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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02
Joker Postage Stamp

Niue, one of the islands Of the South
Seas and dependency of New Zea-
land, for many years used the stamps
of that commonwealth overprinted
with the name "Niue" and value ex-
pressed in native words using Eng
lish letters. In 1908, when new sup
ply Of stamps arrived, one in partIcu-
lar seemed to cause an unusual
amount of merriment on the part Of
the natives. An inquiry revealed that
the stamp was overprinted "Tahae
Silent" instead of ''Tehae Silent"
which does not seem provocative of
much mlrth until it was learned that
the former means "Thief Shilling" and
not Zone Shilling as intended by the
printers a,rs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02
CHAPTER VII

Carter Shelby was expected at any
moments
JAMIE, returning from the playground
one afternoon early in September,
found the old brick house in state of
wild excitement.
"Its Celia's friend, Mr.. Shelby"
Mother said in answer to JAMES, ques-
ton. Hes coming for supper. The
telegram arrived at noon. But we
didn't open it and Celia came home
only an hour ago. Stoney is out with
Father and Hugh is freezing the sher-
bet. Rachel is as mad as hornets
nest and l am simply exhausted"
where's Cellar"
"She's dressing" Mothers face was
flushed. "Why haven't we had this
room papered? 1t really is disgrace.
If only John Ballard would forget the
widows and orphans long enough"
81 don't see why you make such
FUSS" jamie said rather Grossly.
"Can't you appreciate Celia's feel
ings at all?" Mothers expression i'm
piled that jamie was no true daugh-
ter of hers but an orphan on door
step. isn't this Square bad enough
with children screaming and men in
tree, his collar opened, his sleeves
rolled up, a smudgy streak on his
their shirt sleeves and no one to serve
but Rachel? And Celia is so sensi-
tive"
Cecilia is luxury this family can't
afford"
"Janiep Mother was close to tears.
"Ail right. I'll dust the living
room. And certainly hope that our
labor Is not in vain"
jamie attended to the busting In no
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02
Most Coughs
Demand Creomulsion

Don't let them get a strangle
hold. Fight germs quickly. Greco
mulsion combines Z major helps in
one. Powerful but harmless. Pleas
ant to take. No narcotics. Your
own druggist is authorized to re-
fund your money on the spot if
your cough or cold is not relieved
by Creomulsion. (adv.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02
jamie Attended to the busting In
No Very AmiabIe Frame of Mind.

He looked tired, she thought. restless,
unhappy.
Lets get the car" he said, land
ride for a million miles"
He did care about Celia. oh, dear
big laughing Hugh jamie swal-
lowed hard.
I'D love it," she said. "We'n ride
and ride and ride"
You're nice, jamie Ballard" Hugh
said gently. You're very good
little egg"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02

The next day it rained. The house
was chilly. Celia came Ianguidly
downstairs at noon. She wore an old
wooden dress that was faded and out
Of pleat. Her eyes were heavy. She
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02
CHAPTER vI-Continued

Muriel talked no further of Japan.
Tom asked JAMIE about the play
sground. lN 79t 81 N 8 81
II think it's dear Of jamie to be in
terested in those little foreigners"
Celia smiled at her small grave sister.
''She makes me feel absolutely worth
less. I adore children. They were so
cunning on the beach In their wisps
Of bathing suits. l used to build cas-
ties for them. I'VE played fairy tales.
They pretended that l was the Prin-
cess"
jamie knew that Hugh had no men,
tai vision of jamie struggling with
dirty little foreigners. He saw Celia
beneath an umbrella on the beach,
building castles for pretty clean chill
firen who called her Princess" He
saw her, perhaps, with his own chill
dren, red-haired boys who looked like
Hugh, tiny blond girls with Celia's
violet eyes. 1t worked out very well.
A maid brought tea and sandwiches
and small round cakes in cups of
fiuted paper.
"Arent they cunning" Celia asked,
sin their ruffled petticoats?"
Hugh smiled his appreciation. Tom
dropped two Jumps of sugar in Celia's
cup. Muriel and jamie exchanged a
long expressive glance.
Hugh was reminded of servant
they'd had who told fortunes with tea
leaves.
81 had my fortune told at the Shore"
Celia's manner made it seem a re-
markable achievement. "a crystal
gazer. She told me l was psychic.
She said she felt it the moment / en-
tered the room. do have strange pre-
monitions sometimes. l feel them in
my wrists. Little stabs like rose
pricks."
Celia and Hugh and Tom talked
about premonitions. Muriel lit fresh
cigarette. jamie continued. to wish
that she had never been born.
Tom presently glanced at Muriel,
lying back in the low wicker chair, her
long graceful legs indolently crossed,
the smoke from the cigarette wreath
ing above her head
"You look like an ad," he said.
Doesn't she?" Hugh agreed.
"Muriel is so sophisticated" Celia
smiled prettily. II wish didn't look
like lace-paper valentine" she added
with quivering sigh.
Excuse me-" Muriel rose from her
chair and walked toward the house.
jamie followed, after a moment. She
made no apologies. It wasn't neces-
sary. Celia was talking about her
self. No one noticed that jamie had
gone.
Muriel was pacing back and forth
in the wide oak-beamed hall.
IF I had stayed, would have
thrown things" she said to jamie.
Muriel looked almost ugly. today.
Her face was somber; her eyes were
dark with helpless rage. jamie thought
of the garden party when Muriel had
looked pretty, standing against the
oak tree, talking and laughing with
Tom. She thought of running away
with Hugh to the point beyond the
White Marsh creek. She remembered
how he had smiled at her and told
her all of his dreams
'Took at our Christmas tree nowl"
"You can't see the tiny first star"
Wits lost in the dazzle" =.
jamie look at Muriel.
ut makes everything different" she
said, Cecilia being at home"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-02

