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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
CANCELLATION OF OIL GRANTS
 HELPS EUROPE
One Obstacle Is Removed in CrisisThree Ma
 tiOns in Conference

United Press Staff Corrcspondent)
 Washington, Sept. 4-UP)--- Cancellation of Standard Vacuum oil concessions in Ethiopia was re- garded by officials today as remov- ing a major obstacle to efforts to avert war in Africa.
 Secretary of State Cordell Hunt and other department officials beamed jubilantly when they an- nounced the cancellation after an unexpected conference with officials of the oil company.
 '"The granting of this concession had been the cause of great em- barrassment not only to this gov ernment but to other governments who are making strenuous and sin eere efforts for the preservation or peace." Hull said.
 The cancellation was in conform ity to urgent advice by Hull to high officials M the oil company who came to Washington to confer with the state department.
 4 few hours later, after the two officials of the oil concern had con- suited with associates in New York. they notified Hull they mad decided
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
HORNSBY SCRAPS
 WITH COFFMAN

Washington. Sept. 4 CUP)-The fate of Dick Coffman as a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns In the future will depend upon meeting today between Coffman and vice. President l.. c. McEvoy, Manager Rogers Hornsby said.
 Hornsby ordered Coffman. who he said had been drinking. off the train yesterday afternoon at Ed wardsville, Ill.
 "When saked Coffman, in a nice way, to get off the train," Hornsby said, "and return to St. Louis to see MT. McEvoy, he used abusive language and we had a fist fight"
 The Browns were enroute here for a series with the Washington Senators.
 To reports that Coffman said he was a "washout" as manager Hornsby said: That means little In my life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
PASSENGERS ON
 VESSEL AT NOON
Rescue Ships Standing By But Boats Cannot Be
 Launched in Storm
BY FRANK MATTHEWS United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Miami. Sept. 4.-(UP)-Rescue ships awaited calm seas to-day to begin transfer of 366 passengers and crew in lifeboats from the Morgan liner Dixie, hard aground on French reef, Is miles off the Florida coast since Monday night.
 An exchange of messages inter- cepted by the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla, coastguard base revealed that res cue craft standing by had been in structed how to approach the crip- pied steamer.
 One message said, "All ships standing by Dixie head for ships bow and come alongside on port side. Shallow reefs abeam, amid ships and astern. Sea still break ing over reef but moderated. If transfer is effected please land passengers and crew at Miami as we have representatives there"
 The prov of the modern, luxuri- ous liner was being pounded far ther and farther onto French Reef, a coral. formation at the eastern end of the Florida Keys and 15
  But the ship was in no immediate danger either of breaking up or capsizing and the subsiding seas that yesterday prevented even an attempt at rescue of her passengers and crew of 117. gave hope that the accident would not result In loss of life.
 Captain Finer w. Sundstrom wirelessed his owner. the Southern Pacific Steamship company, that the liner was being pounded "but slightly" The morale of his pas sengers was high.
 Chief engineer reports four plates in fire room up two inches Making no water except in double bottoms" he said.
 Ship experts ashore interpreted this message to mean that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
Relief Workers Trying To Penetrate Sections
 That Haue Been Struck
Estimate of Number Dead Impossible at the Pres-
 ent Moment EZRA VICTIMS MAY
 NUMBER ABOUT 300 Relief Train Could Not Get to Zones That Were
 Swept Away
BY ED DICKSON

Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
 Miami, September 4-(UP) - Relief workers penetrated hurricane-devastated southern Florida today, trying to de- termine the extent of death and destruction. Tentatively, pending a thorough check of the area, the dead were esti- mated from 200 to 700.
 Meantime, the tropical storm, its fury little spent, roared up the west coast of Florida at S5 miles an hour, and threatened to cut inland and across to the more heavily populated eastern coast.
 Gov. Dave Sholtz ordered the Florida national guard mobilized for relief and rescue work.
 State, national and private relief agencies, moved by land, sea and air into the Florida Keys whcih bore the brunt of the storm.
 Millions in Property Damage
 Reports brought out of that area by rescued survivors indicated that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
BOY IS KILLED
 BY ACCIDENT

