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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
NEW COMET HAS
 BEEN LOCATED

Cambridge, Mass, March 29.- UP)-Discovery of 18th magni- tude comet by the observatory at Johannesburg, South Africa, was announced last night by Harvard college observatory which received the report from the central bureau at Copenhagen, Denmark.
 The comet is too small to be seen with the naked eye and is visible only in the southern hemis-' phere. It is in the constellation hydra and was described as diff fuse."
 The discovery was made by Cyril Jackson of the Union observatory at Johannesburg. The position in right ascension is 13 hours, 8 min- utes, 12 seconds; in declination it 1t minus 27 degrees, 10 minutes. It's daily motion is 1.6 minutes west and "A minutes south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29


 Then the full effect of Kahn's death seemed to be realized and confusion ensued in the office.
 Enigma of Wall Street
 Otto Herman Kahn remained the enigma of Wall street throughout a life that was devoted to his two loves-business and the arts. Born in the artistic city of Mannheim, Germany, on Feb. 21, 1867, he was reared in an atmosphere of music and the other arts.
 At17, the youthful Kahn decided to follow in the footsteps of his banker father, Bernhard. His edu- cation at the classical high school completed, he entered banking house at Karlsruhe.
 During his apprenticeship he found time to master several string instruments. Many evenings, tired after the days work, he dressed for the opera or lectures on sculp- ture and painting. Then came his period of enforced military service and he served in the crack IIussars regiment for year.
 Kahn came to the United States 40 ydars ago on business trip. Within three years he married Ad- die Wolff, daughter of partner in the hhnking firm of Kuhn, Loeb and dompany. The next year he became a partner in his father-in- laws firm.
 Was Great Plunger
 Aequaintanceship with Edward II. Harriman while the American flnapcier was planning his vast railkoad enterprises. plunged the youthful German into the reorgani- zatibn of the Missouri Pacific, the Union Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio. Chicago and Eastern Illinois. Wa bash, Texas, Pacific and the Den yer and Rio Grande lines
 "A promising chap if he only would forget his art nonsense" Wall street compatriot said in the late '90's. Theodore Roosevelt, af- Yer his retirement from the White Mouse, knew of mo sounder eco- homie thinker in this country now hdays than Otto Kahn"
 Under his leadership. Kuhn. H.oab and company grew to be one of tho largest and most influential banking houses of the world. The Metropolitan Opera company. an- other of his projects" prospered during the years he was president and later chairman of the board. He also served as vice president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Jury Receives Case
 Of Cluney vs Kresge

Judge Miles McNiff of the com mon pleas court this afternoon completed his charge to the jury in the $10,000 action of Mrs Helen Cluney against the $. s. Kresge company. The case went into the hands of the jury before o'clock and there was a possibility of q verdict before or shortly after 5 o'clock. Mrs Cluney fell on a floor in the Kresge store and charged negligence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

price of silver during the same period, the average price in 1933 having been $0.345 as against $0.282 in the previous year. Ac- cordingly, the substantial booost in silver prices resulting from the presidential proclamation at the close of last year is expected to result in greater production in 1894 than has been witnessed in many years.
 Since the proclamation sustain ing silver prices has a prospective life of four years, western silver interests looks for continued &C., tivity for some time to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
MAYOR QUIGLEY
 BEAT THEM ALL

New Britain, Conn, March 29.--- UP(-Polling more votes than his three opponents combined. Mayor George A. Quigley won re-nomina- tion in the republican primaries here last night. He received 4,029 of the more than 1000 votes cast.
 The vote was unusually light, in- asmuch as there were 13,000 eligi- bles on the lists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
MAY END STRIKE

Easthampton, Mass, Mar D. UP)-A tentative agreement for settling q strike affecting 800 work CTS of the United Elastic corpora . ton has been reached, it was an- nounced tiday. Under it's terms, strikers will resume work Mon- day. Details of the agreement were withheld, temporarily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
OLD EDUCATOR DEAD

