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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
NINETEEN MORE SENATORS
JOIN FARM BLOC" IN
DEMAND FOR FARM RELIEF

WASHINGTON, April 29-The
"Farm Bloc" revolt grew In the
senate when 10 more senators join
ed the group which opposed ad-
iournment Of congress until after
farm relief legislation has ben en-
acted.
Among the new senators Joining
the bloc, Senator Norbeek, repuh-
lican, of South Dakota, announced,
were 10 democrats. Its purpose
will be to line up 40 senators to de-
mand farm legislation before ad-
journment. Thirty now have Joined.
More are expected to join as they
fear the results Of the coming prl-
maries and elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02

PEORIA 7usy Builders will singing "eee, Wish Was
this indication irrepreb
Builder
comradesHere 1870 points with which to prick the
itaIst devl-hrs blood for PEORIA
year appointed" player; little action
the campaign Peoria the running Now
on with 1000 points
point! enclosed
pontnsI Moscow will
invitation.
yearly subs for the Young Worker
Young DAILY WORKER.
greater Communist press MAX COHEN
We'll, like him
candidate for that trip to Moseow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
POLISH WORKERS
DENOUNCE TERROR
AGAINST JOBLESS
Chica go Meeting of
Protest

Last Friday Polish and Ukrainian
workers held "a protest meeting
against the most recent excuses of
the white terror regime in Poland. 1t
was not the first time that meetings
Of this kind have been held to protest
against outrages against workers in
capitalist Poland.
Protest Murders.
This time the Polish and Ukrainian
workers Of Chicago were gathered to
voice their protest against the brutal
murder of peacefully assembled I'M
employed workers who were forced to
demand bread or work in order to
exist. Dozens of unemployed have
been killed and hundreds wounded in
Poland in recent months by police and
soldiers who attacked their demonstra-
tions. Among the injured are women
and children. One of those recently
killed was a fifteen year old boy.
Ruthenbera Speaks.
The speakers at the meeting we're
C. E. Ruthenberg, secretary of the
Workers Party. B. K. Gebert, who
spoke in Polish and s. Dimitrishin,
who spoke in Ukrainian. At the end
of the meeting a resolution denounc-
ing the crimes Of the Polish master
class and pledging support to the
struggling Polish 'proletariat was pass
ed unanimously
Collection.
Copies of the resolution are to be
sent to the Polish embassy in Wash
'ngton and to the Communist fraction
n the Polish Diet. A collection was
taken for the families Of the latest
victims of the white terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Shanghai Native
Invents Typewriter
to Write in Chinese

SHANGHAI, China, April SO.-Tze
Quon, native of Shanghai, China,
has invented a typewriter with 5000
characters on the machine to be used
in writing Chinese.
Instead of each character being
mounted on an individual arm, as is
the case with American and European
machines, however, the characters
rest on a sliding table and a single
key rod drops down, picks up the
letter wished and after it is used
drops the type back into its respective
slot. The entire apparatus weighs
about forty pounds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
GREAT PROGRESS
MADE I'M FIGHT
ON ILL!ITERACY
Peasant Masses of Rus
STA Learning
By ERIC vERNEY.

