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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
SEVENTY DIE IN
 BAD BRUSH FIRE
 IN LOS ANGELES
Welfare Workers Caught By Their Own
 Backfire

Los Angeles, Oct 4.-CUP)-The charred bodies of victims were carried to-day from a blackened, cone.like canyon in Griffith Park, where from 70 to, 75 county welfare workers perished in brush fire that turned tho canyon Into q fiery furnace.
 The exact number killed by the flames was not expected to be known for several hours. high by the county coroner who said he believed between 50 and 75 perished."
 The county morgue already held tho unrccognizablo bodies of 33 men deputies moved into the small cup-like canyon to search fo addi- tional victims. The sights that greeted the searchers affected even the most experienced deputy coro- ners. Most of tho victims were family men who had been unem- ploycd.
 Blackened bodies were found In grotesque positions. In some eases arms were outstretched as If in application. in others the lifeless figures were crouched.
 In still others the hodies lay face down In ashes left as the flames shot with lightning speed through the mesquite, greasewood and sedge that lined the canyons walls.
 Los Angeles. Oct 4-(UP)-Rob. ert Barr, 29, was under arrest to. day in connection with the tragic fire that swept Griffith park last night. He was taken into custody shortly after several smaller bruch ies broke out in the immediate vicinity of the larger blaze.
 Police said he was carrying a rag. matches and a pair of wire cutters. When questioned. he re. fused to talk beyond stating briefly he had left his home ito help figh' tho fire"
 He was to be re-questioned late, today.
 Occasionally workmcn stumbled through the ashes carefully carry ing bits of evidence that more bodies would be found.
 Half burned shoes and suspendeI buttons were brought to coroner's deputies for examination.
 Searchers said they came across score or more shovels, the han.
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Final NezQs Flashes
FIND BOY IN TRUCK

New York, Oct 4.-(UP)-John Russell, 12, of 105 Winter street, Bridgeport, Conn, is in custody of the Bronx Children's society today waiting to be claimed by his parents. The boy was found early this morning by Eugene Wooley, a moving van operator of 1178 Castle Hill ave- nue, the Bronx. Wooley discovered the lad asleep in truck in his yard.
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Brass City Goes
 Democratic In Great
Hayes Thanks
 The Democrat

october {, 1888. +. Vincent Maloney, Publisher Of the Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury, Conn. Dear Mfr Maloney:
 I take this opportunity of congratulating you on the excellent campaign conduct ed by your most valuable newspaper in behalf Of the democratic party of Water- bury.
 The victory was the great est in the history of the party in Waterbury. and makes mo realize the extent to which your newspaper is read. The triumph is yours as much as the party's. and I cannot stress too much at thls time how fortunate the City of Waterbury is in hay. ing such a trustworthy and fine newspaper as the Water. bury cmocrat.
 Very sincerely.
 FRANK HAYES.
 Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
SECOND INNING

sENAToRs-sehulto up. schulte grounded out. Schumacher to Terry. It was an easy roller Kuhel up. Kuhel flied out to Ryan in short loft field. Bluege up. Bluege walked. sewell up. Sewell flied out to Moore in left center. Moore had to run fast to make the catch.
 No runs. no hits. no errors, one left.
 GIANTs-ott up. ott batting hero of yesterday. was given q big hand. Ott walked. It was not an intentional pass. Davis up. Davis singled to short center, ott going to second. Fast fielding by schulte held ott from going to third. Jack son up. Jackson sacrificed Bluege to Kuhcl, Ott and Davis advancing. Mancuso up. Mancuso grounded out to Bluege to Kuhel. tho run ncrs holding their bases. Ryan up. Ryan out, Kuhel unassisted. It was an unintentional grounder. the ball dcflecting off Ryan's bat when he lodged . high pitch.
 No runs, ono hit, no errors, two left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
ROCKFORD FLOAT WINS

Chicago. Oct 4.-(UP)-The his- torical float entered by the Amerl- can Legion post from Rockport. Mass. to-day was adjudged the best historical float in the annual pa- rade of the Legionnaires. The best drum major award went to Dr sla- men, of Boston V.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
BRITISH EXPERT HERE

