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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Franklin County Labor
Defense Rallies Workers
Behind Zeigler Miners

ZEIGLER, H., May 9.-Members of
the International Labor Defense in
Franklin county, ILL.,, and sympathizing
coal miners had a good time at the
1. L. d. picnic at Cleburne Park, two
miles north of Zeigler. Five hundred
turned out the first day Of the picnic
and over 1000 on the second, despite
the drive of harrington against the
I. L. D., the threats of harrington
henchmen to come out and break up
the picnic and the systematic cam
paign of the remnants of the X. X. X.
to destroy the posters announcing the
picnic.
The speakers at the picnic on the
first day were Max Shachtman and
William Simons. Shachtman spoke on
MAY Day and the Youth" Simons
spoke on the necessity for defense by
labor of its militants.
Shachtman and Simons also spoke
on the second day. The main speech
was given by William 2. Foster. 1t
was devoted to his experiences dur
ing his six months stay in the Work
ers' Republic. He showed how indus
try was recovering, wages increasing,
workers conditions improving, as
housing, food, cultural level, etc. He
proved that the workers Of Russia con-
trolled production, and when he show
ed that the Communist Party Of Rus
STA was the leader of the Russian
working class in its forward march,
loud applause came from the miners
who are not allowed by Harrington to
belong to the Workers (Communist)
Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
ENTHUSIASM GREETS
LIVING NEWSPAPER
OF CHICAGO CLASS

With the slogan "Wrlte as You
Fight" the first "llving Newspaper"
In the English language was given
Saturday night. The entire Workers
Correspondents section was con-
Quoted by the Chicago class.
The paper sparkled with person
ality by the living presence Of each
author presenting his own produc-
ton. A large range OF topics ex-
pressed in prose and poetry, cover
Ing the entire field Of serious and
humorous, economic and political
life Of the working class, gave prom
ise Of many worker correspondents
for future work In the Communists
and labor movement Of America.
The most striking feature Of the
Living Newspaper presented today
was its industrial trend. The items
presented gave US a glimpse into
the factory, the mines, the railroads,
and other Industrial life Of the
workers and many OF the tasks that
face the worker correspondents to
arouse the workers to action
against the evil conditions that
exist.
The first printed edition Of the
American Worker Correspondent
"A magazine by and for workers In
the factories, the mines, the mills
and on the land" was sold at the
meeting, and it's excellent appear
ance and content attracted much
attention. II Is very closely allied
to the work Of the students Of
Workers Correspondence aand will
be promoted among other education
al efforts by the class. The lndlea-
tons are that the class Is going to
live up to Its sIoean--Wrlte As You
Flphtl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Machinists, Firemen and
Engineers Locked Out
at Krueger's Brewery
(specIaI . rhe paIIy Workerl

NEWARK, N. J., May 9.-The ma
chinists, firemen and engineers at
Krueger's Brewery company, were
locked out when their agreement ex.
pired. The bottlers, brewers, and
drivers remained on the job and sign
ed an agreement with the bosses for
one year.
Scab machinists, firemen and engi.
neers are at work in the plant pro-
tected by plug-uglies from the Cos
grove Detective Agency. These scabs
never leave the plant as the com.
pany has put in cots in the plant.
Union bottlers and brewers are max
ing beer and bottling 1t, power for
which has been furnished by scah
mechanics. The union drivers are de.
livering this beer. How much longer
will It take for union men to realize
that their boss is their common en-.
envy and that II contracts are signed
that all the crafts must sign at
the same time or one craft will vir-
tually act as a scab against the other.
This is what is taking place in the
Krueger's Brewing Co. in Newark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
P PAINTERS Reject
The COMP OMISE
. Offer OF BOSSES
Workers Strike to Win
Union Demands

