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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15

tern" for an example. Look to
those for models, Auvilles, rather
than to Victor Herbert, Johann
Strauss and ZEE Confreyl
But above all, give us another set
of songs-and soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15
A Step Forward

THE Congress for Unemployment and Social In
surance, in my estimation provided the basis
for such unified movement
AS have tried to indicate in a previous column
this Congress built the broadcast united front
we have yet been able to achieve in America.
1t brought together white collar and manual
worker; Negro and white; A. F. of L. members and
the independent unions; Socialist, church, liberal
and Communist. And these delegates were not
few thousand isolated individuals, freaks speaking
for themselves They were real delegates, official
delegates elected by the freelycast ballots of mill
lions of Americans after months of free debate.
In the A. F. of L. for example despite the bitter
opposition of the national leaders led by William
Green, there were over $500 endorsements by local
and state bodies These endorsements, therefore,
represent the considered and firm conviction of
millions of men and women
They knew what the Congress war for, and they
were for the Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill which was the platform Of this Con-
gress.
We can be assured that having gone thus far,
they will go further.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15
CONTINUITY of Income"

I WOULD advise every reader of the Daily Worker
to acquant himself with the Workers Bill and to
popularize it and organize supporters in his com
munity
It is, I believe, in America, the most immediate
link in the great moving chain of social change
that we must seize upon today, If we are to pro-
gress.
Any worker can understand this bill at sight, and
his bitter necessity will compel him to approve
of it,
Unlike the dozens of capitalist and liberal pro-
posed bills this Workers Bill provides the workers
with what Mary Van Kleeck has phrased as con
tinuity of income" It assumes that the worker
must eat every day of his life, and so must his
children. He should not be penalized for the de-
preston, which is the fault of capitalism. He is a
producer; he is ready to work. and the society he
has created with his hand and brain owes him the
guarantee of living.
Thus, this Workers Bill insures all the workers
Industrial, agricultural domestic and professional
workers, and pays them benefits for every moment
they are not allowed to work.
The other bills divide the workers. Some exclude
farm labor; domestic service employers of less than
three persons manual workers earning So 900
year. They provide long-wating period before
benefits are paid; various stringent residence re-
quirements; proof of a certain period of previous
employment, and host of other mean, chiselling
restrictions to cut down the budget.
In other words, these capitalist bills content
to allow millions of American workers to go on
starving for many beautiful technical reasons that
only the Dr. Rubinows and Senator Wagners can
explain.
And the best of them pay 81 to $40 week for
periods of ten weeks more or less
The Workers Bill includes every type of worker
everyone, in short who must have this insurance or
perish 1t fights against lowering the American
standard of living to the coolie standard and pro-
average local wage. AS prices rise, the rates are
to be increased. The law is to be administered BY
national commission of workers and farmers and
funds are to be provided by the Federal Government
out of taxes on incomes over $1,000 year. and in
hertance and similar taxes on the great fortunes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15
Filling a Great Need


IT is true this bill originated in the minds of the
Communists, but as Earl Browder so wittily said
at the Congress- it is not anyones private property
1t happens to meet the life needs of millions Of
Americans and this is the of it's popularity
Communists are the vanguard of the workers
and it is inevitable that they should be the first
to sense the needs of the workers. and devise the
technique of workers progress. If they cannot do
this they are failures. Wherever Communism has
grown, it has been because Communists have been
better and more sensitive leaders than Others Com
munists win this leadership only by their superior
courage and brains; it is not handed them on
golden platter the way Wall Street hands power to
the fascist leaders.
So it was interesting, that this broad united
front Congress for Unemployment Insurance was
chosen by Earl Browder, secretary of the Commu-
mist Party to project the idea of new Labor Party
organized on national scale, and including every
section of working class opinion.
And it was fitting that at this Congress where
Communists were in decided minority Earl
Browder received the mightest and most spontane-
GUS ovation of the three days The workers are ready
to follow any leadership today that is honest and
has a practical plan out of the depression. Red
scares are no longer a substitute for bread
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15

Ito Be Continued.l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-15

The second semester of the Crown
Heights Workers School, Is Chaun-
cey Street, started last night. Reg
istration will still continue this
week. We urge those wishing to
register to do so Immediately.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
TWO men DROWN
IN BOAT MISHAPS
Third Missing as Maryland Wa
ters Claim Week End
Victims,

