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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-31
Delegates To Name
 Judge D. J. Slavin
Democratic Probate Convention Tomorrow to Wit- ness Tribute to Popular Jurist

city include John F. Sheehan. James T. F'itzmaurice, Miss Mar garet Bowes, Morris Applebaum, pr John D. Freney, Walter E,
 Monagan. John GaffneY Mrs Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-31

his support to the vending ordi' nance.
 He is not opposed to the term: of the electrical ordinance in itself but feels it could wait over unti next year.
 Electricians are not expected tc share his attitude and a battle or this measure is likely at the meet. ing. Both the vending and cleo. trical ordinances have been pre-. pared by Borough Attorney Mar. tin E. Gormley and right now Il looks as if one may be dropped temporarily and that not the vend' ing measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-31
WAR ON DRUNKEN DRIVERS

Youngstown, Ohio - (UP) - An intensive police drive on drunken drivers followed the deaths here of two sets of little sisters, moved down by an intox- icated motorist.
 Naugatuck high school is studying at a course of instruction in foot ball coaching at Colgate college this week.
 The marriage of Emily Benson of Middlebury to Melvin Farmer. son of MT and Mrs Dallas Farmer of the New Haven road, has been announced by the brides parents, MT and Mrs Oscar Benson.
 Miss Agnes Gormley, R. N, of Carroll street, who has been work ing in Bridgeport, has returned to Naugatuck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
Aunt ChlOe's Inherited
MERRY Christmas Gift"

old AUNT CHLOE was darky
~ almost as wide as she was high.
She had a smile that would melt
quart of ice cream. She wore red
bandanna handkerchief tied about her
head, with two corners sticking up like
rabbits ears. lier aprons We're big
enough for the nainS'l of square-rig
ger She radiated such warmth of hos
pitality in her mean little, clean little
shack that many visitors called there
for the pleasure of baSking in the glow
of il. Aunt Chloe was very poor and
uncOnquerably cheerful She also had
imagination.
Tackled to neI walls were two col
ored prints. One was of garden in
full. summer Bloom. The other depicted
a Christmas Scene-a Sleighload of
people going off ON glorious ride.
Christmas morning some of her
neighbors dropped in to complain a lit.
tie about hard times. They found the
old woman gazing intently at the sum-
mer picture. She turned her head to
welcome the visitors "Eben If Ah'm a
little cold She explained. "Eben IT All
don't hab much Christmas. got one
gif' don't -neber fail All can think
ahead inter pleasant times. When Ah'm
all hot and steamy in de summer. and
tiahed. too looks AT de snow picture.
and right away Ahm cool. And now
in dis chillSome time. All keeps
a-lOokin' at de summer one. | kin chen
feel de sunshine on nah back. Dem
things is so chen If dey amt so
just dis minute. It's gif' from de
Lord. chIluns, gif' from de Lord.
And ii Keeps me fannin along her
wide smile lit up the room. like no
body's business !"-Martha Banning
Thomas.
q Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21

Mistletoe a Parasite

The mistletOe, traditional Christmas
decoration much more in favor in ear
ler days. when the ardent SWANS were
not So forward and the maidens were
more reserved. is found most album
dainty in the tropics. although it is
widely distributed throughout the
world. The mistletOe is a parasite, liv
ing on the sap of the trees around
which it entwines itself On the At
mntic SeabOard of the United States
the mistletOe is found as far North as
the Jersey coast. but is more abundant
farther South.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
Christmas Luck; Omens
Used in Days Long Ago

no YOU know that a full moon at
II Christmas day is supposed to be
unlucky. the saying going:
Light Christmas. light wheatsheaf;
dark Christmas. heavy wheatsheaf."
and that ii windy Christmas and
calm CandlpmaS We're held as omens
of good year Rain during the twelve
days after Christmas was said to fore
tell wet year to follow When deco
rating the house with Christmas holly
be careful not To burn any leaves or
berries that fall. hut put them careful
~ away until Twelfth Night. when
they should he burnt with the rest of
the decorations. Then luck and happi
ness will follow: hut if SO much as a
holly leaf is burned beforehand. you
are counting disaster. say the Old-fash
toned country folk who set store on
Christmas Omens. Look to your fire
on Christmas day. for if it burns bright
ly it is a sign of prosperity; if. how
ever. when the fire is first lighted it
shoulders and refuses to draw" set
backs may be looked for during the
year to come.
Wear something new on Christmas
day if possible, for luck" and be very
careful to put on no garment with
hole or tear in it. otherwise you will
lose money. Also. remember that the
first words spoken in the day should
be cheerful; to speak word of grum
bling is to court bad luck.-NOntreaI
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
Good King Wenceslas

