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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-13
RUBY BATES ADMITS that
CONDEMNED NEGRO LADS
NEVER EVEN TOUCHED HER
Completes Exposure of Hideous Frame Up by
Alabama Boss Courts
All Persons Opposed to Lynching Are Urged
to Join Drive to Save Lads
BY CYRIL BRIGGS

NEW YORK.-Mass pressure, backing the brilliant legal
defense of the international Labor Defense the
bosses lynch courts has another important partial
tory the Scottsjoro forcing the Alabama police and
courts produce the famous letter Ruby Bates star wit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-13
The System That Breeds
Scottsb0ro Frame>Ubs!

NEGRO / INNOCENT But
SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO BURN A HOUSE TO SAVE
VILLAGE"
THIS revealing statement by Gov Ross Sterling
of Texas in denying stay Of execution to the Negro youth
Barney Lee Ross for the hearing Of new evidence In this
sentence Gov Sterling bruay and openly epitOmzed the
bloody policy of the white ruling class. policy of savage
repression of the struggles of the ong Negro and white
bread of legal ynchng of innocent Negroes as
warning the Negro not to fight against the grow
ing oppression and starvation.
legally the nine innocent scottboro
the victims national oppression
the most peast oppression robbery
built up on the remnants Of enate slavery a. @
cropping control robbery of the ETC.
sion and saper-espioaon Of the Negroes
sn es Of S sn Black s Ths said
SeOsboO against this
was one and indvsible.
People aAoP3 at first refused to soil Their hands with the Scots
Doro case they atpoed 70 eoa ' 69 @ accused r
ing two white girls This is nothing less than support OF the Whole
People Of manufactured rape charges and Tagos es TO the electric
capitalist the boys and its raiorous
port by the A. c ? leaders exposed BY the oonmuni Party
rallied the white and Negro toers to the defense OF
The innaton Labor Defense against
refornrst leaders against lynch courts
protests swept back the claws OF the
ruling nches reaching out for the lives OF Their e
os % It Sesa w.t." the
ton of the workins-class as whole
WITH the development the N A. c.
attempting head the defense in order
to the defense They attacked
not the the revolutionary Nero and
extent
doubt the guilt the boySnearng
the carried headline branding the boys as rap
ists the Socialist together with the Lovesone
and other negad from Communism joined in the attempt TO disrupt
the defense
exploded by the letter OF Ruby
Bates copy which odays Daily Worker Ruby
Rates was one of the star the
The Communists
along pointed character OF TINS vile attempt TO legally
lynch Negro children
WE appeal who have been msead by these scoud
especially the A A C. p as well as to all
honest solid united 'front.'
innocent their
taking
vigorous 1yearod Negro organizer the
unemployed attempting murder the
Negro WofKers ogeter III on
against starvation
evidence at the
Scottsboo Aa not that can stop hnt
freedom of the Scosboo Mere evidence Oh III
in particular involved The irrocenc OF
The Tom Mooney
Mooney
has in and Vanzed
known their who framed
burned broadest
united fight the hands OF the snchers ana iee
Scottsboro
the fight for the freedom of the
Scottsboro Mooney Hendon The struggle for
with vigorous struggle against
equality Negro
e-determination of the rich
landlords white toe who work the
land.
With system Scoboeo starvation and
npealis struggle against capitalism
fighting alliance the
pvnssy white rscAetarsat'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-13

statement and that
all / know hope tell the law hope you will answer
RUBY
1882.
Huntsville
2l5 Connolly Alley
S-Th ten 4 Bat IL The truth 80
help -RuEX BATES. 80.
Evening star., 1933-11-13

N. j., accompanied by Mrs. Stark B.
Ferriss of Madison, N, j.. motored to
the Capital and were week end guests
at the Dodge.
Phi Sigma Beta, local sorority Of
the College Of Liberal Arts of American
University, will be installed as chap
ter of Phi Mu on November 18. To
honor the members of this sorority, the
members of the other three local soror-
tiles, Swagger, Alpha Chi and Epsilon
Kappa, gave a tea yesterday in the
women's residence hall. The presidents
of the three hostess groups, Miss Mar
jorie Stuart, Miss Henrietta Goodner
and Miss Louise Danforth, presented
the guests to the president of Phi Sigma
Beta, Miss Kathryn Brown. Miss Olive
Monarch, Miss Betty wilkins. Miss
Theodore Heimerle, Miss Louise Learned.
Miss Ruth Martin Simpson, Miss Emily
Coleman, Miss Frances Cramer and
Miss Margaret Watrous served. Mrs.
John Reed and Miss Mary Louise Brown
poured.
Mr.. j. P. S. Neigh of Neighborhood
House was host at dinner at the Little
Tea House last evening. given In honor
of Mrs. Neligh's birthday anniversary.
Those present were Miss Dorothy ].
Hadley, Miss Lena Borghousen, Milton
Lee and Edgar Poore.
Evening star., 1933-11-13
SOCIETY

