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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11
HIVCE ARMY OF WHITE GUARDS
GATHER AT HARDIN, MUKDEN
FOR ATTACK ON THE u. S. s. R,

The London Daily Mail reports that
the British plan to renounee the
present trade treaty with the Soviet
Union.
Imperialist press dispatches from
Peiping, North China, express fear
that the important city OF Kanchoo
in South Kiangsi will soon fall TO
the arms OF the Chinese Red Army,
which has a force surrounding the
city. Troops sent by Chang Kai-
shek to reinforce the Kaomintang
forces there are unable to reach the
city because OF the hostility of peas
ants OF the surrounding districts, who
are supporting the Chinese Red
Army to a man.
japanese Attacks Again Fail
At Shanghai
At Shanghai, the most savage at
lacks of the combined Japanese ma
val and military forces again failed
yesteray to break the heroic resist
ance of the Chinese soldiers and
workers defending the city. The
Japanese forces suffered tremendous
casualties as the Chinese defenders
counter attacked several times dur
ing the day. A Shanghai dispatch TO
the New York Daily News says:
Chinese cavalry, riding their
shaggy northern ponies out of a
frozen dawn, fell upon Japanese
bluejackets in the kiangwan dis
trict adjacent 10 Chapei) early
today and cut them own with their
sabres in fierce hand-to-hand
fighting.
Chinese infantry followed on
the cavaIry's heels, and In . wild
melee the Japanese we're thrown
back TO the final line along the
Woosung- Shanghai railroad. The
ahcle blueiecket force de<sndtpx
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

L1Gd tdtI WtUdt U1lC NfOl hC1O 1llUCI
tionAl Relief tomorrow. The group
left for Pineville this morning at 10
o'clock, taking along 1900 pounds
Of food, 1000 bottles Of milk pur-
chased by the workers international
Relief in Knoxville. They have not
arrived In Pineville as yet, but a
phone call from there states that a
truck with food from Chicago ar
Rived In PinevilIe this morning and
the authorities ordered 1t out OF
town, prohibiting the unloading at
the W. I. r. warehouse.
Armed Camp.
The PineMlle Court House Is an
armed camp, surrounded with ma
chine guns. A wire from Mayor
Brooks OF Pineviiie yesterday stated
thst he would not allow speeches in
Piheville by the writer's or anyone,
that trucks OF food may be delivered
to the camps, but not TO Pineville.
special police were sworn in at
Pinevilie yesterday.
The writer's group states that we
shall tell Mayor Brooks when we
arrive In PineWlle that we want to
talk TO the miners and have the
miners tax TO us TO learn their COM
plants and difficulties and that the
distribution of relief In a center like
Pineville is essential because we can
not 60 to every striking miners home
10 deliver his share TO his family"
The Knoxville Press announces
that Alfred Wagenknecht Of the
Workers International Relief was ar
rested by mistake" the police stat
ing I'VE had information that the
man was wanted In Bell County for
murder, but this doesn't seem TO be
the man."
Mayer Brooks states that Pine.
vile b adequately being taken care
OF BY the Red Cross and that there
fore no W.I.R- relief Is needed In
that city. James C. SheIIhorse,
0Shcb&sc ~ VIC O.NAsVV'hs
convention, announced today that
his union has voted TO borrow
$4,000 TO use In the Kentucky
fields, that within two weeks the
national officials Of the U.M.W.A
would 30 into the Kentucky fields
10 re-organixe their ranks and take
along food, clothing and money.
Shellhorse has already visited Har-
Ian and Bell Counties and then
stated that the N.MU. is giving little
Ior no relief and he has opened head
quarters In the Labor Temple, Knox
Vile. This necessitates the broaden
ing Immediately OF the W.IR. ma
ticnal collection Of relief 10 expose
these agents ct the coal operators
Bsseay mar Welcomes U.M.w.A.
sheriff Blair Issued statement
ceiling NE UN.wA INTO the sItke
i -:EssAeEs n sisns $50 ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

Lyric Hall, Park Street near Law
renee in Hartford, Conn.
A large number OF trade union H.
Gals and workers organizations have
already indicated they will send del
eaetee to this important conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

Build workers correspondence
group in your factory, shop or
neighborhood. Send regular letters
TO the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

