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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Knapp MaSsing Group
To Unleash Terror

SEATTLE. Nov. 1-Plans for an
official American Legion Post to
be used as blind for the rally
ing of Vigilantes and terrorists
in Leschi Heights have been put
into operation by Ralph Knapp,
Republican state senator.
Knapp is even attempting to
draw ex-servicemen from other
communities into Leschi Heights
to help stamp out Communism"
by promising political and civil
service jobs to these dupes. They
will also be used to build further
Knapp's already extensive po-
litical machine.
That Knapp's growing organ
ization of terrorists means bus
mess is shown by refusal of
Rainier Masonic Lodge trustees
to allow Knapp's gang meeting
in the building. Trustees are
highly in favor of Knapp's gang
but fear the consequences of
exposure of his terrorists.
Leschi Heights workers must
fight this new menace by mass
demonstrations, protest meet
ings and by complete exposure
to the community of Knapp's
fasicist plans.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Seattle Men Will Be
Put on Forced Labor

SEATTLE, Oct. 31-All able
bodied men registered at the
Federal transient and homeless
INNS department, "a Union street
starting November l, will work
eight hours per week-for no
thing.
In return they will receive
three meals every day except SUM-
day, just like human beings!
They have been living on two
meals per day, same intervals of
nourishment prescribed by dog
doctors for household pets Of the
rich.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Women Win Demands
In Cannery Walk Out

SEATTLE, Nov. / - Women
workers on the day-shift at the
National Fruit Cannery here stag
ed an effective strike last week,
winning their demands for an ad-
ditional cent for each thousand
pears recorded.
The wage increase took effect
for 300 workers at the cannery,
employed in three different
shifts. Cannery officials, who had
threatened to close down the
plant in the event of a strike,
quickly submitted to the de-
mands OF the women when they
saw the effectiveness of the strik-
ers' tie-up.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
SELF-HELP INITIATED

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. l.
In an effort to enact part of the
EPIC self-help plan in Grays
Harbor, the local Welfare Board
has taken over the old American
Mill as a work project. Men on
relief will be put to work cutting
the mill into stove wood on a
share basis.
Besides being an enormous
forced labor program the project
represents a big steal for both
the Welfare Board and the own
ers of the property with plenty
of opportunity for graft on the
side. 1t would cost the owners
$4,000 to have this mill demolish-
ed by hiring labor at the going
rate of wages.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
GREETINGS
to the
Voice of Action

RENTON
Harry Morris
Paul MISUNDERSTANDING for
State Senator, 31st District
Julius Bickfeldt
Sam Dorman
Renton Section 16 Communist Party
ANAcoRTEs
Unit 3, Sections, Communist Party
SEATTLE
Clifford Clausen, RI. IL, Box 523
Unit 10, Communist Party
Labor Press Workers
Oscar Salonen
Interplay UCL
ABERDEEN
Aberdeen Business Firm
Greetings from a Worker
Greetings from a Friend
A Sympathizer
A Group Of Aberdeen Workers
Joe Shroyer
ROCHESTER
Jake o. Salo
TACOMA
Strshley Furniture Co., 500 So. 3sth
Stevenson
SSH Street Market, TIT So. 3sth
Tsrzon Cleaners and Dyers
A Sympathizer
Unit ,, Communist Party
Workers Center. 1915 Tacoma Ave.
Unit 9, Communist Party
Unit I, Communist Party
EDMoNDs
Unit 10. Communist Party
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Workers Win Clothing
For Destitute Family

EVERETT, Wash, Nov. six
teen dollars worth of clothing
was won for destitute family
here by the local Relief Workers
Protective Association from wei
fare shoppers in less than two
hours.
The Glandon family daughters
winning the clothing had been
unable to attend school because
not decently clothed. The RWPA
elected committee visited Miss
Milholland, Pinehurst district
head on Friday. She promised to
investigate on Monday but, after
seeing the committee was in dead
earnest, she investigated" i'm
ediately and wrote out the cloth
ing order.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

