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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-01-17
"Vakapad !"

Vege volt a vasarn2pi nagy mi
senek. A varoska nepe, apraja-
nagyja, csoportokban todnlt Xxi a
nagytemplombol, szokas szerint az
asszonynep deli, mig a ferfiak
nyngati llapun. Az egyik csoport
fatal asszony lehettek vagy
oten ugyancSak siettek at a
piacteren, hogy minel el6bb otthon
lehessenek, inert be kell l0kni meg
a siit0be az elore elkeszitett tesz-
tat, meg kell nezni, a kaposztaban
atf6tt-e az oldalas, no meg le-
vest is be kell fozni iziben. Leg
alabb is ezek a gondolatok motosz
kaltak a sieto asszonyok koziil
legjobban Blihane fejeben.
- Katil1a, mi lelt t6ged, hogy a
jobb labod huzod, biccentesz ra,
- kerdezte a kis g0mbolyii Foti-
ne a mezeskalacsosne, Blihanet a
csizmadianet, aki csakugyan mem
szivesen lepett jobb labara. A
kerdezett kisse elpirult, jobban
szemere huzta selyem fejkendo-
jet, csak ugy futtaba sz6lt hatra:
Mar jo ideje, hogy otthon, a
pitvar lepcs6jen elcsusztam, le-
ESTEEM, akkor iit0ttcm meg maga-
mat.
10, hogy eppen a Blihaek haza
ele ertek, inert a menyecskek BIZ
zonyosan tovabb faggattak volna
a seriiltet, de ICY csak alig, hogy
elkosz0ntek kapun befordul6
Blihanetol, akit hangos szoval k0-
szjntott a miihely ablaka elGtt To-
GO kalitkaban ugral6 Matyas,
hogy:
- Vakapad, vakapad! - Ez
az egy $40 volt a madar egesz tn,
domanya, Sc tobb, Sc kevesebb.
A madar Bliha mesterhez legeny
koraban keriilt, meg pediglen ugy,
hogy egy tell esten az als6vendeg-
loben osszekerult valami felma-
gyaf-felmorva vandor eserny0-
csinaloval. Elkezdtek beszelgetni,
borozni - kartyazni. A mulatsag
vegen silt Xxi, hogy a bekapott
esernyosnek egy fittyingje sim
csen, a korcsmaros bora ara feje-
ben kopott kabatjat, Bliha pedig
kartya-ad6ssag fej6ben a Matyast
vette zalogba. A zalogok kivalta-
sara mem keriilt sor, inert amint
beszeltek, vasarnap delutanon-
kint a korcsmakban preferancoZo
iparosok, az eserny0s valahol Go
m0rben, italian Sid k0rnyeken, jol
bekapott, reggelre megfagyott.
mint a juhlab. Igy maradt aztan
or0k titok, hogy miert csak EFT az
egy szot tudia es kiabalja a Ma
tyas, ha valakit lat, hogy: - walk
apad!
Ebbe az idobe esett, hogy Bliha
Janos mar ugyancsak kilegenyked
te magat hires csizmadiamester-
mel, Noga Menyhert uramnal
Gondolt egyet, meg pedig, hogy
meghazasodik, aztan maya Ike
zere dolgozik. E terve keresztiil-
viteleben nagy segitsegere volt
felsoszomszedsagukban lak6 0zv.
Tarisnyasne tud6sasszony, aki
mint ilyen meg hazassagk6zveti-
tessel is foglalkozott. Azert is
mondogattak rola, hogy egy r6ka-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-01-17
r. TARCzA 81
Irta: ZABRACZKY J0ZSEF