Good King Winceslas. immOrtaliZed
in the well known carol. was really q
bohemian prince who died in A. d. 935.
His name should properly be spelt
''WenceSlaus." He was famous for his
When. in September. A. D. 935. he was
killed by his brother Boleslav. the peo-
pie of the country were heartbrOken.
He is still regarded as their patron
saint Til Bits Magazine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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OUR SANTA CLAUS

THE American Santa Claus is
l. ii corruption of the Dutch
Santa Nicolas. G. n. McHugheS
says: Santa Claus, the name
derived from ST. Nicholas
through the familiar use of
children in TeutnniC countries.
crossed to America The direct
route followed by him is some,
what open Ia question. ON the
way he traded his gray horse for
a reindeer and made changes in
his appearance"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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Children Like to Buy

Children take pride in being able to
buy their OWE gifts for members of the
family and for friends. Often mothers
find their ingenuity put To severe test
to find ideas enough to go round in the
necessarily limited price range
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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Living Christmas Trees

Longer life for Christmas trees is
advocated by the United States forest
ing tree with roots properly balled and
packed in a box may be used indoors
and later set out to beautify the
grounds
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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Making Sugar Toys

Sugar toys may he made accordin"
TO the following directions: 4 pounds
of sugar. = ounces of corn strip, pint
of water Boil to 240-242 degrees.
then stir until cloudy and pour in plas
Ter of paris mouldS that have been
drained after soaking in cold water for
two or three hours
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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Christmas Air

Every big London marker has its
own special characteristics One Of
the most characteristic of all is I.eaden
hall market, because of its position
and the essentially friendly and family
air about it. During the Christmas
season the air Is positively festive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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That's Telling You

Every man should be entitled to
his say" said Uncle Eben, "but dat
aim no 'scuse fob usin' up a whole
lot O. valuable time sayin' mostly nuf-
fin at ALL"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
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Santa Claus Is Popular

Dat gen'rman MiStah Santa Claus"
said Uncle Eben. lis shO' popular. No
body else could carry around SO much
valnables wif'out sooner or later bein'
hijacked."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
Nice for Christmas Gifts

Jars of mince meat. fruit juices
jams, jelies or baked foods make nice
remembrances and carry an individual
touch.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Small Communities
Need Organization

DIR Y A ID, Wash, Oct. IL -
When a worker here told the
welfare snOoper, Peterson, that
he was trying to organize the un-
employed, she Immediately rails
ed his voucher $l.00. Mrs. Peter
son admitted that it is a fine
thing to organize music clubs,
social functions, etc, but argued
that it was wrong to organize to
demand better living standards,
and especially to get better gro
Gerry vouchers.
Pc Ell, which has no organlza-
tiOn at all, Is limited almost
wholly to Red Cross donations,
canned meat. There is no work
going on, except fern picking,
and it is alleged that either COff-
man Dobson Bank or the CALI
son Greenery makes regular re-
ports of the amount each fern
picker makes.
Workers of Pc Ell, Doty, Dry
ad, are invited to organize and
defeat the starvation program
now being pressed upon them.
Letters to Lynn LeBaron, Relief
Workers Protective Association,
Centralia, will bring an organic
er to you.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
TgiL0ntes Scatter When
Unemployed Demonstrate

ployed to organize a mass meet
ing at relief headquarters, old
Times building.
Push Initiative 4
Initiative 4 was unanimously
backed at the mass demOnstra-
ton. Everyone signed it who had
not previously signed 1t.
From out of the struggles In
the southeast district of the past
few weeks four branches of the
Unemployed Council have been
set up, including a district cOun.
ell, one at Rainier Beach, Hill
man, Georgetown and South
Park, represented at the dem.
Onstration with a fighting de-
tense movement preventing any
intimidation by the gun thugs.
Although the demonstration
was not as large as had been an
ticipated from the attendance
at the mass meetings held
throughout the district it is
pointed out here that a great
percentage of the workers are
on the forced labor job and II
is more essential for them to be
on the Job organizing to strike it
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Shingle Union Heads
Bow to Bill Green

KALAMA, Wash, Oct. 1l-At
the convention of the Single
Weavers Union held here recent
ly, a certain resolution was adj
opted through planned under
handed methods to GUST from
the union hall all whose political
affiliations did not accord with
President VIM. Green's ideas.
When the matter was brought
up in the Olympia Union for
ratification in the hope that
it might be steam rOllered
through, discussion was demand
ed from the floor. When the I'M
fairness of the resolution and
the undetermined methods by
which it was put through in the
convention were exposed the
movement for ratification fell
down.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

