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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-16
Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

News and Comment
Labor Education
Labor and Government
Trade Union Politics
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-16

W. Vt. hS6Y pTSSluSnL DIOLu6IuOOu Ol
president Order Of Railway Conducto
scented but mostly are content to wait
The main contentious Of the railrc
that while the roads profits grow fro
the 5%% earnings allowed by the In
terstate Commerce Commission; that
the roads have invested heavily in
new property and equipment; that
passenger traffic is declining; that
freight traffic is increasingly manu-
featured goods which are expensive
to haul; that stockholders are not get
ting proper proportion to bondhold-
ers from the roads earnings and can
not if wage demands are granted;
that conductors and trainers wages
are favorable proportions" of rail-
roads earnings.
New High Earnings.
Meanwhile financial reports indi-
cate that 1926 railroad earnings will
set a new high record. J. G.. Walber,
New York Central vice-president con-
Quoting the roads case, submits to-
tai earnings of workers which are
challenged by workers testimony and
their claim that basic rates and earn
ings should be the ones considered,
not totals.
$4.s4 Per Day.
One good witness for the rail work
ers was Eugene Badger, head freight
brakeman on the Big Four. He work
ed six years as an extra and inter-
mittently for another four years be-
fore getting regular assignment His
basic pay is s4,S4 per eight hour day.
He has to make $50 miles or IL hours
day and his job works eight out of
nine days. He told that one yard
master would not allow the crew to
line up it's freight train in his ter
minal while the yardmaster to whose
terminal they went required that the
train be classified by arrival. The
switching of cars had to be done en-
route at the mems delay. Badger
said he had to work practically all
the time" to earn enough for his wife
and three children and that he would
not have chance to enjoy an auto
even if he could afford one. He said
he had to be familiar with four or
five rule books and had no pay for
preparatory time reading them and
special orders.
Can't Save.
Local freight conductor ]. H. Seidel
on the Baltimore & Ohio told that
he has been in service "a years of
his Al. He said: I'D certainly like
to have a wage on which l could
save. Can't on this, that's sure"
He is away from home two-thirds of
the time. He said that the monthly
pay guarantee for regularly assigned
men is 26 days a month but doesn't
count If the workers lay off volun-
tarily for sickness or other reasons
and doesn't cover holidays voluntari-
ly taken off.
Dangerous Work.
William ]. Heyworth, New York
Central brakeman, told how his
monthly wage of S2O4 was reduced to
$1S1.50 by his away-from-home ex-
penses. He said special rates in COM
pany restaurants were no lower than
outside. He told Of deadheading on
his own time when assigned from a
terminal other than home. Ernest w.
Burch, B. & o. hump conductor in
yards, gave detailed data
on his work. He said he considered
it particularly dangerous work be-
cause the car riders had to jump on
and off freight cars as they "cut" up
the trains that came in and assigned
cars to respective classifications.
Brakes had to be put on quickly and
sometimes the bar flew off and struck
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-16

Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes--Injunctions
Labor and Imperialism
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Judge Lindsey Denies Violating Wealthy
/ Mans Confidence in New Cinderella Case

from Mr.. Freeman, and the first |
heard of the case, was when a Den
yer tneWspapeFman told me that
Jackie Henley had told him her
entire story. He then asked me
what I would advise and 1 refused
to give him my opinion since there
was no application for adoption
before me.
Some time afterwards Jackie
Henley came to see me and told
me of this offer of Mr.. Freeman
to adopt her. After listening to
her story which was very brief, |
told her that I would advise her
and Mr. Freeman, that such an
adoption was unWise for both Of
them. AS far as | know, Mr. Free
mans intentions were perfectly
proper. The entire story concern
ing Jackie and Freeman wasrgiven
out by Jackie herself without eth
er my consent or knowledge"
AS far as the Denver Juvenile
court is concerned, Judge Lind
sey declared, no further considera-
ton would be given the case. &"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23

DENVER Colo, Dec. % (AP)-
Denying that he had ever in his
career as judge of the Denver Ju-
cenile court violated the confidence
of anyone, Judge Ben B. Lindsey
tonight issued a statement deny
ing implications of Phoenix, Ari-
zona, authorities that he had reveal
ed the embryo cinderella case" of
Jackie Henley and j. M. Freeman
OF Phoenix. Judge Lindsey has
been subjected to critisism by Phoe-
nix authorities for letting the facts
of the proposed adoption of the
Henley girl by Freeman become
known.
In answer to these assertions,
Judge Lindsey said:
81 was once sentenced to jail,
or to pay a fine of $1,000 rather
than violate confidence imposed
in me by one who came under my
care In view Of this fact, GER
tainly would not have betrayed the
confidence of j. M. Freeman, who
it is claimed, had considered adopt
ing Jackie Henley, a Denver girl.
81 never had any communication
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Eight Pass State
Bar Examinations

