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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
WITH THE LABOR PRESS

The Railway Cler-offcal organ of the Brotherhood of
Railway Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers Express and
Station Employes-pubished monthy32 pages-Ph {. lie
ger edto-Pubshed Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Build
ing, Cincinnati, Ohio Subscription rate $1.0o per year.
official publications in the Amer
called by that rather ambiguous
the official policy of the
Rail
standard organization since
its follow
justified drivers
specialize attacks
Robert W. Dunns splendid
entitled who's Blame for Company
leading argument for increased
o a
than the publication Of yndt
mediation
provisions
the finest collections Of labor
the former
Kentucky his military mentioned of
journal publishing Workers Education Bureau material
of fashions and slightly
space articles Correspondence from members
cupies union journal
political dealing with the candidacy Of
friends o capitalist tickets
technique but of
nunctons The
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jewery
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Railway pifes the
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backward executives and the rest OF the
official o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
St. Louis Firemen
Win Wage Increase

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-In the
current issue OF the International Fire
Fighter, official magazine of the In
ternatlonal Association OF Fire Fight
ers, with headquarters in Washington,
is published the decision of the SUI
preme court of Missouri which opens
the way to city fire fighters in many
states to secure reasonable living
wage. The referendum is the weapon
used.
Local No. 73 OF the Fire Fighters,
In st. Louis, asked for an increase in
pay. II was refused, They got up an
initiative measure and submitted II
to the voters. II was carried by a
large majority. The city council then
declared the initiative measure uncon-
stitutional, and refused to pay the
higher salaries. The fire fighters
then argued the case in the state SUI
preme court and won. The city council
had to hand the union men s332,500
in back pay-covering the period
since April II. 1925, when the refer.
endum was adopted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Labor Leaders and
Khan Back Graves
In Alabama Primary

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 15. -
Colonel Bib Graves has won in the
gubernatorial race by over 5000 votes.
Col. Graves received the support Of
organized labor and the ku klux khan.
A charge that his opponents were
favorable toward AL Smiths candidacy
for the democratic presidential nomin-
alton and that they planned TO deliver
Alabama's support to Smith at the
next convention, served to rally anti
catholic elements to his standard.
Hugo L. Black, Birmingham lawyer,
the senatorial nominee, is generally
credited with receiving the support OF
the Alabama khan in spite Of an en-
dorsement by the national khan officers
Of L. B. Musgrove who finished last
in the contest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17

Communism?
Has the executive council forgotten
that for more than six months, while
against the mill owners, police and
armed mercenaries was arousing the
admiration of the workingclass of
America-and of the lower sections Of
the middle class as well-that it gave
no word of Encouragement to these
workers-that when it spoke it was
only in a manner calculated to deprive
them of some of the much needed sup
port?
LAS the executive council forgotten
IL that it tried to discredit the Pas
sale strike for the sole reason that
the organizer and strike leader is a
member of the Workers (Communist)
Party of America?
Has the executive council forgotten
that it did its level best, as did Sena-
tor Bayard, representative of the ex-
plosives trust, to make the issue Com
munism instead of the needs and de-
mands of the workers and their wives
and families?
WYE hope-it is a faint hope we ad-
w mit-that the A. F. of L. executive
council will be able to draw the cor
rect conclusions from comparison of
these two incidents in its recent acti-
vities and cease to issue blanket de-
nunciations of struggles of hitherto
unorganized workers simply because
Communists are carrying out the cor.
rect policy of their party-supporting
and organizing and fighting side by
side with the most oppressed Of their
class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
"UnuniOnised Labor
Wage Scale LOSV'

