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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10

for the Lawrence NJ. Stein Sew
ing Machine Company, situated
near Van Buren, and Halstead.
From his weekly pay of twelve
dollars, he must help support his
father. After six months he drew
fifteen, Yet he saw older men.
less skilled than he, drawing
much more for the same work.
His father, a religious and ig-
norant man, began to torment
him for his bOlshevik ideas.
"Why, | promised the Ameri-
can Government that you'd up
hold the constitution and not
take part in any revolutionary
movement" his father mourned.
Look at you! Reading those
Red papers, and always going to
demonstrations You'll bring dis
.aster on us air.
Jack tried to explain to his
father. But his sister Becky and
her husband Solomon Nobroff,
who belonged to the right-wing
faction in the clothing trade
union, poisoned the old mans
mind against his son. During the
worldwide protests against the
execution of SaccO and Vanzetti,
Jack was very active. After this,
the old man gave him no peace,
threatening, p lead ing. Jack
stood by his principles. Finally,
his father went secretly to his
employer. my son Is Commune
ist" At once Jack was fired. He
found out later that his sister
and brother-in-law had put the
old man up to it. That's how
the right-wingers stop at no.
thing" Jack adds, even spying
for the bosses. My own sister!"
After four months of unem-
ployment, Jack found another
job, at the Well-Made Company,
doing general repairs on sewing
machines, turning out two or
three a day. Again he finished
more work than older workers,
yet received less pay.
In June 1929, he was arrested
with thirty other comrades in a
demonstration of solidarity with
the striking New Bedford textile
workers, and listed for deporta-
ton. When out on bail, he re-
ported for work, but found he
had no job.
We'll, the comrades arranged
that / return to the Soviet Union.
Was | glad TO tell the truth, I'd
been homesick to get back the
whole time | had been away, but
had no means. | came straight
to the PodOlsk Machine Factory.
Working as mechanic, / began
studying in the evenings and
well, the rest you know"
Our boots crunch against the
slumbering snow. Jack muses.:
Some big job-a fierce struggle,
to make ourselves and our whole
life over" Yet, for him / know
that it holds all the high-hearted
adventure that he once set out
to find on the road then in
America: searched fOr-but miss
ed.
Continued Next Week.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10
Truckers Arrested

FORT ANGELES, Wash, Aug.
3 Although the Clallam County
Truck Loggers Association called
for a demonstration of truckers
only in support OF arrested truck
drivers whose trial came up on
July 30, the Communist Party is
sued call for mass demonstra-
ton OF truckers and all workers
and their families at the court
house.
The truckers were arrested
when they infringed upon the
new permit laws put out by the
Washington Department of Pub
lie Works under which they find
il impossible To operate.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10
BERRY PICKER NO. 2 TO
BE PUBLISHED BY Vel

TACOMA, Aug. 9-The Young
Communist League is planning
to publish Volume |, No. 2 of the
Puyallup Valley Berry Picker.
Requests for the first issue are
still being received, YCL men,
Der reports.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10
Soviet Main Street. By Myra Page

ligious and poverty stricken par
ents, all the training he received
in his early days was from the
street gangs. The tsarist govern
ment did not bother with schools
for workers children, like Jack.
And my mother, poor ignorant
woman that she was, could give
us children little" he adds, so
what sort of understanding OF
life did we naturally Develop
Not long before the World War
broke out. Jacks father set out
for the land of magic, America.
He would quickly save enough to
send for his family; that was the
plan. The war put an end to this.
The mother, weakened by hun
ger. fell a victim to typhus. Jack
and his younger brother Joined a
ragged illiterate army of home
less waifs-beZprizornL
How did we live?" Jack gave a
wry grin. mo different from 9TH
ers. Beating our way on trains,
begging stealing. Living by our
wits
The workers revolution made
no immediate difference in then
mode of life. Then, early in 1919
Jack and his brother were round
ed up by the Soviet government,
along with hundreds of other
waits who had been made or
phans, homeless, and set adrilt
by the war. He was sent to one
of the childrcn's towns organized
for their re-educatiOn.
Jack, however, like many an
other, at first felt far from CRATE
ful. He preferred the road. Be
sides, he was suspicious of what
it was all about. Step by step he
was won over. He learned to read
and write. His naturally quick
mind began to reach QUITO gain
under sympathetic direction, a
new grasp on the world about
him. He joined in the boys games
and self-gOvernment. In the shop
he found many interesting things
to do. As a member of the PiOn-
GERS, he became a leader among
the other children. After few
years he was given the chance to
attend fOur-year technical
school, where he continued his
general education, became skill
ed as a machinist, and graduated
from the Pioneers into the Com
sOmOl.
Finishing his course in 1926,
and receiving an urgent call from
his father to join him in America,
Jack set out on what promised to
be a great adventure. TO see that
strange land, to take part there
in the workers struggle for free
dom!
Jack found Chicago, where his
father worked as Waterman, far
different from what he expected.
after nine years of life under
our Soviet power he tells us,
capitalism was more terrible
than | had remembered. When
I'd ride to work in the morning,
I'd look about at the downcast
thin faces, and such a pain'd go
through me! They were slaves,
Though at that time, many didn't
know it"
He worked fifty hours a week
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Protest Meeting Held

