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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

Eddie Canada" Davis, One of the greatest little rides Gin the rumble seat) of the league gave up a highly entertainable evening to be on the receiving end for the Cowboys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

Albert Blanchione is credited with having hit the longest home run of the season in last nights game with the Wildcats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
WORDEN'S

x-Ran for Martinelli.
 Called in the fifth on account of darkness.
 Score by innings: Chemical ..... 0 o o 0-5 Wordens ...... o 0 0 0 O-g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

A large crowd is expected to be on hand Thursday evening to watch the All-Naugy and the HOpevillc All-Stars brawI. but those who find it impOs- sibIc to attend can read an in- ming by inning description in Friday evenings Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

Beef" Mazzarella by some un- known source has made the Hope vile All-Stars but, if he plays his usual style of game he will be benched (according to playing manager Alex MaZZarella) in favor of some younger and more depend . able outfielder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

The lineup of the All Stars team for Thursday night is as follows: Wilmot 2b, J. O'Don- nell lib, A. MaZZarcIla If. Waugh 3b, Great" GugIlcImO If, E. MaZZarclla cf, BartoIini c, GOumey D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

Francis "Brickwalr" Howard, the famous Hopeville Boy Scout, is polishing up his knickers. so that he will make an impression on the natives tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

Due to an important playoff of a league game, the Reporters and the Hopeville Terrors have can- celled their scheduled game until next week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
USeCWA MIliOnSfOr
War Preparations
States Build Airports
With CWA Funds

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. "a
Plans are under way here to build a
statewide network of so airports.
Millions of dollars are being spent by
each state for airports being built
with G. w. A. funds.
Sumpter Smith, supervisor Of the
projects, stated recently that q such
projects had been approved in Ala
bama, five projects are pending, and
Is more airport projects are on the
way.
BEMIDJT, Minn.-Six airpotts are
to be built in this section with funds
supplied from the c. w. A. according
to a statement by H. Reese, district
manager of the unemployment serv-
ice. A seaplane port with adjoining
airport win be built at Baudette,
which will be the point of entry at
the Canadian and United States
border.
PEORI, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Since private
companies are not able to avail them
selves of C. w. A. funds, the Peoria
City Council voted to lease the private
owned airport for a period Of five
years, and gang of G. w. A. work.
ers are now at work improving the
land,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
A. f. of L. Officials
Sabotage Minneapolis
Upholslerers' Strike

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Jan. %
The sell-out of the upholsterers'
strike by the A. F. OF l.. officials and
the N.R.A. Labor Board decision has
aroused widespread indignation among
the rank and file upholsterers and
among the members of all A. F.. of L..
unions. Although the IRA. ordered
the strikers to return to work, in q
binding decision, which does not
grant single one OF their demands,
many strikers refused to go back to
work with scabS. On Friday they
continued to maintain picket lines
at the plants, despite the sabotage OF
the A. F. Of L. union leaders.
The efforts Of some workers to
continue the strike, and protest
against working with scsbs, proved
futile, however, in the face of the
national Juridicsll Association, Will
leaders which split the ranks Of the
workers and confused and democrat
lied them. The strike is definitely
over.
To cover up this betrayal, the cleft"
demagog CrameT, editor Of the Labor
Review, continues to talk about or
ganizing big demonstration, but
no one is fooled by this.
In many local unions the demand
is being raised that the A. F. L..
officials resign from the strike
breaking N. r. A. Labor Board, and
an explanation is demanded of the
sell-out by A. F. Of l.. officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
" ages Become
the Maximum, Admits
William Green

seryiceable to the U. P, and the U.
M. w. A. officials loyal lackeys Of
Eugene McAuliffe, liberal" U. p.
president.
The question Of toe 20 per cent
cut was put to referendum vote,
as per the constitution Of the union.
The proposal (the question being
voted was new scale with a 20 per
cent cut was defeated by huge
majority, even though the U. P.
waged an intensive campaign Of
blacljacking the miners, threats, in
tinidation about shutting down, etc.
When the scale was voted down,
properly the next thing was to re-
open negotiations and draft new
one But the U.MW.A. leaders did
nothing Of the sort. They simply
told the Wyoming miners: We have
signed the new scale. Go to work.
If you do not, you will be expelled
from the union, which means no job
anywhere in wyoming (as the U. p
is state boss).
Referendum or not, majority vote
or not. the miners had to accept and
trek back to the mines defeated by
their own leaders. A-cAuliffa's lack
eys carried out his orders.
Is it any wonder, then that the
Wyoming miners are organizing
groups in the U.M.WA. TO
get rid Of such leadership as Morgen,
Lambert, Radlj. etc.s
Ito BE Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
z Chicago Negro
Youths Murdered

