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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
By A Worker Correspondent

KELSO, Wash, Oct. l1-During
the lOngshOre strike recently
Arne Pisila and Max Farrar, mil
liant working class leaders, were
picked off the streets OF kelso
without a warrant and thrown
in Jail. Three days afterwards
Max received a warrant for ar
rest while in Jail. All that the
warrant stated was criminal syn
dicalism and $1,000 cash bail. Nine
days afterwards Anre got his.
They lay in Jail 5 days without
hearing. They were finally re-
leased on $4,000 property bonds
each, which the workers raised.
Superior Court Judge Stone did
everything possible to discour-
age the workers from going their
bonds. The workers had to come
from long distances, and many
times to the court house. When
they came in small numbers he
would walk out on them. He had
no time to talk to workers.
Bondsmen Force Action
Finally, all the bondsmen came
together as a committee. When
the officials saw the workers
were not going to be scared of,
the judges face got red, and the
sneering smile of prosecutor Hal
lin faded.
Immediately after Arne and
Max were arrested, some work
ers went to the prosecutor to
find out about the charge and
bail, and when they were to get
a preliminary hearing. He re-
fused to tell the workers any
thing. One said, 81 thought there
was constitutional law that
a person couldn't be kept in Jail
more than AZ hours without a
hearing. Prosecutor Hallin re-
piled, We'll, what are you 60
ing to do about it?"
Farrar was manhandled by the
sheriff's force when he protested
against being finger printed. The
smell of drink was strong on the
finger print man. Both Farrar
and Pisila were locked in soil
tary a good part of the time.
Before they were thrown in the
kangaroo court in Jail was in
structed by the sheriff's office
to make it as miserable as pos
sible for those reds"
Rotten Deal
The eases of Paul Cripps, his
son Dale, and Frank Durland,
who were picked up about the
sametime as Farrar and Pisila,
which was tried in justice court,
is probably the rOttenest deal
the workers have seen around
here.
They were tried in group on
charges of criminal libel; leaflets
having been distributed which
exposed the local capitalist
press for melting to riot, and adj
vOcating violence in connection
with the raiding of the workers
bookshop and the arrest of Max
and Arne.
The red scare was worked for
all it was worth at the trial.
Prosecutor Hallin even travelled
all the way to Moscow. The judge
finally told him that he was Gov,
ering too much territory With a
mechanical jury composed wholly
of Longview business men the
three were convicted before they
were tried.
Double Crossed
Here is how the three were
lead into a vicious trap. They
had applied for an appeal. When
they had laid out their fine OF
$50, all but one day, they were
told their appeal was granted.
However, no appeal papers had
been signed. They were also told
that if they wanted to drop the
appeal they would be taken back
to justice court for resentencing,
The defendants decided to drop
the appeal. They were taken
Immediately up to Stone in SUI
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
LEGIoNNAIRE VS.. TRUTH

OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. lat
the evening school for adults be-
ing held in the high school build
ing, one of the students recently
handed man a copy of Ham,
mer and Sickle, the mimeo-
graphed Communist paper, well
knowing that this paper pub
fishes nothing but the truth.
The man returned it to the
student, with the information
that he was a member of the
American Legion and didn't
want this kind of literature
handed around in the high
school.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Elect 5 Delegates
To UFL Convention

CENTRALIA, WASH, Oct. 10
The Lewis County United Farm
ers League convention met Sep
TENDER 30 in Toledo with a good
attendance. Five delegates were
elected to the state convention
to be held in Everett, Oct. 1914,
are Walter SetOsky, county or
ganizer for the United Farmers
League, Ida SetOsky, secretary,
w. w. Manghan, WinlOck, Lake
King, Winlock, and Louis Hovey
of Toledo.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. A
Recently when Attorney Gen
eral Cummings (US) spoke be-
fore the Commonwealth Club
Organization of big business
men for good government" in
San Francisco he praised the
business men most highly for the
Thorough" manner in which
they and their legalized thugs
and vigilantes killed the long
shore strike and terrOrized the
Communists.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
OLYMPIA SLATE