,rol ket bort nyuz, inert ha ossze-
hozta a hazassagot, keresett, ha
meg meggyiitt gyerek, megint
keresett. Kinek mi gondja raja.
Ez a menyecSke nemsokara meg
allapitotta, hogy Bliha meg lam
pascal sem talalhatna magahoz al
kalmatosabb part, mint Hosszu-
ne Katika leanya. Mem valami
csuda szepseg, de mem is csunya,
egyszoval megjarja, s0t nemelyek
szerint, amikor kacerkodik, egt-
szen c3sinos. Azonfelul pedig, mi
kor az apja, Hosszu Mihaly, sza-
razbetegsegben meghalt, mem
hagyta ures kezzel feleseget, meg
az egyetlen leanyat. TIT maradt a
templom melletti hazacska, vagy
harom hold fold, egy darabka $50
lohegy = igaz, hogy sz6l6 nelkul
- Is meg mindezekhez mindenft-
lie sZerszam, inert az Istenben boil
dogult is csizmadiamesterseget
folytatott, mig folytathatta. Hosz-
szune meg olyan siiket volt, mint
egy szeneszsak, e meg mem baj
egy any6snal.
= Mem lenne rossz, - allapi-
totta meg Bliha, sot mar ell is ter
vczte, hogy az els6 szobaban fog
max lakni, az udvarban lesz a nil
hely. OFT a ket ablak k0z0tt meg a
Matyas kalitkajanak is latta el6re
a helyet.
Tarisnyasne addigIaddig kom-
mendalgatta Blhiat Hosszueknal,
hogy egy sep napon fiatalok
azon vettek eszre magukat, hogy
6ket mar csak az aso-kapa va
lasztja ell egymastol.
Minden ugy k0vetkezett be, a
hogyan AIT Bliha elore tervezte.
meg Matyas kalitkaja is Oft 10
gott a miihely ablakai k0z0tt az
udvaron. lit is ugy kiabalta a
vakapadat." ha vafakit j0nni la
tott.
10 ideig ugy click Blihaek, mint
a gilicel, eltek volna tovabbra
is, ha az embernek mem lett volna
ket atkos rossz tuba jdonsaga, a
feltekenyseg, meg a hirtelen ter
meszct. Feltcttc az asszonyt ret
tenetesen, egyesek szerint ok nell
kill, masok szerint okkal. A ter
meszete meg olyan hirtelen volt,
kiilon0sen ha dolgozott, vagy ha
ivott, hogy ilyenkor konnyen ell
jart szaja, de meg keze is, es
soha sem mulasztotta ell kcdvenc
fenyegeteset leadni, hogy: =
"ugy megiitlek, kodusnak Sc le-
szel jo".
EFT mondta a felesegenek, ezt
kialtotta h0tt siiket anyosa utan,
ezzel vagta f0szolgabir6ne cugos
cipojet 'az inasgyerek utan, =
ha felbosszantottak. Mivel pedig
Bliha gyakran volt feltekeny is,
it6kas is, hat sokszor adta le
fenyegeto mond6kajat, ugy, hoey
yegtere mem sokat adtaik ra.
Ilyenforman telt-mult el ket kc-
rex esztendo "a Blihaek feje felett.
10 lett volna OFT minden, csak
gyerek mem tudott keriilni haz-
hoz, pedik ozv. Tarisnyasne beja-
ratios volt. Meg ez sem hasznalt.
Bliha mester kezdett beletorodni
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-01-17
A GAzEMBEREK BABoNAJA

