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The Washington times., 1934-06-01
FLEET REVIEW
'GUMMED Up

NEW YORK, June I U.N.S0.
All was smooth to the eye in yes
terday's magnificent review Of the
United States fleet by President
Roosevelt, but behind the scenes
a number of high-ranking broWs
were etched with trepidation, not
to say annoyance.
AS a matter of fact the big
parade came near being gummed
up at it's very inception, as it
started past the reviewing ship,
the cruiser Indianapolis, on which
the President had taken his sta
ton.
And all because the gigantic
airplane carriers Lexington and
Saratoga were trying to save fuel
oil and show a good score in en-
gineering competition. And be-
cause of the fog. the cloying,
sticky mist that rung over the
Atlantic off New York like a cur
tain of doom, at least doom for
the review.
Just as the pace setting Penn
sylvania started firing her salute
guns for the President the Lex
ington swung into the line be-
hind the flagship. But the Sara
toga, following the Lexington,
never did get into position. She
tried to cut in front of the
cruisers, saw there wasn't time
and just Strengthened out and
went blithely past the Presi-
dent, firing saluting guns to star
board and port, but out of line.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Sisters Will Teach
In PurOchiGL Schools

All teaching in parochial schools
of st. Mary's Catholic Church in
Alexandria will be turned over to
sisters at the beginning of the
1934-35 term, according to reports.
Services of the Xaverian Broth
ers, who have been teaching there
for the past 10 years, will be dis
pensed with at the close of the
present session this month.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
ALexGndriG's Police
Haze ActiUe Month

In particularly active month
in May, Alexandria police made
30S arrests. which included 80 for
drunkenness and four for drunken
driving, an increase from 81 and
two, respectively, in April. In en-
forcing traffic laws, 63 persons fell
into the police net. Three per-
sons were injured in II traffic
accidents.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
DIR. MQrUiNe Named
JNLH Fourth Chief

Plans are being made for the
greatest celebration of Independ-
ence Day ever held here. DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of
George Washington University.
has been named general chair
man of the citizens committee
arranging for the observance.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
FERA to Complete
Alexandria Road Job

Widening of Duke st. extended,
in Alexandria, and shoulder and
gutter work on Glebe Road, which
was started by the CWA, will be
completed by the FERA beginning
Monday. Painting of the city
hall, also an unfinished project Of
the CWA, will be begun as soon as
the city names a foreman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
Freed With Thanks

'THANK you, gentlemen" said the Grim
lnal Court Judge in Chicago when the
jury brought in verdict of mot Guilty"
for that wealthy crook, Martin insult,
brother of the million-dollar swindler,
Samuel insult
That's just what the judges said also when the
jurteS, on perjured testimony, sent Tom Mooney
to prison for life and ordered Sacco and vanzetti
burned to death for crime they, never committed
The wealthy criminals can rob to their hearts
content without fear of the federal or the state
criminal courts Their own courts will not inter-
fere with them. Under capitalism the prisons the
gaLows and the electric chair are made primarily
for the poor, for the petty criminals for workers
who are forced into crime by the corrupt starva-
ton system Of capitalism The police clubs are for
strikers who fight for more wages and for better
living conditions
imagine the amount Of conclusive evidence of
crime that must have been necessary to bring even
indictments against the insults Imagine how great
must have been their crime if they had to 90 to
the pretense of bringing them to court at ALL
Yet the courts merely become a means of
apolog1zlng to these honorable gentlemen who
stole tens Of millions OF dollars The very same
court system in Chicago on the other hand tried
to send Jane Newton to an insane ASYLUM because
she married Negro Were it not for psvchiatrists
who declared that not only was she not insane but
brilliant, the capitalist courts which free crooks
VINO steal millions, would have sent Jane Newton
TO an asylum, in order to help perpetuate the op-
preston OF the Negro people in the United States
The open, free, democratic capitalist courts in
Inc United states condemn and frame up workers
burning Sacco and Vanzetti to death because thew
oppose the barbarous capitalist system They at
Tempt to burn the nine Negro Scottsboro boys to
death in order to pc, stuate discrimination and
oppression of the Negroes. Rich banker crooks are
protected and set free
NO wonder the American capitalist press howls
When the fascist white guard agents of this corrupt
capitalist system who sent into the Soviet Union
to stir up murder and war against the workers
government, are shot for their crirnez
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
CernanYouth
Protest Nazi
Camp Terror

