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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Special Drill Planned
For Secretary of War Dern

The Secretary of War, Mr.. George
H. Dern, will be the guest of honor at
special exhibition drill to be pre-
scented by the officers and enlisted men
of the Sd Cavalry and 18th Field
Artillery in the Riding Hall at Fort
Myer. Va, Thursday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock.
Col. Kenyon Joyce is commanding
officer at Fort Myer and has arranged
this special exhibition in honor of the
Secretary of War in addition to the
regularly scheduled drill in honor Of
the diplomatic corps stationed in
Washington, which will be presented
Friday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

CONTINUED on PAGE 6, Column So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Quiet Of Lenten Season
Is Welcomed in Capital
Many Prominent in Society Plan to Go South
or to Mountains for Less
Formal Gayety.

ington and is expected to attend the
program tomorrow afternoon.
Russia. of the gay and glamorous
days of the Gar, will hold the center
of the stage again Saturday when
'Maslenitza," the "Shrove Tuesday"
of the Orthodox Russian Church by
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

Senator James G. Townsend, IT,,
and his daughter, Miss Lyla Townsend.
will give dinner party in the ball
room at the Shoreham tomorrow eve
ming.
Miss Townsend was the guest in
whose honor Mr.. Jack Stafford and
his sister, Miss Mary Louise Stafford,
entertained at luncheon yesterday at
the Madrillon. The other guests were
DR.. Joas de Deus Ramos. secretary Of
the Portuguese Legation; MIR. and Mrs.
Continued on Page 6, Column o.
, 1935-03-29
Legionnaires
Show Court

Under the somewhat unofficial
auspices Of the local American Le-
gion post. the courthouse has been
open to hundreds OF tourists on
Sundays. Members Of the post
police the building. answer sight
seers' questions, and call attention
to q contribution box in the court
room. Gratuities totaled SIS the
first pleasant Sunday afternoon.
The Hauptmann jurors have
gained a lot Of stature in their
communities. Life has been q round
, 1935-03-29
Flemington?. :. F~lemington?. Let's See
. Name Sounds Familiar ...Oh, Yes!
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

PENNINGTON. IN. Tine horde
Of reporters. photographers, and
Telegraph operators: the artists. crime
analysts, lady novelists and sob sis
tiers. the wood experts. ~fingerrrint
specialists, squads Of troopers and
battalions Of witnesses - all have
gone.
Old settlers Of the Sourland foot
hills have reclaimed the chairs In
the lobby OF the Union Hotel. Citi-
zens Of the town have reclaimed
the guest bedrooms that were rent
ed to newspaper folk The sheriff
ing themselves WITH the mystery Of
q dastardly theft Of ~ chickens
The statue OF q Union soldier now
peers UP Main Street at q normal.
somnolent scene.
But Pennington never viii be
quite the same again. 1t has O new
set Of local heroes. O fresh anthol-
ogy Of anecdotes, q large measure
Of self-esteem. No longer q pm
prick on q large-scale map. Flem-
ington now appears on the charts
Of destiny a bold x marking the
spot where World Enemy No. 1 and
a city-slicker lawyer got their
uppance.
Boom Seen In
Perjury Trials
The verdict Of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann's guilt was almost una
nimously approved here. Townsmen,
too. have expressed resentment al
Defense Attorney Reillys introduce
ton OF several witnesses who quick
ly were discredited. They hope re-
ports are true that Attorney Cen
eral Wilentz will prosecute these
people for perjury.
Such trials would enliven Flem-
ington again. bringing back at
least a small part OF the army-of-
many-occupations which spent
about 5000 a day in Pennington
during the 32-day trial.
During a days visit here, this
correspondent found only three
names on the hotels register.
They're all statesmen. the rear
guard of an army Of apportunists
who already have combed the town,
seeking to trade insurance policies,
high-priced cars. mechanical ref-i-
gerators and oil stock for the citi-
gems newly-acquired wealth.
Two mattresses now have little 10
do in the hotel dining room where
40 employees used to serve 300 per-
sons each day. Nellie's Bar. named
for q stray mongrel which became
enamored Of the gentlemen Of the
press, has been diSmantled. Poppy
Ham. veteran court crier, fireman,
constable. detective. fisherman, gar
dener and pinochle shark, brought
his level and reset the pool tables
which had been moved out to make
way for the taproom.
, 1935-03-29
Picketing Strikers
Are Sent to jail

