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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
BY S. ZONES.


A T the very beginning we should ask
\ the question, are there any youth
problems in the shoe industry? Many
trade unionists do not think So Their
argument is that the wages of expe-
rienced young and adult workers are
alike secondly that high admission fee
or other restrictions do not prevail in
the shoe workers. unions. So think not
only conservative unionists but even
a great many of the progressives, and
do not see any necessity of putting up
special youth demands in their in
dustry.
Now, let's see if those views are
correct. First we must state that
out Of the $4,000 shoe workers in New
York state only 10000 are organized
into three trade unions. The other
fact is the great concentration OF the
industry into few big shops, which
mostly are unorganized and where
hundreds of young workers are en-
ployed, receiving SIS to $40 for 81
hour week, such as Endicot & John
son, who employ thousands of young
workers, paying them starvation
wages, or Rossenwasser Bros. and ia
cobs G. Son. Are not those youth
problems worthy the attention of the
shoe workers union? More than that,
the shoe industry was always consid-
cred highly industrialized and techni-
cally developed. But lately the process
of the industry in this direction pro-
ceeds still further. We find now in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Associated Press
Blasts Tale of an
Independent Press

An important admission by the
Associated Press that most British
papers are capitalist and not indie
pendent is made in its London dis
patch of May 6 dealing with the gen
eral strike.
in a general way" says the Asso-
ciated Press, "a large majority of the
newspapers-and this applies espe-
cially to London-represent the CAPT
talist cause"
This remarkable confession occur
red in the midst of the long discussion
of the advantage to the strikers in
shutting down the press. 1t is prob
able that the Associated Press censors
would have stricken it out but for
the overwhelming flood of cable news
from England these days that has
swept them off their feet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
1900 Young Workers
Attend the Passaic
Youth Meeting
Boost N. Y. Youth Conference

PASSAIC.-Last night MAY 4th)
we held a meeting for the Young
Workers. 1t was attended by $500
Young Workers. And the spirit was
splendid. Later in the evening moving
pictures were taken, to be shown all
over the world after the strike, to
show what a hard struggle We had
to go thru to win this strike.
The object of this meeting was to
unite the Young Workers in fighting
for equal rights in their struggle in
the textile mills, and to flight the
bosses, who are always ready to crush
and prey on the Young Workers as
a fox or a wolf would prey upon a
lamb. The object of this meeting was
also to get the Young Workers to con-
centrate their minds on this great
struggle so that they may be able to
meet any emergency that may arise in
the future. Because, after all, this
is mostly their fight.
In getting the Young Workers in
the union we are getting the future
fighters in this great labor movement,
and they must be educated to face
any crisis that may arise. The Young
Workers of today will make the world
Of tomorrow. In the textile mills they
are more crushed than their parents.
The bosses do their best to keep the
minds and bodies of the Young Work
ers weak, so that later on it will be
easy for them to crush them at ease.
They are kept in ignorance of what
they are supposed to know about a
real edcuation, because, after all, if the
Young Workers get the education they
are supposed to get the bosses figure
they would be getting too wise.
The speakers of the evening were
Mike Intretor Of the arrangements
committee of the youth conference
of New York City; AL Shaap of New
York City, Miriam Silverfarb, Clarence
Miller, Jack Rubenstein and Steve
Gede, Jr. Mike Flask acted as chair
man Of the meeting.
p. T. Maddelena.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Mayo Attacks Bar of
German Surgeons from
Society of Surgery

ROCHESTER, Mimi, May Pit has
just come to light that the German
surgeons who were driven from the
International Society of Surgery by
war insanity, have never been rein
stated. DR.. w. ]. Mayo has come out
in strong protest against this and says
that medical science, like all other
sciences, has no country and no Ian
guage. To continue international
rancor, based on prejudice, is unthink-
able in neither principle nor fact"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Probe Grafting of
Carpenter Union Heads
in New York Court

