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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
army Spends 500 for
a Pair of Goggles,
Investigation ShOlCs

WASHINGTON. Feb. 28-Pend-
ing the airplane bid graft for in
vestigation, Representative John ].
McSwain, chairman of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, yesterday
intimated that his resolution TO in
vestigate "bids for contracts" would
disclost some startling facts.
We've found out, he said,
"tha5 the army spends 500 a pair
for goggles, when everyone knows
they can be bought for 81 or So"
Representative John j. O'Con-
nor, Democrat, New York, sug-
gested that the Military Affairs
Committee was "too close" to the
personnel Of the War Department
to make an investigation. He
added that the investigation look
into the purchases OF expensive
oriental rugs for generals estab-
lishments."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
800 Snow-Shovelers
Wait 6 Hours in Cold
Before Getting Paid

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Three hun
dred workers employed as snow SHOW
elers by the Jacobson Commissary
Co., contract company for the
Pennsylvania Railroad, waited for
more than six hours in the cold yes
terday on 5th Street near Third Ave-
nue. to get their pittance in ages at
the rate of 40 cents an hour.
Most of them had worked about Is
hours, turning in at IL a. m. At
$50 p. m. the, men we're still waiting,
huddled up close to one another to
keep out the freezing cold. Many
workers hungry and freezing, had
left, unable to stand on their feet
any longer.
Earlier in the day, as the crowd of
men swelled and demanded their
wages, police arrived and tried to
start riot by clubbing the workers.
They left after beating few.
Workers on line stated that the
Jacobson Company gets TIC a head
for merely hiring the workers, while
the latter get 40c an hour for doing
the work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Cleaners Strike
in Philadelphia
Drivers Vote to Join
With Them

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28-Close
to 1000 cleaners and dyers walked
out on strike here today.
Union members voted last night for
the strike. following refusal of the
bosses TO take back the 40 per cent
established after the strike last
August.
The strikers are demanding the
40-hour week, a wage scale Of SIS
a week and $40 for skilled spoilers,
hiring through the union hall and the
posting of a $500 cash bond by the
shou owners to assure no contract
violations.
At a meeting of the workers held
last night tremendous applause was
given Dave Liberty, member of the
strike committee and captain Of the
pickets, when he demanded that
every striker be on the pickle line
not merely TO walk around but to
fight militantly and pull out every
scab.
JOSCpll USCnACll4elAAs bllolAACoo eR5CAAe
of the union, said that every depart
ment of the Bornot Plant would be
on strike. At Bornot's a strike has
been on since Jan 3, when 46 union
members were fired.
Drivers Vote Strike
Two hundred drivers, members OF
the Cleaners and Dyers Drivers
Union, voted a general strike at their
meeting last Sunday. Their picket
ing has already begun, and Ed Paul
inc and William HerTick have been
arrested and charged with assault
and battery and arson, and dis
charged
1. L. d. TO Defend Strikers
James Watson, representative Of
the International Labor Defense
pledged the full solidarity and SUD-
port of his organization TO the strik-
ers, and assured them that arrange
ments have already been made tc
take part in the defense of workers
arrested for strike activity.
All employed and unemployed
workers in Philadelphia are asked tc
swell the picket line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
BrOwder and District
Urge Workers Honor
Ford on 10Th Birthday
Big Banquet Saturday
Night For Communist
Leader
BY EARL BROWDER