Continued From Second Page)
Mrs. r. o. wilmarth and Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Roberts will be included
among the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth K
Peoples.
Miss Ida Bush, Miss Alice EdmondS
Miss Mary Harvey and Miss Jane VIII
son will assist in the reception and
ushering of the guests and the public
attending this popular operetta, and a
group of Roosevelt High School cadet
officers will also form an Ushers' Com
mittee, assisting the group Of girls
AS is the custom at these opera
presentations, reserved seats are avail
able to the public at the American Au-
tomobile Association, the Willard Hotel,
the Washington Hotel and at the Com
munity Center Department. as well as
at the box Office at Roosevelt Audi
torium tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock.
Miss Stella Akin, special assistant to
the Attorney General. will be the guest
of honor at luncheon Monday at the
Woman's National Democratic Club and
aiterward will talk on the subject, rs
Justice Blind?" Mrs. Charles S. Ham,
lin. president of the club. will preside
and introduce the speaker.
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, depart.
ment president of the District of Co.
lumbia American Legion Auxiliary, en-.
tertained at the Shoreham Hotel a.
luncheon Saturday in honor Of Mrs
william H. Biester, jr.. national presi.
dent, and Mrs Marie z. Dyer, nationa
executive committeewoman.
Mrs. Harry s. Houghton Of this city
has as her guest her son, Mr.. Carlos c
Houghtpn Of Mountain Lakes, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs Dan NJ Rugg of Man
hasset, Long Island, N. Y, are at tbs
Carlton for a brief stay.
DR.. Ruth B. Ferriss and Miss Ger.
trude M. Buckingham of Morristown
Evening star., 1933-11-13
POOLESV|LLE FAIR
IS NOVEMBER e
Great Variety OF Farm and
Household Exhibits Planned
This Year.
ny . stan Correspondent. OF The Star.

ny Stan Correspondent OF The star
PooLESVILLE, Nd, November 13.-
The Community Fair, red-letter event in
the lives of Poolesville's future farmers
and housewives, will be held in the
Pooiesville High School auditorium Mo-
vember %, and the most elaborate pro-
gram in the history of the annual
event Is beaing arranged, 1t was an
nounced today.
The fair is to be given by the Future
Farmers Of America and home arts
department, two of the schools most
active organizations, and contests are
TO be held for farmers and housewives
Of the community as well as the
students.
Variety of Exhibits.
Exhibits will include poultry, corn,
vegetables, fruits, small grains, canned
vegetables. canned fruits, jellies. pre-
serves, pickles. cakes, bread, biscuits,
antique quilts and bedspreads and two
cofn-judging contests are scheduled for
farmers and students. Members Of
chapters of the Future Farmers of
America In other schools in Montgomery
County will be invited to take part in
the students corn judging competition.
1t was announced today by c. Mer-
AlCk WlloOI, ldCully dQflSSI W bAiC
Future Farmers Of America, and Miss
Curry Nourse, faculty adviser to the
home arts department, that entries
must be made between the hours of Z
and am. on the day of the fair, and
the judging will begin at Gas am.
Admission Of Visitors.
Visitors to the fair will be admitted
as soon as the entries are in and the
fair will continue until 8 O'Clock that
night. A benefit luncheon. with the
proceeds to go to the two student or
ganizations sponsoring the fair, will be
given under the direction of Mrs.
Fred j. Hughes and Mrs. Louis Weller.
Officers of the two clubs comprise the
committee on arrangements and are as
follows:
Future Farmers - German Butler,
president; Lloyd Grubb, ce-president;
Francis Cubitt, secretary; George Bod
mer, treasurer. and Mansfield Daniel,
reporter.
Home Arts Club-Marion Umstead,
president; Julia Williams, vice-presi-
dent Catherine Williams, secretary;
Evelyn Dixon, treasurer, and Maxine
Rufdn, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1933-11-13
v. p. /. BOARD cONVENES

Directors From East and Midwest
States Attend.
The annual meeting of the board Of
directors Of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Blacksburg, Va, is being held
today at the Willard Hotel. with di-
rectors from many of the Eastern and
Midwestern States in attendance
Morning and afternoon business ses-
sions are being held, with an informal
luncheon at the hotel The directors
will be guests of alumni members in
Baltimore and Washington at dinner
tonight at the hotel, bringing the con-
ference to close.
Evening star., 1933-11-13
STORY COMPOSITION
COURSES START SOON
Practical Angles of Fiction Writ
ing Are to Be Studied by
Two Groups.

