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W|FE'T TRIES'
. RIVAL, THEN :
. KILLS HER
Lured to Home, '0ther Woman
ConfesseS; Husband
Sees "Execution" =

DALLAS. Tex, Nov. Is
(L.N.S. ).-Adopting the code
duello, Mrs. L. w. Boone, 35-
year-old mother Of an 8-year-
old child, today passed judg-
ment on an alleged rival for
the affections Of her husband
and shot her to death in the
family's apartment as the hus-
band looked on.
This strange drama of the old.
old triangle took place early to-
day. and Mrs. Pearl Hall, 30, who
Mrs. Boone charged had stolen
the affections of her husband,
went calmly to her death with
words of endearment on her lips
for Boone.
Lured To Home
The shooting occurred in the
small Boone apartment. Mrs.
Boone and a friend, Mrs. Reitzell
Morrison. had lured Mrs. Hall
there with the statement that q
friend of Boone wanted to see her.
Boone, who had gone to bed,
was awakened by his wife when
the three women arrived at the
apartment.
Turning to Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Boone said:
"TeIl him what you have been
telling me-"
Mrs. Hall said:
Hello Dan, she knows ALL"
Mrs. Boone said that as she
went into the bedroom, she picked
up Colt As revolver.
Mrs. Boone said that Mrs. Hall
kept her hand in a heavy fur coat.
During the. dramatic scene in
the apartment, Mrs. Boone said:
''Mrs. Hall suddenly started
toward me and before 1 knew
what had happened, 1 had fired
the pistol one time"
The woman slumped to the
floor, dying. Boone disarmed his
wife.
"GOOd-by Daddy"
"Good-by, daddy" Mrs. Hall
murmured and died.
Boone, in a statement to police,
described the shooting as follows:
II went to sleep and the next
thing 1 knew was when 1 was
awakened about $3.50 a. m. and
saw Mrs. Hall near the bed at
my side. My wife stood near the
foot Of the bed, close to the
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7 TREASURY.
ALSO SEES
ACHE:SON
DEPART
"III Health" Forces the First
Break in Cabinet; Hints
Of Rift Are Denied
By International News Service

By International News Service
Secretary" Of the Treasury
William H. Woodin will take
an indefinite leave of absence
from his Cabinet post, and
Henry Morgenthau, jr., will
be appointed Acting Secretary,
the White House announced
today.
The reasons prompting Woodin
to retire from the Treasury, it
was said, concern his health. He
is suffering from chronic throat
infection and has been away from
Wash. .-lgton for some weeks.
Dean Acheson, Of Maryland,
who has been Undersecretary Of
the Treasury, is also retiring, IL
was announced, as he desires to
return to private business.
Seeks To Resign
Secretary Woodin submitted his
resignation to President Roosevelt
on october 81. He wanted to re-
tire definitely from his post.
After three days consideration
of the matter, President Roosevelt
wrote him and suggested that In
stead of resigning outright, he
take an indefinite leave Of alb
sence. To that Woodin aSsented.
President Roosevelt emphasized
that Woodin will return to his
post as soon as his health permits.
The Secretary will leave here
the last of this week for Arizona
for an extended stay. At his own
request, the White House stated,
Woodin will not receive his Cabl-
net salary.
No successor has yet been
chosen for Morgenthau as head OF
the Farm Credit Administration.
Absent Long. Often
The retirement of Secretary
Woodin, even though temporary,
marks the first break in the
Roosevelt official family since it
took office last March.
His long absences from Wash"
ington undergoing treatment for
his throat have led to frequently
recurring rumors that he would
resign and rumors that he was out
of sympathy with the Presidents
fiscal policies.
These were always promptly de-
MED, sometimes by the White
House and at other times by Sec
retary Woodin himself.
Only last Monday he issued q
vigorous denial of published re.
ports that he hid not approve Of
the Roosevelt gold-purchase pol
icy. On the contrary, he. said,
this policy had the full support Of
himself and the whole Treasury
Department.
Morgcnthau, who now assumes
the Treasury helm for an i1defi.
mite period, has long been one
of Mr.. Roosevelt's close friends
and advisers. His father was
Ambassador to Turkey in the Will
son administration.
The new Treasury head is one
of the youngest men ever to hold
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EDWARD DENT
NAMED D. {.
SURVEYOR
Hazen's Former Aide Elevated
Under New Regime; Crosby
To Leave Capital Soon

