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Evening star., 1926-06-12
BY WILLIAM III. HEFFERNAN.
Received by

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE curb
market closed this week with the up
ward movement still in progress. but
with demand still confined to special
ties. One Of the outstanding strong
spots was Auburn Auto. Buying here
was In direct response to the declara-
ton of a quarterly dividend of 81,
thereby placing the stock on all an
nual s4 basis as against the previous
$3 According to the president of the
company, second quarter earnings ex-
ceeded those Of the first three months.
total earnings of the first half year
exceeding $S. At 591s, Auburn Auto
was points above the Friday final
period.
Continental Tobacco was in demand
on reports that plans for merger
NEW YORK. June 12.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded In on the New York Curb
Market today, with the volume Of
sales and prices up to and including
the close of the market:
Evening star., 1926-06-12
Prompt Action
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates of Interest and Commission
Thomas J. Fisher & Company, Inc.
s38 18th street
Evening star., 1926-06-12

String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand good, early market firm; later
market IL slightly weaker on heavier
receipts; South Carolina, bushel ham.
pers, green. fair quality and condition.
LOO; North Carolina, bushel d1ampers.
Carolina fiat stringless. bushel ham,
pers, 400; 5-psck hampers, 500.
Squash-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; South Caro-
line and Georgia bushel hampera.
white. 1.50aaJ06; mCutlx AGA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Roumanian Government
DEGREES Martial Law

BUCHAREST, Feb. 17-Martial law
has been declared in Roumania as a
result of riots following the elections
of last Sunday. Opposition leaders
charge the government padded the
voting lists.
The dictatorship OF the Bratiano
brothers has been opposed to Prince
Carol and his group and it has been
long anticipated that serious events
would occur as soon as the opposition
could express itself. The Roumanian
delegate to the conference of prime
ministers of the Little Entente at TIE.
mesvar last week created a sensation
at that time by announcing that its
decisions could not be binding on his
country because of the possible over
throw. of its government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Expedition Explores Desert.

MOSCOW, U. S. s. R., Feb. IT,
An expedition headed by Academician
Fersman, sent by the Academy of
Sciences has for the first time pene-
trated into the depths of the middle
Asiatic sandy desert Kara-Kum.
Sixty kilometers to the north OF
Gaek Tepe, the expedition found popu-
lated GASES. These GASES are inhab-
tied by races akin to the Turkmen
and are engaged in cattle, camel.
sheep and goat breeding.
Two hundred fifty kilometers from
Geek Tepe the expedition discovered
sulphur beds Of great wealth. Traces
of ancient exploitation have been
found there. The deposits of sulphur
ore are rich, amounting to millions Of
tons. On the basis of the collected
scientific materials, 1t is believed that
sulphur ore may be found in other
places in Kara Kun. These sulphur
deposits are of great industrial i'm
portance, and they can be reached by
paths, well known to the inhabitants
of the desert
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
BILLION DOLLAR
BANK MERCER
IN new YORK
Chase National Assets
Will Be 81 ,O25, 900, 900

