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Money and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
CBv Abbott. Hoppin & CO..
Sent g.
Treasury Statement
fBv United Press

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10-Government
expenses and receipts OF the current fiscal
year TO Sept. 7. compared with the CORE
wear
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Bright Spots
~ Abbott. aoppln 8 Co.

An increase Of lO.750 telephones in
service during August is reported by the
Bell Telephone System. This compares
with a loss Of 80 500 telephones in July.
and a loss of 20. $50 in August last year.
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American Smelling and Refining Com
pany has reduced the price of lead FIVE
points TO $50 a pound.
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Market, Lower
(140-160) Good and choice IS 5000 6.75
Light Weights
(160-180) Good and choice -. 6.756 $50
180-200) Good and choice $500 6.85
Medium Weights
(200-220l Good and choice -. $500 $50
(220-250) Good and choice $500 $50
Heavy Weights
(250-290) Good and choice =. $3.50 $50
(290-320) Good and choice 4.45G 6.65
C275-s5o) Good ..a..... oc"s 5.85a $40
(350-425l Good .......... $3.50 600
(425-55O) Good ........... 5.506 5.85
(275-550) Medium ........... 5000 SIS
Coo-1so) Good ana e"c Choice go -. 1900 $50
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Pacific Telephone and

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany has declared the regular quarterly
dividend Of S1.50 on the common stock
Of record sept. 20. in addition to the
regular quarterly dividend of S1.50 on
the preferred stock payable Oct. Is. to
stock of record Sept. %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
LE|BOWITZ REBUFFED, LETTERS
WRITTEN BY CLARENCE NORRIS
AND HAYWOOD PATTERSON REVEAL
Daily viii Begin Series
On Labor Spy System

Beginning Monday the Daily Worker will start pub
caon of series of articles which will expose in docu-
mened detail the operation of the labor spy system
taces reach into every important plant of American in
dustry AS result of thorough investigation conducted
by staff writer the Daily is in position to present
phoosatc evidence revealing the farfung activities of
the most important stool pigeon and strkebreakng agen
cies method of their underground work in the Communist
Party and the trade unions the blacklist system of Cara
nege Steel the municipal espionage conducted in work.
ers organizations copies of confidential instructions to
spies well of their reports the federal apparatus for
shopping their connections and backing
Every Party member, every trade union man, every
worker who is interested in how he may avoid being put
the blacklist tomorrow the day after should watch
for this series and read it with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
BLOCK OLANDER'S SCABBERY
An Editorial

was retained by leaders of the International Sea-
mems Union. The bail for the culprt will also
from the source it announced.
No matter how great the crime if it is for the
purpose of breaking the strike and beraying the in
tereSts of the seamen, leaders of the ISU. con-
done it.
The strike is seriously endangered by the ac-
tivities of these gentlemen They have seen to it
that struck ships have sailed, and in so doing they
are helping to maintain non-union conditions on
the vessels.
Marine workers! Be on your guard!
Don't allow the leaders of the ISU. to divide
you'll
Strengthen your picket lines
Drive the labor misleaders from the waterfront!
Take control of the situation yourselves!
Spread the strkel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
AAA POLICY
MAKES MEAT
PRICES SOAR

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. r.
The economists Of the A A. A. sd-
mitted today that meat prices have
already risen from 30 to 10 per
cent above their level in the first
quarter of 1884, and said that re-
tail meat costs would Use another
Is to 20 per cent by next yea.
The Department of Agriculture
tried to cover up the responsibility
of the Roosevelt administration for
this attack on the workers standard
CT living by shifting the blame to
the drought.
The effects Of the drought which
were but the logical culmiration o.
the agricultural policies OF the ed
ministration, are described in q spe-
cial report of the Department of
Agriculture issued today. The re-
port shows that the drought is the
most widespread and devastating in
its effects of any ever experienced
in this country" 1t refuteS the re-
cent efforts of the Administration
To play down the raVages of the
disaster.
The report says that the drought
will reduce the nations livestock 10
the lowest level in more than IS
years Not only will the number
OF cattle, sheep and hogs be greatly
reduced bu5 the lives:ccl, will he
much thinner because of the short
age of feed brought on by the cur
tailment policies of the A. A. A..
The report in its 40 pages de-
scribes how the livestock in the
drought area have had to go Oh
subsistence rations. 1t fails to men
ton that this is due to tire policy
OF the Administration which re-
fused to provide adequate fodder
for the stricken animals.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wallace
indicated that the Administrative
would continue its present policy Of
restricting the supply of meat de-
spite the rise in meat prices. In
order to force the slaughter Of an
lmals in the territory unaffected BY
the drought, he threatened the
farmers in these regions by saying
that their livestock would he forced
to go on a diet"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
NORTH HOLDS
FIRM AGAINST
GOvERNM
General Strike Effects
Tell AS Supplies
Become Short
ALL SCABS HALTED
RevolutiOnaries Control
Railways in North
and Ample Arms
ALL SCABS HALTED

