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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

There'll be no hard liquor served at any D. Roosevelt; pose , And And as as first lady of the the American, but that's as much of conces- sion as she will make. That means there'll be a chance to use some of the beautiful White House glass that has been stored away in barrels for a decade or more awaiting the day of repeal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

O. How many, radio receiving sets, radio manufacturers ana broadcasting stations are in the United States?
 Al In 1893, there were 17.004,- 781 receiving sets; 161 manufac- turers and 607 broadcasting sta tions.
 c. Give the populations of Rome and Naples
 A. Rome. 1,oos.os3; Naples, 839,390.
 O. Which state pays the highest salaries to its school teachersy
 A, New York has the highest average, and California Is second.
 O. Which two cities have the largest police forces?
 A. New York and Chicago.
 c. What is the significance of burning candles in the window at Christmas time?
 A. Figuratively. to light the Christ Child to the home.
 O. Tn what year was the Grand Central station in New York city opened?
 A. 1913.
 c. Is Warner Baxter, the film actor, married?
 A. He Is married to Winifred Bryson, formerly film actress. Q. What countries comprise I.afin A uaarica7 it t' tff
 A. The term refers to the na- tions south of the United states whose people are most descended from a union of so-called Latin races of the old World with the l native races of the new. Mexico hand the couhtsies of Central and South America, and the West In- dies are 70 designated. Q. What does the name Littke
 A. It is . German name, mean. 1ng "of the People,. g a, Does wearing . monocIe i'm. prove the vision of the wearerf
 M. It may improve the vision of ihn Ny0 in which it ig used and partly relieve tha strain on the other eye, thus equaiIzInR t0 e0mo extent, the strain on both eyes.
 a. Is Esther flaIsion tho real name of the aetFesgf a 'l. l A. Yes. f.
 c. How far waa ii fre,n Naw York i0 Nhiia0nipi|o VIH fIe UId Niafe couch route HOW i9nA diN Ii Iake l0 nlNAH file l0tFnet7
 A. The d'sianae Vas ee milos,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTS

Edward G. Kilduff served two times, not consecutive terms, as mayor of Waterbury 1894-0f, and 1900-1903, each time serving two terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
Questions And Answers
 by The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
YOUR CUSHIONS ANSWERED.

,o,.nr b. wrIsinx Editor The  THEE In con posnxe
 
 
  cordially of th" free service as oe" "S "" ''e" THE EDiTOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

On the drop-curtain of Jacques theater when first built, was q view of the glen at High Rock grove.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

tertown), and Oxford followed later in 1796. Midlebury estab- lished winter privileges in 17S6. and in 1790 West Farms ((Middle- bury), and Woodbury and South bury, became a distinct society. There were several years of oppo- sition to Middlebury's separate in- corporation, but eventually, fol- lowing five years of opposition, Middlebury was incorporated as a separate town in 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALIEN
Merry-Go-ROund" and ''1lOre Merry-G

Department of Justice Stands Out AdnsinstrGtions Sore Spot Political AppOintees Ag0rGvGte DVfcuties Of Neac Deal t LGsc; Solicitors General Biggs MCes Record for Losing in .. s. Court; Cummings Gets Things Running More Smoothly But Department LGgs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibcrnians, was organized october 9, 1874 with thirty-four charter members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

If gold keeps on going up in value, Grandma's yellow wedding ring will come back. Gold always was prettier than platinum and simply went out of style because 1t was too cheap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

The Waterbury Brass Band, of which Merton Hine was 1eader.' was organized in 1840. the first meeting at MT Hines residence at the corner of Canal and Grand streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

Silas Bronson, for whom the public library in Waterbury is named. was born in Waterbury, West Farms (now Middlebury), February 15, 1788. By his will he left the city $200,000 to found a library. He died in New York city, November 24, 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