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. (By Mai) -
Under czardom the Russian moujik,
backward, superstitious, and OPP
pressed, believed in miracles :. but
miracles never happened. In Soviet
Russia, where the peasants are free
and rapidly becoming enlightened, a
real miracle has happened. The circu-
lation of the weekly Peasants Ga
zette" has reached 100000.
In czarist days a peasant paper was
something quite unknown. The peas
ants were merely "tomnie" C''dark"
people,, but today, besides this CEN
trail paper, there are nearly ITO local
peasant newspapers, with total cir
culation of over million. We thus
have the remarkable figure of over
two millions circulation among Rus
Sian peasants, the overwhelming ma
Jointly of whom were illiterate few
years ago.
q y. Huge Circulation.
This may seem insignificant COM
parede with the population. But it
should be remembered that each paper
is read by all the family, that it often
serves for two or three peasant-huts,
or even the whole village. A paper is
read on an average by at least five
persons. Thus ten million peasants
read the Soviet press.
These papers also contain supple
ments in periodical form, the circula-
ton of which exceeds 100000. These
cover a wide sphere, including agri-
culture, poultry-farming, radio, literar
ture, and humor. The handicraft
journal alone prints 100000 copies.
Difficulties.
Such achievements appear still more
remarkable when the difficulties In the
way of newspaper distribution are con-
sidered. The vast territory, the diff
cult access to out-of-the-way villages
thru lack of roads, the inadequate
postal service, the illiteracy of, large
numbers of peasants-these are but
some of the obstacles to be overcome.
go, .jmscmfwypanp dbnfranwdanff
Village Correspondents.
The progress Of the peasant press
is largely due to the village CORE
spondents, or "Selkors." Mostly non
party peasants, they write about the
work of the local soyiets and CO.
operatives, describe the achievements
of village libraries and anti-illiteracy
stations. But the greatest value OF
their letters is that they expose all
defects and all cases Of corruption on
lawlessness.
The socialist order is steadily tri-
umphing over the anti-Soviet elements
in the countryside. There are now
nearly 5000 of these militant village
correspondents. The Peasants Ca
zette" received $4,000 letters last year
as against $4,000 in 1924. The peasant
papers are playing an ever-increasing
role in the task of improving agricul-
tural methods. They are not merely
news-sheets, they are heralds prepar-
ing the advent of identification, RADIO
and tractors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
$75O,000 Appropriated
for Cattle Testing

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 80 - The
United States senate has appropriated
$4,000 for testing tubercular cattle
for all the states carrying on this
work. Illinois share will be $150,000
which, It is said, will pay for one
weeks testing at the rate it was done
last winter. This state has already
spent 100000 in the work of testing
cattle and is wondering how to cover
that guaranteed debt with the appro-
priation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
New York Tugboat
Men Win their Strike

NEW YoRK-(FP)-Three thou
sand tug boat men who haul the ocean
liners TO their berths in New York
harbor won swift victory over the
towing companies when wages were
raised $40 to S25 month. hours re-
duced to 10 a day, with time and
half for overtime, and an allowance
Of 70 10 S5c day for food added. The
hundred towing companies settled
with the Associated Marine Workers
in "a hours when shipping began to
accumulate in the roadstead.
Union men chuckled as they saw the
floating palaces of big union busting
concerns like Munson and Grace lying
helpless. The harbor was locked till
the little tugs went to work.
The wage settlements are COM
promise OF original demands, but the
union held pat on hours Formerly
men worked overtime without ext
compensation. The Associated M
rine Workers are an independsf
union. 49,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Many Jurists Are
Criminals, Declares
One Chicago Judge

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 80. =
Judge Clarence N. Goodwin of Chi
cago, national chairman of the COM
mittee on state bar associations says:
There are criminal lawyers who are
criminals. They deal in
duplicity, chicanery, fraud, subordna-
ton of perjury, corruption Of juries
and sometimes the improper influence
ing Of Judges"
The Judge should know what he is
confessing, especially about the
judges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Form Third Branch of
Independent Workmen's
Circle in Chicago, Ill.

A new branch--to be known as the
Lenin branch-is being organized Of
the Independent Workmen's Circle of
Chicago. This-'will make the third
Chicago branch of the Independent
Workmen's Circle.
Branch 81 Of Che Independent Work
mems Circle expressed its solidarity
with the other class conscious work
ers in a greeting in the May Day issue
Of The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
ARMY OFFICERS
IN FRANCE ARE
PAID Low WAGE
Supplement Wage by
Working Outside
Especial 70 The Daily WOrker)

PARIS, April 30-Of1cers in crack
cavalry regiments are taking lessons
in shoe repairing and tailoring and
professors at the war college are
working as automobile washers at
night because they are unable to live
decently on their pay, according to Of
fetal testimony before the chambers
committee on military appropriations.
Discomfort.
A feeling Of discomfort is mani
Testing itself among army officers
without private means which threat
ems to develop to serious proportions.
Captains and majors are working
after hours as taxi-drivers and others
are wrapping packages to supplement
their allowances. Those who can are
resigning.
Leave Army.
Warrant officers, it is said, are leav-
ing the army in large numbers and in
several army corps 80 out of 35 ofic-
ers destined for service outside Of
France are leaving the army.
Under the new scales Of army pay
which came into force January last
year officers. are paid approximately
as follows: A major general in the
French army gets as much pay as a
regimental sergeant major in the
American army, approximately 1925 a
month; colonels get $s5; majors, $40;
captains, from $45 to $65 and lieuten-
ants about the same as an American
private, $S5 to S45. From these fig
ures it can be imagined what the
wage of French private is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02

