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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-30

has been barred from enter
ing the Pendleton institution
until the probe is completed.
Meanwhile, The Times learned,
the two reformatory prisoners sus-
pected of completely in the garment
robberieS, have been placed in soli-
tary confinement. They are George
Dillon, sentenced from Delaware
county, shipping clerk in the pants
factory, and Bruce Michaels, SEN
fenced from Terre Haute, shipping
clerk in the shirt factory.
Superintendent Miles would place
no value on the extent of the al
legged clothing thefts, except to say
that it looked, from the evidence
he now has, as if the loss would not
amount to more than a half-dozen
bundles.
Loss at Least S420
However, it was reported that alb
least thirty-f1ve dozen pants have
been stolen. With the prison pants
selling for 81 pair, this would
make the loss at least $420, and it
also is reported that several bundles
of shirts have been stolen.
The alleged plot, it was learned,
provided for the Anderson truck
driver to bring the bundles to an
Indianapolis fence, living on West
Morris street.
A raid at the Morris street adj
dress by detectives and re-
formatory investigator failed to re-
cover any loot. No one was at home
and later visit by state police also
was fruitless
Questioned by Miles
The Anderson truck driver, who
is being questioned further today by
Superintendent Miles, was supposed
to have received S25 for three trips,
the two guards and the two
prisoners splitting the proceeds from
sale of the shirts and pants.
The Governors Office was familiar
with the alleged plot, it was learned
today, but Governor Paul v. McNutt
did not become informed of it until
todays first edition of The Times
appeared
Governor McNutt asserted: IF
the facts are true, I will insist on
aff1davits being filed against the
guards in Madison county, after
their dismissal from the reforma-
tory"
Might Hinder Efforts
Superintendent Miles said the
Governors Office, at his request had
not made public details of the al
Legged plot which has been suspected
since Saturday, because publicity
might hinder efforts to get to the
bottom of the case"
Recent escape of ten prisoners
from the Indiana state prison
brought considerable censure upon
the McNutt plan of changing guards
wholesale and putting in deserving
Democrats"
Similar changes have been made
at the Pendleton institution and
The Times learned today that both
Of the suspended guards were po-
litical appointees, who got their
posts in May
Knew Nothing of Politics"
Superintendent Miles said he knew
nothing of the guards political ante
cedents and that when he took the
helm in July, he called
both old and new guards together
and told them just what was ex-
pected of them in the way of per-
Torrance of duty"
Although the prison trusteeS
placed the blame for the break on
the assistant warden, who was
fired. their report pointed out that
guards we're in charge
Of the shirt shop where the gang
procured the arms and launched the
escape.
"Of the record" one of the state
prison trustees declared that al
though new guards were not entire
ly to blame for the situation they
haven't helped matters any"
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Killed by Interurban

By United Press
HAMMOND. Ind, Oct. 30.-Walter
Matusik, "a, Hegewisch, died last
night of injuries suffered when he
was struck by a South Shore inter-
urban at street crossing here.
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COUPLE is KILLED AS
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO

Tragedy Occurs as Young People
Return From Dance.
By United Press
LAPAz, Ind, Oct. 3O.-Harry
Carpenter, 20, and Dorothea Moore,
18, were killed instantly and four
companions were seriously injured
early today when their automobile
was struck by a freight train at a
grade crossing on U. S. Road 6 near
here.
The three couples were returning
from q dance.
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10000 Taken From
Relief Rolls, Given
State Highway Jobs
Emergency Unemployment Program Is Benefiting Vast
Number of Needy Families, Helping Roads,
Saws Governor
SAYS Governor.

According to made public today by Governor Paul "
Mutt 10000 the relief lists
the the
highways
the of district the highway
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ReSoIiCitation of Large
Donors Meets With
Bio Response.