Save the paper of your
class. Rush funds to
the Daily Worker, so E.
18th Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11
SIMS WOUND DANGEROUS;
OPERATORS MEET TO KILLS
IN JAIL; HAMPER RELIEF

he got through speaking. He is to be
extradited to Harlan County where
he will be charged with Criminal
The writer's distributed
food to the strikers.
The president of the Brush Greek
local Of the National Miners Union,
a 62-year old miner, was nearly beat
en- to death by gun thugs.
Word has been received here that
an Illinois local of the U.M.W.A.
is sending S140 TO help the strikers
here.
The Elcornb mine in Harlan has
cut wages to IS cents ton. The min
ers did not know of the cut until they
received their pay slips.
Scores of farmers came to the
Brush Creek section conference TO
express their solidarity with the
striking miners.
A wornen's auxiliary of the N.M.u.
has been organized In Anthers and
Clear Fork, Tenn.
Section conferences will be held
this week to strengthen the strike,
and at the same time to concentrate
on mines to be pulled out on strike.
10.-Sheriff Blair answered
riters' group through the press
ting a red neck speech will go
will not hesitate to fill it with
field and calling upon the striking
miners to join the U.MW.A.
Two trucks of food arriving from
the Cincinnati w. I. R. is going into
Pineville with this writer's group.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 0NEI

tCON1INU ED hhUM PAOE ONED
form officials that they had learned
OF the plot, and that the miners were
prepared to defend the prisoners with
their lives. A large group Of miners
stood guard near the prison and re-
manned there all night,
The Central Rank and File Strike
Committee calls upon all working
class organizations throughout the
national campaign to free the nine
strike leaders, and to protest the
threatened murder BY the coal oop-
orators.
Three hundred miners at the wells
Mine in Cruden, Tenn. Joined the
stfikeq today. Gun thugs who tried
brushed aside.
At LaFollette, Tenn. the group OF
famous writers who are bringing in
truckloads of food to the strikers, CO.
operating with the workers Interna-
tional Relief, held q mass meeting
to-day, with 400 miners present. Ma
han, one Of the speakers, miner who
was driven out OF Harlan County
some time ago and has been homeless
since. was arrested Immediately after
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11
TRY TO HEAD
OFF FIGHT
OF JOBLESS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

Harlan with the Workers Tnterna- miners *
tionAl Relief tomorrow. The group Two TT
left for Pineville this morning at 10 the Cinci
o'clock, taking along 1900 pounds Pineville
Evening star., 1932-09-07
BOSTON DOCTOR HELD
FOR SLAYING OF WIFE
Harvard Medical School Graduate
Surrenders Self to Police.
Lived on $3.50 Weekly.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 7-Dr. Towne-
ley Thorndike French. crippled 57-year-
old graduate Of Harvard Medical School.
who, as youth was considered a bow
prodigy, was held without bail TO-DAY
for a hearing September is, on a
charge of staying his wife.
French, who told police he and his
wife had been living on $3.50 a week,
allowed to them by a medical society
since she lost her job as an elevator
operator several weeks ago. was de-
scribed by his counsel as victim of the
"abject despair of poverty"
II couldn't bear to see her unhappy. {"
French told police.
The physician walked into a police
station last night and calmly told a
lieutenant he had shot his wife as she
slept in the one room they occupied in
lodging house.
French, son of an author and lectur-
er, is a native of Hartford. Conn. He
completed his medical course at the age
Of 20 but had not practiced for many
years.
Joseph T. O'Connell, who represented
French on his arraignment In Municipal
Court, said that in view of the circum-
stances Of the tragedy he had decided
to demand a hearing on probable cause
in the lower court.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
RELIEF BUILDING
SUBJECT TO SLASH
MCCarI Holds Ten Per Cent
Reduction Applies to
Emergency Fund.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Controller General McCarl ruled to-
day that the 10 per cent reduction in
expenditures for public construction,
specified by the economy act, should be
applied to work under the 1927, ,000, 900
relief fund.
Opinions varied as to whether the
ruling would reduce the total by 10 per
cent or whether the reduction would
be made in the limit Of cost of each
project, thus spreading the amount
over wider field. Treasury officials
took the latter view.
Submitted to Mills.
The ruling was submitted to Secretary
Mills in response to a request for in
formation as to whether the 10 per
cent reduction in the economy act on
all public construction would apply to
the relief provision.
McCarl ruled that 1t would.
The request for the ruling, signed by
acting Secretary Lowman, took the
view 1t was not the intent Of Congress
to curtail the relief appropriations sub
Aject To the terms OF the economy act.
The ruling applies specifically to the
$100,000,000 for public building con-
struction and $l20,O00,0 for Federal
highway aid. but at McCarl's office 1t
was said that similar ruling would be
forthcoming on the remainder of the
amount If the question were asked.
Text of Ruling.
The ruling said:
In specific answer to the question
submitted, I have to advise that the
funds made available for public build
ings by Section 301 (a) and (10) of
the emergency relief and construction
act of 1882 are subject to the reduction
of 10 per cent as approved by the econ
omy act"
Evening star., 1932-09-07
HURRICANE MOVING
UP ATLANTIC COAST
Heavy Damage to Shipping
Is Expected-Warnings
Are Issued.

