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by NINA PUTNAM
bv NINA WILCOX PUTNAM

I will be a hero for making the diScOv-
cry of the fraud and M. Armand, who
has handled the whole transaction.
will. I greatly fear, be arrested"
Name of a name!" protested Etienne
Lejarre. And how about me?"
mo one has caught you yet, my cab
bage!" Santini pointed out soothingly
and if you have the wits of a mouse
you will establish an alibi for your
whereabouts during the morning. Don't
let any old-fashioned scruples prevent
your sharing in the profits of 50,000,-
000-franc enterprise. And, my friends,
let me further point out, to you that
Monte Carlo is 10-minute run from
the Italian border"
MY friend in Genoa" began old
Predieu trifle less sleepily than usual
Santini did not allow him to finish.
Il shall be happy to make his ac-
quaintance," he said, politely.
"Eut the race, the Grand Prix de
Monaco?" Ramon asked. What about
that?"
Il shall drive it. as scheduled" re-
piled Santini calmly. Nothing could
divert suspicion better than that, you
simple one!"
But if you win" Ramon persisted.
And you are almost certain to win,
have known the mob down there to
in its enthusiasm
Il said l would drive according to
schedule" Santini "etorted meaningly.
There was brief silence. during which
Ramon exchanged a significant smile
with his chief.
"Of course said the South Ameri-
can. "You will drive but" Santini
nodded.
THE Sunray is better car" he said
briefly. 1T is only right that it should
win I shall be ignored during the Sum-
rays triumph and can quietly slip
away"
How much did the sunray people
pay you for this?" asked Ramon in
open admiration.
Don't be crude. bebe?" said Santini,
grinning That has nothing whatso-
ever to do with our affairs and is en-
tirely my own private matter. Stick
to your little pilfering and don't ask
impudent questions of your betters!'
The hour was growing late, and one
by one the men began to take their
departure First old Papa Precieu. with
his precious colored photographs. shuf
fled off down the dark stairs, to be fol-
lowed after discreet interval by
Ramon. who emerged .jauntily, green
tipped cigarette aglow. and swung east
to the nearest subway. Etienne waited
until his confrere had got good head
start before following. and presently
the brother and sister were left alone
with Santini. who. now that the others
were gone. presented strikinglv incon-
gruous appearance in the shabby little
apartment. Then at a glance Of en-
treaty from his sister the boy got to his
feet.
Want me for anything tonight
chief" he asked Because if there's
nobody else to trail I can occupy my
self trailing a bit of froufrou who has
enchantingly appeared at the corner
bistrot!"
Run along to victory. them" said
Santini. II will await until you are
well gone, and then be off myself. I
Evening star., 1932-12-20

which American currency Is based. be
made lighter as means Of controlling
expansion.
the coinage Of more money and bring
about a decrease in its value and an
increase in commodity prices. Parks
would have the gold dollar contain
1925 gold nine-tenths fine. The pres
ent dollar by law has 1922 grains of
pure gold.
Parks also introduced bill to pro-
vide that the Federal Farm Loan Bu-
reau shall Immediately ref1nance all
Evening star., 1932-12-20
|SEEKS LIGHTER WEIGHT
FOR U. S. GOLD DOLLAR

Representative Parks Introduces
Bill That Would Reduce Standard
Nearly Nine Grains.
A bill introduced by Representative
Parks, Democrat, of Arkansas proposes
that the gold dollar, the standard on
Evening star., 1932-12-20
delinquent loans and suspend all fore
c1oc1rpc -
BOAT CLAIM UPHELD