Receipts for today in the Com
munity Fund drive were $780,
212.15, making the total to date
S578, 702.08, which was announced
as 1912 per cent of the amount of
the goal.
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STEEL MAGNATES AND
ROOSEVELT CONFER

Captive Mine Farley.
By United Press
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30-Execu-
tives of nine major steel companies
and their affiliated coal companies
went into conference with President
Roosevelt and Recovery Admins
traitor Hugh Johnson on the Cap
tive mine situation, shortly before
noon today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-30
NEW BANK is OPENED
$4,000, 000 Frozen Assets VIII Be
Released by Institution.

By Umted Press
FIT. WAYNE. Ind, Oct 30.-The
Fl. Wayne National bank, successor
to the old First National Bank and
Trust Company opened here today.
Opening of the new institution is
expected TO release approximately
S6000.00 frozen assets of the old
first bank, which has been closed
since the national bank holiday"
last March.
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u. s. TO BEGIN
BUYING WORLD
MARKET GOLD
Roosevelt Moves to Raise
Commodity Costs by
Cheapening Dollar.

By United Prese
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-The
government today raised its price on
newly mined American gold to $31 SO
an ounce from the 1912 level of
Saturday. The price was an ad-
vance of IA cents an ounce.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
BY MORRIS RACKALL

SPRINGFIELD, III. Springfield,
the capital of Illinois, on Oct. 1o and
20 was the scene of historic strug-
gle of the Illinois miners. They came
to voice their protest against the N.
r. A., against the Lewis machine in
the U. M. w. A. and against gov
eminent support to scabs.
The march to Springfield of over
10000 miners was a spontaneous
movement. Rumors were spread in
the Central and Southern Illinois
coal fields that general picketing
would take place Thursday at the
Peabody mines. Miners came In
Notwithstanding the heavy rain and
in spite OF the National Guards, the
deputy sheriffs on all roads and in
the city.
Claude Pearey, Dan McGill and
other leaders of the Progressive
Miners stated that they did not
know anything about the march, and
the miners came down unorganized.
Even the left wing elements within
the Progressive miners were not pre-
pared to lead the masses. 1t was
the Communist leadership in Spring
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
Miner Killed by Lewis Henchmen; Fight for
Union Recognition Just Beginning
in Illinois Coal Fields

I went back TO Springfield from
Taylorville on truck with miner.
One little Italian woman, the wife @,
miner, said to her sisters of the
Auxiliary, I'll tell you, Mary, now 7
believe that Pearcy is crook. 1
didn't believe it before. But he wasn't
here today; he is never any place
where the miners are. I tell you he is
a crook. If our brothers will return
to Springfield and no Pearcy and no.
body else will send them back home"
In my conversations with the min
ers at the funeral they all agreed
that this march taught them great
deal. They are convinced that now
is the time to prepare another march
on Springfield. But they will have to
organize first. They will have to get
rid Of some of their leaders. They
don't need any Interpretation Of the
Richberg report. They know that
Peabody, Big Ben operators, Horner,
johnson, MIRA. and the Lewis ma
chine, are all their enemies. They are
learning that Pearcy, Dan McGill,
Joe Peck, who defend the N.R.A.,
are working against the PIMA. rank
and fua
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
indiana Strike
Against Wishes
. Of. Officials
BY a Worker Correspondent