Harlem workers are celebrating the
40th birthday Of Comrade James w.
Ford this Saturday night with a ban
quet at Estonian Hall, 1927 West
115th st.
Comrade Ford's life points out
many lessons in the liberation strug-
gle Of the Negro People, and is SYM
bolical of the development of work
ing class unity between white and
Negro workers.
Although the tradition of struggle
among the Negro people is old, the
development Of Negro proletariat
is much more recent phenomena.
And In its first generation it has
produced leaders of the type of Com
rade Ford, not only as leaders Of the
Negro liberation movement, but Of
the general working-class movement.
Ford's father was one Of the Negro
migrants who left the deep South
in the eighties to find his way into
the industrial sections Of the country
He became a miner at Pratt City,
Alabama. There Comrade Ford was
born, within stones throw of q coal
| mine.
Grandfather Was Lynched
Many-sided contacts with jim
crowism and segregation, and its re-
lation to national oppression, is not
only rich experience of the misery
through which the Negro People
pass; it is a basis on which the
liberation struggle is built. at is the
experience of every Negro" Ford's
grandfather was lynched.
Ford, step by step, not necessarily
the right step at every turn, came
into contact with the labor move
ment, into the revolutionary working
class movement; into the Communist
Party; into the worldwide proletar-
ian struggle for power. Through ex-
perience and study he has educated
himself in the problems Of labor.
Ford participated in the Fourth
Congress of the Red International of
Labor Unions; in the historic Sixth
World Congress Of the Communist
International, and in the Fifth Con-
gress of the RIL.U., and aided in
the organization Of the first Inter
national Congress of Negro workers.
Ford's experience in the Soviet
Union, where he studied the solution
Of the national question, as well as
the general question of building So
cialism, has given him a deep and
fundamental understanding of the
Negro Question in this country. AS
soldier in the World War, he first
began to get some idea of the class
character of imperialist war. His ex-
periences with Socialist Party lead
ers and his knowledge of their be-
trayals here and abroad, especially
in relation to the colonial and OPP
pressed peoples is Of tremendous
value in exposing and counteracting
the activities Of the Socialist Party
leaders and developing proletar1an
Communist leadership among the
Negro masses.
It Is in this sense that the ami
versary Of Fords birthday is Of his
torical Importance to Harlem, and
tho working-clas movement gener-
ally.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01

instead of three for the Daily
Worker. I use these extra pennies
to order more copies for distribu-
ton.
II am sure that we can put the
Daily Worker in many more homes
OF workers if We go out and can
yass steadily. My experience is that
the workers are willing to read and
in fact are looking for something
that is different from the capitalist
papers"
How many more women workers
in Syracuse and in other cities will
follow Comrade Dix's revolutionary
example and help put the sub drive
over the top2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Worker Exposes
Shiny Maneuvers
of ACWA Heads
BY a Worker Correspondent.

NEW YORK.-The leaders Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers have
launched an underhanded attack
against the custom tailors' section of
the Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union. These so-called leaders claim
that the Industrial Union members,
tiations as Communists, In their nego-
cations asked for the 40 and 48-hour
week, while the A. C. w. A. demanded
SO hours.
The truth Of the matter is hiatt the
custom tailors were never organized
and no attempt was made by the A..
c. w. A. to organize them when they
worked as much as 80 to 80 hours.
AS soon as the Industrial Union
started to organize the custom tailors
the Joint Board of the A. C. w. A..
were ready to nislead the tailors and
destroy the work done by the Indus
trial Union workers of the Simon and
Alderman Shop.
Get 16 Gents An Hour
These workers we're forced into the
Amalgamated with the help Of the
boss and now earn as little as IS cents
per hour.
The Industrial Union custom tailors
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
271 College Workers
Unpaid for 8 Weeks

NEW YORK, Feb. 27-Two hun
dred and seventy-one instructors and
clerical workers in the extension and
evening courses Of City College OF
New York, Brooklyn and Hunter Col
leges have not been paid since Dec.
81, the Board of Higher Education
revealed yesterday.
Authorities Of the three colleges lay
the blame for the delay in payment
on the Board Of Estimate, which has
failed to pass the usual resolution TO
release already collected fees as pay
for instructors and clerks. Mean
while they suffer considerably due to
the Board Of Estimates conscious
delay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
LovestOneites Attempt
To Split Home Relief
Bureau Employees Asso,

NEW YORK. -Lovestoneites In the
Emergency Home Relief Bureau En-
ployes Association, continuing their
splitting tactics in the organization
in order to defeat the workers sin
cere desire for a united front with
all CW.A. workers, called an anti
organization meeting Tuesday night.
Marie Duke and Mary Lefson, the
Loyestoneites mainly responSibly for
the meeting, refused admittance to
members of the Association who
wished to be present. Only about Is
were present out of the whole mem
bership in the Association, defeating
the attempt of the Lovestonites OF
split the organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Mooney, in Jail IL
Years, Begins NelO
Fight for Freedom

