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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
US. CONGRESSMAN
AFRAID TO MEET
u NEMP 10 YE D
Trying to Avoid Seeing
Delegation andParade
of Workers Today

NEW YORK, Jan. st.-Congress-
man sirovich is attempting to get out
of meeting the delegation of unem-
ployed workers elected by various
block committees to make demands
Of immediate relief and endorsement
of the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill.
SiroYich was notified last Monday
that the delegation was coming to
see him on Monday, February LIST, at
2 p. m. giving him sufficient time to
make arrangements to meet the work
ers he is supposed to represent in con-
gress. A parade to back the demands
OF the delegation was scheduled to go
with them.
The Downtown Unemployed Coun-
Gil who is leading the struggles OF
these East Side workers, was notified
by police sergeant when he deliv-
cred the permit FOR the parade that
! Sirovich suddenly @ound he had i'm
poltant business in Washington and
therefore could not NEE. the workers
on Monday but would &c therl Sun,
day, hoping in this way to avoid hav-
| ing masses Of workers in front OF his
house.
Immediately delegation Of three
workers, N. Ball, NJ. Stone, and n
lack, from the Unemployed Council
were elected TO see Sirovicn and de-
rnand to know why he is not teepine
/ the appointment with the delegation
When the workers got Cnere ano
asked for an explanation the con-
gresham dilly-dallied. He tried tt
soft-soap the workers by telling then
how much he thought OF the Soviet
Union, what soft heart he really
had and how he felt for all thi
workers. Ball cut him short. '"Iht
workers can't live on sympathy anc
descriptions Of good and bad hearts
Wen believe what you say when vol
answer our demands
SiroVtch didn't this. What do vol
mean. are you giving ne orders to b
here tomorrow" he asked.
The congressman showed what hi
was afraid OF when he blurted out
You people came in for one purpose
to expose me-"
The whole lie OF his having to gc
to Washington was shown up in thu
different stories he told OF when hi
had to leave, First he said he wa
leaving for Washington Sunday,
pm, then he changed it to pm.
and when he workers were about Il
leave he said, I'm leaving ton1or
row" he caught himself and said, 4"
mean today"
The delegation and the parade O
workers are going to Sirovich's hous,
at $50 E. 9Th st. as scheduled.
The march will start from the cor
ner of It'll ST. and Avenue A, and g
through the East Side
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
T. S. U. Starting
Training Classes
Monday, Feb. 9Th

The Friends of the Soviet Union,
realizing the Importance of training
their members in order to build more
branches, is establishing an F.S.U.
training course. The classes will start
Monday evening, February 8, at the
F.S.U. Downtown Branch headqUar-
ters, ZIG E. 14tlR ST., 8 pm. This is
the last chance for all unregistered
students to register.
The courses will be given on Mon
day evenings-and will last for 8
weeks. The class in organization will
be taught by Marcel Scherer from Z
to 8 pm. The class in public speaking
will be taught by Carl Brodsky, from
8 to 9 pm. The class in history Of
the Soviet Union by A. A. Heller,
from to 10 pm,
The Italian section Of the Friends
OF the Soviet Union is arranging for
similar classes in the Italian lang
uage. For information get in touch
with Comrade Altieri, care OF r. S. u,
80 f. 18th ST., Room 1888.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01