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May AT a meet.
ing Of painters and paperhangers at
tended by 1900 members Of the union,
the compromise proposal Of the Mas
ter Painters Association which offer
ed an increase of 20 cents a day was
rejected by all except two.
Refuse to Grant Increase.
Negotiations between the union and
the master painters have been going
on for over three months. The mas
ter painters continually refused to
grant any increase. Last week they
offered an increase Of 10 cents. When
this was rejected, the Master Paint
ers' Association offered an increase of
20 cents a day.
The Building Trades Council, which
has been in a chaotic condition for
some time, has been reorganized. The
painters are in the council. 1t is ex-
pected that the council will call out
the other trades where the bosses try
to put on scab painters.
The Master Painters Association is
affiliated with the Associated Building
Industries of st. Louis. This bosses
organization has fought every increase
in wages in the local building trades
1t is stated that the Master Painters
were willing to grant the demands Of
the workers but that they are held
back by the building interests associ-
alton which is seeking to defeat the
painters so as to weaken the spirit Of
the other building trades unions and
thus avoid other wage increase de-
mands. They fear that if the painters
win their demands that 1t will encour-
age the other building trades unions
to demand wage increases.
Independents Sign Union Demands.
The Master Painters Association
employs a little less than half the I'M
ion painters in the city. The associa-
ton is composed of few large con-
tractors. The other half of the paint
ers are employed by independent con-
tractors. About 30 per cent of these
have signed the new agreement giving
the painters $1.1O an hour Permits
have been given the painters working
for these independent contractors that
have signed up with the union allow
ing them to go to work today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11

the left wing" were elected without
opposition.
Despite the depression and critical
financial situation of the union, de.
spite the debt that the union had OF
twenty-five thousand dollars, the new
administration with the help of the
rank and file started a campaign for
union conditions and a hundred per
cent organization and today we find
union conditions again established in
the mems clothing shops of Montreal
the membership has increased to
thirty-fve hundred and this was
achieved only because the rank and
file had full confidence in their lead.
ers.
Rank and File Confidence Needed.
From the above we can conclude
(a) that to organize the unorganized
we must get the cooperation of the
rank and file.
(b) That to get the cooperation OF
the rank and file, they must have con.
fidence in their leaders.
AACoO SOhNAublOuS 4cdu us 10 Tie
question Of the "shop delegates" sys.
TEN Of organization, because altho
militant and sincere leaders can gain
the confidence of the rank and file to
a considerable extent, only under a
system in which the rank and file and
the leaders become one and the same
thing, in which the rank and file have
full control of the union, can they be
awakened to their full responsibility
their initiative developed and the or.
ganization be made successful.
II the delegates to the convention
study the situation in Montreal and
learn the lesson from that situation
they will adopt the practice of rank
and file organization committees and
the shop delegate system of organiza.
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Minneapolis Lathers
Vote to Strike to
Enforce Wage Demands
BY a Worker Correspondent.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May o.
Twin-City fathers have accepted the
challenge of the plaster bosses and
are determined to strike to enforce
their new wage scale of $40 day, eff
fective May 1. They register 100 per
cent in favor Of enforcing the new
wage scale.
The conference sponsored by the
mayor of Minneapolis and attended by
representatives from organized labor
as well as employers, in an attempt to
settle the dispute between the union
fathers and the plaster bosses, demon
strated the attitude of the bosses. The
bosses plainly indicated they would
not meet the new agreement. The old
agreement provided for a SO day.
Following this conference the lath-
ers' local union met and voted unani-
mously to form block against the
bosses and assured them that they
"had strength enuf to force them to
accept the agreement" Twenty-seven
shops out of 35 have already signed
up. This leaves only FIVE shops which
have not definitely signed the new
agreement. Seveny per cent of the
membership of the fathers union are
now receiving $40 day for their
work.
The fathers will not give up their
struggle until the remaining 80 per
cent Of their members are included in
the new agreement. The union is
united to fight until these shops are
forced to accept the unions scale Of
wages and grant better working con-
ditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
MANY OBSTACLES
CONFRONT ALLIES
IN CHINESE WAR
Americans Dissatisfied
with Japan Maneuvers