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
Feb. 28-Saturday was the 18th
anniversary Of the sentencing Of
Tom Mooney to the gallows, a
sentence reversed to life impris-
onment following protest demon
strations by workers in Soviet
Russia under the leadership Of
Lenin.
Mooney spent the day helping
to prepare the next step in the
long fight to smash the frame-up
sentence. In San Francisco, his
sister, Miss Anna Mooney, an
nounced that application for a
writ of habeaS corpus would be
filed in the Federal courts early
next month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01

demanded the 35-hour week and $40
week for skilled workers and $50 for
helpers.
The Joint Board issued these lies
In order to get out from under the
pressure of the honest workers
Mr.. Hollander does not see the un-
believable conditions that prevail in
the shops where finishers and clean
ers get from 81 to $40 below the min
imum, and in addition to this they
have a s12 tax imposed on them
against their wishes.
Workers Of the A. C. w. A., join the
rank and file struggle for a good
clean union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
ALL UNIT FINANCE SECRETARIES
ATTENTION!

There will be very important
meeting Of all unit and section
finance secretaries tonight (Thurs-
day, March 1s0 at 7 p. m. sharp at
the Workers Center, IS East 18th St.,
Room 2o5. The question OF the as
sessment for the German Party will
be taken up together with tasks of
unit and section finance secretaries
in connection with preparations for
the Eighth National Convention. The
meeting will start at p. m. sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01

ton drive. She
not only g e is
new subscribers,
/ b ut follows UP
old readers Of
the DAILY" for
renewal OF their
subscriptions.
IT keep a rec
ord of those who
buy the Daily
. w orker from
Ime," she writes,
and go a IT er
them until they
subscribe. S ON 9
workers insist on
paving me 5 cents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Workers in DetrOs Os
To Hold Scottsbor0
Protests ON Friday
Meeting To Hear Report
Of Hearing, Patterson,
Other Speakers

DETROIT, Feb. 28.-Answering the
International Labor Defense call re-
garding the imminent legal lynchins
facing two Of the Scottsboro boys,
the I. L. D., together with the League
Of Struggle for Negro Rights Is or
ganizing three protest meetings this
Friday night and an Emergency
Scottsboro Conference Saturday at
O'Clock at the Lucy Thurman z. ~.
G. A., 569 East Elizabeth st.
Many organizations are sending
protest kilograms and resolutions to
Gov. Miller and the State Supreme
Court Of Alabama, and 70 President
Roosevelt.
7. U. U. G. Calls ON Workers To
Save Scottsboro Boys
NEW YORK.-The Trade Union
Unity Council issued an urgent cali
yesterday to all trade unionists.
members of the T. U. q. c., mem
bers Of the A. F. of L., to raise your
voice against the execution and fox
the freedom OF the Scottsboro boyslr
The statement declares, in part:
THE Scottsboro appeal TO the Ala
bama state supreme court is to be
filed on March, 3. Only the mass
pressure Of the workers throughout
the entire country will force the su~
preme court justices TO grant tina
appeal. Take this matter up at once.
Adopt resolutions and send kilograms
to Gov Miller, and the Supreme
Court at Montgomery, Ala, demand
ing the immediate and unconditional
release Of the Scottsboro boys and
reversal Of the verdicts against Hay
wood Patterson and Clarence Norris.
Take this matter up at your shop
meetings. Organize the workers for
ten-minute protest stoppage to pass
the resolution and telegram.
Fellow workers. As a result Of our
mass struggles we have forced the
Hitler executioners to release the
revolutionists DiInitroff. Popoff and
Taneff. We have shown the strength
Of our mass protest. We must use
the same mass pressure TO force the
release Of the Scottsboro boys. The
Trade Union Unity Council calls on
all trade unions and trade union
members of the shops to act st once!s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Sub etter Reports
w orkers Looking for
Paper Like the ''Daily''

Although she has children to take
care of, Virginia Dix, of Syracuse,
N. Y, finds time to go out for new
subs in the Daily Worker circula-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
LID. MASS MEET IN BOSTON

BOSTON. = International Labor Defense
mass meeting for defense Of Scottsboro boys
on Friday, March 2, at 8 pm, at Dudley
Opera House, l13 Dudley Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
CLASSIFIED

FURNISHED q and 8 rooms. Also singles.
All improvements; BAT E. l4th st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
BOWLING LEAGUES
 FORM FOR SEASON
Community Club, Others Seek Privileges of Az
 leys in New Home
WASHINGTON HILL