CHICAGO, Jan. %. - Two young
Negro employees of the Frost Club,
exclusive Lake Shore Drive home for
young women, were found beaten to
death in the basement Of the club
yesterday.
The two workers had been killed
by blows on the head and body with
8 heavy iron bar used for shaking
furnaces. They were identified as
Leon Dibbs, %, janitor of the prem
iseS, and John Meter, ~, porter.
The victims were clad only in their
underwear. One Of the men, police
say, was murdered In his sleep, and
the other was attacked as he climbed
from the bed. Furniture in s.1>e room
had been overturned, indicating a
terrible struggle.
Fifty girl inmates of the club were
in the building at the time, but no
one heard the struggle. Police re-
port themselves mystified. Workers
organisations Of Chicago are fnvesti-
eating the brutal crime.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
81 JObless Die
In Minneapolis
Lodging House
Workers to Protest
Against Unsanitsry
Conditions

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 81
Following the exposure by the central
branch Of the Minneapolis Unem-
ployed Council that "a workers have
died in the city lighthouses between
Dec. and Jan. 10, city-wide dem
onstration OF single unemployed
workers Is being called here for We'd
nesday, Jan "A, at pm. This DEM
onstration is being held in prepare
ton for the general oty-wide DEM
onstration Of all unemployed workers
on Jan. % at 10 am. at the city
courthouse.
The Union City Mission and the
Salvation Army lighthouses are prof
table rackets, supported by the city
relief administration, which shares
the responsibility for the death Of the
"a workers.
1t has been disclosed by the I'm
employed Council that as many as
seven men sleep In one room at one
time, and this Is repeated for two
shifts each day, for which the city
pays ten cents a day for each. In
this manner the Rev. Paul OF the
Union Mission rakeS in $3.50 week
for each of the filthy rooms in the
flop-house. When the Union City
Mission is filled, the jobleSs workers
are sent to other "hotels" owned by
the mission.
The mission also owns a farm fol
iobless workers on which workers
slave for IS cents week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Cleveland CWA Men
Combat Grievances
Plain Dealer Annoyed at
Communists ON Jobs
BY a G. W. A. Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Ohio. - The Cleve-
land Plain Dealer had an item that
said, &c. w. A. Breaking Communist
Ranks, that the followers of Com
munist Organizations were eager to
accept the jobs that were being
created by the C. w. A"
Well, of course the workers do want
jobs, and have succeeded In being put
on by hundreds. In fact, they were
told to take these jobs by the leader
ship Of the Unemployed Councils.
Does this look like our organizations
are being deserted? Not in the
least, but on the contrary, the I'm
employed Councils are being popular
lied like I never dreamed possible.
Everyone has suddenly become an
agitator. One young fellow told me
that the most he received from the
Relief Bureau for his family of
three was a $3.50 food order per
week. He was surprised when I told
him my family of four received a SO.
food order every week. Although in
sufficient, it looked like a fortune TO
him after being forced to live on the
rneager sum he had been receiving.
He promised to join the U. C. after
the Job expired. This is an example,
multiplied by hundreds OF what is
going on.
One Thursday a grievance arose.
1t rained, so we we're told to go home.
We asked the superintendent if this
day could be made up. He said mo,
that time lost for bad weather,
could not be made up" We i'm
mediately modified around 10 of the
workers and marched over to the
Relief Bureau, where we had been
enlisted for these jobs. The super
visor told us that he could do nothing
about it, so we told him that any
time we lose would have to be sup
plemented by the Relief Bureau.
He asked for days time to see what
he could do about It, The committee
agreed and the next day we were told
that all lost time could be made up
by working Saturday or an hour or
30 overtime each day.
This proves that they fear the in
fluence Of the Communists and that
We can gain much more if we organ
ize into mighty union. Workers
OF the @. w. A. join the Relief
Workers Union
P. s. All comrades should bring
Revolutionary pamphlets and the
Daily Worker TO sell 10 the workers
on the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

