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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
death Hanging
Over Their Sons,'

DEATH hanging over their sons,
y months and months of anguish
:. :. and then the Supreme Court
is forced to grant the Scottsboro
boys new trial. For over year
the mothers Of these boys have
thought Of nothing else. Now the
tight, with all its accompanying
heartaches, is to begin again. The
mothers of these boys think of
nothing else One writes: MY
nerves are so bad I don't know If
can stand it," Another: II can't
stay here alone anymore. I must
go where can talk to the mothers
of the other boys"
All this Is constantly in the
minds Of these mothers, but their
troubles do not end there. Their
families are destitute, food must be
obtained, rent must be paid. Ont
writes that her health has been gone
for years since the time she had to
go back to work too soon after her
third child was born. But I have
to work, sick or well. Sometimes
earn as much as $50 week"
Not only are their families at
home in want, but the boys, in the
death cell since over a year, are
in need Of many things which the
state does not supply to its pris-
oners.
The International Labor Defense
defends these boys, but 1t must do
more than that. The mothers OF
these boys need YOU. Renssnbex
the Prisoners winter Kslisf s1m.
paisn. esnd ~ contributions 10
Room -. % 4. nth. Q4A NV
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use your blotter like I told you
and there won't be any danger Of
anything going wrong. The next
moment he turned to the voter wait
ing TO be questioned.
"Hey you" he growled, what are
you looking at that book for?"
I'm not looking and anyhow I
can't read upsidedown", the voter
came back at him.
This voter was told that someone
had already voted his name. came
next.
You're scratched he told me.
Scratched. what do you nnean?"
N means t1sat the address you
gave has been canvassed and II has
essa loand TINT you don't live thsre".
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
The European Scottsboro Tour
AN Outstanding Achievement
Roar of World Wide Protest Halted Bosses Conspiracy
to Kill Innocent Negro Youths in Electric Chair"

carefully chosen by their Wall st.
masters, divided into several clas-
ses. There is the multi-millionaire
Andrew Mellon, Wall Streets am
baSsador in London, who is with
John D. Rockefeller and Henry
Ford, one of the three richest men
in the United States. He has even
refused to receive worker delega-
tionS bringing Scottsboro protests.
Then there are the trusted editors,
or other intellectual lackeys, like
Schumacher, at Sofia, in Bulgaria.
Then there is the leading lame
duck politician, who had been de-
feated for reelection to the q. S.
senate.
This is the pack of human blood
hounds that the Hoover government
turned loose on the ScottSboro Ne
gro mother in Europe. They ac-
cofnplished her arrest and expul-
sion twice in Belgium; they orga-
nized the grand reception for May
or Cermak Of Chicago, and the ar
rest and three days imprisonment
of the Scottsboro mother in Czecho-
Slovakia; secured the prohibition
Of all her meetings and her expul-
sion from Bulgaria. This "influ-
ence" was openly admitted by Bel
GUMS minister of justice and by
Bulgaria's minister of the interior.
IN spite of all obstacles, however,
the Scottsboro tour pressed on
through sixteen countries in six
months, in nearly two hundred
meetings and demonstrations that
reached upward of half million
listeners, while the press campaign
found its way into hundreds Of mil
lions of copies Of daily newspapers
and magazines of all political tend
encies.
Under the glare of this publicity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
By Bsrek

the nine black gowned judges Of
the United States Supreme Court
listened in silence to the demands
for new trial made by the lawyers
of the International Labor Defense
on October 10th and then withheld
decision. The very forces let loose
by the Scottsboro European tour
and by the world protest, better
understanding of the savage and
bloody oppression Of the many mil
lions Of the Negro masses in the
United States, provides the basis
for the development Of the cam
paign. The European Scottsboro
tour was the first of its kind. The
worldwide protest must reach
broad proportions not yet achieved.
FOR FREEDOM
OF SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
This effort will face new and
greater obstacles since the Scots
boro protest joins well with the
struggle against the growing white
terror and fascisn1 in the capital
ist countries, and against the muir
derous terror regime that develops
evermore fiendish attacks upon the
worker and peasant masses in the
colonies and semi-colonies. OF this,
1t is certain the judicial lynchers
and the raging mob thirsting for
Negro workers blood in Scottsboro,
Alabama, April 6, 1881, was not
aware. 1t only knew its vicious
mission, to strive by every means
ito keep the Negro in his place,
and to maintain the boosted white
superiority. 1t is clear that the
Wall Street government in Wash
ington now fully understands the
implications of the Scottsboro cam
paign that today rocks some of the
strongest pillars in it's edifice.
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EDITORS NOTE