IL might De easier for steel men to maintain the boom price of rails If they'd plate 'em with chromium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

c. How. far waa ii fFeln Naw York lo phlIadalphla vin fI,s oId s,'Es 4. egap', { fc,''e igw ieHs d'o
 A. 1he distance NaE et Hi|ng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5 :31 o'clock tonight,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

soldiers had little conception Of what they wero fighting for.
 presSnlabllIly and social Graeea also aFo encouraged fn fho army anA navy, A Feeonk 8Ayai order Feauifad inst sailors shave delIy. And cadets ai the naval academy Af6 bolna taught fn dance 70 fHhk WIif not npnfnF awkward when ofIsfiaIit eli1effainea ~ foreign
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

c. Is Esther flalston the real name gf the aetFesef tt 'l A, Yes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

e. Does wearing . monecIe i'm. prove tho vision Of tho wearer?
 A. It may improve the vision of the eye Co which it is used and partly relieve the strain on the extent. the strain on both eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

Q. What does the name Aittke A. It ss . German name, mean. 1ng "Of the Peopie". q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

Copyright, 1884, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Blacklist Faces
Meat Workers in
DeS Moines Plant
BY HENRY CLARK

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nav o. -
Three hundred of 700 workers at
the Iowa Packing Co. on strike since
last Monday, under the leadership of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmens Union CA. F. of
ID, returned to work Last FRIDAY on
the strength of statement by Nell
son and Barrett, president and SUI
perintendent of the plant, a Swift
subsidiary. The statement did not
grant shade of recognition to the
union, and only affirms that the
company will bargain collectively
under the terms of Section Ia of
the N. R. A. Which means, so far
as recognition of the union is con-
cerned, absolutely nothing.
No wage increase was granted and
the workers face the immediate dan
ger of discrimination and black
listing under the guise of the merit
clause. This danger is real and
immediate, as evidenced by the fact
that only 300 workers were taken
back Friday. The company officials
explained this by saying that "it
would take some time to get under
full operation again"
Eight of is arrested leaflet dis
tributors, led by Communists, we're
still in jail, for lack OF $500 bond
each, as a result of police intimida-
ton of potential bondsmen. They
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

the new system contemplated, we
will have to close our doors"
Carrying this resolution. 80 sea-
men started to march to Washing
ton the next day. They made half
the trip the first day, and. after
bivouacking at midnight in Mary
land meadow where they rested on
rainsoaked ground for six hours,
they marched on. Singing, bearing
great banners demanding seamen's
control of relief, Negro and white
seamen marched together behind
their marine band" five seamen
playing harmonicas.
In Washington they were offered
shelter, hot food, baths, all COM
forts, by relief officials, on condi-
ton that they submit to segrega-
ton Of Negro and white workers.
Footsore, many with bleeding bis
tiers, they shouted, NO" and
marched about three more miles to
hall in the working class district,
where all slept together ON the
deck"
William J. Plunkert. acting d.
rector of Federal Relief. received
them next day after mass insist
ence prevented the reception of
leaders only. There, before massed
seamen, Plunkert heard declara-
tons that he, as a federal govern
ment official, was at the command
Of the shipowners. He answered
lightly, Since things are as you
say, why don't you go elsewhere, to
the ballot box or somewhere else?"
The marine workers laughed con-
temptuously.
A seaman said: I'VE know why
you have attacked our control Of
relief. We know that you and the
shipowners realize that we ran re-
lief better than the holy racketeers
and the politicians, even while you
retain control of all the rest of the
government relief. and that you
figure it's pretty bad business for
such things to get around, because
the idea will sink in that if workers
can run relief better they can run
the whole government better"
Plunkert didn't answer.
The next day a seaman's COM
mittee told their story to Marvin
H. Mcintyre, Appointment Secre-
tary to President Roosevelt.
"If that's the way you feel about
it." Mcintyre snarled, you can de-
mand and be damned"
Back in Baltimore the seamen
found the gas turned off in their
project. But they fought back!
They refused to register uptown as
Greenstein ordered. The Commu-
mist Party and other workers or
CARNATIONS came to their aid with
contributions. They went out with
collection cans They got food.
cooked it at nearby restaurants and
held torchlight parades through the
working class neighbothoods of
Baltimore. They picketed state and
city relief headquarters, and held
demonstrations in front of the City
Hall and the relief places. 1t was
class-war siege, and they we're
meeting it with banners high!
TO BE Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Wage Increases Won
By Philadelphia Strikers

