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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Buffalo Labor Ticket Conference Sept. g

BUFFALO, N. Y, - The Central
- Labor Council of Buffalo has
issued a call to all local unions for a
conference to take action on the ques-
ton OF the attitude of the trade unions
in Buffalo in the political campaign
which is to be held on Sept. 8.
This action of the Central Labor
Council was taken after local No. 81
of the Molders' Union had issued a
call for a united labor ticket confer
ence to be held on September 3rd.
The decision of the Central Labor
Council does not commit it to any
particular line Of action but simply
asks all the local unions to send dele
gates to the conference for the pur-
pose OF discussing the coming cleo
lions and the attitude which labor
should take.
After the decision Of the Central
Labor Council to hold such a confer
ence, holders Union Local No. 81,
withdrew its call for a united labor
ticket conference on September 8 and
gave its endorsement to the Sept. 0
conference in the following resolution:
WHEREAS: The Central Labor
Council has finally agreed to call a
conference for the purpose OF inau-
gurating a more cohesive political
movement of Labor; and,
WHEREAS: Confusion may now
arise should we proceed with the
plans to call a similar conference as
we decided to do some weeks previous
ly after the Council refused to act on
our insistent demand that such a con.
ference be called; and.
WHEREAS: Our insistence and
finally our decision to call such con-
ference was prompted by a realization
OF the need for united action by Labor
to take steps to wrest control of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
LYNCHERS BURN
NEGRO TO DEATH
IN COUNTY JAIL
First Chop OFF Foot;
Blind Him With Poker
Especial to The DaIIy Worker,

WYTHEVILLE, Va, Sept. 1. -
1--WE want him to scorch first, and then
cook slow" said the white hooded
leader of a mob here, as with duh
axe he chopped a foot off the living,
burning body of Raymond Bird, a
Negro.
Bird was in jail, arrested for no
crime that anybody seems to know
anything about, tho the rumor is that
he was accused of being spoken to and
smiled at by farmers daughter near
here. A crowd of about $50 men, at
tired in fantastic regalia, some as
women, some as clowns, but most in
the hood and gown of the X. X. K,
approached the Jail at 12.45 Sunday
morning, while Bird slept in his cell.
They were handed the keys by Jailer
J. G. Richardson.
Burn His Eyes Out.
Bird was soaked with gasoline, and
set on fire. AS the flames scared him
Re was mutilated with axes and other
instruments, and wet brooms were
used to keep him from burning too
EAST. When he screamed and tried to
oreak thru the line Of rife barrels that
penned him in the corner, some one
eoked out his eye with red hot
oaker.
The Jail guards stood around and
watched with buckets of water to pre-
vent the fire from spreading to other
cells, but made no move to interfere
with the ceremony.
When the dying mans groans soft.
ened to murmer, rope was brought
and the charred body was dragged out
side to an automobile. 1t was tied to
the car to be taken further, but first,
as it passed along the line of mob
sters who could not get into the jail,
1t was beaten and hacked until the
head was only mass of pulp.
A long procession of automobiles
followed the car that dragged Bird
down country road to the neighbor-
hood Of the farmhouse where the
white girl is said to have smiled upon
him, and there he was hanged from
tree, "just high enough to be a good
target" the same white hooded leader
announced. From fifty guns in the
crowd shot and bullets were poured
into the blackened, pleading corpse of
Raymond Bird, and then the guns
were loaned around so that other pro-
tectors Of the honor Of the white race
could enjoy the sensation Of firing
round after round into Negroes dead
body.
The mob dispersed and the sheriff
got out of bed and came to cut the
body down. No arrests have been
made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

agencies of government from the
hands of the employers who today
maintain undisputed control of these
agencies and use them for the purpose
OF defeating the workers who are com
PEELED to engage in struggle for higher
wages, shorter hours and better work
ing conditions; and,
WHEREAS: The conference now
called by the Central Labor Council.
can and should result in placing a
United Labor Ticket in the field in the
coming elections, thus unifying the
forces of labor behind labor candl-
dates; Now therefore be it,
RESOLVED: BY Local "a, Interna.
tional MOlders' Union of N. A., that
we heartily endorse the conference
called by the Central Labor Council
for Thursday, September 8; and be it
further,
RESOLVED: That we send copies
Of this resolution to every local union
and to the press so that all concerned
may know that we have rescinded our
call for a conference and do support
the conference of the Central Labor
Council; and be it further.
RESOLVED: That we respectfully
urge every local union to send dele
gates to the conference called by the
Central Labor Council and that these
be instructed to support the PROPOSE.
ton Of placing United Labor Ticket
in the field in the coming elections.
The progressive trade unions Of
Buffalo will fight at the September 8
conference for the nomination OF q
United Labor Ticket In county and
congressional elections and will not
support any proposal to endorse so
called friends of labor on the old
party tickets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
HOODED SLAYERS
Lash AND SHOOT
PUTNAM NEGROES
Terrorize Florida Town
Beat Whites Too

