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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
ILLINOIS JOBSFALL OFF WHILE
WAGES REMAIN A TAI STANDSTILL
BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Pr

BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Press.
Considerable unemployment in Illi-
nois with social agencies in several
downstate cities reporting the largest
demands upon them in their expert
ence is noted by the state labor re-
search bureau on the industrial stu
alton in January. At the same time
1t points out that factory employment
maintained the level of December un-
changed and was 1.3 per cent ahead
Of January, 1926.
The slackening of employment, due
largely to seasonal layoffs in depart
ment stores, mail order houses and
outdoor industries, is reflected in a
jump in the rate of demand for jobs
at the free employment offices. In
December 146 persons applied for
each 100 jobs offered. In January the
figure rose to 100, indicating nearly
2 applicants per job. This is slightly
worse than a year ago when the Janu-
airy figure was 1873 applicants for each
100 jobs.
reversal Of the long downward
trend Of employment in the railroad
car building industry is feature of
the report. This industry had been
experiencing the worst depression in
years. In December it reached level
so per cent below December, 1923. III
January it increased the number OF
workers on its payrolls by per cent.
Another important change is the per
cent gain in the agricultural imple-
ment industry
Other changes in factory employ
ment were largely seasonal. So were
the reductions of 17.S per cent in the
number employed by department
stores, 1871 per cent in mail order
houses and las per cent in the build
ing industry. In the last months
about 20 per cent of the building
trades workers have been laid off.
Average weekly wages in Illinois
have remained practically stationary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Soviets Build Many
New Radio Stations

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., March IA
series Of new radio stations are being
built in Siberia and Kamtchatka Z.
link up the outlying districts with the
center. Thus, powerful station will
be constructed at Petropavlovsi
which viii be able to communicate di
rectly with acknowledgement (Siberia)
and America, having a radius of 5000
kilometers.
Other powerful stations are to be
erected at Yenisseisk in Siperia and
Sverdlovsk formerly Ekaterinburg)
and Oren burg in the Urals. A new
radio-telegraph station will be install
led at Khiva (Ubekistan), which will
constitute the first radio station
erected upon that territory, and will
connect it with Turkmenistand and
Afghanistan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
MASS ARRESTS
OF Jul C OSLAV
LABOR CONTINUES

BELGRADE, Jugoslyia, March 1. -
The Jugoslav police refuse to give
any information as to the reasons for
the last mass-arrests Of workers. Over
300 persons were arrested in these
raids, among are the members Of the
Communist Party, Trischa Katzlero-
wits, Kosta Nowakowitsch, Sima
Markowitsch, Sima Miljusch, Duschan
gjorgiewitsch, Ugliescha Jomanwitsch
and the trade union functionaries
Stefanowitsch, Kaljewitsch and Lazar-
ewitsch.
1t is stated in all newspapers that
the former Communist member Of
parliament, Kosta Nowakowltsch was
brutally beaten at the examination
until his face was black and blue and
his head entirely swollen.
The arrests are still going on. Re,
Gently the secretary Of the independ-
ent Serbian Bank Officials Associa-
ton, Novica Petrowltsch and Ave
other bank officials were arrested.
Buda Milutinowitsch. the secretary
Of the metal workers union is accused
on the strength of section / Of the law
for the protection of the state which
provides capital punishment or 20
years at hard labor There is nothing
yet known about the fate Of the Others
as they are isolated; neither the rela-
tives nor their lawyers are admitted
to see them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
FEEDER ALi PREMIER
OF AUSTRALIA
WARS ON LABOR
Attorney-General Asks
Check on Agitators
Especial to The Daily Worker,

SYDNEY, March 1 - The attorney
general has introduced into the fede-
raj parliament bill penalizing per-
sons causing dislocation to trade and
commerce" and interfering with the
transport of goods and passengers"
The measure ia particularly aimed at
the Seamen's Union.
The prime minister, Bruce, has an
nounced that the time is ripe for deal
ing with 'extr4nbsts," for overhauling
the machinery iii the courts of arbit-
ration and investing them with great
err power inl the enforcement of
awards, and f9r legislation which will
secure the democratic control of
unionism." HIS stand goes back to
the secret joint Conference of the EN-.
ployers' organizations at Melbourne
last year.
What the Employers Want.
The employers went so far as to de-
mand, among other things, that all
unions were to be made legally re-
sponsible for the acts of all branches,
officials, and Individual members. No
"agitators" should be allowed to hold
executive positions. Strike ballots
must be secret and taken under gov
eminent supervision. Union officials
provoking Industrial strife in def
ance of the judgments or awards of
the arbitration court" were to be ar
rested, prosecuted, and where posi-
BILE, deported.
Campaign Against Communists.
A legal inquiry was demanded by
the employers into the affairs of GER
tain unions, with regard to the meth
cd of election of executive officers,
the management of the unions, the
control of finance. and the status of
the branches. A special campaign
was demanded against the Commun.
lists as members of an organization
aiming at the abolition of govern
ment by force.Y known Communists
were not to be allowed to land in
Australia. Ut
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Gangsters Cut Up
Three Strike Pickets
BY A. L. SUSklN.
Worker correspondentl