The Chicago demonstration against
the relief cut was called by the IN
employed Councils of Cook County,
supported by the Trade Union Unity
League and the Communist Party
who urged a united front of I'M
employed, part-time and employed
rank and file workers of all organiza-
tons in Chicago for struggle against
this relief slash of the bosses. 1t is
interesting to note that this united
front was forced upon the leadership
Of the Socialist Party by the rank
and file members of the S. P. them
selves. Even so tho socialist leaders
tried to sabotage the united front by
printing in their papers the sTpns
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
Letters from Our Readers

places where the workers were to
meet on the day of the march, which
accounted for the small percentage
of members Of the Chicago Workers
Committee and the Socialist Party
who participated in the dernonstra-
ton. Comrade ]. D. is right in say
ing that the success Of the demon
stration was predominantly the work
of the Unemployed Councils and tbs
Communist Party.
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One Chicago Precinct
Vote is Explained BY
A Worker V Ot er

Here Is what the voting looked like
in the 9th ward. 53rd precinct. The
democrats got all Of ITO votes except
86 which went to Hoover, 7 straight
that went to the Communists and
ten split votes for local Communist
candidates.
I got up early election day. Tho
polling bu1eh sasn1sphsrs W. 90
u etooaedn1sU and esnAFusDd ny
suspicious. A men, appaFently b
1aeahnA ~ AaQnne - - AndN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
JAMESTOWN PAINTED RED.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y.--This starva.
ton town has seen many strange
sights but this morning detection
day., they saw a sight that will MOI
wear off for many bourgeois moon
A couple of comrades got q bucket
Of red paint and stencil with the
words vote Communist. They
worked all night, and next ucguiua
the town was painted red y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22

| go over to the city hall and II thu
board of election commissioners ok
it, we'll let you VOTE"
went there and proved I had 4uA
filled all requirements. I am janitd
at the place for over two years. Ya
they didn't let me vote.--G. G. Il.
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tatiOn Is actually slave camp ruled by terror. After
one Negro Is shot dead by the white planter and
another brutalIy beaten, David escapes. He makes
his way home and hides in the woods, while his
father goes to seek the aid of the white planter
Ramsey, on whose farm the JacksOns had been
slaves before the Civil War. Ramsey refuses to buy
back David from Deering. Now continue:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
JOk~ L. SbjOak's Stirring Novel
GEORGIA RNsGNKR"

THE STORY so FAR: Legally kidnapped by
the county authorities at the behest of the power
full white planter, Jim Deering, who needs cotton
pickerS, five Negroes including David jackson, son
Of the poor share-cropper, Dee Jackson are forced
under threat of being sentenced to the chain gang
to accept behring's offer to pay SIS fine for each of
them as advances against wages. behring's plan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22

TORTURE RECoRDThe official for the month August
1880 at
law the prisoners punished by being subjected to restricted
shoulders pulled their joints
hogtied left generally
prisoners who have been tortured the of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-22
Mr.. "PriVate Citizen"
Roosevelt