Lancaster. Mass. Sept. 4-(UP) The II year old son of Leomtn- ster manufacturer was shot dead accidentally here yesterday by a playmate from Yonkers, N. Y.
 Charles Hayes, son of the vice president of the F. A. Whitney Carriage company, received a .23 calibre rife bullet through his brain as he tossed a plate in the air for a traget. His companion, James Orr. 12, had been confused trying to hit the plate in the air and fired too soon.
 An inquest will be conducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04

opSDnAAAe DSASAN VAA~ ,SN~A Italian delegate, denounced Ethi- opia as an outlaw In the family Of nations. He announced that Italy reserved for herself complete lib- erty of action for the purpose Of adopting all measures necessary for the security of her colonies and to safeguard her own interests"
 Aloisi's attack on Ethiopia fol- lowed presentation of an Italian memorandum in which Italy charged continued E hi p ia n breaches of diplomatic and com merical relations for 40 consecu- tive years and reiterated claims Of alleged Ethiopian attacks on ltal- ian lives and property.
 Against All Nations
 Italy's firm stand to carry on h,r dispute with Ethiopia, and, 1T
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"We Went Through Help
 We went through hell from then until 3 o'clock the next morning. Then it began to let up a little. l was hanging to a telephone pole to keep from being blown away - that's how I smashed this hand. A railroad tie-,-it felt like it. Any way, crashed into the pole and hit my hand. Before my eyes the hos pital was picked up to a height or 50 or 60 feet and blown at least three blocks. For a moment 1t seemed that I was only dreaming to see that big building lifted like paper bag in breeze.
 Saw Buddies Swept to Death
 hung on to that pole for dear life, although at times, when saw my friends, my buddies, being lifted across the railroad tracks and into the water, I felt like letting go to try and save them. But I realized the fultility of such an idea. The waves broke almost up 10 the tracks. could hear the crunch of buildings as they were being smashed to slivers.
 l Above the thunder of the waves and through the roar of the storm IT heard screams, human screams that knew must have come from e buddy. r Many were killed by flying boards and blanks. I was almost hit several times, but God was with me and those things flew right past.
 The relief train finally did get out to our camp. But 1t didn't stop. It went right on by ana out over a high-banked trestie' Then we didn't see 1t again. We heard later the train was blown off the trestle into the ocean. All I know is it didn't come back, although we screamed after it for help.
 Didn't Have Chance The men down at the lower camps didn't have a chance at all They haven't been heard from yet and I'm afraid we won't see many of them again. I'll bet when the relief workers get down there they won't find a quarter of them aifVe. haven't begun to tell what saw. It's all too horrible. too much of a nightmare.
 It was one of those things where YOU begin thinking whether u wouldn't be better to die than to fight against what we who live had to fight.
 Woman Flyer Views Horror Homestead, Fla, Sept. 4.-(UP) Flushing an airplane through squalls in the wake of hurricane, Mrs. Carson Bradford, Jr., Of Mi ami Beach flew over half the Flor ida Keys and found devastation almost defying description.
 Nowhere in all that land" she said. twas there a sign that a man or woman or child lived." Between Metacorhbe and Grassy Keys in a region populated by hum dreds of persons, she found no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
|Forn1erC ConsulGen. To |Moscow Shot Himself
George Hanson, Whose Home Is in Bridgeport, Was Returning to United States for Treatment of
 Nervous Breakdown Details Lacking