Washington, Oct 4.-(UP)-The opening move in the Anglo-American war debt reduction game was made today when Sir Ronald Lindsay British ambassador, presented Sir Frederick Leth-Ross, British financial expert, to Secretary of State Hull
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three left.
SEVENTH INNING

SENATORS-Sewell up. Sewell flied to Ott who made the catch against the right field wall. Rice batted for Thomas. Rice singled through short stop. Myer up. Myer flied out to Ott in deep right. Goslin up. Goslin also flied to Ott in deep right.
 No runs, one hit, no errors, one left.
 GIANTS-McColI became the Washington pitcher. Ott up. Ott out. Cronin to Kuhel. Peel up. Peel out, Myer to Kuhel. Jackson up. Jackson out, Cronin to Kuhel.
 No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
Rooseuelt Farley
 Congratulate Hayes
Telegrams Pour Into City To-day Showering Praise on Magnificent Showing of City's Chief
 Executive and Administration

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Postmaster General James A. Farley and democratic leaders throughout the joined today eonsratuans Mayor Frank Hayes his victory polls yesterday Likewise Controller Daniel Leary, Town Chairman John Cray and others Waterbury who did their bit build big majority congratulated in esam which poured all of Movou ry.uu. ....,,.,
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FIFTH INNING

SENATORS-Bluege up. Bluege flied out to Moore in deep left. Sewell up. Sewen out, Ryan to Terry. Crowder up. Crowder sin- gled through the box to short cen. ter. Myer up. Myer forced Crowder. Critz to Ryan.
 No runs, one hit, no errors. one left.
 GIANTS-Mancuso up. Man cuso out, Bluege to Kuhel. Kuhel tagged Mancuso as he ran to first. Ryan up. Ryan singled to short center. Schumacher up. Schu- macher hit into q double play, Cronin to Myer to Kuhel.
 No runs, one hit, no errors, none left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
LINDBERCHS LAND

Southampton Eng, Oct 4.-(UP)-Colonel A. and Mrs Charles A. Lindberg arrived at South ampton at 4:50 p. n,., today after rapid flight from Stavanger, Norway. They left Stavanger at II a. m. The distance is approximately 700 miles. 'r~,------.---.
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OPENS BANK OFFICES

Hartford, Conn, Oct 4-(UP)-Thomas E. Dooley, Hartford, who will have charge of the examination of Connecticut banks which will en- roll under the governments plan for guarantee ing depostors' funds, opened offices today in the state office building.
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FIRST INNING
 SENATORS--Myer up. Myer walked. Goslln up. Goslin out, Ryan to Terry, Myer taking second. Ma,aush up. Manush filed to Davis, Myer holding second. Cronin up. cronin famed. The crowd gave mighty cheer to Schu- macher for getting out of the hole.
 No runs, no hits, no errors, one left.
 GIANTs--Moor up. Moore famed on strike slnker. Critz up. critx out, Kuhel unassisted. It was an attempted bunt. Down the first base line. Terry up. Terry flied to Cronin in short left field.
 No runs. no hits, no errors. none left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
EIGHTH INNING

SENATORS-Manush up. Man ush singled to short right. Cronin up. Cronin hit into a double play. Jackson to Critz to Terry. Schulte up. Schulte fouled out to Man cuso.
 No runs, one hit, no errors. none left.
 GIANTS-Mancuso up. Man. cuso flied out to Manush who made a pretty running catch. Ryan up. Ryan out, McColl to Kuhel. Schu- macher up. Schumacher drew a big round of applause. Schumacher out, Kuhel unassisted. Kuhel took the ball back near the grass and had to sprint to beat Schumacher to the base.
 No runs. no hits. no errors. none left.
 NINTH INNING
 SENATORS-Kuhel up. Kuhei filed out to Moore in left center. Harris batted for Biuege. Harris up. Harris out, Jack to Terry. Jackson made a brilliant stop and throw. Bolton batted for Sewefl. Bolton out, Schumacher to Terry.
 No runs, no hits. no errors, none left Wx<
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
THIRD INNING