Roosevelt
great show was put on in the Executive Mansion at AL
"A bany last Friday 'for the benefit of the unemployed
Presidenteect Franklin D. Roosevelt cast in the lead
ing role as Private Citizen Roosevelt Unlike other such
shows football matches etc. it not designed to raise
capitalist of great demo-
patheioanys listen to the demands Of masses
committee by the Unemployed Councils to Albany in
RoOevets publicity agents Roosevelt
his conferences with Hoover and with democratic leaders IN WaSn
steps the free entrance
into hearing for them before
of the United States In addition certain specific demands
with the hunger marcers York opening
provision trucks gasoline and
oil for the marchers, etc
agents Spokesman voiced
vearied a less patient Mr.. ROOSEVELT
And what were the character Of these repies2
private citizen" reiterated inter-
walls "and cannot tell the president r Hoover to do anything
noos aSSd 4' f'''''''l' ''''' '''' ' ''N'' ~
II unable to "en the president anything
very where he begin
all the promises he so freely made in his campaign
We recall here only promises quote editorial
which actively supported Mr. Roosevets
presdent-eIect hoe-he World Telegram: u16s2
excellent relief
workers Roosevelt pledges himself to:
n s9s 3 aus Ss ae OF Ss to but ss
matter o
general government which will how
be practiced at the of the starving people
"a public program will self-hqu-
essential public welfare
schools, Fairgrounds and sIum abatement
Compulsory unemployment
insurance financing.
"a nationally co-ordnaed system employment
provided the
this constructive welfare Roosevelt
nf
worked for these reforms during the Hoover ad
inadequate local aid and compulsory unemployment
matter OF sOciaI duty"
MR. ROOSEVELT speaks the for prOmptness
vi being
o the opening Of the next session Of congress @ edeFa S
will be the winter the crisis the not next spring
be taken at their value
he cannot tell the president to anything"
How Roosevelt
Of children admittedly starving land of peny9
their the decided! With without the aid
federal relief and com
ter relief for each UNEMPLOYED worker and "a SYSTEM Of federal
poent insurance which will guarantee each UNEMPLOYED worker his
be put as demands to Mr. Hoover and to congress
masses course hestancy talking
Mr. Hoover does Mr. Roosevelt who feels that he cannot tell the
President to do anything
would
help the unemployed he said he had before November o
think Of several things that he might be able to do
First Roosevelt o
little
the fed
relief" tell the
the
Washington This would be indirect
the relief
Secondly while still
pucans the president the democrats he the Of the
Paryhe Democratic the
majority
the
At republicans aborie the
republican label themselves with
allied
the decisive the policy the session
possible therefore
Tuesday that though president anything
his
the democratic campaign
relief"
Democratic Party leader,
tionaly the demands of the Marchersl
Finally when he discusses the debt situation
Tuesday Hoovrs invitation he might inform that the
fulfill their
letter In the lame duck session of particularly
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CONTINUE THEIR DRIVE.

But this in no way ended the
activities Of the dollar diplomats in
Europe. They Increased their eff
forts TO gag the Scottsboro
European campaign. They are
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
Y Y Y
THE SISTINE MADONNA

TOR more than four centuries
artists and scholars strove to fix
the identity of the model who posed
for Raphaers famous masterpiece
the "Sistine Madonna" II was
early established that her features
were those also of la Fornarina,"
another of Raphael's treasured
paintings. And now we are in
formed that both, the calm sweet
mother, and the comely woman of
the world, were inspired and posed
by Margharita Luti, the daughter
of a baker.
The Madonna di San Slsto." usu-
ally known as the "Sistine Ma
DONNA" Is one of the last of
Raphael's paintings 1t was painted
in 1918 for the monastery of Saint
Sisto at PiacenZa. The painting was
done entirely by Raphael. in Rome.
where he was leader of a brilliant
group including Michelangelo, at
tracted there by the pope's love of
art and the great project of adOrn-
ing the buildings of the Vatican
then under way.
Only recently also have identities
been established for the models for
Pope Sixtus IL" and "St. Barbara"
who kneel in alteration of the Ma
donna in the picture. Or. Moritz
Stuebel of Dresden has produced
convincing evidence that Pope Julius
II, patron of Raphael and Michel
angelo, virtual founder of the papal
states and layer of st. Peters cor
nerstone, was the model for the fig
ure of the pope. st. Barbara. this
authority claims, was the Duchess
Of Urbino, that ward of julius II.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
Y Y Y
HUCKLEBERRY FINN

IF HUCK is a very real little boy
to every reader of Mark Twain's
"Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry
Finn" it is because both the author
Of his story and the artist who IL
lustrated it used real boys for their
models.
The Huck Finn Mark Twain wrote
about was a childhood acquaintance
he portrayed exactly as he was, even
to his battered straw hat and the
single suspender strap that upheld
his patched overalls. "Huckleberry
Finn" wrote Mark Twain in his
Autobiography" was Tom Blank
enship. Toms father was at one
time town drunkard, an exceeding
ly well defined and unofficial office
of those days. In Huckle-
berry Finn l have drawn Tom ex-
actly as he was. He was ignor-
ant, unwashed, insufficiently fed /;
but he had as good a heart as any
bad boy. He was the only really
Independent person, man or boy. in
the community, and by consequence
he was continuously happy and was
envied by all the rest of u.s."
The Huck Finn the illustrator f.
w. Kemble drew as Courtland P.
Morris, now of Audubon, N. J. Mark
Twain selected Kemble because he
saw a resemblance to Huck in one
of Kemble's drawings in Life. KEN
BILE in turn saw Huck in Court Nor.
ris, then sixteen years old, whom he
found playing in a public school.
yard in the Bronx. For four dol
lars a week Court posed for every
character from Aunt Polly to Tom.
and it is Court whom most of US
visualize when we think of Huck
Finn. Court himself many years
later confessed that he spent the
weekly four dollars for candy!
(0. 1892. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
Joe Palooka, Boxing Champ,
Is Now Heard on the Air