Melvin G. Hazen and George
E. Allen, the two new District
Commissioners, met today in
Mr.. Hazen's office in the Dis
trict Building and decided to
appoint Edward A. Dent, now
assistant to Mr.. Hazen, who is
relinquishing the office of
surveyor, to fill that office.
The men will take the oath Of
office at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the board room of the
District Building. Daniel E.
Garges, secretary to the Board of
Commissioners, will administer
the oath before an audience Of
friends, relatives and District Of
ficials and employees.
MIR. HaZen has been District
Surveyor since 1908 and Mr..
Allen is a lawyer and general
manager Of the Wardman hotel
properties here. He is SO and
the youngest man to hold the
office of Commissioner.
Mr.. Dent is Al and entered the
Surveyors office in 1912 as a
rodman. He became Mr.. Hazen's
assistant eight years ago. He is
married and lives with his wife,
Mrs. Eleanor Dent, and their two
children, Edward, jr., 10, and
Eleanor, IA, in the 4700 block
Connecticut Ave. Mr.. Dent is
q native of Washington and a
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OUTSTANDING
|SSUESTOBE
SETTLED
Recognition Will Follow Agree
ments on Debts, Propa-
ganda, Etc.
BY International News Service

Soviet Russia has yielded to
President Roosevelt's s demand
that an understanding be
reached on all the outstanding
questions between the two ma
tions before diplomatic recog-
milton is extended, Interna-
tional News Service learned
today.
The discussions are now in the
stage Of negotiating an under
standing on these questions which
include debts, damage. claims,
propaganda. and protection of
Americans in Russia.
Agree to Compromise
The slow progress in the dis
Cussions is due to the fact that
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign
oommissar. is obliged to commune
cate constantly with Moscow on
the various questions to be set
tied.
However, the Soviet has indi-
Gated a willingness to compromise,
and unless a hitch occurs, it is
hoped O. final understanding will
hA reached some time next week.
Roosevelt Firm
Moscow's willingness to nego-
hate an understanding on the
principal questions before obtain
ing recognition represents an un.
precedented concession on the
part Of the Soviet in their relation
with foreign nations. Heretofore
the Soviet has insisted on recogni-
ton first and settlement of prob
LENS afterWard.
Litvinoff came here with the
belief that recognition would
come first. President Roosevelt,
however, insisted on what was de-
Scribed as a clean slate" in the
relations between the two coun-
tries before American recognition
was extended.
Litvinoff at first was reluctant
to concede this point, calling at
tention to the fact that he had
no staff of experts with him to
discuss settlement of the out
standing questions. Mr.: Roose'
velt, however, maintained his
ground and the Soviet statesman
finally put the matter up to
Moscow.
Moscow instructed Litvinoff to
no ahead with the negotiations.
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To PLAY
CUBS APRIL I