interesting. What did the miners in
Dawson get, after a strike of a
month? Precisely nothingi They
were herded back to work defeated.
They struck for U.MW.A. recogni-
lion and local demands. Hefferley
denounced the strike and ordered
them to return They remained out
month and went back defeated.
In Gallup. led by the N. NJ. u. at
Southwestern mine, the miners got
IA Of IS demands; in Allison u of
Is demands, in Madrid IL of 10 de-
mands. in Gamerco, Mutual and
Mentmore mines, 8 OF IL demands
and amnesty for all strike prisoners.
New Mexico miners are comparing
Gsllup-Madrid with Dawson and
more firmly than before know their
choice of the N. M U. was correct
and no mistake made.
viii these things be told at India
napolis? We believe not.
UM.W.A In wyoming
Last year the Union Pacific Coal
Co. demanded that the Wyoming
miners accept 20 per cent wage
cut. Union Pacific is the octupus
of the West and holds the political
and economic life OF Wyoming tightly
in its grasp. The government of the
STAGE Of Wyoming functions. not in
the interest of the people" but in
the interest OF the Union Pacific.
Naturally. then, the leadership OF the
UMW.A. in Wyoming would be part
Of this machine.
Wyoming is the only Western state
where the U.MWA has maintained
an organization for . considerable
time The explanation is simply that
The Union Pacific finds the UM.WA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

(the need for same had been widely
discussed by the miners Of this camp
for some days. the mine management
Immediately decided to capitulate and
come to a settlement with the strik-
ers.
The management informed the
strike committee it was ready to
negotiate settlement Of the strike.
What brought the company to a
conclusion It had to meet the work
ers? Simply that the miners of that
mine had united on z. program of
common demands and held a threat
of joint action over the head Of the
company.
Strikers Gain Demands
The strike at Allison was speedily
settled and the workers granted IL
out of Is demands for which the
miners we're striking two months.
When the bosses found that no longer
could they divide the miners against
themselves, and that the U.MW.A.
leadership was no longer Of any use
in defeating the miners, the bosses
signed with the N.MU. This Incl
dent at Allison gave to all miners a
convincing proof that when the rank
and file developed united front that
their conditions are bettered and
union organization established.
In one place in New Mexico the
U.M.W.A. reached before the N.M.U.
and succeeded in establishing an or
That is in Dawson, where
the mine is owned by the Phelps
Dodge Corporation. The Dawson
struck under the U.M.w.A.
A comparison Of the Gallup Madrid
under the N.M.U. end Daw-
son under the UMWA. is highly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Graft in CWA
Builds Fences
OF Roosevelt
Democratic Machine Is
Strengthened by
Robbing Jobless
DAILY WOrker washington BureauJ

Daily Worker Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The Fed
eraI Relief and Civil Works Admins
trstion organizations are honeycombed
with graft bied from the unemployed
workers by business men and their
Democratic and Republican politician
associates, it was disclosed today in
circles close to high relief and C.W.A.
officials.
No important indications are con-
templated, for it is understood that
Federal Relief and C.W.A. Admins
traitor Harry L. Hopkins feels that his
temperament won't stand "prosecut-
ing" Furthermore, it was disclosed.
Hopkins is quite bored with this re-
lief business, anyway"
5000 Protests A Day
Hopkins believes, 1t was explained.
that this wholesale corruption "has
nothing to do with the new deal and
that it might just as well have been
committed under Hoover set-up"
No mention was made of the Farley
Roosevelt political machine.
Obviously, the maneuvers of these
high relief officials is intended to
neutralize the expected protest of the
millions of unemployed when they be-
come acquainted with all the sordid
facts. 1t was freely admitted that
Hopkins is on hot spot
Early in today's press conference
Hopkins ill-humoredly admitted that
1000 letters day protesting against
the termination on May 1 of C.WA.
projects are being received by his Of
flee. And I know that there's a
high grade propaganda going on be-
hind these letters" Hopkins COM
planned.
Hopkins Cant Lay"
Asked again what is being planned
by relief and C.WA. officials for the
40O0,0 900 C.W.A. workers who will be
destitute because Of the May l deci-
sion, Hopkins replied with his stock
phraseology: Now can't project the
economic situation on May /. How
do know what's going to happen?
Things may pick up in the Spring"
Hopkins announced that $500, DOC, 900
will be needed for relief requirements
for the impending fifteen months
period. He estimated that on May
there will be 100000 unemployed
heads Of families.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
BsaekIieted Miners Were
TO Demands Jobs IN
TsyIOrvine March