BREMEN, Germany, Dec. %. =
Open opposition in the labor train
ing" camps boiled over today at
Syke and Wildeshausen. Sixty
young workers joined forces and
have informed the administration
that they have had enough of OPP
pressive work and military despot-
ism. This is easily understood in
the light of the daily program of
the two camps:
5 am: Reveille, exercises
$50 am: Breakfast
7-9 am: Exercises
10 am: Departure to work
IL pm: Midday rest
rs pm: Work and return
7 pm: Flag ceremony.
After supper and up until II pm:
exercises in the camp. The Syke
and Wildeshausen camps are not
isolated cases. Every day young
people run away from different
camps under the pressure of a
ruthless military regime and bad
living conditions. The Oberneuland
camp had to be dissolved as re-
suit of protests made by the young
workers against military training
and bad food. Fourteen men de-
manded to leave the Mariannenhoff
camp; several we're members of the
Hitler Youth Movement. Young
workers employed in the labor
camps receive daily wage" of 10
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24

made so many lurid promises? Never before could
the toiling masses say they had received so much
tnseled demagogy, like the gaudy chalk frosting on
phoney Christmas cake covering the brutal program
Of Wall Street known as the New Deal
On this Christmas the toiling population in the
United States can say that the Santa in the White
House is busily preparing for a new imperialist
slaughter for the development Of greater fascist
attacks and for new and more rascay drives against
the standard Of living of the workers and farm
ers
sites.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
Roosevelt re Whose Santa
Claus?

you can't kill Santa Claus, especially
4 around Christmas time" declared that
shrewd politician of the J. P. Morgan-con-
trolled General Motors Corporation and
Tammany Hall, Al Smith, just before the
last elections
And now when the capitalist press oozes over
with the sanctimonious spirit of happy Christmas
let us just skim the few grand presents that
Roosevelt has brought to the American working
class
The latest is commented on in the report of the
American Federation of Labor which declares there
are on this Christmas $780, 900 more unemployed than
there were when Santa Claus Roosevelt was putting
the n r. A. into the torn socks of the workers last
Christmas
Perhaps the greatest present Santa Roosevelt
brought to the people of the United States is that
brought to light by the last income tax report of
the Treasury Department. whole host of new
millionares were created but not without some ef-
forts. Wages of the workers were slashed down
standards of lvings were undermined in order to
achieve this happy result. In fact, all incomes above
$4,000 were materially increased at the expense of
lowering all incomes below the $4,000 mark
Certainly, the war munitions makers can burn
brilliant Christmas lights to Roosevelt they can
guzze their champagne with greater zest than ever
since the last world war, because they know that
out Of the Roosevelt treasury some $4,000 900 will
come their way.
The Santa in the White House has been very
Kind to his own wealthy class. Nor can anyone say
he has neglected the poverty stricken masses Who
has ever given them many nicely phrased speeches
on what he expects to do for them7 Who has ever
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
Party Life
Party Sections
In Competition
In Philadelphia

