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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
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The Voice of Action faces another crisis. This
is not the first crisis we have met, but it is
difficult one to overcome
The Voice of Action has lost in circulation
100 copies aweek for the last five weeks
When workers in Seattle heard the bad news,
they started to move.
One organization that had never taken a
bundle order ordered 80 copies. Each member
agreed to sell one paper and several took the
surplus. AND THEY SOLD EVERY COPY. r f.
Another group, two women workers who had
never done house-to-house canvassing because
the neighborhood was too bourgeois" sold Is
copies in an hour and ten minutes, not because
they talked well, but because the workers who
had heard of the paper wanted them and those
who had not were interested in the problems
of the unemployed and the trade unions, and in
their own problems
Another group of workers in an outlying
neighborhood, formerly considered poor field
because there were many unemployed in it,
sold 45 copies at the As houses they went to.
Workers, it can be dOne
Assign your organization a bundle order
Assign yourself quota. Boost the Voice of Ac-
tion. Get new contacts for your organizations.
Strengthen the labor movement in your own
neighborhoOd.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
SINCLAIR

The California churches turn
ed their massed strength against
Sinclair in the recent campaign,
urging the people to Vote for
God"
They did not fear Sinclair's rad
icalism," as was said. Like Califor-
MAS masters of finance, they saw
the tremendous mass following
Sinclair attracted by his dema-
gogy and feared the wrath of the
masses when they finally found
they had been tricked.
The defeat of Sinclair is a typ
zeal study in bourgeois politics
First, Sinclair betrayed and ditch
ed the party he had always pre-
tended to represent-because he
saw it could no longer fool the
masses.
Second, he received promises of
support from Roosevelt and his
machine.
Third, to show his pleasure at
having received this support he
repudiated the planks on which
he had won his nomination-say-
ing that all planks not in accord
with the New Deal were null
and void.
Fourth, Roosevelt and his ma
chine became frightened at the
mass following Sinclair attracted
and, even with all this bOot-lick-
ing, they betrayed their lackey
and installed a Republican in of
flee.
These acts should show even
the most skeptical people that
there is absolutely no honor
among crooks.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Around = the
world inC minutes

CHINA-Chiang Kai Shek has
received another loan of Is mil
lion dollars from England. An
other 20 million dollars was loan
ed to the Szechewan war lord.
And many Canadian pilots are re-
ported as on their way to help
the butcher Chang in his drive
against the Soviet Districts.
1t is significant that the Is mil
lion dollar loan comes when
Chang is in the midst of a huge
drive against the Soviet strong
holds land the 20 million goes to
Szechewan just at the time when
the SOviets are concentrating
their forces in that province.
ENGLAND-Passing over into
the camp of near fascism. the gov
eminent, backed by Mcdonald
and other working class traitors,
has pressed the "SeditiOn Bill"
This measure, to speed war pre-
parations and ham-string the
masses, provided that any one
possessing any kind of printed
material that might possibly
cause any British soldier or sailor
to think or speak disloyal
thoughts, can be sentenced for
two years.
This means that there will
soon be an attempt to kill all
working class organizations.
MEXICo-Faced with the ne
cessity of extreme demagogy to
keep the masses from revolution.
every Mexican political party
name contains the word ''revOlu-
tionary." Specialization is contin-
ually talked. So far it has been
attempted only in absurdity.
Don't laugh. It's true.) The gov
eminent of the state OF TObasco
has decreed the specialization of
all graveyards.
USSR-The anniversary of the
birth of the Soviet Union can be
gloriously celebrated with fig
ures. Its industrial production
showed 1877 per cent increase for
the first half of this year, over
last year; heavy industry increas-
ed 29.3 per cent; output per work.
er 1863 per cent; coke 43.4 per
cent; steel 4S.4 per cent; passen-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Stanley Doyle e Voice of Hunger,
War, FaScism