poor" was reduced, for hospitals was
cut in half, for the "Kiddie Keep
Well Camp" where undernowished
workers children are supposed to go
in summer, the appropriation OF
$3.50 given last year, was cut out al
together this year. But for the
bankers, the note and bondholders
the appropriation was more than
$500, 900, an increase of over 100000
over last year.
PATTERSON, Nj, Jan. 31.-A COM
mittee of the Unemployed Council
was sent to the mayor and Board
Of Public Works to get permit to
use the City Hall Plaza for Feb. 4,
but were denied. Then the Unern-
ployed Council modified all the
working class organizations in Pat
terson and these organizations sent
protests to the mayor, Board of Pub
lie Works and the chief of police de-
handing that the City Hall Plaza
NC BlNC4l w viz Ol4CAiAkiOJIN SOOALSAA
for the Feb. 4 demonstration.
Jan. 20 a conference of sixteen
working-class organizations was held
in preparation for the Feb. demon
Stration. A committee that was
elected was sent to the mayor on
Jan. 30. It was instructed to de-
mand the City Hall Plaza for the
Unemployed Council on Feb. 4,
Meanwhile the preparations for
preparations for the demonstration
were going ahead regardless of the
permit being granted or not. The
mayor was told that if there would
be any interference with the dem
onstration the mayor and the city
administration would be responsible
for the consequences.
The mass pressure compelled the
mayor and the city administration to
give the City Hall Plaza and prom
ised that there would not be any
police or any other interference with
bi4C unemployed WI ACIo OI4 TCo' T.
The demonstration will be held at
IL O'Clock noon and all workers en-
ployed or unemployed of Paterson
should come in organized groups and
as individuals to take part in the
demonstration of the unemployed
workers on Feb. at City Hall Plaza,
Paterson.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 81
On Thursday, Feb. 4, the following
mass demonstrations for unemploy-
ment insurance and immediate re-
lief will be held in the district:
Minneapolis, pm, Bridge Square;
st. Paul, IL am, Court House;
Duluth, pm, Court House Square;
Superior, 4 pm, Broadway and
Hammond; Hibhing, pm, Market
Square; Ely; Eveleth, pm, Urania
Hall; Chisholm; Virginia: Gilbert;
1ronwood, Farmers Market Square;
Hancock; Escanaba; Newberry, Ne
gaunee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
Ryan In Compromise
Move Behind Backs
of Dock Strikers

NEW YORK-Following the noti-
f1cation Of a wage cut of from 85c to
Toe per hour for a A hour week and
from $t.2o to $1.O5 for overtime, about
24o longshoremen and checkers who
are members of the I. L. A. on the
Grace Line docks, have gone out on
strike. So far no strike committee
has been elected, but J. p. Ryan, the
International president who sold out
the Boston longshoremen's strike, is
confering with the company officials
for a settlement.
1t is expected that compromise
will be reached behind the backs of
the longshoremen on wages, but the
main issue is the question of the open
shop.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union is agitating for the organiza-
ton OF rank and file strike COM
mittee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
ORGANIZATION OF
CAFETERIAS ON
Food Workers Union
Launches Drive

Union conditions and recognition
Of the union were won by the work
ers Of the Royal Cafeteria, 827 Broad
way, today, when the boss signed up
with the Food Workers Industrial
Union. The drive to organize the
cafeteria workers Of New York, over
100000 OF whom are working under
the most miserable conditions, is now
being prepared by the Food Work
erS' Industrial Union.
In the cafeterias, girls are re-
placing men at less than one third
of the wages the men were receiving.
The speed-up system, combined with
the 12-hour shifts, are killing the
workers on the job. Actual condi-
tons Of slavery exist in many cafe
terias, where the bosses corral the
workers like cattle in boarding
houses. The workers in these places
have not even the time TO get q
breath of fresh air, going from the
boarding house to the cafeteria and
back again and receiving pay as low
as $40 a month.
The union is developing an or
ganization campaign to demand:
Increase in pay protection of the job,
no restrictions as to choice Of food,
against discrimination, against for
eign-born and Negro workers on the
job, equal pay for equal work for
women and young workers, shorter
hours, sanitary conditions on the job,
against wage-cuts.
An organization committee of 80
union members are in charge Of the
organization campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
What's On


very inport--t rcA-:...l 0, tua
"a prkers' InternatioDr, Relics Bard
Will take place At 122 Second Ave
~at pm. second floor BRING
stands. New players are welcome.
meeting Of the students and
teachers Of the F.s.J. School will be
haIG ~ PIG z. 18th st. at pm. The
class in organization viii be held
from to pm. public speaking
from 3 to pm; history Of the
SOVIET Union from TO 10 pm,
TUESDAY
February 4Lh, Before and After"
viii be the topic of a lecture of the
Nisag Workers' Oyer Forum at 108
4. +.'h St. at Pm. Admission free.
Jhs fremont Workers' Club, 2075
Clinton Ave, Bronx, holds its man
doln class for beginners and adj
Yaneee svery Tuesday at $50 pm.
Unss 10. Section 3. will have an
open N sating at o'clock at 46 Ten
Eye. ST., Brooklyn. All aeighbor-
A9o1a orkeFs are invited. There will
be an important discussion on the
go-e ~ this Communist Party in the
stHueHla Tor GnemploYpe iusur-
a.I immediate relief
-lrf lfltUxsa4kE r1zsE7-c5q-sS Eyfrgs E3N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
DIES OF STARVATION IN
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, IlI.-Edward Brennan,
SO, an unemployed worker was found
dead in a cot at a Salvation Army
Shelter He had come to the shelter
half starved only a few days previous.
The workers at the shelter knew he
died of slow starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
SOCCER RESULTS