GILLESPIE, IL, Jan. "a. After
tro weeks publieizng and wide
preparations on the part Of the Pro-
gressive Miners Of America ofacials,
that the only way they have left to
get Jobs to the 1900 blscklisted
MIXERS is through mass march to
TaylorYflle to force closing Of the
Peabody Mines" this so-called march
was called of by the ofncials last
week.
The reason for calling OF the
march, according to officials, is the
difference to some of the State and
Federal officials who asked that the
march be called Off"
The P. NJ. A. officials admit they
called off the march on the request of
Gov. Horner and the N. r. A. board,
who advised that there is still the
President to whom the miners may
appeal to, for final settlement Of their
grievances. The oficialdom Of the
union are now sending an appeal to
Roosevelt to set aside the decision OF
the n. r. A. board, which awarded
and approved the contracts between
the U.M.W.A. and the Peabody coal
Company. and force the N. r. A. to
grant these contracts to the P. M. A.
The miners and the whole rank and
file in the strike area as well as those
miners working under P M. A. con-
tract, had very little confidence n the
sincerity and good intention of those
who we're preparing a march to Tay-
lorvilie." Hundreds Of miners openly
said they would not go to Taylorville
to be put into similar hole as they
we're two years ago on their march to
Franklin County, when the P. M. A..
leaders deserted the rank and flie and
let the state police put the miners
on the spot for The Franklin Co,
thugs to shoot at.
The rank and file Opposition
leadership OF this territory elected a
Committee Of the Miners to investi-
gate the so-called march and the
plans of the officialdon Their state
1uent three days before the march is
fully confirmed by the action Of the
oficialdom The statement reads in
part
we HliDGIo art luO y. Z. lOE UleSo
struggle to force the Peabody Coal
company to give our blacklisted bro
theirs jobs and to Gust the imported
scabs. we hrd however. that our
officials are not preparing for mass
militant march to Taylorville, but to
the contrary they are using the $4,000
blacklisted miners as cheap publicity
stunt and another boss court appeal.
What Is necessary for successful
march to Taylorville and to close Pea
body shafts there: l. We must have
some forces definitely organized in
side the mine 10 demoralize those I'M
ported scsbs. 2. We must prepare the
plan OF, march so that the outside
forces will partly be inside the town.
by trickling-in IN groups before the
march and welding these with the
miners on inside for united action.
3. That we close down the P. M. A.
mines now working and reinforce the
striking miners and blackhSted miners
with the $4,000 part-time miners. T.
That we organize the wonen's Auxi-
Iiariss to this march"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
N. E. Shoe. Workers
Fight to Gust Nolan
MaChinefrOm0 Office
Rank, File Elect Action
Committees to Obtain
Control of Union

HAVERHILL, Mass, Jan. 2S.--Har-
Messing press and police to AID them
in retaining control over their strong
hold in N. E., officials Of the Shoe
Workers Protective Union are des-
perately trying to Illustrate the &C
ton Of the rank and file to take
over the union apparatus and remove
District Agent Keleher.
Despite an overwhelming vote by
all the locals of the district council
for his removal, Keleher has refused
TO yacate the union offices and has
surrounded himself with force OF
pollce prepared to club the workera
if they attenpe to take over their
own union.
After issuing a statement in the
Morgan -owned Gazette that the Dis
trict Council charter had been re-
yoked. President Nolan OF the Pro-
tective, appointed Keleher commits
sioner" OF the HaYerhill district and
General Secretary Fitzgerald aS
commissioner" OF the Newbmyport
district. Both in Newburyport and
in Lowell, where a similar appoint
ment was made, the workers told the
commissioners TO get out Of town and
have affiliated with the United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union, which Il
merging all the shoe unions Of New
England.
In Derry, New Hampshire, Boyce
another agent of the Protective was
ousted by the rank and file when the
800 shoe workers here, found that
the loan ne had tricked them into
making to the boss to keep the
shop going was really wage cut
The boss declared a 121s per cent
wage cut last week which the work
ers refused. When they asked fol-
guarantees for their loan, the boSs
declared, ,"I told Boyce I couldn't
guarantee anything"
Rank and file committees OF actor
are being elected in each Of the
Haverf1ill locals to support and helr
the District Council in its struggle
to remove Keleher and a movement
is now under way for Keleher's ex-
puision from the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Negro Workers Paid As
Low As II Cents An
Hour in the South

