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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25

/dCpO1QlIlg TO IIlS QSmdnQS IOffnuS
lated at recent county vide re-
lief conference held at the Finn
Hail. Palisade.
Eighty-four elected delegates from
twenty-five townships met at the
countrywide relief conference in
Palisade on Sunday, Dec. 16. Some
200 workers and farmers damned
the hall to greet the delegates and
to take part in the proceedings.
Delegate after delegate took the
floor and exposed the rotten starva-
ton relief. One reported that upon
inquiry he had found that the max
imum relief allowed to the farm
ers in the county was $2o.s4 a
month with So deducted from the
budget Of those with livestock and
vegetables. Unless the livestock and
home are mortgaged, no relief at all
is given.
A delegate from Hill City told Of
getting relief check of $4.12 as
three weeks relief to q family OF
five. Out Of this s4,12 he was forced
to pay 81 for water, $3.50 for cleo
tricity, and at present his family
is living on potatoes alone.
Livestock is starving. Every farm.
er reported that he was In immedi-
ate need Of hay and feed.
After the report of the delegates,
q committee of nine was elected to
draw up resolutions and demands.
With minor changes. the reports
and resolutions Of the committee
were adopted unanimously. These
called for the immediate enactment
of the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill and the Farmers Emar-
gency Relief Bill; payment of the
soldiers bonus. Demands were made
upon the State legislature calling
for the cancelling of delinquent
taxes on the homes and farms Of
the ruined farmers.
For local relief the demands.
which will be presented to the
county commissioners at the mass
meeting here on Jan. g. call for
food, clothing. medical, dental, OPP
tical and maternal aid; immediate
abolition of the transient camp and
relief aid to those now living there;
and immediate issuance Of hay and
feed for the maintenance Of live
stock.
In closing the meeting, a county
committee of action was elected.
The county committee, which will
be enlarged by the election Of dele
gates at city and township mass
meetings, will coordinate the work
and the decisions of the County
conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
soviet Farm DEBTS wiped Out

Especial to the Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, Dec. "a (By Wireless).
AS a contrast to the American
scene, where thousands Of farm
homesteads are daily sold at auction
for failure to pay taxes and thou-
sands of farmer families are de-
prived of house and home to face
starvation, a decree of the Peoples
Council of Commissars Of the US.
SR. and the Central Committee OF
the Communist Party Of the Soviet
Union abolishes all debts Of Soviet
collective farmers to the Agricul-
tural Banks and declares that
nothing must stand in the way Of a
well-to-do life among them.
At one blow a total indebtedness
Of 435 500, 900 rubles has been wiped
off the slate, allowing for the diver
sion Of these funds towards nurser-
les, schools, etc. In an editorial en-
titled, (Which other regime in the
world bestows such care upon its
farmers?" Pravda, the Soviet Com
munist newspaper, remarks that the
proletarian state has always rem
dered assistance to the collective
farm and taken all measures to
make Soviet socialist agriculture
Furnishing, the most advanced and
most cultured in the world. Through
this new decree concerning the can
collation. of indebtedness each COL
lective farmer is once again con-
WINGED that the Party and the pro-
letarian state do everything in order
to hasten the conquest Of better
life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Village Soviet Elections End

MOSCOW, Dec. "a (By Wireless
Elections to the village Soviets
are ending. $685. village Soviets
we're elected throughout the Soviet
Union, according to data obtainable
by Dec. 81.
In the Ukraine, White Russia and
Transcaucasia the elections are
completely ended. Throughout the
Soviet Union 1916 per cent of all
voters participated in the elections
to village Soviets Tin the last cleo
tions 70.4 per cent participated. An
overwhelming majority of the cleo
ted deputies we're collective farmers
(73.5 per cent instead of 1877 per
cent in last elections).
Among the elected deputies 10 per
cent are members of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union, while in
the last elections 14.8 per cent we're
members. Women compose 26.5 per
cent of the deputies.
Election TO the Soviet ended in
ST towns of the Soviet Union.
Eight-nine and nine -tenths per cent
was the average attendance Of cleo
tors at these meetings. There were
"a, f04 women among 74,5z7 deputies,
making 1913 per cent against 25.9
per cent for town Soviet elections
previously.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25

