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British colleagues (who belong to the
one and the same Internationally The
General Federation Of German Trade
Unions demanded 1919 from the Brit
ishers!
WELL, fairly lengthy negotiations
w took place between London and
Berlin, as they say in diplomatic cir.
cles, Mr., Purcell, President of the
IFTU, participating, as to precisely
what rate of interest might be asked
as the price of class solidarity.
When the RILU stated in one Of it's
appeals that the German reformists
were asking 1919, Leipart, President of
the General Federation of German
Trade Unions, lost his head and sent
in his denial to the press. It reads:
by agreement between Amsterdam
and London 41aR has been fixed on"
Now the social democratic press is
kicking up big row about the RILU's
statement having been pure fabri-
cation, and so on and so forth.
pUT there is just couple of points
- we would like to note in regard to
Leipart's justification. Let lis call the
President of the IFTU, and a member
of the General Council, Purcell, to
witness; 1t was he who conducted
these negotiations. AS President of
the International where class solidari-
ty is quoted at 41596, Purcell stated
in an interview given in Berlin on
August 2Sth 'The. GFGTU agreed to
grant loan at 40 only after the
British trade unions unconditionally
turned down the previous and far
worse conditions brought forward by
the Federation"
THERE'S the very person who ne
L gotiated with the German reform
lists telling us the Germans imposed
"far worse conditions" while the Presi-
dent of the GFGTU informs us the
rate of interest was fixed on by the
Amsterdam International and that it
doesn't amount to more than g. los.
on every G100.
Who are we to believe? In this
case we believe the President of the
Amsterdam International who, on be-
half Of the British unions, did not
agree to the "far worse conditions"
Then the denial brought forward by
the Vice-President of the IFTU is in
turn denied by the President of the
same International.
PUT just let US suppose for minute
- that Leipart is right, that the Am
sterdam international (where they've
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-13
"Eiis Name Is Not In the List"

Roshkel can only see the back of this
book. His wife is behind him, hel
eyes are turned down, her lips whis-
per- without interruption:
MY God, my God :"
"Roshkel !, Roshkel !"
The polished finger nail Of the officer
glides over the lines. Then he clos
es the book and says:
Jew, your son is not in the lists. -
A silence of tension spreads in the
room. The gendarm coughs into his
fist and grins. The dust is dancing
thru the sun beams and from the
courtyard sounds boys voice. Now
dying senile voice asks. whisper
ing:
as he dead?"
The officer moves his chair and
gets up.
Enough" he says. "Froim Rosh-
KEEL is not in the lists. We do not
know where he is, but we know that
he is scoundrel and friend of the
Bolsheviks. Go, old Jew, If you do
not want some accident to happen"
The old man turns away, but now
his wife appears behind his back. She
goes to the trellis, her hands grips 1t
and she screams with a piercing
voice of terror:
Give me my son back, gendarm!
| have seen your lips read his name
in this book FROM. Froim! FROM!
Gendarm, where is my SOM"
Her hands pierce through the trel-
lis as if she wanted to take the book
and to read the horrible truth about
her son, that truth which her mother
heart verified with every stroke.
The officer turns his back 10 the
woman. He still has the air of a field
marshal before battle.
Take them away" sounds abruptly.
The gendarm rushes at the woman.
Outside, on the stairs IN the court
yard they sit down-father and moth
er.
II.
DO not howl. you Jews" says the
gendarm after moment He
grins.
Don't howl" he says. "If you dish
me up a good meal, will tell you
what happened to your SON."
The old man tries to get up, but
he does not succeed, His wife jumps
up and looks into the face of the gen
darn.
Does he live? Is, he dead?"
"All that l will tell you in detail"
replied the gendarm indefinitely.
Where do you live? In the inn?
Well, 1t Is settled then, as soon as my
service ends, | will be there :"
The woman cries and murmurs.
The father has succeeded in getting
up, he bows to the gendarm and
says:
Please, do us the honor, Mr.. Vice
Inspector"
We'll, but dish up decentiy, old
rascal, and see to it that there Is
enough'to drink" says the gendarm
going away.
III.
'THE dripping candle, flaring, awakl
ems dark shadows in tho corners.
The shadows move from the dark
background Of the miserable room In
the inn and approawF the table. which
IS surrounded by pkbple and covered
with chicken bones, pieces OF fried
meat and remnants OF cucumbers.
ss@
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-13

