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Evening star., 1934-07-23
q star corrsspondent Of The Star

By a stsf Correspondent OF The Star.
~ HICAGO. July 23.-Luck
charms get you nothing
Joe CrCnin has de cided. 49,.
~ since he went West 40
mIrers Of the Washington
manager have been sending him
everything from Persian cats
whiskers to shoes cast by Missou-
ri mules. one chap down in Tex
as even sent Joe rattleSr Ike
fang. guaranteed 10 strike ter
ror into the heart Of any opponent
they're doing all they can 10
get lis going" unused Croniu today
as he looked over the collection OF
tokens. well. we're having the
luck all bad"
While in Chicago Walter Stewart
may consult the surgeon who
patched up the arms Of Sammy
West and Tommy Thomas and
worked on Moe Berg's kinked k &c
the veteran southpaw has had
much trouble with his salary wing
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Big League Grade Held Easy
Boy With Amy Ability Can Work Hard and Make
it in Two Years, Says Red Sox Scout

material. He is scouting for the
Boston Red Sox between seasons
at South Carolina, where his reg
ular job is head athletic coach.
There's not big league pros
pect to be found anywhere. he
affirmed And that's not just my
hard luck tale, but it's the expert
ence Of the other big league scouts.
we are beating the bushes
yes, literally that. We are down
to combing the sandlots and the
little semi-pro leagues. And nary
a prospect.
There are plenty of ball players,
more than ever-good strong boys.
But they lack one thing or an-
other-mainly vim and color"
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Government and Waitress First.

DUT there we're some legal matters
6 to be adjusted before this par
ticular scramble could begin.
Camera is a taxable property. and
the Government was entitled to stake
its claim in ADVANCE of the general
scuff1e. Then there was Signora Emilia
Evening star., 1934-07-23
MERCURYS LIST MEET.

The newly-formed Mercury Track
and Field Club has announced IL will
hold its first meet July 30 in Walker
Stadium. Alvin Chick Wekh is
chairman of the Games Committee,
which Is in charge Of ARRANGEMENTS
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday - Berger
Braves, 2; Foxx, Athletics, /; Ruth
Yankees. /; Byrd. Yankees, / Camp
bell. Browns, /; Greenberg, Tigers, l.
Whitney. Braves, l.; Lindstrom, Pi-
rates, L. Vaughan, Pirates, /; Hart
nett, Cubs, 1; J. Moore, Phillies, /
Rothrock, Cardinals, /.
The leaders-Foxx, Athletics. so;
johnson, Athletics, %; Gehrig
Yankees. 26; OFT, Giants, %: Berger
Braves, %.
League totals-National, 44ls Amer
lean, 44l; total, $50.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
GREENOCK NINE WINS

Greenock Md A. c. base ballerS
evened their series with the Mary
land A. c. nine Yesterday. winning,
is. Turner pitched for the winners.
Charlie Booker. losing hurler. famed
nine 10 run his StriSeOut record TO
lis in eight games. The final con-
test IN the series will be played next
month at GreenoCk.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
DISTRICT BOAT TRAILS
Andy Crawford Fourth and sixth
in Northeast, Md, Events.


NORTHEAST. Md, July ga. A.
ANDY Crawford of Washington,
driving his runabout Ednandy, jr.,
placed fourth among six boats In the
first heat for runabouts of classes z,
and q yesterday in the Northeast
River Yacht Clubs sanctioned speed
boat regatta here. and was sixth in
the first heat for runabouts OF Glasses
H and I.
Joel Thorne, New Rochelle, N. Y,
won two events and was second in
two others TO take individual honors.
Thorne, 1884 intercollegiate outboard
champion and leading national high
point scorer. won the classes B and
F open races and finished second in
classes A and G.
Evening star., 1934-07-23

