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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
VETERANS OF The
10Th DIVISION
Connecticut Past Will
Meet in Bridgeport
on May 20
IMPORTANT SESSION

On Sunday afternoon, May Sth
at o'clock, the veterans of the
World War, of Connecticut, who
served with the 29th Division
known as the Blue and Gray, will
meet in the club rooms of the Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars, at l64
State street, Bridgeport.
This will be the second meeting
of Connecticut Post. No. 3S. this
year and will be the occasion of a
visit by the national secretary
Colonel H. ]. Lepper, as well as OF
the original 29th. Division Min
strel Troup, who helped to cheer
up the boys "over there. The
members of this troup are coming
from New Jersey with Colonel
Lepper and will put on their show
after the business session Of the
post. All former members of the
division living in Connecticut are
in vited to attend the meeting and
the show as the guests of the post
Many matters of Importance tt
all veterans will be brought up FOL
discussion at this meeting, includ'
| ing "a discussion of several bifls
now pending before congress. Col
onel Lepper will explain the sig
nificance of these bills and 1t II
expected that the post will take
| definite stand in regard to eacf
one.
Plans are also under way for thu
entire post to attend the nationa
convention to be held at Norfolk
in September and the Transports
ton committee will render a re
port at the meeting.
The Connecticut Post of tn
29th Division Association, was or
ganized last year and now ha
among its members veterans of thu
division living in all parts of tn
state and from all walks in III
who meet about once a month t
discuss the welfare of their formee
comrades and to enjoy the friend
ships formed under the most try
ing conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Emancipation
Proclamation
9th Anniversary Observ.
ed at the Zion Baptist
$500. y
Church

The 9th anniversary Of the is
suance of the Emancipation Proc
lamation by President Abraham
Lincoln was celebrated yesterday
at the Zion Baptist church. The
day was known as NEGRO Achieve
ment Day" In the morning SER
vices were held and. Rev B. w.
Crowder, pastor, spoke on Energy
and Perseverance,. the Two Great
Assets to Race Achievement" He
said that the Negro race Is not
fully ripened yet and urged his
listeners to keep up the work they
have been doing to bring Negro
culture to its highest pitch.
At last nights services Judge
John f. McGrath of the city court
spoke on 1.-THE Great Enamel
pator." Special musical selections
were also rendered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
The Railroad Planning /
For Daylight Saving Time

The New Haven Railroad com.
pany is revising its schedule affect
ing operations of trains in New
England and New York state. The
new hours will conform to day.
light saving time, which become
effective Sunday, April oath. Troll
ley cars, buses and in fact all pub
lie utilities will observe daylight
saving time. The various churches
of the city are expected to make
formal announcements next Sum
day as to the intentions Of their
pastors. Official orders will be is
sued in the fire and police depart-
ments arranging the schedule OF
hours so as there will be no con-
| fusion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
TALL CEDARS
ANNUAL BANQUET

Many visitors from Masonic
lodges of surrounding towns were
present Saturday night at the an
nual banquet of the Tall Cedars
Of Lebanon Of this city, which took
place In the Masonic temple. A
professional show OF dances. songs
ana acrobatic numbers was also
presented. Harry Burt was mas
ter OF ceremonies for the show
while James b. Isherwood presid-
ed at the banquet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Vespers Usher In
Memorial Program
Mass on Morning of Observance Will Precede Start
of Parade

ment will be in charge of the G. A
r.. exercises at the Freight street
bridge in charge of the Spanish
War Veterans and services at the
honor roll will be in charge Of tn.
Disabled American Veterans. Col
onel william j. Shanahan will be
in charge of the school essay con-
test on "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress" Other committee chairmer
include Charles Durbin, music; At.
torney Joseph A.. Hackett. pro
gram; Captain Newton w. Alexan
der, speakers; Captain Peter z
Fox, parade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
State Corn Borer
Roundup Is On
Annual Inspection of Corn Fields and Gardens Begins
in Fairfield and New Haven Counties

informed Of the danger have CO.
operated with control agencies in
efforts to prevent the corn borer
from causing severe injury. Little
this state, but If nothing is done to
damage has occurred thus far in
stop the pest, growers will lose
money.
NJ. p. Zappe, who has directe3
the cleanup for the last two years,
and j. Peter johnson are in charge
of this years cleanup. Informa-
ton may be obtained from county
farm bureau agents. or from the
experiment station, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Trio Face Trial
In Wolcott To-nighD
Charged With Creating Disturbance on Goe Road
Humorous Angles Mark Arrests