The drunken gendarm knocks on
the table with his hairy fist so that
the empty bottles and glasses jump in
the air with climbing sound. He
howls: F
I'VE will drive the Bolshevik pesti.
lence from the country! Do you un-
derstand, you 2"
He curses, getting more and more
excited and continues his tale:
you see these hands? With these
hands of mine treated your NANCY
offspringl The police officer did II
with his revolver handle, but | prefer
the fist. could be officer myself!
The Jew screamed: Father, mother,
father-but he was a Bolshevik.'
The old Jew covered his head with
his hands and moved his body too and
fro without a sound. His wife ceased
His wife ceased to cry, her eyes dry
and frightened fully large. The gen.
darn is drinking the last remnants,
he is angry that there is not more
to drink.
LIE speaks now in low voice and
IL with visible enjoyment:
''In the morning he asked again for
something to drink, but he did not
get it, The officer gave him a docu-
ment and asked him to sign, but the
dirty Jew refused to. and the officer
was like mad :"
mae ID -
the mother.
The gendarm answers with untruth
in his voice.
II do not know"
He suddenly regrets that he has
talked so much-his small eyes take
on an expression of anfmal-like fear.
He gets up, takes his revolver and
goes. At the door he stops and says
whispering. e
IF you dare to tell anybody single
word, then :. !"
A powerful, hairy fist completes the
sentence.
".
THE night begins-cooi and silent.
a tired moon rises above the town
and entangles his beams in the battle
ments Of the old fortress, now a
prison. The guards on the walls com
municate with each other by short
calls. There is dead silence. Human
shadows. The prison walls.
Supported on his stick, old Roshkel
and his wife appear. They are not
alone. Frightened soldiers whisper:
THE Defensive always burles It's
victims near the prison." says the
guard.
The old couple creep around the
prison walls .. Here, perhaps here
under their very feet lies the red
haired Froim-their beloved son.
The lips OF old Roshkel move with
out sound--a Jewish prayer per-
haps.
Finally the moon succeeds in free
Ing Itself from the battlements or the
fortress. He rises quickly into the
endless blue OF the sky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-13
By MICHAEL szUsoTzkY.


A BARRIER. divides the room into
4 two unequal parts. There is a
kind of booking Office like in bank
Behind the trellis there is the lieuten
ant the chief police officer and two
others, his assistants.
1t is already noon time. The sun
pours thru the windows into the room
and myriads Of dust particles dance
joyfully.
A powerful. stoutly built gendarm
is sleeping on a chair near the door
On the visitors bench two people are
sitting-an old man and his wife
They whisper continuously and their
whispering sounds like the humming
of a big, frightened fly.
Now a door is opened in the CORR
dor, the gendarm gets up in hurry,
salutes. The police officer enters the
room and sits down behind the trel-
lis.
He is still young man. His su.
periors keep their eyes on him, they
always in good mood, therefore he
speaks so abruptly, therefore his
movements are always so determin.
ed. When he passes his hand over
his moustache. he has the air of a
field marshal before battle And the
police officer just now passes his
hand over his moustache and says aO,
ruptly:
Anything on?"
The old grey haired Jew approach
es the trellis, supporting himself on
his stick. His long beard trembles
with every step. The woman follows
him hesitatingly-she, too, is old and
weak.
The old man looks at the inspector
with his red eyes and murmurs some
thing which is ncomprehensible.
"Louder!" says the police officer.
Suddenly the rough, old voice of the
man breaks through:
my son, my sonl''
Then again follows an incompre
hensible murmur
81 went to the chief ~. and he
says his name is not in the lists
What does that mean, lists, when
they have themselves arrested hin,
and taken him away from home las.
night? No -. he is not in the
lists ! should go to the dis.
trict town and ask in the prison there
. Wherefrom does Roshkel take
the money TO travel to the district
town? His wife sells her last dress
. The prison director says.
'Froim Roshkel is not in the lists
Again lists / should go TO the
police there would hear
about everything"
Enough" says the police officer.
Shut up"
He opens a big book and says with
importance:
First name?"
FROM, he is called FROM
Fathers manner"
"Velvel."
Family name?'
"Roshkel'
The police officer turns the pages
II Is a big and heavy book.
Old Roshkel Stretches hie thin neck
az II he, too. lodked for the name Of
his son In this terrible book. But ola
''''a-a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-13
THE dripping candle. flarInr. avn

