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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
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 Chicago, Oct 4-(U. P)-State's Attorney John A. Swanson IS ready to ask the Cook County grand jury to tndict Samuel and Martin Insull on larceny and embezzlement charges for the failure of their $2,- 900, O,0OO,00O utilities group.
 swanson prepared to act when the brothers, once hailed as finan- cial geniuses, ignored his commun- ications asking if they would re- turn voluntarily from their foreign refuges.
 Samuel, 73, white-haired builder of the fallen utilities pyramid, IS living at a small Paris hotel where he was joined yesterday by his son, Samuel, Jr, Martin, closest associate of Samuel in the vast enterprises, is in seclusion at a homely board ing house in the village of Orilla' Ont. al,
 "I seek the immediate indict- ment of Samuel Insult. ST. and Martin Insull," said Swanson. "The grand jury will be asked to indict on charges of embeZzlement. lar ceny and larceny by bailee. The ln- sulls have not replied to our mess- ages asking their voluntary return. I shall Use every means given me by law to bring them back.
 Frequently opinions were eX- pressed In Lasalle street circles close to the Insults that the bro- thers would fight strenuously any effort to extradite them to Chicago. However. Samuel Insull. Jr. whose voluntary appearance hfv been { sked also Is expected to return.
 The states attorney declared "we have only scratched the surface" Tn th. Insull investigation.
 This Is no mere gesture" swan. son said. "We have several real criminal cnses. We could go Into court next week and try them if tho defendants appeared and da- manded trial"
 Comment from the two brothers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
Final News Flashes
KIDNAPPING THREATENED

Topsfeld, Mass, Oct 4.-UP)-Guards are on duty night and day at the homes of two so- cially-prominent Topsfeld families as result of an extortion plot involving Kidnapping threats, 1t was learned today. One has been assigned to the home of Mrs Katherine s. Crosby Choate, former wife of Robert B. Choate of Boston and Southboro Another is at the home of John L. Satonstall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
MCLEAN ESTATE IS
 WORTH OVER MILLION

Simsbury, Conn, Oct 4- (UP)-The estate of former Governor and U. s. Senator George F. Mclean was valued at ef,7i6,3S2 in an inventory filed in probate court late yes tcrday. He died several months ago.
 Stocks and real estate con. stituted the bulk of the estate. Public bcqucsts of S200.000 were provided for under the terms of the will.
 4 32el acre tract at Sims. bury, Canton and Grnnby, scene of Calvin Co0iidge's Rn. ntial tr0uting expedition, was sct aalde ns the Mclean game refuge for which . eesOO0 aiis nuity was established.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
PAYROLL OF CONNECTICUT
 MEN UNCHANGED

Congressman E. w. Goss's fed- eral payroll in Washington, D. C., still remains the same despite the fact that congress is adjourned, according to a report from the Capital. The same applies to the other four congressman from Con- necticut, it is stated. Congress- man Goss's payroll lists Frank Sul- livan of this city at $231.94, month ly, and Mrs Katherine Sullivan at $150.
 Congressman Augustine Loner- gan of Hartford. democrat, has on his payroll two young men who serve as the regular correspond- ents for Connecticut newspapers when congress is in session. They are Walter Jennings. secretary to Congressman Lonergan, who re- ceives $321.94, monthly, and James
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
Democratic State COnven- ton Adjourned Until 7 O'Clock Tonight to Set= tie Difference Over Gu= bernatorial Nomination Lehman Is Leading

