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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

For the first time in the history of the
New York Stock. Exchange. the COM
mittee on admissions yesterday exer-
cised it's authority under the consti
tuition of the exchange to permit a
partner of the president to transact
business on the floor, although him
accorded to T. p Davies of the firm
of Ruttre & Gross, partner of
President T.. TT. II. Simmons. He Will
transact business for the account of
Rutter & Gross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
French Francs Sell
Above Three Gents
On Short Covering


BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 6.-French
francs sold above 3 cents In the
New York market today for the
first time in several months. The
overnight rise of nearly 20 points
was attributed by foreign exchange
dealers to heavy short covering by
foreign spectators. following the
passage by the French Chamber OF
Deputies OF two of Premier Poin-
cares measures in connection with
his play for the rehabilitation OF
French finances.
The preliminary rate here OF 500
cents conceded with the quotation
prevailing abroad when the New
York market opened. but the first
actual transactions here were made
around 3.05 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
DIVIDEND RAISED.

NEW YORK. August P.--The
directorate of the Standard Oil Co. of
New York today declared a quarterly
dividend of 40 cents share, placing
the stock on an annual basis of $1.6O.
The previous rate was $140. The divi-
dend is payable September Is on stock
of record August 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
DRAWN FOR REDEMPTION.

NEW YORK, August 6 .P)-Notice
has beef given that Suthern Indiana
Gas g. Electric Co., ~ per cent first
lien and refunding mortage gold
bonds. series "A" have been drawn
for redemption October l, at 104 and
ACQUIRED interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
BANK CLEAR1NGs.

NEW YORK, August 6 (SpeciaD =
New York bank clearings, 1855, 000,-
600; New York bank balances, $780,
000. 900: New York Federal Reserve
Bank credits. $S6 200 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

ThA noise and clamor of modern
city life are producing a race of
elephant.eared men and women, &C
cording TO an eminent Vienna ear
specialist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
DISCOUNT RATE CUT.

tional Bank has reduced the discount
rate from 7h per cent to I per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS

Quoted IN dollars per MILLION marks } :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

The Eastern Public Service Corpor-
alton of Virginia will soon begin op-
Grating express buses between Wash
ington and Roanoke. Va. in addition
to lines it operates in Shenandoah
Valley.
The corporation has authorized cap
ital of $4,000 shares : per cent pre-
ferred stock. par value, 500. of which
'4,700 shares are outstanding, and
%, 900 shares of common stock, no
par value. of which $500 shares are
outstanding. Units of the two
stocks will be offered shortly TO Wash
ington interests. Earnings for the
bus corporation have been steadily in
creasing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08