'I'iE dripping candle, flaring, awakl
ems dark shadows in tho corners
The shadows move from the dark
background Of the miserable room In
the Inn and approawF the table. which
Is surrounded by plbple and covered
with chicken bones, pieces OF fried
meat and remnants OF cucumbers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22
His Faith Ely and his hdg his Home Town Should Give him an Overwhelming
Local Endorsement
IMPORTANT PART PLAYED
BY LOCAL MERCHANTS.

the Ely downtown
life? Although
to your attention the close relationship obvious
social secretary, yet ask a
invariably such
in Shopping lowers all class bars
light which the merchant seldom seen
bring the invention
commodity comfort
wonders that less amazing and
collected the world by
medieval today how often the
a aryand and palace of dream things
andw distinction between the
Shopping distinction recognized
screted
the
merchandise throat
pockets They welcome into
buyers" Shoppers They
they
shoppers because shopper after all buyer
physician recommends physical examination for
regular
of automobile
hauled Why periodic the
efficient and effective diagnosing the needs of the home
and family?
find that little
hold appliance the right
the living The hardware will be found regular store
household
The them
find something need the department and
of which will match that odd coat and vest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22

My duties as Sheriff of st. Louis
County prevent my calling or you in
person regarding nv tandidac for
reelection. / am kept busy doing
the work you are paying me to do.
The Office is an important one.
The responsibility is great, and it is
becoming greater each year. During
the calendar year of 1925, the SER
vices of civil and criminal processes
totaled 1851, or more than 35 for
every day of the year. lot mortgage
foreclosure sales were made and
$122,850.72 was collected and dis
bursed 2,271 prisoners were kept
safely in the County Jail, and 1882
were safely transported. / cite these
figures to give you an idea of the
responsibility involved, SO that ! can
then ask you this question: "Will
not the public be better served by
continuing to entrust this important
work to one who has had exper-
ience?"
Since assuming the Office, it has
been my constant endeavor to con-
duct it fairly, faithfully and effic-
iently. 1t is custom of long stand
ing in this County to reward with
reelection officials who have rend-
cred satisfactory service. / believe
my endeavor has been successful
enough to justify a claim to the
benefit of that custom. Should you
be one who may doubt the soundness
of that claim. / know you neverthe-
less want to be fair and, therefore,
ask you this question: wherein
have I failed?"
am most grateful for the express
sion of confidence accorded me at the
primary election. IL l am successful
at the general election, / will exert
every effort to merit that confidence.
Very Truly Yours,
FRANK L. Magic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22
Jacob L. Pete Highly Endorsed by Sportsnen and Tourists
to Whom Ely is Recreational Mecca.
Citizens and Electors
of Ely.