rlngl determined the
Of who will
Incidentally informed, thru The DAILY WORKER columns by
John enhson' this the first time his life that he will
hardboed competition challenge John both used
belong Chicago Ensewod branh do the foowns will have
the this for "subs credit 5000 POINTS, THAT
SUBS THAT CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
TURNS QUOTA $4,000 POINTS, WILL NOT ONLY
WORK MYSELF, ALSO MAKE OTHER COMRADES WORK
LIKE SUBS.
WHAT HAVE DONE TO DATE; ON THE 22No BEGAN
WORK. THE PATH HAD TURNED OVER TO coMRAoE PAUL
AGENT POINTS, AS WRITE THIS HAVE
ALL TOLD 10000 POINTS.
giving shoot ats him. for that matter
breathe we along this pud eaptale foul a.
insure its estsnes
going this
sufficient only eomrade
multiply quota manifold than the trip
Long our WoRKERI
Fraternaly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Madrld-TokIo Flight.

LONDON. April 80 - The Spanish
aviator, Captain Loriga, in command
of one OF the two Spanish airplanes
EN- route TO Toxic from Madrid, has
landed at Hue, AMMAN, French Indo-
China. Saigon message said today
Captain Gallarza, in another plane,
landed at Hanoi yesterday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Trustees of Letter
Estate Made Fat Fees

In the Joseph Letter estate fight a
secret is given us as to the payment
of trustees.
Villain j. War; got $1,000 year
salary. A $1,000 every year for a
Christmas present, $1,000 year as
secretary Of the zeigler Coal company
and $50 a month from the La Point
Iron company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Mexico Lifts Tariff.

MEXICO CITY, April 3O--President
Gales has signed a tariff decree per.
hitting importation, duty-free, OF
many articles used in irrigation prof.
ects. The tariff cuts are significant in
view of the presidents recent oficial
statement that s4O.0O0,000 will be
spent on irrigation projects during his
administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Scab Engineers Wreck
and Kill on Md. Road

NEW YORK, April Boa shocking
toll of disasters has been the return
Of the Western Maryland Railroad for
its efforts to break the strike of 400
engineers and firemen. w. A. Pad
dock, assistant grand chief, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, re-
ports: Seventy wrecks and derail-
ments, 10 employees killed and two
other persons also dead, IL CRATES
burned out and IL crown sheets
burned All in the last six months.
The loss due to one wreck would
have paid for several years the 5 per
cent increase demanded by the striks
ers. The increase was awarded all
railroad workers on similar roads in
1922. Western Maryland engineers
and firemen tried for two years to get
the award put into effect and struck
when other means failed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Henry Ford Boasts His
Rivet-Making Machines
Will Close Foundries

DETROIT, April 80 = Henry Ford,
the flivver magnate, boasts that his
new rivet-making machine will virtual
ly wipe out the foundry and do away
with hand labor entirely. The Ford
company uses 100000 rivets a day.
The skilled man is rapidly displaced
by the machine watcher in the Ford
llant
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Russia VIII Absorb
Baltic States-Reed

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Reed of Missouri, opposing the g.
year term for settlement of the debt
of Latvia and Esthonia to the United
States, predicted that the small Baltic
states would be re-absorbed by Rus
STA within a few years. He declared
that Latvia may disappear within a
decade, and that America had best
collect what it can right away.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Senate Bill Calls
for Seizure of Coal
Mines During Strikes

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 30
The senate educational and labor COM
mittee recommended a bill for the
seizure Of coal mines, both bitumi-
nous and anthracite, by the govern
in times Of national emergency. The
bill includes operation during the time
of seizure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Spanish Editor Is
Exiled for Attack
on the Government

