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Evening star., 1932-10-11
GARNER PREDICTS
BEER BY MARCH 4
Sees Distinct Possibility of
Change in Dry Law at
Short Session.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 11-Speaker
John N. Garner Democratic vice presi-
dental candidate said today he be-
lieved there is a distinct possibility
that there will be some form of modifi-
cation of the Volstead act to bring
about the return Of beer before
March ~
MY guess" the Speaker said, "is
that there will be some legislation for
modification of the Volstead act when
Congress meets for the short session in
December
L believe this will happen because
of the demands of the Democratic plat
form and the statements by Democratic
Congressman. many of whom are now
up for reelection. 1t is practically GER
tain that such legislation will be acted
upon in the House"
The Speaker added that "of course
I can't speak for the Senate"
IF beer is brought back by the pres
ent Congress" Garner said, lit will have
to be before March 4, because this Con-
gress dies on March 4"
The Speaker was scheduled to lunch
today with Col E. M. House and eX-
pected TO leave at 4 pm for Albany to
spend the night as a guest of Gov.
Roosevelt. He said he and the Governor
were to discuss the campaign, and that
his future activities in the campaign
will be decided at his conference with
Roosevelt.
Asked whether he would see former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith, Garner said:
Il don't know, but I'd like to see the
Governor. I am very much pleased at
his whole-hearted support"
Garner predicted that the Democratic
national ticket would win the election
by the greatest majority ever known in
this country.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
CHIMPANZEE, CONCERNED OVER
WEIGHT GAINS, BREAKS ALL SCALES
For Time Being Dayton Dan Prevents Experiments of
DR.. Alolph H. Schultz of Johns Hopkins.

