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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Anti-Lynch Meet in
Brooklyn Jan. "a

NEW YORK-A call for a Scots
boro Anti-Lynching Conference in
Brooklyn was sent out yesterday by
a United Front Provisional Anti
Lynching Conference Committee,
having the endorsement of the Ne
gro Welfare Society, the Moorish
Science Temple, the Gay Trouba-
dours, International Labor Defense,
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
and an A. F, Of L, Rank ana File
Committee.
The Conference will be held on
Jan. "a at the Elks' Auditorium, 1868
Fulton St., and is expected to result
in the further development of tine
united front movement against the
growing fascist lynch terror and TO:
the freedom of the Soottsboro boys.
All organizations. unions. churches.
clubs etc, are urged TO elect dele
gates to the conferences.
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of The Rockefeller Center. graft and
racketeering were rampant.
Union Officials Knew
The union officials knew all about
it.
Let US go into one of the union
meetings and see what the union Of
ficials do about this wholesale graft
scheme, as it affected the plasterers'
helpers at Rockefeller Center.
Officials of the Plasterers' Helpers
Local No. 30, after the complaints
get too hot, call four workers and
two foremen to trial on the kick
back"
On Sept. 81, the four workers who
were forced to pay back 50 every day
out Of their pay for the privilege
of working are now fined SIS each fol
being forced to "ilick-back."
The two foremen, Jess Williams
and Sam Salvatore, who acted as
the bosses agents collecting the
"Ilick-back" are fined SIS each.
But the whole rotten system is al
lowed to continue at Rockefeller
Center,
What Hearst Wants
These facts of the union leader.
completely are completely absent from
the fake expose OF the Hearst New
York Evening Journal.
Hearst has only ono object in his
expose. He wants to get through
laws against the workers organiza
tons. He has no interest in root
ing out racketeering. Senator Cope
land in Washington has already pre-
sented misunderstanding bills, which
do not begin to interfere with the
racketeers in the A. F.. Of l.. They
are aimed at the rank and file; they
want to hanlstring the workers fight
ing organizations.
Senator Copeland's measures call
for a secret police, an American
Scotland Yard" which would prey
on the militant workers, and their
rank and file organizations, but would
be new police link helping to pro-
tect the racketeers entrenched in the
higher offices Of the A. T. of L.
In future articles, the Daily Work
er will not only publish more de-
tails of the deeply entrenched rack
eteering system, but will show what
the Roosevelt government is trying
to do about it in its anti working
class legislature. The Daily Worker
will show how this whole question
was brought to the A. F. of l.. con
ventien last October, and how Mr.
Green expunged resolutions against
grating in order to protect the graft
ers.
One whole speech telling of Tho
gangster and raeketeering method,
of some of the highest officials il
the A. F. of L., present at that con.
vention, was completely deleted from
the official minutes.
The Daily Worker will print thesj
facts and many others about rack,
cheering and gangsterism in the A
F. of L. and the fight of the ranl
and file against this vicious system
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working on the same joo with ne.
Every day he worked he was forced
to kick back $500 every day to the
foreman for the contractor. The
union scale was supposed to be 1920.
Nov my father hasn't got cent.
He has no heat in his place. He is
getting very little city relief"
-Four workers on this job told Of
this story of Facksteering that was
]illy known to the union delegate at
Whitestone, Long Island.
The main contractor was John
Wall Construction Co., engaged in
erecting Public School Nc. 70 at
Whiteside. The sub-eons r~ 2tor for
the bricllaying work vas John
Bjorkman.
One OF the bricklayer's helpers told
his story as follows:
I started to work on this Job in
May 1882. After the first week 1 got
my pay, which amounted to Sc a
dar
It's no use paying me So I told
the labor foreman, Hokan Hansen,
because I will call the union dele
gate to demand the union rate, So a
day"
60 ahead, he replied, I'm not
afraid of that.
The union delegate came out I
told him, It's your duty to be around
here and see that the men get the
union rate and are not forced to kick
back 50 a day. You must call a
strike if we don't get the money
THE foreman took the union del
egate into a private office. They
talked a while. I don't know what
happened in there. But I have my
idea, because the kick back kept up,
This foreman threatened me. He told
one laborer that he would pay him $40
if he would beat me up. was set
ting bad example to the other men
and the foreman didn't want me
around to queer the union delegates
game"
The union delegate never came
around again to see if there was any
"kick-back" racketeering going on.
II worked on this same job said
Herbert Bergstrom, member Of the
same union. In all I 'kcked-back
around 500 on this job.
II was told couldn't get the Job il
I didn't pay this graft. I was broke
and needed work SO I took it."
Another worker who was employed
on this same job-but who did not
want to give his name to the Daily
Worker - stated he 'kicked-back
around $3.50 on this JOB.
In one case, the foreman, Hokan
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National Events

