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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
Tacoma Jury Goes the
Limit When Poor Man
Is Tried for Murder
(By a Worker Correspondent

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 49, Jesse
Ingraham, formerly of Texas, drove
from Montana to Washington in his
wagon. Time after time he was run
into and crowded from the road by
passing motorists who believe that
horse-drawn vehicles have no rights.
On Nov. 10, his wagon was run into
by Joseph c. Hedges, lawyer from
Seattle, while he was on the highway
near Camp Lewis. 1t was the second
time that day. Ingraham drew his
gun and shot at the lawyer. Two
weeks later the lawyer died, and In
graham was charged with first de-
gree murder. The jury brot in a ver-
dict of first degree murder and a re-
commentator that he be hanged.
This is the first hanging verdict in
Pierce county since 1909.
Within the past year and a half
there have been five other murders.
But in these cases the murderers were
neither poor nor friendless. They
got life Imprisonment. The poor man
will be hanged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

The secretary didn't state how much,
but from other sources, I'm informed
it is between $25 to $40. Dues are
moderate.
He doesn't believe in making
trouble for the boss, he said. Close
class collaboration is his motto. No
strikes! He says the bosses were
formerly against the union, but they
have come to see a new light, and
now are in favor of it, because the
union relieves them Of many strains
about amount Of work and quality.
The men turn out all that they human
ly can, and as good as such work can
be expected to be. The public seems
to buy the stuff, SO everybody is
pleased. "But it isn'tthe kind of work
we used to turn out in England! We
called it there Tragedy, paggedy'!"
And then he laughed mirthlessly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

and the secretary, also an English
man. They knew each other in the
old country and work together in
harmony here, like old friends. Be
fore they took hold the union was in
bad shape. Now it is getting along
all right. Wages are for piece work
mostly and many of the speedsters
make $50 to S65 week. A good days
work consists in a davenport and
chair. In rare cases an entire 3-piece
set of the cheaper sort is finished.
1t takes hustling.
Most Of the hands are young men
who can do one thing and do it fast.
Jobs are scarce and hard to get. And
1t is hard to join the union. 1t is run
as kind of closed corporation. New
members aren't wanted. If a young
man wants to join, he is put thru the
third degree as to his trade ability;
former affiliations; and then asked to
put up good sized initiation fee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
HE WILL JOIN THE RED
NAVY AND FIGHT FOR
PRINCIPLES OF LENIN
81 a Worker correspondent


Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 49,
Friedfertig's book store. Across the
street is the Times building, a few
doors away is the central police
station.
Workers come there to talk and
to buy radical magazines.
It is Saturday night, and the fleet
Is in. Three workers are discuss
ing the possibility Of war be-
tween the U. S. and Japan. A sailor
enters. He wants a Russian-Eng-
Iish dictionary.
"My friend" says Friedfertie,
"you want to learn the Bolshevik
Ianeuage?"
Eyes, sir; says the sailor, ave
been reading Lenin's works in Eng
lish, but want to read them in the
original. | know some Russian,
but not enough, and got hold of
Lenin's book, State and RevoIu-
ton so ! got to have dictionary.
! walked all over town to get one"
"a have just the thing you want"
says Mr.. Friedfertlg, "but am
curious to know since when has
the navy started raising Rolshe-
Viks?"
"The navy" said the COB, "does
not raise BolsheViks, but Leninism
does. When the next fraeus comes
along, here is one who is going to
join the Red navy and fight for the
principles that Lenin has given the
world"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

On InaL machinery OF capitalist pro-
paganda.
Roger w. Babson, statistician-in-
chief of Wall street in a letter given
limited circulation, says concerning
the churches:
"The value of our investments de-
ponds upon the strength of our
churches. The underpaid preachers
of the nation are the men upon whom
we really are depending rather than
the well-paid bankers, lawyers; and
brokers. The religion of the commun-
ity is really the bulwark of our invest
ments.
And when we consider that only Is
per cent of the people hold securities
of any kind and less than 8. per cent
hold enough to pay an income tax.
the importance Of the churches be-
comes even more evident"
For our own sakes, let us business
men get behind the churches and their
preachers! Never mind if they are
not perfect! Never mind if their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
And Rowan Objected
to Being Dumped Out
By "Violent Means"
BY NORMAN BURSLER.
(Worker Correspondent

