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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-08
Famous Writers to Take Truck
Load Of Food to Ky. Strike Area

Engdahl, the International Labor De-
tense endorsed the activity of this
group to break down the barricade
of machine guns and wholesale ar
rests throw up against the strike by
Harlan and Bell county officials.
every effort of the miners to or
ganize, to strike against intolerable
living conditions has been met by ter
ror and more terror.
"a lawyer sent by the International
Labor Defense to provide bail and de-
tense for relief workers and other
workers arrested as criminal syndi-
calists' after brutal raid on the Ma
tional Miners Union headquarters,
was himself held in Jail for long per-
iod. Then he was released without
charges being filed against him. Later
he was not allowed to enter the coun-
ty. Gunner armed with rifles, shot
guns, and submachine guns patrolled
Pineville for miles in every direction,
stopping all cars ana grllllng all pas
sengers to prevent miners from hold
ing their peaceful union meetings.
Meanwhile the long list of raids,
arrests, frame-ups on everything from
murder to liquor possession, kidnap-
pings, clubbings, threats, and indi-
Vidual assaults continues on the part
of the hired thugs of the coal COM
psny. 1t will depend uon the mobili-
cation of workers in active rotest to
break down this tyranny, but we well
come and endorse the relief and anti
terror expedition of these liberals,
and their effort to expose Kentucky
deSpotism."
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What's On -

MONDAY
The Workers Dramatic Council
will not meet tonight, but next Mon
day, Feb. Is. at the Workers Center
IS z. 18th st. This meeting will be
Very important.
TUESDAY
The newly organized East Flat
bush Branch OF the F.S.U. will have
a meeting at 331 E. 93rd St, Brook
3yn,, at s pm. All workers are in
yited.
: Volunteers are urgently needed by
the F.S.U. to distribute leaflets for
Auti-War Meeting to be held on
Thursday, Feb. Il. All comrades
who can spare some time to dis
tribute leaflets in their neighborhood
should call at the F.S.U. office at
once. 799 Broadway. Room 239.
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CAIN" IN LAST DAYS AT ACME
THEATRE.

The management of the Acme The
atre, 14th st. and Union Square, an
nounce the final two days at the
playhouse of Cain, the romantic
story Of the South Seas. The pic
ture will continue until Tuesday in
elusive. Original in story, settings
and direction, Cain" has drawn an
exceptional following at the Acme.
Cain" is the tale of stoker who
rebels against present-day society
and lands on an island off the coast
of Madagascar. Theaction is bound
up with his struggle for existence on
this primitive island.
Jewel Robbery" with Mary Ellis
and Basil Sydney, will move this eve
ming from the Booth to the Wander
bilt Theatre.
Joan Carter Waddell has replaced
Martha Mason in Vincent Youmans'
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SCRAPERS STRIKE
HOLDING STRONG

NEW YORK.-The strikers of the
Self Mechanics Flooring Co. are
modified every morning following up
the few scabs that are still working
on two of the jobs,
Building trades workers are urged
to come Monday morning at 7 o'clock
to IS W. l26th St., Finnish Hall, to
help the strikers with their picketing.
The strikers are arranging a strike
affair for the needy in their ranks
on Tuesday Feb. 9, at pm, at Is
w. 126th st. Every class-conscious
worker is invited to come with their
friends to this affair and help the
striking floor Scrapers. Admission rs
cents.
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Oak, representative for the National
Committee; Charles and Adelaide
Walker, who we're both indicted for
criminal syndicalism when they in
vaded the Harlan terror zone with
Theodore Dresser last fall; Waldo
Frank, well-known critic; Quincy
Howe, editor of the Living Age; NAL
colin Cowley, editor of the New Re
public; Harold Holmes Owen, archi-
tect from New Hampshire; John Hen
ry Hammond, Jr., journalist; Mary
Heaton Worse, labor journalist and
novelist; Dr.. Elsie Reid Mitchell, New
York physician, and Edmund Wilson,
critic.
Corliss Lamont, son of the banker
Tomas Lamont, and philosophy in
structor at Columbia, may join the
delegation by airplane, accompanied
by cameramen from the Workers
Film and Photo League, depart
ment of the Workers International
Relief.
Backing these delegates are Jo-
sephine Herbst, novelist; Sherwood
Anderson; Niles Spencer. artist; Dr.
Hans zinssen, Harvard physician
former president of the American
Medical Association; Lewis Mumford,
critic; Stuart Chase, economist; Eve
lyn Dewey, daughter of the philo-
sopher John Dewey and co-author
with him on educational works;
Floyd Dell, novelist; Sidney Howard,
celebrated playwright, and Robert Lit
tell, dramatic critic.
In a statement issued by j. Louis
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Socialists Cover Up War Plans
of US. in Fake Peace Rally