PALATKA, Fla, Sept. /. - ]. l..
Hancock, the sheriff Of Putnam coun-
ty, is suspended from office by order
Of Judge A. V. Long and a general in
vestigation has at last been ordered
by District Attorney Adkins into the
reign of terror conducted here by men
wearing the regalia of the K. X. X.
Two Negroes have recently been
shot to death and an unknown number
have been severely beaten and tor
tured during the last year and half.
Between fifty and sixty white persons,
several of them women, have been
kidnapped and dashed by the same
group Of masked night riders.
Murdered in Car.
The Negroes killed were a certain
William Pinckney and a friend OF his.
They were In car searching for the
mother of Pinckney. who at that very
time was being taken, along with a
man found visiting her, to the out
skirts of the city, where they were
afterwards so badly beaten with
leather straps that they were unable
to make their way home.
When the car containing Pinckney
and his companion came near the mob
went to meet it, and after stopping 1t
and ascertaining who was within, fired
volley at close range and killed
both of its occupants.
Turnout all of these assaults the
sheriff's office and the police depart
ment have failed to bestir themselves.
When one white woman, Mrs. Pearl
Casad, the proprietor of beauty shop,
was being stripped and dashed right
on the street the electric lights In that
part of town went out. After the
beating was administered the lights
were turned back on again. While
the town was in darkness the police
left their posts and disappeared They
returned with the lights.
Kluxsrs 5IackmalI.
Defuniak Springs, home of former
Governor Sidney ]. Cats, has been ex-
periencing a similar visitation OF
hooded and masked thugs. They re-
sort to blackmail as well as INJECTING
punishment on those who provoke
heir ire.
A courageous farmer who met
)and Of thirty of them with shotgun
md defeated them in the unequal COM
)at arrested seven of his assailants.
They were tried, but let off with light
fines.
The grand jury of Putnam county
is meeting now and calling witnesses,
but many of those who undoubtedly
could talk are not willing to say more
than that they have been threatened
with death If they do not preserve
silence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
GOVERNMENT SHOWS LIVING COST
AVERAGES 1870 HIGHER THAN 1913

WAsHINGToN-FP)The of living the United
1926 7 report the
department Of labor This level about December
slightly 1879 average OF 1926
when the Of living a peak
inc departments figures based the
workers family OF Ave- including
that OF workers relatively better paid than
The increase in living considerably Detroit re-
ports the greatest increase the living ~
above 1913 For Portland cities the
increases are Baltimore 7S4 Buffalo s2s Chicago
Sss Houston oo1S Los Angeles 72; New 1852; Philadelphia
$685.; San Francisco 6O7T.
mouse furnishing goods 10A
budget Items are fuel and light S07 $780,
aneou lOSSS AS shown articles the
pmen tends TO underestimate the
worker living quarters have advanced For
this reason 1t is probable that the average work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

Wet Union.
There is lively talk among the tray
elers. Many of them are riding here
for the first time and they are anxious
to see how the Caucasus looks. They
have heard many tales about its
beauty and about the famous eau
casian watering places. They say it
is paradise.
The train stops. 1t is the Water.
ing place station. There is shout,
Here we are. Go ahead comrades!"
Romantic Scenery.
Another train which has to take us
to the different watering places is
already awaiting u.s. II is a small one
with little cars that look like tramway
wagons. Thru the window of this
small car / admire the beauty Of the
country, entirely covered with green
vegetation. The train passes the mag
nifcent mountain ranges of Mashuk,
VerblHdka, Sholdivka and here is the
place where our famous poet Lennon
tov was killed in a duel.
At the several railway stations the
agents of the watering places receive
the invalids. After revising the spe-
cial travelling pass-booklets given to
every man or woman entitled to be
admitted into sanitarium, they in,
vite them to enter autocars and take
them to one of the cure houses.
After the clients pass the medical
examination the regular life in the
sauitarium begins. The gong becomes
our guide.
At 8 o'clock It rings for breakfast;
at II o'clock for lunch; then at 1
o'clock for dinner. At o'clock again
some food is offered and at o'clock
in the evening IT calls us for supper.
Healing Waters.
After supper is finished we take our
cups and walk into the park to get
some water from the mineral springs.
This has to be done according to the
prescription of our doctors. One is
drinking water from source No. II, an
other should have 1t from No. or
No. 20 and so on.
From all parts of the union work
ing people come here in order to rest
and to better their health.
There is here also an institute for
a mud-cure.
1t is in full activity as can be seen
by looking at its chimney, busily puff
ing and sending toward the sky clouds
OF smoke and steam. In this institu-
ton about 800 persons daily are
looked after. Many invalids also en-
JOY the sun bath. There was time
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
M EXICO PLANS
PROTEST AGAINST
P RESS ATTACK
Especial to The Daily worksr)