MADRID, Spain, April 30 = Fran
cisco Cossio, Spanish editor, has been
exiled for an attack on the govern
ment. Practically all the publishers
of Madrid have sent strongly worded
ultimatum to the government as a
protest against the suppression Oh tne
newspaper Epoca.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Rin Peace Breaks Down.

oUDJA, Morocco, April 30. - The
Riffian peace negotiations were near
a breakdown tonight, after the Rifiian
delegates had presented their counter.
proposals TO the Franco-Spanish peace
commission.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Premier BRAND Favors
Alliance with Fascist
Italy Against Turkey

ROME, April Boa Latin unity pro-
gram is being fostered by the nation
alist elements of Italy and France
with indications that Premier Briand
is friendly to the idea. His recent
friendly utterances about the propos-
ed invasion of Italy and Greece into
Turkey is taken by the capitalist press
as a gesture for such unity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Imperialist Tools
Prosecute Friends of
Soviet Union in Picking

PICKING, China, April S0-Profes-
sors and students in Chinese universe
ties are fleeing from the institutions
Of learning because Of an inquisition
going on to weed out the friends OF
Soviet Russia. Many documents were
burned by them before taking refuge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Jap Steamer Aground.

LONDON, April 30--The Japanese
jteamer Chichibu is aground off Kurile
sland. Japan. Toxic dispatch said
today. The steamers $50 passengers
are reported missing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
F AVORlTISM in
LEAvENWORTH is
CAUSE OF PROBE
Released Prisoners Sup
ply information
Especial to The Daily Worker,


WASHINGTON, April 30-A whole
sale investigation into conditions and
administration of the federal prison
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., which may
result in a complete shake-up of the
official personnel there, is being con-
Quoted at the order of Attorney Cen
eral Sargent, it was learned here to-
day.
Assistant Attorney General Willie
brandt in direct charge Of the inve.
stigation, declined this afternoon to
say what prompted the inquiry, but
1t is understood that stories of favor
itism, Irregularities, and generally lax
discipline to those who could pay for
ii. told by released prisoners, prompt
ed the action.
Eean's Rats
A number of prisoners identified
with the St. Louis gang known az
"Egan's Rats" have been removed
from the prison and transferred TO
Atlanta, it was stated at the depart
ment.
What part, If any. the charges Of
Irregularities within the prison told
by big Tim" Murphy of Chicago, and
"Nicky" Arnstein Of New York, upon
their release, played in the investiga-
ton, officials declined to say.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02

If you want to see the Com
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
MIL WAUKEE ROAD
TO BE SOLD TO
HIGHEST BIDDER
Stock Jobbing Forces
Bankruptcy

The banking trust has absorbed the
Milwaukee railroad. The railroad is to
be sold at Butte, Mont, to the "high-
est" bidder. The road has defaulted
in interest payment and matured
bonds. Judge James II. Wilkerson of
the United States district court for
Northern Illinois has held the road to
be in bankruptcy. He sets the value
of the road at 5O,OOO.OOO.
Banks Force Foreclosure.
The battle for the road has been on
for some time and the Guaranty Trust
company and the United States Trust
company, both of New York, forced
the foreclosure.
The stock jobbing charge Is hurled
at the directors by the bankers and
the directors reply that the money
they spent was for expansion and for
the development of the electrihcation
of the road. They claim they secured,
during the war, certain smaller branch
lines and right of ways in western
territory that was subject to develope-
ment, but when the western land
boom busted and millions of western
farmers were forced from the land and
the cattle men went broke, they could
not build what they had planned. Had
the murder fest in Europe gone on a
while longer all would have been well.
Can Make Big Profit.
The Milwaukee is the first road in
America that has attempted to cleo
trify on a transcontmental basis. Most
Of its road of the Hockey Mountains
has already been electrified.
The big power companies, mostly
developed by the banking interests of
Wall Street will be the principle in
terested bidder as they must sell
power. The road is really solvent and
has built many splendid terminals
from which the new owners will profit.
The facts seem to be that both the
stock jobbing charge and the expan-
sion claims are true. Much Of the
money of course came from the usual
small spectators and the bankruptcy
will squeeze them out as usual.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02

A sub day soiH help to driUs
capital Gicdy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02

paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-02
Look Out, John Heinrichson!

