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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Aberdeen Students
Go on Strike

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb. 2S-
The bosses campaign of re-
trenchment here in the public
school system hit a snag two
weeks ago when more than 20
junior and senior high school
students walked out when the
school board announced the cut
ting off of free transportation
one way to school, supplied to
students from the South Aber-
deem territory, who travel a dis
lance of two and three miles.
Most of these students are
from the families of unemployed
workers and refuse to walk this
distance in the wintery weather
as poorly clad as they are, due
to the welfare's refusal to supply
them with proper clothing and
sufficient food.
This strike has held solid
among the students and has had
the support of the parents who
are in sympathy and understand
what this means to the future OF
the youth.
The few students who went
back to school have been intim-
idated by the teachers who are
spreading a campaign against
the strike by raising the issue
that the students would not
pass at the end of the year and
that those that remain on strike
will be flunked by them in their
classes. Also that school authori-
ties are using the black list mer-
it system, when a student re-
ceives 100 dement's he is expell-
ed from school. The authorities
are giving all students rs de-
merits for participating in the
strike.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Actress Enters
Trip to Russia
Contest

SEATTLE, Feb. % - Frances
Farmer, 21-year-old University
of Washington drama major, has
entered the Voice of Action sub
scription contest for the trip to
the USSR, taking tee place of
Bill PennOck, University student
forced to withdraw because of
i'll health.
Miss Farmer played a leading
role in ALLEN Corn" produced at
the Studio Theatre, and is very
much interested in the Soviet
theater.
Pennock's Supporters will help
her campaign and she promises
to be in the running with leading
west, however, have sent in no
contestants within ten days.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Executive Board
of Fl Elected

SEATTLE, Feb. 2s-Last main
order of business was election of
the new state board of trustees.
OF more than 80 nominated, the
following p were elected, repre-
senting the entire state:
Fred Shorter, Jack Cluek, Pat
Riordan, Baldwin, Clyde Taylor,
M. Smith ST., Paul Olson, Bou-
guess, Baker, Dunlap, Dunleavy,
Mrs. Benson, Rollo Houghton,
Mrs. DeFoe, Mr.. Hurning, Mills,
Atwood, Walker, Cronin, Craig,
Farley.
Howard Costigan and Harold
Armstrong, executive secretary
and state organizer, and Harold
Dunleavy and Jack Shepherd of
the Commonwealth Builder"
staff, were given a vote of thanks
for their past work.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Political Machine
County Welfare Plots To Seize Property
of IndigentS; Bill Hits Scheme

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-Originat-
ing plan for completely paup-
erizing the unemployed, Hattie
May Paterson. county relief
head. and Warren Magnuson,
prosecutor, have started to have
all on relief in the county sign
contracts willing what little
property they own to the county
upon their death.
"The agreement TO will all pro-
perty to the county would also
induce children OIL other relatives
to aid those on relief, rather than
lose their inheritance" Magnuson
declared.
The contracts already are be-
ing circulated.
Immediate protests are urged.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Kids Win Bowling
Alley Strike

WINLOCK, Wash, Feb. 2S-By
threatening strike action, chill
dren working in the Winlock
bowling alleys, which are owned
by K. s. Prouty, city councilman,
won their demands of four cents
per line for setting up bowling
pins and free games when the
alleys we're not being used by
customers.
Prouty and his fellow bowlers
at first refused to submit to the
demands of the youngsters. be-
lieving it would be easy to re-
cruit strike-breakers from the
city's other children. However,
the youth of Wnilock gave a re-
markable exhibition of solidarity
with the employed pin-setters,
signing a contract agreeing not
to scab il bowling alley strike
was called.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Slower First To
Call for Daily

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 2S-
mo one knows better than my
self that there must be as many
live contestants as possible" de-
clared Alvin Slower in an appeal
for more activity. Without
pushing from below the top ones
would never 60 over the top.
Rest assured that l will stick to
the last, and after that l will
continue to build the Vote of
Action.
GAS a matter of fact | will en-
deavor to make the finish of
this drive the beginning of a
real one. i want to be the first
to raise the slogan to make the
Voice of Action a daily"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Sleep on Floor