BERKELEY, Calf, Jan. IT, How
skillful the bosses are in getting
others to fight their battles is illus
trated by the following:
He was a wobbly literature agent
a quite active one, always on hand
with his propaganda. His eye was
swollen and the dry blood could be
seen through the broken skin of his
forehead whats the matter with
your eye," / asked, as he bought a
copy of the Daily Worker from me.
"Oh, l was walking down to the
free slave market and one of the E.
P.'s Emergency Programites) came
up and tried to get me to argue with
him. said why do you always pick
on me; there's about thirty other fell
lows. who think as l do at the head
quarters He socked me in the eye.
That's the only way those fellows can
fight. 1t was a one-sided argument"
Nov we have disagreements with
the Communists, but they come right
out and tell us what they want, while
these fellows hide right under our
own organization and fight us"
Don't mind the eye so much, but
I have to go to the Department of
Justice and get my Industrial Pho
.neers released tomorrow"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

on seven far-flung battle fronts and
squelched to finish those other hir-
ed christian" assassins- Wrangel,
Kolchak, Seminoff, Yudenitch, (also
several other kinds of white terror
"itches") who were financed to carry
on against Soviet Russia by the
French, British and American bank
ers.
Yes, the victorious red armies OF
the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies fight for an all-conquering prin-
cipal-Production for the use of pro-
ducers.
Production for the use of producers
is the most effective idea ever shot
into capitalist plunderbund.
Production for use of producers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

also, is the most efficient plan for
wealth-production yet devised on this
earth. 1t alone will provide abundant
useful wealth for each useful wealth
producer and will therefore bring uni
versal health joy, and leisure to all
mankind.
Production for use Of producers
thru world industrial cooperation is
Communism.
Down with cruel, wasteful, wicked
capitalism Down with allied CAPT
talist plunderbund. Long live Com
munism! Long live the United So
cialist Soviet Republicsl Long live
the honored memory Of Lenin!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

theology is out of date! This only
means that if they were efficient they
would do very much more. The safe
ty of all we have is due to the church
es, even in their present inefficient
and inactive state. BY all that we
hold dear, let us from this very day
give more time, money and thought
to che churches of our city, for upon
these the value of all we own ulti-
mately depends. "-B. c. Federationist
Now you see where the funds comes
from to influence the people.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
This Weeks Prizesl

Every The WORKER offers prizes for the three best
correspondents Last weeks prizes
worker garment worker and domestic
your conditions factory
mill mine You may these valuable prizes.
First Prize: "capltal," by Marx, volume.
Prize; "Ancient Society" by Morgan This book
development society babarism
masterpiece both
the time Of its publication.
Third Prize: A DAILY WORKER original drawing.
framed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
Prosperity of South
Mostly in the Papers

NEW ORLEANS (FP)-Attracted
by newspaper reports of the many
public improvements not only in New
Orleans but on the Gulf coast, thou
sands of strangers are in the city
vainly seeking employment. Charity
organizations are taxed to capacity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
A BRIEF TRIBUTE TO OUR GREAT
COMRADE VLADIMIR ILYITCH LENIN
Ry eHARLEs a. BROWN, Worker correspondent.

BY CHARLES A BROWN Worker Correspondent
Pundee
duke avng
allies history
railways bridges mills
former Christian
Vladimir punderbund
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
SICK AND DEATH Benefit
SOCIETIES

frauen. kranken- Uhterstuetxunas vereln
Fohtschrltt
Meets every LIST cand 3rd Thursday.
Wicker Park Hall,
a040 w. North Avenue.
Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
WHERE FUNDS COME FROM TO FEED
"OPIUM" TO THE WORKING CLASS
Ry c. S. sHoNTs, Worker cOrrespOndent.

FORT WAYNE 14Practay all the of nforma
ton labor explains
why the xpoters labor the
people ignorant weighted with preudce
The people don't the tho the expoters
gnng
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
Workers Write About the Workers Life
LOS ANGELES UPHOLSTERERS' UNION
HEAD is FOR STICKING WITH BOSS
BY R. D., Worker Correspondent.