| A biinos embereknek, tolvajok-
max, rabloknak, gyilkosoknak sok
esetben babonajnk van. Babona-
sok. Mem az Istenben, hanem az
0rd0g0k segedelmeben biznak.
| A biinoz6k egyik babonaja pei
daul "Janos-kez" alkalmazasa.
Ez harom noveny gyokereb6l min
den ev januar 24-iken ejjel, Ja-
nos ejszakajan kiszedett es kifa-
ragott emberi kez alaku farag-
vany. Ezeket vadorzok hasznal-
iak, inert az babona fiiz6dik
/ hozza, hogy a Xxi maganal hordja,
annak minden l0vese biztos. Ha-
sonic ehhez az "alraune". Mar
a regi egyiptomiaknal is divatban
volt, akkor szerencset, szerelmet
es gazdagsagot jelentett, ma Ia
kasnyitogatok hasznaljak, inert az
a hiedemiik, hogy zart ajt6kat
kinyitja.
Ugyanilyen babona fiizodik az
ugynevezett 'zarnyito fiji "-hoz.
Ennek olyan ercje van a. babona
szerint, hogyha valaki a tenyeren
kisse felnyesi a bort es ala teszi q
vasfii egy kis levelkejet es azutan
bcheggeszti a scbet, akkor min
den zar magat6l kinyilik, mint
az illct6 hozzaer. Allit6lag Rosa
Sandor, Sobri J0ska, Z0ldi Marci
es t0bbi hireseknek ilyen belelt
trnyeriik volt. A hamiskartyas a
denever szivet hordja maganal,
inert ezzel meggatolja, hogy csala-
sat eszrevegyek., Sok biinozo szen.
telt ostyat hord maganal, inert AIT
hszi, hOgy ezzcl lehetetlpnne teszl,
hogy kezre keriilj0n.
Sok tolvaj misztikus cr0vel fel-
ruhazott papirlapot hordoz, vagy
pedig lopott dolgai k0z0tt 6rzi
meg. Ezeket adasoknak, mente-
sit6 leveleknek, ayagy raimadkozo
soroknak nevezik. f versbesze-
/ dek aldasok Kivetel nelkiil AIT
tartalmazzak, hogy tettesre, ha
a bir6 ele lep, harom halott feknte
lovas lelke neZ, a Xix k0ziil az
egyiknek nincsenqfeje, a masiknak
nincsen szaja, a ,harmadiknak pc
dig nincsen .nyelve, tiideje vagy
szive. Eek tehat nemak, ok mem
aruliak ell 6s ICY ellensegeinek is
ell kell hallgatniok.
Egy mask babona AIT tartal-
mazza, hogy bizonyos burkolasok-
kal, zsi'negeknek, hajszalaknak.
novenyrostONnall 0sszecsomozasa-
val sok minden megakadalyozha-
to.
A hamisan eskiivoknek is meg
vannak a maguk specials babo-
najuk. Szerintiik nyugodtan la-
het hamisan eskiidni, ha bizonyos
n0venyt horda'nak maguknal vagy
sajat gyermekiik egyik csontda-
rabkaja van naluk es ait az eskli
letetclekor keziikbe veszik, ha q
balkez hivelykujjat megg0rbitik
vagy az eskii letetele alatt egy
nadraggombot letepnek.
, Erdekes peldaul az altat6 me
cses babonaja. Ehhez az a hiede-
lem fiizodik, hogy annak egetese
megakadalyozza, a lakok felebre-
deset abban a hazban, a hol a tet-
tes biincselekmenyet vegrehajtja.
Ennek az altato mecsesnek azon-
ban teljesen artatlan mehmagzat
