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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19
Prominent Citizens
 Present At Obsequies
Richard T. Higgins, Native of WoOdbury, Buried
 To-day With Impressive Honors

City Engineer Robert A. Cairns and !. D. Brown, real estate en- gineer connected with the local branch of the Connecticut Light & Power Company, were among the large number Of leading citi- zens of the state who today attend ed the funeral of Richard Thomas Higgins, deceased chairman of the Connecticut Public Utilities com mission. The services were held at Il o'clock this morning at St Jo- seph's Cathedral, Hartford, and burial took place early this after non New North cemetery, Wood bury.
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross head ed the honorary bearers who in cluded Joseph w. Alsop of Avon and Colonel Edwy L. Taylor of New Haven, associates on the Public Utilities commission: Dr Walter L. Hogan of Hartford, Dr John Callahan of Norwich. D. William E. Boucher of Hartford, Dudley l.. Vail of Winsted, John K. Punderford of New Haven, president of the, Connecticut Com any; Samuel Ferguson, president of the Hartford Electric Light Company; Edward M. Day of Hartford, William L. Barnett of New Haven, assistant general coun- sel of the New Haven Railroad Company: Arthur M. Marsh of Bridgeport.
 The active bearers all members of the staff of the Public Utilities commission, were John l.. Collins of West Hartford. E. Irvine Rudd of Stamford, Joseph F. Wadhams of New Haven, Russell c. Warner of New Haven, S. Avery Cross of New Haven, Arthur s. Gates or Guilford, Francis J.. DuchelIe Of Hamden and Raymond c. Schneid- CT of Windsor.
 en. president of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, oi which MT Higgins was an honor ary member, appointed the follow ing members of the society to att tend the funeral; State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald, Hartford; Robert A. Cairns, city engineer. Waterbury; J. A. New lands, sanitary engineer. Hartford Clarence Blakeslee, president, c w. Blakeslee & Sons, New Haven: Edward F. Minor, manager, New Haven Water Company, New Haven: William T. Dorrance. as- sistant to chief engineer. New Haven Railroad Company, New Haven; H. Jackson Tippet. sec retary, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, New Haven; Allan D. Colvin, vice. president, the Con- necticut Power Company. New London: John K. Punderford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19

What is considered one of the outstanding pieces of wood carving in the city has been completed by Erik Krpll. ,engraver, attached to the locaf staff of NJ. A. Green, jew | eler. It is of Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe and will be presented to the head of the Hartford Catholic diocese within the next month. It is now on display at the store of Joseph Hilton & Sons at the corner of Bank and Grand streets. Made entirely out of oak, the carving is a perfect likeness, of Bishop McAuliffe. It's maker, Mir KruIl, was the recipient to-day of congratulations on all sides for the fine piece of workmanship that he has completed.
 Valued at $7OO
 The carving took five months to complete and while MT Krull would not place value on the bust
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19
POLES ANNOUNCES { BIG TIME NUMBER
Bert Smiths Varieties" to Open Here Saturday
 for F0ur-Day Visit

Starting today at Polls another of the superlative programs of double features which have been thrilling Waterburians and have been accorded the highest of prizes by theatergoers will be on tap, the first feature Down to Their Last Yacht a sequel to the famous Flying Down to Rio" and another great musical on it's own. will introduce in the leading roles Polly Moran, New Sparks, Syd- ney Fox, Mary Roland, and Sid- ney Blackmer.
 With the most elaborate sets ever filmed, catchy songs, pretty girls and all the necessities need ed for a great musical this picture will prove to be every bit as popu-
 lar as the original one, there are some very tuneful numbers, which you have no doubt heard over the radio and along with the dances a great entertainment resulted.
 The second feature < is one of those ever popular mystery pie lures, and the double assurance that you have that this is great picture is the fact that is pro- dueed by M. G. M. and if "Thin Man" pleased you another grea. treat is in store for you in this picture. A cast that reads like the who's-who of filmdom is in the leading roles among the many are Robert Young, Madge Evans, Ted Healy, Nat Pendleton and others of this caliber.
 For 4 days starting Saturday Polfs will present to it patrons the outstanding theatrical engage
 ment of quite few years in town Bert Smiths Varieties with 45 en- tertainers, each and every one q specialist, there are singers danc- CTS, musicians, comedians and all
 that are necessary for great shows. this attraction is of the type that you have had to spend up to $3.30 to sec in the past and will delight the eye as well as the ear. feat ured in the cast are the 16 Sun kist Beauties direct from Cali fornia and the terpichorian are as shown by these young ladies is a revelation.
 There will be three shows daily at 3-6-9 p. m. and the best part is that the regular picture pro- gram of the theater will also be shown and this has not been sighted as the feature picture is
 James Dunn and Jean Parker in Have A Heart the most delight full, breezy romantic comedy that
 has been in town for a long time. There will be no advance in prices I for this mammoth stage and screen show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19