Note: Council representing the top lead
ership American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Dis
Stanley Doyle past National
and reactonary inner circle OF the Legon
the State Of Oregon the working class
Had by competitive methods the
bozng growing American Fasem better choice could not
have been made.
He sneers-and from his mouth
The Reichstag flames leap menaeing and hot;
outcres of the tortured minds and bodies
n fascist dungeons spring to vivid sound
And echo in the courtroom
He lies-and In his words
1 hear the sly and clustering desperation;
eringng eontortiOns of the GOerings
And all the Htlers of the world.
He struts-behind service button and flag
little service button and bunting he uses as shield
The while he grnds his heel Historically
Enraged against the who, grooming, died
In bloOdsoaked Flanders.
thick lips that have been tempered
Sharpened into bayonets and bullets
Liberty Our Country Stars and Stripes
He he speaks for Liberty and Country.
His deadened with his dull thunder-he fails
To hear the laughter of Patrick Henry!
Laugh-victms of mperialist Wars Laugh all
Accumulated dark foul cells of yrannys prisons!
Laugh! But he hear! His nerveless
Small tyrants, when your treachery and force
Have failed to stem the rising tide OF history,
The voices of the past will join
The rumbling future and denOunce
You and your masters to oblivion.
Dawn LOvelace
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
MOdernize Your Home

More than eight billion dollars
in loans to the big corporations
and trusts! Only one billion dol
lars (about one third of what
was promised) for the "moderniz-
ing" of homes! But even this has
been suspended because only
Sound investments" were backed
by the government; this elm
mated two thirds of the applica-
tions. Six per cent interest was
the amount that was scheduled
for the plan. In practice, with all
the banker-added fees it has av-
eraged nearer nine per cent.
But even that has been sus-
pended now. Again, as ever, the
governments grand gesture has
melted into thin air.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
READER CRITICISES Attack
on Degenerate Democratic Par
ty Leader


To the Editor:
have just finished reading
the Nov. End issue of the Voice
of Action, and may l tender my
criticism of the headline, Dem
ocrat Head is Sex Pervedt." The
news item smacks strongly of fas-
cist measures. In attacking
Charles III. Eddy you appeal to
prejudice and not to reason. You
expose his sex life, but not his
political policies. Surely his sex
ual alterations would not in
fluence the intelligent reader
against the value of his political
issues.
You waste space stimulating
interest in the love life OF Hitler
when the public needs to be edu-
Gated as to the real meaning of a
fascist autocracy. Surely, we do
not need to defeat our oppOn-
ents and gain sympathy through
this sensational form of pub
licity.-LaM. s. X.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Millions Fight for the Scottsboro Boys

pfor our defense, we are lOst'
This holds true In the case of the
Sc0ttsboro boys, myself and all
others whom the ruling class are
determined to murder. We must
redouble our strength and car
ny on such determined and relent-
less struggles that the ruling
class slave masters will be forced
to open up the doors of Kilby
Prison and let the nine innocent
Scottsboro boys go free.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
FINNISH YOUTH CLUB DANCE

TACOMA, Nov. 22-The Tacoma
Finnish Youth Club will hold
a dance Saturday, Nov. "a, for the
purpose of raising funds for the
defense of the nine ScottsborO
boys, The admission will be 25
cents. Good music has been Sc
cured.
The dance will be held at the
Danish Brotherhood hall, on Ia
coma avenue. Everybody is well
ONE and a good time is assured.
The dance will begin at s pm.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
GERMANY

GERMANY - Hunger condi-
lions are becoming so acute in
Nazi Germany that even the
Storm Troops are beginning to
feel it's pangs. 1t has been neces-
sary for the government to forbid
all Nazi meetings in Southwest
Germany.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
BY ANGELO HERNDoN
vanxetti Knew

There Is only one thing left for
the Negro and white workers to
do and that is to take the matter
into their own hands and put a
stop once and for all to this MUIR
derous terror OF the bosses and
their agents. Vanzetti said be-
fore he was legally lynched by
the state of Massachusetts,, "Un-
less a million men are modified
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Send In News!

An important avenue OF publicity for the
Initiative 4, Unemployment Insurance campaign
is being overlooked. Practically every paper in
the State of Washington land there are hum
dreds OF them; dailies, weeklies neighborhOod
papers, language papers) prints a certain
amount of correspondence from it's readers. Sup
porters OF the Unemployment Insurance cam
paign should take it upon themselves to write
about this bill to the correspondence sections
of their local newspapers Tell of the campaign,
describe the importance of the bill, its provi-
sions. what it would do for both employed and
unemployed people.
Don't try to cover everything in one letter.
Make the first one short and on an important
point. But do begin to use this important pub
LEFTY outlet.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23

ger autos % per cent. Food stuffs
also showed a notable increase
over the figures for last year.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
following letter self-ex planatory. friends
the Voice of Action take careful its content avoid in
the future endangering the papers mailing privileges

