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The daily worker., 1925-07-29

and not to have preachers and pro-
lessional politicians as these men did
not knew or understand the labor
movement and therefore could not DO
IN position TO advise labor in regard
10 bettering their condition.
Urge Study Club
Several speeches were made urging
that labor start a study club as well
as an open forum.
a motion was passed asking the
presidents of all the affiliated unions
TO be present at the next council meet,
ing to discuss ways and means of rails
lrg money for the purchase OF bulk
ing site and the building OF labor
temple In Topeka.
Workers Would Preach
4 motion was passed requesting the
sGnistcrs OF the 90 churches in Tope-
Ia TO allow representatives OF organ.
ized labor 10 make the morning ad.
dress TO the churches on labor sun
day 70 outline labors views to the
various congregations.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29

He has forced scab-agreements upon
members of the brotherhood.
He has opened and maintained at
the expense of the brotherhood
strikebreaking agencies by which he
recruited men to take the place of
those who were on strike.
In New York he suspended entire
membership of 65 locals.
He has expelled members illegally
for exposing corruption and graft of
the general office.
He has disfranchised locals by
wholesale when they did not vote to
suit him.
At the last convention he refused
to seat delegates because they were
instructed to work for certain mea-
sures to which he was opposed.
He has expelled members for ad.
vocating amalgamation of the existing
trade unions in each industry.
He has not hesitated to use the DO.
lice, thru his henchmen, as was done
i'm Detroit and Los Angeles.
In Alliance with Capitalist Police
Force.
In Los Angels, Muir and the police
on March 1st, 1924, raided at night a
meeting of The Trade Union Educa-
tional League at 224 S. Spring St.
where they arrested 80 men and
women. They also confscated mate
rials and records from which the
names of members were taken and
used by Muir as evidence to show that
members OF the Brotherhood" be-
longed to dual union, and on this
pretext they were sumarily expelled
The Trade Union Educational
League is an educational institution.
1t is providing facilities which we
ourselves are lacking, and IL our mem
bers want to take advantage OF them
we should be thankful. Such members
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
N. Y. POLICE
ORDER INSULTS
TAXI DRIVERS
May Be Criminal" If
Not Mugged Right
(FrOm a Worker correspondent.)

(From a Worker Correspondent.)
NEW YORK CITY. July 27--One of
the first orders of Police Commission
er Enright since his department took
control of the taxi industry in this
city has aroused the wrath of the
taxicab drivers, it revolves about
new card which the commissioner re-
quires that all taxi drivers display in
a conspicuous part Of their cab. 1t is
to carry a photograph of the driver
and his thumbprint and in large type
issues warning to the drivers pass
engers, that the driver may be a Grim
inal, if he does not conform to the
description on the card.
There are $4,000 taxicap drivers in
New York City and they all resent
the impression which they say, may
easily be conveyed by this card re-
flecting on the character of the drivers
in general.
The card is pink in color and about
four by five inches, with a space in
the upper left hand corner for the
drivers photograph and the upper
right hand corner for the drivers
thumbprint. and description Of the
driver and under this is the follow
ing warning to the passengers.
Warning to Passengers.'
This is the description of the legal
1river of this car. If the person now
irving this car doesn't conform there.
to, he may be criminal. Your safety
may demand that you act immediate
ly; vacate the car and Call A Police
man.
"Rchard {. Enright, Police Com
missioner"
The reader will notice that the
card does not use the word cab but
car, and of course the commissioner
knows why the word cab is omitted.
This is what Mayor Hylan, the
peoples mayor" is doing for the taxi
cab drivers in New York.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
COURT
NO PLACE FOR
union STRUGGLE
Appeal to Members Is
Only Real Victory

