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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
James Maurer Shocks
Los Angeles Socialists
with Pro-Russian Speech
BY L. p. RINDAL,

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. s.
James H. Maurer, president Pennsyl'
vania Federation of Labor. at a ban.
quet rendered him and his wife at
Tait's by the socialists, gave a shock
to some of the hard-boiled socialists
with his attitude toward Russia.
He said Russia is the hope of the
world Before world peace can come
to stay we must be able to see o
workers government in every coun
try under the sun.
when the soviet government of
fered 100000 to help the British
miners the British government said:
No, 1t can't be done But when the
Russian trade unionists said: al
right, we will send it ourselves Thu
British government was forced to bacl
down" declared Maurer.
"In Leningrad the metal workers de
cided to work two hours overtime fol
several days and to send their over
time pay to the British miners. Thea
tiers gave special performances and
newspapers opened special funds fol
the British strikers. Russia coal min
ers gave two days wages, and so OF
down the line"
Maurer spoke OF William z. Foster
as one who. in the great steel strike
of 1919,> "valiantly fought for the
rights Of the exploited workers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Mussolini Orders
Italy on War Bread

ROME, Aug. 6. = A new series of
lrastic measures handed down by the
Italian cabinet at the command OF
3enito Mussolini forbid the manufac-
ure of bread containing more than
90 to $50 wheat. DEGREES prohibit
he manufacture of luxury" bread
nd of pastries and sweets containing
yheat flour.
The fascist cabinet has Seeded on a
return to the wartime bread in an at
tempt to cut down the importation of
wheat into Italy and thus overcome
the unfavorable trade balance.
Each unit of bread is not to exceed
zoo grams and its price is to be fixed
by the provincial food committee,
Violations of these DEGREES will be
severely punished. A strict system OF
enforcement is being created.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Connecticut Workers Protest.

WATERBURY, Conn. - A mas
meeting Of workers held here adopted
the following resolution on Sacco anC
Vanzetti:
"We, workers OF the State of Con-
necticut, assembled in the number
of 5000 in Waterbury, Conn, on
Sunday, June 9th, 1925, protest
against the legal murder of Sacco
and Vanzetti in Massachusetts.
I'VE demand that they be released
and that those responsible for their
persecution be punished.
1--WE further resolve that this res
olution be sent to the governor Of
Massachusetts and to all newspa-
pers.
"Chas. Crasnitski,
Chairman"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
MORRIS KRvETz
LEAVES COOK
COUNTY PRISON
Mrs. Sadlowski Ends
Sentence This Afternoon

Morris Krvetz was released from
Cook county Jail after serving a 30
day Jail sentence for refusing to stop
picketing when Injunction" Judge
Dennis E. Sullivan issued an anti
picketing edict in the 1924 strike of
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union.
He was met at the jail by a COM
mittee and many fellow members of
the union.
Mrs. Eleanor Sadlowski, mother OF
a 10-year-old boy, will leave the coun-
ty Jail this afternoon at four o'clock
after serving a 60-day Jail sentence for
her part in the 1924 garment strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
New York PatrolInan
Caught Stealing 81, 900

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Patrolman
Frederick Croker was locked up in
police headquarters on a charge Of
stealing two $500 notes from Jacob
Frank, &C, whom he arrested for beg
ying. When Frank was arrested the
patrolman found $12,3S5 sewed in an
oilcloth bag in Franks clothing. The
money was counted by Lieutenant
Reid and Croker and then Croker was
sent to deposit the money with the
property clerk. On his way he peeled
off two of the $500 notes, rolled them
up and slipped them into the barrel
Of his fountain pen. This theft was
detected at the property clerks Office
and Croker subsequently jailed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Louisiana Restricts
Workers Liberties

NEW oRLEANS-(FP) THE Loui-
siana legislature has made it an OF.
Tense punishable with fine of 500
and Imprisonment for 60 days to defy
any officer OF the law who arrests
without a warrant.
The Legislature also gave all par
ishes (counties) the right to establish
stockades or prison farms and to farm
out prisoners TO contractors at a few
cents a day to compete with free
labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Ford's Consolidation
Plan Knocked on the
Head by Commission

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. - The plan
Of Henry Ford for consolidating the
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and the
Toledo-Detroit railroads with the De.
troit & Ironton, received a setback
today when examiners Of the Inter
state commerce commission recon-
mended that the commission dismiss
the various applications on the
ground the proposed consolidation not
only was premature, but was not in
the public interest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Labor Defense Picnic
at Zahora's Grove
Sunday, Aug. ~

