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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

AUTOLSTS!

It's going to be just too bad for any driver who parks his car anywhere along the line of march for the firemen's parade Saturday afternoon. He will suffer both mentally and materially, according to police.
 First, any car parked along the parade after noon hour will be lowed away, and the driver will have to pay the towing charge. Secondly, the driver will be arrested for city ordinance violation. Thirdly, he'll have to go to city court. That. say the p0- lice, should fix that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
STUDENT FLYER
 UNDER ARREST

Clinton, Conn, Aug. 15.-CUP). "A student flyer who had just re- ceived his pilots license took a friend for a ride last night and landed bottom side up In a bed of spruce trees at the Clinton Nur- series.
 The pilot, Gene spiellman, 27s New Haven, was unhurt.s His pas senger. Miner Lippincott, Madison, suffered a sprained back. Spiellman was arrested for violating the state aviation laws which prohibit stu- dent pilots from carrying passeng- CTS on limited licenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

flee personnel throughout the state, more than 1900 applications for these jobs having already been received at state headquarters.
 Designed to give the white col lar worker employment suitable for this particular training, the schedule is yet only in a tentative stage, and the actual development of the plan will probably not be undertaken until early fall, ac- cording to Miss Eleanor Little, who spoke yesterday at the Elton. It is unlikely that any workers of this type will be given jobs this month.
 If the program is eventually carried out men now employed by relief agencies such as the Mutual Aid will be transferred from pick and shovel work to employment in which they can utilize their training or profession. These men will be cared for before positions will be given to the new appli- CantS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
LONG BICYCLE TRIP

Plymouth. Mass, Aug 15-UP) Robert Patton, 20, of Portland. Ore, a semi-invalid for the past eight years. rested here today after a transcontinental bicycle trip that required four months.
 After viewing Plymouth Rock and other sights he planned to pedal his way home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

RIDGEFIELD, CONN.-Unusual op- portunity. to purchase log cabin lodges in the woods by large 80 acre lake from $475 upon easy terms.
 A restricted club of 500 acres-no dues for property owners-offer- ing all sports the year around: swimming, boating, fishing. skiing, riding and golf. Seven miles of real country dirt roads = trails through the woods-all within 50 miles of New York City. Main en- trance on Norwalk Ridgefield . Danbury Road (No. D X mile north of Outpost Nursery build- ings plainly marked by large blue spruce trees in center of triangular park. Commute to New month.
 RIDGEFIELD LAKES CLUB,
 Ridgefield, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
AGREEMENTS FILED

The following compensation agreements have been filed at the town clerks office: Scovill Mfg Go. and George Grimes of 27 Fourth street toes injured, $11.40; W. J. Megin, Inc and Jerry Car patino of Naugatuck. arms injured, SHY weekly; Somers Brass Co. and John Dallywater of $50 Bald win avenue. finger injury, $6.62 weekly; R. F. Worden & Sons. Inc, and J. Karnofsky of 119 Central avenue, chest injury, $21 weekly: American Brass Co.,, Ansonia branch and D. Salce of Ansonia. thumb injury, $8.63 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
OUTPUT IS SOLD

New York, Aug 15-UP)-The entire existing electric output Of the Tennessee Valley authority has been sold, David E. Lillienthal. T. A. V. director said today prior to sailing on the liner Manhattan for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
RAINEY IMPROVING

St Louis, Aug 15-(UP)-Speak- CT of the house of representatives Henry T. Rainey, in Depaul' hospi- tai here recovering from pneumo- mia is getting along nicely hos pital attendants reported today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

England and Ireland to study gov. ernment power projects there.
 Lillienthal pointed out that while not all the existing current is be- ing used, the entire capacity of Wolson dam, the only present source of supply, is either sold or allocated under contracts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Dubiin's hottest day this year 115 degrees in the sun.
 Spain will regiffate the use of agricultural machinery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Many new factories are being started in the Irish Free State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

although he was wounded. The company reinforced the guards pro- tecting the plant after the incident
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Production of gold in Australia is much greater than a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
MRS BLAKESLEE
 WILL PROBATED

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DEMOCRATS WILL
 CLEAN UP SLATES