Joe Palooka. that lovable boob of
the prize ring and comic strip created
by Ham Fisher, now comes to radio.
Palooka, his fights and troubles and
miXups, is being presented each Tues
day and Thursday at Gas p. m,
EST, over the Columbia system.
The dumb, gentle but unbeatable
boxing champ is portrayed by Ted
Bergman, 200-pound Columbia actor
who looks like a prize-fighter, in the
fifteen-minute hilarious sketches
adapted by Georgia Backus. His
bold and wise-cracking manager,
Knobby Walsh, is played by Frank
Readick, 130-pound Thespian. Ted
Husing describes JOe's tremendous
fight scenes and Harry Won Zell an
nounces the program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06

The craze for the hand crocheted
blouse has spread to include street,
sports and informal afternoon cos
tunes. AS it is getting bit late
for wool, number of the Paris
houses are making these blouses in
merceriZed crochet for wear under
the newer suits. Schiaparelli and
other Paris designers are sponsor
ing them in sleeveless and cape
versions, some little more than a
gilet. perfectly plain except, per
haps, tiny bow at the neckline, or
with the round neckline built some
what high and unornamented, or
with cowl neckline, as illustrated.
This cowl neckline appears to be
the latest, and very soft, charm
ing effect it gives when worn un-
der the open jacket. These hand
crocheted sweaters or blouses are
so easy to do. women everywhere
are making them. They are love
ly In pastel tones or In white.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06

sweater, crocheted or knitted In
loose open mesh, is a topnotch
fashion. Some of them are that
open they look TO be little more
than of fishnetting. It's quite the
swagger thing to wear one of these
.openwork sweaters over ones
sleeveless sports dress. Match II
TO the color of your frock or have
1t in striking contrast, as you Will
The new skirts with built-up
waistlines have brought tuck-in
sweaters TO the fore. Necklines
too, come In for a great deal OF
attention in sweater designing
frills, fichu effects. jabots and all
sorts of dressmaker details adding
a piquant touch TO the mode.
Very elaborate ensembles are be
ing displayed. those in all white
being notably lovely. Per example
a sports outfit recently shown con.
sisted of a skirt knitted in simple
stitch with a row of open stitch
marking the separation between
the gored sections which achieved
a snug fit about the hips with a
slight fare below the knees. The
sweater blouse accented an ex.
tremely open lacy stitch. The
sleeved bolero matched the skirt
A beret, belt, a scarf and an en-.
velope pocketbook knitted and
crocheted in fanciful stitch and de.
sign added notes of interest. All
in pure white, this many-in-one cos.
tune made a striking appearance.
For berets and scarfs designers
are using rayon chenille with ex.
cellent results as the chenille
crochets softly and prettily, being
particularly effective in pastel col
orings. Women who WELD the
crochet needle readily are adding
touch of distinction TO their
bougb; sweaters by crocheting O
shell stitch chenille edge about
neckline and sleeves as well as
finishing various hemlines, adding
perhaps a few crocheted buttons in
decorative manner.
(0. 1882. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
KIND DEEDS THAT
LIVE In MEMORY
Loves Keen Eyes for the
Needs of Others.