TACOMA, Aug. Sending pro-
test resolutions against police
terror to Governor Martin, Mayor
Smiley and Mayor Smith and a
resolution for the release of
Ernst 1'haelmann to the German
Consul. mass meeting was held
at Eagles Hall July 30.
The meeting was called by the
Young Communist League and the
Communist Party.
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son of /. +. Dix, who selected as
his chief aides Charles Ernst and
Mrs. Olson, soon took charge of
relief moneys and food disburse-
mentS.
Commissaries
A cOmmissary was set up en-
larging upon the idea which the
unemployed had established in
various parts of the city and
county and in conjunction With a
"self-help' program the Unem-
ployed were allowed to help the
boss distribute these food stuffs,
cut their own wood, mend their
own shoes, and re-fashiOn any see
ond hand clothing they might
be able to obtain. All this, of
course, without salaries.
Enter the Politico
Finally, because of the poten-
tial voting strength in this Or
agnizatiOn a battle was launched
to build a political power out OF
these unfortunate workers, and
the smoOth-tOngued Pearls, Rus.
sells, ROhans and others too num-
erOus to mention, set out to rule
or ruin the UCL for their respect
i've political bosses.
Conventions were held, caucus
es were called, political commit.
tees were created, and food
clothing and shelter for the ran
and file was showed into the back
ground in order to elect mayors
city cOuncilmen, county commits
sioners and what have you.
In this boiling turmoil. how
ever, a small group of militant
fighters were constantly pointing
out the fallacy and sophistry
connected with this kind of ac
tion, and today the Unemployed
Citizens League stands as a rea
fighting, militant organization
caring for the demands of the un
employed, possibly much smaller
numerically, but of greater serv
ice to the unemployed under tn,
plan of the National UnempIoy
ment Councils which shall be
treated with in the next article.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10
Who Pays The Taxes?
By Mary Jordan

SEATTLE Aug. 9-Republican Democrat political candid
promising lower the cost OF government and reduce
the stock capitalist politicians leads
ms to the past year regarding taxation
and to answer following QueSons pays
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10

LONDON-Two leading Eng
lish Socialists, John Strachey and
Ellen Wilkinson, members of the
German Relief, left here by air.
plane for Berlin July ID to aid the
political prisoners soon to be
tried by the notorious peoples
court OF the Nazis.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-10

As they grew in numerical
strength and as the need of pro-
viding relief became more appar-
ent the boss, through the med
ium of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company, in the per.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
REP. KAHN HITS LOW PAY
Most u. S. Employees,
She Finds, Get
Under $1,000
Rv DIINCAN FORSYTH

Uncle Sam ought at least to
treat his faithful employees Of long
service as well as he treats his
emergency workers, in the opinion
Of Representative Florence p.
Kahn CR0 of California who has
found some rather remarkable dis
crepancies in the manner in which
these groups fare.
Statistics she has collected show
that of employees in the Federal
civil service, go per cent were re-
ceiving less than $4,000 a year, 76
per cent less than $4,000. and 95
per cent less than $4,000. All
these are base pay figures, prior
to the institution Of the present
Is per cent cut. Says Mrs. Kahn:
II am particularly concerned
about the morale of Government
employees under present cOndi-
tiOnS. OF course, everyone real
iZes the necessity for govern
mental economy, but if employees
under the Civil Works and Pub
lie Works Administrations are
paid considerably more than en-
ployeS in the regular Federal
establishment, morale will break
down in the departments and
efficiency will suffer-"
Mrs. Kahn finds that under
the 1880 classification act, clerical
and mechanical services in grade
l are paid at the rate Of IS to
so cents an hour; in grade 2, at
81 to 70 cents an hour. and in
grade 8. at IS to 80 cents, minus
the Is per cent reduction.
But CWA employees, whose max.
inum working time is 80 hours
a week, in general, would receive,
at current pay scales. $135 a
month or $1,560 a year in the
Southern zones, for the same
classes Of skilled labor as are
covered in the grades mentioned
under the Classification Act; $148
a month, or $1,716 a year in the
central zone: and 1852 q month,
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
MARY FOLEY

