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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
TERRIFIC GAS
EXPLOSION IN
TENNESSEE Mine
No Hope Held for Sixty
Workers
tspesIaI &c Ths oaIIg workerl

LOCKWOOD, Tenn, Oct. 4.-sixty
miners were entombed in the Rogers
entry Of the open shop lockwood Iron
company's coal mine today following
gas explosion.
Tons of rock and dirt were let &c
following eslenrifIe blast and the
miners are Imprisoned three miles be.
low the surface, according to com
pany officials.
None of the workers were believed
to have escaped.
A rescue train from Knoxville, bear,
ing volunteer workers. and digging
equipment was rushed here and eff
forts to release the men were to
start at once.
Meanwhile workers from surround
ing mines were summoned to assist
in the rescue operations.
Families and relatives of the i'm
prisoned men crowded about the
mouth of the mine Immediately fol
lowing the explosion.
Between go and 65 men were known
to have been working in the Rogers
entry at the time of the blast. None
have been heard from after being en-
tombed several hours.
The explosion was first reported BY
Eugene Tedder, a miner who was
working several miles from the Rog-
ers' entry. He said he felt the force
of the explosion and was nearly over
come by the gas fumes.
mo Hope"
Deputy Mine Inspector Holden has
arrived here to aid in rescue work.
An official Of the Iron company
said that there was practically no
hope" OF rescuing the imprisoned
men.
However" he said, I'VE plan to
dynamite a part of the entrance in
an attempt to rescue them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
WINDOW WASHERS
STRIKE; BOSSES
REFUSE DEMANDS
Chicago Local "a Walks
Out for Increase

Three hundred members of the Chi
cage Window Washers. Local "a,
Building Service Employees Interna-
tional Union, went on strike Monday
morning when their demand for an
increase Of rs cents an hour was re-
fused by the bosses.
Monday night the strike was re-
ported as "air tight" with no scabs
being employed and with the city
well covered with pickets. The I'M
ion demands scale OF s1.25 an
hour, the present being s100 an
hour. A minimum guarantee Of 40
hours work a week is also demanded
by the union.
Talk Since Sept. I.
Negotiations have been under way
since September /, when the working
agreement expired. The union has
had no contract since then. and every
effort to arrive at an agreement has
failed.
All OF the building trade unions are
behind the window washers in their
present struggle, 1T IL reported.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
1000 LONDON
DOCKERS QUIT
lob SUDDENLy
Protest Against Port
Ruling
tspselaI % The palIy wortsrl

LONDON, 90. 4.-Two thousand
workers on the famous TlIbury Docks
suddenly quit today, leaving scores of
ships tied to their piers heavy with
cargo.
The strike, which was entirely un-
expected, was reported to be the re-
suit of an alleged refusal on the part
of the dock companies to permit un-
ion officials on the docks. The port
of London authorities denied all
knowledge of any such order.
There was no disorder, and none is
anticipated, altho the dock police
force has been augmented as a pre-
cautionary measure. Most of the
strikers returned to their homes i'm
mediately.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
GITLOW Chief SPEAKER
AT CHICAGO CAMP AIGN
RALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Benjamin cltIow, weII-known for
his long and active record in the re-
Volutlonary workers movement and
at present the candidate Of the
Workers Party for governor Of New
York will speak in Chicago, We'd
nesday evening, Oct. 6 at Emmett
Memorial Hall, 2179 S. Ogden Aye.
Other speakers at the meeting,
Workers Party rally for tho coming
state elections in which J. Louis
Engdah has been filed to run for
United States senator, will be Ma
thilde Kalousek and Arne Swabeck,
district organizer Of the Workers
Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
The Dany Worker Must Have $4,000 This Week Or

the critical that The DAILY WORKER
yet 0 face
Bills long overdue crowding There business
obligations which The DAILY WORKER instantly
Otherwise will altogeherose shop
good-SUSPEND THE DAILY WORKER
There party sympahizers in the
arO movement who have been gathering KEEP THE
DAILY WORKER There surely must be considerable money in
the hands of The DAILY WORKER army many
has been held back enable friends
better showing by forwarding larger
ALL MONEY THAT rs IN THE HANDS OF THE DAILY
WORKER SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS MUST BE TURNED
IN INSTANTLY.
ALL MONEY THAT CAN BE POSSIBLY GOTTEN FOR
THE DAILY WORKER MUST BE SECURED AND FORWARD
ED WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST DELAY.
We s~t raise daily for the neat oeek at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06

