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Evening star., 1932-06-26

THE lady wasn't OF the type that is easy to
sell. She tall, angular, big-boned-
with face that only a blind husband could
appreciate. And Mr.. Swinegarten wasn't blind
by long shot
I didn't spend any time on preliminaries I
was so full of things to sell that something
must burst forth Immediately
Mrs. Swinegarten," began, 'I guess you
aware of the fact that gold has increased
tremendously in value during the past "a
months?"
Yes, and what of it? / don't believe I'm
interested in any mining stocks just now
But, my dear Mrs. Swinegarten this is not
stock. am offering you the opportunity to
own an actual mining claim on the richest
deposit in British Columbia"
The lady shifted derisively
"Humph!" she exclaimed TOO far Off
want my eggs where can watch 'em!" Then
she arose from her chair with an air Of finality.
I panic-stricken. 1t couldn't be pos
sible that my plans were wrecked so soon, and
so abruptly. I sprang to my feet and grasped
the woman by the arm.
Just a moment, pleasei Just a moment,
Mrs. Swinegarten! Sit downl"
The lady looked startled-almoSt frightened.
She sat.
Now, Mrs. Swinegarten, just a suggestion!
If you must have your eggs where you can
watch them, why not own a real interest in a
diversified group of the strongest corporations
in American
"How?"
An investment trust dear lady-an actual
ownership of stocks that have shown a won-
derful increase in value each 10 years for the
past 30-and whose dividends have been large
and steady. You see,' fioundered on they
will be purchased outright for you-not on a
margin-so you can't be cleaned out like you
were in 1929, and"
"Stop!" barked Mrs. S. as she struggled to
her feet. What did in 1929 is none of your
business, Mr.. Jenks!"
For just moment was stricken speech
less. What boob! What a blunderer! Every
time opened my MOUTH put my foot in It'll
Then come the thought of the great importance
of this visit I must succeed! Failure was
unthinkable! With a mighty effort, I pulled
myself together
I beg your pardon, Mrs. Swinegarten 1
didn't mean to be offensive. If you will allow
me to explain"
We'll, let it pass" she interrupted But
you'd better be going now. I'm busy-and it's
raining-and I'm not in the hamor for buying
today. Maybe-some other time"
But, Mrs. Swinegarten, you don't quite un-
derstand! Some other time won't do! / can't
explain! But, II just must sell you now
today! Maybe you need "a vacuum cleaner
or an electric Refrigerator, or-or maybe YOU
have mothsl"
'MsShsl" the word fairly shot out of the
Evening star., 1932-06-26
"Selling Mrs. SWinegarten" Ho4

4 AESTERDAY I was dur'b do3o Just
"a hours ago no salesms,n n in old man
Siler's stock and bond .npo-ium was
lower on the sales list. Today? Well
I'll tell you the story.
It all started night before last,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
Pays Death Penalty.

OSSINING, N Y, January IS LP).-
Joseph SIENNA, 80. was electrocuted in
Sing Sings death house last night for
his participation IN the murder Of two
men in a hold-up a year ago
When two thugs-Senna and Manuel
Prado-"stood up" six customers and
two clerks, Anthony Carriera and
Emanuel Brianca, the customers at
tackled the robbers with shovels. SIENNA
and Prado shot Carriera and Brianca
TO death. but Prado himself was killed
by shovel blows. Sienna was hurt, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
British Economist
Wants U. S. Repaid
In Ships for Navy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January l5.-The
suggestion that John Bull build
ships for Uncle Sans Navy with
the money he owes this country
was advanced Tuesday by Sir
Norman Angel, member of the
English Parliament and q well
known economist and writer, in
addressing the Council on For
eign Relations.
He said that Great Britain
might be able to clear up her
debt with benefit to all concerned
in this manner.
In explaining further. he said
that money spent by American
taxpayers for ships would thus he
left in their pockets to be eN-
pended on American industries,
increasing prosperity and employ
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
300 u. S. WOMEN WE'D
TO ALIENS SCORE BAN
Refusal to Admit Their Husbands
to Country Is Protested on
Visit to Doak.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three hundred American women
married to aliens think they are en-
titled to have their husbands in this
country.
They say they have jobs and savings
ranging from $500 to $4,000. Their
husbands have been refused permission
to enter the United States on the
ground they are likely to become pub
lie charges
The Women have presented their
views to Secretary Doak of the Labor
Department and he is considering them
The delegation that visited the Sec
rotary was headed by Mrs. Abbie Scott
Baker of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15

BALTIMORE, January Is OWL
liam Blocksom, AZ, colored. was hanged
in the Maryland Penitentiary here early
today for the murder last october of
Randolph Taylor, colored. at Snow Hill
The Staying occurred in pool room
and was preceded by quarrel over a
gambling debt Witnesses at the trial
said that Blocksom shot Taylor as the
latter knelt on the floor pleading for his
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
Murderer Is Hanged.

recovered, stood trial for murder and
was convicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
Murderers Electrocuted.