science might have detailed account
of growth changes in the development
of chimpanzee. He was 2 years old
then and weighed about "a pounds.
Asked about Dayton's current weight,
DR.. Schultz replied: Il don't know. I
haven't been able to weigh him lately.
He smashes scales to kindling wood.
should say he weighs about $50 pounds.
"Evo weighs rs pounds She doesn't
mind being weighed She's very nice.
But Dayton-you never know when he's
going to turn"
The chimpanzee's wife, the former
Evo Troglodytes of New York, who
came here in May, 1928, has known the
bitter taste of Dayton's ingratitude,
suffering several pummelings at the
apes hands.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
$89,391,219 IS SPENT
ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS
239 Structures Reported Erected in
Program Which Eventually Will
Cost $7OO,OOO,0OO.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Already 239 buildings costing s89,-
39l .2l9 have been erected by the Fed
eral Government in a public buildings
program which eventually will cost
s700,000,00O.
In summation today. the Treasury
reported that stage reached September
80. There is available for the work
S496. 1859 authorized by Congress in
addition to the s1OO,O00.O00 allowed by
the relief act. The Treasury is open
ing bids for sites for the latter.
In the original program beside the
buildings completed. the Treasury has
under contract 800 projects which will
cost S31l ,472,923 and has purchased
sites for buildings in the District of
Columbia costing S28,047,504.
Further, l2l projects are either on
the market, the bids for construction
have been received or the specifications
are being drawn. These projects when
completed will cost $38,340,300.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
MRS. DWIGHT F. DAVIS
EXPIRES IN GERMANY
Wife of Former War Secretary Had
Been in III Health for Past
Four Years.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, October 11.-Mrs. Helen
Brooks Davis, wife of Dwight F. Davis,
former Secretary of War and more
lately governor general of the Philip
pines. died last midnight in Berlin,
Germany according to cable messages
received by her family here today.
Death was caused by complications
resulting from arthritus, from which
she suffered for four years, and which
kept her from accompanying her hus-
band to the Philippines. 1t was largely
because of her serious illness that Gov.
Davis resigned his post at Manila, last
January.
Since then he spent the greater part
of his time with Mrs. Davis, who was
in Paris before her recent removal to
Germany. He returned to st. Louis re-
Gently, but was not in the city when
word of her death was received here.
Mrs. Davis was Miss Helen Brooks Of
Boston before her marriage in 1905 to
M. Davis. She took part in the social
ffe of Washington while her husband
va IN the cabinet.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
MONARCHY PLANS LAID
TO EX-CROWN PRINCE
Newspaper Charges Frederick Will
helm With Part in Treason
able Plot.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 11.-This evenings S
edition of the newspaper Vorwaerts
carried an editorial charging the former
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm with
reasonable plans to restore the mon
archy in Germany.
The article quoted him indirectly as
having said that he, President Won Hin
denburg, Chancellor Won Papen "and
Gen. Won Schleicher, the minister OF
defense, had made up their minds that
he would be appointed regent, that
President Won Hindenburg would re-
tire and that Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria would become the ruler Of
a Danubian monarchy.
Representatives of the Hohenzollern
family said these charges were beneath
their notice."
Evening star., 1932-10-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, october 11.-Dayton
Dan, experimental chimpanzee of DR..
Adolph H. Schultz at Johns Hopkins
University, has become sensitive about
his weight-so sensitive that he will
on.
The apes display against being
weighed has blocked the professors Sc
rieS of scientific studies. The hairy ami
NAL is much unlike his wife, Evo, who,
although only six months younger. has
not shown the slightest concern about
her avoirdupois.
DR.. Schultz brought Dayton to the
universitys School of Medicine in Oc-
tober, 1927, so that the records Of
Evening star., 1932-10-11
NEW DOLLAR RAID
ABROAD REPULSED
Foreign Spectators Retreat
in Confusion as Value in
Exchanges Rises.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 11-Another
raid on the American dollar has ap-
parently been repulsed, causing con-
siderable confusion to foreign specu-
lators who last week sold the dollar
short
Action Of the principal foreign ex-
changes shows that virtually all de-
clines suffered last week by the dollar
in terms of European gold currencies
were recovered at the start of this week.
Moored Firmly to Gold.
Bankers attribute the setback suf
fered by international spectators to a
growing realization that, however diff
ficult was the situation in this country
when 1t was called upon early this year
to ship gold to Europe, the dollar is
today more firmly moored to the gold
standard than ever.
"A hollow echo Of the past" was the
way one banking authority described
the latest selling of tie dollar. He said
similar efforts had been made early
this year TO fairly good advantage to
the short sellers. But since the United
States shipped abroad all foreign owned
gold demanded of it, a movement which
ended last June, the country is now
in such impregnable position that no
important gold drain appears likely.
Nevertheless, sellers of the dollar were
able last week to force 1t down con-
siderably French francs scared, at the
cost of the dollar, to point near the
gold export point.
Balances Total $500, 600, 900.
Bankers estimate that total foreign
balances here do not exceed $500, ,000,
600, sum which is less than is US
ually keep on deposit in this country
by foreign banks and financial inter-
ests. American balances in the princi-
pal European gold countries somewhat
exceed. it is estimated, the 100000,
900 figure.
The flow, Of gold continues westward
in favor OF America. Last week Amer
ican monetary gold stocks increased an
other S10309, 500 In yesterdays daily
gold statement of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, a further addition
of 1,065, 100 was reported.
Since June Is. when the low point
OF American gold stocks was reached
at $1,000, 100000, the American sup
plies of monetary metal gold had in
creased to S4,201 900 900. as of october
5. This was a gain of $292,000,000.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
DAVIS SEES MACDONALD.
Latter Part Of Week Left for COnsulta-
tions With French Premier