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--With the
Bank and the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank, one of the biggest
banking mergers that has ever taken
place in Wall street or the nation,
has been completed.
The combined banks will do bust
ness under the name of the Chase
National Bank and their combined
assets will total about $1,O25,OOO 900.
Second Billion Dollar Bank.
This consolidation establishes an
other billion dollar bank" in Wall
street.-The second in the history of
the country. The Chase National
Bank will now rank second only to
the National City Bank, which has
held first place in the banking world
for many years.
The main office of the consolidated
bank will be at 81 Broadway-the
present offices of the Chase National
Bank, and the present offices of the
Mechanics and Metals National Bank
will be known as the Mechanics and
Metals Branch of the Consolidated
Chase National Bank.
Foreign branch offices of the con-
solidated bank are at Havana, Cuba,
Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama City,
Republic of Panama.
Board of Directors.
The directorate of the consolidated
institution will be one of the strongest
in the country, and carries the names
OF some of the most prominent men in
the world of finance and business.
The list of directors as announced by
Albert H. Wiggin, chairman of the
consolidated bank, follows:
Henry w. Cannon, Albert H. Wig
gin, John ]. Mitchell. Guy E. Trip,
James N. HILL Daniel C. Jackling.
Charles M. Schwab Samuel Fl. Miller.
Edward r. Tinker, Edward T. Nichols.
Newcomb Carlton, Frederick H. Ecker
Eugene v. R. Thayer; Carl j. Schmid-
lapp, Gerhard M. Dahl, Reeve Schley.
H. Wendell Endicott, jeremiah Mil
bank, Henry Ollescheimer, Arthur G.
Hoffman, F. Edison White, Alfred P.
Sloan, Jr., Elisha Walker, Malcolm G
Chace, Thomas N. McCarter, Robert L.
Clarkson. Amos L. Beatty, William H.
Woodin, William P. Holly, Gates w.
McGarrah, John McHugh, William E.
$. Griswold, Henry o. Havemeyer.
William A. Jamison, L. F. Loree,
Theodore Pratt, Robert C. Pruyn.
Samuel F. Pryor. and Ferdinand w.
Roebling, Jr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Pi11chot Was Invited to
Speak to Coal Miners
at Scranton Convention
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

DERHAPS John L. Lewis will not find very easy going
cabinet
When Lewis joined the other officials of the Miners
Union and the heads of the three anthracite districts
invitation address the Scranton convention
have helped him with the egnng regime in the republican
party.
1t would have been interesting to listen in the dis
cussion that surely must have taken place incidental
drawing Of the uIsome letter Of praise dripping honyed
Golden president Of District No. g. and Thomas
j. Kennedy who has become secretary of the miners
union differed before President Lewis at one
time rejected report they had drawn for the nationalist
ton of the coal mines.
Now they clash again for the ambitions Of John l. Lewis
only be realized by trailing with the most reaconary
wing of the republican party.
Pinchot has reputation progressive" that should
not deude the workers. Pnchot safely the side of the
ruling class in of the most corporaton-dden in
the whole nation.
He first into the limeight thru his campaign to
preserve the national forests There class issue
here.
He quit the republican party with the Roosevelt revolt
in 1912 The split however, did not take place any
economic issue of Importance Pinchot easily found his
way back into the republican party AS governor of Penn
syvana he has put the wet and dry ahead of all
Others He is dry But there indications that
state any arid because of his efforts 1t certain
that the power of the steel and coal not been
clipped in the least
The power Of the infamous Pennsylvania cossacks is as
great ever Governor Pnchot kept Jacob DoIa in prison
long after the steel strike had an end The latest
sedon trial against labor has taken place in Pnchots
state.
Yet the class collaboration schemes of some officials of
the miners union fit in with the political ambitions of this
charatan while John Lewis must look to Secretary of
Labor Jim Davis, who from Pittsburgh and is
Pinchot's rival in politics.
To be the coal miners meet the situation by
declaring plague upon both their houses The party
movement in Pennsylvania showing big signs of develop
ent That way the energies of the miners directed
Bitter must be declared and developed against those
trade union officials who the labor movement as foot
stool to climb high in the old political parties this there
is difference between all the present miners officials in
the anthracite district The fight the labor partv must
be made their hostility.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Bentall, Daily Worker
Correspondent, Arrested
for Passaic Strike Work
CONTINUED from page u

Continued from page ~
it ridiculous that serious men should
consider dealing with anyone but the
officials Of the United Front Commit
tee of Textile Workers.
"The strikers are also well aware
Of the schemes of the bosses implied
in the statement that the men must go
back to work first before questions of
wages, hours, ETC., are settled. This
is an utterly impossible condition and
can be considered only as a maneuver
and not in a serious light. Just the
contrary is correct. The United Front
Committee of Textile Workers consid-
ers that now is the proper time, at the
very moment when the bosses are
weakening, when there is talk of settle
ment. that all the workers from all of
the other mills in this city should
walk out in order to come within the
terms of any negotiations that are
begun so that they may get the ben
efts of the victory. Now that the mill
owners are weakening, now more than
ever is the time for larger and larger
masses of oppressed workers to strike.
We know that the successful struggle
Of the Passaic workers is stirring the
textile workers in other cities and
this is giving great concern to the
mill owners.
"The men on strike are confident
Of victory but they, too, desire a spec.
dy termination of this struggle which
affects the entire community. The
United Front Committee of Textile
Workers is ready at all times to
enter into negotiations to settle this
strike"
Tag day on Saturday brought about
$4,000 and benefit performance
Sunday night netted nearly $1,000. A
check OF $1,000 was handed to the
relief committee Saturday and other
funds are added to the strikers relief.
Tomorrow there will be sandwiches
and coffee for all the pickets and
there will be stores for needy families
to get goods from, so no one will need
to suffer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Plumbers Helpers Ball.

