurler to turn the trick in 1920.