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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
WRESTLERS FINISH UP PROGRAM
WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH

Grunt and groan artists who ap-
peared on last nights card at the
city limits arena were evidently in
a hurry TO take themselves hence,
for with the exception of one
match which went the stated 30
minute time limit to draw, the
other bouts were finished up in al
most record time.
Perhaps the boys did not care
much for the crickets and other
bugs which played with them on
the canvas of the arena. Whatever
it was, they did their stuff as quick
ly as possible and then to the
showers.
The much heralded main event
grudge battle between Ted Christy
and Vincent Lopez which was sup
posed to have been a meeting be-
tween two savage denizens of some
prehistoric age proved to be a COM
paratively mild affair and lacked
much of the color seen in the pre-
yiouS engagements between these
two.
Lopez won the first two falls with
| a show Of ferocity that at times
was almost real. The boys opened
| up with their usual tactics knee
ing slapping kicking etc. with Lo-
pez being the victim for the first
few moments. The motif then
changed and Christy took it for a
while until several apparently
bonecrushing wallops to the ribs
and head put him on the canvas
| for the fall.
At the opening of the second per-
iod ChriSty put on his song and
dance act for the fans by running
around the ring and then climbing
outside the ropes to continue his
limbering up exercises. During this
exhibition of grace and speed by
Christy, his opponent was pacing
after him, daring him to come il
and Fighter wrestle-like a man
Ted finally took the dare and
came back into the ring only to be
slammed around by Lopez. Again a
few judiciously placed punches and
wallops stretched him out on the
floor and it was all over.
Dusek Gets Draw
Matros Kirilenko and Ernie Du-
SEX wrestled to draw in the semi
final and gave the fans a good
show. Dusek tried to get in a lit
tie rough stumm from time to time
but found out that Matros was an
adept at that game also, and af-
ter getting his features mussed up
few times, Ernie decided he had
/ better behave himself if he wanted
to leave the ring all in one piece
Much applause was given Kiril-
enko for his graceful posturing dur
ing the event. The feature of the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
GANG CRUC|FIES
GARAGE OWNER

HIGH POINT, n. c., June /. up
r. J. Riggs, IS. was found here
today nailed 70 cross, wire
frightened about his neck. near his
automobile service station.
In a critical condition from nail
wounds in the hands and feet, and
suffering from extreme shock, he
was taken &c hospital, where
physicians said he may recover.
Riggs, conscious when found by
patrolling policemen, said a band
Of men came into his bedroom af-
ter midnight. threw quilt around
his head and drove him 10 the
crucifiXion scene.
There. he said, his feet and hands
were nailed 20 an inproyised cross. !
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
Babe DidrickSon
To Become "Pro"

CHICAGO. June /. UP)-Mildred
CBabe) Didrikson, holder Of four
worlds records IN women's athlet-
les. announced today she has de-
eidad 10 become professional
golfer
The Texas girl athlete, barred
from amateur play last week, sign
ed contracts today with P. Gold
smith q Sons, sporting goods man
ufacturers, who announced she Will
be employed to promote women's
golf
Miss Dierikson previously hao
turned professional in other lines
d sport.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
WoIgast Awarded
Unpopular Verdict

HOLLYWOOD, June /. UR -
Midget Wolgast, 1913, New Orleans,
emerged winner of an unpopular
decision in a l0-round main event
bout with Juan zurita, 1874 Mexi-
co, here last night.
The crowd at the Legion stadium
booed when Referee Larry Nc
Grath announced the decision, for
zurita landed more blows than
Wolgast throughout the bout, and
cracked the winner repeatedly with
rights and lefts to the head and
body.
The United Press score sheet
gave Zurita six rounds, Wolgast
three and one was even.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01

to Arizona to face charges OF en-
bezzling $4,000 in connection with
the failure of a building and loan
concern of which he was the head.
Waddoups was arrested recently
at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island,
after he was recognized by w. F.
Olson. a former resident of Phoenix,
The suspect was arraigned on en-
bezzlement charges yesterday ana
ordered to appear June Tor the
hearing on his extradition.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
Fights Return To
Face Embezziement