president the Connecticut Com. pany, New Haven; Rosecue N Clark, city engineer, Hartford Elmer c. weldon, Deputy High way commissioner, Hartford; Rob ert W. Stevens. engineer, State Highway department, Hartford; Frederick l.. Ford, president, Ford Brothers, New Haven; w. Howard Sharpe, engineer, State Highway department, Hartford; Clarence M Blair, presidents Blair & Marchan' consulting engineers, New Haven; J. D. Brown, real estate engineer Connecticut Light & Power Com pany, waterbury; Robert l.. Pear son, vice. president and general manager, "New Haven" Railroad Company.
 A delegation from the Litch- field County Bar association also attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19

.fs that your coliar?'' asked At. torney Coppeto. &s Prosecutor Charles Summa re- entered the melee to ask a. pointed question: Do, you mean to ask fl it's his collar (pointing to Basta or the dogs? z. Attorney coppeto declined to an swer. tf3.s "Well," commented Judge Mas colo, 1T can't determine the owner. ship of this dog. As far as canE see, it's a civil matter" Cesare walked proudly out oi courtroom, one hand, on Blackie'f collar. Blaclxie looked back mourns fully as they left. He'd had such a good time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19

gently rsfnnsd 1tch 0crI&|..|sN The rally wIii be held without 4Hf police Infcrferencc, 11cof1fn1 ft the superintendent.
 With permission granted for Q gathering Friday night, it Co 1<t pected that communists win drop efforts at filing oficial complaint. which they were reported to bf planning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19
KTLED TENDlNG BROTrEF

KILLED TENDING BROTHER
 Cleveland (UPl-Her siterly interest in seeing whether her baby brother was sleeping solndly cost the life of Phyllis Spinn sev- en. Struck by an automobile IS she darted into the street in font of her home, Phyllis received injur- ies that brought her death .s1 hour and n half later in hospial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19
COMMUNISTS GIVEN
 PERMIT FOR RALLY

Police supt Joseph H. Mclean this morning granted permission | for "a communist rally at North Square Friday night, meanwhile
 reiterating deniais that he had re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
austrian Republican Guard Units
and Workers Organizations Join
Communist Party in Solid Groups

VIENNA, March IS (By MaiD -
In one important district the fol-
lowing Social Democratic workers
have gone over to the Austrian
Communist Party. The Second Dis
trict leader of the Republican
Guards (the first leader is in prison,
and has also declared himself for
the Communist Party; four COM
pany commanders, 16 squad and
group leaders and 100 members of
the Republican Guards. Others de-
claring their affiliation to the Com
munist Party are the head leader
OF the athletes, with about 40 men,
berS; the leader of the footballers,
with Is men; the vice-chairman of
the Socialist Working Youth, the
second leader of the trade union.
The following declaration has been
issued by the new members:
1--WE, the assembled group lead
ers and former functionaries of
the Republican Guard, are COM
pletely in agreement with the
opinion of the Communist Party
with regard to the uprising. We
warn the workers against the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30

formation Of a sO-caIled radical
Socialist Party, of labor alliances
or Right groups, whose sole OBJ
ject Is to restrain the workers
from joining the Communist
Party, and Herewith from estab-
fishing the real revolutionary
united front with the Commu-
niSts; such new groups serve only
to Sidetrack the workers in the
interests of the class traitors, the
Social Democratic leaders.
1--WE warn the workers against
the treacherouS maneuvers of the
Nazis, who talk about the heroic
Republican Guards, but did not
fight with them, and who COL
labOrate with the blood stained
DOllfuSs government.
1--WE undertake to apply our ut
most powers for the overthrow of
capitalism and for the Organiza-
ton of the prOletarian revolution,
and call upon the class conscious
workers to join the sole revoIu-
tionary workers party. the Com
munist Party of Austria.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
The Wagner Bill and Its
SoCidl>FdSciSt Friends

