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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
COMMUNIST WITH
WOBBLY HARVEST
WORKERS WRITES
"Scissorbills" Get Jobs
from Legion

ABERDEEN, S. d., Aug. 1O.--To the
Daily Worker: Received the bundle
of leaflets yesterday and am now busy
handing them out to the slaves. They
seem to appreciate them very much.
The law is after us steadily, driving
us out of town when we get too plenti-
full, searching us and tearing up our
cards. / was fleeced twice. But they
didn't find mine. Those who are a
little obstinate are hit over the head
with gun-butt.
At Mellette, South Dakota, the other
day, the harvest workers were driven
out of town with guns and pick
handles, and the American Legion
was very proud of having saved the
country for the bankers. Some of the
wobblies admit that the state is some
kind of bug, all right, and they feel
like fighting it, too; not by simple in
dustrial action alone, either, but horse
to horse. Some others are going to
have the capitalists rolled off our
backs without a fight, like worms off
tree, when they get the industries all
organized-when! So it is up tou to
make our viewpoint clear whenever
we come in contact with them.
The harvest is very slow and those
hired so far are few automobile
tramps and some good slaves hired
through the American Legion co.
operating with the Department of
Labor. This bunch along with the
cockroach business men in the Cham
bers Of Commerce set the "going
wage" for which the /. w. w. very
mach blame John Farmer, the same
~ for all the other evils that befall
them. Fraternally-C. w.
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Defiance to Labor
Legislation Offered
by Bosses Union

NEW YORK, Aug. 1o.-Refusal to
abide by enforcement Of the union
shop thru possible congressional or
other legislative enactment is seen in
the following declaration Of the open
shop committee OF the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers;
"The open shop question is much
more than one OF political scope and
It cannot in the final analysis be set
tied In the political arena"
Openshop manufacturers subscrib-
ing to this declaration are s. W. Ut
ley. chairman, Detroit Steel Castings
Co.; r. r. Bason, Cutler-Hammer
Mfg. Co.. Milwaukee; Joseph ]. Fish
er. splitdorf Electrical Co.. Newark.
e. A. Holmgreen. Alamo Iron Works.
San Antonio; Charles b. King, Mar
ion Steam Shovel Co.. Marion, Ohio;
Theodore w. Little, Walworth Mfg.
Co., Boston; william Hume Logan.
The Dow Co., LouisvilIel O. W. Mas
land, c. II. Masland & Sons, Inc,
Philadelphia; r. l.. Smithe, #. l..
Smithe Machine Co., New York; John
A. Westman, Dahlstrom Metallic
Door Co., jamestown. ". X.
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UNION HEADS
SWITCH FROM
BERRY TO BOB
Probably Support Old
Parties in Pennsy
BY ABRAHAM JAKIRA

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 10.--A
call was issued by several local labor
leaders" for La Toilette Conference
to be held in this city early next week.
Among these labor men are Clinton
Golden, state organizer of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Union, and
Lewis G. Hines, Of the Metal Polishers
Union. Both of them are known as
"progressives."
1t was Mr.. Hines who several weeks
ago introduced a resolution in the
Philadelphia Central Labor Union ask
ing for the endorsement of the fascist
major Berry as Vive-President on the
Democratic ticket. With major Berry
rejected by the Democrats Mr.. Hines
became a staunch supporter of La Fol
Iette. He apparently sees no difference
between La Folletteism and the Demo
cratic party.
Clinton Golden, another progressive
land supporter of La Toilette, did not
even dare to consult his own organiza-
tion whether he should attend the La
Toilette conference or not. He visited
the Harrisburg Conference as an indi-
widual, although the conference in its
official announcements made it appear
that Mr.. Golden represented the Phi
ladelphia organization of the AmaIga-
mated. AS matter of fact, at recent
meeting of the Philadelphia Joint
Board of the Amalgamated the ques-
tion was raised by what authority Mr..
Golden attended the La Toilette Con-
ference in Harrisburg. Mr.. Rudolf, the
business manager, officially declared
that the organization had nothing to
do with La Toilette. That was before
the union endorsed the independent"
ticket. 1t was due to pressure Of bust
ness in connection with the strike that
the question was not pressed by the
Joint Board.
In order to mislead the workers ru-
mors are being spread that a Farmer
Labor Party would be organized by the
La Toilette forces as soon as the cleo
lions are over. This is far from being
the truth. At the La Toilette confer
ence held recently in Baltimore the
secretary who opened the conference
took special pains to announce that
"the conference is not Third Party
movement, neither was it called for
the purpose of promoting the idea Of
a Third Party"
Messrs Golden and Hines know the
truth, that the La Toilette movement
is nothing but capitalist affair. Why
don't they tell it to the workers who
still look upon them as progressives?
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TWO MORE RICH
YOUNG oilers
RUN TOO Wild