Constable william Klitka of VOL
colt was responsible for three ar
rests yesterday morning, that of a
Waterbury man and two well
known residents of Thomaston. The
trio will be arraigned in the town
court of Wolcott this evening on
the charge of breach of the peace.
They are Vincent Coleman, rs, of
81 Easton avenue. this city, Paul
O'Soski. "a, of Chapel street and
David Kane, 26, of Chapel street.
Thomaston. They were taken into
custody for creating disturbance
yesterday morning on the Coe road.
According to Coleman, who had
en- driving an automobile, he
thought that he was being taken
for a ride" and put on the spot.
The three became involved in an
argument, which attracted the at
tention of Constable Klitka. When
the latter appeared on the scene
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11

Plans for the observance of
Memorial Day In Waterbury were
discussed at meeting Of the gen.
erai committee at the armory Sat-
urNay General Chairman Grover
G. Baldwin presided. Vesper SER
vices at Trinity Episcopal church
at 5 o'clock ON May 29th will open
the ceremonies. Rev Henry Bald
win Todd. rector, will preside. A
Memorial mass will be celebrated
at the IMMACULATE Conception
church at o'clock on May 30th.
The parade will start Immediately
after mass.
Services at the Soldiers Monu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Auto Accident On M ss,
Congress Avenue

John D'Amico, 10, of 332 Cong
gress avenue, was taken to ST.
Mary's hospital yesterday morning
suffering from decorations about
the body, which he suffered when
struck by an automobile operated
by John Leisunaitis of 626 Wash.
ington avenue. The accident oc-g,
Cured near the youths home.
Leisunaitis in his report to the
police claimed that the lad darted
suddenly into the street ana into
the path OF his machine. Joseph
Zurlo of 1854 Bank street wass
named as a witness Of the acct
dent. $50 ~ t..s.at N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Play Presented At
First Baptist Church

Harvest Haystack," play
written by Rev DR. C. NJ. Gallup
of Providence, r. l., was present.
ed last night at the First Baptist
church under the direction of Mrs
Norma Burgess Of Hartford. The
cast was entirely composed of
Hartford residents. The women of
the parish served SUPPER to the
visitors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11

he was mistaken by the three men
as stick up artist as he dis
played a gun. To add to the COM
edy of the situation Kane smadp< 4
getaway by some fast running and
in complete disregard of a couple
of shots fired at him by Klitka.
Later on learning that the sup
posed bandit twas a constable and
that charges had been filed against
his friends Kane SURRENDERED to
the Wolcott authorities and will be<
tried this evening with Coleman
and O'Sosld. s Z. &!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
$4,000 Damage Suit
Settled Out of Court

The $4,000 damage suit of At
torney Ralph c. Coppetto against
David and Marcena Evangelist of
Bantam was settled out of the
common pleas court Saturday. The
suit was based on injuries the
plaintiff received in a collision with
the defendants car on the Beacon
Falls-Naugatuck road last June 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Architects To Meet
In Bridgeport Wednesday

Architects from this city will at
tend the Connecticut Chapter of
the American Institute of Archi-
tects at Bridgeport Wednesday.
Small house design will be the
topic of discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11
Minstrel Show
at the YMCA
TO Be Presented April p
Inter-Club Y Boys

A novelty in entertainment will
be offered at the Y. M. c. A. on
the 22d when members of the
Comites club, an inter Y boys club
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-11

The longest elephant tusk on rec
ord was II feet 1-2 inches.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
DAVILA COUP
PREPARED IN US.
American Bosses
Backed Fascists

The fascist-militarist coup by Car
los G. Davila, who several weeks ago
seized control of the Chilean gov
eminent apparatus, was planned in
the United States and aided by the
American aviation industry bosses.
This was admitted Yesterday by c.
Yoy Keys, former vice-president OF
the Curtis Airplane and Motor Co.
Keys boasted that Davila, accom-
panied by his wife, was his guest in
his Buffalo home in March, 1880.
Shortly after Davila left Buffalo, 25
Chilean mechanics spent several
weeks at the Curtis plant receiving
training. Keys boasts that these
men were mainly responsible for the
success of Davila's coup.
The dictatorship is once more COM
ing forward with it's pretense of a
socialist content in order to deceive
the masses and stem the growth of
their revolutionary activities. 1t has
promised to call constitutional
assembly" and draft new Socialist
constitution" for Chile.
Meanwhile the crisis in the affairs
of the s3oo,OoOoOo American-con-
trolled Cosash nitrate monopoly has
deepened, with the company unable
to meet its obligations to the bank
ers. Nitrates and copper constitute
sos per cent of Chilean exports. The
severe crisis in both industries has
severely affected Chilean economy.
Several months ago the govern
ment was forced to stop its interest
payments on foreign loans. OF the
100000 workers in Chile, including
agricultural laborers, more than 140,-
900 are unemployed and without any
unemployment relief whatever.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
Captain of New Jersey
State Police on Stand
Today in Curtis Trial

