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Evening star., 1934-01-03
ORGANIZE FOR BETTER PRICES.
Frederick Farmers Take first Steps at
Meeting.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, January g.
Farmers Of Frederick County Va, met
last night at the request of W. r. Legge
of the Handley High School faculty to
take initial steps toward organizing for
the purpose OF obtaining bctter prices
for milk sold to dairies.
Legge said the economical production
of good milk at a fair profit lis at the
present time the foremost problem of
dairymen." He said this involves more
careful selection of cows, better methods
of selecting rations and feeding, breed
ing and above all keeping careful
records Of production costs in order to
know exactly which cows are making
money and which are not paying for
their keep
Legge announced the services of a
capable man had been obtained to make
the butterfat test of and weight of the
milk produced by individual COWS and
to assist milk producers generally. The
service will be free to all dairy farmers.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Walkers Friend Released.

BERLIN, January 3 @.-Gustay
Boess, former lord mayor of Berlin and
friend of former Mayor James J.
Walker of New York, was released today
after spending nine months in Jail. A
scandal arose in 1929 when Herr Boess
was in the United States returning
European visit of Walker Investigators
charged favoritisrl II l-t.:rg municipal
CC-~-Sc-S-
Evening star., 1934-01-03
NEW ORLEANS DEFAULTS
ON S1.61e.52O OF BONDS
Paws Interest on Paving Issue,
However-Full Payment
Soon Promised.
By the Associated Press.
NI,1Ir nDI FANS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3.-The
City of New orleans yesterday de-
faulted on payment of the principal
of S1,61952O Of City of New Orleans
a. per cent paving certificates, but
uaid the interest on these certificates
amounting to S176.716.18.
A Miles Pratt. finance commissioner
announced to the holders of the certifl-
Gates that collection of special assess
ments underlying the certificates and
improvement in the general financial
status Of the city will permit the city
soon to take care of these obligations"
Had the Louisiana Highway Com
mission paid the city of New Orleans
the sum of Sl,4OO,0OO in cash as it
was obligated to do, instead of forcing
the city to take its bends" said Com
missioner Pratt. the city would then
have been in a position to apply to the
banks Of New Orleans for loan"
Evening star., 1934-01-03
ORGANIZED PLAY SAVES
go" "PROBLEM CHILDREN"
Only One of Number in Danger of
Failing Into Hands of Law
in One Community.

: Providing proper play facilities saved
80 problem" boys and girls in one
community from becoming delinquents
according to a letter sent to District
citizens by Mrs Phillip o. Coffin of
New York. Washingtons sponsor for
the National Recreation Association.
"One hundred problem boys and
girls" the letter from Mrs. Coffin
stated, "in one city last year were
turned over to the recreation leader by
social agencies. After careful study,
each was given the opportunity to take
part in the kind of recreation he or
she desired. Though all of the boys and
girls were in danger of falling into
the hands of the law, only one got
into trouble"
Mrs. Coffin said cities are realizing
the fact more every day that children
are problems" largely because the
chance to play has not been adequately
provided for them.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
"TURANDOT" TO Sc SUNG
Chicago to Hear Opera for First
Time. With Raisa Singing.

CHOCAGO, January 3 PD.-For the
first time in its operate history. Chi
cago music lovers are to have an op-
portunity to hear Puccini's "Turandot"
on January 10.
This was announced today by the
newly rejuvenated municipal opera Or
would be sung by Rosa Raisa. The
Chicago premiere of the opera will
mark the first appearance of Nine
Raisa in the role in the United States.
She was the original incumbent of the
title role when the opera made its
world premiere at the La Scala Theater
n rii-cn LtcIT on hpciI Is. 1926.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Car Kills Man, 70.