NEW YORK. March - Gangsters
together with theE bosses beat and
cut up with knives Jack Schneider,
Gordon Steinberg and Martin Schnei-
der, three strikers who had to be TAX
en- to hospital. Schneider is in a
serious condition and has deep cuts
on the neck and head. The other two
were treated by the doctor and sent
home.
While big demonstration was be.
ing held and the three strikers were
standing and watching the long line
that the workers formed on 9th ST.
gang of thugs hired by the bosses
fell upon the three workers and cut
them up with knives.
This action OF the bosses of using
paid gangsters to cut and slug the
workers brought out the indignation
still more against the manufacturers.
and the workers are more determined
to fight for thedemands they have sub.
mitted sAroW
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Hire Uniformed Men
to Slug Strikers in
Philadelphia Strike
sy a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, March Several
days ago the Knit Goods Workers
Union, affiliated to the Federated Tex
tile Unions, called a shop meeting of
the workers in the Franklin Sweater
mills, which was attended by the me-
chanics working in the shop. The
next day the boss in his attempt to
prevent the organization of the shop
fired twelve of the workers. The
union replied by sending a committee
to demand the reinstatement of the
discharged workers. The boss re
fused, saying he would speak to indi.
viduals but not to the committee.
A strike was called and 100 of the
men walked out. The strikers in
picketing the shop encountered twelve
uniformed strikebreakers, whom the
boss is using to beat the strikers into
submission. The spirit OF the strikers
runs high despite the strikebreaking
activity Of the bosses. 1t is expected
that the strike will be made 100 per
cent effective today. Workers in
several shops have promised their
support any time the union calls upon
them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

ly on the side of the face. Magee's
gun, which during those months he
carried for self-protection, slipped to
the floor. Leahy, a huge six-footer,
continued to pound the half-conscious
man. Magee managed to grab his re-
volver. He shot Leahy thru the arm.
but in the melee one bullet hit a
young man who was trying to save
the editor The youth was killed in
stantly.
Now Magee is out on bail. to be
tried on a murder charge. The Judge
will be Spanish-speaking, the prose
cutor will be also and so will un-
doubleday every member of the jury.
They are all part of the Spanish
Don" system which rules this part of
the country with an iron hand.
And Judge Dan Leahy? He walks
the streets Of Las Vegas, the acknowl-
edged boss and head of the corrupt
murder gang which runs the state.
NO man dare touch him!
Back of it all, of course, are the
ring of great landowners, of railroad
land spectators and of mining mag.
mates whose principally this state is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
TRIAL OF MAGE.
SHOWS DON RULE.
IN new M ExICO
Spanish Political Ring
Runs State
ny q Worker cOrrespondent

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Mar.
Carl c. Magee, editor of the
Morning Journal of this city, win soon
have to go to trial for killing young
man whom he shot while struggling
for his own life with Judge Dan Leahy,
of Las Vegas, some months ago. Back
of this fact lies most astounding
story Of political intrigue and corrup-
tion, Involving the battle for control
of this state. Former Secretary of the
Interior Albert M. Fall is the most
prominent of the national politicians
concerned.
1t was years ago that Magee bought
his first newspaper and curiously
enough it was from Fall himself that
he bought it. 1t was published at
Three Rivers, New Mexico. Magee
paid $115,OOO for the journal, having
to finance the project by bank loan.
$4,000 Of the purchase price went to
Fall.
Fall Tells Magee the "Inside."
Magee learned about this time that
the Morning Journal of Albuquerque
was for sale. A group of railroad
spectators had originally bought this
paper for the single purpose of elect
ing Fall to the United States senate.
Their object accomplished, they had
no further use for it. Fall acted as an
intermediary and arranged for its
transfer to Magee. Fall, being also anx-
ious to retain the good will Of Magee
who now had two papers and there
fore a considerable influence in the
state, told him confidentially the in
side of state politics. Two-thirds of
the population of the state, he ex-
planned, was Spanish-speaking. Juries
were composed nine-tenths of Spanish
speaking persons and in trials the tes-
timony OF English-speaking witnesses
had to be translated into Spanish.
Even white editor" he declared
a yelled threat as it turned out later
would have to be tried thus.
The Spanish "Don" System.
The political ring which ran the
state was based on the old Don" sys-
tenn of the Spaniards. He explained
that prior to its acquisition by the
United States, New Mexico had been
reserved by the powerful Spanish Dons
gentleman landowners on huge
scale) for their domain. Here they
ruled as feudal lords over the Indians
and Mexican poems. They got posses
sion of the waterholes and thus con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Soviets to Grow
Quinine and Rubber
on Black Sea Coast

