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Evening star., 1935-02-01
MEISNER TO FIGHT
LABATT EVIDENCE
Kidnap Defendants Attorney
Says Brewer. Who Identified
Prisoner, Was TAPPED.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Ontario. February Il
Counsel for David Meisner, on trial
for the kidnapping of John S. Labatt,
wealthy brewer, today announced the
identification Of the former Cincin-
natl and Detroit bookmaker as an
abductor would be fought
C. W. Bell, defense chief, told
Justice G. F. Mcfarland he would
show the middle-aged kidnap victim
who was dragged from his automo-
bile last August never saw the faces
of his abductors. and had his eyes
sealed with adhesive tape throughout
his captivity.
Labatt had testified in direct ex-
animation that Meisner was the man
who applied the tape and that he
saw him for about four minutes"
before the tape was placed over his
eyes.
Bell, during the croSs-examination
questioned the brewery president. who
yesterday identified Meisner as one
Of the three.
Evening star., 1935-02-01

AS the inside story goes, Ickes has
suspended two men, one in the de-
partment here and one in Texas. A
complaint was made by large New
York building corporation against
them because the Government asked
for bids only on wood tiles, which
prevented the clay tile New Workers
from bidding. The case also may
involve a S347,O00 engineering fee
which is supposed to have been OBJ
tanned by o firm with which a Gov
eminent official may formerly have
been connected.
The country may not care any
thing about the World Court fight,
but washington will never forget it..
For one thing, Mr.. Roosevelt made
little effort to hide his displeasure at
the tactics used against the World
Court by some Of its adversaries.
When he congratulated his floor
leader, Robinson, he stressed the
word honorable" IN such q way as
to leave certain obvious inferences.
The enconaium heoped on Rob-
inSon UGs justified. He let the
Court 90 to q pote, knowing it
Mould be defeated, but no one con
hold that against him, because If
he had delayed further, his de-
feat w0uId hare been r0ut.
The general feeling inside the New
Deal frankly is one Of great relief
that the Court issue is dead. The
only dissatisfaction being privately
expressed is that White House pres
tige may suffer. 1t may. slightly,
but certainly no one believes the Sem
ate is rebelling against the New Deal.
The Court situation involved 50
many peculiarities that it really
means nothing except that the SEN
ate anti-internationalists can sti1
muster more than q one-third vote
when the heat is turned on.
The Senate is stfll preponderantly
6 to y pro-New Deal.
frc,vr;.t 1a1EN
Evening star., 1935-02-01
AVIATION MESSAGE
IS HELD DuFE-SAvER
AeronauticaI Chamber Head
Terms Presidents Note
"Splendid Service"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February Thomas
A. Morgan, president Of the Aeronau-
tical Chamber Of Commerce of Amer
lea. today viewed President Roose-
velts message to Congress accom-
panying the report of the Federal
Aviation Commission, as q possible
niesayer to commercial aviation.
Morgans statement, issued as the
chamber adjourned an executive
session, called the Presidents mes
sage splendid service"
The aeronautical industry of the
United States" Morgan declared.
appreciates the encouragement Of
fered by the Presidents message. par
ticularly that part which emphasizes
the serious financial conditions exist
ing in the air transport industry.
The airlines have been operating
under such heavy losses that their
existence is menaced.
by pointing out the immediate
need for congressional action render
ing aid to the airlines so that they
may survive, the President has per-
formed q splendid service"
VAUrnCn nv Cu n NGnCDW
Evening star., 1935-02-01
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
LongHas More Trouble
Than He Can Handle
With Bayonet.
BY PAUL MALLON.

17HE Kingfish is not getting along
as well as he appears to be.
Behind those recent clashes in
i Louisiana is more trouble than
Huey can handle with q
bayonet.
Up to now the people against Long
in Louisiana have been those with
responsibilities, the business class and
women's club groups. They could not
afford to fight him with his own
slightly soiled weapons.
The Baton Rouge uprising UGs
different. 1t Uas fonlented by
,DorkerS. They CON be as rough
as Huey and more so. Apparently
it is true some OF them Uere
Standard Oil ,Dorkers, throUn out
of jobs by Huey's tactics. Amy one
of them may take q notion at any
time to crown the Kingfsh ,pith
rddio set. an alley apple or any
thing handy.
Those in the know say Huey needs
his bodyguard now more than ever
before.
Disturbing Factors.
There are several subsurface factors
in the business situation which do
not show up in the figures. The
Supreme Court will have before it con-
tinuously from now until Summer a
large number of cases affecting many
lines of industry. The uncertainty is
already having deterrent effect. Also
there is the question of holding COM
pany legislation. 1t Is planned only
for utilities, but there is some m-
certainty about it. Likewise the full
effect of railroad pension payments
(about SITS, ,000, 900 year, is just now
beginning to be fully felt and is dis
turbing from a financial standpoint
These are minor influences now
They may be overridden if the natural
acceleration of business continues, but
they should not be overlooked.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
MINE MEETING CALLED