EXPORT, Pa. January 8 (P-
Struck by an automobile on the high
way, Daniel S. Kemerer, 10, Of Export,
was killed last night. Thomas Clark,
25. of Paterson. N. j.. driver of the car,
was held pending an inquest Clark
was one of five students on the way
bach to the Moody Bible Institute, at
GxcazO.
Evening star., 1934-01-03

The day after Christmas a second
order was issued, resembling the first,
and stating that thereafter no further
Christmas greetings should be included
in letters.
Nothing was said about New Year.
The board of directors of a bank in
a Midwestern city met recently and de-
cided that for once they were going to
say what they thought.
The president Of the bank dictated
the following letter:
Dear Mr.. Stockholcer: 1t is with
a distinct regret that We feel obliged
to enclose you this dividend check 1t
represents ! per cent on the shares of
this bank. We were glad to Obl!ge the
Federal Government by deducting per
cent as a withholding tax.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Three Couples Licensed.

3 (SpeciaD Marriage licenses have
been issued here to the following:
John w. Mason, 2l. and Beverly G.
Brown, 18, both of Alexandria, Va, Les
lie Augusta Appelnan 25 and Blanche
Fay Butler, 26. both Of Washington;
Hugh B Hall. 26, ChelteEhGm, Md. and
Lois R. Hamlin, 20. Southern Pines,
-. c.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Legion to Discuss Plans.

GA1THERsBURG. January lSpe-
discussed by Barber Briggs Post, No.
1O4. American Legion. to meet in
Firemen's Hall. Gaithersburg, tomorrow
evening at O'Clock.
C0nd-. C..aa39 ". vcurC will prc-
Evening star., 1934-01-03
ROOSEVELT RECOVERY
FOES TERMED TRAITORS
Representative Wolverton, G. o. P,
Shuns Partisan Politics
During Emergency.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N, j., January 3.-Repre-
sentative Charles A. Wolverton, prepar-
ing to depart for Washington for the
opening of Congress, said yesterday that
any Representative who seeks to in
terfere with President Roosevelt's re-
covery policies can be characterized
traitor" to the country's welfare.
Il am a Republican. but 1 will not
participate in the tremendous problems
confronting this Nation as partisan to
any political organization" Wolverton
said.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
SPAIN HITS WINE QUOTA
Exporters Group in Madrid Hopes
Allotment Will Be Boosted.

MADRID, January Cp)--A note
protesting against "the smallness of
the United States quota on Spanish
wines" was issued last night by the
Spanish Growers and Exporters Fed
Grafton.
It said $4,000 gallons was a much
too small allotment" and expressed a
hope that both countries would arrive
at a more satisfactory commercial
treaty before March. with Spain grant
ing concessions to the United States in
LII fo- larGG wine quota.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Telling the Blunt Truth.

I'VE would feel much better if we
could abolish dividends and increase
the salaries of operating officers and
employees We assure you that if we
depended upon the majority of our
stockholders for active support this
would be bank
quite few of you don't live within
our banking territory and have no in
terest in us whatever beyond looking
for dividend check. Those of you who
do live within our sphere Of alleged
influence are quite passive when it
comes to trying to get new business
for us.
"On the reuerSe side hereof you
1UiH find our 1Uritten designations.
Just try to get somebody to run your
bank for youl
Heartily and rtor the first ttmcJ
sincerely yours"
That is said to be typical of the
average bankers attitude toward his
stockholders just now.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
COMMODITY PRICE
GAIN IS REPORTED
Treasury Purchase of Bonds
Declines During Week,
Secretary Says.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In response to inquiries on the prog
reSS of the administrations gold-buying
program, Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau last night reported a slight
improvement in commodity prices.
At the same time he announced
Treasury purchases of Government
bonds last week totaled $11,950,000,
some $5,0000 900 less than the week
previous. The new figure represented,
he said sinking fund operations of
So, 100000 and tho remaining $3.50 900
invec---:c-..s &C surplus funds of various
Government agencies.
The day brought the first definite
announc- ment of the extent of gold
purchases abroad in the administ, atoms
drive to lift commodity prices b. in
creaSing the value of the metal Chair
man Jones of the r. F. c. told reporters
that they aggregated "a little more than
S50,000,000
Gold Price Same
Purchases of domestic newly-nined
bringing the total of all purchases TO
about $75,000,000 The R. F.. C.'s board
of directors has made three allotments
OF funds totaling 100000 900 for these
transactions.
The Government again today quoted
s34.O6 an ounce for newly mined do
mestic gold.
1t was the eleventh successive setting
Of this figure
In London. the dollar opened at
s5151, to the pound and at this ex-
change bar gold brought S3285 an
ounce.
Morgenthau said he was unable to
give the exact extent of the commodity
price improvement but that the index
he keeps was "a little better" Several
weeks ago he told reporters that since
the start of the. gold buying plan prices
had increased by 5la per cent while
the gold price had advanced Is per
cent.
Thomas Bill Ready.
His price index is based on 30 COM
mOditieS. mostly agricultural products,
furnished to him daily by commercial
news agency.
During the day Senator Thomas.
Democrat, OF Oklahoma prepared for
Introduction bill to carry out his idea
of having the Treasury commander all
the gold of the Federal Reserve System
preparatory to revaluing the dollar.
Similar legislation was drafted by Rep
reSentatiVe Rankin tDemocraD Of Mis-
SlSSippi.
The administration has been reported
to have such a move under consideration
and study, but with decision yet to be
reached.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Drops Dead From Joy.

