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The Washington times., 1933-05-03
Luncheon TODAY

Mrs. William Francis Keo-
han entertained at luncheon
at the Shoreham Hotel today
in honor of her house guest,
Mrs. James Brady Smith, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. and Spring
Lake, N. j. The guests in
cluded Mrs. Tilman B. Parks,
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie,
Mrs. Francis B. Shortall, Mrs.
Walter j. Hayes, Mrs. Ken
drick Phillips and Miss Gwynne
Maloney, of Spring Lake, N. j.
X K 4
Dinner Hosts
The Minister of the Neither.
lands and Nine. van Royen en-
tertained at dinner last even
ing at the Legation in Fiji
teentR6 Street.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
Arts Club Guest

DR.. H. c. Bryant, Of the Ma
tional Park Service, will be the
guest of honor and speaker at
the Arts Club tomorrow eve
ming, when he will give an illus
trated talk on Historic Areas
of the Southwest" Miss Lydie
Addison and Miss Leila M. Cur
ley will act as hoSteSseS.
x X X
Mr.. and Mrs. David F. Ed
wards, of Boston, Mass, and
Mrs. Edmund R. Boots, of Short
Hills, N. j., are at the Shore
ham for q week.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
z
Leaving Today

Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by Miss Nancy Cook, left the
White House today on a weeks
motor trip. Mrs. Roosevelt
plans to be in New York on
May 8 to attend a farewell din
ner which Miss Fannie Hurst,
the novelist, is giving for the
newly appointed Minister to
Denmark, Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen.
Luncheon at Embassy
The Ambassador Of France
and Nine. de Laboulaye will
entertain at a luncheon tomor-
row at the Embassy, in honor
of the Argentine Ambassador
to France, DR.. Tomas A. LIE
Breton.
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, Ger
many'S representative to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's conferences,
and president Of the Reichs-
bank, who is expected to arrive
in New York Friday, is accom-
panied by DR.. Berber, director
of the ministry Of finance, and
DR.. Nordhoff, director of the
board of governors Of the
Reichsbank.
The new Ambassador to
Great Britain and Mrs. Robert
w. Bingham will return to the
Capital Friday from Baltimore
where they have been for sew
eral days. They plan to sail
May 10 from New York aboard
the S. S. Washington for Eng
land.
Nine. Peter, wife of the min
lister of Switzerland, will enter
tain at a buffet supper at the
legation tomorrow evening, in
compliment to the members of
the Society Of Swiss Women in
Washington.
***
Dinner Friday
The Associate Justice and
Mrs. Harlan FiSke Stone will
entertain at dinner Friday eve
ming at their residence in Wyo-
ming Avenue.
X \
Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson, of
Philadelphia, entertained at
luncheon today at the Carlton
when Mrs. William H. Woodin,
wife Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury was the guest of
honor.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
House Guests

Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Thomas T. Craven will have as
their guests over the weekend,
their Son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman deKay,
of Port Washington, L. l., who
will arrive on Friday accom-
panied by their two children.
x 4 x
Mrs. George Barnett will en-
tertain at a buffet supper this
evening at her residence in
Rhode Island Avenue, in honor
of her cousin, Mrs. Ernest Simp-
son, Of London, England, who is
the house guest Of Mrs. D. Bu-
chanan Merryman.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
Meet FRIDAY

A meeting of the Florida
State Society will be held Fri
day evening at $50 p. m. at
The Carlton Hotel.
The election of officers will
take place and a reception for
newly elected members of Con.
greSs will follow.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03

The former ambassador to Ger
many and Mrs. Frederic M.
Sackett, who arrived recently
from Europe, are at the st.
Regis Hotel in New York for a
stay OF several days.
At Hot Springs
Mr.. Henri Claudel, son of
the former Ambassador of
France and Nine. Claudel, is
at Hot Springs, Va, for a
stay of several weeks, accom-
panied by Mr.. Louis de Chollet.
Princess Cantacuzene has left
Washington, for Sarasota, Fla,
where she will remain until
May 18 when she will go to
New York, for a stay of several
weeks before sailing for Europe.
Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. Byrns, wife of Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Byrns Of
Tennessee, entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Ward
man Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1933-05-03
Dinner Fridav