vaoy pynrmnk ZSiriah6l kaH ke-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-01-17

hogy ez mar maskent mem lehet,
es ha csakugyan mem lesz listen.
aldas a haznal, hat hoz maid egy
gyereket Kassarol a lelencb6l. A
hogy icy elgondolkodva, veri 4
feltalpakat egyrmasutan csizmak
ra hat latja, hoey felesege,
miutan elmosogatta a deli edenyt,
- kicsinositva penderiil kifele "a
pitvarbol.
- Hova megy Katika9
- A varosba.
- Mivegb6l?
= Dolgom Matt.
= Ehhez kell ICY kicsipni ma
gadat?
= No bizony, tan ugy menjek,
mint mosogato csutak, = pattog
vissza az asszony kilibben.
- Vigyazz he, inert ha mcgiit-
lex, kodusnak Sc leszel j6, = XII
ALTA utana az embcr l0gatia a
fejet, inert sehogy, sem tets2i!1
nelSi az eset. Az asszony most a
nyar derekan maid minden ebed
utan, kicsinositja magat cline
gyen.
- Maid l1itudom en-, hol ennek
a nyitJa, morogta magaba, $
tovabb piifolte csizmatalpat.
Masnap ebed utan megint csa,1
huzodott az assZony, mint a k0d.
de most = amint figyeltc Bliha
- mem a nagykapu, de kert fele
ment.
Mi a sz0szt keres ez ottan,
csak nem aoar ilyen puccosan ba-
bot szcdni2 ? A csizmadia abbahagy
ia a inunkat gondolkozik lassan
eppen 'azon, hogy az asszony mi
be santikalhat. Egyszer csak hall
ia: 4
= Vakapad, - vakapad.
Kiugrik ugy mezitlabosan, hadd
lassa, Xxi jott az udvarba. Scnki.
A Matyas pedig a szilvaskert fele
fordulva, kfaltja meg egyszer:
- Vakapad, = vakapad.
Bliha eszbe kap. Mezitlabosan
huZodik "a haz fala mellett kert
fele. A diszn6ol vegeben meglapul,
sz6jjel nez a kertben. = Teremt6
Isten! Elall a lelcgzete. - Nit lat
mast, minthogy a inches faraban
ugyancsak olelgeti, cs6kolgatja a
Katinkat szomszed vaskeresked0
legenyfia, aki kiil0nben Kassan a
gazdasagi iskolat tanulja, - es
meg Katika, ahelyett, hogy vede-
keznfk, huzodnek, ugyancsak ST.
mui Macy kamaszhoZ.
= Hat ez mi! = orditja cl ma
gat Bliha, 5 egy joformaju akacfa
szolokar6t f0lkapva, ugrik szej-
jel rebbeno parocskahoz. A legeny
mint egy gumilapda pattant fel
palankra, de meg sem eleg gyor-
san, hogy a kukcricanadragjat.
vegig ne repessZe kar6, mikor
Bliha odavagott vele, palank
tuls6 oldalan meg ugy esett lie.
mint rohadt k0rte far6l. = A
menyecslke sikoltozva menekiilt a
haz fele, diih0dt ember minde-
niitt a nyomaban, vagta kar6val,
ahol erte, de leginkabb "a csip6je
tajat temp0ra orditotta hozza:
- Ugy megiitlek, k0dusnak Sc
leszel jol
"A vert asszony mem lepctt, de
beesett hazba, a ,diih0dt embcrt
meg a Matyas teritette eszre, Elk
telen kialtozasaval:
- Vakapad, vakapad, =
vakapad!
Az esetr0l keves $40 keriilt ,ki a
nagytemplom tajara. Annyi azon-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-01-17

