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The Washington times., 1931-12-18
Mrs.. FraiIey Is
Hostess Today

Mrs. Worthington Frailey, the
former Miss June Cushing, who
made her debut last season,
entertained at luncheon today
at the Mayflower, followed by
bridge.
Her guests were Miss Jane
Thorpe, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Macarthur, Miss Mae Harris
Clarke, Miss Lucille Elliott,
Miss Frances Mathews, Miss
Dorothy Nicholson, Miss Helen
Peoples. Miss Jean Peoples, Miss
Isabel Tracy Perry, Miss Cecil
Perry, Miss Jeanne Richards.
Miss Helen Walker, Miss Evelyn
Walker, Miss Eleanor Mulliken,
Miss Elizabeth Pillsbury, Miss
Elizabeth Dunlop, Miss Evelyn
Howe, Miss Laura Barkley, Miss
Frances Hill. Miss Mary Stuart
Birdsall, Miss Mildred Clarke,
Miss Eleanor Calvert. Miss Mar
garet Calvert. Miss Marshall
Chandler, Miss Devereux Green,
Miss Dorothy Dial, Miss Rosa
Hayes, Miss Betty West, Miss
Dorothy Dodge. Miss Mary Glib
son, Miss Charlotte Mayo and
Miss Virginia Yellott.
Also Mrs. Landra Platt. Mrs.
Patrick Henry Hume, Mrs. Jen-
.nings Bailey, jr.. Mrs Bowman
Macarthur, Mrs. A le a n d r
Blair, Mrs. William Stein, jr..
Mrs. Mercer Smith, Mrs. Rich
ard Hume, Mrs. Richard Zant-
Finger. Mrs. Harry Fowler and
Mrs. Charles Sturtevant, jr.
The Washington times., 1931-12-18
Envoy Host

The Bolivian Minister and
Sonora de Abelli entertained a
party last evening at the supper
dance at the new Club Mont
martre.
Their guests included Comdr
and Mrs. Wallace Dunn, Mr..
and Mrs. Blaine Mallan. Miss
Maria Sacasa, daughter of the
Nicaraguafl minister. and Sc
nora SacaSa: Mr.. Enrique Finot,
of Bolivia; and Mr.. Paul Wran-
gel.
The Washington times., 1931-12-18
In Washington.
with
QtQyQAun

The White House again the of beautiful re-
cpn last evening the second of the series of state evies
given by the President and Mrs. Hoover and this
occasion the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court and the associate justices and their wives were the
guests of honor Many justices and judges of the courts in
the Capital in the large company which included
distinguished group of members of the legal fraternity and
other guests from official and residential circles.
White House Reception Brilliant
The reception adorned with quantities of
chrysanthemums roses and carnations, against back
The Washington times., 1931-12-18
White House Reception Brilliant

ground OK palms and 1ernS, ana great
clusters of chrysanthemums filled the
mantel vases, and lined the stairway
and wide corridor down which the Pres
ident and Mrs. Hoover and the men,
bers of the official party passed to the
Blue Room, where they received the
guests.
The rooms were brilliantly lighted,
and the Marine Band played through
out the reception. The color-bearers led
the receiving party which passed through
line formed of the military and naval
aides on duty at the White House. re-
splendent in their dress uniforms of
dark blue and gold.
The President and Mrs. Hoover led the
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and she wore a handsome
strand of pearls.
Mrs. Hyde was in a filmy
creation of white lace. mounted
over white chiffon, with q scarf
of magenta velvet, at the left
side Of the back. and she wore
diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Doak's gown was a love
ly one of ivory satin. brocaded
in a large flower design. with a
square decollete. and short
train. She wore pearl earrings
and pearl necklace.
Chief Justice Present
The Chief Justice and Mrs.
Hughes, after they had passed
through the line, went into
the Green Room. where they
were Immediately surrounded
by q group of friends. with
whom they spent some time
chatting. Mrs. Hughes ap-
peared in a handsome gown of
turquoise blue net, embroidered
in silver, over a foundation Of
cloth of silver, and she wore
diamond ornaments. Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs. Willis Van Devan'
ter, the latter wearing a becom-
ing gown of wine-colored velvet,
made on long graceful lines.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Pierce
Butler were greeted by many
friends, and the latter was
charming in a gown of fuschia
tinted satin, sewn with gold,
made on very simple lines,
with the skirt terminating in
a long pointed train.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
FiSke Stone were present, Mrs.
Stone wearing striking gown
of lavender and silver brocade,
showing a design of flowers,
made on princess lines, with a
short train.
The Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr
were in the large company, the
latter smiling and gracious as
ever. in a gown of black velvet.
with the bodice of white lace,
which terminated in a peplum,
held with a narrow belt of the
velvet. She wore handsome
diamond ornaments.
Others Present
The Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Frederick H.
Payne, the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Ernest
Lee Jahncke, Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal,
ter Hughes Newton. the latter
wearing a gown of sapphire blue
velvet, with a pointed trimming
Of rhinestones outlining the
decollete.
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert was
strikingly handsome figure, in
a rich gown of black velvet,
made on princess lines, with
a short train. Bands of rhine.
(COntinped on Page rs, Col. -
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HUGHES group, Which included Lhe VICE ITes-
dent Mr. Curtis with his sister, Mrs Edward Everett Gam;
the Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Andrew w. Mellon the
ney General and Mrs. William Dewitt Mitchell the Post.
master General and Walter Brown the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs Charles Francis Adams the Secretary OF
the Interior and Mrs Ray Lyman Wilbur the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs Arthur Mastick Hyde. and the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs William n Doak The Secre-
tarv of Commerce and Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont
were not present owing to absence from the city
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Ladies Of Judiciary Circle Imposing Group

