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Evening star., 1932-08-17

shortly afterward he passed out of
sight and since then has remained a
mystery. Now Gov. Roosevelt In the
conduct of the inquiry into the charges
Of malfeasance filed at Albany, is quiz
nng the mayor as to his relations with
Sherwood and the extent to which he
went in seeking him to effect his re-
turn for examination. The mayor dis
claims any responsibility for Sherwood,
declares he did not know he was miss
ing until it was too late to reach him
and asserts that he set in motion the
man hunting agencies of the Police De-
partment to locate him and return him
to New York. All to no purpose. =.
It would seem from the mayors re-
plies to the Governors cross-examina-
ton that he trusted to Sherwood to
obey the committee subpoena. Il had
no reason" he says, Ito believe that he
would disobey the subpoena" Yet for
some cause not yet disclosed the fugitive
Mr.. Sherwood did disobey it. There
must have been some powerful reason.
What that reason is the mayor cannot
imagine. Perhaps it was just per-
sonal eccentricity, shy shrinking from
publicity. At any rate, Snerwood's name
remains on the list of missing persons
at police headquarters, and the mayer
is greatly vexed and the Governor is
curious and apparently skeptical, and
this now celebrated Walker case may
turn to a decision unfavorable to the
mayor upon the ungiven testimony of a
missing man, who has by his mere act
of evaporation become one Of the most
celebrated persons in the world.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Americans Are Honest.
Prom the Louisville Courier-Journal.

from the LOulSEllle COuIleE-JOuInal.
Proof that the American people are
honest and that only an inf1nitesimal
percentage Of them have any desire to
defraud others or to avoid paying their
debts is contained in the Department of
Commences recently published surveys
of the retail credit situation.
While the bad debt loss in BOG repre-
sent tive stores in Is cities increased
two-tenths CT l per cent in the July-to-
December period of 1881 over the same
months of 1880, customers on the whole
continued to meet their obligations.
Some may have waited a month or two
before sending in checks for the amount
cwed, but the bills have been paid.
Largely this slowness of collections has
been because families could not i'm
mediately accustom themselves to lower
buying scales. The income of many was
reduced sharply not only through re-
duction Of salaries but because of divi-
dend reductions, while interest and other
costs kept up. But it was not until sew
eral months later that the average
family in such a position realized that
1t must fit its purchases to its pocket
book.
Notwithstanding unemployment and
losses, the bad debt less for the last six
months of last year was only nine
tenths OF ! per cent on all open credit
or charge accounts. That is very
small loss, indeed. and one which
almost any store can absorb. The sur
vey points cut that If the bad debt loss
percentage is figured on basis of total
sales, rather than charge accounts alone,
the loss would be only "A per cent for
the same period
The loss from fraudulent buying
that Is. purchases by those who intend
to avoid payment-was only .02 per
cent.
Besides being honest, the average
American is industrious, and that is
why, given a chance, he will soon recover
from the economic disturbance through
which the country has been passing.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