DALLAS. March 29.-(P6Twen-
ty-four garment workers. who re-
fused to be put or their personal
honor not to violate an injunction
against picketing. we're sent to jail
Thursday.
Judge Towne Young offered them
their choice Of going to jail or pro-
missing not to take part in strike
activities.
Five Of the STRIKERS signed the
pledge and were released.
The charges against the strikers
grew out Of a free-for-all fight in
front Of a garment factory after
court orders had s-bid violence.
Those sent to jail were told tf--
would be released when they de-
cided to purge themselves Of con-
tempt by signing the pledge.
The strike was called several
weeks ago after the union had de-
manded higher wages and better
working conditions.
, 1935-03-29
Hoover Nomination
Would Elect F.D.R.

WASHINGTON. March 29.-tR-
Senator Norris. discussing the poll
teal situation from the vantage
point Of an in-betweener," said
Friday he thinks President Roose-
Welt will be renominated next year
and that there will be no third
party.
The Nebraska republican indie
pendent, who supported Smith in
1928 and Roosevelt IN 1882, said the
president does not have a "cinch,"
but that ne will be reelected II
he doesn't swing to the right"
Looking over the field Of possible
republican candidates, Norris said
he saw no one now that would win
his support. but he said he had no
idea who would be nominated by
the party.
Nomination Of former President
Hoover, Norris said. would mean
the reelection Of President Roose-
welt.
, 1935-03-29
3O-HOUR WEEK
PLEA RENEWED

WASHINGTON, March 20. Up
william Green put the American
Federation Of Labor firmly behind
President Roosevelt's request for an
extension OF NRA Friday. but he
also demanded q blanket 30-hour
work week law.
The testimony Of the federation
president before the senate finance
committee refuted reports that la
Dor had abandoned the 30-hour
week plan In order TO get NRA ex-
tended.
The heavy-set leader OF organic
ed workers read a prepared state
ment contending that the recovery
program was "the only plan which
Is available to us at this time for
the rehabilitation Of our economic
system"
But he diverted from his prepared
testimony to say that to make the
recovery program fully effective"
the Black bill must be passed put
, 1935-03-29
RELIEF BILL IS
PREPARED FOR
FINAL ACTION

WASHINGTON, March 2e.-tP-
Racing against time 70 that depict
ca kelief Golfers may be filled, ad-
m~inistration leaders sought Friday
70 hurry TO President Roosevelt the
$4.880.0o0,OO0 work and relief bill
on which conferees from senate and
house reached complete agreement
Thursday night.
Striking out the Thomas silver
imitation amendment and making
other changes, the conference end
Cd It's task after a wearying, all-day
session.
With silverites apparently aban-
doning any idea Of q ~filibuster,
leaders saw a possibility the bill
might be hurried to enactment
this week. Both houses must now
G On the bill Is approved by con-
ferees.
Observers saw a possibility that
tie bin-hugeSt appropriation meas
ure In American history-might be
taken to President Roosevelt by air.
plane so he could sign 1t on the
yacht Nourmahal in southern wa
ters.
Though the amendment OF Sena-
tor Thomas D-Okla) TO have the
treasury issue silver against bullion
at q S1.20 an ounce value was strick-
en- out. members Of the silver bloc
said they would not seek to delay
the measure. Thomas declared he
would offer his plan later.
Observers watched to e what
Senator Long D-La), who fought
the administration on the bill, would
do.
One change made In conference
would leave President Roosevelt
free to name Relief Administrator
Hopkins, Secretary IckeS, Under
Secretary Of Agriculture Tugwen or
others high In the administration TO
posts In the new setup without SEN
ate confirmation.
, 1935-03-29
Sheriff Glad
Hauptmann'S Safe

Hauptmann'S Safe -.
Sheriff John H. Curtiss, short,
squat and beaming happily. hasn't
much to occupy him these days.
Sheriff's sales. mostly. and the rou-
tine attendant on the falling Of
minor offenders. There are 20
prisoners in Warden Harry Nc
Crea's Jail now, but Hauptmann's
old cell isn't occupied.
only bad customer we got" said
Sheriff Curtiss. lis a teller named
, 1935-03-29
Mackerel Season
Will Open Soon