CHICAGO, January IS PD.-Two
eolored men convicted Of killing a meat
market proprietor in a robbery were
executed early yesterday in the Cook
County Jail electric chair.
John Reed &c, the first to be exc
cuted, was placed in the chair at 1901
am. and was pronounced dead at 1905.
Ben Norsingle, 10, was strapped into
the chair at 1908 am. and pronounced
dead four and one-half minutes later.
NorSingle was arrested in Dallas, Tex,
O few weeks after he shot and killed
John Martin while robbing his meat
market. He confessed, police said, and
implicated Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
GUNMAN IS HANGED
IN POLICE Staying.
One of Associates Is Serving
Life Sentence and Another
Committed Suicide.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, January l5.-Pro-
testing his innocence, Joe HerShon, %
robber and gunman, was hanged in the
jackson County Jail today for the STAY
ing of Charles H. Dingman, jr., patrol
man, December 2, 1929
He said good-by to his jailers as the
trap was sprung.
OF his two associates in a career of
crime which ended in the shooting OF
Dingman, Charles NJ. Curtis is serving
a life term for the murder in the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary, and Gideon Moore,
alias John Watson, is dead, suicide.
Authorities said Moore confessed he
fred the fatal shot when the patrol
man attempted TO halt the gangs motor
car for questioning. Moore died from
drinking poison water in jail in 1880.
HerShon and Curtis were convicted
and sentenced by Circuit Court juries.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
GUNMEN KILL 8,
. WOUND 8 IN
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 G.N.S) q.
New York's deadliest and most
ruthless underworld execution, in
which an assassin squad moved
down a group of Vincent Coil
adherents as they made merry at
a party, reached out a deathly
hand for its fourth victim today
One woman, mother of three
children, and two men were left
dead on the scene of the car
mage in the dining room of
Bronx house and another woman
and two men injured. Doctors
said that Louis Basile, 40, one
OF those shot, was dying.
There were nine adults and
four or five children in the home
where the party was held.
The dead were:
EMELY TORRIZELLO, 80.
FIORIE BASILE, 40.
PATSY DEL GRECO, Coils
chief lieutenant.
The wounded:
MRS. LENA VINEIGUERRA,
no, wounded in the arm.
LOUISE BASILE, 40, wounded
near heart, probably will die.
JOSEPH RRONE, 10,
wounded in arm.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
TO CUT COSTS OF COLDS

Here is good news to those who
catch cold easily. The makers OF
Vicks VapoRub-family standby
in millions of homes-have de-
veloped a Plan for better Con
trol-of- Colds" 1t is a practical
Plan-workable in every home
And so confident are Wick Chem
lists that this Plan will reduce the
number, severity and duration of
colds, that they have authorized
every druggist in the United
States to make the following
guaranteed trial offer:
Your Druggists Proposition
Get a bottle of the new Wick
discovery-Vicks Nose & Throat
Drops-based on a new idea for
preventing" colds. Use it with
Vicks VapoRub-the modern way
of treating" colds-aS directed
below in the Wick Plan. Unless
you are delighted with results
Ca reduction of your "Colds-Tax''
in money, loss of time and
health)-your druggist is author
lied to refund your money.
Here, briefly, is the Wick Plan:
1.-Before a Cold Starts
Watch yourself whenever you
have been exposed to anything
that you know is apt to give you
a cold-Such as
Contact with others having
fresh colds-crowds, stuffy ill-ven'
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
ADVERTIsEME EMIT
Druggists Guarantee the New
Wick "Colds- Control" Plan