BY the Associated Press.
~ OLUMBIA, S. c., July 23.-
Never was the opportuni-
ty so golden for strong,
~ ambitious young men who
can play base ball. says
! Billy Laval who is now beating
the bushes" for likely big league
prospects.
why" asserted Scout Laval as
he rested over the week end from
his labors, ANY boy who has any
ability row can be in the big
leagues in a couple Of years II he
will try"
The reason for this big break
for some good boy" Laval ex-
planned. is a dearth Of big league
Evening star., 1934-07-23

100 Rooms, Plus Sub-CellarS.
"T%HE first parcel" explained Sig
l. nor Soresi, with the relish of
born squire. cost S25,00O 1t is a
l00-room house, with cellars. sub
cellars and storerooms, in the Italian
province of Piacenza"
A hundred rooms is a lot of rooms,
sub-cellars or no sub-cellars, but the
signor said there was more to come.
The second parcel cost $99 900. 1t
is a 10o-acre tract of land, also in
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Record for Week
In Major Leagues

THE past weeks record OF games
l. won and lost, runs, hits, errors,
opponents runs and home runs,
including Saturdays games, follows:
Evening star., 1934-07-23
McCoII, Phillips Talk Most.

90 MUCH that one begins to won-
der whether Wsshington's club
isn't becoming Chattanooga
farm instead OF the Lookouts serving
as a development group for the Ma
tionals
OF the elevated quintet. the vener-
able McColl and the erudite Phillips
talk the most base ball
With 10 years of pitching back OF
him in minor circuits spread from
the Southeastern part of the United
Evening star., 1934-07-23
PLAY IMPORTANT TILT
Sewer Division and Supervisors
Clash at Soft Ball.

Sewer Division and Supervisors
face tonight in a Municipal Soft Ball
League game, which will have an
important bearing on the pennant.
The scene will be the Rosedale Play
ground. Each team has lost but one
contest.
An ALTAR team piloted by Tots
Long and the Home Owners Loan
combination of the Capital City
League are planning vigorous prac-
tice the next few days in preparation
for their soft ball game Friday night
in the Roosevelt High School Stadium
Evening star., 1934-07-23
nyassr corr.sponsent Of The star.

BY a star Correspondent Of The star.
~H1CAGo. July 23.-Ciark Grit
4 fith's recent shift Of players
1 from Washington's farm at
~ Chattanooga has created a
club within q club. The
transfers nave put under Joe Cronin's s
wing no less than FIVE former Look
out8
More than 90 per cent Of what is
supposed TO be a big league outfit is
made up of talent drawn from club
that only last season couldn't get any
where In a class A minor league. And
Chattanooga isn't setting the world
on fire this year.
Cecil Travis. Alec McColl. Ed Phil
lips. Johnny Gill and Ed Linke, ex-
Lookouts all, are a clannish lot They
are ever together on and of the ball
field. And though wearing big league
togs they do a deal Of minor league
gabbing.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
W EICONIE
WASHINGTON
sBatted for McAiee IN seventh
4Ratfed for CoHman N ninth

sBatted for McAfee IN seventh.
4Batted tof Cotfman n ninth
xt.Sh4prtnn .-. 100 SEQ nQ0-G
81 louis -. ...-.. oo0 eco o02-4
RIMS battsd in--GM. Seven. Phillips
(el, Myer Cronin Gift West Campbell
Strange Two-baSe hltS--Sohulte. Gil,
Campbell Pepper. Myer. Stranse. Mehllo
Three-hass hits--PhilltPs, West Linke
10 Grube, Left on baSeS-W WaShington,
Z: ST. Louis A. FIRST base on slls--of
Knott. j; on McAfee Struck out
Knott IN 4N inninEs; cd Andrews i~
q inning Of McAfee. in . INNINGS or
-Kreit UmpireS MesSrs Summers
Hiloehrand and ormShss Time-l:&S.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
GAMES TOMORROW

Wash st Chicago.
New York at st L
Boston ct Detroit.
Phils. at Cleveland
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sents very stable back to- the-land
movement.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
League Races