Although the exhibition sched-
ule of the Washington Griffmen
for the 1884 season hasn't been
completed as yet, Clark Griffith,
president of the club, announced
two of the dates today.
They will find the Griffmen in
Chicago on Saturday and Sun
day, April 7 and 8, in games
against the Cubs, of the National
League.
The Griffmen will be in that
sector around those dates and
because there will be two off
days at that time, the games with
the Cubs will keep the team &C.
tive,
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With the avowed purpose OF
dealing a death blow to the de-
preston, more than $40 officials
Of States and cities throughout
the country joined hands with the
Federal Government today at a
conference in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Purpose of the convention,
which will continue through to-
morrow and which is being pre-
sided over by Harry L. Hopkins.
Civil Works Administrator, is to
explain the workings and policies
Of that newly formed administra-
ton.
The plan proposes to spread the
expenditure of the Federal fund
over four months, spending month
y approximately 500, ,000, 900. this
to be supplemented by funds avail
able from State, municipal and
other local courceS.
Need u. s. Approval
Under the Federal plan the
workers are to be employed 80
hours q week at wages prevailing
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carry out your suggestion but it
has been a failure, as evidenced
by the relapse which I have just
suffered.
Therefore, feel that I must
tender my resignation and seek
complete rest and a change of
climate. My physicians have
told me that unless I do this
they will not be responsible for
the outcome.
81 cannot express the intense
regret I feel in writing you
this Letter. 1 have been. so
happy in serving you, and if I
only could continue, / would be
the most grateful of all people.
You will know that every policy
Of yours has had and still has
my devoted support, and I have
never doubted that you are the
one man that can lead this
country out of its difficulties.
"GratefulIy yours.
"WILLIAM HI. WOODIN."
- H. TYYL:ka EJo.soa aRn,
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"Deaf Will:
81 do not need to tell you
that I am deeply grieved at the
thought of your not continuing,
but, at the same time, as have
told you, 1 would mot for any
thing in the world injure your
health by any inSiStence on my
part that you carry on the i'm
possible task of running the
Treasury Department and stimuli
taneOuSIy giving full obedience
to the doctors orders.
''The first consideration Is
your complete rejuvenatiOn and
this can only be accomplished
by giving up all work for the
next few months. If you will
do this, it is rot only my hope
but also my sincere belief that
in q few months you will be
able once more to give to the
Government the fine, unselfish
service which all Of US In
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"My Dear Governor:
at is so cheering to hear your
voice over the telephone that l
always feel better after talking
to you.
"Last August, after a severe
illness, 1 took up with you the
question as to whether on &C
count of my health I should re-
Iinquish the position 1 now hold
in your Cabinet. You suggested
that I try remaining away from
my desk for a few weeks and, as
far as possible, forget the Treas
ury, in order to give my system
a chance for q full recovery.
UNFORTUNATELY. am not
exactly built that way, and 1t
has been impossible for me, ON
account of the great responsible
ity / feel, to refrain from being
almost as active in the affairs
Of the department when away
as when 1 was actually at my
desk. 1 have tried faithfully to
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Correspondence Between
Woodin and Roosevelt

The public letters exchanged betUeen
President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Treasury William H.
Woodin.
The first addressed to Mr.
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Coast Guard Ship
Lost in Great Lakes

HOUGHTON, Mich. Nov. Is
GN.SO Missing with its crew
of two men since a blizzard Sun
day night, coast guard picket boat
No. 1908 today was the object Of
a search in Lake Superior in the
vicinity of Keewenaw Point. Ar
thur Lewis, Of Duluth, and Theo-
dore Salinen, of the MuniSing,
Mich, station, were aboard the
craft when it left Ontonagon,
Mich, for Bayfield,, Wis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08
Welcome, Cor1rade LitVinov

roaERADE MAx11E LTTvINOV, tbs first ohical Soviet
representative to the United States landed Anaer
tan soil on November THE very day which marks
ne anniversary Of the October Revolution
This cotncidence-if 1t was coincidence-As not
s1thout significance TO the revolutionary workers of
America For while they are second to none IN their
admiration for Comrade Litvnovs extraordinary dip
Anatic talent they look upon him first and foremost
rs the oficia spokesman in this country OF the Union
IL Socialist Soviet Republics They know ms comes
here as the representative of diplomacy which has no
precedent and no equal in the wordths diplomacy Of
s first workers and peasants state engaged in laying
s foundations OF classics society They know that
n the conversations in which Roosevelt viii speak in
Asserests Of American capitalism, Tivinov will speak
b the interests OF the workers and peasants Of the
ps sR which are jnseparable from the interests OF
ass workers and peasants OF the world.
And 1t is the representative TO this country Of
Sac sete founded by tbs October Revolution, that the
militant workers Of the United States extend their
nsrds n warm fraternal greeting to Comrsde Lit
snoy and through him to the toilins Of the
1SsR
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08

committees organized In many cities
throughout the country, also anil
ated bodies.
In New York, the City Youth Com
mittee will hold its demonstration
at Columbus Circle, seth st. and
Broadway, on Saturday, at IL p. m.
From there they will march to the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument on
Riverside Drive. Participating in the
demonstration are the Trade Union
Unity Council Youth Committee, the
Youth Section Of the International
Workers Order, the War Resister's
League, the Young Communist
League and others. There will be
speakers representing the different
organizations.
In Chicago huge anti-war mass
meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. IL,
at the New England Congregational
Church at 10 w. Delaware, at p. m.
Among the speakers will be repre-
sentative of the Chicago Youth Peace
Council, youth speaker from the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08
Jabdnese War Acts