The ladies of the Judiciary circle made very dgned
ond nosnr oroun In their gowns of rich satin and bro
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Mrs. Hoover Radiant

dance in the East Room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
EDITOR SEES PRESS
I. AS NATIONS HOPE
Mccormick Says Newspapers
Can Rescue Country From
Mistaken Politics.

BY the Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, october 16.-Col.
r. R. Mccormick, publisher Of the Chi
cago Tribune. said today that II news
papers fail to rescue the Nation from
mistaken politics, then the Nation itself
fails.
Recent high court decisions intrench
the press today in more responsible
position than it has occupied since CaX-
ton brought the printing press to Lon
dom re told editors attending the an
nual meeting of the Illinois Press AS
ISOLATION.
Relating how the press has fought
of attempts to control it, Col. McCor-
mick declared that a free press alone
can save the world from the misgovern-
ment which is besetting it at every
turn.
Throughout our dhe world's) his
tory" he said, the vast bulk Of our
press has steadily steered the solid
course between absolutism and anarchy
THE rescue of our Nation from mis-
taken politics, which have ruined so
much Of the once civilized world and
which are threatening to engulf Eng
land, is dependent upon the courage and
the clear vision of our newspapers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16

he told the searchers. From this he
was not moved, but he Is willing that
operators shall commence as soon as
possible after-provided the explorers
signed a $3.50 agreement with him.
There the matter stands for the
present. But, even supposing the
treasure is there and Is found, another
complication is possible, for If it lies
below 80 feet from the surface 1t can
all be- claimed by the French govern
nent, which is entitled to possession OF
all treasure trove found below that
depth. Actually the spot designated by
LIE Grande Is only matter OF yards
from the Belgian border-but, unfortu-
nately, Belgium has similar law.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
POLICEMAN DIES, PILOT
SAVED IN PLANE CRASH
Mimi eapolis officer Fails to Use
Parachute-Ship Lands In
Residence District
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, MINI, October 16.-Vic-
tor Betzholt, 81, a Minneapolis police
man, was killed yesterday when Naval
Reserve biplane crashed on a concrete
walk in a residential district.
John Kipp. a second lieutenant In
the Marine Air Reserve Corps, who was
plotting the ship, saved his life by bail
ing out" in a parachute. He fell. I'M
injured, two blocks away. Betzholt also
had a parachute, but apparently made
no effort to use it.
Australia's egg exports are 100000
dozen greater than last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
TREASURE SEARCH
SIIRS FRENCHME EN-
DiviningI Rod Locates Metals
Believed Hidden by Monks
From Soldiers.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PARIS, C ctober l5.-T11e legends Of
buried treasure, estimated to be worth
scores of millions of dollars; under
ground passages leading: from a ruined
abbey and TIM investiga ton by noted
divtner form the essent ais of the treas
ure-trove story which enters on a field
of beet roots on the Franco Belgian
border not far from Iille.
For many years the belief was held
that the monks of the. Abbey OF Cysoing,
founded nearly a tho usand years ago,
long since in ruins. had hidden their
gold and silver. ornal nents, vessels and
money when the coy ntry was rayaged
by incursions of plum iering Danes. Re-
peated attempts to IL scove- the location
failed. Recently q anon lie Grande.
noted diviner. was allied in and asked
to go over the grou nd with divining
rod.
Oscillation gf Pendulum.
Using a penduuu formed by a pyra-
uniformed crystal hanging on a silver
string, lie Crande carefully explored the
ruins of the CySqing Abbey and sur
rounding fields According to him the
pendulum osciEateS when in neigh
borhood of meIalI ic deposits This it
did over a certain spot in the middle
of the field Of bee; roots, some distance
from the abbey. Eand, according to lie
Grande, a further test with an ordinary
hazel divining rod confirmed the posi-
ton.
Further evidende of the caution of
the monks of Cys Ding is found in the
number of suhterr anean passages they
constructed leading from their abbey to
emerge in secluded spots.
One particular passage leads in the
direction of the sp OF where lie Grande
maintains the gd d is buried, but a
fall of earth cuts aof communication.
Excavations Are Proposed.
encouragement offered by the di-
rection of the ser ret passage led ex-
plorers to propose immediate excava-
lions in the spot e Grande indicated.
Here, however, tn ey met with set
back. Tt G farmer who owned the field
was not convinced of the presence of
the treasure. but he was convinced of
the value of his ,beets. You cannot
dig before 1 have araken my beets up"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
Rush Funds Defend
Lawrence Strikers