The Associate Justice and
Mrs. Harlan FiSke Stone will
entertain at dinner Friday eve
ming at their residence in Wyo-
ming Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Why Whalen Sees Red

rxPoIIcE COMMISSIONER responds quickly the
appeal don't want to be forced higher
z4ges, a TRADE against Communist strike leaders
he become enragd at strikes
unions? When the chief strike
the OF grating Mayor
Walker Katov $780, the picket lines and
personally led the clubbing OF the nem-
ployed 1880, under Hoovers regime
with the help Of Mathew Wo and other
mediation board strikes The
hand by declaring Now not
strike New York and
militant strike leadership fighting in the front
slavery codes OF the NRA
that strikes higher
recognition could be smashed
vanguard could be destroyed
THE powerful bosses under the
trade affiliated to the
Trade Union Unity League.
Walen just begun No rkery crime will be too low for him
op stopped at murder
working being
struggles there at stake
for the bosses and he will out like mad dog
The Whalen should be determined strike leadership
activity all Communists
Whalens MIRA tactics
struggles condi
through the ex-cossacks balyhoo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Homes in Heaven

- the years ripped away
thousands tte homes from
business Incidentally they their savings
situation would
capitalist robbery particularly claimed
these dfraudd home into mighty
The banker vultures.
Socialist country
Socialist administration
conceive
the bitter
disgusting exhibitions
flung exploited
q Eorupt priesthood
in Milwaukee" declares the Milwaukee
THE question
administration do protect these
.
Why did not Milwaukee prohibit bank taking
The
Milwaukee Leader the
distant
workers against the bankers!
result Of the melancholy signing Milwaukee
Leader
In living
that the poeaan
defending the immediate
swGrkers -
revolution
"a the
Beautiful only mythical
Milwaukee leaders this
the Milwaukee Socialist"
korke losing their homes in Milwaukee
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Roosevelt Desires
NoFurther Disputes
Among RR Workers
Railroad Pre- S id e n t
Says This Means Free
Hand for Roads

KANSAS, Mo-, Aug. 24.-President
Roosevelt expressed the hope" that
there be no further disputes on ques-
tons of wages and working condi-
lions in the railroad industry, in a
letter to the president of the Kansas
City Southern Railway made public
today.
In part, Roosevelt said, II deem
it desirable that in this critical Pc
Rod no active warfare between in
dustry and labor should arise"
This is taken as meaning that
Roosevelt is opposed to strike action
of the railroad workers against any of
their grievances. Charles E. Johnson,
president of the railroad, said today
that he interpreted this as meaning
that the roads have free hand in
settling wage and other questions.
The Kansas City Southern has
been cutting the wages of its men
and reducing the number Of work
ers ever since the drastic drop in
ar-loadings began in 1929.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25

wake 40 dead and countless wounded.
Property damage of many millions
of dollars was done.
Scenes of desolation marked the
path of the furious storm. In Wash
ington and New York, the river dis
tricts where the poor are congregated
to large extent, were inundated, and
this was true of many other cities
in the East.
Shipping along the coast and at
sea was crippled, several liners being
reported in distress. At Ocean City
Md, an island resort, 1000 inhabit-
ants were marooned, the light, gas
and telephone service wrecked by the
raging wind and rain.
Cities were strewn with wreckage
as overfowing rivers and bursting
dikes inundated towns and cities.
The liners Madison and City Of
Norfolk were found safe after being
more than twenty-four hours over.
due. The length of the Atlantic
Coast, was searched frantically fol
numerous small craft, while the
Coast Guard, which was deluged with
requests for help, instituted vir.
tual blockade against the smaller
craft attempting to venture into thu
storm.
In Philadelphia a bursting dixie
flooded wide areas, driving over 4,0ot
from their homes.
Airports and shipping centers can
celled their scheduled trips.
With Geographic and telephone
lines destroyed in many communities
and deaths mounting hourly, it is i'm.
possible to determine the exact mum.
Der of dead and injured and the ex.
tent of damage.
Unemployed workers, who had beer
sleeping in city parks, were especial.
hard hit by the storm as they wert
compelled to seek refuge in cellar
and Railways and subways.
In the suburban rural sections
such as the mining town areas, work
ers found themselves without shelte
when the rains and mounting waite.
flooded the f1imsy shacks built by tn.
exploiter- bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
WeneS to Return
to u. s. Sept. Is