Opening Hatch During Liquor
Search May Cost q. s. $s,765.
Prying open by Coast Guardsmen Of
a couple Of matches on the Norwegian
steamer Tampen, which they seized and
searched for liquor, may cost the United
Evening star., 1932-12-20

lOdI on INe CdDle. 6uC, QUICK - Suc
was, the knife barely grazed his cheek
before his hand closed around her
wrist like a band of iron and the knife
Nov you have done 1t, you little
fool" Santini growled, feeling the cut
gingerly and looking with distaSte at
the blood which came away on his
fingers. Nov you have done 1t! I'M
beetle! wouldn't look at you now, If
you were Venus herself!"
The girl had flung herself in q chair
and sat with her face buried In her
arms on the untidy table. He moved
Then he called her filthy name, just
ming the door behind him. without a
backward glance. If he had looked
he might have been startled to see the
glance of pure hatred she shot at his
departing figure.
An hour later Santini entered the
softly lighted dining room at Ciro's
immaculate in evening dress, and Mrs
Sayers, after settling herself fussily on
the banquette beside him, diverted her
attention momentarily from her caviar
as she caught sight of his profile. She
gave a little cry Of alarm.
Dearest boy!" she cried. Whatever
happened to your cheek? Did you cut
yourself shaving?"
"What?" said Santini. "Oh, yes,
cut myself shaving!"
Careless darling!" said Kate Sayers
coyly. you shouldn't play with
naughty, dangerous toys!'
How wise you are!' he answered
charmingly. IT sometimes wonder II
you realize the delightful wisdom Of
what you say!"
(To be continued)
Indian musicians at the North Lon.
don Exhibition, in London, recently
staged battle over white girl admirers
were used as weapons. the result being
Wrecknd dining r0nm
Evening star., 1932-12-20

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALLMENTS.
Alacia Savers father had Just began to
make the Europa in France at the time OF
his death 10 years previously. and his wife
had insisted upon continuing the manuiae-
now known as the finest car in the world
and little fat, middle-aged, MidWeStern Kate
SayerS was worth S6O0O0.00O. Alacla was
greatly worried because of the constant at
tendance upon her mother of Alfredo Sam
TIM, a gigolo when he was not driving
racing cars. who had been selected by Mrs.
Savers to drive the Europa in the Grand
PriX at Monte Carlo While trying out a
Europa racing mode Alaca was hurled into
a field when she swerved to avoid a ram
shackle car. When her senses cleared she
was in the arms of the other driver. a
handsome young Frenchman. 1t case
OF love and she did not learn until later
that he was Armand de Pas. Prince d Orsant.
pretender to the French throne. whose fam
lily was poverty-strcken. Alacia'S pearl
necklace was missing after the accident and
she went to Piron,s to buy an imitation.
men. had substituted valuable necklace for
one priced at LOCO francs, an accomplice
was delayed in calling Tor it, and it was the
one Alacla chose. Ramon tried to dssuade
her. Alacla became indignant and the man
amazed to see he was Armand. She made
an engagement to see him later. Cabereo
Lnd Lelarre were members OF SantiniS gang,
and he outlined TO them his plans to get
Mrs. SayerS' priceless rubes by substitution
Evening star., 1932-12-20

States s8,765. A bill carrying this
amount was passed by the House yes-
terday and sent to the Senate.
When the matches were opened. ac-
corolng TO claim for damages, warm
air was admitted to the hold and spoiled
a part OF the vessels cargo Of fish. The
Tampen was boarded by the Coax.
Guard near Boston in June, 1925.
A signed copy of Charles Kingsley,s
water Babies" was sold In London re-
Gently for $500.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
INSTALLMENT TX