BOSTON. - Five thousand dol
lars in cash or liberty bonds must
be received by the International
Labor Defense Immediately if the
five Lawrence strike leaders are to
be released on bail, the local LID.
here announces.
Funds must also be sent at once
to defend these five militants
against conspiracy" charges and
against attempts to deport them.
All workers everywhere are urged
to respond to this emergency ap-
peal to defend Edith Berkman, Pat
Devine, william Murdoch, Alexan-
der Danilevitch, and John Care
Xxi, now imprisoned in the Immi-
grafton Station at East Boston,
Mass.
Loans and donations must be
sent as quickly as possible 10 the
Boston district office of the Inter
national Labor Defense, 1l3 Dudley
Street, Boston.
Organize protests everywhere.
Voice your protest in resolutions
demanding the unconditional re-
lease of Berkman, Devine, Murdoch
and the other arrested strike
leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
Mass Trial Votes Expulsion of
Yokinen from Communist Party
Gives Right to Apply
for Readmission After
Proving Himself

NEW YORK.-Over 1900 workers
packed Harlem Casino at the mass
trial yesterday afternoon of y okinen
a member of the Communist Party
charged with the anti-working class
crime of white chauvinis1n. One
hundred and thirteen working class
organizations were represented with
I'll delegates. Many hundreds of
workers were turned away from the
hall by the police on the pretext that
the hall was overcrowded.
With G. A. Hathaway, leading
white conrade of the Party and
member Of the Secretariat, prescott
ing Yokinen, and Richard 3. Moore,
a leading Negro conrade acting for
the defense, the workers jury elected
by the meeting brought in 'erdict
of guilty against Yokinen, with rec
ommendation for his expulsion from
the Communist Party, with the right
to re-apply for re-admission upon
the basis of his activities against
white chauvinism in the Finnish Club
and other working class organizations
his participation in the fight on Jim
Crowism, etc, his estiVities in the
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
of which he was instructed to become
CONTINUED ON PAGE TwO)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
HURL DEMANDS AT
CHARITY CONFER.
Jobless Dele G tic n
Breaks Into Meet

Stating that she represented the
New York Councils of the Unem-
ployed, Sadie Van Veen demanded
the floor at the fake conference of
so-called welfare workers at the
Town Hall on Friday. including the
Prosser Committee and the police
commissioner. The chairman was
undecided; the police made move
toward the delegation with the pur-
pose to throw them out The unem-
ployed workers in the delegation
shouted: "Let her speak; give her
the floor" The chairman, seeing
that it would look bad for charity
to refuse the floor to the spokesman
of the unemployed, after a hasty
whisper with his committee, said that
Van Veen could have the floor after
Mulrooney's report.
Van Veen read a statement pre-
pared by the committee of Unem-
ployed Councils, denouncing charity,
the breadlines, the starvation doles,
soup kitchens, flophouses, etc. The
statement also included the mayors
committee and the squandering Of
hundreds of thousands of dollars
which had been turned over to them
and organized charity.
The statement ended with the de-
mand for immediate cash relief, nc
evictions of the unemployed, free
gas, rent and heat for the unem-
ployed, free, warm food for all school
children Of the unemployed and the
demand for unemployment insur-
ance, to be taken from the taxation
of large incomes and from the city
and state treasures, and that al
funds be turned over to committees
of the unemployed.
Every word of the statement got
across. The hall was absolutely
silent as Van Vev.I spoke. The state
nlent was followed by SO much dis
cussion that the Prosser Committee
was not able to go ahead with the
program.
The meeting practically got away
from the chairman, who saved his
face by adjourning the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
True To Form