Two men drowned and a third is
missing as result of week end boat
ing mishaps in Maryland waters.
The drowning victims are Jean LIE
Compile, 10, and William o. Yahde.
38. both Of Baltimore, and the man
reported missing from a fishing boat
is Capt. Hector Webster of Kent
Island, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Baltimore.
After an all-day search in which
an airplane from Edgewood Arsenal
participated, the body of Yahde was
recovered late yesterday from the
mouth of Romney Creek, in which he
drowned after falling from the deck
of q boat on which he was sleeping.
LIE Compte, well known young sports
man, lost his life when his sailboat
upset after being hit by a gust of
wind on the Miles River.
Capt. Webster disappeared from his
fishing boat after he had taken a
party of men fishing off Deals Island.
Passengers said they believed the cap
tain toppled into the water when a
line with which he was trying to keep
the boat from grounding broke. He
could not swim.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
ROBERTS GAS PLAN
HAS 15% RATE CUT.
To Consumer 1t Would Mean
Only 6H2oo Off Figure
Paid Now.

Reduction in the annual gross in
come of the Washington and George
town Gas Light Cos. by 1920, 900, as
proposed Saturday by Peoples Coun-
sci William A. Roberts, would mean
an average rate reduction of approx
inately Is per cent from the basic
rate, Public Utilities Commission Of
ficials said today.
A temporary 81z per cent reduction
already is in effect, however, and has
been since 1882, so the cut really
would amount to only about a 61a
per cent additional drop, it was point
ed out.
Roberts proposal was turned over
to the Public Utilities Commission
this morning.
Besides the rate reduction, Roberts
advocated adoption Of a sliding scale
Of rates to limit the return to the
companies to a fixed percentage. such
as the existing arrangement with the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
THANKS ARE GIVEN .
FOR RHEA[THFUND
Medical Society Sends Note
to Members of Congress
Who Helped.

The Medical Society of the District
of Columbia expressed publicly today
its appreciation of the efforts of
members of Congress who made pro-
vision in the second deficiency bill
for S45,000 to enable the District
Health Department to wage a more
vigorous war on disease by building
up a public health nursing service
and expanding school health inspec-
ton work
The report of the conferees is slated
to come up for approval in the Senate
today or tomorrow, after which it
must go to the House for ratification
before the measure is sent to the
President to be signed.
The Medical Society addressed a
letter to Chairman King of the Senate
District Committee, whose appeal to
the Senate Appropriations Committee
resulted in placing the health amend
ment in the bill. A letter of ap-
probation also was sent to Chairman
Buchanan of the House Appropria-
tions Committee, who headed the
House conferees on the bill
The Senate group i charge of the
bill, led by Senator Ada S, Demo-
crat, of Colorado, originally approved
$59,12O for the Health Department,
but a compromise became necessary
in conference.
The Medical Society letters were
signed by DR.. P. A. McLendon, chair
man of the Subcommittee on Legis-
lation, and by DR.. Herbert P. Ram
sey, chairman of the Committee on
Public Information, and read as fol-
lows:
Dear sir:
THE Medical Society of the Dis
trict of Columbia desires to express
hereby to you its appreciation Of your
interest in health matters pertaining
to the District of Columbia as evi-
denced by the inclusion of an addi-
tional estimate for the Health De-
partment in the second deficiency bill,
which has just been under consider
alton in conference.
THE new health regime has q great
uCoi Va SAOullo W CoFSI III OIueT TO
make the health situation in Wash
ington what it should be, and the ap-
preparation you have ju-t allowed will
permit the department at least to
make start upon such program.
"The citizens of Washington are
not at all obliWous to the sincere eff
forts Of those on Capitol Hill who
undertake seriously to provide the
means for adequate and efficient city
government"
Evening star., 1935-08-05
So SWIMMING BUTTONS
GIVEN AT CAMP LET'S
Red Cross Awards Are Presented
to Y. M. C. A. Boys During
Past Week.