The first annual ball Of the Plumb
ers' Helpers Club of Brooklyn, will
be given on the eve OF Washington's
birthday, Feb. 81, at $3.50 at Browns
vile Labor Lyceum. 219 Sackman
street, Brooklyn. All building trades
workers in general and all plumbers
helpers in particular are invited TO
come to this affair, which promises
to be one of the most interesting OF
the season, and everybody rs assured
a fine time. The Plumbers Helpers
are now fighting to get into the
Plumbers Union and the proceeds OF
this ball will go toward getting a
monthly bulletin called the Plumbers
Helper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19

The worst thing that can happen to
the miners now is that they will ac-
cept defeat, that they will think that
the end of the world has come be-
cause of one defeat. 1t is the task
of the progressive elements in the
union to rally the miners to turn
BLACK Friday into Red Friday" It
will take hard work to do this. The
Lewis machine will go to any lengths
to stay in the union to continue their
betrayals of the miners as agents of
the bosses.
Organize the Opposition.
The recent history of the British
miners union shows that the Amer
lean miners can defeat Lewis and con-
sequently defeat the operators. The
International Progressive Miners
Committee has a great task ahead of
it. But they will succeed because
the operators will take advantage of
the Lewis betrayal to worsen working
conditions, speed up production, and
cut wages under all sorts of pretexts.
The miners will have Sufficient cause
to fght-what is needed is a leader
ship to lead them against the bosses,
and coordinate the thousands Of local
strikes that are bound to develop into
a broad movement of the miners to
turn BLACK Friday" into RED Fri
day."
Pessimism is not needed-hard
work to organize the opposition to
Lewis and company is the main task
now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
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more, but Scharfenberg went on, 81
am in compliance with the laws of our
organization"
Are you in accord with what ap-
pears in this leafet?" asked Lewis
again.
Read it off to the delegates" chal-
lenged Scharfenberg, again putting
Lewis on the defensive, while his
henchmen came to his support with
more cries of, Throw him out, throw
him out" while others yelled, "All he
wants is publicity, he wants some free
advertising"
Delegate William E. Williams was
recognized by President Lewis as a
life saver in the renewed tumult.
Don't throw him out" volunteered
Delegate Williams, in an i'll concealed
effort at humOr. Il say have an of.
ficer put him out"
In another second Lewis had called
for a show Of hands to all those in
favor of unseating Shareholders. "He
declared the motion carried, stating
that, "The delegate Scharfenberg can
not act as delegate or ask any
questions in this connection"
That was the beginning and the end
Of the discussion Of the merits and
dement's of Lewis surrender to the
mine owners on BLACK Friday" last
at Philadelphia.
Before the wage scale committee
report came up the delegates had a
tilt with the administration over the
|uestion of changing the representa-
ton from one delegate to every
100 members to 500 members per dele
gate. This made the convention less
a rank and file affair and more easily
under the control of the machine.
Economy" was the only excuse for
the change offered by Lewis.
An attack was made on one dele
gate seated by the credentials COM
mittee because II was charged he was
selected at an irregularly called meet.
ing and that he had mined coal and
sold II for $40 per ton during the
strike. This bootlegger of coal, how
ever, was seated, in the words Of
Secretary McAndrew, according to
the law"
1t fell to the lot OF International
Secretary-Treasurer Kennedy to ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Lewis Jams Thru BETRAYAL