The Bulgarian, South Slavic, Greek
and Czecho-Slovak branches of Inter
national Labor Defense will hold a
Labor Defense Picnic at Zahora' s
Grove on the Des PLANES River, Sun
day, Angst %.
In order to get there take Ogden
Ave. or % St. car, then Lyons-Berwyn
car to end of line. Walk west few
blocks to grove. Or get bus at the
end of 22nd st. car line direct to
grove.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Two More Warrants
in Hall-Mills Murder

SOMERvILLE, N. j., Aug. 6. -
pecial Prosecutor Alexander Simpson
as obtained warrants for the arrest
Ralph V. Gorsline. vestryman and
choir singer in the New Brunswick
Church of which the Rev. Edward w
Hall was pastor, and Mrs. Nellie
Russell, a Negro woman.
Gorsline is charged with being ali
accessory after the fact in the murder
of the clergyman and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills, choir singer. Mrs. Russell is
wanted as a material witness.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Train on Penn Road
Sideswiped; Nineteen
Passengers Are Injured

GREENSBURG, Pa, Aug. Shine
teen passengers OF Pittsburgh-to-
Philadelphia train were injured, none
seriously, when the train was side
swiped by a freight travelling west
near the Pennsylvania railroad station
at Jeanette early yesterday
The accident was believed to have
occurred when a car on the freight
train buckled, throwing it against the
passenger train.
All of the injured we're cut by flying
glass or bruised by the jarring Of the
train but were able to continue their
journey after their hurts had been
dressed by local physicians, railorad
employees said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Chicago Workers
School Committee
VIII Meet Tonight

The committee TO raise funds for
the Chicago Workers School has
started its work. Eleven members OF
the committee met last Tuesday and
plans were made for raising the need.
ed funds.
A very important meeting will take
place tonight at S:45 o'clock at the
district Office, 10 South Lincoln st.
Every member of the committee must
attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
MRS. SEMENOFF NABBED
AS Thief; AND SO
WAS HER OLD man

PARIS, Aug. 6. - A woman who
claims she Is the wife Of the motor
lous Czarlst General Semenoff, went
off with furs and Jewelry that did
not belong TO her and sold them.
Mrs. Semenoff thus got herself en-
tangled In the neshes of the law.
Such practice seem to be first
nature with the Semenoff family.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
District s, Young
Workers to Celebrate
Youth Day Sept. 3

international Youth Day will be Gel
ebrated by the Young Workers (Com-
munistJ League, Dist. s, Friday, Sep.
TENDER 3, at s p. m. at Northwest
Hall, corner North and Western Ave.
]. Louis Engdahl of The DAILY
WORKER and Max Shachtman, will
be the speakers. There will also be
a pioneer speaker, a musical program,
and a pioneer entertainment.
Admission Csc. All sympathetic or
CARNATIONS are requested not to ar
range conflicting affairs on that date.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
.GAMATION
D UE BEFORE
9AKERS' MEET
to Meet In New
fork August 9

NEW YORK-(FP)-Aug. Sam.
Samatpn of bakery workers unions
ofns as an issue for the International
kery and Confectionery Workers
lion convention in New York Aug
i 3. Already the unions joint exc
tive b9bard for greater New York
Is Invited the action of the Amalga
ated Food WORKERS Independent
ION bjn the question. The board ex
q It's desire that the information
sltion likewise take up and
ele amalgamation proposition.
King, the Amalgamated points
1T has always worked toward
clifton which would bring one
the baking industry. THE
1.-THE industry, the amalgama-
Apital, the continued inuoduc-
.ew devices in the production
laking industry have left no
workers in doubt of the imme-
need of amalgamation Of the
kerry workers organizations" the
nalgannated states.
The Independent union suggests that
answer be considered a statement
the international unions executive
ard and convention, inasmuch Nas
ese are the authoritative bodies
n which It would have to deal in
tual amalgamation proceedings. The
nalgamated has its greatest strength
aong the German and Italian bakers,
lile the International Bakery and
'nfectionery Workers in New York
practically all in Jewish bakeries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
An open shop Government.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. = (FP) =
No trade union man was mentioned
for the vacant post OF commissioner
Of the District OF Columbia. which
President Coolidge has Just filed with
a business man, born in Mass
achusetts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Younger Kahn Adds
Another Jazz Place
to His Ventures