Feliz Conrad Sehwarz will start two
groups for the study and practice of
short story writing this week under
auspices of the Community Center De-
partment, it was announced today.
One will be inaugurated Tuesday eve
ming at the Thomson Center. Twelfth
and L streets, and the other Wednes-
day evening at the Roosevelt Center,
Thirteenth and Varnum streets. Both
classes will meet at pm. and the
courses will continue for 10 weeks. COW
ering political aspects of the short
story writing art, from plot structure to
the finished product.
Schwarz, who is president of the So
ciety Of Free Lance Writers. has been
engaged for many years in teaching art
and creative writing to secondary school
and college classes Registrations may
be made with Mrs A. c. Driscoll for
Thomson Center and Mrs. A. L. Irving
for Roosevelt Center.
Evening star., 1933-11-13

Continued From Second Page)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
SENATE votes
SHOALS BILL
House Members to Have
Several Days to Study
Draft, Next

WASHINGTON, May 4. (UP).
Speaker Rainey will delay send
ing the Muscle Shoals bill to con-
fernce "for severai days. he said
today, in order to give house
members a chance to study the
senate draft.
WASHINGTON, May a. (UP).
The senate yesterday gave its
final approval to President Roose-
velt's plan to turn Muscle Shoals
into a gigantic power plant for
the masses.
In passing the Norris bill, the
senate virtually completed con-
gressional action looking toward
development of the Tennessee
River valley. After a house con-
ference on minor points, the leg
islation will be sent to the White
House for Mr.. Roosevelt's sigma
ture.
The vote was 63 to 20.
Only three Democrats voted
against the bill. They were Sena-
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
De Valera Government Abolishes
Oath Of Allegiance to the British
Crown; Act Is Signed at Midnight

"They are entitled to work for
the republic with all their might,
but are not entitled to arm or
dictate by force to the major
ity," he added. This was seen as
a warning to the Republican
White army not to cause trouble.
In putting the motion abolish
ing the oath to the British crown
"a part of his campaign promises
De Valera declared:
"a new era has arrived in Ire
land, now every section of the
people has the right to elect rep
resentatives to parliament"
A tense moment occurred when
he asserted: "The civil war was
caused by our opponents, who
tried to insist that a certain sec
ton of the people take the oath
The dali by a vote of 76 to Sc
passed the government motion de-
claring the oath bill in effect, in
accordance with constitutional
:, ,(C0ntinued on page A.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
New Violent European Criticism
Follows Roosevelt's Refusal to
Paw Off u. S. Securities in Gold

! would be difficult to find paral-
lei for so unblushing and callous
breach of contract. xxx at is a
sorry prelude to the forthcoming
world economic conference. The
fact that much of the initiative
for the conference seems to have
been left in the hands of America
seems very strange"
WASHINGTON, May a. (UP).
President Roosevelt placed for
eign holders of United States Sc
curities on the same basis as
American investors yesterday
when he extended his refusal to
allow interest or principal pay
ments in gold on federal paper
held abroad as we'll as in this
country.
Since the United States aban-
doned the gold standard on March
6 the federal government has re-
fused to pay or allow others to
Continued on page A.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
MRS. D. B. NULL
PASSES AWAY
Funeral To Be Held From
Baptist Church Here,
Friday II A. M.

Mrs. d. B. Null, 73, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. ].
Headrick. on Fifth avenue west,
Thursday morning at 2:3O o'clock.
She was taken suddenly i'll last
Sunday night and never regained
consciousness.
The funeral will be held at the
First Baptist church Friday morn
ing at II o'clock. The pastor, the
Rev. w. H. Ford, will have charge
Of the services. assisted by DR.. w.
R. Bradshaw, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Morganton.
For many years Mrs. Null lived
in Morganton. She was a leader
for many years in the religious
and civic life of her community.
She and her husband were in Hen
Jacksonville to spend the summer
with their daughter. She was a
member of the First Baptist
church of Hendcrsonville.
She is survived bv her husband,
d. B. Null; three daughters, Mrs.
J. J. Headrick of Hendersonville,
Mrs. H. G. Alexander of Galax,
Va, and Mrs. w. Y. Frazier Of
Asheville. and one sister, Mrs. S.
Huffman of Morganton. She also
leaves ten grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in Oakdale
cemetery.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
HORSE RACING
AGAIN UPHELD
Senator Bell Fails in Eff.
fort to Secure Re-
consideration