NEW YORK.-Once again the
Socialist showed their true role
as agents of the imperialist war
makers in the ranks of the work
ing class.
The peace rally" held Saturday
at Madison Square Park under the
auspices of the Socialist" party
was given over entirely to a repe-
tition of the action of the Socialist
before the last World War. The
parade and meeting at which Nor
man Thomas was chef speaker was
clear indication of the betrayal of
the working class which the Social
ist party is even now preparing.
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The National Miners Union has
issued statement on this shiny
frame-up.
Commenting upon this most recent
attack upon the relief activities the
National Office of the Workers In
ternational Relief said today:
''This is a deliberate strike
breaking move of the operators to
shut off relief from the central re-
lief distributing headquarters and
we bring sharply before the work.
ers of this country that it must be
answered with increased support of
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Instead of aclling upon the work
ers to fight against the Wall st. gov
eminent which is directly responsible
for the slaughter of the Chinese mas
ses in Shanghai, the government with
whose consent and active aid the
Japanese capitalists seized Manchuria
as an Eastern base for war against
the Soviet Union, with whose support
the attacks are being carried against
the Chinese Soviets, Thomas reas-
serted its faith" in the United States
government and asked the workers
who happened to be present to work
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
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A mass meeting was held on a lot
near the City Hall, at which four
workers spoke, declaring that I'VE
will come back. stronger next time"
The workers again marched on the
City Hall, and once more the unem-
ployed and their committee, composed
of local workers, were prevented from
approaching the City Hall to present
their demands. Many of the unem-
ployed then went to the Workers
Center, 1909 S. College St, and held
another mass meeting.
The police attempted to intimidate
the unemployed workers arresting
leaders at the demonstration, releas-
ing them later. One worker, Paul
Crouch, was arrested in the line of
march to the City Hall and taken to
the police station where he was held
~ CONTINUED ON PAGE Two1
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the campaign to provide food and
clothes to the hungry and ragged
miners and their families.
"The slownesS with which relief
forces are being modified Is en-
dangering the entire campaign.
Redouble your support! Expose the
treachery of the operators before
the broadest masses! Bring new
volunteers into the ranks of the
Kentucky Tennessee Striking Min
ers Relief Volunteers of the W.I.R.
Every volunteer recruited for
tCONTIN UED ON PAGE THREE
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pressers, finishers, diapers,
cleaners, examiners, shipping

pressers, finishers, diapers,
cleaners, examiners, shipping
clerks-will lay down their tools to-
day in a gigantic struggle for better
conditions in the dress trade.
The struggle Of the dressmakers is
a fight against the sweat shop condi-
tons, long hours, hunger wages, I'M
employment, exploitation, police ter
ror, gangsterism and injunctions.
Workers from all shops will put
down their tools at 10 am. today and
march in q mass to the strike head
quarters indicated below. Let not one
wheel turn, let no one remain work.
ing until the following demands are
won:
u Is per cent increase in wages
Of the lower paid workers and en-
forcement of the wage scales.
q Strict enforcement of the 40
hour, 5-day week.
81 No overtime, in order to pro-
vide more jobs for the unem-
pIOyed.
A. per cent of the bosses pay
roll for an unemployment insur-
ance fund to be paid by the bosses
and administered by the workers
until such time as we have won the
demand for unemployment insur-
ance for all workers, to be paid by
the government and the bosses.
s. No discrimination against Ne
gro dressmakers, and the right of
Negro workers to work in every
shop on the basis of equal pay and
the equal right to work in every
craft.
. s. Equal pay for equal work ire
spective of age, sex, nationality or
color.
u Strict enforcement of the equal
division of work for every worker,
= young or old, Negro or white, by
the shop committee.
81 Equal pay for equal work for
young workers and pay for continu-
alton school.
81 The right to the job after one
weeks trial period.
10) Shop committees to settle
prices and to see that all other
conditions won are carried through
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Thugs Rob WI2 Warehouse;
Need Relief Volunteers to
Rush Food to Ky. Strikers