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Roger Wolfe
Kahn, son of the banker, Otto Kahn,
has bought the Giro night club on
West seth street At present the
younger Kahn has ten orchestras bear
ing his name. Already his ventures
have netted him between $4,000 and
100000 in profits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Carpet Workers Strike.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. s.--(FP)
Nearly a hundred women struck in
the mouquet department of the Blge.
low-Hartford Carpet Co. against wage
reductions. Some men from the
tapestry department Joined the walk
nrt NfrfN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
luto Exports of Both
u. S. and Canada Rise;
Australia Big Market

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-American
ports of automobiles and other auto.
Ae products amounted to $1S2,066,.
IN the first six months Of this year,
Us the department of commerce
Ia is "a more than in the same
I'D Of 1925, which was a peak year.
.da in the first half of 1925. ex
cd $19,734,61O Of automotive pro
9, which was a gain Of 1876 per
over the exports in the same
in 1925.
largest market for American
sobiles, trucks, buses and motor
is Australia. That country took
American trucks and buses in
cent six months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
CHICAGO NOMINATION CONFERENCE
TAKES PLACE TOMORROW NIGHT

The coming senatorial
nomination will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Chicken HandIers strIke.

JERSEY CITY N. j., August 8. ---
FP)-A hundred and fifty chicken
handlers struck for $40 per man for
each car unloaded. They have been
getting Sc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
A BUILDER WRITES A LETTER

HERE is a that be
carefully studied
the
that will tomorows
this ENGDAHI4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
Australian Building
Trades in Campaign
for the 40-Hour Week

SYDNEY - (FP) - The building
trades workers have started cam.
paign for a 40-hour week in Australia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10

, dollars 1oill renetC gom.
or q gear, If you send it in
? August Is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
The General Strike
And the General
Betrayal"
BY John Pepper.

A brilliant booklet, most in
testing and important for an
derstanding Of the great Brit
demonstration of working
tss power.
On the greatest event since
Russian revolution, read
IS new book just off the press!
IS CENTS
Postpaid.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-10
READ ALSO;

British General strike-lts Back.
round, It's Lessons
BY William +. Dunne........1o Cents
tlsh Labor Bids for Power
~ Scott Nearlng.........-...to Cents
ither Enaland7 BY Leon Trotsky
clothbound st.75
1AlLV MQRKER
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
"HAzOMIR"

The last rehearsal of the ''Ha10mir'
was an inspiration one. the attendance
of practically every member and the
applications Of three new members hns
marked an enjoyable epoch In the cx-
istancc OF the "Hazomir' and has
proven once again the necessity of II
liddish singing society in Denver.
At this mcrtin. a committee has been
appointed to secure permanent 10.
cation for our rehearsals.
II has also been decided to launch n
campaign for new menbers-soprano nos.
altos, and especially tenors nrc muth
In demand
For the convenience of those desiring
to join the "HaEoBtir,' the following
members have offered their services to
give any information and win lie at
the phone every evening between CT,
during this and following weeks. Miss
!. wittie. Champa 7i31-w. Mr. 4. Rose
Champa 7+iO.J. and our director Mr.,
BayliS York 3I0O-J. Call either one OF
them and make your appointment.
The next rehearsal will take place on
Tuesday. July Goth. 7:3O sharp at the
home Of Mr.. \. Rose at 2412 Stout.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
OSK1LKO MURDER
PROBE COMPLETED
Investigation Regarding Murder q ~
lura's Former Ala Cs6pasted
tj.wish Teiesrspsic Agency,

t1ewihh Telegfsphic Agency
waruwa=The investigation regard.
Ing the recent murJier OF Oskiiko.
former AID to di'ctinra and pcgfoa, lead.
st in the ukfxihe, has been completed
It Is aiinotintetl.
Recent reports indicated that Oskiiko
was killed by personal enemy. n
Ckraifiian A number of sea rches have
been carried ont lty tise police but so'far
no arrests hate been made. It is stated
however. that sensational arrests *ill
take place shortly.
The wreatlis that had leeti rnact,l
on OskIlko's grave vert found removed
today by Oskilko's widow who visited
the cemetery. 1t is not known who
was responsible for this. Tie polite
has been informed AMI Investigation re-
garlins the matter has been Instituted.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
Italian King Promises
Aid to Tunisian Jews