ACCORDING report
H Methodist Episcopal
South ended marked by denuncion of Com
munism.
members said the report after session
ATHEISTIC PROPAGANDA their influence
against ynchings, and to aid the unemployed"
declaration coming
Methodist
least neither surprised
Communism by such demagogc promises the ito
a campaign against ynchings aid
Both their attacks promises hungry
prosecuted workers have the same Shiny Both
with their century faithful service the
their
exploitation of the toiing masses, Negro and white
Episcopal Church. South for human
l845; and that stand has
the outbreak Of the Civil War 1t still identity
refuses make pretense Of accepting
basis Of equality 1t still wosps
Negrophoa which
Klux Khan founders and Of the Southern capitalists
Today the South millions torg
the miserable
subjected to nobe persecution which growing
only the most revolving And, naturally spirit
the Communist Party which interests
eoperdized They
against the abotoniss
fought oong battle then just they fighting
now!
their promises against lynhnx
owardy hides those of their
fighting together united
leadership will march forward to victory government
pe the dabby protests of handful Of Methodist bishops
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one woman were the, delegates. Here
again the marchers were enthusiast
tically greeted. The spirit was high.
Solidarity was sung by all the work
ers.
The narchers were last reported in
Hudson. New York, where the mayor
of the town gave permission to hold
an open air meeting at It'll street.
Every morning an educational
meeting is held. Daily Workers are
given out in every town. Leaflets
are distributed. In Poughkeepsie
workers insisted upon paying five,
ten, and fifteen cents for single copies
of the ssDaily Worker. The spirit
of the marchers is high. They are
certain that they will reach the state
capital, at Albany. The Workers
International Relief has a medical
unit set up. Workers get treatment
there. One worker was quite ill, but
refused to remain, and insisted upon
marching with the other workers to
Albany.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
B'KLYN WOMEN
WILL MEET MAR. 8


BROOKLYN, N. Y.--On Sunday,
March 8, at 2 p. M, the workers of
Boyo Hall, Williamsburgh, will cele-
brate International Women's day at
the Grand Manor, 318 Grand St,
near Haremaker, Brooklyn.
In a call issued by the Commu-
mist Party, Section 6 stated: with
the present unemployment situation
and growing misery of the working
class, the working women and house.
wives must organize in the strug-
giles for immediate unemployment
relief, free food and clothing for
children of the unemployed. free rent
for jobless workers, for free mem-
ployment insurance. 1t further
stated: "On International Women's
Day the working women are called
upon to join in worldwide demon-
stratiop / the struggle against cap
italism and exploitation"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
RIKERS
ROUT COPS
AND SCABS
Strikers Morale Is Elk
cellent; Picket
Big Shop

NEW YORK.-Scabs in the dress
makers strike here received their
Just desserts as well as some of their
own medicine late Friday evening,
when several hundred striking dress
makers engaged in an extremely
militant picketing of the Needleman
and Bremen shop, 40th St, near
Seventh Ave.
The clash between strikers on the
one hand and scabs and cops on the
other was brief, but sharp, and be-
fore it was over the scabs we're NOV
ing rather hurriedly in the direction
Of Albany and the cops were scurry-
ing about like rats in trap trying
to dodge the small but compact
missiles that filled the air.
There were individual as we'll as
group fights. but when the picketers
counted their forces they found that
none was arrested and but a few
we're bruised. One of the most ar
dent of the dressplakers was a
woman who had her head gashed
open by scab the day before and
who had been forced by cop to
wait half an hour for an ambulance
although she had asked to be driven
to the hospital in cab at her own
expense.
The Needleman and Bremen shop
has taken leading part in the as
sault on the standard of living of the
dressmakers here, actually breaking
contract with the eedle Trades
Workers Industrial Union and sign
ing one with the I. L. G. w, the
company union, which guaranteed
against the calling of strikes. mas
much as the Needleman and Bren-
ner shop controls seven other shops
directly and many more indirectly
the Industrial Union has taken up
the challenge and has engaged in
mass picketing before the shop re-
peatedly.
Morale among the strikers contin-
ues to be noteworthy for its excel
lence. No dressmaker has returned
to his shop except when the en-
ployer of the shop signed an agree
ment with the Industrial Union
guaranteeing higher wages, shorter
workday and recognition of the shop
committees and of the union.
More, than 1900 workers have gone
back to the shops under these condi-
lions since the strike began. In ad-
dition to this tremendous gain, the
strike has put an effective stop to
the merciless wage-cutting which was
taking place in the industry before
the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02

