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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
Communist Votes Torn Up in Jersey Town;
Hague Calls off Strike After GRAFT "Fee''

rested for selling the Daily was that
he was crying his wares too loudly
In many cases, workers have been
held in $4,000 bail for distributing a
leaflet announcing an indoor meeting
of the unemployed
During the last election these at
tacks on Communists became in
creasingly common, for the capitalists
we're beginning to learn that the only
real threat to their continued ex-
ploitation came from the Communist
Party, comprising the vanguard of
the working class. Despite constitu-
ticnal guarantees, Communist candi-
dates in many communities were not
permitted on the ballot. When they
were, many votes that were cast for
them were not counted. In the town
Of Keansby, for example, the follow
ing incident occurred:
A watcher in a polling place,
noticing the counter throw an occa-
sional ballot away, asked him the
reason. The counter replied: ooh,
they're no good" To satisfy his
curiosity the watcher later took one
Of the discarded ballots from the
waste basket and examined 1t. He
went over to the man who had
thrown it away and said: "Jim, this
ballot looks okay to me. What's
wrong with it?" The answer, short
and sharp, was 81 told you those
ballots we're no damn good. There
Communist votes"
Edge and Hague Ballot Box Suffers.
Long practice in the removal of
undesirable votes has made the
counters in the polling places eff
cient at their Job. When the present
Ambassador Edge was running in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

Unemployment Insurance Bill.
Mass hunger marches are taking
place today in Cleveland, Ambridge,
Pa, and Youngstown, Ohio, today.
Yesterday was Red Sunday for COL
lection of signatures to the Bill, in
Philadelphia
The Sacramento jobleSs march on
the state capitol, Wednesday.
Thursday the Brooklyn and Bronx
jobless march on their boro halls, to
demand immediate relief.
On Wednesday, also, a delegation
from the jobless of various cities in
Michigan marches into the state
legislature at Lansing to demand the
state take action for relief.
On Friday, the Cleveland unem-
ployed and workers organizations are
holding their second united front
conference on the unemployment
campaign.
Other struggles are under way this
week and the next.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
BURN WHEAT FOR COAL

NEz PIERCE, Idaho.-Workers in
this town, only ten miles from big
timber and in the midst of a wheat
region, are burning wheat to get
warm. Coal costs $165O a ton and
wood $40 a cord, while wheat costs
only SO a ton. Millions are begging
for wheat to make bread and the
farmer is forced to burn it for fuel
The Farm Board has millions of
bushels of wheat stacked away in
storehouses and whole families
throughout the land are starving.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
This is the sixth in a series of
articles on A. F. Of L. and political
corruption in New Jersey
BY ALLEN JOHNSON.

Hague could never have obtained
his stranglehold on the democratic
machine in New Jersey without the
active support of the capitalists who
control the state. They secretly chafe
however at the enormous price he ex-
acts for helping to prevent the work
ers in "his' province from rebeIling
at their slavery. But Hague's influ-
ence, buttressed by that Of the church
and the press, is being rapidly under
mined by the prolonged crisis which
has sent at least one breadwinner in
every Jersey family into the ranks
Of the jobless
This growing revolt on the part Of
the Jersey workers, of course, it not
directed only, or even largely, at
Fauge. for the workers realize well
that Hague is merely the instrument
OF his employers. The reaction on
TIE part Of the bosses has taken two
aspects. One is the placing Of big
capitalists themselves, like Morrow, or
their direct representatives, like Edge,
in high government positions.
Jailed for Selling DAILY"
The other side Of this reaction has
been a growing terrorism against all
those who try to organize the work
ers and lead them In militant fight
against their cxploiters. Thus II is a
common occurrence for a member OF
the Communist Party to be Jailed for
no other "offense" than selling the
Daily Worker The most recent ex-
cuse offered when . worker was ar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
ECUADOR FEARS UPRISING.

