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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
BOTH PARTIES IN
CONFAB AGREE TO
RAISE SALES TAX

NEW YORK. to Mayor
O'Brien conferences are taking place
between democratic and republican
leaders which will result in agree
ment to raise the safes tax when the
legislature convenes next Wednes-
day. The mayor pointed to the fact
that minority leader George r.
Fearoi1 Of the senate and Speaker
Joseph A. McGinnies of the assembly,
who lead the republican machine will
approve the tax.
The Unemployed Councils in
statement issued yesterday called on
all workers organizations in the
state ito send kilograms to Governor
Lehman demanding a hearing Of the
workers delegation before the 1egis-
lature"
Besides sending delegation to
Albany committees of workers in the
neighborhoods will go before the state
senators and assemblymen in their
respective districts with the request
that they vote favorably towards
hearing the workers delegation and
give approval to the demands pre-
scented by them.
The announcement of the special
meeting of the state legislature has
so far served the purpose of city Of
ficials to entirely neglect appropria-
tiens for immediate relief. In most
instances relief was gotten only as a
result Of the determined demands of
unemployed before the Home Relief
Bureaus. Jobless on work relief jobs
found a 10 per cent cut when pay
was given out.
Protest resolutions are now cir
culated demanding that the city res
cind the cut. Ali workers ON relief
jobs should report to the Office OF the
Greater New York Unemployed
Councils at 10 E. 18th ST., for in
formation concerning the petitions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Striking Newsboys
in Pittsburgh Block
Publishers Robbery

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 20.-The
circulation of newspapers came to a
complete stop this morning when
newsboys joined the strike wave in
Pennsylvania, in protest against the
rise in the price charged them for
papers, from 81 to s225 hundred
None of the three local papers
could be distributed. The young
strikers tore up papers and halted
newspaper delivery trucks.
Federal agents were rushed in by
the Roosevelt government to fight
the strike, and George Bailey, 81,
said to be an Unemployed Council
organizer, was arrested and rushed
through to jail term of five days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Steel Production Begins to Turn Downward


THERE are some very important
l straws that show which way the
economic wind is blowing. The wheele
of the big industries are beginning
to slow down again, even though
there forced speeding up did not be-
gin to draw off the millions of I'M
employed.
Roosevelt's first dose Of initiation
has spent its force, with capitalism
now left with larger indigestible
mass of commodities that the work
ers cannot buy back because their
wages are go per cent below 1925.
Here are a few more signs Of COM
ing greater unemployment, as report
ed in the New York Suns financial
columns, July 10:
THE steel trade reviews note
some slackening in orders, and the
automobile industry Is slowing a bit
to see II the public is going to buy
all the cars that have been manu-
featured. Steel ingot output this
week, according to the Iron Age is
down a point to So per cent, the
first decline since early March when
the rate was as low as IL per cent"
FROM the Department of Labor we
/ get a very devastating report
showing that within this period of
upturn, building construction dropped
faster than at any period during the
crisis.
Building permit reports re-
ceiyed by the bureau of labor Stats
tics of the United States Department
OF Labor from 762 identical cities hay-
ing a population Of 10000 or over
show decrease Of 36.5 per cent in
expenditures for total building oper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Cdgney in "The Picture
y Snatcher" At Jefferson

Beginning this Saturday the JEFF
ferson Theatre will present a double
feature screen program including
James Cagney and Alice White in
THE Picture Snatcher," and "Trick
For Trick" with Ralph Morgan and
Sally Blaine. The program begin
ing Wednesday will have Laurel
and Hardy in The Devils Brother"
and Terror Abroad with John Hal
liday and Charlie Ruggles on the
screen.
The Radio City Music Hall is now
showing Double Harness" a new
RKO Radio picture, with Ann Hard
ing and William Powell in the lead
ing roles. The stage show includes
Charles Weidman and his dancers;
a spectacle, Gay Vienna; Celia
Branz, contralto; Ross Graham,
baritone; a ballet, Melody in F. by
Rubinstein and I'll Guarany" by
Gomez.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Communists Nominate
Nykanen for School
Board in Virginia