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ACE DETECTIVES
 IN SIECEL CASE

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line will not be drawn as closely as 1t would have been had the favored west been victorious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-28
FRECKLES

"Oh, my" said Dotty, Those kumdrops will smack Meany if ke stops one after we have thrown T and it's sailing through the air.
 "Just think what real fun it would be, if we could be on hand fo see all of the mean old Meanies let q very sudden scare"
 They rumped the gumdrops From the cart. Hey, don't spread Khem too far apart" a Cheerful Chap said. ''When we start, Me'll want to throw them fast.
 AI'll shortly show you how it's None. and then we'll start to have kome fun. I wish that We had lnore. 'cause not so long will these eew last"
 Just then wee Goldy smiled and naid. .'I guess I'll eat these things Instead of throwing them. tasted kne and, gee, but they are fine. You all can heave theSi into Rkr, but I prefer to save my share. However, when you've thrown kours, don't come back and beg z0r mine"
 A Cheerful Chap then seemed nnal sore. s.Howevers can we Wlp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-28
By Blosser
NUTTY ISN'T TOO
 ANXIOUS!

this war, if we do foolish things like you suggest" he loudly cried.
 eff you are game to help us fight. just step right up. Twill be all right. But, if you're going to interfere. please stand way over there."
 "Oh, I am sorry" Goldy said: "IIl throw mine. too, so go ahead and start the merry battle That's the girl" came the reply.
 Now. watcn and you Will shortly see that throwing's easy as can be. Course, if at first you don't succeed, again you'll have to try"
 The next thing that the Tinies knew, into the air gumdrop flew. Tt landed in the Meanies' camp" exclaimed a Tinymite.
 Well. come on. throw" Chap cried out. You know what it is all about" The Tiny mites all sailed right in and threw with all their might.
 (Scouty gives the Meanies 8 surprise in the next shOry.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-28

(Scouty gives the Meanies 8 surprise in the next shory.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14

while doing away with this merit
system" under which the least mill
tant man faces the blacklist, it
provides against incompetence 1t
requires every man registering to
sign for specific Job, and he must
show discharge listing his rating
for that job. For this reason one
of the sharpest thorn3 the Cen
tralized Shipping Bureau has thrust
into the shipowners' side is that
the most competent workers come
to this hall; only the incompetent,
the most backward, will ship
through the shipping sharks any
more. Just last night an Isthmian
Line ship Zone which has fought
the seamen's bureau hardeat)
needed a fireman. 1t called five
from other agencies-only to dis
cover none was fireman. Finally
they telephoned the Centralized
Shipping Bureau and got real
fireman.
Thousands of seamen have been
blacklisted in the past few years
even for protesting individually
against some miserable condition.
Alexander speaks again
THE seaman for years has been
the prey Of all sorts Of parasites.
Every time ship docked, no matter
in what port or country, it was
socn filed with al kinds Of mer-
chants, tailors, bootleggers, prosti-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Labor Rouses the Waterfront

lows him to decline two jobs before
his number is pushed to the bottom.
He is less than ever likely to scab
by the modern shanghai technique
Of employing a seaman without
specifying the ship, transporting
him to a struck ship, and forcing
him to turn TO before he under
stands what he is about
g With the Centralized Shipping
Bureau in existence, it will be i'm
possible for the shipowner to obtain
seamen to break the strikes that
are bound to occur when the ship
owners attempt to put into effect
the code they wrote and stamped
N. R. "A strike-stalling code that
would refer all disputes through a
maze of litigation to a National
Maritime Labor Board composed of
one shipowner, one shipowner-
sympathizer to be labeled labor
advisor" and another shipowner-
sympathizer to be known as an i'm
partial MEMBER code to pro-
vide the merit clause" strikebreak-
ing weapon actually written into
the auto code by declaring on the
one hand that the worker may
choose his union but on the other
that the employer may choose his
own man.
End of Blacklist
One Of the most important as
poets of the rotary system is that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14