MONDAY. JULY %, 1894.
American
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
WASHINGTON. =; St. Louis. 4.
New York. S-l5; ChiCago. -
Philadelphia. l-s: Detroit 0-l1.
Cleveland. 4-6; Boston. -
Evening star., 1934-07-23
GAMES TODAY

Wash. a. Chlcseo
New York at St L
Boston a. Detroit
PhilA. al Cleveland
Evening star., 1934-07-23

GAMES TOMORROW
St. Louis at ". Y.
&hicago at Rklvn,
%ncinnati az SoS.
PITTS. a. Phlla-
Evening star., 1934-07-23

GAMES TODAY
St. Louis az ". Y.
Chica 20 AZ Bklyn
Cincinnati At Bok
Pitts. at Phils-
Evening star., 1934-07-23
National
Yesterdays RESULTS.

New York =. Cincinnati | I'll in'ngS'
BROOKLYN S-lS. PittSburgh. @-lO.
Phila 6elphls. Is. Chicsso. : tl2 ln'ngSl
St Louis. 81 Boston. -
Evening star., 1934-07-23

By the Associated Press,
Evening star., 1934-07-23

Copyright. l934.l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
South African Workers
Defy the Police Pickup
and Vicious Pass System

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
(By Mall Mass demonstrations in
defiance of the police pickup" were
held in three sections Of this city,
under the leadership OF the Ikaka
Il. L. d., on Dingaan's Day, Deem
Der 16, 1888.
The pickup" is the practice Of
police in picking UP all native work
ers on the streets, every Saturday
night, for examination Of the num-
erous passes" which they are obliged
to buy.
December 10 was a Saturday, but
with militant demonstrations going
on in every native center, there was
no pickup that night, for the first
time in months. The workers or
ganized together and armed them
selves with sticks and other weapons.
to resist the pickup should the police
attempt it.
Although the pickup was resumed
the following Saturday, the mass
agitation and organization against
this form of terrorization is growing,
and placards have appeared all over
the city bearing the slogan, ITO
he'll with the pickup and police
brutality"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Mass at the German Consulate Tomorrow!
Iii. Miners Local
Supports Fight Of
Austrian Workers
Gillespie P. NJ. A. Local
Calls on All Locals
to Endorse Stand

CHICAGO. March IA resolution
supporting the struggles of the Aus
TRAN workers was passed by local 81
Of the Progressive Miners of America
at Gillespie, Ill, and an Official copy
sent to every local in the union for
Endorsement.
The resolution, signed by Ernest
Smith, the locals secretary, says in
part that the interests Of the work
ers are the same the world over" and
1--WE go on record as supporting I'M
equivocally. morally, financially and
economically the struggle being
waged by our Austrian brothers and
sisters"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Dniof Describes Long Battle Nasi Court and Dungeons

provocation of German fasciSm
directed toward the humiliation of
many thousands Of workers has been
paralyzed.
Exactly year ago the fire broke
out in the Reichstag, and, at the
same time, the version that Commu-
nists has set fire to it. A year has
passed, and although fascist Ger
many is entirely a prison isolated
from the whole world, no one in
Germany thinks now any more that
the Reichstag was fired by Com
munists. Even among the Nazis
there are such who are convinced
that the fire was the work of fascist
leaders"
"And who do you think set fire to
the Reichstag?" correspondent for
an American newspaper asked,
Nazi Higher Ups Guilty
1.-THE future supreme court Of the
German proletarian dictatorship will
ascertain that with full exactitude,"
replied Dimitroff. MY personal
opinion is that the organizers Of the
fire should be sought in the ruling
circles of German fascism.
I'VE were acquitted, but not re-
leased. We were transferred to the
Berlin catacombs by the German
secret police. must confess" Dimi-
trof SAID smilingly, that it wouldn't
be bad to see the worst enemies Of
the German working class in these
catacombs!"
Death or Lifelong Infirmity
Dimitroff described the conditions
under which he and Popoff and
Taneff had been confined in the
cells of the catacombs. They were
completely deprived Of daylight, al
ways in utter damp. To be in these
cells for several months, he said,
would mean to perish. 1t means
either that one dies or becomes an
invalid for life. This is the definite
objective pursued by the Nazis in
placing prisoners in these cells:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Plan Anti-FaSCiSt
DemOnSt ratiOn in
Los Angeles Mar. IA
Bethlehem W Orkers Hold
Mass Protest Against
Austrian Terror