Newton. Mas. Mar 2s-(UP)- Miss Lucille Foreman, 66, for 34 nsS at ndsa,t roT foregn rern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
SERIONSLY BURNED

Bridgeport, Mar 29-UP)- Critically burned when his oily overalls caught fire while work ing in the cold rolling plant of the Stanley works, Frank Hang, 57, Fairfield, died at hospital last night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra society.
 Patronage of Arts

FUtFOHHBe UT ~NTtS
 His patronage of the arts and his business acumen brought him numerous honors and decorations from foreign governments, includ- ing France, Spain, Italy. Belgium and Japan.
 Three AmericaH universities Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. Rutgers college and Car negieJ InstitWes- Niored him with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
INSURANCE STOCKS

HOME LOAN BONDS Home Loan As 1851 .. 98M 9S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
OTTO KAHN DIES
 VERY SUDDENLY

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Then the full effect of kahn's death seemed to be realized and ensued in the office.
 Enipmn nf Wall Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

HOME LOAN BONDS Home Owners Loan Corp As 1851 ..... 9sM 90
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
BITTER FIGHT IN
 NEW YORK STATE

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Stars to Play
for Benefit of
Ledger Strike

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. IA large
number of stage, screen and radio
stars have joined to make the Sum
day evening show at the Mosque
Theatre here, for the benefit of the
Ledger strikers, one of the most
eventful yet seen in Newark. Among
them are Milton Berle, Grace Bar
RE, Nick Kenney and gang, Bill
Steinke, N. T. G. and Girls, Ina De
Martini, Empire Theatre Chorus,
Arthur Tracy and many others.
Haywood Broun. President of the
Newspaper Guild, will be master of
ceremonies.
A letter was sent by the Newark
Newspaper Guild to all local unions
of the A. F. of L., informing them
that the New Jersey State Fedora
ton of Labor and the Essex County
Labor Council have endorsed the
strike. The locals are asked to give
support, and particularly that each
worker place the Ledger on his
personal unfair list"
A financial statement issued by
the strike committee shows that
total of s3,49l.09 has been donated
for strike relief from Guilds
throughout the country and SYM
pathizers.
A house-to-house canvass has
been started in a drive against the
circulation of the Ledger. Among
the latest unions to vote boycott of
the scab paper is the Amslgamated
Clothing Workers local of Newark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

LID Proposes
United Front
On HillsbOrO
To Call on Socialist Body
Tomorrow With Formal
Offer of Unity

CHICAGO, Dec. IA delegation
of the Chicago District of the In
ternational Labor Defense will call
tomorrow on the meeting of the
Illinois State Executive Committee
of the Socialist Party to make a
formal proposal of a united front in
the fight to abolish the vicious GRIM
inal syndicalism law and to win the
freedom the the II workers facing
trial on criminal syndicalism charges
in Hillsboro.
Proposals for united action in this
struggle made locally by the Inter
national Labor Defense were an
swered, under the signature Of
Harold Kelso, in the following
manner:
Under the action which our
national executive committee took
at its last meeting at Milwaukee,
local and state organizations are
permitted-subject to the approval
of subcommittee of the national
executive committee-to engage in
united front activity in specific civil
liberties cases.
"The national organization as
such is not empowered to initiate
any type of united front activity
and your letter of Nov. n there
fore should have been mailed to
our state secretary, Joe BrinOcar,
526 f. Adams St., Springfield. If
our Illinois state executive COM
mittee approves of united front
along the lines outlined in your
letter, we are sure that the sub
committee of our n. E. c. will give
sympa thetic attention to the pro-
posal."
The State Committee Of the So
cialist Party also answered as fol-
lows:
Il have your letter of recent date
at hand, in which you ask for united
action in connection with the Hills
boro Criminal Syndicalist cases.
And as you quote in your letter,
your proposal will have to come up
before our State Executive Commit
tee for action. This committee meets
in Chicago on Dec. 8 and 9. Before
then, I of course cannot give you
any definite reply"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Dyers' Strike ProuesP o,oer OF Rank and File Control