MADRID, Oct H. While in
Northern Spain the workers hero
lcally withstood all attacks of re-
lnforced government troops, in Ma
drid itself strikers fought the forces
of the fascist Lerroux administra-
ton simultaneously in several parts
of the city this afternoon.
In the capital city the workers
adYancad from different quarters,
fl on the police and fasoists.
call of the Communist and
So aist parties for greater in
Terrifying of the general strike was
answered by the hating of scab
activity wherever an attempt has
been made to begin work again. The
effectiveness Of the strike is at
tested by the Shortage of various
focdstuffs, a shortage which at the
same time directly proves that
north Spain, the chief source of the
country5 dairy supplies, is carrying
out the revolutionary general strike
to the full,
The me. cenary troops imported
from Morocco have been greatly in
creased, owing to the fact that the
home army is insufficient to cope
with the powerful armed struggles
of the workers, and the fact that
sections OF the army and marines
have already gone over to the revo-
lutionaries, and have actually aided
them in setting up new soviets.
Along the road of mach Of the
mercenaries to northern Spain were
abundant proofs that the workers
had given more than blow for bow
in fighting against the fascist Civil
Guards, whole garrisons of whom
had been overwhelmed in the ad-
vance of the proletarian corps.
Cabinet reports that the ST ike
had been ended in Malaga were I'M
confirmed.
Trains are carrying revolutionary
reinforcements to Mieres and
Oviedo. A rebel train was declared
to be bombed and hundred men
lost. Meanwhile government pene-
tration into northern regions was
practically impossible, because all
cities and towns are heavily forth
fed and large quantities of explo-
sives and anmunitionS are at the
disposal of the revolutionists. In
many places tinle-bombs were
placed in the path of oncoming
mercenaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
PICKET NAz|.PLAN TO FIRE
CONSULATE AT SEA STRIKE
II ON MONDAY OFFICES FAILS

In view of a cable communica-
ton from the World Committee to
Aid Victims of German Fascism
confirming the fact that Ernst
Thaelmann, leader of the German
working class, is scheduled for
trial" beginning next Monday, the
Anti-Nazi Fedora ion of New York
yesterday called on all organiza-
tions to elect committees in order
to picket the German Consulate, II
Battery Place.
The pickets of the Metal Work
ers, Furniture Workers Union, of
the English and Jewish Workers
Clubs and of the League of Struggle
for Negro Rights and the Commit
tee of the Unemployed Councils
are scheduled to arrive at II
o'clock in the morning before the
German Consulate.
Delegates of organizations, de-
manding the unconditional release
of Thaelmann and other anti-fas-
cist prisoners, will meet mex Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock at the
offices of the Anti-Nazi Federation,
1853 w. 23rd Street, in order to con-
suit before going to see the consul.
Ali organizations and individuals
are urged to use every effort by
sending resolutions, kilograms and
lie tiers to Germany and by flood
ing the German Consulate with
telephone calls Only the concerted
effort of all anti-fascists and of all
justice and liberty-loving individu-
ais and organizations can save
Thaelmann and hundreds of polit-
icel prisoners, scheduled tor tr4al in
the new sessions of the Peoples
Court, from the executicner's axe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
Soviet Metal Industry
Made New Production
Record in September
Especial to the Daily Worker,

