Evening star., 1938-10-19

but another trucker was hired in my
place, and in the place of Paul Lamb
another Lehighton w. P. A. trucker.
two men were hired in his place when
he was dismissed because of his un-
willingness and ability to pay 500
toward campaign expenses.
"Inasmuch as am dependent upon
this work for the support of myself
and family and meeting heavy obliga-
tions of other years. I appeal to you
for an investigation of the situation
here and for chance to get back to
work. I hope to hear from you soon. ;"
Registration Warning Charged.
Aside from being asked to contribute
sl00 to the campaign fund, Schoch
charged that before the primary elec-
tions in May he was warned to register
as Democrat or get knocked Off"
Mckinley. SO far, has failed to reply
to Schoch's charges. Twice he was
requested for statement H. N Miller.
chairman of the Carbon County
Democratic Committee, also has failed
to reply to request for a comment
on conditions in the county.
Other evidence of alleged political
macing" was furnished by Albert H.
Heimbach. Republican district attor-
ney of Carbon County, who lives In
Palmerton, the so-called Zinc city.
Heimbachs chief exhibits are affi-
davits from two men who sought work
on a new S525,000 concrete bridge
spanning the coal-blackened Lehigh
River between Lehighton and Weiss
port which, incidentally. was dedicated
about month ago. These affidavits
were lent The Star representative. and
today Heimbach telegraphed this paper
! to turn them over to Senator Davis
Office
The men who signed the affidavits
are Frank Larizzio and John Dolinsky
both Republicans Of Nesquehoning,
Pa. Heimbach said they appealed t.
him for aid because they did not
want to register as Democrats In
order to get a Job.
Contents Of Affidavits.
The contents of the affidavits are
similar. The one sworn to by Larizzio,
reads:
a. Frank Larizzio Of SO West
Columbus avenue, Nesquehoning, Pa,
being duly sworn according to law,
depose and say that on June 18, 1888,
I went to the Pennsylvania State En-
ployment Office, situate at Mauch
Chunk. Pa, in order to register for a
contract job on the Weissport Bridge
MIR. Harold Cass, an employe, called
me into q booth in company with
John Dolinsky and asked me to change
NV registration from Republican to
Democrat and to bring him evidence
of the change of registration that
until I did that my application would
not be acted upon.
Heimbach said other similar cases
had been called to his attention, ana
that he had heard numerous COM
plants from men on both w. P. A. and
State projects of being coerced INTO
buyinr tickets to clam bakes ana pic
MICS sponsored by Democratic or
ganizations to raise campaign 1unos.
In one instance, he said, a foreman
on a project required eacn man un-
der him to buy five tickets for a pic
mic at 50 "a head"
One w. P. A. worker, Republican,
who claims repeated attempts have
beer made to force him to register as
Democrat, is Robert D. Wentzel OF
Pottsville. He also charges ne was de-
NOTED from a mason's helper at S7l.o0
a month to laborer at s6o.5o as
result of refusing to change his regis
tration.
Republicans on these w. P. A..
projects up here are getting a dirty
DEAL" he declared. They are given
the hardest work to do, and are con-
stantly being harassed BY the bosses
to change their registration.
But, I'll tell the world, III not sell
out to the Democrats"