two dollars, and next morning he goes
with the worker to the Offices at the
gate, and no matter how many are
standing in line the boarder gets
job. On pay day the order on his
wages to the boarding boss is col
lected and the remainder, never more
than two or three dollars, is handed
to the worker. On pay night there is
crap game at the boarding house,
and so the two dollars goes to the
boarding boss also. The worker be,
gins the next week by borrowing
money, and so on. Part of this graft
also reaches the foremen, otherwise
the system could not work.
The foremen are rough, swash-
buckling crew of bull-dozing slave
drivers.
Women on Killing Floor.
Heretofore the killing gang had been
exclusively the work of men, but re-
Gently women have been introduced
to this brutalizing work also. Women
now work alongside the men on the
killing floor at Cudahy's plant.
The workers in the packing houses
realize that the packers are more
powerful than the state government
The state has compensation law, but
if the packers can beat the worker out
Of compensation for injuries they do
so, using the threat that if the worker
f,ase+o ,,pov hfz riohte vpdar tho 10
they will never get a job in the pack
ing plants again. The packers make
or break the laws to suit themselves
I and the workers without a union, and
without a labor party are helpless.
Control Omaha.
Unemployment. short time and low
wages have had quite an effect on
housing conditions. Many workers
nave moved out of town, others have
moved into cheaper quarters, into one
and two rooms. At present the sign:
For Rent" appears on many houses,
fats and apartments after being alb
sent for the last ten years. Rent, how
ever, has come down very little. 1t
appears that Omaha is completely un-
Ter the domination of the packers, the
largest industry in this territory. Such
exacting conditions are made for new
enterprises employing many workers
that they never consider Omaha as a
prospective factory site. The new ma
chimes, new methods and the speed-up
system is reducing the number Of
workers and will eventually compel re-
luction in Omaha's population. 1t is
he new feudal system that seeks to
control the entire field of exploita-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Chicago Stockyard's
Workers Hail Their
Fighting Daily Worker
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is the kind of stuff that's needed to
wake these birds up. We need more
Of this"
"This Is Some Paper"
AT the Halsted and 41st st. entrance
to the yards" many of the Negro
workers, who had been given a copy
of the paper the first day of the cam
paign waited to get a copy of the
paper yesterday morning. AS a rule
the workers in the yards" have from
a half mile to a mile to get to their
departments where they work. The
minute they get off the cars they rush
thru the gates and fairly run to their
department to get there in time to
change their clothes, sharpen their
tools and be ready to punch the time
clock and start work. Yesterday
morning they were not in such a hurry
to pass up the flying squad" at the
gates and expressed their satisfaction
with The DAILY WORKER by saying
This is SOME paper"
Help Needed.
Help is needed to distribute The
DAILY WORKER. So far the flying
quad" has been a small one. More
workers. are needed to get all Of
hose that enter the gates. Every
worker who realizes and sees the i'm
portance of this task should call up
Monroe 4712 and leave his or her
name and telephone number and the
day for which they volunteer with
either Comrade Victor Zokaitis or
Nancy Markoff.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
BOOSTS
CAMP AICN AT
FARM CONGRESS
Wants to Run for Presi-
dent in 1928
Especial to The Daily Worker,

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6-Frank o.
Lowden, former governor of Illinois
and aspirant for the presidential no
mination on the republican ticket, is
here today trying to strengthen his
political fences thru attendance at the
four day session of organized agricul-
ture that is being held in the buildings
of the state agricultural college.
Approximately 1000 Nebraska farm
ers and their wives are here trying
to devise a program that will aid them
in solving the problems arising out Of
the farm crisis.
Oppose Tariff.
There is considerable opposition to
the Fordney-McCumber tariff and Low.
den and his gang of political shysters
will have a hard time exlaining how
they can support the republican party
and at the same time strive to relieve
the farmers of burdens imposed upon
them by the tariff.
Lowden is striving in every way to
gain prestige among the farmers in
an effort to secure the republican
party nomination for 1928, which he
lost in 1920 because his agents were
caught buying votes and otherwise
INDUCING in corrupt practices in Mis-
souri,.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
MEXICAN Law
SUBJECT OF
U. S. pressure
Coolidge Takes Some
Queer Positions

