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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

vagrancy2
Al was picked up in Alabama q
couple of years ago for yagrancy
O.-What was the sentence?
A.-S25 fine or so days in the chain
gang. This was in Huntsville. ! didn't
have any money so 1 went on the
chain gang. I first met Ruby Bates
and Victoria Price at this time.
Q.-They arrested you at the same
time as the two girls at Stevenson?
Ayes.
C-While you we're ip Jail did you
know what was happening at the
trial?
A.-No.
Odd you know that Ruby and
Victoria had decided to frame the
boys?
A.-Not about rape. We knew 1t was
framed charge, but we didn't know
what it was about. Victoria Price said
we would have to swear to whatever
the sheriff wanted us TO swear to.
The sheriff told them to keep their
mouth shut. Ruby Bates, she came to
me cryin' a few times. But Victoria
Price kicked her and made her shut
up. She said we would all be paid for
it and that they wouldn't lock the
two girls up.
Q,--How long did YOU Sey in jail7
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Increases for Armaments,
Wage Cnt for Enlisted Men

While building
Of all federal workers wages
includes
the marine
Thus not only The Veterans %
Ven economy bat those
called at aefsnd with impeas
oandtry, uctbnsed
with fire the marchs
selves attack
half Of the government.
This Is
always been seraby nderpaid the
to them Yet it these
held readiness further attacks
This should these
driven into recruiting stations the
their interests the toing
Workers in the yards enlisted
posts should petition
cut for the eabshment bonus is
also being taken
INDUSTRY IN the unions in the unemployed
on such an issue will not help defeat
I'll federal employees but will
between workers. soldiers and sailors that will
carrying further the against the
toiing
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tribute in their homes and shops
Hundreds have registered for the
march in the past few days.
On Union Square Saturday morn
ing thousands Of Negro and white
workers will gather to send off the
more than 1000 greater New York
delegates at 10 a. m.
To Ask March Permit
WASHINGTON, .. c., May "A
delegation OF the National Scottsboro
Action Committee will soon call upon
the Police Commissioner of Washing
ton, Major Brown, for q permit for
May for the Scottsboro March and
demonstration.
The marehers will present de-
rnand to F1oasdent Roosevelt for The
immediate and safe release of the
Scottsboro boys and present the
Civil Rights Bill" aimed to compel
the enforcement of the 18th, 18th and
18th. amendments to the U. S. Con-
stitution. The delegation will also
ask, on the basis OF q promise by
Louis Howe, Roosevelt's secretary, for
a large hall for mass meeting for
Monday.
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The price of meats has advanced ir
the last three weeks from to IS per
cent in all the large cities of the
country. All canned goods are now
from to Is per cent higher.
For the first time in many years
spot cash wheat is selling for more
than 81 bushel. This will soon
cause higher prices for bread.
At the beginning Of the year, cash
wheat was selling at 81 cents per
bushel. Yesterday it sold at $1.02
Wheat futures also touched new
highs for the season, July contracts
selling at 73c.
Higher Retail Prices
Retail prices of everyday necessities
have been advancing for weeks, and
are now at the years highs. Butter
milk, cream and vegetables have gone
up in price.
Rents are reported rising In many
large cities. Further increases are
openly predicted by leading Real Es-
tate experts.
Retail shoe prices are already be-
ginning to move upward in many
large cities. The president of the
International Shoe Company. manu-
facturers Of low-priced shoes, has
announced that higher prices for
shoes will soon be ordered New York
manufacturers have posted advances
in prices of shoes.
All the large soap companies have
possAd advances u 70 ' per senA N
svssG scer rFfoek
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ave. lens Oh thousand OF leaI-
let's were spread throughout
Harlem, announcing this meet
ing. Just before the marchers leave
for Washington, Saturday morning
from Union Square at 10 a. m.
On Thursday night, hundreds
packed the Mt. Zion Church to hear
Lester Carter, white southern Young
worker, who testified in the trial OF
Haywood Patterson. Carter was given
a tremendous ovation when he called
upon those present to support the
Scottsboro March. James w. Ford
Joseph Brodsky, I. L. D. attorney and
others spoke.
Loudspeakers in Harlem
A truck with loudspeakers went
through Harlem streets all day
today, calling the workers to the st
Nicholas meeting and to join the
Scottsboro March Baltimore has
reported that thousands will join the
New Philadelphia column when
it arrives there.
In the streets, hundreds Of workers
we're wearing the Scottsboro buttons
being sold by the March committee.
Mrs. Jennie Turner and her five
year old son, Emmett Dunn, signed
up for the march. A large percent
age of the Harlem contingent are
Negro women, mothers, wives and
young girls Mrs. Turner said: Il am
marching for the freedom of the
Scottsboro boys because this is an
important part Of the fight for the
freedom of my people and all work
ers. I have been fighting four years
now and feel that is worth while. 1t is
our only way out /"
Why They March
Harry Tolbert, Negro fireman, Job
less for three years gave his reason
for marching. II came into the labor
fight in 1880 when the Trade Union
Unity League started organizing us
on the Reading railroad Since then
I have been doing everything could
to build the fight Of Negro and white
workers against our enemies. I am
going to march because this is a big
step in our fight"
Ocie Rose, jobless Negro laborer,
said: This is the first time / ever
knew my people and whites could
fight together. My wife and child
and have to live apart because Of
the hard times. I haven't a penny
but this Scottsboro March is i'm
portant for those who are hun
CRY suffering and is the greatest
thing for people OF my color that has
ever happened"
Expect Big Send-off
Thousands keep filing by the Of
fices of the National Scottsboro Ac-
ton Committee. 119 West 135th ST.,
to read the latest bulletins. Many
stop in and ask for leaflets to dis
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congress which opened April 80, was
enthusiastically greeted by the gath
ering and adopted by the more than
1,200 delegates present, with only 81
voting in opposition. Those voting
against the proposal recommended
came largely from renegade elements
among the Proletarian Party and the
.IW.W.
Wild cheering and the singing Of
Solidarity" and the "Internationale"
featured the, closing session Of the
Mooney Congress which elected a
National Council of 43 members, May
81 was set aside as National
Mooney Tag Day
Big Stadium Meet
CHICAGO (By MaiD Determine
ton not to slacken for one moment
the fight to liberate Tom Mooney
characterized the huge mass meeting
in the Chicago Stadium on Nay Day
night which was organized by the
Free Tom Mooney Congress.
Speakers included Robert Minor.
member of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party, who received
stirring ovation when he arose to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