Rvs Ia
= ANTINI paused and looked at the
circle OF intent faces which we're
astsned n iavns on has Careful Then he Sp0be
each syllable.
This is what will occur: Mrs. Savers
will bring in the jewels for resetting
and in some manner it must be ar
ranged that this chap Armand handles
all her business. The stones will be
unset at Pirons so that when Nine.
Savers and I cCnle to look at designs
for the new settings, the loose stones
can be placed on the drawings to show
exactly how they will look on the fin
ishcd pieces. Not more than one hour
in advance of our visit the substitution
of the false stones must take place.
Etienne, you will give the real stones
into Ramons charge, wrapped in a
small bundle of dirty cflamois. I will
drive up in my racing Europa with
Nine. Sayres l shall leave her at the
front door and Immediately park the
Europa in the little courtyard behind
the shop. You will be watching for me,
Ramon. the jewels in your pocket. As
soon as park the car and join Nine.
Sayers you will go out into the court
yard for a breath OF air and admire the
Europa. during which most natural pro-
cedure you will manage to slip certain
small bundle of soiled chamois into the
tool box on the running board Do you
follow me clearly?" Ramon nodded
rather tensely.
The Europa!" he exclaimed. But
that is the very same car which you are
to drive at Monte Carlo?"
MY dear infant but how you grow
Intelligent" said Santini approvingly.
1T will most certainly be that car. and
moreover. I shall be leaving for Monte
Carlo in it that same night"
And in the meantime?" asked
Etienne. while this Armand is showing
you the designs. mean?"
Il shall become suspicious" said
Santini quietly In fact, I shall Ques-
ton the identity of the stones and there
will be the very devil of row. The
experts will be called in It will be
clear. no doubt. that they are fakes. and
Nine. Sayers will be justifiably furious
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
'I.W.O. Urges Workers
to Elect Delegates to
MayOralty Conference

NEW YORK.-A special call was
sent out to all local organizations Of
the international Workers Order to
send delegates to the New York City
Communist Mayoralty City Election
Conference which will be held on
Monday, october 10th at 8 p. m. at
Lido Ball Rooms, 146th st. and 7th
Avenue, it was announced by N.
Shaffer, city secretary Of the Inter
national Workers Order.
Never before" said Shaffer, who
is also the Communist candidate in
the 2nd Assembly District, of the
Bronx, "have the workers been so
disgusted with the Socialist, Republi
can and Democratic boss parties.
More and more they look to the Com
muniSt Party for leadership in their
daily struggles for relief in the pre-
sent crisis"
The conference will be held under
the auspices of the N. Y. State Uni
ted Front Communist Election Cam
paign Committee. Credentials of
delegates to the conference should be
sent to this committee, Room no. SOC,
so E. 18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
BAKERS VOTE TO
UNITE 3 LOCALS
100 Capture Hall Held
By Officials Thugs

NEW YORK.-Seven hundred rank
and file A. F. of L. bakers stormed
into a hall yesterday, from which
thugs of the Local sos Bakery and
Confectionery Workers Union of the
A. F. of L. had previously clubbed
away members trying to enter. The
TOO took over the hall and adopted
resolutions to combine Locals sos, 70
and 500. They voted also to suspend
the financial secretary of Local sos,
I. Kormen. and his thugs, Lewis
Baker, Lipkowitz and Bykosky. who
had beaten up workers trying to en-
ter the hall previously.
After the meeting, the bakers left
in body to demonstrate in front OF
the Bakers Joint Council offices in
the Forward Building, to repeat and
serve their demands on the joint,
council.
The meeting yesterday was orig
inally called by the Bakers Rank and
File Committee to discuss uniting the
three locals. The Local sos officials
heard of it, and called an official
meeting of the local for the same hall,
&C Allen Street, at the same time.
Their thugs and police slugged every
rank and filer who approached. One
worker, Sharfe, was beaten uncon-
scious. After that TOO of the members
got together and captured the hall.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
Mechanics Assn to Aid
Fight Jim Crowism

At a meeting Of the Mechanics As
sociation. addressed by Maude White,
Negro trade union organizer an ex-
tensive program was outlined for de-
nanding Jobs for Negro workers
throughout New York City. The
program called for fight to the finish
against discrimination in the econo-
mic, social and political fields. The
demands, endorsed by the Mechanics
Association include:
I. That Negro workers be placed
immediately on all government jobs,
including federal, state, and city.
2. That on these jobs, Negro work
ers be paid the same wages as the
white workers.
3. That Negro workers remain on
these jobs as long as the white
workers.
4. That Negro workers who in
CURED expenses in trying to secure
jobs OH these construction works be
reimbursed.
5. That all Negro workers who
paid $5 to receive a Job on any
building and did not receive one have
their money returned Immediately.
s. That additional workers be
placed Immediately on the following
constructions: Harlem Hospital, Pub
lie Schools, and the Overhead Drive
way.
The program called for a commit
tee to work with the Trade Union
Unity Council on this program, and
delegate to attend the convention
Of the American Federation of Labor
in Cleveland.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
Lenel's Uses A 1929
Injunction to Jail
28: Strike Goes On