PINEVILLE, KY, Feb Tn attempt to discredit the
gun thugs appear the Pneve Central Strike Relief
Station and demand clothes
Four miners the relief committee who took food and
clothing from agents of the operators who had stolen it from
the warehouse have been robbery because they
forced the real thieves to return the stolen goods
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TUUC BACKS ANTIlWAR MEET THIS
THURSDAY ATST. NICHOLAS ARENA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEI
killed and crippled, is the mass pro-
test Of the workers throughout the
entire world. The workers must stand
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Joan Carter Waddell has replaced
Martha Mason in Vincent Youmans'
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4 RI1K
a DAY
By BRUCE CATION

CHARLES FORT, who died the
" other day just as his new
book, wild Talents" was coming
from the present, lived in a world
entirely unlike the one which most
of us inhabit
His world was a place of marvels;
place where common sense and
the axioms of science did not exist,
place in which almost anything
could be true, no matter how BIZ
zarre it might be.
Probably it wasn't a real world
at all. But it must have been in
teresting.
If you read his earlier book,
"Lo!" all that I. need say about
wild Talents" is that it is some
more of the same thing. If you
didn't, it is necessary to tell you
that Fort spent years gathering
newspaper clippings about out
landish events which never get ex-
planned clearly.
Wild Talents" tells you, for in
stance, about showers of stones
falling from clear sky on the head
of bishop; about two men who
died, for no reason at all, on the
same park bench within two days
of each other; about a dead human
and a dead bird, found in a field
with mysterious wounds in the
head; about people who burn tt
death in bed from flames that
strangely enough, do not harm the
bedding or the room that contains
it bit; about an automobile that
seems to possess a will of ito owr
and so on through a long list Of
freakish happenings.
Fort accepted none of the con-
ventional explanations for these
things. Instead, he persisted in
seeing the world as a place where
anything could happen.
wild Talents" as a result, may
benonSense-but it's interesting.
1t is published by Claude Kendall
and sells for So.
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Lap Y[AR BRIDE BB!!ggsss.s&.. 4
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metrical arc of white about its nose
and mouth.
AS though aware Of their scrutiny
the little animal backed slowly
away from Cherry and Dan, stopped
and gszed up at them.
well, I'll be darnedl" laughed
Dan. Would you look at the little
beggar giving us the onceover?"
CHERRY was down on her knees
~ beside the kitten again. II
know what I'm going to call 1t, F"
she announced. did you ever see
anything so pink as that nose9
I'm going to call it 'Pinky.'"
That's swell name for a gray
catl"
why, I think it's a grand name
and, anyhow, that's what it's going
to be-"
Their own meal was forgotten in
their interest in the new pet. Pres
emily, however, the kitten was left
curled up on pillow on the floor
and Cherry and Dan sat down to
dinner.
Dan broke roll and buttered it.
We'll" he said, Il had piece of
welcome news today"
what was it?"
"Your husband, Madam, is the
winner of the SIS bonus for the best
written news story Of the week"
ooh, Dan, I'm glad!"
"So'm I. That five bucks will help
out considerably in our financial
status. But that's not all. Two Of
the fellows who have been owing me
for the last six months kicked in
with $12 more.
I'D forgotten about both of them!
Yes, it looks as though we can pay
our bills and stay out of debtors
prison after all. My check Saturday
will pay the rent for another month
and this SIT will carry us over the
week"
Its worked out wonderfully,
hasn't it?" Cherry asked. She said
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THE INDIANAPOLIS Times