OBVIOUSLY inspired By the Japanese government,
yesterdays dispatches from Tokyo describing
versations between Foreign Minister Eots and Soviet
Ambassador Ytrenen, reveal ons step in the az
gressve and nsolent policy OF the Nippon rnilitarist
Hirota representing the Torgers Of Tokyo had the
gall to complain that the Soviet Union spreads sun
confirmed" and "alesntst rnorg The Japanese inn
perialist bandits whose armies have rsvaged China,
whose hands to this day dripping With tbs blood
of Chinese workers and peasants. whose troops and
peasants daily menace sovst territory. whose Man
churian henchnnen arrest Soviet citzens-these
maraudery hsvs the 30 demand that the Soviet
Union shall reduces the defense Of its frontiers against
their n1areuding expeditions
Such cynical diplomacy ts nothing UNUSUAL for I'M
perials But the growing arrogance OF the Japanese
militarists can only mean thing: they longer
take ths trouble 70 conceal their preparations for
, against the Us5E indeed 81 Is no longer possible
10 mccall them Japans military preparations against
the Soviet Union have lated TO the point where
only the vi1fuIIy blind ignore them. The flight
Of japanese airplanes Soviet territory, the plans
10 build four ports f~~'ng vladivogtock the
Sea of Japan tbs purchase by the Japanese of railway
equipment built in Caro- which be used
slsively Soviet railways and nowhere else, these
and similar beIicose preparations can only that
se guns Of Japanese imperialism directed against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08
observation-disclosures

THE failure OF the MIA bringing with it new mass
lay-ofs and psrt-tin1e work places in the very
center of the struggle Of the whole working class the
question OF unemployment and social insurance.
Today workers are being lsid-of by the tens OF
thousands. Ford has laid-oR half Of his crew in
Detroit The Illinois Steel Corporation has not laid
off, but fred 5000 workers, telling them ito return in
April" The production index of all basic industries
is rapidly declining, steel being down to as per cent
with no prospect OF an upturn, in the minds of
the steel operators, until after the new year.
Relief Is being cut to the bone in every part of
the country. No imagine in this period Of the
high cost Of food how people live IS cents
month in some parts of progressive Ohio" Presi-
dent Roosevelt declares that the main of relief
must be private charity" This means that in every
shop Office and store the employers will try to force
the workers to contribute out Of their meager pay
envelopes for their fellow-workers.
This raises most sharply the central issue on which
Roosevelt elected President-the issue which he
has openly betrayed-namely unemployment insurance
IN ORDER to mobilize the workers Tor the struggle
for the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill and
to lay the basis for the broadest campaign in every
labor organization neghborhood, etc. and to bring
about greater unity of the employed and unemployed
the National Committee of Unemployed Councils
UsA, Is calling q National Convention against IN
employment in Washington, D. c., on January 49, a.
and 49, 1884 This Convention will be representative
Of ali working class organizations in the country whose
main must be to provide security for the
workers and tong farmers who this winter face the
bitterest year OF their experience.
Full details and directves Of the Washington Con
vention will be published in the Daily Worker on
Saturday, November IL. Every worker and working
class organization should heed this Call and see that
they are represented at the National Convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08

tbs UssR~ and that they intend to open FIRE in the
immediate future.
genuine peacs policy IN the world today-the Soviet
Onion has been exceedingly patient with Japanese acts
Of aggression Rather than have q single Soviet OF
Japanese toer lose his life as result OF japanese
aggression. the U.ssB has made every attempt at
diplomatic adjustment OF disputed questions,
But tbs Soviet Union has made 1t clear again and
again that wf1ils it has sought and never viii
seek inch OF foreign territory it will not cede
inch Of that soil upon which 1000 900 workers and
peasants building socialist society The toiling
of the Soviet Union will defend with all their
colossal energy and might the gains Of the October
Revolution against the attack Of any imperiast power
whether In the Far East or in the West
I'VE do not consider Manchukuo responsible for the
aggressive activities in Manchuria" Comrade Molotof
declared Monday. I'VE realize Japan Is the directing
Sorce We fully prepared for an unexpected at
tack
These sharp words. Their utterance at this time
is measure OF the acuteness of the war danger A
danger that s by decreasing because OF the
probable recognition OF the U.ssR. by Washington.
In1perialist Japan in the Far East and the imperi
allss powers Of the west the Soviet Union 1t
Is the duty Of American workers and intellectuas
through their anti-war committees and other organi-
cations, to fight this Let then together with
millions Of workers and intenectuas in other capitalist
countries and their colonies combat with all the power
at their command any attempt by any iperiast gov
eminent to invade the land which is the vanguard OF
the world proletariat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08