During the past week, So Red Cross
swimming buttons were awarded at
Camp Let's, the Y. M. C. A. Summer
haven for boys located on the Rhode
River.
Beginners buttons were won by
Brooke Setter, Charles Price, Rich
Moline, Roger Wells, Charles Town
send, Dick Hynson, Robert Lent,
James Ellison, Frank johnson, Ben
Cruickshank, Tom Houston, Elwood
Wolfe, Lowell Blake, Bud Gay.
Charles Tyson, Ben Wilson, Charles
Neviaser, Dick Lazenbi, Joe Todd,
Robert Brown, Walter Ackeman, Don
Carl, George Rhodes, Carlyle Owens,
Bill Kemp, Gene Snock, Lee Brite,
Charles Reynoldson, Hugh Wallis, Bob
Austin, Frank Lord, Randolph Bishop,
Gilbert Tousher, Dick Barnes, Sher-
wood Smith, Levin Braughton, John
Clark, Chick Champion, Bob Taylor.
Dick Buckingham, Allen Phleps,
Oliver Mills and Jack Eanfani.
Swimmers buttons were awarded to
Robert Wales, David Bell, Jack Town
send, Jim Evans, Howard Gay, John
Brand, Sherwood Smith, Neal Bro
beck and Charles Tyson.
These test are given each week.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
PSITTACOSIS SERUM
ARRIVES ON COAST
Blood Donated by Capital Sci
entists Increases Hope for
DR.. Hasseltine.

Hope for DR.. E. H. HaSSeltine In
his battle against parrot fever in q
San Francisco hospital increased to-
day as 240 cubic centimeters of psitta-
COSTS serum, donated by two Wash
ington surgeons, arrived in the Pa
cific Coast city.
Before the fluid arrived, Col Mark
White, head of the Marine Hospital
In San Francisco, declared the IA
nous Public Health Service plague
fighter, suffering from the fever for
the second time, has shown no i'm
provement over the week end"
about all we can do" he added
'is hope the serum works"
The serum was made from quart
of blood given Saturday by Drs.
Charles Armstrong al d Edward Fran
els, Public Health Service scientists
stationed here.
DR.. Hasseltine contracted the dis
ease six days ago after shutting his
Pasadena, Calf, parrot fever research
laboratory. His previous attack was
in 1880.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
FEDERAL WORKER
LEAPS TO DEATH
G. T. Dodson Evades Guards
to lump From Arling-
ton Bridge.

While guards rushed frantically to
stop him, Gentry T. Dodson, 22-year-
old Labor Department clerk, ended
his life early today by leaping into
the Potomac from Arlington Memorial
Bridge.
The Government worker had gone
to the Lincoln Memorial from Seven
teenth and G streets in a taxicab
discharging the driver with the re-
quest that he deliver a note to q
friend.
Suspicious Of Dodson's actions, the
cab driver, William A. Maxfield, 1885
Eleventh street, drove across the
bridge and warned Guards ]. A
Christensen and John T. Donahue tc
watch the youth.
Before the guards could get clost
to Dodson, however, he climed the
stone railing and jumped He wa.
carried by the current in the dark
ness and his body was not recovered
until sometime later.
Dodson, who lived at 1902 Arkansas
avenue, had given the cab driver g
note addressed to Robert H Childs
l704 G street. Park police took thu
note, which gave no explanation whj
Dodson wanted to kill himself.
The message was headed "Deal
Chic" and read: Il consider you arr
one Of the best pals. so be sure Devol
delivers the message I gave him.
hope you stick with Alan. So long
old pal. (Signed) Dodson. P. S..
guess I can't take it,
Questioned by the homicide squad
Childs said he had known Dodsol
about six months and worked will
him in the Statistics Bureau at tn
Labor Department. He said he kney
Of no reason why he should end hi
life.
Police were trying to locate a you'll
named Devoll, believing he might b.
able to help them clear up the case.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
COUNCIL TO PROBE
ACTIVITIES
.OF CITY OFFICIALS
Alexandria Mayor, Police
Captain and Manager to
Be Investigated.
NEWSPAPER REPORTS
ARE TO BE CHECKED
Cooper and Ashton Behind Call
for Meeting-Women Work
ers Discontinue Picketing.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY StaN correspondent Ol ne Otdis
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 5.-An
investigation of the actions taken by
three city officials-the mayor, the
captain of police and the city man
ager-in respect to the strike at the
Century Manufacturing Co.'S shirt
factory here during the last three
weeks, will be conducted at special
meeting of City Council, called for
7:30 pm. today.
The meeting has been called by
Councilmen Henry O'Bannon Cooper
and DR.. John T. Ashton, two mem
bers of the body who have been alb
sent from the city during the strike.
Although the city charter permits
special meetings of the Council to be
called by either the mayor, the city
manager or any two members, to-
nights meeting will be the first held
except under call of the mayor since
the council form of city gov
eminent was adopted for Alexandria
in 1922.
Reports to Be Checked.
DR.. Ashton said today that he and
Councilmen Cooper have called the
inquiry to check on reported actions
of the city officials and to ascertain
whether statements contained in news
paper articles and those of persons
interested in the strike are correct.
The three officials whose actions are
to be probed are Mayor Emmett c.
Dawson, Capt. of Police John S.
Arnold and City Manager E. C. Dunn.
Mayor Dawson, who is general sec
retary- y-treasurer of the International
Association of Machinists. has taken
an active interest in the shirt factory
employees strike since its start. Both
he and Capt. Arnold have been on the
strike scene on several occasions in
the interest of preserving order. City
Manager Dunn's activities in respect
to the strike have been negligible.
Picketing Discontinued.
Meanwhile. the approximately I0C
women employees of the plant have
discontinued their picketing of the
factory since the arrest Of Sidney
Weinman, 23-year-old president of the
company, on charges of minor assault
and using abusive language as the
aftermath of melee between Is gir
strikers and Weinman last THURSDAY
afternoon.
The charges against Weinman anc
two men strike Sympathizers, arrested
on disorderly conduct charges at the
same time, are to be heard by Judge
James Reece Duncan in Police Court
at 9 am. tomorrow.
Indications are that the officials o.
the Alexandria plant will not attempt
to resume operations here at any time
in the near future.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
BRITISH DOCTORS
HERE TOMORROW
Roosevelt to Receiving Touring
Physicians After Sight.
seeing Trip.