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., April 22-
(By Mail)-According to reliable In
formation from Picking, although the
occupation of Picking By Chang Tso
Lin has strengthened Japanese inhu-
ence and British and Japanese imper-
ialists have not given up the attempt
to form united front between Chang
Tso Lin and WI Pei Flu, these at
tempts are meeting with great him
ORANGES. The strengthening Of
Japan's influence at the cost Of WI
Pei Flu is causing discomfort amongst
the Americans.
The occupation of Picking by Chang
in no way means the establishment OF
centralized dictatorship over the
whole of China for first, General Sun
Tuan Fang who has extended his op-
creations to Shantung and who now
controls five provinces, is fighting
against Chang.
Power Of Canton Grows.
Secondly the national revolutionary
government in Canton has extended
it's influence to three further prov
inces, and thirdly, the peasant move
ment behind the front Of Chang and
WI is growing in strength. With
these factors at work half Of China is
already out of the reach Of Chang
and WI. The national army has re-
tanned its fighting capacity and re-
mains a political ractor.
The imperialists are doing every
thing possible to defeat the revolu-
tionary movement in China which may
be held up Tor a time, but which will
continue to strengthen its forces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
BARROW CLASHES
With PROSECUTOR
IN S W EET TRIAL
States Witnesses Try to
Hide Facts
Especial to The Daily Worker,


DETROIT, May 8. - (By Mail) -
Clarence Darrow, attorney for Henry
Sweet, younger brother Of DR.. Ossian
H. Sweet, accused the states wit
nesses Of deliberately lying, quibbling
and evading questions in the trial OF
Henry Sweet for the alleged murder
of Leon Breiner.
The witnesses for the state have
tried in every possible manner to hide
their connection with the Water
Works Park Improvement Association.
Many tried to hide the real aims of
the organization. A number who at.
tempted to hide the real purpose and
their connection with the association
after a gruelling cross-examination by
barrow admitted membership In the
organization. They also showed con-
clusively that the organization was
formed to keep the Negro out OF the
restricted white" district.
Meet Near Sweet Residence.
A very important fact was drawn
out Of one of the states witnesses.
This witness after a cross-examina-
ton that had lasted for some time
told Of meeting held by the associa-
ton in yard of the Howe School at
Garland and Charlevoix Ave. directly
across from the Sweet residence one
day before the attack on the Sweets.
Darrow was also able to draw out
from the witness that speeches we're
made at this meeting with the inten.
ton Of melting members to use violent
methods to force Negro residents out
Of this territory. 1t also intends to
show that because of this testimony
that the Negro residents acted in self
defense when they fired back at the
mob that threatened to lynch them
and burn down the house.
Prosecutor Falls to Bar Evidence.
The prosecutor did his best to have
Judge Murphy of the recorders court
strike out this important and damag-
ing testimony from the record.
One witness brought out that a spe-
cial speaker at this meeting was the
leader Of another Water Works I'm
provement Association and that he
had boosted that his organization had
forced DR.. Turner, Negro, to abandon
home that he had moved into in a
restricted white" district.
State Witness Caught In Trap.
Darrow humorOusly asked this wit
ness how he had liked the speech Of
the instigator of riots before the
Sweet residence. The witness taken
off his guard declared that he had
liked it very much and that he had
| applauded. barrow then asked him
how could he favor peaceful and con-
stitutional means" and applaud for
violence at the same time. This
created much merriment in the court
room. Numerous clashes have occur
red between barrow and the prose-
cutor.
Importance Of Trial.
The importance of this trial grows
as each day progresses.
The prosecutor backed by the ku
klux khan and similar organizations is
seeking to force the Negro to live in
the "black belt" They also deny the
right of the Negro to defend himself
against attacks on his person.
If the prosecutor succeeds in SEN
fencing Harry Sweet, then the Negro
will be the helpless victim Of the khan
lynch mobs Of the north.
Many Negro and white workers all
over the nation are rallying to the
defense Of Sweet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
New York Steamfitters
Win Wage Demands

NEW YORK, May 9.-(FP)-Three
thousand steamfitters and helpers are
back to work with victory. The strike
ends with the helpers for whom It be-
gan winning a raise from IS to 50 a
day. The raise is given in two 80
cent instruments. Till Jan. /, 1927
helpers will get $3.50 a day, and from
then on SO. Mechanics wages had
previously advanced from $1,000 to
s12 day, without a strike, but the
journeymen went out for the helpers.
Employers had demanded a wage
cut that would start helpers at SO a
day, gradually raising them with
length OF service to a maximum OF
$500. The union will concede the en-
ployers the right TO hire card mem.
bers from out OF town.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Oldest Philadelphia
Bake-Shop on Strike

