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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
New Republican States
Committee is Named

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 13.-De-
spite the absence Of Cook county's
primary returns in the secretary of
states office, the republican state CEN
trail committee met here and organ
lied, naming Gus w. Johnson of Pax
ton chairman by reclamation. Joseph
Zientik of Chicago was chosen secre-
tary and Guy p. Jones of Tuscola
treasurer.
Johnson appointed the following
committee chairmen: Organization,
Charles e. Pease. Chicago; executive,
Justus Johnson Of Aurora; judiciary,
George e. Keys, Springfield.
The meeting made It apparent that
the committee viii carry out the
wishes OF its retiring chairman, Col.
Frank L. Smith, Dwight, ILL.,, and party
nominee for United States senator.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Senate Committee
Favors Gillett Bill

WASHINGTON, May IS. - The
Gillett bill, authorizing the alien prop
erty custodian to return the annual in
come on seized property up to $4,000
a year, was favorably reported by the
senate judiciary committee.
Passage of the bill was urged on the
ground that the United States had no
right to withhold the income of prop
erty seized from Austrians and Ger
mans during the war, while the coun-
tries are at peace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Belgian Bank Closes
Door While Another
Delays It's Payments

BRUSSELS, May 1S.-The Banque
Credit Populaire at Antwerp, with
nine branches and 800 agencies, has
suspended payment after paying out
22,OOO,OOO francs ($677,6OO) during the
past week. The Banque Populaire
pour Acknowledgement d'Anvers has
notified its customers that it will re-
Quire previous notice before making
payments Of more than 1000 francs
(S30.S0). Both banks attribute their
condition to the financial situation of
the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Administration Leaders
Discuss Strategy at
Coolidge Breakfast

WASHINGTON, May 49, At an
other breakfast conference at the
White House President Coolidge dis
cussed the legislative program of the
administration with a group of repub-
lican senator's.
Those attending were: Senators
Johnson of California, Keys of New
Hampshire, Willis of Ohio, Cameron
If Arizona, Harreld and Pine of Okla
homa, Couzens of Michigan, Butler of
Massachusetts,, Means of Colorado,
Bingham of Connecticut and Robinson
of Indiana.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
NINETY BOSSES
YIELD DEMANDS
OF PLASTERERS
Chicago Union Insists on
$14 a Day Scale

Ninety Chicago contractors have
signed agreements with the union
agreeing to pay the union plasterers
$14 day instead of the S12 formerly
paid, declares the secretary of the
Chicago Plasterers' Union.
Attempts have been made by bosses
in other departments Of the building
trades to force the striking plasterers
in Chicago back to work under the old
scale. The union plasterers are de-
termined to get the new scale and in
sist they will strike until the $14 a
day scale is agreed to by the bosses.
The plasterers also insist on the con-
tract bearing clause which will allow
them to go on sympathy strike at any
time to help any of the other building
crafts.
At meeting of building trades con-
tractors and bankers called by the
open-shop Citizens Committee to En-
force the Lands Award at the La Sale
Hotel, a resolution was passed declar-
ing that they would furnish non-union
plasterers to any contractor who
sought to break the plasterers' strike.
They also put themselves on record
against increasing the wages of any
of the building tradesli In this meet
ing it was pointed out by number of
rabid open-shoppers that the building
trades are facing crisis on June
when the present contract with the
building trades expires, and that if the
plasterers' demands are granted it
will encourage the other unions to pre-
sent demands for wage increases.
They pointed out that if the plasterers'
union members lose their strike for
wage increases that it will be easier
to beat the other sections of the build
ing trades into line.
The open-shoppers, thru the daily
newspapers, are having long articles
printed in which officials Of various
plaster substitute concerns extol the
virtues of their products. The open
shop committee is urging the contrac-
tors to use substitutes to break the
strike.
At a meeting of the Plasterers
Union, held at their headquarters at
Marshfield Ave. and Van Buren, st.,
attended by close to 5000 members
Of the union, it was decided to con-
tinue the strike for the S14 a day
wage, to insist on individual contrac-
tors signing agreements with the
union and to insist that the clause
allowing the plasterers to go on
sympathy strike at any time needed
to aid the other crafts in the building
trades remain in helagreement.
Many of the bosses declared they
were willing to pay the higher wage
but were opposed to the sympathy
strike clause. The bosses seek the
elimination of this clause as they are
seeking by separate. agreements with
building trades unions to split the
workers forces. Their willingness to
grant the increases If this clause is
removed is all the more reason why
the plasterers should insist on this
clause in the contract.
The Employing Plasterers' Associa-
ton have until noon to sign indi-
vidual two-year agreements at the $l4
day scale. II they fail to sign the
individual contracts GOO journeymen
employed by the members Of the asso-
citation may also join the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Mrs. Sweetin Seeks
Release from Jail
for Poisoning Husband