SENATORS-Crowder up. Crow der grounded out, Jackson to Terry. Myer up. Myer out. Ryan to Terry. Goslin up. Gosiin hit Q homo run to the upper tier of tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct 4.-(UP)-The treasury net balance for October 2 was S1,151,267,0 ,024.75.
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right field stands. The crowd gave the Goose a great hand. Manush up. Manush flied out to Moore.
 One run, one hit, no errors. none left.
 NTS-Schumacher up. Schu- macher famed. Moore up. Moore out, Crowder to kuhel. It was slow roller. Critz up. CritZ walked. Crowder beefed about the last de- cision. Terry up. Terry flied to Schulte.
 No runs. no hits. no errors. one left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
FOURTH INNING

sENATORS-Cronin up. Cronin flied to Ott in short right. Schulte up. Schulte out. Jackson to Terry on a high bounder. Kuhel up. Kuhel out. Critz to Terry.
 No runs, no hits, no errors. none left.
 GIANTS-Ott up. Ott was again cheered by the crowd which begged for another home run. ott sent up a high pop fly which Kuhel took in front of f.rst base. Davis up. Davis foules out to Kuhel who ran over near the stands to make the catch. Jackson up. Jackson out cronin to Kuhel.
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The Weather

Cloudy Tonight And
 Also On Tomorrow FULL REPORT ON PAGE g
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,f the state and country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
MILITARY ALLIANCE AGAINST
THE SOVIET UNION

Certain details of the Belgrade
conference of the chiefs Of staff OF
the Little Entente armies have been
disclosed in Prague. The conference
approved the new mobilization plans
of French imperialism. The keynote
Of the conference was military al
lance which France. offers the ma
lions of the Little Entente as bloc,
aimed against the Soviet Union and
against Italy. This military Dual
Alliance is intended as substitute
for the individual alliances between
France and the various nations Of the
Little Entente existing at present.
France endeavored to draw Pol
and into this military alliance at the
conference, but Czechoslovakia OPP
posed this, fearing it would lose its
dominant position in the Little En-
tente, so that France allegedly with
drew the proposal
The details printed by the bour-
geois press regarding the Little En-
tente military conference in Belgrade
prove that influential circles in
France and among the Little Entente
are continuing to strengthen their
military positions in spite Of the con-
clusion OF non aggression pacts with
the Soviet Union. The proletariat
must not be lulled to sleep by paci-
tic utterances Of the imperialist pow
erS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
GRANITE CUTTERS
EXPOSE PAY CUTS

by "A ~.
About the middle of November a
meeting of a committee from the
Concord, N. H. Branch of the In
ternational Association of Granite
Cutters with Squibb, the president
Of the union, and the Concord Gran
lite Manufacturers, took place. Its
purpose was to settle a dispute about
re-employing two men who had been
fired from a Concord shop.
Discover Wage Cut.
After an agreement had been
reached putting the men back to
work, SwenSon, one of the largest
granite manufacturers in the coun-
try, asked Squibb if it was true that
branch of the union in Rockville,
MINI, was working for seven dollars
a day. The constitution of the as
ISOLATION (the A. F. of L. Granite
Workers Union) calls for a minimum
wage of 81 an hour $50 a day..
Squibb at that time said that he did
no know, but that Clark, the Rock
vile manufacturer, was zone of his
friendsl"
One of the militant workers who
was on the committee brought the
Rockville wage-cut to the attention
of the Concord Branch, who elected
a committee to investigate the wage
cut of the Rockville Branch.
More Wage Cuts Uncovered.
The Concord Committee went to
Quincy, Mass, where, due to q re-
cent amendment to their constitu-
ton, the Executive Council is con-
centrated geographically. The Ex-
ecutive Council is handpicked by
Squibb. There they compelled Squibh
to call special meeting, at which
the Concord Committee discovered
that two other branches, one in War
saw, Michigan, and one in the South
were working below the minimum
wage scale.
1t is a clear case of the violation
Of their constitution. Squibb ac-
cepted dues from these branches
who should be expelled according to
the Granite Unions constitution; or
Squibb should have sent organizers
to lead strike to win the minimum
wage scale. When asked why he sold
out to the employers instead of send
ing organizers, he replied that out
there" the workers are natural
scabs."
The employers in the Granite in
duStry are preparing to go open
shop" In this, they have been aided
by Squibb "a typical labor faker)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
PA. COAL BARONS
BREAK c A M P IN
SCOTTDALE MINE
Miner Calls for Fight
Against Pay Cut
and Shutdown

