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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
BACK STRIKE,
U.M.W.A. MEN
ARE U R &c D
Coal Company Presses
to Evict Strikers
from Homes
Especial to tn. Daily Worker,

WILKES BARRE, Pa, Feb. 81
In statement issued today by the
Rank and File committee of mem
bers of the United Mine Workers of
America in the Lance and Noting
ham collieries Of the Glen Alden
Coal Company, an appeal is ad-
dressed to all u NJ W. A. members
not to work under police protection
and to back the strike.
The statement is being distributed
among the workers It condemns
the officials of the U. M. W. A. for
their efforts to break the strike
which is under the leadership of
the United Anthracite Miners of
Pennsylvania.
The workers are reminded that
the troopers and coal company
agents were never friends" of the
workers, and that their pretense
now for building the U. M. w. Of
A. is only to win support towards
smashing all militant unionism in
the Anthracite.
The strike of the Glen Alden min
e:s was more effective today and the
company in it's usual radio an
nouncement does not even make its
usual claims for gains, as it did re-
Gently. It is now apparent that
most of the scabs have been brought
in from other regions. as few local
people would work under protec-
ton of the State Troopers.
Miners who were inundated bv
U. M. w Of A. officials to go to
work have reported that 1t is be-
coming increasingly more dangerous
to work with the scsbs as most of
them know nothing about mining
The sentiment among the miners
of both unions for unity against the
coal operators is now in evidence
throughout the region and impor-
tant developments are expected any
moment.
While the company is bringing
more pressure to force the eviction
of the Wanamie strikers from its
houses, the attorney of the work
ers is making efforts for a counter
injunction to stall the company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Cleveland Plant Head
Talks of Reducing
Production
BY Sander VOrOs
DAILY Worker Ohio Bureau)

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 81. -
Attempting to stem the growing
success of the United Auto Work
ers Union to organize the plant, Ed
ward T. Fisher, general manager of
the Fisher Body Co., fatty rejected
all demands of the A. F. of L. union.
confirmed the open shop" principle
and threatened to limit the opera
ton of the Cleveland plant if "agi-
tation" among the employees con-
tinues.
Faced with the overwhelming de-
feat of the company union in Fri
days election, with majority of
the workers boycotting the elections,
casting blank ballots or voting for
no aff1liation, the company is now
employing tactics, like those used
by A. and P. stores in the recent
strike, to brighten workers away
from the union.
Eight thousand copies of the
company's statement are ordered
to be distributed by the company,
asking workers to- abide by the last
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
On Dual Anniversary of Liberation and Reichstag
Fire, Heroic Communist Calls for United
Struggle to Free All Anti-F ascists

the Recihstag, this statement is
confirmed by new documents, among
which not the least important is
the well-known letter of Karl
Ernst.
Nazi DisintegratiOn
Following the contemplate in
cendiarism of the Reichstag came
the Bartholomew night of June
30. During the bloody inner quar-
rels of German fascism those carry
ing out the provocation of the fire
were murdered by their high clients.
The true face Of Nazism is today
clsarer than ever.
Since then the disintegration
within the ranks of the National
Socialists has become greater.
Thousands of deceived supporters
of the Nazis are today fighting
against the fascist dictatorship on
the side of the workers and peas
ants in the ranks of the growing
proletarian united front, the in
itiator and driving force of which
is the Communist Party Of Ger
many, led by its imprisoned leader,
Ernst Thaelmann.
"Fascism suffered a heavy defeat
at Leipzig" Dimitroff stressed. ut
will meet its final defeat as re-
suit of the united class struggle of
the German proletariat and peas
antry, which ultimately signifies
the liberation Of the German people
from the barbarous rule of Thyssen
and Krupp and the establishment
of a Soviet government.
United Fight Will Free Thaelmann
"A tremendous victory over fss-
cism was represented by our &C
quittal, and our liberation was
really the result of the formation
of a fighting united front against
(Contiuued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Socialist Legislator Urges
Connecticut loyalty Oath