MEXICO CITY, Sept. l. The
Gales administration may protest to
Washington against the vicious cam
paign conducted in a section of the
United States press against the Mex.
lean government.
Precedent for such action could bs
found in the protest Of the American
embassy in Mexico City during the
Wilson administration when certain
actors in Mexican theaters used
Woodrow Wilson as the butt of their
jokes.
Boycott Played Out.
The catholic boycott has lost its
kick and this form of sabotage no
longer merits serious attention. The
action of the Mexican Federation of
Labor in threatening to start repris-
ais against catholic leaders who were
actively directing the boycott, was
decisive in forcing the boycotters to
come to their senses.
The catholic end of the struggle is
now being directed openly from
Rome. The episcopate declares its
readiness to carry out any instruc-
tions the Vatican may see fit to send. I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Foe of Imperialists
to Send Delegate to
Congress at Brussels

American representation at the
Brussels world congress against op.
preston of colonial and semi-colonial
peoples to be held in November is as
sured by the participation OF the All.
America Anti-Imperiaiist league, which
will send a delegate.
Imperialism, torture and exploita.
ton Of backward countries and sup
preston OF independence movements
are among the evils to be considered
by the congress. Many colonial and
nationalist leagues in various parts Of
the world have arranged to be repres.
ented at Brussels.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
STEEL WORKERS TO HAVE
LABOR DAY PICNIC THIS
MONDAY, EAST GARY, IND.
Especial to The Daily worker)

especial TO the DaIly Worker)
GARY, Ind, Sept. I. Big pre-
Parations are being made here, by
the Lake County conference for the
defense Of saceo and Vanzettl, for
the Labor Day picnic and protest
meeting to be held on Labor Day,
Monday, Sept. 6, at the picnic
grounds, Pine Street, East Gary.
J. Louis Enedahl, editor Of The
DAILY WORKER, and Paul Petras,
in Hungarian, will be the speakers.
The Lake County committee,
which covers the Gary steel district,
represents is labor and fraternaI
organizations, and Is constantly in
ereasine It's Influence. The picnic
grounds can be reached by taking
the Valparaiso car at nth Ave. and
Broadway to Pine St., East Gary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. CFPl-
Wage increases Of TO 1870 are ask
ed by the Natl. Bro. OF Operative Pot
ters in conference with the U. s. Pot
ters Assn. The agreement expires
Oct. 1. John T. Wood, president OF
the union, from East Liverpool, Ohio,
leads the union group. The union
reported 500 menbers last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

GRANITE CITY, Il.--(FP)-De.
spite the federal anti-picketing iEjunc.
ton, the strike of 500 employees OF the
National Stamping & Enameling Co.
Of Granite City is being prosecuted
with vigor. Organized labor of Gran.
lite City and nearby cities Is contribut.
ing literally. The main issue is union
recognition. The company 10 open.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
BY Upton SirscIair
WHAT HAS COM BEFORE.
Copyright. 1895. by Upton Sinclair,