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 13--Mrs.
Elsie Sweetin, serving a 35-year term
in the penitentiary for the murder of
her husband, MILFORD, for which crime
Rev. Lawrence NJ. Hight, pastor Of the
Ina, ILL.,, Methodist church, also is
serving a life sentence, filed a writ of
error with the state supreme court
asking a reversal of the sentence.
Sweetin died July %, 1924, and in
September of the same year Mrs.
Hight died. Intimacy between the
pastor and Mrs. Sweetin had been a
matter Of gossip in Ina, and autopsies
revealed arsenic in the stomachs of
both Mrs. Hight and Sweetin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Prosecutor Seeks An
Investigation of the
Joliet Honor Farm

JOLIET, ILL.,, May 10. - States At
torney REIN of VIII County declared
that an investigation would be made
into reports that prisoners at the hon
or farm near Joliet have been permit
ted unusual liberties.
REIN said that prisoners at this
farm are reported to have walked
away and returned at will, that some
of them frequently have gone to Chi
cago overnight, and that others have
been found spending their evenings at
roadhouses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Labor Protests Arrest
of Haitian Journalist

WASHINGTON (FP)- Latest Of
Latin-American labor groups to join
the protest against imprisonment in
Haiti Of the labor journalist, Jolibois,
is the Confederation of Labor of Ecua-
dor. He is declared to be a victim
of the American military occupation
of Haiti, which the workers of Ecua-
dor declare should be removed at once.
Pres. Green of the A. II. of l.. has
sent inquiries to Port au Prince as TO
why the labor editor was sent to Jail.
The American Worker Corresponds
ent Is outl Did you subscribe?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
AMERICAN WORKERS AND FARMERS ARE
URGED TO JOIN PROTEST AGAINST THE
MURDER OF 81 LITHUANIAN MILITANTS

Workers and farmers America called
OF the Lithuanian
peasants for being candidates
the recent Lithuanian (paramen
by Joseph Gasunas Bureau the
Workers (Communis) Party, to The DAILY WORKER
Widespread
This
widespread
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Use Poison Gas to Kill
Rats and Groundhogs

DANVILLE. H., May 13.-Gas, OF
ME kind developed during the world
war, viii be used in three public rat
and grounding KILLINGS IN Vermillion
county, May 20 and q. II was an
nounced today by the county farm bu-
reau.
The farm organization has engaged
r. r. Stark Of Oak Park, ILL.,, to con-
duct the demonstrations with a view
to instructing farmers in the simplest
and most effective way to rid their
farms Of the pests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Nancy Sandowski and
Biedenkapp Speak at
Toledo Sat-, May %

TOLEDO, May Infancy Sandow-
ski, youthful Passaic strike leader, and
F. G Biedenkapp will speak at meet
ing Saturday, May %, at s o'clock at
Banquet Hall, Labor Temple, under
the auspices Of Workers International
Aid.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Painters Get 40 Cent
Increase In St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 11-Union
painters and paperhangers here, after
striking one week, returned TO work
today at wage OF s1O.sO a day. This
was an increase Of 40 cents over the
former scale but 20 cents less than
the increase originally demanded. 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Frisco Car Men Get Raise.

SAN FRANCISCo-(FP) = Mayor
Rolph has instructed the board Of
public works of San Francisco to raise
the pay of municipal railway platform
men from $3.50 to $3.50 a day, the
raise being retroactive to April 16.
The original demand was for 81 day
raise. The trackmen, car repairers
and other employees wonder why they
were not included.
WRITE AS you FIGHT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Plan Prohibition Cleanup.