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 26.-It
was left for Socialist legislator to
do what no Republican or Democrat
would dare do to right now = to
propose loyalty OATH for the
teachers of Connecticut.
Harry G. Bender, Socialist repre-
sentative from Bridgeport, the baili-
wick of Mayor Jasper McLevy, has
introduced such bill into the lower
house of the state legislature. Hear
ings on the measure will begin be-
fore the Education Committee of
the General Assembly at P. M. to-
morrow.
Mr.. Bender's bill calls for
"An appropriate oath of loyalty
to the government of the United
States Of America and to the state
of Connecticut and their institu-
tons shall be required of all fac
uity members and employees of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

The ruling of Supreme Court JUS
tice Cutillo banning picketing at
retail establishments will be APP
pealed to a higher court, Harry
Nemser, attorney for Local lot of
the Retail Cloak, Suit, Dress and
Fur Salespeople's Union, announced
yesterday. He further declared that
the entire labor movement will be
called upon to give support in the
fight against the injunction.
The New York A. F. of L. Trade
Union Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance in a statement
vigorously condemned the Gothic
ruling.
Denies Right To Strike
"This injunction" the commit
tee declared. (which denies the
elementary rights of labor unions
to picket, hits at the very foun-
dation of trade unionism. Taking
away the right to picket actually
means taking away the right to
strike and nulIifies the labor
unions which are the means
through which the workers are
trying to get better livelihood"
To Press Fight
The committee in calling for
mass struggle to smash the injunc-
ton, announced that at its regular
meeting at Irving Plaza at p. m.
Saturday, it will take up the issue
with the unions represented.
The Joint Board of the Dress and
Waistmakers of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
representing 100000 organized
workers in New York, adopted a
resolution condemning the iniunc-
Hon as denial on the Constitu-
tional rights of workers to organize.
Spokesman Of manufacturers de-
clared that the ruling of the fascist
Gothic is particularly timely as at
the present moment there is a gen
eral movement for unionizing the
retail trades.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Student Strike
Will Hit War

A nationwide strike Of students
opposed to the growing preparations
for war and the menace Of fascism
will take place on April IL in the
leading colleges and universities of
the country, it was announced yes
terday by special united front
students committee.
The strike, to last one hour, is
expected to involve at least 100, 900
students in 100 institutions, as we'll
as more than 10000 high school
students.
The strike call will be supported
by the following student groups:
the National Council of Methodist
Youth, which has 100000 mem
bers, the Middle Atlantic Division of
the Inter-Seminary Conference
with members in twenty-six SEM
mary schools, the Student League
For Industrial Democracy, the Ma
tional Student League, and the
Youth Section of the American
League Against War and Fascism.
Last year $4,000 students acted
in such strike. This year a vastly
greater number are expected to
answer the call. Many requests
have been received from high
schools for inclusion in the strike.
James Lerner, chairman of the
Youth Section of the American
League Against War and Fascism,
stated yesterday that this strike
will be a convincing demonstration
that the American student is be-
coming increasingly aware of the
war plans of the war makers, and
the American student body will not
submit meekly to these reactionary
plans. The recent decision of the
Supreme Court unfolding the right
to enforce military training in the
schools, the proposal by Chief OF
Staff Macarthur to enlist C.C.C.
youths into an army reserve show
the direction of the war plans as
they affect the youth. The strike
will be a powerful expression of the
united front which the students are
forging to combat the militariza ton
of the schools and of American
life"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

MOSCOW, Feb. 81 (By Wireless.
The struggle for the release of
Ernst Thaelmann, the imprisoned
leader of the German workers and
of the Communist Party of Ger
many, Is the natural continuation
Of the victorious struggle in the
great Reichstag fire trial, George
Dimitroff, the leading defendant Of
the trial, wrote today.
Two years ago today the Nazi-
set flames of the Reichstag build
ing in Berlin were the signal for
Hitler'S bloody onslaught against
tens Of thousands of the best fight
ers of the German working class.
One year ago today Dimitroff,
Vassil Tsneff and Blagoi Popoff,
landed by plane In Moscow, liber-
ated from the Nazi dungeon by the
Soviet Government, which made
them citizens and forced Hitler to
let them go. They, with Ernst
Torgler, had turned the Nazi trial
in which they were accused of the
r1re, INTO an lndlcUmenJ ana deIeaJ
of the Hitler regime, forcing their
acquittal
"Firebrands Rule Germany"
'Those things which I stated be-
fore the court" Dimitroff wrote to-
day, should be shouted to the
whole world today The Reichstag
was fired by the German fascists,
using the unfortunate Van der
Lubbe as a tool. The real inspirers
and organizers of the fire un-
doubtedly now occupy the govern
ing posts in Germany.
81 said this a year ago on the
evening of that day when we were
liberated at last and stepped on
the soil of our socialist fatherland.
Today, one year after our liberia
tion two wears after the firing of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
DETROIT BILL.
AIMS TO SPIKE.
LABOR VO re
M e asure Backed by
Council Would Make
Nominees Pay Fee