TIFLIs, U. S. S. R., March IA con-
ference of agronomical and botanical
experts was held at Tifiis. under the
of the peoples commissariat
of agriculture of Soviet Georgia, at
which was discussed the possibility Of
cultivating quinine and rubber trees
on the black Sea coast. It was resolv-
ed to organize such experimental cul-
tivation upon a large scale. The cli-
mate and soil of the Black Sea coast
were found perfectly suitable for the
cultivation Of these trees.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS PAGE
IN THE DAILY WORKER AND THE
CAPITALIST PRESS SOCIETY NEWS
BY M. PERRIN, Worker correspOnd.nt

When worker work. he eats his
evening meal rests while and then takes
happening n
he buys worker
page he becomes acquainted with
the different industries He living
worker the MINER the ship builder worker
correspondents page is for workers written
This worker days may take
capitalist
daughter Hungarian prince English lord
sonnlaw Of American visit
and that broker from Wall
day. that miIOnare
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is pity that ahardda
with such At work he
physically crippled and his reading capitalist
Sheets he permits himself crippled mentally
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
This Weeks Prizes!

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
NEW EDITORIAL STAFF
FOR COMINTERN MONTHLY
APPOINTED; ENLARGED

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., Feb. 20 -
The present session Of the presldium
of the Communist international has
made the following choices for the
composition of the new editorial
staff of the monthly organ Of the
comintern, the Communist Inter-
national: zlnovieV, Bueharin, Ma
nuilski, Pepper, Roy and Martinov.
The editorial board has thus been
enlarged by four. The previous edit
ors were Zlnovlev and Radek.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
CHRISTI mad
MULLAHS' REVIVE
WITCHCRAFT DAYS
Indiana Christ Church
Tries Hereto
Especial tSiThe Daily worker)

PALMYRA, md, March This lit
tie town of two hundred inhabitants
returned to the days of ancient salem
and the witchcraft trials when w.
Clyde Martin, educator and farmer,
was put on trial before three judges
selected from among the members of
the church Of Christ on a charge of
'recreational heresy."
Martin is charged by his accusers,
with being unfit longer to participate
in the councils and deliberations of
the church because of his advanced
views in the matter of sports and
amusements. His principal accuser is
Deacon Charles Ellis, farmer known
generally as cricket" Ellis believes
that roller skating, basketball, check
ers. amateur playlets, and other d.
versions are incompatible with the
teachings of the bible.
Fire Stops Proceedings.
The trial is being held behind
closed doors in the little wooden build
ing which houses the church of Christ
here. AS the hour set for the proceed
ings arrived and William Boston, Of
Palmyra, an elder chosen to act as
chairman, mounted the pulpit, a
breathless messenger arrived with
word that his home was afire. Boston
left the proceedings fiat and raced
down the street with a crowd after
him. 1t proved to be only flue
burning out but the trial was delayed
almost an hour.h
A HolyEot of Judges.
The judges ARE evangelist Sam
Langford of PabTi, Ind, chosen by the
elders of the IDEAL church; Otis w.
Scott OF Borded Hnd.. a bank cashier
who also is an Evangelist and pastor
Of the church admit. Tabor. and Chas.
Wolfe Of De Patfw, Ind. where he is
an elder in the church. A. w. Harvey
of Bloomington,an evangelist who oc.
cupies the locai'Bulpit once month,
asked to serve ras judge, sent back
word that the proceedings we're dis
graceful" and hes would have nothing
10 do with thenpa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Russian Far East and
Japan Establish New
Cultural Relations

Cultural relations between the Rus.
sian Far East and Japan have be.
come fairly constant in recent months.
taking the shape OF mutual informa.
ton among scientific organizations
Of both countries. The visit to Japan
by the representative OF the peoples
commissariat OF health. who went to
Tokyo to attend the international San.
itary conference, has resulted in es.
tablishing contact between the medi.
cal authorities Of Japan and the U.
s. S. Il. A delegation OF Japanese
students visited the Far East, and a
return delegation is shortly to leave
for japan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Jobs Fall of.