PITTSBURGH. February l R.-A
call was issued yesterday for a confer
ence of operators and union leaders
in the Appalachian soft coal region to
meet at Washington February 18 and
discuss renewal of contracts with the
United Mine Workers of America.
The wages, hours and working con-
ditions of approximately 330, 900
miners will be decided. Present con-
tracts expire April l.
A 30-hour work week is expected to
be the chief stumbling block to an
early agreement.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
VISITORS IN WRONG CITY
Seek Hauptmann Court Room in
st. Paul Court House.

ST. PAUL. February l @.-Two
men, obviously strangers, entered an
elevator ut the court house and asked
to be taken TO the 'Hauptmann court
room"
The elevator operator, Gus Fischer,
at first believed they were kidding.
why that's not in this building. :"
he replied. ITS In the post office
so far rs I know"
I'VE don't know where that is"
the pair said, and Fischer, convinced
they were serious. explained the
Hauptmann trial was being held at
Pennington, N. J.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, February l.
There1l be 13 steps to the electric
chair for Robert Mais when he
trudges that last mile" to his doom
tomorrow.
Walter Legenza, Mais' companion
In crime, who must pay with him for
the murder of E. NJ. Huband, Federal
Reserve Bank truck driver, who
wanted to walk to the chair ike .
man." will be carried. The cast has
been removed from . leg he broke
trying to evade the laws RELENTLESS
search. The electrode must be fitted.
The cast would prevent that.
Both slept late today, but they'll
rise with the TIA sun tomorrow. Fif-
teen minutes later one Of them -prtson
officials haven't said Who win 80 frst
Evening star., 1935-02-01
THOMAS SEES RULING
FAVORiNG GOLD CLAUSE
Senator Tells B'nai Birth Adverse
Action May Make Amend
ment Necessary.

Confidence that the Supreme Court
will uphold Congress in it's gold de-
cision was expressed last night by
Senator Thomas, Democrat. of Okla
homa, in speaking at an installation
meeting OF the Argo Lodge. Order of
Bnai Birth, at the Willard Hotel.
Senator Thomas said "it will be up
to Congres again" if the court holds
the gold act unconstitutional. He said
a constitutional amendment may be
necessary if this happens.
Omcers of Argo Lodge installed at
the meeting were Alfred Bennett,
president; Alfred Goldstein, vice pres
ident; Leon KatZ, warden; Moe Offen-
berg. financial secretary; Morris Gar
fnckle, treasurer; Stephen Sills,
guardian, and DR.. Charles Masseches.
Max Bernstein. Leopold Freudbere
Joseph Kaufman and Isaac Lapidus,
trustees.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
Gutter Rescues T,u0 Mar00ned
On Island after Trek Ouer Ice
Game Agent and Fisherman Taken
aboard as Blimp Scars to Lend Aid.
Vessels Fight Floes Week.
Guard headquarters reported here to-

Guard headquarters reported here to-
day.
Wallace and Sneade we're rescued
from their ice-bound island by the
Apache after first attempt of the ship
to approach the island had failed from
the east.
Piunging through the heavy ice foe,
the Apache finally abandoned its at
tempt to get to the men from the
east and swung around to the west,
finally breaking through to the island
Lieut.. Comdr. C. c. Won Paulsen
yesterday dropped food from his plane
to the two marooned men. Today a
blimp from Washington Airport put
out to rescue them, but turned back
when informed that the Apache had
reached them.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
FORMAL HEARING SET
ON SHOOTING OF BOY
Z q staff Correspondent Of The star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
BELTSvILLE, Md, February IL
Judge George S. Phillips will hold a
formal hearing February 2 into the
fatal wounding of Howard Jenkinsl
IA. who was shot Wednesday after
noon while eating lunch with two|
companions and a younger brother
at his home in the southwest corner
Of the Experiment Farm, where his,
father Is an employe.
william Lizear, II. and his brother.
James, Is. companions of the Jen-
kins youth at the lunch table, are
being held in the Hyattsville Jail
pending completion Of an investiga(
ton.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
LAUDED BY CHAMBERLIN.
Ocean Flyer Halls Aviation Program
Of Roosevelt.