Learning that his two sons had won
wrestling matches, Otto Matilainen Of
Kalmar Sweden, was overcome with Joy
and orcPped dead from heart failure.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
ITALY SEES MENACE
IN NAVAL BUILDING
Insists Only Four-PoWer Pact
Can Prevent Dangerous
Arms Race.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, January 3.-While Premier
MusSolini and British Foreign Secre-
tary Sir John Simon prepared today to
converse on the world disarmament
stalemate, the Chamber of Deputies
considered a navy budget report which
(0clared that only four-power pact
can save the world fl n a na;al arma-
mentS race Of the worst kind.
The report, signed by Marquis c.
como Medici Del Vascello, budget COM
mittee reporter, and accepted as a
statement of II Duce's own viewpoint,
warned that the principal world powers
ARE already arming at sea-"
If the big European nations were .
get together on sCI7e step looking to-
ward disarmament, world tension would
be relieved and the way opened for a
broader agreement on arms including
naval as well as land and air, Vascello
said.
Japan Given Blame.
Citing particularly the naval building
programs of America, England and
Japan, the report placed blame for the
heavy arming on Japan's idea of her
world mission"
This mission, Vascello declared in the
report, threatens race war.
Japan today invades China he said.
Inspired by race hatred, she will plan
tomorrow against white men"
Then, referring to Japan's naval ac-
tivities, he added: The groundwork for
this future danger from the East is per-
hapS being laid"
1t was revealed in Japans recent
policies and diplomacy. including her
withdrawal from the League of Ma
tions This gesture is Of great import
ance and is highly significant and
menancing."
Pleads for Agreement.
The reporter did not ask greater naval
appropriations for Italy, contenting
himself with an appeal for a disarma-
ment agreement.
He said, however, that under Mus
solini's guidance as Minister of Marine,
the navy is being rebuilt spiritually
and materially"
Vascello said the Italian naval budget
Of 98.73l 600 lire tabout S7,89S,4SO) for
I934-35 is 1886, ,00G lire 81 092 980J
under that for the current year.
Vascello quoted liberally from the re-
port of Secretary Of the Navy Swanson
OF the United States to show that big
Navy program was underway in
America.
The meeting between Mussolini and
Sir John Simon was planned in an en-
deavor to find some means of solving
the Franco German impaSSe on arms
as a necessary preliminary step to con-
vocation Of four-pOver meeting or re-
sumption of the Disarmament Confer
ence at Geneva.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
The Plot Reverses.

Also typical is the fact that the board
later decided to file the letter in the
archives and instead sent out the usual
form dividend letter.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
POWER OF JOHNSON
IN CODES FOR SMALL
INDUSTRIES INCREASED

Continued From First Page.l
Evening star., 1934-01-03
CHAIRMEN PREPARE
TO SPEED HEARINGS
ON D. G.. LIQUOR BILL