Los ANGELES
the upho following
here:
There locals 400 the other
led by the business Enghman
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

imperialism is the beginning of the
socialist revoIution."-Lenin. Pledge
yourself against imperialism at the
Lenin meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
REAPS
BIC PROFITS ON
TOILERS' MISERY
Employees Hungry in
Restaurants
BY RUFUS P. HEATH.
(Worker correspondent)

Thompsons, is a corporation, which
controls restaurants in forty-seven
cities Of the United States, having
forty-eight houses in the city of Chi
cago alone. This makes John R.
Thompson one Of the largest of the
food profiteers in the country.
In the eyes Of Thompson, the work
ers, who are responsible for his sue
cess on the financial field, are no more
than group Of animals in the ZOO.
The twelve-hour day is the order of
the day, thruout the Thompson sys-
tenn. The minimum wage paid the
Thompson workers is fourteen dollars
per week, while the maximum is ne
yer more than twenty-five, very few
ever get the maximum.
Employment System.
Three-fourteen South State street is
where the employment Office for local
Chicago is located. They have wait
ing room in the rear of the house,
where you may wait when seeking
work, providing you wear nice clothes
and prove to be a fast worker.
The superintendent of the company
stands at the door and sizes you up
as you attempt to enter the house. If
you look good to him, you may go in,
sit down and wait to see whether or
not there is an opening. If you don't
look good you will never get into the
house, unless you are going to eat
something. Otherwise you have to
wait outside on the sidewalk in all
kinds of bad weather for the superin-
tendent to come out and talk to you.
You form line like bunch of pris-
oners, while he inspects the line, and
only the fastest of the former en-
ployes, who are not recognized as
members of labor unions, are allowed
to enter. They come out and order
you to stay away from the window
saying Keep away from the front o
the doorway and windows, when WI
want anyone we will call YOU" The
ask you such questions as these
What are you looking for? Wher
have you worked before? Can 70
work fast? Can you keep the hous
clean? What is your name? Wher
are you from? Were you ever ii
Jail, ETC.? II sou don't answer the
questions to suit them, you don't get
the job. fre
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19

HELP SAVE THE DAILY woRkERl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
Spy System.


use of the spy system with one or more
stoolpigeons in every house. The larg-
r the house the more spies. Some
ines disguised as workers and some
mes as customers, they begin a con-
ersation with. you, talk revolution
nd report what you have to say to
he superintendent or the manager.
1ou must agree with every thing a
customer says. In this slick manner
on loose the job before you know it
nd you don't know what it is all
bout. You just get fired and that is
II there is to it. Come back for an
Their job and they tell you, 1--WE don't
want YOU"
Rules.
Their rules read: No talking, smok-
ng, joking, or loafing. Attend strictly
business. That's what you get paid
ior.
You go at neck-breaking speed all
The time, stopping only at meal time
and just long enough to eat.
inc DOnuS system.
Thompson's has the bonus system.
You work there six months as a port
er or dishwasher and you get a bonus
Of $500. You work hard, are meek
and humble, thinking that you are 60
ing to get the bonus. You earn it
thousand times, hut you get no bonus.
No one gets the, bonus. They won't
let you get it. II they see that you
ire going to get it, you get canned
'ust few days before the bonus
comes due.
Patriotism.
Thompson became very patriotic
right after the war. Like all capital
list exploiters, he only employed ex
service men as long as he could get
them to do the work cheap. It wasn't
enough that they should fight for him
When the war was over. to show the
boys how patriotic he was, he proceed
I'd to make them wage slaves at the
rate of $1,000 and up to $1,000 per
week. He thought that If they could
not or did not get killed over there
fighting Wall Streets battles, that he
could finish the job over here, by
working them to death.
The cure-Unionsm
There is only one way to smash the
twelve-hour day and that is thru or.
ganization. II the workers In the
Thompson restaurants would organize
into a solid block Of the Industrial
union, they could take the eight-houF
day with a smile and raise their wag-
es and standard of life to a living
standard.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
{. A. MEN BACK
CAMP GRANDE