strikes. The solid ranks of the strikers
with a militant leadership can defeat
these plans and win the strike.
Workers in New Orleans take the
following steps for the success of the
strike:
l. Elect committees from your own
ranks to conduct the strike.
2. Set up a united front with the
and other workers organizations to
fight together against this wage cut.
3. No maneuyers behind closed
doors with officials. The strikers
must decide on all questions in the
strike.
4. Mass picket lines on all relief
projects A militant struggle to de-
feat this wage cut which Is to starve
you still more
S, Build the HesAnaniunsS Sp9neee
"a nav orless,s
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unable TO interfere.
Some of the unemployed we're ar
rested later, but this only caused the
struggle to grow more intense. Twelve
barns full of grain we're set on fire,
and many other barns were stormed
by the unemployed.
Large attachments of Fascist troops
were concentrated in these districts,
and Air Minister Balbo turned up
himself, promising to provide jobs.
The situation is still. very grave
and everyone desiring to enter or
leave the area must have a special
permit from the authorities No one
is allowed in the streets after 3
O'Clock in the evening.
Similar clashes occurred in Moli-
nells. The unemployed also organ
iSed demonstrations in Comacchio.
Fifteen were arrested after o severe
'stea~ wtsh xhf pcasos, yfss sErtAss@sd
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Teachers Boycott
Chicago for Meet

NEW YORK.-That great ferment
is taking place among as conservative
a group of teachers as those repre-
scented IN the National Education
Association is indicated In the general
boycott movement against Chicago
as the next convention city of the
Association. Teachers are refusing to
attend the convention in that city as
protest against the failure Of the
Chicago city administration to pay
its school teachers. Teachers in N.
Y. and other states have already
gone on record to boycott Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05