LOS ANGELES. June l. U.P)-
M. E. Waddoups of Phoenix, Ariz.,
awaited hearing today to deter
mine whether he will be returned
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
Baseball Standings
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Cleveland 6, Chicago 2.
Detroit 6, st. Louis 5.
Boston at New York, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York 15-4, Boston 30.
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati l.
Philadelphia at Boston, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Los Angeles 6, Oakland 4
San Francisco 10. Sacramento 2
Missions 3, Portland l.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01

Summary: Home runs-Parris,
two-base hits, Connors; struck out
by Merklein 7, by Bowman 4;
bases on balls-off Merklein 3, of
Bowman 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
Ell CENTRIC NIGHTBALL
CLASS "a" LEAGUE
CLASS B" LEAGUE

Last Nights Results
Fat Boys II, Flying A 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01

Fat Boys ......... 200 52l 52X-17 a
Summary: Home runs - Black,
willingham; two base hits-S. Rit-
ter, E. Ritter, Elliott.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01

Last Nights Results
Christian Church 7, 20-30 3.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

prepare the strike against the attacks OF
the Roosevelt government But what has
been Green's role in the auto industry?
Green accepted without any effective pro-
test, the auto code in August, 1893, when 1t
was originally signed by Roosevelt. He
made no move then or since TO mobilize
the workers for strike against the anti
labor provisions of the code against which
he now speaks
Green signed the pact with Roosevelt
and the auto manufacturers in March 1884
which set up the Auto Labor Board. He
approved and helped enforce settlement"
which legalized the company union, which
robbed the workers Of the right to strike,
and which defeated every single demand
of the auto workers-their demands for
union recognition for shorter hours, higher
wages and against the speed up.
William Green bears responsibility for
the present plight of the auto workers
because: u From the beginning he has
supported the NR.A. and the Roosevelt
New Deal, which has carried through
the attacks on the auto workers; q He
only mildly criticized the auto code, re-
sisted strike preparations Of the workers
against its anti-labor provisions; 81 He
prevented the March 1884 strike and
helped create the Auto Labor Board,
which served the interests Of the manu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
Auto Workers. Prepare for Strike Against Antabor Code

president ROOSEVELT has brazenly
extended the auto anti-labor code to
June 16. He rejected every demand of the
100000 auto workers, without even pre-
tense at hearing.
This extension carries out every wish Of
the auto manufacturers. 1t signifies a
more open anti-union move of the Roose-
welt government to lower living standards,
smash the unions and foster the company
unions
Roosevelt, for the fourth time, retained
the infamous merit clause" in the auto
CODE
The Auto Labor Board is so hated by the
auto workers that even William Green
was forced to publicly repudiate it and
withdraw from participation. In the face
of this fact Roosevelt orders the decisions
of March, 1884, setting up this anti-Labor
Board confirmed and continued"
Not only did Roosevelt retain the merit
clause, but he retained the provision of the
forty-four hour week on the average. In
other words, he rejected labors demand
for the thirty-hour week with full pay,
and instead allows almost unlimited hours
He retained the low minimum wage of
40 to 43 cents an hour which has become,
in most cases, the maximum wage.
The extension of the code to June is is
an attempt to carry the auto manufactur-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
AN EDITORIAL

ers through the busy season without a
strike. 1t is the same strategy that Roose-
welt used for the employers in March, 1884,
to avert strike action then.
The two concessions" of Roosevelt are
meaningless to the auto workers. The in
PRODUCTION of new models in the fall will
not increase production. More work is not
made by residential decree changing the
date for issuance of new models. The
change of dates does not increase the
power of the masses to purchase more
autos, and hence cannot increase the
amount of work. Unemployment will con-
tinue rampant in the auto industry. AS
for the time and one half pay above 48
hours, Roosevelt admits that today most
employees can work only forty-eight hours"
William Green admitted yesterday that
these provisions will not increase employ
ment.
THE movement of the workers for strike
against the intolerable conditions i'm
posed by Roosevelt is so great, and their
indignation against the N. r. A. and the
Auto Labor Board so widespread, that Will
liam Green at present has been forced to
take stand against Roosevelt's ruling.
Green declares that labor cannot accept,
recognize or yield to the code in its present
form"
This is correct. The auto workers must
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