SPOKANE. Feb. 2S-An invest
igation of the case of the family
of Bill Pullem, unemployed
worker, the Deer Park Unem-
ployed Council Committee of Ac-
tion found a condition of acute
need and distress.
There are seven in the Pullem
family. Two boys are sleeping
in a heap Of rags on the floor,
and the 12-year-old girl is forced
to sleep In a trough nailed onto
the wall. The family has no bed
ding and is using old coats for
blankets.
The Deer Park Council is pro-
testing the case to the welfare
board.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Tries to
Cut Off Relief

SEATTLE, Feb. 28-Lorenzo
Miller, registered voter, union
member and employed Seattle
resident for nearly two years, has
been denied relief.
Young Miller was cut off when
his uncle threatened to prosecute
the state if Miller was allowed
relief.
The Unemployed Citizens
League, Capitol Hill local, has
taken Miller's case.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Hard To Become
A Citizen

SPOKANE. WASH, Feb. 2S-
Elizabeth Helen VintillO, a eiti-
zen of Estonia. in attempting to
get to be a citizen OF the United
States here in the Spokane court
was disqualified because one of
her witnesses was shown to have
attended a Communist meeting
five years ago and to have con-
tributed to the Communist cause.
This case is being locked up by
the International Labor Defense.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Like the New.
STYLE Headings?

A new style of makeup feat
ures this issue of the Voice of
Action. 1t is called floating" or
"free-wheeling" makeup.
The editors believe in con-
stantly experimenting to i'm
prove the Voice of Action in
style, content and efficiency Of
production.
Your criticism of the Voice Of
Action, with suggestions for it's
improvement, is always welcome.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Child Dies of
Starvation

KELSO, Wash, Feb. 2S-Victim
of the starvation Washington
Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, Pearl Melton, 9-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Melton, died after an attack OF
influenza, brought on by malnu-
triton.
At the time Of his little girls
death, Melton himself and anoth-
er daughter, Frances, who is IL,
were seriously Ill in the Cowlitz
County hospital.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Ernst Upholds
Forced Labor

PORT ANGELES, Wash, Feb.
28-Replying to protest that
forced work is peonage and low
ers the wage standard for all
workers, Charlie Ernst's office
has sent the usual demagogic an
swer to AL Layman Of the County
Committee of Action.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
.Nazi Court To Try
200 Communists

BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. %
-Hitler's barbarous Peoples
Court" with its bloody record of
executions and vicious prison
sentences will soon try about
200 Communists on charges Of
anti-fascist activity, it was an
nounced here last week.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Brands Martins Hunger
Program Cheap Politics

Investigation.
Rep. J. b. Smiths outbreak
eliminates weeks OF successful
blocking off of the House Com
mittee on Unemployment Relief
by moves from the Governors
office with the obvious intention
OF waiting until the session is so
near an end that the legislators
will pass his bill in the desperate
necessity to provide In some way
for the unemployed.
Dumping two measures into
the House hopper, HB $50 and
lib 5S4, both administration bills,
Governor Martin Tuesday sub
stantiated charges placed against
him the previous day by Rep.
Smith.
Threaten Sales Tax
An analysis of the bills disclos-
es that the sole power OF admins
tration would be In the hands
of the Governor, and that almost
the entire burden of raising
funds for unemployment insur-
ance would be placed on the
backs of the workers.
The bill refers to means of rails
ing funds from a proposed HB
237 which is a general sales tax
bill, drawing Sl4,000000 from
commodity and occupational tax
es.
Under such program by
adroitly placing the mnay fat
jobs that would be at his dis
posal, Governor Martin would
bid fair to build patronage sys-
TEN that would rival the power Of
Huey Long of Louisiana.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Veterans Union
Fights Forced
Labor Camps

PORTLAND, Feb. 2S-Despite
determination of the relief Of
ficials to make the SERA forced
labor camps a solution to the I'M
employment problem of single
workers, veterans and non-vet-
Grams, here, militant resistance
on the part of jobless servicemen,
led by the Veterans Union, has
kept three war veterans out Of
the camp.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Everett Basket
Social for
Voice of Action

EVERETT, Wash, Feb. 28-
The Voice of Action campaign
committee, cooperating with un-
employed organizations, has ar
ranged an old time basket social
for the benefit of the Voice of
Action, for Saturday, March IL,
at s p. m. in the Riverside CON-
mercial Club hall, Hewitt and
Maple. The feature will be the
rafting of SIS of groceries, do
mated by local merchants. A
chance on the prize goes with
10 cent admission ticket.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
More NeUs
OfCB I
Convention

