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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-21

genuine protection supplied by the
setting. After Palmer's account, RAN
kin no longer considered the scene OF
the crime an insurmountable obstacle
to the presence Of a stranger. In
stead, it partly removed the barrier
against such an intrusion. Students
do not go about Unfortunately drug
ging one another; it followed that
Buckley's deliberate act on the eve
ming Of Jordan's death had two direct
connections with the crime. First, to
insure that at least one fraternity
brother would be absent from the cere-
mony, into whose place he could slip
unnoticed. Otherwise, if there should
be quorum of 100 per cent, the in
terloper would be speedily discovered.
And he had to secure Palmers keys, to
enter the house after the ritual began.
OF course, there were still gaps in
the evidence that stamped Buckley a
murderer. Palmer's story failed to
suggest where he might have obtained
the poison for the crime; no. was it
likely to explain this point. OF more
direct Importance, Rankin could not
figure out when Buckley might have
had the opportunity to tamper with
his intended victims shoes, to identify
him at the ceremonies. And how had
he learned enough about the fra
ternity's secret ritual to know what
kind Of robes the majority of the
brothers wore, or the fact that he
would have access to JOrdan's wrists,
at certain moment during it? Also,
where had he, stranger, found out
the secret code Of knocks and pass
words, necessary to getting past the
sergeant at arms, at the chapter meet
ing?
The source of this information was
mystery, unless Palmer had been
more indiscreet than he already ad-
mitted and talked freely to Buckley
about fraternal rites.
you mentioned several occasions,
Mr.. Palmer" the detective said, ION
which Buckley inquired about the af-
fairs of the fraternity. No doubt, you
also discussed this subject at other
times in your conversations"
The boy looked at him warily.
well, naturally, Ralph was interested
in our doings," he agreed slowly, "and
we talked about them now and then"
"Of course" Rankin chose his
words carefully. "What / want to
know is whether he ever asked about
your private business =. those
secrets known only to the chapter.
Your signs Of recognition at meetings,
for instance-was he curious about
them?"
Palmer's hesitation and sidelong
glance at Stanton gave him the answer
before he spoke. Too innately honest
to dissemble, his vehemence failed to
ring true.
"If you mean," he began, whether
I Intentionally told him fraternity
secrets. I. :"
go ahead, Larry" Stanton urged.
"Tell Mr.. Rankin how much you spilled
to him."
ut was nothing that isn't general
information and common to all fra
ternities," the boy asserted fervently,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-21

Esther Howard, musical comedy and
legitimate star, made her picture debut
with Marilyn Miller several years ago.
Since then she has appeared In such
productions as 1.-THE Woman Tanner"
''Vice Squad" "Yellow Ticket"
wicked" and Ladies of the Big
House."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-21
Modest RaqueI

Raquel Torres is so modest she re-
sorts to dark glasses. so as not to be
recognized on the street? She is sell
dom seen without them, except at the
studio or at home u
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
Atlanta Workers
AttaCkNRAParad
Police Helpless
Destroy prosperity"
Floats, Pictures
of Roosevelt

ATLANTA, Ca, (By maiD -
Fierce anger of the masses against
the New Lynch Deal" under the
N. R. A. was expressed by the
i workers of Atlanta when they at
tackled floats and destroyed por-
traits of President Roosevelt in the
official N. R. A. parade here on
Oct. A.
The New Deal has here taken the
form of a tremendous increase in
the open murder of Negroes and
the terrorization of white workers
by police. Class-conscious white
workers were made the special
objects of police attack at a mass
protest funeral recently for Glover
Davis, blind Negro worker shot
down in cold blood by Policeman
o. W. Allen.
Police Chief o. E. Sturdivant has
demanded an appropriation for
armored and machine gun armored
cars to "shoot down Communists" "
and has announced he will arrest
every member of the l. L. D. he can
lay hands on.
IN SplCe OIL inns Unreal, LHe l. II
D. membership is growing, and mil
liant organization of united front
committees to fight police terror
and lynching is constantly increas-
ing.
Police dared not interfere with
the spontaneous attack of the out
ragged workers upon the N. R. A.
parade of Legionnaires, Ku Klux
Klansmen and the Chamber of
4 Comm erce
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
Raymond Polls Highest
Communist Vote in
City Election