THE following challenge to socialist
competition in the recruiting
drive, for reduction of f1uctuation
and in completing Daily Worker
Drives, was sent by Section 3, Phila-
delphia to Section 6:
The Section Committee with the
approval of the membership meet
ing Of Nov. 20, forwards this chal-
lenge to the Section Committee and
Section membership of Section 6,
for socialist competition in the re-
cruiting, stopping of f1uctuation and
in the Daily Worker Drives.
In order to make our Party q
mass Party of the American pro-
letariat and in order for our Party
to assume leadership and play a
decisive role in the struggles of the
workers against the capitalist Of
fensive, it is first of all necessary
that We actiyize every member in
our Party and utilize all the energy
of which we are capable in fulfilling
our historic mission.
We are particularly choosing Sec
ton 6 because its membership APP
proXimates ours; because it has APP
proximately the same concentration
work as We; and because it was our
closest competitor in the struggle
for the Daily Worker Banner.
We therefore propose socialist
competition on the following points:
THAT we have complete one
hundred per cent registration of the
comrades in the section.
2,-That on the basis of this reg
istration we:
a. Establish functioning fractions
in all the mass organizations.
b. Have every member who is eli
gible for trade union, join
one by Jan. 1.
3.-Thst We bring back to the
Party at least one-half of our
former members.
4-That we fulfill our quotas in
recruiting as assigned us by the
District, and that we retain the
new recruits.
5.-That we establish as result
of recruiting one new street unit.
6.-That we have one hundred
per cent dues payment in accord
ance with our membership.
THAT we aid the Y.C.L. in es-
tahlishing two new street units.
6.-That We raise the political
and theological level of our mem
bers by making them conscious of
the necessity of reading and selling
the Party literature, and as re-
suit double our sales of the Com
munist," the "Inprecorr," and the
&C. /"
9.-Thst we make our entire
membership Daily Worker con-
scious by:
az Having every comrade reading
and selling the Daily Worker
in shops, unions, mass organi-
cations and neighborhoods.
b. That we fulfill our quota in
the circulation drive as set us
by the District.
10.-That we complete the above
tasks by the time of the Lenin
Memorial Celebration.
We pledge ourselves to place
every ounce of strength, energy and
Bolshevik determination in the sue
cessful fulfllment of these tasks;
and we wish to warn Section that
it will have to do likewise if it
wishes to come in second as was
the case in the race for the Daily
Worker banner.
AS an added incentive we propose
that the loser buy the winner
complete set of Lenin; and that the
winner buy the loser snail.
Copies of this challenge to go to
all the units in both sections, to the
district, and to the Daily Worker,
With revolutionary greetings for
successful competition,
SESSION COMMITTEE, SEC
TON 3, DISTRICT g..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
French Reserve Troops
Are Called for Drill

PARIS, Dec. %. - Humanite,
French Communist Party organ, re-
ports that the general staff has
called up for military drill almost
the whole of the reservists of the
yearly classes, 1920-1931.
An especially significant factor is
categories 1920, 1921. 1923 and 1890,
to the frontier regiments, as these
belong to the formations whose task
it is, in war, to defend the frontier
until the mobilization of other
forces has been completed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24

front in the Communist movement"
meaning of course the Communist
Party. But again Lovestone will
net succeed.
In the next and final article we
shall deal with the League Against
War and Fascism and the National
Unemployment Insurance Congress
which Lovestone gives as the "hor-
rible' examples of the mistakes of
the R.C.P.-C.P. agreement in the
South and show that while these
movements are gathering large
masses of workers of the A. F. of L.
unions, in the SIP. organizations. to
Lovestone these are but "impotent,
puppet organizations of the C.P"
Does this not sound like Bill Green
testifying before the Dickstein
Committee? But we will go into de-
tail in the next article.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
GRA I 7 AN
BACK At c. j.

After an absence Of 10 years
from Georgetown University, the
Rev. John E. Grattan, s. j., has
rejoined the faculty as dean OF
the College of Arts and Sciences.
Father Grattan taught Latin,
English and Greek in the Prepara,
tory school and freshmen and
sophomore classes from 1919 to
1928, when he left to continue his
theological studies. He returned
to Georgetown from Rome where
he was associated in an official
capacity with the headquarters OF
the Jesuit order.
Father Lawrence c. German,
who has been acting dean this
year will devote his full time to
his regular duties as director OF
the chemistry department.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14

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the office of THE WASHING
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any hour of the "a.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-02-22