tilated rooms, public places-.a
night on a Pullman or a dusty
automobile ride-sudden changes
in temperature-inhaling smoke,
dust, gases-excesses in living,
such as over-eating, smoking or
drinking, which reduce body re-
siStance-after a hard day when
you are over-tired.
~Then-if you feel that Stufty,
sneezy irritation of the nasal pas
sageS, Natures usual signal that
a cold is coming on-uSe VlckS
Nose Drops at once-just a few
drops up each noStril. Repeat
every hour or so if needed. This
will prevent many colds by stop,
ping them before they get beyond
the nose and throat-where most
colds start.
2.-After a Cold Starts
At night, massage the throat
and chest we'll with Vicks Vapo-
Rub (now available in white
stainless" form, if you prefer
Spread on thick and cover with
warm flannel. Leave the bed
clothing loose around the neck so
that the. medicated vapors arising
can be inhaled all night long.
If the air-passages are badly
clogged with mucus, melt some
VapoRub in a bowl of hot water
and inhale the steaming vapors
for several minutes. Of there is
cough, you will like the new
Vicks Cough Drop-actually medi'
Gated with ingredients of VickS
VapoRub).
During the day-anytime, any
place-use Vicks Nose Drops every
few hours as needed. This gives
you full 24-hour treatment, and
without the risks of too much in
ternal dosing" which so often
upsets digestions-especially OF
ehildren.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
BUILDING SLOW
IN COUNTY

Building in the metropolitan
area of Prince Georges county
was slow during January, a re-
port prepared by G.. A. Adams
county building inspector, shows
A total OF A permits, II OF
which were for new buildings,
we're issued, $60,835 worth OF
work being authorized in all.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
Navy Denies Calling
Reserves to Service

The Navy Department is not
mobilizing naval reserves nor con-
templating such move, it is Off
clally stated here, answering ru-
morS that members of the re-
serves were being summoned to
active duty in preparation for
emergencies.
Unemployed merchant marine
feservists are reminded, howev er,
OF the benefits of a 15-day Or 30
DAY training cruise this spring
and summer.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
TOWN To HAVE
/. POLICE FORCE

The town of Mt. Rainier, Md,
was given a permanent full-time
paid policeman at a meeting of
the mayor and town council last
night.
A motion was passed authoriz-
ing the employment of the police
man at a salary of $3.50 a month.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
MAMMOTH
MIDSEASON
FOOD SALE

This week beginning another month of unques.
tonoble Ualues offering you the many savings of
Uat cooperative merchandising and distributing system
The Washington times., 1932-02-02

Our sincere desire to be Of the greatest
service to food buyers prompted us to plan
this sale, with greater savings. and now
more than ever you will find our stores
stocked with a full line of quality food at
bOrhOOd DIGS. Store and buy your food
necessities by the box. Our stores deliver
free of charge.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
DIR. PRICE TO SPEAK

DR.. David j. Price engineer in
charge of the Chemical Engineer
ing Division, Bureau of Chemis-
try, Department of Agriculture,
will address officers of the Fire
Department attending instruction
meetings February and II.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
Play Contest Close
POStDOned to Fridnu

The period of registration for
the District of Columbia 1882
one-act play tournament, orig
1nally scheduled for conclusion
today, will be extended until
Friday.
The contest. will begin Feb
ruary 27. Finals will be held
March Is.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02
ADVERTISEMENT

Backed By Makers of Vicks
VapoRub In the Conf.
dence That Plan Will
Reduce the N u m b e r,
Severity and Duration OF
Colds.
The Washington times., 1932-02-02

MISS WILLIE WATERS
THIS COSTUME is the latest
for sports wear on the golf
courses in Palm Beach. Miss
Waters, of New York. is wear
ing the sports shorts which are
of brown cotton crepe. A beret
of matched material > also is
worn,
The daily worker., 1932-02-29
KENTUCKY MINERS MEET IN FACE OF "DEATH DRIVE
LOngshOremen Vote
to Strike Against
10 p. C. Wage Cut

NEW YORK, Feb. %. The
meeting Of locals 33S, 327, 346, 929,
1899, of the International Long
shoremen's Union called by the
officials yesterday at 213 Columbia
Street, Brooklyn, to put over q 10
percent wage cut on the long
shoremen was taken over by the
rank and file and turned into a
meeting denouncing the corrupt
leadership and calling for strike
against the cut.
The officials used up many
words in trying to convince them
the wage cut was to their bene-
fit and read a letter from Presi-
dent Ryan telling the longshore-
men to take the cut. But one
worker after the other took the
floor condemning the cut and
calling for strike. Demands for
unemployment insurance were
made When the vote was taken,
the decision was overwhelmingly
for a strike to start April 1st.
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