DlSJricJ Il, ADeIueeu, aCJiVe IN
campaign to get federal funds
for flood control
of any garden stuffs touched by
the flood as the sewage water
would be poisonous. This year no
statement has been issued al
though the water must be just
as poisonous this year.
The bulk of what flood control
work has been done has been
carried on by relief workers I'M
der a forced labor scheme.
Despite their records both the
Republican and Democratic par
ties are again shouting flOod-con-
troll promises through their rep
resentatives all the way from
Homer T. Bone to Vie Meyers to
Schwellenbach to Reno Odlin,
Judge Phillips, Mayor Horrocks.
The Communist candidates
here pointed out that flood con-
troll must be provided by the
federal government and are Or
ganizing a campaign for an ap-
preparation, the work to be done
at regular union rates of pay on
a 80 hour week basis with pay in
cash.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
DOCTOR HEAPS INSULTS ON INJURED LOGGER
Flood Control Political
Football of DemagOgues
BY George Flood

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. l.
Flood control is the main politi-
cal football In this election-has
been for years.
The New Deal politicians now
in office rode to their positions
on a wave of promises, principal
ly flood control. They pointed to
the previous record of the Re-
publican machine which had
been in office IL years and had
taken no action.
In the past two years of the
New Deal administration the
workers living in the low lands
OF the Grays HarbOr country
1.-THE wealthy people live atop
Broadway Hill have suffered two
disastrous floods. Small home
owners have been the heaviest
losers.
Last year the welfare board
notified the people against use
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Schwelenbach Trying
To Deny Tie-Up With
Washington EPICers
HARBoRvIEw HOSPITAL SYSTEM
SEATTLE. WAshiNoToh

SEATTLE, Nov. with Sin
clair's star fading rapidly and the
Commonwealth Builders falling
into disrepute locally, Louis
Schwellenbach, "liberap-reaction-
airy candidate for senate on the
Democratic ticket is trying des-
perately to weasel out of his con-
nection with the EPICers.
Schwellenbach hedges when di-
rectly questioned about the af-
fair but mentions the movement
no more in his public utterances,
written for him, it is said. by Leo
Lassen, baseball announcer.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Lay OFF 200 WORKERS

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. l.
Two hundred workers here were
laid off by the Grays Harbor Ply
wood Co. Monday. Many are being
refused relief. The Welfare Board
is using as an excuse the starva-
ton wages they have earned the
past few months-wages at a scale
which made saving impossible.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Workers Win Relief
For 'CS' Defendant

KELSO, Wash, Nov. IA COM
mittee of six workers Saturday
won relief for Max Farrar, GRIM
inal syndicalism defendant. Far
rar had been repeatedly stalled
off by the board with the state
ment it had orders mot to give
relief to Communists"
The committee was ordered out
and a threat made to call the po-
lice, but the men on it stood
their ground and forced the chair
man of the VERA board to adj
NIT that it made no difference
whether man was Communist
or not when it came to being en-
titled to relief.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
MILITANTS VICTIMS OF
BOSS DISCRIMINATION
Reporters!

Reporters! OF most vital i'm
portance is an immediate re-
port to the Voice of Action OF
all election returns in your
territory. Send in the returns
as quickly as you get them.
in plenty of time for next
weeks paper. Be sure to re-
cord the Communist, Socialist.
Cincinnatus votes, as well as
the Republican and Democrat
ic votes.
The address is 302 Maritime
Bldg, Seattle, Phone Main
1875.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Jones Admits Act; Lays
Blame on Welfare Board
Case Reveals Cruelty Of
HarbOrview'S
Charity"