MOSCOW, OCT. II. (By WlreloSS)
--Metallurgy is gaining new achieve
ments every month. In September
record figures were reached for the
average daily production of pig
iron. steel and rolled products. The
average daily output of p.g-iron for
September amounted to $1,000 tons,
against 10000 in June and 26.300 in
March for steel it was 27,300 tons
against $1,000 for June and 24,e00
fer March.
Rolled products production cor
respondingly increased from $4,000
and 1890 tons in March and June
to 1o,4oo tons in September.
A wide conference dealing with
problems of irrigation and forest
eticn at the Steppe sections of
the Volga region, which frequntly
suffers from drought due to a
number of climatic causes, was held
at Saratov The Conference was
attended, amongst other delegates,
by representatives CT 100 collective
farms which have already accom-
plished much work in irrigation
At the conference an agreement
of Socialist mutual aid between COL
lective farms was signed. Collec-
tive farmers from those collective
farms where irrigation work al
ready has been successfully accom-
plished will go as instructors on
building dams end conducting ir-
rigstion channels
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
new REPORTS
LINK HITLER
TO SHOOTINCS

BELGRADE, Oct. IL. Rioting
Jared up throughout Jugoslavis,
with demonstrations scheduled in
front of the Italian consulates in
Sarajevo and zagreb, rs the slain
tyrant kings body was being taken
to Split, Jugoslavia.
At Sarajevo, where Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria was
assassinated in 1914, which was the
pretext for the outbreak of the last
imperialist war, the rioting was the
worst. Inspired crowds wrecked
shops of Croatian nationalist, ard
stormed Croatian Catholic
churches.
A bomb exploded in the post
office at Saraje Troops we're be-
ing modified throughout the coun-
try, ostensibly against the rioters,
but in reality to suppress any rev.
olutionary struggles against the
fascist military dictatorship and to
prepare for war.
The Jugoslavian press, as we'll as
government-inspired orators throw
the blame for the assassination on
the Italian fascist government.
Karl Radek, ore of the editors
of the Soviet newspaper "Izvestia, !"
fContinued on PG0e 6)
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MARITIME workers the East coast should rally
ia all their forces today against the leaders Of the
International Seamens Union, who have concen-
traed every anti-labor force available to divide the
seamen, confuse them and to break their strike by
scab-herding on large-scale basis.
1t should be clear now to everyone that the aims
of the shipowners and Victor Olander one-to
break the strike.
Not only are they attempting to defeat the strug
gle by spreading false rumors aboard the ships that
the strike is off and shipping scabs with police and
gangster protection, but they also look favoraoiy
upon an attempt of an underworld character, Pat
Rooney, to set fire to the New York West Side strike
headquarters
James j. Mayer, the attorney who is defending
Rooney after he was caught red-handed pouring
gasoline on the steps Of the strike headquarters,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
ALL. SCHEME
GIVES UNIONS.
NO AUTONOMY.
@ fiji cials Admit Plan
Is Aimed to Combat
Red Influence
CONVENTION ENDS
industrial Union Move
Marks No Change in
Aid TO Bosses Policy
By Bill Dunno
Especial to the Daily worker)

SAN FRANCISMO, Cal. Oct. -.
"A decision of great Importance,
no matter how it may be hampered
in practice by officialdom, changed
the basis of the A. F. of L. from
craft unionism to industrial union
ism at the prolonged session of the
54th annual convention yesterday.
This decision, admittedly taken as
result of an influx of industrial
union resolutions from organiza-
tons in all sections of the country
and from unions in practically all
basic industries, was said by num-
Der of union heads to be necessary
TO prevent the spread Of Communist
influence" The official phrase was
that eff we don't organize these
workers in industrial unions the
Communists will"
With this decision the Saith an
nual convention came to an end.
Some sessions will still be held and
officers have to be elected, but so
far as major questions are con-
cerned the convention is over. En-
bodied in the decision of issuing
industrial charters in a number OF
industries we're such questions as
the enlargement of the Executive
Council and the inclusion in it of
heads of unions in decisive indus
tries. This issue was settled in
principle by the convention decision
and only the technical questions re-
main. There will be little contro-
versy over these. Specifically, the
convention decision instructs the
Executive Council to issue industrial
charters In the Auto, Aluminium
and Cement industries. Il is in
structed to start national cam
paign for organization in the iron
and steel industries as soon as pos
sible.
No New Policy at Top
II is instructed also to issue
charters for industrial unions in
such mass produc ion" industries
as seems advisable. At the same
time, it is instructed to protect the
interests of existing craft unions.
Let no one think that the present
bureaucracy of the A. F. of L.
with some additions to the Execu-
tive Council, as is possible = has
changed its fundamental policy OF
protecting the interests of monopoly
capital and the capitalist system
because of the adoption of this far
reaching decision.
Its intentions are clear. Official
dom does not intend to allow the
slightest sennblance of rank and
file democracy to creep into the new
industrial unions it sponsors. This
is shown by the second part Of the
resolution adopted by the commit
tee and the convention.
This section provides that the
Executive Council has the power
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affairs as not to be compelled to
make more than one appeal yearly
to the workers for financial aid.
Bosses Aid Capitalist Press
Bankers, brokers, manufacturers
and big department store owners
take the greatest care to nurture
their newspapers" and keep their
newspapers" in a fiourishing finan-
cial condition. They care for their
thousands of sheets which each day
feeds metal poison to the masses
of America even as mothers who
fondle their own children. And SO,
the capitalist newspapers grow fat
with paid advertisements and their
owners grow richer and richer, while
the workers take wage cuts, are
subjected to lsyoffs and always feel
lucky" to be permitted to prosti-
tute their intellects for the sake of
Continued on Page p
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would De IOrceQ by Gne end OF next
week to return to one edition of
six pages. For the Daily" to be
forced to take this step backward
because Of the failure of its read
ers and sympathizers and in the
first place of the Party Organization
in New York to act promptly would
be a severe blow to the whole
militant workers movement in
America.
Having worked for many years
on capitalist newspapers, it is easy
for me to understand why the Daily
Worker cannot possibly operate
without the wholehearted and ready
response on the part of the mem
bers of the Communist Party, the
trade unions, the mass organize
tons and the hosts of sympathizers
to its annual appeal for funds. In
deed, it has always been surpris-
ing to me that the Daily Worker
management could so conduct its
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
rs VESSELS
ARE TIED UP
ALONG COAST
Strikebreaking Tactics
of Olander Spread
Confusion
SHIPS CREW QUITS
Relief Misunderstanding
Called for Sunday
to Raise Funds