plain the Philadelphia surrender,
when the BLACK Friday" agreement
finally came before the delegates. His
analysis did not bring out anything
new He explained arbitration out of
the agreement and read the check-off
into it.
The first question asked, indicating
the temper and worry of the anthra-
cite miners was. us there any pro-
vision that the miners would have to
take reduction in wages?"
Kennedy Lies About Wages.
Kennedy replied, absolutely, posi-
lively and emphatically no." but offer
ed no proof of his assertion, instead
making the fiat statement that, there
is possibility in the future of get.
ting an increase out of it," The soft
coal miners, however, have had their
experience with the Jacksonville
agreement, quite to the contrary.
Most of the questions, however,
dealt with working conditions. One
delegate stated that the mine owners
had admitted that it would cost them
100000 If they paid for work that
the men were now demanding re-
muneration for. The delegate wanted
to know when the demand for this
payment could be made under the
agreement as the miners did not want
to do this work for nothing. He was
assured that this detail would be at
tended to.
Lay-ots Begin.
Another delegate declared that the
mine owners were already putting
into effect that section of the agree
ment calling for efficiency and coop
GRAFTON" by promising to lay OFF "a
men in one mine and IL in another,
and that they were threatening to cut
down the number of engineers en-
ployed. The indication was that the
mine owners were preparing to in
fiict efficiency" with vengeance.
An Honorable" Document.
1t was at this point that Delegate
Scharfenberg wanted to discuss the
agreement. Following his unseating
the questioning came to a quick end
ing and the officials turned loose an
overwhelming attack against all dis
senters. Among the speakers were
Chris J. Golden, president of district
Nine; Vice-president Phil Murray,
Secretary-Treasurer Kennedy; Rinal-
do Cappellini, president of district
One; Andrew Matty, president of
district Seven, with Lewis closing the
discussion.
Their speeches were for the most
part eulogies Of each other, with a
special assortment for Lewis and an
other assortment for Governor Pin
chot. Lewis concluded by declaring
the BLACK Friday" agreement IAN
honorable document"
When the vote was put several dele
gates voted against the surrender
much to the chagrin OF the officials
who were striving to make 1t unani.
nous. They were not able to do It..
Even with a standing vote the dissent
ing delegates sticking by their guns.
The convention ended with a victory
for the machine achieved thru whole
sale terror beginning in the locals
and concluding at Scranton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
From "BIaCk Friday" to RED Friday"

agreement of the miners, railroad and
transport workers there to not ship
coal into Britain in event of strike.
In other words, they applied the
methods OF class struggle.
The result was that the British gov
eminent was forced to intervene to
prevent the threatened reduction Of
wages being put into effect Last July
the British miners were able to cele-
brate their Red Friday" and wipe out
the memory of the "Black Friday" Of
1921.
This was accomplished by the rank
and file determination to rid the union
of all elements in official position who
would line up with the bosses against
them, and by taking the road Of de-
termined struggle against the bosses.
A Temporary Defeat.
The same task lies before the
miners in the anthracite. This defeat
is a temporary one. They can wire
out this defeat by organizing against
those who put it over-Lewis and
company inside their union. Lewis
is able to triumph because there is nc
real stubborn opposition to him in
the rank and file. OF course, the
sentiment against the Lewis policy is
there. The sixty-six thousand votes
for the progressive slate in the last
international election proves that
What is lacking is the organization Of
these opposition elements for the pur
pose of clearing the union of traitor.
GUS leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
B. & o. Workers Want
20 Pct. Wage Increase

BALTIMoRE-(FP)-A 209S wage
increase is requested by conductors
and trainmen on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. When the B. & o. shopmen
asked for a wage increase of &c an
hour and time and half for sundays
and holidays, their demands were re-
jected.
Net revenue of the B. G. o. Railroad
for 1925 exceeds 1924 by $7,OO0,OOO
According to financial writer's, the in,
crease is to go into raising the divi.
dend rate on the stock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Referendum On War.

ToLEDo-(FP)-No war without
a popular referendum, the Toledo
Central Labor Union asserts, backing
Herbert Bigelow, Cincinnati preacher.
IN his campaign against banker-made
wars. The proposal in congress to
"conscript wealth" with labor was de-
nounced as shallow fake.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Economic Farley Set.

