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The daily worker., 1926-10-28
L. A. Capmakers Hold
Strength in Sixth
Week of Struggle
(sy Worker corrsspondentl

Los ANGELES. Calf, Oct. 2s.--
This is the sixth week since the Cap
makers in one of the largest clothing
shops in Los Angeles went out for
recognition Of their union. The Chi
cago Cap Manufacturing Company.
2S9 South Los Angeles St, is known
as one of the bitterest enemies Of the
needle trades unions. The above
place is the only shop that pays girls
as low as nine dolalrs a week, where
as the union scale provides sixteen
dollars the first week and an increase
every week till # reaches the mini
mum OF twenty-five dollars. This wage
is for lining makers and stitchers
only.
The strike is being led by a strike
committee which reports very en-
thusiastic response Of the union. 95
per cent Of the strikers having Joined
the union. There has been mass pick
citing every morning and evening.
The Red Squad has been on guard
ever since the strike began and has
made seven arrests, tho the charges
have never been pressed The indus
try is organized IS per cent and there
is every sign that the strikers will win
their demands. The union members.
who number over 100, have taxed
themselves to help their strik-
ing brothers. The International has
endorsed the strike.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
BY RUFUS p. HEATH
(Worker correspondentl

We find restaurants in Chicago, as
in other principal cities of the nation,
which are known to the unfortunate
workers who are unemployed as the
greasy spoon" The ones have in
mind are the property of Gus Collin
dier. Gus has three coffee houses in
Chicago, 654 w. Madison ST., 1149 w.
Madison st. and 221 S. Halsted st.
The System.
The food served is the cheapest
that the market affords. The meats
are fourth grade, "butchered one
year" He has the cheapest coffee
on the market. The food supplies
are bought in large quantities, to get
the lowest market rates and delivered
as they are needed.
Gus uses little scheme of his own
to draw and hold his trade. His
drawing cards are, Blue Valley But.
ter" Bowman Dairy Company's 8
Milk" 'Livingston's Rye Bread and
"Harding's Corned Beef" From this,
the workers who patronize the places
are led to believe that the food pro
ducts are all first class.
Gus does not serve short orders
such as ham and eggs, steaks and
chops. He specializes in steam table
products, such as beef stew, spa
ghetti, salt pork and boiled beans,
soup, rice and oatmeal, ham. cheese
and corned beef sandwiches, corned
beef and cabbage, and coffee and
pastries. The food is all cooked in
quantity in the kitchen and placed
on the steamtable in the dining room.
where the walters dish up their own
orders and collect for all orders as
they serve. The costumers are re-
quired to pay before they eat. Thus,
they have no chance to eat and walk
out without paying. The system also
enables Gus to use only one cook
where he would need two or three,
by serving short orders. Ie also
eliminates the necessity of having a
cashier.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
stereotypers Gain 25c a Day

NEW ORLEANS-(FP)--A contract
for 3 years with an increase Of 25c a
day each year and back pay from
June 1 has been secured by the New
Orleans stereotypers union from the
4 nonunion newspapers in this city,
making the daily rate for this year
S6.75 for 5 hours, with price and a
half for overtime. The composing
rooms Of the 4 newspapers are still
nonunion with nonunion pressroom
in the Times-Picayune, one of the larg-
est papers in the south.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
CLOAK MAKERS
PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO new WORKERS
One Thousand Dollars
Raised At Once
SECOND PRIZE WINNER.
BY GRAY STONE.
Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Oct. ga confer
ence called by the cloakmakers, Local
No. 81, Of the /. L. G.. w. U. was held
Wednesday, October 13, at 224 South
Spring street. Twentypne organiza-
tions with AZ delegates responded to
the call. Besides the needle trades
unions, delegates were present from
the carpenters, painters, bakers,
Workmen's Circle branches, political
parties (working class} and educa-
tional groups. 05f
Brother Sacks was elected secretary
and julius ShIamowitz chairman. A
committee of fifteen was elected to
arrange a big mass meeting and tag
day to raise funds.
Will Send $1,000,
Many of the organizations who re-
sponded to the call have pledged def
nate sums of money to be sent thru
the. conference to the New York strik-
ers. One thousand dollars in cash
will be forwarded by the conference
to the strikers within the next few
days.
The conference is asking all sympa-
thetic organizations to send funds to
the secretary of the conference, j.
Sacks, 224 South Spring street.
Send Telegram. Fl
aTheefollowing Telegram was sent by
the conference to L. Hyman, New
York City: please convey to. the
New York strikers that at conference
called by the Los Angeles cloakmak-
ers held Wednesday, October 1S, with
81 organizations participating, confer
ence pledges moral and financial sup
port. One thousand dollars to be for.
warded at once as immediate help.
We are with you in this struggle"
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
Coal Company Raises
Rent on Old Shacks
ex ! Worker correspondent.

