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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Compositors Work rs
Hour Week in the New
Orleans Times-Picayune

INDIANAPOLIS (FP) = Scales in
union and nonlnion printing Offices
show that the New Orleans Times
Picayune pays many employees s1.05
an hour straight-time and works them
in many instances rs hours a week
during the busy season at straight
time; that a few receive s1.25 an hour
under the same conditions and hours;
that many receive 75c an hour for the
same class of work and hours; and
that this same paper has a blanket in
surance policy on the lives OF its en-
ployes, void IL by reason OF age or dis
ability the employe leaves the paper
or is fred for cause, real or fancied.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
BARROW WAVES
MISTRIAL RIGHT
IN SWEET CASE
Witnesses Continue to
Forget
BY C. o'HRIEN ROBINSON.
Especial TO The Daily Worker)

DETROIT, Mich, May 2. - Prose
cutor Robert M. Toms and attorney
of defense Clarence barrow, waived
their right to ask for a mistrial in
the case of Henry Sweet on the
grounds that Charles Thorne, a jury
man, served in jury duty in the circuit
court within two months of the Sweet
trial.
At 2 O'Clock, the other II jurymen
were excused and Mr.. Thorne was
examined regarding the technical dis
qualification. Had the attorneys not
agreed to pass ON him in spite of this
technical point, it would have resulted
in mistrial and set back the trial
ten days.
Witnesses Continue Testimony.
The testimony of witnesses for the
state continued today under the fire of
Darrow's cross-examination. A strenu-
GUS effort is being made by barrow to
wiring from witnesses the admission
that a mob was in front of the Sweet
house in the night of the shooting and
also to get an impression from mem
beers of the Waterworks Improvement
Association as to the purpose of that
organization.
Members continue to state that they
know nothing about the purpose other
than for improvement of the commun-
ity." barrow charges that the real
purpose Of the organization is to keep
Negroes out of Write neighborhoods"
and in this specific case to keep Dr..
Sweet from moving into the premises
at Garland and Charlevoix SITS.
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Police Break Up May
Meeting In Pittsburgh
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anything that had been attempted in
years.
East Pittsburgh.
East Pittsburgh is famed for its
Westinghouse plant, employing thirty
thousand workers, and a Carnegie
steel plant. Engdahl told of the ar
rests in Pittsburgh and called on the
workers of the whole Pittsburgh dis
trict to organize their strength to com
bat this black reaction in the home
of Secretary of the Treasury ANDY"
Mellon and Secretary of Labor Davis.
Engdahl delivered the greetings of
the Chicago district worker cores
pondence conference to the Westing-
house worker correspondents who
have among them "Sande," ANDY"
and other worker correspondents who
were members of the first group of
worker correspondents organized in
this country.
ais It The JaiI7"
The famed Lincoln highway passes
thru East Pittsburgh and goes by the
Westinghouse plant. There is con-
tinuous stream of automobiles going
thru and because so many autoists
were in the habit of asking If this is
the western penitentiary of Pennsyl-
vania the Westinghouse people had a
huge electric sign put up blazoning the
fact that it is the Westinghouse Elec-
trio plant. Saturday midnight the huge
structure was ablaze with light and
running full force. The Westinghouse
plant did not recognize May Day any
more than the police of Pittsburgh.
Reserve Decision.
Decision in the cases Of ]. Louis
Engdahl and Abram Jakira was re-
served by the local magistrates court
until Monday, when the arrests of the
two Communists at Saturdays May
Day meeting came up for hearing.
Communists and sympathizers were Din
court with Engdahl and Jakira.
The case was called at eight
o'clock Sunday morning. What
would you do in Chicago If you
were denied a permit to hold a
meeting? would you go ahead and
violate the law?" the magistrate asked
Engdahl 'Tn the first place no per-
mits are demanded for hall meetings
in Chicago" replied Engdahl, ''if they
were demanded and denied, as they
are here, would certainly hold a pro
test meeting and test such an or
dinance in the courts"
To Test City Ordinance.
Attorney George ]. Shaffer appeared
for the Communists and announced
that the ordinance under which Car
negie Hall was closed against the To-
cal May Day meeting would be chal-
lenged in the effort to maintain the
right OF assemblage for Pittsburghs'
workers.
"This is just the kind of a case that
we have been waiting for" said
Shaffer. 1T will be fought to finish
No interference has been encountered
so far by any of the other May Day
meetings in the Pittsburgh district ac-
cording to all reports received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Miners Pledge Support.