Publisher Voice of Action,
302 Maritime Bldg, Seattle.
my Dear Sir:
The postmaster at Elma Washington, of Novem
Der 5h made complaint the Post Office
Seattle to the effect that copies of publication Of
November 2nd distributed in rural delivery boxes of
Ema without addresses affixed them
As notified time since mail boxes both city
and rural intended for the delivery of United States
mail matter only and the placement other them is
contrary to law.
IF advise who responsible this irreguarty
such information will be appreciated 1t will
inform all and distributors the effect
that must not be placed city,
unless affixed and they suitably addressed
Sincerely yours,
Geo. E. Starr, Acting Postmaster"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23

Huey Longs poor mems laws" are most dan
gerous demagOgy.
A two-year moratorium is declared on all
debts above S.
The law, like the rest of Longs program, has
one purpose. to divert rising mass resentment
against intolerable conditions.
Why doesn't Huey come out with program
to CANCEL THE DEBTS2
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

$1.5O Velvet Carpet, Yd.
27-inch heavy Velvet Carpet; plain colors Or
with band border.-DOwnstairs Store.
$1.75 Felt Base Rugs
Sx9-ft. Congoleum-made Rugs, for narrow
rooms, halls or porches. Neat tile designs
Slight Observation-Disclosures Store.
$1.39 and SITS Door Mats
Cocoa fibre or heavy rubber link on steel wire
door mats that will give years of service
Downstairs Store.
Csc Felt Base Runner, 2 Yds.
ss.inch Gold Seal and Neponset Felt-base
Runner in marble, tile floral designs with
neat borders.-DOWnstairs Store.
45c Rug Border, 3 Yds.
Armstrong; and Neponset Fet-base Rug Bor
der or Hall Runner oak plank parquetry
designs.-DOWnstairs Store.
45c Congoleum Runner, 3 Yds
24-inch heavy quality Felt base Hall Runner
in neat designs of tan or green.-DoWnstalrs
Store.
$1.95 Chenille Rugs
27x54.inch Reversible Chenille Rugs, for bed
room or bath. Black pastel shades Per
feet quality and slight Observation-Disclosures
Store.
69c Rag Rugs, 2 for
s6x6S.inch "ht-or-mss" style Washable Rag
Store.
$1.39 Washable Rugs
24x4S.inch Washable Cotton Rugs; reversible
designs copied from expensive hooked rugs
Downstairs Store.
75c Braided Rugs, 2 for
Oval Braided Rag Rugs in Colonial style;
various colors Size 24xS6 inches.-DOWn'
stairs Store.
6oc Felted Rugs, 2 for
27x4s-inch Felted Rugs, in neat designs OF
brown. green or blue. Slight irregulars-
Downstairs Store.
16c Huck Towels, 8 for
Good servceable quality, with coIored borders
Size 16x32 inches.-Main Floor.
S1.29 Linen Cloths
53x53-inch all linen Damask Tablecloths hem
stitched, snow white beached-Man FLOOR
CSC Luncheon Cloths, 2 for
44x44inch all linen Luncheon Cloths: in piatds %
and checks Guaranteed tubproof.-Main Floor
29c Turkish Towels, S for
Heavy double thread quality: in pastel
shades. Size 22x44 inches.-Main FLOOR
Women's Spring Blouses
Angel skin BIouses, in wanted Spring shades;
high low or square necks; shirred, jabots and
puff sleeves. Sizes "a to 4O.-SecOnd Floor
CSC AlI-Over Lace, 2 Yds.
AILOver Cotton Lace 36 inches wide, in
white, ecru green or blue-Main Floor.
CSC Stamped Pillowcase, 2 for
Stamped Pillowcases in easy-to-embroider de-
signs.-Main Floor.
45c Knitting Cotton, 3 for
Jumbo Knitting or Crochet Cotton, in assorted
colors.-Main Floor.
Shetland Floss, 6 for
Standard Shetland Floss for making sweaters,
dresses hats etc. Black. white and all light
Spring coors.-Main Floor.
45c Crochet Cotton, 3 for
sOO-vard hanks of BucilIa Crochet Cotton. for
making bedspreads, scarfs, etc.-Main Floor.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