SCRANTON, Oct rs. - Rents for
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. houses for its
miners have been raised on Red Row
from Sc to $40 a month. Twenty work
ers' families are affected. The com
pany claims to have kept the So rate
for 40 years.
Rumors are going around that the
coal company intends to get rid Of
their real estate in this Dupont
borough, because of increased taxa
don, and are trying TO shove the bur.
den OF these old houses on present
occupants by offering them first
chance to buy
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
Rubber Workers Told
of Necessity to Form
Strong United Front
(sy Worksrs corresponde nt.l

AKRON, o., Oct. 26.-At one Of the
largest mass meetings held this year
by the Hungarian workers Sick and
Benefit society, an organizer of the
Rubber Workers union gave a talk on
the necessity of organization Of rub
Der workers. He spoke for about is
minutes on the greed of the rubber
baroons, and stressed the rawhide sys-
tenn and wage cuts.
He pointed out that now is the time
for all workers, regardless of race,
creed OF color to drop their prejudices
and to organize into one union, show
ing the bosses a solid front He fin
ished up by stressing the point that
thru organization, and organization
only, can the workers ever expect to
get shorter hours and higher wages.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
Los Angeles Workers
Plan Freiheit Drive;
Other Activities On
BY S. eLo5ERMAN.
Worker correspondent.l !

LOS ANGELES, Oct. ga Frei-
heit conference was organized here on
October II for the purpose of having
a weekly Freiheit edition for Cali
fornia. Thirty-slx delegates attended
the conference, representing nearly
all unions, Workmen's Circle branches,
and other cultural organizations. In
order to reach this goal at least
$4,000 will have to be raised. The
conference went on record TO raise
$4,000 One hundred and sixty-two
dollars was raised at the meeting to
start the drive.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28

PORT NEWARK. N. J.-(FP)-one
hundred workers employed at the con.
struction Of Wyerhauser Timber Co.
plant are striking with the support OF
the New Jersey state federation of
labor because the contractor is not
paying the prevailing union scale Of
wages throughout.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
FIRST PRIZE WINNER.
OPEN SHOP Mine
GIVES INCREASE
PAY TO WORK ERS
Miners Are Puzzled by
Philanthropy
BY ROMA,
Worker Correspondent,

M0UNDSVIALE, w. Va, Oct. &c.
When the coal operators of nom
union mine voluntarily and suddenly
increase the wage scale of their en-
ployes it certainly gives the poor, un-
derpaid miners food for thought and
causes them to arrive at the conclu-
sion that something must be in the
air."
Raise Wages a Third.
Yet that is exactly what occurred
in Moundsville at the Panama mine,
employing $50 men, owned by the Ben
Franklin Coal Co., when notices were
POSTED on the morning Of October %
that the company will adopt the Jack
sonville wage agreement, or union
contract, on November /, 1926. The
mine will continue to operate on an
open-shop basis, but will increase its
wage scale 3S 1-3 per cent.
According to the company officials,
an improvement in the bituminous
market conditions has justified the In
crease.
miners wage FiHnIs
The Panama miners are only one
OF the local mines which last year
waged a valiant but vain struggle
against a reduction in the wage scale.
During the bituminous coal strike in
April, 1926, this region. which has
been a typical West Virginia scab
hole for some time, joined the ranks
of the union miners and struck when
an attempt was made to reduce the
wages to the 1917 scale. However,
after several months, weak support
from President Lewis and strong op-
position from the courts and the coal
operators, together with the coming
winter, had their effect, and the min
ers were forced to return to work
under non-union conditions at the
1917 scale.
Other Mines Scab.
There are several mines in this To-
cality, all operated on the non-union
basis. However, they do not main
tain a uniform wage scale. The Pan
ANA mine paid 5S cents per ton for
loading, while the rest pay SO cents
per ton. 1t has not been ascertained
as yet whether the remaining mines
will proceed to increase their wage
scale in line with the Panama mine.
Action Is Puzzler.
1t is certainly puzzling to many
what caused the coal company to in
crease the wage scale at the Panama
mine. 1t was not mere philanthropy.
OF course, their reason that market
conditions justify 1t are true enough
always were, in fact. If that were the
only reason the wage scale could be
increased to much greater extent.
Perhaps the recent call that was is
sued for another strike in Morgan
town may have had some influence.
Perhaps the fact that another btu
minous coal strike is anticipated next
April had some. effect, and the wage
scale was raised in anticipation of
the future to keep their slaves scab-
bing during that period and then cut
it again.
At any rate the mine is still left
operating on a non-union basis, which
means that with no union contract to
protect the wage scale the wages may
be reduced as suddenly as they were
increased.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28