PRODUCED Harry Joelson, who only
three weeks ago was booed off the
platform by the strikers, as "our
next mayor" Joelson, because ne
is well paid for services as attorney
for several labor unions, has gained
reputation as labor attorney.
To tell the workers. that they owe
their victory to good lawyers, or
clevt negot' tors, is to deceive
then in most shameful manner.
The truth is that reactionary labor
officials and government represen-
tatives are alarmed at the fact that
in the dyers' strike the workers did
not rely upon lawyers or govern
ment mediators, but depended upon
their own mass power. That is why
on the very day when the settle
ment was made. Shefferman and
Ammirato already started to Eek
plain" to the workers that they owe
thanks to these friends of labor"
The truth is that if the workers
would listen to these kind friends
they would be getting 81 cents per
hour, without union shop, no right
to strike, and all complaints left for
decision before an arbitrating COM
mittee of five. There would be a
considerably increased speed up,
and many other advantages in the
present agreement would be absent.
This is what these gentlemen pro-
posed in the first case. In the sec
ond case they made the same pro-
posal, but with Sc cents per hour
instead of "a. 1t was then that
Joelson was booed off the platform
for trying to put over such an
agreement, and disgraced before
thousands of workers who once had
great deal of confidence in him.
The board, which Shefferman rep
resents, was a strikebreaking agen-
cy. Immediately when the strike
took effect telegram was sent to
the workers advising them to return
and leave everything to arbitration.
Workers Took Militant Course
But the workers followed differ
ent course. The actions Of some of
these officials in the union had
aroused their suspicion and they,
instead, placed their confidence in
militant fighters. The strike was
controlled BY the rank and file. The
workers decided that there will be
no settlement unless the new con-
srsct was first approved by the
strikers. They elected rank and file
representatives to conduct the nego-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Jersey Jobless
Conference to
COnveneTOday
Statewide Farley Will
Map Campaign for
National Congress

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. THE
United Unemployment and Relief
Workers Association of New Jersey
will recommend to the convention
for unemployment and social insur-
ance to be held here Saturday and
Sunday to set up a minimum wage
scale for unskilled labor and union
wages for all skilled labor in the
State of New Jersey on all relief
projects. The convention will con-
sist of delegates from trade unions,
both A. F. Of L. and independent,
fraternal organizations and unem-
ployed and relief workers organ
ization from the entire State Of
New Jersey.
The convention will prepare for
the organization of mass delega-
ton to the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance to be held in Washington, D.
G. on Jan. 5, and Z; also for
Statewide support of all working
class organizations for the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill.
The second day will be devoted
to the organization of a state fed
Grafton of unemployed organizations
in New Jersey. The first task of
the state federation will be to make
demands of the State Relief Admin
istration for adequate minimum
wages for unskilled labor and union
wages for skilled labor on all F. E.
r. A. projects. If these demands
are refused, the United Unemploy-
ment and Relief Workers Associa-
ton of New Jersey will recommend
to the convention that a statewide
strike be Immediately declared.
In addition to the organization
of a federation of unemployed Or
CARNATIONS, a special session will
take place of all A. F. of L. dele
gates for the purpose of organizing
a committee for the support of the
Workers Unemployment and cocial
Insurance Bill.
Many credentials have already
been received from all kinds of la
Dor organizations. The committee
in charge of the convention has re-
ceived a promise from the State Ma
tional Guards of 200 cots for sleep
ing accommodations.
A mass parade of the entire con-
vention will take place through the
streets of Trenton on Saturday eve
ming. The parade will be REIN
forced with workers from Trenton.
The convention will open at 1920
am. on Saturday at the Hungarian
Hall, Hudson and Genessee SITS,
Trenton.
Organizations who have not yet
elected delegates should do so now
and send their delegates with the
credentials to the convention. All
working class organizations are ELI
gible and are urged to send dele
gates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Textile Hands
Firm in Strike
On StretchOut