Celia cherished secret. It had to
do with square gray envelopes which
arrived at irregular intervals.
''Who is it, darling?" Mother would
ask. She liked to enjoy, vicariously,
her pretty daughters conquests.
"Just some one / met at the shore"
Celia would smile mysteriously as
though there were some things in life
too sacred to be discussed.
JAMIE wondered about it. Celia,
usually, made grand parade of her
victims. Gould Celia have fallen in
love? That, somehow, was strange
idea. You thought of people falling
in love with Celia.
His name was Carter. jamie found
q half-finished letter on Celia's cream
and ivory desk.
Garter dear
''It's dreadful to be so sensitive. No
body understands. Last night / went
out and stood In the garden. The
wind sighed through the trees and all
the roses were still. I felt small
and lost and alone. II you had been
here"
Last night Celia had returned home
ate from a dance at the club and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Rich Relieved OF
S14O,WO,OOO Tax
Bill by Roosevelt
Permits Dividend And
Excess Profits Tax
To Expire

WASHINGTON, Jan. las a New
Year present to a handful of wealthy
investors and corporations, the Roose-
welt government today formally let
the taxes on dividends and corpora
ton capitalization expire.
The taxes on dividends, required 6
5 per cent to be paid by all investors
receiving dividends on their total.
dividend income. The amount COL
lected in this way amounted to about
S60,00O,000. The termination of this
tax by the Roosevelt government is
therefore, in the nature of 1884
gift to dividend collectors equal TO
this amount.
On July l, the 5 per cent tax on
the excess profits of all corporations
will also be permitted by the Roose-
welt government to expire. This will
save rich corporations another $780,
100000 a year in taxes.
The Roosevelt government has ex-
tended the Hoover excise taxes on
cigarettes, radios, amusements, medi-
cines, etc, for the next year. They
were due to expire this year. They
cost the small consumer $500, 600, 900
a year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Initiation, Taxes To
Be Main Subjects OF
Congressional Fight
Budget Crisis Brings
New Taxes On Masses

WASHINGTON, Jan. l. When
Congress opens its sessions on We'd
neSday at noon, the subjects Of in
fiation and further subsidies to bank
rupt industry and banks will be
among the leading subjects Of dis
cussion.
New taxes, the budget crisis. and
the failure of the Roosevelt farm pro-
gram to stop the growing rebellion
among the small, impoverished farm
ers, will also be among the subjects
discussed, it is said.
A decided fight for outright cur
rency imitation waged by certain SEN
ators from the West is also expected.
The enormous increase in the Gov
eminent debt to 1922, 600 900 900 and
the increasing budget deficit due to
the enormous war expenditures and
susidies amounting to $1,000, 0Oo, 900
to the Wall Street banks and rail-
roads, makes certain the introduction
of proposals for new taxes on the
population.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
France in Trade
RepriSals on NaziS
New Quotas to Favor
French Allies