The chamber of commerce of Silver
Creek, New York, is advertising for a
textile mill. The chamber admits that
1t is "thoroly alive" and full of pep"
OF the town, it says:
I'VE have an abundance of ununion-
lied help, with wage scale low"
China can beat Silver Creek on both
counts. SO can India. China isn't
very prosperous, and India is chroni-
cally on the verge OF starvation.
To say: Wage scale low here" is
to say: This is poor market for
any goods you make, for the people
haven't money to buy"
But to realize that truth takes
brains, and no one expects chambers
of commerce of the Silver Creek type
to have brains. They're too full Of
pep"
Elsewhere the ad says that Silver
Creek has "up-to-date social and coun-
try clubs, with wonderful golf links"
After sweating his cheap, ununionized
labor in town, the manufacturer can
enjoy himself as gentleman"
should.
The golf links so near the mill
That almost every day
The laboring children can look out
And see the men at play.
But the chamber OF commerce Of
Silver Creek never read Sara Teas
dale's little poem, and wouldn't know
what It meant.
That ad for a textile mill manages
to illustrate all the cheap blather all
the shoddy pretense, all the offensive
smugness and backlnumber stupidity
that are making theiyery name "cham.
Der OF commerce. tench in the nos.
trils OF progressive ,citizens.--unlon
Labor Advocate, Pl9nheld, N. J.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Seven Agricultural
Union Delegates of
|. w. w. in MINI. Jail

Seven active delegates Of the l. w.
w. were recently arrested at Grace
vile, Mimi. according to Chicago head
quarters of the agricultural workers
union. Two have been released since,
but the remaining five have been trans
fered to the county Jail at Brecken-
ridge, Mimi, to await trial. The or
ganization is providing legal defense
for these participants in it's annual
drive to organize harvest workers.
The union issues a special warning
against the highjackers which operate
every year harvesting the harvester .
many of its members having suffered
from these gentry. They have been
active in North Dakota and Montana,
and two recent holdups of freight
trains between Missoula, Mont, and
Spokane, Ore, robbed 100 workers,
many of them l. w. w. loggers, har-
vest hands and construction workers,
of around $1,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Big Chief plymouth.

Mussolini has been hailed as su-
preme chief by bunch of Somaliland
natives, who carried him on their
shoulders and danced around him
screaming battle songs and brandish-
ing guns, knives and swords. We read
that the Duce-let's pronounce it
deuce" and have done with it, for
that's what he is on his own admis-
sion-in his new role as chief mug
wump of the tribe, was highly de-
lighted when they brandished huge
cutlasses in front of his face, yelling
Death to the enemy" He answered
them with fascist salute.
Honor where honor is due. Musso-
lini and his fascist thugs and gum
men have established such a shining
record of pure savagery that the wild
est, wooliest and most blood-thirsty
of savages may we'll envy their
achievements. - Railway Garments
journal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
RECOUNT REVEALS
VOTE FRAUDS IN
ANnn WkRA
NIUUUnEvIIUN W HnD
Las Ballots Stolen in
Gold Coast Section

A recount of the votes cast in the
Gold Coast district revealed that 1,146
ballots were stolen in the republican
primary Of April Is, in the precinct
in which Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Nc
Cormick resides,
The election officials Of the End pre-
cinct of the 42nd ward have been
named in true bills of the special
Cook county vote fraud grand jury
and are to be asked to tell how it
happened that these votes were stol-
en-. It is expected that quite num-
Der of the election judges and clerks
in this ward will be cited for con-
tempt Of court by County Judge Ed
mond X. Jarech.
Accusations and reports of ballot
box stuffing have been made for many
years about this ward. The candi-
dates on the understanding States
Attorney Robert E. Crowe-Charles V
Barrett William Hale Thompson were
credited with from 81 to 1913 votes
more than they actually received.
Special States Attorney Charles A
Mcdonald declares that even tho il
is certain that the Illinois supreme
court will uphold the decision of the
three Dixon county judges that the
primary law is unconstitutional the
vote fraud investigation will continue
County Judge Edmund K. Jareck
has also declared his intention of con
tinuing to cite judges and clerks
for contempt of court where false re
turns are shown by the election re
count. If the Illinois supreme court
decides that the law. is unconstitu
tional the contempt sentences will be
automatically nulhfied.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
A LESSON FOR A. F. OF L. OFFICIALS