PHILADELPHIA. Pa.-The terms
of settlement of the strike of the
1000 painters, paperhangers. deco
rators and hardwood finishers pro-
vide for graduated pay increases for
painters and paperhangers. Paint
ers are to get 10 cents an hour until
July /, 80 cents an hour from then
until September /, and ST an hour
after September.
Paperhangers, who had been get
ting 80 cents an hour before the
strike, are to continue at that rate
until September, when the rates will
be increased to 81. All terms are
on the basis of the 40-hour week,
and the agreement provides that
when hours are cut below 40, new
negotiations will arrange new rates
to provide $40 weekly wage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG

HARRY GREENSTEIN, the
IL State Relief Administra-
tor of Maryland, who for
years earned thousands as a
private charity expert before
becoming custodian of fed
eral relief funds, came to the
Seamen's Project with new re-
lief plan" Immediately after A. F.
of L. leader McCurdy publicly at
tackled the seamen's regime. Green
stein was accompanied, significantly
enough, by Marine Superintendent
Donovan Of Bethlehem SteePs plant
at SparrOws Point!
They demanded that seamen re-
register for relief, that they sign up
with the various shipping agen-
cies," including crimps. and allow
the registration material to be ere
ferred" to ships captains and mates.
Greenstein warned that eligibility
would be restricted to the seaman
who could show Baltimore to be his
home port" (the majority of ma
rine workers don't have home
porto, that seamen arrivinging
by land would be shipped back to
his last port" and that all men on
relief would have to work two days
week for Sc.
Five hundred seamen listened.
Then members of the Seamen's Sub
committee reported on their admin
istration. The men voted to reject
the Greenstein proposals. Green
stein announced that his staff, who
also accompanied him, would take
charge. and left. The seamen in
vited the staff to stay as long as
you like" but warned they would
not be recognized. The staff de-
parted.
Thus began the direct assault
upon seamen's control of relief, mi
tiated by shipowners, according to
the admission of federal officials. as
we have seen. The shipowners, hav
ing failed to break up the Central
lied Shipping Bureau by boycotting
it and hiring scabs elsewhere. had
decided upon indirect attack upon
worker control of relief and had
pursuaded relief officials to do the
work for them.
Vile Methods of Provocation
Earlier, seamen's enemies acting
in the interests of the shipowners
If not directly at their command.
had tried to disrupt the movement
by the vilest of measures.
Several strange characters ap-
peared to register for relief Lead !
ers suspected them as provacateurs
Immediately, but their papers were
in perfect order Unwilling to dis
criminate against anyone. the sea-
men took them in and watched
them. Soon they we're discovered
to be leading dozen or more Young
seamen to dive in nearby Bond |
Street. The druglike cigarettes
rolled from Indian hemp and known
as marijuana were being distributed
free to the seamen. Leaders in
vestigated further and found that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Labor Rouses the Waterfront
XIL-Meeng the Governments

consorted with various seamen, and
disappeared.
But instead of making an inquiry,
the seamen learned, the agents were
attempting to frame small restau-
rant keepers in order to discredit
Seamen's control. Seamen Timothy
Patterson, who was chief clerk in
the Project Office, told me the story.
He said:
They took seamen out and got
them drunk, and persuaded them to
stay away from meals for which
the government was paying the
restaurants. But they forgot, ap-
parently, that we were checking up
on this, that we carefully matched
yellow tickets against white tickets
to avoid irregularity. Therefore, we
discovered the missing tickets first
and reported it to Baltimore relief
officials uptown. That was the last
we heard of the affair"
I asked a federal source. later.
how the Department of Justice I'm
vestigation' came about. I was told
that it probably was requested
by the Sea Service of the Shipping
Board in the Department of Com
merce. The Sea Cervice is intimately
associated, officially, with Americas
most powerful shipping potentates.
Drive to Smash Scamen's
Administration
Obviously with the appearance of
Greenstein with his new plan"
the seamen were facing a deter
mined drive to smash their admin
stration. The press announced sea-
mems control was over. The men
held a meeting and determined
that. if necessary, they would
march en- masse to Washington.
More than so miles! But the sea-
men unanimously agreed upon the
trek as swiftly as they had voted to
hold local demonstrations.
Soon relief officials appeared on
the waterfront demanding the
clothes from the seamen's clothing
department. While they argued,
however, the clothes were being is
sued out to the seamen, SO that in
the end there were none to argue
over. One day Bolton Kelly of the
Baltimore relief headquarters
turned up in the seamen's Office,
pounded on their register, and
cried, In the name of the U. S.
I take this register"
A seaman clerk replied, "In the
name Of 100 seamen, I'll keep this
register" and did.
On April II, restaurant and lodg-
ing house keepers received a notice
from relief headquarters. No more
food to Seamen No more lodging!
The government would refuse TO
pay the bills. The small business
men, however, had been gathered
into loose organization by the
The small dealers met and
adopted a resolution declaring:
we know from our dealings with
elected committees of seamen that
their administration has been hon
est and efficient and in every way
superior to any other relief sys-
tenn. With the present system
we can continue in business. With
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
900 Strikers in Phila.
Plant Still Out Solid