To the Sheridan County Locals
OF the Farmers E. & C. Union
OF America.
The Farmers Union business ac-
tivities at St. Paul and South st.
Paul. Mimi, are offering $500. 90
in cash prizes-$I5O.O 90 available
to the Farmers Union locals In each
of four states. Wisconsin, Minneso-
Ia, North Dakota and Montana.
First prize $500. second SIS. 90.
third $1,000 to the Farmers Union
local which reports to their state
secretary by March /, 1894, which
has been extended to said date. the
largest number OF paid up mem
bers for 1884 who were paid up In
1898, for the largest number on
reinstated paid-up members for
1884. who were paid up members
prior TO 1893. for the largest mum
Der of paid-up new members. 1894,
who have not previously been
members OF the Farmers Union.
Now that you have received your
wheat allotment check for the 1893
crop. il o appreciate 1t, then
pay YOU membership dues, 1850,
to the local secretary and get your
1884 membership card. Had it not
been for the Farmers Union. there
would have been no allotment on
the 1893 crop
Do this before April Ist, 1894.
You will then be cleared OF initia-
ton fees and back dues and be in
coed standing till January /, 1895.
This includes delinquent MEM
bers, also others that are eligible
TO become members OF the Farm
ers Union Come. let's get busy!
Have you forgotten that all pres
ent al the Sheridan county school
and meeting held at P~lentywood on
Nov. "a. 1898, gave their pledge
TO do their best Tx increase our
membership in the Farmers Union.
Some have fulfilled their pledge.
Why not your
Do not forget to include all iuve-
niles and Juniors. Give name and
age. All receive membership
cards from age s to Is. from 16 to
81.
Call meeting. put on program.
Yours for Cooperation,
MRS. w. e.. Nash,
Sheridan Co. Secy., Redstone.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-02-22
The Air Mail Sensation

National pride in the development of aviation
in this country received something of a shock when
all domestc air mail contracts were cancelled as a
result Of recent disclosures before a Senate commit
tee.
What were the revelations leading to such
drastic action? To begin with. let us understand
that the government, through liberal payments for
carrying mail. has subsidized the extension of COM
mercial air lines. recently requiring, in addition to
transportation of mail, that passengers be accommo-
dated.
The plan was that air mail routes would be ad-
yertsed and let TO the lowest bidder so that the
government would pay the smallest subsidy that
would enable private companies to operate. How did
this work. Well. testimony before the Senate COM
mittee indicated that air mail operators got together
In a clandestine meeting. drew up an air-mail map
and that. BY extension the former postmaster gener-
al gave them the business without open bidding.
There We're other ugly details in various testi-
mony, relating to lost files. burned letters and miss
ing papers. Moreover. several companies made
fabulous profits so that a few thousand dollars
worth Of stock sky-roeketed into millions. Plainly.
the air mail subsidy. if these facts were true. in
stead Of 5eins necessary. was piling up huge profits
for the companies which benefited from air mail
contracts.
Without any discussion as to the merits of the
subsidy. as originally intended, the government. it
seemed. was being bilked. It was paying. apparent
~, more than It would have had to pay IL the air
mail routes had been given to the low bidders.
Moreover, its contribution to a Struggling indus
try was creating amazine profits. entirely out of pro-
portion to any idea OF help" Convinced that fraud
and collision penetrated the contracts the govern
ment cancelled them.
The presumption Is that the President. in so
acting had ample facts, which may or may not have
been fully revealed That innocent employees of the
air mail companies suffer the loss of their Jobs is
regrettable. It should be blamed, however. on those
responsible for the wrongful acts. not upon a gov
which protects itself.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-02-22
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
0aansd k~n Aahmn - n~A a. ~