wealthy independent Catorn OIL operator
sSiGs $ .s . S
:2s . y, =" :
s:su Ss'S 0e 0fS @ he Ss sI" @ M %
%.s;sn@ ,51 H.
The war as esf"9 r.. oil 5 5Hs 'G Onion S
ops ' Association s:ti s"s 9' sp sSs:s" the I
t:S strikers and ''''" & sS'
Bunny asked about Paul. and learned been put
on the strike committee and editing little paper which
union was publishing; was lovely and had Bunny it?
Ihey produced copya double sheet mimeogaphed both
sides for and with little oderck the top of the
first sheet alongside the title "The was
full OF strike news and exhoraton and appeal gov
of the State against the deputies and the
refusal OF the sheriff to take their whsey away
poem Labor Awake, by Mrs Martin Toodressers
Wife, Paul had just got back from trip the other
fields where he had gone to persuade the
Oil Center they had him. but he had got tin and
got away by back road
America going to and everybody thrilled
IT. at school they singing patriotic organizing
corps ms oil war was SO little in comparison that nobody heed
~ out got hod OF bunny and came to seem the big
him. All this of this defiance of
cency this miserable lying about worngmen Bunny got
uh ne got face to face with the men and women whom he
and then he would the in
newspapersand would hate himself because he upon
money which had been obtained by such means His father
paying the assessments of the Federation paying
salaries of these backguardspayng for their
not say -
What did it mean? What it? One thing-the
greed of little ruling group operators who wouldn't pay
their living wage twelve hours
day. They driving the with rifles hold
ing them away from the wells their only livelihood
and starving them back work the old unfair
the story just that simple here Ruths kitchen
you saw the process from the inside The girls had
price OF the bread they Sold because couldn't
otherwise! O1workers much
about and to bring their families money
And their savings used and the contributions which
came from other fields not enough and Paul. who
saving study and become scientist using to
support hungry families Ruth giving all
their time and old Mrs Watkins helping when
Bunny carried this anguish back to his father.
tn VIII had
alive? Dad the answer they'd go to work.
And lose the strike Dad?" Yes he said if they
they'd have to oseha the law of strikes
thing else Life STERN and later you
it. They give up wait till time when their union was
but, Dad how they stronger when
operators boycott hem know how they out the
union men-right now if they give up companies
won't take back the active ones And Dad said he that
but the would have keep trying there
Certainly he could support the strike by keeping
wells dle The understand that couldn't stand the
gaf much longer they had right expect they either
the other wells the wells opened Bunny
turned sort of sick inside and about hiding thought Ikea
dirty vice. Were going to bring scabs into tract"
Ito be continued)
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

Why not q small bundle OF The
DAILY WORKER sent to you
regularly to take to your trade
Haaiasa .ascati,a04
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
HOW WORKERS REST IN u. S. S.R.
SOME VISIT "WATERING PLACES'
10y The Woman Worker NEFEDovA)

(5y The Woman Worker NEFEDoVA)
The train In
ing place station in the
The special for the working
ing their vacation part the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

THE editor OF the radical maya
4 zine Rational Living, DR.. b.
Liber. has just returned from
abroad and will resume the publica-
tion OF the journal within a short
time. Details about It's suspension
and its future plans will be found
in the first issue. Old subscribers
are requested TO notify us at once
in case OF a change OF address. The
editor or manager may be seen by
appointment only Address: 7Ss
Riverside Drive, New York Corner
West 156th Street, Subway station
Broadway and 157th Street,. Tele
phone Wadsworth 1929.
Mail address: Box 2, p. o. sta.
ton NJ. New York. Sample copies
will be sent free TO new reader
upon request.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-20
FEW HOURS FROM
LEARN TO EARN

Four students from Dakota Bus
iness College, Fargo, were recently
placed in good positions on their
graduation day. F. B. Green was
sent to Standard Oil Co. /; N. Ven-
nerstrom TON. P. R. R. Co. !;
Geneva Westeard to the Williston
Herald; ]. O. Hovet to Home
Machine CO., Rosholt, S. D.
Employers prefer "Dakotans. -
They begin work with experience
have had actual b1siness training.
(Copyriehted- understandable else
where.) Watch each week. Fol
low the SucceSSful." August term
saves time. Write F. L. Watkins.
Pres. 800 Front ST., Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-20
HEARING: PETITlON tn
ESTA 0l.1SH THE RIGHT OF
HEuNAUJP no REAL