New York City, July 27.-Following
the so-called OUTLAW" strike of the
New York Web Pressmen's Union Lo-
cal 25, in September 1923, Major
Berry, strike-breaker extraordinary
and head of the Pressmens union who
had crushed the strike, recognized"
the local and refused to give a card
to David Simons, who had previously
headed the local and led the strike.
Endless and Costly Appeals.
AS he was deprived of chance to
make a living at his trade, he brought
suit in the Supreme Court Of Manhat-
tan upon this ground-that his right
to work we're interferred with That
court ordered him reinstated in the
union. Berry appealed and the Appe-
late Division reversed the decision
Simons appealed to the Court of APP
peals, going still higher, and this last
court decided in Simons favor, stating
as follows
Plaintiff was a member In good
standing in the defendants union, an
incorporated association, and subject
to expulsion only upon written
charges, and after hearing upon
notice. No charges have been made
against him, and no hearing has been
given. None the less, the defendants
officers have notified the other mem
bers TO refuse to work with him on
the ground that he has ceased to be a
member, and in so doing have made
it impossible for him to find employ
ment in the trade. The charge in brief
is that he has been denied the privi-
leges of membership though never
legally expelled.
No Provision For Relief in Union Law
"A cause Of action is here stated
for equitable relief So far as the
complaint shows, there is no provision
in the constitution or the bylaws
whereby plaintiff has remedy by ap-
peal to any organ within the associa-
ton. Equity will enjoin the denial to
a member of the privileges of men,
bership where the denial, if continued,
will work irreparable injury.
'The judgement of the appellant di-
vision should be reversed and the
order of the special term affirmed,
with costs in the appellate division
and in this court"
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
Pennsylvania Shop
Strikers on the Job
Soliciting Funds

Credentials granted by the Chicago
Federation Of Labor to solicit local
unions for funds are in the hands OF
representatives of .he striking shop
crafts men of the Pennsylvania rail
:nad The strike began as part OF
the nationwide strike of shopmen in
July, 1922. but has never been called
of on the Pennsylvania tho most
ntbor roads made some sort Of scttls-
msnt in the fall of 1922 or the fol.
icwing year The strikers are keeping
lie union spirit alive on the bltterest
al ii-labor road in the country.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
Kate Dial, Prison
Comfort Club Head,
Dies In California

SAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the death OF Kate NJ. Dial, former
secretary of the Workers National
Prison Comfort Club, brings grief to
the hearts Of scores Of political and
industrial prisoners in the prisons Of
the country who have been recipients
Of her kindly devotion. Kate Dial
vas an untiring prison comfort worker
and her efforts and experience in this
field are partly responsible for the
founding of international Labor De-
fense.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
iHu ulONiuB piCtuA cns
Conduct open Forum

music ana moving pictures.
Conduct open Forum
The open forum question came up
for special business and motion was
passed to conduct an open forum.
The plan adopted was to have a
speaker TO make an opening speech
upon the subject under discussion and
then the meeting would be opened for
question and short speeches from the
audience.
In the discussions on the question
the wish was made that the forum be
really open that any and all ques.
tions affecting labor could be discus.
sed and that anyone regardless OF
who he was or what view he held
should be permitted to express his
views.
Actual Workers Wanted
In giving suggestions TO the forum
committee several expressed their
views that when possible speakers be
secured who we're actual workers or
connected with the labor movement
The daily worker., 1925-07-29