VIRGINIA, Mimi, July 20.-The
Communist Party filed as It's candi-
date, Carlo Nykanen for the local
school board elections. The steel
trust is running the -yhool district
as it does everything else here.
When Nykanen's father was given
work in order to get relief by the
school board and was unable to &C
as he was sick, he sent his son. The
company stools saw that the militant
young Nykanen should get no work
Later the father had to accept the
job although sick, in order to get
sufficient to live on.
The Communist Party in the cleo
lions has not only presented a pro-
gram for the interests of the workers
but is actively fighting in the day
to day struggles of all toilers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Reader Takes Issue With
Daily" ReUieW of
Island of Doom"
Editor. Daily Worker

Editor Daily Worker:
Dear Comrade:-T was surprised to
read the attack by IS. B" on the
Soviet Aim. Island of Doom" in
Tuesdays Daily Worker an attack
which seems to me to be entirely
subjective and unwarranted.
I saw this film and found it to be
a very clear, simple story of three
people who symbolic in a realistic
and human manner three class forces
to be found in a revolution: the capt.
talist stool-pigeon, who is shown to
be first and last a rat in all his
dealings; the petty-bourgeois actress,
who is shown to have the inevitable
characteristics of her class, weakness
and vacillation; and the revolution
airy proletarian. who is shown to be
the only one who has definite pur-
pose in life, strength of character
and the ability to show the petty
bourgeois the road to union with the
proletariat in a life of decisive and
purposeful action.
The element of suspense is power
fully and masterfully made use OF
throughout the story, with the great
est artistic economy (the whole thing
Is nlaved almost entirely in one set
ting by three characters; and the
so-cslled love interest" makes this
film particularly fitted for the con-
sumption of the American movie au-
dience, which has been rendered
almost incapable Of absorbing any
subject in the movies unless it is
through the medium of love story.
have not seen the reviews of the
bourgeois press on this Aim, but I
an sure that they could not be more
catsgoric In their rejection of il
than the review that appeared in
the Daily Worker" and this is too
hsd, since the picture is really good
one.
Yours with comradely greetings,
JUDITH KNIGHT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
BY ROBERT MINOR.

have just come from an advance
showing OF the movietone picture,
"The Strange Case of Tom Mooney"
which will open this morning at 10
O'Clock at the Cameo Theatre, And
st. and Broadway, New York. Tom
Mooney telegraphed from San QUEEN
tin Prison, asking me to see it, 1t
had already been described by peo-
pie who had seen it as extraordinarily
good. a
But the picture is far better than
it had been described. AS one who
lived through all of the important
events of this greatest of all Anne
rican labor cases during the past II
years, I can say that it is a true pic
ture. aside from two or three unim-
portant inaccuracies, and aside from
few of the scars of censorship, in.
evitable as long as the trainers of
Tom Mooney are the rulers of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

weeks period ending July l were
ST9,50s,203. This compares with
$50, 1861, 9eS for the same period in
1882 and is decrease of S6,55S,785,
ort7.62 per cent.
June sales, expressed in tons, were
estimated as 5O7, 361 this year, conn
pared with r531,O82 in June, 1882.
This is 4 decrease In quantity Of
merchandise sold Of 23,721 tons, or
4.47 per cent.
average weekly sales in June
were $15,9O0,641, compared with
S17,2l2,39S in 1882, decrease Of ST.
3l1,757. Average weekly tonnage
sales were 1Ol,472, compared with
1O6,216 in June, 1882, ! decrease Of
4,744 TONS"
EVERY worker knows that the At
Z iantic and Pacific stores sales Is
an accurate gauge to what TIE work
ers are eating.
Whatever way you look at it, the
above report shows the workers are
spending less money for food, ane
the tonnage Of food sold shows they
are eating less food.
This all took place at the high
point Of the Roosevelt forced march
to prosperity. 1t took place when the
stock market was sky rocketing with
stocks increasing in value around 10t
per cent. The stock market gamblers
not excluding . hord Of Mr.. Rcose.
velt's close and intimate friends
cleared some tens of billions Of dol.
lars out of the stock market, out o.
the perspective profits that the bosse'
expect to gain because they can make
the workers eat tons and tons Of fooe
lesS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

furniture was being hurled on the
truck, with 100 workers standing
around her forced the return of part
of the furniture. The rest was taken
to the city warehouse.
The furniture of the three families
had been returned to the house when
they we're evicted in the rain the day
before.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Silk Store Strike
Won After ; Weeks