NEW YORK.-Lenel,S. Cafeteria, IL
Street and Broadway, is using an in
junction obtained in 1929 against the
present strike of its food workers. The
injunction was against the Amalga-
mated Food Workers. The present
strike is led by the Food Workers In
dustrial Union. But on this old in
junction 26 workers were arrested in
September, and 2 more Tuesday.
The strike started Sept. 26 when
the FWIU was notified that condi-
tions were unbearable; twelve hours
day, $40 wage per week for bus
boys, S13 for counter men.
All workers are called upon to sup
port this struggle. Max Green.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
STRIKE BROOKLYN
KNITGOODS SHOP
100 Walk Out at Meyer
Dorfman Mills

NEW YORK.-About 60 knitgoods
workers of Meyer Dorfman, 218 Bed
ford Avenue, Brooklyn, struck Thurs
day. Friday morning the strike in
creased to 100, with good prospects Of
completely paralyzing the shop. The
workers Of the Dorfman shop we're
encouraged by the recent victory in
the Murray Knitting Mills in Brook
lyn, where $50 workers won higher
wages, shorter hours and union con-
ditions after one weeks strike.
Another. strike by the knitgoods de-
partment of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union is Geist &
Geist, 500 Seventh Avenue.
Knitgoods workers are called upon
to assist these tEo shops on the
picket lire.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
ASKS CUT IN N. Y.
HEALTH BUDGET
In Line With Drive Of
Mckee and Bankers

A high rate of infant deaths, as
we'll as deaths from tuberculosis. in
the working class districts Of Brook
Ivn and Manhattan. and particu-
lsrIv hie's rate for the districts
where Negro workers live. are shown
in the figures ipst issued bv Shirley
w. Wvnne, health commissioner OF
New York.
DESPITE these figures, Wynne is
fhou9h he vaq1re7r promises "inten-
s;fied activities" This is in line with
the McKaa nrnorqrn directed AGAINST
asking s375,OO less for this years
health BUDGET than for last year,
the workers. in order to r"v r'o1"
money to the bankers. Mckee had
announced he would ls"7'o - stone
ur+urrAd 10 please the bankers.
In the East Harlem Health Dis
+rjct. Wvnne renorts. the death rate
Of infants was 81 per 1000 for the
three year period, 1929-31 rs conf
pared with the average Of 70 for all
nf Manhattan. The death rate of
Negro infants in Manhattan was SO
r1er 1000. In the Fort Greene Dis
trict of Brooklyn the infant death
rate was 122. For all of BROOKLYN
the Negro infant mortalitv was 103.
In BROOKLYN the Negroes form 3 per
cent of the population. and yet 7
per cent Of the infant deaths in that
borough are of Negro infants.
AS to tuberculosis. a disease par
ticuIarly hard on the working class
because it is the direct result Of un-
dernourishment and bad air. the
Central Harlem district showed 24S
deaths per 100000 while the average
for all of Manhattan was 122.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
What's On