+ acceptance, while copies of the unde-
livered speech at the Chicago conven-
ton of former Senator Joseph I. France
of Maryland. nominating Calvin Cool
idge and assaiiing Hoover, flood the
mails, under the senatorial frank of
Wheeler of Montana, as part of the
Congressional Record.
K X x
Along with other hot weather Capital
gossip is talk of the possibility of a
| woman in the cabinet if the Democrats
win the presidency. Precisely similar
stories were circulated four years ago
apropos of what might happen If Mr
Hoover were elected. Now, as then, such
tales are embenished with the names
of possible appointees from the feminine
ranks. At present Ruth Bryan Owen
of Florida, daughter Of the Great Com
moner" is being flashed across the
screen as perhaps graclng a seat at
the caplnet table in the event Frank
lin D. Roosevelt sits at the head of
the table. Mrs. Owen was defeated in
the Florida primaries earlier this year
getting aboard the prohibition repeal
band wagon too late to save herself
Representative Mary T. Norton of New
Jersey is another woman mentioned.
Mrs Norton at Chicago aspired to have
her name placed in nomination for the
Vice Presidency. Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
man, Washington socialite, whose salon
Is popular rendezvous for Democratic
statesmen, Is another possibility.
x X
Republican National Chairman Ev-
erett Sanders and his associate direc-
tors In the management of the 1892
campaign are still feeling their way
along" with respect to campaign plans
As yet most decisions are in allegiance,
many plans still in embryo. One de-
cision, however, is said to have been
made. AS an economy move the Ma
tional Committee has decided not to
purchase and distribute Hoover cam
paign buttons this year. This is to be
burtonleSS campaign. Maybe!
x x x
Thitry-ive cents out of every dollar
paid in taxes in this country in 1912
will go to war veterans and their de-
pendents if present laws remain in
force and no new ones are added, First
Lieut.. Roger Burlingame. 308th Ma
chine Gun Battalion, A. E. F., asserts
in his book Peace Veterans Story
of Racket and Plea for Economy"
which has just been published. The
author charges that the American Le-
gion allowed itself to be corrupted
from without and Within" but he adds
that "the core of the Legion is still
sound. A part of the American Legion
got us into the mire The whole of the
American Legion must pull US cut" He
denounces in particular benefits to vet
erans or their dependents for peace
incurred disabilities" Meantime, Ralph
T. O'Neil of Topeka, Kans., former
national commander of the American
Legion. calls on National Chairman Far
ley to accept appointment as head of
the veterans division at Democratic
headquarters and asserts Gov. Roose-
welt is the logical candidate. The pres
ent administration has not been par
ticularly friendly to ex-service men,"
(Copyrieht 1922
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Rebuking NepOtism.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

FROM tle MILWAUKEE, OtnllLei
Congress may have affected to laugh
off the issue Of nepotism, raised in the
concluding weeks of the last session,
but apparently the voters found Moth
ing amusing about the situation as dis
closed by the press.
A recent summary discloses that %
members Of Congress who were found
to be carrying relatives on their private
pay rolls have thus far been retired.
OF these Is were defeated in the pri-
maries for denomination and 8 others
retired without an effort to be renom-
mated.
Even in the best of times. when
everybody who desires work is en-
ployed, the congressional practice OF
augmenting the congressional salary by
putting members of the household on
the pay roll at good salaries, to perform
nominal or even imaginary duties, is a
bad one and one that the American
voter is not likely to approve very en-
Enthusiastically.
Carrying on that practice in the face
of Nationwide unemployment and
acute distress in every quarter with
citizens at their wits end to find the
money to pay the Government expenses,
aroused inevitable resentment.
1t is probable that several other
congressman whose ostensible salary Of
$4,000 has been increased several
thousand dollars by family pay roll
schemes, will discover. as their col
leagues already have discovered, that
there are limits to what even a congress-
man may do. In the end we believe
nepotism will be considerably dinnin-
ished and any relatives of congress-
man he may be carrying on his pay roll
VIII be doing a dollars worth Of work
for dollars worth of pay. If they are
not on the roll at all 1t will be much
more satisfactory to the public.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Night Music.
There's heap O. music rising when the
evening shadows fall;
The meaning must be small
Cause it has no words at all;
But it seems to be advising every one to
do his part
With no great pretense of art,
But with honest, willing heart.
1t brings us a reminder when the glory
of the day
Very gently fades away
Some in vigilance must stay,
Telling of future kinder that Is surely
drawing near.
So these tiny songs Of cheer
Bid us hope and per-evere.
Evening star., 1932-08-17

There has been literary fad for So
called "debunking." 1t seems sadly
possible that the present generation will
leave the same job for posterity to do
all over again.
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Maybe a Big Lamb Crop,

From the Indianapolis News.
Or the stock market activity may
merely show that new and unsophisti-
Gated crop Of lambs has been developed
In the last three years.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Kids Take Notice!
From the Pasadena Post

From the Pasadena Post.
Youth has triumphed again. Four
teen ranch employees recently were sent
TO the hospital after having eaten
spinach. Youngsters will make the
most Of the episode,
Evening star., 1932-08-17

1t is confidently hoped that disarma-
ment may be pressed forward sufficiently
to cause a slight bull movement in the
world scrap iron market.
Evening star., 1932-08-17

Labor day this year will be regarded
as a holiday of especial significance if
its arrival finds prosperity on hand to
give greeting to vacationists without
non
Evening star., 1932-08-17
No Bidders.