SeQuCuJly only 90 per CGllJ VI Tie
plan remains for December. Gold
mining, electric power, iron-ore,
coke, and organic chemistry are al
ready above the annual plan for
December.
According to the plan the value Of
the gross production of all heavy
industry is supposed to amount to
$4,000. 100000 rubles this year. In
the past eleven months the value Of
production has already reached 49,
2O0,O00.0 900 rubles. The absolute in
crease of production in comparison
with the corresponding period last
year is 3,6OO,00o,000 rubles and the
relative increase is q per cent.
Before the Sixth All-Soviet Con-
gress in the early part of 1881 the
gross production of heavy industry
in the USS.R. was 100000, 900
rubles; consequently in the period Of
four years between the two con-
crosses the gross production has
more than doubled This victory is
the result Of the struggle of the
working class under the banner OF
Lenin's and Stains Party for the
mastery Of technique, economics and
financial system of socialist enter
prises.
Steel Plants Overfulfill
The report has just arrived Of the
fulfllment Of the annual plan ahead
of time of plants producing high
quality steel. The current year has
yielded a considerable growth in this
industry: the smelling of high
quality steel increased 1913 per cent,
rolling quality steel 27.4 per
cent, the production of calibrated
cold-rolled metals 32.4 per cent.
Soviet industry created its own
strong foundry basis for the auto
industry, the airplane industry trac-
tor construction and ball-bearing in
dustry, the tool industry and other
branches Of special machine con-
struction.
The newest and most difficult
branch of socialist industry - the
aluminium industry-fulflled its an
nual production plan ahead of time
and before the years end will de-
liver more than 1000 ton Of alu-
minum metal more. This more than
triples the production of last year.
However, next year the aluminium
industry will have still greater
rise. The new aluminium plant be-
ing built in the Urals will have an
annual production of $4,000 tons.
There are prospects of constructing
aluminium plants at the Kama River
and the White Sea Canal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25

(ContiHued from rage L
----------------
Christmas Day will be very dull in
deed.
There may be people who will
shout Commercialism!" "Hypoc-
risy!" But they may be disregarded
as vile Communists. OF course, there
is DR.. Harry F. Ward and the
Methodist Federation of Social Ser
vice who said as their contribution
to the Christmas spirit that the for
gotten man had Jared worse under
Roosevelt than the bankers and big
business men. DR.. Ward also pointed
out in the first half of 1884 402 in
dustrial companies increased Their
profits from $57,3So, 900 to 1855 &c.,
coo. an increase Of 800 per cent
over the same period in 1898.
Here we may De sure can be
found the sinister hand" of Mos
COW. Ward may call himself a
Methodist. but the long arm Of the
League of the Goddess is only toe
visible here. Hearst Will soon Eek
pose" him, we may be sure.
Observation-Disclosures mar the
Yuletide spirit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
orkers Fight
Move to Ban
Lenin Meeting

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. "a
Representatives of eight organiza-
tions visited the mayor and secre-
tary of the School Board last Friday
to protest the attempt by the school
board to bar the use Of the CONNER
cial High School for Lenin Mem
orial meeting on January 10.
Although the Commercial High
and other schools have been rented
in previous years for Lenin Mem
orial meetings and are regularly
rented for political meetings, the
School board this year has met the
application Of the Lenin Memorial
Committee for the use of the school
with evasions and delay. Applica-
ction was filed on December l.
The delegation denounced these
tactics as deliberately dishonest and
aimed at denying New Haven work
ers the right of free assemblage and
free speech. 1t demanded immediate
permission for the use of the school
The delegation included Robert
Linn of the Communist Party, who
is secretary Of the Lenin Memorial
Committee: william Clark of the
Young Communist League; Russell
Bong of the John Reed Club; John
Anderson Of the Scandinavian
Workers Club, Morris Alpert of the
international Workers Order, James
Viera of the League c. Struggle fol-
Negro Rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Daily Salesman Trial
Date Set for Januar,

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 24.-Trial
of Edward Denny. Daily Worker
salesman charged with criminal
syndicalism because of his chair
naanship Of meeting ON July II
to protest the terror against the
West Coast strikers has been post
poned to Jan. IA, 1885.
Denny is the third criminal syndi-
calism defendant to go on trial in
Portland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25