tutes and prostitutes agents, shoe
makers, BARRIERS and what not.
IF a seaman tried to go aboard
to get a job or a meal, he was
promptly chased away, but these
parasites not only went aboard, but
had the run of the ship. OF all
tho vultures that proved upon the
seamen, however, the shipping
agent was most ruthless. He didn't
even board the ship-he knew the
seaman would have to come to him
for a job. These shipping agents
I'll call them crimps from now on,
if you don't mind were given
power by the shipowners to dictate
who got what job for the simple
reason that the shipowner found
them willing tools. They followed
the blackball religiously.
Naturally they weren't satisfied
with the fat rakeoff they got from
the shipowners. They took more
out Of the seaman. Most of them
have rooming houses where they
charge the seaman first class prices
for third class meals. or LODGING
houses charging three to five dollars
a week for three to six in a room.
The seaman in every port OF the
United States EXCEPT Baltimore is
at the mercy of these places. But
here"
ITO Be Continuod)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Meat Packers on
Strike for More
Pay in Iowa Plant
1900 Walkout in Wilson
Packing Co. Plant at
Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. - Nearly
1900 workers of the Sinclair Pack
ing Company struck Monday morn
ing under the leadership of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Union. The strike was
called when it was discovered the
company was preparing to form a
company union. The Sinclair Pack
ing Company is owned by the Will
son Company.
Demands set up by the strikers
are: for recognition and guarantee
of sic per week for all labor. The
demand for minimum wage is
provided for by minimum wage
of so cents for 32-hour week.
James D. Cooney, vice-president
Of the Wilson Company has an
nounced that he will meet with the
strikers and the U. S. conciliator,
Carl Steffsen of Chicago, only after
the strikers have returned to the
plant. He is using this weapon to
force the strikers to an early and
hasty settlement. He has further
threatened to close the plant COM
pletely if the strikers do not re-
turn to work Steffsen and local
business men are anxious to force
arbitration.
The strikers have been repeatedly
urged not to accept any other plan
than the one set forth in their de-
mands. Arbitration, it has been
pointed cut, will send them back to
work with no gains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Furniture Unions
Plan Conference
For United Action
A. F. of L. Locals TO
Meet Soon With Union
of the T. u. U. L.

NEW YORK. ALL the wholesale
upholstery departments of the Ma
tional Furniture Workers Industrial
Union received a communication
from Local II of the international
Upholsterers Union of the A. F. of
L. to come together in a conference
of all wholesale Upholstery Unions
those affiliated to the A. F. Of L.
and those which are not for the
purpose of discussing the problems
of the wholesale upholsterers in the
Eastern part of this country and
work out plans for unity of action.
This call comes as a result of the
sentiment of the upholstery workers
who belong to the A. F. Of L. and
to the T.U.UL. for united action.
The Upholstery Department Of
the F.W.I.U. Union accepted this in
vitation and will send delegates to
the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG

THE absolute democracy of the
rotary shipping system is its
chief attraction to the marine
worker-this and its effect upon the
hlaclSball He registers with the
Centralized Shipping Bureau, and
receives a card bearing number
identic with his registration num-
Der. AS the cells come in for men,
each job is handed out to the man
who holds the card with the low
est number registered = the one
who has been unemployed longest
gets the work. The moment the
seaman registers, he is assured Of
q job in his turn. Whether or not
he is militant, whether or not he
has struck for better conditions or
wages! Whether or not he is a
Negro, an Hawaiian or a member
CT any other minority group.
Three things result. to the bene-
fit of the worker and the bane of
the employer:
1. The seaman, knowing he will
get a job when his number comes
up loses his fear of striking for
better conditions and wages. The
crew of one ship recently walked
off and refused to go back even
with an inc--eese in wages. He can
refuse to sell on lousy scows."
moreover, for the rotary system al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Aircraft Strikers
Defeat AttemDt
To Open Factory
1000 on Buffalo Picket
Line Demand Their
Tools

