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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21

them, makes more than brief
snatches Of sleep impossible in the
cells. Sometimes the prisoners at
tempt to loosen their chains a little
to ease the pain, but this is a
dangerous practice, as a guard tests
the irons every day with a heavy
hammer.
The governor of La Rotunda has
placed a hardened, long-term GRIM
inal in charge Of each department
as head prisoner. The maintenance
Of discipline rests in the hands of
these criminals, who are invested
with complete authority for admin
istering punishment. For the slight
est infraction of the prison rules,
or simply because he is disliked by
the head prisoner, political" can
be mercilessly beaten. The head
prisoner takes advantage of the
fact that he is in charge of the
rations to bargain with the prison.
ers, taking clothes from the hungry
prisoners in exchange for a few
extra beans in their rations.
Except for the prisoners who can
afford to buy food at the prison
store, the prison ration means slow
starvation. The usual diet consists
Of few green bananas or a few
beans. For punishment the prison.
ers are sometimes denied any food
at all for days at a time. Prisoners
are given no food for two and fire.
quently i've days upon entering the
Jail.
Disease Rampant
AS a result of the bad food, re-
stricted rations and lack of pure
water, practically none of the "kid-
mapped" escapes dysentery, tuber-
culosis or epilepsy. A list of the
prisoners and their ailments reads
like a hospital register. Of thirty
political prisoners confined in La
Rotunda's dungeon No. 3, a space
s by meters, fifteen we're seriously
i'll in October and practically all
the others were suffering from some
kind of disease. Within one year,
a nineteen year old boy had been
afflicted with dysentery, epilepsy
and tuberculosis. In February, 1884,
Manuel Maldonado, prisoner who
had been confined in dungeon No. 3
for about two years, died after
having 81 attacks of epilepsy within
40 hours. In spite of the protests
of his companions, no medical at
tention was given him.
Medicine is Systematically denied
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
Guild Reporters Learn
Strike-Spiking Nature
OF M A. OMcialdOm

was that Of Louis Burgess from the
San Francisco Examiner, another
Hearst paper. Then two newspapers
men received the axe in New Bed
ford, Mass. The dismissals didn't
stop. They shifted to New York
City, to Binghamtown, Boston, Long
Island, Newark and Staten Island.
A characteristic case was that Of
the fascist italian language paper.
II Progresso, published by Generoso
Pope, Jimmy Walkers old friend,
who discharged Guild leaders for
their activities.
This class struggle experience Of
the reporters left them stunned.
Workers in other crafts have long
encountered such opposition to
unionism, but the reporters couldn't
understand It. They belonged to
another strata, the bosses called
them by their first names and tilted
glasses over the bar with them.
They tried peaceful negotiations.
The publishers ignored them. They
brought their grievances to the re-
gional labor boards. The boards
threw the grievances out. Then they
took to the picket line and found
it was their strongest weapon.
THE picket line method is gaining
l popularity with the reporters. It
was forced upon them, but they
have learned to depend upon it. And
the publishers have begun to snarl
more viciously as the reports Of the
financial support which newspaper
men all over the country are giving
the Newark strikers have reached
them.
An underground move has been
started to form a national COM
pany union federation Of journalists
in opposition to the Guild, but the
Guild members give evidence of
evidence standing firm on their
own organization.
The working class of America is
sure to benefit from this experience
of the Newspaper Guild. Reporters
assigned to cover strike struggles
will understand the issues involved.
This does not mean that the cap
italist newspapers will not continue
to cruelty militant worker and
farmer movements. In the final
analysis 1t is the newspaper pub
Usher who decides what goes in or
stays out Of his paper. But if the
Guild is strong enough in a given
locality where a strike is being
waged it is probable the publishers
may be forced to cease character
izing striking workers as "rioting
mobs," and scabs as loyal work.
ers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
WORLD Of MUSIC

cate Mozart A major sonata, the
Etudes Symphoniques of Schumann
(least interesting of his piano
works, and shorter pieces of
Brahms, Debussy and De Falla.
Such programs may serve very
well as after-dinner interlude for
the daughters of Hadassah; but
working class audiences are aware
OF world that has changed much
since the time of Schumann and
want to hear music which attempts
to reflect these social changes. This
music exists. Some of it is suitable
to Iturbi's capacities. Why does he
not play Shostakovich, for example?
There is growing demand that he
shall. When this Is loud enough for
his (and his mnaager's) ears, he
probably Wills. F.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21

likes to refer to
as "benevolent"
ito Am eri can
/ m p e ri alism),
has resulte d in
untold suffering
for the Venez-
uelan m a S S e S
and a brutal
prison regime
that is scarcely
Surp SIS ed by
that Of the KuO-
m / n t ang in
China.
One need only
breathe a word
against Com ez
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
BY LUCILLE PERRY
Director Colonial Dept, IL. d.