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-The Provi-
sional Committee against Fascism
and War, elected at the anti-Austrian
Terror mass meeting Wednesday
night, is sending out a call to hun
dreds of organizations for united
front action against the menace of
fascism, which is especially threat
ening in Southern California. They
are asking for representatives to a
conference at Music Arts Building,
23S South Broadway on Sunday,
March 4, at p. m. with the proposal
OF MACS demonstration against
fascism at the Los Angeles Plaza on
the afternoon Of March Il.
BETHLEHEM, PA protest mass
meeting, arranged by the United
Front Committee, was held here on
Feb. %, at Hungarian Hall. The
meeting was addressed by speakers
from Unemployed League, the Cen
eral Labor Union, the Friends Of the
Soviet Union, the L. I. P. A., and the
Communist Party.
The Socialist Party local. although
sending representatives to the COM
mittee meeting which arranged the
mass meeting, were forced to with
draw by threats Of losing their char
ter. Many of their members, how
ever, attended the meeting, including
some Of the speakers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Praises Mobilization Of
World Mass Pressure
for Release of 3
Especial to the Daily worker)

kOPNOAeSL ~ OnAAS VNOAACAt
MOSCOW, March 1 (By
Cable) A long conversation
took place here last night be-
tween Dimitroff, Popoff and
Taneff and representatives of
the Soviet and foreign press. Over
hundred correspondents Of foreign
and Soviet newspapers and news
agencies were present. Only rep
resentatives Of the German bourgeois
press evaded meeting Dimitroff and
his two comrades.
The appearance of Dimitrotf. Popoff
and Tanef aroused vigorous applause.
Dimitrof related how he and his
comrades were released. Everything
occurred with extreme secrecy and
haste, he said; it seemed as If they
were not being released, but kid
mapped. His demand that the Soviet
embassy be informed was not met.
eve are boundlessly grateful, +"
Dirnitrof declared, ito the interna-
tional proletariat, to lnrge sections Of
the toilers OF all lands and to those
honest intelligentzia who fought for
our release; and, foremost, we are
deeply grateful to the workers and
collective farmers Of the Soviet coun-
try, our country.
Praises Mass Protest.
81 may say with full confidence y
Dimitroff emphasized, that if not for
this wonderful mobilization of public
attention to our defense, we could not
have been here conversing with you
now. German fascism wanted to an
initiate us morally and physically
However. not only have these three
heads OF ours been saved, but the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02

death, or capitulation to fascism.
Foreign correspondents used to
come around sometimes and ask,
Aren't you tortured, beaten?' What
could we answer No, we are not
beaten, no, We are not tortured
as if confinement in these damp pits
weren't complete enouoh tortured"
1--WE left Germany" Dimitroff con-
tinued, with the greatest hatred
toward German fascism, but the
greatest love and ardent sympathy
toward the German workers and
Communists. Under the conditions
OF our strict isolation we couldn't
know precisely what they were suf-
fering and now they were struggling.
But prior to and during the trial, we
felt that the great German Com
munist Party was standing firmly at
its post.
1.-THE loyalty and devotion OF the
Party was reflected in the statements
of trial witnesses, workers brought
from concentration camps.
"The struggle which was carried
on for our release must continue, for
the release of thousands of prole-
tartan prisoners now held in fascist
jans"
Rank and File at Odds With Nazis
According to the observations Of
Dimitroff, tremendous changes have
occurred in the general frame of
mind of the large masses in Ger
many. There is substantial differ
ence noticeable between the rank and
file and the heads of the Nazi lead
ersElip Koenigsburg. an official Of
the secret police, and Heller former
Social Democrat) on parting with
Dimitrof, expressed the wish that
Dimitroff retain an unbiased atti-
tude in statements to the press while
in the Soviet Union"
"I shall be very unbiased" Dimi-
troff answered, "but I do not hide
my hopes Of again visiting Germany
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
DOumergue Given
War Time Power
on Tariff, Budget
Reactionary Regime in
New Step Toward
Fascism