N.RA., after this blow at a very vital
spot, the Federationist says that
many have gone back to work, how
ever, and total payrolls or buying
power Of all workers has increased. .
The N.R.A. codes were first applied
to the cotton textile industry, and
therefore New England would show
the results Of the NR.A. more dras-
tically than any other section Of the
country.
The National Industrial Conference
Board after surveying $50 represen-
tatlYe firms under the NR-A., regard
ing employment declared:
"The total man-hours resulting
fro mthe combination OF decreased
hours and increased employment
changed but little, and in some in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

| providing Moses With q claim that
he had recognized union, thas he
has complied with Section Ia of the
National Recovery Act, that no two
unions can exist at his mine, that the
United Mine Workers OF America was
the unanimous" choice Of his "em-
ployes," etc.
Rank and File Form United Front
But this strikebreaking activity
was too raw for some of the sincere
UM.W.A. members. Clearly they
realized that in helping to smash the
N. M. U. strike they were smashing
themselves. The worsening of condi-
tons in the mines accelerated this
trend OF thought among the miners,
especially at Allison mine.
At first some thought that BY
working, under pressure, during the
strike, that conditions would be bet
ter and that after the strike they
would be sitting pretty with good
jobs. But the contrary has hap
pened. Conditions Of the scabs got
worse than before the strike. At the
<AA1loOu illIIe LIE N. M. v. SUrlK6rS
and sincere U.M.W.A. rank and filters
commenced negotiations for common
action to change conditions. A Joint
Committee of the N.M.U.-U.M.W.A,
members was set up and agreed to
call a meeting of the N.MU. and
U,M.W.A. members of the Allison
mine-the meeting to trek to Ari-
tomato discuss common problems
and work out line of joint action.
What happenedp
AS soon as the circulars appeared
In the camp, signed by the Joint
Committee Of U.MWA .-N.I.U. min
ers Of Allison calling this meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
N. Y. Trade Unions
Plan Drive To Stop
Injunction Menace
Issue Conference c all
for February 10 at
Irving Plaza Hall

NEW YORK.--A call to rally TN
fighting strength Of all trade unions
and sympathetic labor organiza Ions
to end the epidemic Of injunctions
striking at the fundamental rights Of
the trade unions has just been is
sued by the New York United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union.
The call appeals to ell local unions
and shops of the A. F. of L., Trade
Union Unity League, independent
urEons and sympathetic organiza-
tons to send delegates to an anti
injunction conference to be held on
Saturday, Feb. 10, at l p. NJ, at
Irving Plaza Hall, Irving Plaza and
18th St. The conference call is en-
dorSed by A. Severino, president OF
Local 81, Of the Bricklayers Union
"a. F. of L., Sam Friedman, secre-
tary Of Local 2090, Of the Carpenters
Brotherhood "a. F. of IL and by
Roger Baldwin Of the american Civil
Liber' IS Union.
Slice Union Hit Hardest
The United Shoe and Leather
WONheTS Union, winch mas INFLATED
the anti-injunction movement, is
among the unions hardest hit by this
strike breaking weapon Of the bosses.
A total Of 90 drastic iniunctionS.
denying the workers all rights, have
been issued against the shoe union
since the outbreak Of its general
strike last fall chmaxed by a suit
Of damages for 100000 against the
union which parallels that of the
Danbury Hatters Case.
Since the injunctions have been is
sued against the shoe union,
similar damage suit has been ordered
against the Metal Workers Union.
and scores Of other unions AFFILIATED
with the T. U. U. L. and A. F. OF Y.
have been faced with attack by this
legal weapon of the bosses, aimed to
destroy all rights of the workers and
prevent militant struggles for i'm
proved conditions
Tie conference committee head
quarters is located at n Fifth Az.