PENNINGTON, N. j., June 30.-A
captain of the New Jersey state po-
lice, j. j. Lamb, was on the witness
stand today in the trial of John H.
Curtis, Norfolk shipbuilder, whom the
prosecutor is trying to convict on a
charge of "obstructing Justice in con-
nection with the search for the Lind
bergh baby.
Lambs testimony was largely taken
up with details of negotiations with
Curtis during the time he declared he
had contact" with the kidnappers.
Later, under police pressure, he said
the whole thing was a hoax.
- Although Curtis slippery activities
make it relatively easy to convict him,
it is clear that the chief motive Of
the police is to find goat and send
him to Jail for long term, in order
to boast of some tangible achieve
ment"
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
JAPAN IN new
BID FOR ANTI
SOVIET BLOC
Meets Hoover Arms
Proposal With Call
For Drive on USSR
SEEKS UNITED FRONT
Britain, France Reject
Arms Cuts

The japanese Supreme Military
Council, meeting yesterday in special
session at the War Office, denounced
the Hoover arms cut" as absolutely
unacceptable" and not deserving
"even passing notice" so far as the
Japanese Army is concerned. The
Japanese Navy Office sent instruc-
tions to its delegate at Geneva to
oppose the Hoover plan.
Wants Bloc Against USSR.
At the same time, the influential
Osaka Asahi newspaper made an at
tempt to soft pedal t he classh of
imperialist interests on the grounds
of the necessity of a united front
against the Soviet Union 1t re-
gretted that Hoover had failed to
weigh all aspects of his proposal from
the viewpoint of other countries with
special problems, such as Japan and
France" 1t considered united
front of world Imperialism against
China and the Soviet Union neces-
sary for the survival of capitalism.
The special position of Japan as
the spearhead of world imperialism
against China and the Soviet Union
was thus stressed by the Japanese
The Hoover plan seeks to strengthen
American imperialism at the ex-
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
STEEL WORKERS
WIN STRlkE
Victory Over 10 Pc.
Crucible Pay-Cut

JERSEY CITY, N. 1.-THE work.
ers of the Crucible Steel Company
here won their strike against a 10
per cent wage cut. The local capi-
talist press, fearing that the victory
would arouse thousands more work.
ers to struggle, deliberately broadcast
lying statements to the effect that
the strike was lost and the cut ac-
Ger
During the strike the .orkers
elected a shop committee of % to
deal with the bosses in all future
matters concerning their conditions.
After the strike was settled fore
man told a man to go home at II
am. The worker complained to the
shop committee, which took the
matter up at once and forced the
foreman to put the worker back on
full time.
Although the strike was led inde-
pendently by the workers, members
of the Metal Workers Industrial
League were most active among the
strikers.
The workers in the Crucible plant
will send delegates to the New York
District conference of the Metal
Workers Industrial League, which
will be held July 30. This confer
ence will be held in preparation for a
national convention to form the Steel
and Metal Workers Union, Aug. 13,
IA and Is, in Pittsburgh.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 3d.
Dead politicians it seems, are almost
as useful in the grating game as
those who still infest the land.
Take a situation in this town as an
example.
Anthony M Ruffu was the mans
name who once was mayor of this
city. He died.
Money Is Gone.
Yesterday charges Of $4,000 fraud
by the dead statesman were made in
Chancery Court here by county court
Judge Joseph A. Corio who, as law
yer for the Garibaldi Legion No. /, is
resisting a suit to collect loans for
that amount on property of the Gar
ibaldi Building and Loan Associa-
tiona r
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
MINERS COMPEL
ARREST OF KILLER
Pickets Sink Boatload
of Scabs; Need Relief