went on strike they decided on a
reign of terror, Under their orders
our strike committee was broken into
by the police and our strike leaders
arrested. Every kind of threat was
used against u.s. The mayor, the
citizens committee, composed of
enemies of the workers, many church
men. police and state troopers were
modified against the strikers.
A Fake Vote
Behind this terror the mill owners
organized a fake vote to end the
strike. They announced that by a
vote Of 1000 to-.4o0 the strikers ac-
cepted the bosses. proposal. But we
know that there were no 1000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02


the workers are at the same time
filled with rage against the employ
ers, the government, and their A. F.
of L. agents and the church, who all
united in @ terror drive against the
strikers at the same moment that the
bosses surrendered to the strikers on
the main demand. The victory is,
therefore, understoor to be a tempo
rary retreat on the part of the bosses,
which can only be held by the utmost
vigilance and preparedness to strike
again soon if it becomes necessary.
The concession of the main demand
of the strike was timed with the ar
rest of the leaders, Edith Rerkman,
Pat Deyine, and William Murdoch, as
measure to disorgarfze the strikers,
split them up and dissolve their SOL
idarity in internal dissentions. The
organized retreat Of the 10000 strik-
ers, under the leadership of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union, by 60
ing back to work with only the main
demand gained, while overtime pay
ment and union recognition is still
refused, has therefore upset the cal
culations of the bosses. The work
ers' solidarity has been preserved in
tact, and their fighting spirit is un-
impaired.
The immediate gain of the strik-
ers is the abolition of the system of
combs for two workers, return to
the old system of combs for one
worker, dismissal from the mills of
the efficiency" experts.
The terror campaign against the
strike was quite evidently planned
and directed by the government at
Washington. Beginning with mobil-
ization of Department of Labor Off
Gals, the attack took another step
forward with a public denunciation OF
the strike by William Green, president
Of the A. F. of L., who gave his bles-
sings to the police and government
with the announcement that the
strike ''outlaw" and to be suppressed
by any means.
This was followed by a church c. a.
paign against the strike led by t.
Catholic Church, and in particular b
Father Mcdonald. This "holy fathc.
declared:
"Our friends of the textile union
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
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ewburgh, N. Y, and held on
$500 bail, was the spirit of the
entire delegation. The hunger
marchers in true working class
solidarity, however, forced the
release of the five, and now they are
also on the march to Albany.
Yesterday the marchers passed thru
Poughkeepsie where the workers had
awaited the hunger fighters for three
days. They paraded through the
town in disciplined formation, in
ranks. Spirits well high. Workers
along the streets cheered them on.
Here as every place else unemployed
workers Joined the march. The whole
town was out I'd. see the marchers
off. Workers hung out of windows.
on door steps, through doors, marched
with them through the main streets
of the town, and-in every way showed
their enthusiastic sympathy, and SOL
idarity. 80
Fred Biedenkamp and Sam Nesin
spoke. Outdoor and indoor meetings
we're held. Two indoor meetings were
held, one at the Colored Center, on
Katheryn Street, where the workers
slept over night, and the other at
the Unemployed Council headquart-
ers. Rank and file delegates spoke
at all the rallies
In Duchess Junction, a town of
mostly Negro population, and where
the workers have not been working
for nearly year, and where at the
present time only one factory is
working, eleven Negro jobless Joined
the march to Albany. Ten men and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
RUTHENBERG MEMORIAL MEET
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MARCH

YORK-Workers organizations
throughout Ruhenerg
day night
be held the Central
the Albany.
Hunger will a body
report will which
Albany
employment descriptions of cheering receptions given
Hunger places they passed
their way Albany.
AL urged to turn out for this Memorial Meeting
Wednesday evening, March 4.