SPAN ENDANGERED BY ICE
Mild weather has made the Missouri river unsafe
for any but foot crossings and the Ice may break up
at any time. This condition offers a serious threat
TO the cuibertson bridge. at present at a critical
stage In Its construction. Work Is shsinx pushed
night and Gay to strengthen II.
FATHER-IN-LAW OF sCOBEY MAN KILLED
Word came Saturday morning TO p R corh.r
well known hotel proprietor Of scobey that Dr
Henri Beaupre, the late Mrs. Gorham's father. had
oeen Killed Friday In a motor accident Mrs cor
nam died at a Great Falls hospital last Novern1>r
55 BEER PETITIONS CIRCULATED IN N n.
copies OF petitions proposing to legalixe the sale
Oh o.b per cent beer n North Dakota through = y a.
itiaeed measure to be voted upon at the June pn-
mary election went in circulation In Williston ana
several other North Dakota cities last Friday.
MALTA ATTORNEY DIES op
niAaIioN7. Il. Forster. Phillips County ATTORNEY
uiea WEDNESDAY morning OF last week at his home
IN Malta after a two weeks illness. tollovtno =
operation. Mr.. Forster had served as county AMOR
ney Tor four consecutive terms.
START BUILDING OF NEW TOWN ApRu, ,
Building Is blocks and constructing 227 building.
In the town site near the dam will be the next hir
job IN making a way for work to go forward at the
Fort Peck dam. according to engineers In charge.
WOLF POINT WINS FIRST pLACELLM hy
Sheriff.. Wolf Point sharp shooting center. the
Wolves defeated Poplar In the championship game
OF the Independent tournament held at cu1bert.or
Friday and Saturday OF last week.
FIDDLERS CONTEST AT WILIsTON-rhe
lhlrd annual ffddlers' contest In Williston will be
heh Thursday evening. February 20. with the
main performance In the high school auditorium.
POLITICS COME ITO RON IN N. DAKOTA
-Nonpartlsan League forces opposed to the LANCER
Administration last Friday called a second Nonpar-
tisan convention to be held at jamestown March 4
VALLEY COUNTY scHOoI TO GET rr1Nns
districts OF Valley county will receive s1a
sl4.42 as their apportionment OF the income oS state
school lands.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-02-22
@4nxG DOWN 10
BUILDING YOUR NEWSPAPER

The Herald wants its readers I
know that WE will gladly welcom
al any time comments about ma
teTial which is used in the paper
This newspaper is published on TIL
theory that its columns with tn
exception of editorial commonly be
long TO its readers who pay to re
eeive IL. In our opinion, two o
the biggest reasons contributing I,
newspaper failures are the opera
ton CT 1t to satisfy the %idiosyncra
sizes OF some self glorified editor oil
for the perpetuation OF a politica
machine. Either will lead to ultl.
mate. but certain. elimination.
There are only two methods we
have of determining whether OF
not Il efforts meet with approval
OF u readers. III an increasing
number of subscribers are willing
10 continue paying for the paper
well. that should satisfy an editor.
| suppose. but it doesn't this one.
We'd like to have frequent express
sions OF opinions about its con-
tents. When you come In to pay
up your subscription, tell us what
you Ike or dislike about your pa
per. Now. for instance. there's the
editorial page itself. Do you like
editorials. or would the paper be
better without any How about
the "Neighborhood' and Twenty
Years Ago" column Does that
hold any interest for you. or would
IL be best replaced by something
else7 And. our Looking at Wash
ingfon.' A considerable number
OF people have told us they liked
to read this and the Health ar
iieles VERY much. They do seem to
some worthwhile facts In each
week. but gosh, how an editor can
go wrong on evaluating features
like this, And. Brass Tacks"-
on. res. we like to have your com
ments. but that and the editorial
is the only place In the ~
per that we reserve the right TO
speak our piece" Remember
we said In forcing that ira
sestr onto our subscribers that
our motto is going to be, "hue to
he line-let chips fall where they
nav. | know a lot OF things we
az there don't meet with APPROX
Il OF all our readers. They never
will. But at least there will be
onnd an expression OF honest opin-
ons. Ii 1t provokes constructive
criticism or debate, at least M
farm can come of 1t.
And. what a splendid staff of
community newswriters we've ac-
Iuired during the building process
Herald had passed through dur
ne the. past two years. We're
mighty proud of every one OF them
We've practically doubled our snb-
crlption list I'm the last two years.
II Is my honest opinion that no
ne single feature has contributed
0 much to that splendid growth as
ne news Of the communities sun
lied so regularly every week by
ais faithful staff of reporters. The
sc has been added to from time
, time to give additional conmu-
tiles representation. some few
Ranges have been made, but only
hen 1t vas believed for the best