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way Company had little desire to
pay it's share of the paving between
the tracks.
William II. Freeman, board mem'
Der. informed him authorization for
the improvement must come from
the public service commission, Wise
said, but an opposite view was held
by, John w. McArdle, OF the public
service commission, who informed
him that the jurisdiction was in the
hands of the board of works, accord
ing to Wise.
Freeman Speaks
1.-The statements of Mr.. Wise are
highly exaggerated and untrue,
Freeman, replied. THE board of
works has authorized no improve
ment of which a majority of the
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SLAIN In DUE
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the police car, opened fire at close
range and then drove away at high
speed.
A running gun duel followed all
the way to Woodruff Pr, where the
bandit car turned south at Vermont
and Walcott SITS. There they
stopped and two Of the men ran.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-11
mrs. VIM, BUTTS
WAS VERY SICK
Gives Full Credit to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for Remarkable Recovery

II took Lydia E. Pinkham s Vege-
table Compound to make me strong.
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ATTACKS MADE
BY COUNCILMEN

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Carpenters Union
Joins Woodworkers'
Section of |. F. T. u.

INDIANAPOLIS, --(FP)- Dec. 20
Duffy, general secretary
United Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Joiners, announces the aftiliation Of
his union with the International Union
of Woodworkers effective January /,
1925. The woodworkers are a consti-
tuent section of the International Fed
GRAFTON Of Trade Unions, the Amster-
dam organization with which the Am
erican Federation of Labor was at one
time affiliated. The woocworkers 1924
membership was reported at 711,2S7.
The Carpenters and Joiners' Union
bring $4,000 additional members.
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Finland, France, Great Brit
ain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Nor.
way, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Czecho-Slovakia and
Jugo-Slavia are the other countries re-
presented.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
NORTH DAKOTA
FARMERS WILL
FORM COUNCILS
Intensive Organization Is
Planned

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 29.-Plans
are being laid for an intensive or
ganization drive to form local coun-
ellis of the Progressive Farmers in
North Dakota. William Bouck at a
gathering here showed the necessity
Of, lssss.ying these secret economic or
CARNATIONS Of the farmers and out
lined his successes in Montana, where
he has made an extensive tour. Bouck
met with an enthusiastic response in
all parts of Montana.
The organization urged by Bouck
bars all parasites. In order to belong
evidence must be produced that the
applicant is an honestto-goodness
working farmer. John G. Salts, we'll
konw in farmer-labor circles Of
North Dakota, will carry on extensive
organization campaign in Montana
and western North Dakota for the
Western Progressive Farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
ASTOUNDING MISERY
AMONG CITYIS POOR is
REVEALED ON XMAS EVE

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--on Christ
mas eve, tens of thousands Of the
city's poor lined up in front Of Lex
ineton avenue armory and Madison
Square Garden. Ragged, half
starved, thousands OF children, Grip
pies, aged and infirm, steady pro-
cession, marshaIled and directed by
hundreds Of uniformed police, filed
into the buildings to receive baskets
of food, a few cheap toys, few
cents worth of candles.
Lists published show that about
100000 poor families or over three
million paupers, received square
meal. It was positively the most
shocking exhibition ever publicly
given in any civilized nation.
The most pitiful part of It was
that the hunger of thousands of
these compelled them to open the
baskets and sacks Immediately so
that the sight of tens of thousands
eating IN doorways, Office entrances,
on cars, in subways and along the
street added to the heart-rending
scene. tt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Frozen Assets Caused
Crash Says Clergyman;
Auditors N all Lie

ELGIN, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-walter C.
Rippberger, whose investments"
wrecked the Charles Rippberger Co.,
Of which he was the head, from his
cell in the county jail at Geneva de-
clared, frozen assets in the shape Of
mortgages on property in the north
west caused the crash. Our Florida
holdings, / think, will show a profit
Of 100000. / have known for two
years the company was involved and
have tried in vain to save 1t. 1t was
my head, not my heart, that was at
fault"
Auditors going into affairs of the
concern did not agree with his state
ments. Around 100000. they said,
seems to have vanished into thin air.
Receipts for that amount have been
turned in by investors but neither the
books nor the notes on which their
payments were intended to apply
show such payments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
LABOR DEFENSE
CALLS LEGION
HEAD TO DEBATE
Canton Branch Sends
Open Challenge
q. IL. 0. Press ssrvIoe.l

CANTON, Dec. 2S.-The following
open letter challenging Leroy Gable,
commander OF the American Legion,
to a debate on the International La
Dor Defense was sent by the Interna-
tional Labor Defense of Canton fol
lowing speech in which che com
mander attacked the defense branch
and the speakers at the defense mass
meeting, Bishop William Montgomery
Brown and Fred G. Biedenkapp:
Dear Sir:
I'm an article published in the Can
ton Daily News, relative to a meet
ing held by the International Labor
Defense, Local Canton, December 8,
in the Canton Music Hall, you were
quoted as saying that The legion is
doing its utmost to fight such propa-
ganda which the national organiza-
ton regards as vicious and that The
whole matter Of this meeting will be
laid before the next meeting Of our
post ~
1.-THE inference is that the speech
es made by the speaker Bishop Will
lam Montgomery Brown and F. G..
Beidenkapp both representing the In
ternational Labor Defense, were OF q
vicious nature.
Nov, we, the undersigned, beg TO
differ in this matter and are willing
and anxious to have the workers Of
Canton decide who Is right and who
is wrong. For this reason We take
the liberty Of challenging you TO an
open debate on the issues involved.
You may select anyone you desire
to represent your point Of view, and
we reserve the same right for our
selves. Time, place and date to be
arranged upon.
1.-THE only condition we make is.
that the meeting be open to the gen
eral public one and all, free Of charge.
Hoping to hear from you at your
earliest convenience. We beg to re-
main,
Respectfully yours,
international Labor Defense,
Committee, Local Canton
Carl Guillod, Secretary"
Copies of this letter were sent TO
Leroy Gable and also the editor OF
the Canton Daily News.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Philadelphia |. L. D.
Ball Friday, Jan. Is

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29-The Phi
ladelphia labor movement is being In
vited to attend the First Annual La
Dor Defense Ball arranged by the In
ternational Labor Defense for Friday
evening Jan. Is, at the Moose Hall.
Broad and Master SITS.
Special meetings of the Information
al Labor Defense conference are be-
ing every Monday evening at 521
York Ave.
All friends and supporters of the
class war prisoners are invited to at
tend this ball as one of the meaIs
of securing the release and helping
the defense of the many class war
prisoners now serving time and
facing capitalist courts of this coun-
try.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Demand Jury
Trial in Arkansas
q. o. Press servlee.l

RUSSELLvILLE, Ark. Dec. b.
Will Bramlet, Clifton McCracken and
John Wells were charged In United
States district court at Little Rock
with violation of an injunction re-
straining miners from intimidating
scab miners working at the Bernice
mines Attorney Jack Smallwood. Jr.,
appeared for the defendants and de-
manded a jury trial. THIS was grant
ed and date set for the special term
in January.
The coal output from the company
mines since the trouble started with
the union has been reduced to Is per
cent and in addition it has cost the
company $4,000 to pay state depu-
ties for guarding their properties dur
ing the past six months. They have
now secured some federal deputies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
LIBERALS NOW
ASTONISHED BY
Their COMP ANY
Arms Farley Seen as
Door to League
BY LAURENCE TODD,
Federated Press Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. % In Sen.
Borah's agreement with President
Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg that
the senate shall be asked to appro-
pirate funds to send an American
delegation to Geneva to take part in
preliminary arrangements for con-
ference or conferences, for reduction
of land and naval armaments, may be
seen the turning of the tide of politi-
cal opposition in the United States to
the league of nations.
What Elihu Root and Colonel
House and Charles F. Hughes and
Kellogg and Coolidge see very clearly
is that Morgan & Co. want the Amer
lean government directly represented
in every branch of the activities and
authority Of the league of nations.
This arms parley is a first step. The
world court is another step, toward
frank and full participation in the
league.
They are detersEsned that the
league shall not create a United
States of Europe. which would men
ICE American commercial domination
# Europe. The British governments
restriction of rubber output, which
aas increased the cost of rubber
10 American consumers by $700,000,-
900 in excess British profits in one
year, has aroused American big bust
ness to the possibilities in a Eu-
ropean customs agreement and pool
ing of raw material advantages as
against the Amrican. commercial en-
pire. American commercial defense,
to be effective, must be entrenched
in the league as well as in ordinary
diplomacy.
That is why millions of pacifists
and church members and assorted
idealists in this country, praying for
American entry into the world court
and the league, now are surprised to
find themselves brushed aside from
leadership of the court crusade while
Wall Street takes command. That is
why Root in his old age is brot to
Washington, and the unctuous Hughes
and the oily Col. House. appear.
Geneva arms parleys break in"
America to league association. Bust
ness is stalking its future ON its abil-
ity, as the ruling element in every
modern state outside the Soviet
Union, to use the league to protect
private property against social discon-
tent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Republican Bosses in
Big Whiskey Scandal;
Gov. Lowden Involved

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-(FP)-The
conviction in federal court at Indian
apolis of leading republicans, who
were found guilty Of participation in
the 100000 Jack Daniel whisky
steal at st. Louis, revives echoes OF
the Lowden slush fund scandal in the
republican national convention of
1920.
Fred Essens, political boss in St.
Louis county, is yet to be tried. Es-
sens was the only one openly to ad-
NIT that he shared in the Lowden
money bags which were literally filed
to buy delegates for the former Illinois
governor who is being talked of again
as a farmer candidate for 1928. Nat
Goldstein, one of the men convicted
in the big booze case, is republican
politicians of national repute. He got
$4,000 Of Lowden money. Z
The Lowden scandal gave Warren
G. Harding the nomination. The late
president seems to have felt grateful
for every principal in the affair got a
handsome job. Goldstein was appoint.
ed collector Of internal revenue, st.
Louis district, but public protest made
Goldstein send his resignation to
Harding. Arnold j. Heinrich, also
found guilty in the whisky case, was
appointed by Harding to succeed him.
Others were also rewarded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Worried Spokesman of
Middle Class Tells a
Tale of Ruin and Woe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 "Pros-
perity at present" said Rep. Dickin-
son Of Iowa, Seems to be confined
largely to Florida sunshine, New York
stocks and the automobile trade.
"Out in the western section of the
country l find the economic depres-
sion very far-reaching. Men who three
years ago thot themselves beyond the
reach Of economic depression now
find the same knocking at their door.
Men who few years ago called
others radicals because they propos-
ed Legislative relief are more pro-
nounced In their criticism of farm In.
equality than those they formerly
criticised Let no one be deceived as
to the farreaching economic and DO.
dtical effect Of present conditions.
1T is not the new or untried banker
or farmer who is losing his all. In
many cases it is the old, tried and
dependable man. who has made a 20
Of his Job for 40 years, who is now
facing ruin. Many OF them have seen
life savings and homes taken from
them"
Dickinson reminded the house that
the farmer Of Iowa has suffered a
comparative loss in buying power OF
1,OO0,00O,000 in six years, and de-
clared that unless some form of ex.
port credit or price-stabilizing legis-
lation were enacted the present eco.
nomic blight upon agriculture would
spread. Consequences both economic
and political would be grave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Condemns Fascisrn But
Fails to Condemn Its
Ally, the u. S. Govt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 BY au-
thority of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor,
William Green, president, has issued
to the American people and to trade
unionists especially warning against
the spread of Mussolini's dictatorial
power to the United States.
In printed circular, planned dur
ing the recent meeting of the coun-
Gil, Green recites the long story of
the crushing out of Italian liberty and
the enslavement of the working mass.
es in that nation of 10000, 900 souls,
by the ruthless brutality of the black
shirts. ~
One point is omitted from the in
dictment as thus presented. That is
the fact that these organizations for
persecution of Italians in the United
States who wish to become Ameri.
cans and open enemies of the tyrant
are in high favor with the state de.
partment at Washington. Organiza.
tons favorable to the aims of Rus.
sian Communism, as the executives
of the A. F. of L. have good cause to
know, have long been denounced by
the state department, which has used
all of its powers to cripple them. Tele.
grams from the state department
have been used in more than one
convention of the federation to de.
feat resolutions asking recognition OF
the Soviet republic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Injunction Aimed at
Building Trades for
Ban on Scab Material

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.--An injunc.
ton in defense OF the open shop has
been served on the Building Trades
Council OF Westchester county and It's
affiliated local unions by supreme
court Justice Frank L. Young at the
behest Of the Wilson-Adams Co. of
Mount Vernon and 2S other non-union
building materials concerns. The In
junction seeks to stop the unions
from striking against building con.
tractors who buy scab building ma.
terials from these companies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
SWITZERLAND is
IN BAD FIX over
VOROvSKY DEATH
May Lose League of
Nations Conference
Especial to The Daily Worker,

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 29--
The refusal of the Russian Soviet
government to take part in the league
of nations disarmament conference
and the leagues economic confer
ence, to which Soviet Russia has
been invited, If these take place on
Swiss soil has caused serious pol
itical situation in Switzerland.
Refuses to Go to Switzerland.
Soviet Russia refuses to attend any
conference in Switzerland as Vaslav
Vorovsky, one of it's ENJOYS was as
sassinated, when he attended the
Lausanne conference and that later
when his assassin Maurice Conrad
was brought to trial, the trial was
made an anti-Soviet Russia propa-
ganda affair and not a trial of
murderer.
The economic situation is such in
Switzerland that it depends upon the
tourists that enter the country for its
maintenance. With the development
Of the league Of nations and the many
conferences that are to be held it
visualized one of the latest years
that it ever had. But now, Soviet
Russia, has pricked their bubble.
Need Russian Participation.
The league of nations supreme
committee admits that without the
participation of the Soviet in many
of the conferences that the league
is planning, nothing definite can be
decided and that all their work would
be in vain. The league has appointed
a committee to confer with the presi-
dent of Switzerland over the Conradi
trial, where the Soviet government
was viciously assailed, and over other
matters and its is expected that the
league committee will try to force
action favorable to Russia from the
Swiss president.
Former Conference Transferred
The conference on inland tonnage,
e which the Soviet Union had been
invited was transferred from Switzer-
land to Paris in order 10 have the
Soviet Unions representatives pres
emit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
HOSPITAL SHUTS
DOORS ON YOUNG
indian MOTHER
Girl Gives Birth to Child
on Sidewalk

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. o. Mrs.
Frank Benson, a half-breed Indian
girl Of seventeen, gave birth to a
child on sidewalk here in front Of
the Frye Packing company with over
a hundred men and women gathered
around watching the pains that the
Indian girl was forced to undergo.
Hospital Shuts Door on Girl.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Benson APP
piled to the county hospital telling
them that she expected her child to
be born at any moment, and asking
for a bed. She was refused admis-
sion by the 100 per cent Americans
in charge Of the county institution,
because there was no room for her.
When newspaper reporters inves-
tigated the matter, the matron de-
clared they could brave. found room
for her-h they knew she>s,was that
bad off," and tried to escape raspon.
sibility by saying she did not re-
cognize that it was an emergency
case
She then lett the county nOSpltai,
boarded a street car and was on her
way to the city hospital to see if she
could get a bed there.
Gives Birth on Street.
The jolting Of the street car in
creased her pains to such an extent
that she was forced to take her suit
case and walk. While walking, she
was seized with excruciating pains
and sat down on her suitcase and
passing worker put in a call for the
city hospital. AS she sat there hun
dreds Of packing house workers gath
cred around and watched her as she
labored with the birth.
Always Played "Dlrty Tricks"
When the ambulance finally arriv-
ed, she had given birth to her child
Many of those in the crowd, when
learning of the fact that the county
hospital had refused her entry, de-
clared that the county hospital ma
tron always played dirty tricks" on
working class women and especially
on those whose skins were darker
than theirs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Capmakers Make Boss
Pay Unemployed Wages

Unemployed members of Local s,
Cloth Hat Cap G. Millinery Workers
International Union, are getting their
first insurance checks from the union
during the Christmas holidays. All
the money for This fund comes out of
the employers pockets and amounts
to $50 of the payroll. The plan differs
in this respect from the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers arrangement under
which employers and workers each
pay NV into the fund. The cap
makers also have full control OF the
fund while the Amalgamated shares
1t with the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Homeless Workers of
Mission Demand Less
Jesus and More Sleep

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-"Unfair Mis-
sion" cried placards borne by pick
cts in front of the Hadley Rescue
Mission, No. 293 Bowery. The pick
cts, organized by Urban Ledoux. "Mr.
Zero" demand an S-hour night, with
privilege for mission dodgers of sleep
ing till a. m. They are now turned
out at 8 and since guests are ex-
pected to attend the mission services
till $3.50 p. m. and can hardly get to
sleep before 10 D. nay they have been
getting only hours sleep.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Boston and Maine r. r.
Fires Men AS a Gift
for Happy New Year.

BOSTON, Dec. 29--Hundreds OF
Boston & Maine railroad employees in
all departments are being discharged
as New Years gift from this sub
sidiary of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad. Locomotive fire.
men, trainmen Of passenger and
freight divisions, clerical workers and
express and mail workers are being
hit. The presidents Office, however,
is increasing It's STAFF of assistants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Counterfeiter Has New
Way to Make Money

ELIZABETH, N. j.. Dec. 29.--FoI.
lowing a raid on his home which, ac-
cording to authorities netted com.
plete counterfeiting paraphernalia, in
Guiding spurious currency. cameras
and plates, Frank Wiegan, was ar
rested.
Wiegan had boosted that he could
manufacture $4,000 in bills within
three minutes and that the counter
feits would defy objection even by a
banker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
New BORN BABE LEFT
TO Die ON HOSPITAL
FLOOR, NURSE CHARGES

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 20. - Allesa-
tions that a baby born In a local
maternity hospital, which Is now
under investigation, was left to die
on the floor, were contained In an
affidavit made by one Of the nurses
employed at the hospital.
1.-THE baby born with It's mouth
torn and bleeding, was left to cry
its life away on the. cold floor" the
affidavit said. A prominent local
surgeon and two women are under
arrest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
THOUSANDS OF JOBLESS
SEEK FOOD AND SHELTER
IN new YORK MISSIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 90. - Three
dead in New York and Vicinity was
the toll resulting from the cold
wave due to the cold, were report
ed In other eastern cities.
In New York City, thousands Of
homeless sought food and shelter
in missions and lodging houses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
How Will Poor Jesus
Live, Reverend Pastor?

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29---Use of
"raffles, roulette wheels and other
gambling devices" by episcopal chur-
ches was condemned by Bishop
James Il. Freeman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20. - No.
thing but smouldering embers remain.
ed today OF the Commercial Box Co,
plant here following a fire that des.
troyed the structure last night. causl
Ing an estimated loss of $4,000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
composes Revolutionary Symphony.

LENINGRAD, U. S. S. r., Dec. 20.
The Russian composer Gnessin Is
now finishing a symphony with the
Russian revolution for its theme. The
composer has written a symphony
consecrated to the death of Lenin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31
Soviet Union to Hear
Opera, Farm Laborer'

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Dec. 29.-
The writer Andrea Khmara has just
finished the 1ibretto for an opera,
The Farm Laborer." The subject
Of this opera is the October revolu-
ton in the countryside. The music
is being written by Ippolit-Ivanov.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31

Are yoW going to giUeg Make
it a book on Communism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-31

Rail TeIegraphers Join Union.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-The Order
Of Railroad Telegraphers enrolled 622
new members during November 1926.