Two more pleasure-seeking parasite
sons of millionaires have been hailed
into court. Bernard Mcmahon and
Robert F. Carey, both 10, are the vic
tins of their midnight follies in 22nd
street cabaret and the exciting race
in a powerful motor car with half a
dozen police pursuing. Carey is
charged by the police with using
weapon with intent to will-because
the police claim he shot at one OF
them-and with driving while intox-
icated as well as speeding; Mcmahon
is up for disorderly conduct on
Sept. /.
But Papa Carey, wealthy brick man.
ufacturer and south side democratic
politician, and Papa Mcmahon have
threatened to spank their misbehaving
offspring and the cases against the
young men will probably never brot
up in court longer that for dismissal.
Tom Carey has plenty Of dough" and
plenty Of pull" It won't take alien
lists to get these lads out, and they'll
probably grow up into Office later.
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TRANSMISSION Of blood was necessary to
save the patient, it has mended its
ways and set about securing the life
giving fluid from none other than its
erstwhile foe Gompers. But it hap
pens that Sam is as dried up as the
S. P. Not only does he lack the milk
Of human kindness but Lazarus never
turned deafer ear to poor Dives call
ing for refreshment from his suIph.
urous pit in Hades, than Gompers to
the dying plea of the S. P. Such in
gratitude.
livery socialist functionary who
- could write, not intelligently but
legibly has seconded the Gompers
campaign to clean out Communists
out of the unions. In fact to show
their change of heart the socialists
outdid the old line Gomperites in ex-
pelling Communists. Gompers ac-
cepted these marks of submission as
burnt offerings on the altar Of trea-
son. But the old man is not easily
satisfied. To him the only good In
dian is dead one. And the socialist
Indian while puny and weak was still
alive and might revive. The nourish-
ment that the socialists expected to
receive from Gompers did not mater
ialize. On the contrary Gompers has
sucked the S. P. dry and now casts
it empty on the political scrap pile.
Gompers knows that the socialists
were quite willing to desert their
principles in return for jobs. But
jobs-his jobs-they will not have ex-
cept over his dead body. Hence the
venom with which he Delays them
for their temerity in announcing their
intention to dominate the LaFollette
movement and become the Indepen-
dent Labor Party of America.
IXNIE learn from the News-Bulletin,
wv official paper of the League for
Industrial Democracy, socialist
party agency financed by the Ameri-
can Fund for Public Service, that the
conference of the League which was
held at Belmar, New Jersey on June
25-29 sang better than last year. The
conference did not meet in order to
listen to amateur musicians thump
the pan. The delegates could hear
better in an up-to-date movie house
at less cost. But reading on little
further we learn that BENJAMIN Stohl-
berg opened the discussion on "The
Possibilities and Limitations of Po-
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Picnic Successful.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. 1o.-The
West Side English Branch OF the
Young Workers League. held a very
successful picnic. Sunday, Aug. 3, at
tended by over 200 young and old
workers.
The following were winners in the
various sport events: Sack race, Ed
ward Folatko; womcn's race, Olga
Koski; 100-yard dash for men, Hannes
Hoffman; b0-yard dash for fat women,
Merry Auvinen, first; sauelma Delin.
second; 10o-yard dash for fat men,
Paul Hoffman, first; Bert Rankin, sec
ond. A large number of copies OF the
Young Worker were sold.
The committee In charge consisted
Of Comrades Ranokan, Murphy and
Ellen Murphy.
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NEW YORK CITY
Party Activities
opEN AIR MEETINGS.

Tuesday, August ~.
Section 10th st. and End Ave-
Speaker: Joe Brahdy. 3Sth st. and 9Th
Ave.--Speaker: Primoff and Greek speak
ers.
Section 2--1osth st. and Madison Ave
~-Jewish speakers.
Section 3--1eord st. and so. Blvd
Speakers: Carl Brodsky. Joe Padgug
Section abraham and Varet Streets
speaker Ben Levy.
Wednesday, August 10.
Section 1--Suffolk and Grand Sts.-
Speakers: Sam Nessin and Others
Section 2-1l6th st. and Lenox Ave-
Speakers: Joe Brahdy and others
Section 3-Wilkins and Intervale AYES
--Jewish speakers.
Section 6--52nd ST. and 9Th Ave. =
speaker: Rebecca Grecht.
Friday August rs.
All open air meetings called off on
account Of general membership meeting
SATURDAY, August 70.
Speakers: George Primoff and others.
Section 3--163rd st. and SO. Blvd
Speakers: Joe Brandy and Louis Baum
Section 4-Grand Street Extension
Speakers Ettlinger s. Feishin.
:. Section 6-Stone and Pitkin Aves.--
Speakers: Charles Brewer and others
Section 6--25th st, and Mermaid Ave.
Speakers: Fannie Warshawsky, Poliack
Union Hill, New Jersey.
Tuesday, August 12-Speakers: s. Eel
shin and others.
. Saturday, August 16--George Primoff
Jack Statchel.
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AII-RussIan Code.