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The 900
strikers of the S. K. F. bearing
plant are still solid after nine weeks.
In spite of attempts by police to
prevent picketing at the plant, and
heavy guard of police at the plant
and within an area of several
blocks, in all directions. they have
continued picketing. The strike is
led by the Friction Ball-Bear-
ing Workers Union independently.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Oil Strike Ends

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, May o.
Thirteen fired union workers. en-
ployed at the Sinclair-Prairie re-
finery, are back on the job follow
ing general walkout of all en-
ployes. Due to lack of support from
the officials of the International Oil
Workers Union, the men did not
receive the increase in wages which
they demanded. These officials
prevented employees of several other
refineries from joining their fellow
workers of the Sinclair Prairie Co.
The leaders of the boilermakers and
machinists' unions also kept their
members off the picket lines by
telling them not to take orders from
a local union of oil workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Penna. Statewide Delegation
To Meet Nav %

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. MAY %. -
The statewide delegation of unem-
ployed workers from the Unemploy-
ment Councils and other working
class organizations which will go to
Harrisburg. a1though originally
scheduled for May %. will take place
on May %. Eric H. Biddle. state
director of Emergency Relief. has
been forced to agree to meet with
a committee of delegates.
Every local of the Unemployment
Councils and all other working class
organization is asked to elect dele
gates.
The workers delegation will de-
mand: y Immediate increase in re-
lief to $3.50 for each member of
family and $3.50 for each single
worker: D All relief to be paid in
cash: 81 stopping of all evictions
and sheriff sales; a C.W.A. projects
to be resumed at full union rates
of pay and minimum wages of s1S
a week for "a hours work; 81 Worker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

several young seamen had been
drawn into circle who smoked
nightly in this den. One night two
leaders walked fearlessly into the
place to confront the ringleaders.
AS they swung through the door
darkness, then a pistol shot, They
lodged. The next day one of the
young seamen came and told the
whole story of how he and others
we're trapped into the ring. That
was its end; the provocateurs, ex-
posed, disappeared; the young sea-
men, saved from becoming addicts,
are still active in the waterfront
struggle.
Next, the Department of Justice
investigated" the seamen's admin
istration. Two agents appeared,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Demand Investigation of
Attempted kidnapping

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - The
Workers Defense Committee Of the
Unemployment Councils here pre-
sented to the County Attorney Of
Hall County their demands for
public investigation of the at
tempted kidnapping on May 1 Of
Floyd Booth. young Negro menu
Der Of the Councils.
The Grand Island Councils have
set up two new councils in the past
week and are preparing to establish
two more this week. The Anti-War
Committee of the Councils are
taking steps to hold a countrywide,
united front Anti-War Conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Mooney ASkSFundS
To Take Appeal to
US. Supreme Court
Needs $4,000 AT Once
for His Defense
Activities