DETROIT, Mich.-In one of the
lightest votes cast in years, the Com
munist Party made small gains in the
city primaries held on Oct. 10. The
highest Communist vote was received
by Phil Raymond, secretary of the
Auto Workers Union, who polled
6,725 as a candidate for the City
Council. John Schmies, district Or
ganizer of the Party and candidate
for Mayor, received 1889.
Three other Communist candidates
for the City Council received the
following vote; Earl Reno, secretary
of the Unemployed Councils, $50;
Frank Sykes, Negro worker and
member of the National Board OF
the Auto Workers Union, 1859, and
Haywood Maben, of the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights, 1880.
Though Schmies received a lower
vote than he did when he ran for
Mayor in 1881, in proportion to the
total cast, his vote improved. In
1881 he received IL per cent of the
total vote cast, and this year, IS per
cent. The highest Communist vote
for City Council in 1881 was 1.3 per
cent of the total cast; this year 1t
was 39 per cent.
Frank Couzens, son of the Senator,
who became Acting Mayor when
Frank Murphy resigned to become
the New Deal watchdog of American
imperialism as Governor of the
Philippines, was nominated for Mayor
by a big majority. In the finals on
Nov. z he will run against Philip
Breitmeyer, former Mayor.
Only about 10000 ballots were
cast this year, as compared with
100000 in 1881.
The Socialist Party candidate for
Mayor, DR.. Walter Bergman, received
5,516 votes.
Howard Starret, notorious dema-
gogue, who polled a large vote two
years ago, Topped miserably despite
generous publicity in the capitalist
press, receiving only about 400 votes
more than Schmies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
Revolutionary Trade Union Center Supports All Strikes and Active
in Campaign for Adoption of Federal Unemployment Insurance

Act quicklyl The attack of the bosses
is becoming more intense. Every eff
fort is being made to break your
strikes, to stop your organization. We
are facing winter which will be,
as admitted even by the ruling class,
the blacklist winter of hunger and
starvation in our history. There is
no time to be lost. Let us in every
shop, mill and mine, in every local
ity, unite our ranks. Join hands with
your fellow workers organized in the
T.U.UL. unions and other organiza-
tions, with the unorganized workers.
Block the disruptive tactics of your
leaders. Show them that you are wise
to their game of posing as friends Of
labor to carry through the bosses in
terests. Clean house. Elect your own
officials chosen from your ranks and
responsible to you. Do not depend
upon the Clever" back-door nego-
tiations of your leaders to bring you
better conditions and strong organ
ization. This can be achieved by you
only through organized, united, mill
tant action OF the employed and I'M
employed.
Brothers: Redeem the good name
of your organization by adopting the
policy of class struggle and place
yourself solidly against the attempts
of the MIRA. to bind and gag you,
to make out of your unions COM
pany unions subjected to the rule of
the bosses government. Your leaders
who have accepted positions in the
MIRA. administration, claim to act in
your name. They at the same time
act in the name of the NR.A. and
the government. 1t is in this double
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

capacity that Murray commands the
miners in the name of General
johnson, in the name of President
Roosevelt, to return to work. Look
at what has happened in Germany
where, as result of the treachery
and betrayal Of the trade union lead
ers, the unions have become part of
the government apparatus. Your
leaders make gestures of being against
Hitler because he has destroyed the
free trade unions and converted them
into appendages of the fascist state
Yet, are they not doing exactly the
same when they commit your unions
to the dictates of the NR.A., when in
your name they become part of the
MIRA. administration, when they
agree to outlaw strikes and establish
compulsory arbitration?
Brothers. Meet in your local unions
and adopt resolutions repudiating
the stand Of your leaders on the
MIRA, on strikes, on the codes, on
the strike of the miners, on indus
trial unions, on the unity Of all
workers in the fight for better wages,
for unemployment insurance, for the
rights of the Negro toilersl
Honest fighting delegates, bring
these issues on the floor Of the con-
vention Let your fight at the con-
vention be a rallying call to the rank
and file to take up united struggle
against the attacks of capital and the
disruptiye action of the Greens,
Lewises, and other labor bureaucratsl
Forward to Fighting Working Glass
nityl
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD
TRADE UNION UNITY LEAGUE
so East 18th ST., Room 326
New York City, New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
,JobIeSs Convention
Held in Arizona