Continued From First Page.)
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New York Raises
$3.50 at Banquet
Continued from Page y

see which can muster the greater
strength and the wider support for
the moment when a decisive strug-
gle between the two takes place"
Just as there is no time to lose
in other aspects of this life and
death race, Hathaway pointed out,
so is there no time to lose in build
ing the Daily Worker and increas-
ing its circulation. The Daily
Worker is one of our greatest guar
antees in this race" he said. I'VE
must make it an ironclad guaran-
tee"
Krumbein, in brisk talk, praised
the work Of mass organizations and
Communist Party groups in the
fund drive, but pointed out that
there could be no praise without
criticism as long as the $4,000 OBJ
jective Of the drive was not reached.
Even now" Krumbein said, cal
though we have not yet emerged
from the last stages of the drive,
we must begin to think seriously of
building the Daily Workers circula-
ton in this city to the minimum
figure of $4,000 Financial security
cannot mean anything to our paper
if it does not mean vastly in
creased circulation. We are raising
this money not merely so that the
Daily Worker can continue, we are
trying to assure the paper Of the
means to grow. We must begin now
to supply as much, and more, energy
to the task of building circulation
as we are applying to the fund
drive"
James Casey, managing editor of
the Daily Worker, outlined the daily
tasks confronting the paper in its
role as the revolutionary organizer
and spokesman of American work
ers. Pointing to the growing legal
and legal terror against work
ers and working class organizations,
Casey declared: Though the ter
ror grows, though workers and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-30
The NY. Times Tries to Whiteavash the Sales Tax
An Editorial

attacks of the bankers and the IaGuardia adrnini-
stration on the masses of the city. Instead of a
sales, subway wage tax, the Communist Party
demands:
suspension of the debt service approximately
180000,000 to the bankers in interest and part
payment on loans) pending the passage of ade-
quate federal unemployment insurance
A higher utilities tax.
A higher inheritance tax.
steepIy graduated income tax, hitting in
comes in the higher brackets.
Increase in relief.
Endorsement by the city government of the
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill. We urge
all fighters against the sales tax to demand that
both branches of the city administration the
Board of Aldermen and the Board of Estimate,
memorabilia Congress, urging the immediate
adoption of the Workers Bill.
In every union, in every shop, in every lodge or
club, the issue should be raised. Pass resolutions
against the sales tax and for placing the burden
of maintaining the unemployed on the rich.
Socialist, Communist workers of all political
opinions, Negro and white: organize Joint delega-
tons in your neighborhood to see your alderman
Demand that he rescind his vote for the sales tax
Demand that he support program of taxing the
rich
Defeat the sales tax!
Tax the rich to pay for unemployment relief!
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City of New York and their Fusion and Tammany
puppets in City Hall.
THE tide of protest against the sales tax robbery
must mount higher, must beat more insstenty
on the walls of City Hall.
The class program of taxation proposed by the
Communist Party-the program which inks the
Times much--must be posed very sharply against
the sales tax.
Not the sales tax. Not the transit q cent fare)
tax. Not a wage tax.
Tax the rich, the large corporations the large
utilities the large incomes and inheritances. The
rich must pay for the unemployed capitalism so
ruthlessly threw out of jobs.
The Communist Party understands that the solu-
ton of the problems the misery of the people of
New York will only be finally and definitely solved
in a Soviet New York City, in city that is part of
a Soviet United States. In such city, the banks
the factories, the utilities will belong to the toing
people of the city. Such city will pay no millions
in interest to bankers while the masses starve Such
city will have its first concern the welfare of
the massesthe direct opposite of the policies of the
LaGuardas and Jimmy Walkers
Todsy-now-the Daily Worker again empha-
sizes the necessity of united fight to defeat the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-30
Five Seized
JAS Projects
4 Are Picketed
Forced Labor Workers
Demand Minimum
Wage of $l8