silly. What could I be wanting2
oh, Dan. you and I do have so
muchI We ought to be so thank
full"
CHE told him about Miss Jameson
y who had lived on the top floor
and was now at the city hospital.
The recital of the story sobered both
of them. For some time after the
meal had ended, they sat in silence.
All at once Cherry cried out. tits
the kittenl 1t must be hungry"
Little Pink's front paws pressing
against her ankle had startled the
girl. She filled saucer with milk,
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partisanship, but from the position
of dispassionate analysis.
For months the Roosevelt man
ayers have claimed 1ndiana's dele
cation in their fights in other states.
They have not in Indiana
Now they come here an6 in their
efforts to win support lay claim to
delegations of other states. 1t is to
be supposed that their assumption
of pledges elsewhere has the same
basis as their assertions of a hold
upon Hoosierdon.
In other words, the strength
Roosevelt men claim may, to a large
degree, be only upon paper.
n
When the showdown comes, a
pledged delegation will find Indiana
holding the bag, assert the practical
politicians meeting here.
But if the Hoosier delegation goes
to the convention without alliances
or entanglements of any kind, and
splits its vote equally among all
candidates on the first ballot, then
it will be in a position where all will
be seeking its support.
Pledged to Roosevelt, Indiana is
just another cipher-unpledged and
fancy free, it is master of its own
destinies and much courted and
sought after.
So reason the astute ones.
But, of course, knowing Hoosier
Democrats, it's difficult to believe
that the smart thing will be done.
The delegates should remember
that a nomination or election never
is in the sack until the last precinct
has reported and the last ballot
has been mutilated.
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but the kitten was not interested.
Try as they would they could not
make Pinky drink until Dan filed
teaspoon and poured it down the
kittens throat.
Pinky coughed, licked the milk
from his whiskers and decided to try
gulp for himself.
The Kittens antics kept them
amused most of the evening. It
chased paper balls attached to q
string. 1t climbed into boxes and
out Of them and once, when Dan
threw down a newspaper, the kitten
crawled under it and had what must
have been the most exciting adven-
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'TH!EY0TELL AE. ~ s. !
Ea4~StxrN 57&11I7NG3>U4N

TNDIANA's thirty delegates to the
4 Democratic national convention,
to be selected Tuesday, would pro-
vide the necessary support for the
span over which Franklin d. Roose-
velt must pass on his way to the
White House in November.
To obtain assurance of those
thirty votes, Roosevelt and his man
ayers are exerting such pressure as
never has been equalled previously
in state political history.
The adherents of New York's
Governor assert that if Indiana
would pledge its thirty votes, he
would be assured the Democratic
presidential nomination, and be-
cause of their great need, the state
has been canvassed assiduously.
Precinct and party leaders in
many counties have been prevailed
upon to sign petition demanding
that the convention Tuesday in
struct the delegation for Roosevelt.
Inc telephone company mas peen
collecting heavy tolls because Of
the efforts exerted in this manner
but, if indications are correct, it is
all to no avail.
Politics is no new endeavor in this
state. The Democratic leaders have
been at it for years and they can't
understand why they should give up
the strength and trading possibilities
inherent in an uninStructed dele
cation for mess of pottage in the
form of many promises which may
or may not ever be fulfilled.
Let's scrutinize the situation care
fully-not from the viewpoint OF
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE lCon-
tinued)

This is where you live, isn't it?"
the other woman said when they
had reached the second floor land
ing. YOU'D better lie down for a
while. Look sort Of worn out.
Would you like me to bring you a
cup Of tea?"
Cherry thanked her, but refused.
The woman said she was Mrs. Mo-
reau and lived on the third floor.
Cherry promised to come up to see
her some afternoon.
The apartment never had seemed
such a refuge. Cherry entered, clos
ing the door behind her. The fami-
liar room with its bright colors and
comfortable furnishings had never
looked so attractive.
Oh, why had she and Dan con-
sidered themselves poor! They were
young. They had health. They had
each other.
Throughout the afternoon Cherry
was unable TO rid herself OF the
memory of Miss Jamiesons white
face. At 4 o'clock she went down
stairs to ask the janitor's wife If
there had been any report from the
hospital
IF she lives through the night,
Mrs. Bergman told her, they say
she'll get we'll. The poor grill Yes,
it's too bad-too bad-l"-
There was nothing to be gained
for Miss Jameson or any one else
by standing there and discussing
what had happened. Cherry went
back to the second floor.
Dinner was ready waiting to be
put on the table when Dan arrived
at 6 o'clock. Cherry heard him
whistling in the hall and ran to
open the door
Hello darling" she began, but
the words died on her lips.
Dan Phillips entered, his face
alight with excitement. Hello
Cherry. Wait till. you see what I've
got for you'll" he exclaimed
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ture Of rs brief lIfs gettins cue.