PHOENIX, Ariz.-The second an
nual state convention of the Unem-
ployed Council was held here, at
tended by 81 delegates from nine
towns in this state. Besides the rep
resentatives Of the Unemployed
Council $50 fraternal delegates at
tended, including representative OF
the Socialist Party local in Yuma.
Preceding the convention a huge
mass meeting was held at the City
Hall Plaza, where Herbert Benjamin,
national organizer of the Unem-
ployed Council, addressed an audi
ence Of 1000.
Delegate after delegate stressed the
need of developing q statewide cam
paign for the support q federal un-
employment insurance.
Single men in this city are daily
being denied relief by the local r,
F. c. offices and are being herded
into a concentration camp in the
Fair Grounds. This camp was
originally established for transients,
but is rapidly taking the form of one
of Hitler's labor camps"
In Miami, Ariz., the situation is
tense. T. H. OBrien, chairman Of
the state board of public welfare
and general manager of the Inspira-
ton Consolidated Copper interests,
is accused Of starving the unem-
pIoyed His home has been placed
under guard. as a bitter resentment
is growing. among the unemployed
against this starvation program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

races, nationalities, religions and po-
litical Affiliations into industrial
unions. 1t defends the right to strike
and all other elementary rights of
the workers. 1t fights for unemploy-
ment relief and insurance. The T.U.
U.L. and its affiliated unions are
based on the control by the rank and
file and stands for the united action
OF all workers, irrespective Of their
trade union affiliation.
Our enemies attack the T.U.UL.
unions as Communist unions. This is
a lie intended to disrupt the growing
unity of the workers. The T.U.UL.
and its affiliated organizations are
not political parties. They are trade
unions based on the struggle of the
workers against the Bosses They en-
brace workers of all opinions, in
GLIDING Republicans, Socialists, Dem
ocrats, Communists and others. OF
course, in the T.U.UL. leadership
there are also Communists, just as
there are workers OF other political
Affiliations. The T.U.UL. unions rec
ognize, however, that the Colnmu-
nists fight in the interests of the
workers, and welcome their support
as they do all other groups who sin
cerely fight in the interests of the
masses. But the TU.U.L. unions are
democratic organizations. The work
ers themselves decide all questions of
policy and leadership. You members
of the A. F. of l.. know that the
bureaucrats of your organizations, on
the other hand, expel Communists
and ether honest fighters from the
A. F. of L. organizations against the
will Of the rank and file. The only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

applause, that he was not only Sec
rotary of the Auto Workers Union
but a member of the Communist
Party.
Shop Registration
He called on all auto workers to
begin registering by shops with an
organization of their own choice. He
also asked every shop to elect a
delegate to the general strike COM
mittee.
Others who spoke were Paul Grow,
militant member of the tool and die
makers strike committee; F. It.
Cederwal, of the I. w. W.; Jack
Fisher, of the Auto Workers Union;
John Mack, of the Flint Strike Com
mittee; a woman from the League
for Industrial Democracy, who had
been a delegate to the U. S. Congress
Against War and who urged united
strike action; and two workers from
the shops. John Anderson, the
scrapping Scotchman who is leading
the striking tool and diemakers al
the Ternstedt General Motors)
plant, acted as chairman.
The meeting revealed that the
rank and file of the Mechanics Edu-
cational Society ale taking control
of their own strike and are spread
ing it further over the heads of their
leaders, j. j. Griffen and Matthew
Smith.
1t is significant that while the
meeting was in progress, another
meeting was taking place elsewhere
at which Griffen and Smith were
negotiating secretly, behind the
backs of the workers, with a group
of employers and three congressman
These two misleaders are also plan
ming to appear before the N. R. A
Board in Washington on Wednesday
in an effort to bring in the N. r. A
to break the strike.
Meanwhile, plans for the general
strike are being pushed Tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock a meeting of dele
gates will be held in Carpathia Hall
$500 Elmwood. Workers are urged
to elect delegates from every shop
and department. Unemployed work.
ers and welfare wage workers should
also send delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
500 Strikers
Forced to Work
by Murder Threat
Defiant Workers of
Bayonne Get Threat
from ILGW Leaders