NEW YORK, May IL. = In thellast
elections Of Local No. 2717 of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners' Union, the old officers were
defeated. The Carpenters District
Council of Greater New York refused
to recognize the newly elected officers
and by fictitious election in which
only IS out of LOO members partici-
pated put back into Office the old
officers known as Sam Goldberg and
Company.
The legally elected officers Of Local
No. 2717 brought legal action accus-
ing the old officers of the local and
the president of the New York Build
ing Trades Council, John Halkett, of
graft and Incorporating the funds
Of Local No. 2717 for the past five
years-during their conduct of the
business of the local union.
The hearings are being held before
official referee Judge Benedict in Part
10 of the Supreme Court of Brooklyn.
Many afIidavits, exhibits and state
ments under oath were admitted into
the records by Judge Benedict which
prove that the old officers misappro-
priated the funds of Local No. 2717,
and that John Halkett, president of
the New York Building Trades Coun-
Gil, received various sums from the
officers of the local aand was nick
named the "quarter-meter"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Chicago Social Workers
Seek Pardon from Cal
Coolidge for Westbrook

President Coolidge will be asked by
group of Chicago social workers"
to pardon Wesley Westbrook, former
superintendent of the Cook county
Jail, it was announced following af-
firmation by the United States circuit
court of appeals of a sentence imposed
on him for permitting Terry Druggan
and frankie Lake, notorious beer run
ner, to visit Chicago cabarets and use
the jail as their business Office while
they were federal prisoners.
Westbrook was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment and Sheriff
Peter M. Hoffman, convicted with him,
was sentenced to serve thirty days
and was fined $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Luther Burbank Leaves
Estate of $500, 600

SANTA ROSA, Calf, May ~. -
Luther Burbank, the plant wizard and
scientist, left an estate of 100000.
Most Of 1t is in garden properties,
which he built up for the advance
ment Of mankind's food. He placed
evolution before the eyes Of the world
so that in a mans lifetime he could
see by aiding natural selection that
evolution is a fact.
This set the psychologists wild and
so that they have consigned him to
hell along with the other scientists
and thinkers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Chinese Professor
Denounces White
Guard Mercenaries

'For $40 month the Russian white
guards who were driven out of Siberia
by the soviets will enter any armed
force in China, regardless of its prin.
ciples," says Prof. Peter S. T. Shih OF
Soochow university near Shanghai
"Officers get SIS a month and every
white guardist, officer or man, is prom
Used $500 for his family If he is killed
in service.
"They are disgusting to look at, saw
age, unkempt, and ruthless destroyers
One can at least say for the Chinese
pillagers that they use what they carry
off but these Russians destroy just for
the lust Of destruction. They kill in
the same spirit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Irnperialists Renew
Peace Negotiations
With the Riffians

FEE, French Morocco, May 12-The
sultan of Morocco assures the peace
commission of French, Spanish and
Riflans that he believes peace could
be realized without any prejudice to
his own sovereignty"
This is said to mean that the self
Punishment" of Abd-el-Krim will be
withdrawn and that once more the
commission will not adjourn as they
have threatened to do several times.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
VIEW YORK LABOR
FIGHTS HOL ADAY
ANTI-ALIEN LAW
Plan to Gather / ,OO0,OO
Names on Petitions

NEW YORK, May 12-The outstand-
ing features of the Holiday bill, intro
duced by Representative Holiday Of
Illinois, which has been reported favor
ably by the House immigration Com
mittee, are an extension of deportation
statutes. Under its provisions any
allen convicted for any offense for
which he was sentenced to imprison-
ment for one year or more, may be
deported at any time within seven
years after entry into the United
States. Not only the Secretary Of the
Department of Labor, as heretofore,
but other immigration authorities may
issue the necessary warrants for ar
rest.
Used Against Workers.
Ostensibly the bill is intended to
facilitate the deportation of alien
criminals, bootleggers, narcotic ped
dlers, mental detectives, and paupers.
Actually, the Holiday bill demon
strates again that the government is
determined to WELD the club of de-
portatiOn over the great army of for
eign-born workers in an effort to in
timidate them and thus strike at the
very heart of organized labor in this
country in their struggle for better
conditions.
This is clearly indicated IN the re-
port made by the House immigration
Committee, where, speaking of the
unworthy conduct and fragrant disre-
gard of the laws of our country on
the part of a very small percentage
of aliens residing in the United
States" it states that "the principal
reason for deporting undesirable
aliens is to promote the maintenance
of law and order in our country"
What is meant by unworthy con-
duct" and the maintenance of law
and order" is well known to the work
ing masses of this country who have
fought for better wages, shorter hours,
the right to organize, etc, and have
been met with injunctions, police club
bings, government attacks, and de-
portation threats. They know that
these anti-alien bills are aimed against
workers active in the labor movement.
They, and not narcotic peddlers or
bootleggers, will be the victims of
the Holiday bill.
Gather Signatures.
New York labor must reply to this
new attack by an intensification of
the campaign against all the vicious
anti-alien bills. They must double
their efforts to roll up the 10000
signatures in the petition drive which
Is now being conducted by the New
York Council for the Protection of
Foreign-Born Workers. They must
rally to the support Of the National
Conference for the Foreign-Born
which will be held in Washington, D.
C. May 1915, for the purpose of es-
tablishing a national body to unite all
of labor's forces in the campaign for
the protection of foreign-born work
ers.
Petitions may be secured at the Of
flee of the New York Council, 127 Uni
versity Place, Room Is, or from your
labor organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Cotton Mills Shut Down.