With Autumn showing signs of max
ing its debut in Washington, the
Weather Bureau today reported 1t was
watching closely a storm of hurricane
proportion reported sweeping up the
South Atlantic seaboard. The storm
is expected to cause heavy damages to
shipping in the North Atlantic lanes
unless it loses its intensity. The tenn
perature here dropped 26 degrees In
18 hours.
Many Of the previous hurricanes, ac-
Weather Bureau, have followed this
course as far North as Labrador. The
bureau is now warning shipping to be
on the lookout as this wind has been
reported above 80 miles an hour and
covers q wide area.
The hurricane, 1t was explained, is
only partially responsible for the cool
weather which last nights breezes from
the North brought to the Capital.
The storm, which just missed the
Florida Peninsula, is now passing out
to sea, the bureau said. Vessels in
widely scattered positions have re-
ported barometer readings, heavy seas
and high winds which indicate its CEN
ter is several hundred miles in extent
One vessel, the Deer Lodge, reported a
barometric pressure of 27.82 inches
about 300 miles east of Daytona, Fla.
Storm Warning Issued.
The Weather Bureau issued the fol-
lowing storm warning at 10 am. today:
Northeast storm warnings continued
north of Wilmington to Hatteras and
northeast storm warnings ordered north
of Hatteras to Virginia Capes. Tropical
disturbance OF great intensity with low
est pressure, below % inches, centered
about 20 degrees north, rs degrees and
80 minutes west, moving slowly north
eastward, attended by winds of hurri-
cane force over considerable area"
ForecasterS, however, could see no
change in the storms direction which
would threaten the coast.
The bureau appeared apprehensive
over the intensity of the storm near its
center because of the low reading re-
ported by the Deer Lodge. The lowest
pressure recorded in storm of the
American coast was when Miami was
struck in 1926. The pressure there as
the storms center passed over the city
was recorded at 27.75 inches. The wind
velocity was estimated at $50 miles an
hour.
Washington's cool wave, it was ex-
planned. Is the aftermath of Monday
nights storm which broke the heat
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-09-07
SENATOR BINGHAM
NOMINATED AGAIN
Former Gov. TrumbuII Heads
State Ticket-G. O. P.
Adopts Wet Platform.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, September T.
A resolution urging repeal Of the eight
fication Of the Volstead act was adopted
by the Republican State Convention to-
day after renominating Senator Hiram
Bingham, an anti-prohibition leader.
The convention, which called former
Gov. John H. Trumbull from political
retirement to head the State ticket. in
dorsed Bingham "for his efforts for
repeal in the Chicago convention and
for his subsequent activities in the Sen
ate, which put to the acid test the
sincerity Of the professions Of the
Democrats"
Favors State Control
Besides q direct statement for repeal
and immediate modification Of liquor
without opposition, recommended re-
turning to the States "the power to
regulate control, or if they will. pro-
hibit the liquor traffic, leaving each
State free to adapt its solution of the
liquor problem TO the public sentiment
Of its citizens and to the conditions pre-
vailing within its borders"
1t called for revision Of the State
enforcement laws to make possible
automatic adjustment" with any pos
sible change in Federal prohibition
statutes.
In accepting, Senator Bingham said,
in part:
expenditures ought to be kept as low
as possible without endangering the
national defense and the proper activi-
ties of government.
II believe that the protective tariff
Is just as necessary in order to keep
cheap foreign labor. and particularly
coolie labor, from taking their highly
priced jobs away from Connecticut
workmen, and keeping thousands from
securing new jobs, as is our Army and
Navy in order to keep envicus or aggres-
sive foreign governments from taking
away our property and our lives and
liberty.
with regard to prohibition. I am
sure you all know where I stand. I am
glad that President Hoover has recog-
nized the evils CT the present situation
and the necessity for a change. I am
delighted that he recommends that the
control of the liquor traffic be turned
back to the States, where it belongs.
differ with him, however. in one par
ticular. We in Connecticut are very
jealous of our State rights. We do not
believe in having the Federal Govern
ment tell us what to do or how to do it.
He Means Immediate.
Public opinion in the communities
can best regulate restrictions on per-
sonal liberty. am for the repeal of
the eighteenth amendment and the i'm
mediate modification Of the Volstead act,
and when I say immediate mean
immediate"
In keynote speech last night Sem
ator Frederic G. Walcott praised the
(Cortinued on Page 9 Column a.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
.bERN'S EMPLOYEES
DISAGREE IN PROBE
Butler and Chauffeur Tell
Conflicting Stories of
Events Before Tragedy.
BY the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES. September 7.-Con-
fiicting stories of week end events which
preceded the discovery of the body OF
Paul Bern, film producer and husband
Of Jean Harlow, platinum blonde screen
star, confused police investigation of
the apparent suicide today.
David A. Davidson, head of the police
homicide squad, said he was dissatisfied
with the progress his men have made
in the case and, pending the inquest
Thursday, he would again question do
mestic help of the producer. The in
spector of detectives said the servants
accounts differ as to the events of last
Saturday ard Sunday.
The unclothed body Of Bern. AZ. was
found by JOHN Carmichael, butler. Mon
day in the dressing room Of his home.
A pistol, one chamber discharged. was
gripped in Bern,s right hand and a
bullet wound was in the head. A note
signed Paul. addressed to Dearest
Dear" and confessing q "frightful
wrong" lay near picture of Miss Har-
low.
Two Employee Disagree.
Carmichael said the producer dined
with Miss Harlow, his bride OF two
months. Saturday evening, but Harold
A. Garrison, chauffeur, told police his
employer left the film studios in Gull
yer City and drove to the Ambassador
Hotel few minutes after pm. Gar
rison further declared Miss Harlow was
at the home of her mother both Sat-
urday and Sunday evenings.
r. D. Knickerbocker, attorney for
Bern, said as far as he knew no will
was left by the film producer. In that
event his widow will receive half of
the estate and the other half will go
to blood relatives.
Friends intimated today the estate
of Bern will not be large, as he was
reported to have lost heavily in the
stock market crash of 1929 and to have
spent large sums OF money In philan-
thrcpies.
Miss Harlow was questioned by police
last night after they had been forced
to wait for more than "a hours due to
her hysterical condition.
Il can't understand why this terrible
thing should have happened" she said.
LAS for the note left by Paul, I have
no idea what it means. This 'frightful
wrong he apparently believed he had
done me Is all a mystery. I can't
imagine what it means.
Paul often talked to me of suicide
as general topic, but never once did
he intimate that he himself contem-
plated sucn an act. There was nothing
between us that I can think of that
would have caused him to do this"
Claims to Know Motive.
A cryptic telegram to Louis B. Mayer,
general manager of the film studios
where Bern was associate producer,
from DR.. Ed B. Jones, Bern's personal
physician, now in Honolulu. only added
to the mystery of the case. 1t read:
Understand motive. Will leave at
once to testify for you and Miss Harlow
if necessary"
Miss Harlow, hysterical and delirious
at the time, attempted to throw herself
from small balcony within the home
iCOntinlIed on Page Column II
Evening star., 1932-09-07
ANGLERS SPEND 100000 WEEKLY
! FISHING IN CHESAPEAKE WATERS
Maryland Conservation Commissioner Estimates ,648
Persons Enjoy Sport.