SEATTLE, Oct. 10-With gun
thugs inside protecting" the de-
pot, and Vigilantes scattered
through the assemblage, the
UCL went to bat Tuesday, s am.
at the Genesee street voucher
station, for the $2.10 voucher and
abolition of the forced work pro-
gram. The demonstration was
attended by l5O
The Vigilantes, one a former
Pier Al deputy, were recognized
by UCL speakers, thoroughly
exposed and beat a hurried re-
treat as the angry workers start
ed toward them.
The demands were not secur-
ed, but the relief director assur-
ed the grievance committee that
she would meet any committee
any time at any voucher station
to talk 1t over"
Unanimous decision to strike
on all forced labor jobs was vot-
ed, and a program adopted to de-
mand six-hour day, five day
week, union scale for all work.
The UCL will call a conference
soon of all King County unem-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Astoria Woman In
MayOralty Race

ASTORIA, Ore, Oct. lin the
face OF terror. blacklist, discrim-
ination, Emelia Peuhkurinen, on
the Indepedent ticket endorsed
by the Communist Party, Is run.
ming for mayor in this city found
ed a hundred years ago by the
Aston fur traders, whose fabu.
lous fortunes have been main
tanned until today, with Vincent
Aston, close friend of President
Roosevelt, often guest upon his
palatial yacht, still exploiting,
still taking as his own the pro-
duets of the toll of others.
Emelia Peuhkurinen was born
in 1898, one OF q miners family
OF ten. When she was Is the min
ers in Upper Michigan struck,
and Emelia with the rest of the
family participated in the picket
lines. She was twice arrested. She
marched to mass meetings held
eight miles from her home. She
attended the funeral of the vie
Tins OF the Italian hall massacre
when over 80 people, mostly
children, were killed during a
Christmas celebration at Calu-
met, Michigan.
Blacklisted in Michigan, Emel-
las father sought work in Or
egon, becoming fisherman.
Emelia married a fisherman in
1918. She joined the Communist
Party soon after the Fish Com
mission, through its BOnham
immigration official, raided the
workers press, ''The Toveri" and
arrested six workers. Since then
she has been active in the work
of the International Labor De-
tense, the Fishermen and Can
merry Workers Industrial Union.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
FisherFOur Mill
Employees Buck
Company Union

>front that labor must take
against the increasing power OF
the boss.
Super Implicated
In the trial of the union men,
Der, active in the company I'M
ion, cross-examination brought
out the fact that the company
union constitution was run off
at the plant. This was strange
admission in the face OF the as
sumed innocence OF the Fisher
FIGURING Mill executives as to
the existence of such a plan. 1t
has been known for some time
that +. J. White, plant superin-
tendent, unable himself to turn
the trick, has been scouting
around for some one to give him
the arguments against an ALL
form of organization, and for the
company form OF sell-Out.
The answer of Federal Union
1859 is, perhaps, the convincing
argument that Mr.. White has
been looking for.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
A UST RALIA-Imperialis

AUST r A Ii A-Imperialism
and patriotism are peculiar bed
fellows-at times. For the past
year England's trade with Japan
has been rapidly declining, while
Japan's trade with Australia has
been rapidly increasing-permit-
ting Australia to decrease her
unemployed ranks by many
thousands. Along comes the
Mother Country and wants Aus
tralia to be the dutiful daughter
and give her trade preferences in
order to bolster England's decay
ing industrial order. This would
mean great losses of profits to
Australia, so Mother and Daugh-
ter are now at logger-heads land
according to the ways of imper-
ialism they may even be at each
others Threats before long,. OF
such is Imperialism made.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Loss of Job Is Not An
Injury, Judge Declares

The Pillsbury Astoria Flour
Mill (scab herding industry was
one of the first to fire two OF
the signers. One signer started
a libel suit against the Budget
and its editor. Before this case
got to court, the Budget got a
demurrer against the plaintiff
based on the fact" that "The
editorial was not libelOus to in
dividual members of a class or
group, it was directed against
the Communists, the Communist
Party and its International, ma
national and local branches"
What was the result? The
Circuit Judge Zimmerman sus-
tanned the Budget demurrer!
The individuals were not injur-
ed! The workers whose relief was
cut off, the workers who were
fired did not sustain injury
This as Honorable Judge Zim-
merman's opinion October A.
On October 6, the same judge,
presiding over the Naturaliz-
alton Court, granted citizenship
papers to 81 applicants. Accord
ing to the same Astoria Budget,
'The hearing was featured by
the refusal of Judge Zimmerman
and Examiner Blackman to ac.
cept +. E. Elk as witness for
one applicant on the grounds
that Elk had signed the petition
asking to have the Communist
Party established in the state
Of OraOnn
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
More NelUs of Anti War Congress
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
to greet the delegates who are
here from the Socialist Party
and Young Peoples Socialist
League.
THE speeches made on this
platform by Mrs. Berger and by
Mrs. Barr, both Socialist Party
members, in which they declared
their own personal support of the
united front, stated they were
determined to do everything in
their power to realize the united
front, are certainly welcomed by
the Communist Party as indicat
ing the sentiment among large
masses of the Socialist workers
will be realized as the first step
in rallying the masses in the
struggle against war and fascism
The Communist Party realizes
quite clearly that there are fun.
damental differences between the
many organizations represented
here. Between Socialists and
Communists, between Commun'
lists and pacifists, between Com
munists and other groups. But
the Communist Party with the
full realization of these funda
mental differences, believes that
it is possible to establish anC
maintain the united front of Am
erican workers on the issue o.
war and fascism, and to develop
the most determined class strug
gle against every step In the di
rection of fascism, against all the
preparations that are now being
made for wal and against wal
itself"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
HARBOR ANTI
WAR MEET TUE.