BAYONNE, N. j., October IS
Five hundred workers of the
Maiden Form Brassiere Co. on
strike for over three weeks, after
threats against the lives of strikers
by the international Ladies Gar
ment Workers Uaion, an A. F. of
L. organization, wre forced back
to work under a scl-out contract
by the union leaders and the bosses.
The workers were promised 500
minimum for a 35-hour week and
no blacklisting. Under the contract
signed, at which no shop delegate
was permitted to be present, the
workers are to receive S15-40
minimum for a 40 hour week. Also,
no shop committee is to be allowed
to take up the grievances of the
workers. The union is to be guar
anteed $4,000 for the two year
contract. the money coming out of
the workers pay envelope and 60
ing to New York union racketeers
of the A. F. of l..
The workers are still Infatuated
against this betrayal by the /. l..
G. W. u, and under proper leader
ship and organization are ready to
go forward in their demands for
higher wages and better working
conditions.
All during the strike, the NR.A,
"blue buzzard" was staring at the
strikers from the plants windows.
Fourteen strikers, including two
women who were stabbed by a
scab, were arrested by the local
police. Trials ae still pending.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

OF $1,000 tool and diemakerS in De-
troit, Flint and Pontiac. 1t took
concrete steps toward the organiza-
ton of general strike of all auto
workers, irrespective of craft, on a
united front basis.
The meeting was held on the very
day of new mass layoff, involving
thousands of workers, at the Ford
River Rouge plant. Layoffs are also
taking place at other plants. These
layoffs are actually lockouts and are
so regarded by the workers-lockouts
intended to strangle the strike move
ment in its infancy.
For the second night in succession
a .thunderous ovation was given to
David Jones, workers united front
candidate for Mayor of Dearborn
and national vice-preSident of the
Auto Workers Union. The evening
before Jones had spoken in the same
hall to mass meeting of striking
tool and diemakers. He again called
for march on the Ford plant and
for general strike to win better
conditions for the workers in the en-
tire industry.
Raymond Speaks
A great ovation was also given Phi
Raymond, secretary of the Auto
Workers Union, who was sitting in
the audience and was called up tc
the platform to speak. Raymond
outlined concrete demands and or
ganizational proposals for the gen.
eral strike and called for united
front of workers belonging to all Or
ganizations-Auto Workers Union
Mechanics Educational Society, I. w
W., American Federation of Labor
and Of employed and unemployed, as
well as unorganized workers, in the
fight against the N. R. A. slavery
"The time has come" Raymond said
as the audience cheered wildly. "to
tell King Henry I of Dearborn to
join the Car of Russia"
The demands proposed by Ray
mond and approved by the meeting
were minimum wage of 81 an hour
for all auto workers; the 6-hour day
5-day week, with a guarantee of 40
weeks work year, and minimum
of SIS a week for the unemployed
Raymond boldly declared, to loud
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
Highest Pay Is 50
in Leather Goods
Shop, MiddIetown

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y. The zoo
workers in the Classy Leather Goods
Corp. in Middletown work under the
most miserable conditions. The ma
Jority OF the workers are on piece
work. The highest pay for operators
is about SO per week. The boss forces
the workers to work overtime many
nights a week, also Saturdays and
Sundays, with no extra pay and on
the threat of losing their Jobs. The
time workers work 40 hours week
and are paid for 40 hours. Their pay
is from 16 cents to Is cents per hour
II worker comes one minute late
he is locked for an hours pay.
There are no safety devices on the
machines and every worker on. the
machines has been injured at least
once. There have been cases Of work
ers who were working on eyelet stamp
ing machins, where the pin has pen
entrated right through the bone. Nc
compensation is paid.
One worker, whose foot was
poisoned was told by the boss that
you don't work here when he told
the boss about the injury. When he
returned to work, he was fired. For
the week that he was out, he received
$1.96 pay.
Most Of these injuries are due to the
terrific speed up. One worker, while
being speeded up by the boss, caught
his finger in the gusset machine and
nearly lost his thumb.
On Friday, the workers are only
given As minutes for lunch. The work.
ers are paid on Monday for the week
ending on Thursday. The workers are
forced to work on all legal holidays,
and must work overtime every night
In the week preceding Jewish holi-
day. There is always the danger Of
disease because of the terrible SAM
tary conditions.
These workers have already had
their experience with the AFL. A
few years ago the AFL called meet
ing, which was announced by the boss
putting up notice in the factory.
After that melting, there was only one
representative Of the AFL in town,
whose sole activity consisted Of COL
Letting dues. The AFL did absolutely
nothing for the workers.
A few weeks ago, the AFL came
back to town, and called a meeting
in the same way. They were hooted
out OF town by the workers, who re-
membered their past experiences with
this outfit.
The workers are now organizing in
to an independent union. to fight
against these miserable conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16
Unite Your Ranks in Every Shop, Nine Mill" Calls TUUL