lege of trade" with the Soviet Union?
Is it not the triumphs of the peace
policy of the Soviet Union, in the
face of daily diplomatic intrigues and
war threats amongst the imperialists,
accompanied by the strengthening Of
the Red Army that brought about a
change in the strategy OF war-ag-
gressiye American capitalism on the
question Of the recognition Of the
US.S.R.7
1t is the growth Of Socialism In
the Soviet Union which strene ohensd
the international position Of the So
Wet Union, that compelled American
capitalism in the midst of the crisis
to take steps to recognize the U. S.
S. r.
The American masses suffering
from the crisis see in the recognition
Of the Soviet Union the growing
strength of the Soviet Union as q
SOCIALIST country. The American
ruling class biologists who preach
the superiority of the capitalist sys-
tern with its years Of crisis, hunger
ana Unemployment are Orueltu w
explain recognition in such manner
as to cover up the crisis Of the CAPT
talist system and deny the growth
Of Socialism in the Soviet Union.
And here Trotzky, that able counter
revolutionary ideologist Of the bour-
geoisie, supplies the weapon: If Ham
Fish can be satisfied with the
CHANGED" foreign policy Of the
US.S.R., why not Roosevelt?
In our next articles we will discuss
the foreign policy OF the U.S.SRi
TrotzEsy's ISLANDERS against the Com
intern and his counter-revolutionary
rawlings about the heroic Communist
Party Of Germany.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08
Mr. Troky Gives Comfort Ham Fish Soviet Union Recognition

the Second Socialist International Is
in a state Of bankruptcy, in q state
Of growing collapse?
1t Is none other than Mr.. Leon
Trotzky, the "high-grade' ideologist
(counter-revolutionary) of the bour-
geoisie. It was Ienin who placed
T'rotzky among such types who are
characteristic as fragments of his
torical figures and formations Of yes
terday - and declared: "Trotzky
loves high sounding and hollow
phrases"
Why Is Mr.. Trot2ky so respected
and so highly paid 8 journalist Of
the capitalist press? Why do his
theories and writings receive such
prominence in the capitalist papers,
beginning with the gutter sheets, then
the New York Times, and winding
up with the liberal, well wishing New
Republic and Nation7 Is it because
the Cosmopolitan" press is anxious
to present Communist" viewpoint
on public affairs2 Not at all. It is
because the capitalists know that
there Is not an ounce Of communism
in Trotzky's writings! 1t Is because
Trotzky supplies the bourgeoisie with
a counter revolutionary weapon
against bolshevisn1, against con1n1u-
nisrn.
Comrade Stain in his famous let
ter, written in 1881, con Some Oues-
tons Regarding the History Of Boil
shevism,' clearly revealed that
Trotzkyisn1 is not at present a fac
ton of Communism. "Trotzkyisrn Is
the vanguard Of the counter-revolu-
tionary bourgeoisie.' In this letter
Comrade Stain wrote:
"Who gave the comter-revoyu-
tionary bourgeoisie its intellectual
weapon against Boishevisln, In the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08
Youth Group Calls Armistice Anti>War Rally

NEW YORK. The National Youth
pon1nittee of the American League
Against War and Fascism CforTned
7t the recent U. S. Congress Against
War has issued a call for nation
aide srti-War demonstrations on
Arrrstice Day, Nov. II. Pointing out
me imminent danger Of war be-
sween the Imperialist powers and the
preparations going on for an attack
against the Soviet Union, the Ma
Aonal Committee urges all its sf-
dlisted organizations and all other
youth organizations opposed to In
Aertslist war, to turn these demon
STATIONS into tremendous protests
against the war preparations Of the
Roosevelt administration. The dem
1astsations have been endorsed by
ne Central Committee Of the Com
Aaxnist Party.
N. T. Demonstration Saturday
Afnlisted to the National Youth
S&oxnraittee are q youth organizations
Born every part Of the country. Be-
3gtees there are many united front