A globe-girdling party of III Brit
ish physicians and members of their
families, bound for a convention OF
the British Medical Association at
Melbourne, Australia, was to leave
New York tonight for a two-day visit
to Washington. They disembarked
from the liner George last night and
will arrive here tomorrow morning and
establish headquarters at the Carlton
Hotel.
President Roosevelt will receive the
doctors after they have spent tomor-
row as guests of the District Medical
Society on tours of Mount Vernon and
Government buildings. The Interna-
tional Medical Club has planned q
luncheon at the Mayfower Wednes-
day.
The party was being conducted to-
day through the Columbia and Cor
nell University medical centers and
the Rockefeller Institution. The New
York State Medical Society will en-
tertain them at a luncheon.
Among the prominent men in the
group are Sir Henry Gauvain, infan-
tile paralysis expert; Sir James Com
yns Berkeley, gynecoIogist; Sir James
Purves-Stewart, neurological surgeon
and head of. Westminster Hospital,
and Sir Evan MacLean, former presi-
dent Of the British Medical AsSocia-
ton.
After leaving Washington Wednes-
day the touring doctors will go to
Chicago, and thence westward to San
Francisco, making brief stops at Al
buquerque, N. Mex, the Grand Can
yon and Los Angeles. They will be
joined in San Francisco by party OF
about the same size which landed at
Montreal and is travelling through
Canada. The entire delegation will
sail for Melbourne August IA.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
THOUSANDS VIEW
STAMP EXHIBITION
American PhiIateIiC So
Ciety'S Jubilee Display Is
Informally Opened.

Crowds Of stamp collectors. includ-
ing many visitors from Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia, attended the
informal opening yesterday of the
American Philatelic Soclety's golden
jubilee convention exhibition at the
National Museum.
Long before the doors were opened
at 80 pm. there waS a throng of
men, women and children, some of
whom had been waiting for hours for
the opportunity to view stamps lent
for the show by President Roosevelt,
Secretary of the Interior 1ckes and
other philatelists.
Receiving the first corners were
Philip Simms Warren, chairman Of
the conventions General Committee; !;
Albert F. Kunze, chairman of the Ex-
hibition Committee; DR.. Ellis Ha-
worth, president of the Washington
Philatelic Society, and Mrs. Gather
inc L. Manning, philaIelic curator OF
| the Smithsonian Institution
Thousands Of Stamps on Display.
Mr.. Kunze and a corps of assist
| ants had spent all of Saturday arrang-
| ing the material assembled for the
display. The walls of the entire cir
/ cumference of the foyer of the museum
were covered with sheets of stamps
under glass, a series Of $50 standing
frames were set up ard seven large
cases were filled with especially pre-
cious specimens.
In one of the cases, the Presidents
entries were put in order by Mrs
| Manning and Clyde v. De Binder Of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The total market value of th'
stamps on display was estimated b!
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman, member
of the General Committee, at "betweer
$780, 900 and 81 100000"
Seals Attract Attention.
| A case of documents bearing i'm
pressed tax seals owned by Howard c
Beck attracted popular attention. The
display traces the story of the ofdcia
use of stamps of different types as
revenue-raising devices. Mr.. Beck
explained to visitors the procedure
of the British government in taxing
the American Colonies, illustrating his
talk by reference TO papers in his dis
| play.
Another portion Of the exhibition
which proved popular was a series Of
covers showing the evolution of the
airmail. 1t was submitted by L. B
Gatchell of the American Airmail So
ciety.
| The exhibition will be open daily
| from to 4:3O o'clock until August 81
Evening star., 1935-08-05
BUSINESS PARKING
PLEA IS DENIED
Merchants in Seventh and
New York Avenue Area
Restricted.