The Progressive Miners Committee of
America has addressed eaesm A. secretary
British Miners Federation pedsng the
this country the strike the miners
British workers country everything
conflict.
The signed by vOizey candidate
United Mine Workers
votes, Alex Reid the Progressive Miners Ary
Staples members Of the National Committee
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workers in America Foster said, "Fitz-
patrick gave, up the fight for labor
party but we have not"
Support DAILY WORKER.
Lovestone declared, This May Day
sees Russia the citadel of hope for
the workers and a citadel of terror
for the world bourgeoisie." Lovestone
appealed to the workers to get behind
their only daily paper, The DAILY
WORKER.
Cannon urged solidarity behind the
cause of the Passaic strikers, "The
spirit and mettle of the American
working class will be tested by the
extent to which they. rally to the de-
Tense of the Passaic textile strikers.
He asked all present to carry the mes
sage of the textile strike to their local
unions and fraternal organizations and
to enroll the widest possible number
of workers for the fight to free Weis-
bord and other arrested strikers and
has to win the strike.
The Young Strikers.
Fred G. Biedenkapp, secretary Of In
ternational Workers Aid, introduced
the two young textile strikers to the
audience. Nancy Sandosky, 19-year-
old girl strike leader recounted in a
militant style her experiences with the
Jersey thugs and mill barons and ex-
pressed the determination of the
strikers to hold out until all their de-
mands are granted. Frank Bengi, one
of the Lodi mill workers, told Of the
unbearable conditions of the textile
workers ana showed by his fire and
enthusiasm, which the audience readi-
ly caught, that the strikers were out
for victory and nothing less.
Resolution.
A motion was made from the floor
pledging the solidarity of the assemb-
led workers with the brave strikers of
Passaic. Another resolution presented
from the floor asked that a message be
sent from the, meeting to the British
strikers as follows, "To the British
Workers on this International May
Day. Greetings to you from 5000
workers of Chicago in demonstration
assembled. Your heroic resistance
against the greedy onslaught of the
coal barons is. struggle to free the
world working class" Both resolu-
tions were carried unanimously.
Pioneers.
The Young Pioneers opened the
meeting with tableaux peciting Lenin
showing the way to power for the
workers. Young Jack Cohen, young
pioneer, delivered a masterful address
in which he warned working class
parents against the dangers of capital
list educational institutions and asked
them to send their children to the
Young Pioneers who will give them a
good proletarian education.
Entertainment.
! The Lithuanian Children's chorus of
$50 voices sang the International. The
music was supplied by the Waukegan
Workers Band. A dancing specially
was staged by artists from the Chicago
Opera Ballet and the Freiheit Singing
Society rendered several excellent
numbers. A group recitation was CIV
en- by the Young Pioneers. Two young
sters in oyeralls manned an anvil with
sledge-hammers while a chorus Of
voices recited revolutionary verse. The
collection at the meeting amounted to
more than $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04