Welcoming outside capital and the
construction of new buildings as a
leading part in San Antonio's progress
San Antonio business mon have now
succeeded in getting Camp
Grande," for their city, according to
II. L. McCune, Ell Paso business man,
who is here to start WORK on the pro-
ject. Mr.. McCune has Camp
Grande" at FL Paso, which is said to
be Americas Finest Tourist Camp.
The plan is to build permanent struc-
lures which viii cost more than
100000. An option has been secured
on a site near Breckenridge Park
and Mr.. Mcclure announced last week
that he expected to start work on the
structures shortly.
The tourist camp Mr.. McCune pro-
poses to erect in San Antonio will be
a "hotel-plus, embodying all the con-
veniences of modern hotels and offer
ing the many additional conveniences
peculiar to the needs of the tourist.
At Camp Grande, right at the camp
cr's front door, are found grocery,
drug store, barber shop, curio shop,
camp supplies, filling station, garage,
bakery, cafe, market, branch postof.
flee, branch police station, information
bureaus veritable community in it.
self. all at the immediate service of
Camp Grande's guests" says Mr..
McCune.
This camp is said to solve the tour
list camp question and the one to be
established in San Antonio is one of
the first links in a chain of SINH
lar CAMPS to be erected from New
Orleans to San Diego.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
SI7,667 CONTRACT
is AWARDED ON
WATER BUILDING

Work is to begin Immediately on
remodeling the front of the water
works building and stuccoing the
front of the old Casino building, I'D
joining it. Contract for the work
was awarded to r. c. Shane at S17,-
667.
The work is to be completed with
in 90 days.
Chalkley Brothers have the con-
tract for the plumbing at $3.50.
Specie Hardware Company will
wire the building at 1859.
The work is being done with the
widening and extending Of Market
street.
Richard YanderStraten is the archi-
tect and A. W. Seeligson is the chair
man Of the water board. .
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
WOODLAND TERRACE
GOLF COURSE WORK
FAST PROGRESSING

Work is progressing rapidly in
grubbing and clearing the land for
the North Woodlawn Terrace 1S-hole
golf course. Thirty-eight men are
working on the job. A surveyor is
making a typographical survey OF .
portion Of the layout. 1t is hoped
that the course will be ready 10 play
on the first part of next year, sc-
cording to Fl. J. Shearer.
Building activities continue in
North Woodlawn Terrace. @. A. Wee
Der, builder, completed his first home
last week. 1t is a beautiful six-room
stucco. He opened it last SUNDAY
and sold it Monday to Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. Sapp. The consideration was
reported at $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
PERM|TSGA|N
S466,375
IN MONTH
Total for First 3 Months
Half That of Entire
Prior Year.

For the first time in history San
Antonio's monthly new construction
passed the 100000 mark, when
$40 new structures were started dur
ing March at cost of $2,010,722.
This is a gain of S466,375 over Feb
ruary, when the building record to-
tailed 81 ,544.3 47. These figures repre-
sent the estimated actual cost OF con-
struction which is, conservatively, ~
per cent more than that indicated In
building inspectors report.
March building showed gain Of
approximately S135,000 over January
of this year, the last record month. In
addition TO setting a record for month
Is building, a new quarterly high
record was set by the aid of the 81
90, 722 month. New construction dur
ing the three months of this year
totaled S5.430,927 and with the subur-
ban districts construction, this figure
would easily be in excess OF S6,OOO,-
600.
GREAT GAIN.
Building during the first three
months Of this year totals nearly hall
of the entire construction during all
of 1925, when Sl1, 269,S52 worth OF
building was started within the city
limits.
This construction boom is due TO
continue throughout the year. with
many new structures TO be starteu
within the next few months at cost
of millions of dollars. 1t is prob
able that the $1,5O0,O00 addition TO
the courthouse will be started this
month. The half-million dollar whole
sale building TO be erected on Bow
ems Island is expected TO be started
in the near future. There are score
or more structures, ranging IRON
$500. 600 to S1,J00,000 in cost. to be
started before the T:Gdla OF tae
year.
REALTY GAINS.
Real estate trading. like building.
continues to boom. During the last
week alone, 271 real estate transae-
tions were reported and the deeds
filed for record. The weeks Bexar
county realty sales involved more
than $660,2ST
Although building showed a slump
from the prior week, new construction
in San Antonio during the past SIX
DAYS totaled S226, 4S2. There were
40 new buildings started.
Twenty-eight new homes weIe
placed under construction in the city
during the last week at a cost OIL
| SSC. SJ6.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
BAKER PLANS
FINE HOTEL