CONTINUED from Page One)
puzzled, polite expressions to
London's tricky, smooth de
tense OF capitalist politicians
place" at the head OF Common
wealth, that Sunday jeered cynic-
ally as his henchmen fought for
time In an attempt to sabotage
the amendment.
The London mainline, disgrun-
tied, continued to heckle, red
bait and sabotage to the last mo-
ment, when Pat Riordan, chair
man, closed the convention with
the warning, There is q party
that is attempting to wreck our
organization. l warn you to be on
watch for it in your units"
Fascism
Speaking on subject aimed
generally at fascism and war,
Howard Costigan, executive sec
rotary, on the subject of action"
against these menaces and infer
entially speaking on the struggle
between the rank and file and
London stated, now is the time
to put the question of how hon
est? and how sincere? we all are,
in the background. We face
a grave danger" in war and fas-
cism.
Explaining to the convention
how S0cial-Fascism works lin
other parts of the country" Cos
tigan said, "the difference be-
tween my radio talks and the
talks of the Crusaders Chicago
pro-fascist organization) isn't sui
ficient to prevent my getting let
tiers asking me if I'm not a Cru
sader."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
What Shall We
Put in the g.
Page Paper?

What kind of news and feat
ures do you want in the new six
page Voice of Action? Do you
want more workers correspond
ence, less editorials, more news
or less news, more or less inter-
national and national, more feat
ures, cartoons, etc:
Two more pages sOOn-what do
you want them filled with? Send
in your suggestions and Wen
print them in a discussion col
umn for a bigger Voice of Ac-
tiOn.-The Editors.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
New Readers

C0EUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Feb.
2S-The Relief Workers Protect
i've Union here has endorsed the
Voice of Action as Its official Or
gan. A bundle of IS copies week
has ben ordered for sale through
the union.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Would DepOrt Militant
to Nazi Germany

PORTLAND, Feb. 2S-Smoke-
screening the real issues behind
alleged law-violations committed
II years ago, the immigration
authorities are carrying out their
determination to deport Walter
Baer to Nazi Germany.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Win All Cases

SPOKANE. Feb. 2S-Local 2 of
the Unemployment Council took
up seven cases last week and won
all OF them.
SPOKANE, Feb. 2S-Relief Of
ficials here are deathly afraid of
militant Unemployed Councils.
When families who are receiving
raw deals from the VERA
threaten to appeal to the Unem-
ployed Councils for aid, the re-
lief officials invariably cry fran
tieally. You can't do that"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
More Sections
Top Quotas

Astoria is over its quota $500
this week, Bend has almost trip
led its quota and Olympia is
the 100 per cent mark.
First returns from Salem were
turned in this week. The weeks
receipts, totaled Monday at 5
p. m, are Sl02.15.
Many sections of the North
nearing the 100 per cent mark.
thing to date!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Three To Meet
with Communist
Party Committee