DETROIT, Feb. 27.-The Detroit
City Council last night rushed
through vicious anti-labor amend
ment to the City Charter designed
to keep workers and workers par
ties off the ballot. The amendment
provides that instead of submitting
signatures, all candidates for city
office must pay fee of 500 for q
salaried office and $50 for an office
involving no salary, The vote on
the amendment was seven to two,
Councilmen Edward Jeffries, Jr,,
and Van Antwerp opposing it.
The amendment must now be ap-
proved by the voters in the elections
April, to become law.
Adopted by Council
The City Council adopted the
amendment despite protests made
by a joint committee of the So
cialist and Communist Parties, and
by the Detroit and Wayne County
Federation of Labor on Monday.
Max Salzman, of the Communist
Party addressed the City Council
demanding rejection of the amend
ment as rich mans legislation and
an attack on the civil rights of the
workers.
Yesterday each councilman re-
ceived letter from the Detroit and
Wayne County Federation of Labor,
signed by its president, Frank x.
Martel, urging rejection.
Sugar Flags Measure
Maurice Sugar. prominent labor
attorney and labor candidate for
Judge of Recorders Court, also de-
nounced the amendment in an in
terview with the Daily Worker.
The representative of the Com
munist Party on the joint commit
tee has declared himself in favor
of organizing a broad mass cam
paign to secure the defeat of the
by the voters. The
Wayne County executive committee
of the Socialist Party will meet next
Monday night to decide the ques-
ton of its further participation in
this movement. If the decision is
favorable, the joint committee will
meet next Tuesday night to take up
the next steps.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Another Record

WASHINGTON, FEB. 27.-One
year and a half after P.w.A. began
administering $4,000 900 fund to
provide low-rental housing for
small-income people, officials dis
closed today that exactly 124 fam
lilies have been housed in such
projects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

Press Run Yesterday-75,1OO
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

Sell the Daily Worker at Membership
Meetings of Your Fraternal
Organizations
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
Mayor Lies In Jail But
Laughs At PoDer Interests

Hungtington, Ind, May al
(UP)-Mayor Clare w. H. Bangs
ate his 18th breakfast of county
Jail oatmeal today and announced
through q barred window that "T'd
rot in a cell to win this fight--but
1 won't have to-"
The battle to which he referred
Is a struggle begun two years ago
when the Northern Indiana Power
company disagreed with him over
bill and stopped service to his
newspaper. The mayor-editor
hitched generator to a hind wheel
OF his Ford to run his presses,
thereby declaring war on the util-
ity.
Last November Bangs got him
self elected mayor TO win reduced
power rates. rho utility got him
into Jail May to halt his offensive.
which took tho form Of selling at a
cut rate power for street lights
which the co mpany had furnished.
"And what did they get BY itT'
triumphantiy asked Bangs. Three
more buildings will DO connected 10
city lines today and some moro to-
,morrow row. !. q. whatrs they soins %
Utility attornsys wished they
knew.
Thss thoushi they had the an.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
ELEPHANTS ON
WILD STAMPEDE
Eleven Of Them Smash Up
Things--One GOred
Helper to Death

Covina, Cal, May 81 - Cup -
Eleven elephants stampeded at the
training grounds of the AL G. Bar
mes Circus today, killed trainer
and wrecked a. movie jungle scene
before they were corraled. Prince,
a huge bull elephant, started
stampede when he became fright
ened during the filming of a jungle
sequence for a motion picture. He
broke loose from his chains while
being led into the jungle setting
and charged through the scenery
with other enraged beasts close
behind.
Joe Reed, 40-year-old veteran
elephant trainer, who considered
Prince one of his pets" at
temped to subdue him. The ele-
plant attacked the, trainer, gored
him twice with his tusks and
mutilated him horribly before he
was driven off by other attendants
Hospital attendants said Reed
was disemboweled by one thrust
from the huge bulls tusks and
that another tore the scalp from,
his head, fracturing his skull. Reed
died a short time later. The ele-
plants were captured and chained
after the bull had been separated
from the rest. Prince was driven
to a secluded area in the grounds
where he was cornered and chain
ed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21