PRINCETON, Ind. - The miners
in the Southern Indiana fields in.
District@I1 are taking a holiday, same
to last Indefinitely or until the oper-
ators meet their demands The strip
miners are demanding the 40-hour
week with 48-hour pay, the work
to be done the first five days of the
week, Saturday and Sunday to be
holidays; the deep vein or staff
miners are demanding that the OPP
orators of scab miners fire the Scabs
and reinstate the former union men.
This is the rank and file demand
and the strike is against the wishes
of the officials of District II, who
plainly told the workers to stay on
the job and carry out the provisions
Of the contract, and the N.R.A. mine
code.
The rank and file were told bystheiT-
officials that the contract which was
in force in District IL would govern
the miners until its expiration in
1895 and that the N.R.A. would not
be applied here While the miners
were lulled to sleep by the capitalist
press and the operators plus the Of
ficialdonI- of District H.. their rights
and provisions we're abrogated leaving
them nothing save the. Slave Code.
While the miners demands are
very good as far as they CO. they
should go further and demand the
six-hour day, 81 per hour, double time
for all over time, no overtime for
any until all miners are employed,
with a provision of a minimum guar
antee of "a hours per week for 40
weeks per year, unemployment insur-
ance of $40 per week for the head
of unemployed families and So for
each additional member Of the family
The Governor Of indiana, McNutt,
has placed a part of Sullivan County
under martial law. and the scab lead
ers are the ones in command there.
Our poorhouse burned to the
ground last week and the inmates
were placed in a stable with horses
for the first night. Now they oc-
cupy the basement of the court house.
Three hundred and fifty applicants
are here for old age pension. The
county adjustment board, which con-
sists of our Mayor Brazeleton of this
city, along with eight others of his
class, decided that the $4,000 allowed
was too much land cut the appro-
priation to $4,000. making an allow
ance for individuals of SIS per month,
whereas the law calls for SIS per
month. ea@ as rrs-
The railroad fired 10 more en-
ployes last month t
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istrators Of the N r. A., in the Of
fices Of Governor Horner, in order
to discuss the decisions Of Mr.. Rich
berg, the representative of General
johnson, which gives the UNI WA.
Lewis henchmen full recognition in
the coal code for the state of Illinois
and excludes the $4,000 striking min
ers from the right to their Jobs in
the Peabody, Big Ben and other large
mines. &&
Fails to Appear
Claude Pearcy, secretary Of the P.
M. A., had to report about this con-
ference to The miners at the mass
meeting at the Park But he was
afraid to show up. The miners called
for Pearcy, but Pearcy was not there.
The mass meeting was under the
leadership of the Communist min
ers and the left wing elements. A
state general strike was declared at
this meeting. Speeches were made
for calling state strike OF all min
ers and it was enthusiastically
adopted by the miners.
At this same meeting, S. L. Jones
OF Belleville, a member Of the P. M.
A. executive board, while drunk,
spilled the beans, telling to the min
ers that the march was officially
called by the executive board mem
bers without openly stating their re-
sponsibility on the one hand to APP
pear respectable" in the eyes of the
N. Il. A. administration and Gov
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Strikebreaking Pact Links
Leaders of PIMA and UMWA

and, that it would be necessary for
them to wash their hands. This
meant the expulsion of all militantS
from the P. M. A.
Rumors were spread that all the
P. M. A. fighters who did not have
jobs were going to be expelled. Some
laughed at this and thought it a joke.
Did not the convention decide that
AL those who were expelled from
the U. M. w. A. for fighting the
operations and the Lewis machine
were to be reinstated into the P. NJ.
A. without even paying the initiation
fee?" The spirit Of thc eoilJ cfltton
was to welcome those fighters ilors
the U. M. w. A. days
Now George Voyzey, well known
mine leader, is expelled from the
ranks Of the P. M A. Voyzey at one
time ran for president against Lewis
and was elected, but cheated out of
the election. He was later expelled
from the u, M. w. A. Now that
Pearcy and Keck have expelled voy-
zey lit again shows that the leaders
of the two unions have another point
on which there is agreement.
This fight has gone on to include
many other fighters. John Botwello,
vino practically alone led the fight
against the wage cut at the time of
: the convention. and who was head
of the relief committee, was stopped
from snoc tri9,o OF D NJ -,a,a6ti-,o-
and is slated for the "guillotine. .
The editor Of the Progressive Miner
was alco removed.
The P. M. A. has the best Women's
Auxiliary in the country. But even
in this there is agreement between
the leaders of the two unions, The
U. M. w. A. leaders are against aux
iliaries, while those of the P. VI. A
do not want the women to use the
auxiliaries to fight the bosses and
the burocrats
Many other such instances could be
given. Seeing all their points OF
agreement, and feeling that the time
had come when Lewis was not able
to deliver the goods, Walter Nesbit,
in a telegram to Governor Horner,
endorses the P. M. A In return the
P. M. A., through their paper, have
an editorial of praise for Nesbit.
So you can see the evolution of a
few progressive" mine leaders. 1t is
another example of heading a move
ment to later behead it.
The tasks of the rank and file of
the two unions is the same. They
must capture the local unions away
from supporting such leaders. To dc
this it is necessary to organize ali
the |left" forces in the various locals
to make this fight. Together with
this must go the fight against the
MIRA. and all of the conditions that
go with it.
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ernor Horner, and on the other hand
not being responsible for a program
OF action so that the rank and file
Of the PIMA. should not demand any
results out of this march.
The Communist Party leadership
found the left wing elements, and
especially the Musteite group, with.
out program of action and proposed
a statement for the next day to the
marchers at the mass meeting at the
same Ball Park Meanwhile, the
Progressive miner of Taylorville, Mel
vile Staples, was shot, and died
afterwards. Haines, thug OF the
U.M.WA., who killed Staples, had
TO be transferred from Springfield to
Peoria because they were afraid that
the Jail would be stor1ned by the
P. M. A, workers.
Others Come In ri
Additional miners came into town
from farther south, from Peoria. The
news spread that 10000 women of the
Auxiliaries were marching on Spring.
field. The leaders of the PIMA, with
Claude Pearcy at the head began to
worry. They sat up all night prepar-
ing a course of action against the
rank and file, the left wing groups
and the Communists.
Friday afternoon over 5000 miners
damned the ball park, notwithstand-
ing the doTnpour OF rain and the
cold. This meeting really revealed
the terrible situation existing in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
BY TONY MINERICH