dressmakers to reject and repudiate
this sellout agreement, to organize
their shops and to continue the strike
in every shop on the basis Of the
demands OF the United Front Com
mittee.
Strikers Halt Eviction
The dress strikers in Harlem paused
in their picket activities long enough
Friday to return the furniture OF two
families of Negro workers who were
evicted by Tammany marshal
A call came TO the United Front
Strike headquarters that company
union gangsters were harassing pick
cts at a struck shop. A committee
Of 10 workers went from the strike
headquarters to investigate, but
when they arrived the international
thugs had departed. Whereupon the
committee Of dress strikers discovered
that two families OF Negroes we're be-
ing eNcted from their homes across
the street from the striking shop. The
strikers at once rallied the neighbors
and the eucted families to the task
of returning the furniture TO ths
apartments.
Following the reinstatement OF ths
SCOsTINUED ON PAGE TwOl
The daily worker., 1932-02-29
What IL Your
Answer?

Last week were barely able by scrimping
together every possible penny, to keep the Daily
Worker up to its four pages for week days, and
10 put out the usual six-page Saturday.
The Daily Worker has an enormous task to per-
form at this critical moment. In face of the rob-
aer against China and the unconcealed threats
Of seizing territory from the Soviet Union-the
Daily Worker must continue with all its energy
to rouse and organize the working class against
the for plunder.
Yet at this moment the Daily Worker, the CEN
trail organ of the Communist Party, which leads
the workers struggles, is threatened with suspen-
sion because of financial difficulties. The results
of the drive last week were not enough to eli
inmate the suspension danger. In fact we
worse off this week because last weeks response
was not enough.
We are confident the workers of America will
not desert their paper. This confidence has given
us courage to go ahead, with printing a six-page
paper last Saturday and the regular four-page
paper today. We are confident the workers will
not let their paper go under in this emergency.
Rush funds, rush every possible penny to save the
Daily Worker.
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

OAHU elldG IIle SJTlh6 Is SSJLleOs ana
the Forward" said that it was not
settled.
From these contradictions it is ed-
dent, however, that in the present
agreement that is being signed by the
Schlessinger clique and the bosses,
one of the basic points won by the
oressmakers through years of strug-
gle will be done away with, and that
is the minimum wage scale. InSteda,
they are camouflaging this sellout
with high sounding phrases of "scien-
tific" method of settlement and So
called schedule Of prices. What the
schedules and scientific methods will
be, no one knows. In the meantime
the dressmakers will be sent back to
the shops with wage cuts.
The Schlessinger outfit yesterday
boasted of the fact that the jobbes
have agreed to the schedule. but they
failed to tell the workers that neither
the jobbers nor manufacturers give
any guarantees for the prices on the
schedules.
The United Front Committee,
which is leading the dressmakers in
the real strike and is continuing to
make shop settlements on the basis
of improved conditions, calls on the
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

have been brought forward in
the last month by official and semi
official state bodies.
But none Of these proposals pro-
vide for present unemployment.
1t is not hard to find the reasons
for this verbal swing toward the
hated dole" by capitalist party poll
ticians. The reasons are to be found
in the steady drop Of production in
most all basic industries-es especially
steel, railways, coal and building con-
Struction-in the face of all ths
forced official optimism and frenzed
inflationary measures of Wall Street
government now operating as coali-
tion of the democrat and republic
parties-snd the growing discomfort
and militancy of working-clas
sinking deeper into misery.
Production in basic industries made
new low record for the crisis period
on Feb. 20, according to the sensitive
index of the New York Evening Post.
The index for basic production as
a whole stood at So on that date as
against 81 The previous week, IS on
Jan. %, as against 73 for the same
date I'm 1881.
In some states production is below
that of 1910.
So acute has the situation become
in densely populated states like New
YORK, with the growing mass senti-
ment against the CHASTITY inadequacy
and callous cruelties of the Hoover
Clifford Emergency Relief program, so
glaring is the failure Of the NUM-
cipalities and states to provide any
thing in the way of sufficient relief
appropriations, that there is evidence
of panic among those sections of Of
ficialdom which are in somewhat
close contact with the hungry mil
lions.
Extensive governmental uncm-
ployment relief Is necessary, ac-
cordinr to the results Of state
survey, which shows that payrolls
are IS per cent worse than for the
corresponding period last year
that outside assistance will be re-
auired by communities representing
tCoNrlNUED On PAGE 1HREEb
The daily worker., 1932-02-29
ATTENTION! ALL PARTY AND
Y.C.L. MEMBERS IN A.F.L.