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-Hav-
ing finished his main job of leading
the counter-revolution against the
Cuban workers and organizing the
new government to protect Wall
Streets interests, Sumner Welles
will leave his job as ambassador to
Cuba on Sept. Is.
He will return to Washington to
take charge of the Latin American
Department of the State Depart
ment. He will control from there
the negotiations of the U. S. govern
ment for commercial and financial
domination Of Cuba.
He will be succeeded in Cuba by
jefferson Caffery, who has been
filling his post as Assistant Sec
rotary of State. Caffery is also ex-
perienced in inning South Amer
lean governments, having served as
American diplomat in various South
American countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
OPEN SHOP
DRIVE AIDED
BY JOHNSON
Juggle Phrase About
"Open Shop" and
CLOSED Shop"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-For the
benefit of the big scab corporations
in the steel, oil, coal, lumber and
auto industries, General johnson and
NRA Counsel Donald Richberg yes
terday issued joint statement in
terpreting" Section (a) of the NRA.
dealing with unions.
They advise the bosses that they
can organize company unions. Tine
law does not prohibit the existence
of a local labor organization which
may be called company union and Is
composed only of the employees of
one company" says the most signi-
ficant section of the statement.
All of the employers in the basic
industries, in reproducing section 7
(a) of the NRA in their codes, fought
for some qualification permitting the
open shop and company unions. At
ter secret agreements with Green and
General johnson, these provisions
were withdrawn.
Now the Interpretation of the labor
sections of the NRA, together with
the setting up of national arbitra-
ton board to break strikes, the labor
sections are being whipped more into
instruments to smash down struggles
and organization of the workers.
"The words open shop and closed
shop are not used in the law" says
the Joint statement, and cannot be
written into the law These words
have no agreed meaning and will be
wiped from the dictionary Of the
NRA."
This coupled with the free hand to
organize company unions, gives the
bosses a powerful weapon not only
to fight against the recognition OF
union or closed shops, but to smash
organization in those shops in which
the workers have already won union
recognition.
In case of any dispute about who
is to represent the workers, the state
ment says, the NRA will offer its
services to conduct an impartial in
vestigation and, if necessary, a secret
ballot to settle the question"
The reason given for the issuing of
the Interpretation is the circulation
of leaflets by the A. F. Of L. telling
the workers that the MIRA requires
trade union organization, and appeal
ing to the workers to join A. F. of l..
unions. Many of the workers going
beyond the wishes of the A. F. of l..
leaders were organizing and striking
to force recognition Of their unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
800 On St. Louis
Barge Levees Out
for Higher Wages

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Three
hundred levee workers at the Federal
Barge Line in East st. Louis walked
out on strike this morning.
They demand so per cent increase
in wages, unemployment insurance
for all workers laid off, and the re-
cognition of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union.
The strike is beginning to spread
to ST. Louis and along the whole
water front. More are expected out
later today and tomorrow morning.
The employers are trying to break
the strike by shipping barges to the
other side Of the river, and forcing
other river men to scab. The work
ers are refusing to handle the barges.
The bosses may try to haul the
goods by rail in order to break the
strike. An appeal is being made for
support to the railroad men. Rail-
road workers are already refusing to
haul from East st. Louis barge levees.
One hundred and fifty Of the strik-
ers Joined the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
City Given Full
Power to Impose
New Sales Taxes
Plan Is to Pass New
Levies After Coming
Municipal Elections

