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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
COnklin Bares
ReaItOrRacket

Redmond, WHITE New Haven
Connecticut" real estate boom, now
undergoing birth near Silers camp,
five miles east of Redmond, doesn't
look so good TO w. l.. Conklin, east
side resident.
The project, according to Conklin,
was a 5000 acre reclamation pro-
gram of some of the worst stump
land in the state. 1t would take
years of cultivation before anything
grew there.
The New Haven corporation is
charging $500 for five acres, in
Guiding a house, barn and other
minor improvements. Families are
to get three years work at SO per
day, 81 of which going into the pay
ment on the mortgage.
The contract calls for four acres
to be put into berries for govern
ment wineries, or for raising rab-
bits. Here's where Conklin begins
to scratch his head.
Everybody knows a cow is es-
sential to a farm family" he says,
and it takes from two to three
acres to keep a COW the year round
Their buildings cover at least half
an acre. The other half would hard
ly care for their personal garden.
This eliminates chickens also.
"A neighbor of mine paid $500 for
40 acres, five acres already cleared,
two one-room houses and one large,
well-built barn, a chicken house,
woodshed and fruit trees, all en-
closed with barbed wire.
I'm the New Haven setup, SIS was
taken from each of the thousand
poor workers with the understand
ing that If the project didn't go
through they lost their IS.
IF IL doesn't go through these
workers, in my opinion, won't get
stung quite as badly, only losing IS.
Here is the mathematical problem
bothering me. $500 with 20 years
to pay, plus per cent interest
equals $4,000 paid on the place in
20 years."
Here's another funny thing about
the setup that's bothering Citizen
Conklin: Charles Ernst, state relief
administrator, is against the New
Haven plan. Yet the kirkland
Chamber of Commerce and It's or
gan. the "Eastside Journal" is
booming it high, wide and hand
some.
So, whichever way you look at it,
the worker can't win.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
NORTH BEND

North Bend, Ore. May 21-Re-
ported as sending out a committee
to pick up leaflets distributed by
the United Front Committee calling
for a United Front meeting. the
lila leadership here is attempting
to split the solidarity Of the work.
ers supporting the longshore strike.
At the meeting. however. the
workers pledged themselves to un-
animously support the strike. The
FCWIU, NLWU, WPIU. CP, and
LID took part in the United Front
meeting.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
TACOMA

Tacoma-With strong cooperation
existing between the International
Longshoren. ms Association, the
International Seamen's Union and
the Marine Workers Industrial Un-
ion, 2 American, English, 2 Jap
anese and l French ships are tied
up. The captain Of the Topila offer
ed pickets $50 apiece and the NV
III $500 IL they would allow the
vessel to go to Seattle to unload.
This of course was absolutely re-
fused.
The oil tanker Topila arrived in
this port on May 16 and was
promptly struck by the MWIU. One
delegate aboard had done some very
good work. He had tried to get the
men to strike in San Pedro in SYM
pathy with the longshoremen, but
they were not ready to strike at
that time. When she arrived in Ia
coma, a member Of the MWIU went
aboard Immediately and announced
the strike. This was followed up by
the port organizer of the MWIU
lining up most of the boys.
The first day after the boat was
struck the crew held a meeting and
elected a strike committee, which,
in conjunction with the MWIU or
ganizer, went to the ship Golden
Cloud. where the men had already
walked off. and proposed united
action in striking, picketing, etc.,
with the ISU. One reactionary
member of the ISU wanted to chase
the boys out of the house where
the ISU boys stayed ashore. Other
members Of the crew told him to
keep his mouth shut, and after a
discussion, the ISU men decided
they could do nothing because Pete
Gill. the secretary of the ISU in the
port of Seattle, was not there.
The ISU has not sent a single
delegate to Tacoma. The ISU men
have come out on their own ac-
count. The only union that has sent
delegates is the MWIU. The Topila
is still being picketed, and those
ploketing are as follows: seamen
Of the struck ship, members OF the
Communist Party. and men from the
unemployed shelter or soup lines,
who have been waging a fight to
secure control OF their own relief.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
HOIdButterLess
Butter " eek

