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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
TIE UP 5 DRESS
SHOPS IN ONE DAY
Committee of 100 Maps
Big Strike Program

NEW YORK,-In spite of the fact
that there is little work in the trade,
the Dressmakers' Unity Committee
decided at its last meeting on Sat
urday to begin the drive this week
for the preparations for the coming
strike. At meeting Of the Com
mittee of 100, held the same day
the proposal of the Unity Committee
to stop a minimum of 400 shops in
the next three or four weeks was
enthusiastically accepted. The vol
unteers OF the Committee of 100
pledged to do everything possible to
carry out this important task in
preparation for one united strike.
Yesterday afternoon, with some
committees funetioning, eight shops
went on strike, some of them con-
nected with important johbers.
Beginning with the next week, the
Dressmakers Unity Committee ex-
poets to develop the campaign in
larger scale, and to operate also in
the outlying sections, such as Brook
lyn, and the Bronx
The eight shops stopped yesterday
employ close to 200 workers. The
Dressrnakers' Unity Committee calls
upon all dressmakers, whether mem
hers of the international, Industrial
or open shops, to bring their COM
plants to the Office, 40 w. seth
St., and they will be given prompt
attention. Particularly what is nee
essary is information regarding the
jobber for whom they are working.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
Demand Full Payment
for Armory Workers

NEW YORK,-Picketing was re-
sumed again yesterday in front of the
18th Armory at 143rd st. and Fifth
Ave. Around 80 Negro and white
workers and their sympathizers car
ried banners protesting against racke-
teering and discrimination by the city
and A. F. of l.. officials who not only
Disseminated against Negro workers
in the allotment of jobs at the arm
DRY, but worked hand in glove with
contractor John @. Wilkie who de-
Quoted $1450 each week from the
pay envelope of every worker during
all of the time the job was in prog
reSs.
To Hold Demonstration
1--WE demand our wages!" I'VE de-
mand decision from Berry," read the
banners carried by the pickets. These
banners made direct reference to the
hearings now being held in the Of
flee of Comptroller Berry, before
whom the workers exposed the wage
robbery racket and demanded the
return of their stolen wages.
But Comptroller Berry has been
dragging out the hearings in the at
tempt to discourage and wear out the
workers. The case has been before
him for over three months All of
these workers are members of the
A. F. of L. The corrupt officials of
this organization not only co-operated
with Berry in squashing this case
but are hand in hand with the en-
ployers on other jobs, and notably
on the Radio City job, where the
workers were supposed to get union
wages, but were robbed through the
same racket as these workers were
robbed.
It is to expose this entire racket,
to compel the return of the wages
due and to protest against discrim-
nation against Negro workers on the
armory job that a demonstration will
be held this Saturday, January IA,
1890 a, m. at the armory.
Soldiers Get Leaflets
While picketing was going on, Ne
gro soldiers of the 369th Infantry
regiment which is stationed at this
arnory came out to see what the
picketing was about They were given
leaflets by the workers who explained
that that they were victims of the
same conditions which cause the
herding Of these Negro soldiers in
separate Jim-Crow regiments.
Both, the picketing this morning
and the coming demonstration have
been arranged under the leadership
of the Trade Union Unity Council
whom the Negro workers asked to
champion their fight after they had
been betrayed by officials of the A.
F. of L.
The TUUC is determined to extend
the fight in this case on the broad
est possible basis, and to involve the
workers of the A. F. of L. unions as
well as of other organizations in ex-
posing and combating the outrage
GUS racketeering now prevalent on
supposedly union jobs.
Hold Conference
At the same time legal fight will
be carried on at the hearings being
held at Ber1y's office. In conference
of the workers with the TUUC at
torneys Tuesday night plans were
made to carry the case before the
Supreme Court, if necessary, to show
that workers will not accept wage
cuts laying down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
fNP1N =
'riday
,turdas
Dor UNION MEETINGS
OFFICE WORKERS