annual American Federation of
Labor convention here today.
The gathering got under way with
Ont single sword Of mention 81 the
late Sam Gompers whose memory
dominated the Atlantic City conven-
tSon last year. Frank x. Martel, presi-
dent Of the Detroit Federation Of La
Dor, who heads the local arrange
ments committee, apologized for the
absence of American flags in the hall.
He said this was an oversight that
would be remedied later. The conven-
ton is meeting in the Graystone Ball
room, far out on Woodward Ave.
Green Presldss.
President Green presides with his
executive council accompanied by the
fraternal delegates sitting in one OF
the huge orchestra pits under a silk
en- canopy of brilliant crimson. In
fact red predominates in the halls
gorgeous decorations. Two clergy
men episcopal and catholic, had op-
ened the proceedings with prayer.
William B. Fitzgerald Of the Street
Garments union made his Introductory
address as temporary chairman.
President Martel, Mayor John Smith
and Frank Wade, president of the
Michigan Federation of Labor, were
given an opportunity to address the
convention and then It came Presi-
dent Green's turn to officially take
over the gavel.
Labor Built t.
Labor erected this city," declared
Green defiantly after reviewing what
all the previous speakers has said
about Detroit as "the wonder city of
the world" "If It had depended on
the capital that men possess" con-
tinued Green "the site on which this
city is built would still remain broad
expanse of prairie. There are minor
ity groups in this city that are alarm.
ed at our presence here.
Invited to Attend.
Il invite them tc come here to
look and listen and to convince
themselves that this representative
group OF men and women of labor
compare well with any other group ia
society" Green then turned to the
main part Of his opening address
which was a prepared attack agains,
company unions.
Company Unions Doomed.
Green declared the company unions
were merely experiments on the part
OF employers that would fail ulti-
mately just as other experiments of a
similar nature have failed. He said
they would fail because the company
union is local IN character. Each EN-.
ployer he charged having his own
company union drafted according to
his own pet ideas. He said company
was also built ON a tran
silent basis and declared that II does
not permit the worker to exercise his
own will.
Insist on Freedom.
The workers will not long permit
themselves TO be subordinated in this
he said. "They will insist
on being economically and politically
free. The company union will ulti-
Continued ON page ~
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The workers will not long permit
themselves TO be subordinated in this
manner" he said. "They will insist
on being economically and politically
free. The company union will ulti-
Ccontinued ON page ~
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attend the conference.
Early yesterday morning detectives
appeared at union headquarters and
took Teddy Timochka of with them
to Captain Turner's office, saying that
they wanted to question him regard
ing the truth of the news story.
Young Timochka is the 17-year-old
boy who was held for four days by
the police authorities of Passaic and
Clifton and forced to sign a false
statement. He said he was roughly
handled by the police who had him
In custody.
Roughly Handled.
With the consent of Henry Hunt,
counsel for the union, who was pres
ent at the conference, Teddy Timoch-
ka told Of the treatment he had re-
ceived when questioned by Captain
Turner's men. He asserted that he
had been roughly handled-that he
had been pushed violently against the
wall, pulled by the hair and grabbed
by the neck. He said that he signed
the statement prepared for him be-
cause of threats of what would hap
pen to him If he refused.
Women Testify.
Two women strikers testified to the
fact that the Passaic police habitually
called them rough and obscene
names Theresa Staudinger claimed
that she was made to walk five blocks
out of her way every day because GER
tain police would not let her pass
where they were stationed Mrs. Mary
Plank said she was pushed and called
names repeatedly by the police. Felix
Panniersa exhibited a broken arm in
a sling which he said had been given
to him on the picket line.
Exorbltant Bail.
The important thing to the union is
that men have been beaten up and
brutally beaten, in the textile strike
area. It is not concerned with any
factional or political enmity there
may be between the different brands
Of police concerned. Certain atrocious
and illegal proceedings have been TAX
en- against members of the union
now in jail in Hackensack and Pater
son and the union wants to get these
eleven men held under S430,O00 col
lective bail, released.
Evidence Of Torture.
The union has evidence all too true
that these men have been tortured
in efforts TO extract false confessions
from them. Wives Of the prisoners
who have been given the third de-
gree have testified to broken teeth.
black and blue bodies and swollen
faces which they saw when they Wis
tied the men in Jail. The wife OF
Tony Pocno will swear TO the fact
that her husband told her he was
beaten with lead pipe. Mrs Alex
Kostamacha will tell that her hus.
bands arm is in a sling. Mrs. Joseph
Belleme will describe the swollen
face she saw when she was al.
lowed to talk with her husband and
repeat how he told her that he was
beaten black and blue and knocked
unconscious.
The union does not have to give
out false information. There are too
many unbelievably brutal facts that
are terribly trus-.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
A. F. OF | CONVENTION OPENS
AMID Open SHOPPERS BLAST
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAAL.
especial to The Daily worksr)