OLYMPIA, WASH, Oct. IL
With the filing Oct. 6 of three
more candidates, the Communist
ticket for ThurstOn county is as
follows: Sheriff, RObt. E. Grimes;
State Representative, Lyle Gil.
lette, win E. Blasting; Commits
sioner, LIST District, Martin F.
Green, End District, Claude B.
Arfman; Assessor, Alvin Slower;
Auditor, Wayne DOney; Treasur-
er, Ira b. Parrot; County Clerk,
Gladys French; Sup't of Schools
Frank Hayden.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
FILE SPOKANE SLATE

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. IL
Communist candidates on the
Spokane ticket are J. H. Van
Orman, State Representative
from the Fourth District; r. X.
Wilson, State Representative
from the Seventh District; Har-
lowe Wildman, State Represent.
alive from the Fourth District;
J. A. Winburn, Sheriff of Spo.
kane county.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Penney'S SlaSheS Pay

OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE
new manager of the local j. G.
Penney store has been discharg-
ing the experienced clerks and
hiring inexperienced girls at the
lowest wage to take their places.
The NRA justifies the man.
ager.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12


democracy in trade unions. It
asks the American Federation OF
Labor provide for the election OF
all officers and delegates and to
provide for the recall Of unsatis-
factory officials, and to provide
machinery for a referendum on
important matters.
RESOLUTION No. 17s. On
child labor.
RESOLUTION No. 1ss. On
discrimination against Negro
workers.
Cheer Negro Delegate
Friday, with a house packed to
hear Madam Perkins, Philip
Randolph of the sleeping ear
porters, took the floor in de-
tense of his resolution No. al
for Negro equality in the A. f.
of L. The secretary of the COM
mittee on organization had re-
ported unfavOrably on the reso-
luton. The chairman of the COM
mittee attacked the resolution.
In fact the whole Bill Green ma
chine was modified to defeat it..
Yet Randolph received a four
and One-half-minute ovation from
the convention when he had fin
ished his ably presented speech.
For a Negro to be more than
mildly applauded in convention
of the American Federation of
Labor was unheard of till today.
1t was only by trickery of par
liamentary evasion that the real
purpose of the resolution was
ammended out of it and so de-
feated.
Demagogues De Luxe
Lessons in political trickery
may be learned from the masters
of that trade here at the con-
vention. Gentlemen you distract
the attention of the victim with
the right hand while you pick
his pocket with the left. That is
the fundamental principal of all
successful politics in labor or
government under a capitalist
system. The papers headline the
labor. takers shout about the
reds, about the building trades
disputes, and about every other
unimportant and trivial issue
while the real issues of the con-
vention are never discussed.
The Real Issues
Whenever such matters are
played up in the capitalist press
you can be sure there is some
thing of vital Importance to the
working calss from which they
wish to draw the attention. The
growing power and importance
of the rank and file and its pro
gram in the convention is the
real issue and the real news. I'm.
employment insurance bill H. r
1898; measures for real demOcra
cy within the unions; the elec
ton by secret ballot of all of
ficers, delegates and officials, Sc
that the control of the union!
may be returned to their mem
bers and be taken out of the
hands of the gangsters, adequate
use of the trade union movement
through the general and sym
pathetic strike as weapon fol
working class advancement
These are the matters of vita
working class interest, they arr
striving so hard to draw attention
from.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
HOLD CARD PARTY

EDMONDS, Wash, Oct. II
The Edmonds local of the United
Farmers League held a card par
ty October 6, at the Seattle Civic
Club House.
This party was a real success
financially and otherwise and the
local plans to follow up with a
similar party, at least once a
month. Watch the Voice of Ac.
tiOn for further announcements.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

SEATTLE, Oct. 4-The tax rate
on city property has been raised
to 21H mills for 1935-while the
wealthy property owners cOntin-
lie on low valuations and other
wise slipping through lOOp-holes
in the law.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
FARMER SAYS
AAA NO HELP
BY Mrs. L. N. Peterson
UFL Correspondent