New York, Sept. -- (UP) = The Dollar steamship line offices here refused today to discuss the suicide of George. Hanson, former consul general at Moscow, aboard the $! g. President Polk. The office however, advised the state depart ment in Washington of Hanson's death.
 The Dollar steamship lines said the President Polk was en route to New York from Marseilles and would dock at Jersey City Tues day morning.
 According to the report here, Hanson shot himself Monday and died at p. m. He was returning to the United States for treatment following a nervous collapse at his post at Salonika.
 Had Breakdown
 The report sair Hanson, suffer- ing from a nervous disorder, col lapsed at Salonika and was put on the President Polk in the care of the ships physician. Further de- tails were lacking.
 Hanson, whose home Is in Bridgeport, Conn.,. was American counsul general at Harbin through the troublesome days of the Chi nese- Japanese crisis in Manchuria. He was transferred to Moscow as consul general when the United States resumed diplomatic rela- tions with the Soviet in 1888.
 He was at home on furlough when the consulate general in Moscow was closed as result of the failure to reach settlement of the American claims against the Soviet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
MANY POLITICAL
 PARTIES FACING OCT. ELECTIONS
Dissatisfaction With Old System Is Cause; Labor
 May Have Ticket

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 4.-CUP) -Connecticut's political front will undergo a face alteration in the annual town elections in October.
 Expressions of dissatisfactio with the working of the regular parties were clearly indicated by a flood of petitions to the secretary of state for places on the ballots of independent groups in several ky points in the state.
 Socialists have extended their campaign into II new communi- ties, bringing the total number of recognized ballots to 30 in the pa .y's aim to get into each of the 35 senatorial districts.
 Socialist petitions were received from Waterbury, Torrington New Milford, North Haven, West Ha- ven, Darien, Norwich. Wilton and Plainheld. In l9 other sections. i'm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
2 BUDDIES ARE CARRIED TOSEA
 ON TIDAL WAVE
Thought Everything Was All OverBut Landed
 Back on Shore
BY K. H. SINGLETON (As Told to the United Press) Copyright, 1885, by United Press).

Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
 Homestead, Fla, Sept. 4.-(UP) My buddy and I rode out to sea on a tidal wave aboard floating shH elk. Just about when he thought 1t was all over with us, we found ourselves safe on land again.
 It was one of the wierdest ex- periences of my life.
 When the storm hit our camp, T buddy and I went to d shack to stay there until the hurricane blew over. But the wind crushed the shack and we .crawled out of the mss or splintered wood.
 Just then we saw another shack floating toward us. It looked pretty solid. As it came by. we dived in through a window and hung on as best we could while 1t rolled and tossed,
 |, They Turned White
 Finally, the shack rolled over on it's 'side. We looked out another window and what we saw made us turn whiter than We we're. We were liding the back of huge tidal wave that was carrying us
 
 out to sea, faster and faster.
 thought: "Old man, here's the i'd of everything"
 A few minutes later we felt the shack bump. We rolled around in- side like dried peas in pod. Then the rolling stopped. We lay still and looked at each other, wonder ing: What's next?"
 Finally, we crowded on our hands and knees to where the door was. We wondered what would happen If we opened 1t. Would water pour in and drown us like trapped rats. We decided to take a chance.
 The sight that met our eyes made me believe there was a Santa Claus.
 For there we were stranded on a slight elevation on the key.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04

Washington. Sept. 4-(UP) --- The New Deal today continued it's policy of financing power projects from the $4,O0O, 100000 work-re- liet fund when President Roosevelt announced $1,363,636 loans and grants for three publicly owned power systems in Arkansas, Illinois and North Dakota.
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FORMER CONSUL SUICIDES

Washington. Sept. 4--(UP) - George Hanson, veteran foreign service officer and former consul general at Moscow. committed sui eide at sea aboard the S. 8. Presi- dent Polk, the state department was advised today by the Dollar steamship line offices at New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
FRIGHTENED HER TO DEATH

Los Angeles, Sept. 4,-(UP)-George s. Barnes drinking habits and automobile driving frightened Joan Blondell "to death," the blonde film comedienne testified today in superior court where she was awarded divorce decree on a charge of mental cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept. 4--UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Aug. 3lst, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses LRst Year $l,249, ,466, ,4134S $979,973,6O5,lS
 Receipts s577,653. .639.s3 $5O4,455,02O.33
 Deficit ss71,s12,77s.65 s475,51s,5SAs4
 Cash Balance $1,474,SS2,2432l $2,l36.676,s59.1s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
League Was Told Practically To
 Keep Hands Of
Italian Delegate Said Mussolini Would Send His Army in Despite League-AlO Other Nations Warned
 to Let Italy Alone,
BY WALLACE CARROLL