Anacortes, Wn.. May 19-In spite
OF the fact that several cases of
butter were still on hand at the
closing of the relief station here
today, more than half the voucher
workers had been refused butter,
being told that they were to make
the pound or so they had to re-
ceive the week before do for this
week as well.
This Is the way the bosses dem
onstrate that they do not include
unemployed workers as part of the
people" as the Governor has pro-
claimed this week as butter week"
to stimulate the sale of butter
among the people" in an effort to
reduce the dairy mems surplus"
SUPPORT INITIATIVE NO. rs
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Five Day Penalty
for Red Students

Tacoma, Wn., May 21-Four pu-
pills of Stewart intermediate school
were forced to spend from to 10
days in detention for attending the
May Day parade and demonstration.
Principal r. F. Bown claimed that
he was obliged to impose the de-
tention terms laid down on the re-
port cards, although all four had
excuses from their parents.
A committee of parents and
Young Communist League members
called on him presenting a pupil
from another school who had been
excused by the principal. Bown
spitefully called the principal and
forced him to give the boy days
detention.
Worker Correspondent
WORKERS PIcNIc-JuNE
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
JoinMay 30 Youth Demonstration Against War, Fascism
Tacoma Youth to
Hold Conf ference

Tacoma National Youth Day.
May 80, will be celebrated here
with a united front youth confer
ence against war in Wright Park.
beginning at $3.50. The program
win feature speakers under rs. The
Young Communist League will pre-
sent a one-act skit entitled Re
cruit."
The call for the conference. of
which 5000 are being distributed.
points out the rapid re-arming of
the imperialist countries, the fas-
citation of democratic" govern
ments, and the swift approach Of a
new world war.
Organizations signing the call are
the YCL, the Filipino Social Club
and the Finnish Youth club. Other
youth organizations are being ask
ed to send delegates.
ATTEND WORKERS PICNIC
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
WAR PROFITS

General Motors Corporation re-
Gently sent this letter to its stock
holders: "As producers Of military
aircraft. we are in a position to
profit by the vast sums being ex-
pended experimentally for the de-
velopment and improvement of air
craft engines by our government"
etc. A good deal is also being ex-
pended experimentally'' in this
state, where preparations are now
under way for national guard mo-
bilizations at Camp Lewis, for the
building up Of armed strength on
the west coast.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
NEW YORK

New York - The International
of Seamen and Harbor Workers,
with headquarters at Copenhagen,
Denmark, issued a call to marine
workers throughout the world for
solidarity action with the striking
longshoremen of the United States.
The following radiogram was
sent May 16 from the ISH to the
Marine Workers Industrial Union:
"ISH calls upon the International
seamen for solidarity with Pacific
longshoremen."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
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ocutive committees OF the ISU ant
the lila, demanding the mainten.
ance OF a united action picket line
on the waterfront.
The officers refused to have any
thing to do with the men.
The Multnomah Federation OF
Unemployed, which has partlcipat-
ed actively in the picket lines, de-
clared such a move would break
the solidarity of the waterfront. Al
conference held at their head
quarters with the rank and file del
egation of the MWIU and the lead
ers of the ISU and the lila, the
leaders Of the lila and the ISU in
sisted that the rank and file dele
cation declare a ''truce" for "a
hours while they wire to Lewis ask
ing permission to picket with the
MWIU.
Will Hold Picket Lines
The MWIU told them that the
MWIU would not be inundated
by them or such leaders as Lewis
and they will continue to picket
the waterfront and strengthen the
unity of the Longshoremen and the
seamen. This is the only guarantee
against the leadership sellout.
The 16 mile waterfront is being
effectively picketed day and night.
No cargo has been worked since the
third day of the strike. All efforts
to recruit strike breakers has been
suspended. Portland has been de-
clared by the shipowners as "un-
safe"
When the mayor and the sheriff
Of Multnomah county called upon
Governor Meier for troops. the Cen
trail Labor Council met and an
nounced that when the militia
comes In to patrol the waterfront,
there will be general strike.
Meier Fears Boycott
The governor who is also owner
OF the largest department store in
town and no doubt considered the
loss of business, with a fine ges-
ture refused the request for troops.
Seamsn Out About e5 per cent
At the call of the MWIU, the
sailors are also striking, After the
ISU officials saw the response to
the call of the MWIU, in order to
save their face. they had to go al
ong also and issue a call to strike.
The following organizations are
now officially out here, lila, ULO
Of the U. s., Deiselmen (unlicensed)
ISU, MWIU. Marine Firemen, OIL
ers and Watertenders, Marine En-
gineers, Cooks and Stewards.
River Boatmen Strike and Win
On the fifth day of the strike,
the river boatmen came out de-
handing recognition of their union,
the Feryboatmen AFFILIATED with
the ISU). Because Of the strength
of the longshore picket line, no
scab sailors could get through, so
several days later the river boat
operators gave in and the boatmen
went back with union recognition.
Many of the rank and file feel
that they were sold out as there
was no increase in pay. The gen.
eral feeling is that they should have
remained out until the longshore
strike was settled.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Issue Report on
Valley Strike Fund