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 10. A
mass picket line of four thousand
workers Friday defeated the latest
attempt of the Curtiss Aeroplane
and Motor Co.. to break the strike
of 1900 aircraft strikers. The Cur
tiss Co., which is now trying to
recruit scabs in New York and other
cities, had issued an ultimatum to
the strikers to either report for
work at pm. Friday, or to take
out their tools. The strikers, after
a we'll attended mass meeting, voted
unanimously to take their tools out,
and together with two thousand adj
ditional synpathizers. marched down
Genessee st. to Niagara Square,
cheered along the way by spectators,
and up to the Curtiss plant.
The strikers were met at the plant
by over 100 police, who had sawed
off shot guns, high pressure fire
hose and tear gas, etc.
The Communist Party and the
Young Communist League, in a
lesf1et issued to the strikers Friday
morning. exposed the strikebreaking
moves of the Curtiss company. The
leaflet was we'll received by the
strikers. The leaf1et declared in
part:
On the heels of the Regional
Labor Boards decision to turn
the strike over to the National
Labor Board, comes the ultimatum
of Mr.. Wright,
"The manager of the CONSOLE
dated declares the strikers want
to go back to work, but are being
kept on strike by unfair intimida-
tion of union members, and out
siders.' This statement is of the
same color as Mr.. Wright's state
ment about railroading through
the vote to continue striking at
your last union meeting. In the
face of the fact that your union
is rank and file controlled, as is
your strike. these learned gentle
men have the gall to make such
statements. The talk of 'outsid-
ers' is always used by employers
to break strikes,-to divide mass
support and those who help you
most, from the strike"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Single JObIeSS Men
Picket Salvation
Army Head Offices
DemandW OrkerCOntrOI.
To Picket Again
To-day

NEW YOR K-Three hundred
single unemployed workers living at
the Salvation Army controlled Gold
Dust Lodge and the Municipal
Lodging House picketed the offices
Of the Salvation Army on West 14th
ST., Saturday, demanding an end to
the victimization of workers for or
ganizational activities, three square
meals day and free clothing to all
workers living in flop-hou5es. While
1000 jammed the sidewalks and
cheered them on, the men from the
lighthouses picksted for over an
hour, shouting slogans Of their de-
mands.
In addition to the three basic de-
mands, the workers demand COM
plete worker control of all shelters
and lighthouses which are financed
with public money, endorsement by
the Welfare Department of the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill III. R. 1899, and
adequate medical attention.
a COnnlC0se OF Sl@, WHO pre-
scented the demands, we're refused a
meeting with the heads of the Sal
vation Army.
The workers from the Gold Dust
Lodge and the Municipal Lodging
House will form their picket line
again today, forming the line at
Union Square at 100 pm, and pro-
ceeding to the Salvation Army
headquarters. All workers are
urged to support the men from the
lighthouses and join in the picket
line,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
College Committee
CenSureS Students
Backs CopsWho Slugged
Them in May Day March
Especial to the Daily worker

special to the Daily Worker)
ANN ARBOR, Mich, May BIN
a statement which creates a prece-
dent that can be used to clamp
down on all militant student activi-
ties, the University of Michigan dis
cipline committee Tuesday severely
censured As students who partici-
pated in the Detroit May Day dem
onstration. The statement, by i'm
plication, also defended the police
The discipline committee at first
threatened to expel the students,
but protest organized by the Ma
tional Student League and support
ed by large sections of the student
body, forced the committee to back
down. The committees statement
processes to be concerned over the
technical question that the truck
which carried students to the dem
onstration bore these slogans;
University of Michigan students
show solidarity with labor" and
University of Michigan students
graduate to unemployment" and
might this indicate that the hand
full of students in the truck repre-
sented the sentiment of the student
body of the university" Actually,
however, the statement is an attack
on the rights of the students and
a threat to take action against all
those who participate in militant
struggles.
The last paragraph of the state
ment declares that future action
on the part of any student or groups
of students by which they purport,
without right, to represent the
student body, or which reflects I'M
favorahly on the university, will be
cause for severe disciplinary action"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
AL Men Join West
VirginiaUnitedFrOnt
For Increased Relief
Join Struggle Against
Starvation Wages on
Work Relief
Especial to the Daily Worker