SEN KATAYAMA MEMORIAL IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO-Max Bedacht, Nat. Sec OF the
TWO, viii speak on the situation in the
Far East at a Sen Katayama Memorial TO
be held in the Chicago Workers School Sun
day, Jan. ID, at pm
j. B. MATTHEWS TO SPEAK ON FAsCIsM
boston,. B. Matthews will speak on
Is America Going Fascist" at the Chel-
sea Labor Lyceun, Chelsea, Mass Sunday
Jan. IA. On Monday, Jan. Is. Matthews
will speak on the same subject at the
Spanish War Veterans Hall in Amesbury
Mass.
WoKKERs OF QUINCY TO HEAR TALK
ON FASCISM
QUINCY, Mass Professor Henry W Dana
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NRA Hats Strike of
N. Z. Shoe Workers
Against Pay Cuts
Rank, File Hold Trial
To Gust Official Who
Supports NRA Move

HAVERHILL, Mass, Jan. l2-
While more than 1000 shoe workers
demonstrated outside the meeting
hall of the District Council Of the
Shoe Workers Protective Union, j.
Blake, representing the MIRA. Re-
gional Labor Board, was trying TO
Wheedle the council into a decision
to arbitrate on proposed wage-cuts
through regarding Of shoe prices.
Last Friday the Council, on pres
hure from the rank and file, voted fol
strike at the Holtz and GOLDBERG
shops when the workers prices were
cut. The regarding" proposal would
result in wage-cuts to the shoe work
ers all along the line. The Regional
Board, on hearing Of the intended
strike, ordered that the strike be
called off and asked for a special
meeting with the Council.
Blake proposed local arbitration at
the Council which the shoe workers
in this region know only too well as
having robbed them of their wages
in previous struggles. The Council re-
fused to vote for this until the locals
instructed them on the action to be
taken.
Officials in the Council failed to
report the demands Of the shoe work
ers who were demonstrating on the
outside. They wanted an open hear
ing with the MIRA. The rank and file
were not admitted until after the
conference with the N.R,A., when the
meeting was turned into trial. The
rank and file. however, intend to an
swer the strike-breaking proposal OF
the MIRA. by their votes and action
in the locals.
When the meeting with the N.R.A
representative ended, the shoe work
ers crowded into the District Council
Hall to hear the trial of District
Agent Keleher on charges preferred
by Joseph Costello, militant rank and
file member.
Keleher was charged with disrupt
ing meeting of the more than 1000
shoe workers, calling police to pre-
vent the coordinating committee
from presenting a report on amalga-
nation against the wishes of the ma
iority of the membership, and work
ing against amalgamation.
As the workers damned into the
hall, Keleher left by a side door. The
chairman of the Council which was
now acting in the capacity of q
grievance committee opened the
meeting. The workers cheered when
Costello declared that Keleher's fear
to face the workers prompted him to
leave the hall, Attempts of the
Keleher clique to stop the trial failed
when the workers shouted down his
supporters. Witnesses among the rank
and file supported CosteiIo's charges
The house came down with roars of
applause when Costello declared
ANYONE who does not want to work
for the rank and file let him get out
or the shoe workers will chase him
OUT
The grievance committee decided
to hold a special meeting on Thurs
day, January II to report and recon-
mend action to the Council on Fri
day, after the Council committee had
failed to make any defense for
Keleher.
Stitchers Local 10 with member
ship Of 800 has already gone on
record demanding Keleher's removal.
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Exblanation>>>