SEATTLE, Nov. = Because
George Bosky, pronounced by
Harborview physicians 100 per
cent disabled. can neither read
nor write, he has been made the
subject of a joke, such a terribly
inhuman joke that only a master
class administrator, calloused to
the sufferings OF the working
class. could play.
Bosky, former lumberjack, was
caught between falling tree and
a stump on January IL, 1922, sus-
tanning a smashed pelvis, burst
bladder and crushed kidneys. Sew
eral years later, while attempting
to earn his way and keep off the
charity rolls, his hand and foot
were mangled.
Now the funny joke played on
him by Harborview kidney spe-
cialist: Bosky was shunted from
one relief department to another
while attempting to have his
voucher increased Sc per month
for special diet, due to his crush
ed kidneys.
Victim of CHASTITY Joke
The kidney specialist examin-
ed him Monday, and, knowing
Bosky can neither read nor write,
gave him the following prescrip-
ton:
Mr.. Bosky thinks he is not
getting enough for a man with a
weak stomach. Caviar, alligator
pears, champaign, T-bones and
mushrooms could possibly help
him for a while.
(Signed) John Doe"
Bosky took the slip to welfare
headquarters. They also laughed.
The joke is capitalism's. the butt
OF the joke is-as always-the
working class.
DIR. r. w. Jones, author of the
joke, had no explanation to Of
fer for his bad taste in victimiz-
ing Bosky-except that Harbor-
view doctors are daily confronted
with at least 20 depression vic
Tins, for whom, under the relief
set-up, nothing can be done, he
said.
They tell us to prescribe for
these sick workers." DR.. Jones
explained, yet relief authori-
ties won't allow US to order
anything that costs money. We
are here to relieve suffering.
But how can we, under this
set-up?"
DR.. Arthur G. Jordan, head
physician at Harborview, also
stated that physicians in char
ity" service at Harborview were
completely hOg-tied by lack of
funds to administer sick relief.
1T is not the business of the
hospital to dictate to the WE
RA the amounts which should
be allotted for DOLE" DR.. Jor-
dan stated, however insuffi-
cient we might feel these
amounts to be to maintain
health"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Spokane Initiative 4
Work Hailed by UCL


SEATTLE, Nov. THAT is
the best report in the state"
declared w. K. Murray, acting
secretary of the Washington
State Committee of Action to-
day when informed Of the lat
est news of Initiative 4 sigma
lures at Spokane. However,
Murry declared, I'VE want black
and white results, the lists
themselves sent direct to our
headquarters at 400 Mutual
Life Building, before we give
Spokane or anyone else bou-
quets."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
THREATEN BONDSMEN

KALAMA, Wash. Nov. Farm
ers here who put UP their farms
to bail out Farrar and Pisila, Kel-
so criminal syndicalism defend
ants, are being terrorized by the
Welfare Board in an effort to
force them to withdraw the bond.
The board has threatened to cut
them off relief rolls.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Forced Labor Scheme
For Seattle Workers

TAYLOR, Wash, Nov. 1.-The
240 men working in two forced
labor camps here receive, for a
30-hour work week, Sl.05 for un-
skilled labor, SO for skilled labor
and foremen get the top wage of
S..
The workers are recruited at
81 Union street for this forced
work in the Cedar River Water
shed camps and, unless unem-
ployed organize to fight this pc
onage program, more camps will
be opened.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Library Carries Book
By Communist Leader

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-The Seattle
Public Library and each one of
its branches now possesses a copy
OF "The Fallacy of democracy"
by Sam Darcy. Communist can
fidate for governor of California.
The introduction to the booklet
was written by Lincoln Steffens.
In addition, the workers will
find many of the most interest
ing magazines in the Library
Soviet Russia Today, the New
Masses and Fight.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
YOUNG EXPOSED

CENTRALIA, Wash, Nov. l.
The charge that Charles A.
Young, Republican candidate for
County Commissioner here, as
sisted in the dastardly mutila-
ton and lynching of Wesley
Everest in 1919 was made by local
workers today.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Mooney Defense Acts

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. /
Tom Moneys attorneys have fill
ed with the Supreme Court here
a motion to be allowed to file a
petition for an original writ of
habeas corpus.
A similar move was recently
lost in the California Federal Dis
trict Court.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
MOVIE sHowINGs

ABERDEEN, Nov. 1.-The fol-
lowing showings of the Soviet
motion picture, End of st. Pet
ersburg," have been scheduled
for the Grays Harbor region:
Nov. 2, Hoquiam, Moose Hall,
SIS j Street.
Nov. 3, Aberdeen, Workers hall,
713 Z. First Street.
Nov. a, Raymond, 9Th st. hall.
Nov. 5, Montesano, Eagles Hall.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Sinclair Drops Pledge
TO Free Tom Mooney

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. 1
Continuing his frantic efforts
to gain support of the regular
Democrat political machine, Up
ton Sinclair has even dropped
from his platform the pledge to
free Tom Mooney.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
FRAME TENINo WORKER

TENINO, Nov. with Harold
Troy acting as judge, referee and
prosecuting attorney, a jury here
returned a verdict of mot guilty"
against Wick and Thompson, but
q verdict of guilty" against Han
naford, on framed charge of dis
turbing the peace, growing out
of an argument at the Tenino
welfare station.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
PickmOSa Backs
Voice of Action

ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. mo
more staunch supporter has the
Voice of Action in the North
west than Emanuel Pickmosa,
candidate for State Senator.
just as the papers own shop
was to begin operation, it was
e.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

laced Wltn loss
of the press I'M
l e SIS Sc veral
hundred dollars
could be raised
Immediately. A
wire to Pickmo-
sa was answer
ed by a SUBJ
s t a n t ial per
centage of the
money needed.
Pickmosa or
ganized a COM
mittee from the
local cooperat-
i've, the Youngs
BAY Cooperat-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

i've Dairy, and from other or
CARNATIONS and sent the funds
within "a hours.
Pickmosa is section organizer
of the Communist Party here. He
is filed as an Independent with
the slogan Communism VS.. Fas-
cism."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

The starvation program of the
Roosevelt government has caus-
ed the death rate In the nations
SO largest cities to rise by 81 per
cent over last year.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

Speed-up in industry increased
40 per cent between 1919 and 1929;
since 1929 1t has increased "a per
cent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

The profits of 107 corporations
are seven times this year what
they were last year.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
BURLINGTON, Vt, Nov. l.
$4,000 wooden textile workers In
the American Mills here struck.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. l.
Admitting that less than one
third of the $4,000 southern textile
workers whose cases have been
reviewed by the Winant Arbitra-
ton Board since the strike have
been reinstated, Francis j. Cor
man, United Textile Workers I'm
ion leader" states the immediate
possibility of a new textile strike
in the South.
II have just received five
wires" German stated in a
press interview, Informing me
that certain employers are not
only refusing to take back
strikers, but are preparing to
evict them from company hous-
es."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

In some of the professions
like architecture, unemployment
runs as high as 9S per cent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

PATERSON, N. J., Nov. l.
10000 dye workers struck
Thursday morning. $1,000 silk
workers may 60 out.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02
Strikes Break Out In
Many Plants; Bad
Conditions Reign

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. O.,
Nov. Strike vote against dis
elimination and blacklisting
Of union members calls out sew
eral thousand workers here.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-02

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov. l.
Textile and cotton garment
workers demand general strike
following police attack on mass
picket line before Freezer
Shirt Go.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-14
POWER PROBE
BILL IS SIGNED
BY ROOSEVELT
$50, 100000 Yearly Slash
in Cost to Consumers
Is Predicted.
RATE STUDY ORDERED
Federal Board to Compile
Data: Senator Norris
Is Honored.
BH United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, April 14-The
Rankin-N Norris resolution, directing
the federal power commission to
investigate and compile rates
charged for electricity to residen-
tial rural commercial and indus
trial consumers throughout the
United States was signed today by
President Roosevelt.
Approval of the resolution was in
the presence of Senator George w
Norris CRep., Neo9 and Representa-
tive John E. Rankin dem, Miss
its sponsors. Mr.. Roosevelt pre-
sented to Senator Norris the pen he
used.
This is the first measure of it's
kind ever passed in this country -
Mr.. Rankin said. It's effect will be
far reaching. In. my opinion, it
will do more to bring justice to the
consumers of electric energy than
any other step yet taken, with the
exception of the passage of the
Muscle Shoals bill.
Il predict that the publicity it
will give and the determinations
and excessive rates it will reveal
will result in a reduction in costs
of light and power to the ultimate
consumers of this country of not
less than $50,000,000 a year to be-
gin with. 1t may reach many
times that amount"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-14

Colonel Lindbergh was questioned
for several hours by Colonel Carl
Ristine, department of justice Of
fetal, who is aiding the senate COM
mittee in its investigation. The in
tervleW concerned an expansion Of
certain features of the aviator's tes-
timony before the senate commit
tee.
Colonel Lindbergh is an aviation
expert" a United Press informant
said. He has vast store of in
formation about aviation matters
and the committee took advantage
of his knowledge to throw further
light on certain matters. He was
questioned as an expert, rather
than as an individual"
The questioning took place in
Colonel RiStine's office the day be-
fore Colonel Lindbergh left wash
ington after teStifying before the
senate committee. A stenographic
transcript of questions put to him
NY CoIOlleI RlSClne and the aviator S
answers was taken by an assistant
IN the department of justice.
The United Press was advised the
interview was confined to aviation
subjects and that the justice depart
ment was not concerned with the in
quiry.
Colonel Ristine undertook the in
terVlew as a routine matter of his
assistance to the air mail commit
tee and the justice department as
slstant made the stenographic re-
port by chance, since he was the
only person with stenographic
knowledge available at the time.
A. G. Patterson, chief investigator
for the Black air mail committee
told the United Press that he had
met Colonel Lindbergh in Colonel
Rlstine's office. He said he entered
the office on another errand an0
met the colonel by accident. He
had no knowledge of the subiect
matter of Colonel Ristine'S question
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-14