MIAMI, Fla, February I P.-
President Roosevelt's program for
aviation was commended today by
Clarence Chamberiin, transatlantic
flyer.
Chamberlin was particularly en-
thusiastic over the report of the
Federal Aviation Commission to Con-
gress urging that the Nations military
air forces be expanded and improved.
The program. Chamberlin said in
an interview, includes most OF the
points favored by aviation experts
He said it should not only irsIre the
aviation industry. but also the actual
safety of the country"
Evening star., 1935-02-01
Treasury Invites Bids.

The Treasury has invited bids on
S75,0O0,000 of 1S2-day bills, dated
February and to mature August T..
The proceeds will be used to retire a
similar Indebtedness.
Evening star., 1935-02-01
BRUSHES COME BACK

BARRIERS Code Allows Them in
Shops Again.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. R.-Pa.
irons Of the States barber shops can
have their hair brushed In the good
old way once more. A ruling In the
code for BARRIERS which for months
banned brushes due to possible un-
cleanliness has been modifled 70 allow
the "open hack" type TO - put into
service again.
Evening star., 1935-02-01

r@HE Kingflsh is not getting along
as well as he appears to be.
Behind those recent clashes in
Louisiana is more trouble than
Hlev can handle with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

commissions which had met within
the Congress.
Barbusse Sends Appeal
Henri Barbusse, noted author
and anti-fascist leader. invited to
address the Congress. was prevented
from appearing by illness, but sent
a stirring appeal to the gathering.
Numerous kilograms of greetings
received added much to the spirit.
particularly one from George Diini-
troff, freed from Nazi terror in the
Reichstag trial by world mass
pressure.
The Congress adjourned on the
evening Of Dec. 81 after adopting
a World Student Manifesto, a De-
claration of the Rights OF Student
Youth, and electing broad World
Student continuation committee
with headquarters in Paris.
AS a focal point for activity in
all countries, the Congress voted to
sponsor an international student
strike against war and fascism as
near April 5 as possible, the pre-
Icedent for this date having been
set by the u. S. students last spring
At present the American commit
tee can be reached at DAT st. Mich
.olas Avenue, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21
Laboratory
and Shop
BY David Ramsey

Cotton Picking Machine
The Associated Press reports that mechanical
cotton-picker is on the verge Of being perfected.
A machine is now being tested at the Delta Ex-
perimental Station at Stoneville Mississippi which
it is claimed, does the work of fifty to a hundred
cotton pickers.
The machine is described as a fairly simple af-
fair. 1t consists of an endless belt design carrv-
ing several hundred smooth wire spindles which
rotate as the belt passes over the rows of cotton
plants. The Spindles automatically moistened
AS they penetrate the plants the moistness causes
the cotton to stick to the spindles The spindles
are then stripped of the cotton which is delivered by
suction fans to containers
This discovery which may revolutionize the cot-
ton growing industry comes at critical period for
the tenant farmers and farm aborers The restric-
ton program of the A.A.A. drove two hundred
thousand tenant farmers off the land and left
thousands of agricultural workers without anv
means Of livelihood The rich cotton planters have
used the grants the government gives them TO
utilize better fertilizers and other methods that
make for intensive cultivation
There is q strong likelihood that they will turn
to the mechanical n-picking device to cut their
labor costs, as way of recspturing markets that
they have lost to foreign rivals Until recently
the peonage system was an obstacle in the way of
the general use Of sHch device Labor costs were
SO cheap that it would have been improbable to
spend money for machinery Today the planters
nave money given them by the government. To
sell their cotton in foreign markets they must cut
tnelr costs even below their present low levels
This the mechanical cotton-picker will enable them
to DO At the same time it will force down the
wages Of those agricultural workers who will still
be able to obtain work
Thus device which in the Soviet Union society
would be used to tighten the burden Of agricultural
workers, and to provide cheaper garments for the
whole population. in the United States will be
used to pauperize the vast majority of the ten
million persons who dependent upon cotton
growing Tor livelihood. 1t is significant to note
that the New York Times was not concerned with
the fact that under capitalist an advance in tech
noioey Will be used to convert the poor and tenant
farmers into landiess peasantry It's one regret
% was that melody" would pass from the cotton
helds since the Negro pckers would no longer
sing their glory rows and "haejuahs" while toll
ing for landlords who robbed them of all thew
earned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