tice" he has always managed to give
the most severe sentences possible.
Here is the most recent of his activi-
ties along the line Of melting out jus
tice."
Pleketins a Crime Against Govern
ment.
On July 3, seven picketers were
summoned to the court house and
placed in the county jail and kept
there until Monday. July 6. On that
day Judge J. d. Morris prohibited
peaceful picketing 1t being according
to his views and those of the capital
lists crime against the government
of the United States--and charges
we're placed against the seven men for
contempt OF court. altho they had com
mitted the deed before it was made
Illegal. They were given 60 days Jail
sentence. Even tho peaceful picketing
had been permitted for a short period
the authorities did all in their power
10 arrest anyone doing picket duty on
some charge or other.
Here is the coal operators reward
for those who did "scabbing duty" for
them while the rest of the miners
were making the utmost sacrifices to
win the strike. On July 10, 1925, the
regular payday of the Glendale Gas G.
Coal Co., the scabs were informed
that they would not be paid until the
following month, August probably
about the 25th
Always Want More.
The motive can easily be ascertain
ed. The capitalists are not satisfied
alone with making the people wage
slaves and instilling in them ideas
which cause the workers to fight
against each other, but they also want
to control them body and soul, even
their very means of existence. Ii is
commonly believed that the purpose
Of Withholding the pay until August
rs was to force the miners to deal at
the company store. so the coal parons
could make still more prof1ts-for of
course the regular dealers would re-
fuse to carry the accounts that long
without being paid.
This is the reward for loyalty to
capitalism. There is no honor among
thieves. 1t is such acts as these that
Will awaken the workers to class con.
sciousness Had no scabbing taken
place probably there would have been
more Of chance to win the strike.
But now ii is doubtful It can be said
to the credit of the strikers here that
good percentage of them are still
holding out and are determined to win
'gainst all odds. May they be sue
.essfuli
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
HIGH INITIATION
AND LOW WAGES
\, FOR JOB TRUST
Los Angeles w Workers
Delude Themselves
BY [. p. RINDAL.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July PA
friend of mine works in the reefing
trade, but altho his boss runs one Of
the biggest concerns Of its kind in the
city, the work is so slack that he can
hardly exist on the low wages paid
for few hours work week This
worker never draws a full weeks pay;
from eight to "a hours a week, and
sometimes nothing at all, is the true
condition at this particular place
which is a fair example for all the
rest.
The wage in this trade in IS top. and
$3.50 low. So nothing can be saved
for rainy day. But, in spite OF this
low earning power, a great number Of
roofers like thousands Of other work
ers) are deceiying themselves with
the illusion that they, too. viii become
rich contractors some day.
Without going into details, It Is
worthy Of note to say that this work
er used to be very active member in
the roofers' union. In 1918, however,
he left Los Angeles after having OBJ
tanned the necessary papers from his
union. For the last six or seven years
he has kept himself off the roofs, but
now he is back again and wants TO re-
join his craft. Last night ne mad a
talk with the business agent, and what
sid he find? $50 initiation fee was de-
manded But how is it possible to
pay such a huge sum for joining a
union under such conditions as pic
tured above? s.s..aa
Strong Unions Not Wanted. -
The writer is in full accord with A
worker correspondent Cd. w. July 81
who, in connection with the action OF
Muir and Hutcheson in expeHing Is
members from carpenters locals here,
says: Can it be that the union off,
cials do not want the union to be.
come strong and effective? l am sus-
picious." High initiation fees and ex-
pulsions both work in the same direc-
tion, to make a Job trust out of the
unions for officials and a few other
sleepy-heads. They do not want Il
a ann anu HE organized.
Times Hard, But Reads D. w.
Another man OF my acquaintan
(member of the carpenters union
in the roofing game now, shingliS
said last night, after being asI
about working conditionst q
slow!" -
This worker always got every Isl
Of the DAILY WORKER. but
never afford to spend enough mon
at one time. to subscribe. SO there
you are, the same everywhere. The
workers are forced down to the low
level of doing things on the install.
ment plan, which is expensive and al
most as bad as the Dawes plan.
Being in the city at present, Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce. de-
clared Los Angeles to be the eighth
wonder Of the world" Che is the ma
tive son prospect for the presidency,
YOU know. So he went on to talk
about cheap" water and "cheap'
power. But he forgot to mention the
heap conditions under which work
RS have to struggle in this burg Of ex-
ploitation and Hooverized hot air.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
Agree in Relief Distribution

SPRINGFIELD. H., July 26.--The
distribution OF S275.O00 voted by tho
state for reconstruction OF school
buildings in that section OF Southern
Illinois swept by the recent tornado,
has been agreed upon by the legis
lative committee and school author
tiles, according to announcement from
the governors Office today
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
Looks Like These Men
Ought to Be in Union

BOSTON, July 27.-(FP) Strike of
non-union electricians on a small job
for union pay follows several strikes
of union build tradesmen OF other
crafts, on other jobs, to lorce the dis
charge Of the non-union electricians
In several cases the non-union electri-
clans were laid Off
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
STORY OF WEST VIRGINIA MINE
' STRIKE TELLS OF BITTER WAR
BETWEEN LABOR AND CAPITAL
By REGINA MYRosKI

MoUNDsvIE Va 2The fourth coal strike in
West Virginia finds this section rather doubtful the final
Conditions
their all the end they will conditions
this scab regon--the
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
TOPEKA LABOR COUNCILTO HAVE
OPEN FORUM, STUDY CLASS URGED
BY JESSE A. KEE5LE
Worker correspondent)

the meeting Of the Industrial Council
their stating that the
probably
follows:
speaking
The daily worker., 1925-07-29

only WHeu luey SLTuCh III ApTll-OI
course all the organized section felt
doubtful about the outcome but still
admired the courage and grit of the
West Virginia miners
Trouble arose Immediately about
the middle of the first month of the
strike when a number of strikers pick
eted the house of a scab at Glendale,
w. Va. The result was 10 miners ar
rested, their indictment under the Red
man Act which carries a prison SEN
tence of from two to ten years, and
the decision to try each separately.
Ten Years for Pieketng
The trial of the first picketter was
held in May and eliminated in his con.
viction and sentence of ten years in
the state penitentiary! The rest of
the cases were continued to the Sep
tember term of court
OF course, injunctions were issued
forbidding picketing Of any kind and
state police were stationed. Every
thing was being done to break the
spirit of the striking miners and COM
pei them to return to work at reduced
wages. The local press carried state
ments to the effect that only limited
amount of coal was needed and that
great many miners were working at
reduced wages and supplying all the
coal needed and that the strikers were
hurting only themselves and the
BUSINESS MEN of the community
special stress placed on busines men.
Storekeepers refused to give credit to
some of those who had dealt from
them for years and paid their accounts
regularly In fact, the strikers were
treated more as some undesirable and
hated animals than human beings
But in spite of all this a good per
centage of them are still holding OUT.
existing as they can. hopeful of vic
tory.
lnjunctons.
For while the more drastic iniunc.
tions were lifted and peaceful picket.
ing was allowed-but for only a very
short period indeed. On July s, Judge
j. D. Morris, of the Marshall county
court at Moundsville again prohibited
plcketing of any kind, giving as his
reason the himsy excuse that it was
a crime-a crime because he. Judge
Morris, and the coal operators back
Of him, said SO. and there was end
on it,
IN fact, thrnout the whole strike ii
an easily be seen that Judge Morris
las been acting. not in the Interests
Of the miners, but in opposition to
them, and has been proving himself
nothing but tool in the hands of the
coal operators In melting out "jus.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29
For UnempIOyment poIes.

To the DAILY WORKER: would
Ike to see a meeting of representa-.
tives of all labor organizations called
for the discussion Of caring for the
unemployed workers Of this country
during great labor crises. In Eng
land there is such a movement. There
the workers receive a dole during un-
employment periods. I. Rosen.
The daily worker., 1925-07-29

Give this copy to your shop
mate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
British Hunter Bags
Tiger With Bad Record

The man-eating tiger Of Kodu, Bur-
ma. said to have killed 100 human be-
ings has been slain, says Capper's
Weekly. The natives called him Tiger
with Mans Brain because of his cum
ming and holiness.
At first the tiger attacked natives
In the jungle, then came into the viii
lagos even in daylight. The terrorized
villagers built shelves in their homes
and high platforms, but couldn't escape
that way. Believing the brute led u
charmed life. the people nearest his
lair finally fed to other settlements.
A British hunter took up the trail.
Finding a half-eaten native. the hunt
er hid in a tree. as 1t was the ami
mails habit to return to his victims.
When the tiger came, one shot through
the beast killed him. The beast was
ten feet long. The natives look upon
the Britisher as supernatural being
sent by their gods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
Safety or Disaster
Natter of Speculation

An amusing story is told illustrating
the comforts of sea travel of a genera
ton or SO ago. 1t concerns a nervous
old lady who booked a passage aboard
a tramp steamer bound from an east
African port to Karachi.
After a few days Mt sea a terrific
stArm broke. and the ramshackle
tramp steamer began to reel and
plunge violently. Clutching her way
along the deck. the passenger presently
reached the captains cabin, where
she found that worthy mariner
porting over a dirty piece Of parch-
ment.
"Are we safer" she gasped.
! MADAME" replied the skipper, you
see this 'er thing, 7 ave in front Of
me. Well, it is a chart of the Indian
ocean. On it you will observe there is
a lot of little black dots. Now, madam,
II those dots is dirt we're all right.
But II they're rocks, madam. we're
bound for Kingdom Come"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
Gaze Pictures Seen as
Early Fashion Plates

That there is little new under the
sun, even with regard to women's
fashions, was pointed out by Ethbert
Brand, curator of the Rotterdam
(Eng) museum in the course Of a re-
cent lecture. Referring to an illustra-
ton Of women dancers on the walls
Of Spanish cave. he said these palae-
olithic bellies were very near to the
present-day women with their high
hats. chignons, tight waists and bell
shaped skirts. These cave pictures
were probably the earliest fashion
plates In the world, and were drawn
about 10000 years ago. declared Mr.
Brand.
Another illustration from Spain
showed costume very much akin to
that of the modern flapper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
WOMEN need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Wome.t's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result o. kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or.
gans to become diseased. s 4.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bitioa, nervousness, are ,fte.l times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't del.y starting treatment. DR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, physicians pre-.
scription. obtained at any drug store,
may be just the remedy needed to over.
come such conditions.
Get !. medium or large size bottle
Immediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.,
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
MANY HOUSEKEEPERS
TOO I'LL TO WORK!
How Many Are Finding Relief from Weakness and
Pain. Mrs. Brandenburg Notable CIsc

I took three. / had been treated
BY q doctor, but he gave me an iron
tonic and that did not help me. 1t
seemed that the tonic did not have in
it what the Vegetable Compound did.
That gave me the strength and ambl-
ton / needed and I have gained In
weight. This year before | started
to clean house i got four bottles OF
the Vegetable Compound and am taxi
ing it right along. tell all my friends
about it and how much good it does
me. They can notice it because have
gained in weight. / weigh lib now
and do al my work myself again. "
Mrs. EMIL o. BRANDENBURG, 65l
37th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mrs. EarI's Recovery
Horace, Nebraska. 81 had terri.
BILE pains and backache, 60 bad that !
could hardly move, and 1 would have
to lie down at times. read adver-
tisements of Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and was 90
sick that / thought / would try it. My
husband knew it was good az he knew
a woman it had helped. It took all
my pains away and don't have any
backache now. I do my own house,
work, take care of q few chickens
and my garden, and have a little girl
three years old to look out for. ! rec
ommend the Vegetable Compound to
my friends and viii answer all the
questions ] can, if any one writes TO
me. !" = Mrs. ADA EARL Box "a
Horace. Nebraska.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
Tersely Told

Fatty fish contain large amounts of
fat-soluble vitamines.
Jelly, when it is done. contains more
sugar than the solution from which 1t
was made.
Special X-ray apparatus for the
study of metals Is being installed in
the laboratories of many American
universities.
Propane and isobutane, two ingredi-
ents of Illuminating gas, can be used
as a refrigerating liquid to take the
place of liquid ammonia.
Bulgaria has system of maternity
insurance giving the woman insured
care during childbirth and cash bene-
fit for three months after the birth of
the child q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24

The late Lew Dockstader of minstrel
fame was opposed to censorships, and
in an after-dinner speech in New York
he once said:
"The scantiness and transparency of
the new fashions has caused a de-
mand for a censor of girls clothes.
But censor's task, gentlemen. is to
cut out, TO eliminate to subtract
never to add.
IF then. gentlemen. the dress of our
girls is moral menace now. and we
put censor on 1t with his shears
oh myw
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
Finds Oil in MADAGASCAR

NJ. Barrabe. a geologist and member
of the French Ecole Normale. has
made geological expedition into Mad
agascar, and brought back information
that will be commercially important.
He has numerous specimens of car
boniferous sands. indicating that while
the coal fields are not as important as
those Of Indo-China the petroleum and
bituminous sands are more important.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
Picrce's Old Home

Work upon the restoration OF one
Of the New Ranlpshire's historic sites
is reported from Hillsboro as fellows :
"A fence of the style a century ago
now surrounds the Franklin Pierce
home at TIE Lower Village. This. with
ttlie.renicvlI iofcthe piazzas ami tho ad-
dition Of porches ut the side doors,
makes th' house as 1t was in the days
of Gov. Benjamin Pierce, father of the
President, by whom the mansion was
erected."-COncOrd Monitor.