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. e.-InI
an effort to put still more pressure on
the Mexican government in the in
terest of American investors, much
propaganda is being used by both the
interests affected and by the United
States government itself to prejudice
opinion against the land and property
laws of Mexico.
Wants to Dictate Mexican Law.
Clauses are cited in the laws which
declare that in certain industries,
corporate holdings must be owned
to the extent of fifty per cent or more
by Mexican citizens. If foreign hold
ers wish to retain more than fifty per
cent, the law would, so it is claimed
make them take out Mexican citizen
ship.
The U. S. government is fighting
this by an arbitrary ruling that Amer
ican citizens Cannot renounce" their
nationality. In addition it states that
even if an American citizen does so,
the Washington government is still
obligated to protect him" if he is
'unjustly treated.
New Idea for Uncle Sam.
Another provision requires alien
owners of Mexican property to declare
their ownership within a year after
the PRONUNCIATION of the law, under
penalty of it being assumed that they
acquired the property after the pass
age of the law. The Coolidge govern
ment is trying to make a case out
Of this by saying that the owners
might not be informed of the law"
This is rather astonishing argu-
ment for the U. S. government, which
makes no exception in the application
of its laws against labor on account
of the Ignorance of the law"-which
is judicially said to excuse no one"
Evidently the United States is soon
to make more threatening gestures
to the Mexican government. AS Gales
is ordinarily obedient to Wall Street,
however, it is expected he will yield
when the pressure is applied, holding
out as long as possible for political
reasons. M
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CONTINUED from page j.
straight time was to be paid, the ire
representatives." of the workers and the
bosses agreed on the plan and dis
agreed on a few minor points that
might affect them-they asking that
in special cases certain favors be
granted.
Following this meeting, workers
were told that instead Of working 20
or 80 hours per week as at present,
the yards" would be going full blast
and the fellows will be able to make
real dough-" instead of the 4O-hour
minimum which Armour and company
pays the workers in order to keep an
efficient working force intact and also
to use it as a club over the heads of
the workers in the plant.
Company Propaganda.
Every attempt IS now being made to
get the workers to submit to the 60
hour week proposition. If the com
pany succeeds in doing as it desires
the men will become virtual slaves Of
the company. At present work is not
going very well in the plant. The
workers are not able in a number
Of departments TO make more than
500 to s25 per week under the 4O-hour
minimum. Under the proposed plan,
the conference board points out that
laborers who now receive fifty cents
per hour or $50 per week under the
4O-hour minimum will be able TO earn
$50 per week o. lie 60-hour basis.
In spreading this propaganda little is
said about the loss Of six hours Of
time and a half which would bring
the pay OF the workers for go hours to
$3.50 and they also keep still about
the fact that when the 10-hour max
imum workday Is set aside the work
ers will have to work ~ and IA hours
per day at straight time.
The workers in the yards are dis
satisfied with this proposed plan.
They see in it an attempt on the part
OF the packers to go back to the time,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
HORTHY RULE
COUNTERFEIT
PLOT EXPOSED
French Government
After Big Game

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 6-AdmiraI
Horthy, the white guard butcher of
thousands of Hungarian workers and
peasants who Saved" the nation
from 5olsheVism at the hands of Bella
Kun and the soviet system, is re-
ported involved along with a startling
array of noblemen, officials and cabi-
net ministers in a gigantic plot to
counterfeit French banknotes.
Seek to Save Horthy.
All the government efforts is be-
ing exerted to protect Bloody Horthy
from exposure, even to the extent of
sacrificing many of the highest mobiles
and officials in Budapest.
The supreme chief of the govern
ment police was arrested Tuesday
and barons and princes are confess
ing right and left Josef Pazurik, an
official in the ministry of interior and
his chief the Minister Rakovski, are
involved. Baron Sigismund Perenyi
and Count Szmrescani have Joined
Prince Ludwig Windisch- Graetz in
Jail.
Noble Crooks Take to Woods.
Other counts, barons, bankers,
merchants and officials of the Horthy
government are being accused and
some of them are confessing, while
others are fleeing the country. The
scandal is so gigantic, and has such
international complications t h e
French government being very inter-
ested in finding out what is to be
done with those who plotted to
counterfeit not less than 10000, 00O,.
900 francs-enuf to ruin the French
finances.
The French government has sent
thru its minister to Budapest, stern
demand that the most severe and en-
ergetic action be taken against the
plotters. This is hard thing for
Horthy to get around. Heretofore
all his crimes were against the work
ers, but now those against the bour
geoisie of France are likely to lead
to his overthrowal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Japanese Imperialism
Reaches Out to Seize
Near Eastern Markets