December 10, 1884, marked the
26th anniversary of the most blood
thirsty dictatorship in all Latin
America, that of Juan Vincente Co
mex in Venezuela. This dictatorship,
which the American capitalist press
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21

T:30-WEAF-Hirsch Orchestra
WOR-Mystery Sketch
WJz-Red Davis-SSetch
WABC-The O'Neills-Sketch
7:45-WEAF-Uncle Ez-a-Sketch
WOR-Jack Arthur, Baritone
wJZ-Dangerous Paradise--Sketch
WABC-Boake Carter. Commentator
500 orchestra; Jess.cs
Drasonstte, Soprano; Male Guar
tet; Football-Grautland Rice
wOR-Lone Ranger-Sketch
wJZ-,Jewels of Enchantment
Sketch
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
I he
By MICHAEL GOLD

ITH every agency of information rigdly guarded and
censored by the Nazis only occasions of great
andals or great battles that events succeed in breaking
n the barriers of lies and propaganda that pour out
the Foreign Office.
Yet day after day the struggle continues Though the commu
Party underground continues tasks,
Bw infinitely dangerous
story Fearful
tocy commonplace Deaths the concentration camps the
chambers of the barracks while trying
desperate ruling class succeeded
breaking the spirit of the Communists
weiskopf glimpse herosm,
ne self sacrifice the ingenuity the German workers wskopf
everyday struggle
resistance which testify the spirit the German working
They published called
The Stronger"
these little brilliantly iuminative
weskopf.
he Substitute
IN ONE the hechambers the barracks the Nas
tortung prisoner hiding place
organizer conducting underground
Party.
cellar captured organizer During
the fighting he seriously wounded.
They him hospital in the crowded
recently But all the beds
full, all the
there they dragged him the public clinic which adoned
the hospital and threw him into operating already filled with
bloody prisoners and workers who had just been through Man exam
nation"
organizer was prisoners
questioning the guard found out his and Importance They also
found out that he going be taken to the storm troop barracks
General Papestrasse This dreaded Naz dungeon from which
prisoner who went in. out alive.
themselves decided that the must
But he refused fearing that he did the would
be brualy tortured punishment by
they finally giving money
had and few pieces Of clothing pushed him out Of the operating
barely time get building
street when troop of s. into the operating
They shouted for the newly captured acka for whom they Dragged
they had the funeral hearse waiting outside.
Before however the could the
bed and become suspicious worker from Neukoen whose
shoulders had been broken during his examination leaped and
cried out "Here"
They time his belongngs-he
them where gongbut him by the
the corridor.
The other comrades crowded to the window him
marched away PALE but with tight grim his
before they threw him into the waiting or he turned to them smiled
and lifted his fist clenched parting salute
week later the young workers returned
coffin,
But the however the organizer who
covered enough to begin his work underground
organizer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
The Red Flag

IN THE 7th OF November the Anniversary the October Revolution
there discovered waving above the chimney deserted
garine factory flag with
This town known Communist 'nest" The of the
village were hded together by the S. troops the Nz aksts
and beaten because they refused reveal had placed the flag
the chimney, until the ground with blood.
And then the the village
the beatngs made to their until
take them away
The next day. the s. s. commander to the village
There were men left, only the women and children
the chimney margarine
Red flag.
The S. S. leader cursed commanded climb
chimney and drag down that "red rag"
And while the boy climbing the chimney the leader with
pointed commanded the sing the
the NaZ anthem.
The women sang.
But when the boy down with proved
anot rust-colored dark-spoed
And not flag but towel
with the blood of the wounds of the of the
OF the two died the hospital
escape"
Evening star., 1934-06-20
JEFFERSQNPUP|LS
PRESENT PAGEANT
History of Junior High
School Given at
Exercises.