ELY DOUBT MOST STABLE LITTLE CITY ON
MINNESOTA IRON RANGES THIS is PERHAPS DUE
UNDERGROUND CHARACT Err OF HER MINING INDUSTRY
WHICH REQUIRES ACTIVE OPE RATIONS THE YEAR AROUND
A FAR GREATER ASSET STRATEGIC
OUTDOOR RECREATION Posi- TION AND THIS HER CITIZENS
SHOULD AIM TO DEVELOP TO HE UTMOST IN THIS CONNEC
TIoN LATURE COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS GIVE PROVIDING THEY
PROSPECTIVE
OF ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY
OFFICES, HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED BY NONE so MUCH AS
JACOB L. PETE HAS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED HIM
IN THE MATTER OF LOCAL PROGRAM OF CONSER-
WALTON OF NATURAL RESOURC so THAT THE COMMUNITY
WOULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT T THEREBY.
THUS, BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE FOR THE VERY BEST
INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE FO URTH DISTRICT IF ELY PEOPLE
CONCENTRATE STRENGTH
COMING ELECTION ON A SUCH A CONSTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
INTERESTED BECAUSE IT is THE GATEWAY
OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND WHICH FROM TIME
TO TIME LURES US TO YOUR MIDST
A. DEGEN,
F.. S. PIERCE,
A. SANFORD
EDW. C. MEAGHER,
F. B. PATTI,
b.. E. HAGMAN.
DULUTH MINNESOTA
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22
ToVOters of the Fourth
District.


COMMISSIONER DISTRICT, APPEARS THAT
OFFERED THE VOTERS ANY
PLATFORM ON WHICH HE SEEKS THE VOTERS
FRAGE.
OUTSTANDING EXCEPTION is JACOB L. PETE WHO
VOTERS WHAT HE STOOD FOR AND
THEM IF THEY SAW
NOMINATE ELECT HIM TO THE OFFICE.
MR. PETE'S NOT ONLY EMBRACE ROAD CON-
STRUCTION MAINTENANCE, BUT INCLUDES OTHER SUB
EQUALLY VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE CITIZENS OF
DISTRICT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY SUCH SUB
COUNTY FORESTRY AND FISH AND GAME CONSERV
ALTON, ATTRACTIONS TO TOURISTS WOULD
ENHANCED HAVE MADE A STRONG IMPRESSION
VOTERS MINDS, AND SINCE THEY HAVE HEARD MOTH
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS FROM THE OTHER CAN
DIDATES, IMPORTANT PLACE
THE MINDS GO TO THE POLLS
HAS WONDERFUL FUT URE IF IT'S CITIZENS WILL UN-
rTFDLY CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS AND
Ar POSSESSED COME TRUE.
L. ANDERSON
A. C. PELT,
F.. X.
BLOOMENSON
H w.
DULUTH, MINNESOTA.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22
To the Voters of
Ely.

LIKE MANY OTHER MEMB Frs OF THE IZAAC WALTON :
LEAGUE WE ARE DEEPLY IMP RESSED WITH THE FORWARD
PROGRAM /. N
POSITION COMMISSIONER
FOURTH DISTRICT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY,
PETE PUBLICLY SAID A COUNTY
ESTRY PROGRAM TO AUGMENT STATE EFFORTS
ALONG THIS LINE TOGETHER WITH HIS SENSIBLE VIEWS ON
FISH AND GAME CONSERVATION, SHOULD NOT ONLY MEET
THE UNQUALIFIED APPROVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE
BUT WITH THE SAME BUSINESS MEN, AND
FACT, ALL RESIDENTS FOURTH DISTRICT
WHO CAN SHARE WITH GREATEST RECRE
ATONAL COUNTRY AMERICA THE STEPS
ARE TAKEN DIRECTION OF CONSERVATION
IN ANNOUNCING SUCH ADVANCED ECONOMIC VIEWS AND :
AIMS, JACOB PETE RISES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE
POLITICIAN WHO A PUBLIC CITI-
ZENS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HIS ABILITY AS BUSINESS
MAN HAVE WATCHED YEAR AFTER
YEAR WILL SURELY Do WELL TO AID IN ELECTNG HIM TO
THE COMNISSIONERSHIP.
F. R. KAINE
R. HERMANN
w. A. VAUGHN
F.
TAYLOR
DULUTH MINNESOTA !
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-10-22

you ever what a the Ely downtown
life? Although
when brought
to attention the relationship obvious.
, 1926-03-03