TUCSON, Dec. % (AP) = Eight
out of 27 applicants passed the bar
examination held at Phoenix No
vember 30 and 80, according to an
announcement today by Frank E.
Curley, member of the state
board of bar examiners.
The publication of the announce
mcnt was delayed because of the
absence of Curley, who was on a
visit to Cincinnati and Kentucky.
Among the eight successful candi-
dates was Harry Juliani, of Tue
son. who scored 74.5O. A grade of
70 per cent is necessary to pass.
Following is the list of successful
candidates, as made public yes
terdav: E. G. Frazier, S425; R.
Jennings. 74.25; Harry Juliani,
745O; Orme Lewis, 7O.75; H. P.
Lufty 1925; Edward NJ. Robson,
1915; John ]. Taheny, 1850, and
Joseph B. Zayersack, n.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
IMPROPERLY
OFFICE INQUIRY
WILL Be ASKED
Senator King to. Demand
F ull Investigation
of Graft and Theft
Charge Of Borah
NEED $4,000 FUND

WASHINGTON, Dec % (AP)-
Administration of alien property
seized during the war was subject
ed to bitter attack in the Senate
today that probably will result in
an investigation after the holidays.
After the administration over a
period of eight years had been
characterized by Senator Berah,
Republican, Idaho, as tainted with
theft, graft and extravaganza,
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, an
nounced that he would move, after
the holiday recess, to get an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to permit the
special Senate committee to pro-
ceed with it's investigation of the
custodian's office
In the midst of the discussion
President Coolidge sent toithe SEN
ate a report of an investigation by
Comptroller General McCarl into
the affairs ! of the custodianfs Of
fice.t This report furnished the
basis of the attack, Senator Borah
declaring sit showed the worst sys-
TEN of looting this country has
ever known" j!ix ~ ,isE .ittls
Full Accounting Made
While not making any recon-
mendations, the report outlined
numerous transactions in the Gus
todians office which it said were
irregular, but added that all of the
money had been accounted for.
"Of course it is accounted for, ;"
declared Senator Borah, "but his
report fails to show that property
was sold for ten cents On the dol
lar and that ten cents was ac-
counted for instead of the dollar
During the confusion, the bill
proposing settlement of war claims
of aliens and Americans was
brought over from the House and
was Immediately pounced upon
with amendments.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
GOTHAM NIGHT
CLUBS MAY GET.
DRYaP PtDL0CkS.
Fifteen Owners Caught in
New Raids After U. S.
Agents Use Women
to9Get Evidence
TEXAS GUINAN HIT

NEW Y0RKssDec. % (AP)-The
"scalps" of fifteen more night club
proprietors gathered in the great
White Way, Tuesday, are to be
added to the collection of 5S held
by Chester P. Mills, federal prohi-
bition administrator.
Discussing today the relative
dryness of the "Roarin' Forties" in
which were located some of the
clubs and cabarets raided Tuesday
night between cocktail hour and
"stirrup cup" time, Mills said he
had no hope of drying up the great
White Way, but that he would "put
fear into the night club and cab
aret owners hearts"
I'm going to add about fifteen
more scalps to my belty Mills said.
2~c Texas GuinaH Hit
THE central figure in the first
dEiYe, which placed the hand of the.
law on the shoulders of such night
life celebrities as Texas Guinan,
former show girl, who operates the
300 club" and t'Dinty'' Moore, who
receives in his Forty-sixth street
club, was revealed by Mills as a
society woman whose name is in
the social register, and who felt it
civic duty to enforce the dry
laws"
She had, he said, introduced the
clubs four ex-army officers who
got the evidence.s The raids were
carried out under the supervision
of the United States attorneys Of
flee. sfs
"If there hadn't 9been a leak
somewhere we would have got
more places, Mills said. 'But
somebody3got hold of the time of
the raids; and tipped off some of
the proprietors,''
The English NObleman"
Assistant .UyAS, Attorney Lowell
Wadmond, who managed some of
the raids, gayeffurther information
of the execution sof the raids. One
operative posed jas an English no
bleman. IAis,Dperative, Wadmond
said, cultivated the acquaintance
of a young society girl who intro
duced him to various members OF
the night club. To some of the So
ciety girls, "The English noble
man" introduced other prohibition
agents and they escorted the girls
to clubs they could not have en-
tered without the girls. Many
drinking parties, Wadmond said
were staged before the 9 evidence
was obtained.
The cost of the raids to the gov
ernment was estimated at $4,000.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Navajo School Fund
for Quarter $l3,563