Seattle-The Cannery and Agri-
cultural Workers Industrial Union
has issued a detailed report of in
come and expenditures of money
collected for the strike in the Puy-
allup Valley. Almost 500 was do
mated to the strike fund, the report
shows.
The unions statement thanks all
the organizations which cooperated
in support Of the strike and par
ticularly mentinos the donation of
about two tons of fish from the
Fishermen and Cannery Workers
WORKERS PICNIC-JUNE 8
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Tenino YCL Have
Youth Conference

Tenino-YCL delegates here held
a united front conference this week
and laid plans for National Youth
Day, In conjunction with other
youth organizations.
The most significant resolution
adopted was to write CCc heads at
Washington demanding that youths
in CCC camps be given directly the
full amount of their earnings and
allow their parents full relief, in
stead OF keeping them off relief
rolls while their sons are allowed
only s1.25 a week out of their
meagre enough salaries.
olympia delegates were feted by
supper at the Hayden farm.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
LABOR MEET TAKES
NO OFFICIAL ACTIONI
TO AID lila STRIKERS
BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS
FAVOR GENERAL STRIKE
AGAINST TROOPS
n. n.l.-oAA
BY a DeIegatI

Seattle, May 23 Although the
delegate from the Boot and Shoe
workers TO the Central Labor Coun-
Gil reported tonight that the exec
utive committee of his union was
in favor of a general strike in case
of police terrorism or the calling of
troops to break the strike on the
waterfront, the committee elected
to work with the longshoremen
made no report at all and delegate
Daffron from the International
Longshoremen's Association made
but a two-minute report in which
he conveyed the impression that
everything was rosy on the water
front.
When a delegate from the ma
chinists' union asked why the COM
mittee elected last week to assist
the strikers did not report, both
chairman Early and Jimmy Dun
can (members of the committee)
said they had been busy" but
couldn't report.
Need New Delegate
Daffron stated that the long
shoremen have asked for no as
sistance. He said nothing about the
vigilantes and other fascists patrol
ling the waterfront, trying to break
the strike. The lila members
should get some delegate elected
to the council who will fight in the
interests Of the rank and file men,
bers of that union.
Under good and welfare Fred
Chamberlain OF the farmers
Grange spoke. He talked at length
on Insurance for public buildings
but said nothing Of any value to
unemployed, speeded-up or striking
workers-merely took up the time
of the delegates. A delegate asked
why the Grange is trying to break
the longshoremen's strike but re-
ceived no answer.
Delegates should not allow
speakers to take up time talking
on subjects of no value to the rank
and file of the unions-and that
goes for Louie Nash and his speech
about the Red Cross, with no mem
ton of unemployment insurance.
Strike Aid Can Wait
Under new business James A.
Duncan came into the lime light
by heroically standing up and max
ing a motion that next Wednesday
being memorial day the council will
not meet till two weeks from to-
night and the executive board will
handle all matters pertaining to
the council. He was interrupted by
Doyle (secretary of the counciD
saying that the executive board
was about to bring in the same re-
commentator. But Duncan made
his motion anyway and it carried.
And all this at time when the
longshoremen and seamen are on
strike and need the whole hearted
support of the council and all at
filiated unions.
Sebert Johnson of the carpenters
reported scab capenters working
on certain jobs. He stated, I'm fact
they are worse than non-union,
they belong to that outlaw organ
ization" (meaning the independent
carpenters union. Johnson himself
is one of those responsible for
these men being dropped from the
AFL because they were unemploy-
ed and could not pay dues. And
now he calls them scabs when they
organize their own union
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
STRIKE SETTLED