PHILADELPHIA, May s.--The first
OF the shops that was called out
in the general organization drive TO
close all open-shop Jewish bakeries
was one run by Newman Beard, 70s
South st., one of the Oldest bake
shops in the city.
This shop has been an open shop for
30 years. All attempts in the past to
organize the shop have failed due to
a lack OF unity on the part of the
badly exploited workers. The shop
has come out 100 per cent after about
six months Of organization activity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS
CLASS MEETS TONIGHT TO
DISCUSS ACHIEVEMENTS

The Chicago Worker Correspond
ents' class will meet tonight In the
editorial rooms Of The DAILY
WORKER, 111s w. Washington
Blvd. The Living Newspaper and the
worker correspondents conferences
held in Chicago and at Pittsburgh
will be discussed. comrade J. Louis
EngdahI, who was present at the
Pittsburgh conference, will report.
All students must attend this
class. Come in time-at 8 %. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11

The American Worker Correspond.
eht Is outl Did you subscribe?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Furman University
Fires Teacher for
Teaching Evolution

GREENvILLE, S. c., May Eur.
man University, baptist of South
Carolina, has turned Professor A. l.,
Pickens out OF his job as teacher of
biology for teaching evolution. The
trustees are against that stuff"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-11
Milk Wagon Drivers
Insist on So Increase

BOSTON, May s-(FP)--Milk wag-
on Drivers Union, Local $50, holds
firm for the demanded SO raise over
the present s9S a week and rejects a
compromise offer by employers.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Liberal Application of
Manure Best for Garden

Soil must be much richer for sue
cessful gardening than for general
farming. Liberal application of ma
nure therefore will be beneficial. Stable
manure should be applied broadcast at
the rate Of 40 tons an acre. When
the garden Is plowed in the fall the
manure Is more nearly incorporated In
the soil, the land can be worked earlier
In the spring, the blowing is done and
operations may start just as soon as
spring opens. The manure adds plant
food and organic matter to the soil
and thus improves both its chemical
and mechanical condition.
When manure is not available, or
ganic matter may be added to the
soil by growing and turning under
cover crop. When legumes are
used for this, nitrogen also Is added
to the soil. IF the ground is poor,
commercial fertilizer may be applied
Just after working the soil next spring
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Destroy Green Cabbage
and CaulifoWer Worms

The green cabbage and cauliflower
worms that do so much damage to the
leaves of these plants come from the
eggs laid by the white cabbage butter
flies. They are easily destroyed by
spraying or busting with any arsenical
poison (arsenate Of lime one ounce to
two gallons Of water), or pyrethrum
powder may be busted on the plants. L
Is difficult to get the spray to
stick to the smooth glossy foliage of
any Of the cabbage family, but the
spray may be greatly improved by add.
ing one-half ounce of soap to each tive
gallons Of the arsenical spray. Dust
ing. early in the morning or after a
rain with pyrethrum powder or any
of the arsenical poisons is very salts
factory. A useful homemade buster
Is made by placing the dust material
in cheesecloth bag or sack or one
made from any other thin, strong ma
terial, and then by going over the
plants using stick to beat the dust
from the bag a very satisfactory job
can be done.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Woodchucks Spread
and Do Big Damage
Rodents Have Invaded Areas
Devoted to Crops.

Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
Woodchuck control was an impor-
tant part of the work of the biological
survey Of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture during the past
year. Originally confined chiefly to
rough, stony land, where they did rel.
atively little damage, woodchucks
have invaded areas devoted to Or
chards and grain and root crops and
have established themselves along
levees, hedgerows, and other favor
able retreats. BY girdling orchard
trees and feeding upon the products
Of the farm, these rodents have be-
come pest Of considerable impor-
lance. In the banks of levees their
burrows frequently make costly
breaks in time of high water and
flood adjacent farms and destroy
crops. They are responsible also for
serious washouts in roads at bridge
abutments and along culverts.
Practical methods of fumigating
woodchuck burrows with carbon BIZ
sulfide or calcium cyanide have been
worked out. In Indiana, Illinois, New
York and Maryland 800 demons<ra-
lions were attended by approximately
5000 landowners. In "a counties in
Indiana 90 demonstrations were at
tended by more than 1000 farmers,
and as a result 10000 pounds of cal
cium cyanide were used in poisoning
campaigns against the pests.
In the Rocky mountain and Pacific
coast states woodchucks consume con-
siderable quantities Of forage about
mountain meadows, and locally invade
orchards, alfalfa, and other farm
truck, and garden crops. The dse Of
poisoning methods demonstrated by
the field representatives of the biologi-
cal survey has put a stop to much of
the damage.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Poison Bait Is Useful
in Killing Off Gophers