facturers; - His whole policy has been
to support Roosevelt's anti-labor action
to force the workers to accept compulsory
arbitration of employer controlled boards
and give up the strike weapon; 81 He
has made no real effort to organize the
unorganized auto workers.
The auto workers must smash the anti
labor code and the Auto Labor Boards
company union rule They can only win
their economic demands by Immediately
preparing for strike. william Green has
shown that he will not do this His whole
record shows that If strike is called he
will try to defeat and behead it,
II the auto workers are to win their de-
mands for higher wages, shorter hours and
union recognition, they must prepare now
to act on their own initiative, before the
busy season is over. The A. F. of L. auto
locals must be Immediately strengthened
in order to prepare for strike The or
ganization of the unorganized auto work
ers into the A. F. of L. locals is an imme-
date task The preparation OF the strike
by the rank and file must go forward at
once in answer TO the anti-labor decisions
of Roosevelt. Organize action committees
in every auto plant. Pass protest resolu-
tons against Roosevelt's ruling. Build the
A. F. Of l.. auto locals in every plant. Pre-
pare for strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
Women Aid
ScOffSbOrO
Fund Drive

How funds are being collected for
tie Scottsboro- Herndon defense in
New York is illustrated by this let
ter received Friday by the Interna-
tional Labor Defense:
Dear Friends:
submit herewith $40, which
was collected at a house party
given at the home of Mrs. Vein
stock, TAO Suffer Ave, Brooklyn.
The women who contributed the
funds have had no previous con-
tact with this sort of work. When
the case was explained to them,
they saw Immediately the impor-
lance and justice of your work.
Sincerely,
A SYMPATHIzER
Funds urgently needed to carry
the Scottsboro and Herndon appeals
through the United States Supreme
Court should be rushed to the ma
tionsl office of the International La
Dor Defense, Room 610, so East 18th
Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
Continued on Page ~
MOlOtOv Gives
Firm Answer
To Imperialist

MOSCOW, Feb. CBy Wireless).
Clearly demonstrating how the
Soviet Union meticulously adhered
to the Portsmouth Treaty of 1905
regarding the Russian-Japanese
guarantee of the Chinese and
Korean frontiers, v. M. Molotov,
Chairman of the Council of Peo-
pies Commissars, vigorously re-
piled last night at the All-Union
Congress of Soviets to the proposal
of the Japanese Foreign Minister
Hirota for the standardization Of
the Soviet Manchurian frontier.
Hirota, at last Saturdays session
of the Japanese parliament, while
rejecting the idea of concluding a
non aggression pact with the US.
Sra proposal repeatedly brought
forward by the Soviet Union-spoke
at length on the question Of Soviet
Standardization on the eastern
front.
In his answer, Molotov cited
other clauses of the Portsmouth
Treaty.
The Treaty
"Hirota expressed himself in
favor of extending this obligation
contained in the Portsmouth
Treaty to demilitarize the frontiers
also to the Soviet -Manchurian bor-
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

Strate that the same fnancier clique
back of the established Wall Street
effort to build a fascist army of
100000 men is also actively, present.
iy seeking new mass base to
promote fascist reaction. They point
inescapably, too to the conclusion
that The Crusaders, now seeking
10,000,00 Notwithstanding members,
may well become such force.
The American Liberty League,
backed by Raskob and other Nor
gan men as we'll as by Col. G.. M
P. Murphy, Morgan broker who
paid Gerald c. MacGuire while the
latter was asking General Smedley
Butler to lead storm troops for
them, gave $4,000 to The Crusaders.
This was announced publicly re-
Gently.
When / asked Clark about it, he
said that the money was given by
people who wanted to support
movement and didn't know which
organization they would give to-"
"What kind Of a movement"
I asked Clark. "A movement for
what?"
Ooh" he hesitated, "a move
ment, whether it was the Liberty
League. The Crusaders, the Econ
omy League, or what"
The Economy League is well
known as a reactionary organiza-
ton. Like The Crusaders, it pro-
notes such things as government
economy" by measures including
reduction of unemployment relief.
This indicates the nature of the
movement" Clark said they wanted
to back-but there is even more
positive evidence. 1t is the Raskob-
Carpenter letters, made public not
by the Congressional Committee
which covered up instead Of inves-
tigating fascist activities while
being steered on behalf of Nor
associated financier but by an
other Congressional Committee, the
Senate munitions investigators.
In this correspondence John J.
Raskob, the same Morgan indus
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
Fascist Link
To FUSiOnistS
ShOuUn inn. Y.
BY TITO NUNZIO-
Editor of L'Unita' Operaia