Members of the National Womans party, headed by Miss Mabel Vernon,
he Labor department in Washington protesting against the exclusion of
Countess Cathcart while the earl IF Craven was permitted to enter the
country. At the left is the countess photographed on Ellis island. where she
detained by the immigration officials
, 1926-11-20
The PROMISE OF ST. THOMAS

II was something like twosoore wears
aoo that according to The mingled truth
and -oatrv Of Bret Harre-
49,
very I2IT ans Iq,, 81 promise
Laythe isiano OF ~, laomas.
Lhsn stio "'ILah 1e1Iy seward
h5 ne east ms eye TO 'ee"afa'
QQlJe important 10 our coNn'e5ge
Il 'Lis IS'aHu oi' Ah1"laa'
But unfortunately the United States
Senate did not agree with him, being
, 1926-11-20
OCAB.

The schnr. "Brazos y 9orazon'' left
here yesterday afternoon for Fajardo,
Porto Rico, with 54 head Of horned
cattle.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-30
CHICAGO JURY
INVESTIGATES
DEATHS
lpu nisnatch A. P. Wlrel

CHICAGO, April ga
coroner's jury composed OF
the presidents Of two banks,
a realty firm, an insurance
company, a manufacturing
concern and a building
corporation to-
day went over the trail Of
the men who Tuesday night
shot and killed William Nc
Swiggin, assistant states
attorney, and two colnpan-
ions known to the police as
beer runners.
The jury was chosen by the Chicago
Association of Commerce at the re-
quest of Coroner Oscar Wolff. The
question of who killed McSwiggin,
whether he was killed purposely or
accidentally, and why he was in the
company of Red Duffy and James
Doherty, the beer gangsters, who died
with him, face the jury
John ]. Healy, former states at
torney, retained by the coroner as
special legal adviser at the inquest,
directed the jurors to make the in
quest a definite inquiry into gang
doms manipulations, and Harry e.
Kelly, president Of the Union Repub-
lican- club, who helped choose the
group, pleaded for a revelation of the
connection between politics and gang
strife to which he declared the muir
der pointed. McSwiggin and his
companions were killed by shots from
passing car. The coroner's jury
adjourned after reviewing the physi-
cal evidences of the crime and the
interim will be occupied by Healy
and Wolff in collection of evidence,
Ralph Capone, brother of "Carface
AP' Capone, who is sought in con-
nection with the Staying, was arrest
ed early today by officers who said
they discovered in his home book
detailing methods of machine gun op-
erations, IL rifles, four shotguns, two
pump guns, two automatic pistols and
quantity of ammunition, One po-
lice theory is that the killing was
the outgrowth of enmity toward Do
herty and Duffy on the part of the
Torrio- Capone bootlegging clique.
States Attorney Grove received an
anonymous note telling him he would
be next to go' but regarded it was
the work of a crank. Henry J.
Fernekes, midget bandit, against who
McSwiggin tried a murder charge
which resulted in death for SEN
tence for Fernekes, wrote to Grove
from his prison cell, condoling the
official ION the loss of "a brilliant
and conscientious member of your
staff"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-30
NINE BALLOONS
TAKE AIR F OR
u. S. CONF ALON
1pr nisnatch A. p. MIrel