ALBANY, Aug. 24.-The Tammany
city government was given free rein
to increase any taxes within the city
by the action Of the legislature last
night.
This means that the city govern
ment has full power to increase the
present State Sales Tax by another
l per cent, as it recently proposed
AS blind, the tax bill also permits
the city to tax Stock Exchange
transactions. But the bill is SC
worded that this section is prac-
tically worthless, since it will be a
very easy matter to evade this tax
by sending in orders through out-of-
town offices-even If the Stock Err
change tax is ever imposed, which is
not considered likely.
The Legislature also raised the
fees in the Municipal Courts, the So
called poor mans" courts.
Bills to examine the profits of the
big electric companies were defeated
1t seems that Tamnany will post
pone increasing taxes until after the
elections in November, when 1t will
proceed to raise the $35 100000 in
new revenue promised to the Wall
Street bankers who own the city
loans.
This Is proved by the fact that the
proposal to force the city to show its
tax plans within six weeks was de-
feated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
How Poison Is Breeved

pLATANTIY Times
th methods capitalist the Soviet
dispatch Duranty, with these
excellent harvest gathered shows that
malignant
Times head this artcle7
heads it: FAMINE TOLL HEAVY SOUTHERN RUSSIA!
pUT Durany unwilling protect
BEEN printing the German
Fascsts the Vienna prince Of the Catholic church
Admitting lacking official figures
nevertheless the death Ukraine
North Voga @ rebled last
what does base this sweeping poisonous guework?
supporting population Of 10000 where the
the normal last winter ALL
explain supposed
lowered resistance and general disease
addition all other food Is that starvation?
ubty
" in
the there will than
the nations food for the
Kremlns policy collecivization."
Daily cable another which is
the the cities supplied that
cared throughout the which further
Strated by the fact that they have debts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
4 Dead, Is Injured
In Train Wreck near
Washington Bridge
Cars Thrown In t O
Swollen Anacostia
River

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. "a
-Four persons met their death and at
least Is others were injured today
when the Crescent Limited. a South
ern Railroad train, carrying about
40 passengers, went through bridge
over branch of the Anacostia river,
just outside of Washington at 3:45
a. m.
Two Of those killed were the en-
gineeer and fireman.
The wreckage was believed to have
been caused by weakened piles in
the bridge which were strained by
the terrific storm of the past two
days. Officials reported that one
of the piers of the bridge was out
of line. The structure as "a whole
did not collapse.
A harbor rescue boat and a re-
scue ship from the navy yard were
hastily dispatched to the scene as
well as rescue train from Union
Station here.
When the train hit the weakened
bridge, the engine hurtled off into
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Women Brutally Treated at
Brownsville Relief Bureau

NEW YORK-The brutal treat
ment by the Brownsville Home Re-
lief Bureau at Christopher and Bel
mont Streets, of workers suspected Of
having the slightest source Of income
was revealed yesterday to the Daily
Worker.
A woman presents dispossess to
the desk and asks her investigator
why her food check is cut off. The
investigator replies that her case is
closed because her husband is sus-
pected Of peddling and thus bring
ing in an income to the family.
The worried women shouts the
suspicion IL lie, that her husband
has not been earning any money for
some time. that her family is hun
CRY and sick, that she will be evicted
in three days. She demands relief;
refus to leave the office; runs in to
confront the head supervisor. The
Bureau thugs grab hold Of her and
despite her screaming protests push
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
NaziS Make Plans
for Lynching Plot
Against Torgler
To Bring Communists
to Reichstag for Mob
to Seize

BERLIN, Aug. Interpretations to
carry out a lynch plot against the
four Communist defendants in the
Reicl- ,ag fire trial, which the Daily
Worker revealed some weeks ago,
were officially announced by the
Reichs Attorney General yesterday.
Before the Leipsig trial opens late
in September, a special hearing will
be held in the Reichstag, at the scene
of the fire.
This is to be the signal for pop
ular demonstration" of Storm Troop
ers, who are to overcome" the
guards and lynch the prisoners on
the spot.
Bringing the prisoners to the scene
of the fire is the Nazi's scheme To
place the responsibility for the MUIR
der of the Communists against whom
they have no evidence on the "popu-
lar anger" at the burning of the
Reichstag has been proved in
many ways to have been the work of
the Nazis, under the personal direc-
ton of Herman Goering, now pre-
mier of Prussia.
Further facts about the prepara-
tons for the trial will be found on
page 6.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Office Worker Shocks
Retail Store Bosses
Demanding Pay Of $40

