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Evening star., 1934-04-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How long does it take a ball to
reach the plate when the pitcher re-
leases ITO. S.
A. Frank G. Menke says that Mark
Koenig, while with the New York
Yankees went to West Point, N. Y,
and, in making a speed test with a
base ball, before Army officers, threw
it at the rate of $50 feet per second
May %, 1880. Based on this, a pitcher
can throw a ball from the mound to
the plate (60 feet 6 inches) in about
rs of second.
@. In what German State was
Chancellor Hitler naturalized?-H. T.
A. He was born in Austria and be-
came naturalized German citizen in
Bavaria.
@. What is the name of the town
in Michigan that has tulip festival?
Please describe the festival.-E. c.
A. Holland, Mich, has tulip festi-
val which attracts thousands. The
festival dates this year are May 1920
inclusive. Seven years ago the Tulip
Time idea had its inception and by
1880 the paintings had reached such
proportions as to warrant a festival
sponsored by the Chamber of Com
merce. Three million bulbs are now
growing, comprising II miles of tulip
lanes. There are 10000 people of
Dutch birth or descent in Holland and
for the opening ceremony the entire
populace is dressed in Dutch costume
for the scrubbing of the streets.
@. How old is Haywood Broun?-
G. T.
A. He is As.
@. What obligation is there on the
part of a person who uses your serv-
ice?-F. r.
A. There is none whatever. This
newspaper offers the service free to its
readers. You are entitled to all bene-
fits to be derived from its frequent
use. There is no charge except coin
or stamp for return postage Address
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. C.
@. What kind of boats comprised
what was called the mosquito or sui
eide feet during the World War;
M. D.
A. The ships referred to were the
smaller motor boats used in anti
submarine patrolling OF the coast.
@. Has the Belgian Congo a flag of
its own?-B. C. E.
A. The Belgian Congo formerly
ranked as an independent state and
had its own flag. At the present time,
however, it is simply a Belgian colony
and the flag of Belgium is used. This
consists of three vertical stripes, black,
yellow and red, the black next to the
staff. The Belgian ensign is the same
as the merchant and national flag ex-
cept that the royal arms are imposed
on the center Of the yellow stripe.
The former flag of the Congo Free
State consisted of a blue field with a
large flve-pointed golden star in the
center.
@. How many acres OF land have
been proved up by homesteaders in
the United States?-J. E.
A. The total area of perfected en-
tries on all homesteads June 80, 1888,
amounted to 237099, ,586 acres.
@. Did Henry Ward Beecher free a
slave in church?-E L. B.
A. Henry Ward Beecher freed a
mulatto girl in a Brooklyn church in
l84S. He appealed to the congrega-
ton thus: This is a marketable COM
modify. Such as she are put into one
balance and silver into the other. !
reverence woman. For the sake of
the love I bore my mother I hold her
sacred even in the lowest position and
will use every means in my power for
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Evolution.

About the sorrows that meet
I shall not pause to sigh.
I'll summon courage all complete
And bid them swiftly fly.
I shall not cherish every wrong
Nor rail at any fate.
I'll put them on the Wings of Song
And let them evolate.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