Factory employment in New York
state fell off 10 in January, according
to the monthly statement of the in
dustrial commissioner. He points out
that thi decrease, although exceeding
that in January, 1925, is hardly more
than the expected decline. An impor.
tant downward influence was the sea.
sonal dullness in the automobile in.
dustry.
A seasonal gain in the mems cloth
ing industry, involving the employ,
ment of about $500 additional work.
ers by the reporting shops, renders
the outlook in that industry more en-.
couraging than a year ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
SET WAGE SCALE
UPON BASIS OF
LIVING EXPENSE
Philadelphia Traction
Co. Tries New Plan

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. - The
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., which
controls the car lines of this city and
part of the surrounding country, has
announced that the wage rates of its
employees are to be determined by the
purchasing power of the dollar. The
employees have been divided into gen
eral classifications. General commit
tees provided for by the plan, will set
the first scale. Changes thereafter
will depend on variations in the price
Of living.
This method of fixing wages proves
what Karl Marx contended-that the
worker is paid back just enough to
keep himself in that standard of life
necessary to sustain his physical
efficiency as a worker and required
for the reproduction of the labor sup
ply. This is what the workers of
this traction company will get. The
employers could have supplied them
with all their physical needs direct,
the bare minimum Of clothing, food,
and shelter, etc. This would, however,
have been lot of trouble for the cor
poration and a giveaway to the men
of the closeness Of their economic con-
ditions to slavery.
Strictly Open Shop.
The local street car concern is
strictly open shop. 1t is owned by
the same capitalists who exploit the
workers mercilessly in the non-union
factories of the city. Thru the sys-
tenn it gets back that which was al
lowed the workers of those mills in
their wage scale for the expense of
getting to and from work. Street car
fares today hit hardest the poorest
workers. The middle class and the
better-paid skilled workers have their
autos. The determination whether
changes in living standard costs re-.
quire a revision OF the traction scale
will be decided by the company in
this fashion. The company's an
nouncement states that "a number of
market baskets with fixed contents
have been prepared, the prices of
which are determined from month to
month by bureau working under the
general committees. The wages paid
are to be adjusted upward or down
ward so that at all times the contents
Of the pay envelope shall be sufficient
to buy the same number of standard
market baskets regardless of the
changes in their prices upward or
downward, to the end that, whether
the prices that have to be paid for
the necessaries Of life rise or fall, the
wage will always be sufficient to main
tain the present standard OF living.
ITO insure stability necessary to
proper budgeting. adjustments OF wag.
es are to be made not more than
once in every calendar year, except
when the purchasing power OF the dol
lar varies ten points or more from the
market basket index and remains at
point beyond that variation for a per.
iod OF at least three months. The
purchasing power Of the dollar over
period OF years shows no such sudden
rise or fall except in time OF panic or
war initiation, in which times II was
everywhere necessary to adopt emer.
gency measures"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

for the last years. In the factories
the average for December, 1925, was
$2S.75 compared with $2S.25 in De-
cember, 1923. For all industries the
averages were $29.41 and $3.50. In
leading industries average wages in
December 1925 and 1923 were:
Weekly waues in III, 1925 Dec. 1928
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

The Last Day Of the Paris Com.
mune. See II drsmstized at the
international Labor Defense COM
memoration March 10 at Ashland
Auditorium
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

the year averaged s2793 a week. A
full So weeks at this rate would mean
annual earnings of $1,452 or about $40
more than could have been earned for
similar work in 1924. IKE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
Jap Imperialists
Aided Chang Tso-lin,
Confesses The Jill
(spseiaI to rhs psIIy worker,

NSP0Siai 70 ne lazy WoFkefl
TOXIC, March 1 - The Jiji, one of
the leading Japanese papers, has re-
vealed the truth of the charge that
Japanese soldiers fought under Chang
Tso Lin's banner in the struggle at
Mukden. Its correspondent at the
Manchurian capital naively asserts
that the Japanese military heads there
looked askance at the efforts of the
Japanese diplomats to mediate e..
They supplied Changes army with spe-
cial materials and allowed some Jap
anese to join his ranks, thereby help
ing him to win the final victory"
1t would be most illuminating now
if the part which American imperial
lists played with regard to Chang Tso
Lin's movement could be ascertained.
as it is common knowledge that an
American, Baker, was his chief ad-
visor. 2ssfoa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

Get your tickets now for the Inter
national concert Of the T. U. (. L.
Sat-, March 13, at 9th St. Theater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03
The Fatal Shot.

Magee took the position. Nothing
happened for several meetings. Then
one day as MageeJwa being inter.
viewed by a girl reporter IN the lob
by of one OF the leading hotels OF Las
Vegas, Leahy entered. After walking
around for awhile. the Judge in pas.
sing by the editor, struck him sudden.
Evening star., 1926-12-09
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