NEW YORK.-A dramatic ap-
peal for financial support for an
appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court
was issued last week by Tom
Mooney, from his cell in San
Quentin penitentiary where he has
been imprisoned for 18 years.
despite irrefutable proof Of his in
nocence and the frame-up nature
of his conviction in connection
with the bombing of the 1917
Preparedness Parade in San
francisco.
In his appeal. Mooney points
out that his attorneys filed an
application for a writ of habeas
corpus in the U. S. District Court
for Northern California on May
7, 1884, charging violation of the
due process of law clause of the
18th Amendment to tho Federal
Constitution. Despite the fact
that Mooney was acquitted on May
"a, 1888, on an indictment which
covered the identical material of
the Indictment on which he was
convicted February 3, 1917. the
application was denied. Mooney
now plans to take the fight to the
State courts and subsequently to
the U. S. Supreme Court.
Pointing out the necessity of
raising $4,000 Immediately for
the defense activities, Mooney
asks that all contributions be
sent to the Tom Mooney Mold
ers' Defense Committee, P. O.
Box 1475, San Francisco. Cal.
Tell your friends and shopmates
about the Daily Worker. Let them
read your copy. Ask them to sub
scribe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

were held on three counts: disturb
ing the peace, loafins and lettering.
The hearing for these workers
must be turned into powerful ap-
peal to the clearinghouse workers to
renewed struggles against the SELL
out, and for the immediate election
of departmental committees to stop
discrimination and blacklisting.
Trying to create a Red Scare and
stop all signs of militancy. Brady
declared that what remained of the
picket line Thursday night. was for
the purpose of keeping watch for
fires and Communists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Illinois Miners March
For Relief Demands

NY NOTheT Correspondent
HILLSBORO. Ill. Nav 22.-More
than 1000 miners, workers and poor
farmers, members of the Progress
sive Miners. and the Women's Auxi-
liary marched on the relief head
quarters here on MAY II. demand
ing a IS per cent increase in relief
and the end of the Merchants
Agreement and the Dietary Lists.
On reaching the relief buro and
finding it closed, a committee was
elected to meet with Denton of the
relief bureau. While the committee
was waiting at his home he drove
up, and on seeing the workers. sped
away. Later Denton refused to
grant meeting with the County
ALLEGATION Board, and said he would
shoot the first person who stepped
upon his property.
Saturday the workers again
marched on the relief bureau. and
on finding it closed, established
picket lines at the homes of all
board members. After failing to
bride the pickets, the board men,
bers called a meeting on Monday.
and agreed to mcet with so worker
delegates if necessary.
The board members promised to
end the Merchants Agreement and
to do everything in their power"
to get the IS per cent increase in
relief and promised to grant cheese
and canned beef instead of the
poison pork. and to grant full
amounts of flour. Unless all prom
ises are kept, the workers are pre-
pared to again establish picket lines
at the homes of all board members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Detroit Unemployed Party
Members Meet Wednesday

DETROIT, Mich, May 21.-A
meeting of all Party members who
are unemployed or who are now on
P. w. A. jobs will be held Wednes-
day. May %. at pm. at the Ferry
Hall, 1343 East Ferry St. This
meeting will take up the next steps
in the unemployed work of the
Party and the fight for unemploy-
ment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
New Local of Furniture
Union in York, Pa.

YORK. PA local union of the
National Furniture Workers Indus
trial Union has been formed here,
composed of workers from a large
upholstery shop. The workers voted
unanimously to adopt the constitu-
ton of the union, requesting a
charter and other material from the
national office. Organizational work
has been begun by Lee Miller, mill
tant worker who got this group of
upholstery workers together.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

W0fkers. FalIlng to dlsIOdge
the workers from their posi-
ton, the fire department was
summoned, and powerful
streams of water were turned
on the demonstrating unemployed
workers.
Many workers we're injured in the
brutal police attack, and seven
workers were jailed. One of the
leaders was taken for ride by
police thugs and beaten.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Plasterers and Carpenters
On Strike in Washington

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Plasterers
as well as carpenters are now strik-
ing here, tying up nearly all gov
eminent projects. The plasterers
are striking for SITS an hour, which
would be an increase of Is cents,
and a 30-hour week. The carpen-
tiers also seek a 30-hour week, with
a scale of $1371a instead of the
$1.10 an hour and eight-hour day
offered by the contractors.
Firemen, oilers and engineers in
ice cream plants are also on strike.