DOLITICAL events move with lightning speed
these days Seven days ago, to be exact on
March o. William Green broadcasted fervent
speech over the National Broadcasting System sup
porting the Wagner Strikebreaking bill as a great
boon to labor. On March %, the same William
Green threatens an about face. THE A. F. of L.
will withdraw support from the Wagner Labor
Board bill if it is amended to approve company
promoted shop unions said the Associated Press
Definite word to this effect was given to Senator
Wagner today by William Green"
Mr.. Green yearns to continue supporting the
Wagner Bill, as fundamentally it expresses the wish
OF the A. F. of L. oficialdom to crack down on
strike struggles. But for the sake of appearances
he now makes a pretense of withdrawing" ap-
proval. He maneuvers with Senator Wagner for
face-saving wording in the BILL without affecting
its basic, antistrike and company slave union pur-
pose.
the N-R-A- forces the Roosevelt strikebreakng and
company slave union government to show its fangs
more openly, stripping away the demagogic verbiage
of the Wagner Bill.
What the Communist Party declared about the
Wagner Bill what Bill Dunno the representative
OF the Trade Union Unity League flung into the
teeth Of the Senate Labor Committee has now be-
come so clear that William Green & Co. are running
to protective cover. They want company slave union
bills in the form Of N.R.A, or the National Labor
Board or the Wagner Bill, but they require plenty
OF lying demagogy to conceal the real aims
When the big steel trust and auto manufacturers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
Demands Release of the
Scottsboro Boys, Mooney
and Other POliticals
Renews Invitation to Socialist Party

Renews Invitation to Socialist Party
The resolutions committee brought
in proposals for sending of letters
and delegations to the Socialist
Party and the A F. of L. unions
calling upon the members of these
organizations as a whole to join
in the one United Front May Day
Conference.
The conference unanimously
adopted a resolution demanding the
immediate release of the nine
Scottsboro boys, Tom Mooney and
all other class-war prisoners.
At the conclusion of the confer
ence, after approval of all reports
and resolutions, a committee of ac-
ton Of 80 was elected, including
representatives from all main or
CARNATIONS.
The conference adjourned to Sun
day, April %, when it is expected
that 500 delegates will be present
at its second session.
The conference decided to hold
a tremendous May Day demonstra-
ton on Tuesday, May l, at 4:30 pm,
at Public Square, with three main
parades from the following points:
Fifth and Woodland, 55th and St.
Clair, and 25th and Market Square,
starting at 2 pm. sharp. 1t called
on all workers to down tools on
May Day, labor's international day
Of struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
BALTIMORE SEANIEN FIGHT MILITANTLY WORK
RELIEF PLAN OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT

BALTIMORE, Md, March 29.-
The employed and unemployed sea-
men Of Baltimore, under the lead
ership Of the Waterfront Unem-
ployed Council and the Marine
WORKERS Industrial Union. recently
forced the relief agencies to allow
the administration of relief by
elected committees Of seamen.
The elected committee of seamen
filled all positions of the seamen's
administration from the ranks of
bona-fide seamen, and every form
of relief that the seamen were able
to wrest from the city and state re-
lief agencies and the federal gov
eminent was Immediately and with
out discrimination given to the sea-
men. AS a result, no workers in
the country since the beginning of
the crisis have had such a high
standard of relief.
Establish Shipping Bureau
Realizing their power when united
behind one program, the seamen es-
tablished centralized shipping bu-
reau where all seamen could ship
out in their turn through rotary
system. This will do away with
blacklisting and the buying of jobs
from shipping sharks and crimps.
The seamen on ships, taking the
example from the unemployed in
Baltimore, began to take action on
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board the ships for better condi-
lions and wages. Many ships struck
for the marine code proposed by
the M.W.IU.
ALL. Begins Attack
Pressure was soon brought to
bear upon the city, state and fed
eral relief agencies by the ALL.
and Socialist leaders. The attack
was begun by President McCurdy Of
the Baltimore ALL. In news
paper article he stated that "the
seamen on the waterfront we're eat
ing turkey and pie and that
they even had their own barber to
cut their hair" For the benefit of
McCurdy, the seamen state that
they also have their own tailor and
shoemaker-paid by the C.W.A.
The Socialist Party, not to be
outdone in what they consider their
own role, Immediately Joined hands
with the ALL. leaders in attack
ing the seamen. A Socialist speaker
at an open-air meeting at Balti-
more and Gay SITS, recently said,
THE Seamen of Baltimore are lead
ing the tax payers of the city around
by their noses; we should go down
and chase them out of town"
Attempt Work Relief
Mr.. Greenstein, State Admins
TRAITOR Of Federal Relief, attempted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
Taxi Drivers! Don't Let the
Bosses Split Your Ranks!