Prick Coal Co.-Here is a Christmas
and New Years present of Friek Co.
to thousands of starving miners.
Through its Scottdale Office it has
made an announcement of a new Is
per cent wage cut. Also that the
buildings and tipples at Leisinger No.
3, Monarch and Juonita will be dis
mantled.
The official excuse for this cut and
lay off is to cut down the heavy
taxes the company claims it has to
pay The Prick mines are known
to all miners as the worst hell holes
in these parts. Robbing in weight
is speciality of tricks.
Already the mass of miners are on
the rocks. Working only one and two
days q week The miners are max
ing small starvation pay, but the
company is deducting for past relief,
when they were not working, out of
their pay.
Only united action by all the Prick
miners against the Prick Co. wage
cut and starvation program will force
the company to let up with this rob-
berry and wage-cutting.
The National Miners Union is
working to get all miners together to
struggle against this wage cut.
Prick Miner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
ENFORCING ANTI-BRITISH
BOYCOTT

CORK, Ireland, Dec. IS (by maiD -
The Cork warehouses of the British
brewery firm Of Bass, Radcliffe and
Cretton, Ltd, were raised by num-
Der of men, some of whom were
armed.
The employees were held up while
over twenty barrels of beer were
smashed and emptied around the
premises. About $3.50 worth Of beer
was destroyed.
Two Irish revolutionaries, Donal
O'Connor and T. Molloy, are at pres
ent serving sentences in Mountjoy
Jail for an attack on the Dublin
premises of this same firm.
It is part of the Boycott British"
Leagues program to prevent the sale
Of this imperialist firms beer in
southern Ireland, as an answer to
Britain's economic war of starvation
against Ireland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09

the loss incurred by the payment
of the quarterly dividend to the stock
holders? The stockholders are not
going to pay, otherwise they would
not have received their dividend this
quarter.
Somebody has to pay-and the U.
S. Steel has decided that the workers
shall be the victims. 1t is now six
months past since the last wage-cut,
and basing ourselves on the above
mentioned events in Wall Street, we
must prepare ourselves for new gen.
eraI attack By the Steel Trust within
the next few months the wage
cut will probably be general ina
tionaD with indications that 1t will
occur during the period of December
January"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09


LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa
Miners here work on an average Of
9 to 10 hours day, and in some
places more They are forced to load
10 to Is tons Of coal, besides three to
four cases of rock for nothing. For
this slavery they only receive about
81. In most places they do not get
paid for such work as loading and
unloading timber, repairing tracks,
and lots of extra work.
Mechanical leaders and shaker
chutes are being introduced in most
of the mines, which means throwing
out thousands of miners on the streets
to starve. Six men on mechanical
leaders are forced to load from 80
to so cars day, which means so to
100 tons of coal daily. The wages on
the mechanical leaders are about 81
a day. Loading rock is being done for
nothing, forcing the miners to speed
up to the limit.
The above wages are regarded as
very high and only very few COM
panies pay such wages. In most OF
the collieries, the wages are about SIT
per week for the same slavery.
Many miners are being killed, not
only those that work for the COM
pany, but many who are digging holes
on company dumps in order to get
some coal for homie fuel. Even for
this the company thugs beat the un-
employed miners and Jail them just
because it is private property. The
workers suffer from hunger and cold
while the warehouses and the giant
coal producers stay and rot away
idly.
In Lackawanna County alone, there
are at least 10000 miners out of work
at present. These unemployed receive
the equivalent of about SIS worth of
food from relief a month for whole
family. Every attempt of the miners
to organize is met with terror. Thou
sands of miners are without shoes
and sufficient clothing, while the
warehouses are filled with all kinds
of goods.
At present the coal operators with
the corrupt refornliSt union officials
of the UMWA are getting ready to
put over another 20 per cent to 30
per cent wage cut. Only the revolu-
tionary organizations under the lead
ership of the Communist Party are
carrying on struggle for better con-
ditions and against the bosses.
The miners are looking up to the
Soviet Union as their Fatherland, as
the only hope of the workers out of
the present crisis. We are following
closely the achievements of the So
Wet workers in building Socialism.
The capitalist papers are peddling
all kinds of lies about forced labor"
and terrible conditions of the Soviet
workers. The miners are realizing
more and more, in spite of this prop
uganda, that the Soviet Union has
and is continually raising the stand
ard of living of its workers, while
here more and more workers are
thrown out of work.
Give our best comradely and revo-
lutionary greetings to the miners of
the Soviet Union. We pledge our
selves to carry on the struggle against
the bosses of the U. S. A. and for
the defense of the Soviet Union,
against imperialist attacks on it.
(Signed by Four Miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
BRITISH LABOR DEFENDS
OIL TRUST