From the San Antonio Evening News.
Philadelphia Zoo has marked a sur
plus camel down from $25 to S998. Are
elephants and donkeys not quoted?
Evening star., 1932-08-17
MANY Now Adept.

From the Albuquerque Journal.
Only an inventor knows how to bor-
row, wrote Emerson. But if Mr.. Emer-
son we're alive today, We imagine he
would see his mistake
Evening star., 1932-08-17

Like many another flrst-rate actor,
Mayor Walker is inclined to have more
concern for the opinions of his audience
than those of his critics.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Plenty of Wool.

From the Boston Evening Transcript
Great increase in the Australian wool
clip comes just in time to help the
politicians pull it over our eyes.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Effort to Be Merry,

EH0rt &c BE Merry.
You devote a great deal attention
to discussions of commercial relation
ship"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. ITO keep ship of state sailing
properly you've got to pay attention to
your salesmanship."
Evening star., 1932-08-17
A Strong Bid.

From the Wichita Easle
Mrs. Caraway may roll up tre-
mendous vote in her campaign. She is
telling Arkansas she can't talk like a
statesman.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Hogs. Hoof and Road.

From the Buffalo Evening News.
Hogs may be worth more on the hoof,
but their value still is zero on the high
way.
Evening star., 1932-08-17

Jud Tunkins says modern feminine
attire is making the stocking market as
uncertain as the stock market.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
EVERYBODY Depressed

do you belieye in overtaxing the
| rich?"
yes" said Mr.. Dustin Stax "If you
| can find any eft"
Evening star., 1932-08-17

when a man brags about hisself,"
said Uncle Eben. you kin at least be
sure you has found somebody dat's
willin to give his honest personal opin-
ion."
Evening star., 1932-08-17

After the Campaign.
If in November we discern
No reason for applause,
Unto December we will turn
And wait for Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1932-08-17
Current English.

Current English.
Let us not be ridiculous
And pause to hammer
In language SO meticulous
Each others grammar.
Evening star., 1932-08-17

1T is wen to forget our cares" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. "Yet a
mariner should not go to sleep during
a gale
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Evening star., 1932-08-17

@. Do many people change their
names?-E. r. K.
A. Last year 260 men and women
were authorized to change their names
by the city courts of Manhattan. About
an equal number received permission
from the State Supreme Court in New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
HARB0R WORKERS
HIT WAGE CUTS
Lay Base for New
York Conference

NEW YORK, Feb. LIN prepar-
ing to hit the wage cuts that are
sweeping throughout New York har-
Dor, a meeting of barge captains rep
resenting various barge and towing
companies was held yesterday at the
New York Branch of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union.
Delegates representing Henry
Steers, Inc, Walters, Petri and Trap
rock barge companies we're present.
AL told of the wage cuts and unem-
ploynent which is seriously effecting
the harbor workers. The need of un~
ity among the scowmen and towboat-
men, and problems and methods OF
preparing for strike were discussed.
The proposal for q unity conference
to rally all the harbor workers, scow-
men, lightermen and toWboatmen to
meet the wage cuts was agreed upon.
The date of the conference will be
announced soon.
It was brought out at the meeting
that barge captains who had been
receiving 800 to $125 a month are
now getting $50 to SIS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01

presented.
IF Booth Had Missed" Arthur
Goodman's play which won the first
National Long Play Tournament at
the Craig Theatre last spring. will
open at the Royale Theatre on
Thursday. The cast includes DAN
iel Poole, Royal Dana Tracy, Howard
Kyle, Catherine Proctor and John
Nicholson. IF Booth Had Missed
occurs during the reconstruction
period following the Civil War.
THE Left Bank" Elmer Rice's
comedy, with Katherine Alexander In
the leading role, will play It's 125th
performance at the Little Theatre
tonight.
Helen Twelvetrees in Panama
Flo" with Charles Bickford, Robert
Armstrong. Marjorie Peterson, is the
screen feature at the Hippodrome
The stage acts include: Diamond
Boys; Pepito. Spanish clown; George
Givot, Freddie Pisano & Co.; Renoff,
Renova, Renova and Bekefi; Sandy
Derson; Mary Palmer and Pony
Boy; the Knight Troups.
"Cynara," at the Morosco Theatre,
celebrates its Tooth performance to-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01