PUYALLUP, Wash, Oct. IL
Although the United Farmers
League local here was disrupted
somewhat by the reign of terror
following t he lOngshOremen's
strike, it is being recognized
this week, and delegates will be
sent to the UFL convention at
Everett.
The meeting hall was taken
from the local, the UFL banner,
a large one painted by COrrell OF
Oregon, was torn into strips,
posters were destroyed and a
mo trespassing" sign put on the
door.
The berry growers are getting
their final checks on shipping
Iaspberries this week Other
years they have been settled for
early in Septmber. Organized by
the UFL, the berry growers this
spring sent committee to the
Olympia Code hearing to oppose
a price fixing code of the AAA.
As a result farmers are now get
ting 51z cents a pound instead
of cents.
Dairymen Not Aided
The farmers, especially the
dairymen, are decidedly of the
opinion that the AAA codes have
not benefited them in any way.
AS for the dairymen in this To-
cality, he gets the code price of
81 per hundred pounds for his
milk, which retails at 10 cents
a quart, making spread be-
tween the producer and consum-
er of about $500 per hundred
pounds for the other fellow.
More and more the small
farmers are joining the Great
American Breadline and they
are now being approached by
the agricultural agents of the
Welfare Board to join in a CO.
operative plan whereby the
farmer will turn his produce
over to the unemployed who
will manufacture it into some
thing which they will trade back
to the farmer for more produce,
thus we would be able to exist
on our own resources.
Farmers Not Fooled
If the farmer has been unable
to make a living on a farm which
is already improved or partly
improved, then they will send
him out on a sand bar or on
a logged off stump ranch where
he can begin all over again.
Due to the exposure of this
system by the UFL and the edu
cation of the small farmers in
militant mass action, the farm
ers are turning down the plaT
and telling the agents that Il
they must starve they would
just as soon starve right where
they are. Many in this locality
have refused to trade places.
Backs Relief Bill
We find that the Farmers EN-
Urgency relief Bill is the Onl!
plan at present which offer
any real relief to the small farm
err. This bill offers cancellation
of all secured debts and cash re
lief for the immediate needs o
the farmer. The FERB is spon
sored by the Communist Party
Seeing that the Communist Pal
ty is the only political organiza
ton that submits legislation il
behalf OF the farmer and his ally
the agricultural worker, we ar,
supporting the candidates of tn,
Communist Party in the coming
fall election.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

ANDERSON, S. c., Oct. A
Eleven police have at last been
brought to trial on murder
charges for the Staying of inno-
cent and unarmed pickets in
the recent strike. The odds are
100 to one that they will never
be convicted.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

officers closing statement was
deafening. For five minutes the
applause and singing shook the
huge auditorium.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
DANCE FOR DAILY"

SEATTLE. Oct. ia dance
is scheduled for Saturday night
at the Finnish Hall, Ninth and
Yesler, sponsored by Unit 10,
Communist Party, to raise funds
for the Daily Worker.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
ENGLAND

ENGLAND - The cOnserv-
alive British Trade Union Con-
gress of the Labor Party recent
ly repudiated it's solemn pledge
of last year, to call a general
strike in event of war. They have
also decided not to favor strike
in the munitions industries in
case of war. Their conservative
traitorism has come to the fore.
The result is most revealing to
the ranks of labor.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Dallas StartLes
AFLCOnUentiOn

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
COMMISSIONER JAMES M. LYNCH
 MAKES RULING
Important Decision Given in Which Three Are
 Held Guilty :

The State of Connecticut through It's highway commissioner, the Bridgeport Construction Company, Inc, and Albert T. Allen. of Pros- pect, all are held jointly liable to Harry Talmadge of Prospect for the loss of his right eye and all respondents must pay compensa- ton and medical expenses of $1,323.29 under an unusual de- cision of Compensation Commis- sioner James M. Lynch handed down in the local court today.
 The decision IS unusual in that ,he state highway department had sub-let the road building contract to the Bridgeport compyuy and had noting to do with the actual construction.
 TaImadgc Hired to Work
 According to the award, Tal- nadge was engaged by Albert T. Allen to assist in grubbing and clearing certain portions of the land used for the construction of the Bethany Prosp spect-Waterbury highway. In chopping down a tree. April 29, 1883 at Prospect, piece of wood flew up and sti uck him in the eye, causing an injury which required the removal of the eye. Allen, while not carrying compen- sation insurance. was liable under the compensation law.
 The Bridgeport Construction Co was awarded the contract for building the highway by the state
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
RAILROAD LABOR
 LEADERS DELAY
Must Consult Workers Be- fore Giving Reply to
 the President