LONDON, October II Op).-Norman
H. Davis, American delegate to the
World Disarmament Conference, con-
ferred with Prime Minister Macdonald
at 10 Downing street today, on dis
armament questions.
The prime minister arranged for this
conversation with Davis today so he
would have the latter part of the week
free for consultations with Premier
Herriot of France, who is due to come
to London tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
Customer Had Right
To Squash Melons
Over Dealers Head
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, October 11.-If the
one dozen melons allegedly
squashed on the head of Allen
Brill, fruit dealer, by A. z. Banks,
a customer. had been hard, Judge
Sbarbaro might have given diff
ferent decision
But as it was. he dismissed the
complaint Brill made against
Banks and said: If the melons
had been good they would have
hurt. Since they didn't hurt,
they must have been bad. And
since they were bad the customer
had right to be angry"
Evening star., 1932-10-11
SMITHS OPENING SPEECH
IS,SCHEDULED THURSDAY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 11-Former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith is scheduled to
make his first appearance as a speaker
in the Democratic campaign next
Thursday.
Kenneth O'Brien, chairman of the
Independent Citizens Committee, said
today the Democratic candidate for
President in 1928 would preside at a
luncheon in honor of Herbert H. Leh-
man and NJ William Bray, Democratic
nominees for Governor and lieutenant
governor, respectively.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
Warfare and Rebellion
Spreads as Sectional Lead
ers Vie for Power.
CHRISTIAN GENERAL FENG
LEAVES HIS RETIREMENT
japanese Expeditions in North and
South Manchuria Against Pu-Yi
Foes Add to Turmoil.

BY the Associated Prs.
SHANGHAI, october 11.-North,
south, east and west. hundreds Of thou
sands of soldiers waged civil war and
rebellion throughout China and Man
churia today, from the northern border
of Manchuria to the Province of Fukien
on the south, and from Western SEE
chuan Province to Shantung on the
east
There were reports also Of an i'm
pending uprising in Chihli Province, in
which Peiping is located. These were
based on sudden mysterious appear
ance from retirement of Gen. Feng Yu-
Hsiang, the Christian general" who
recently went from his retreat in Shan
tung to Kalgan. west of Peiping.
This gave rise to a report he is at
tempting to gather together the military
leaders of the northwest for a drive
against Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang,
former Manchurian war lord. at Pei
ping, to regain control of North China
Marking Is Uneasy.
In the province of Szechuan approx
mately 250,000 soldiers are involved in
the struggle for power among the mill
tary groups The fighting is centered
around Chengtu. the provincial capital,
and. together with the other troubles,
is the cause of considerable uneasineSs
among National government officials at
Ma anking.
In Shantung the fighting. pillaging
and murder which began more than a
week ago is still going on, in spite of
appeals from local officials to the Ma
tional government for protection. The
struggle is between Han Fu-Chu, the
provincial chairman, and Lui Chen
Men, war lord of the Chefoo area
Entire villages were reported burned
by the troops of both sides. refugees
poured into Chefoo, many of them with
bayonet wounds farmers who had re-
joiced over the first bountiful crop since
the civil wars of 1928 and 1929 are ex-
periencing miserable conditions. and it
is feared that large stocks of linen and
thread in the hands Of up-country
workers in that center of the lace and
embroidery trade have been seized.
18th Army Fights Reds.
In Fukien Province. on the southeast.
the provincial military forces, includ-
ing the famous 10Th Route Army. which
put up the long defense of Shanghai
against the Japanese last Winter, are
engaged in a bitter struggle against
Communist forces and bandits.
In Manchuria the japanese were di-
recting two campaigns, in the north
and the south. against Chinese insur-
gents against the regime of Henry Pu-
vi at Changchun. The drive in the
south was directed against 10000 insur-
gents, while in the north, around Man
chuli on the Soviet border, another
large force of insurgents has seized most
of the Chinese Eastern Railway west of
Hailar and is holding a large number
of japanese as hostages.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
Paraguay Operations Continue.

ASUNCION, Paraguay, october II
P).-An army communique today said
Paraguayan forces in the Gran Chaco
were continuing successful operations
around Fort Castillo and Fort Yucra,
west of Fort Boqueron. Secondary Bo-
'i7isn fefc-aes in the Yucra sector were
spo1 .eo 70 nave been captured.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
GAS BOILER ExPLODES
$4,000 Damage Done to Town
Lot Drilling Area.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calf, Oc-
tober II (P-Damage estimated at
$50 900 was done to a section of the
town-lot drilling area here when oil
overflowed from a tank, trickled On a
gas boiler and caused an explosion
which started a fire.
After an hours battle last night, fire.
men brought the flames under control.
No one was hurt but H. Benningsdorf,
oil company superintendent, escaped
serious injury when thrown 80 feet by
the explosion.
Several storage tanks, a large amount
of crude oil and several derrickS and
other equipment were destroyed.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
DRIVE CHINESE TO HILLS.