lynch terror and the growing danger
Of a new imperiaust war. The mass
response Of the call for organization
into the Communist Party shows the
tremendous militancy Of the masses
of workers and farmers and their
recognition Of the leading role that
the Communist Party plays In the
fight against starvation and misery.
The increasing numbers of workers
coming into the Communist Party
from the various unions Of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor Is an indi-
cation Of the revolt in the A. F.. of L.
against the treacherous and strike
breaking role Of the leadership of that
organization.
Workers. Follow the example Of
these $500 workers! Join the Party
Of militant struggle against the capi-
talist class! Organize into the only
revolutionary Party, the Communist
Party! Join the Communist Party!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
Dress Conference Defeats
Zimmerman Disruption Move

man to debate Ben Gold at the
New Star Casino was unanswered by
that renegade and traitor TO the
workers. When Zimmerman failed
to show UP, Gold took the floor and
proved that his failure to face the
workers in debate policy branded
Zimmerman, together with his whole
record, as a tool Of the dress bosses
and the reactionary I.L,G.W.u.
Many International union mem
bers took the floor, greeted the united
front policy and promised to be
among the most active in the com"
ing strike. a mass meeting was
scheduled for the Mecca Temple this
Wednesday, at which the question OF
the general strike in the dress trade
will be taken up and strike vote
taken. All workers nre urged to
elect delegates to the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
Anti-Imperialist
Mass Meet Feb. 9Th
For Defense of Soviet
China, Soviet Union

NEW YORK. - The Imperial
ist League is arranging a mass meet
ing against the tnlperisist partition
of China and for support OF Soviet
China and the Soviet Union. The
meeting will fight particularly against
American imperialism, which is lead
ing the inperlalist attack upon the
workers and peasants Of China and
the Soviet Union.
The speakers will include Max BE-
dacht Of the Communist Party, VIII
liam sin1ons of the Anti -Imperialist
League. ard Chinese and Japanese
speakers. Robert Dunn, chairman Of
the Anti-1mperiahst League acts as
chairman
The meeting will take place on
February 5th, Friday, at p. m at
Manhattan Lycemn, Sc E. 4th Street.
AL workers organizations are re-
quested to leave this evening open
Tor this mass demonstration against
imperialism, and for the defense Of
Soviet China and the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
Hunger Fighter"
Off the Press
10000 Copies Issued
for Feb. 4

NEW YORK.-The first issues Of
the New York's unemployed news
paper is off the press. 1t was
launched by the Unemployed Council
Of Greater New York as It's official
organ, with the help Of trade unions
and workers organizations who had
decided on this step at the Labor
Conference which elected the New
York section OF the historic Hunger
March to Washington.
At the banquet on Friday, attended
by delegates from these organiza-
tons, the new paper was officially
named. The Unemployed Weekly
will hereafter be known as the New
York Hunger Fighter" It is an at
tractiye tabloid and sells for two
cents copy, Starting March /, ii
will appear weekly.
In preparation for Feb. 4. Ma
tional Day OF Struggle for Unem-
plCylnent Insurance, a special eight
page edition has just been released
Thirty thousand copies will be sold
in New York City. Among the fea-
ture articles on the front page are
an expose Of the relief rackets in
New York, greetings from William z
Foster, and an article on the struggle
for Unemployment Insurance By
Herbert Benjamin, National Secre-
tsry of the Unemployed Councils
Letters from workers expose the
high rents and miserable conditions
in Harlem and the Inistreatment Of
workers in flopllouses and relief
agencies. An article on Social In
surance in the Soviet Union stand:
in striking contrast to the recital o!
workers misery in the USA. Core
spondence from workers in the A. F
Of L. testifies to the growing move
nlent among the rank and file fol
unemployment relief and insurance
The advance issues of the Hunger
Fighter" also launches the drive fol
ONE MILLION PENNIES 70 insure
the regular weekly appearance Of the
paper after March l. Contribution:
as well as bundle orders should be
sent to the Unemployed Council al
E. 18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
new JERSEY WORKERS PREPARE =
FOR HUGE FEB. 4 DEMONSTRATION