Geneva, September = (UP) = Italy proclaimed Ethiopia world outlaw today before an extraordinary would use complete liberty of action in dealing with the ancient East African kingdom.
 Shedding before the council. Baron POmpeO AlolSl,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
Hurricane Shattered
 AH Veterans Camps
Hundreds Were KilIed-One of Those Rescued De- scribes Horrible Scenes, as He Saw His Buddies
 Swept Away to Terrible Deaths
BY HARRY GASKIN (As Told to the United Press)

Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, September - of the Florida East Coast Railway waiting for train to move us out of Veterans Camp Number Upper Meta combe Key the hurricane hit up at and blew us all
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The Weather

Rain-Warmer Tonight; Thursday Rain-Cooler Fal Weather Report Page !.
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MORE POWER SYSTEMS

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Final Edition Closing Stocks Late NelUs Flashes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WIN GAINS In BIG STRIKE
Union Grows Through
Militant Fight and
Partial Victory

PARIS, Feb. 6.-After eight weeks
Of heroic struggle, the strike Of the
Roanne textile workers against a
wage cut Of u per cent ended with
a partial but very significant victory.
The workers obtained a collective
contract for six months including
the following points:
1. The withdrawal of the II per
cent cut for workers earning less
than 300 francs a month (this ap-
plies to about so per cent of the
workers.. For the others, a wage cut
of only 9 per cent.
2. The employers have promised
to respect the basic rates. This
means a wage increase for many
workers, since until now the en-
ployers did as they pleased with
the price lists for piece-work.
8. There are to be no dismissals.
If the work slackenS, it is to be di-
vided among the workers. The en-
ployers' policy had been to lay off
a part of the workers, make the
others work full time, and, since
their wages would thus mount to
more than 300 francs, operate their
u per cent cut.
4. In the finishing and dyeing
plants, where workers had already
been fired, the workers are to be re-
hired through the trade union exist
ing in that branch.
5. The employers have aban-
doned their plans of introducing the
four-loom system On the other
hand, a workers delegation elected
by the workers will discuss with the
employers all questions concerning
wages and working conditions for
the workers who were already on the
four-loom system before the strike.
6. Retiring of all strikers with
out discrimination.
The failure to win all the demands
and particularly to defeat the whole
wage-cut, is due to the refornist
leaders who spread pessimiSn
among the workers, even threaten
ing to break the workers united
front.
The workers of the biggest mills
have unanimously decided to form
united trade union sections on the
basis of the left trade union plat
form.
The Central Strike Committee viii
continue to meet regularly for a GER
tain time once a week in order to
maintain the unity attained during
the strike and make sure that The
employers hold to the agreement.
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which fact deem it necessary to
inform you"
Then Bakhmetiev himself, teSti-
flying before the Senate committee
investigating the debts, admitted
that the Wilson government helped
him get all the money together in
Morgan's bank:
after consultation with the
U. S. government" he said, "and
banking institutions (he means
J. P, Morgan & Co.., it was de-
cided to amalgamate the different
funds available on Russian govern
ment accounts, irrespective of
their previous distribution, into a
special segregated set of accounts
with the National City Bank of
New York"
Here is an examle of how this
money was used against the Russian
workers and peasants. We quote
from the testimony of I. v. Mish-
towt, appointed by Gear Nicholas II
as naval attache in Washington in
1915. The incident was a claims
case in the U. S. Court of Claims.
Mishtowt was still getting business
as Czarist representative up to
July, 1882. He was asked: you
made some purchases after the
seventh of November" that is the
date of the Russian revolution, and
he answered, Eyes, rifles" He then
told how how he fitted out a vessel
for Admiral Kolchak and sent it to
VladivoStok. why did you send
these armed vessels across the Paci-
fic," he was asked. 1T was my duty"
was his answer. He remembered that
he sent telegram to Admiral Kol-
chak asking him to be godfather to
his son. rs it correct he was
queried, "to say that you knew that
the financial attache Chat is Bekh-
metiev shipped arms and munitions
to Denikine [another Czarist White
Guard General?l" YES" he an
swered.
Not only the Wilson government,
but the Harding regime of Teapot
Dome oil grating fame, the Cool
idge administration and the Hoover
outfit all assisted the Czarist agents
in this country to collect outstand-
ing loans, to sell property belonging
to the Russian masses and to fat
ten on the money still on hand up
until January 1, 1881, when it seems
finally to have disappeared into the
thin air
An official memorandum sub
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-07