Merchants in the block bounded by
Sixth and Seventh streets, New York
avenue and K street, may no longer
use for parking purposes the public
space between the front of their es-
Establishments and the streets, the
Commissioners ruled today.
This followed the unanimous recon-
mendation by the Traffic Co-ordinat-
ing Committee that the petition of
the business men to continue to use
the unpaved space be rejected.
Hardship Cited.
The merchants, many of them in
the automobile business, had appealed
to the Commissioners against activi-
ties of the police during the traffic en-
forcement drive. Until the campaign
started. they said, they had been al
lowed to use the space without queS-
tion.
Unless relief is granted" stated the
merchants in their petition. the con-
duct of our businesses will be Seri-
ously impaired, resulting in a great
loss of revenue to ourselves and pos
sibly in our withdrawal from busi-
ness"
The petitioners argued that tht
parking did not interfere with pedes.
trian traffic along the sidewalk. Sew.
enteen firms signed the plea.
Fears Precedent.
The Co-ordinating Committee based
its recommendation on four grounds
It said the privilege requested would
establish a precedent and undoubtedly
lead to demands for occupancy OF
such space for many other purposes
that parking there is extremely un-
slightly, that the District may be liable
for injuries sustained on public space
and that use of the space for private
purposes would constitute "a hazard
and nuisance to the public"
Supt. Of Police Brown also urged
the Commissioners to refuse the mer-
chants request.
Evening star., 1935-08-05

Savannah street southeast, and Bernice
McCann, %, 5000 block of G street
southeast, were in Gallinger Hospital
today after being injured in an acci-
dent at Forestville.
The former received possible in
ternal injuries and the latter a pos
sible fracture Of the hip.
Miss Dorothy Carter Of Kensington
suffered decorations of the head and
face when the car in which she was
riding with her uncle, r. c. Hammann
of Germantown, was forced from the
road in Hyattstown early last night
and struck a culvert. Miss Carter was
Created by DR.. Yates Barber OF
Gaithersburg before being sent home.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
COOLER WEATHER
IS PROMISED HERE
Relief Due in District After Sui
try Week End Driving Thou
sands From City.

Cooler weather was in store for
Washington today following sultry
week end.
Although the temperature only went
to 80, there was little wind and the
humidity was exceptionally high yes
terday, driving thousands to the
beaches and cool country roads for
relief.
The forecast today is for slightly
cooler weather tonight and tomorrow,
accompanied by fair skies.
The mercury was rising toward 30
degrees at noon, but was not Expected
to exceed yesterdays maximum.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN

FREDERICK, Md, August 5 CP.-
James o. Weddell, 50, blacksmith of
near Woodsboro. Frederick County.
was fatally injured when struck by
a train on little-used track. Before
he died he told physicians he had
sprained his ank4 and could not move
from the tracks.
Evening star., 1935-08-05
OFFICER FORFEITS BOND

Policeman Allen A. Love, IS, Of 1883
Kalorama road forfeited $40 collateral
in Police Court today when his case
was called before Judge Isaac r. Hit
on charge Of drunkenness while on
duty.
Love was suspended after arrest and
will be brought before the Poli& Trial
Board for o hearins.
Evening star., 1935-08-05

V VACCINATION by accident, such
" as acquired by 2-year-old
" Dicky Smith. 1902 Seventh
street southwest, may be pain
less, but Health Officer George c.
Rutland advises other children not to
follow Dicky's unwilling example.
The small boy, with a nice vaccina-
ton scar on his ear, has his certificate
to prove his immunization from small
pox, but he never has been touched
by physicians vaccination needle.
1t came about in this way:
Dicky's 6-year-old sister Dolores was