GENEVA, Feb. II. - The league OF
nations has announced that the first
meeting of the preparatory commits
sion for its International economic
conference will be held at Geneva,
April 20.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19

"The trade unions In the period
Of revolutionary preparation play a
very big role, in the moment Of social
revolution they will I'LL the most i'm.
portant tasks OF socialist eonstruc.
tlon, when. after the Victory Of the
proIetarlat, they became the organs
Of proIetarlan dletatorshlp."-c. !.
Thesis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
Carpenters Get Increase.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -fFp,-r,
lective March 1, union carpenters will
receive S5c an hour, placing Hatties.
ours IN line with other Mississippi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19

TRADE unions are the reservoir Of
the majority OF the socially decisive
part Of the proIetarlat.'--c. I. Thesis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
1924 Ford Touring

Good rubber. new paint good running
motor, SlS5, terms. See
HERPEL-GIL
Or $40 100 4. Houston St
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
= MA MAY CALL
SPECIAL
SESSION
Action Looms as Only Way
to Protect Road District
Bond Holders.

AUSTIN, Jan. 7.-Governor Miriam
\. Ferguson may have to call spc.
cial session of the Legislature after
all.
This possibility doomed today when
it became known that the only legal
way in which the outstanding $780,
100000 worth of Texas road district
bonds which were invalidated by de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court last Monday, can be made good
IL for the Legislature to meet ANA
submit an amendment to the constitu-
ton to the vote of the people.
Under the decision OF the Supreme
Court the law under which these bonds
were issued is unconstitutional, and
the thousands of innocent holders,
scattered all over the country. are left
with the bag to hold unless the Legis-
laturc comes TO their relief.
IL also is regarded as imperative
that the Legislature enact new
road district law as soon as pos
siblc. Until this is done road con
struction work in Texas must remain
at Il standstill as all state and fed
cral aid is based upon road dis
trict bonds.
Attorney General Dan Moody TO.
day announced that his department
would approve no more road district
bonds until the existing situation is
remedied.
No statement was forthcoming from
Governor Ferguson.
She is strongly opposed TO any spe-
cial session. but the conditions which
now confront her are OF such a dcs-
peratc nature that it is unlikely she
can evade the issue. Both Governor
Ferguson and her husband are well
aware that Immediately upon conven-
ing the Legislature the fight. on them
would be renewed.
1t was stated today that if any
possible way of providing for CON
tinuation Of road construction work
and Of validating the outstanding
bonds can be found outside of Jcsisla-
tive action, no special session will be
called.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
ARRESTS SKATER
ARMY THEFT RING

\ regular business Of trading stolen
government property for liquor is be-
lieved By federal officials to be broken
up following the arrest of two uni
formed men and Chinese Thurs
day.
They were arrested late at the
Chinaman's grocery, by Il prohibition
agent and staff Sergeant ). J.
Maloukis Of the military police. The
two men in uniform are said to have
traded pair of regulation army shoes
for two pints of whiskey.
The Chinese waived preliminary
hearing when nrraigned before United
States Commissioner II. l.. Edwards,
Thursday, and was released on $500
bond. The men in uniform were
taken over by military authorities. It.
is said they are implicated in numer-
Gus other petty thcfts at the army
post.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
Dry MEN SEIZE
GALLON
{ 7 | | |

Prohibition agents, accompanied by
city detectives, "Wednesday night again
struck a telling blow at the heart of
the Illicit liquor business in San
Antonio when they raidcd a Bucna
Vista street house, and seized a COM
plete distillcry.
One man is bclic?cd to have fled
just before the officers arrived. No
arrests We're made.
The house raidcd was unused OK
cept for the gigantic distilling plant
which occupied it. The agents con-
fiscated still of 100 gallons capacity
and more than 1000 gallons of mash.
None Of the finished product was
found mt the place.
Returning from this raid, the Off
GERS swOoped in upon 4 Dolorosa
street man at work with his 30-gal-
lon still. More than 80 gallons of
mash was destroyed there.
The disJiller was held on a federal
charge.