ST. LOUIS-FP)-Dyers and clean
ers in st. Louis have organized as
Local 1903, Journeymen Tailors init.
union.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
CATHOLICS SEE
GOOD in WORK
OF EVANGELIST
Recognize P O w g r to
Split Churches
BY L. p. RINDAL,
Worker Correspondent:

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26-It was
stated recently that Aimee Semple
Mcpherson has appealed to the X.
K. X. for support. True. But it is
also true that the forces OF the pope
are playing, more or less, a game Of
neutrality concerning the Angelus
temple leader. Why? Because the
catholics are afraid of protestant
unity. Aimee is the splitting wedge
which fits the formula: Divide and
rule"
Protestants Fight Her.
Rev. R. P. (Bob) shuler. pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church, author Of
Mcpherson" and member Of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the church fed
Grafton, is the greatest enemy OF the
hallelujah actress-not the children"
Of the pope Of Rome. Catholics have
sent Fighting Bob" many threaten
ing letters.
The evangelist is good mixer. Her
glory is money, power and pleasure
She does not care whether it comes
thru Irritation with "ormie," Jesus,
the pope or the knights of the night
shirt. And she gets the dough" too,
from millionaires to poor cripples.
Gypsies spent fortune on her fem
pie. But since she made gypsies out
of Rose" and Steve" in her kid
mapping" story, not many favors will
come from that illustrious tribe.
is Versatile.
Besides the regulation uniform Of
the temple this meek" follower Of
the lowly Christ dresses up in avia-
ton costume, as honorary fire chief,
or as an honorary member of the Los
Angeles traffic squad.
Aimee is a member OF the chamber
of commerce and a politician, reac.
tionary today and liberal tomorrow.
as both factions are after the temples
hallelujah votes. Thru Mayor Cryer
and three judges, Keetch, Hady and
Gates, the temple leader has, in the
past, controlled the actions Of the su-
perior court, the grand jury and the
police.
District Attorney Keyes knew
months ago that Aimee was fakAr,
but refused to act until pressed hard.
Had to save himself. The recent ar
rest of all the supervisors. three other
high county officials, the Chief OF de-
tectiyes and the prosecutor himself,
explains a great many rotten social
conditions.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28

Why don't you write II up7 II may
be interesting TO other workers.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28

On Thursday, October 2s, general
membership meeting is called. Every
comrade is urged to be present. Com
rade Rose Rubin, who has just re-
turned from the east, will report on
political and industrial activities
there. The possibility of having a
sub-district organizer win also be dis
cussed.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28

On November z. Los Angeles labor
will celebrate the ninth anniversary
OF the Russian Revolution al Music
Art Hall. The affair will start at $3.50
p. m. Speakers and musical program.
Admission is free.
The daily worker., 1926-10-28
Good Books
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IN GERMAN

IN GERMAN
We have just received q
shipment of the following
books in German from the
publishers in Berlin:
Evening star., 1926-06-03
DRIVE IS OPENED
FOR HEBREW HOME
1000 Contributing Members
Sought to Support Insti-
tuition for Aged.