SEATTLE, Feb. % = United
front proposals, embodied in a
viewpoint letter to the conven-
ton from M. RAPPORT, Communist
Party District Organizer, we're
voted on the floor, and four
points endorsed = for 30-hOur
week at union rate OF pay on all
VERA jobs, to support the
building of strong AFL unions,
opposition to the OFT bill and re-
peal of the criminal syndicalism
law. The State Board of Trustees
was instructed to select COM
mittee of three to meet with
the Communist Party.
Unemployment and social in
surance, Communist Party's fifth
united front proposal, although
already in the platform as being
favored, was voted down follow
ing discussion of the issues of
unemployment insurance by
William Murray, Unemployed Cit
liens League Central Federation
chairman, who explained the
clauses of the Workers bills, HR
1897 and state lib 12S.
Tom Smith for HR 1927
Representative Michael Smith
led the discussion against the
bills, declaring them "unrealistic,
impractical and silly" Represent
alive Tom Smith defended HR
1927, declaring it genuine unem.
ployment insurance, not imprae-
teal and very possible of being
enacted and put into operation.
Mike Smiths stand gave an
opening for barrage of red-bait-
ing by the Stevenson-London
faction and the bill was finally
voted down.
Despite the fact that he was
chairman of the platform COM
mittee that drafted the IA points
including unemployment insur-
ance, higher relief, ETC., Howard
Costigan fought endorsement of
HR 1927 on the grounds that it
conflieted with the Common
wealth self-help plan.
'Tf the (self-helpl bill is de-
feated we will, in effect, have no
reason for existence" as Com
m0nwealth Builders.
Fletcher Attacks Murray
In a provocative attempt to
smash the growing unity of the
united front between the UCL
and Obi, Delegate Fletcher at
tackled Murray of the UCL.
81 don't see what right you
have to ask our cooperation"
Fletcher shouted "You and your
publication, the Voice of Action,
are continually calling us fascist,
and bucking our program.
I'm not satisfied with your
unemployment insurance bill and
its $40 per week. l want $4,000 per
yeari"
Murray's Reply
Il speak officially, and say
sincerely, that we do not critic
lie working class organizations
when they are working for the
best interests OF the working
class" Murray replied, adding
that the Voice Of Action had cor
rected a statement that might
be wrongly construed that Obi
was fascist organization, in a
recent issue.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Benefit Dance

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb. 2S-
The Voice of Action Drive Cam
paign committee will hold a
dance Saturday, March 8, at 9 p.
m, at the Workers Hall, 713 E.
First street.
Music will be furnished by
Randall and Strom.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Clearly!

Worker Correspondents! Your
write-ups are good and we want
more of them. But please OBJ
serve the deadline, Monday, 5 p.
m. And double or triple space
all typewriter stories. Write
large and legibly all lOnghand
copy.-The Editors.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Sell Like Hotcakes

Writes a new Gibbs, Idaho.
agent:
Dear Editors-I am enclosing
Is cents in stamps for five copies
of the Voice of Action. This bun
die will be a regular weekly or
der from now on. They are selling
like hot cakes and | will increase
the order as soon as possible"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

In 1876 out Of the 533 codes set
official approval on lower wages
for women than for men, in some
OF the codes as much as 80 per
cent lower.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

The average farmer was ex-
pected to pay % per cent of his
gross income in the form Of tri-
butte to the government and the
banks.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Carried forward $7O4.62
S. B. Dodge 200
Mrs. G. E. Borowski 100
Bookstore, Spokane $50
A. Slower $50
Unit a, Seattle 100
Voice of Action Staff 100
J. G. Jones 300
Horace Mann NC 1.50
Unit 8, Anacortes LOO
w. III. Olson so
Paul Butt $50
Unit 4, CP, Seattle so
Paul Olson 100
AL Layman AIS
S. Rutherford 100
G. Walker 100
Unit 8, CP, Seattle 400
A. A. Huddart 200
d. E. Capps so
d. Agalos 200
Olga Lame 200
H. G.. Koski 200
John Weber 800
Viola Rak 1000
George Richie LOO
FCWIU 500
p. Jensen LOO
Frances Farmer 1925
Unit 5, CP, Seattle l.30
f. Koski $1,000
VIM. Hendrix 200
Joe Miller so
Total sSl2.O2
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Seattle AFL Local
Supports the Voice
of Action

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-AFL Paint
ers Union, local 300, has subscrib-
ed for a bundle order of Is copies
of the Voice of Action weekly.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Voice Of Action
Drive Scoreboard

These the Voice of Action drive for $1,000
closed Monday at Alater returns will be included in
Mondays tabuation for the next ISSUE
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Attack Stevenson
Machine and
SchWellenbach