The activities of official italian
Fascist propagandists in this coun-
try, exposed in the current series
in the Daily Worker, have deep
roots in the liberal" LaGuardia
administration.
The activities of these fascist
propagandists in other fields, how
ever, should not obscure their direct
and bitter fight against the true
voices of anti -Fascism among the
country's Italian-American popula-
ton.
Among these Fascist agents, for
example. is Mr.. Rosario Ingargiola,
who started libel suit against
L'Unita' Operaia, Italian language
workers newspaper, in an effort to
suppress the publication.
The nature of this LaGuardia-
Fusion Mussolini Fascist tie-up was
strikingly indicated in an article
published in the Jewish Daily Bull
letin by staff reporter on Nov. 20.
American Concentration, Inc"
According to the revelations of
the reporter, M. Iushewitz, the or
ganization was officially formed a
short time ago. At the head of
the American Concentration, Inc,
is none other than Major ]. T.
Prout, confidential clerk to ex-
Comptroller Joseph P. McGoldrick
of Mayor LaGuardias brain trust. "
In an interview with Iushewitz,
Major Prout, who holds the i'm
p-essive title of commander-in-
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
Continued on Page ~
Gas Company
Knew OfLeak
That Killed 2

The gas leak which took a toll
of two dead and nine injured in
Brooklyn yesterday was known to
officials of the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company for approximately five
hours before it sent out crews to
find the source of the leak.
This was indicated yesterday In
records which showed that the leak
was discovered by Lee Churchin, of
1877 Schermerhorn Street, and was
relayed by the police telegraph bu-
reau to the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company at 1888 a. M, one min
ute after it had received the in
formation.
Between the time that the utility
company received information of
the gas leak and 4:45 a. m. APP
parently no effort was made by
any agency to find the source Of
the trouble.
AT 4:45 a. m. an employe of the
American District Telegraph Com
pany, a burglar alarm service, ap-
peared at the door of the Ludwig
Baumann store, at Hoyt and Liv-
ingston Streets to investigate. He
found the door locked. With the
aid Of policeman he forced open
the door and inside found Michael
Delaney, night Waterman and
Henry Kramer. night fireman,
Frustrated. Delaney was dead.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
.USSR ALTERS
ELECTION LAW
New Members Added to
Central Committee
of Soviet C.. P.
Especial to the Daily wOrEer)

MOSCOW, Feb, / (By Wireless)
"A momentous extension of Soviet
democracy, paralleling the tremen-
dous progress of the proletarian
dictatorship in wiping out the yes
tiges of capitalist society, was an
nouneed this afternoon, after a
short plenary session of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union.
The further characterization Of
the electoral system entails certain
immediate changes in the consti-
tuition of the US.S.R. Elections will
henceforward take place with the
collective farmers at a more equal
level with the factory workers. The
various stages of elections, which
previously began with the necessary
voting for local, provincial, and
national Soviets, will now be re-
placed by direct voting. And, sig
ni1cant Of the complete triumph of
the proletarian dictatorship, open
voting will now be abolished and
secret voting take its place.
Each one of the above changes
has been widely and thoroughly
discussed at the All-Union Congress
Of Soviets here. The extension of
the social-economic foundations of
the constitution are bringing the
constitution into harmony with the
present correlation of class forces
in the USS.R., that is the creating
of a new socialist industry, the
destruction of the class of kulaks,
the victory of the collective farm
system, the consolidation Of social
ist ownership as the basis of soviet
society, etc.
The Plenum decided to include
as members of the Political Bureau,
A. I. Mikoyan and V. Y. Chubar,
and A. A. Zhdanov and r. I. Eiche
as candidates. N. I. Yezhov was
included as a member of the Secre-
tariat of the Central Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