The amount of agitation created by
so-called Communistic propaganda
causes many a speech to be scientifi-
cally observed with a curiosity related
to the speculation concerning what
happens when an atom explodes.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Tax Club. in New York City. He was
born in Michigan, not far from the
birthplace of Henry Ford.
With retirement of Harry F. Payer
as foreign trade counsel for the Re-
construction Finance CORPORATION.
Washington loses its most picturesque
Federal figure. Since he came here
year ago as an Assistant Secretary
OF State, Payers Old World style has
been a unique adornment of the Cap
Ital scene. With his dome-like. rich
ly-fringed Uranium. Surmounting a
capacious wing collar and bow-tie, he
looked as though he had stepped right
out OF the Pickwick Papers and could
nave portrayed John Bull without
makeup. MIR. Payer is an accom-
pllshed public speaker and wit. He
never planned to remain in the Gov
eminent service, being anxious to re-
sumo private law practice in Cleve-
land.
Representative Bill" Sirovich. DEM
ocrat. of New York, Manhattan's med
lco-playWr1ght statesman, RECALLED the
House on April "a with an instructive
ana entertaining account of present.
Gay autocracy in Europe. He de-
scr1bed Hitler of Germany as de
spotlc ethnocrat"; Dollfuss of Austria
as "dictatorial theocrat." and Stain
of the Soviet Union as AN absolute
proletariocrat"
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming
OF the United States Public Health
Service S en- route to Paris for the
annual Spring meeting of the perma-
nent committee of the International
once OF Public Health, the organiza-
t1on which clears for action against
plaques or other menaces to human
or animal life which break out in any
part of the globe Gen. Cumming is
recognized as one of the worlds fore
most sanitarians. He has been at the
head of the U. S. P. H. S. since 1920.
Representative Cochran, Democrat.
OF Missouri has appealed to members
OF Congress from the Mississippi VAL
ley to urge the Secretary of the Navy
to order the reconditioned frigate U S.
5. Constitution to steam up the
Mississippi River. so that people in
the center of the country will have
a chance to see and thrill over "Old
Ironsides." The Constitution is now
on its way back from the West Coast
through the Panama Canal for even
tual anchorage at Boston.
Those scores Of shining lights in
the brain trust who are Columbia
University men, like Undersecretary
of Agriculture Tugwell ct al, are
about to have opportunity to dig into
their joint and several jeans for dear
old alma mater. An alumni COM
mittee has just launched worldwide
drive among the university's 10000
living graduates and former students
in an effort to wipe out an impend-
ing $550,000 deficit. Despite its huge
endowment, virtually every division
Of DR.. Nicholas Murray Buffers CO.
lossal plant for the higher learning
IS said to be in need of financial aid,
due to the ravages of depression.
James w. Gerard. former treasurer of
the Democratic National Committee,
is on the money-raising committee.
\ X X
Somebody in her department doesn't
appear to know that a woman is now
Secretary of Labor. Printed forms of
application for leaves of absence be-
gin: "To the Secretary of Labor.
Dear Sir"
Evening star., 1934-04-27

One of the objections to the radio
for oratorical purposes is that it dis
misses the proofreader and tempts to
extemporaneous utterance. Radio
spontaneities whether in prose or song
should never be taken too literally.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

There was general relief when the
climate relaxed sufficiently to give
assurance that the cherry blossoms,
emblems of good will, would not have
TO be classed temporarily as frozen
assets.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

DR.. Wirt's experiences as an edu-
Gator should have made him aware
of the fact that as Springtime ad-
vances these college boys are in
clined to play rough.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Admiral Byrd has retired to snowy
solitude. Perhaps it is best for a man
engaged in profound geographical
problems to be beyond the reach of
radio.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

The mention Of Evolution" in
economics should arouse no fears that
Mr.. Scopes will be summoned from
obscurity in order to bring Clarence
Darrow into the discussion.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

my native land claims credit for
the invention of printing" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown. "Our ances-
tors also invented gunpowder and
never learned to use either with prac-
tical efficiency. Let these facts be a
warning. Beware the big idea lest it
be used against you"
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Chinese are humbly expressing the
hope that the open door will not be
so managed as to afford easy access
for any one who may happen along
with a machine gun.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
In a Strategic Mood.

''Have you joined the chase for
Dillinger?"
mot SOS you can notice it," an
swered Cactus Joe. Crimson Gulch
feels the need of being strategic.
There have been rumors that he
might come along with few machine
gunners and run for Office"
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Depletion.

From the Detroit News.
A Rhode Island movement would
ban all films featuring divorced play
ers. 1t, covers everything but pictures
In which Baby Leroy plays opposite
Garbo,
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Munitions makers might assist in
fighting crime by at least requiring
purchasers of machine guns to leave
photographs and fingerprints.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for republication of all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein All rights of
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Despite the creation of an Under
Secretary Of Agriculture, the letters
~. S. A." will retain their old broadly
inclusive significance.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
EvaluatiOn.