~ OFFICE WORKERS
kygular membership meeting OF the OF
= workers Union today at p. m. at 242
\ i4th St.
a. uoUsEwRECKERs
-senendent Housewreckers Union Invites
d debate with the AFT, housewreckers
u on the subject: which union pro-
b the interests OF the workers." Debate
= 122 Second Ave, Sunday at 2;So pm.
= MEDICAL WORKERS
hspitai workers League calls all hos
= workers to a meeting to consider
IT'S answer to demands. irving Plaza
Friday at 8 p. m.
PAINTERS
Rank and File Committees OF Locals 26l,
10 4e9 84s, 892, 905 and 1ol1 call all
,ainters to the Mock Trial of the official
dom of the Brotherhood, held at Irving
plaza Hall, Saturday at P. m.
BARRIERS BAIRDREsSERs
parbcrs and Hairdressers League calls all
members to meet Thursday at $3.50 p. m.
at SO East 18th St, Room 2o3
pREssMAKgRs
r,ressmakers Unity Committee calls a mass
meeting OF all dressmakers in all unions
Or no union right after work Thursday at
14o West seth st.
JEWELLERY WORKERS
JeweIry workers Industrial Union meets
THURSDAY at $50 p. M. in Room 222 at 30
East nth st. on propositions for action
FUR WORKERS
All fur shop chsirmen and delegates meet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
Stage and Screen
COMRADES OF 1918" OPENS
AT ACME THEATRE TO-DAY

Comrades of 1872 will open to-
Gay for limited engagement at the
Acme Theatre. This is the first show
ing with English dialogue titles. The
picture was directed by Germany's
great producer, G, W. Pabst, who will
be remembered for his remarkable
film "Kameradschaft," shown at the
Acme Theatre on 14th st. All prin-
cipal critics of Europe and America
praised Comrades of 1918" as one
Of the best films produced by the
brilliant director.
The principal roles are played by
many noted stage and screen stars
of Germany, including Fritz KAN
pers, Gustav Diessl, Hans Joachim
Miebis and Hannah Hoessrich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
Jack Metz Framed
for Rent Strike Aid;
Mass at Trial Saturday

Jack Metz, active member of the
Unemployed Council, is now being
held in prison without bail, after
being arrested for the second time
on account of his activity on be-
half of the rent strikers of the
Bronx. The international Labor
Defense points out that the police
have singled out this worker for a
special attack, and that the case
is a complete frame-up.
A mass demonstration has been
called for Saturday at 10 a. m. in
front of the court at 155th st. and
Brook Ave. in the Bronx, at which
time and place the trial will be
held.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
ARGENTINE IN A
STATE OF SIEGE

A special session of the Argentina
Congress was terminated yesterday
by emergency decree of President
Justo following the spreading of the
rebellion in several Argentina prov
inces. The state of siege established
on Dec. 10 following the alleged dis
covery of plot for an armed upris-
ing is to be continued beyond the
thirty days first set.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
WHAT'S ON,
Thursday
(ManhuttGu)

tMuELHuLLuII
FIRST CLASS in editing tonight at Work
ers Film and Photo League, 10 w. lTth
St, $50 p. m. The problem OF film and
its role in revolutionary movement will be
discussed. Hunger" will also be shown.
All interest invited.
RrHF ARSAL for Lenin Memorial Pageant
at workers Center, so E. 18th St, $50 p. m.
OPEN FORUM at Manhattan Workers
Club, 40 Sheriff st., p. m. Lloyd Brown
viii speak on Youth and War" No ad-
mission. Auspices YcL Downtown No. B..
(BrOnx)
LECTURE by ]. P. Rosenbaum, Lawyer on
socialist Construction and Capitalist De-
cay at Pelham Park Palace, Lydig and
white Plains Ave, 8 p. m. Auspices 70
main ROLAND Youth Branch FSU.
MEMBERSHIP meeting Of the Concourse
workers Club, ls4a Jerome Ave, p. m.
Important
'ridug
LECTURE by Prof. Oakley Johnson on the
nalysis OF Proletarian Literature at the
onx Workers Club, 1910 Boston Road
0 D. m. Jan. 18th
,turday
)NcERT- DANCE given by Union Work
Iicenter, sol Prospect Ave, Bronx, Jan.
CT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
PERSIA PREPARES DEFENSE

MOSCOW, Jan. IL That Persia
will resist enslavement by British
imperialism was indicated by dis
patches from the Tass News Agency
which report that two Persian bat
tleships have been moved from Blu
shire to Mohammera port which
is close to the Anglo-Persian Oil
Company which British capital is
attempting to wrest completely from
Persian hands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12