list international, and want to oppose
II here"
Among those opposing the entry
into the league were George r. Kirk
patrick, secretary of the party, who
wrote the book, WAR. What For?'
Delegate Graham, of Idaho, who an
nounced he was an Englishman, vii.
liam O'Toole. OF Maryland; Delegate
Miller, of West Virginia while Dele.
gate Levenberg, of Massachusetts, an
nounced that the discussion made him
dizzy, so that he didn't know where
he was at.
Delegates supporting Hillquit were
Alexander Kahn, OF New York; G. A..
Hohen, OF st, Louis, Mo-. among 9th.
ers.
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Continued from Page u
but an act of the government on be-
half OF the bourgeois for the exter-
Of the organized labor move
ment.
Sing Red Flag.
During the session of the special
trade union congress on Sunday, 5000
Communists stood outside the hall and
sang the Red Flag" for the encour-
agement Of the delegates who made
the decision for the general strike.
The leadership Of the great strike is
now in the hands of the general coun-
ell Of the Trade Union Congress. A..
B. Swales, the president, Walter Cit
rine, the secretary, and the other mem
bers including the heads of all the
great trade unions Of Britain. A. A.
Purcell, John Bromley, Ernest Bevin,
Ben Tillet, Bob Smillie, John Turner,
all old veterans Of England's previous
Industrial battles have assumed COM
mand and are organizing the forces
of the workers for a victorious COM
bat.
No secret is made Of the fact that
the struggle is now a political one.
The government made the first move
in declaring state of siege and in
moving troops. The trade unions have
answered by calling the workers to ma
tion-wide battle. The tie-up will be
complete. All transportation will be
stopped. Not a pound Of coal will be
moved in or out of England. London
is getting ready to walk on Tuesday.
o. M. S. Militia.
The orders of council issued by the
government in the name of the king
are the first to be issued since the
passing of the national emergency
act in 1920. 1t gives the premier un.
limited powers. Feeling among the
workers is running high against what
they consider an unwarranted and
high handed abuse Of power. 1t is
said that Premier Baldwin is prepared
to give official colors to the o. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
carmen aid WaItressen.

DETROIT - MISREPRESENTATION
OF the Detroit street car mems union
are aiding the Mattresses Association
organization campaign by bringing
pressure on proprietors Of restaurants
near car barns "a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
WORKERS CALL GENERAL
STRIKE AS BALDWIN INVOKES
MARTIAL LAW IN ENGLAND

S., the fascist organization, and con-
'titute them as a militia to assist the
crown forces against the strike.
The Last Minute 'confab.
At late hour today the prime min
lister called in the general council of
the Trade Union Congress for a con-
ference. Before departing for the
parley, trade union leaders expressed
themselves as feeling that the premier
is getting nervous now that the gov
ernment's grand gesture had been so
quickly and boldly challenged by the
trade unions and that it was persump-
tous of Baldwin to even ask for a
conference after declaring a state of
siege.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Coliseum Meeting Gables Greetings.

5000 Chicago workers May Day demonstration the Coliseum
the largest halls Chicago unanimous
the following cabIesram striking
"To the British May Day. Greetings
5000 Chicago
"Your resistance
is a struggle to free the working
I'VE pledge solidarity support"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Try TO pisarm Scots.

EDINBURGH, May 2.-Chief con-
stables of fourteen Scottish countries
were empowered to seize individual
holdings of firearms. The order was
one of the first issued under the emer-
gency powers declaration. The coun-
ties affected are for the most part in
and around the Clyde where the work
srs are known for their militancy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Russian Miners VIII Aid.

MOSCOW, May 2-The All-Russian
miners union has pledged solidarity
with the English miners. Demonstra-
tions are being arranged turnout the
Russian coal fields for the English
strike. Preparations are under way
to give financial support to the British
miners, in the event the strike pro-
crosses for a prolonged period.ls4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04

DIGHT-WTN6 leader of the British
IN Labor Party and former premier
of England IS quoted as saying about
the great conflict preeipitated by the
declaration Of martial law in England,
"a still believe in British fair play,
but after Monday may have to ad-
just that view"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04

No be a candidate for the trip to Moscow
unless he has secured 1000 points 10 yearly subs to The
DAILY WORKER-or equivalent).
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nd Goal From eeIaIum.

BRUSSELS, May 2.-The Belgian
miners executives have been called
into special session to decided upon
support to the British mine strike.
There is no question here but that the
decision will be to put a complete
stoppage to all shipments of coal to
the British Isles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
$4,000 Given to
Nashville Scab
Printing School

NEW ORLEANS ~ OPP - Approx.
mately $4,000, with the promise of
more where that came from, was sub
scribed by members OF the Master
Printers Assn, in session in New Or
leans, to enlarge the printing trade
school at Nashville which fights the
typographical union by turning out
half-baked printers. f
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
The Election

Only those entitled to vote who have points their
credit Names of all these and their votes will be published
and ballots viii be sent them Each point viii count for
vote
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The American Worker Cor
respondent Isg outl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
THIS Way