"a" Division
RED Sparks 2, Italian American I.
Tico 5, Falcon l.
n" Division.
Sons Of Malta 4, Esthonian Wkrs. &,
Harlem Prog, Q, Armenian Wl5rs, /.
Crotona 2, Gordon 0.
Red Sparks 2, Dress Wear 0.
'EC'' Division.
East Side Wkrs, 2, Red Sparks 0.
Williamsburg Wkrs. I, DauntleSs 0.
SpartacuS /, Harlem Progressive 0.
Adriatics 4, Pirates 0.
Colonial 1, Brownsville Workers O,
Crotona 5, downtown Workers 2.
Pirates 6, Needle Trades A. @. 2.
Harlem Wrlus. 3, Prospect Wrks. 8
Red Sparks /, Hero 0.
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I'm one word, you reprosch Us
with intending 10 do away With
your property. Precisely so: that e
Just what we fntend."
Evening star., 1932-05-17
BYRD PLAN VOTE
PETITIONS PASSED
Arlington Civic Groups Spon-
Sor Move Calling for EIec-
tion on Withdrawal.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


CLARENDON. Va, May 16.-One
hundred petitions calling for an election
On withdrawal from the Byrd road plan
have been placed in circulation during
the past week by a special committee
of the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton. it was announced today by William
c. Hull, chairman.
The petitions are being circulated
through the various sections of the
county by the civic associations located
in each and it is the hope of the COM
mittee that sufficient number of sig
natures will have been secured by the
last of this month
Under the law an election can only be
held upon the presentation to the judge
of the Circuit Court Of petition signed
by 25 per cent of the qualified voters,
based upon the total number of votes in
the last county election. The election
must be called by July and held Au-
gust g.
While May 7 was the last day for the
payment of 1881 poll taxes in order to
vote in the Democratic primary and
general election this year. any person
who failed to pay their poll taxes by
that time but who was eligible to vote
in the last county election will be able
to vote in the special withdrawal cleo
ton if it is held, the same rules govern
ing the primary and general election
not being applicable to the special elec-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
OPTIMISTS HONOR
FOUR CAPITAL MEN
Herbert Nevius Is Named Governor
and Harry Pirie Lieutenant
Governor at Richmond.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 17-Herbert
Nevius of Washington was elected gov
ernor of the Sixteenth District, Optimist
International, at the annual district
convention held here yesterday, and
Harry Pirie of Washington, l.. /. Pol
lit of Baltimore and Jesse v. Talley
of Richmond we're named lieutenant
governors. The meeting place OF the
1888 convention was left to the decision
Of the new officers.
]. w. Burch of Washington was re-
elected secretary treasurer and Henry
Schaffert Of Washington was chosen
district nominator to the Optimist In
ternational convention to be held in
San Francisco during July.
Among those to address the conven-
ton were George W. Offutt, past presi-
dent of the Washington Board of Trade,
and Henry A. Willard, I'd, Of Washing
ton.
More than 40 members from Wash
ington and Baltimore, besides the Rich
mond club, attended the sessions, which
ended with banquet and dance last
night.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
ROBBER SUSPECTS
INDICTED BY Jury
Trio Held in Arlington
Charged With Falls Church
Bank HoId-up.
BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.


ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. May IA special grand
jury. impaneled late yesterday after
noon, returned three indictments each
against Sergt. John A. Velke of Fort
Humphreys and William E. Babcock
and George T Bellew of Washington,
charging them with the hold up of the
East Falls Church branch of the Falls
Church Bank and two bus terminal rob-
berries in Arlington County. The tndict-
ments were returned less than 45 hours
after the arrest of the three men.
The grand jury had been summoned
and was waiting when Judge Walter T.
Mccarthy came back from opening
court in Fairfax County. It heard only
five witnesses. Sheriff Howard B. Fields,
Deputy Sheriff Harry woodward and
Policemen Hugh c. Jones and William
E. Thompson of the local force, and
Detective Sergt. John Wise Of the
Washington department.
Velke and Babcock were each indicted
on three charges of assault and rob-
berry. Bellew was indicted on three
charges Of aiding and abetting, and as
sault.
All pleaded not guilty and when asked
whether they wanted counsel assigned,
Velke replied that he was to have a
conference with an attorney this morn
ing.
Maj. F. H Goff acted as foreman of
the grand jury which returned the in
dictmentS.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
TRIAL Of S|MONE
IN Staying WAITS
Philadelphia Man Still Con-
vaIescing After Tea
House Shooting.
BY a STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, May IL
Charges Of murder against Thomas
Simone of Philadelphia, resulting from
the Bla6ensburg tea house shooting. VII!
not be tried at the current term OF
court 1t was decided yesterday, when
the case was ordered continued because
Simone is still in Gallinger Hospital,
Washington.
Simone was wounded-in the shooting.
He was indicted jointly with Peter
Abbott also of Philadelphia, for the
murder of Grover Amick, who was
killed during the gun play. Last week
Attorney j. Frank Lillard asked for and
obtained severance of the two cases
and the court also granted Abbott a
change of venue sending his case to
Rockville for trial. Simone is repre-
sented by Attorney Robert w. McCul-
Tough.
A Circuit Court jury yesterday con-
victed James Jumper, colored, OF WASH
ington. alleged burnt match" burglar,
of the larceny Of several articles from a
Mount Rainier house.
william Ball and Waverly Roberts
were convicted of receiving stolen goods
from the store of Samuel Lagana at
Seat Pleasant. Arthur Mccormick and
James Murphy charged with store
breaking and tried jointly with the
other two, were acquitted.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
EIGHT U. S. PRESIDENTS
FROM VIRGINIA H0N0RED
Mount Vernon D. A. r. Chapter
Plants and Dedicates Trees
on Memorial Highway.
Ipecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May Tight
memorial trees in honor of the eight
Virginia born Presidents Of the United
States were dedicated by Mount Ver-
non Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, in two triangular is
lands of the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway, miles south of here, yes
terday.
A tablet OF bronze set in one of the
old lockstones of the Chesapeake &,
Ohio Canal. built under the supervision
of George Washington, bearing an in
scription, was unveiled by Mrs. Eleanor
Seldom Washington Howard, last char
ter member of the Mount Vernon
Chapter, and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
widow of the latest Virginia-born Pres
1dent.
DR.. Lyon Gardner Tyler of Charles
County, Va, son Of President John
Tyler, delivered the address of the day
He paid tribute to the Virginia born
Presidents.
Prior to the ceremonies Mount Yer
non Chapter elected the following off,
GERS: Mrs Charles Alexander Swami
Sinclair, regent; Mrs. Malcolm Mathe-
son, vice regent; Mrs. Robert Miller
Reese, treasurer; Mrs. Charles Calvert
Emoot, Sd, recording secretary; Mrs
John Taylor Stephenson, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Curtis B. Backus
eegistrar.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
EDUCATION FUND
GIFT IS SECUTED
Prince Georges Senator
Questions Legality and
PractiCabiIity.
By staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a stan correspondent Oh Inc Otdrs
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May IL
Plans to transfer SIS 900 from the county
firemen's appropriation to the Board OF
Education are impractical and of ques-
tionable legality, State Senator Lans-
dale G. Sasscer believes.
At the request of the firemen the Leg
islature last year increased the allot-
ment for the County Volunteer Fire As
sociation from $1,000 to $4,000. Lasl
week the advisory board of the associa-
ton indorsed a suggestion made by
George Finger. past president, that
$4,000 be refunded to the county CON-
missioners and turned over to the
school board.
Legality Is Questioned.
The legality of such a transfer was
questioned when the Endorsement was
given. 1t cannot be put into effect un-
less the individual companies which
comprise the association give their ap-
proval.
Senator Sasscer, head of the county
legislative delegation, and one of the
drafters of the laws governing the ap-
propriations to the f1remen, declared
that, in his opinion, the particular
money levied for the use of the fire
companies cannot, as such, be trans
ferred to the school board.
Money to Surplus.
"Of course" he said, "if the flremen
do not need it and do not accept it, the
money would go into the county surplus
and as surplus, could be appropriated to
any legitimate county purpose"
The Senator added that the schools
and fire departments should continue
their work without mingling their re-
spective funds.
committee from the Fire AsSocia-
ton is scheduled to discuss the legal
phase of the proposal with the county
commissioners today.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
SIX KILLED, PROPERTY LOSS BIG
AS MOSELLE VALLEY IS FLOODED
Houses Toppled, Vineyards Ruined and Cofins Washed
From Cemeteries by Cloudburst.