PENACOOK, N. H., Dec. 1.-Two
hundred and fifty workers of the
Harris and Emery Company Wooden
Mill are on strike against the
stretchout in the card room. The
strike came on Dec 4, when the
company tried to fire five out of
fourteen card room workers and
make the nine remaining do the
work formerly done by fourteen.
The mill is tied up 100 per cent.
This is the first strike in this mill
in the thirty years of its existence.
The United Textile Workers Union
leaders came up to the meeting and
spoke along their usual line, tell
ing the workers to have faith in
the government and in the U. T. w.
leaders.
Workers on relief have been
threatened that if they do not scab
in the mill they will be denied re-
lief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

he sold out the aluminium work
ers."
Company Discriminating
The agreement" with which the
aluminium workers were burdened
at the close of the last strike, is
being exposed for the company
union plan which it is. Under it
the Aluminium Co. of America is
proceeding freely with it's program
of discrimination against union
workers.
Recently four of the most out
right cases of discrimination were
brought to the attention of company
officials in New Kensington. The
latter ignored them. A committee
of the local union was then in
structed by the membership to take
them to the office of Roy Hunt,
president of the Aluminium Co., in
Pittsburgh.
The committee wrote to Hunt de-
handing an appointment and re-
ceived note in reply directing
them to Submit any complaints in
writing, in accordance with terms
of the agreement" explaining that
no visits were provided for in the
latter document.
One of the cases in point involved
man employed by the company
for seven years, laid off recently.
Officials justified his discharge
from his old job under the ability
clause of the agreement, failing to
explain how it took the company
seven years to discover his short
coming.
The company lately has pursued
a consistent policy of pushing
known union workers from job to
job in an attempt to provide trouble
with the union. At the same time
the company unionists are shouting
their wares, but to date have been
unsuccessful in attracting more
than handful of workers to the
Protective Association"
In the union, elections were held
last week, in which Paul Hewlett
was reelected president over Joe
Farneth. rank and file candidate,
by only 81 votes. A. Giordano's ma
jority over his rank and file OPP
ponent for financial secretary was
only nine votes. Burt Gravatt, rank
and file candidate, was elected re-
cording secretary; Robert Reed,
vice-president; George Hobaugh was
renamed treasurer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Only Dyers Are Ready
To Act Will They
Protect Gains

to enforce the contract. The dye
bosses are not any different than
other bosses. Just as during the
strike, the workers will not be able
to depend on lawyers wits, Tor
leave the fight entirely with the
shop chairmen and shop commit
tees.
Charles Vigorito, who was one of
the most militant strike leaders,
while speaking before the workers
when they celebrated the victory at
Hinchkliffe stadium, made a cor
rect summary in the following
words:
at Depends Upon Us"
LET it be known that the credit
for victory belongs to the strikers
for taking care of the factories
and keeping out all scabs. Now we
go back to the plants TO work, but
we must guard against every vio-
lation. I must remind you that
we have the privilege Of striking
against every manufacturer who
violates the agreement. If we
show them we mean business the
manufacturers will respect us. IT
depends upon us.
From the above it should be clear
that. just as during the strike, the
membership was wide awake and
would not leave the conduct of the
struggle in the hands of few off,
Gals, so after the strike all mem
bers must take an active part in the
affairs of the union, and in the
shops work in close cooperation
with the shop committees. Only if
the bosses see that the workers are
ready for action at a moments no.
tice will they fear to try taking back
what the workers had to fight for
very hard.
Despite the substantial increases
which the new contract provides, no
one can deny that much more could
have been gained, in view of the
splendid militant spirit, and I'M
shaken solidarity displayed by the
workers. However, the obstacles
which were in the way, and the
weaknesses which prevented this,
will be the subject for the next ar
ticle on the strike of dyers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