MOSCOW, Aug. 10.-An all-Russiar
telegraph code = the first that has
ever been published in Russia-has
just been issued. 1t has been drawn
up by an inter-departmental commits
sion, under Mr.. Boky's Craftsmanship
and includes over $4,000 words, phras
es, various terms and specifications
etc. The use of this code in all bust
ness and official correspondence is
expected to give a general economy
of from 80 to 80 per cent on an aver
age.
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AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. ]. O'FLAHERTY.

litical Action This may be RESPONSE
BILE for what appears to us like a
Sour note" What these conferences
accomplish besides helping to spend
Mr.. Garland's fortune is not clear.
CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON Of
- California is expected to fall in
line behind Senator LaFollette. John
son would not be a square peg in a
ound hole, on the LaFollette band
wagon. Johnson calls himself a pro-
gressive. He denounces the big fell
lows who are trying ito inveigle our
beloved country into the tortuous
paths of European diplomacy" Sena-
tor Johnson is a stalwart friend of
big business in California, but he is
against big business in New York or
Alaska. LaFollette has not incurred
the enmity of big business in Wiscon-
sin, but he is against it on general
principles every other place but does
not hurt it very seriously. LaFollette
is today in American politics what
Lloyd George was in England during
the Boer War. Mr. George was the
deadly foe of the militant imperial
lists, but when he came into office
What did he not do for the big fell
lows? Johnson Of California, the man
who is mainly responsible for keep
ing Tom Mooney in jail, should feel
right at home with LaFollette.
NNIILLIAM NOBLE LEWIS, a col
wv ored man, was forced by mob
of white ruffians to flee from his home
and twenty acre farm in Clarion, Va,
leaving his bride of three weeks and
his mother The mob accused him
Of being sassy" with the postmistress
in demanding a key to the postoffice
box he had just rented. Colored peo-
pie claim that certain people were
jealous Of Noble because he worked
his farm scientifically. Furthermore
they wanted to get his farm. This in
cident is only one of many that hap
pens daily thruout the country. But
for the mans speed in getting away
he would undoubtedly have been
lynched. Yet Mr.. LaFollette, tho ex-
pressing opposition to religious preju-
dice, has never raised his voice against
these cowardly and murderous at
tacks on the colored workers. Now
that he has declared himself against
the Ku Klux Khan and appointed a
Negro organizer to rope in the col
ored vote, he may see the value of
becoming a rival of Marcus Garvey.
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What About Imperialism
Here Comes nRraekIaok.v

WASHINGTON, Aug. TO- General
John ]. Pershing left Washington for
his farewell tour of the army. He
will inspect the citizens military train
ing camps from New York to Denver
and will then return to the capital
to complete final plans for the De-
Tense Day mobilization test on Sep
TENDER IL.
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DAVIS RUNS TO
PLEASE MORGAN,
HIS FRIEND SAYS
Pal Gives Lou Down on
Johnny
BY LAURENCE TODD