RALEIGH. May 4.--(UP).-
An attempt to reconsider passage
of the Neal bill for legalized
horse racing and parimutuel bet
ting in Mcdowell county was de-
feated in the senate today. Sera-
tor Bell of Henderson county,
moved that the bill be reconsid-
cred, but the motion was defeat
ed IS to 10. Bell read a tele-
gram from j. Wallace Winborne
of Marion, state chairman of the
Democratic party, who opposed
the bill and asked, Bell to seek
to prevent final enactment. Since
the senate refused to reconsider,
the only thing the house can do
IS to take up a repeater. Repre-
sentative Neal of Mcdowell, said
he had no apologies.
"There's been too much sitting
the will of the people," Senator
Dunnagan Of Rutherford, declar-
ed, adding that racing there
would be a "big thing in western
North Carolina"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
JUNIORS WILL
MEET FRIDAY
Local ]. o. U. A. M. Coun-
ellis Officers See Inter-
esting District Session

The Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics district organiza-
ton will convene for its scmi-an-
nual meeting at 2:30 p. M, Fri
day, at the Woodman hall on
Main street, with District Deputy
Geo. w. Wrcnn presiding.
An interesting meeting is eX-
pected by the local officers Of
Skyland Council No. 266. as this
is the first time the local council
has been honored with the dis
trict meeting.
Committees have made all plans
to make this meeting the best
since its organization. The Rev.
Claude H. Moser will conduct the
devotional exercises for the open
meeting at 8 p. m. A feature Of
the night session will be the sing
ing of the Junior Order quartet,
which will render several num-
hers. together with music by the
HendersOnville fire department
string band.
All members are asked to at
tend the night session and bring
their families and friends.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
TOO CUBANS TO
PAUSE IN CITY
Delegation To Be Enroute
to Rotary Convention
in June

Approximately 100 Cuban Ro-
tarians are expected to visit the
Hendersonville Rotary club ell
route to Boston to the interna-
tional convention in June, accord
ing to a letter received today by
A. V. Edwards, president of the
local club.
The Cuban Rotarians will make
the trip in their own cars, which
will number about 25, and will
travel via Tampa, Jacksonville,
Augusta and Greenville. The trip
from here to Boston will be made
by way of Bristol, Washington,
Philadelphia, New York and
thence to Boston.
Some time ago the local club
extended the Rotary clubs of
Cuba an invitation to visit here on
their tour to Boston. This invi-
tation was accompanied by an il
Illustrated map. drawn by Walter
Allison and showing the route
through Hendersonville, together
with points Of scenic interest.
Replying to this invitation.
Pompilio Montero, secretary of
the club of Sagua LIE Grande, and
chairman of the transportation
committee, declared that the invi-
tation would be accepted and told
of the route to be followed. DR..
Ramon Lorenzo. district governor
of the Cuban district, will head
the Cuban delegation to the Bos-
TON convention.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
ROOSEVELT SENDS RAIL 5.
PROGRAM TO CONGRESS IN
ANOTHER SPECIAL MESSAGE

WASHINGTON, May 4. (UP),
Speedy enactment of legislation
which would provide a three-point
emergency program for rehabili-
tation of the nations railroads
was asked by President Roosevelt
in a special message to congress
today. &
Roosevelt, saying he was ho'
yet ready to submit a plan fol
permanent Improvement, recon-
mended the following emergency
steps:
First, Repeal the recapture pro
visions of the Interstate com
mercc commission act.
Second, Placing of railroads
holding company definitely under
regulation and control Of the in
tcrstate commerce commission.
Third, Creation of a federal
co-ordinator of transportation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04

LONDON, May 4.-(UP).-
Violent criticism was aroused yes
terday by Washington's announce
ment that no gold would be ex-
ported for payment of interest on
Liberty bonds held abroad.
The decision was attacked in
the press under large headlines,
such as Default, Scandal, Repu-
diation."
Bondholders were advised to
accept payment of interest on the
bonds in paper dollars. but re-
serve their right to claim the diff
ference.
Financial circles claim the de-
cision will intensity confidence or
British credit.
The Financial News comment
ed: "By comparison, our own ac-
ton in September, 1881 ((going
off gold), which was bitterly de-
nounced as default pales into in
significance ,loo9.,, >,
The Morning Post said: It
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
BY GEORGE NacDONAGH
United Press Correspondent