QUITO, Ecuador The officials
Of Quita are sitting on pins and need
les. They have heard rumors of re-
bellion. The government has taken
steps to see that the oppressed In
dams do not revolt. They have
placed guards from Quito, north
ward. They are getting very worried
because of the activities of Commu-
nists in the provinces of Guaynas,
Manabi and Esmeraldas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
CHICAGO HUNGER
M Ar CHI JAN. Il
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

more, and asked them to return. In
the meantime, the Unemp. 10Y
Councils are proceeding with all ar
rangements and mobilization for a
tremendous Hunger March and Dem
onstration to the City Hall on Jan. IL,
at IL o'clock noon.
Friday morning, an unemployed
war veteran located in one of the
flop houses dropped over the T. U. U.
L and Unemployed Council head
quarters and deposited the following
letter: Che did not have the 2-cent
postage to mail it,.
Unemployed Council, % SO. Lin
coin ST.: In regard to mobilizing of
unemployed on the breadline for
hunger march on to City Hall Jan. IL
you must reach all unemployed with
leaflets at least one day before march
and to get them all it would be best
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
Boss State Leaders
at Melchett Funeral

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Giving further
proof of the domination Of the
capitalist state machinery by finance
capitalism and the big industrialists,
the funeral yesterday of Lord Mel
chett, British industrialists, was at
tended, according to the capitalist
press, by thigh state figures from
Great Britain and other nations, in
Guiding the ambassadors from Po-
land, France, Austria and Greece. 4"
The Maharajah of Burdwan, one of
the Indian princes attending the
axe round table conference on
India was also in attendance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
JOHN BARNES PASSES
WHOLE OF DISTRICT 1.

District one Boston has increased
the circulation of the Daily Worker
by 90 since the start of the campaign
for 10000 circulation. John Barnes
lives in New York City and started
selling 23 copies a day. Now sells
100. Barnes so far has increased his
own circulation more than the whole
of District l, Boston, in the same
length OF time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
RED BUILDER SELLS TO
LONG ISLAND FARMERS.

whoa! Whoa! gimme a Daily
Worker" This is what you hear
around the station at Inwood, LII,
when the truck farmers come in
for their mail. The reason is that
Dick Voss, member of the Red
Builders News Club now has select
ed this station as his headquarters.
He sold 20 Daily Workers in two
hours. The rest of his bundle of 40
were sold on the trains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

keep sending rs copies daily. In the
very near future we will send for 100
copies and even more, soon after that.
Thanking you in advance"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

DISTRICT 2
Total December 10th ...... ~ ,122 or
j. Stain. New York. N.Y.... 100
III. Goldman, New York, N.Y.. 500
G.. Chaiken, Princeton, N.J... 100
6. MOrhac, jersey City, N.J... $50
s. Martinkeyich. B'kIyn, N.Y.. 500
VI. Left, Brooklyn, MY. ~ 1.O1
Unit -. Sec, !. New York. ~. ". 80
sam Veintraub. New York. n. Y. 100
A. Napaprstch, New York, NY. 500
y. Leride, New York, N.Y.. 80
TWO. Br. 20, New Ork, NY. 1900
Obrana, New York. NY. ...... 5000
ii. Schmidt. Long Island. NY. 1000
J. Chanas. Long Isl na,dN.Y... LOO
s. WuIs, Liberty, NY. .. .15
s. GaIanter. Liberty. MY. 49,. 1.25
j. Righthand, Liberty, N.Y.. 80
ID. Coulter, Liberty, MY. ANA so
VI. Sunshein. Liberty, NY. ... 30
III. Borl<. Liberty, NY. ....... 1.50
". Barufl<in. kntOnab, MY. ... 800
G. A. Hanson. nKtonah, NY. 1900
Two. Sec. 3. Bronx. N.Y.. BIS
X. Chnil. Hampstead, NY. $50. 100
ID. KOstyniu<, Hampstead, NY. 100
POgarsky. HempsteaI. N. ". 200
j. Warbec, Hampstead. N.Y.. 200
T.. Sorokowsky, Hampstead -. eco
j. Skliar, Hampstead. MY. 80
+. Vfsb'ras. Brooklyn. N.Y.. 500
j. Krnuss, Brooklyn, NY. w 100
L. and j. Katz. New York. MY. 500
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05


Total December 10th. a.5O
II. r., HaverhilI, Mass. 500
i. Pantiey, Haverhil1. Mass. 500
A. SychevsI<y. HaverhiII. Mass. 800
II. kasinchuk. HaverhiIl. Mass. 5.g9
ID. Fedoruk. HaverhiIl, Mass. 600
J. f., HaverhiII. Mass. ....... 200
y. Batter. HaverhilI. Mass. -. 200
I'll. Kalaus, HOverhilI, Mass. 100
A. ZiIonis, Haverhill. Mass. -. 100
j. KOyai. HaverhilI, Mass. go. leo
IL. PodhOrny. HaverhiIi. Mass. LOO
+. Bachur, HaverhiII, Mass. 100
w. Smith. HnverbiN. Mass. " 100
j. Natinak. HaverhiII, Mass. 100
p. aktuk. HaverhilI, Mass. 100
Carl Stenduist. Maine ... 800
Harry A. Battle, Orange, Mass. LOO
Total $3.50
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
OVER 500 FARMERS
STORM ARK. TOWN

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
SAVE THE DAILY WORKER"
RUSH YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS!