Federated Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. TO-
John w. Davis was picked by
the Morgan financial group in
New York to become the sue
cessor to EIihu Root as their
chief counsel in business and
politics, and his candidacy for
the presidency of the United
States on the democratic ticket
is merely a job undertaken for
his employers, according to an
intimate acquaintance and old
associate of the West Vifginian.
Davis will be more surprised
than anyone else if he is
elected; he was put into the
game to make it safe for Cool
idge and Dawes.
This early friend of the candidate
points to the pro-labor tendency in
Davis record in congress, which was
cut short by big fee from the West
Virginia coal operators; they thot it
better to have him on their side.
Then he became solicitor general,
and then went to Switzerland on a
commission for exchange of German
war prisoners. In Geneva the diplo-
mats gave him their approval, be-
cause he was well-groomed in thot,
speech, dress and department.
Ern.nd g. eA--.A..L N.t
He became ambassador to Eng
land. In London he found himself
trimmings errands for Standard Oil,
Bell Telephone, the Chicago beef
packers and United States Steel. The
Wall Street people talked him over
and agreed that here was the boy to
fill the shoes of Elihu Root. They
brought him home and gave him
100000 the first year. His Locust
Valley place on Long Island was
sold him by Bedford of Standard Oil
on notes which bore no collection
date. Davis was taken into the ac-
tual government of the United States,
the Wall Street family.
AS Democratic presidential candi-
date, this heir of Elihu Root consi-
ders it his role to talk like the Wood
row Wilson of 1912. He finds the ma
ton in the grip Of wicked monopoly.
He discovers that the courts are us
ing injunctions too freely against la
Dor. He believes that the naval oil
leases were wrong. He endorses the
Ten Commandments
Socialistic camoufIage.
He is going to confess these radical
views in a solemn speech of acceptance
and the editorial writer's on the Cool
idge press controlled by Davis employ
ers are ready to denounce him as 'un-
safe" and his principles as "astound-
ingly socialistic," in order that the
voters may imagine that Davis is in
earnest.
The independent" branch of the
Morgan press will reply that Davis is
not radical, but is merely developing
the safe America liberalism of Wood
row Wilson. Then they are both to
suspend hostilities until the formal
decision Of the chief investment in
terests is handed down in favor of
Coolidge or Davis as their choice for
the job. If the decision should by
any unforeseen chance Of events be
for Davis, he will put his campaign
into the hands of his corporation
friends Nothing further will be
heard Of his liberalism.
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storm Kills Farmers.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Aug. 10.--Five
persons were reported dead, score
Or more injured and property damage
running into thousands OF dollars
were recorded, as a result OF two
tornados which levelled twenty square
mile Of growing grains, many farm
houses, barns, canning factory. up
rooted trees and destroyed wire com.
munication. In western Wisconsin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY BONUS PLAN
is REFINED SWEATING SYSTEM
LIKE THE NOTORIOUS "B. & o."
tey The Federated press)

Operating employees Of the Southern railway making
the stockholders present of boom profits in depression year
under the stimulus of bonus scheme written into
signed last spring The stockholders will scarcely less
recordbreang 10 profits of 1928 But the employees
intensive cooperaton with management makes this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
BLACK FRIDAY,
PEACE FRIENDS 7
CALL SEPT. II
Ask Mobilization Day
Be Mourning Day

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. To-
Black-banded circulars urging every
one to proclaim Sept. IL as BLACK
Friday,,a Day of Mourning" have been
broadcasted by a society calling itself
Friends Of Peace, with headquarters
at 1912 Market Street.
The circular reads in part: WAR
profiteers and militarists have set
Mobilization Day. Like the Prepared
aside Friday, September -, 1924, as
ness Day demonstrations it is design
ed to popularize war, and to facilitate
the quick operation Of the Draft, and
the control of industry when war is
declared.
Sentiment Appealed To.
1.-THE SUREST WAY TO BRING
WAR is TO PREPARE FOR 1T.
1--WE believe that the surest way to
prevent war is to concentrate public
opinion upon the wholesale killings Of
the last war
Let everyone wear a mourning band
on the arm on that day; let every flag
be half-masted and draped with crepe;
post mourning notices in all news
papers, in all windows and on every
Windshield and fence Bring the matter
before every labor union, church, fra
ternal society, civic body or other or
ganization of which you may be q
member"
What About imperialism
"Black Friday" is proposed as the
"day of mourning" for those who were
slain in the world war and all "cele-
brating" are to promise that it shall
not occur again"
Nothing is said about the causes Of
wars nor about really effective means
Of Graduating wars, that is by over
throwing the rule Of imperial capital
ism.
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RECLAMATION OF
FRANCE WILL Be
SHOWN IN FILMS
Paris Women's Clubs to Re-
lease Picture at Murat
Feb, %,

THE Crossroads OF the Old World, "
a film on France which has just been
completed by the American Women q
Club OF Paris, viii be officially re
leased in America Feb, % at the Mu-
rat Theater,
The Crossroads" is that part OF
northern France which has been the
battle ground of Europe since the
time of the Romans. The picture was
produced by Mrs. A. n. Connect, Jr.,
formerly of Indianapolis. The film
shows the picturesque peasant life of
the northern provinces and the re-
markable restoration since the war.
The profits from this and all future
showings will be used in founding in
ternational scholarships, administered
by the American Field Service Fellow
ships Society, co-producer of the pic
ture.
The committee: Mrs. Hartley Sherwood.
chairman. American Association of UnQver-
sity Women Mrs, Charles Smith. Indianapo-
lis Federation of Parent Teacher Clubs; Mrs.
Fred L. PettlJoMp. Indiana Indorscrs of
Photoplays; MRS. L. G. Gilmore. American
Service Star Legion: Mrs. Emma NJ Reh-
fuss, Alliance FRANCHISE Mrs. Harry s. Rey-
nolds Marion County Chapter of American
War Mothers; Mrs william Allen Moore,
Women's Rotary Club; Mrs. Frank NJ.
Lewis Colonial Danes Mrs John T.
Clubs; Mrs. Lucius b. Swift. French War
Orphans Federation: Mrs. w. r. Barnes, In
dianapols League of Women Voters, and
Mrs. B. F. Cline. Women's Department Club.
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MarthaLee
HerCOLun1n
Real FlaDner