BAYONNE, N. j., Nov. 29-In
an attempt to behead the growing
strike movement against forced
labor on Bayonne relief odd jobs,
police yesterday arrested five lead
ers, including Stanley Tomkins,
secretary of the Partisan IN
employed League Bail for each
was set at $4,000 by Judge Paul
Cullum in Hudson County Court.
At the protests Of the workers
attorney, William E. Sewell, Judge
Cullum said, "If the defendants are
on relief and in distress, their &C
tivities would seem to put them
in the position of desiring to re-
main in distress said $4,000
and that's what it's going to BE-"
The attorney went later, however,
to Judge James Erwin, of the
Hudson County Court of Common
Pleas, who reduced the bail to
$4,000 each still a fantastic figure
for unemployed workers.
The five arrested workers were
on picket lines which were set up
on all projects yesterday. Pre-
viously. 200 men had marched to
the office of Relief Administrator
John Doolsn. protesting the insti-
tuition of forced labor in Bayonne
relief, and demanding a minimum
wage Of $1S a week and trade union
rates for skilled workers. They
we're met with flat refusal.
Two of the arrested workers had
started to picket a relief job yester-
day and we're met by twelve police
who placed them under arrest.
They were taken to headquarters.
A few minutes later Tomkins ar
rived with two other workers. They
too were Immediately placed under
arrest and charged with being dis
orderly persons" Judge Cullum,
who placed their bail at $4,000
each. likewise changed the charge
to "inciting to riot"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-30

farmers are Jailed, beaten, killed,
for organizing to fight the hunger
and deprivation forced on them by
a decaying economic system. the
working class will not be vanquished.
1t has within itself the power to
resist all attacks and to win the
final victory in its struggle to rule
the world, 1t is the task of the
Daily Worker to organize that
power, and the Daily is fulfilling
that task with the help of the work.
ing class which it is organizing"
Mother Bloor, in brief speech,
greeted the assemblage and praised
the progress of the fund drive, but
took occasion to differ with Krum-
bein on the question of circulation.
I'm city of some 100000 popu-
lation," she said, 10000 circulation
is insignificant. though it may do
as cur first step in building a real
mass circulation. We must spare
no effort to make the workers far1i-
liar with the paper and to make
them realize its Importance in their
daily lives. This isn't so difficult a
task. We can always predict the
growth Of the papers circulation by
the number Of new workers we reach
with the paper. The more workers
we reach who have never seen or
heard of the paper before, the more
new readers we will have"
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Councils Urge
Strikes on Relief

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treachery to the boys, and to the
whole fight for Negro rights
against the lynch oppression.
Crawford Case
In the recent Crawford case the
results of this line were revealed
in all their treachery. Here an in
nocent Negro worker was sentenced
to die. The reformists succeeded
in choking off any mass fight for
his liberation, and "bargained" with
the courts, and won the victory"
of two life Imprisonment sentences
for the defendent. The innocence
of Crawford was forgotten and
prostituted to the uses of the lynch
ers and the reformists, both uniting
to hush up the class character of
the whole frame-pp! Such is the
victory for which Leibowitz, N. A.
A. G. P. groups, and liberals" of
the nation, are now struggling in
their fight against the I. L. D.
Aid Lynch Courts
These defenders" of the boys
justify every tactic of the Southern
prosecution. They gave the reac-
tionaries every aid in the recent
bribery frame-up against the I.
L. D. lawyers, Cohen and Swift. On
the question of the Supreme Court
appeals they justified the cunning
trickery of the Alabama courts in
attempting to block the appeal
moves of the l. L. D. attorneys in
the Haywood Patterson case
launching their assaults at the l.
L. D., not the courts. In the Red
scare maneuvers of the lynchers,
the reformists and Leibowitz gave
willing aid, adding to the provoca-
tions of the lynchers their own
proYocations.
The LeibowitZ attacks, COM
bining the hypocrisy of gentle
manly" procedure with the meth
DDS typical of gangsterism, are
only the elimination of these at
tacks against the class line of the
l. l.. ID. defense, and have for
their purpose the betrayal of the
boys into the hands of the courts
and the lynchers, leaving the boys
unprotected by any msas move
ment.
Against this line of treachery,
the /. L. d. places its funda-
mental slogan OF unconditional
freedom for every one of these
innocent Negro boys, striking the
lynch frame-up with its two
listed policy of best legal defense
supported by the power of mass
protest.
1t would be seriously wrong to
underestimate the significance of
the Leibowitz attacks. 1t is not
only Leibowitz who is involved.
Leibowitz represents and has the
support of the whole ruling class
machinery as we'll as the Negro re-
dictionary and reformist leadership,
in his fight against the I. L. D.
And these attacks have had their
effect in creating confusion and
bewilderment in sections Of the
population sincerely interested in
fighting for the liberation of the
boys
Without softening for single