Boys $2.95 Upper Jackets
Extraordinary value Allwoo navy blue
oheviot sleeveless Upper Jackets. for sport or
school wear. Sizes to IA years.-Main Floor.
Boys $1.49 Knickers
Steel weave plus-4 knickers; like whipcord;
Boys 69c to 81 Pants, 2 for
Perfect and slight irregulars of covert cloth
knickers in tan or gray. also fancy suiting
wash knickers and English shorts Sizes 5 to
Is years in the lot.-Maln Floor.
Boys $1.59 Knickers
All-wool knickers in suiting patterns, also
navy blue cheviots, full lined, sizes to l6
years. and English shorts of fine worsteds,
sizes to IL year.-Main Floor.
Boys 79c and ST Sweaters, 2 fo
Perfect and slight irregulars. All-wool sleeve
less style and fancy cottons with sleeves
Size 28 to 36.-Main Floor.
Boys $1.39 to $1.69 Sweaters
Pull-over style, with sleeves, also smart ,
aleeveless styles Sizes 20 to So. Perfect and
slight irregulars.-Main Floor.
Boys 79c Wash Suits, z fo1
Fast-color broadcloths. in two-tone color com I
binations: short sleeves and sleeveless styles ~->
Sizes to 10 years-Main Floor.
Boys 69c Overalls, z for
Blue denim bib front style, with shoulder
straps; ankle length, with strong metal rivets;
to 16 years; also junior style, to years.
Main Floor.
49c Window Shades, 3 for
Perfect Opaque Window Shades Sx6-ft. cut size,
in ecru, medium pea green. Mounted on
guaranteed spring rollers.-DOwnstaIrs store.
$1.39 to $1.69 Shades
holland Window Shades, sizes AXIS and 44x6,
in white ecru or green. Mounted on Harris.
horn rollers. Perfect.-DOwnstairs Store.
CSC Table Covers, 2 for
R4x54-inch Oilcloth Table Covers, in several
neat patterns, Perfect quality.-DOWnstairs
Store.
Rubber Stair Treads, 8 for
Rubber Stair Treads, 9x1S-in. size; maroon
color, nosing attached. Regularly Ice EACH
Downstairs Store.
Csc Linene Drapery, 6 Yds.
Striped Linene for making slip covers several
colored stripes to choose from. 36 inches wide.
Third Floor.
$1.39 Bed Pillows
Large size Pillows, filled with sterized
Third Floor.
$1.49 Window Awnings
80 and 36 inch sizes, in tan and white or
green and white stripes. Complete with hard
Ware.-Third Floor.
$1.39 Cottage Curtains
9ix-piece Cottage Curtain Sets of dotted mar
quisette, with gingham trimming and bows
Blue, gold or green.-Third Floor.
22c Colored Jaspe, 7 Yds.
SS-inch plain-coored Jaspe cloth, for drapes
and slip covers Green or rust-Third Floor
19c Drapery Cretonne, 8 Yds.
&H-iOch faSt-cOlOr Cretonnes for dranaS and
coverings; new Spring patterns-Third Floor
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

27 inches wide. 90 inches
l0nR and 3 inches deep
when open. AdmItg
heavy coats, saGltS ana
several dresses,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10


Mems $1.39 House Slippers s.
Everett style with elk leather soles: soft and J
comfortable; all sizes-Main Floor
BOYS and Girls Footwear
Slippers sandals and oxfords. of patent s !
leather. elk leather and two-tone combine
tions. All sizes to 2.-Man Floor
Mems Broadcloth Shirts, 2 for
Seconds of regular dollar shirts. Collar at 9 q
tached Most are white. Sizes IA to IT,
Main Floor.
Mems Broadcloth Pajamas
well-tailored of fast color broadcloth, in s
city patterns coat or MILDLY style; sizes A to
D. Perfect Main Floor.
Mems Shirts and Shorts, S for
Broadcloth shorts in novelty patterns or solid 9
colors; sizes 80 to AZ; and elastic knit under. ,
shirts sizes 36 to 46.-Main Floor. 4
Mems Perfect Hose, 6 Pairs
Smart novelty patterns and clocked effects. of e
fine knit celanese and rayon Sizes 10 to II "a.
Main Floor.
Mems 55c Ties, 3 for
All are ''hand-tailored." New patterns for e
Spring, in all colors.-Main Floor
Mems Work Shirts, z for
Sturdy quality blue chambray shirts; we'll Q
tailored and full-cut. Sizes IAN to IL
Main Floor.
Women's Handkerchief, 20 for
Extra size pure linen, hand embroidered lawns e
from Porto Rica and fast color Irish prints
Main Floor.
Women's CSC Blouses, 2 for
Organdie handkerchief lawn and batste; all E
white, pastel shades stripes dots and prints.
Sizes "a to 4O,-Main Floor.
Women's ST Neckwear, 2 for
Bbs Ascot Collars, Vestees Round and Wee e
Collars and Collar and Cuff Sets of crisp,
sheer materials for Spring.-Main Floor.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