The history of education in Amer
lea and the history and development
of the jefferson Junior High School
were depicted in pageantry and drama
during commencement exercises at
the school last night, commemorating
its tenth anniversary.
Diplomas we're presented to "a stu
dents by Henry Gilligan, member of
the Board of Education, who presided.
Clarence Burley, president of the sem
ior class, welcomed the visitors and
James Trammell gave the valedictory
address. Burley also presented the
class gift to the school, which was
accepted by R. w. Strawbridge, prin-
cipal Strawbridge awarded honors
to the students.
The anniversary program was pre-
sented in five sections under the gen.
eral title of THE Torch of Educa-
ton" Those who took part were Ne
vile James, Dorothy LIE Grow, James
Trammell, Gerald Tassa, Irma Posey,
Eugene Gerson, Jean Yadkowsky, Ju-
liza Lee, Cora Nickel, Catherine Hart,
Herberta Knoblock, George Minton,
Gertrude Bruce, Milton Ables. VIII
liam Hawk, Earl Allison, Robert
Knight, Robert Harvey, Charles Hud-
son. Eloise Reid. Helen Porter, Simon
Nicholson, Joseph Maschi, Ralph Ma
terra, Marguerite Ardezzone, Rose
Winterfeldt, George Bryant. Raymond
Reid. Catherine Poore, Richard Ar
thur, Nellie Moy Kee, Audrey New
man, Sara Blakely. Drew Fraber, Mil
dred Clark, Beatrice Miller, Isaac
Evening star., 1934-06-20
IS. GIRLS FINISH
DENN|SON SCHOOL
Vocational Class Features
Blue and Gold at Com
mencement.

The Dennison School, the Districts
only vocational school for white girls,
graduated l8 students in a commence
ment program yesterday that was
marked by a display Of blue and
gold, the school colors, in contrast to
the traditional graduation white"
The girls wore blue broadcloth aca-
demic gowns and gold mortarboard
caps tasseled in blue-costumes they
themselves had made-to receive the
diplomas, which were tied with blue
ribbons.
Delivers SalutatOry.
Miss Martha Wenner, class vice
president, who waited on Mrs. Roose-
velt when the First Lady had lunch
con at the Dennison School last Janu-
ary, delivered the class salutatory, and
Miss Georgia Jordan, class president
presented the valedictory. William
Loman, personnel officer for one OF
Evening star., 1934-06-20
new GOLD CLAUSE
ATTACKED IN COURT
Petroleum Bondholders Plead
Right to Sum Based on Terms
Involving Metal.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 20. - The
constitutionality Of the gold clause
legislation, passed recently by Con-
gress. was questioned yesterday in
Federal Court following presentation
of draft of a final decree of fore
closure and sale of the Richf1eld and
Pan-Americap petroleum properties.
Declaring the b0ndholders were en-
titled to a judgment of about $40,-
00O,0 instead of $4,000, 900 because
the Richfleld bonds were expressed to
Evening star., 1934-06-20

be payable In gold, Walter X. Tuller,
attorney for the Security First Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles, attacked
the gold clause legislation. He said
the difference in money values en-
titled bondholders to the larger award.
Trustees under the Pan-American
first mortgage, which also is involved
In the Richfield litigation. explained
they had not raised the question on
the gold clause, asserting the situa-
ton is largely academic in their case,
since the Federal Government has
been awarded Judgment in excess of
Evening star., 1934-06-20
Scherr, Donald Nash, Ruth Hartman,
Dorothy Bonsall, Joseph .Maschi. Re- |
gina Vending and John Dennis.
Complete Their Courses.
list of the Graduates follows

gina vending and Jonn Dennis.
Complete Their Courses.
A list of the graduates follows:
REPRESENTATION Everett Abels, Earl
Allison, Marguerite .Ardezzone, Richard
Thomas Arthur, Sarah Marie Blakely,
Dorothy Sawyer Bonsall, Charles An
thony Bonuccelli, Tony William Bri-
enza, Herbert Elliott Brodsky. Ger
trude Lavange Bruce, George Vernon
Bryant. Clarence Albert Burley, Clara
Ceccarelli, Virginia Mildred Chernault,
Joseph Ching, Mildred Elsie Clark,
Lester Cline, Dolly Cohen, Molly
Cohen, Della Elsie Damico, Victor
Charles DeFrancis, John Dennis, jr.;
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Marian
Dyer, Joseph Drew Fraber, James
Brian Gallagher. Robert Francis Gam
bel, Eugene John Gerson, Frank Cor
don, Charlotte Glover, Ellen Catherine
Hart, Ruth Naomi Hartman, Robert E.
Harvey, william Joseph Hawk, jr.;
Margaret Nancy Hiatt, Charles Hud-
son, Ruth Jackson, Neville Spencer
James. H. Evan Mckinley, jr.; Nellie
Moy Kee, Julia Kogak, Robert L.
Knight, Herberta Elma Knoblock, Julia
Bernice Lee, Dorothy Myrtle LIE Grow,
Joseph James Maschi, Ralph Joseph
Matera, Rose Ella McCrea, Louis AL
fred Merryman. Simon Nicholson,
Irene Frances Miles, Beatrice Miller,
Mary Melva Miller. George Minton,
Clarence Money, Donald Emery Nash,
Edward George Neam, Audrey Tracy
Newman, Cora Virginia Nickel, Mar
garet Alice Phillips. Catherine Eliza
beth Poore. Irma May Posey, Helen A.
Porter, Mary Poulos, Eloise Catherine
Reid. Raymond Joseph Reid, Marion
Agnes Rynn, Beatrice Mae Sadler.
Lily Schartz, Isaac Scherr, Norman
Emory S0ndheimer, James SotlroS,
Warren James Stanbro, George Tames,
Andrew Gerald Tassa. James Angus
Tammell. Ida Teresa Vendemia, Nick
Edward Vita. Mildred Avis Wadsworth,
Regina Catherine Vending, Mildred
Louise Wheeler, Rose Marie Winter
feldt, John Edward Worthington and
Jean Marvin Yadkowsky.
Power Output Rises.
1f a-orc,, T..
Evening star., 1934-06-20
List Of Graduates.
The graduates were:

The graduates we're:
Junior neutrality-suspicious. Marie
Marino and Dorothea Helen Hanson.
Trade sewing-Erasmia Chantiles,
Lena Viola Cline. Mary Roberta Far
rell and Doris Elizabeth Walden.
Beauty culture training-Josephine
Balinoyic Ford. Elvida Marie Pomette,
Tasia X. Chantiles and Constance
Zelda Rosenburg.
Cafeteria and tea room training
Mildred Louise -Coyan, Martha Wen
ner and Isabel Stewart Whitlock.
Business training-Alice May Best,
Margaret Eleanor Ashby. Georgia jose
phine Kendros. Georgia Eugenia Jor-
dan and Sadie Elizabeth Hillow.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
Beer and Bombs.

CHICAGO R.-To advertise 80
ounces of beer for q dime, police say,
is to invite a bomb. The third bomb
OF the week caused the police to post
guards at IS places Offering the
mammoth stems.
Evening star., 1934-06-20

$4,000. 900. This, they pointed out,
entities them to priority payment out
of unmortgaged assets before bond
holders would receive any payment
from this source.
Evening star., 1934-06-20

the Districts larger department stores,
addressed the graduates.
The commencement program in
cluded a violin solo by Miss Erasmia
Chantiles, graduate in trade sewing,
who will return to her home in Greece
to help her father in his tailor shop
there Her sister, Tasia Chantiles,
trained in beauty culture, is returning
with her to open her own beauty
shop" Both girls received their diplo-
mas in yesterdays exercises.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
italian Rents Reduced

Rent reductions in Italy are II per
cent for residences and Is per cent
for business properties.
Evening star., 1934-06-20

Power Output Rises.
Production of electrical energy In
Germany is up to the 1880 level.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-12-06
Billings, Mont.

Sunday evening Rev. J. C. White
spoke from the subject. Man. the
weaver of his own destiny" at Way
man Chapel The choir sang spe-
cial numbers for the program. At
the ACE. League meeting, Miss
Helen Moore, of San Diego. Calf,
related experiences in Africa where
she worked as a missionary. The
Thanksgiving service held at 6. a.
m. Thanksgiving morning was well
attended Following the service a
waffle breakfast was served. The
Steward and Stewardess Board
presented Rev. and Mrs. JIG. White
with a basket on Thanksgiving that
contained all the ingredients for a
Thanksgiving dinner Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Brown entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Epperson and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Register With dinner on
Thanksgiving Day Mr.. William
Chase accompanied the high school
band to Butte Thursday morning
where they viii play for the Bill
ings-Missoula state championship
football game.-Miss Wansetta Ho-
liday, student at Garfield School,
was awarded prize in the Nation
al Housing Act Contest Mr.. Dem
mis- Franklin and Miss Lillian Davis
were quietly married Saturday.
Reported i'll: Miss Maxine Milton
and Miss Hazel Holiday are inn
proving from illness; Mr.. A. w.
Straowick is confined to st. Vim
cents Hospital with the "flu."
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Vancouver, B. c.