TOXIC, Japan, Jan. 6-The dispatch
of Japanese diplomatic and consular
officials to countries in the near east,
the Balkan states and Soviet Russia
will be followed by active efforts to
open shipping lines and develop mar
kets in those countries for Japanese
cotton goods and other manufactures.
Plans have been made for sample
fairs in the principal near eastern
cities. While diplomatic and consul
lar representatives in Roumania,
Odessa, Egyptian ports and elsewhere
have been instructed to proceed to
Constantinople to confer on the pos
sibilities of trade development.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Coolidge Is Now
Facing Break in
His Dwn Ranks
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ances and team together in support
# American entrance.
Wilsonian democrats, in their
speeches, constantly refer to entrance
to the court as eventual entrance to
the league itself.
1t is doubtful if single vote could
be found on the republican side of
the chamber for American entrance
into the league. The repeated refer
ences to the court as "a stepping
stone" into the league are discomfort
ing and irritating.
Republican leaders have even APP
pealed to some OF their democratic
colleagues to discourage such refer
ences, but without much success.
To senators who have written and
spoken at length against the league
and who are coming up for re-elec-
ton next November, this is embar-
RAISING.
Khan Against Court.
Another source of embarrassment
and worry to republican court sup
porters is the sudden activity Of the
ku klux khan against the court. In
states where the khan is admittedly
strong politically, considerable press
ure is being brought to bear on sena-
tors to swing away.
The khan is avowedly starting back
fires in the home states of a num-
Der of senators, whom it has support
ed in past battles.
The khan weekly paper in Wash
ington is regularly appealing to its
constituency to oppose what it con-
stantly characterized as "the papal
court" and urging klansmen to mem
orialize their senators.
While the effectiveness of the khan
campaign may be open to doubt, 1t is
undeniably proving embarrassing TO a
number of republicans listed as the
courts strongest supporters, includ-
ing Mckinley of Illinois.
Smith Threatens Mckinley.
Frank l.. Smith, of Illinois, is
avowedly in the field against Senator
William B. Mckinley, the Illinois
traction magnate.
Smith is one Of the industrialist
tools and is opposed to the world
court. The khan in Illinois and many
Of the middle west Industrial states
is typical petty bourgeois pheno-
menon and its stand against the world
court and the league of nations is
compatible with its general character
as the expression Of the political dis
content Of the middle class business
men who are being ground down by
the increasing pressure of big capital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08

DCCu III GnCCJ bnCI6 lOI 4uO1 =
than a year,
"Bees or Buzzards."
At Swifts this is known as the "B"
system This damnable outrage has
been forced upon the unoyganized
workers by the packers with the help
Of the conference board This board,
or company union, is composed of re-
representatives. Of the management and
stool pigeons from among the work
ers.
AS a result of these three factors,
improved machinery, speedup and the
conference board, the working condi-
lions are getting as bad as those prior
to 1917, which we're the worst in the
country at that time There is no sign
OF betterment, and there will be none
until the workers get together into
a real union and do some real dictat-
ing to the boss. At present the bosses
are absolute emperOrs and the work
ers no better than slaves.
Then, again, due to these changes
in machines, methods and speedup the
unemployment question is becoming
quite serious. While there are no Of
fetal figures available a conservative
estimate would place the number of
packing house workers, or former
workers in these plants on the South
Side Of Omaha at not less than 1000.
Simon Legrees In 1925.
--se kn
standing abuse in the packing plants,
petty graft Of foremen. This is form
of blackmail, it is common practice
and practically all foremen insist up
on getting "baksheesh." 1t resembles
serfdom so closely that only the cal
endar shows the difference.
The 40-hOur week rule, a survival
from the concessions forced by the
Butcher Workmen's Union during the
war prosperity, and which the pack
ers have found to be advantageous to
them, thru most favored workers
cast system, is also a broad avenue
for grating foremen. When the fore
man, or superintendent sees that they
cannot make 40 hours for the whole
gang. they cut the gang so that the
remainder get the 40 hours. One man
the writer knows was laid off, fired
more than three dozen times during
last year in order to avoid infringe
ment on the 40 hour rule.
Exploit Negro Workers.
A form of peOnage also exists in the
packing houses among the colored
workers especially. 1t works this way
The owner of a boarding house pro
misses a job in the packing plants il
the worker will board at his place
He will then loan the worker one OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Food BarOns Plan Longer WOrkday