SPARTANBURG, S. G. - OPP
The largest slump in the, cotton mill
industry in some time occurred May
when the majority Of mills in South
Carolina. Georgia and North Carolina
curtailed operations rs to sSqs as
result of over-production.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
N. Y. Pioneer Camp
Affair May %

The Pioneers are going to hold the
first concert and entertainment TO open
the campaign for the feminist Youth
Club Camp. Where? At Webster
hall, 18th street between End and ard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
SEEK HUNDREDS
IN PARDON Mill
INVESTIGATION
Dead Warden's Letters
Betray Politicians

Francis J. Parker, the flying boot
logger" who it is said has made up
wards Of 100000 since his release
from the Joliet penitentiary in 1920,
following term for burglary, is being
sought in connection with the special
grand jury investigation of the par
don mill' in Chicago.
Parker, it is claimed, was an asso-
ciate of Major M. A. Messlein, head
of the Major Engineering company,
which is declared to be pardon and
parole mill of which Will Colvin, head
of the state pardon board, is a large
stakeholder.
The flying bootlegger" is declared
to own and maintain an ancient cha
teau in Montreal, where he keeps i'm
mense stores Of rare wines and liquors,
which he smuggles into the United
States by airplane.
Call in Ganasters.
More than 300 beer runners, gang
sters, gunner, gamblers and other I'M
derworld gamblers have been subpoe-
naed to appear before the special
grand jury.
Find Important Letter.
Letters found strewn around the
body of Deputy Warden Peter NJ. NJ
Klein show that Colvin, Messlein and
Klein engineered pardons and paroles
in the state of Illinois. 1t is stated
that Klein in his last moments at
temped to destroy these letters, but
failed. These letters also show that
this pardon mill had men in the i'm
portant posts in the various peniten-
tiaries in the state.
Question Ouesse.
William F. Quesse and nine other
members of the Flat Janitors' Union
were called to explain how they re-
ceived their pardons from Gov. Len
Small two years ago. The ten were
pardoned without having spent a day
in Jail. They were also asked to ex-
plain the reason a large number of
janitors bought hundreds of dollars
worth of shares" in the Messlein
Major Engineering company. Quesse
was a prominent figure in the Cook
County Wage Farmers League that
supported the understanding Grove
Barrett-Thompson alliance in the re-
publican party primaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Newapaper Puhlisher bias.

BERKELEY, Cal, May lib. E.
Bradley, former publisher of the Sac
ramento Union, died in hospital fol
lowing a years illness. He was 81
years of age. Bradley formerly
owned an interest in the st. Louis
Star. At one time he was general
manager of the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Come Ahead Into the
Young Workers League
Life and Work of Young Pioneers

avenues. When? May 23rd, at l
p. m. sharp. The program? Moissaye
]. 0lgin, Pioneers of Soviet Russia, :"
concert, Ukranian Children's Orches-
ira; dances, Pioneer dancing class;
plays, Schools Days, by Pioneers.
Chairman, Pioneer. Will we be
there? Sure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Sign Agricultural Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May -. =
President Coolidge signed the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, carrying
1927, 924,573 for the conduct of the gov
ernment's agricultural work for the
year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Torrio-C apone Gang
Gets 5000, 900 Yearly