Although the bowling alleys at the new Community House will not be finished for the opening day october 20. the park department has asked that any club or organ ization from the hill that has in- tentions of forming leagues to sub init written petition to the park department office stating what nights they would like to use the alleys. When completed there will be four alleys and 1t is the park departments wish that they be opened to individual bowlers at least two nights a week.
 The, Washington Park Commun- ity Club is planning to form a league between members of the Is also thinking Of forming one bowling league for members. As yet the St Francis Holy Name S9- ciety has not made any prepara- tions to bowl. but it is expected this matter will be taken up at the next meeting of the society.
 Superintendent of Parks Harri- son has stated that he believes that the alleys will be ready about November first.
 Eenterains Club
 Miss Ann Gladney entertained the members of her sewing club al her home on Rye street last eve ming. Those in attendance were: Mrs Van Snyder, Mrs Otto Shatas, Mrs William Shattas. and the Misses Martha Morris, Viola Logan and Ann Gladney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
HARTFORD PLANS
 BIG DELEGATION
Grand Ball in State Arm= ory Feature of C0lunl-
 bus Day Program

An outstanding observance of Columbus Day in Hartford is be- ing planned by the Greater Hart ford Italian Council for October 12. A two-miie parade in the after noon, featuring about 50 floats from numerous groups in the state, military and patriotic units, 25 music corps and several thou sands marchers, will be held. fol- lowed by a speakers program on Capitol, Hill. The celebration mark ing the birthday of the great dis coverer will end with grand ball at the. tate armory in the evening with Glen Gray and his famous Casa Loma orchestra playing.
 Special decorations for sound ing purposes have been arranged for in the massive auditorium of the armory, which will hold 10,- 000 people dancing. Walter U. So- by, nationally known dancing teacher. will lead the grand march. in which it Is estimated 5000 .peo- pie will participate.
 Nicholas c, Casciano is general chairman. He has secured assur- ances from about 60 organizations in the state to take part in the celebration. Senator Augustine Lonergan will be the principal speaker. Other speakers will be Congressman Herman F. Koppie- mann, Mayor J. Watson Beach and Rev Andrew J. Kelly, Dr Joseph s. Palladino will be master of cere- m mOnieS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
(. 0. P. EXPLAINS
 ABSENTEE VOTING
Many Questions Raised Over Compliance With Law on Elections

| A digest of the absentee voting law which permits absentee voting | this year in the elections in Con- necticut was received today by Att torney Frederick W. Palomba 1 chairman of the republican town | committee, from Clarence G. Will Hard of Hartford, secretary of the republican state central commit tee.
 MT Willard in a letter accom- panying the digest states he for warded the information because of many questions concerning absen-' tee voting.
 The digest states that the law applies only to national and state elections and not to town, city or borough elections.
 ''The law applies in general to two situations, says the letter. as. follows: e-
 q. Where there is an absence from the state during the entire day of the election, or because of | illness or physical disability the | voter is unable to appear at the | voting place on election day. These provisions, however, do not apply to any person confined to a penal institution.
 l "2. The second classification is for those electors who expect to be absent from the state during the entire day of the election or who anticipate that they will be unable to vote in person because of illness or physical disa ability.
 "A person desiring to vote under this act must either apply in per- I Cna o,- hxy nst n hn Nln of the town in which he is quali- fled to vote, not more than three months before the date fixed for election.
 When such application is filed the necessary papers will be fur niShed him by the town clerk.
 In the affidavit which is to be filed the applicant must state his full name. that he is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the town in which he desires to vote, the ward. precinct or voting district in such town, and that he is register ed on the last completed registry list of such town, ward, precinct or voting district and that he is not registered on any other voting list. He must also state that he expects to be absent from such town on the day of election on ac- count if imperative or urgent rea- sons requiring his presence else- where and he must state such rea- sons. or that he anticipates that he will be unable to appear at the polling place by reason of illness or physical disability.
 "The form which the voter will receive from the town clerk vii contain complete directions to thu voter as to how the blank shai be filled out. The principal form must be signed by the voter ana must be sworn to before an officia authorized to administer oaths.
 "The voter must mail his in, structions postpaid and registered with request for a return recelp to the town clerk of the town ir which he Is entitled to vote. I
 must be enclosed in an envelop, endorsed on the outside Voting in
 structions mailed by an absente, voter.' This envelope will be retain
 cd by the town clerk without be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
MAJOR J. J. SMITH
 FACES BUSY WEEK
Several Speaking Engage ments Booked - Har=
 WintOn Fair Included