Mary Foley is equally at home
with a microscope, salad mixer,
a caterpillar, or an advertising
layout.
All Of which goes to show just
how versatile one young woman
can be. At present she's a senior
scientific illustrator with the Bu-
reau of Entomology of the De
partment of Agriculture, but in
her career she has engaged in
many lines of work.
Mixes a Mean Salad
For instance, when she first
came to washington about 10
years ago, she clerked in a store,
mixed salads for a restaurant
while attending night school, and
painted silk scarves for a local
department store. - ..7~
Since that time she has done
the illustrations for a new book:
handled the drawings for two pat
entS on new plants, one g juniper
tree and the other an apple; de-
signed Christmas cards, and
painted scenery for several pro-
ductions of the Pierce Hall Play
erS.
Before coming to Washington
she engaged in many occupations
in the Middle West, having once
been a layout artist with an ad-
vertising agency.
Right now she's the only wom-
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physi.
clan for 20 years. and calomePs old
est enemy, discovered the formula
for Olive Tablets while treating pa.
tients for chronic constipation and
torpid livers.
Olive Tablets do not contain Gale.
mel, just a healing, soothing vege-
table laxative safe and pleasant.
No gripping is the keynote Of
these little sugar.coated olive-colored
tablets. They help cause the bowels
and liver to act normally. They never
force them to unnatural action.
If you have a dark brown mouth"
bad breath-a dull. tired feeling
sick headache-torpid liver-consti.
patton, you should find quick. sure
and pleasant results from one or two
Of DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.
Thousands take them every night
to keep right. Try them. 15c, 30c. 6Oc.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
AVERAGE MIND
RATED WELL

School Life, official monthly
journal of the Federal Office Of
Education Of the Interior Depart
ment, has exploded the modern
myth that the average intelli-
gence of the adult American
opulation is that of a 12-year-
old child.
In an article by DR.. David
Segel, expert on educational tests
and measurements, it is declared
that only S per cent of the adult
population is mentally deficient.
DR.. Segel said:
"The old assertion came about
through a misinterpretatiOn Of
the data obtained from the in
telIigence testing carried out
in the 4-rmy during the World
War. Later researches have
shown positively that it will
avera1 considerably above that
of 12-year-Olds."
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
Versatile Mary Foley Of Bureau Of Ento,
moIogy, Also Scientific ILLUSTRATOR
and Knows "Ad" Lay-Outs

an illustrator with the Bureau
of Entomology, and it's her job
to paint water color portraits of
plant pests to provide colored
illustrations for future Govern
ment bulletins, in order that the
injurious insects may be readily
identified.
Some of the bugs she paints are
so small that they cannot be seen
with the naked eye, so a micro
scope is needed. Others are sew
eral inches long, such as the
black swallowtail butterfly, whose
caterpillar feeds on parsley.
These CRITTERS" bear curious
names. AS examples, there are
the eggplant flea-beetle; tn
squash ladybird; the potato leaf
hopper and the tomato horn
worm.
Born in Iowa
Miss Foley was born in Iowa,
and has lived most of her life
in the Middle West. Since com
ing to Washington she has at.
tended the National School of
Art and the Corcoran Art Gallery,
taking regular art courses, but
she has specialized on delineating
insects since her uncle, DR.. j. M.
Aldrich, curator of insects in the
New National Museum, interested
her in the work.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
ERAL DEMOCRATS RKED BY SLIGHT IN JOB DISTRIBUTION
Glover Park Citizens
Demand Library
In Georgetown