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio. June 30. -
John Cole. the mine deputy who kill
ed the strike sympathizer Gordon
two days ago. has finally been ar
rested as result of the big protest
meeting of strikers at Amsterdam.
Gordon was murdered as he sat in
a parked car near the Werner Col
lieries of the Wolf Run Mining Co.
He is charged only with nlanslaugh-
ter and with carrying a gun without
a license for it. and is out on 5000
bonds.
There will be mass funeral for
Gordon Friday afternoon.
Pickets Control River
The Powhatan mine pickets now
control the river and roads effect-
lively and have sunk one boatload Of
West Virginia scEbs. Scabs are de-
creasing in all the mines wherever
the mass picketing goes on. Mass
picketing is in defiance Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers officials agree
ment with the companies and the
sheriffs that only groups Of three so
feet apart will be allowed.
Six hundred strikers attended the
National Miners Union mass meeting
at Bellaire, home of the U. M W
strike breaking officials, Cinque and
Pacifico At Neff, National Min
ers Union meeting was attended by
$50. There is the greatest enthu-
siasm for the policy CT mass picket
ing and control of the strike by uni
ted front rank and file committees.
Terrible Starvation
But starvation is becoming tragic
in the east Ohio mine fields. For
months now these miners have been
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The daily worker., 1932-07-01
CALLS FOR ACTION
TO STOP SHIPPING
OF MUNITIONS
Marine Workers Union
Halls First Big
Anti War Action

NEW YORK.-In connection with
the preparations for Aug. 1, Interna-
tional Day of Struggle Against I'm
perialist War, the Marine Workers
Industrial Union yesterday issued the
following call to the American work
ing class to sharpen the struggle
against the war mongers and for the
defense of China and the Soviet
Union. The call states:
The demonstration of 300 workers,
led by the New York Branch of the
Marine Workers Industrial Union,
protesting the shipment of war ma
terials on the "Toba Maru," clearly
exposes the close alliance of the
American and Japanese imperialists
in the war against the Chinese peo-
pie and in the preparations for in
tervention against the Soviet Union.
Although the demonstration was
held on private property and the
police were strongly mobilized, they
took no real action to prevent the
meeting, because they feared the
militancy of the workers and because
they wished to minimize the action
and to prevent the exposure of the
shipment of war materials.
But not only are shipments being
made on japanese ships, but the
Isthmanian and other lines are also
being utilized for this purpose.
This demonstration was a be-
lated recognition of our revolution
AIRY duty in the fight against i'm
perialist wars. 1t was the first step
from word to deeds, from resolu-
tions to action. 1t must become an
inspiration to all branches of the
MWI.U. and all marine workers
to intensity their activities against
the imperialist war plans.
We must strengthen the union
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
TEACH ME, O MASTERS!'
Cox to Visit Mnssolini and Hitler

PARIS, June 30-Father James r.
Cox, Pittsburgh priest, has come to
Europe to broaden out his education
He is now in Paris seeing the sights
Shortly he leaves for Berlin, and then
to Rome, to call upon two men whom
he reveres as masters.
Wants advice
In Berlin he will confer with
Adolph Hitler, clustering leader of
the murderous fascist (Nazi) Party.
In Rome he will call upon Mussolini,
the original kingpin of the Black
shirts"
From the two, he says, he hopes to
get good advice on how to run the
United States with the aid of his
own "blue shirt" organization.
Enemy Of Jobless
AS leader of the newly-formed
"Jobless Party" Cox is struggling to
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
DODEAD MAYORS STEAL?
They're Hunting $4,000 in Jersey

Offlcers of the Legion flatly denied
that they had authorized Ruffu to
float the loans. What is more, they
don't recall receiving any of the cash
themselves for use of their organiza-
ton in proposed building operation.
The financial transactions were a
little nvolved-fortunately for the
beneficiaries. The $4,000 had been
paid by checks drawn in favor OF
the legion, turned over to Ruffu as
an agent of the lodge and later en-
dorsed and deposited to the credit Of
real estate corporation headed by
Ruffu, according to testimony of Of
ficers of the fraternal organization.
But who did get the cash?
The secret lies with the departed
Rpru ,-,-&stass &sVS7-s.ttsas.ssek
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
Daeves, Other Bankers, Get
400 Million; Jobless Starve

banks railroads who received contributions
Corporation the form of loans
Republic & Trust Co, Chicago tGen Dawes,
Railroad in p. Morgan Co.,
Kuhn Loeb & Co. and Guaranty Trust Co. .. 100000
BaItomore & Ohio r. Observation-Disclosures. 2550OoOO
Pennsylvania r. R. Observation-Disclosures. 275OOooo
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
Cincinnati Union Terminal ......... 1O3s8925
Central pay j. p. Morgan, Guaranty
Co, National y, Irving Trust, First
Bank Of Chicago, Continental ILL., Bank & Trust
railroads
total
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
Workers, demand not cent to the
bankers! All funds to the jobless for i'm
mediate relief and unemployment insur-
ance!
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
DEMOCRATS MAKE
FAKE PLANK
Proposes " Insurance "
In States, Maybe
(see EditoriaD


CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 30,-The
platform reported into the Demo-
cratic National Convention by the
platform committee has a section on
Unemployment Relief" 1t follows
exactly the prediction Of the Daily
Worker editorial, June 90, that in the
Democratic Platform the reader will
find some meaningless words or
raise false hopes among the workers
but nothing of any value in the mat
ter of unemployment relief or on the
question of unemployment insurance
can be expected"
'TUnder State Laws"
The Democratic platform says abb
solutely nothing about insurance ex-
cept: Unemployment and old-age
insurance, under state laws" That
is the very tip-top of meaningless
words" intended to raise false
hopes"
Aside from this. the Democratic
platform proposes about what exists
now, as far as any meaning can be
found for the loose phrases used. It
favors reduction in the hours OF
labor and "the shorter work week
in government service" which is the
case now with workers getting only
two or three days week and corre-
spending wage-cuts and then addi-
tional wage cuts.
1t favors public works as do Hoover
and Garner, and this is relief only
for the contractors, workers get little
of such expenditures.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01

working class"
Communist Party Grows.
Captain Hynes, chief of the
Police Red Squad said the Com
munist Party is dead" Foster
continued "but in the last six months
the Party has doubled its member
ship in Los Angeles and will triple
it within the next six months"
Foster denounced the shooting
down Of the unemployed worker,
Bliss, here last week, and the smash
ing by huge forces of police and
armed legionnaires of all attempts
of the workers of Los Angeles to meet
and hear the Communist candidates
speak. He denounced the officials of
California as the most reactiorary in
the United States, and those o Los
Angeles as the worst in California.
Third Degrecd"
Commenting on his own arrest and
the tear gassing and clubbing of the
thousands assembled in the Plaza
Tuesday, Foster termed it an outra-
geous attempt to deprive the workers
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The daily worker., 1932-07-01

dissipate the growing fight of the un-
employed by the meaningless slogan
"a job for everybody, with churches
for lodging houses" He is planning
a convention in st. Louis soon.
Cox, following the Hunger March
to Washington of 1000 militant work.
ers from every part of the U, S., Or
ganized a fake march" of his own,
leaving workers who were misled by
his propaganda to freeze and starve
on the highways.
Now Rehearsing
Warming up for the time when he
hopes to ape Mussolini and Hitler,
Cox has already organized a "blue
shirt" gang which functions as strike
breakers and strong-arm men. In
the Western Pennsylvania mine dis
trict, especially they cruise about in
trucks terrorizing striking miners.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
Communist Candidate
Leads Crowd, Saves
Longsh0reman Home

BALTIMORE, Md, June 30.-Carl
BrodslSy, Communist candidate for
senator, rallied all the neighborhood
Wednesday against the eviction of
Ora Sammons, an unemployed long
shoreman here, and they stopped the
eviction. When the landlord, Police
Captain Cooney, the constable and
about 20 cops and detectives arrived
at the house, 203 North Pond St., they
found such large and militant
crowd there that they agreed readily
TO two weeks extension.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
,lOBLESS MARCH
ON GOV. HUNT
1,50O at Capitol Put
Demand for Relief

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 30.-Fifteer
hundred unemployed workers dem
onstrated at the capitol building here
yesterday, cheering the hunger march
of 400 through Phoenix streets from
all parts of the county. They sent
in a delegation to place demands for
immediate relief before Governor
Hunt and before the county super
visors. The officials answered evas-
lively.
The daily worker., 1932-07-01
Minnevich, Harmonica
Star, Still Missing.

NICE, France. June 30.-Whether
Borrah Minnevich, Broadway har-
monica orchestra leader is dead OF
alive is still mystery.
A report by Nice fisherman that
he found rowboat halfway between
Villefranche and Monte Carlo reveal
ed no evidence that it was the life
boat from Minnevichs missing sloop.
The orchestra leader, who was en-
route to Abyssinia to hunt lions, is
now four days overdude in Tunis.