MUKDEN, Manchuria October II
P).-The japanese army, with bomb
ing planes, cavalry. infantry and light
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1932-10-11
'RATTLESNAKE PETE DIES
Fame

Gained international Fame
Through knowledge.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, October II (P.-
Peter Gruber, whose knowledge of ven-
omous snakes made him internationally
famous as "Rattlesnake Pete" died at
his home today He was rs.
Evening star., 1932-10-11

Radio Programs on Page c.3
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Evening star., 1932-10-11

(U. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and colder tonight; minimum
temperature about 43 degrees; tomorrow
fair; moderate west winds.
Temperatures: Highest, rs, at 2:45
pm. yesterday; lowest, SIS, at IL noon
today. Full report on page 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
By BEN GERJOY

r55 TIlirt. National Convention, which will
take place on February 27-March l in Pitts
ourgh, Pa. will be another landmark in the
upward march of the National Miners Union.
.Hle First Convention marked the climax of the
revolt Of the rank and file miners against the
UrMWA. treachery and corruption. 1t recorded
the experiences Of the Save the Union Com
mittee," through which the miners tried to purge
the U.M.W-A. Of the bureaucrats and make of it
= militant organization At the first convention
The miners became convinced that the UM.WA.
vas hopeless of a new union must be established
The third convention, on the other hand, will
record a series of mass actions underline indie
pendent leadership of the N-MU The strike of
10000 miners in Western Pennsylvania, East
Ohio and West Virginia and now in Kentucky,
sre examples.
The Present Mining Situation.
Briefly, the present situation in the mine fields
can be characterized thus: On the one hand the
coal operators starvation program, which spells
misery, wage-cuts mass lay-offs jails and death
Tor the miners. For this program the operators
nave the fullest cooperation OF the government
and the U-M.w-A. is their field organizer On
the other hand, there Is q rapid growth Of the
resistance OF the miners, militantly fighting
against this program. The present revolt OF the
kentucky miners is the outstanding example Of
the mood OF the miners Numerous other strug-
giles could be cited, on a smaller scale, on the
part Of the employed as well as unemployed.
The National Miners Union is the only leader
Of these struggles. The rank and file opposi-
ton movement which is rapidly developing in
the Anthracite and Illinois is another example.
1t Is a movement inside the U.MW.A. against
the operators for militant program Of struggle
and against the UMw-A. officials who stand
in the way of militant action The N.M.U.
fully co-operates with this opposition movement.
Some Weaknesses In Our Work
Though the Union has many achievements TO
It's credit, nevertheless 1t cannot be truly stated
that the NlM.U. has always appeared &C the ac-
tive organizer Of the miners struggles Indeed,
is oSen not even kept pace with the fighting
~sSa'rossa Of sas mlnssss We can 9-e g laa4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
The Third National Convention of
the National Miners Union

two examples TO Illustrate the point. In West
ern Pennsylvania the N. M U. prevented wage
cut in the mines of the Pittsburgh Terminal
Co., which has an agreement with the UMWA.
But did this come about as g result of con-
scious organization inside and around the mines,
raising immediate demands for the Terminal
miners and its backlisted and unemployed?
The answer is no. The N.M.U. stepped into the
situation only at the last moment, when the
wage-cut was announced. It was really the
theological influence Of the NMU. and the
miners profound hatred for the UM.WA, which
rallied the miners to our program. The Ken
lucky strike is even a better example. The
miners there were organizing into and entrench-
ing the N.MU. in the mines without the Ma
tional and District Centers Of the Union know
ing anything about it. They continued organ
izng and pressing the National Center to lead
them in general strike. Strikes in individual
mines broke out as early as october. The gap
between the influence of the N.M.U. and apply
ing it organizatonally in leading the miners into
bigger struggles for their immediate needs still
remains one Of the main weaknesses in our
union. One Of the principle detectives there
fore, in the preparation for the National Con-
vention, is the increasing of struggles in which
the NMU. is not only the leader but the or
ganizer. In the very first paragraph of the Plan
Of Work which the National Board adopted for
the organization Of the convention we find the
following 1.-THE main idea upon which this Plan
is based is that the convention must climax
period Of intensive activity, numerous local
struggles in which the N.MU. is playing the
leading role In the center Of all activities must
be the involving Of every union member and the
workers generally for the support Of the strike
in the Southern coal fields-Kentucky, etc"
Besides the above there are other serious
weaknesses which must be overcome especially
in the course of the preparations for the con-
ventionTo give a few major ones: The ques-
ton of the Negro miners Is hardly compre-
hended by our union The Negro miners are
the worst sufferers in the present general crisis
and in the mining crisis particularly. At the
same time the masses Of the Negro miners are
still unfamiliar with our program, no irnmedi-
etc. local demands ere deyeIoped Tor the As~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
BY HARRY CANNES.