Mr.. Roosevelt has q kind heart.
Wall Street vouches for him. Read
the Daily Worker and learn the
story Of the happy partnership
between Mr.. Roosevelt and Wall
Street. Become subscriber of
the Daily Worker. Get your
friends to subscribe!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
TAG DAY FUNDS NEEDED

The New York City Sponsoring
Committee for the National Unem-
ployment Congress yesterday asked
that all workers N the tag day
campaign turn in their collection
boxes today at 80 East Eleventh
Street, Room 6A1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Bro Bidjan E. C. Named

(SpeeIsl 10 The Dolly WORKED
BIRO-BIDJAN Dec. "a (By Wire
less) The First CONGRESS- of SovietS
Of the Jewish Autonomous Region
closed yesterday. After 8 conclud-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
MINNESOTA FARM
RALLY TO LAUNCH
FIGHT FOR RELIEF
Delegates At Preliminary Farley Criticise Gov.
eminent Aid Program, Adopt Demands
to Present to County Commissioners

AITEIN, Mimi, Dec. PA county wide mass meeting
at which workers and farmers delegates will be chosen to
meet with the newly County Board of Commissioners
will be held here Tuesday JAM g. The workers and farmers
will present demands for emergency relief and estnc aid
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
DECREE WIPES OUT
ALL FARM DEBTS:
PLAN is SURPASSED
All ToiIers Take Part in Elections and in PrOduc.
ton Triumphs in Industry and on Farms
Biro-Bidjan Leaders Elected
lsnsciaI 70 TIE Daily Worker,

MOSCOW, Dec. "a by Wireless Heavy industry IN
the Soviet Union closes the current year with great victories
The production plan of the second year Of the Second
Fve-Year Plan is clearly being overfulfied For eleven
months the annual program is fulfilled 912 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Hartford Conference Planned


Hartford Conference Planned
HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. a.
Nine delegates have already been
elected here, and a campaign has
been organized for a house o-house
canvas to raise funds to support the
Washington Congress. Volunteers
from all organizations have been re-
quested to get in touch with the
Sponsoring Committee for the coll
lection which will be held next Sum
day, Dec. 80.
1t was incorrectly stated in the
Daily Worker recently that an Of
fetal delegate of the Young Circle
League was present at a conference
held in New Haven. The statement
should have read, "An observer from
the Young Circle League was pres
emit"
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. "a
The conference for the National
Unemployment Congress is making
rapid progress in gaining the sup
port of the rank and file of the A.
F. Of l.. here, despite the attempts
of some local leaders who have been
carrying on campaign in the
papers attacking the Workers Bill.
The conference has 40 delegates
representing Is organizations, many
of them A. F. of L. locals, and has
been able, through Joseph STEM
glein, of Local IA of the Bakers
Union, and a member of the Cen
trai Trades and Labor Council to
introduce the Workers Bill and the
Rational Congress into that body.
Plans for a city-wide action on
Jan. Z, to support the washington
Congress, have been made. The
Conference is also planning to mako
itself permanent united front body
to carry on the struggle for unem-
ployment insurance and to organize
the fight for immediate needs on
a Statewide basis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Auto Union Men
Join A. FL. Body
Continued from Pcge y

these struggles. 1t was only since
the spring Of 1888 that the A. F.
Of L. again took serious steps to
organize the workers in the in
dustry. Thousands of auto workers
desiring struggle for better condi-
tons joined the Federal locals of
the A. F. Of L. and the locals of
the Mechanics Educational Society
Of America. At the last convention.
the rank and file pressure Of the
membership in the Federal Locals,
forced the top leaders of the A. F.
of L. to soft-peddle on their craft
union conceptions and made them
come out for industrial unionism for
the auto workers. But this conven-
ton decision provides for the bu-
reaucratic domination of the indus
trial unions by the top officials of
the A. F. Of L. Officers to be APP
pointed from the top, etc.
Especially since 1888. the Auto
Workers Union repeatedly proposed
the formation of a united front to
the A. F. of L. and M. E. S. A.
We were always ready to join
hands in calling a unity conference
Of all bona-f1de auto workers unions
in order to form one industrial
union controlled by the rank and
file and struggling against the en-
poyers for better conditions and the
triumph of unionism in the auto
mobile industry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Workers Now Divided