Padded Ironing BOARD
and Stand: 3 legged:
strong and durable;
folding type.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
$40, 900, 900 Income

THE gross farm income for June Of this year
was $440.00o.000, an increase over May of
81 ,000, 900 and an increase over June of last
year of $4,000, 900.
These figures, however, are subject to GER
tain deductions, for included in the income was
a total of s2s,O0o,O0o in benfits and rental pay
ments for acres taken out for production and
81 ,000, 900 in cattle purchases In the drought
areas. In other words the actual sale of farm
products through normal channels was $411,-
600 900.
For the first six months Of the year. how
ever, the total sales were up about $400 O0O00O
over the first six months of last year, the grand
total being $2,480 100000. ALTA a.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
Trginia Benefits

h lEARBY Virginia apple raisers win ind
Y conditions OF market decidedly to their
advantage this year. Not only have growing
conditions in the Virginia apple areas been
ideal, with a fine harvest in prospect, but re-
ports from other sections indicate short crop,
which will make the Virginia apples more In
demand.
Even Canada reports short crop this year.
present prospects being for crop about %
per cent under last years production.
Pears and peaches likewise will be short
above the border because Of unsatisfactory
growing conditions -es a. @t~e #
Evening star., 1934-09-09


madeshim a hero while he lived.
and a looming myth after he died.
st. Francis of Assist, less mythical, but even
more legendary. preached to the birds and the
hshes-even converted a man-eating wolf and
made vegetarian town-dog of him. 1t is all
told in the "Fioretti," the little flowers" of
tradition that began to cluster around the
gentle little poor man while he yet lived, and
grew thick over his tomb soon after he died.
Tales of familiarity and friendship between
men and animals common in old-tme re-
memberings of the race. Elijah had his ravens
St. Jerome his friendly lion. The fierce unicorn
would become meek and tame at the bidding
of an innocent maiden. No time or people Is
without such wonder stories.
They seem wonder stories to us, not merely
because of the possible inaccuracies or exagger-
ations that may have crept into them through
many unwritten tellings, but because there
actually seems to be something unnatural"
about familiarity between human being and a
wild animal 1t seems normal that birds and
rabbits and squirrels should be afraid of us,
and hastily get out of the way when they see
or hear us coming
But fear relationship between the animal
world and ourselves need not be the case.
Indeed, it never is the case, except through our
own carelessneSs or cruelty.
We need not walk alone in the world as
much as we commonly do. and we do not need
to be an Indian hero or an Italian saint to win
the pleasant companionship of Brother Blueiay
or Brother Squirrel.
A LII we need to do is treat them as they
are ready to treat us-to stand quietly,
move slowly make no needless loud noises.
Above all (and this is hardest of all for our
acquisitive human natures) we must not grab
We cherish the illusion always that to hold
is to have Get your fingers closed around a
thing, our instinct tells us, and it is yours
We cannot help that. The most completely,
restlessly, insatiably prehenSile thing in the
whole realm of living creatures is the human
hand. To large degree. evolutionists tell us,
man was made by his own hands. That is, as
those seeking, sampling, grasping things on the
ends of his arms developed, getting into all sorts
of situations, his brain had to grow into pat
tern that could follow and control their be-
havior.
Whether this theory be wholly true or not
q Is certainly true that the first thing any Of
Evening star., 1934-09-09

rapher, Lynwood Chace Of a new-hatched chick
standing curiously over a sizable snake not for
the moment in an aggressive mood might be
duplicated many times over, If one only had
q camera handy at the right times.
Al INCIDENT Of the same kind but even
more striking occurred some time ago at
O scientific station in California. One of the
men on the staff, a scientist Of considerable
dignity and position, was rather proud Of his
ability to capture rattlesnakes alive In his of
hours. One day he brought in big rattler,
which was naturally in very vicious mood at
being thus caught and thrust into a glass
prison.
The snake struck venomously at everything
chat moved, only to hurt his nose on the heavy
plate glass. At last, learning that his normal
game of offensive defense was getting him NO
results the snake curied up in corner.
After few days his captor thought the
make might be hungry, and dropped mouse
into the cage. Mice are natural prey of rat
tiers. But this snake like many snakes in cap
tivity, refused to eat.
The mouse, at first frightened finally Gained
down and betook itself to another corner. After
q few hours the scientist took another look ct
the cage
He found the rattler coiled up, fast asleep.
and on top Of him was the mouse, also asleepl