Ketchikan, Alaska - With the
strike settled here, the trollers are
on their way to the fishing grounds.
The New England Fish Company,
in spite of it's determined fight
against the strike demands, offered
to furnish the fishermen with sup
plies once the settlement was made.
The United Grocers as well. al
though cash store. offered credit.
ATTEND WORKERS PICNIC
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
SAN PEDRO

San Pedro, May 14-Dick Parker,
young striker was killed and 20
others wounded when the Los An
geles Red Squad fired into group
Of 500 strikers storming scab head
quarters at the Grace Line Steam
err Santa Elena, here.
The enraged pickets, many Of
them women and children, then
charged into scab headquarters
smashing down the mess tank and
tearing down the fence. After being
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
DR.. Rides We Pay

Renton, Wn.. May 23-While I'M
employed receive practically no
medical attention because of lack
OF funds. DIR. c. l.. Dixon, county
health officer is on tour in a brand
new Studebaker Coupe, purchased
with county funds.
The doctor is using this piece of
county equipment to drive to Cal
ifornia where he will pick up his
brother. He will then go on to the
worlds fair in Chicago
SUPPORT INITIATIVE NO. rs
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
WIN DEMANDS

Rosario Beach cCc Camp
Although five militant leaders of
this camp were discharged in
April because of their activities
in trying to better the camp con-
ditions, most Of the changes for
which they were fighting have
since been established. The food
is much better, dishes are used
instead of mess kits, and con-
ditions in general are much i'm
proved.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Refuse School Use
for Soviet Mo vie

Port Angeles. Wn.- Railroading
the vote through without discussion
the fascist element in the school
board here refused the workers per-
mission to show the Russian movie
war against the Centuries" in the
school auditorium. One of the board,
Ed Taylor, was elected to his po-
sition by the workers on a pro-
gram of liberalism"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
TIGARD

Tigard. Oregon-A demand that
troops should not be called out
against the longshoremen strike
was contained in a resolution sent
to Governor Meier by the newly
organized local of the Civic Emer-
gency Federation here this week.
One hundred per cent support of
the strike was voted, and the CEF
is actively engaged in dlscouraging
the ambitions Of scabs at this point.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
KELSO

Kelso, Wn., May 17-Workers and
farmers meeting at the Mount Solo
hall here today passed a resolu-
ton which pledged solidarity with
the longshoremen in their strike,
and demanded that troops should
not be called out, but that all strik-
ers and pickets receive full and
complete protection.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Correction

Due to a typographical error in
last weeks issue the number of men
made jobless by the closing of mills
and factories in Kelso, Washington,
was put at $50. 1t should have read
$500.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
ABERDEEN

Aberdeen-Strikers here opened
soup kitchen and a drive for food
donations May "a. Six ships lie in
Grays Harbor,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
Anti-War Parade
by Seattle Youth

Seattle - National Youth Day
anti-war parade assemblies at
Times Square at I p. my We'd
nesday, May 30. Will parade
down waterfront in support Of
longshoremen's strike.
Conference at loGT Hall, 1909
Virginia at 3 p. m. All youth
organizations invited to send
delegates.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
VICTORIA

Victoria, b. c. Longshoremen
unloaded local cargo but refused to
handle cargo for Seattle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29
SAN DIEGO

San Diego Only scabs, with
everythming tied up.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29

WORKERS PIcNIc-JUNE
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-29

ATTEND WORKERS PIcN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
EARL CRAWFORD
is APPOINTED TO
ASSEMBLY POST
Former Speaker Is Named
ParIiamentarian for
Next Session.

Earl Crawford, Milton, will be
parliamentarian for the Indiana
House of Representatives at the
coming legislative session, it was
announced today following a con-
ference of Democratic leaders at the
indianapolis Athletic Club yester-
day. Mr.. Crawford is a former
Speaker of the House.
Proposed changes in the rules of
the two legislative houses we're dis
cuSsed, one of them providing for
the printing of bills when they are
introduced, rather than when they
are reported out of committee. No
action was taken at the meeting to
name committees to draft admins
tration bills.
Those who attended the confer
ence were Gov. Paul v. McNutt,
Pleas Greenlee, secretary to the Gov
ernor; Frank McHale, Virgil Sim
mons, Mr.. Crawford, Rep. Frank G.
Thompson, Bluffton; Rep. l.. E..
Bauer, Terre Haute; Rep. Edward H.
Stein, Bloomfield; Senator Henry F..
Schricker, Knox. and Senator ia
cob H. Weiss, indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
LEGION TO SPONSOR
CHILD FARLEY HERE
U. }. Bureau Chief to Speak;
1000 Expected.