The child, Pauline Pierce, 8, of
802 Highland avenue, was struck at
Massachusetts avenue and Tenth
street, while on her way home from
school. Ordinarily, the intersection
would be protected during school
hours by a policeman, but the Off
GER at this corner, together with
othe assigned to protect school
rh-ndren, was included in the group
stationed at the Real Silk hosiery
mill to prevent any possible strike
disorder.
Sergeant Mcmahon said he
learned that the child ran into the
street and was knocked down by
the cars bumper.
Ed Gramble, 2517 East Sixteenth
street, a passenger in the car
Jumped out and ran to assist the
child, who got to her feet ano
started nome.
Sergeant Mcmahon said he was
told Gramble went to the child's
house and mentioned his name
calling a physician to determine her
injuries.
Hodge, who is said to have con-
tinued on, was charged with failing
to stop after an accident, reckless
driving and driving through a
safety zone.
Traffic Captain Lewis johnson to-
day said school officials for four
wears have rejected offers made by
police which would have enabled
them to settle satisfactorily the
problem of guarding children in the
vicinity of schools.
Providing protection for school
children at dangerous crossings has
been a problem in the last four
years, with a reduced force" he said
During that period, we have Of
feredN the school board not only
police caps and badges, but also po-
lice coats, for custodianS and JAM
tors, if they would take over the
task. The janitors and custodians
already have police powers
THE school board has refused to
take over the responsibility and
passed the buck to police to furnish
patrolmen for dangerous corners.
"On all special occasions, when it
is necessary to draw police from
these tasks and concentrate them
at other points, the schools are no.
titled in advance"
The controversy was renewed as
result of indignation on the part
of parents of school children when
it was revealed that police had been
withdrawn from the duty of pro-
tecting the life of small children
near schools, to be stationed in
vicinity of hosiery mills, part of the
workers of which are on strike.
A few of the schools are being
given protection by motorcycle Of
flcerS.
Meanwhile the strike of hosiery
workers continued today without
development, strikers resting from
their picketing duty until Monday,
a. the hosiery mills do not work on
SATURDAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-14
INSULTS SHIP
IS u. S. bound
Fugitive Cheerful as Long
Voyage From Turkey
Is Started.
By United Press

By United Press
ABOARD SIS. EXILONA cat Sea- :,
April 14.-Samuel insult, asleep in
his cabin aboard the passenger car
go ship Exilona, started back to
his adopted country today to face
trial on fraud charges.
In the cabinet next to insult, as
the EXilona sailed from picturesque
old Smyrna at 1890 a. m. today,
was Burton Y. Berry of Fowler,
Ind, third secretary of the Ameri-
can embassy at Istanbul, detailed to
accompany him on the 5,000-mile
voyage to Boston, where it is due
May 6 or 7.
MIR. Berry planned to alternate in
watching insult with Captain Wen
zell Habell, master of the Exilona,
who was detailed as joint custodian.
insult regained his nerve when
he realized his eighteen months
fight to evade extradition was over.
From the moment the 74-year- old
naturalized American left the de-
tention house at Istanbul where he
had been held, he became alert and
smiling, and seemed years younger
than the bent, complaining man
who had said at Athens only a
month ago that he was dying of
heart disease.
Captain Habel offered insult a
drink of whisky when he boarded
the ship.
"Only once in my life did I ever
take drink of liquor" insult re-
sponded, in refusing. He did not
say when.
insult retired to his we'll furnished,
comfortable cabin, lister appearing
in the ships lounge, smoking and
watching the shore.
A member of the Exilona's crew
stooo guard at insults cabin door
the night.