There will be a very important
meeting at the Workers Center,
35 E. 18th st., tonight at 7:30.
Every member of the Party and
Y. C. L. who belongs to the A. F.
of L. is instructed to be at this
meeting. No matter what other
meeting you may have, you are
instructed 10 be at the meeting
at the Workers Center. 1t will be
a short meeting, and therefore
every other meeting must be drop
ped. The District excuses you
from these other meetings. We
expect 100 percent attendance at
this meeting.
Communist Party of U. S. A.
District Secretariat.
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

intervention against the Soviet Union
and its successful Socialist construc-
ton
L. M. Karakhan, Assistant Foreign
Conlnissar, accompanied this warn
ing with some trenchant questions to
the Japanese Government through its
ambassador at Moscow, Kiok Hirota.
A cable to the New York Times from
its Moscow correspondent declares the
following points were raised
Demand Explanation from Japanese
ImperialiSts
1. The Japanese command at Har-
bin requested the Chinese Eastern
Railway to put at its disposal seven
teen trains for transporting Japanese
troops to Imienpo and Pogranichnaya,
points near the Siberian frontier of
the Soviet Union. The request was
made under the preteXt Of protecting
the lives OF Japanese residents. Kar-
akhan informed the japanese am
bassador that this was not in the
nature of the usual troop movements,
but that it appeared as if the troops
we're intended for the Soviet border.
1t was asked whether the japanese
government was aware of this request.
IF SO, an explanation was demanded.
2 Karakhan took up with Hirota
the request of the Japanese command
The daily worker., 1932-02-29
NEW TACTICS IN THE
HUNGER OFFENSIVE
State Unemployment Insurance" to Stabilize
Starvation
By BILL DUNNE.

Unemployment insurance providing nothing for the
millions jobless the "Give Million Jobs campaign
headed by the fascist American Legion and American Fed
Grafton of Labor leadership and the "BlocAid Service"
sponsored by the HooverGf Emergency Relief Commit
tee together constitute the offensive against the
than 100000 unemployed and the entire American work
ing class
Unemployment insurance is being taken up by the more
demagogc leaders of the capitalist political parties with
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

utlons 70 the Far East waY zone
this was the keynote Of the Trade
Union Unity League Conferences OF
greater New York, which met hers
Saturday and Sunday in the Stuy-
vesant Casino.
The conference was composed Of
444 delegates in sll, 80 coming from
rs shop groups representing 24,7oe
workers and go from unions. leagues
and trade bodies representing 242se
members. Forty-nine delegates re-
presented 81 fraternal organizations;
twelve came from city bodies. four
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

JELLICO, KY, Feb. 28-A strike confer
ence with one or more delegates from each
mine in the sixty-rne strike area, those work
ing as we'll as striking, is to be held here this
afternoon
The conference has been called and will be held the
of the boode and widespread the recent his
tory of the American working class.
This terror the increase throughout the strike
and under the direction of leading figures the
capitalist world The following is but of many examples
of the codbooded preparations that being the
murder of Communists in Kentucky 1t appeared todays
of the Knoxville Journal under the headline Kentuckans
begin death drive Communist Party reads as follows
CONTINUED rwol
The daily worker., 1932-02-29

from workers clubs and one came
both the district T.U.U.C. and the
EattoraI Bureau OF the T. U. U. L.
F1fty-seven delegates represented 80
opposition groups in the A. r. OF L.
What marked the conference thru
out was its practical concretness in
criticism and organizational propos-
ais. The most minute details In tsc-
tic and strategy for organising the
tf!dividyfsi shop for STRIKE were Con-
sidered and discussed at great Length.
tCoNrINUED on rA0Q rWUo
The daily worker., 1932-02-29
U.S.SR. IN STERN WARNING
DEMANDS JAPANESE HALT
WAR PROVOCATON
OenOunces Japanese Support of White Guards
in Manchuria; Soviet Press Answers
Japanese Lies
Workers! Demand the Expulsion of the Diplo-
matte Representatives of the Japanese
Imperialist Robbers
BULLETIN.

HAMBURG 2S.-The the Consulate
against China the proocatons the pest
demonstration
protesting
Chinese
mIiancy o
rapidly.
preventing mpialiSs.
The Soviet Union has issued stern warn
ing to the Japanese imperialists in connection
with the movement of Japanese troops towards
the Sovet frontier and the mobilization by the
Japanese of the Tsarist White Guards in Man
chura for joint attack the Soviet Union Maintaining
its firm policy the Soviet Union has warned the Jap
and other imperiass that the Soviet covng
not inch of the soil of others will gy defend their
soil against the sinister plots of the mperasts for armed