How much is corn? How much is hay
How much is yellow gold?
How much for silver shall we pay
AS problems new unfold?
To get our prices all correct
And keep our budget straight
A proper method we'll select.
We must evaluate.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Somebody in her department doesn't
appear to know that a woman is now
Secretary of Labor. Printed forms of
application for leaves of absence be-
gin: "To the Secretary of Labor.
Dear Sir"
(Copyrirht 1Q24N
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ColorS.

COlOrS.
That man who has been trying to
see you calls himself a Red" re-
marked the faithful secretary.
Look him over" said Senator
Sorghum. Red is my favorite color
if man acquires it by sunburn doing
outdoor work. Most Of the folks l
meet who call themselves red are
library shut-ins who have gotten to
be pale yellow"
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Jud Tunkins says he's glad to see
the base ball tossed into play so that
folks can have something to get ex-
cited over without consulting a brain
trust
Evening star., 1934-04-27

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"You won't have much need to fear
a snake in de grass" said Uncle Eben,
"if you'll jes' tend to yoh own busi-
ness an keep cuttin de grass"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
DOllfuSS Smashes
AnOr CARNATIONS of
Austrian Workers
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been jailed in addition to the hun.
dreds imprisoned for direct partici-
patton in the armed struggles. the
Dollfuss government began carrying
out a ruthless smashing of all the
workers organizations.
The government has appointed a
committee to control the gigantic co.
operative organizations, as a prelim-
mary to taking them over and has
already decided to liouidate the
Workers Bank. with deposits of
54,000,000 schillings.
The trade unions have been abol-
IShed, and their gigantic funds and
properties taken over. The tax pre-
visions which benefited the workers
are to be altered, the producers Of
school supplies are demanding that
tree textbooks and supplies be with
drawn, the building material dealers
are demanding that the municipality
cease buying its building materials
direct.
Meanwhile, at the risk of impris-
cnment, hundreds OF widows of vic
tins OF the fascist war on the work
ers are refusing to accept the pack
ages of food supplied by Cardinal
lnnItzer, archfoe of the Soviet Union.
which are being sent out with fas-
cist propaganda enclosed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Prepare for Shoe
Union Elections
Biednkapp Nominated
for Organizer

NEW YORK.-The New York con-
solidation committee Of the United
Shoe and Leather Workers Industrial
Union is proceeding with prepara-
tons for election Of officials and
trade boards. Last week nomina-
tons we're made for General Secre-
tary Treasurer and auditing commit
tee for the New York local together
with nominations for national Off
Gals,
Fred G.. Biedenkapp, present Gen
eral Secretary of New York, was
nominated for National Organizer,
Chick Holmes of New England for
National Secretary Treasurer; I.
Rosenberg was nominated for Cen
eral Secretary Of New York. The
election committee is calling a series
OF meetings next week for the nom
ination of organizers, business agents
and members to the trade boards.
All shoe workers are called upon to
take note of the following meetings:
Tuesday, Feb. 9th all shoe workers
viii meet in Arcadia Hall, 918 Halsey
Street, Brooklyn at $50 p. m. for the
nomination of organizer; Thursday.
March lst all slipper members will
meet at Manhattan Lyceum, Sc East
4th St., for nominations of officials
OF the slipper department. At all of
these meetings the recommendation
Of the Joint Council for an assess
ment will be discussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Injunction Menace
Hit by Workers in
Office Of Mayor
Say They VIII Smash 1t
By Mass Picket
Demonstrations