the present crisis are the most
vital concern of all workers,
farmers, professionals and self
employed persons.
Such deceptive makeShifts as
the Wagner Lewis Social Secur-
ity' Bill will not satisfy our needs
and our just demand for adequate
safeguards against hunger, low
living standards and mass deSti-
tuition in a land of potential
plenty.
MAY have your early reply
with assurance that you will ac-
lively support H. r. 1897, THE
WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT,
OLD AGE AND SOCIAL INSUR-
ANCE BILL, which i, along with
millions OF others, support as the
only measure that makes the
necessary provisions for genuine
social insurance."
The National Joint Action Com
mittee for Genuine Unemployment
AA'0oA SNhSC, Which, was SlSCGCu dG Glle
recent National Congress for IN
Insurance, will supply
copies of the post card to all in
dividuals and organizations at the
rate of thirty cents a hundred OF
$3.50 a thousand. Supplies can be
obtained by writing to the com
mittee at Room 438, 1919 Broadway
New York City.
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To the AFLCOuncil
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Board.
already declared this an attempt
to prevent the unionzaon the preventing
OF struggles for improving the conditions This also policy
Of Mike Tghe the against the
American Association Workers all steel
workers. President Roosevelt and Rcbg
trade union movement
What follows from this? ways:
EITHER the policy Of the last years preach
dence in capitalist politicians cooperation
Communists militant elements welorganed and
those who try to destroy the American movement;
OR help to bring about united labor move
ment Of all who try to organize the American working
m unions independent Of the demorang influence Of capitalist poll
tcans of the capitalist government the
unions real working class democracy which will
organizers saccng workers. open the doors Of
the unions widely to every honest worker.
We Communists declare, declared Convention
that will do utmost on the
unions We will support the onizaton unoranized
workers into the Of L. We will help powerful
fighting organs of the American working class.
We ready to cooperate with what po
zeal opinions he have who places
make unions powerful fighting for improving the
of the working
propose answers to the attack of Rooeve two
things First automobile industry for union
izaton Of the auto workers and in strike
In such drive Communists support measure of the
A. F. of L. which in direction
Second to support with all the majority
members OF the Amagamated Association Steel and Tin
workers, their Pittsburgh for nouerf,
unonzaon drive OF the steel workers will support
fully and selsacrhcingy attempt of and it's
members in carrying out this difficult great task
There time and the government orc
attacking on the whole front Build the working class front
defend our living conditions, rights unions
Fraternally yours
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, CP. UsA
W. Foster, Chairman; Browder General Secretary
)" H. roster Chairman; Earl Browder Secretary
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Initiation and Fascism

and NJ ussOlini dictatorships.
Thomas said, "Tll say this. they
took hold at time when some
body had to take hold-and if
we don't do something here. some
body will have to take hold of us
too, for there will be strikes, milk
riots and more strikes until some
body will come along with one of
thoSe-what do you call 'em?-
cOups."
I asked him whether the Commit
tee for the Nation group, though
originally made up of big farmers.
spectators and people who have
commodity holdings, or debtors"
hadn't been appealing to the bond
holders or Creditors" and succeed
ing in getting in important indi-
yiduals of the second group.
ooh. should say sol" he ex-
claimed why. I could name manv
individuals who were viciouslv
against me, but who are now with
us 100 per cent" It was then he
told about his dinner with Morgan
Partner Lef1ngwell.