PARIS, March 1.-GaSton Doumer-
que, Frances premier Of war and re-
action, was given dictatorial powers
over French tariffs today by both
the senate and the chamber of dep
uties, after they had given him power
to balance the budget by decree,
passing the $4,000, 100000 budget with
out discussion.
While the capitalist deputies
granted the Doumergue cabinet the
same kind OF powers which were a
stepping stone to tascism in Ger
many and Austria, the Communist
deputies stood in their seats, crying
Down with capitalist Dictatorship
The whole ruling class OF France
thrown into CONSERVATION by the
mass opposition to fascination which
was climaXed by 24-hour general
strike of 100000 workers on Feb. 10
has united to concentrate power If
the hands OF the Doumergue cabinet
Of generals and hide-bound reac-
tionaries Of most of the capitalist
parties.
The powers given Doumergue per-
init him to carry out the wholesale
wage-cuts and disnissals to balance
the war budget picemeal and with q
minimum Of publicity, in an effort tc
head off the organization Of mass
protest against them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02

as guest Of the German Soviet
~ )vernment."
Representatives Of the bourgeois
press put a number Of questions to
Dimitroff: What do you think about
Goering?." was one Of these questions.
II expressed my opinion Of him"
Dimitroff answered, "in personal
meeting in court. I have nothing
more to add to that"
what do you plan to do here?" he
was asked.
Upon the request of those present,
Dimitroff, who until then had spoken
German, began to speak in Russian,
replying expressively and with much
force:
"a Soldier of the Revolution
''What will I do here? That's quite
clear. ! am soldier o fthe prole-
tartan revolution, a soldier Of the
Communist International. I spoke as
such at the trial. I shall do here
my duties as a soldier Of the prole-
tartan revolution. and will continue
to do them until I draw my last
breath"
The representative Of the New
York Times asked Dirnitroff to give
a "brief formulation" of his opinion
Of he trial.
ITO put it briefly" he said, "the
trial was a provocation, as was the
firing of the Reichstag The trial
was intended to screen the real in
cendiaries; they wished to lay the
blame at another mans door. How
ever, according to the laws Of dia-
lectics and the laws of the class
struggle of the proletariat, the trial
was turned into it's antithesis. The
outcome of this anti-C Communist
process was a colossal anti Fascist
demonstration. 1t was most shame
full failure for fascism. BY means of
the fire they had hoped to persuade
the German nation that the incen-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Says German Commu-
mist Party Stands Firmly
at Its POST
diaries we're Communists; but the
trial itself disproved this legend"

diaries were Communists; but the
trial itself disproved this legend"
Moscow On Earth"
''Why," queried several bourgeois
foreign correspondents" did Goering
promise to settle with you, but
didnt?" sse
Dinitroff shook his shoulders.
Things are not done as one wishes.
Goering expressed the intimate wish
Of the fascist leaders, but there is an
in irrational proletariat. There is,
as one says, Moscow on earth.g. +. :"
Upon the request of the foreign
correspondents Dinitroff described
in detail the conditions of his con-
finement prior to the trial. For five
months he and Popoff and Taneff
we're handcuffed and in foot chains,
which were never removed, day or
night. The unbearable pain made It
impossible TO sleep. The jailers fixed
the handouts stiffly for the precise
purpose Of causing pain After this,
false reports were circulated in the
BOURGEOIS Dress that the treatment
Of the three prisoners during their
confinement had been humane"
However, even these tortures before
the trial could not compare with the
moral torture to which Dimitroff,
Popoff and Taneff were subjected
after the trial. 49,
The lively conversation was. inter-
rupted at this point because of the
late hour and the fatigue of the
three Bulgarian Communists, who, in
the course of one day, had found
themselves carried from a fascist
prison into their now-nativs Soviet
country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Spanish Cabinet
Resigns; Greater
assassination Seen
Move Aimed to Fortify
Reactionary Forces
i'm Government