watermen who hired their boats re-
ceived $40, 1858.
He figured half the fishermen re-
manned in boarding houses and hotels
for two days, spending approximately
SIS a day. His figures did not include
money spent for bait and transporta-
ton.
when fish are biting in the Chesa-
peake Bay and its tributaries" Com
missioner Earle said, 1T means not only
pleasure to thousands of sportsmen, but
good livelihood for watermen who
take out fishing parties and to other
citizens Of the tidewatssleection."
Evening star., 1932-09-07
FLYING HUTCHINSONS
CROSSING GREENLAND
Take Off From Godthaab Despite
Warnings Issued by Danish
Government.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSS.
OTTAWA, September THE Flying
Hutchinsons" took off this morning
from Godthaab. Greenland. for Ang-
magsalik on Greenland's East Coast
continuing their flight from New York
to London over the Arctic route.
Word of their departure reached the
Department of Marine by radio. The
Hutchinsons, party of eight, including
two children, are flying across Green
land despite refusal of the Danish gov
ernment to grant permission for land
ing there. The government explained
that should an accident force the plane
down in an inaccessible spot 1t would not
assume responsibility for the safety OF
the flyers.
When the Hutchinsons landed at God.
thaab without permission they were
fined approximately $3.50 by the Green.
land government. which requested thai
In continuing the flight the tourists fol.
low the coast line to Angmagsalik in.
stead of striking across the interior.
NEW YORK, September 7 (R.-Rep-
resentatives of the Hutchinsons, who
took off this morning from Godthaab
Greenland, for Angmagsalik, on theil
way from New York to London, today
cabled $178 to the Danish government
to pay fine imposed for landing on
Danish territory without permission.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PRINCE GEORGES TEACHERS GIVE
TWO DAYS PAY TO NEEDY PUPILS S
$1,000 Raised for Food and Cothing-Relief Campaign
Panned-Classes Start Tomorrow.
By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd. September T.
With classes scheduled to start in the
public schools of Prince Georges County
tomorrow, tangible aid for scores Of
needy school children and their families
was rendered from two sources today.
A donation Of two days pay from all
the members Of the County Teachers
Association will make approximately
$4,000 available to feed and clothe chill
dren Of the unemployed, while the
Associated Charities of Hyattsville an
nounced the Inauguration of program
which also will seek to provide clothing
for school children.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
SOUTHAMPTON. England, Septem-
Der limited States Ambassador Mel
lon, returning frcm a visit to the United
States, said today his trip to America
had absolutely no significance as mat
ter of world finances.
Nobody is thinking about war debts
nowhere is nothing to think about
them" he said in answer to a question.
II have had no serious business to do
in America. I went over because felt
that I needed holiday after strenu-
GUS time in London. can assure you
that my visit had no significance what
ever from financial standpoint"
Did Not Meet Norman.
Mr.. Mellon said he did not meet
Montagu Norman, governor Of the Bank
of England, while Mr.. Norman was in
America. and added that all he knew
about the bankers visit was what he
had read in the papers.
When he was asked for his views
about the return of prosperity the Am
bassador smiled.
Everybody is talking about that" he
Evening star., 1932-09-07
FAY WEBB DECIDES
TO GO BACK TO RUDY
Cali a Mistake" She Says, After
Declaring There Could "Be No
Reconciliation