ture Of its brief life getting out.
ats going to be company for me
when I'm here alone" Cherry said.
ct don't see how I'll ever have
dull moment with that little rascal
around"
You'll probably wish that little
rascal was 100 miles away a good
many times"
The girl was sure that she would
not. The kitten finally went to
sleep in her lap and Cherry trans
ferred it to its pillow so gently that
it did not awaken.
1t had been an eventful day. She
and Dan sat in the window seat and
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It so fervently that the young man
across the table looked up.
"I-had some news today too" the
girl went on. She told Dan about
the check from her mother and
about sending it back. When she
had finished Dan leaned across the
table and took her hand. His eyes
we're troubled.
You're sure you wanted to do
that?n he asked. "Of course I could
not have let you spend any of that
money for our living expenses or for
me, but you might have bought
something for yourself. Clothes
maybe. Or-whatever girls buy"
Cherry laughed. "Of course not,
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cHAprER TwENTY- THREE


DAN grinned down at her. "I1l
II give you three guesses," he an
swered. What do you think 1
have?"
rs it something for me?" Cherry
asked.
eyes"
But haven't the slightest ideal"
you can guess, can't vou.." Dan
insisted. What would you think it's
likely to be-a Rolls-Royce or the
crown jewels Of England or -"
A faint cry. plaintiye and high
pitched, interrupted him. 1t came
from Dams coat pocket. 1t was re-
peated. this time louder. An un-
mistakably kittenish "Meowl"
"A kittenl Oh let me see it,"
Cherry cried. Where did you get
it, Dan? Oh, you little darling,
yoI-l"
This last was addressed TO the
wriggling ball Of gray fur that had
emerged from Dams pocket. The
kitten, balancing in Dams two
hands, looked about on this new
world in which it found itself and
emitted another "Meow!"
cute, isn't it?" Phillips asked.
Cherry had taken the kitten and
was holding it nestled against her
shoulder. The warm, soft fur
touched her cheek. The girls eyes
we're bright as a child's.
"It's adorable!" she told him.
did you know I've always wanted
kitten? That's another thing I
never could have at home. But
where did you get it? Can we really
keep it?"
1--WE can if you want to. stopped
at the drug store on the corner for
cigarets. There were four Of these
little fellows there with their
mother. One was black and the
others were sort of gray striped.
thought this one was the cutest
and the man said he'd be glad to
give it to us. It's not quite month
OlQ yeJ.
The kitten seemed eminently con-
tented with its perch on Cherrys
shoulder. 1t was purring nova
miniature sing-song that barely
could be heard.
do you hear it?" Cherry de-
manded. Its singing. Oh, of
course we'll keep i'll And it was
sweet of you to bring it, Dan" She
began to laugh. The kitten had
raised one velvety paw and with ex-
perimental gestures was investi-
eating Cherry's ear.
Put it down." Dan suggested.
Lets see what it thinks of the
place"
Cherry set the kitten on the floor.
1t was completely gray except for a
white line down the center of its
forehead, rounding out in SYM
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looked out on the night. Moonlight
streamed over the patch Of ground
below that by day was nothing more
than a weed-grown space where
laundry tapped in the breeze.
Tonight it might have been
garden. Ugly buildings took on
grace from the black shadows. The
faint scent of plumb blossoms came
from a tree across the alley.
Cherry put up hand and touched
Dams cheek. We've so much to be
thankful for" she whispered.
Ito Be Continued
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nrnIN nrRE TODAY

CHERRY DIXON. pretty ia-year-old
daucter az wealthy parents. fails IN love
NTH DAN PHILIPS. newspaper re-
porter She auarreis with. her father
sbaut pan. leaves home and taking adj
vantage OF Leap Year, asks Dan TO marry
her. - = a.. -.
time Cherry nnds out what y means 70
york are diSoouraRing.
Dixie SHANNON. movie critic Of the
Nsus Ia friendly with Cherry. She meets
handsome MAX PEARSON, who also
works on the News
cherry receives letter from her
mother enclosing q check for $500. she
returns the check because pride viii not
Jet her keep u.
Young woman who lives in the same
apartment building attempts suicide
THAT evening when Dan arrives. he tells
cherry he has something for her.
now GO on WITH THE STORY