Claude Pearcy, president Of the
Progressive Miners of Illinois, and
Walter Nesbit, former secretary of
the Illinois district of the U. M w.
A., and now a big shot" Congress
man, are busy concluding peace
pact" In the meanwhile both sides
are busy fighting against the militant
members of the two mine unions.
The immediate steps leading to the
building of the Progressive Union was
the stealing of the ballots on a rank
and file referendum to reject the cut
in wages from $6.10 to IS. Nesbit, as
the secretary of District IL, U. M. w
A. engineered this steal. The result
was the building of the P. M. A. and
the acceptance by this union of the
wage cut, due to the work Of the
leaders of the P. M A.
AT that time Nesbit used this fact
to show that there was no difference
in wages between the leaders of the
P. M. A. and the U. M w. A. So at
least they had one point of agree
ment.
Sometime later came the discus
sions on the coal code and She NR.A.
The leaders of the P. M. A. went to
Washington to pledge themselves and
the P. M. A. to work for the N.R.A.,
which incidentally places the worst
agreement in the history OF mining
upon the coal miners.
Washing Hands
The P. M. a. leaders were told that
certain people regarded them as reds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
Refuse to Sign
for Check-Off

BY Mine Worker Correspondent
FAYETTE CITY, Pa.-The other
day at the meeting of the Lower
Local of the UMWA the question of
the check-off came up. The COM
pany passed among us cards author
izing the company to check off from
our pays, for dues, limitations, powder.
The majority of the miners were
against signing these cards. The
miners argued that to sign these cards
meant to support the right of the
company to check of for the COM
psny store, and since many are un-
willing to have the company store
and the Fagan's dues and assessments
saddled ON them they refused to sign.
We passed motion to send "a COM
mit5ee to attorney Cayalcanti in
Uniontown. Cavalcanti after lots Of
talk finally told lis that regardless
whether we signed the cards or not
the check Off will go into force be-
cause it is in the agreement of Dis
trict 5 UM.W.A He stated that if
we do not sign the cards the company
may not be able to check off for the
company store. This Interpretation
by Cavalcanti is damn lie. If the
check off for dues is in the agree
ment SO is the store
We should not Sign these cards, we
should collect our dues, and we
should send a resolution to Pagan
and tell him we will not pay any
dues until we have elections for dis
trict officers, and a Constitutional
Convention to adopt a Constitution
that will meet our needs
Cavalcanti has served the Prick
and other companies we'll in the
coke region by advising" the miners
against mass picketing He wants
the miners to permit Cavalcanti to
settle all their problems and now lies
on simple question.
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Workers of America. The miners
want recognition of the U.M.W.A.,
but the leaders have betrayed them
by driving 10000 fellow strikers back
to work. Standing behind the min
ers' enemies are the Roosevelt Gov
eminent and the NR.A., in which
they still have some faith, and the
blah blah governor of Pennsylvania,
Pinchot; who proclaimS his friend
ship for the strikers while his State
Police check the activities of their
picket lines. KS
Actually leading the strike, how
ever, and in spite of those who smash
it, is a so-called progressive" Mar
tin Ryan, good fighter, say some
of the miners. An "insurgent," says
Lewis, and Feeney agreed. In con-
trast to this attitude, Hynes, pre-
tends to pat Ryan on the back"