swer yesterday when Special Judge
David Smith of Fort Wayne fined
FIVE consumers of city electricity
and sentenced them to jail terms
for violation Of an injunction
against sale Of power by the city or
Its purchase by private users. But
the five posted appeal bonds and
today were still using city power.
Bangs was jubilant.
"They can't put all of Hunting
toms 1000 citizens in jail and the
city Is united against one inch OF
retreat" he said.
The power the city Is selling
theoretically is generated by a tiny
plant built years ago 20 light the
streets. The charter OF the North
ern Indiana company obiigates II,
however. to furnish any power the
plant may need In excess OF III
capacity. Most Of the power be-
ing sold IL drawn from the public
utility's own lines and--the curx Of
tho matter--is being sold at less
than the power company's rates
Company attorneys planned q
fllo tomorrow a reply 20 Bangs
answer yesterday 70 4 suit for dam.
ages ~ the utility.
Judge Smith said. somewhat
weefliy. that he HASN'T decided
when ho Will hear furlhef eyiaeppe
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
LAMPOON TAKES
OWN SENTENCE

Cambridge, Mass, May 21-
(UP)-Harvard Lampoon has dis
ciplined itself for it's recent risque
parody on Esquire" by padlocking
it's building and announcing the
resignation of three officers.
Threatened with criminal prose-
cution last week for alleged OBJ
scene and blasphemous aspects OF
the confiscated parody number.
Robert M. Terrell of Lakewood. o.,
PRESIDENT. j. Gordon Scanned of
Boston, treasurer; and Arthur
Perry Jr., of Dover, secretary.
have resigned. 1t was understood
that John A. Carley of Sharon, Pr,
was elected president, and Win
throp H. Lee of Concord, treasurer.
All are Harvard juniors.
College workmen padlocked the
two main doors of the Lampoon
building and it will remain closed
until June is. Meantime, 1t was
understood, editors will prepare
spring issues in makeshift head
quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
MORE SALARIES
ARE MADE KNOWN
Consolidated Gas Company
Pays Its President Sum
of $lOS,5O6

Washington, May 21-(U.P)-
Huge salary payment ranging as
high as $685. for its president.
George B. Cortelyou, were dis
closed to-day by the Consolidated
Gas Company of New York and af-
filiated companies in reports sub
mitted to the securities and ex-
change commission.
Another large salary reported
was that OF Joseph Wiltshire, pres
received income last year from
that and subsidiary companies. VI
$152.600.
Frank w. Smith. trustee of Con-
solidated Gas. received $7S.S50. in
GLIDING income from subsidiary
companies, Floyd l.. Carliule.
(. chairman. $57.930: Oscar Fogg,
vice president, $45.474. Fourteen
other officers received $231.7b0.
Brooklyn Edison Company. Inc,
an affiJiate, paid its president.
John C. Parker. $43,247. Walter ".
Wells, vice-president, $50. 1913. Wal
ter p. HoIeombe, vice-president.
s?2.ei7.
another AFFILIATE. David c. johnson.
president. $3g.Sa7: Charles A. Gill
ham, e~presIdent. $22.4S0;
Frank u. Pcndicton. president
$1,000. New York Edison Com.
many, paid Its yice-preeident.
Philip Torchlo. $4,000.
other salaries were;, Outlet Com
many. Providence, II. l.. Joseph
Gamuels. president. fe2.400; SAM
uel steiner. president. $4,000
Mortimer \. Burbank, treasurer
ef3.3e7.
Afeilden. Conn. &. u. lini dlhff
nrealdrni. 1aA. 100; EvpflN z. Hley'
ems. slee-pfesldeni, $4,000,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
DANBURY PLANT
WILL CLOSE UP