FROM Wall Streets farthest outpost in the
Pacific, conveniently near China the Union
OF Socialist Soviet Republics and the Manchur-
ian battle front, commission of Filipino rich
landowners and capitalists are coming to pay
their obeisance to the Hoover hunger regime
The so-called Eighth Independence Commission
will arrive in the United States in the latter
part Of January. All past exhibitions of kow-
towing to the enslavers Of the Filipino people
wtn be outdone by this new group of tributaries
For over 80 years the millions of Filipino
workers and peasants have been unanimous in
their determination to strike off the yoke OF
Yankee Imperialism The Filipino people will
never forget the trickery, the hypocrisy, the
savage brutality, Of the American conquerors
After centuries Of revolutionary struggle against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06

What do the Filipino leaders mean by ga per-
iod Of economic readjuStment?" Do they mean
it Is necessary to transfer more of the American
capitalist, mperialist system to the Philippines,
with its 100000 unemployed, with its mass
starvation, with It's wholesale wage-cuts, and its
tragedy for the whole working class? What do
they mean by security" Security" for whom?
Certainly not for the Filipino workers and peas
ants who are being driven down to the lowest
rung Of existence. The security" that the New
York Times and the Eighth Independence Com
mission are concerned about is the security of
the hold Of American imperialism which a grow
ing revolutionary wave is threatening to wipe out.
To greet this Commission of oetrayers the
Anti-Imperialist League in the United States
along with the anti-Imperiast League OF the
Philippines is preparing demonstrations to ex-
pose their unity with American imperialism.
Every Filipino worker in the United States along
with every sincere anti-imperialist fighter must
brand the real intent of these bourgeois ex-
ploiters and lackeys of Wall Street. Demand that
real representatives of the Filipino people be
given the right TO present Tie demands the
Filipino masses fight for. Demand the irnned.
late, unconditional and absolute Aneapensence
Of the 3hinppipe Island q yklAhE& - b
.--. ---.-.--. 81,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
Editorial Carelessness

The local Chamber of Commerce will, very
likely cenSure the editor Of the PaSsaic QNew
Jersey Daily Herald, for putting in the two
following items right on top OF one another,
thus possibly attracting attention to the living
connections between them. They ran together
just like this:
ROCKEFELLER ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY
"ORMOND BEACH, Fla, (AP).-John D.
Rockefeller, the multi millionaire, laughed at
the antics of 8 toy goose that lays golden eggs,
at his annual Christmas party and chuckled
with the guests sang Good Times Are Coming"
SUICIDE ENDS TROUBLES
HILLSIDE, N. j., (AP).-Jobless and worried
over finances, Heymann Cohen, SIS, yesterday
locked himself and his son, Emanuel, ten,
cripple in bedroom to which he had piped gas
by means OF garden hose from the kitchen.
When police broke in the room, both father and
son were dead"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
RAa~.~
Now We Know He Was
Correct
Dy g0HGB

A Chicago cornrade, Philip X, in ruInm&g1ng
around old publications, ran across the 3ol-
lowing wise words of Thomas N. Carver In the
Iron Trade Review of Oct. z. 1926;
"The multiplication of holidays is always a
sign Of decadence in any country"
Twelve million men out OF work in 1881 knew
the truth of this statement, Philip K adds, quite
properly Only the holiday spirit" is conspicuous
by its absence.