DUBLIN, May 4.-(UP).-Thc
government Of President Eamon
De Valera yesterday abolished the
traditional oath of allegiance to
the English crown.
The historic bill. bearing the
signature of former rebel, Gov
ernOr-General Domnall Ia Bua-
challa donald Buckley, became
a law at midnight.
The encouragement of the
Irish Free State signs all bills in
the name of the king-a farcical
performance in this instance.
President De Valera. lanky,
professional chief of the first
state, in a dramatic speech to the
dali. declared that "the people
have a perfect right to be COM
pletely free and determine for
themselves without interference
what .afefm of government they
shall ehaYe." =.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
Ann Harding in
Thrilling Escape
From Sea Death

HAVANA, May 4.-(UP).-A
thrilling escape from death in the
shark-infested waters off Havana
was rccounted today by Ann
Harding, stage and screen star,
after she was rescued with two
companions after clinging for
three and a half hours to the keel
of their upturned sailboat. Her
companions were Alexander Kirk
land actor, and Marie Lombard,
her secretary. Their Cuban sailor
was drowned in the accident.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
CONTROL over INDUSTRY TO KEEP down
UNBRIDLED COMPETITION TO Be sought
Program Is Seen as OBJ
WAITING Necessity for the
Black 30-Hour Week
Measure Now Up
By JOHN A. REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON. May 4. (UP).
The control over industry to elm
mate The evils of unbridled COM
petition engaged the nations bust
ness and political leaders yester-
day as President Roosevelt was
revealed to be studying legislation
to make such action effective.
The chief executive will talk on
the subject tonight when he ad-
dresses the United States Cham
Der of Commerce in convention
here. He plans to lay before the
business and industrial leaders
concrete facts emphasizing the
need of a thorough Industrial
housekeeping by industry itself
in cooperation with the govern
ment.
The willingness of outstanding
leaders to support such program
was indicated to an extent in a
frank speech by Gerard Swope,
president Of the General Electric
Co., to the chamber of commerce
delegates.
Swope insisted the day of in
dustrial isolation is no longer pos
sible for any individual company,
Each industry must construct a
code Of ethics to protect the pub
lie. he said. The famous indus
trialist warned his associates that
unless they saw their opportunity
and embraced it the government
undoubtedly would take over the
task itself.
Swope's words were echoed tC
an extent by President Henry l.
Hartman Of the chamber who de-
veloped the theme with concrete
program.
While the industrial leaders
were debating downtown, a grour
met with Senator Robert F. Wag'
ner, DEM, n. Y. sponsor of pro
gressive labor legislation, to draft
bill which would make industrial
control an actuality. President
Roosevelt. it was learned, is keep
ing in intimate contact with this
work and has studied numerous
preliminary drafts.
= A source close to the president
has indicated such legislation was
felt to be needed to give industry
the confidence which will permit
an upward swing. Some politicaI
leaders have maintained a form OF
industrial control was necessary &c
assume the success of the admin
istration's rehabilitation program
AS outlined by Hartman any
program Of control would seek tc
cbviate the necessity of the Black
3O-hour-week bill now before 8
congressional committee. This
would be done by legislation tt
permit trade associations to com
bine and agree to fix minimum
commodity prices, m i n i m u n
wages, provisions for the care OF
unemployed workers and the es'
tablishment of fair trade prac'
tees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
2 TenneSSeanS
Escape Injuries

Two Knoxville, Tenn, men mar
rowly escaped injury yesterday
afternoon about 7 o'clock when
the Chrysler coupe in which they
were riding struck the curb at the
intersection of Patton avenue and
the Asheville highway.
They were Tom Orsborne, driv-
or of the car, and Jim Freeman,
both of Knoxville.
The car struck the curb stone,
turned completely over. and was
badly damaged but both men es-
capped injury.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-04
SUIT ON Note
EBEINC HEARD
$4,000 Judgment and Two
Divorces Granted In
Proceedings Here

The superior court this morn
ing was hearing an action entitled
Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond, Va, against Sam Kalin,
trading as the Boston Store, in
which the plaintiff is seeking to
collect a note for $1,000 given to
the Citizens National Bank and
rediscounted at the Federal Re-
serve Bank.
According to testimony intro
duced this morning. the note was
Continued on page A.