ABERDEEN, Wash, Oct. IL
The Grays Harbor Section of the
Communist Party has issued a
call for an anti-war. anti-fascist
mass meeting to be held on Tues.
day, Oct. IS, at p. m. at the
Workers Hall, 7l3 f. First St.,
Aberdeen.
All ministers, political candid
ates, members of veterans Or
CARNATIONS, members of the Am
erican Federation of Labor and
all opponents of war and fascism
are called upon to be present
to give their position on war
and fascism.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
'KeIsO Defendants
Double Crossed by
Prosecutor, Judge

'perior court. There the defense
less prisoners were viciously at
tackled by both Stone and Hallin.
They were given a year, 80 days
to be laid out, the rest sus-
pended.
Mr.. Caps has a family of
eleven children. The county re-
fuses them any help. T e
sheriff's force and the welfare
take this opportunity to terror
ize Mrs. Capps at every chance.
Mr.. Capps was secretary of the
Unemployment Councils. In or
der to break the growing strug-
giles of the workers and to in
timidate them, this nest of coun-
ty officials stop at nothing.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

ASTORIA, Ore, Oct. 1l-Al
though Astoria Is not an indus
trial center still the class lines
sharpen as the depression pen
etrates deeper into all classes,
bourgeois as well as workers.
The workers, especially the
fishermen, have been very
peaceful. Only county and city
officials have been worrying how
to meet the city and county bud
get, how to pay bOndholders in
terest, because property owners
have no money to pay their tax
es.
All this peacefulness might
have continued to veil this old
est town of Oregon" if the Com
munists had not penetrated it..
1t happened all at once, as light
ming in the sky. Two hundred
signers of a petition seeking the
establishment of the COmmun-
list Party on the ballot was filed
at county clerks office. The
local paper, the AstOrian-Budget
started a series of editorials to
rOut out, or outlaw, the two
hundred individuals from the
glorious city of Astoria and the
county of ClatsOp.
The county relief committee
took the clue and cut of all the
relief work from signers OF the
petition. The Vigilante commit
tees saw to it that all employ
ers discharged any signer who
happened to be employed.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

SEATTLE, Oct. ia commit
tee of five, acting for the Flour
and Cereal Workers, took a lus-
ty wallop at the Fisher FIGURING
Mills company union set-up, by
issuing union buttons and sus-
pending a misguided worker
who has been working on the
company form of sell-out.
The purpose OF the button Is
to distinguish the union mem
beers from the company men,"
that diminishing species who
still look to the company to do
the right thing by the men," in
the face of speed-up, wage cuts,
discrimination. and dismissal for
union activity. The button will
act as a reminder OF the united
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Continued from Page One)

League Against War and Fas-
cism, the private closed, and was
led from the platform, while four
thousand stood and roared their
approval.
As the crowd settled back in
their seats, another khaki figure
was ushered onto the platform.
Ward presented him - high
ranking United States Army Of
ficer.
Sing Solidarity
At this point bedlam broke
loose. The delegates stood, raised
clenched fists and sang Solid
arity."
The army officer went into his
speech.
THE discomfort within the Ar
my is mounting. We comrades
within the ranks are doing every
thing in our power to divert this
discomfort into militant struggle
against war and fascism. (Cheers)
Il am not the only officer in
the army engaged in revolution
airy work. Day by day many other
army heads, particularly the
younger ones, are coming to take
a radical stand.
Underground Agitation
'Class-tOnseiOus officers and
privates carry on steady, under
ground agitation. Our leaflets
and whispering campaigns, ex.
posing war preparations of the
government, and fascist trends OF
the administration, are received
enthusiastically by the soldiers
ut is our hope that when the
next war is declared, our forces
will be ready to lead the army in
civil war that will end all i'm.
perialist wars and restore the
working class in power"
The ovation that greeted the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
PLAN ELECTION TOUR

ABERDEEN, Wash, Oct. IL
The Grays HarbOr Section of
the Communist Party is max.
ing preparations for an election
campaign tour for it's local cOun-
ty candidates. Plans are being
made to hold meetings in many
places where the role of the
Communist Party is almost un.
known.