P0ursine With Bosses
This action has shown that
Poursine is working with the demo-
cratic officials and taking orders
from the bosses. But in spite of this
betrayal the workers were very mill
tant in the demonstration. They
marched to City Hall and demanded
to see the Mayor. They were there
for four hours until finally dispersed
by the police and six arrested
The international Labor Defense is
active in getting the release of all
arrested.
The workers are beginning to see
the role of Poursine and many are
Joining the Unemployed Council.
Tbs bosses pavs ~ many oseaxtous
zSssd Men ms russHkssf 10 hsssk
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

dAt Oilolllbtl VI COuuIl6ICe Oh The
United States. At this speech, which
will not be broadcast as the others
were, Roosevelt will reiterate his pro-
mise OF controlled initiation
Significantly, however, Roosevelt
refuses absolutely to make any pro-
misses whatever that he will not issue
cheap paper greenbacks, or that he
will not reduce the gold content Of
the dollar. 1t is openly said by
Roosevelt's advisers that he will use
all the inflationary powers given him
If "he finds it necessary" Roosevelt
will soon be forced to issue the
$3,000,000000 Of greenback currency
provided for in the Thomas amend
ment.
Cost of Living Rises
AS Roosevelt has reduced purchasing
power of the masses drastically
through wage cuts, reduction in vet
Grams compensation, and a general
program of Economies" his infla-
ton program has already added
further burdens to the living costs
of the masses through rapid rise
in prices
The United Press commodity index
for 50 cash food prices has reached
a new high for the year, having risen
more than 10 per cent in the last
month to 1913
The prices for spot sugar today
MSAde = new high for the year, $4,000
8ses settling It s.sSe. TURNER yss u
= 0etsxts stnse pestesAUsS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Perkins Chauffeur
Quits; She Worked
Him IL Hours a Day

Washington, D. c., May 4.-The
liberal Miss Perkins OF the U. s. De-
partment Of Labor who is strong
advocate of the 3o-hour stagger bill
is not willing to reduce the working
hours of her chauffeur who recently
left his job because Of the long hours
of work ST George, Miss Perkins
chauffeur, said he could not continus
WORKING II hcsu~ q dsv assd ssac his
neatiA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
COMMUNIST PARTY URGES
WORKERS TO SCoTTBoRo
TAG DAYS

The n Y. District of the Com
munist Party urges every worker
who possibly can, to volunteer at
once fer this Saturdays Direct
collection by reporting to the
LID. district Office, Room 1913, 799
Broadway, any time Friday or
Saturday. The LID. Office will
be open st 8 am. Saturday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
FREE MOONEY CONGRESS
URGES "COUNCILS OF
ACTION" THRUOUT U. S.
Mooney Drive Cheered at Stadium; National
Secretary of Y.P.SL. Scores S. P. Leaders
Aim of Councils Is the Fight for Workers
Rights and Rights of Negro Masses"

CHICAGO 4The formation
Mooney
The which the Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
1900 Strike in Neev
Orleans Against Wage
Cut on Relief Work

NEW ORLEANS, La May against pus. cut NJ
relief workers rhv
sx Of the workers arrested already Committee
mas announce a cut in wages from 81 to s15O
NEW ORLEANS, lathe demonstration on May First
involving about 10000 workers originally called by self
styled leader by the of Poursne This he announced at
meeting April 28th on the day of the demonstration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
ITALIAN UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATE
AGAINST FASCIST HUNGER POLICY
Storm Barns Full of Food; Continue Fight
After Martial Law Is Declared

MILAN Italy, April "a Mai)-A against
the Fascist starvation policy growing
state of proclaimed
unemployed demonstrated demanding
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Carter, in Interview,
7 els of Efforts for
Nine; Speaks Tonight
Felt He Was Accidentally Responsible" For
failing of Innocent Negro Lads
Carter, Ruby Bates and Attorney Chamlee to
Appear in St. Nicholas Arena.
By SENDER GARLIN

NEW fORk.-A conscience troubled by the fact that he
may have been partly responsible for the sentencing death
of nine innocent Negro boys moved 20earod southern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
CONGRESS GIVES ROOSEVELT FULL
POWER TO RAISE COST OF LIVING

WASHINGTON, 4The
me House and Senate
unlimited initiate the currency.
Attempting to conceal the lengths initiation
his planning speak before
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