Shipowners and leaders of the In
ternational Seamen's Union were
modifying all their available forces
yesterday and intensifying their &C
tivities in a concerted attempt to
stop the spread Of the Atlantic mar
itime strike.
Ships were being visited through
out the day by I. S. U. delegates
who told the men there was no
strike and company officials Of
many lines were pasting up I. S. U.
placards stating that the strike was
off, on the bulkheads of newly
arrived vessels.
These activities, .trr many cases
dividing the seamen and confusing
them, have caused considerable de-
liberalization among the men on the
ships who had signed Strike pledge
cards. In fact, the spread Of the
strike was seriously affected yester-
day due to the scabbery of the
gentlemen leading the I. S. U.
/. S. U. Supplies Scabs
Although 26 ships were affected
by the strike along the coast yes
terday, several struck vessels have
sailed with scabs abroad-scabs sup
piled by officials of the rs U.
Meanwhile Victor Olan6er, secre-
tary of the I. S. u, has announced
that he will continue to supply men
for the struck ships. The Santa
Elena, a Grace liner, which was
partially struck by the Atlantic Sea-
mems United Front Strike Com
mittee, was preparing to sail es-
terday with scabs sent aboard by
these misleaders of labor.
While the Santa Elena prepared
to sail, however, thirty members
of the crew of the Western World,
a Munson liner, walked off the
ship in Brooklyn and joined the
strike.
Picketing at the docks was in
tensified. Squads of pickets num-
bering more than TOO were on duty
at the piers in Manhattan, Brook
lyn and in New Jersey both night
and day.
All day long squad of pickets
watched the shipping office Of the
U. S. Shipping Bureau remained
reported that shipowners had at
tempted to ship scabs to vessels that
are on strike.
Relief Mass Meeting
In Boston crews of three ships
are continuing their strike. The
U. S.Shipping Bureau remained
closed following the visit of dele
cation of seamen to the establish
ment on Wednesday. Two more
coal boats that are due in Boston
harbor are expected to be strucS
when they arrive.
To intensity the relief campaign
for the strikers a mass meeting will
be held on Sunday at l pm. at
the Central Opera House under the
auspices of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief, which has set up three
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| A new provocation against the
Atlantic Seamens strike, which sea
men lay directly at the doorsteps OF
leaders of the International Sea-
mems Union, took place Thursday
night when an incendiary who gave
his name as Pat Rooney, attempted
| to set fire to the strike headquar-
ters at sos w. 10Th st.
Clarence Lewis, striking sea-
man, who sleeps at the headqrar-
tiers, surprised Rooney as he was
pouring gasoline on the wooden
steps outside the building sometime
after 10 o'clock Thursday night
Rooney was trying to fire the steps
with matches when Lewis fright
ened him away by calling to a
group of workers who were inside
the strike headquarters that some
one was trying to set fire to tbs
building.
Lewis and another striker, Gethyr
Lyons, dashed after the incendiary
who tried to escape. AS they
caught Rooney he shouted, Il hope
the house burns. I'll get you bas-
tards yet" The workers found sew
eral boxes of matches on Rooney
and an anti Communist clipping
from the New York Journal.
Tried To Escape
Rooney tried to escape and kept
yelling, Harry, don't let them get
me-" But his accomplice failed to
appear. Rooney's shouts attracted
a couple of detectives who had been
eating in nearby lunchwagon.
At the insistence of the workers
the detectives took Rooney to the
w. 20th ST. police station. There he
gave his address as the Mills Ho-
tel. Seventh Ave. and 36tn St. Roo
ney, it was discovered, has pre-
viotls police record.
! Rooney's only explanation for his
actions was that the workers were
trying to frame him. The workers
pressed their charges and he was
held in custody. He was arraigned
| yesterday morning IN TIE Je4IeI-
son Market Court on charge OF
attempted arson and was held in
$500 bond. The International La
Dor Defense is pressing the charge
for the M.WIU., which is deter
mined to expose this provocat-on
against the marine strike.
AS soon as Rooney was arrested
leaders of the IS.U. leaped to his
defense. James ]. Mayer, an at
torney of 119 w. 10th ST., was re-
tanned by IS.U. officials to defend
Rooney and Mr.. Mayer indicated
that the I.S.U. treasury would sup
ply the bail to get Rooney out.
The case will come up in tine JEFF
fTn~t,,,,,oL 49, Dave OA
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c. p. on the Ballot
inn New Hampshire

CONCORD. N. H. Oct. 12.-De-
spite intimidation and efforts by
local election authorities to put le-
gal obstacles in the way, the Com
mun,st Party has succeeded in plsc-
ing a State ticket en- the ballot.
More than 1900 names of certified
voters have been submitted to the
Secretary of State. The legal re-
quirement is only 1000.
The State ticket consists of Mrs.
Elna K. Chase fer Governor; Maui
rice o. Hudson and Forrest E.
Crawford for Congress In the sec
end and first districts respectively.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
RELIEF LISTS RISE

WASHINGTON, Oct. u. = The
number of families on relief rolls
throughout the country had Jumped
from 100000 in July to 100000 in
August. Federal Relief Adminissra-
tor Hopkins reported today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13

The success of the Daily Worker
100000 drive means better, larger
newspaper. Donate and get dona-
tions today. Send the money inn
mediately to the Daily"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
Casey Urges Speed
To Save New Daily
Points Out How the Bankers, Big Merchants
and Manufacturers Support Capitalist Press
Calls on Workers to Support Own Paper
BY James Casey
Managing Editor, Daily Worker

Two days ago the Central Committee of the Commu-
mist Party issued statement to the effect that unless the
$4,000 decidedly and Immediately quckened to justify
the continuance of eghtpage paper the Daily Worker
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ARRANGE HOUSE PARTIES NOW TO
RAISE FUNDS.

Yesterdays Receipts ..-............S 645
Total to Date ..................... SIT ,544
Press Run Yesterday-52, 500
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