N2kAAAAA ~ ~ AALAN 49,
PORT ISABEL. March 29.-Own-
ers and operators of fishing boats
here are putting them in shape
now for the beginning in about two
weeks Of the summer fishing sea-
son, which will start off with king
mackerel.
These big mackerel are reported
now about ten or twelve miles out
in the Gulf, and gradually moving
in closer. Fishermen on a snap
per boat recently reported some
about Is miles offshore.
Fishing for king mackerel is one
OF the main sports In this section
during the summer. and many
Texas people are expected to come
to the Valley when the kings move
in three or tpur miles from shore,
and fishing starts In earnest.
, 1935-03-29

piled s~tubbornly. we ask for
both"
This was or the few inter-
ruptions In Green's prepared state
ment. The committee and an over
flow crowd listened quietly durinr
the reading Of most OF the docu-
ment.
, 1935-03-29

ting the six hour day and ffve-day
week into all codes.
Chairman Harrison asked whether
labor would prefer the extension OF
NRA or the 30-hour week bill.
I'VE have no reason to make O
choice" Green replied.
But II there was q choice?" Har-
rison persisted.
There Is no choice" Green re-
, 1935-03-29
New Store to Open
Especial to The Herald)
|. -~AYDN MM-~-N Qn

Especial 70 The Herald
RIO HONDO, March 29.-Formal
opening Of the F. l.. Harsh Variety
store viii be held Saturday.
The store is Is by rs feet and is
entirely redecorated. The exterior
has been decorated in red. and the
sign is Of gold lettering. Gifts are
to be given with purchases on the
opening date, according to F. l..
Harsh.
MI. and Mrs. Harsh moved here
recently from Chicago.
, 1935-03-29

of pleasure parties and sociables.
They declare that they never Sc
riously considered offers Of vaude-
vile contracts. 1T wasn't like as II
We needed the money. either" said
Mrs. Day BrelSford, the only juror
resident in Pennington. MY land,
we'd saved nearly every cent Of all
$l28 the county paid US for SER
vicesl"
, 1935-03-29

Legitimate children have been
put ON the same level as legitimate
children. for care OF health ana
other social services. by 26 coun-
tries.
, 1935-03-29

The odds against any single mum.
Der winning any time the ball -
wnirled ON a Monte Carlo roulette
wheel are 81 TO 4. "A winner receives
20 times the amount of his stake.
, 1935-03-29

Texas has q manufacturing plant
which produces carrot strip.
, 1935-03-29

Ray Bean. Our star boarder, Ray
Is; been in % times on minor
charges. This time we got him for
breakin' and enterin'. SO I think
maybe We can send him TO the
penitentiary for a spell"
The sheriff said he heaved a
mighty sigh Of relief when he
finally got a receipt for the safe
delivery of Hauptmann TO the Tren-
ton prison. Curtiss confided that
he had received scores Of threaten
ing letters and warnings of at
to free the prisoner. Then
there was the possibility Of sui
eide. And not the least Of his
worries was the danger Of fire in
the century-old Undertook court
house.
, 1935-03-29
Sunday Crowds
Create Rush

$500
The lanky young man whom
thousands Of t~rial-goers know only
as Earl. is alone behind the hotels
main bar. and has plenty OF time
to gossip with his applejack Gus
toners. Earl is busy only or Sun
days, when sightseers motor to
Pennington and inspect the court
house and jail across the street.
Burt Pedrick. the hotel manager,
isn't too busy for gossip. either.
Downright lonely. Burt Is. with all
the newspaper boys gone. He sells.
as do several Main street stores,
souvenir pictures taken during the
Hauptmann trial. and books about
the case.
Many Of the Hauptmann trial
principals have scattered far from
Pennington. Judge Trenchard, At
torney General Wilentz and lesser
members of the legal staffs are va
cationing. Special Assistant Attor-
ney General George K. Large Is
picking up the tangled threads Of
his private law practice. Chief
Deputy Sheriff Oden Baggstrom.
who guarded the jury day and
night during the trial, has resumed
driving one OF the two school buses
he operates under contract with the
county.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Union Officials in Hard Coal Area
Battle OVer Right to Collect Dues