10 All Il dtrOuS OIL the DAILY w OFkef
Anniversary Concert and Dance,
Saturday, December 3Oth, 1888
THE discomfort due to the breakdown in the
heating plant was one of those things
beyond the control of man and the manage
ment The temperature at this part of the city
that day fell to IL below zero, which, in ordi-
nary circumstances would not have mattered,
because we now have one of the finest heating
plants to be found in any public building, and
this same plant has been further improved in
the past few weeks.
As a matter of fact, we had one of those
extraordinary happenings which occur about
once in lifetime, the first breakdown in the
history of the building occurring at the worst
possible moment, the moment when the plant
was needed most. Such a coincidence never
repeats itself, and our patrons may be assured
that the almost superhuman efforts of the
management, exercised that night, will never
be wanted again for such an emergency
We sincerely ask that all our patrons bear
with us, and be assured that future usage of
the building will never be handicapped again
by such similar inconvenience.
The Management
NEW YORK COLISEUM
Bronx N. Y
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who wrote the arsenal at SurinefeId ,, and
other peace poems, will speak on the
struggle Against War and Fascism" for
the Workers Forum of Quincy at Moose
Hall, 1912 Hancock ST., Sunday Jan. "a
at 3 pm.
ANNA SCHULTZ TO SPEAK IN CLEyE-
LAND
CLEVELAND Anna Schultz, former sec
rotary of Ernst Torgler, viii speak on Ger
many ct the Small Home and Landowners
Han, 1928 Lorsin, Cleveland Sunday, Janu-
airy a.
PHILADELPHIA WORKERS INTERNA-
Ti0SAL RELIEF CHANGES ADDRESS
PHILADELPHIA. - The District Office OF
the Workers International Relief and the
ofilce OF the Phila. Committee to Aid Vic
TINS Of German Fascism have moved from
47a N. 4th St. to 40 n 9th ST, Room eos
Phone Walnut $685.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
WAR VETERAN COMMITS
SUICIDE

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Leo Roscn-
thai, disabled war veteran, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat this
morning in Bellevue Hospital. He
was living on a pension until about
q year ago, but his pension was cut
off by the Roosevelt Economy Act.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
In the Ne,US
TWO WORKERS KILLED BY
BLAST

HAVERSTRAW, N. Y, Jan. ~
Joseph Cantido and William Secunda
were killed here due to a premature
dynamite explosion while they We're
blasting a 16O-foot cliff for the New
York Traprock Co.
Evening star., 1934-01-07

Miss Jackson Of Washington; Mr..
Ralph Counselman of Bethesda; Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Welsh, Mr.. Hazel Welsh.
Mr. and Mrs. O. w. Anderson, Mr.
Bernard T. Brosius. Mr.. George Will
son, Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Cashell, Miss
Henrietta Cashell, Miss Rose Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dawson, Miss Ray
Gott, Mr.. Charles Carter, Mr. Worth
ington Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs. N. o. Ter
penning. Mrs. Hazel Cashell and Mr..
and Mrs. S. L. King of Rockville. -
Others attending were Mr.. Chester
Gwinn of Chevy Chase. Mr.. John Fra
ley and his son, John Fraley, jr.: Frank
Fraley and Joseph Fraley of Redland
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Hutton of
Brookeville
Mrs. Harry Dawson and Mrs. Karge
assisted Mrs. Berry at the table.
The hunt started from the court
house green in Rockville and was the
first chase in full hunting costume that
has been staged from the historic seat
of Montgomery County A stirring
chase through some of the Stiffest hunt
ing country in this section got under
way 20 minutes after the field left the
court house The fox took to his den
after giving the field 35-minute run.
Evening star., 1934-01-07

Abel, jr.; Lucille Ruth Sterling, Mary
Teresa Sterling, Heloise Tippett, Clara
Ellen Smoot, Billy Smoot, Catherine
Duke. Gladys Williams, Margaret jar
Doe, Jean McNey, Helen Mcpherson and
Daisy Peacock.
Mrs. Clara Hyatt Hodgsen of Wash
ington and Leonardtown is spending
the Winter with her mother. Mrs j.
Allan Coad, at her estate Chestnut Hill,
at Leonardtown. Mrs. Hodgson recently
returned from a tour of the West Coast.
Mrs. Adelaid Morris of La Plata, Md,
has gone to spend some time with her
son. Capt. Paul H. Morris, at Fort
Riley, Kans.
Mrs. Franklin Adams, accompanied
by her nephew, Mr. Manning Adams of
Mechanicsville, has returned after
spending the holidays with her sister
and nephews parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Adams. in Baltimore. They were
accompanied back by Mr. j. Henry
Adams, who spent the first of this
week with them.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage here of Miss Genevieve Raley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Raley
of Great Mills, Md, to Mr. johnson
Payne, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald
Payne Of Compton, Md, December 26,
in the st. Regis Roman Catholic rectory
at Great Mills. the Rev. Alphonse Weiss
officiating at IL o'clock Miss Gertrude
Evening star., 1934-01-07