tiations. No secret negotiations
were permitted. This was backed by
large picket lines at the slightest
indication of attempts to bring in
scabs. They took their fight to the
labor movement and organized a
solidarity demonstration of $4,000 in
Paterson to show their determina-
ton to defy the Chamber of Com
merce threat to open mills with
police and thugs. Attempts of Off
Gals to split the ranks through a
red scare we're defeated by the
strikers. Only because of such con-
duct of the strike did the workers
win.
Joelson and Ammirato, who are
apparently trying to tie the union
to a political machine in Paterson,
only advised the bosses how far it
was advisable to give in to the
workers demands. None of the
rank and file representatives would
claim that good negotiating was re-
Sponsible for the results. Honest
negotiators, as most on the settle
ment committee are, help very
much in getting the most possible
for the workers, but it is primarily
the militancy and determination of
the mass of strikers that decides
what the negotiators are able to ac-
complish. If one or two shops in
Paterson had been able to open with
even skeleton crew of workers,
the bosses would not even have
talked to the settlement committee.
Dangerous Conception
To tolerate such an explanation
of the strike results, as is given by
Shefferman, is extremely dangerous
and threatens the very gains that
were made. 1t means that the
workers are told: You do not have
to do anything about violation of
the contract, or when your employer
chisels. just place your complaint
before our attorney, or our repre-
5entativss on the impartial grew
ance committee. They'll take care
of everything"
As matter of fact, the workers
will have to hold on to what the
contract entities them by continu-
ally showing that they are ready to
fight. The shop committees viii
fight. The shop committees will
nave to be continually on the look
out for tricks of the employers. I'm
douotedly the workers will come
times even have to call shop strikes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Single Mems
Relief Strike
.SOlidinDetroit
lspeeIaI o = lnIlr Workerl


DETROIT, Mich, Dec. THE
strike of workers at Fisher Lodge,
municipal institution where more
than 1900 unemployed single men
are quartered, continues to spread.
A meeting of the Fisher Lodge
men on Tuesday night elected a
strike committee of thirteen, and
more workers yesterday we're pulled
off the six projects on which they
are compelled to work. The strike
started Monday, the men demand
ing So a week work relief or s6
direct relief and the right to live
where they please. The walkout is
being led by the Unemployment
Councils.
Yesterday a picket line was
started at the County Welfare Com
mission, 176 East Jefferson Avenue.
County Welfare Administrator John
F. Ballenger came out and dema-
gogically told the pickets that he
didn't blame them and would do
the same in their place. In an OBJ
vious attempt to curry favor and
break their solidarity he gave them
money to buy food.
At strike headquarters, estab-
lished at the Greek Workers Edu-
cational Club, 1913 Randolph Street,
your correspondent was told by
members of the strike committee
that Roy Duquette, Supervisor of
Fisher Lodge, has been trying to
intimidate individual workers. Be-
cause of the militancy they are dis
playing, however, he has not dared
to evict any strikers or to cut off
their miserable food.
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Philadelphia, Pa.

House Party, Saturday night, 8 pm.
at 4032 Germantown Ave. Ausp. BIZ.
535 Two. Everyone invited.
Temple Chapter of National Student
League invites you to Studio Dance
on Saturday. Dec 8. pm. at 329
Pine St. Benefit Scottsboro-H erndon
Fund. Adm. i5c.
Canton Commune Commemorstion.
Saturday Dec. IS at 8 pm. at Girard
Manor, Oil W. Girard Ave. Speakers:
Hansu Chan, editor China To-day:
Mother Bloor: also Workers Mandolin
Orchestra, Workers Chorus and Play
by Nature Friends. Common grafton
Event under auspices of LID. Adm.
25c. Tickets at the door.
Regional Conference Against War g.
Fascism at Hosiery Workers Hall,
1880 North 4th St., Sunday, Dec. 9,
pm. Conference followed by free
mass meeting at same address. D..
m. Speakers: Dr.. Harry T. Ward,
National Chairman American League
Against War and FaScism: Roger
Baldwin, American Civil Liberties
Union; Mother Ella Reeve Bloor, Ma
tional Executive Comm, American
League Against War a. Fascism.
Corliss Lamont will speak on Soviet
Union and Religion" Friday. Dec. 81.
8 pm. at Musicians Hall. 100 N. 18th
st. Adm. 30c at door Ausp Friends
Of Soviet Union.