Chicago gangsters' books show, for
the Torrio-Capone interests alone,
100000 income a year. FIN
A few items of income:-beer and
alcohol 100000, gambling 100000 and
disorderly houses $4,000. tft
This has all been discovered since
the killing of the hanging prose-
cutor."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
Mothers League In
Chicago to Give
Passaic Benefit

The Mothers League Of Chicago is
giving a concert and entertainment for
the benefit Of the Passaic strikers this
Sunday, May 16 at Folkets Hus, 1888
Hirsh Blvd.
An interesting program is being ar
ranged, beginning at pm. Tickets
35 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14

Put a copy Of the DAILY
WORKER in your pocket when
you 90 to your union meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP MEETS
TO DISCUSS Y. C. |. DECISION

The Young Workers (Communist)
Leagues of New York and Chicago, the
two major leagues connecting the east
and the west for the Communist Youth
Movement, are the first to respond to
the call for membership meetings to
discuss the last decision of the Young
Communist international on the Amer
lean question.
IN NEW YORK.
The district executive committee is
calling a general membership meeting
of the League for Sunday, May 10th, at
2 p. m, at 1873 Second avenue.
This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of discussing the decisions Of the
Young Communist International on
American League, adopted at the en-
larged Plenum of the Young Commu-
mist International.
Every member of the League must
be present at this important member
ship meeting. The decision of the
Young Communist International ana
lyzes the situation in the league from
every angle, and every member of the
League, in order to be able to carry on
his activities in the League must be
acquainted with this decision.
All other meetings and affairs that
may conflict with this must be set
aside.
IN CHICAGO.
A special city membership meeting
Of the Chicago Y. W. L. will be held
Friday, May IA, at Wins Hall, 3116
South Halsted street. Comrade John
Williamson, who has recently returned
from Moscow, will report on the de-
cisions and resolutions of the last
plenum sessions of the Y. G. L. Com
rade Williamson was delegate at the
plenum. The resolution clearly dis
'cusses the tasks of the League and
every League member in Chicago is
expected at this meeting to learn of
the further work that must be car
ried on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-02

State committee to be held here
Tuesday.
There was but one dissenting vote.
that of Mrs. Grace Evans, whose
name was listed in the Watson ex-
pense account as having drawn a
salaN of $40 week for seven weeks
and having received expense money
from the Robinson campaign fund.
The meeting at Terre Haute was
the result Of an interview with Mrs.
Wheatcraft printed in The Indian.
apolis Times and the Baltimore Sun,
ii which she revealed the fact that
she had a poison squad" of five
whispering women in each county
and that the Watson triumph was a
victory for gossip.
The start made by the women of
Terre Haute will be followed by other
women Of the State, il is asserted.
Indianapolis women may join in
the movement.
Mrs. Mayme Roberts, PIT e. Ver-
mont ST., Apt. 6. a member of the
Indiana State Women's Republican
Club, said today she would organize
group of Seventh ward Repub-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-02
Relatives Seek to Have
Marriage AnnuIIed-
Bridegroom in Court.

Despite efforts of relatives to have
her marriage to her mothers cou-
sin annulled. Mrs. Robert Holt, 18.
of 1929 Graceland Ave. today de-
clared she would stand by her hus-
band.
The bride of four days was hap.
PLY engaged in fixing up her new
home and caring for her two young
step children, while the bridegroom
appeared in municipal court to an.
swer perjury charges filed by the
girls mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wheeler, R. r. I, Box 57-B.
The case was continued until
Friday.
Mrs. Wheeler charged Holt com
mitted perjury when he answered
no to the question on the marriage
license application: "Is the male con-
tracing party of nearer blood kin
to the female contracting party than
second cousin?"
Mothers First Cousin
Because Holt is Mrs. Wheeler's
first cousin the affidavit charged
Holt and his wife are "germaine
cousins, which, it was alleged, is a
nearer relationship than second cou-
sin.
''I love Bob and am going to stay
with him. 1 think mother will for
get in a few days, She was out to
see me yesterday and wanted me
to come back home to live" Mrs.
Holt said.
Formerly in Navy
Holt, 36, an insurance agent, is
the son of Mrs. Clara Riley, 1920
S. New Jersey st. He is a former
deep sea diver and served two en-
listment in the United States Navy
Robert, 5. and Martha, 8, children
Of Hollis former marriage are fond
of their new mother" They lived
at the Wheeler home for a while
before the marriage Monday.
Hollis mother is a sister of Jack
Green, Mrs. Wheeler's father, living
south of the city of the Shelbyville
Rd. Since Hollis discharge from
the Navy two years ago he has
visited the Wheeler home frequent
ly. Mrs. Holt formerly was Miss
Mabel Grever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-02
TAGGART'S NAME
WILL Be DELETED
Book to Be Changed Be-
cause of Suit Threat.