PHOENIX, Dec. % (AP)-De-
layed state warrants for the sec
ond quarterly apportionment of
state school funds to counties were
mailed today by G. 0. Case, state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton and should be received to-
morrow or Friday, it was said. The
checks cover the quarterly appor-
tionments made October II. Apa-
che county will receive $1O,109;
Coconino county, 1922; Navajo
county, $13, ,568 70.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Ariizonan Says
We'll Go Ahead
and Let Elm Sue

LOS ANGELES, Dec. p GAP -
The tri-state conference on Colora-
do river development today took a
Christmas adjournment until De-
cember 28, without California; Ar
izona and Nevada succeeding in
reaching any basis for agreement.
At the same time, on the plea Of
F. A. Reid, of Arizona, the confer
ence agreed to place a muffler on
future proceedings, excluding ali
newspapermen, agreeing to issue
no statement regarding the ses-
sions, and dispensing with a stem
Ographer so there will be no rec
ord Of the meetings. Reid declar-
ed that Arizona had failed to have
her contentious set forth in the
newspapers and that statements
of the Arizona delegates had been
"garbled."
Arizona To Go Ahead.
The fact that the Swing-Johnson
bill for Colorado river development
was reported favorably by the
House of Representatives commit
tee today does not affect Arizona S
position, Reid said at the close of
today's meeting.
Il doubt if the bill viii be pass
ed at this session" he stated. IF
Continued Gu Page 81
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
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Ell Centro Goes
Wild Over News
3 OF Boulder Dam
CENTRIC, Calif., Dec. %.
ASSOCIATED PresS)

+ Ell CENTRIC, Calif.,' Dec. %. :
: ASSOCIATED Press III IS
= pEDLAM broke loose today I
: ~ when an Associated Press I
j. dispatch from Washington tell :
+ ing of favorable action by :
j. House committee on the Colo "
+ rado river development bill :
+ was telephoned here by the :
T. Brawley News. :
y Business was suspended, :
y fire companies raced madly :
." up and downw the streets un- :
+ til blocked by hundreds of au- :
= tomobiles, and footing their :
+ horns and every whistle in Z
+ the countryside was tied down :
+ in celebration of what is con-
i strued to foreshadow certain :
i favorable action by congress "
+ on the Swwing-J ohnson bill. :
+ Imperial Velley long has
+ fought for Colorado river de- .
+ velopment, primarily as flood :
i control measure Many thous- :
i ands of acres of land would :
:: be irrigated from stored wa =
+ ters if the proposed dam at 4
!. Black Canyon is built.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
New Blythe Bridge
Firm Incorporates

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. %
(AP) - The California Arizona
bridge company, San Francisco
organization with capital stock of
$S50,OO0 filed articles OF incorpora-
tion with secretary of state today.
Directors of the company, which
proposes to build and operate toll
bridges, include S. n. Barnes and
Fl. j. Finn, of San Francisco, and
S. R. Pfund, of Burlingame.
The company proposes to build
a bridge at Blythe, California. This
will cut seventy miles from the dis
tance between Los Angeles and
Arizona points.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
HAYDEN AND ASHURST
POINT ARIZONA RIGHTS

In a message to the Winslow
Daily Mail last night, Senator
Henry F. Ashurst, and Repressen-
tative Carl Hayden pointed the op-
portunities for amendment to the
Swing johnson bill, which still lie
within the power of Arizona. The
telegram says:
"Action Of House committee to-
day in reporting Swing-Johnson
bill was taken after the adoption
of a resolution by the committee
which took cognizance of the
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
HOUSE COMMITTEE
REPORTS DAM BILL
Woman Shot
In II. Siege OF
Farm Home