Mella. Some of the wounded work
ers may die.
In Matanzas martial law was de-
clared. One hundred workers were
arrested in demonstrations which
were held in various parts of the city
throughout the day.
In Santiago, one worker was seri-
ously wounded when police fired on
demonstrations which were held also
throughout the day.
A strong protest against this ter
ror will take place at the commence
ration meeting of the anniversary of
the murder of Julio Antonio MelIa
this Friday evening, Jan. 10, at 8 p.
M, at the Spanish Center, 1913 Fifth
Avenue, corner 116th ST. All workers
are urged to support the Cuban
masses in their struggle against Am
erican imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
Anniversary of Mella
Assassination Protest
Against New Murders

NEW YORK.-The Anti Imperial
list League of U. S. received news
yesterday that Machado's butcher
police fired on demonstrations of
workers in three cities in Cuba, Tues
day, the fourth anniversary of the
murder of Julio Antonio Mella. revo-
lutionary worker, in Mexico City,
Many were wounded in Havana
when police fired on a peaceful de-
monstration of workers and students,
III commemoration of the death of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
DE VALERA SHIELDS CosGRAVE

DUBLIN, Jan. 11.--Calling out of
troops to protect the meetings of the
former president and British agent,
Cosgrave, doomed as an immediate
possibility as both the Police Chief
and President De Valera expressed
their detrmination to afford Cos
grave and his party every necessary
protection from the enraged Irish
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12

Workers will be glad TO know that
a sale was advertised in Sundays
Times by Fifth Avenue jeweler,
offering a 100000 pearl necklace for
a mere $4,000. Unemployed workers
should take advantage of their spare
time and pick up such bargains as
this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
ID. WEST JOINS U.s.s.R. FILM

ID. WESI JUINo U,o.S,R. FILM
NEW YORK.-Louise Thompson,
chairman of the Negro Film Group
which is to help in the production
this spring or summer in the Soviet
Union of film on Negro life in this
country, reports receipt of the fol-
lowing cablegram from Dorothy
West, one of the members of the
Group now in the Soviet Union:
Just signed contract for six
months with the Mesehraprom
Film Company. Well and happy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12

Come to Lenin Memorial Meetings,
January 81. Bronx Coliseum, and
Arcadia Hall. Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12

along on starvation rations when
and if they get them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12
FLAIANI TO SPEAK OVER AIR

Comrade D. Flaiani of the italian
Workers Club, will speak in italian
over the Radio Station WMBQ
Home Sweet Home Station) Thurs
day, Jan. IL at pm. Tune in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-12

Thursday at $3.50 pm at 1871 West 28th St
CLOAKMAKERs
Installation of the new administration OF
Local Q will be Thursday right after work
IN Webster Hall,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
ANOTHER STEP
FORWARD FOR
CANAL PLANS
Board Makes Recommendation
That Project Be Included In
Public Works.
MAY REACH PRESIDENT
Efforts Being Made To Enlist
His Support Before Leaving
Capital Tomorrow.

Unanimous recommendation that
the All-American canal be includ-
ed on the public works program was
made today by the canal board in
report to the cabinet committee,
according to telegram received
al Imperial irrigation district
headquarters this morning
Since she Presidents cabinet
meets Tuesdays and Thursdays there
is possibility that action may be
taken at tomorroW's session, dis
trict officials said
1t is known that President Roose-
welt plans to leave Washington to-
morrow and it is believed efforts
will be made to obtain his appro-
val for inclusion before his depar-
ture.
F.. w. Greer, valley newspaper
man, who is representing the dis
trict at the capital, telegraphed the
following statement authorized by
Major Brown, acting secretary OF
the canal board:
THE subcommittee (canai
board) held the final meeting on
the canal today and the report is
in process of preparation and ma.s
be presented to the cabinet board
through Secretary of Interior Ickes
tomorrow. Although it is possible it
may not be presented until Thurs
day."
Greer said Brown would not
state the character of the report.
but that he felt positive it is along
the line of previous reports.
He was of the opinion, Greer
said, that the report would recon-
mend that the canal be built i'm
mediately to the original capacity
plans for Imperial Valley, emitting
Ccachella unless congress author
,, ICES otherwise, and bringing in no
outside lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
TURNER SETS
NEW,RECORD
California Flyer Lowers Time
For Los Angeles To New
York Flight.