s N!!s Of North Dakota. County OF
! In County Court. before Hon. ].
c. Davies. Judge.
William a. Stiles. Deceased.
Mary b. stiles. Katherine Baker.
Robert Stiles Davis and all other
persons unknown claiming any
cumbrance upon the property de-
scrihed In the petition or against
the estate of said deceased.
Tho state or North Dakota to the
Above Named Respondents:
cited and required to appear before
the County Court OF the County Of
OF the County Judge 81 said County.
at the Court House In the City OF
on the 10th day OF August. a. Is
1926. at the hour Of two o'clock in
the afternoon Of that day, to show
cause. tt any you have. why the
petition Of Aaron *. stiles that tho
cession to ali or the above named
parties 70 the real property describ-
81 ~ follows. tO-wit: An undivided
20.o7o ner cent interest In and IL
the North Half On l-2l Of the South
west Quarter IS. w. l-4l-of Section
Fifteen (l5); the West Half wv 1-2)
Of Section Seventeen (l7); Lots
seven l7l: Eight (s). Nine lS): Ten
(l0y. Eleven uD and Twelve n2)
In Section Nineteen (l9): the North
west Quarter IN. w. Ia of Sec
tiOn Twenty one an; the South
Half lS,l LED Of SECTION Twenty
seven ,l27): the Ronth Half IS. 1-2D
Tot the Meath W est Quarter
l1N., w. .l-U Of Section Twenty mine
"a. E. f.@b Of Section Thirty -ols.
al: the N0rthwest Quarter
l(Ns W. l-lD OF HActlof Thlrty-One
| (Sf1:lM Of Section Thirty three
(33l: And the dOptheaat Quarter
~. r. l-4l OF SeetIon Ehirfy- tive
| (3sl; all in Townshlp One nundrcd
! RANGE seventy ~ tse} Wesi ' 81 IKE
Fifth pstncipel l(eeiAian (6th p. NJ.
ahA10A got " a)JoMAt i 81.
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s.ssa ils ,sIs sssh "a Nv wi u ,uly 4 D
IN ~ tho Court:
go, .,C. DAVIES,
! Dste ofSiFst publication July 70,
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Movie Sidelights


Milton Sil!s is a mannish specimen
whom advocates Of fruit diet might
uphold-if his other foods were taken
az sparingly. Lunch at three p. M.
one day was comDosed Of Q dish Of
grapes. But he said the grapes served
double purpose--they sm,acked also
of taste Of wine.
And now mouse has been added TO
the Universal payroll. When Jack
Leonard found new type OF mouse
that would react to training, the come
dian taught it tricks. Becoming eff
cient, the company used the mouse in
some scenes and in nine days it was
figured to have been worth 500. Jack
pockets the money.
Moustaches are RECEIVING much at
tention ut Paramount studios. Will
Liam Powell, the william in one film,
has considerable action built around
his love Of . moustache. In the end.
he is supposed to lose half Of it in q
scene with Renee Adoree. Adolphe
Monjou not only retains his NOUS
tache in his picture. but is growing
Van Dyke for the final scenes.
Ricardo Cortex has a moustache un-
captain Sazarac."
Tom Meighan needed a mountain,
! q deep ravine and bridge for one OF
his scenes. He had them built after
"a place near Bear Mounain, few
| miles from New York. was found UNI
suitable. From a photograph enRi-
neers. artists, carpenters and masons
reproduced a scene on a studio lot SO
realistic it is difficult to distinguish
! il from the natural.
"Get me-" says the director casual
IL. "a locomotive Of the type in use
during the Civil war and have It here
nv tomorrow" The location man
grunts Eyes" and next day the en-
CINE rs on hand. Such an assign
ment is all in the days work. One
location man in a New York studio
| has been in eevry state and many
countries abroad in the course of his
work.
King Baggott, Metro Goldwyn.
Mayer director, offers these observa.
| tons i'm film psychology:
A pet skunk is riOtously funny IN
pictures. while rabbit is not even
moderately so.
Audiences will not stand for tricks
from q Shetland pony, yet . sway
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-20
Mrs. F. S. MOrey Of
Tenth Street Dies

Mrs. F. S. Morey, GO Tenth street,
died ut $500 last night ut her home,
aged 20 years. She had been i'll for
some time, and became worse about
January l. She suffered with hard
ening Of the arteries and had had two
paralytic strokes.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Morey
is survived by two brothers. Ben
Haberstad, Twin Valley, Mimi, and
Martin in Norway. and two sisters
Mrs. John o. Lee, st. Paul, and Mrs
Laura Dahl. Tacoma, Washington.
Funeral services will be at the
Presbyterian church at $3.50 Thurs.
day afternoon, the Rev. Paul $
Wright officiating. lnterment will
be at Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. Morey had lived sc years IN
this country, having come here at the
age, of L.. She had been married II
years, during which time she lived
in Bismarck.
Mrs. Morey's sister from st. Pau
is expected to arrive tonight.