Few short phrases are more eX
pressive than WOrdsworths "And oh,
the difference to me-" referring to
the passing of Lucy who lived un-
known, and few could know when
Lucy ceased to be. Love adds a
precious seeing to the eye" and who
does not believe that love opens the
eye to the needs of others less for
tunate than ourselves? We would
indeed be fulfilling the law if we al
we might.
We were taught in childhood not
to let the left hand know what the
right had was doing. Some of
earth's happiest creatures carry that
instruction into adult life and it is
only by accident that we find out
about all their good deeds. There is
Jane, who never forgets the bunch
of violets at Easter nor the basket
of dainty fruit on Christmas morn
ing 1t was Bessie who knew every
need of the community where she
lived, and was there with first aid
before anyone else had heard of it;
aside from her flowers and glasses
of transparent jelly, her CHEEKY pres
ence banished all gloom and depres-
sion.
We recall with grateful heart
Edith, suddenly disappearing for a
short time and returning with
needles and thread ready to help
with the layette or the accumulated
family mending. And that thought
full one who sought us out on NOV
ing day, and took the little ones
away to keep them out of mischief,
in the meantime concocting some
nourishing food for tired bodies. And
Alice whose service to the world was
in being "an advocate of the absent
never allowing an unpleasant word
to be said without rising to a de-
fense.
1t is usually the mother of the
family who performs numberless I'M
noticed duties. Her little, nameless,
unremembered acts of kindness and
of love-" are often taken for granted
by the unthinking for whom she per-
forms the greatest service. "What
Is home without a mother" has a
many-sided significance. The little
details of mothers life, If faithfully
recorded, would fill a large volume
She must be versatile, indeed, who
can acceptably fill the place of wife,
mother. hostess and friend; chief
cook and bottle washer; seamstress,
peacemaker. first aid for all ills, and
what not, TO say nothing of the me-
nial tasks she must of necessity per-
FORM But what is life without inf
mite succession of little things, an
noying or pleasing, which occur daily
until the weeks and months and
years accumulate, and we find them
merged into threescOre years and
ten. Imperceptibility the years pass,
leaving but fragmentary memories
Indianapolis News.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
SAILOR HAT is IN
SPRING SPOTLIGHT

A visit to the hat shops would
indicate that Dame Fashion has de-
creed almost any kind of bonnet as
long as some conditions are fol-
lowed.
Right out in the spotlight is the
sailor with its brim and hat band
Of ribbon or leather, sometimes of
contrasting color. The colors are
quite gay. the crowns are. on the
whole. shallow, and the brims mar
row. While the straws fairly bios
som on the shelves there are popu-
lar arrays of knitted hats. some
with straw brims. and some knitted
of wool and straw. There is a nat
ty little hat popular for sports that
sits like a pancake on top of the
head and comes in bright sports
colors.
The hats sport any variety of
small and striking ornaments of a
contrasting color.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
CANCER RESEARCH
BRINGING RESULTS

Among the items Of good news for
the American home is a report of
real progress toward the control of
cancer, published by the Woman's
Home Companion.
'It has now been proved" says the
report, that as high as 90 per cent
of those attacked by this disease can
be saved if diagnosis is made and
treatment started soon enough. The
problem has been to persuade people
TO go to the doctor or to the clinic
and get the truth. Cancer is peculi-
arly a disease about which victims
do not seem to want the truth"
While researchers are striving to
get at the basic cause of cancer, 9TH
er devoted workers have been carry
ing on a wide campaign to educate
the public that sores which do not
heal, and Jumps, unusual discharges
or persistent indigestion ought to be
taken as warning signals.
In one city a special drive brought
to the clinic a great many persons,
all of whom confessed that they had
been worrying about cancer. Seven
ty-five per cent of them did not have
cancer at all and they went away
convinced and relieved. OF those
who did show symptoms, fully one
half were curable-because they had
fOund il ont early.
Results like this" says the report,
"show the enormous value of pub
licity when directed to a construc-
tive end"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
-sfsT-sf--f-'F~-T@'f-'f-'T"T
WHO WAS
WHO?
PARACELSUS
By Louise NJ. Comstock

THE real Paracelsus, idealized
l. into a symbol of the impossible
ity of separating knowledge and
life by Robert Browning in the poem
of that name, was a Swiss physi-
clan, chemist and 'charlatan, who
lived from 1893 to 1541.
Like the character he inspired
Paracelsus devoted his life for a
search for knowledge and, scorning
the information available to him
from the students of the past, set
out on an Independent search for
the real character of matter. While
professor at the University of Basel,
Paracelsus publicly burned the
works of Avicenna and Galen, IA
theirs of medical science. and set
himself as monarch of physic." 1t
was an age when science was still
bound up in black magic, when
chemistry was as yet alchemy and
chemists devoted precious lifetimes
to weird searchings for the formu-
lac for the creation of life. Though
Paracelsus dealt like the rest in
much humbug and played vigorous
ly upon the ignorance and supersti-
tion Of the time, he stands neverthe-
less as founder of modern pharma-
ceutics.
Browning is not concerned with
the real contribution of his hero to
the learning Of the world, but with
the effect of a life devoted exclu-
sively to research upon a mans
soul.