DISTRICT 10
Total December .........S 1912
DISTRICT IL
Total December s S 1900
DISTRICT IL
Total December .......
w. S. Brau9h, Seattle, Wash. s. 500
-
$500
DISTRICT Is
Total December ........... S126.1O
DISTRICT Is
Total December s ........,S $500
J. Lehterier, Il. Thompson,
Norwich G. p. Norwich, Conn. 500
$1,000
DISTRICT 10
Total December ,..S 300
DISTRICT IL
Total December 8 S26. 90
Atlanta District, Atlanta, Ga. 1000
10000
DISTRICT
Anonymous, Great Falls, Ment.$ 500
DISTRICT 10
Total December 8 S 5000
UNORGANIZED
Total December s .......S 300
The following donations were re-
ceiVed December II to 10.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
SWAPPING HORSES

Additional light on the reasons lying behind the transfer of Indian work in Alaska from the Office of Education to the Indian Office is found in the Congressional Record,
 The transfer was made, 1t appears at the suggestion and with the con sent of Commissioner of Education Cooper. His reason was that the work takes up too much of the time and resources of the Office of Edu- cation. Seventy per cent of the to- tai appropriation for the Office of Education is devoted to the Indians and Eskimos of Alaska.
 The Indian Office, in addition to having more money available for work among the Indians, has also the cooperation of the Public Health Service, so that the affairs of Alas kan natives will in reality be looked after by two bureaus-the Indian Office and the Public Health Service.
 The secretary of the interior, in letter to Representative Cramton of Michigan, asking him to intro duce the bill for the transfer, an nounces himself as pleased to in- dorse the proposal made by Com missioner Cooper for the transfer.
 Delegate Sutherland, in opposing the transfer, gave as his chief req son the fact that administration of Indian affairs in the States by the Indian Office had been so unsatis- factory, and he pointed out the diff ference between the "plains' h. dians and their problems and the natives of Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
WRANGELL CHURCHES
 WILL HOLD UNION SERVICES

The Salvation Army, Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches of Wan- gell will unite in the observance of the Universal Week of Prayer, Jan uary 4th to 10th. Special services will be held on three nights of the week, as follows:
 Tuesday evening, January 6, at 7:30 D. m. the Epiphany will be cemmemorated in the Episcopal church with the use of the Candle Light Service. Rev. H. P. Corser will conduct this service and Rev. Russell F. Peperson will deliver an address.
 On Wednesday the 7th, at 7:30, Rev. H. P. Corser will speak in the Salvation Army hall, using the theme: What Is There In 1t?"
 Thursday, the 9th, at 7:30 D. m., Staff Captain Acton will present "The Life of Christ" in colored pie ures at the grade school house. More things are wrought by prayer
 Than this world dreams of. Wherefore. let thy voice rise like a
 Fountain for me night and day, For what are men better than
 Sheep or goats that nourish a
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
MONK SEEKS AID IN ALASKA FOR FORGOTTEN BRETHREN IN EUROPE

From the ancient and historical slopes of Mount Athos, Greece, to the coast of Alaska, is a long jour ney, and especially so for a monk who, for many, many years, has been an inmate of a monastery.
 But Father Nicone, who arrived in Seward from Kodiak recently has made such journey in response to requests of brother monks. Since the overthrow of the czar of Russia this monastery, which was the ha- ven for about 1150 monks, has been practically penniless. Where in former years donations were sent from Russia, for the past fifteen years the monks have existed only by disposing of thein church orna- ments, paintings, icons, massive bells and even the pipes in the plumbing system. Things have now reached point where there is noth- ing else to be sold and starvation is faced.
 The original 15O monks has dwindled to about 37, the younger monks having left in order that the older might be fed.
 It is the desire to obtain finan- cial assistance in America and AL aska, that Father Nicone is now here and thus far he has been quite successful. The few small commun- ities to the Westward contributed to the cause with a most generous spirit, he said. For centuries the monastery has been without hospit- al facilities; there has been no land for them to till, no vineyard or or- chard, owing to the almost perpen- dicular slopes of Mount Athos {; there has been no place for the helpless aged. These are the there aspirations of these religious men. It is estimated an assured sum of $20 a day will be sufficient for 150.
 Of Father Nicone himself, an in-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
HELP FOR THE PRospEcToR