Washington. April 21-CUP)-- Railroad labor leaders today re- fused to accept immediately Presi- dent Roosevelt's proposal that workers continue under the present 10 per cent wage reduction for six months.
 When Joseph B. Eastman. fed . eral coodinator of transportation. called upon unon leaders for an answer, they discussed the question briefly and said a final decision could not be reached until they had further instructions from workers.
 "They just weren't in position yet to give their answer" East man said after the conference. The coordinator has spent much of his time during the last two months trying to settle the dispute between labor and railway managements.
 Eastman will confer again with leaders whenever they are ready for further discussion" such a meeting might be arranged late to- day.
 Labor heads, who have been here for weeks lighting for restor- ation of full basic wages imme- diately, ddi not learn of the presi- dents letter to Eastman until last night. It came as q surprise. They immediately began hurried com- munication with local union heads throughout the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
TODD DEATH NOT
 YET CLEARED UP
State Police Contend He Was Murdered After
 Being Robbed

Norfolk. Conn.,, April 21-(UP)
 investigation of the death of Arthur Tod, Belle IslanC recluse. had reached an impasse today as authorities were unable to uncov- CT definite evidence as to the man. rer of his death,, Q week after his body was found on the shore near his home. The time element, by which 1t was hoped to determine the approximate hour of the aged mans death, had not been settled because of conflicting clues that Todd had ben seen elsewhere al the time he was believed to either have been slain { or to shave ac- cidently been killed.
 Even this point was carefully avoided insthe report of the medi- cal examiner to Coroner John J.. Phelan. A question mark had been written In the space in the formai report for the hour. of death.
 Little intelligence was expected to be gained from tn, report of Bridgeport toxicoiogist on the eS- animation of. the vital organs of the deceased, It had been reliably reported earlier lin. the week no traces of poison or drugs had had been found in the viscera or brain. S
 The accidentia death theory had gained further support today as in vestignte efs were even mofe divided In their opiniops'o tho case. State police have contended Todd was slain and probably robbed before lh3S body was eiksts over u I'ethinipE ,xVixlf Into { iS6, sou a<l W
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
BIG REDUCTION
 IN CITIZENSHIP ]. FEES REPORTED
Clerk Gillette Received Word to That Effect
 This Morning

Drastic reductions in fees charged for citizenship papers are an nounced with receipt today of. telegram by Clerk William M. Gil- lette. clerk of the United States Naturalization court at Waterbury from Henry Nicolls of Boston, as- sistant district director of Imigra- ton and Naturalization.
 The telegram contained the fol- lowing information: Effective April 18th, fees for certificates of derivative citizenship, change of name, record or registry, filing of declarations and petitions are re- duced one half. Fees for copies of lost or destroyed papers are $l. excepting no charge for veterans. Letter follows. MT Gillette who is also clerk of the common pleas court at Water bury interpreted the message to mean that fees for petitions for citizenship which formerly were $1O are now $5. A charge of $10 for a copy of lost papers is now $1 and the charge for declara- ton of intentions which formerly was $5 is now $2.50.
 MT Gillette explained that vet erans had never been charged for copies of lost papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
POLICE CRASHED. \. .
 EVERY ALBI IN ROWLAND DEATH
Greenwich Man Is Held as the Hit and Run Auto Driver

Shattering alibis as fast as he advanced them. the detective bu- :reau to-day bit by bit apparently strengthened it's case. against Earl s. Benson, 30, of 46 Field Point road, Greenwich, arrested yester- day afternoon as the alleged driver of the careening car which late Thursday afternoon fatally Injured little John Rowland as he played in front of his Columbia boulevard home and then sped away. s
 Still denying that his car had struck the child, Benson failed to break down under police question: ing though he was grilled until i2:3O this morning. According to detectives, however. he made sev- eral damaging admissions.
 This morning police said. they had definitely established that Benson had started from Mel bourne terrace a few minutes be- fore the fatal accident and had proceeded down the boulevard. Under cross examination by Lieut. Detective Joseph stevens and De- tectives Connie Shanahan and Ed ward McElligott, Benson repeated ly maintained that his machine had not hit the 10 year old young ster. but, according to them, gave several different versions of the bourne terrace 10 the Exchange
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
$3,4ll.57 AWARD TO ROBERT ROWE
 IN DAMAGE SUIT
Ran Over By an Auto After He Had Fallen
 on Icy Street