CONVENTION HALL DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 4-Chalenging
the shoppers and American planners Detroit
sessions of the American Federation of Labor President
Green replied the threatening editorial Free Press
warning the labor officials assembled here
work of organization in this city strongly
employers This incident coupled with Fords inauguration of the
veday week. which labor declares the result of it's activities
thru Of struggle color the opening
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
POLICE SHOOT At
The STRIKING WINDOW
CLEANERS IN new YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-VoIIeys Of
shots were fired by police at strIk-
Ing window cleaners during a riot
at Broadway and 23rd street today.
Crowds In tho streets scattered In
terror, seeking shelter in doorways
and In entrances to subways.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
T. u. E. L. Meeting Is
Postponed from Wed.

Owing TO the other meetings that
are taking place Wednesday October
9th, which compete with the regular
meeting OF the T. U. r. L. the com
mittee has deemed It necessary to
postpone the meeting OF the Trade
Union Educational League. All league
members are asked TO take notice,
They will be notified OF the next meet
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
|. |. D. WARNS
OF DANCER IN
new FRAME-UP
May Attempt Repetition
of Mooney Case

The following statement on the po-
lice terror and frame-up in the Pas
sale textile area by the police in en-
attempt to break the Passaic strike
has been issued by the national Of
flee of International Labor Defense
Another Mooney case. on larger
scale. is being prepared in Passaic.
Twenty-one OF the active strike lead
ers have been arrested on the OBJ
viously spurious charge of having par
ticipated in alleged bombing out
RACES.
The arrested strike leaders are he
ing held under the most p7ohibi;iYe
bail, running as high as one hundred
thousand dollars for an individual, In
an attempt to keep them in jail for
continued torture and to tie up the
funds of the union which is conduct
ing the fight
Last Stand of Bosses.
The most recent frame-up Is the
last stand OF the bosses in the Pas
sale strike. It is a serious challenge
to the entire labor movement, for the
heroic struggle Of the Passaic work
ers is a fight for the union which e.
fects all workers in this country. The
textile barons are determined to rail-
road the arrested workers to the peni-
tentiary-and perhaps to death. The
kept newspapers Of the mill owners
are already demanding the courts that
they Give them the limit" The
buzzards are shrieking for the blood
of their victims.
Familiar System.
This Is the same frame-up that has
been attempted in most OF the big
struggles OF the American workers
for better conditions Of life and la.
Dor. It is the frame-up system which
has kept Tom Mooney and Warren X.
Billings in prison for ten years, when
the world knows their innocence. II
Is the system which is even now
threatening Sacco and Vanzetti with
legal assassination. The fight against
this frame-up system is the fight OF
the working class, regardless Of the
individuals involved.
The International Labor Defense
will defend the arrested workers OF
Passaic on the basis OF the class
struggle, and calls for cooperation
and support In the organization OF a
widespread protest movement in their
behalf.
Remember The lessons OF the Moon.
ey-Billings md Sacco-vanzetu cases
Organize the protest before the
trial.
Support the victims Of the Passaic
frameSp.
international Labor Defense,
Janss p. Cannon, Secretary.
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push energetic effort is what is badly
needed
The DAILY WORKER army has shown its mele before in
situations critical We confident that every member
worker every trade every forwardlookng
labor organization will call and quickly
There panic There is panic But there
will panic if The DAILY WORKER goes
NOW is THE TIME TO AVOID PANIC AND KEEP THE
DAILY WORKER.
SHALL THE DAILY WORKER LIVE OR NOT?
NEXT FEW DAYS WILL TELL, THIS MEANS THAT
YOU WILL TELL.
THIS MEANS YOU MUST WORK AND GIVE TO
LIMIT TELL DAILY WORKER
YOUR PAPER is WAITING. THE DAILY WORKER IS IN
NEED. MAKE SURE NO W TO KEEP THE DAILY
WORKER.
LoVEsToNE,
Chairman Campaign comuitee Keep the Daily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-06
~ T. ,. o'FLAHERTY