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug, %.
A demand for $40 minimum
wage for salesclerks in department
stores. was made today by Ann
Powell of the department store Sec
ton of the Office Workers Union
at the hearing on the retail code
now going on in Washington.
Ann Powell cited definite cases
where employees were fined for
union activity. She gave examples
of how S. Klein intimidated the
girls who worked in his store. She
cited her own case. She had worked
for five years at Macy's and when
the firm found she had engaged in
union activity she was fired for
''inefficiencg."
Department store owners were
shocked by the wage demands after
their own proposals Of $40, $12 and
S14 for retail store clerks. .aA...
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25

her outside to the street.
A Negro woman is dragged scream
ing across the entire length of the
Bureau when she protests cancella-
ton of her food voucher for her large
family. Her case is closed because
she is suspected Of earning rs cents
a week doing day cleaning.
After waiting from early morning
for the Relief Bureau doors to open,
a woman is refused admission by the
cop outside. She is loudly demanding
her starving family be given the omit
ted food ticket. When the cop shoves
her away she yells at him, that her
husband is dangerously i'll in the
Kings County hospital.
The cop checks up on the story.
After hours of waiting the woman is
presented to the bureau officials.
The cop tells them her husband is
not expected to live more than three
days. They answer no special con-
sideration can DO given to this woman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Guard Is Discharged
As Angry Prisoners
Threaten to Strike

McALESTER, Okla. Aug. "a A
threat Of the Oklahoma State Peni-
tertiary prisoners to strike forced
Warden Sam Brown to capitulate to
their demand that r. j. Richie
guard, be discharged for the brutal
murder of a fellow-prisoner, Rufus
Riding.
Warden Brown sought to pacify
the prisoners by ordering a band
concert and athletic games.
Riding. Warden Brown contended
was killed accidentally when the
guard attempted to enforce a CON-
mand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
Stall 5000 Navy
Yard Men Wanting
to Protest Pay Cut

NEW YORK.-Every effort Is be-
ing made to prevent 5000 Brooklyn
Navy Yard workers from meeting
and protesting against II per cent
wage cut, action of the yards officials
showed yesterday. The pay cut was
ordered by Secretary of the Navy
Swanson and approved by President
Roosevelt.
After repeatedly promising the
workers that a mass meeting would
be held in the Navy Yards, Thomas
Mahony. representative of the A, +.
of L. Metal Trades in the Navy
Yards. deliberately helped the navy
yards officers prevent the meeting. Is
An announcement was published In
the capitalist press throughout New
York Wednesday, that 5000 Brooklyn
Navy Yards men would be permitted
to meet Thursday night in the yards.
The men were net notified of meet
ing. No meeting was held. This "a
the second time this trick was pulled,
and it was engineered by Mahony,
with the help of John P. Frey. see
rotary treasurer of the Metal Trades
Division of the A. F. OF L.
Frey rushed down from Washing
ton to head the meeting of. The,
strategy of the A. F. Of l.. officials,
working with navy officers and the
commandant of the yard, is to keep
dragging on the date Of the meeting,
in the hope of wearing the men out.
In this way they hope to prevent
any action against the wage slash.
The movement for protest meet
ing and a parade against the pay
slash began about two weeks ago, Is
soon as the wage cut was announced.
Under orders from the Roosevelt gov
eminent, the hours we're cut to -
and hours pay was slashed on.
The workers in the yard put for
ward the demand for protest meet
ing. Money was collected among the
navy yard workers for the meeting.
Mahony promised he would call It.
The meeting was not called, thought
many promises we're made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-25
A Historic Task

HE forget that the fight to establish the political rule Of
working
revolutionary its effective
Nothing better spreading the
Daily" than these following words of Lenn written
IN founding of the "Pravda":
Leningrad workers in establishing Daily
Paper exaggaon
working
this expression
energy solidarity working
the Daily" These
revolutionary energy building
ths Daily"