Albany, N. Y., October -
 (UP) - The New York state
 democratic convention became
 so embroiled over the nomina-
 tion of a candidate to succeed
 Governor Franklin D. Roose-
 welt today that it adjourned
 until 2 o'clock this evening.
 Then leaders hope to have
 reconciIed their differences.
 Former Governor Alfred E.
 Smith is expected to .nomi-
 nate Lieutenant Governor
 Herbert H. Lehman for gov
 ernor. Lehman also has the
 support of Governor Roosevelt,
 but Tammany Is throwing It's
 support to John Boyd
 Thacher, mayor of Albany.
 The controversy over a can-
 didate for governor brought a
 flood of conflicting reports
 about what was going on be-
 hind the scenes. One report
 was that Senator Robert
 Wagner might be proposed by
 Tammany for governor.
 New York, Oct 4.-(UP)-John P. Curry. the tisht-lipped gentle man who is boss of Tammany Hall was bedeviled today on all sides by attacks on his leadership, espe- cially one attack led by Alfred F Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt the democratic party's friendly enemies.
 Curry had waged a bitter fight for nomination of John Boyt as democratic candidate for governor. Today it appeared tNat TifacfeT. would be the nofiine' for lieutenant governor. and .tha Governor Herbert H Lehman, a Jewish philanthropist would head the ticket.
 The Lehman victory. if it devel' ops will be due to the fight on his behalf led by Roosevelt and Smith Smith was to make the nominating speech today; Roosevelt was tc second the nomination If his voice On the floor of the Albany con- was needed.
 All day yesterday the two New York leaders fought for Lehman in Smith worked on Curry, and Roosevelt talked to John H. McCooey. Brooklyn boss, national committeeman by the grace of the Roosevelt forces, and | sometimes Tammany ally. Me- Cooey's districts contain many Jewish votes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
NO DISMANTLMG OF
 ATHLETICS INTENDED

Philadelphia, October 4 - (UP) - Connie Mack, man. agcr of the Philadelphia Athletics, today denied sug- gcstions arising i. from last weeks sale of three star players to the Chicago White Sox, that he intended to dis mantle his club or mako fur tIer sales to major league clubs this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
FATAL LEGATE ARRESTED

Mexico City, Oct 4-(UP)-The Most Rev Leopoldo Ruiz Flores, papal legate to Mexico, was arrested by the government today for deportation. He apparently was being hur- ried to the border this afternoon to be put out of the country immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
JAPAN SUSPECTS SECRET PACT IN
 LYTTON FINDING
U. s. and Other League Members Believed to Have Had Understands ing, Claims War Minis try

Tokio, October 4 (UP) - Japan suspects that an understand ing existed between the United States and certain members of the League of Nations in the framing of the Lytton commission report to the league on the Manchurian question, spokesman for the war ministry said today.
 This conclusion was based on the fact that Secretary of State Stim- son made his Philadelphia speech criticizing Japan's recognition of
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OliveBurkeT To knowHerFate;
 Evidence Ends
Late Sports
PITCHER LOSES PAY
 IN ODD MANNER

Cleveland, O., Oct 3-(UP) Willis Hudlin, Cleveland In- dians pitcher today reported an experience in which he lost and recovered his final pay check. Two girls walked into his hotel room Sunday night and powdered their noses be- fore his mirror, Hudlin said. Later he found that his check for $581 and $3O in cash was missing. Last night, a taxi driver brought a package to the hotel for Hudlin. It con- , tained the check and the money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
MlLlERS.bEARS
 GAME POSTPONED

Minneapolis, Minn, October 4- UP) The fifth game of the little world series be- tween Minneapolis and New ark was postponed today because of cold weather. The teams, each having won two games, will resume play to- nlOrTONy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
LEAVES TWO MILLION ESTATE

New Haven, Conn, Oct 4.-(UP)-An estate valued at $2,753, ,67844 was left by the late Charles H. Jockmus, president of the An sonia Manufacturing company. This figure was set in preliminary account filed by the Hartford Trust company, executor of the will. Jockmus bequeathed $1,OOO to every Protestant minister in Ansonia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
Wanted White Donkey
 Apply 10 Democrats

Hartford, Conn, Oct 4- (UP)--"Nantcd--a white don. key. Notify democratic state central committee"
 Such was the. gist of an ap. peal to-day by David A. WI. son. chairman of tlic state cen. trnI committee. He wants the donkey t0 lend c democratic political parade here Wcdnes. day night. Plenty Of gray don. keys gre eavaiiabIe hut Chair. man Wilson is insistent on . IiIy.wtite beast, ..........
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
.INSULLS ARE INDICTED ON
 THREE CHARGES
Returned in Cook County Criminal Court To-day Two Brothers Are Named