returned TO their home at River Springs,
Md, after spending the holidays in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Lyon of Bel
Alton are spending the Winter in Miami,
Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes Love Fowler cf
Mechanicsville, Md, who were married
December 81, have returned from their
wedding trip. Mr.. Fowler's sister, Mrs.
L. L. Parlett, gave a delightful kitchen
shower Sunday evening in her home in
Mechanicsville, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Harbaugh of
Charles County have returned to their
hcme, near La Plata, after spending the
holiday season in Cumberland, Md, and
Springfield, Ohio.
Mrs. Frederick A. Godcharles of
Milton, Pa, will return this week to
her ancestral home, Felicity, at Chap
tico. Md. She will be accompanied
by her niece. Miss Anna Louise Fish,
also of Milton. Pa.
Miss Anne Mae Boyd of Leonardtown
entertained on Tuesday afternoon at a
birthday anniversary party in honor of
her little niece, Margaret Bently Smoot,
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Smoot of T B. Md Among the young
guests were Mary Ann Edwards, Har-
riett Norris, Mary Catherine Love,
Charlotte Camalier, Mary Edith Swan,
jamie Abel, Bobbie Abel, Kennedy
Evening star., 1934-01-07

Miss Florence Horigan, Mr.. H. J. Saun.
ders, Miss Emily Clark, Mr.. A. J. App.
Miss Mary Kerwtn, NJ. Fred Esch. Mrs
L. A. r. Hansen. Miss Clara Opper and
Mrs. william Kittle.
1t is expected that the members of
Congress and their wives and friends tn
whom invitations have been extended
will be well represented at the function.
Present or former residents of Wiscon-
sin and their wives, husbands and chill
dren are eligible to membership liz the
society.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
Wisconsin State Society
Continues Social Season

The Wisconsin Society of the Dis
trict Of Columbia on Tuesday evening,
January 16. will continue its Winter
social season with dance, to be held
at the Willard Hotel where the society
has established its official headquarters.
The dance will be preceded by card
party and informal mixer in genuine
Badger fashion. Prizes will be awarded
for cards.
The officers of the society are: M.
Ralph E. Smith. president; Mr.. E. G..
Sievers, first vice president, and Mr..
George H. ZeutZius, second vice presi-
dent. Other officers and trustees are
Miss Alma Berry, Miss Myrtle Starr,
Mr.. j. B. Shommer, DR.. E. A. Dunn,
Evening star., 1934-01-07

Payne was the maid Of honor and Mr..
Ralph Raley was the best man.
Mr. Bertman Mattingly of Washing
ton spent last week end with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Mat
tingly at their residence in Leonard
town.
Mrs. S. Paul Hayden of Mt. Osborne,
on the Washington boulevard, is spend
ing some time with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Louis
Beck, in Washington.
Mr.. George Morgan Knight, il, of
Leonardtown left Thursday by motor
for a weeks visit in Richmond, Peters,
burg and Keysville, Va, and FARM
vile. N. c.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
Redland Hunt Tea
After Lively Chase

Members of the Redland Hunt and
their friends who rode in the New Year
day fox hunt of that organization we're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Banks Berry
at a tea held at their home in Rockville
following the chase.
Among those who were present were
Mr.. T. T. Mott of Edgemoor, M. F.. H.
Of the hunt; Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Han
son, Miss Mabel Lasell, Mr.. o. w.
Lasell, Mr.. Jack Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Karge, Mr.. William Rush and
, 1934-12-05
'Barna Passes
Are Expected
By Stanford

STANFORD UNIVERSITY,
Calf, Dec. s. dPl-Tiny' Thorn
hin. s~tanford's 23S-pound football
coach. doesn't like 70 tel Univer-
sity Of Alabama how to run It's
team, but he hopes that the Grim
son Tide will keep the ball In the
air during the Pasadena Rose Bowl
game on New Years Day.
university Of washington came
down with a great passing team 70
play Us. Thornhill said, and
BRfv Grayson converted Two 81
thHir passes into touchdovns for u
I tust hope that Alabama does me
same thing. because q other oe-
fensive backs are just as good
The Indian mentor vent on 70
point out that Stanford has d pass
ing attack Of its own Last year. he
said. the Indians threw plenty 81
iobs every game. ccmpletinl nine
OF 10 against UniversitT al south
ern California and five % seven
against University Of California.
Thornhill and his grinders vii
he cut for n short Snappy WORKOUT
"wednesday afternoon and will 60
through their PAGES again Friday.
Practices next week will be .nfor-
NAL. study for examinations cutting
into the PLAYERS time.
, 1934-12-05
Grid Scoring Is
Lower This Year