Lack of jobs," says the Denver Mining Record, "has caused many men to begin prospecting in highly mineralized sections of the country. They feel that in this way they can use their idle time to advan- tage." Arizona Is conducting Iec- ture programs for miners, the ar ticle further states.
 Alaska might profit by a like pro- gram. We have a college at Fair banks which offers an excellent short course in mining, but unfor- tunately 1t is out of reach of many prospectOrs, and many youths who would like to become prospectors, by reason of it's location and the expense of getting to it. A short course conducted as a series of lec- lures in various towns in the Pan- handle might add impetus to pros pecting on the coast which would repay the territory a hundredfold for the expense of such a program. The discovery of one mine like the Premier or Kennecott would do it.
 We must look to the hill-trained prospector for our future mineral discoveries. The technically train ed man is apt to seek a berth with some rich corporation where the emolument is certain and the haz- ards not so great. No classroom can ever instill in the minds of the student that love of the game which drives the dyed-in-the-wool prospec- tor to the hills when the first wedge of geese passes over his cabin. The true prospeetor is a born gambler.
 Southeastern Alaska-the Coast Range-presents obstacles to the prospector which are unknown in the interior. Our mosquitoes are less aggressive, perhaps, but rain and devil clubs make life tolerably miserable for the man in the hills. Beneath our moss and devil clubs, however, will be found vast deposits of base ore which are accessible to water transportation, and the ter ritory would we'll afford to offer in ducements to those who have adapt cd themselves to the country, and who are hardy and resourceful enough to pursue the vocation of prospector.
 The prospector of this district should have . rudimentary knowl- edge at least of geoolgy and miner alogy In order to know what to look for, where to look for 1t, and how to describe 1t intelligently af-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

teresting figure unfolds as one lis- tens to catch every word and sen- tenee uttered in remarkably excel lent English. Before taking the vows Father Nicone was a high officer in the service of the czar, and had performed numerous mis- sions in foreign countries ion his homeland. Following the World War he entered the monastery, there to spend the remainder of his life in prayer for the salvation of the human race; to forget in prayer and meditation those terrible former years; to pray for the world which, according to their calculations, will end during the middle of the next century.-Seward Gateway.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

Blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift moi Hand of prayer, both for Themselves and those who call Them friend? For so the whole round earth is every way bound by gold chains About the feet of God"
 -Tennyson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
LAST RITES ARE HELD
 FOR MRS. MARY HAGERTY

Funeral services were held We'd nesday last for Mrs. Mary Hagerty, 78, victim of an automobile accident in Seattle. Mrs. Hagerty was the mother of Miss Nellie Hagerty, a member of the Wrangell teaching staff. Born in Newcastle, Ireland, she came to Seattle 25 years ago from Nebraska Hen husband died in Seattle 20 years ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

ter he has made a discovery. An extension course along these lines would help, and the men who are able to pass certain elementary tests when they have completed the course should be given preference in the benefits of the prospectors' aid act which is now in force.- R. J. s.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
SANTA BRINGS BABY TO COLONEL" MASON

A six-pound girl was the preesnt Santa brought Eugene Colonel" Mason, former Wrangell youth who now makes his home in Seattle. The child was born early in the morning of December 26, according to word
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
received in Wrangell.

The Wrangell chapter of the Red Cross will hold a meeting Monday night at 7:3O o'clock in the city hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-17
c. w.. MARKETS
COOP CITRUS
Three Bodies Sign With
Organic alton To
Handle Crop