TIME democratic candidate tor the
L United States senate from Illinois
rs nothing If not frank, He is also
rather resourceful. We do not insinu-
,ate that he is nursing sore wooden
leg in the hospital because voters
might feel somewhat embarrassed in
asking Mrs. Brennan, what her hus-
sband meant by accepting $4,000. from
Samuel Insult. In all probability the
leg is suffering from rheumatic
itwinges around the hinges, but
Georges candidacy will not suffer be-
cause its owner Is bsdriddan.
QUESTIONED about the insult gift,
" Bremen was delightfully."- candid
Anything wrong about capitalist
giving money to opposing candidates
and even to factions in both parties?
Not thing. he volunteered. And
what OF It? What would happen to a
corporation that did not take q broad
view Of things when the political
party that it spurned, got into power?
Then suddenly George began to act
like a politician and gave expression
to the belief that the election OF a
United States senator is of little
value to the organization that elects
him, IN the little matter OF spoils.
This is where George ruined a prom
ising reputation.
TT is pleasure to note that the RI
val statesmen of the European
powers are pleased beyond the pow
ers OF expression over the budding al
liances that are supplanting the old
understandings and Misunderstanding
that survived the war. On, no, Eng
land is not hostile to the Franco
German entente. Neither is France
peeved because Italy and England
got together. All those boys have
souls as white as the snow on the
top of Mount Blanc, as BRAND said
about the spiritual equipment Of
Stresemann and himself. We suggest
that a good way to take a census of
the moron element in America would
be to take a referendum with the OBJ
ject OF learning how many people be-
lieve this diplomatic twaddie.
T,HE United States government can
not recognize the government OF
Chamorro in Nicaragua because he
worked his way into Office with q
jimmy and a few stink bombs. Ne
verthcless. the U. S. is resourceful.
II will not officially call Chamorro by
his first name, but neither is It will
ing to let anybody else kick him out.
Hence we have the spectacle of Unit
cd States aviators navigating Cha
morros planes 80 that the revolution.
lists will not bounce him out Of office.
Washington will have to walt quite
while before recognising Nicaragu-
an government II Il insists on ono
Continued ON page A.
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strikers give FURTHER PROOF
OF BRUTAL POLICE UEATMENT,,
ELEVEN Still HELD IN HIGH BAH

PASSAIC N. J., Oct 4-Passaic police who have become
very reports charging them with brutality
strikers held in jail in the textile mill called
yesterday in the office of Benjamin F. Turner
detectives effort have those refued
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the union and newspapemen invited
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-09
Rogers Tells Needs
Of COuntry's Youth

New York, Dec. 9--(R)-What the
youth of this country needs, rs VIII
Rogers sees it, is narrower pants and
broader ideals.
The humorist delivered his opinion
in his only New York appearance of
the season ut a charity affair last
night. He compared himself with
Bernard Shaw on the grounds that
I'VE both know the worlds all wrong
but don't know what's the matter
with it,"
"ln this country" he said, I'VE
build three golf courses to every air
plane. The government isn't sure
about aviation, so it's going to wait
two more years to find out whether
airships are practical. We are the
only nation in the world that uses
our air for speaking purposes only.
The next wars going to be in the
air. They're not going to shoot any
thing ut you. they're just going to
drop it on YOU"
Taking up farm relief, Rogers OBJ
served that ''now they are saying
that what the farmers need is CO.
operative marketing. II they can't
get as much for their crops as il
costs to raise them, the farmers
ought to sell together. When the
check comes back then they'll be able
to cheer each other up"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-09
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Dec. gu. S. d. Of A.
Hogs $4,000; generally 10 TO 20
cents higher than Wednesdays aver.
age: top 1900; bulk desirable hogs
all weights 1870 to $40 pounds li.75
Ml1.95; choice light lights upward
TO 1l.S5: most slaughter pigs ll.5O@
ll.7s: few 1876; bulk desirable pack
ing sows lO.65@D11.l0; few light
weights 1875 or better; heavyweight
hogs .GOM12.OO; medium ll.50@
|ll.95: light n.45@ll.s5; light light
1l.4OMll.S5; packing sows l0.4O@
1925; slaughter pigs l1.40Mll.85.
Cattle $1,000; yearlings active,
strong; weighty steers uneven.
steady: more live to general trade:
fat she stock particularly hcifers
strong to higher; hest yearliEs
,14.OO: several loads l.35OGDl 600
pound steers 9O0M9.lO; stockers
and feeders scarce: higher for the
week; bulk G.25M7.50: spread be-
tween yearlngs and heavy fat steers
widest on record: bulls ~ 10 IL
higher: vralcrs weak, mostly l0.50M
100.
sheep $1,000: very slow. choice
lambs scarce; around steady: bid
ding weak to unevenly lower on 9TH
crs; few sorted fat lambs to ship
pers and city butchers early $4,000
1916: lighter averages held higher;
practically nothing done on other
,.fadcs and classes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-09
J. GRAIN. !.
LIVESTOCK
DOWNTURN IN
WHEAT PRICES
Traders Appear to Be Wait
ing Developments-C Corn,
and Oats Turn Easy