Damages of sa,41f. U7 are award } ed Robert Rowe of < this city against az Tawrshcs Rfvorsf, also of Waterbury in a decision handed down in the common pleas court today by Judge Edward J. Finn. The plaintiff sued to recover for injuries received when run over by the defendants car on Bridge street, near Baldwin street, Jan- uary 13. 1884.
 In reviewing the case Judge Finn points out the plaintiff walked up Bridge street at 1880 o'clock in the evening and started to cross Baldwin street carefully. The two glasses of beer the plaintiff admit ted having. did not intoxicate him, Judge Finn says. The plaintiff fell and while lying prostrate was run over. by the automobile.
 Man Slipped on Ice
 Judge Finn says the plaintiffs slipping and falling on the ice. dazed him. While the plaintiff was lying prostrate. says the decision, the defendant suddenly started his car after first glancing to the left, and rear. but failing to see what his companion. one Simone saw, that the plaintiff, Rowe, was direct .ly in the path of the machine.
 Rivolsi's negligence in failing to look where he was going and to use his eyes for dangers ahead as well as from the side, caused tho
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
REV WALLACE '.
 WOODIN DEAD

s N
 Andover, Conn. April Fl = tUP) Funeral services will be held Monday for the Rev Wallace |. Woodin. 65. pastor of Andover Congregational church and former secretary of the Connecticut Coun- cil of Religious Education, who died late yesterday of pneumonia.
 The Rev Woodin, ordained into the ministry two years ago. had been m outstanding lay worker ot the church for a score or more years. He was native of Si Louis, Michigan, and before coni- ing to Connecticut in 1912 was as- sistant secretary of the Ohio Coun. ell of Religious Education. Hs became pastor of the Andover church four years ago while study ing at the Hartford Seminary Foundation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
TAMMANY HALL !. MAY DROP HEADS OF MORE LEADERS
Some of Those Who Had
 Ousted Curry May Be Cut Off
BY SIDNEY B. WHTPPLE

New York, April, 21 -- (UP) .. Some of the Tammany chieftaina, who combined to- oust John k. Curry as leader of the Hall, will have to fight strenuously to avoid being busted themselves, the United Press learned today while the, re- yamped wigwam looked anxiously toward Washington and Albany, wondering if cleansing at the top wouldn't qualify it for just little bit of patronage.
 The head-strong Curry, uncom- promising and fighting to the last. was hardly deprived of his powers before influential democrats were talking of a complete reform of the Hall from ''top to bottom." A list of district leaders marked for elimination was discussed by some. This list Included William F. Kenneally, leader of the insur- gents who scalped Curry.
 Was Not Reform
 Those close to the Hall were quick to admit that Curry's re- moval as leader was in no sense a reform. It was described rather as a matter of expediency by which Tammany hopes to win itself back into the good graces of Postmaster General James A. Farley, dispenser of federal patronage and Governor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21
Water Consun1ptionM City Much Increased
Growing Business Conditions and Greater Activities in Industries Are Accountable for the increase;
 City Improves Under New Deal'

,Nater consumptiom inS Water- bury Is on the gradual increase latest dfgures or tife city awste sde. partment obtained today disclose, Growing business conditions and increased activity in the local fac tories are believed to be primarily the reason for the jump in the water billings now being sent out. ' The New Deal" in other words, is not only aiding people in ob- taining employment but is also showing some results as far as the municipality is concerned.
 The water billings for this month as of the 18th, which is the time when the monthly books are closed amounted to $39,G5G.59. This was $4,00O more than the billings for April of 1883.
 The billings for the first four months of this year amounted to 5000 more than the total for the. same period in 1933. With water demands increasing the city will be called upon to use much of the Shepaug reservoir supply this summer, 1t is expected, especially if very dry season is experienced.
 The fact that the city, in the cur- rent years budget has set up an