MERCEDES. June IT, Three
Valley fruit co~-operatives through
their regional organization have
signed a contract with the Ctli-
fornia Vegetable Union to market
their fruit as a result OF the rec
ommendation made by their joint
committee recently.
The G. ". u. offered the regional
organization, known as the Rio
Grande Valley Citrus Exchange. a
flat handling charge OF 20 cents
a box with a rebate Of 2 IL cents
a box on the first five hundred
cars handled and an additional 2
IL cents rebate on all cars over
that Sumber.
Units composing the regional are
the Rio Grande Citrus Fruit Grow
ers' Assn. OF Mercedes. McAllen
Citrus Assn. and the Brownsville
Citrus Assn.
The c. V. u. has marketed the
Mercedes units output for six
years. Harry M. Rouse. secretary
OF the'local unit. said that due 10
the G. ". us satisfactory handling
Of the Mercedes co-op's fruit 1t has
been recommended as the sales or
g~anization for the Valley regional.
Grade Galloway of EdinburE is
president OF the r. q. V. c. X.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-17
Beauty Winner Breaks In
y y
Tears When Crown Is Put
= = = < = :
On Hedd--Ls Licensed Pilot

ton itself Is difficult. said the girl
had been graduated from high
school last year and had a pilots
license. How frequently she flew
could not be learned.
A stage contract. and perhaps a
chance at the movies awaits MISS
Duchateau, the first foreign girl TO
win the pageant since 1929.
Miss Universe won $500 and a
silver plaque; Miss United States
$500.
Miss Memphis, Tenn. b~lack-hair-
ed Lena Thomas, hotel hostess took
third prize Of $3.50: Miss Germany.
Daisy Freiberg, said to be a baron
ess, fourth prize OF $3.50 and Miss
Atlanta, Ca Pat Hall. brownhair-
ed and tall. fifth prize Of 500.
Meanwhile, nothing further had
been heard from the first protest
lodged against the pageant-by Col.
w. Z. (BilD Easterwood Of Dallas.
Colonel Easterwood charged yester-
day that the judging Monday night.
when Miss United States had been
selected, had been. unfair because
OF the failure OF pageant officials TO
exhibit the credentials of the win
ner. and for asserted discrimina-
tons. The pageant director said In
answer that Miss United States
had all proper credentials. and that
any contestant. contestants mother.
newspaperman, judge or other or
fetal could see them at will.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-17
Mercury Reaches 81
Degrees On Tuesday

Tuesday was next 70 the hottest
day Of the year IN Brownsville, aC-
cording TO weather bureau officials
Temperature yesterday was about
81 degrees. Weather Chief w. y.
Schnurbusoh said. Apri, 3. mercury
climbed slightly higher, or 10 923
degrees.
Prediction for Thursday Is partly
cloudy with light 70 fresh s0utherly
winds on the west coast. Precipita-
ton for the month is far below nor
nal
There VIII be no material change
IN the river during the next "a 70
13 hours. AT present. the Rio Grande
IS Ga feet. Flood stage here is IS
feet.
In commenting on the weather,
Mr.. Sc%hnurbusch pointed out that
u~n-ensonablv hot weather was re-
ported in Williston. N. D.. where
thermometers registered l08 degrees.
Phoenix. Ariz. usually the hottest
SPOT in the United States, reported
l04 YESTERDAY.
Lowest temperature In the coun-
try Tuesday was Go. reported IN
three lo-alities-BoSton. Chicago.
and Cleveland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-17
POSTOFFICE
In new Site
Change Is Made Without
interruption To
Service

All postal equipment has been
moved to new temporary quarters
on the corner of 10th and Washing
ton, the transfer having been made
with no interruption Of service. ac-
cording TO Postmaster G. W. Den
nett.
Postal officials began moving out
Of the old post office building at :
~ m. Saturday. The transfer Of
equipment continued all night Sat-
urday. and throughout Sunday. Box
holders received mail al the new
quarters Sunday morning, and gen.
eral delivery, money orders. c. o D
department. etc, were opened Mon
Gay morning.
The new quarters. which will be
used while the new S350.OOO post
office and federal building is under
construction at the site OF the old
building on Tenth and Elizabeth
are much larger than those at the
former building. Postal authorities
have more space in which 10 work,
and there IS sufficient parking space
for patrons.
Federal employees occupying Of
fees IN the old building have not
moved 10 new quarters yet. but Will
move in the near future. Some OF
the employees Will move 10 offices W
the Pacheco Building on the cour,
house square. and others will move
into offices In the Gateway Bridge
Company building on 1sth street
The Cameron county court room
will be used by federal Officials
until the new building is completed.
we are yer proud Of the fact
that our service was uninterrupted \
Postmaster bennett said "Wednesday
morning Moving OF equipment was
a tremendous task. but 1t was done
without mountaineering the public
IN any way. Mail was delivered
promptly and efficiently"
Mr.. bennett said that no definite
information concerning the raZing
OF the old structure had been re-
ceived here. but that he thought
orders would be received during
June.