Chicago, Oct 4.-UP)-In- dictmcnts charging embezzlc- ment, larceny and larceny by bailce were returned in Cook county criminal court today against Samuel Insult. former l utilities magnate, and his brother, Martin.
 The indictments were re- turned before Judge John PrystaIski and fixed bonds for Martin InsulI at $75,OOO and S5O,OOO for Samuel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
WON'T DISMISS CASE

New York Oct 4.-(UP)-Suprene Court Justice Alfred v. Norton today refused to dis miss the S1O0,00O breach of promise suit brought against Albert Francis Thacher, 70, by Miss Dorothy Betty Tucker, 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
HAMMER SLAYER HELD

Norwich, Conn, Oct 4.-(UP)-Coroner Edward G. Mckay today returned finding for the hammer staying of his wife, Lila, in their home here last Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
F. Trubee Dayison, Asst Sec'y of War Is DOn0- vans Running Mate Two Line Endorsement of National Prohibition Plank Voted

Buffalo, N. Y.,. Oct +(U. P.)-ColoneI William A. Don- ovan was nominated by ac- clamation to-day to be the re-
 publican candidate for gover- nor of New York. Before choosing Donovan the republi- can state convention adopted a platform parelleling the party's
 National platform and praising the administration of President Hoover.
 The convention acted swift ly. Shortly afterwards 1t nom. mated F. Trubee Dawson, as- sistant secretary of war, of
 Nassau County, the republican candidate for lieutenant gov. ernor.
 Buffalo, N. r., Oct 4-UP)-- The republican state platform, adopted by the state convention here today, contained one of the shortest prohibition blanks on record-a two line endorsement of Pre- ident Hoover's acceptance speech declarations on prohibition. The entire platform was barely more than 1,750 words, and fol- lowed in general the lines of that adopted by the republican nation- al convention last summer.
 The prohibition plank said: "We endorse President Hoover's position on prohibition as express scd in his speech of acceptance"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
States Attorney Lewis Claims Jealousy Mo- tivated Woman to Stab Her Husband - Jury to Decide Whether Action Was First or Second Degree Murder or Man= slaughter
JURY WILL GET
 CASE AT 4 P. M.

Arguments for the defense in the murder trial of Mrs Gladys Burke closed at 3:3O o'clock this afternoon fin the superior court room, which was filled to capacity. Follow ing a ten-minute recess Judge Allyn l.. Brown commenced his charge to the jury, explain ing first and second degrees of murder.
 Public Defender Gagcr in his arguments attacked the tesd- Inony of Mir and Mrs Dorsey Burke, step-parents of the murdered man. He declared. that there was no thought of murder in Mrs Burke's heart when she attacked her hus- band. Had she intended to take his life she would have struck several times in the heat of the passion to kill.
 States Attorney Lewis waived his right to a rebuttal address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct 4-(UP)-The treasury net balance October was $861,34s,226.6S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04

A verdict on the guilt or in nocence of Mrs Olive Burke, 29 year old negress charged with first degree murder was expecetd to be returned by jury in superior court late this afternoon. Testi- mony in the case was completed this morning just before noon and the argument of States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis was presented just before recess. qlst
 Arguments of defense counsel, Attorney A. Henry Weisman and Attorney w. W. Gager were ex- peeted to be followed by the charge of Judge Allyn L. Brown, so that the case will be given to the jury for deliberation around o'clock.
 "Fell hath no fury like scorned woman" quoted States Attorney Lewis in maintaining that jealousy was the motive behind the fatal stabbing of her husband, George Burke, by the accused on the night of last July 24th. He called upon the jury to do their duty, describ- ing murder as the most infamous of all crimes in the category. He described the duty as being un- pleasant, the same as it is for himself.
 "The peace and tranquility of the community depends upon the fearless performance of duty of its juries, "Mr Lewis said. This is an important case because it involves the crime of murder.
 "All through the testimony of this case I hoped something might be said to justify, but not one word
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The Weather

Cloudy Tonight Followed
 By Rain Wednesday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24
NY. Red Cross Proves
Unemployed Can Live,
If They Have Money