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, May il
"A united front emergency confer =
ence will be held here on Sunday,
May 20. to work ou5 a definite pro-
gram Of action around the central
demand for wages equal at least to
G. W. A. nay for al work relief en-
ployes. The Harrison County Cen
trail Labor Union, representing $500
organized A. ?. Of L. workers. which
in a resolution supported the de-
mands of the conference, viii be
represented as well as many affili-
ated unicrs.
A wage scale committee, APP
pointed by Josephine Williams,
county welfare director, established
a wage scale on public works pro-
viding IS cents an hour for IN
skilled and so cents an hour for
skilled workers, with a maximum
Of 10 hours a month work. This
means q starvation wage Of $3.50 to
So month for these workers.
The Harrison County Unemploy-
ment Councils initiated a mass
campaign against this scale, de-
manding a minimum wage of SIS
a week for unskilled. and trade
union wages and a minimum 30
hour week for skilled workers.
In endorsing the demand for c.
". A. wages on all public works,
the Harrison County Central Labor
Union, at its regular meeting on
Friday, May II, adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, the wages paid under
c. w. A. in Harrison County,
amounting to IS cents per hour for
common labor and s110 per hour
for skilled labor, and the accom-
panying minimum of 30 hours a
week guaranteed only the barest
necessities Of life; and,
Whereas the new wage scale ap-
proved By the Harrison County Re-
lief Administration allows IS cents
per hour for common labor and so
cents for skilled labor, and provides
for maximum Of l8 hours a
month for each worker; and,
Whereas the cost of food and other
necessities have increased 20 to so
per cent in the last six months ..
we deem this wage cut to be sig
nal to private employers to cut
wages in private industry in both
the skilled and unsEilled brackets
Of labor.
Therefore. he ii resolved, THAT
we. $500 workers. members Of the
Harrison Central Labor Union, do
vigorously and most emphatically
protest against the wage scale re-
ferred to above as entirely made
quate for any family, regardless of
size or economic condition.
We wish to be placed on record
as favoring a wage scale of 50
cents per hour, for common labor
and the prevailing trade union
rate of pay for skilled labor.
We wish to be placed on record
as favoring minimum OF 80
hours per week to all workers
employed on public works.
Copies of the resolution as
adopted were sent to Josephine
williams, Harrison County Welfare
Director, and the West Virginia IN
employment Councils, 302 Columbia
st, Fairnont, w. Va.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Friends of Slain
MusicianLay Death
To Union Struggles

Continued from Page ~
eris opposit on to the unions buro-
e"acy:s
On Saturday, however, Queens de-
teetives made a complete about face
and decided" on no evidence what
soever, that a burglar had killed
eBeeher. They stated that the assail-
ants identity was still unknown.
The Associated Musicians of
Greater New York, Local 8O2 of the
A. F.. of M, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, of
which the murdered man was a
member, has dues-paying mem
.bsrsilip of about 1920, of which
5000 actually reside in the city.
The highs alaried heads of the
Union, who are appointed by the
National Executive Board. instead
Of by vote Of the New York mem
bers. are significantly doing nothing
to investigate the death of Becher.
But the rank and file members,
WHO have opposed the high-handed
methods of the union heads in their
fight for LEGAL autonomy in the gov
eminent Of the union, plan to dem
onstrate outside of their union hall,
the Yorkville Casino, 21O E. 86th
St., following their regular member
ship meeting at 10 am. today. From
there ethey will proceed to the flu
neral, which will be held in Elm
hurst
sar Further details of the internal
struggle in the a. F. of NJ, which
throw greater light on the death
OF Richard Becher, will appear in
tomorrow's issue of the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Labor Board Tries to
Break Bus Strike

WASHINGTON. - The National
Labor Board has ordered the strik-
ers at the Bee Line Bus Co., ia
maica, N. Y, to return to work. The
Board requested" the company to
place strikers mot guilty of violence"
on list to be hired back within
20 days.
The Board criticised the workers
for haste in striking"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Miners Vote Holiday"
To Force Code Wages

PITTSBURGH, KAMA complete
shutdown of strip mines here and
in Minden, Mo, is near according
to indications. The strike sentiment
is spreading in the strike of the
south western bituminous miners.
The miners here have voted to
take a holiday" until the opera
tors pay code wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Cleveland Steps In to
Break Gas Station Strike

CLEVELAND, O.-The city gov
eminent has become a direct strike
breaker in the 25-day-old strike Of
gas station operators, by opening
city gas pumps. All chain and in
dependent stations have been closed
by the striking operators.