BUDAPEST, Feb. (By Wireless)
Bursting abruptly into the pro-
ceedings of the hangmen's trial.
of Matthias Rakosi, the presiding
Judge yesterday ordered the great
anti-fascist leader to be thrown
into the torture chambers of the
Horthy executioners for eleven
days,
This development of the lynch
spirit of the fascist magistrates fol-
lows swiftly upon the venomous
hatred for Rakosi which has been
flooding the bourgeois press here.
All newspapers, especially the
Eight O'Clock Evening News" are
expressing the fear of the Horthy
dictatorship that the Rakosi trial
is cementing the solidarity of the
anti-fascist sentiment at a tremen-
dous pace. At the same time they
openly demand the stopping of the
trial and the disappearance" of
RakoSi
Judge PrOvokes Collision
The presiding judge deliberately
provoked the collision which gave
the opportunity to halt the trial.
He categorically demanded of Ra-
koSi whether he admitted the al
legged atrocities committed by
Szamuely, a leader of the revolu-
tionary forces of the Hungarian
Soviet in 1919. Answer yes of mol"
the magistrate ordered.
May I read a paragraph from
the past testimony which clearly
shows the limitation of Szamuely's
powers?" asked Rakosi.
1t was then that the presiding
judge made the astounding de-
cision-unheard of in the laws of
any country to be re-imprison
Rakosi while being tried and de-
liver him into the hands of the
solitary confinement guards"-i.e.,
official torturers-for II days.
RakoSi neither WINGED nor ap-
peared disturbed in any way at the
savage sentence, although dozens of
correspondents in the trial-room
exploded with indignation. The
famous Paris lawyer, Milhaud, rose
in curt and fierce denunciation
Of this piece Of fascist justice.
Attacks Act as Boomerang
Earlier in the day every twist and
turn of the prosecution to inerim-
mate Rakosi as a murderer" and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
ARMED BANDS
FORM IN WEST
Red Scare Launched
in Sacramento by
Business Men
BY Michael Quinn
Especial to the Daily worker)

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. t.
Armed vigilante bands that have
been openly drilling here for the
past two weeks in a 'red scare
worked up by local employers and
city officials against the 10 criminal
syndicalism defendants on trial
here are threatening to attack a
meeting called for tomorrow in soil
darity with the worker defendants
The meeting will be held at the
Plaza Theatre here.
Colonel Mittlestaedt, who led Ma
tional Guard units in attacks on the
West Coast maritime strike and San
Francisco General Strike last sum-
mer has been appointed head of the
Sacramento police. On the pretext
that an emergency exists, he has
been given dictatorial powers to
break up workers meetings. Local
newspapers are still printing lynch
Indictment stories of a threatened
red invasion" of Sacramento, and
tne scene is set Tor provocative acts
by the police or their vigilante al
lies within the next 48 hours.
Five Are Ill
Five Of the defendants, Ill from
the effects of their prison treat
ment, we're bailed out today by the
International Labor Defense. They
are Nora Conklin, Lorrine Norman,
Pat Chambers, Martin Wilson, and
Harry Collentz.
Leo Gallagher, International La
Dor Defense, today issued subpoenas
for local reporters who last sum-
mer received the story of fantastic
kidnapping plot" from Neil McAllis-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02
AUTO Men RESIST F.D.R. CODE
Daily Worker Gets
UP. Wire Service
Starting Monday

Beginning on Monday, the
Daily Worker will receive the
regular news teletype service Of
the United Press.
The paper has acquired this
service as a source Of information
which will help the paper in
presenting with greater prompt
ness and completeness all the
news which affects the working
class from working -class point
Of view.
The use Of the service has been
made possible by the financial
aid Of a group Of Daily Worker
supporters.