Chicago, Dec. 9-LR1-Wheat aver.
age lower today on account Of. scat
tered selling that found buyers
rather indifferent. Export business
In North American wheat was. esti.
mated at 100000 bushels but for.
eiRners generally appeared to be
holding off in anticipation Of lower
prices.
Wheat closed irregular y cent
Hover 10 ~ cont advance. Corn an.
changed to H@ss cent off; oats u
to Z cent down and provisions un.
changed to five cents decline.
Interest in the wheat market to.
day conferred largely on the action
of the December delivery. That
month continued to show q substan.
tial discount under the May prices
Bear leaders in wheat contended to-
day that there ia no question the
world has u surplus over and above
requirements, and that North Amer.
lean wheat would have to GO to com.
petitors' levels.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-09
Oil King to Spend
Winter in Florida

New York. Dec. .. tH)--John y.
Rockefeller was on his way to Florida
today for his annual winter If golf
ut Ormond Beach. The founder Of
the Standard Oil company was ac-
companied by a retinuc Of II, includ-
ing q physician, his houseEccper,
friends and servants.
Mr.. ROckefellers health has been
represented to be SO good in spite Of
his 81 years that he has recently been
taking All active interest in tho busi-
ness from which he retired a quarter
century ago, hut when Il reporter
sought to interview him on the way
to the train he was stopped by Il
member Of the party who said: "Don't
you see he is too weak to talk"
MIR. Rockefeller was bundled up in
II long ulster and wore heavy cap
with car tabs TO protect him from
wintry blasts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-09
STOCK PRICES
MOVE UPWARD
Revival Of Activity and
Strength in Railroad Shares
TOday's Feature

New York, Dec. 0-R Stock
prizes resumed their upward move
mcnt today in reflection Of favar-
able trade news, easier call money
rates and another series of Christ
mas dividend" announcements. Re-
vival of activity and strength in rail
road shares, more than a dozen Of
which sold up two or more points.
was one feature.
Constructive forces were again ut
work in the u. s. Steel common on
reports that mill operations were
now above so per cent of capacity.
| One block Of $500 shares changed
hands at i5Ols.
| Nash Motors assumed the leader
ship Of the motor group by jumping
over four points on reports Of un-
usually high current earnings. Activ-
| ity in some other motors. such as
Dodge, Chryslcr, Jordan, and Stude-
baker, was associated with rumOrs Of
new mergers, but these lacked veri-
fication.
Coppers took on a new lease Of life,
under the leadership Of American
Smelling, recent buying in these is
sues being based on the prospect Of
heavy foreign buying in the first
quarter of next year. Continental
Baking A, was run up three points on
short covering on the rumor that the
dividend, previously reported in dan
ger would be paid.
Lchigh Valley crossed 100 to new
record price and Atchison, Baltimore
& Ohio, Pittsburgh 4 West Virginia.
Reading & New York Central moved
two points or more.
The closing was strong. New buy
ing came toward the close in suf-
ficient volume to combat realizing
sales in the pivotal issues. Pitts
burgh 4 West Virginia jumped seven
points to a new high ut 1876 and
Reading, American Water Works.
Pittsburgh Coal, National Dairy Pro-
ducts and Strombcrg Carburctor were
whirled up three to four points.
Total sales approximated i,C0O, 900
shares.