Romc-'The King of Itaty today re-
ceivcd Salvatore Carlo. president Of
the Jewish community of Tuni> wlio
called ON the King IN connection with
The ar'i.Jewisl' agitation conducted ny
the Fascist press Of T,mis.
Signor Carlo complained to the King
that the Tunis fascists arc publishing
ti0lent attacks rniust the Jews. charc
ing them with being Frccma sons and
hnti.Fascists Assuring the King that
those accusations are falls" and that
the Tnnl> Jews nri' loyal 10 the King
he presidents of the Jewish kehillah
"f 'runiS aeScfl the King io stop The
'u'i-T-rish pr@TaHlnAa.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
BUILDING OF MANOR TEX
TILE CENTER NEAR
HAIFA COMMENCED.

The hniltlius Of The Manor Textile
Center near lInifa has commenced. With
ii" Installation Of machinery.
The work Of building this indus
trial city viii continue several months
1t is stated by those in charge. Two
hundred settlers have already become
r. lldrnt>, Hccordu. to the sanic in
formation, The industrial city under
the name OF Manor, which is to lie built
near iiaifn, l'Hlrstinc's future port. l.;
4" he the cctirer Of the textile indus' ry
Of the country. according 10 report,
which were published in The press sonic
time ago.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15

Abrabia and Syria. Intimately connect.
ed as these countries and their peoples
are with him own people and past his
tory. will lnsst naturally find the cen.
ter Of his interest placed on those
photographs ,lcpictlng his own land
Palestine. And he will find In these
more than an ampae sufiicicncy OF men
tai and emotional ssatlsfactions for the
time nnl effort spent In pcrusing these
aNperbls executed series OF pictures Of
the land of our dreams and longings.
Laughs from Jewish Lore by Jacob
RlehaMn. New York. 1896. Funk and
WaKtaails Go.
Tits is d hunk ~ Jewish humor that
IA sliei,tly. diseteut from noet other
| complications In this field. There IL
very little here of the usual Jewish
Joke" that frequently degcncrntes into
hufroonery atd even Ucca sionally intu
libel. but Is nther n collection Of
aii.s.lotes tAket, from the folk.taleS OF
the mwlsh people. AS such. they PAR
take more Of the nature Of the anec'
dOte and the humorous tale-a tale
that carries "a sting In its tail'-thau
81 the Joke, which usually conScs II!
with the rapldity of lifhtning ami tho
sudden crack Of the whip.
These anesiotes took longer to de
velop. the humor Of laugh In them I'm
initiating the roll OF the SNOWFALL com
Ing down the hill. but the laugh Il
there just the same. rewarding the on,
WIN has the patience to listen to thu
very end Of the tAse. One does, how
ever, need an acquaintance with Jew
lsh laws and customs to enjoy thes,
aMtsSletes. as otherwise most Of then
~vull be entirely lest. ,r. .
The author has divided his laughs
Into various partments-seecsiteeh II
covering all the var4uus phaste q
Jewish life and activity. aad has pre
viied faifiy.eooi aaosAry Of HeSr~s
md Yid,lis,r words employed In the tell
ing OF his anecdotes, at the end Of hi
book. This ought to prove OF great As
sistance to the non.ghetto brcti reade
of this voitsic.
teorytight. 1920. Jewish TeiesraPh Agency
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
PHOTO OF iOSkILko
FUNERAL Is CAUSE
OF GIRLS ARREST
American Citizen Later Re.
leased; Personal Enemy
Believed to he
Murderer

Warsaw tJ. T. A)-A Jewish girl
who is a citizen of the United States
was arrested here when it was found
that she had taken pictures of the re-
rently assassinated Hettman Oskilko
former leader of the pogrom bands
and aid of Petlura.
The police suspected thta the gir
was connected with Oskilko's mur.
der, but She was released as soon al
it was established thta she was ar
American citizen and that she tool
the photographs merely out of curios
ity.
The commission which is investi
eating Oskilko's assassination ha:
reached the conclusion that Oskilkt
expected that an attempt would b.
made on his life. According to hi!
wife, several attempts had alread!
been made in the past to trap him ant
murder him, owing to political quar-
iNlT Which I'VE Hdu Nlti NdTfDhS " n
rainlan groups.
Printers Strike
In connection with Oskilko's assas
sination, it is learned thta the Jcwisl
typcsctters in the Ukrainian printin,
shop where Oskilko's paper was pub
lished had refused to set an articl
which was saturated with anti-Sem
itism. The workers threatened tina
thcy would not permit the issue to ap
pear II the anti-Semitic article woult
be included.
The Jewish population in Rovno i
perfectly calm now since it has beef
definitely established that the Jew
had no connection with the assassina
ton Of OSkilko who, it was proved
was murdered by a personal enemy
an Ukrainian.
At a special meeting of the uk
rainiau National Party, it was dc
cided to elect as president Of the part.
to succeed Oskilko, General Romenko
formerly member of Petlura's stan
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15
iht. Hon. j. C. Wedgeweod,
d. s. o., M. p. on the Pal
estine Land Problem Not
able Statement.