q
Gophers increase at the rate of $50
per cent annually If undisturbed by
poisoning or trapping, declares A. E..
Oman of the Kansas State Agffcultu-
raj college, state leader of rodent con-
troll work. In spite of this immense
percentage of increase the decrease
of gophers by trapping or other means
for which bounty is paid, is but one
gopher per acre, or about Is per cent
of the total number of animals, he ex-
plains.
To make the bounty plan of killing
gophers adequate to thoroughly wipe
out the animals, the yearly gopher
catch should be increased five to ten
times, which would increase the
bounty tax from $4,000 to $4,000 for
a year or two in many of the counties
Of the state. The poisoning system Of
getting rid of gophers is far better
and cheaper, Mr.. Oman believes, as
each poison bait, if properly applied
and used, kills twenty gophers for the
cost Of one under the bounty system.
If any particular county would set
aside sum equal to the current an.
nual gopher tax for a period of two
or more years it would be possible to
eradicate the pest and eliminate the
heavy losses inflicted by gophers on
crops annually, as we'll as to do away
with the tax burden from the bounty
system, Mr.. Oman declares. The pay.
ment of $1,000 in bounty for gopher
scalps signifies only 10000 gopher
scalps, which means that relatively
small percentage of gophers in the
country could be got rid of under the
bounty plan.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08

One rainy day as l was going to
work my wife gave me an umbrella
which was broken. 1t would open
without pressing the button. Thinking
1t was better than nothing on a rainy
day I took 1t. When 1 got on the
street car 1t was crowded so had to
stand. Suddenly the umbrella opened
up and with it lifted the dresses of the
women around. 1 was never so en-
barrassed in all my ife.-G. w. In
Chicago Tribune.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Naturally

Pater-Robert, how is 1t your re-
port card shows a D for department?
Robert-You see, pater, I have been
so continually in conference with
my instructor that the other pupils
would deem it a prearranged affair
should I fiaunt too inspiring mark
on my record Of endeavor.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08

Holmquist, South Dakota.-'T can
not begin to tell you how much good
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. / was sick
forabout fouryears. Icould not sleep,
and l was always worrying, so one
day we saw your advertisement In
q paper, and l made up my mind to
try the Vegetable Compound. l
bought one bottle and did not see
any change. so I got another bottle.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
COLOR 1T NEW WITH
"DIAMOND DYES"
Just Dip to Tint or Boil to
Dye.

Each 15-cent pack
age contains direc-
tons so simple any
woman can tint soft,
delicate shades or
dye rich, permanent
colors in lingerie,
silks, ribbons, skirts,
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sweaters, draperies,
coverings, hangings
nuarxyfhtn0
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
The Difference

Mr.. Bragga-I suppose you know
I'm singing In the church choir now?
Patient Friend-No, I didn't.
Mr.. Bragga-But surely your broth
er Tom told you I had Joined the
choir?
Patient Friend-Oh, yes, he told me
that.-Peabody Star.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
Wrong Animal

"Took you for deer" explained the
hunter. ~.
you're wrong there" retorted the
guide, as he bandaged his leg. I'm
the goat."-Open Road.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-04-08
FICTION

Teller-That fellow Booboo saw
$40 bill on the sidewalk yesterday but
refused to pick 1t up.
Asker-What was the matter; was
1t counterfeit, or was 1t pasted DOWN.
Teller-No, 1t was all right; but
yesterday was Friday and Booboo
thought 1t would be unlucky to find
money on that day.-Trouver de Sem
tiers.