ONE of the fledglings Matched by
" the American Federation of Labor
executive council has come home to
roost and the official spokesman Of
the federation are greatly displeased
and mortified.
Senator Bayard of Delaware, agent
of the Dupont de Nemours munition
interests, some time ago read into the
Congressional record a denunciation
Of the Children's Bureau and its pro-
posed maternity act which stated the
organization, it's measures and Mrs.
Florence Kelley of the National Con-
sumers' League which supported the
maternity bill, were part and parcel
of the Communist propaganda ma
chine in the United States.
THE American Federationist takes
L issue with Senator Bayard and
states that the document, read in be-
half of Miss Mary Kilbreath, of the
staff of the Woman's Patriot, sis mass
of petty gossip, half-truths, misstate-
ments. and libelous allegations. It's
purpose is to discredit the Children's
Bureau and the Maternity Act"
Very Good.
But has the executive council of the
A. F. of L. forgotten so quickly its
similar denunciation Of the Passaic
strike as "a Communistic enterpriseT
HAS its forgotten that it advised
IL against any financial support be-
ing sent to the United Front Commit
tee, elected as their general staff by
the textile strikers, because, as the
executive council warned, the money
might be used to further the cause of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
ENGINEERS BANK
TAKEN over BY
WALL STREET co.
Needs Funds to Bolster
Florida Land Deal

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.- Marking a
transfer of millions from the banking
to the realty field, the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers has just sold
its Cooperative Trust Co. here to a
group of Wall Street financiers. This
marks the end Of the brotherhood's di-
rect participation in Manhattan finan-
cial enterprises. Several months ago
the controlling interest in the Empire
Trust Co. was disposed Of and more
recently the Equitable Building was
sold at profit of $1,OO0,O0O.
PIunges in Florida Land.
The liquidation Of the New York
enterprises releases millions of dol
lars for use in the promotion of the
brotherhood's Florida realty interests,
where heavy sums will be needed in
the immediate future to continue the
exploitation of 10000 acres of Gulf
Coast property.
Brotherhood bank and investment
capital drops from $100,000,OOO to $780,
1000 as the result of the three deals.
The engineers organization, however,
is by no means abandoning the f1nan-
cial field, according to official an.
nouncement. A bank has just been
opened in San Francisco ana chain
of New England banks is being organ
lied to supplement the Boston insti.
tuition.
|. r. 7. In Deal.
The new company taking over the
brotherhood's New York bank is com,
posed of several officials of the old
bank and new blood, including Frank
Hedley, president of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Co. All the brotherhood
officials retire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Postal Authorities
Seek Missing $4,000

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.- The
mysterious disappearance of $4,000
in currency from a mail bag between
here and Westwood, Lassen county,
is being checked by postal inspectors
About $4,000 in silver money in the
sack was not disturbed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes-Injunctions
Labor and Imperialism
GRANTED
DECREE AGAINST
DISTRICT HEADS
Officials of Carpenters
Union Lose Fight