Attention. members of Post No. !, WE5L:
Our rev headquarters are located at ia
West Goth st
SATURDAY
Jusoslay worling women Will have a
Vstcherinka and dance at the Jagoslsy
workers Club Hall I3l w. 2ist St, at 7:30
NJ All workers invited.
The Jim Connolly Br. lid and Lower
B-cny Unemployed Council vii lhaye gala
House-Varming at their new headquarters,
SIS East lS9th St. bet. st. AIMS and BROOK
Avcl Admission free.
Unit H. Sec. S, Will have a Party for the
benefit of the Daily Worker at sol crotona
Park North, Apt. 12-B Admission free
Upper v-ese SIDE Unemployed Council will
h4ye an entertainment and dance, p. m
al Alb West 53rd St. Good music, refresh
ments Admission Is cents.
Rounanlaa Committee, Downtown Unem-
pioyed Council vii lhsye affair at Which
Comrade MarkoF will speak on the elec-
ton platform Of the Communist Party, at
a 81. Marks Place, p. m.
Two uniss. See 8 are giving an affair for
the benellt CT the Daily NcrEe-, at 81 At
lcntc Ave. BROOKLYN. Revolutionary pro-
gtaD and Gancing
saa3ate Br. FsU will haze a lecture on
aIhe SECOND Five Year Plan" by Prof.
Jchn Irving and Alfred G. Morris will speak
OH the RCle OF the FSU,' at the Workers
Center, 2874 West 27th ST. Coney Island, s
p. n.
sUSDAY
1he Lower Harlem Unemployed Council
viii have lecture on the Unemployment
Situation. 8 p. m. at "a W. lis ST.
q Hungarian comrades attention: There will
be a scottsboro- -Karikas protest meeting
$50 D. m at the Labor Temple, 24S E..
s4th St. An interesting social program has
been arranged.
Boro Park Ella May Br. LID will have a
concert and dance, p. M. at 157S-43rd st.
Proceeds to ScottGboro defense.
special meeting of all Daily Worker
agents in Newark and vicinity. representa-
tives OF working class mass organizations
ana readers Of the Daily worker will take
place at 10 2. m. at the Party Center, Z
Charlton St, Newark, N. J. This meeting
friday. Saturday and Sunday, october IA,
Is and 16.
Harlem In. b. FSU will have a lecture
on why Should Negroes Defend the soviet
Union" $50 p m. at 227 Lenox Avenue.
Speaker Chas. Alexander
All unemployed workers who want to
come to the Daily worker, Morning Frei-
heit and Young Worker bazaar and can't
afford to buy tickets, will get admission
tickets free from any Unemployed Coun-
rh No one will be admitted without a
ticket,
Emanuel Levin will talk on THE Sharp
ening Struggles of the Ex-Servicemen" at
the Sunday night forum, p. m. conducted
by the workers School at 35 East 12th st,
second floor.
Carpenters.
Al carpenters called to a meeting Satur-
day night at $50 E. 13sth St, Bronx to
celebrate the victory at Garfinkel and
Steinberg shop.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
East Side Council
Will Lead Delegation
In Demand for Relief

NEW YORK.-The newly estab
lished East Side Unemployed Coun-
Gil, with headquarters at 317 East
31st ST., will lead delegation Of
workers to the Home Relief Bureau
at 51st st. and Second Ave, on Tues
day morning in a demand for imme-
diate relief.
Members OF the delegations will be
elected by the workers at a mass
meeting to be held on Monday
night at 7:30 at the corner of SD
st. and Second Ave.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
SAN CARLO OPERA OPENS
MONDAY WITH ME. BUTTERFLY

The San Carlo Grand Opera Co.
will open their season at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, on Monday
night with Madame Butterfly" un-
der the direction of Carlo Peroni
Other operas Of the week include
"Rigoletto" on Tuesday evening, with
Tina Paggi; "The Tales of Hoffman
Wednesday matinee; Aida" with
Blanca Saroya, Wednesday evening;
Faust" Thursday evening with Aida
Vane as Marguerite; la Boheme, u
Friday evening; Martha" Saturday
matinee, and al Trovatore" on Sat-
urday evening.
The repertory of the San Carlo
this season will include over twenty
operas, sung in italian, English and
French. The ballets and divertisse-
ments will be under the direction
of Maria Yurieya and Wednesday Sw-
oboda.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
NEWARK CONFERENCE

A conference represented by dele
gates from workers organizations for
mobiHzing for the Daily Worker Ma
tional Tag Days, Oct. IA, is, 16 will
be held tomorrow Sunday at Z
Charleston Street, Newark, N. j.. at
10 am" Organizations which have
not met before then are urged to
appoint representative to attend
this important meeting.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
Hattie Carnegie Shop
Workers Face Pay Cut
Through ILGW Scheme