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April %
With a dozen airplanes bidding them
good bye nine contestants in the
Iitchfield trophy and national elimln-
alton balloon race got off from the
air port here late today. Weather
conditions were ideal Not a cloud
marred the sky from early dawn to
dark.
The pilot balloon "Skylark" with
w. c. Naylor as pilot and K. w.
Warren, aide, in the basket, was Of
ficially released. Lieutenant James
Powell, pilot and Lieutenant G. F.
Early, aide, in the United States army
balloon s-21, were released promptly
at 5 o'clock.
The United States army balloon
S-19 with Captain Lawrence Stone,
pilot, and Captain Guy r. Oatman,
aide. in the basket was released at
sos D. m and the Goodyear South
ern California; with Walter A. Ham,
ni1ot and Robert P. Lehr, aide, at
$40.
Then at five minute intervals came
the Detroit, sponsored by the Detroit
Aviation society, with Herbert Von-
thaden, as pilot, and Charles D. Will
liams. aide; the Goodyear ", with
Ward T. Vanorman, pilot, Walter M
Morton as aide; United States army
S-23, with Captain Hawthorne G.
GRAY. pilot, and Lieutenant Douglas
Continued on Page EighD
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-30
MISSING POLAR
AIR MEN RADIO
THEY ARE SAFE
In FAR NORTH
Captain Wilkins and Lieu
tenant Ben E. EielsOn to
Attempt Return Flight.
RADIO HAD FAILED
Were Held in Point Barrow
Owing to Severe Storms,
They Declare.
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire

NEW YORK, April 29.-Captain
George H. Wilkins, who had been
missing since April Is, sent word by
radio today that he was safe at Point
Barrow advance base of the Detroit
Arctic expedition. He will attempt to
return in his airplane to the Fair
banks, Alaska, base on the expedi-
ton, perhaps tomorrow, according to
dispatches of the North American
Newspaper alliance. Captain Wilkins
message stated that he and his pilot,
Ben E. Eielson had reached Point
Barrow safely on the same day they
left Fairbanks with a cargo of freight
on their third trip for the advance
base. No word had been received at
Fairbanks to indicate their where
abouts. Since they carried an unus-'
ual1y heavy cargo, their trip was the
most hazardous they have yet made
over the perifous 1O,OOOfoot peaks of
the Endicott mountains. Unable to
reach an altitude of more than 5000
feet, the fliers had to weave pas
sage through the mountains in a
heavy fog.
Once the swirls of mist cleared just
in time to show a mountainside ahead
and the planes right landing wheel
missed snow bank by inches. Ar
Continued on rage Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-30
FARMER RELIEF
.PL ANS Civ EN-
OF WAY
nv dispatch A. P. wire)

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Farm re-
lief legislation was given preferential
status in the house and senate today
by republican leaders with the cer-
tainty that there will be free-for-all
fights in both houses among propo-
nents of various sorts, of aid meas
ures. The rules committee decided to
give right of day in the house Tues
day the three widely divergent bills
ranging from commodity marketing
to price stabilization, with the ex-
pectation that the issue will be set
tied within week or ten days The
senate republican steering committee
put farm relief fifth on the list Of
preferential legislation, but there was
some talk today of a movement to
put it to the front by moving to dis
place the pending public buildings
bill.
While these committees were TAX
ing final formal action to bring, about
early consideration of a problem that
has vexed congress ever since the
war. leaders of farm organizations
urged the Haugen bill before lunch
con conference of senators and others
called at the White House to press
their views for that measure upon
President Coolidge.
Continued on Page Eighty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-30
ANOTHER HUGE
OIL FIRE NO W
BURNS IN IVES T
49, nisnatch a P. Mirel

BAKERSFIELD, April 29.-Light-
ming, striking a 500, 900 barrel tank of
the Standard Oil company of Cali
fornia, started q fire in the West
Kern river field here, the largest
storage farm in California, it. is said
at $50 this afternoon. The blaze
so far has been confined to one tank
which is in the storage center of
about 5000, 900 barrels of oil.
The oil tank farm is about five
miles northwest of Bakersfield. Forty
underground tanks rooted with as
phalt are on the tract. A dense cloud
of smoke is visible for miles. Oil
company officials have summoned
men from all directions and earthern
dykes are hastily being thrown up in
an endeayor to stop the flaming oil
from spreading in case the tank boils
over.
c. L. Taylor was an eye witness OF
the start Of the fire. He had been
TO Fresno to visit the scene of the
recent oil strike and was en- route
from there when the storm broke.
The first spirals of smoke were
seen following a vivid flash of light
ming he said. "Then the black smoke
came belching out of the great
eartbern reservoir Flames flicl1ered
and flashed over the bursting roof
Continued on Rage Eighty