The membership campaign of the
Hebrew Home for the Aged to obtain
1000 contributing members was
launched last night at a rally meet
ing held in the auditorium of the
home, Eleventh street and Spring
road northwest.
approximately 200 workers attend
ed the meeting and received instruc-
tions from Bernard Danzansky. chair
man of the drive, md Harry Sherry,
chairman Of the board of directors of
the home. They told the workers that
the welfare and support of the 36
aged and helpless persons now in
mates of the institution depended on
the success of the drive
Others who addressed the workers
We're: Mrs. Charles a. Goldsmith, vice
, chairman of the membership commit
tee; II. i. Gumnt. director of the
home. and Simon Hirshman, director
of publicity.
The captains of the teams were an
nounced by Mrs. William Levy and
Charles A. Goldsmith. heads of the
women's and mems divisions, us fol
lows: Mrs. Joseph Kaminsky Mrs.
]. Kotz, Mrs. Morris Levy, Mrs. Jack
NeauX, Mrs. Frank Rosenberg. Mrs.
Charles l.. Pilzer. Miss Minnie Hutt.
Samuel Cams, d. J. Kaufman. Nor
ris Garf1nkle. Lee Baumgarten. Abe
Dresner. NJ. S. Cohen, Edmund Kauff.
man and Henry Jaffe.
The workers will hold another rally
meeting Sunday night in the audi;
toriunl of the home.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
LILLIAN GISH'S RISE
CREDITED TO BANKER
Witness in Duell Perjury Trial
Says w. Averill Hartman
Backed Actress.
By the Associates Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.--W. Averill
Hartman, financier. was pictured yes.
terday at the perjury trial Of Charles
Fl. Duell as the dominant power be-
hind the rise of Lillian Gish to star
dom as a motion picture actress.
J. Boyce Smith. former associate of
Duell, testified that he had learned as
an Official Of Inspiration Pictures
Inc, Of which Duell was president
that Hartman had deposited $3.50, ,0GG
in the corporate treasury when Il was
organized. He also said that Harri
man was one Of the underwriters who
advanced $4,000 used in the making
of 'The White Sister"
The officers Of the company were
Smith. Duell and Walter Camp, jr.
and Smith testified that he lima gined
that Camp represented Mr.. Hartman
Smith also testified that modiflca
tions in the contract between Miss
Gish and the Inspiration Pictures Cor
poration and Duell lost the actress
SEQ, 900.
Duell's perjury trial il the outcome
of his testimony in an action he
brought against Miss Gish last year
and which was thrown out of court, ia
restrain her from appearing in any
pictures not produced by him.
Evening star., 1926-06-03

and some should not. You have to go
back to the Bible for precedent. 1t
is parallel with Herod's edfct that all
of the male children of Judea under
2 years Of age should be killed. All
articles are condemned because Of the
chance OF some article getting in to
compete with domestic article
He recommended an amendment to
the flexible tariff provision permitting
the commission to fix tariff rates sub
ject to the veto Of Congress, which
would fix maximum rate. The Pres
ident. he said, should be relieved from
tariff fixing. The membership of the
commission should he increased and
two members should be former
judges, two economists and two agrl-
culturists and other leaders in their
professions.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
SWEEPING TARIFF
LEvIES ARE RAPED
Many Articles Taxed That Are Not
Even Made in U. S., Lewis
Testifes.

Tariff is levied on thousands Of
articles that are not even produced in
the United States, former Tariff
Commissioner David J. Lewis declared
yesterday before the Senate tariff In
vestigating committee.
Congress has not classified articles
for tariff" he added. LAS an illu-
stration q 40 per cent tariff is levied
on scientific Instruments. 10000 OF
which are produced and many OF them
not in this country.
Some of them should have tariff
Evening star., 1926-06-03

inspection, and provides for exchange
of information between the two coun-
tries in their efforts to prevent land
ing of cOntraband and prosecution of
offenders. The extradition treaty Is
an amplification of the existing treaty
between the two countries.
The Mexican treaty was signed
about a year ago,
Evening star., 1926-06-03
CUBAN SENATE RATIFIES
TREATIES WITH U. S.
Extradition Pacts With America
and Mexico and Liquor Agree
ment With Former Approved.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, June 3.-The Senate last
night approved the extradition and
and the extradition treaties with
Mexico.
The two treaties with the United
States were signed several months
ago. The liquor treaty gives United
States officers the right TO board
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Jurors Milk Story Fails.

CHICAGO, June 8 LP.-The excuse
Of r. b. Fisher, to evade jury duty in
the Durkin murder trial, was that
his doctor told him to take a pint of
milk every two hours. The judge
milk would be brought to him.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
PlCKETS BATTLE POLICE.
Pasaaic Disorders Renewed After
Two Weeks of Quiet.

PASSAIC, N. j., June 3 CD.--After
several weeks of comparative quiet
the textile strike area yesterday y
f1ared afresh when 200 pickets at the
gates of the United Piece and Dye
Works in Lodi battled with the po-
lice force of 10 men. When quiet
was restored the police had In Gus
tody seven prisoners. two OF whom
required medical attention.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Joy-Rider Given Three Years.