NEW YORK.-Two days before the historic march on
Washington finds thousands of Harlem workers amng
door meetings and standing for hours at open-a rallies
Yesterday all Harlem electrified by hearing that Ruby
will speak tonight ST. Nicholas Arena St. Columbus
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crowd then marched to the police
station and forced the police to re-
lease the prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
MANY CONTINENTS DUE
IN CAPITAL ON MONDAY
FOR BIG DEMONSTRATION
To Present Civil Rights Bill, Demand for
Scottsboro Boys Release to Roosevelt
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Other Cities
Report Preparations for March

WASHINGTON, 4-ajor Police Commissioner Ire
Columbia today granted the scottsSOro
o Monday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

Hereafter the Saturday Daily" L0iI
appear in s PAGES. Special articles, fea-
ures and exposures reUieWing present
struggles in every Saturday issuel
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
Around
The

BY JOHN SNURE. JR.-

I DR.. Charles Edward Munroe
| walks daily through spacious
gardens and over luxuriant
lawns of his Forest Glen home.
Since the days of his youth
when he began teaching at Har7
ward he has risen rapidly to a
position as one of the worlds
foremost chemists specializing
in explosives.
For IL years he taught at An
napolis. For 20 years he was
head professor of chemistry and
dean of the Graduate School at
George Washington University.
In 1890 he invented smoke
less powder and at Newport he
experimented with INT for six
years. And in war time he was
recruited to serve as chief adj
wiser on explosives for the
United States.
Today. he is "a. He was born
in 40, but it has been said Of
him that The will always live
and die boy"
Retired from active service in
the Government, he spends his
time in his gardens. He, who
created explosives that shatter-
ed the earth, derives his great
est pleasure from viewing the
beauties Of peaceful soil.
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
NEW OIL CODE
SQUABBLE IS
SETTLED
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Iron.handed Federal control
was imposed upon the $15,000.-
900 900 oil industry today by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes,
despite reported opposition and
then quick denial and acquies-
cence from a powerful group Of
old-line companies led by the
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey.
Production quotas for the oil
States, effective last midnight
limited the total domestic output
to 2,409.700 barrels daily and
pegged imports at the average
daily level of the past six months.
In a reported private statement
over long distance telephone to
a member of Ickes' planning and
coordinating committee. w. S.
Parish, chairman Of the New
Jersey Standard board of d.
rectors, brought his company's
fight against the oil code out
into the ooen.
Charles F.. P.oeser of Texas. a
committee member. reported at a
special meeting that Parish re-
fused to furnish information de-
sired in a study of price-fixing
proposals.
To Make Mess Of 1t
Parish was quoted as saying:
"The committee is not repre-.
sentative Of the oil industry. I
hope it will make a mess Of
the price schedule and the big
ger mess it makes. the better I
will like it."
Ickes later declared:
81 am unwilling to believe
that any responsible officer Of
the Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey would make any
such statement. My under.
standing is that the Standard
Of New Jersey subscribed to the
CODE"
Later Parish issued a public
statement in New York denying
his company had refused to CO.
operate with the MIRA.
Decide to GO Along"
1ckes pointed out that the
ALLEGATION total. to which Parish
allegedly objected. was subject to
change in the light of experience
and that direct price-fixing. al
though authorized, has not been
invoked. He added that the COM
mittee had not reported the
Parish incident to him.
Administration officials ex-
pressed confidence the New Jersey
Standard would "go along"
Back of this situation was a
spirited struggle for supremacy
between two Titans of the great
Rockefeller Oil Empire-Walte
c. Teagle, president of the New
Jersey Standard: and K. R.
Kingsbury. president of the Cali
fornia Standard.
The latter, lining up with most
of the independent producers,
successfully demanded a price
fixing authorization in the oil
code, along with drastic Federal
control over production and i'm
ports.
Teagle is chairman of the in
dustrial advisory board of the
NRA.
The Washington times., 1933-09-08

Tactical Error

The prosecutions" by police
were being recited to a high
ranking officer of the law.
The complainant was man
who had "unjustly been ar
rested for intoXication," accord
ing to his own claim.
Circumstances SURF ounding
his apprehension, as he told
them, disclosed that at a party
at a downtown hotel he had
had two drinks. mo more"
When he left the party he de-
parted with man whom ne
did not know and they drove
in the latter'S car up Connec-
ticut Avenue.
A taxi collided with their
car and stopped. The driver
protested. The compliments
erstwhile friend drove off,
leaving him.
Finally the complainant
walked off up the street. He
told the police officer:
IT decided to hail a passing
cab. I got in.
TOO late. discovered it was
the same cab with which we
had collided. And the driver,
instead of taking me home.
took me right around to the
police precinct"
His complaint was ignored,
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
E.. A. Rule Addresses
Cosmopolitan Club