Below we print the concluding
part Of the call for unity of ali
workers made by the National
Board of the Trade Union Unity
League and addressed to the 53rd
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor, to its affil-
lated locals and to all organized
and unorganized workers. The first
part of the call appeared in Satur-
days issue.
The statement pointed to the
growing strikes affecting numerous
industries in every part of the
country, laying main emphasis on
the coal and steel strikes. 1t en-
phasized that during the first nine
months of this year a million work
ers struck for better conditions"
In number of these struggles the
unity of all workers has been eff
fected in the course of the strike.
AS an example, the national silk
strike, where a joint strike COM
mlttee comprising Representatives
of the A. F. of L. Omitted Textile
Workers., the T. U. U. L. National
Textile Workers Union) and indie
pendent unions, is cited.
1t proceeds to point out chat the
Executive Council of the A. F. of
L. and the entire top leadership"
do not represent the interests of
the rank and file membership of the
unions.
The statement concludes thus:
The Trade Union Unity League is
a center of trade unions standing on
the policy of the class struggle. 1t
openly organizes the workers to fight
against the employers for better con-
ditions. It emphasizes that the inter-
ests Of the bosses and the workers
are not the same. It openly exposes
the MIRA. as an attack on the living
conditions Of the workers. 1t or
ganizes the workers Of all ages, colors
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

ones who are expelled from the T.U.
U.L. unions are habitual scabs and
stool pigeons who enter to disrupt the
workers organizations.
We want to make clear to you at
this time that we are not in favor
of organizing new unions where
unions now exist. We organize new
unions only when the open strike
breaking and expulsion policies of the
A. F. of L. leaders make it necessary
to found such unions to defend the
workers interests. In such cases we
do not consider our unions as enc
mics of the rank and file of the A. F.
Of l.. unions. On the contrary, we
stand for the unity of the rank and
file. We are working for one union
in every industry based on the class
struggle. If you workers would take
matters in your own hands, become
the rulers Of your own organizations
which you alone have built up, GUST
your corrupt boss-controlled leader
ship, you would be taking step in
the direction of uniting the workers
in each industry into one strong class
industrial union. Very often your
leaders tell you that we are out to
destroy your organization. This is a
shameful lie, spread in order to
maintain their hold on your organi-
cations. Our fight for the miners
struggle for recognition of the UNI.
WA. and the strike breaking order
of Lewis and Murray to send the
miners back to work without recogni-
ton, shows clearly who is destroying
your organization.
Brothers: Consider this appeal of
our membership to you. Act upon it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-16

Ford River Rouge plant, working till
the beginning of 1888, when he was
fired for union activity. He joined
the Auto Workers Union in 1881
soon became Dearborn organizer OF
the union, and at the national con-
vention of the A. w. U. in June was
elected vice-president.
He was one of the leaders of the
last Ford Hunger March and has
time and again led demonstr9 ions
of unemployed workers which have
forced important concessions from
the city administration.
Jones, who is a member Of the
Communist Party, and the other
United Front candidates are the rep
resentatives of movement en-
bracing 40 organizations. Though
the Auto Workers Union and the
Communist Party were the driving
force in this movement, its broad
character is evident from the fact
that most of the workers involved
have in the past voted for capitalist
candidates.
The United Front candidates ran
on a clearcut anti-Ford platform, de-
handing cash relief, abolition OF
forced labor schemes, against the in
human speed-up in the Ford plant,
abolition of the safety Commission
which is composed Of Ford's hired
men, and other demands. The cam
paign for the finals will now be in
teasified; its keynote will be the or
7anization Of strike struggle in the
Ford plant.