Letter from Frank speotor Los AngeIes. cal.
Evening star., 1926-01-18
MONTE cAdRSL0 3
MS : !.
kyIs IEE Reg u. 8.
Az9;sSz Patent OMca
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

years only to mock him with it's
tawdry unreality.
He commenced TO undress. With
his coat removed and his waistcoat
half drawn off. he paused suddenly.
The door of his room had been softly
opened. He stood without movement.
paralyZed with amazement. 1t was
Violet who had entered-Eiolet, in
her blue dressing gown, walking as
though in her sleep. She closed and
locked the door, then, turning de-
Iiberately around. came toward him.
His words sounded half unintelligi-
BILE His brain had refused TO act.
There was "a look in her face, a light
III her eyes. inComprehenSibly beauti-
iul.
What are you doing here?" he de-
manded. Why did you do that
L came here because l wanted to
talk to YOU" she answered, "and l
locked the door because-I do not wish
to he disturbed"
You can't stay-here," he insisted,
a luue hetplesSly. Il am going to
unlock the door"
She held out her hand.
please don't"
He was driven in those few aston
ishing seconds to mechanical actions,
which in view of the turmoil of his
senses seemed somehow ridiculous.
He drew on his waistcoat again, and
commenced to retie his tie. She sat
upon the sofa at the end of his bed
will you listen TO me, please :" she
said. Il am bitterly and miserably
ashamed. The truth never seemed so
terrible as now. Both Robert and /
we are horrible. But listen, please.
Robert had been ill-hiS cough in
London was dreadful-and the doctor
declared he must spend some time In
a warmer climate, or he might de-
velop consumption. We used to read
Evening star., 1926-01-18
STOOD WITHOUT MOVEMENT. PARAIYZED ABATEMENT

| through the columns of the news.
| papers for cheap trips to the south:
we used to read of the sunshine and
| the warm air, and, after all, it was a
| waste of time. We had no money.
| myself-every part of me-was ach-
! ing to get away from those gray, mis-
cradle days, somewhere where one
could be happy, If 1t was only for a
month-where the sun shone. Those
streaming window panes! You know
how l hated them-and there was
| Robert. Then you made me that
curious offer. You know that at first
l did not listen. Then l was tempted
strangely and horribly tempted"
But why did you tell me- he asked.
that Robert was your brother?"
That is the most humiliating part
Of it ALL" she confessed, because it
was SO unnecessary. 1 did believe In
you even then. l liked you so much.
l knew you weren't like those others,
and yet-if you can realize how have
suffered, what q persecution 1t has
been sometimes, you would understand
just little. l knew in my heart that
you would always behave the only
way you could behave. / had no real
fear for anything, and yet. in that
foolish moment before we decided to
tell this lie, | couldn't help thinking
after all there must be a little in you
like other men. You would lose inter
est if you thought that there was some
one like that in my life, however lit
tie you meant anything that was
wrong. You had never looked at me
as though you admired me very much
You always behaved like a grand
Selgneur, and yet, you see how vain
1 was-I thought. If you knew. you
mightn't bring u.s.
1t was a pathetic little story, SO rea-
sonable yet with It's curious little
strain of meanness. apparent because
OF it's naturalness, hopelessly exposed.
Already he felt most of the bitterness
passing away. The question he asked
forced itself to his lips In view of
what had happened it was almost ir-
relevant and yet it seemed to him the
most important thing in the world.
Are you SO much in love with this
young man then?"
She rose deliberately to her feet
Her hands rested upon his shoulders
He could see the quivering of her slim
body few inches away, as her eyes
pleaded with him for belief
II was never in love with Robert, -
she declared. From the very first
/ was never in love with him. I was
the stronger of the two. felt that
he must be looked after and I tried to
do it. Now that is over. I have told
him tonight that nothing could ever
induce me to marry him. 1t was not
a surprise. l think that he had al
ready realized 1t. The little ring 1
have been wearing around my neck
has been given back. He will prob
ably give 1t to Mademoiselle Zelie she
will throw 1t away
| Copyright. 1926, by E. Phillips Oppenheim.)
Continued tomorrow