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Jan. 81
The preparations for Feb. Attn,
National Unemployment Insurance,
Day, which have been made by the
Feb. 4th United Front Committee. A
mass demonstration will be held in
front of City Hall.
AS a part of these preparations q
very militant demonstration was
held on Tuesday, Jan. Goth in front
of the Community hest headquarters
on Kirkpatrick St., to expose these
charity takers.
On February the 4th, 10 a. m, a
mass open air meeting will be held
at French and New Street the mob
ilization point for the parade which
will go to city hall, the place Of the
demonstration. a delegation elected
at an indoor meeting Of unemployed
workers will deman from the city
commissioners endorsement OF the
unemployment insurance bill presen-
ted by the National Committee OF
the Unemployed oncils to Congress.
PERTH ANdBOY, N. j., Jan. 81
The Unemployed Council Of Perth
Amboy has arranged demonstration
for unemployment insurance on Feb.
4th at p. m. at Cit yIIall. After the
close Of the demonstration a parade
will be held.
Preparatory meetings, nobilizing
the workers for February 4th are
being held in various parts Of the
city and at the Registration Line.
These meetings will take place at the
following places and at the following
time:
Monday, Feb. LIST, p. H. at Spring
and Lawrence ST, Tuesday, Feb. 2nd,
8 a. m. at the City Registration Line,
at Jefferson St., Wednesday, Feb.
3rd, 7 p. m. at Fayette and Stockton
Street.
In Perth Amboy thousands are
registered with the itiZen's Relief
Committee, but only q small number
get even the part-time jobs, from
the city, county and state. A few
get relief of So to 81 for two weeks
in groceries. Potatoes which are fit
for pigs to eat, being so small, are
given to some Of the unemployed.
Last month the 1889 city budget
was adopted, calling for close to q
million and a half dollars expendi-
ture this year. How will this be
spent? The appropriation for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01

NEW YORK--A mass conference
of workers in the dress trade was
held at Irving Plaza, 18th st. saud
Irving Place, yesterday. The chair
man of the United Front delivered
report TO the workers present on
the present situation and tasks
facing the dress workers. A reso-
luton was introduced urging all
workers TO follow the united front
policy as the only way to defeat
the ke-breaking maneuvers of
the reactionary international
union.
Sascha Zimmerman, notorious tool
of the IL.G.W.U. officialdom, tried
to disrupt the meeting and provoke
a fight with the workers. Due to the
proletarian discipline maintained at
the meetings by all workers, he
failed, as also in his attempts to in
troduce q resolution asking the dis
solution of the Industrial Union and
the joining of the International
union by the dress workers. When
this trick had been exposed and de-
feated, Zimmerman asked the work.
ers to follow him out of the hall.
None but few Of his henchmen
left their seats. 1t was very signifi-
cant that of the few workers who
followed him not one was o woman
worker.
The conference from that point on
proceeded in a very orderly fashion,
with a number of highly important
matters taken up, discussed and de-
cided upon. The delegates to the
conference represented 260 shops
with a working force of 5000,
In the general report it was pointed
out that 100 shops had come out on
strike up TO now OF this number, so
had settled and gone back under
union conditions, All told, 1900
workers received real union condi-
tons as a result of the strikes.
The challenge issued to thinner
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-01
moon IN THE YELLOW RIVER
next THEATRE GUILD PLAY

The next production Of the Theatre
Guild this season will be an Irish
play, The Moon in the Yellow
River" by Dennis Johnston. Claude
Rains, William Harrigan and John
DAILY Murphy will play leading roles.
The plsy will be directed BY Philip
Moeller It deals with post-revolu-
tionary days IN ireland.
A r. Woods has placed Ia rehesr-
sal The Inside Story" a melodrsna
by George Bryant and Francis M
Verdi a. H. Van Buren, Is directing
the production.
Beginning tonight the Theatre
Guild announces that the scale OF
Eugene O'Neill's trilogy, Mourning
Becomes Electra" will be reduced
The prices now range from 81 TO 81
for the two performances in which
the three plays Of the trilogy ere