WA8c Grsy's Orch. AM
nette Hanshaw, Songs:
Walter o'Keefe
e30-WOR-Little Thsatr.
Tournament
WJz--Cyril Pitts. Tenor.
Ruth Lyon. Soprano
WABC-Waring Orch.
l0;0o-WEAF- Whitemsn's Mu-
sic Hall; Helen Jepson,
Soprano, and Others
WoR-sid Gary. Baritone
WJz-Strinz Ensemble
l0:l5-WOR-Current Events
H. E. Read
10: 30-WOR-Dance Orch,
WJz--The Plight Of Educa-
tion-Professor Harold
Rugg, Columbia Univer-
sity; w D. Boutwell,, Eds
tor School Life
WABC--Stevens Orch.
o-WEAF-Talk-J. B.
Kennedy
WOR--News
WHISKY Orch.
WABc-Little Orch.
1i:l5-wEAF-Berger orch.
WoR-Moonbeams Trio
WJ3-Broe beast From
Schooner Seth Parker
li;30-wEAF- Dance Music
tAlso on VIZ. wMCA,
WOR. WEVDl
WABC-The Bonus Repre-
sentative Wright Pstman,
Of Texas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21
Page From an Organizers
Note Book

I TRUDGED up the silent street
between rows of weather. beaten
houses, The street was little more
than two ruts. 1t crawled around
over the hill like snake bellying
its way. Even the streets seem
somber and sad on a Southern mill
hill Mud and cinders cling to your
shoes. Sober-eyed kids peer through
cracked window panes as you pass
They seldom laugh. Their eyes hold
no laughter. There's nothing to
laugh about.
I was going to visit Ella Riley,
young secretary Of our union
Dampness of a drab February day
cut keenly through my thread-bsre
overcoat. No sun even seeped
through the Smoke-laden clouds
that day. Ella had not been to our
last union meeting.
The door was closed. A faded
curtain stretched across the win
dow. It hung on the corner of a
newspaper stuffed in where pane
was broken. I knocked at the door.
A lean, tall boy opened it. A small
boy rested his elbows on the foot
of an old bed. A cold stove stood
in the center of the room. The
saggind doors of an empty cup
board yawned wide as If it would
like food on its inside.
ELLA was crying. She lay on the
II bed with a patchwork quilt
pulled over her thin shoulders. She
cried softly, but the sobS shook her
down deep like I've imagined one
cried over great lonely emptiness.
Ella was not excited. She was
not the emotional kind. "Sit down, :"
she said. I'm crying. 1 don't
know nothing else to do. The doc
tor just left. It's cancer. Eating
my innards out. They say there's
no hope. I'm just rs. That's
mighty young to have cancer like
this-to die. The children-that's
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21
T NJ Nc IN

700 PM. -wEAF-Kemp orch.
WOR-Sports Resume Stan
Lomsx
WJZ-Amos n Andy
WABC--Myrt and Margs
7:lS-WEAF-Jsck Smith,
WOR-LGm and Abner
WJz-Concert Orch.
WABC-Just Plain Bill
7:3o-WEAF-Minstrel Show
WOR-The Street Singer
wABC-Nick Lucas, Songs
7;4S-WOR-Comedy Mosic
wJz-Nichols Orch; Roth
Fitting, Songs
WABC-Boake Carter, Gem
mentator
;00-wEAF--Vallee's Varieties
woR-Little Symphony
Orch; Philip James. Con-
ductor; Arthur Boardman,
Tenor
WABC-All-Girl Orch. and
Chorus, Direction Phil
Spitalny
6:fS-WJz-Econemic Interde-
pendence-Stuart Chase,
Writer
S:30-WJz-Red Trails Ice
Patrol Sketch
WABC-Johnson Orch; Ed
ward Neil, Baritone: Ed
win C. Hill, Narrator
300 WEAF-Captsin Henry's
Show Boat
WOR Hillbiily Music
WJz-Death Valley Days
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

gnawed inside till it made me plum
weak. I can't do nothing but lie
here now. Sometimes cry. Some
times talk with the kids. I want
them to learn. They must know
how to fight back. Twenty-six
that's mighty young to die"
sat listening to this girl Her
body was old and wrecked. Her
spirit was young and clean like a
June morning. She was tempered
in fire like the blue steel of keen
ak blade.
NOW and then I tried to say some
~ thing. But you know how
clumsy you feel in such things.
looked at the children. They we're
sober little fellows. A little curly
haired girl of ten showed traces of
her mothers early beauty in spite
of pinched cheeks. A little boy
named Jimmy still rested his chin
on the bed post. His eyes were
keen and he never took them off
his mother.
wanted to tell Jimmy some
thing. I wanted to burn it into
his soul. I'm writing it here for
him now.
Jimmy, we saw your mother die.
We saw her murdered in cold blood
by the Mill Company. From a
beautiful young girl they made an
old, broken woman. Your mother
made the mills rich, Jimmy. And
when she was no more use they
cast her off like we throw garbage
out of kitchen. But there's
vengeance, boy! Tighten that belt
around your little stomach. Feed
on hatred, yes. on bitter hatred.
Let your muscles and brain grow
big, grow strong, Prepare to strike.
Blend your muscles, your brain with
millions of other Jimmies. Make
one big, mighty arm of the working
class. Prepare to strike, to strike
your mothers murderers, the muir
derers of Ella RileyI"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21
International Student Congress
Cheers Storm Trooper Delegate