ofy Bankhoz fofdul rsszletes
lagositaseft.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
The Vienna Congress Of the Amsterdam international

International, always adhering to the
statutes and regulations of the Am
sterdam International" The Rosta
naively informs us that this "com-
promise" is evidently between the left
and the right wing. Here, however,
we must intercede for the right wing:
they have not conceded one cent?
metre of their territory: in another
form they once again repeated what
they have often proposed before. "Ac-
cept our statutes, our authority and
our League Of Nations, and you will
become worthy members of our we'll
intentioned international"
This is indeed quite clear. The Am
sterdamers buried the English pro-
position according to the first Sec
ton which the orators from the Left
should have mentioned. But no, Finn
men welcomes" the accepted reso-
luton with reference to the question
with the Soviet unions, which, to say
the least, guarantees the possibility of
negotiations with the Soviet unions.
He emphasizes the fact that "altho
the adherents of the approachment
insisted upon a more definite and
broad decision, however, one should
be joyful Cd that it was possible
to attain even such results" How
ever, he proposes to strike out from
the resolution the following words:
without diminishing the authority of
the Amsterdam International"
Indeed, one must possess a good
dose of the joy of life in order to be-
come exulted over this hypocritical
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01

of all, who was present at the burial
of SHINES, and chairman of the ALL
German Federation of Trade Unions.
The following secretaries were elect
ed: an old reformist priest, Oudegest,
Foxy zasenbach, an old opportunist,
and Brown, with a tendency to the
left. Besides Bromley and Hicks Of
England, the following have been
elected to the general council: Steg-
MUS from Belgium, Luxenburg, and
Holland; D'Arragone from Italy;
Grassman from Germany; Taierle
from Czecho-S lovakia; fastest from
Hungary; Julovsky from Poland.
Every name here is a whole pro-
gram of betrayal, treachery and
shameless deceit of the workers. All
these gentlemen long ago are in the
role of strikebreakers and Fascist
boot-blacks. Thre is hardly any
doubt as to these facts among our
English comrades with the compost
ton of such bureau and general
council who will reign and who will
rule. If one should take into consid-
Grafton that the place Of the Inter-
national is Amsterdam, then the
clever plan of the reformists will be-
come quite clear; to place the poll
tica responsibility upon the English
and to preserve political leadership in
their own hands.
This political responsibility is no
small one. In Vienna during the
Congress, Jouhaux, the vice-president
of the Amsterdam International,
stated that he and the unions repre-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
BANKERS TO Get
THEIRS, LEAGUE
OR NO LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-President
Coolidge has directed Ambassador
Kellogg at London to sit in the con-
ference between the allied premiers,
next month, in the same way that
President Harding instructed Ambas-
sador Harvey, three years ago, to sit
in the supreme allied council The
meeting is not technically connected
with the League of Nations, and hence
the administration feels safe in hav-
ing part in it. American claims
against Germany and against Britain
and France are factors, but the adj
ministration insists that the real rea-
son for it's activity is the getting of
all the powers to adopt measures,
promptly, to put the Dawes repara-
tions plan into operation.
1t is specified that the allied debts
to United States will not be discussed.
Since the Dawes plan is the plan of
the Morgan banking interests, and
since its actual going into operation
will give to American banks a grip on
the basic industries of Germany and
If central Europe in general, the in
terest shown by the White House is
not surprising.
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resolution of the reformists. This
out Of place exultation was emphasized
by an experienced reformist poll
tician, Zasenbach. He stated that the
acceptance Of Fimmen's proposition
created the impression that the Am
sterdam International is ready to be-
gin negotiations with the Soviet trade
unions under any conditions, when in
fact, negotiations are possible only in
the event that the Soviet trade unions
will give guarantees excluding the
possibility of diminishing the author
ity Of the Amsterdam international"
After such a speech concerning guar
antees" reminding one of the memo
randum concerning the guarantees
of the English bankers, there is hard
ly any place left for illusions. How
ever, should there be any shred of il
fusion concerning the possible pol
icy of the Amsterdam International
this shred should vanish after the
elections of the leading organs.
In order to bind the English trade
unions, Purcell is elected chairman
All possible tendencies" on his part
are guarded against by the compost
ton of the Bureau and Council. The
first vice-chairman is Leon Jouhaux,
we'll known lackey of the French
bourgeoisie. Mertens is chosen the
second vice-chairman, patriot of the
Belgian fatherland, defender of the
League Of Nations and the system of
reparations. Leipart, is chosen as the
third vice-chairman-a friend of
Ebert and Noske, the most shameless
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
Plate Glass Trust
Tries to Trick Union;
Gets Hit by Strike

NEW YORK, June 30.-The Glaciers
Union, local 1887 of New York, is on
strike demanding an increase of 81
a day in wages, bringing their wages
up to 81 a day.
Some AZ employers have signed the
union agreement putting more than
200 workers back on the job. The big
non-union concern behind the strike
is the Pittsburgh Plate Glass COM
pany, which is trying to introduce
the open shop into the trade.
The strike started June sth after
the Plate and Window Glass Dealers
association refused to grant a raise
of SOC a day to the men on the
grounds that the notice of a desire to
change the working agreement had
been sent days after the expiration
of the six months period agreed on
as necessary for serving such notice
The association had previously denied
that they had received the notice at
all. When it came to a show down,
however, they were forced to admit
they had received a copy of the
notice and then hid behind the excuse
that it had been sent four days after
the six months had expired.
When the agreement committee Of
the union reported to the membership
the trickery of the bosses they voted
to go on strike on June
18th, and to demand a raise Of 81
day instead of the soc first asked for
The unionists are ready to stick it
out and fight the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass to a standstill. Building oper-
ations are picking up in New York
City and the lglaziers feel confident
Of winning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
BOSSES SHEET
ADMITSSOVIET
WINS IN FRANCE
Secretary Hughes Gets
Raw Breakfast Food
tey lac federated Press

WASHINGTON, June 80. - While
the President and Secretary Hughes
are refusing to consider, much less to
discuss, any approach toward nego-
tiations with Russia, despite the de-
cision of the new French government
to recognize the Soviet Union, the con
sentative Washington Star INDUCES
an editorial worry
1T is now disclosed" says The
Star, that during the Poincare min
istry an understanding prevailed be-
tween this government and France
that each would keep the other in
formed of any change in its Russian
policy. The exchange of the French
announcement and the American ac-
knowledgement leaves clear the way
for a French change.
This french decision is a direct
esult of the recent elections in that
,ountry. During the campaign the
socialists pledged themselves to re-
cognition of the soviet. They were
returned as a majority bloc and they
have now organized the ministry af-
ter forcing a change in the presi-
dency.
Russia of today is totally different,
as a political organism the antithesis,
of the old czarist Russia. Still, the
official France today, the French gov
eminent since the late elections, is
different from the France of the war
period and of the very recent months.
1t is a socialist France, and there is a
community of interest between that
France and the new Russia.
1.-THE outcome of this French recog-
milton of the Soviet government is
not to be estimated. 1t is distinct
triumph for the Moscow government"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01