In the House of Commons, Colonel
Wedgewood, prominent Labor men,
Der of Parliament, called upon the
British Government ito take all the
necessary steps for the protection of
our ID property in Persia"
After consistently voting for a big
ger and better navy and air force,
the British Labor Party is now acting
as watchdog for the multi-millionaire
Deterding and the Anglo Persian Oil
Company, threatening the Persian
government for darigg to win back
the oil fields stolen from it by cor
ruption and bribery. Another con-
tribution to the sincerity of Socialist
protestations Of hostility to imperial
iSml
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
FEARS
IRISH STRUGGLE
Masses Use Election to
Push Separation

DUBLIN, Jan. 8.--In spite of the
fact that the election statement is
sued by President de Valera says
nothing about the political status
which his government would claim
for Ireland in the event Of his
program being endorsed by the cleo
torate, the British press is expressing
great 1aarm over the situation.
The Cosgrave party is given open
support by the British press and his
promise to resume amicable relations
with Britain "in three days" if he re-
great alarm over the situation.
British Imperialists Alarmed.
What the imperialist spokesman are
afraid of is the effect upon the Irish
masses, always the backbone of the
independence struggle, of deValera's
anti-British agitation. They have
no fear Of the de Valera program as
such, having long ago decided that
while it causes them temporary en-
barrassment from time to time, as
In the case of the withholding of the
land annuities, the popular side as
shown by the present boycott Of
British goods, carries with it a real
danger.
Unity And Complete Separation.
This is especially true at present
because of the increasing influence
of the Irish Workers Groups and the
coming formation Of the Communist
Party of Ireland.
The Irish masses are driving more
and more rapidly toward a movement
for complete separation from Great
Britain. This involves the position of
the North of Ireland CUlster) as we'll,
where there is, contrary to the pre-
vailing opinion outside ireland, a
strong independence movement and
much support for the slogan of an
Irish Workers and Farmers Republic
the program of the Irish Workers
Groups.
The Chief Fear.
But the main cause of alarm in
imperialist circles is the threatened
loss of Ireland as a naval and air
base in the case of Britain al war,
and the possibility of it becoming a
base for a power hostile to British
imperialist interests.
Whatever the public issues in the
coming election these are the basic
factors involved and there is, in spite
OF the Cosgrave betrayals and the de
Valera demagogy, little comfort for
the British ruling class in the situa-
ton.
Out of the struggle for power be-
tween the parties of the Irish CAPT
talists and middle class is developing
a clear cut line Of revolutionary strug-
gle of the impoverished workers and
farmers, directed both against the
Irish exploiters and their British i'm
perialiSt masters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-09
Kentucky Miners Want
Facts" PntD Down Strong
Conditions Are Not Even Worse
Company Store Prices Contrasted With Those
Of Private Stores

WELCO, Ky.-The Wells lkhorn
Coal Co. is one of many Eastern
Kentucky coal companies, and what
goes on here is fair example Of all
the rest.
This article is written with the
approval of the leading miners of
Wells Elkhorn No. 6 Mine. They
said: "Put it down strong. This
hell-hole is not going to last long.
We defy the U. S. Senators, Con-
gressmen, the federal government OF
any damned part thereof to prove
that conditions among us slaves are
not even worse"
In dirty 38 or 40-inch seam of
coal, full of "bone" on the bottom,
slate on the top, the miners toll from
before daylight till dark, separating
and loading from to tons per day
according to the company's own
weight sheets. The pay is % cents
per ton. There is absolutely no pay
for dead work or yardage, except in
main headings shot to depth of 8
to 10 inches. The miner pays for
all expenses, according to the follow
ing table: