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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
NEGRO SALESMAN
M u R D Erred AT
DUBLIN, GEORGIA
Hoodluns Freed by Trial
Court
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DUBLIN, Georgia, March 2.-G. H.
Donaldson, Negro insurance agent,
was brutally murdered by three
whites on the excuse that he resisted
arrest" when served with defective
warrant.
The trouble arose when Donaldson,
driving his automobile, was run into
by the automobile Of Ezra Kea. The
crash was witnessed by two white
men, Barlow Jones and Ira Clark,
who are quoted by local white news.
paper as saying that the white driver
was to blame for the accident, as he
was running on the wrong side OF
the road.
The white man, Kea, together with
two other white men, obtained
defective warrant for Donaldson's ar
rest, not knowing the name of the
Negro whose automobile Kea had run
into. The three whites are said to
have remarked on having obtained
their defective warrant that they
were going to have a settlement or
a Negro" A fight ensued when the
three whites reached Donaldsons
home, and Donaldson was shot and
killed, two Of the white men being
wounded.
In a dying statement made by
Donaldson, he declared he did not
have pistol when he went to the
door at the summons of the three
whites; that one white man grabbed
him by the collar and tried to drag
him down the steps as soon as he
opened the door and that the other
white men joined in, one Of them
shooting him. A Negro witness is
quoted as corroborating Donaldson's
statement that he had no pistol and
that the three white men began beat
ing him before he had an opportunity
to defend himself.
The three whites we're jailed follow
ing the murder. The murdered man
had a good reputation and Clerk Of
Council A. H. Grier is quoted as hav-
ing assured the three whites before
they called on Donaldson that they
would find him ready to do what was
right and would have no difficulty in
settling the matter amicably.
An editorial in the local Courier
Herald in commenting on the case
declares: "If our civilization has pro
crossed to the point we claim, it is
time to stop withdrawing a crime
because it is a case of white man
against a Negro"
The three whites we're arrested but
one has already been acquitted and
cases of the other two will undoubt-
eddy be thrown out Of court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
WORKERS IN KNIT
GOODS INDUSTRY
COMING TO LIFE
Theater Tickets Can't
Fool Them Anymore
BY Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March -
There are about six thousand work
ers employed in the knit goods in
dustry in Philadelphia. The American
Federation of Labor pays no attention
to these textile workers, and there
fore the knit goods workers of Phila-
delphia are poorly organized.
The workers in this industry work
long hours and get low wages. Girls
work for eight and ten dollars a
week. If anyone gets to work one
minute late, the boss docks him Is
minutes, and if six minutes late, half
an hour. To protest means immediate
discharge.
Boss Treats Them to Shows.
The union, which has been in exist
ence about one year, made several at
tempts to organize these workers, but
the bosses employed every scheme to
keep them from attending the meet
ings even buying them tickets to
shows. Most of the workers were
drawn away by this pressure and the
more class conscious, who wanted to
join the union, were afraid of losing
their jobs. aa
Lately the knit goods workers Of
Philadelphia began to realize their
mistake. At the same time they
realized that if they want to better
their, conditions they can only do so
thru organization.
The union called a shop meeting
where about 200 workers are EN-.
ployed. The workers of this shop are
enthusiastic about the union. All the
knitters, cutters and some operators
and finishers came to the shop meet
ing and pledged themselves to organ
ize the trade one hundred per cent.
On the day after the shop meeting
four workers were fired, and up to
date about twelve workers have lost
their jobs for joining the union. The
boss called the workers into his Of
flee, where he delivered a speech tell
ing them not to pay any attention to
the trouble makers"
The Boss Gets a Thrill.
"The happiest day in my life," said
the boss, was when I saw that the
workers did not want to take the
leaflets given out by those trouble
makers" The boss further declared
that IF you workers are not satisfied
Just come to me, and we shall settle
1t in an intelligent way, but if some
Of you think that we will not be able
to agree, nobody is forcing you Ia
work here, and you can go any minute
you please"
In other words il the workers refuse
to slave for these miserable conditions
they may even die of starvation, he
will not object to it.
The workers after listening to the
speech, decided to hear what the
union had to say. They also decided
not to give the boss another chance To
fire workers for joining the organiza.
ton which shall defend the workers
economic demands, and if necessary
give the boss such lesson that he
will not dare to fire workers for Join.
ing their union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

Get your tickets now for the Inter
national concert Of the 7. v. E. /.
sat-, March 10, at 9th St. Theater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Hudson Motor Company
Plant Is a Sweatshop
ey . Worker correspondent

DETROIT, Mich, March - Condl-
tions here In the Hudson Motor Car
company's axle plant are very bad
The place is known among the men
as the Hudson sweatshop. The work
ers are speeded to the limit. We have
fifteen minutes in which to eat. Lunch
wagons come around at noontime
They sell us 20 cent Essex Box
Lunches" which seem to be made OF
old meat and bread. BY the looks OF
the pie, that is made by a speed-up
system, too.
Watchmen give us first-aid when we
are cut or bruised at the plant. II we
are seriously injured. a medical stu.
dent treats us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
MILK DRIVERS
HEADS BOOST
LABOR HATERS
Indorse Groves Flunkey
Savage
BY a Worker Correspondent


The workers Of Chicago are we'll ac-
quainted with the labor record of
States Attorney Grove. This paid
hireling of the bosses is always ready
to do the bidding of the employers to
beat and jail strikers, union officials
and terrorize organized workers-all
under the guise of reinforcing" the
law. 81 tm Drs
The workers have not forgotten the
action of States Attorney Grove in
the strike Of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers. Neither have they
failed to remember the action of his
police in the strike OF the Amalgarnat-
ed Clothing Workers Union at the In
ternational Tailoring and ]. L. Taylor
company.
Grove has an assistant that at
tempts at all times to out-Crowe
Grove. This assistant, ]. P. Savage,
is now running for the Office of county
judge on the Crowe-B Barrett slate.
A few weeks ago Savage was raid
ing and smashing into union headquar-
tiers under the pretense Of cleaning up
rings of gunner and bomb throwers.
Two officials of the Milk Drivers
Union were victims of Savage in these
raids and are under indictment today.
In spite Of these evidences of Savage
being a servile tool of the bosses, at
a meeting of all of the barn stewards
of the Milk Drivers Union, called by
the union officials, the stewards were
told to go out and plug for Savage
to have him elected county judge.
Some of the stewards were dunn
founded with surprise. They could
not understand how such a thing was
possible. They could not conceive the
union supporting man who just a
few weeks before had tried to smash
the union.
Endorse Labor-Hater.
There was no discussion. The ma
chine was well-oiled and the indorse-
ment of Savage went thru with no ac-
tive opposition. The takers will prob
ably gain something for this sell-out
of the union to these aides of the
open-shoppers in Chicago. Undoubted-
ly as a reward for their good" work
their indictments will be quashed and
the bombing cases forgotten.
The betrayal of the union shows
the utter bankruptcy of the so-called
non-partisan policy followed by the
reactionaries in the union.
There is no need for the union to
bow and cringe before the representa-
tives of the bosses and seek favors
and mercy.
Labor united politically with an in
dependent policy, expressed thru a
labor party, would not have to endorse
its enemies.
Fight For Labor Party.
Milkmen, take notice and let your
officials know that you realize this
betrayal. Other workers should see
to it that their reactionary officials
do not do the same thing. Answer
these attempts of the reactionaries to
sell out the workers of Chicago to the
capitalist politicians by demanding
the formation of a labor partyl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
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Due TO the volume Of Worker cor
respondence that comes to our office
every day and the necessity often TO
ask for more detailed Information
and send suggestions and lnstrue-
tIons, we make the following request
from our Worker Correspondents:
At the top Of each page Of your
manuscript, In the right hand cor
ner, write In plain hand, II you do
not use typewriter, your name, ad-
dress and date. At the end Of your
manuscript add "a note stating
whether you wish your name to DO
used and any other instructions re-.
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from the future revenues Of the
Navajo tribe to pay half the cost Of
bridge over the Colorado river at
Lees Ferry.
Seek OIL Lands.
Debate before committees and in
the senate and house failed to dis
close the oil motive in the bridge
scheme. 1t appeared to be a plain
case of the grabbing of 100000 Of
tribal funds to help pay for highway
bridge which the Indians would never
use. The state of Arizona was to pay
the other half of the cost, and its
politicians were determined that the
Indians should be robbed Of that
100000
But when friends of the Indians OBJ
jected, showing that the Navaios now
have only $4,000 of tribal funds, or
about $4 per Indian, the promoters Of
the bill explained that the 100000
was to be taken from future royalties
on oil. Hayden admitted in a speech
in the house. the oil is not now be-
ing developed, but it would be, some
day.
Fall and Mellon Steal Lands.
The story of the Navajos' oil is this:
Albert Fall, when secretary Of the in
terror. issued an order opening the
Navajo reservation to oil leases. He
then deprived the tribal council of au-
thority to issue the leases, and took it
into his own Office. thru the Indian
bureau. A lease on the region which
biologists pronounced the most prom
ising was promptly given by Fall to
one Of Melons comprehensive Gypsy
Oil company. It's first drilling, at To
otto, New Mexico, failed to strike the
deposit. A we'll driven by he Mid
west-subsidiary to Standard Oil of
Indiana-brot strong flow Of good
oil. Then the department of justice
held that Fall had exceeded his au-
thority in granting leases, and the de-
cision of federal court in Utah up
holding Fall was appealed to the SUI.
preme court, where it now rests.
If Hayden is right in his estimate,
and he says he has examined the
Usage oil region, then the opening of
the Navajo oil deposit will mean hun
dreds of millions of dollars to the oil
companies that secure it. The plac-
ing of lien of 500, 600 against future
tribal funds would act as a lever upon
congress to adopt bill which Hay.
den has drafted, to open up the
Navajo lands to drilling,
Refuse to Attend Senate.
When the friends of the Indians, in
the senate on the afternoon of Feb.
rs, had 20 votes to kill this item
against II in its favor, and three
other senators were noted present, the
oil senators made the point that no
quorum was present; there were As,
when 40 were required. Vice Presi-
dent Dawes ruled that a motion must
be adopted to bring in members who
stayed in the cloakrooms. Without a
quorum this could not be done. Three
senators-Watson and Robinson OF
Indiana and Smith of South Carolina,
stood just inside the cloakroom doors
but refused to permit themselves to
be counted present, thereby prevent.
ing rejection of the oil bridge item.
The senate then adjourned.
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Farmers Lose out.
HELP WANTED.

Modern Grocery of Pitts
field, Mass, at 23S Column
bus Ave-, requires services
of a comrade living in or
near Pittsfield, Mass. Bring
good standing Communist
card.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Pursglove Mines
Close Down; ESQ
Seek Employment
BY a Worker Correspondent

PURSGLoVE, w. Va, March -
A mine called Pursglove No. 2 hat
Stacked up. Tho the foreman says
they will run 3 days week the
company has paid off its workers.
Mines No. 1, 3 and are working
4 days a week. No. is idle.
The Morgantown and Cleveland
Coal company do not care whether
the men work or are idle. $50 miners
are out Of work here.
"The pen Is mlehtier than IN,
sword" provided you know how to US,
Il. Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondence classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
California Farmers
Form Party Nucleus
BY a Worker Correspondent

REEDLEY, Cal, March Finnish
farmers of this locality have organ
lied a nucleus for Communist work.
Reedley is a small town located in
the midst Of a fruit belt. Most of the
inhabitants are foreign-born. Some of
the nationalities represented are Ger
man, Armenian, Japanese, Danish,
Norwegian, and Finnish.
A majority of the farmers are grape
growers and are members Of the Sun
Maid Raisin Association. This cooper
alive has $4,000 on its rolls. The pre-
sident Of the association gets $4,000
year and the other expert agents Of
the cooperative are paid correspond
ingly high wages. .f
Farmers Lose Out.
Owing TO the inability Of the organ
ization to maintain prices and to its
heavy overhead, dissatisfaction is
growing fast. During the last two
years hundreds Of farmers have had
to give up their places to the banks
as they could not meet the install.
ments due on their mortgages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
SENATE TRIES TO MAKE Usage
INDIANS PAY FOR BRIDGE SO
MELLON CAN DEVELOP OIL LANDS

WASHINGTON Poll deposits which Hayden
the
Indian reservation Mexico Arizona That is
the big oil companies the
why
which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

Hear Walter TrumbulI, the United
States soldier and student, next
Friday night at North Side Turner
Hall, on "What Imperialism Means
to the Hawaiian Sugar Workers"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-16
CLINTON

At the last meeting of Fireside
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
the members voted to hold a st.
Patricks party and entertainment at
it's next regular meeting, Monday
evening. March %. The following
entertainment committee was ap-
pointed to prepare the program for
this evening: Mrs. Effie L. Decker,
chairman, Mrs. Mary L. Roundy and
George z. Billings. This committee
met at the home of Mrs. Decker on
Wednesday evening for a committee
meeting and the evenings program
was arranged at this time. The
refreshment committee consists of
Mrs. Mamie D. Grant, chairman, Mrs.
Cora B. knight, Mrs. Jane Written,
J. c. Grant and Irving p. Written. 1t
is hoped there will be a large attend
ance of members present on this
special occasion.
George Daugherty of Lewiston is
visiting at the home of Everett Nell
son, Silver street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Walker of Lew
iston were week end guests of Mr.
Walkers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Walker of Baker street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Brown of Ben
ton were in town on Sunday visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Scott McNally.
At the Free Baptist church on
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. w. A.
Knight, took for his subject, 1.-The
Effectual Fervant Prayer of a
Richeous Man Availeth Much" A
solo was rendered by Miss Martha
Allen of Colby college; prayer was
offered by Rev. Sidney Wakely. At
the evening services special music
was furnished by the Philathea class,
also a trio Jesus" by Rev. w. 4.
Knight, j. Gordon Trim, and Melvin
Elridge.
Mrs: Vance Hallett and daughter
Catherine were in Oakland for the
week end with Mrs. Hallett, who is
employed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard K. Brown,
while listening in on the radio, Sun
day afternoon, enjoyed listening to a
trombone solo played by Fred H.
Moulton, a member of the U. of NJ.
band. Mr.. Moulton was a former
principal of the high school here.
An oyster stew supper will be
served to the public on Thursday at
the Methodist church vestry by Ira
A. Witham, chairman and his aids.
Rev. c. S. Mitchell. pastor of the
DloWH MelHOrldl MelHOQlSC c0urcn,
took for his subject on Sunday ~
Believe in God, the Father of the All
Mighty, the Maker of Heaven and
Earth" An anthem. Even Me-" was
rendered by the church choir with
Miss Zina kindall, organis,
Mrs. Roland Moon was in Bangor
on Friday where she passed the day
visiting with relatives.
Miss Ethel Holt, a member of the
high school faculty at Dexter. was an
over Sunday guest at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Holt of the Burma mroad.
Mrs. Della d. Pratt was happily
surprised on her birthday recently.
to have a gift of radio set which
was installed at her home on Winn
avenue on Friday.
Mrs. Scott McNally and niece. Miss
Helen Written. were overnight
guests on Saturday Of Mrs. McNal-
ly's sister and husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McClintoch of Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-16

of that country. whether they be for
or against the dictator, apprehension
respecting what will happen. when
for any reason Mussolihi dies or is
deposed. Such apprehension cannot
serve as a stabilizer. rather as an
incentive to feverish effort and au-
dacious measures. Possibly capital
and labor with their heads bumped
together, forced to collaborate, may
acquire the habit, may have revealed
to them the advantages Of such an
arrangement, but the prospect does
not appear altogether hopeful. En-
ilghtenment by compulsion is at best
hazardous policy with others than
children or detectives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-16
CHINA

SOUTH - A Republican caucus
was held at the town house Satur-
day, Mar. Is. The chairman of the
caucus was H. L. Fuller and the
secretary, V. B. Simpson. Delegates
elected for the State convention
were John A. Woodsum, V. B.
Simpson, Mrs. w. J. Thompson; al
ternates, w. ]. Thompson, c. N.
Weber, Mrs. C. N. Weber. The
district convention delegates are w.
j. Thompson, C. n. Weber, Mrs.
c. N. Weber; alternates, John A.
Woodsum, V. B. Simpson. Mrs. W.
j. Thompson. The officers of the
town committee, II. l.. Fuller, chair
man, Ella Bartlett, vice chairman,
Annabel Jones, secretary, E. O..
Farnsworth, treasurer.
The box social and negro sketch
that were given Saturday evening
under the auspices of the Sons or
Veterans and Auxiliary was we'll at
tended. There will be another So
cial March q. Same music. A
fairly good sum was realized toward
the patriotic work. Next regular
meeting of Roosevelt s. of V. will
be Saturday evening, Mar. 20.
G. B. Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Croxford and son, Wilbur, visited
Mrs. Croxford's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. K. Allen, in Chelsea, Sun
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-16
Aaain-Whither7
(Boston News Bureau)

State and local governments Of
these United States are mighty good
spenders. The cash they send comes
in part from taxes. in part from
borrowings-which in the final
analysis means more taxes. For
their own purposes our As states and
the District of Columbia spent 50 in
1924 for every So they spent in 1928,
and $11 in 1928 for every $40 in
1922, and almost $40 in 1924 for
every $40 in 1919. The total state
taxation of this country in 1924. the
last year for which we have full re-
turns, was $1,064, 100000. in 1923 the
total was $945, 100000, in 1892 $685.
100000, in 1921 $7S3,0O0,000, in 1919
$50 000.0 900. In those six years there
was a leap in state taxation of S7fo.
Economists believe that we by no
means have reached the summit of
this climb. They think the states
will go on piling taxes on taxes until
when the limit of the state resources
is nearly reached, they will turn
more and more to Washington for
federal aid for state enterprises.
That movement is well under way.
The cities, towns. villages, counties
and all other local taxing authorities
Oh the country dlSO are SOOu SpSilo-
ers. The aggregate of their taxes
for 1924, with the general property
tax of course as the big item, and
including licenses and all oner forms
of taxation, was $3,748, 100000. which
was an INCREASE over 1920 of $147,-
100000. or more than Az. But the
tax levies of 1923 were go higher
than the preceding year, and be-
tween 1913 and 1919 the levies
practically doubled. with a big leap
of $1,1f6,000, 900. There has been no
recession in totals for many years.
The rate of increase has fallen
slightly. BY no means, however, has
turning point been reached. In the
great cities, for instance, the move
ment is up, up, always up. In the
smaller communities and in the rural
regions. where spendings are re-
latively less in amount. there may or
may not have been some retrencn-
ment over the country as whole
$50
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M. C. l. NOTES

School will close for an Easter
vacation Friday noon, March 10, AMI
will reopen Tuesday morning, March
30. The dormitories will be closed
and only two or three boarding stu
dents will remain in town.
Exams in the Freshman and
Sophomores Bible courses was given
last week. Regular exams will be
given next Wednesday morning.
DIR. r. A. F. Mcdonald, head of
the Department of Education. Bates
college, was guest on the campus
Thursday and Friday, and visited
many classes.
TWO one-act plays prepared by
the Junior Dramatic Arts Glass will
be ready for production the first week
of next term. One is fantasy
"Everybody's Husband" and the
following make up the cast: Ruth
Milton, Pittsfield; Edith Lenfest,
Pittsfield; Alice Hartley, Marshfield,
Mass; Arletta Littlefield, Pittsfield !;
Frances Small. Burnham; and Rene
Devoe, cage Lake. The second play,
The Rector" is presented by the
following: Mabel Sims, Bluefield,
west Virginia; Winifred AtweIl,
Pittsfield; Alice Murch, Pittsfeld:
Delphine Kendall, Pittsfield; Ed
ward karan, Pittsfeld; Elizabeth
Conn, Pittsfield; Barbara Kimball,
Pittsfield. Musical numbers bv tall
ented Juniors will be a part of the
program. The work is in charge of
Miss Lawson and Mrs. Cook.
The Senior class will have a food
sale Wednesday afternoon, March
II, at Clay's jewelry store.
The Sophomore Preliminary Prize
Speaking will be held in Powers hall
tuesday afternoon, March 16, and
10 speakers will be chosen to- COM
pete publicly.