UNABLE to break the militancy the hrmness of
the taxi strikers, the LaGuardia government and
the taxi owners, are following the policy Of divide
and conquer. Every move they make now is an
effort to split the ranks of the strikers The taxi
drivers have won the admiration of all workers by
their heroic strike against company unions and slave
conditions They have followed the correct strategy
Their militant picSeting drove the bosses into
frenzy.
Now how do the companies hope to beat the
strike? How do they propose to defeat the major
issue of organizations They hope to achieve rout
of the strike by splitting the ranks of the workers
This is what Tammany Hall LaGusrdia and the
Socialist leaders have in common
That is why Nv the cry of Communism and
Communist leaders is raised. The Communists have
been and the best fighters in the strike of the
taxi workers. They have fought for the unity of
the workers regardless of political beliefs. The Com
munists have modified mass support for the taxi
strikers, and participated in all their militant ac
tons to win the strike for the demand of union
recognition and better conditions.
Because the bosses know that the Communists
are the cement which binds the united front of
the workers is the reason why their main blows
are directed against them They feel if they
smash this powerful uniting force if they can wean
cajole, bluff the workers away from united action
with the Communists. the most decisive splitting
blow will have been achieved.
THEN they feel they can defeat the workers desire
for united organization.
The Communist Party has been the only poll
tical party that has supported the taxi strike one
hundred per cent. The Communist Party modified
its members behind the strike using all its forces
its press, particularly the Daily Worker to main
tain united ranks and to win the strike
No wonder the venom and poison of the bosses
was so copious against the Communist Party
Every taxi driver should look this question
Iquarely in the face. They want to split your
ranks to defeat your strike. To split the ranks
they direct their fire against the Communists who
are the most determined to keep the ranks united
and win the strike. Resist this splitting policy!
Keep your ranks solid and win the victory of or
ganizatiOn and union recognition! Whoever tries
to split the ranks of the taxi drivers now is their
enemy matter what label he bears!
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to replace the seamen's committee
by his charity racketeers. and force
a vicious work relief program down
the Threats Of the seamen. In it's
main points, this program was to
consist Of two days work a week
at Sc week. From this seamen
would have to feed, clothe and shell
ter themselves. Seamen would be
sent to various jobs around the city.
including jobs previously held by
C.W.A. workers, and as strikebreak-
ers. In addition, the plan of Green
stein would eliminate all who have
no Baltimore discharges papers.
force all to submit to medical ex-
animation in order to be eligible for
relief, and at the end of month,
they would be thrown off relief.
At mass meetings the seamen en-
phatically opposed such a program,
ano threatened an immediate strike
on all such forced labor schemes
If instituted, and to fight any at
tempts to take the administration
of relief from the seamen's COM
mittees. An elected committee inn
mediately drew up plan calling for
the 1929 wage scale Of $3.50 a day
on all standby jobs, and other de-
mands, the most important calling
for no reduction in relief, no forced
labor, and the continuation Of the
seamen's committees.
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Spanish Workers
on General Strike
in Many Provinces
Mass Resistance Takes
Revolutionary Turn
AS Terror Grows