NEW YORK.-CaIrying q rasolu-
ZION protesting against the use of
police to smash the Colby Cafeteria
strike, where an Injunction was got
ten out against the strikers, a deIega-
tion CT food workers appeared at
Mayer LaGuardia's Office at CITY
Hall yesterday and demanded of
irving Durham, the Mayors secre-
Larry that police activities against the
striker cease.
J. Buitenkant, attorney for tha Ca
feteria Workers Union. who accom-
panied the delegation. demanded that
The group be permitted to see the
Mayor. Durham said that he would
tfy to arrange a conference with La
Guardia at an early date.
There have been several thousand
arrests on injunction Violations said
Buitsnhant. las soon as q picket an
pears at the Colby Cafeteria he is
arrested. We came here to protest
against the use Of police against
workers"
The Mayors secretary merely said
that he would refer the protest to
In Orb& dAaAs 1AC oCCllCu W De CIlleIlY
interested if the charges against the
arrested workers alleged any violence.
Phillip Miller, q worker from the
Colby Cafeteria, answered this uues-
zion by pointing out that all of the
violence came from the police. He
told how he was arrested last Tues
day while on the picket line and was
held in Jail for three days, where he
vas not allowed to communicate with
his family or attorney.
THE only way out is to smash the
injunction by mass violations and
mass picketing," said Irving Bimmer-
fslb, chairman of the delegation.
VIM. Beale, organizer for the union,
reemphasized Buitenkant's remarks. |
We have come here to see the
Mayor" he said, "and we insist that |
he Mayor sees u.s."
The Mayors secretary, however,
rave the delegation no definite an
,Wer.
You have got to understand" said
Durham. that yoI can't come
-harging down here any time. can
i've you no assurances"
with this the delegation left the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

ever, to haggle over their couple OF
hundred thousand guarantee before
they'd step into the arena.
ANYHOW, there was sometime
II like $4,000 collected that night
The night before fourteen grand
was knocked off. Profitable. this
playing for baby's sake. The babies
might get something to drink; but
so VIII the Garden, the players and
the rest Of the 'FbOys'' who And
themselves in on these deals.
Even the tennis stars, who wers
probably brought up with silver spoons
down their Threats, tell us thew also
need milk for strength. It's quite
different playing for money and play-
ing for love Of the game. At these Gun
matches in the Hills somewhere, rests
are taken custoInarily, say in the
third set, if the contest runs into the
best three out Of five.
But here it's different. They play
right through for a couple of hours
right to the sweaty end, and some
times tearing of eight sets of tennis
without sitting down. And thnt's 3
grind in any mans country. Bit it'G
the bank book that keeps EN- going.
Vines looks forward to the day he gets
$4,000 in the blue ledger. Not bed
for only few months Of toV ring.
Tilden tops EN- all with figures RIM,
ming into the six figures.
Bouncing balls for eight sets with
out sitting once makes the synd cata's
players want milk. They need it for
strength. The spectators wouldn't
want the fluid. They get seasick from
rolling their heads.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Boston Anii-War Meet
Unites 40 Youth Groups

30 STON. Mass.-Eighty-
youth delegates, representing 40 Ne
gro and white organizations with a
combined membership Of 1900. met
at the Boston Youth Conference
Against War and Fascism on Friday.
The delegates represented high
schools, colleges, church groups. trade
unions and youth clubs. After a dis
cussion of the program of the Ameri-
can League, and the Youth Mani
festo in particular, all the organiza-
tons decided to affiliate.
Resolutions against inperialist war
and fascism, for the freedom of the
SEQ tsboro boys, victims of American
fascist terror, in defense Of the Aus
trian working class and the Soviet
Union were adopted by the confer
ence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

unaffiliated workers participated. At
this meeting David LASER, OF the
Workers Committee on Unemploy-
ment. and Joseph Welsh, OF the
Workers Unemployed League, despite
the desire Of the memberships of
those organizations for unity, stated:
The workers are in no mood for
unity" and definitely stated that the
T.U.UL. and Unemployment Coun-
ellis would be excluded from their"
conference. AT this meeting the I'M
employment Councils and the Relief
Workers League put forward pro-
posals for the broadcast possible united
front of all workers.
To this action on the part of the
Socialist and Lovestonite leaders, the
Trade Union Unity Council has issued
statement reading in part: "Th:s
action on the part of these nliSlead-
ers is nothing but brazen attempt
to split the ranks of the workers and
weaken our struggle. The workers of
New York City knows that the Trade
Union Unity Council today repre-
SCENTS organized trade unions with a
membership of $4,000 and has the
support of thousands of workers or
ganized into left wing oppositions
within the A. F. of L. unions.
There cannot be an effective
struggle in New York City without
the active participation of the unions
affiliated with the T.U.U.L., and all
other militant workers employed and
unemployed. These workers under
the leadership of the T.U.U.C. have
shown by their militant struggles in
the unemployed field as we'll as in
the trade Union field that they were
able to force concessions from the
bosses . $50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Needle Workers to Hear
Hathaway on Fascism
and War, on Feb. 18th