RENO, New, September Cp).-There
will be no divorce for the Rudy Vallees.
the former Fay Webb, actress wife of
the grooming radio singer, said here
today.
1T was all a mistake" Mrs. Vallee
said. II love my husband and always
have loved him. I am leaving at noon
for Santa Monica and will join Rudy
later In New York. I'm so happy"
Yesterday she had said there could
be no reconciliation-ever.
A sudden realization that her separa-
ton from Vallee was all the result of
a childish and foolish quarrel" coupled
with q midnight telephone conversation
with the radio singer and orchestra
leader in Atlantic City, was responsible
for the change in plans.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
FRANCO AMERICAN TRADE
PARLEY END is DEMANDED
Lille C. of C.. Asks Adjournment
of Negotiations in Letter to
Commerce Minister.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 7.-Adjournment
of the negotiations now In progress for
a Franco-American trade understand
ing was called for today by the Cham
Der Of Commerce of Lille in letter to
Minister of Commerce Durand.
Granting minimum tariff schedules
to Americans for certain products pro-
tected by quotas, the letter said, would
be a concession Unacceptable now and
dangerous in the future because it
would be impossible to withdraw it."
The chamber said IL believed the
American demand for most-favored-
nation clause should be abandoned and
the debts question kept apart from COM
mercial pourparlers.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
ITALY MAY SPREAD JOBS
BY SHORTER WORK WEEK
Government Making Study of Five
Day, Forty-Hour Schedule
in All Factories.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, September Italy is con-
sidering the adoption of a five-day,
forty-hour week as a means of absorb
ing the country's 100000 unemployed.
The ministry of corporations is can
vassing the industries without awaiting
action by other countries on the five
day proposal which Italy has made to
the International Labor Once.
There are approximately 5000, 900
workers in the thoroughly organized
industries, excluding agriculture. With
strikes barred and with rigid discipline
imposed by organizations of employers
and employees, the government could
suggest or order the forty-hour system
If it were deemed advisable.