True Resolution Lodge TO 16 F..
& Am. held election of officers at
their regular meeting Monday. FL
ection resulted as follows: ]. F.
Sims, VIM; W. w. Kelly, s.W.;
w. c. Murphy, J.W.; Harrison Pry-
or, treasurer; r. R. Lawrence, sec
retary.-Mr. VIM. Wright left re-
Gently for Savannah, Ca, where he
viii spend the winter.-Mr Wen
dell Norris Of Seattle. Wn.. was the
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. I.
J. Day.-Mr. George Washington
Of this city was seriously injured
in train wreck which occurred at
Melville, SasIx., Tuesday. Mr.. John
Clay escaped uninjured.-Mr. j. H.
Nelson directed an All-Men's Pro-
gramme at Fountain Chapel Sum
day.-Mrs. Norman Alexander Of
Victoria, B. c., spent few days
here last week visiting her mother.
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WATCH FOR THIS
FLORIDA LYNCHING
IS in FILM PICTURE

Florlda's latest lynching is being
glorified in news reel recently re-
leased by Pathe. The reel is 50
complete that it justifies the belief
that photographers had advance in-
formation as TO just when, where
and how the lynching would take
place. In fact, the commentator
says that the only reason the body
Of the lynched man Is not shown
is that the sight Is too gruesome.
Those who see the reel viii go
away with TIE impression that the
mob was justified unless they un-
derstand what goes on behind the
scenes. This piece of propaganda
is a particularly vicious sample Of
the manner In which movies play
their part in keeping up prejudice.
Negroes and their friends should
keep an eye out for this reel and
lodge q protest with theatres where
It is shown. Only in that manner
can they checkmate its influence.
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Yakima, Wash.


Hiss Eunice Taylor Of Los An
gelss, Calf, spent the week here
visiting relatlves.-AGrs. NJ. Evans
Of Seattle was a visitor here for the
week end as guest Of Mr.. n. Evans.
Mrs. NJ. johnson, Rev c. B. Gle
mems, Lafay Hamock and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Woods spent Thanks
giving Ia Ellensburg as guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Robertson
Mrs. Ted Spearman has been visit
ing relatives in seattle.-Mrs. H.
Berry aud daughter, Miss oria
spearman, left BIonda. for Detroit.
Mrs. L. Winston and Mrs. M.
Hickman Of Seattle spent the week
in the city visiting friends.--Mr.
and Mrs. E. Turner of Toppenish
entertained twenty-five of their
friends with a party Saturday ev-
ening at their home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. A, Coltrane were
hosts for the annual dinner of the
Bounty Hunting and Fishing Club
at their home Sunday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Coates, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Girton. Mr.. and Mrs. c. v.
Evans, Mr.. ". Black and son Jack.
Officers of the club are ]. coltrane,
president; Earl Coates. vice-jresi-
dent: Harry Girton. treasurer; Mrs.
L. Lewis, secretary.-Miss Ruth
Porter, member of the basketball
team at Cheney Normal School was
injured in game last week. Mrs.
John Turner returned last week
from several weeks trip IN South
ern and Eastern states. Miss Ruth
Rogers directed comedy l,laylet
Sunday evening at Calvary Baptist
Church which proved very success
ful.-The Masquers Club presented
two one act plays Thursday even
ing at Bethel A.M.E. Church. Miss
Marjorie Boyd directed-Rev. ].
u. Flutcher. presiding elder, con-
Quoted services at Bethel A. NJ. e.
Church Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. ].
Davenport and daughter. Evelyn.
returned last week after an extern
ded visit in Oklahoma and other
southern states. Mesdames M.
Stafford and C. ]. Flowers were
guests of Mrs. George Pierce at
the luncheon given by St. Thomas
Guild. Bethel A.M.E. and Calvary
Baptist choirs combined for song
program Monday evening at the
Protestant Mass Meeting at st.
Paul Methodist Church.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Collins entertained at
Thanksgiving dinner honoring
Mrs. Ethel Randall and grandson,
Roy.
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Cleanup Campaign
Shakes Central Ave.

LOS ANGELES-(W VS. Under
world circles in this city have been
thrown into a jittery state during
the investigating proclivities of the
present grand jury. Reports of
threats against the life of members
of the body and their immediate
family has done little to hinder the
business of investigating.
The effect has been seen on Cen
trail Avenue and the word is re-
ported to have been passed along
to "close shop" Prior to the ses-
sion of the grand jury. a common
sight was three or four women OPP
Grating under the cover of dark
ness. They had quietly moved their
operations from the many street
corners from Ninth Street to 50th
Street on Central Avenue.
One man high in official circles
is reported to have remarked that
Los Angeles would be taken out of
the hands of the gamblers and the
thugs. From the amount of quav-
ering which is being seen, appar-
emily the way is paved.
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william G. Holly, a Negro, is
superintendent and chemist of the
Imperial Paint Company at Long
Island City, New York.