Dear Miss Lee: I am wild and reck-
less. considered real happer. l am a
golf and tennis, swim, skate dance and ride
horseback. 1 am regular tomboy.
Now, Miss Lee. don't get shocked when I
tell you that smoke, swear and drink
Just a little. I do this. not through habit,
but Just because the others do 1t and be-
cause 1 think that it is cute"
l am considered the best-looking girl In
our end of town and have all the fellows
wild about me and the girls jealous The
boys are always complimenting me and tell
ing me that they love mt, and also pro-
posing, but I'll get sick of that sort of stuff.
But. Miss Lee. there is one whom l love,
who never tells me he loves me and never
asks me for a date, because he thinks l am
entirely too popular. He told some one
else that he thought the world of me and
of my reputation and that when 1 am will
ing to sacrifice my wild times he knows
he would care for me.
What advice could you give me? I am
10 years of age and am high school grad
uate BETTY.
You must choose your own friends.
Betty If you want to have the true
friendship of boys like the Que who
likes you for what he believes is the
real you. beneath your hard finish,
you know how to win it, You believe
you viii tire of the sort Of thing you
are doing now. l think so, too. But,
by that time, the boy you like, and
others of his type. may be tired wait
ing and may think that, after all,
you do not have a fine character.
Is it worth while to keep on. for a
year or so of superficial popularity. +"
losing the respect of the people who
count? l don't believe you will find
il so.
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Miss Militia SkiIIenr Chicago,
Grand Secretary Is
Honored Guest,

III REEK letters, Alpha Omicron
Il = Pi, formed the basis for the
LII toasts at the sorority's State
luncheon today at the SEVERN Rain
bow Room. Miss Militia Skjllen OF
Chicago. grand secretary, was tho
honored guest.
Mrs. Lester Smith, president Of
alumnaeS was toastmistress. Mrs. ".
7. Macdonald talked on Allegiance, %
Miss Miriam Mccoy Of the University
of Michigan, gave her toast on "Op-
portunity," and Miss Dorothy Farnam
of De Pauw gave Progress.
Miss Iva Smith sang during lunch.
con.
The Rainbow room viii be@ecorated
with palms and ferns and a large
electrically-lighted emblem of the
sorority for the formal dance tonight.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Davies from the
De PAW chapter will give a special
costume dance, Hearts and Flow.
ers."
Flvo~s will be black leather match
cases with a crest Of gold for the men
and similar leather memorandum
cases for the girls.
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will sing Yesterday and Today" C.
G. Spross; Lullaby" Cyril Scott, and
"Tiptoe," Carew.
Accompanies will be Mrs. Gibbs
and Miss Constance Johnson.
The Mccormick trio, consisting of
Miss Janet Little. Miss Susan Grey
Shedd and Edwin Mccormick viii play
"Salut d Amour" Edgar; "Minuette. :
Haydn; AT the Brook" Boisdeffer,
and "Scherzo." Schubert.
Miss Alma Seeker. chairman OF the
membership committee, ard Mrs.
Wolf Sussmap, vice chairman, will he
assisted by Mesdames John F. Barn
lIll Frank Hatfield, Asel Spellman
Slit, F. L. Ellis. John Downing John.
80 n, John w. Kern. Frank Streight.
oft Walter S Greerough, Charles
Hicks, Ira N. Holmes, Major P. Dale,
7 c Howe, Felix r. McWhirter
Carrie A. Lombard. ]. NJ. Corwin, J.
r. Mullally, William Herbert Gibbs
end Mise. I1ldena Lauter. Martha
Allerlice, Mabel Rose and Alice New
NAN.
Assisting in sey,ing viii be Mrs.
Thomas Henry Mullins. Mrs. Allen
=. Fleming, Mrs. John Downing
Johnson Jr.. Miss Esther Sussman,
Miss Martha Carey, Mrs a. =. Ora
!an, Mrs. Herman Wolff and Mrs.
Jackson Landers.
Mrs. ovid Butler Jameson and Mrs.
John ". Kern will preside at the tea
tables.