was reported to have saved 20 excur-
sionists who fed into a chapel near
Guels. The sudden rush Of the water
nearly drowned them and prevented
their escape. The police officers hacked
a hole in the roof and succeeded in ex-
tracing the victims, some Of whom were
women, who were standing in water up
to their necks holding their children on
their shoulders.
Nine persons were killed in a motor
accident in the Harz Mountains and at
Halyerstadt q truck overturned, killing
six and seriously injuring %. Three
were killed and four seriously injured
, at Nordhausen when an automobile
plunged over a 60-foot slope.
An observer was killed and the pilot
seriously injured in the crash Of an
airplane at Aldershofs Airdrome In Ber-
lin. Twelve passengers were seriously
injured when the Cologne Altoona ex-
press was derailed at Bremen.
Reports from Dusseldorf said Rat
ingen, miles from there, was under 8
feet Of water. From Munster 1t was
reported that cloudbursts in that sec
! ton Of westphalia destroyed most c1
the crops.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
CRIME PREVENTION
BUREAU ATTACKED
Georgetown Group Withholds
} Backing Pending Probe
of Police Plan.

Endorsement of Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford's crime prevention division N
the Police Department was withheld by
the Georgetown Progressives Citizens
Association last night, pending an in
vestigation of the new bureau.
Inquiry into the nature of the scheme
will be conducted by Mrs. Elizabeth
Sullivan and Miss Eta Taggart, both
members of the Law and Legislation
Committee of the Federation OF Cltl-
Eens' Associations.
Attacking the crime prevention idea
as "a useless, impractical plan" which
will cost the District taxpayers SlOO,-
600 a year in salaries alone, Miss Tag
gart pointed out that the purpose Of
the Detective Bureau Is to perform both
crime prevention and detection.
Other members raid it fecmed un-
reasonable to throw 80 to SIS additional
men into prevention work, when their
presence on the streets would normally
act as a crime deterrent.
Four or five men could accomplish
the task of contracting railroad stations,
hotels and other places where criminals
may congregate, it was asserted. Miss
Taggart said it was her understanding
that Glassford'5 move had been made
over the objections OF leading officers
In the department. She announced it
is her intention to discuss the plan
with Gen. Glassford. with the officers
opposing it, and with Inspector o. T,
Davis, who favors the scheme.
Resolutions adopted at the meeting
in the Eaton School last night included
ones favoring the return of the old
rotary left turn in traffic; urging So,
500 900 lump sum appropriation for the
District from Congress and 100000
additional for unemployment relief to
be reallocated from the money already
authorized for the municipal center;
asking that the mothers pension clause
be reinserted in the Senate District ap-
preparation bill as originally recon-
mended by the District Commissioners.
Lieut. Rhoda Milliken. head of the
women's Bureau of the Police Depart
ment. was admitted to membership in
the association.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
CHANGE OF C0BLENTZ
TRIAL AGREED UPON
State and Defense in Central Trust
Co. Failure Take Case to
Allegany.
spscial Disnatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT AIRY, May 17.-Upon agree
ment of the State and counsel for the
defendant, it was decided yesterday that
the trial OF Emory L. Coblent., presi-
dent Of the closed Central Trust Co;
George w. Page, State bank commits
sioner, and four other officials of the
banking institution be removed from
Westminster to Allegany County.
The Carroll County grand Jury had
previously returned IL indictments
against Coblentz, charging him with
false pretenses; one joint indictment
against Coblentz, Charles McC Matthias
Grover L. Michael. c. Thomas Summer
the latter three vice presidents of the
Central Trust Co.; and S. Elmer Brown
treasurer of the institution, charging
conspiracy to defraud; while Page Is
charged with non-feasance in Office.
Indictments against the Central Trust
Co. officials and State bank commits
sioner were returned by the Carroll
County grand jury on charges growing
out of the consolidation of the banks oi
Sykesville and Union Bridge with the
Central Trust Co. and the subsequent
failure of the latter institution.