8. The automobile workers are
united in needs and aims. They
are divided organizationally and the
bulk Of the automobile workers are
still unorganized. The auto work.
ers know that the big three, Ford,
General Motors and Chrysler which
are backed by the biggest wall St.
bankers, can be defeated only by the
united front of automobile labor
aided by the other workers organ
izations. Unitd struggle is the only
way to defeat company unionism,
abolish the speed-up, win higher
wages, the 30-hour week, a guar
anteed annual wage through I'M
employment insurance, etc. The
new attacks by the employers, the
sharpened struggle between COM
pany unionism VS.. bona-f1de union
ism in the industry, the fact that
the A. F. Of L. has become the main
union for the production workers
and the M E. S. A. for the tool
and die makers, the fact that there
is a growing rehabilitation of the
members of these organizations re-
quires a change of policy by the
Auto Workers Union to meet the
changed conditions. Our burning
desire for unity under these new
conditions leads us to take a his
toric step after a thorough delibera-
ton by our membership, our ma
tional, district and local bodies. We
hereby call upon all our members
and Sympathizers to join the fed
eral locals Of the A. F. of L. If
they are production workers, and to
| join the M. E. S. A. if they are
tool and die makers. We call upon
them to build these unions into
powerful mass organizations con-
trolled by the rank and file and
through united struggle to lay the
basis for one union in the industry
We do not join these unions to
unite with reactionary bureaucrats
but to unite with our brothers, the
membership of these unions to fight
for the program and interests Of
the rank and file. We are confident
that the fighting traditions and
principles of the Auto Workers
Union will live on in the activities
Of the rank and file Of these unions
1t is on this basis that the Auto
Workers Unicn as an organization
leaves the automobile industry.
AUTO WORKERS UNION.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Factories Fire
10000 More
Continued from Page y

so that their credentials can b
registered and arrangements made
for their transportation.
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 24.-The
Labor, Tradesmen, and Consumers
League here has elected two dele
gates to the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Santa Gives More
To the Capitalists

Continued from Page II
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
REXALL DRUG AGENTS
TO END SESSION TODAY
State Convention Attendance Passes
300 Mark.

More than 300 RexaH drug agents
in Indiana are holding the final
session CT their convention today at
the ClaypoOl H L. Byers, Boston,
Mass, assistant secretary OF the IN
ternationaI Association Of Rexall
Clubs, is in charge.
According to Mr.. Byers, Rexall
salespaCple have expressed a general
enthusiasm over the business out
look.
A brief history of the Rexan or
ganization and its value to the
SaleSpersOn was discussed by Mr..
ByerS, during the morning session.
Arthur T. Connolly, general man
ager Of the toilet goods department,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
FOUR Cleaning
SHOPS IN state
LOSE NRA SIGNS
Code Price Violations Bring
Blue Eagle Removal,
H0ke Announces.

MIRA Blue Eagles were ordered re-
moved from four cleaning and dye
ing establishments in Indiana in
received yesterday by Fred
Hcke, state compliance director.
Each establishment was charged
with Unfair trade practices in selling
cleaning and dyeing services below
code prices.
The establishments are the Swank
Dry Cleaning Company Of South
Bend, the Central Shine Parlor and
the Main Hat Cleaning shop, both
Of lafayette, and the Eit shop in
Kendallville, MI. Hole said.
Ten indiana merchants have lost
Blue Eagles because Of failure to
obey the MIRA codes, Mr.. Hoke an
nOIQced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
FORMER SOLDIER, CITY
MAN. Is DECLARED
DEAD BY COURT

Philip McCusker, former soldier
and employee Of the Indiana FOun-
dry Company, was declared legally
dead yesterday by Superior Judge
Russell Ryan. Of court five.
NIcCusker left the home Of his
cousin. Miss Anna Kinney, 102
Koehne street, in the fall Of 1920
and has not been seen or heard
from since that time.
Miss Kinney testified to her
cousins disappearance today in a
suit on a S249 life insurance policy
against the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. She was a
beneficiary Of the policy and had
paid approximately 500 in pre-
miums sLtse her cousins dis
appearance in 1920 She sought a
$500 Judgment against the life in
surance company for the face of
the policy and premiums paid.
Judge Ryan ruled the missing
man dead, but took under advise
ment the question Of the amount
to be paid Miss Kinney.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06

Every year, 5000 earthquakes
shake the earth; the internal pres
sure is adjusted about once every
hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
1900 HIGH SCHOOL
PUPILS AT FARLEY
Central EntertainS
Young Visitors.