The country divided into fifteen districts Every dis
trict is certain quota giving all equal chance The
district securing the highest percentage of its quota will
attend the Sixth Congress the Commu-
mist international in MOSCOW-ALL EXPENSES PAID.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
5000 Workers Jam
Coliseum on May Day
CContinded from page H.

workers in America Foster said, "Fitz-
patrick gave, up the fight for labor
party but we have not
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CONTINUED from Page y
but an act Of the government on be-
half OF the bourgeois for the exter-
mination Of the organized labor move
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
~ D.. FRANK CRANE
The Inheritance Tax

yHOSE who claim that all property should be consrpted
in war as well all men Of proper age, ought to bs
pleased with the income and the inheritance taxes now
in vogue in the United States.
There is no disposition minimize the sacrifice made BY
the young the and exposed themselves
to DEATH but one may be pardoned for mentioning that
while that was but for few years. the income and ln
herance that paid the expenses OF the war are still
going
people Florida objected to the inheritance tax
declared that in that State Inheritance income tar
should be levied in the future The Florida legislature
adopted such constitutional amendment by vote OF Tour
to
The people Of Florida held that the taxing Of the dead
either by Federal or State legislation is capital levy and
should except time OF war or other
grave emergency They further asserted that such levy Is
the prerocatye of the State and not of the nation
When Florida passed law exempting It's citizens from
these Objectionable taxes the United States countered BIZ
allowing the citizens States which did levy income
inheritance to deduct the amount therefor paid from
the amount to be paid to the National Government This
nuified the advantage to the citizens of FLORIDA.
number of Florida leading business men have declared
the endeavor the part Of the National Governments
to coerce the State in this respect mprecedented
arbitrary despoc and ndefensble declares that al
though Florida has tax corporation tax no
corporation stock tax franchise tax income
or inheritance still has bonded Indebtedness does
not dollar and it had in its treasury the first OF last
April in excess of eleven million dollars In cash.
It thus demonstrates beyond question that the evyng Of
Inheritance income tax utterly unnecessary u
Florida.
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The people who would be citizens Of the District OF CO.
umbia If they had been refused the franchise by the
trainers of the Constitution for clearly
understood, declaring bloodless revolution They
the world and Congress that they tired OF
being governed by Congressional resolution They want
provision made whereby they may become emancpated
Their stand we would say, is well taken Nobody likes
to be deprived of his ballot though he doesn't de-
post one In than onehaf of the elections. The
District of Columbia something seventy square
miles and has population of half million
Many Of connected with the official life of
Washington Many of them have been under civil service
for years. But they all want to vote
has been clear to what species OF bugaboo
the Constitution makers that caused the District of
Columbia be the exception all of the other rules and
provisions 1t is evident that they thought they saw
something but whatever it was, it most papaby doesn
exist now though it might have been easily dis
cernbe those arguseyed old fathers of their country
The people who have live in the District much the
same as other people When they want to VOTE why
strain themi
The Congressional districts scattered throughout the
country have only Representative to fret with and
about Those D. c. citizens have them in droyes and
covies Particularly they have them in committees How
would Fort Worth like it if had from Connect
cut one from Montana and three others from scattering
States who had full power to regulate affairs and
couldn't against them their decisions? We
wouldn't trade off right to VOTE though only
about onefourth of practice it, they would give us
the Capitol the ncidental that go with it. Therefore
we feel for those District Of Columbiates. They
under the double burden Of taxation and Congressonasm
without representation revolution fought for half
Of the cause they have for revolt We for them and
we hereby officially recognize them as beligerents
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
Experts

Does it make you that Paul Berenbach and
Jack Delaney got $12500o and $9200o respectively for
lambastng one another the other night?
It shouldn't.
There's quarreng with the fact that lot of people
like prize fights-el boxing exhibitions you prefer
Now young men, provided by nature with the
senta physical equipment out to cash in the public
willingness pay well for their performance, why not?
raters cabarethounds boozeghters alarms cartng
away large wads Of money.
Delaney and Berlenbach collect fortunes for single battle
because they aren't be anything but topnoches
Years of clean living and hard work behind the punches
exchanged Ebbets Field
There's nothing but praise for the who his brains
become his chosen ne thereby attaining fame
and fortune.
though called Drawn than gray matter perhaps
are given brains and bodies to make the most Of
fighter employs the greatest advantage and wins
handsome stake hasn't he done something worthy of admra
ton? Sure he has.
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SUMMER STARS
By Garrett p. Serviss