when the packers did as they pleased
before the unions came on the scene
to aid in the workers struggle against
the exploitation that was then in
vogue in the packing-plants of the food
trust.
Sidetrack Saturday Afternoon
When the question came up in the
mechanical division of the conference
board of allowing the workers in the
mechanical division at Armour's plant
Saturday afternoons off, the Armour
Oval, the company's propaganda sheet
handed out to the workers reported
that "after considerable discussion it
was the opinion of all that the pres
ent arrangement of working hours is
satisfactory; the employee represent
alive thereupon withdrawing his mo-
ton"
When the matter of the workers on
the west side loading dock losing their
bonuses was taken up before the beef
divisional committee, the bosses brot
out that the reason the bonus was not
paid was because of the unusual num-
Der working there" and told the COM
mittee that il the men expected the
bonus that the force would have to be
reduced, the committee agreed to
refer the entire matter to the Armour
and company industrial survey depart
ment for "adjustment"-which means,
in beautiful and misleading language,
that number Of workers would be
laid off.
Forget Major Issues.
AT any time that questions OF leaky
roofs, sloppy dressing-rooms, lack
of washing facilities are taken up, they
are referred TO special committees OF
the company bosses and all is forgot
ten.
Armour and company, not only uses
the conference board TO enable II to
speed.up its workers but It also uses
what is called the bonus OF incentive
plan as an inducement for the pack.
ing-house worker to speed-up their pro-
duction. The manner in which the
bonus system operates and how It
fools the worker who breaks his
neck" to make Il viii be explained in
tomorrow's DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Building Jobs at
Atlantic City May
Suspend Over Wages
Especial to The Daily worker)

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Jan. 6. =
Rather than pay wages averaging
$1.75 an hour demanded by members
of the building trades unions engaged
on big contract operations here, en-
ployers have declared they will allow
millions of dollars in building activ-
tiles to be tied up, according to state
ments made by officials Of employers
organizations today, upon being
served with notice of the new scale.
Master masons announce that they
will fatty refuse to pay the new de-
mands, intended to become effective
April 1, and employers in other trades
are planning to follow the masons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Hoover Wants American MonoDoII.s

WASHINGTON, Jan. e. Foreign
governmental monopilies of raw ma
teriais will cost American consumers
$1,000, 100000 in 1926, Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover told the house In
terstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee. Hoover was the chief wit
ness in the committees opening in
vestigation into foreign monopolies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
ARM0UR'S SPEED-UP SYSTEMIN
omaha PACKING HOUSE THROWS
MANY WORKERS ONTO STREETS
ley q Worker correspondent.l

OMAHA Nebrp Jan. 6-The Armour Packing company have
lately put In speedup system their two plants here that
eliminates from oneouh to twoths of the working force in
departments
With this improved machinery combined with the speedup
system the of the
roll decreased Which profit and less wages The
conditions prevail at Cudahy and Sws plants and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08

After that talk tcith your shop.
mate-hdnd him copy Of The
DAILY WORKER. IT. toiH help
convince him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08

Watch the Saturday MdgGSine
Section for ne1 features every
peek. This is a good issue to give
10 yolu' felIoio Dorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08

That worker next door to you
may not have anything TO do to.
night. Hand him this copy of the
DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
ANTHRACITE NEGOTIATIONS STILL
UNSETTLED BY SECRET SESSIONS
tspeeIaI 70 rhe Daily Workerl

NEW YORK. 6Aer behind
Of $4,000 striking
adjourned
as far from they
ten