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, Sept.
25. W.P)-Col. Roscoe Turner to-
day cracked the transcontinental
airplane record, when he arrived
from Los Angeles at IL ;43 30, EST.
His time was 10 hours and 5h
minutes.
The previous west to east record
was Jimmy Haizlip's spectacular
flight across the country August
90, 1882, when he travelled the dis
tance-2,520 miles-in 10 hours and
10 minutes.
Turner already held the east
west crossing record of IL hours
and 30 minutes, hung up on July
l, 1893.
Turner had intended to return
to Los Angeles within an hour.
in an attempt to lower the record
both directions in one day Weather
conditions in the midwest and
particularly on the coast, where
he said he expected fogs, decided
him against the project.
Il guess I'll have to abandon
that plan," he said. Mechanics who
already were refuling his machine
ceased operations.
Turner appeared at 11:43 a. M,
flying his Weddell- Williams spe-
cial, the swift plane in which he
had captured national short dis
tance records, at top speed.
He circled the field only once,
and then swooped to a beautiful
landing on Floyd Bennett Fields
short runway, and TAXED to the
main hangers,
Mrs. Roscoe Turner was on hand
to greet him, and crowd of 100
attendants rushed to help him
from the plane. He was grinning
as he descended from the cock
pit.
Major j. Nelson Kelly, field
manager. put his entire force of
mechanics at the flyers disposal,
and the work of filling the tanks
with approximately 118 gallons of
gasoline began Immediately.
Although there had been a heavy
fog over the eastern seaboard and
a thick haze obscured the field at
times, Turner's direction was per-
feet.
1t was Turner's fourth attempt
within year to establish a new
mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
RESUME TRIAL
IN LAND CASE

AS the second week of the alien
land law trial opened before Judge
r. D. McPherrin at 10 o'clock this
morning, attorneys for the defense
and prosecution continued their
questioning of prospective jurors.
Several challenges were exercised
during the morning session and it
became evident that before the day
is over the first venire will be ex-
hausted and the supplementary list
of jurors which had been chosen
will be called.
Questioning of jurors is progress
ing at more rapid rate due to
the fact that all present in the
courtroom have heard these ques-
tions put to others SO frequently
that much of the detail of these
questions can be omitted. 1t is
thought that the jury will possibly
be selected by the middle of the
week.
Lyman Robertson who has been
associated with G. B. Smith as at
torney for Ray D. Johnson, one of
the defendants in this case, an
nounced that due to other business
he could not be present at the re-
mainder of the trial unless called
upon by the defense and he was
excused by the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
FARM BUREAU
BUDGET GROUP
ADOPTS PLAN

The budget committee of Imperial
County Farm Bureau federation met
Saturday to consider three plans
for conducting the work of the in
stitution this coming season.
The first plan under consideration
calls for the continuation of the
bureau under its present set-up
with paid secretary manager in
charge of the office. The second
plan calls for a secretary to be en-
ployed part time and the third plan
no paid employee and reduction
of the dues from the present rate
of $40 to $3.50.
1t is the second, or part time plan
that the committee will recommend
TO the board of directors at their
October meeting.
In attendance Saturday were E.
v. c. Northrup, H. c. Swink, j. E.
Harshman, c. o. Hoober, E. T.
Hewes, president of the farm bu-
reau and Scott B. Foulds, secre-
tary-manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
WEAKLEY HURT.
IN ACCIDENT

Gty A. Weak1ey, recently ap-
pointed superintendent of El C&s--
tro schools, was reported to be rest
ing comfortably today at the In
clio hospital where he was taken
last night following an automo-
bile accident at Oasis while en-
route to Ell Centro from the coast.
Weakley was returning to Ell
Centre accompanied by Mrs. Weak
ley and their three boys at the
time the accident happened. They
stopped at Oasis to wait for a car
in which Miss Ruth Yehling, his
secretary, and some local teachers
were riding, parking the machine
we'll off the highway
While standing several feet be-
hind his car, petting his dog, the
superintendent noticed another car
approaching. The driver of the lat
ter car also drove off the pave
ment, intending to park, not no.
ticing Weakley standing in his
pathway, until few feet from the
superintendent.
lilcil VIC Approaching ull'cl Illcu
to swerve his car to avoid col
lision but the car skidded in the
gravel, the rear fender striking
Weakley, breaking his leg, bruis-
ing his shoulder and inflicting
minor cuts and bruises.
An ambulance was summoned
and took the injured man to the
Indo hospital where his injuries
we're given medical attention. Plans
were being made today to trans
fer him to Ell Centro as soon as
his condition will permit him to
travel.
Mrs. Weakley and Roy Womack,
the latter a member of the school
board, planned to go to Indio this
afternoon to confer with Super
intendent Weakley
Many expressions of sympathy
were heard about the city this
morning when news of the acci-
dent became general, the superin-
tendent having made many friends
since taking up his duties here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
otto BIDS TO
RULE AUSTRIA