PARIS, Jan. Sharp trade re-
prisals against Nazi Germany, with
important concessions to Frances
allies, were being considered by the
French Government today with the
double aim of penalizing Germany
and strengthening the war alignment
being rapidly organized by French
imperialism. France was Germany's
best customer during the past year.
Under a new schedule of import
quotas, applicable early this year, the
bulk of German exports to France
would be barred. The quotas viii
distribute the former German trade
among Belgium, Poland and the Little
Entente, Frances allies. Part of the
import quotas would also be distrib-
uted among England, Italy, Portugal
and Greece in exchange for tariff
concessions and with the aim Of fur
Their isolating Germany.
The new quotas and bargaining
policy will also hit drastically many
American products, including auto
mobiles, tractors, tires and tubes.
The French Government faces the
new year with constantly diminish
ing of its revenues, which dropped to
8 ,2f6,0 900 francs for November,
representing a decrease of $4,000, 900
francs as compared with the same
month Of 1892. Unemployment is
showing rapid increase.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Horrible Butchery
OF Fukien Masses
By U. S. Bombs
Thousands Are Made
Homeless By Marking
Planes

HONGKONG, Jan. WEALTHY re-
fugees pouring in from the Fukien
city of Foochow described scenes of
horrible suffering resulting from the
murderous aerial bombradment of
that city by Marking planes during
the past week. The raids were car
ried out by planes and bombs fur
nished by the US. The homes Of
thousands Of workers were destroyed.
Tens of thousands of impoverished
workers, unable to obtain transporta-
ton from the city were reported
crowding into the consular districts
which through an understanding BE-
tween the Marking regime and Its
imperialist masters, has been spared
from the terror of aerial lombard
mentS.
Heavy fighting continues ON The
Fukien-C hekiang front between Nan
king troops and the 10th Route Army
OF the F'ukien secessionist regime, ant
in Kiangsi Province and northern
Fukien between the Chinese Re-
Army and the Marking forces.
NANKING, Jan. 1.-The Nankin
government yesterday assured its i'm
perialist masters that not independ
ence from the imDerialist dismember
ing China, but "'the determination
Of the emancipated workers an
peasants in the Soviet districts woul
be the major task Of the Nankin
murder regime in 1894, as in the pas
The assurance was given by Nsnkin
Premier Wang Ching-wei in Q me
Year message
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Morgenthau Made
New Treasury Sec'y
As Woodin Resigns
Morgan Favorite Gets
High Praise From
'N Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. Following
the resignation of William II. Woodin
as Secretary of the Treasury, to take
effect today. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
was sworn in as the new Secretary
of the Treasury.
Woodin received high praise from
Roosevelt in a letter which he re-
ceived from the President, which
stated, in part:
Remember that when that day
comes you are wanted and needed
in the service of the country. Your
calm, practical and courageous &C
ton in the difficult days Of last
spring and summer will always be
remembered.
GAN Of us miss you greatly and
all Of us send you our devoted re-
CARDS"
Woodin was shown during the
Senate Investigations of j. P. Nor
gan to have been favored customer
of the house of J. P. Morgan, and
the recipient of many favors from
the bankers. Despite the exposure of
his stock gambling connections with
the Morgans, Roosevelt, whose pre-
election campaign speeches were
filled with denunciation of the
money changers" never made any
criticism of Woodin, and refused to
heed the public clamor for his resig-
nation.
Woodin is now in Arizona for his
health, as he is suffering from a
throat affliction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Canada Or lerS
Gaelic DepOrted
Canadian Workers in
Furious Protests

TORONTO, Canada, Dec. 81
Tom Cacio, Canadian revolution
airy leader, who has been held in
prison several weeks after his
term expired. was struggled out
of Kingston Penitentiary last Fri
day and rushed to st. John for
deportation to fascist Jugo-slavia,
where death or Imprisonment
await him for his working class
activities.
Cacic is one of eight leaders
Of the Canadian Communist Party
who were sentenced to long
terms of Imprisonment.
The Canadian Labor Defense
League, upon learning of this ac-
ton by the government, i'm
mediately wired a protest to W.
A. Gordon, Minister of Immigra-
ton, demanding that time be per-
mitted to file a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus, or that
Gaelic be permitted to go to the
Soviet Union.
Canadian workers, who have
vigorously protested the imprison-
ment of the eight working-class
leaders, are in furious protest
against this attempt, the order of
deportation to Jugo-slavia, which
is equivalent to death sentence
for Gaelic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
PayrOlls, Jobs, Show
Decline, Latest Data
Of Industrial Board