SEATTLE, Feb. ga contest
for the convention craftsmanship,
waged between the rank and file
for Tom Smith and the London
faction for Pat Riordan, finished
with Riordan in the chair. An
early evidence of Riordan's bias
and 'impartiality" was shown
when he attempted to ride rough
shod over John Clyde, Common
wealth youth representative on
the executive board, as Clyde
traced the history OF the organ
izatiOn from it's inception to the
present.
Clyde cited evidence that the
organization had been taken
over by Schwellenbaeh, success
full U. S. senator candidate, who
then tried to kill Commonwealth
Builders, denouncing it and de-
claring he had no connection
with it.
you have no proof that Mr..
Sehwellenbach sold us oIN /" Rior-
dan rudely interrupted Clyde. Il
will not permit you to make any
such statement"
Wins Right to Talk
Clyde went on to warn that
strong attempts were being madS
now to turn Commonwealth into
a Somebody for Governor" club,
and was again raped out of or
der by Riordan.
You have no proof of the
statement that we are being tax
en- Over!" Riordan declared.
Let him TALK delegates shout
ed, until Riordan was forced to
call for a vote whether Clyde
should be allowed to continue
uninterrupted. The body gave
him an overwhelming majority to
continue his talk.
None of us can deny the posi-
bility of such a menace" Clyde
stated, that we will be taken
over by a politician. This should
be kept strictly a left wing
movement" (Applause.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-07
LEO BERNIER IS
 ASSAULT VICTIM
Found on Canal Street Badly Hurt-Two Sus-
 poets Are Arrested

Serious head injuries, including 8 possible skull fracture, were sus- tained by Leo Bernier, 9, of II Laval street, in an assault on Canal street. Thomas Doyle, "A, of Thom- aston, and Ernest Korn, 22. of 60 Fairview street, are held by police on technical charges of breach of the peace. Coroner John T. Mon- zani was informed of the case by city court authorities this morning. and was ready to open an investi- gation. Bernier was taken to St. Mary's hospital, after Patrolnan John ChriStinat had found Doyle and Korn attempting to put him into an automobile on Canal street. At the hospital, five stitches were need- ed to close a severe scalp wound. X-rays were to be taken later to- day to determine whether or not Berniers skull was fractured.
 Patrolman Christinat, making his ring at Canal street and Chatfield avenue at 2:30 g. na.. heard sounds of a scuffle. He saw the three men, as he ran to the scene. After send- ing Bernier to the hospital he placed Doyle and Korn under arrest and brought them to headquarters. Tn city court this morning Judge Edward Mascolo set bonds at $500 in the cases of Korn and Doyle. That figure was recommended by Prose- cutor Michael Meyers, who said that Bernier's injuries were serious, and may be critical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-07
DEER SHOULD BE
 DIFFERENTIATED

Nantucket, Mass, Dec. 7-(UP)- All 800 descendants of two does placed on this island IS years ago by the present U. S. ambassador to Italy should be slaughtered 'as an act of humanity" according to Pro- bate Judge George M. Poland. He is the hunting justice" who tried in vain all day yesterday to bag a deer in open defiance of Governor James M. Curley'S edict closing the hunt ing season in Nantucket. The gover- no racted after 8 guide had been killed and a hunter wounded by stray buckshot. Foot-weary and empty-handed, Judge Poland re- turned home last night and re- marked:
 "A squad of deputized hunters, skilled in the safe use of high-pow- cred rifles, should go into the scrub forests here and eliminate the whole herd of deer. This may be rude the slaughter of the innocentS. But the plain truth is that the deer on shock to nature lovers who talk about Nantucket should be wiped out They are degenerated stock de- scended from a single buck and two does. They are going blind with cataracts over their eyes. They are smaller than the normal deer, and there is so little feed for them that from 20 to 25 per cent of the deer damage paid in Massachusetts last year was on this island, where deer destroyed trees, gardens, and any thing edible or destructible."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-07
FLYER STARTS TO
 FIND ELLSWORTH

Caldwell, N. J., Dec. 7-UP).- Russell w. Thaw took of from Caldwell Wright airport today on Q dash to the Antarctic to search for the lost explorer, Lincoln Ellsworth. and his pilot. The take-off was de- layed more than three hours while a carburetor heater was installed in tl-: Lowing Northrop monoplane. With him was William H. Klenke, mechanic. Thaw plans to fly to Bronsyille, Tex. tonight on the first leg of his flight to Magallanes. Chile, where the plane will be tak- en aboard Ellsworth's supply ship, the Wyatt Earp, commanded by Sir Hubert Wilkins.
 From Bronsyille he planned to fly to Capachula, Mexico, then to Managua, Nicaragua and on through Talara. Peru. down the coast to Magallanes. At Magallanes Thaw will turn the plane over to James 0. Limhurner who will go with 1t to Antarctia. Ellsworth and his pilot ha-e been missing more than three weeks. They were last heard of l,- 600 miles south of their supply base.