indianapolis is assured of having
the largest child welfare conference
in the United States in 1885.
A telegram received at American
Legion headquarters yesterday
afternoon announced that Miss
Katherine F. Lenroot, of Washing
ton, chief of the United States
Children's Bureau, had accepted an
invitation to be the principal speak
er at the first American Legion
Child Welfare Conference ever to
be held in indianapolis.
The conference will be held Feb.
and and will be attended by
1000 delegates from Is middle wes-
err states. In former years, the
meeting for the central states has
been held either in st. Louis or De-
trOit.
The Indianapolis Department of
the American Legion and the auXil-
larry will be hosts at the conference,
and State Commander Frank R.
Kossa and State Adjutant William
Sayer Jr., will be in charge Of the
arrangements.
Miss Lenroot, who is one Of the
leading social service workers in
the country, will speak on Chang
ing Conditions in Child Welfare in
the United States" Frank L. Bel
grano Jr., national commander of
the American Legion, also has been
invited to speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
DETOURS IN STATE
ARE REDUCED TO {
Hammond Bypass on Road
46 Is Eliminated.

Only eight detours are in eff
feet today on Indiana's $500 miles
of state highways. The addition of
a short detour on Road 9, north of
the junction with Road 46, and the
elimination of a detour on Road al,
in Hammond, were announced to-
day by the State Highway Commits
sion.
Detours due to construction are:
Road 9-Detour one and four-tenths
miles long. north of junction Roads 8
and 46.
Road 1s-Detour over city streets in
Wabash.
Road 18-Detour six miles east of Fowler
is seven miles over gravel.
United States Road 20-Detour Just west
of Chesetrton, account N. Y. G. r. r.
crossing is one and four-tenths miles for
westbound traffic; two and two-tenthS
miles for eastbound traffic.
Road 44-Bridge construction in Con-
nersville. detour one-fourth mile.
Road 56-Drive slow from Paoli to eight
miles east, unfinished shoulders.
Road 58-Four-ton load limit on bridge
two and one-half miles west of Helton-
Vile
Road 62-Short detour in Jacksonville
over city streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
SAUNDERS TRIAL TO
COST COUNTY S1O15
Expense of Jury, S490, Is
LARGEST Item.

The Lebanon trial of Mrs. Neoma
Saunders, in which she was acquit-
ted of plotting the murder of her
husband, the Rev. Gaylord v. Saun-
ders, will cost Marion County
$1015.95.
Bills aggregating that amount
have been prepared by Boone Coun-
ty authorities. Jury expenses
totaled $3.50. Three physicians, ap-
pointed to conduct a mental exami-
nation of the defendant, received
$25 each. Mrs. Saunders board
while she was held in the Boone
County Jail was $40.
Mrs. Saunders was released when
the trial jury found her Of unsound
mind at the time the crime was
committed. The sanity commission
had held she was sane when they
examined her at the beginning of
the trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29

Protruding from hole Just
below the right eye socket in the
skeleton was an iron spike six inches
long.
Both skeleton and cage gave every
evidence of being centuries old. The
bones crumbled and some fell into
dust when exposed to air. The teeth
and the skull alone we're sound.
Hampstead was founded in 1920.
Within the memory Of man the lot
where the cage was found has never
been occupied by any structure.
Some thought the skeleton was
that of a slave or a convict subjected
to the harsh legal penalties of CO.
lonial times. Others thought it
might be that of respectable citi-
zen captured by pirates and sub
jected to piratical barbarity.
The skeptical recalled that about
so years ago the lot was used by
travelling freak shows and suggested
that skeleton and cage might be
abandoned theatrical paraphernalia.
The cage was so constructed that
its victim could neither stand, lie
prone, or sit. The bars we're COM
pressed at the neck, bottle like, so
as to form an Enclosure just large
enough for a human head.
1t was similar to the torture cages
used in medieval times.
Two boys, Edward German, 9, and
Rudy Powers, 8, found the skeleton.