Danbury, Conn, May 21-(UP(
Indefinite closing of the three
plants of the George H. McLaugh-
lin Hat Co, where more than 500
have been on strike for two weeks
in protest of IL per cent wage
cut, appeared likely today as Me-
Laughlin prepared to leave for
Europe,
McLaughlin's life was threaten
ed in note, attached to stone.
and hurled through a window of
his home yesterday.
He Immediately announced sus-
pension of all operations at the
factories and said today he would
leave for Europe May 20.
Asked what would become of the
strike situation and what the pros
poets were for early reopening of
the plants, he replied:
ST don't give damn"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
GETAWAY AUTO
IS DISCOVERED

Worcester, Mass, May 21-(UPt
The automobile used by four
bandits in thef $4,000 holdup of
the Greendale branch of the Wor-
cester County institution for saw
ings May Q was found abandoned
here early today.
The machine was discovered by
a patrolman in driveway behind
st Vincent Hospital. Police said
there was no doubt that the car
was used In the holdup.
1t was taken from the Rent-A.
Car Company here April 10 by a
man who obtained 1t by using
stolen Identification papers Of II.
Louis Rocheleau. son OF Sheriff Fl.
Oscar Rocheleau of Worcester
county. M Ely, a
The description of the man who
"hired' tho automobile tailed with
that OF one OF the holdup men civ.
en- by s. Robert Noteworthy, teller
In the bank. The first three num-
bers on. the registration plates also
were those jotted down by Nos
worthy as the bandits sped away
from the bank.
The machine was taken 10 police
headquarters for examination for
iingerprints.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
SOME HIGH ARMY
OFFICER FACES
COURT MARTIAL
Being Held in Washing ton
Barracks - Strict Sc
Grey Surrounds Trial

Omitted Press star Correspondent
Washington. May 21--(IP The
army surrounded the court martial
of one of it's high-ranking officers
with such unusual secrecy today
that not even his name was re-
vealed.
Army officers refused to confirm
more than that such q trial Is being
held in washington barracks. The
room where grim visaged high Of
ficers sit in Judgment of o fellow
officer is closely guarded.
Wide interest in the trial in army
and other service circles indicated
the unusual Importance OF the
hearings. Speculation included sev-
eral officers of high rank. Public
interest was aroused to the highest
pitch in recent years.
Secrecy Arouses Interest
Ordinarily but little public inter
est attaches to a court martial trial
| of an army officer. In the present
trial, however, such secrecy has
been thrown about the whole pro-.
lceedings that the officer on trial
has become in popular fancy YER
table "tower of London prisoner.
War department officials and high
army officers were understood to
be under direct instructions from
Secretary of War George H. Derns
(Continued on Page 3.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
DIVORCE LEFT
WAITING AT RENO

New York. May 81 = (UP)-
Reconciled at Reno on the eve OF
a divorce, Henry King and his wife
Elsie arrived by airplane to-day
and dashed away to seclusion whit
out commenting on the girl kins
repeatedly left behind him at the
Nevada divorce center.
Mrs. Irene Whiting Lepan, who
divorced her own husband on May
8 and who, it was reported. had
planned to marry King as soon as
he obtained his decree, was still at
Reno and. according to dispatches,
was bewildered, by the disappear
ance of her still-married fiance.
Kings wife and lawyer had gone
to Reno and talked to King, who
returned here with them
/ At Newark airport, where the
couple arrived. they dashed into a
waiting automobile taking refuge
behind drawn shades.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21
E. ]. 1IANVILLE
COMP ANY PICKS
new PRESIDENT
Karl Kraft Was Named to
That Position - Other
Changes Also Made

Karl Kraft. reorganization en-
gineer, who had a great deal to
do with the reorganization of the
Waterbury Clock Co. was elected
president of the e. J. Manville
Machine Co. at the annual meet
ing held recently. Robert B. KEEL
ly was chosen treasurer and At
torney Terrence r. Carmody was
elected secretary and assistant
treasurer.
Charles Brennan Resigned
Charles T. Brennan who had
been secretary and general super
intendent. resigned those offices
as of May 1st Mr.. Kraft was en-
gagged. to reorganize the Manville
company. officials stated today.
No change in the ownership is
involved, the announcement stat
ing that the estate Of the late Dan
iel T. Hart still holds the con-
trolling interest in the company.
Attorney Carmody is the executor
of Mr., Hart's estate. 80
Former Officers
Former Officers Of the company
were;% president, Reginald Fl.
Brennan; yice-president, III. X.
Brennan; treasurer, Daniel t.
Hart; assistant treasurer, Robert
b. Kelly.