District of Columbia was Endorsed
in principle.
Strong opposition was offered
to the birth-control bill now
pending in Congress by M. M.
Mclean, association president,
and DR.. George r. Ellis, chair
man Of the associations commit
tee on legislation. Mclean stated
birth control was immoral and
would encourage immortality
among the young people of Wash
ington. DR. Ellis said every per-
son interested in the future de-
velopment Of America should pro-
test against the bill.
It was voted to cooperate with
the general committee on raising
funds for the Warm Springs (GaO
Foundation.
An invitation by Major Ernest
w. Brown. superintendent Of po-
lice, to use No. IL station house
as a meeting place was accepted.
Future meetings will be held at
that place.
w. M. Coffman was elected
treasurer Of, the association.
Lieut.. John M. Roper of No. IL
police station, made a brief ad-
dress.
Meetings
The following citizens associa'
tionS will meet next week:
Monday Night
Midcity-At Tho son Com
munity Center. Twelfth and L
Streets. Melvin c. Hazen, Dis
trict Commissioner will speak.
Georgetown-At Potomac Saw
ings Bank.
North Capitol AT Mckinley
High School. Address by James
F. Duhamel.
Tuesday Night
Arts Club-2017 I st. N. w.
Logan-Thomas Circle - North
minister Presbyterian Church.
Thursday Night
Conduit Road-At st. Dayid's
Church, Conduit and Chain
Bridge Roads.
Friday Night
AnacoStia - At M t h o d S t
Church Hall.
The Federation Of Citizens AS
sociations will meet tonight in
the board room, District Build
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
SURVEY SHOWS
DIRE EFFECTS
Of PAY CUT
Drastic Economies in Food,
Fuel, ChiIdren's Education
Forced on Clerks

Results OF a questionnaire sent
out to members of the National
Federation of Post office Clerks,
and prepared for the use of the
subcommittee of the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee which is
now considering the independent
offices bill, show that many fami-
lies have been forced to drastic
economies in food and fuel.
The postal employees have been
subjected to the same cut, Of
course, as other Federal employees,
and their replies to the question
naire probably reveal a general
condition among vernm e mt
workers. Among regular clerks,
many, it was shown, are now sup
porting individuals outside their
immediate families.
Vacation trips and even such
amusementS as movies have disap-
peared from family budgets. The
effect of the pay cut on business
recovery was shown by figures as
to discontinued telephones, auto
mobiles sold or kept running with
out proper repairs, radios and
household furniture lost, and SINH
lar circumstances. Most regret
able of all was the fact that so
many families had been forced to
suspend or curtail education OF
their children.
OF IS families which had had
savings accounts in 1929, 80 had
lost their entire savings at the
time they reported. All had been
compelled to draw on savings or
to suspend further accumulation
for emergencies.
AS for substitutes, their income
was cut so per cent as compared
with 1929. and, although they are
reduced to want, they cannot find
other work because theoretically
they have jobs. Frequently relief
was refused, even in cases of dire
need. Necessary medical care
had to be discontinued or post
poned even by regular employees.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
MILK PRICES
NOT To RISE,
SAYS HOWE
New Marketing Agreem en- t
Likely to Cut Cost
to Consumer

Washingtonians need have no
fear that retail milk prices will
rise if a milk marketing agree
ment, incorporating the new poll
cies Of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, is put into
operation here.
This reassuring opinion was
given today by DR.. Frederick C..
Howe, consumers counsel Of the
AAA, who is charged with the
duty of protecting the interests OF
the public in all of the actions Of
his organization.
Fixing the prices of milk bought
from farmers, but not attempting
to set prices to be paid by the
public, Is that part of the new
AAA policies which will increase
competition among distributors to
such an extent that retail prices
will probably go lower, rather
than increase, DR.. Howe believes.
AS a matter Of fact, he says, this
situation would make it possible
for farmers to carry their milk
directly to the consumer, thereby
forcing the invention of new and
more efficient distribution meth
ods. This would inevitably result
in decreased retail prices, and
since the income of the produc-
ers could not be lowered under a
milk marketing pact, both the
farmer and the public would bene-
fit by the move.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
WOMEN GIVE N
CWAW WORK

Montgomery county has placed
more women in CWA positions
than any other county in Mary
land, it was announced yester-
day by DR.. Emma Ward, State
director of CWA activities for
women.
DR.. Ward, in telling of the
progress made by Montgomery
county officials in providing work
for women, said she could not
praise too highly the considera-
ton shown to women workers by
members of the Montgomery CWA
board and its originality in pro-
viding suitable employment for
them.
She added that she had re-
ferred officials of several coun.
ties that were looking for prof.
ects upon which women could
be employed to Mrs. Walter E.
Perry, executive secretary Of the
Montgomery County Civil Works
Board.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
End
Census Post ROIU