VICTORIA, Tex, April St is
reported that the Baker Hotel Com
pany is planning to erect a half mil
lion dollar tourist hotel in Victoria
and make extensive investments at
nearby seaside resorts.
The company owns the Menger and
Gunter Hotels in San Antonio, the
Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin,
the Baker Hotel in Dallas and the
Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, and also
owns important hotels outside of this
state.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
{. H. ZIRKEL WILL
BUILD $4,000 HOME

Approximately $4,000 will be
spent for a new seven-room residence
to be built on West Mistletoe ave
nue., near Calaveras street for C. II.
Zirkel, according to the San Antonio
Builders Exchange. 1t is to be of
brick veneer construction. Charles
BRENT is the general contractor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
LOCAL ARCHITECT
DRAWS PLANS FOR
SAN BENITO HOTEL

Plans are being drawn for a four
story and basement, hotel building to
be built at San Benito for the San
Benito Hotel company, states Har-
yey p. Smith of San Antonio, who
will have plans complete about May
Is. The structure is to be of brick,
reinforced concrete and tile construc-
ton and will cost $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
SUMNER S0LLITT
GET CORPUS JOB

Sumner Sollitt Company has been
awarded the general contract TO build
two-story, reinforced concrete. hol-
low tile and stucco hospital at Corpus
Christi, for the Roberts Memorial
Hospital Association at $44,3Sl. J..
VI. Flanagan has been awarded TIE
heating and plumbing contract at
$3.50, while Collins and Senner has
been awarded the wiring contract Mt
1898. Ralph II. Cameron is archi-
tect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
BLUEBONNET HOTEL
TO COST $3.50, 900

Plans will be completed aud a set
placed on file at the San Antonio
Builders Exchange about April 20 for
a siX-story, and basement bricI, tile
and concrete hotel building 20 be
erected in Kerrville for Singleton
and Wallas. IL Is 10 be known rs the
Bluebounet hotel. The structure Is 20
cost $4,000. z. q. Silber and com
pany are architects.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
BRENT
GETS GARAGE JOB

Charles BRENT is the general con.
tractor for n $4,000 addition TO be
made TO the Wilson garage at III st.
Mary's street. 1t is to be one-story
and constructed of brick and concrete.
l.. Harrington Company is the archi-
tect and ]. B. Wilson is the
owner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
BIDS CLOSE SOON
ON S. A. LIBRARY

Work is to start soon on remodel.
ing the front and adding to the Car
negie Library on Market street. Bids
will be received until IL a. m. April
o for the work. The structure is to
be Of brick, cast stone and concrete
construction and will cost $4,000.
Seutter and Simons are architects.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CONTRACT LET ON
LUTHERAN COLLEGE
TO WATTINGER

W. z. Wattinger has been awarded
the general contract for the two-story,
brick, concrete and tile dormitory to
be erected at the Texas Lutheran Col.
lege, Austin. at $G0,0I5. Plumbing.
heating and wiring contracts were
awarded to J. q. Audrewartha. Aus
tin. at $047s. Harvey p. Smith is
architect. i,'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
ANOTHER OFFICE
STRUCTURE FOR
CORPUS CHRISTI

Corpus Christi is to get another
office building. This time, five-story
addition is TO be made on top Of a
one-story store building, owned By
Mrs. Kathleen Jones Blanchette and
Mrs. Lorine Jones Spoonts. The
structure is to be Of brick, concrete
and stone construction.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
THORMAN BUILDING
$4,000 APARTMENT
ON BROADWAY

Work has started on $4,000
two-StOry, department, concrete quG
stucco apartment at the second gate
to Breckenridge Park for II. c. Thor
man. VIII n. Noonan Co., architects
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
$40, 900 APARTMENT
ON WEST FRENCH
BEING PLANNED

Bids will be received until April
6 at 10 a. m. for n twO-Story stucco
apartment on West French Place for
w. NJ. Pardue. 1t will cost $4,000. j.
l. White, architect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04

Here "Sreet
Monte
architectural in
which made closely resemble
finishes
inspection.