scented by him in questions concern
ing the reparations stand upon the
basis of project of the experts" The
entire Amsterdam International as. is
we'll known, is for the reparations;
in other words, that the toiling
masses of Germany should pay the
debts to the French, Belgian and
English capitalists during long num-
Der of years. The Amsterdam In
ternational is closely bound up with
the robber League of Nations and the
charlatan Bureau of Labor. The Con-
gress of the Amsterdam International
voted down the proposition of the
English concerning the nationalist
ton of the railroads, mines, natural
resources, etc.
Would the English trade unions
cover this anti-labor policy with their
authority? With the distribution of
the roles to the left element of Eng
land, as the result of the Vienna con-
gress, they will have to answer for
the arch-reactionary policy Of their
colleagues in the International. Is it
possible that such honest and loyal
to the working class movement COM
rades as Purcell, Bromley, and Cook,
will take the responsibility on them
selves of the reformists anti-labor
policy of Messrs. Jouhaux, Oudegest,
d'Arragona, Mertens and other Lei
parts? OF course not. Purcell, Cook,
and Bromley are too honest revolu-
tionary proletarians to take upon
themselves such a role. What then?
Let us await events, time will show.
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control until the last dollar shall be
paid. He now has 100000 of this
final payment on deposit in New York.
Recovery of the road was to be the
first step toward financial freedom
for the government.
Hughes Gives Orders.
But the American minister had
learned that Mariners friends had
proposed that he run for election for
another term. According to the Mic
araguan statement, the American
minister sent a letter to the Nicarag
uan foreign office, quoting the consti
tuition to prove that Martinez could
not run. A reply was sent him, that
the Nicaraguan government needed
no Interpretation of its own consti-
tuition at his hands. Nevertheless,
Martinez remembered that he had
been forced, by reason of the dis
pleasure of the State Department, to
drop the man he had wanted for
finance minister. So he decided to
write to Hughes and get his orders in
writing.
Bankers, Marines Have Power.
Nicaragua knows that if the State
Department is now insisting that
Martinez is disqualified, he will have
no chance of peace even tho he be
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Revolution after revolution in the re-
public is credited to the American
ministers and their ready force of
marines. New concessions to the
bankers have followed each of these
artificial revolutions. The gold stand
ard has been suspended, thru contract
with bankers, since 1914. Industrial
conditions are wretched. The Wall
Street national" bank .monopolizes
all the business in the country
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
Injunction Fails Big
Packers; Must Open
Books to Government

Investigation into monopoly of food
products can't be halted by an injunc-
ton, three of the big five packing
houses learned today when Judge
Adam C. Cliffe of the Chicago federal
district court denied the permanent
injunction against the department Of
agriculture sought by Wilson & Co.,
Cudahy & Co. and Swift & Co. last
fall. The big five will be forced to
open their books to officials of the
department.
Public outcry against the alleged
monopoly of food products by the
packing companies last year resulted
in an attempt on the part of the de-
partment to investigate the company
records. A law suit against the gov
eminent frustrated the attempt for
the time being.
A decision more favorable to the
interests of big business is hoped for
from the supreme court, to which at
torneys for the companies announce
they will carry an appeal.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-01
Gassed Veteran of
Morgan's War Seeks
to Pawn Children

SAN JOSE, Cal, June 3O.-George
Parker went to war to make the
world safe for democracy, was badly
gassed, and is rated as a disabled
veteran. Illness resulting from the
gassing has kept him out of work
and poor Now he has announced
that in order to make a first pay
ment on a home under the state
veterans welfare act, and to keep
up the installments on his furniture
until he can take advantage of the
recent bonus measure, he will pawn
his two children, three and four years
old. With Mrs. Parker's consent, he
has agreed to place the Riddles in
pawn with any person who will treat
them well and enable their parents to
live until they are able to redeem
them.