Your action in all countries for the
release of our anti-fascist leader
Thaelmann proves your practical
solidarity.
In this sense: Death to Fascism
Down with War-Long live the
common struggle of students Of all
countriesl"
With the conclusion of the adj
dress, the conference was on its feet,
cheering, applauding this heroic
German anti-fascist, the whole of
the courageous German people who
struggled for liberation. The cry
went up-first in German, then
French, and English Thael-
mani"
Seated before the speaker were 375
student leaders delegated to. repre-
sent the student movement of 81
nations, 10 professors, and 200 in
vited visitors. Approximately 20 per
cent of the delegates we're Socialists,
an equal number of Communists,
and the remaining so per cent non
political members of anti-war and
anti-fascist organizations.
American Delegation
The delegation of students from
the Soviet Union was detained on
technicalities at various countries
while enroute to the Congress. A
telegram from the Soviet delegation
was received with the greatest of
enthusiasm and applause from the
entire Congress.
The American delegation num-
bered 10, seven from the United
States and three from Canada, as
follows: Phil Russell, North Caro-
lima, Students Anti-war Conference;
George Edison, New Hampshire, New
England Anti-war Conference: Ly-
onel F1orant, Howard University,
Liberal clrfo; James Morganthal.
Columbia University, Anti-war Con-
ference; Sanford Solander, New
York University, Anti-war Council;
Serril Gerber, Los Angeles, National
Student League; Morris Milgrim,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

DERHAPS the single most inspiring
1 moment of this great gathering
of the International Student Con-
gresS Against War and Fascism on
Dec. 20 in the great concert hall in
Brussels, Belgium, was marked by
the appearance of a member of the
Nazi storm troops who delivered the
German report. He was well dis
guised-as he planned to return at
once to continue anti-fascist work
in Germany-in grey raincoat,
dark glasses and a cap pulled well
over his eyes.
He spoke intensely, as follows:
"Hitler's program is the destruc-
ton Of the peoples and not national
and social emancipation. Our uni
versities have become arsenals of
war. Students form a great part of
the S. S.
Anti-Fascist Groups
1.-The student seeks a solution of
his problems and the economic needs
which press upon him today.
Hitler has done nothing for the
student youth. Fees have been in
creased. Out of 10000 matriculated
students, only 5000 are admitted to
the higher schools. In everything,
absolutely everything, which they
promised up they have deceived us
I'm the ranks of the student body
itself there is strong movement
which demands the fulfillment Of
all promises. That we already have
the third leadership Tin the Nazi
student organization), that our op-
position is forced to change its tao
tics every few months is mainly due
to the fact that students are open
ly expressing dissatisfaction. Every
where there are anti-fascist student
groups which regularly issue papers
and pamphlets and continually work
among the students.
your fight against Fascism must
turn against the Hitler emissaries
who come into your countries. We
are sure Of your moral support.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21

Student League for Industrial Dem
ocracy; Mendel Laxer, McGill Uni
versity; Margaret Drummond and
Kenneth Wordsworth, Toronto Uni
verSity.
Outstanding among the 70 profess
sors was Professor Riyet, chairman
of the powerful French Intellectuals
Vigilance Committee Against Fas-
cism in which 5000 professors and
intellectuals are enrolled.
Action Not Mere Discussion
Opening the afternoon session of
the first day, Professor Rivet de-
manded action not mere discussion
of his fellow intellectuals through
out the world.
Then followed the detailed re-
port of the initiative committee for
the Congress Analysing the present
situation of the students the world
over and his relation to the whole
of society.
The second section of the world
report analyzed the role OF faSciSm,
its appearance at the crucial point
of social crisis, its demagogic APP
peal to accept the new solution"
and finally the complete betrayal
of its followers.
Fascism And War
The direct relation between the
growth of Fascism and the increas-
ing danger of war as well as the
general intensified nlilitarization of
youth was the next subject created
in the report.
Several outstanding examples of
Student resistance to war prepara-
tons and fascination were then
cited: the one-hour anti-war strike
last April 10 of $4,000 U. S. stu
dents; the wide student support to
the anti-fascist general strike in
Paris last February, etc.
The remaining two days of the
Congress were spent largely in
hearing the major national reports
and the resolutions Of the various