NEW YORK.-The strike at the
Superior Silk Mills Stores at 406
Fulton Street was won yesterday
after three weeks of constant picket
ing and arrests. The strike was called
when the boss wanted to give the
boys two weeks vacation without pay.
The young workers were paid $50
each for the time they were on
strike. All the workers in the store
joined the Retail Dry Goods Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Want to Deport Negro
Worker After Arrest
At a ScottsborO Meet

p NEW YORK Although the state
authorities dismissed the case Of
Robert Smith, militant Negro work.
er, who was arrested at an open
air Scottsboro meeting in Harlem,
April Goth, the federal authorities
took up the case and at the hearing
held Wednesday he was ordered to
be deported to Panama.
The International Labor Defense
which handled the case for Smith,
who claims American citizenship,
will sue for writ of habeas corpus in
order to test the decision of the De-
partment of Labor in the Federal
Court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
CHILDREN LEAVE FOR
WORKERS CAMP

NEW YORK. - 25 children left
New York yesterday for Camp Wo-
chi-ca at Wingdale, N. Y. Readers
are urged to help provide funds to
make it possible for more children
of unemployed to be sent in the
next two week group. Send money
to United Camp Committee, $40
Broadway, N. Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

STRIKE SIGN ACROSS HOUSE
at 12s East 111th ST., where three
families were evicted yesterday,
but workers continue struggle.
ION, had their furniture thrown into
the city moving van yesterday. The
landlord refused to accept the rent
checks
A rent strike has been In progress
at the house for the past week under
the. leadership of the Lower Harlem
Unemployed Council. The seventeen
tenants now left in the house are
determined to continue the strike
until their demand for a rent reduc-
ton is met.
At one time during the eviction
Mrs. Metropolis, one of these whose
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Workers Will Hear Neev
Scottsboro Song Today

"Scottsboro," new mass song writ
ten to help in the struggle to free the
Scottsboro boys will be sung by the
Flatbush LID chorus at the Scots
boro demonstration in Union Square
Today.
The chorus of the song, whose words
were written by Abron, are:
1.-THE Scottsboro boys shall not die,
The Scottsboro boys shall not die,
Workers of the LID will set them
free, set them free"
The song was written by L. e. Swift,
a young composer, member of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

Composers Collective of the Pierre
Degeyter Club. Swift has won recog-
milton in the music world for his
concerts and his compositions.
He became active in the revolution
airy movement last year. One Of his
recent compositions United Front
May Day, 1888" was inspired by the
May First demonstration in which
he took part.
The song may be purchased for two
cents a copy at the Workers Book
Store, so E. 18th ST., or from the
Workers Music League, SIS w. 10th St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
TABAK MEET JULY "a

NEW YORK.-A Tabak defense
conference will take place Monday,
July "a, at 8 pm. at Ambassador
Hall, Claremont Parkway and Third
Ave. All mass organizations in the
Bronx have been asked to elect two
delegates to this conference, which
will plan campaign for the defense
Of Tabak, a militant worker who has
been framed by the Home Relief
Bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21
Refuse Rent Checks, Evict ;,
But Tenants Strike Goes on

NEW YORK.-With a Home Relief
Bureau Investigator sitting on their
doorstep at 1913 E. 111th St., holding
checks to pay their rent, three fam
ilies-Motropolis, Silez and Milling
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

NEW YORK. - Carl Winter will
speak on the Workers Municipal Re-
lief Ordinance tonight, 8 p. M, at
the Prospect Workers Center, 1857
Southern Boulevard.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-21

Meet your friends at the Daily
Worker Picnic Pleasant Bay Park,
July 80!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
SWEDISH DRYS
 DESIRE CHANGE
Advocate Abolition of. the Bratt System in lndivid=
 ual Liquor RatiOnS