NEW YORK. The local Red Cross
which has a long record Of strike
breaking and starving workers and
poor farmers throughout the country,
has put on a publicity stunt designed
to keep the unemployed from fight
ing for relief. Nine housewives, after
taking courses provided by the Red
Cross, were given certificates for
their ability to provide 'nourishing
meals" for themselves and their fam
lilies on 81 a day.
Most Of the families are supposed
to be those of disabled or unemploy-
ed veterans, and the 81 day is spent
only for food. Where they get this
money, plus money for rent, clothing
and miscellaneous, the Red Cross
does not say.
It is clear that this publicity stunt
is intended to make the unemployed
feel that they can live on next to
nothing if they only know how.
Though advertised as unemployed,
all nine families have sources of in
come amounting to about $40 a week
each. The millions of starving and
homeless, who are eating garbage
and contracting pellagra and other
starvation diseases. haven't even the
miserable weekly income OF 81 per
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24
National Miners Union
Iron Ranges Conference
Plans War on Wage-Cut
Companies Using Failure to Get Tax Reduction
AS Excuse for Slashing Wages
Towns Then Cut Relief to Make Men Work at
New Pay; Need Unity of Employed and Jobless

HIBBING, MINI, Dec. 23.-The
Ninneso a Conference of the Ma
tional Miners Union was held in
Hibbing, Mimi, Dec. 10. While the
different Ranges Of the Iron Country
were all represented, the Mesaba
Range had q good delegation Of
miners, both employed and unem-
ployed. These are all metal miners
or iron.
Following the report by District
Secre airy Mckay, the discussion dealt
with these problems.
On the Mesaba Range the mining
companies have been fighting for
reduction in taxes from the state. This
would have meant that the mining
company would have paid sill less
in taxes than it does today. Now,
that the state has refused this the
mining companies are using this to
put through a wage cut.
At the same time the villages which
have been paying relief. in food and
some in cash, will begin to cut the
relief, SO that the miners getting a
wage-cut to less than the relief given,
will not go on relief rather than work
for this wage.
The villages will begin cutting re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24
Proud to Hear His
DAUGHTER Joined the
Hunger Marchers

ARLINGTON, N. 1.-THE writer is
one of those wage slaves who has
been exiled from his home; one Of
those whose home has, in one sense,
been broken up" by the capitalist
system.
Even in the so-called era of pros
perity, could not demand sufficient
wages to pay the excessive rents
exacted in the metropolitan district,
where I was employed. So my family
was shunted one hundred miles out
into the country where they might
grub part of their living from the
soil and where rents were low.
A year and q half ago my girl was
graduated from the nearest high
school. She was intelligent, active,
industrious, but not especially studi-
Gus. She had common sense enough
to escape the physical pitfe1lS to
which her mates had Succumbed.
Mentally. however, she was
victim of her environment; she did
not become class conscious. That,
however, was two years ago. She
has been unemployed for ID months,
has had time TO do some thinking;
has read some feminist books and the
Daily Worker regularly. In other
words her education began after
her high school graduation.
A few weeks ago a letter came to
me informing me that Mary was
busy collecting food from farmer
neighbors for the benefit Of the hun
ger marchers. And then another let
ter saying she had been elected as
a delegate to go to Washington her
self. And then a report of her ex-
periences on the march, how she
and her comrades have been donli-
ciled, one night, in Salvation Army
barracks, had been driven out by
verrnin and were compelled to walk
the streets all night. Then she pa
raded in Washington under the
muzzles Of machine guns and was
ever ready and eager to rush the
line" If so ordered.
Here's hoping that Mary's first
march may be but the beginning Of
a career which may include another
march on Washington and that she
may be with the group which will
first place the red flag above the
White House.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24

lief and in some towns this already
has been done.
The delegates brought out the need
Of uniting all workers, employed and
unemployed, all ma ionalities, creeds
and belief in the fight against this
attack on the living standards.
The Conference elected a broad
committee to carry on organiSational
work. we have the task of getting
every worker of these mining towns
alive to the fact that the cut in
wages Will mean also a cut in relief.
Both the unemployed and employed
will suffer and can only prevent this
planned attack by their united ac-
ton The delegates said:
The Conference discussed weak
nesses that have appeared in the
past and all resolved to correct them
in the coming Struggles and build
the National Miners Union into q
real powerful mass movement on the
Range.
The registration showed 30 del
egates present from the various
places on the Iron Ranges. Every
delegate pledged himself to carry
on the work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24
ALA. SHERIFF
NCITES LYNCHING
Lies About Hunted
Share Choppers