Thomas Taggart's name is to be
deleted from all further copies of
Edna Ferber's latest novel. SHOW
Boat" after the threat of the Indi-
ana Democratic leader that the book
must be purged Of three paragraphs
referring to tom Taggart," West
Baden" and "roulette'-or he would
sue for libel.
Nelson Doubleday of the firm OF
Doubleday, Page G. Co, New York,
announced the publishers intention
today, according to United Press dis
patch.
Already 1876 900 copies of the novel
have been sold.
A letter threatening a 100000
libel suit was sent the publishers
and author by Ralston, Gates, Larry,
Van Nuys and Barnard. Taggart at
torneys, Julian Ralston, a member
Of the firm said.
'The references in the book are
grossly libelious and untrue and
damaging to Senator Taggart and
his hotel at French Lick" Ralston
said.
Paragraphs in the book objected
to were on page S03. One of the
references was to a character "go-
ing down to Tom Taggart's and TAX
ing some of his money"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-02
DEADLOCK
IN MEXICO
CONTINUES
President Gales, in Ad-
dress to Congress, Re- ,
iterates Firm Stand.
CHURCH IN STATEMENT
Executive Also JustifieS Ma
tons Oil Laws.
BY A. w. FOlger

United Press staff CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2.-Presi'
dent Gales address at the opening
OF congress. and a firm statement
issued by the Mexican episcopate al
most simultaneously, indicate a dead
lock in Mexico's religious crisiss. OBJ
servers heer said today,
Speaking before congress yester-
day Gales had spoken OF tranquility
and progress in the nation, and en-
phasized the efforts OF the govern
ment TO secure strict compliance
with the constitution and laws.
Referring to foreign relations, he
justified the oil laws and other laws
which have occasioned diplomatic
correspondence. >All legitimately
acquired foreign rights would be
protected, he said. adding that for
eign suggestions are unnecessary" a"
He declared, however, that il the
application of the laws was found
not to be in accord with the policy
Of the government or if experience
counsels moderation, measures
would be initiated to modify them.
The Church View
The monthly episcopate review
made public last night, charged
President Gales with being re-
sponsible for the present religious
situation 'in that he tried to enforce
the laws without their first being
regulated by Congress" and be
cause he refused to iisten to the
episcopate, who asked him to with
hold the religious law while it was
being reconsidered."
It declared that the clergy would
appeal to congress, using peaceful
and legal means to permit an en-
during peace:
'1f We Lose"
"If we lose" the Review said,
"the loss will not be ours. but the
government's. as the injustice OF
our petition. Is. so, patent To- the
civilized world I"
The Review charged the congress
was not elected by popular vote, but
named by professional politicians .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-02

lican women to demand of Mrs. WI.
liam A. Gremelsparker, president
of the club, that the club take ac-
ton.
Although other Indianapolis Re-
publican women leaders refused to
be quoted, one disclosed she has re-
ceived numerous telephone calls
from women angered by Mrs.
Wheatcraft's statement.
The Terre Haute indigna ton meet.
ing urged that Mrs. Wheatcraft be
ousted for the good Of the party"
Thirty-seven Vigo County Repub-
lican women leaders attended the
session.
Mrs. Grace S. Evans, a Negro, the
only one to oppose the resolution,
declared:
THE Republican party Should win
the coming election first by any
means and hold its indignation meet.
ings later" she said.
County Vice Chairman Mrs. Gail
s. Roberts, who called the session,
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