Whenever q strike is called, it is
not called for the improvement of
the miners conditions but to see
which set of officials will collect the
dues. After the strike is settled
either through arbitration or by
some promise, the miners go back to
work with their conditions worse
than what they we're before. The
most militant workers lose their
jobs, putting more people on the
unemployed list. Most of the peo-
pie in our locality are unemployed
and living off relief, or working on
relief jobs.
When this work relief was intro
duced, the relief officials claimed
that this would be sufficient for the
workers. But in spite of that, evic-
tons and foreclosures and sheriff
sales are taking place. Many diff
ferent complaints are brought be-
fore the relief officials, but they
don't seem to care because they say
that the state has set your budget
and you will have to live on that
the best way you can.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Sentiment for Unity Grows
In Illinois Coal Regions

other, Some of the men in both
unions are Of the opinion that the
proposal of the Rank and File Com
mittee for Joint strike committees.
should be further supplemented by
a call for joint PIMA. and U.M.W.A.
convention towards carrying out
joint strike action and thus lay a
base for unity.
While the Progressive Miners are
preparing for the Scale convention,
in the U.M.W.A. territory there is
also growing sentiment demand
ing a scale convention, which up to
now had not been announced. The
only statement made by U.M.WA.
ofhcialdom has been thru the newly
appointed President of District 10,
Ray Edmondson, who stated that
U.M Iva. scale committees will soon
begin negotiations for new con-
tract and that they will call upon
Officers of law to guard their mem
bers against the criminally in
clined." BY this Edmondson means
the Progressive Miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
BY Mine Worker Correspondent

WILKES BARRE, Pa. - Down
here in the heart of the hard coal
region where the capitalist papers
and the radio boom about prosperity
and better times ahead, the condi-
tions of the Anthracite miners are
very poor and are getting worse
daily.
Wage cuts and speed-up is the lot
of the miners due to the poor lead
ership of the United Anthracite
Miners of Pennsylvania whose
leader is none other than Thomas
Maloney, who has sold the miners
out time and again with the aid of
Father Currsn and some Of his
associates.
The Maloneyites claim that they
have ninety per cent of the member
ship which means that the new
union holds the majority while the
old Lewis Boylan Union has
minority composed of few misled
workers and some officials who still
support Lewis.
1t is evident that the old union
officials betrayed the miners openly
many times, which made most of the
workers join the new union think
ing that Maloney would be their
saviour. Now 1t is . different story
because facts have proven that
there isn't much difference between
the two unions that exist in the An
thracite today,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Threats to Block
Relief Fight
BY a Worker Correspondent

WASHINGTON, N. HIN this
town most OF the people live on
farms and work out TO get enough
money to pay taxes and support
their families. There has been prac-
tica1ly no work here all winter and
many people are very much in need
Of relief.
A group Of these farmer workers
we're going 10 see the Overseer OF
the Poor tn demand relief or work.
The Overseer was told that this
committee was going to see him.
The next day, the Constable called
UP Elba Chase, q resident Of the
town and said IF anyone from
your family goes to see the over
seer, there will be trouble"
In order to evade giving out any
relief, they are trying to make it
appear that the Communists are
starting trouble.
An old man in the town was re-
ceiving three dollars a week Federal
relief till Jan. l. Since then he has
received nothing and is Just left to
starve.
A poor workers child was dying Of
pneumonia. The worker had no
money, and in order to get q doctor,
he had to get the Overseer of the
Poor to tell him to come. The over
seer wouldn't do anything about it.,
The only way the worker saved the
childs life was by borrowing money
to pay the doctor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Is Miners Hurt
From Damp
BY a Mine Worker Correspondent

BY Mine Worker Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD, IlI.-Last week
twenty-five of our fellows have been
taken to the hospital because of
black damp. These men were work
ing in the outer section and for
quite while there was complaint
against bad air, but the company
refused to put more men on to take
care of rooms and the cross cuts,
so that the air could circulate prop
erly.
In our mine they never shut the
rooms and then if the cross cuts are
not taken care of properly the men
further out can't stand it. Seven
teen of these twenty-five fellows
were badly affected by the damp
and at our last local meeting we
put the demand to the company to
put on another fan, but so far there
has been no results,
This is just one of the many
grievances in the mine. We have
$50 men working on tonnage basis.
Recently, about two months ago, we
had strike against discrimination,
when the company tried to put in
another cutting machine and give
all the cars to machine men, who
were put on day work and this left
us always short of cars. Even now
most of us can't make the scale, be-
cause with the rate of 70 cents per
ton and bad conditions, we are
lucky if we make $3.50 per day on
average The men here feel that q
new contract ought to be at least
raised to IS cents per ton.
Ssngamon No. 2 Miner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
ONE PIONEERS STORY