MADRID, March 20. General
strikes, taking on revolutionary
character at the Lerroux govern
ment is hurting its armed forces
against the striking workers, are
developing in many centers through
out the whole country.
From Malaga, in the southwest
workers have come out in general
strike under Communist, Socialist
and syndicalist leadership.
The Lerroux cabinet hurried
through its bill providing the death
penalty for armed assault and sab
otage," and martial law has been
declared in many parts of the
country.
Widespread strikes, especially in
public utilities, are reported from
the provinces of Valencia, Malaga
Barcelona, Saragossa, and Madrid
and smaller strikes are taking place
in many other provinces. The Sara
gossa strike is in defense of arrested
workers who have been tortured in
prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
Conference.-The Coming
National Convention of
Communist Party

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 2o.-
Great strides toward United Front
May Day demonstration in this city
were made at the first May Day
United Front Conference last Fri
day at which 100 delegates endorsed
the proposal for one United Front
demonstration on May First, and
went on record in welcoming the
holding in this city of the Eighth
National Convention of the Commu-
mist Party.
Actively participating in the con-
ference were delegates from the
Small Home and Land Owners,
United Building Trades Council,
Unemployed Councils, Independent
Painters Clubs, International Work.
ers Order, Communist Party, Young
Communist League, and several ed
ucational societies and fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
OF great significance was the
presence Of one delegate from the
32nd ward branch of the Social
ist Party, who was elected by his
branch on the basis of the recog-
milton of the vital necessity for
one united front of the workers
against rising fascism and the
threat Of new imperialist war.
A. Onda, active leader of the I'M
employed movement in this city, was
elected chairman OF the conference.
The main report was given by John
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Demonstrate Tomorrow against Nasi Pogromns !!
YCL of Berlin
w ages Fight.
for Thaelmann
Workers Name Street
After Murdered
COmrade

BERLIN, March Is (By MaiD -
A few days ago some young workers
laid a bunch of red flowers in the
tube subway at FriedrichStadt. Ber-
lin. A ribbon bore the inscription
Tn memory of our murdered
COmrade Scheer. Save Ernst
Thaelmann. Red Front!
young Communist League of
Germany"
The flowers lay for an hour be-
fore they were removed.
Recently a notice was posted up
on a house in Friedland Strasse in
Adlershof, near Berlin, bearing the
inscription:
Here lived the Communist
member of the PruSsian Diet
Erich Steinfurth. On February 2
he was murdered by the State Sc
cret Police Guard Corps. We
shall take vengeance for his death
by continuing to work in his spirit.
Communist Party"
All the municipalities giving the
name Of the street were covered by
strips with the name: Erich Stein
furth Strasse. Although the police
fastened to remove all the inscrip-
tons, this effective Communist DEM
onstration made a great impression
all over Adlershof, so that even the
AdlerShof local rag found itself i'm
PEELED to mention the affair, adding
however from its own imagination
that the perpetrators had been ar
rested.
On February Is, 1898, the anti
fascist Erich Schulz was murdered
by the police in Berlin S. O., Curry
Strasse. On the anniversary of his
murder leaflets were distributed in
the adjacent streets and houses,
calling upon the workers to con-
tinue the anti-fascist struggle as
the murdered comrade had carried
it on.
After dark, banner was flown
in the Goerlitzerstrasse, where Com
rade Schulz had lived. The banner
was Illuminated by magnesia flare,
and it was a quarter of an hour
before the Storm Troops, hurriedly
sent for, had removed the demon
Stration.
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Eve shall aveAge our murdered
and betrayed brothers!
Long live the coming BOIshe-
visit October!
Long live the Communist In
ternational!
THE FORMER LEADERS OF
THE REPUBLICAN GUARD"
One thousand copies of this reso-
luton were duplicated and dis
tributed. In this district 200 more
Republican Guards are about to
join the Communist Party.
At W., near Vienna, group OF
the Young Communist League has
been formed by ten youths and
three girls, former members of the
Socialist Working Youth.
In one district, where there has
hitherto been no organization of the
Communist Party, two street nuclei
have been formed in B. Zone with
nine members, the other with ten),
and a factory cell has been formed
in an important metal working I'M
dertaking.
In P. a local group has been
formed of 18 former members of
the Socialist Party.