John T.. Ratcliffe has been sentenced
oy Justice Stafford to serve three
years in the peniientiary. Ratclife
pleaded guilty to q joy-riding charge,
it being alleged that he took ne
automobile ol William T.. Ferris with.
mt nornliseion AnriI -
Evening star., 1926-06-03

| don't know what ther is about a
cigarette. but people seem L be able t
sit clean thro' a play or funeral
without lightin' pipe or cigar.
Theirs nothin' as certain as rhu-
barb, death an higher taxes.
Anxious inquirer" wants t. know
if Smedley Butler is liable t show up
at any party, or whether he has t be
invited?
Speakin' O. tn North Pole, it's too
had intrepid aviators can't fly lower
SO they could discover Il lot O other
things.
Eandits busted int tn Little Gem
Cafe last night, takin' $1.35 in change,
but in ther rush t git away they over
looked two Idaho p'taters.
TIL workin' man that used Z park
his dinner bucket under a beer table
now parks an automobile-but ever
things changin', fer that matter.
Well say this fer TIL Chicago po-
lice--when some citizen gifts murdered
they don't lose no time reundin' up
two or three hundred fellers that
might have done it,
Copyright. John Ollie CO..
Evening star., 1926-06-03
OLD SCHOOL CLOSES.
Meadville Theological Institution
Was Founded in 1914.

MEANWHILE, Pa. June . R).--
Founded In 1914, the Meadville Theo.
logical School has passed out Of exist
ence.
The school, at first a non-denomina.
tional institution for training of mis-
sionaries for work along the frontier,
but taken over in 1852 by the Uni
tartan Church. will soon be moved to
Chicago. where it will become a part
Of the University of Chicago.
Evening star., 1926-06-03

The Springfield Leader says that
axiom about it being more blessed
n give than to receive" probably was
devised by some ono on the receiving
end
Evening star., 1926-06-03

A total eclipse of the sun will be
visible In New England and Canada
in 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
'I926 KEEPS AHEAD
OF 1926 BUILDING
Slump in August Fails to Cut
Slight Lead Held for First
Eight Months.

Construction operations are keeping
abreast of the records set in 1925. the
greatest building year in the history
Of the country. The total volume of
operations carried on during the first
sight months of 1926 is 3 per cent
larger than the corresponding volume
registered last year, according TO sta.
tistics compiled by the Associated
General Contractors of America.
The margin over last years fsul es
was somewhat reduced during August
when the total for the month dropped
6 per cent below the figure set in
July This loss was compensat ted
largely by the mass of work handled
during July. when the previous sin
gle month record was broken.
The volume of operations recorded
for August has been exceeded in only
five months: July. August and Sep
TENDER. 1925, and June and July, 1926.
The peak of operations last year
was not reached until September
though figures set in each month fol
lowing May and before December
were above the previous high mark
established in August 1924. Construc-
tion activities this year have shown
more of an inclination to squirt This
is shown by the fact that although
only three months in 1926 have pro
duced levels above that reached in
August. 1924, the total for the first
eight months stands higher than that
achieved by the compare lively con
sistent trend Of 1925.
The index number for August of
this year. based on the average volume
" construction in 1918 as 100. was 215.
The July index number was 22S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11

Continued from Thirteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
COOPERATIVE
APART MENT PLAN
SUCCESS IN CAPITAL

Continued from Thirteenth Fage)
and experienced agent under the
superN islon Of the board of directors.
The cost of opera ting the building
is estimated by the board of directors
for each year in advance and pro-
rated at so much per share of stock.
! This budeet consists of the following
items: Taxes, ianitor. water rent.
I mana cement. coal. electricity, insur-
ance. asnes. supplies, etc. These e%-
I penses are divided among the owners.
each owner paying proportion OF
cost equal TO his proportion of stock
in the corpora ton. The assessments
for operating expense, which run APP
proXima tely 30 pen cent lower than
the cost of upkeep OF an individual
dwelling because of saving by collec-
tive buying. are paid monthly in ad-
vance.
In like manner the principle of col
lective buying enables the 1ndiVldual
cooperative apartment purchaser TO
make only "a nominal down payment
and small monthly installments which
are lower than the average monthly
, rental for similar housing, because.
as ! have pointed out. of the elimina-
ton of the landlords profit and his
I protective charges to cover vacan-
cies, uncoliectable rents, etc.
Further the owner-occupant of a
cooperative apartment has an author
itative voice in the selection of his
neighbors. The board OF directors
must pass upon the desirability of any
proposed occupant OF an apartment
after the corporation has been
formed.
Summed up, the cooperative apart
ment plan offers a home which costs
considerably less to purchase than to
rent and costs less to operate than
an individual dwelling with similar
accommodations in the same neigh
! borhood, and in addition ii pays
psychological and social dividends.
Cooperative ownership of apart
ment homes is in Washington to stay
because 1t has proven its merit by
actual test.