DADEVILLE, Ala, Dec. 23.--Sher-
iff Young, leader of the landlord-po-
lice lynch gangs engaged in muir
derous terror against Negro troopers
of Tallapoosa County, yesterday con-
tinued his efforts to incite lynch
feeling with the statement that he
had received information that sew
eraI of the (hunted) Negroes are bad
characters" and that there were in
dications that Negroes throughout
this section had been contributing
firearms and ammunition to the or
ganization," the Sharecroppers Union
which the white landlords are try
ing to wipe out.
Solidarity of Negroes White Choppers
Despite these efforts Of lynch-in-
element, the outstanding features in
the struggle here are the firm soli-
darity Of the local white troopers
with the Negroes and the heroic re-
siStence Of the latter to the land
lord-pol;ce attack SO marked is the
sympathy Of the white troopers with
the Negroes that the boss press has
been forced 70 take cognizance Of it,
both in editorials and news dis
patches. Many Of the dispatches ad-
NIT that white troopers had gone to
the aid of the Negroes and were
hiding wounded Negroes in their
cabins.
In contrast with this solidarity Of
the white and Negro troopers it is
to be noted that the Negro reform
lists at the head of Tuskegee Institute
turned over to the sheriffs wound
ed Negro cropper who sought medical
attention at the hospital of the IN
stitute. This traitorous act of the
Negro refornist leaders and their
support of the landlord terror in a
statement urging the Negroes not to
resist has evoked the praise of all
the lynchers. Sheriff Golden of
Montgomery County, one of the lead
ers in the man hunt in TallapooSa
County, in an attack on the Share
troopers Union which is leading the
choppers in the struggle against star
walton, cutting off of their rations
and the right to sell their own cot
ton, declares:
1.-THE Negro leaders in MOntg0m-
cry County are too intelligent to
be victimized by such a scheme.
We are proud that we have the
same intelligent leadership here in
Montgomery that is eXemplified at
Tuskegee Institute. :"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24

Chats with Our
WOrcOrrS

At Mondays meeting of the New
York Worker Correspondence Group
it was decided to develop real cam
paign to extend the group and draw
in more workers from shops and in
dustries. The members who are at
present IN shops strongly expressed
the necessity Of worker correspond
ence organizations in shops or indus
tries, since this would make it pos
sible TO be better informed about
conditions and struggles in these
shops and industries. OF ciurse this
campaign must be conducted from
below among the workers themselves,
by personal contact Of the present
members with workers in shops.
Through this individual contact these
workers can be encouraged and as
sisted to become good worker cor
respondents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-24
H0usewreckers Win Many
Advantages in Contract
Big Raise in Pay; Shorten Hours; Provide for
Job Committee and Job Steward

NEW YORK.-The Housewreckers
Union, newly organized and leading
four strikes already, has just won
its strike against the Is and 20 cents
per hour wage at the Louis Former
job at 61st st. and Tenth Ave The
Housewreckers consider that the real
significance of this victory is not Just
in the raising of wages to 40 cents
and as cents, for laborers and bar
men, respectively, on this particular
piece Of work, but in securing a con-
tract that gives them SIS and rs cents
per hour on future jobs Of this COM
pany.
Job Committee
This contract goes a long way TO-
ward establishing the HouseWrsckers
Union in the industry. Another fea-
ture of it is the creation of Job
committee Of three, elected by the
workers on the job, and representing
the workers there in relations with
the employer. The chairman of the
committee is to be the Job Steward,
and is to be approved by the union.
The eight hour day is provided for,
and men are to report and be ready
for work at the lockers on the jobs
at that time, whereas formerly they
had to come from the lockers at that
time be on the job-a difference OF
some half hour every day.
Double Time
The contract provides specifically.
I'm the course of dismantling Of
buildings, walls, floors, scaffolds, etc.,
If the conditions become precarious
to public safety requiring work after