Indiana Central college today was
host to 2,200 high school pupils,
alumni and friends in celebration Of
its annual high school day in the
central gymnasium. Speeches and
music were included on the pro-
gram.
Following a luncheon at noon the
guests were To attend the Sunday
school basketball tournament and
the Indiana Normal-Central Norma;
baseball game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
NIacaroni International Dish

MacarOni products are said to
have originated in China and ia
pan, But the Italians. who were
using macaroni in the fourteenth
century, learned aboVt it from the
Germans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
APRIL 6, 1894

1879 vote beating to Rae Weaver.
former mayor.
Miss Spellman described her cleo
ton as a plot by her former
students. She said they had worked
up a majority for her candidacy be-
fore prevailing upon her to make
campaign
The teacher said she intended to
carry the principles Of practically
and honesty of arithmetic into the
mayors Job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
Aid Given Wardens

For example, the department re-
Gently gave permission to a group
Of sportsmen in the lake district to
use spears to rid the waters Of
harmful fish such as gar. carp and
dogfish. 1t was found that forty
seven Of the members already had
fish spears. Here were fOrty-seyen
optional law violatOrs whose activi-
ties are now devoted to good in
stead of evil.
These men are beginning to see
what the department is doing. They
are on the inside instead Of the out
side. You can bet your hat that
they will do what they can III
the future to dissuade others from
violating the fish and game laws,
not just because it's illegal, but
because it's the only way to have
fine fishing and hunting again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06

MOTION PICTURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
Let's Go Fishing
GAME WARDENS
DESERVE HELP
sOF SPORTSMEN
% Operation viii Bring
Better Era for All
Nature Lovers.
BY GEORGE DENNY.
pinch Hitting for Lefty Lee

The attitude Of the fish and game
division Of the conservation depart
meat is worthy Of the consideration
OF every sportsman. How many of
you fishermen and hunters have the
ldea that the only function Of the
department is TO send wardens out
to arrest you if you keep undersize
nsh or dynamite a pool?
II you believe that. you're wrong.
Not that you shouldn't BE- punished
II you do such things. but those in
charge know that if there we're q
dozen wardens in each county it
wouldn't be enough to stop the fish
hog and the seiner.
They realize that the best way to
stop Illegal and unsportsmanLke
practices is by education and pub
lie. opinion. They are prepared
therefore, to Cooperate in every
way with sportsman's clubs and
groups to better fishing and hunting
in their territories. All they ask in
return is that the SpOrtsmen do all
they can to spread the principles Of
conservation and fair plaV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
TEACHER NAMED MAYOR
SEES PLOT BY PUPILS
g RS viii Guide Woman. 20. in
New Post, She Says.

New Post, She Says.
BIZ United Press
BEAVER DAM, Wis. April g.
Miss Mary Spellman. teacher in
Beaver Dam schools for half a CEN
tury, today prepared TO carry her
rules OF arithmetic and mathematics
into her new job as mayor.
The elderly teacher, about TO- BY
her own admission. was sent into
Office on wave of votes which grew
from a campaign by her former
pupils. She administered a 3.432 to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
Co Operation Needed
Try to look at it in this way.

You like to fish and hunt If you
keep undersize fish or kill quail out
of season you your own worst enemy
You are spelling your own sport.
Probably you can only get out
few times a year When you do go
you'd like to have some luck The
game wardens are trying to help you
have good luck.
Help them in their effort to help
you by getting up in arms about the
fellow who is spelling your fun. This
is the only way that lasting good
can be accomplished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
Potato Sprouting Speeded

Sprouting Of potatoes can be
speeded up by a month or more if
the whole or cut dormant potato
tubers are treated with carbon di-
oxide.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
Lake Has No Outlet

Famous Crater lake, in Oregon.
is dependent for its water entirely
upon moisture from the skies. hav-
ing no known outlets or inlets.