Jtrasaleni-P. Z. The 1T. Honor
able i. e. Wedewusl has written q
forword to Land 1rtbleisss In Pal
rstine.'' the new work By Dr. A. Gf&n-
ovsky about to be published by Messvs.
RSutletige and sOns. London. Mr..
W@lGwOUtl In the cVarse Of his re-
marks makes some important oa,serva
tions on the land factor In the Zionist
cUi0ni aatiOn OF Palestine and also re-
fers to Goverhmeht action for tho
ameliOratiOn of the position Of agricul-
turists there.
Every Zionist knows" writes the
welliknown economic expert and mem;
her Of Parliament. that the success Of
this .JudeO- British venture depends up
ON the Jews getting lnipl to use In Pal.
| estine. If they cannot use the land.
| Jews cannot stop In Palestine. Sue
cessful immigration depends on land
ieing available. and the more there Is
| available, the sooner shall we have n
l JtWlSH anu ~
| Moreover. the ethical or moral value
of the successful colonization of Pal
| estine by the Jews depends on showing
| that. given chance. Jews can be as
good producers teven pr,slucers of food
by hard labor ns any other colonial
| race-that they are men, NOT middle
men. And this too means the creative
use Of land such as can hc made under
the best conditions and on the best
terms.
There is. therefore. need of book
ON Land Problems in Palestine. Dr.
| Granovsky's book deals with the prob
leins of the acquisition. tenure, admin
istratiW and control of Jewish land in
| lcstinc-riiial and urban.
''The normal form of taxation in
Palestine, as IN most Moslcm land ear
ly Christian) countries, is II tithing 81
| the produce Of the soil. II there Is nC
production there is. no tax If laInl
is reclaimed and made productive, the
gooal citizen Is made 10 pay, II has
been put in parable form.
"'fhcre was Sultan In Egypt AMI II,
taxed the people. For every tig-tret
they grew he took payment Of II
dinarS and 50 II came to pass that
the people cut down their hg-trccs
Then another Sultan arose, and he tool
the tax or tig-trccs and taxed instc,id
the land from which nll good things
niiist c6nrr: and behold: the people
planted tir-trcts with diligence and th,
land fourishcd exceedingly"
This Is the change which Lore
Plumcr is now contemplating in Pal
csti,ic. At present the Emck is taSc6
for tithc, and the Effcndis. Lords OF th,
waste, escape. Apart altogether from
the Zionist question. all men Cf senst
want morc EmckS and fewer wastes
So NIL men OF sense should press fol
the abolition Of the 1.-THE ana the sub
Stitution of tax which. II II caDno'
he based on nm accurate valuation
should ut least depend on area and r'o
sitioh rather than on the actual pro
ducc Of The soil, the result OF mem
lhbor and jewish capital.
'Stith change would. of course te
duee the ability OF the lords OF tn
was'c to hold out for a big price. TIL,
j. y. +. could bHy Palestine NOR
cleaplr: AID the workers on the Emrl
could morg ca liz make hyins
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-07-15

Commander Green, author Of the
defihitive biography Of Robert E.
Peary, published by Putnains, is him
self An Arctic explorer Of wide OK
periencc. Following his graduation
from Annapolis, he joined the Crock
cr Land Arctic Exposition as engin-
Ger and physicist in 1918. In the
spring of 1914. with Macmillan and
two Eskimos, he sledged more than
900 miles up across Ellesmere Land
and out into the Polar Sea in search
Of land that tidal experts insist must
lie in this million square miles Of
UNEMPLOYED area. The next year, aft
ter their relief ship had Become i'm.
prisoned in the ice Of Smith Sound,
Comma ntler iGrtcn. with two 6thcr
members of the expedition, sledged
south through the uninhabited portion
of the Greenland coast, reaching the
Danish colonies five months later. He
has spent three years and half in
the pelar regions.