At the same time both .Hynes and
Ryan admit thaS. the -N.M.U. forces
are honestly fighting in the interest
Of the miners, but by doing so they
say. we are hurting the miners
chance Of success, because the coal
companies 7-ill not recognize g Red"
| union.
In fact Ryan is afraid to meet with
/ the N.NfU. TO discuss strike policies.
He has committed many serious
blunders due to his inexperience, but
| all he fears is the eLewis Constitai-
ton" He doesn't want to violate
Lewis laws.
Why Contradictions?
The reason why these contradictory
factors exist side by side need ex-
| PLANTATION, for they are many. 1t is
not enough. to say. that the splendid
| militant army which is still holding
out is g. courageous one. The Fayette
miners have admirable courage, but
without capable leadership to re-
place the conflicting leadership which
they nov have, they will find be-
trayals worse than those of 1922, be-
cause the government will more
openly be an added force to the
tricks, Lewises and Feeneys of that
year. Unless they act wisely and
we'll now, the net result for them
will be an unprecedented terror, evic-
lions and an enormous blacklist.
| 1t becomes necessary to remember
the 1922 betrayal of the Fayette min
ers by John L. Lewis, to know that
there is no real battle between Lewis
and the Prick Coal Co, which is a
subsidiary of the U. S. Steel Corpo-
ration.
The so-called impasse reached in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-28
Progressive Miners Leadership Does All 1t Can
to Scatter Spontaneous March
and Strike Demand

field and the coal fields that irnme-
diately called a conference of all the
revolutionary, militant and liberal
elements of the Progressive Miners
and proposed united front of ac-
ton. They proposed first that a
general strike of all the coal mines
in Illinois be called, and call be
issued to all the miners of Illinois
to come and stay in Springfield in
order to force the N. r. A. admin
istration to recognize the rights of
the Progressive miners to their jobs
at the coal mines where they have
been striking for the last Is months,
and improve the conditions of work
and their wages so that they would
be able to live while they. are work
ing.
A general mass meeting OF all the
Progressive miners that were in
Springfield was called at the Ball
Park, Reservoir Park, where over
5000 Progressive miners and their
wives were present. But the leaders
of the Progressive miners were abb
sent. Eleven o'clock that same day
conference was held between the
officials Of the p. M. A., operators,
leaders Of the U. M. W. A., admin
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PIMA. union A very characteristic
statement was made about this meet
ing in the Saturday, Oct. 20, illinois
State Register" capitalist paper in
Springfield, under TIE headline, DIFF
ference Of Opinion" The paper stat
ed, Differences Of opinion developed
among the Progressives at a mass
meeting held yesterday afternoon at
Reservoir Park for the local miners
and out Of town visitors.
While President Claude Pearcy
and Dan McGill, Springfield district
board member, urged the miners to
return to their homes and go back
to work, other speakers urged that
q statewide strike be called in pro-
test to the Richberg report"
went Sunday afternoon to Tay-
lorville, to the funeral of the tenth
victim in the struggle of the rank
and file Of the PIMA. against the
U.MW.A. and Peabodf Coal operators,
who was killed Thursday in Spring
field, by the Lewis thugs. Six thou
sand coal miners came to the funeral
from all over the state with their
wives, members of the Women's Aux
iliarieA