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The latest
available figures on the trend of
business and employment covering
the months of November, reveal
steadily declining tendencies, &C
cording to report of the National
Industrial Board, an employers
economic research agency.
Actual employment fell off by
1877 per cent during November,
while payrolls declined by 10 per
cent.
The average weekly pay envelope
fell from $19.46 a week to 1881
a week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
A. F. Of L. Locals Indorse Social Insurance Bill

ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 31.-At the
demand of the Unemployed Councils,
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill was introduced into the
State Legislature on Wednesday by
Representatives Bennett and Young
dahl. The introduction of this Bill is
result of the mass pressure of the
unemployed for jobless insurance at
the expense of the state and the en-
ployers.
Gov. Floyd B. Olson of the Farmer
Labor Party failed to even mention
unemployment insurance in his mes
sage to the Legislature. The Farmer
Labor representative felt it neces-
airy to introduce the Bill due to the
demands of the workers Of the state.
Only increasing mass pressure will
force the Legislature to act on the
Bill now before them. The Minnesota
State Committee of the Unemployed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
LaGuardia Sworn In
As New City Mayor;
7 Cent Fare Looms
G.. P. Calls For Fight
Against High Fare,
Relief Slash

NEW YORK, Jan. In the IL
brary OF the millionaire Democratic
attorney, Samuel Seabury, Mayor
elect La Guardia today took the oath
of Office and became the new Mayor
OF New York City.
One of the first official acts Of his
administration was to give the oath
Of office to his appointed Chief Of
Police, General John F. Organ, who
will assume office at once.
7-Cent Fare
The entrance of LaGuardia into Of
flee was marked by the issuance of
a sharp statement by the District
Committee of the Communist Party
sounding warning that the La
Guardia program means the imme-
diate possibility of slaSIes in jobless
relief, wage cuts for Civil Service
employees and the increase of the
subware fare to cents.
'LaGuardia assumes office" the
Communist Party statement today
declared, 'as the victorious candidate
Of the most powerful group of Wall
Street bankers, Chase National Bank,
the traction interests, etc. One of
the first acts of Mayor LaGuardia
VIII be 10 carry out the dictates of
his election bosses and hackers, by
PLUNDERING THE WORKING
POPULATION THROUGH AN IN
CREASE IN THE SUBWAY FARE.
LaGEardia has already announced
his intention of fulfilling his election
pledge to the bankers by REGARD
ING THE TAHIMANY AGREE
MENT WITH THE WALL STREET
BANKS AS SACRED"
Previous to his official entrance
into office today, LaGuardia has been
holding conferences with the repre-
sentatiyes of the Wall Street banks
and bondholders who hold the ma
iority Of the traction and subway
bonds. The LaGuardia plan for the
subways is some form of "unifica-
ton" with guaranteed adequate
fare" that will meet with the ap-
proval of the bondholders. This is
seen as a definite move toward the
abolition Of the Scent fare.
Wage Cuts
LaGuardia has also asked the State
Legislature for the power to arbitrar-
lily slash Civil Service wages and
jobs, now protected by law. This APP
plies particularly to such employees
as school teachers, engineers, etc.
Referring TO this action of the
Mayor, the c. P. statement declared:
ITO carry through the plundering
OF the working population, in par
ticular the million and half I'M
employed, the masses of employed
workers and civil servants. La
Guardia, as the tool of finance
capital, is preparing to cut s9lar-
les ruthlessly, to fire 10000 city
CONTINUED on Page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Jobless Councils
Request Funds For
Feb. 3, Convention

NEW YORK. - The national
committee of the Unemployed
Council, through it's secretary, I.
Amter, declared yesterday that
funds are urgently needed for
housing, feeding and meeting place
for the delegates to the national
Unemployment Convention, to
take place in Washington, D. c.,
Feb. 8, and 5. The districts and
sections are urged to carry out tag
days, arrange affairs, etc., in order
to achieve the three thousand dol
lar fund needed to carry through
the national convention.
Funds should be rushed TO the
National Committee, Unemployed
Councils, U. S. A., 30 E. 18th st.,
New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Rumania Acts To
DiSarm All Workers
Uses Present Tension
To Strike At Toilers