IT the end of July and the be-
"A ginning OF August the gardens
of the summer stars are in mid
bloom. Then, strung across the
zenith, between 9 and 10 p. M.
appear in order from east to west
the Northern Cross, Lyra, Her
cules, and the Northern Crown.
Stretched far along the southern
horizon in the same order are
seen Capricorn, Saggittarius and
Scorpio. Between the two groups,
half way from the horizon to the
zenith, are the Dolphin. the Eagle.
and Ophiuchus bearing gigantic
Serpents squirming in his star
gemmed hands. The armament
appears as a scroll inscribed with
cabalistic figures from the oldest
mythologies, picked out with stars.
The human imagination has writ
ten its early history there.
The Great Bear Is seen de.
scending the northwestern sky.
conspicuously marked by the
wel-knoWn figure that repre-.
sents the cruder though more
modern conception of the big
Dipper." while opposite to it, on
the eastern side Of the Pole Star,
Cassiopeia on her golden throne
slowly descends, surrounded by
the galaxy AS by the silkcn walls
or royal pavilion, as BELTS her
state, for she was queen Of Eth
opia.
Princess AndrOmeda
Below Casiopeia, along the
northeastern horizon, is out
stretched the tragic form, Of her
child, the Princess Andromeda,
condemned by the sea god. be-
cause Of her mothers unbending
pride, to be the prey of great
sea monster. She Is chained
there on the shore to await her
dreadful fate. But beyond andre
medals feet, just rising the no.
rizon, appears the destined res.
cuer, Pegasus, the lace" or
classic mythology, whose flying
horse, Pegasus, foretold the far
off coming of the modern avion.
His diamond.hilted sword glitters
with stars, and he carries the
discovered head Of the dreadful
Medusa, marked in the sky by the
"Winking eye" of the mysterious
variable star AIgol, the sight OF
which will freeze the oncoming
sea monster into a black rock
on the beach for waveletS to
play with. while the hero un-
chains the princess and carries
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; her triumphantly through the ad.
miring consultations to her
bridal chamber in the north.
Epitome of History
It Is not mere inventions Of
fancy that are thus recorded In
the stored consultations, which
astronomers would not get rid of
IL they could, but we find there
an epitome Of political and ma
tional history, as we'll as of the
mote civilizations. Nothing opens
the secrets of humanity like its
myths and legends. Recording
them in the stars was the great
est stroke of antique genius.
Parchment and marble are ephe.
neral compared with the con.
stellations.
In the Middle Ages a recogni.
ton of this led to a systematic
attempt to substitute Christian
symbols and the figures of the
saints and of great ecclesiastical
personages for the age-honored
consultations and star names.
but the system failed to endure
and it obtained no acceptance
outside of it's inventors. In mod
ern times it has been tacitly
agreed that, while the names Of
contemporaries may be attached
to mountains, lakes, lands, flow
ers, animals, insects, chemicals,
ETC., with whatever prerogatives
of glory may attend such deslg-
nation. the eternal stars shall be
free from future service to per-
sonal vanity.
Virgo and Pegasus
In addition to the consultations
already mentioned there are to be
seen on August evenings Virgo
setting in the west, and the Great
Square of Pegasus Rising in the
east. The white star Spica in
Virgo, close to the horizon, is
nearly in q line with the handle
of the Big Dipper and the Pole
Star. and about half way between
these, but out of line toward the
east, is the brilliant Arcturus in
Bootes, distinguished by its deep
amber color. This makes a strik-
ing contrast between Arcturus
and its equal in brilliance, Vega,
in the constellation Lyra, nearly
in the zenith.
Vega has the color and fire Of
a. blue-white diamond. In the
lug this star. especially when 1t