VIENNA, Sept. 25. U.H - Aus
tria's political crisis was intensified
today with Arcncuke Otto a candi-
date for the throne from which his
father was deposed at the end OF
the World war.
The young head of the Hapsburg
line made an open bid for power
in accepting honorary citizenship of
three towns, offered to him by let
ter to his refuge in Belgium.
Son of the late Emperor Charles
of Austria Hungary, who died in
1922, Otto, now approaching his
21st birthday, has been reared by
his ambitious mother, Empress zita,
to be emperor Or Austria and king
of Hungary.
With the blessing of the Roman
Cathoic church and the approval
of the Austrian government, the
compromising" made an open bid
for the restoration of the Haps-
burg dynasty with himself as ruler
The towns of Hahn, Mamau and
Ragelsdori -Weidern assured the
yObiio Va bAitli ollS icti Nc
and expressed the hope that he
soon would be sovereign of Austria.
Otto replied to The towns in sep
arate letters that were presented to
the burgomasters in a picturesque
ceremony at Hahn.
Duke Max Won Hoenberg, morgan
attic son of Archduke Francis Ferd-
inand, whose assassination at Sara :
ievo precipated the World war,
made the presentation.
In his letters Otto predicted the
day was not distant when with
Gods help he would be in Aus
tria again, leading the homeland
with a strong hand to happy,
great future"
Aligning himself with Chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss against the Aus
trian Nazis, Otto declared Naziism
to be un-Austrian, treasonable and
criminal.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
BLAME TRIO
IN k|QNAP INC

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25.
U.Pa-In a desperate move to save
themselves from prison, Tie three
Texas Shannons placed the blame
in the 100000 Urschel kidnapping
case today on their daughter, Ka-
Uterine, George (Machine Gum
Kelly and Albert Bates.
Opening the fright for the re-
naming 10 defendants in the spec
tacular case, the Shannons' coun-
sci beat Bates to the jury with q
story that directly conflicted with
the one he had promised to tell re-
garding them.
Defense testimony began after
Judge Edgar S. Vaught, presiding
in the heavily guarded tower court
room, dismissed Pete Valdez of St.
Paul as a money changer in the
alleged conspiracy.
This left 10 persons, including
the notorious Harvey j. Bailey, on
trial in the governments first ma
ior test of the new Lindbergh law,
chief weapon in the campaign
against kidnapping and other rack
cts of eXtortion.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
MAJOR CUBAN
T REVOLT SEEN
Rebel Fiumors Cause Govern
ment To Increase Precautions
In Nations Capital. ..es
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

HAVANA, Sept. 25. - Cavalry
and tanks guarded the Presidential
palace today while the government
negotiated with political leaders and
sent troops to suppress half dozen
small provincial uprisings.
Fulgencio Batista, army sergeant
who became chief of staff when
enlisted men put President Ramon
Grau San Martin in office, gave
mute evidence that the army was
considering where to put its sup
port by joining the parleys between
Grau San Martin and opposition
party leaders.
There was no indication that the
negotiations were making progress
toward ending the deadlock that
had endured since Grau San Mar
tin took office.
Rumors of an impending major
revolt persisted, and caused the
government to strengthen the pal
ace guard. Although state ap-
preaching anarchy existed in the
provinces, there was no real threat
to Grau San Martins regime.
The United States destroyer
Middleton lay off Tanamo, at the
eastern end of the island, to pro-
tect American and British citizens
who were virtually held prisoners
on sugar plantation owned by
Vincent Astor, Percy Rockefeller
and others.
Workers, on strike as are those
of most sugar plantations, seized
the Tanamo central, but it was be-
lieved there was no danger to the
Americans because the Middleton
was only few hundred yards away.
In Santa Clara Province, be-
tween half dozen and a dozen
guerilla bands were in the field.
The largest group, of 300 men, was
under Juan Bias Hernandez, Gu
ban Sandino."
None of the revolts represented,
at the moment, a threat to the gov
ernment, All, however, emphasized
the general disorder of the coun-
try with formal government func-
tioning only in the capital.
Hundreds of army officers con-
tinued under seige in the National
hotel here, with occasional deser-
tions reported by the guards sur
rounding them.