Stockholm. (UP)--Abolition of the Bratt system as far as the individual rations in liquor is con- cerned is advocated by the Swed- ish national temperance societies in a petition ot the Riksdag com mittee, appointed to consider a re- vision of the liquor laws of the country.
 This ration, which varies from one quart or less month to four, has tended to fix the habit of drinking on the country, say the dry petitioners, who advocate the Danish system of higher prices alone as check on consumption.
 To be a four quart man is re- garded as specia. achievement a sign of success in life, the drys claim, and the moral responsibil- ity for consuming the maximum allowed is put on the state instead of being assumed by the individual.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15

say certainly does know her Ger mani" For a long time no one but the instructor guessed the relation ship between Miss Lindsay and the Wynekoop twins.
 And then ono morning, just be- fore class was called to order, I said, "Oh, mother, what did you say this word meant ?'' And there was no class that day.
 The years rolled on--Walker was the father of a baby boy. Earle and I were in medical school and Mary Louise was a freshman at Drake in Des Moines.
 All of us were children of the same parents, except Mary, who was adopted, and yet each ]" one was totally different from the rest.
 People becoming acquainted with any one of us individually usually were convinced that the son or the daughter in question was an only child. l.ses4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15

worry lines that appeared on Earles forehead as he finished reading it., inquired:
 What's the matter, Earle?" Is she giving you the gate?" Mary piped up. We laughed at that, for it was well known in the family that the way to Rheta's heart was over no boulevard. She was a pretty, tall ented girl and, as such, had plenty of admirers.
 "She says" Earle said, "that if I don't get to Indianapolis the next time I write I'm coming, IT needn't ever come." Mother nodded, full of sym- pathy. We'll she knew that the reason Earle had failed to keep some of his long distance dates" with Rheta was because of her own business affairs. He was acting as her agent in settling dads affairs.
 
 Earle Presses Suit
 q think, Earle" said mother at last, you'd better go down and see Rheta. Otherwise, you may lose out with her"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Electricity Ends Life
 Work of Lamplighter

South Glastonbury, Conn. (UP) Modem electric lights have put an end to the job which Walter B. Kellam, blind lamplighter of this town, has held for 25 years. Kellam has attended to the lighting or the range lamps along the Connecticut river which guide the boats past this town at night. Regardless of the weather, Kellam has done the job each evening for 25 years trimming the weeks of the old oil burning lamps, and filling the tanks when necessary. The old style lamps were in use about 50 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15

Life was joyous for Earle and Rhcta Wynekoop when the above picture was taken. That was be- fore tragedy swoOped and Rheta died by a slaycr's hand and Earle was held as accessory in the kill ing but later was freed when the case was nOlle pressed. At left is Dr Frank WynekoOp, husband of Dr Alice WynekOOp. He died sud- denly January ?, 1929, in the home after a happy holiday fete. At right is Dr Catherine WynekoOp, author of this series, as she appears to- day.
 room, where he didn't even recog- niZe us. At a. m. the doctor called in was leaving the house, as he could do nothing more.
 So dawned a new day in our home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Responsibility Is Heavy

The responsibilities that previ- ously had been shared now rest ed heavily upon mothers shoul- ders. Problems came thick and i fast. The oil heater wouldn't work, the plumbing gave out and had to be replaced; not much later the tile roof had to be replaced. Mother was quiet and uncom- plaining throughout, although she had numerous new duties to many of which she was wholly unaccus- toned. As usual, mother managed like a major.
 In the midst of saddened house. hold, romance was lurking.
 It had it's beginning in Decem- Der, 1929, when Earle drove moth CT and me to Indianapolis to attend a musical party being given by the Nu Sigma Phi medical sorority, to which we belonged.
 Rheta played the violin at the party. Her cute way of playing, to- gether with her bright red hair, her pretty, animated face, and her petite form instantly captivated my l brother.
 Find out who she is," he begged | mother. T want to meet her."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Earle Presses Suit
ACTIONS AGAINST
 BYROLLY co SETTLED