Maj. J. Joseph Smith of this city. democratic candidate for congress, has a busy week ahead of him. This afternoon he is scheduled to deliver two addresses, one at a barbecue in Salisbury an dthe other at the Harwinton Fair. Governor Wilbur L. Cross will speak at the barbecue, also, along with other members of the state ticket.
 Tomorrow afternoon Maj. Smith will speak at a democratic outing on the Santoro farm in East Litch- field while on Monday evening he will speak before the local Jeff fersonian club in the city hall.
 Tuesday he will speak, also, but his engagement has not yet been filled. Wednesday night he will de- liver an address in Eagles hall al the card party and rally sponsored by the local Women's Democratic club. Incidentally, Mayor Hayes State Chairman Smith and others on the party ticket will speak at the Eagles hall rally. Mrs. T. L Wallace of New York will be the principal speaker there.
 Next Thursday Major Smith will speak in New. Preston while or Friday afternoon he will deliver an address at the Riverton Fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
ACCIDENTS LOOM
 OVER WEEK END
Three Were Reported Last Nght-Ncholas Cris-
 tOferi Badly Hurt

Last night marked the begin- ming of the usual series of week end auto accidents with this mornings rain, and consequent wet pavements, giving evidence that more mishaps would be in or der.
 A car listed under the name of Edward J. Wethered of 19 Rose street was found smashed into a post near the entrance to Lake wood park on North Main street last night. Police had the machine lowed to garage.
 Nick Matty of 61 Scovill street reported that his car had struck Nicholas Cristoferi. 46, of 256 Bank street, on that street last night. The pedestrian suffered a broken leg in addition to numer- ous decorations and bruises.
 A police cruiser. parked at the corner of Cherry street and Cher ry avenuefi was struck by car driven by B. Robb when the latter was attempting to back up. Motor Patrolman Joseph Petit was out of the car at the time on police bus mess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06

in explosion of small school lamp. May s--I.ucian Nole of ; Hickory street suffers from burns received when an oxy- gen tank exploded. ;. May 10---J oseph Brousseau has hands burned in removing oil stove in a fire in his apart inent, 28 Hill street.
 June Mrs Elsie Schnei- der dies from burns received when her dress caught fire at her home SAT West Main street. fs@
 July 2O--Death of Joseph Clover from burns received in the factory where he worked, after he had struck a match to light a cigarette. % July 27--Death of Mrs AL ter Rosenfield, and Mrs Paul Luciano at the Rosenfield home. 110 Bidwell street, due to, frightful burns received. M September 5- 16 = William , Fitzpatrick dies from burns received when he lit match to light his pipe while gasoline was being poured into the tank of the truck in which he was seated.
 "Why shouldn't we all be nor ,areful in Waterbury. after sue | toll," concluded the Marshal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-06
Branch Bank Opens
 In Brooklyn Monday
New Depository of Waterbury Savings Bank, Modern
 ly Equipped-Latest Defensive System Installed

only banking institution within three quarters of a mile of the new location.
 Burglar Proof
 A most modern system of burg lary and hold-up protection has been installed at the branch bank to foil any possible attempts of criminals.
 The electrical burglar alarm pro- lection on the vault was installed by the American District Tele- graph company, and consists of microphones attached to the cell ing of the vault. These microphones are so sensitive to sound that any attempt to drill or to burn through any portion of the vault, or to op- crate the bolts of the heavy steel door would trip the alarm system
 Silent Alarm
 Inasmuch as no gong rings, or other sound is made when the alarm trips, this is called a silent alarm" However, in the central of flee of the American District Tele. graph company at 37 Leavenwortf street where the alarm signals are received, it is far from silent Lights flash, bells ring and armed guards always in readiness to re spond rush to investigate the caus, of the alarm. In addition, tn, alarms are relayed to police head quarters.
 The day raid protection consist of secret buttons and automatic de | vices so located as to make it pos sible for bank employees to sum mon police in the presence o bandits without their actions arous ing the instruders' suspicious.