SHENANDOAH, Va, Jan. 20.
H. C. Bickers, attorney Of Shen-
andoah, and Buford Bauserman,
substitute rural mail carrier, Of
near Luray, have been appointed
census enumerators for Page
county, according to a member Of
the local CWA employment COM
mittee, who said the appointment
was made by Tahdy Stephens, OF
Charlottesville, district enumera-
tor. The appointment had been
held up because local and State
employment officials said the ap-
pointment should come through
the local CWA office. This Mr..
Stephens is said to have denied,
alleging his was a political job.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
EVANS LEAVES
FARM POST

J. A. Evans, for more than 80
years an employe Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture and at present
associate chief Of the office of CO.
operative extension work, retired
from active service on December
81, it was announced today.
Born on an Illinois farm,
Evans was one Of the first field
agents appointed by the late Sea-
man A. Knapp under the first ap-
propriation by Congress for such
extension work. This was in De-
cember, 1908.
Subsequently he served as the
State agent for Louisiana and
Arkansas, but came to Washing
ton in 1911, where he has been
stationed since. At the time Of
his retirement he was also in
charge Of extension work through
out the Southern States.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
Society of Natives
In Membership Drive

Under a resolution passed by
the Society Of Natives at its meet
ing last night, all back dues will
be cancelled and delinquent mem.
bers reinstated, providing dues for
1884 are paid in advance. Annual
dues were reduced from 81 to 81
a year. ~.
w. w. Connor was named chair
man Of a membership drive.
j. H. Duhamel addressed the
association on Haunted Houses
of Washington" Entertainm .nt
was provided by the children from
the Neighborhood School, all Of
whom were natives of the District
of Columbia.
Jesse C. Suter, president, pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
RefOrn1GtOry Adopts
Paroles for Youths

Parole for colored youths sent
to the Maryland House of Refor-
nation has shown enough merit
to become an established prac-
tice at the institution, reports
John B. Pyles, superintendent, in
an annual statement on his work.
After 13 months the youths
can be sent to homes that have
been approved. More than 200
Of the 38S in the institution last
year came from Baltimore, he
reports. The boys are taught vo-
cational subjects while at the
school.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
ROAD ENGINEER
PARLEY HELD

District engineers of the Mary.
land State Road Commission met
at Hyattsville yesterday for their
annual "get together"
E. G, Duncan, director Of the
roads in the Northern section Of
Prince Georges county, and Jo-
seph CLANCY, who is in charge Of
road construction in southern
Maryland, presided and spoke to
the engineers.
Specifications for work on
roads under the CWA were made
known to the road men.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
Catholic u. Clues
Is Scholarships

twenty-five scholarships for
Catholic University students were
announced yesterday by DR.. Rich
ard :. Purcell, general secretary
Of the university.
They are supported by the
Knights of Columbus Foundation,
and applications and academic
credentials must be submitted by
April Z. Examinations will be held
April 81.
The scholarships are for post
graduate students in the graduate
schools Of arts and sciences. engf
Ineering and Law.
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
Rabbit Disease Bars
Imports to MARYLAND

Because Of fear of spread Of
the tularemi disease, no rabbits
can be imported into Maryland,
Deputy Game Warden James
Rogers in Prince Georges county
has been notified by E. Lee 1e
Compile, State game warden.
On recommendation Of the
Maryland State Board Of Health,
the conservation department is
advising Marylanders, wishing to
restock, not to use imported cot
tontails. Sportsmen have made
an unusually large demand for
rabbits for stock purposes, it was
said,
The Washington times., 1934-01-20
PARTY FACTION
ELECTSPETER

Edward Peter, prominent Rock
vile attorney and leader of the
antiorganization faction Of the
Democratic party in Montgomery
county, has been selected as that
county's representative on the
board of governors of the Progress
sive Democratic League Of Mary
land, it was announced yester-
day.
The Progressive League is a new
State organization of members Of
the Democratic party, designed,
SO its organizers state, "to pre-
vent selfish bands or combina-
tions of party leaders from dictat-
ing the candidates for this years
election"