Tracing the history of bricks
and brick construction, Edward
A. Rule addressed the Cosmopon-
tan Club luncheon at the Carlton
Hotel yesterday.
Rule brought out new ideas on
the use of bricks in identifying a
city, and cited the Importance of
this structural material in build
ing by telling how the Colonists,
after landing in America, imme.
diately set up brick kilnS to have
this material available for build
ing their homes.
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
Dry Cleaning Code
Hearings on Today

The preliminary hearing on the
code for the dry cleaning industry
has been set for today at 2 o'clock
in Room l of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Representatives of rug cleaning
groups from Chicago and New
York, leaders in the dry cleaning
industry throughout the East
and South, and press shop opera
tors from the East and Middle
West will attend the hearing.
Deputy Administrator Arthur D.
WhiteSide will preside.
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
First and Only

A thunder Of applause greeted
Ed Baltz, commodore Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Power
Boat Association and chairman
of the executive committee OF
the Presidents Cup Regatta
when he returned from Ocean
City, N. j., and related events
Of his absence.
All knew of his storm expe-
riences aboard a small cruiser
off the coast, but his listeners
were particularly interested IN
the fact that he had raced Cecil
Bagley's Chotsie to win at
Ocean City.
When the starting gun
sounded Baltz leaped away in
his craft.
Speeding around the course
twice, he had raced into the
finish to be declared winner,
and receive acclaim.
Of three entries for the race
Baltz was the only one to start.
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
Noted HorseWonnan

On the rolling acres Of Locust
Dale in Virginia. Miss F. Julia
Shearer raises her horses and
hounds.
OF Virginia horsewomen, few
followers of the pack can COM
pete with her in breaking and
schooling horses and training
hounds for the chase.
She is one of the rare women
masters of hounds. And it is
her contention that country
life in America today is as
pleasant and attractive as ever
before"
The Washington times., 1933-09-08
LandIubber Now

Harry L. Hopkins, Federal
Relief Administrator, declares
that if Secretary of War Dern
would issue an order prevent
ing all civilian officials from
using Army planes it would be
all right with him.
Planning to fly to Southern
capitals, Hopkins was forced
by rain to take a train to
Frankfort, KY, where a plane
picked him up.
For eight days perfect weather
permitted Hopkins to be piloted
! about the South, but on return
ing home the plane lodged
storm after storm. Finally, they
flew into a bad one. AS the
ceiling dropped and vision got
worse with nightfall. the pilot
sought a landing place.
He selecred a field and started
to land. Suddenly he zoomed
aloft, barely missing a line of
trees. Later they found corn
field landed. bounced around.
and settled to earth, near Ash
land, Va
Hopkins said:
1--WE spoiled a case Of avO-
cadoes given me by Governor
SchOltZ of Florida and my re-
gard for flying"
X X 4
Street Seem
DR. Garden F. Warner and
his family returned from Maine
E. Freda Kent planning to go to
New York to model. Boyd Craig
back from a wedding at Elmira,
N. Y, where the ceremony was
performed on a tennis court.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

sia's theory that as q bright example
she would convert the world to COM
munism. But certainly she can be
bright example much more easily with
American recognition than without it.
So, then, the question Of recognition
OF Russia, so far as American business
and politics are concerned, is this:
VIII it be wiser to set the wheels Of
American industry going and put
American wage-earners to work, sup
plying Russia with machines, raw ma
terial and consumers goods, wherewith
to take the next upward step In her
scale Of living, thus Fastening Russia's
success as q shining mark of COM
munism; or will 1t be wiser to let these
Russian orders go, let American workers
wait for employment, taking the chance
Of finding work for them at home or
elsewhere In the world?
Either alternative has its unpleasant
potentialities. Neither can be dis
missed off-hand. but in view of Lit
vinoff's billion dollar order from Russia
the question Of recognition becomes q
serious issue in American politics,
something more than an academic ques-
ton.
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