The League Of Struggle Against
Fascisn and War has arranged a
special mass meeting of needle trades
workers on Wednesday, Feb. %, right
after work, at Bryant Hall 41st st.
and Sixth Ave. At this meeting
Clarence Hathaway, editor OF the
Daily Worker, will speak on the fol-
lowing questions: What are the
workers to do in order to combat
fascisn1 and war? Is united front
between the Socialists and Commu-
nists possible in the struggle against
fasciSm and war, and who is re-
sponsible for the division in the ranks
Of the workers?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

The latter can afford to do
so. Their expense accounts.
amounting over the allotted A.
A. U. $3.50 per day, trips to
Europe, performances before the
crownheads Of European nobility and
their being pampered like beauty
queens, gives them the opportunity
to flicker eyelashes at the money
CHIFTING from the amateurs 10
- the frank mOney-making play
ers, we find the great Big Bill TIL
den syndicate. They have regular
transforming t0urs, playing here a
day, there two days, now a week.
Their publicity agents have hard
times cooking up grudge and do
Or-die stories since tennis, after all.
Is supposed to be such gentle
manly game. They coin ii never
thelesS. Tflden loses a match, Vines
wins. Young blood has it's day.
COchet beats Vines or TiIden, or
Plaza comes through. The French
and the Americans are battling It
out for honors. So the publicity
runs on.
The other night the Frenchmen,
Plaza and Cochet, and the Americans.
Tilden and Vines, got together before
> crowd of $4,000, who averaged
around two bucks a ducat. They
swung their racquets. Backhand, FORE
hand, anyhand. The bail bounced
back and forth to the rhythm Of
swinging heads and rolling spectators
Eyes to the tune of 10 per cent gross
receipts.
My ducat read that this exhibition
vas for the Free Milk Fund for
Babies Charity. I remember pugi-
lists like Dempsey and Tunney fight
ng for the babies, not forgetting, how
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Another Grew
Joins Boston
Ship Strike
Continued from Page /;

ficerS in shooting at the men and
sent resolution denouncing the ac-
ton to the Boston Police Commits
sioner.
The Seamen's Institute and crirnp
offices are working full blast trying
to get men to scab on the ships. but
are unsuccessful.
Cops are threatening parents Of
young North End boys who are out
on probation, demanding that the
boys be put on Scab work on the
ships. They are also canvassing the
pool rooms for strikebreakers.
A. F. of L. Sends Scabs
The Boston Engineers Association.
an A. F. Of L. organization, is send =
ing boiler scalers ON the ships to be
turned into scab firemen.
Newspapers are absolutely silent on
the strike.
Efforts are now being made TO pull
out the longshoremen. Seamen in all
ports are being modified by the
Marine Workers Industrial Union to
stop all coal boats when they arrive
at the docks.
Communist Party Calls Meet
The District Committee OF the
Communist Party Is arranging to call
big mass meeting of workers from
all industries to support the strike.
The John Reed Club of Boston has
been active since the beginning Of
the strike ard is giving its utmost
.ort to the struggle. Club mem
bers are co--eoO.-lg lood, clothing and
strike funds for the seamen.
In an appeal issued yesterday by
John Reed Club, the artists and
writers Of Boston and throughout the
country were urged to send clothing,
food and cash direct to the head
quarters of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, 24la Battery Street,
Boston.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Local % Meetings
Throughout the City to
Halt Fake Elections

NEW YORK.-The left wing group
Of Local % OF the IL.G.W.U. issued
a call today to all dressmakers of the
local to come to the section meetings
to be held tonight at p. m. at the
following places: 1886 Third Ave,
Bronx; 1876 W. both ST, Harlem; 49,
Second Ave, Manhattan; IL Aron
Place, Williamsburg; 219 Sackman
ST., Brownsville; 1877 And ST., Brook
lyn.
The nomination OF an election
and objection committee to supervise
and conduct the coming elections will
be taken up at these meetings.
It is Of the utmost Importance that
the dressmakers come in masses to
these meetings so that honest workers
will be placed on the committees, and
thus guard against fake elections.