NEW YORK Dec S. P-DeSpite
the rulcmakers' efforts % give the
customers more touchdowns TO
cheer. acompilation by the Associat-
cd Press or the seasons records Of
fB4 college football teams shows 2
continuance in 1884 NJ tho scoring
decline which SEQ III four years ago.
Each wear since 1890 the aver
aEe team and game score has drop
ned until this year 10 Is only l042
points q team and 1919 q game. In
1890 the figures were 1870 and IS
The drop in team totals is IN con-
trast to the individual scoring IN
which the head men Of l934-BNl
shepherd on Western MARYLAND.
.Iohn Oravec .of Willamette and Paul
Miller az south Dakota State-all
sopped the lns points Pete Young
az xBluefield College made 70 lead
10 country's touchdown artists last
fais Shepherd scored l33 points
Oravec. 100. snd Miller. ii6.
, 1934-12-05
HAASSCORES
l56 TABLES
Carey Places Second On
District l6A
Race

Going across the pay stripe %
times for a total OF 1856 points.
Charlie Haas OF the Corpus Christi
Buccaneers paced all other players
by a wide margin In the scoring
record for the District l6-A Ca
son which closed with games OF
last week.
Haas started the season in a triple
tie with Clyde wilkinson Of Laredo
and Xavier Quintero when each OF
this trio scored three times in their
teams opening game. but the fol-
lowing week the Buccaneer half
again scored three times and hts
lead was never threatened there
after.
Captain Ernie Carey Of the cham
pion Buccaneers finished IN second
place In the scoring list with q
total OF II touchdowns for SIS points,
while Leroy Fry Of Kingsville was
third with nine touchdowns and
two successful tries for point for
IS points.
Mike Walls. Laredo's big back,
came through in fourth place with
eight touchdowns and a successful
conversion for 40 points, while Bill
Lawrence. Corpus Christi end. was
fifth. II was Lswrence's ability 10
boot extra points throughout the
season that placed him this high
in the list. as ne was successful in
26 tries for point, the largest num-
Der By an individual throughout the
i6-A conference. The Buccaneer
end also had three touchdownS 10
hi scredit, giving him "A points for
the year.
While field goals came back into
their " throughout the country
this season as q means OF winning
games only one was made IN this
district. This was a drop kick BY
Roger williams, quarterback Of the
Kingsvlle Brahmas. and was made
in his teams opening clash Of the
year with the Corpus Christi col
lePe-academy eleven.
Corpus Christi showed the best
offensive and defensive scoring rec
ord. piling up a total Of $50 points
to opponents 36.
, 1934-12-05
HERRING SOLD
BY BROOKLYN
StenFel Says He Is Set
To Do Lots o.
Trading

NEW YORK. Dec. S. yPl-The
Brooklyn Dodgers announced We'd
nesday the sale Of Arthur tRauI
Herring, a right-handed pitcher OBJ
tanned from Beaumont last winter,
to the Sacramento club Of the Paci-
fic Coast League. II was q straight
cash deal and, says Manager Casey
Stengel, just a small par. Of The
rebuilding campaign he plans.
The Dodgers have been quietly
unloading excess baggage since the
end 81 the National League season
and now. Stengel says. they ara
ready to do some swapp.nr Casey
wouldn't tell what deals Ne wants
70 make when the major leagues
hold their annual meeting but te
admitted he had some plans srd
that the trades he tried TO make AZ
the minor league ya.heriny al
Louisville didn't 20 through.
1--WE got a halt dozen buy7 ma
like 70 let 70 IL trades, be said
but you can't make trades II The
boys aren't satisfied or IL the other
parties IN the deals aren't satisfied
Casey was very emphatic about
one thing. hoWever-Van Lirle
Mungo. his star right-handed pitch
er. isn't on the block. Mungo can be
bought at a price but that price is
$500. 200.
The Red SoX paid something
like $4,000 tor Joe Cronin he
commented. and he's only a short
stop One ar the first things II
learned IN baseball was that "a
pitcher ~ more important than a
shortstop or any other infieldcr or
outflelder."