NEW YORK, Aug. 15-Referee Rus
sell Benedict granted an injunction to
Joseph Feldman, president OF Local
2,717, of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
restraining Ave officials of the union
from interfering in the affairs of
the local and forcing them to account
for the funds.
A Smith Appointee.
Those enjoined are Jack Halkett,
who succeeded Joseph P. Brindell as
president of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, and now is yice-president of the
New York City district council of the
Carpenters and Joiners' Brotherhood
and, by appointment of Governor
Smith, member Of the state housing
commission; Alexander Kelso, secre-
tary and treasurer of the district coun-
Gil; Samuel and Louis Goldberg and
Morris Biren, members Of Local 2,717.
ignored Local Election.
The decision is another step in the
almost continual warfare that has been
going on since the local was formed,
about six years ago. The trouble, it
was said, originated when the two
Goldbergs, who were designated by
the district council as officers Of the
new local, refused to give up power
when the LOO members elected Of
ficers OF their own. Donald Marks OF
43 Cedar street, counsel for Feldman,
said that the real trouble with the
higher officials was that the local
elected Abraham Kivowitz as delegate
to the council and elected Feldman
president, both Of whom, he said, were
not acceptable to the district officers
Mr.. Marks said that Samuel Goldberg
was then set up as president by the
council.
Accounting of Funds.
The referee ordered an accounting
in view of the fact that probably
100000 had passed thru the treasury
of the local. In his decision the ref
cree said, in part:
+The leaders dominate the union fol
lAclA OWA pCloOudlg AudICA4dl anu punt
ical advantage. The laity in the unior
finds itself helpless against the tyran
nical and seif-serving leaders who com
bine to control and dominate the
funds and policies of the union.
"All of these actions on the part o.
the district council point inescapablJ
to the conclusion that the power o.
the council was being used by the de
PENDANTS, Halkett and Kelso, for theil
own ends. The whole history of the
relations of the district council and the
/ local reeks of collision and conspiracy
on the part of the defendants to con
troll the important Offices of the loca
and hence dominate it's business ant
affairs.
"An examination Of the records re
veals that the officials of the New
York district of the council Of the
United Brotherhood have on two othel
occasions been found guilty by the
courts of this state of having violated
constitutional limitations in expellinl
members OF the union who did no
submit to their orders. This sort o
terrorism has no place within an or
ganization such as the United Brother
hood of Carpenters"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
New Orleans Police
Prepare to Assist
Bosses Break Strikes

NEW ORLEANS (FP)-Four ar
mored motor cycles, each mounted
with a small machine gun, have been
purchased by Chief of Police Healy.
These together with the riot guns,
machine guns, tear and gas bombs
and bullet-proof clothing with which
police headquarters is already sup
piled, furnish a regular arsenal which
may be used against strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Storm Damages Crops.

CARBoNDALE, ILL.,, Aug. 15,-Con-
siderable damage to crops and fruit
resulted from a wind and electrical
storm in this vicinity. Trees were
uprooted and few buildings we're
unroofed here by the high wind.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Great Lakes Sailor
Fractures Skull In
Thirty Foot Tumble

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 15.-Gun
Witkop, 40, of Buffalo, is in an emer-
gency hospital here suffering with a
fractured skull. He was injured when
he fell thirty feet into the hold of
a Great Lakes steamer, on which he
was a sailor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
N. Y. Supreme Court
Upholds Referendum
on Volstead Dry Act

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The propos-
ed referendum on the national pro-
hibition law, to be submitted to the
voters of New York state at the
general elections in November, was
upheld by supreme court justice
Thomas Grain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Nebraska Labor convention

FREMONT, Neb,. Aug. 15.-The
Nebraska State Federation OF Labor
will hold its annual convention here
beginning Tuesday, Sept. IL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
BY Upton Sinclair
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

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U,g;LSIEUyy1Em
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
.QUEEN OURSELVES
 ALL HER GUESTS
Nine Americans Presented at British Court

London, July LP--Ambassador and Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton last night presented niuo Americans at the royal court, the second series of the season.
 The ambassador presented Com mander Robert Beardall, newly ap- pointed assistant naval attache and Mrs. Beardall, in the diplomatic cir cle, while Mrs, Houghton presented seven American women in the gen. eral circle. The latter were Mrs. Robert McAtee of Baltimore and the Misses Catherine Crerar of Chica- so, Thalia Millett of New York, Alice Preson of New York and Mary NI Breckinridge, also Of New York.
 The American women presented to their British majesties were dazzling in their court finery, but Queen Mary outshone all her thousand guests at Buckingham palace, for she wore the celebrated Kohinoor diamond one of the most famous jewels in the world.
 The queens headdress was d dtadem of diamonds, and many other diamond ornaments added brilliance to her stately figure. Her gown was Of pale mauve and silver paillette, with train of silver brocade embroid- cred in diamonds and crystals.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
CAILLAUX EXPLAINS
Tells Chamber Cabinet Seeks No Ex- tra Powers Only Right To Carry Out Its Work.