NEW YORK.-Ofhcial Of Local 50
of the International Ladies Garment
Workers Union yesterday took steps
to sell out the workers Of the two
Hattie Carnegie shops. Without con-
sUlting the rank and file, the officials
agreed with the bosses to submit the
question of wage cut and Of legal
holidays to an impartial chairman.
The 44O workers of the shops are
urged to fight this latest sellouc Of
the union officials, by calling for a
general membership meeting, and
laying the basis for mass fight to
ozemand that no settlement be signed
without the workers approval.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
CITY ELECTION
NOTES
Saturday.

saturday
18th Ave. and 45th ST., speakers: Rose
Prayer, R. Weber
coney Island Ave. and Brightwater Court
speaker: j. Roberts.
23rd st. and Mermaid Ave, speaker: NJ.
Blum
LongwOod and Prospect Ave, speaker:
Lapln.
l47th Ct. and Brook Ave, speaker: shein-
baum.
Interyale and wilkins AYES, speaker:
Shirley Fields
st. John an dFox St., speaker: ohss
BrSnberg, candidate in 3rd Assembly Dis
tricS
isnG St. and Second Ave. Speakers Paul
line Rogers, candidate for congress in the
9th district, and Dave Freed, chairman
Soro PARK. Brooklyn, $50 p. m, speaker.
D Santo, candidate for congress in 9th
u-5yrict.
F-tsnds of Soviet Union Election Campaign
Meeting.
arlem International Branch, speaker:
Leroy, at i34th St. and Lenox Ave.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08
wREsr FEE BACK FROM SHARK

Workers on Sixth Ave-, led by the
Sixth Ave. Unemployed Council, So
West 38th ST., forced the Hub En-
ployment Agency to return the S.
they had robbed. p. Bursch, who
had paid for the job. worked four
days, and was laid off because he
was not fast enough for the boss.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

Stop the billion dollar subsidies
TO the trusts and banks. Immediate
unemployment insurance at the ex-
pense of the government and en-
pIOyers.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

Unemployment and Social In
surance at the expense Of the state
and employers.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

All comrades who have borrowed cuts or
mats from Daily Worker over S days ago
must return them immedistely-or all re-
quests in future will be refused.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

Against Imperialist War; for the
defense Of the Chinese people and
Of the Soviet Union.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

Attention. members of Post No. l. WESL:
Our new headquarters are located at ia
West Goth st
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

Carpenters.
Al carpenters called to a meeting Satur-
day night at 260 E. 13sth St, Bronx to
celebrate the victory at Garfinkel and
Steinberg shop.
The daily worker., 1932-10-08

I Harlem In. b FSU will have lecture
on why Should Negroes Defend the Soviet
Union" $40 p. m. at 227 Lenox Avenue.
Speaker. Chas. Alexander
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-28
CHARGES MADE ACAINST ONE
 U. s. ATTORNEY
Called Partisan of Scar face Al Capone'
 Sues for $200,000

CHICAGO, IL, March 28. = WYilliam Parillo, Assistant United Statse Attorney, late Saturday af- ternoon filed praeoipe $200000 damage suit against Frank J. Loesch, veteran head of the Chi cago Crime Commission, who de- scribed him Thursday, in tele- gram to United States Senator William E. Borah, as a partisan of sScarface' Al Capone.p
 The praecipe said the suit would charge islander.
 Loesch withheld making any comment regarding the suit.
 Pai'illio is a candidate for ward committeeman in the Republican primary next month,
 Loesch made the charges against Parillo in a telegram last Thurs day to Senator Borah, Chairman of the Senate Sub-C -Committee, which is seeking proof of Loeschs recent statement that organized crime, through racket Labor Un- or Unions, is fighting the confir- nation of Judge James H. Wilker- son to the Circuit Court of Ap- peals, to which he was recently nominated. Judge Wilkerson sen- tenced Capone after conviction for < evasion of income tax paying.