One day not long ago, I received
q message that Negro Pioneer
from Harlem had come down to the
Office to see me. He roller-skated all
the way downtown. which is dis
lance OF several miles. But the next
time he came I was in the Office
and very glad to see him. He started
right off telling me all about the
way things are among the Negroes
in Harlem. This is what Robert T.
told me:
Last week was going TO get my
papers to sell when I heard the fire
engine coming along. I followed 1t
q, ways and 1t stopped in front OF a
tenement house, blazing away like
mad. They got all the people out
except one woman. She was on the
top floor. Her little girl was saved
just before, but the house was blaz-
in too, much to get back in it, so
the f1remen spread a net. The
woman was scared and excited. So
when she jumped, she missed the
net and was killed. There's fires al
most every day in Harlem during
this cold weather. Nobody cares If
these old dumps burn down except
ing the people that have to live in
them. Landlord don't care, he gets
his insurance, but we've got to live
in these old houses that can burn
down in 8 minute You never hear
of such fires in the rich neighbor-
hoods.
Then in the school round my way
they give out food tickets to those
who need them. But they're always
thinking up excuses to take them
away again. They say they want to
renew" the cards. And then it takes
them a month to renew" a little
bit of paste board card. SO we had
quite a fuss up there in school.
The kids we're complaining and get
ting together and it looked like
trouble for the principal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Block Unity With
Steel Workers
By a worker Correspondent

MATTER, pat Mather on Feb.
4, the Joint Committee Of the Rank
and File was dasappointeE The
Committee had sent its Executive
Board to Hvnes. the District Presi-
dent Of the Q. M W Of A. to ask
for his approval Of the rank and
file
Hynes. at first agreed with the
move that the rank and file made in
establishing the movement against
Lewis and the Coal Operators.
Later, when Hynes saw that the
rank and file was not playing
around but meant action he dis
approved of the Joint Committee
branding it as a radical movement.
After Hynes refused to meet the
Executive Board, the rank and file
threatened to clean out the district
officials. Then Hynes agreed after
the threat that he approved Of the
rank and file and also promised to
be at the Feb. 4. meeting but failed
to appear because of some business
Of importance"
Kremerich. called Al Capone. one
Of the District No. organizers
stated to one Of the members that
Convention will be called by
Hynes. on Feb. 9. The miners know
well that the last minute Conven-
lions Of Hynes, have proven in the
past not of benefit to the rank and
file.
The Joint Committee at its last
meeting elected J. Finan for Fsyette
County and z. Abby for the Greene
County miners in representing
them on the Scale Committee of
District No, 4
At the meeting Of Feb. 4, the
rank and file heard the report on
the Steel conference by Finan, and
unanimously accepted 1t. The
miners Of district No. are deter
mined to cement the unity with the
steel workers. Regardless Of the
ISLANDERS made against the rank
and file. and of the expulsion
threats against them the miners
have looked to such a move as
the one made at the Feb. 4, Con-
ference.
Because of the growing mass
movement Of the rank and file
members of the u M w. A.,
struggling for better conditions and
preparing for the coming events,
the r. c. Prick controlled newspa-
pers are carrying 3 series Of articles
of mines after mines opening Up,
that q boom in the coal industry
has finally arrived.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS e

Then, one day. one OF the Sufy
guys comes around. You know this
Sufy calls himself the Black Hitler.
He's got some people believing in
him, He tells them that the white
man is the black mans enemy and
the Negroes should stay by them
selves. So this guy that believes in
Sufy comes around to the school
yard and starts talking to us kids
and trying to separate lis by telling
us we colored kids must stick to-
gether and we mustn't bother with
the whites and that colored people
will always be good to their own
people. And that's a big lie too,
Cause right in my block there was
a Negro woman who couldn't get
home relief. They always gave her
excuses at the Home Relief Bureau.
So she was excited. She went down
again to the Relief Bureau and cried
and begged the NEGRO woman who
was in charge to do something. But
the Negro Home Relief woman re-
fused to help her at all. And it
wasn't until the Unemployment
Council with a white man leading
them, came down that the woman
got any relief.
Another time there was fight
In the street and 3 rich Negro
woman, nicely dressed and all, came
UP. She yelled at one ragged little
kid CHS shoes were all torn and his
clothes worn out).
You dirty little ragamufhnm and
the kid cried.
That shows that the colored peo-
pie that's got more money don't care
about poor Negroes any more than
rich whites care about poor whites.
I've been talking to my teacher.
She's Negro, and I showed her the
New Pioneer and she thinks it's very
interesting. So now I sell it to her
every month. Once I asked her to
come to a meeting Of grown ups.
When she got there she saw me and
asked