Paris, July Pl-Finance Minis ter CaiIlaux today told the chamber or deputies that the Briand ministry does not seek extra constitutional power in dealing with the present financial crisis. The government. he declared, is merely seeking authority to carry out the work facing 1t.
 The finance minister's assertion was made In response to q statement of Leon Blum, socialist leader that the ministry was seeking power out side of the constitution. NJ. Blum's remarks were based on Finance Minister Caillaux's request of the chamber on Tuesday for full author ity in dealing with the financial sit uation.
 Finance Minister CailIauX said that the government has no inten- tion of stabilizing the franc at its present low figure but that it pro posed first of all to rebuild conti- dence and then to stabilize the franc later at better value"
 (The franc was quoted at a new low of 39.O1 to the dollar today)
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
Submarine 5-1 Will Be
 Launched Next Monday

New London, July 8 Pl-The sub marine R-1. second of two undersea boats built for the Peruvian govern. ment at the yards of the New Lon- don Ship and Engine company, in Groton, will be launched Monday morning at 11:16 o'clock, daylight saving time, it was announced to- day. The R-2, sister ship of the R-l. launched April 29, Is now un- dergoing trials preparatory to being taken over by officers of the Peru yian republic. More than $50 invi- tations to attend the launching have been sent out. It Is expected that besides officers of the Peruvian commission, now at the shipyards. there will be q number of high Fru&ian officials and diplomats al American officials
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
Greenwich Burglars
 Make VaIuahle Haul

Greenwich, July 8 (Pl-The resi- dence of Leonard E. Fackner. an in- surance man of New York city, was reported burglarized early today. More than s1.00o worth of silver was taken. Mir. and Mrs. Fackner were in New York and when they returned home at 1 o'clock every- thing was apparently all right At : o'clock this morning the theft was noticed and the police notified.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
Charles Coles, Prominent
 MiddletOWn Man. Passes

Middletown, July 3 P>-- Charles II. Coles, 63, of this place died late last night in his home after an ill., ness Of two years He was secre- tary Of the Middletown Savings bank since 1906, entering that institution in 1887 and working his way up from a clerkship. He was also presi- dent and a director of the Coles Grain company for 5 years.
 Born in Middletown, February z, 1863, MT. Coles was life long resi- dent here, He was member of the local Masonic lodge. His widow sur. wives.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
State Policemen Arrest
 Two for Running LiQuOr

Danbury, July Pp-State Police men Carroll and Tucker of Ridge field barracks. early this morning arrested Anthon. Rubano of New Haven and Sebastiano Montora of Newburgh. N. r.. on the Danbury- Newton road, charging them with transporting liquor. In the sedan operated by Rubano the officers found 80 gallons of alcohol.
 The men. the police say. admitted they were taking the alcohol from Newburgh to New Haven.
 They are being held under bonds .of s1,5O0 for a hearing in Bethel this evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
PERSONALS

Mrs. J. Wilbur Edwards and her three children, and Mrs. ". P. Nc Allister Of Burbank. California, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Marie Hahn, who is making her home with her daughter, Mrs J. NJ. Smith, of 517 Church street.
 Mir and Mrs Edward s. Warren of 47 Cottage street have returned from an extensive auto trip through the Berkshire Hills and the Mo- hawk Trail.
 Mir. and Mrs. Carl Kuhs of Edgewood street are spending the week touring Vermont.
 Mrs. Edward filling and Mrs. W. Schroeder of Wallace street return ed yesterday from Indian Neck, Branford, where the have been staying for the past month.
 Detective Sergeant William P. McCue is in North Adams, Mass, to spend the rest of the week as guest of his father.
 Nicholas Teti of 29 Homestead avenue has returned after spending four days at the sesquieentennial in Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
More Wheat Is to Be
 Shipped to Foreign Ports

Washington, July g Pl-Arrange- ments were completed today for 2l additional sailings to Europe of shipping board vessels this month from Texas points with q cargo ca pacity for 100000 bushels Of wheat.
 The surplus grain in the south western area is just beginning to move in bulk to tidewater for over seas shipment and seven additional ships have been called into active service 10 carry grain.