BUCHAREST, Jan. IA govern
mental decree ordering all civilians
possessing weapons to surrender them
by Tuesday, shows that the Rumanian
government intends using the tension
following the assassination Of Premier
Duca by fascist Iron Guard members
to further disarns the toiling masses.
Heavy penalties are threatened for
failure to surrender weapons.
All public meetings, parades and
demonstrations have been prohibited
under the terms of the drastic mar
tial law and press censorship clamped
down by the government throughout
the country. Bucharest is heavily
patrolled and has the appearance of
a city under siege. Despite many ar
rests Of Iron Guard members, the real
leaders Of the party are still at liberty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Nazi JailerS Hold
4 Communists Ten
Days After Verdict
Protest Actions Grow
Throughout The
United States

NEW YORK.-ProteSt actions were
reported from many cities yesterday
as the workers renewed their de-
mands for the safe and immediate
release of the four Communist de-
PENDANTS in the Reichstag frame-up
trial
Although it is now ten days since
the international protest Wrested adj
mission of their innocence from the
Nazi Supreme Court, the four de-
PENDANTS are still held in the Nazi
dungeons, where they are not even
permitted to speak to each other.
Latest reports from Germany in
dictate that the four Communist
leaders will be forced to face new
charges Of high treason in an at
tempt by the Nazi chieftains to carry
through the murders Of the four rev.
dictionary leaders.
In the meantime, their lives are in
constant danger, as the Nazis are
not above carrying out their murders
by "other means,' as countless cases
of political prisoners "shot while at
tempting to escape" attest.
There must be no let-up in the
protest actions, but rather a ire
mendous increase Of protest demon
STATIONS before the German Con-
sulates in every city, and Of protest
n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
MAHands PayCuts
To Retail Clerks
Whalen Lets Stores
Lengthen Hours

NEW YORK.-Sixty thousand re-
tail stores in New York will be per-
mitted to lengthen hours of work
of their clerks by eight hours per
week for 81 more in weekly pay, ac-
cording to the new schedules an
nounced by Grover Whalen, chair
man of the retail code authority.
BY the decision, stores which are
open less than Sc hours a week will
pay their workers $14 week for 40
hours Of work, while stores which
have hours between So and s. per
week will be obliged to pay only s14.50
for A hours of work and those OPEN
ing for longer than 63 hours may
pay SIS for 48 hours week.
BY frightening the hours of work
and enabling the retail stores to pay
practically the same wages, the code
authority Of the MIRA. is actually
giving thousands of retail store work
ers wage cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
BayonetS for CWA
Workers of Detroit
Demanding Pay
Relief Expenditures
To Be Cut In Half
In January

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. L.
Bayonets and sawed-off shot
guns in the hands of National
Guardsmen was Detroit's New
Years greetings to C.W.A. workers.
Guards, police and special deputies
were stationed outside and inside the
Kerr Building, Saturday, where hun
oreds of C.W.A. workers waited in
kne all day clanoring vainly for their
pay.
The workers were in an angry mood
because they had been sent from one
place to another time after time for
their pay.
One C.W.A. worker who waited all
lay at the Kerr Building for his pay
aid that since Dec. IL, when he
etarted to work on a C.WA. job, he
dad received only one weeks pay OF
SIS. "They keep sending us from one
place to another. We spend hours
walking our feet off, but get no pay"
hrs said. "On Dec %, when no pay
Game, the workers on the C.W.A. prof.
ect at Joseph Campau and Dawson
Aves., tore up the street car tracks,
and tipped over street car"
The police were called to subdue
the workers. All news of new C.W.A.
strikes is very carefully suppressed by
the capitalist press.
At the same time, Detroit's 100000
unemployed were given another New
Years greeting with the announce
ment that relief expenditures for
Wayne County during January are to
be cut to less than one-haf of the
November figure.
Wayne County embraces Detroit,
arborn, Hamtramck, Lincoln Park,
] other towns. Instead Of $3.50, 600
ich was spent in November, only
175,000 has been appropriated for
nuaTy.
This huge relief cut is being put
rough at the orders of the Federal
ats Emergency Relief Adrainistra-
N to investigate all families on
unity relief lists and to drop the
-called "oorderland and fraud"
ses. Those remaining on the re-
eff lists are to have their relief
udgetS cut
Tho cost OF Federal surplus hereto
IRE issued supplementary TO the re-
EFF checks are now to be deducted.
fedical aid will also be cut. This
ew attack in the face of mounting
Unemployment, with automobile pro-
,liction at about half Of what it was
asst year.
The Unemployed Councils are raj
ying the workers for the fight
lgaEnst cuts, and are organizing the
workers on the relief job into the
Relief Workers Protective Union.