SOMERVILLE, N. j., Dec. %
T f(AP)-A woman mountaineer lay
in Somerset Hospital probably
mortally wounded and three others
were suffering from minor gunshOt
wounds tonight as the result of an
all night battle during which she
and her two brothers, apparently
undaunted by gas bombs hurled
through the windows of their be-
seiged farmhouse at Jutland, held
off an attacking force of more
than 80 state police.
Corporal Matthew Daily and
Trooper Smith were wounded by
the hail of shotgun fire that poured
from the barricaded house, but
returned to the battle after treat
ment.
Trouble Over Livestock
The woman, Beatrice Meaney, a
middle-aged spinster, was wounded
in the abdomen by a bullet. James
Meaney was shot in the left knee.
Timothy Meaney, the other brother,
tonight was taken to Flemington,
tthe Hunterdon county seat. for ar
raignment on. charges of. atnocious
assault and battery with intent to
kill. E. .1ss..e,r.i ,fs 3a Ioq%r T. ~
The trouble began when agents
of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals, who last
night went to the, place to invests
gate complaints that the farmers
were not feeding their livestock
we'll found the outbuildings barred
and the brothers standing guard,
refusing them admittance.
The agents returned later with
Trooper Alfred Larson and a
search warrant. The party was
met by Timothy who menaced
them with a club. While Larson
was tussling with the man, James
appeared and fired a shotgun at
him. Larson shot James in the
knee and the pair backed into the
house, barricading the doors.
Seige Lasts II Hours
Reinforcements were sent from
Trenton, sMorristown, Somerville
and Washington and for more than
II hours the trio gave no sign of
weakening under the intermittently
loosed volleys from the troopers
riot guns, revolvers and rifles. Of
ficers could not explain why the
bombs were ineffective. Timothy
.Meaney later told them they did
not know What they were.
Once during a lull in firing they
set up a defiant shout of: Don't
throw any more of those things in
here"
The place was stormed shortly
after dawn. Breaking doors be-
fore them, the troopers found the
wounded pair lying down in the
dining room and Timothy, gun in
hand, hiding behind a stove. He
was subdued without a shot.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Four i. s. Army
Aviators Killed
As Planes Crash

RANTOUL, Ill, Dec. % (AP)-
-Four officers at Chanute field were
killed today when their two air
planes crashed headon in mid-air
above the field.
The dead are: Captain Harold
G. Foster, world war flyer of Chi
cago; Second Lieutenant Ralph Il.
Lawter and First Lieutenants Hen
ry w. Kunke1 and Albert j. Clay
ton.
The addresses of the last three
have not been learned.
Foster and Lawter were in one
plane and Kunkel and Clayton IN
the other and both planes were
cruising over the field r. c. Lee
man, a travelling salesman, was
driving past the field when he saw
the ships collide about 400 feet
above the ground and mile from
the airdome
He apparently was the only wit
ness of the accident. He hurried
to the scene and recovered two
bodies, then hurried to the airdome
for aid. Neither plane caught hre
when they collided. Attaches OF
the flying field determined that
three of the four were instantly
killed and that the fourth died be-
fore he could be extricated from
the wreckage.
Lieutenant Kunkel was plotting
one plane and took to the air ten
minutes before Lieutenant Lawter,
Continued on Page 81
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
SOUTH AMERICAN AIR SQUADRON
IS REPORTED SAFE AT TAMPICO

they were anchored last night af-
ter the hop from San Antonio.
At 1870 p. M, however, the sun
broke through to beckon the pilots
on. Rapidly the planes were NOV
ed into the open water of the bay
and at 2:25 p ~ Major Dargue,
flight commander, gave the signal
that all was ready.
The ships took the air at two
minute intervals, the flagship New
York rising at 2:29 p. m. The
Detroit, San Francisco, San Anton
10, and st. Louis followed in rapid
succession, and in few moments
they were crossing the information
al boundary of the Rio Grande and
were over foreign soil and water.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23

2 BY unanimous action, however,
ia. resolution by Representative
Sinott, Republican, Oregon, was
adopted expressing willingness Of
the committee to consider care
fully any recommendations that
may be received from commission,
ers of California, Arizona and Ne
vada, now comforting in Los An.
geles over the formation Of a COM
pact between states in the Colo
RADIO river basin.
If necessary the comittee agreed
to recommend an amendment to
the bill when it comes up in the
house to cover such recommends
tions as may be deemed advisable
to embody in the measure.
Chairman Smith was instructed
to wire the commissioners in
Los Angeles that the committee
hoped they would continue nego-
tiations and reach an agreement.
Representative Swing, Republic
can, California, co-author of the
measure, expressed qualification
over the committees action, as
did Chairman Smith.
Representative Hayden, Demo4
crat, Arizona, one of the three op-
posing the measure, said he con-.
sidered the Sinott resolution most
important and hoped the commits
sioners would come to an agree
ment. Others opposing the bill
were Representative Wilmington,
Mississippi, Democrat and Repre-
sentative Leatherwood, Republi-
can, Utah.
Smith said he would press for
House consideration of the bill at
the first opportunity. A similar
measure has been reported by the
Senate irrigation committee and
is on the Senate calendar.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Dec. %
(AP)-Leaying message of Xmas
cheer and good will to the people
of the United States, pilots of the
army's Pan-American flight here
today turned their faces toward
the southern lands to which they
are carrying a similar greeting
from the same people.
The polits took off this afternoon
for a 253 mile flight down the east
coast of Mexico to Tampico. They
reached the Mexican port about
7:15 p. m.
The weather elements of their
homeland again were reluctant to
let them depart, as they were when
on Monday the aviators attempted
to get away from the fog and mud
OF Duncan, field, San Antonio.
Fog, swirling about ships and
clinging with misty fingers to their
yellow wings, held the flyin gboats
to the waters of La Guna Madre.
twenty miles east of here, where
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
Mckelligon Found
Guilty At Prescott