MADRID, Mar. 1.-The reactionary
Cabinet of AleirNdro Lerroux sud-
denly resigned today.
This move is interpreted here as
q step toward further fascination OF
the Spanish Government, which has
already taken away all the gains
won by the workers in the past three
years, and has been facing mass
upsurge and a series OF gigantic
strikes.
The RESIGNATION Of the whole Cab
met followed the threat of resigna-
ton of the only two members who
opposed the governments plan to
amnesty all reactinary monarchist
political prisoners, and to restore GER
tain privileges to the Catholic clergy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
LID Organizes
Relief Drive for
$4,000 in U. S.
Paris Commune Heroes
Join international
Relief Body

PARIS, March IAN international
Relief Committee to organize the aid
for the victims of Austrian fsscisn
and their dependents has been
created in Paris by the International
Red Aid, parent body Of the Inter
national Labor Defense.
Three members of the Paris Com
mune Of 1871, Andrieux, RepiQuet,
end Philippe, and Nine. Steiner,
widow Of a German Communist
deputy murdered by the Nazis, and
Nine. Willard form the nucleus Of
this committee, which viii be inter-
national in scope.
The International Red Aid has al
ready given this committee 10000
francs to be distributed among the
widows and orphans of the Austrian
workers killed in the recent fighting.
The International Juridical Asso"
citation is organizing a delegation o.
lawyers to go to Austria to defend
the workers brought before the fas-
cist tribunals Tor their part in the
recent struggles. The International
Red Aid has contributed 5000 francs
TO this committee, and issued an ap-
peal to all organizations to follow its
example.
March 18, which is International
Day Of the Red Aid throughout the
world, has been designated as a day
OF special collections throughout the
world Tor the relief Of the victims
Of Dollfuss fascism.
A Women's Committee has also
been set up to cooperate with the In
te1national Relief Committee.
United States I. L. d. Organizes
Campaign
NEW YORK.-An appeal TO al
toilers and sympathizers In the
United States to contribute funds for
the relief of the victims OF the
bloody Dollfuss dictatorship III Aus
tria was issued today by the Inter-
national Labor Defense.
'The heroic workers of Austria,
trampled under the heel Of the DOLL
fuss fascism, disarmed and betrayed
by their leaders of the Social Demo-
cracy, call to the workers Of America,
Socialist, Communist, and norl-Party,
for help" the I. L. D. call says, Rally
to their add"
Nation wide Campaign
AT the call of the international
Red Aid, the I. L. D. is organizing a
nation wide campaign and collection
of funds for relief to the destitute
victims of Austrian fascisn, to the
families of the thousands who were
killed, to the thousands Of wounded,
the thousands in jail, the thousands
Of women and children without work
or bread in Austria.
A minimum quota of $1,000 to be
collected Immediately in this coun-
try through the I. L. D. has been set.
Every cent collected will be for
warded to the European Bureau of
the International Red Aid in Paris,
for aid to all the victims OF white
terror in Austria without distinction
as to political or trade union affilia-
tons or tendencies, it was announced.
No money will be deducted for ex-
penseS connected with the collection.
The I. L. D. campaign on the
broadeSt united front basis for moral
and material support to the Austrian
victims will be closely connected
with the international Thaelmann
week which it is organizing in this
country March 3 to 10, and with the
celebration of the Paris Commune,
March 10. At all Paris Commune
meetings special collections will be-
taken for the victims OF Austrian
faSciSm.