The two $10,000 civil actions against the Byrolly Transportation company of Waterbury were set tied out of the superior court at New Haven yesterday. The plain tiffs were Anthony Pawlina and Walter Longa. They claimed per- manent injuries from being struck on their horse drawn ice wagon at Hamden on May 18th, by one of the local trucks. The cases were reported settled for $1O,O0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Mother Aids Cupid

Mother, always Cupid's great co-operator, found out. Also, she found out someone who would in- troduce him.
 That was the last we saw of Earle that evening. But next morning, on the drive back to Chicago, he told us that he had escorted Rheta home and extracted from her a promise to answer his letters.
 For the next two and a half years lwe-mother. Mary and I-had lot of fun. keeping abreast with their romance. At times, the postman seemed unusually slow-to Earle. But when, at last, he arrived, bring | ing the anticipated letter from In- dianapolis, Mary or would ask: How does she end it, Earle ?" However, he never deigned to satisfy our curiosity. He was mad
 ly in love with the charming young
 violinist and her letters to him were strictly private.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
By DIR CATHERINE wYNEKOOP

So 1t was that Earle and I en- rolled at Lewis Institute for part of our college work. Here we were known as "the twins". Gro this day, some people aren't sure whe- ther mother really had twins or not. or whether she ever had any children of her own. Every now and then I hear, from supposedly authentic sources that all of us children are adopted).
 Classified as premedical students, our fates seemed sealed. With the first assignment in biology, was overcome by the new and limitless glossary.
 I took my book into mothers room, where she lay on sick-bed and patiently explained each new term, the meaning of which care- fully wrote in above the strange word.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Flu Sweeps City

In December, 1928, there was an epidemic of influenza. Both Earle and I were i'll in bed. Father was out making calls during the days and half the nights.
 Mother had broken a toe and could hardly walk, but managed to take care of the messages for father.
 Mary Louise was the little ray of sunshine about the house, and the housekeeper kept things run ming.
 New Years day, 1929, father set aside for his family. It was the first time in many months that he spent practically the entire day at home.
 After dinner, we childen went out for a drive with two of our cousins. When we returned about 10 D. m. we found mother and father sitting by the Christmas tree talking. We were hungry and promptly went to the kitchen to see what we could find.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Task Seemed Gigantic

At this time it seemed to me that I had started to climb an insur- mountable mountain, in undertak- ing the study of medicine. If could laugh now, I suppose I would. were I to read that book with the simple terms so carefully explained in @ cramped handwrit- ing.
 How could study to be a doc tor if didn't have a regular desk :? asked my parents. The answer was beautiful roll-top desk in my room. No sooner was there a desk : In my room than Earle's room also displayed one.
 The days passed on as we slowly acquired the background necessary for the study of the various aches and pains and their causes.
 Among mothers many achieve ments is reading and soaking knowledge of French and German. I imagine she could talk Latin if ghc wanted to. When Earle and I were struggling along with scien- 9tifio German, mother registered for the same class under her maiden name.
 Mother Knew Her German
 One day the boy sitting next to me said, Boy! That Miss Lind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
DEPORTED FOUR TIMES

Albuquerque. N. M.-(UP)-Pe- dro Vansamo has earned for him. self the distinction of being one of Immigration Inspector w. H. Man. ney's most difficult problems. Van sano just has been returned to Mexico, but Manney's problem is how to keep him there. vansano has been deported to his native land four times, but he keeps com ing back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
Death Takes Father

Father came out to brew the coffee no one could make 1t quite the way he did. Between in numerable cups of coffee, resolu- tions for the new year were drawn up and made public, and then we were off to bed.
 Soon after , o'clock the next morning, mother ran into my room and into that of my sisters, calling us to come quickly-that father was very sick.
 Shaking so that we scarcely could walk, we went to fathers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
"Threat" From Rheta

One August morning in 1929 he became more confidential. We were having breakfast when the postman brought a letetr from
 Rheta. And mother, noting the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15

So, shortly after dawn the fol- lowing morning, he.set off in his car for Indianapolis. A couple of days later, he long-distance tele- phoned mother.
 Gan I bring Rheta home with me morrow" he asked.
 Certainly" mother answered, Surprised that he should make such a request, for she always had en- couraged us to bring home our friends. Then she added: "You can, that is, if her parents consent"