PRESCOTT, Dec. % (AP)-Nine
days after he went on trial here
charged with the murder of City
Manager Robinson, E. T. McKelli-
gon was today convicted of man
slaughter by jury in Yavapai
county superior court. The jurors
were out thirteen and one-half
hours.
Mrs. McKelligon's trial was
continued today until February
1st. McKelligon will be sentenced
December 2Sth.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
TRIO TEST|F|ES
TO At TTACKS BY.
AGED Gull 7 HEAD
Blood Publication Rites
Necessary, They Declare
He Gave as Excuse
For Actions
HE SMILES FEEBLY

BENTON HARDER, Mich, Dec.
% (AP)-Under threat that his
$125.000 bond would be forfeited
unless he appeared, Benjamin Pur-
nell was carried into justice court
today to hear three former girl
members of his colony accuse him
of having violated them. After
ward Benjamin was carried back
to his sanctuary at the colony to
await decision as to whether he
shall be bound over to circuit
court on two warrants charging
criminal assault under the cloak
Of "blood publication" rites.
Purnell made two appearances
in court. The first was in JUS
tice Ara Weldon's court this morn
ing when he was given prelimin-
airy examination on the warrant
sworn to by Mrs. Bessie Wood
worth. This afternoon he was
brought into Justice Florence For
hans court on the warrant in which
two sisters, Gladys Barford and
Ruth Bamford Reed are the COM
planning witnesses.
Tells Of Attack
AT the first hearing Mrs. Wood
worth, taking the stand less than
a foot from where Benjamin lay
on his cot, accused the cult leader
of attacking her when she was Is
years old. This was on February
5, 1921, she said. Purnell she said
tapped on his window as she was
passing his quarters beckoning her
to come to his rooms. There, she
testified, Purnell attacked her.
Testimony in the second hearing
this afternoon followed much the
same course Ruth Bamford Reed
charged that Purnell violated her
shortly before May 13, 1920. At
that time, she said, she was in the
eighth grade in "The Ark" the
House of David schoolhouse. A
number of students were to take
the county eighth grade eXamina-
tions and she went to Benjamin
for a dress to wear to the eXamina-
tions. When she arrived at the
house of Benjamin, Purnell's liv-
ing quarters, she said the colony
leader was in the kitchen. The al
legged attack, she testified, follow
ed.
II asked him what he had DONE"
she testified. "He said you've read
about me in the Star, haven't
your"
The "Star" is a House of David
publication.
ASSail WOman'S Reputation
The king" who appeared in
court today presented much the
same appearance as the figure that
was hauled out of his colony last
November after four year hunt
and arraigned on the warrants. At
the preliminary hearings today he
appeared only slightly interested,
at times even bored. Lying on his
cot, he turned his head and smil-
ed when Mrs. Woodwork declar-
ed he had summoned her to his
quarters by rapping on the win
dow pane. This afternoon, he lay
on his cot, grasping his coat collar
with his hands, blinking as he
watched the proceedings.
The small courtrooms were jam
med with spectators and followers
OF King Ben.
Counsel for PurnelI sought to
show in cross-examination that the
Complairants were over the statu-
tory age of consent at the time the
alleged attacks occurred in the case
OF Mrs. Woodwork, endeavored to
impeach her reputation.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
POSTMASTER RENAMED

TUCSON. Dec. % (AP)-Mrs. AL
lie Dickerman, Tucson postmaster,
since July l, 1922, yesterday was
re-appointed for another term of
four years, commencing January l,
1927. Mrs. Dickerman received a
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
BULLETIN

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. %
(AP)-The AII-American Ca
blGs with direct communication
to Tampico report all OF Pan
American flight planes reach
ed there at 1915 p. IN. Eastern
time this evening.