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Plans for
a new prohibition cleanup in Nebras.
ka, Iowa and South Dakota. were dis
cussed by Gen. l.. c. Andrews. dry
chief, and G. A. Brunson, newly APP
pointed administrator for the states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15

should adopt protest resolutions and
send them on to the consulate at
Washington. The need for immediate
protest is great as the court marital
of the 90 opens Monday"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Brooklyn Women Aid
Passaic Strike Relief

NEW YORK, May ia concert
and dance will be given for the ben
eft Of the Passaic strikers by the
Lithuanian Working Women's Asso-
citation. Branch /, in conjunction with
the Women's Council OF Williamsburg
Saturday, May Is, at s o'clock, at 46
Ten Eyck street, Brooklyn. The ad-
mission will be 35 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
Belgian Cabinet
Resigns Office

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 13.-The
cabinet headed by Prosper Poulett,
which took office June II, 1925, has
resigned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-15
OPEN AIR MAIL SERVICE
BETWEEN CHICAGO AND
TWIN CITIES, JUNE I

WASHINGTON, May 49, Con-
tract air mall service between Chi
eago and ST. Paul and Minneapolis,
via Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wis.,,
will be lnaueurated June 2. This
service will give a 14-hour service
between New York and the Twin
Cities. 1t will connect with the
New York-chieaeo overnight service
and mail leaving New York at 8
p. m. will reach the Twin Cities be-
fore noon the next day.
SEATTLE-(FP) Registration Of
workers, as demanded by
Secy. Of Labor Davis, will make or
ganizing them into unions impossible
said James A. Duncan at Seattle
protest meeting against the measure
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.R|SQUE RECORDS ARE
 SOLD BY SO-CAL[ED
 MUSIC BOOTLECCERs
MONOGRAPH DISCS SECRETLY DISPOSED OF THROUGH THE
 WHOLE COUNTRY

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3. (P)-Boot- leg music-wild jazz coupled with ris-
 que versification-is being distributed
 in many parts of the country. In a
 North side monkey donk" cabaret here
 an inquisitive visitor made the dis
 covery that the bootlegging profes-
 sion numbers among it's liquor, drugs, and pornographic art, but a numerous
 fraternity which bootlegs "off color"
 talking machine records.
 The hour for orchestra music had
 passed. The negro jazz band had
 gonue. But the patrons still craved music. The proprietor waddled over to an ornate gramophone and select ed record from nearby cabinet which was locked.
 The music" began with a moaning. tom-tom beat. The cadence was regu- lar and sensuous. A woman's voice an exceptionally good one-began to croon; the instruments softened their tones, and the song burst against the background of the drummers mono tonous booming. At first the words and meaning were mildly risque; the second verse was trifle more so, and the third bordered on the obscene.
 A reputable music firm would have risked it's standing by distributing such record. The inquisitive visitor strolled over to the machine and in. spected the disk. There was nothing to identify it except the suggestive title of the ditty. The proprietor was vague. He was not sure where the record had come from, had bought it on a certain street.
 Several days later the visitor found the seller ''off color" records in a. din- gy secondhand shop. The dealer refus- ed to show his wares until the custo. mer had been properly identified. But when this formality had been complet. ed, door to back room was thrown open. Thousands of phonograph re- cords were stacked around the walls. A console machine quickly revealed that the cabaret proprietor's records were typical of many others.
 The proprietor explained that he bought the records from a manufac- turer who did thriving business all over the country. Many of them were made by negro singers. He himself | had no complaint to make, as he re. ceived 100 per cent profit on his in- l vestment. He said his customers ranged from mischievous high school | boys to proprietors of exclusive es- on Kansas City's "Gold Coast" The beauty of it all, he de- clared, was that the business was strictly cash
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Land Office
 Serial No. O5538
Anchorage, Alaska, May F, 1926

Anchorage, Alaska, May F, 1926 NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the Northwestern Fisheries Company, corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, and doing business in the Territory of Alaska, through H. l.. Faulkner, it's attorney in fact, has filed application, Serial No. 05538, for patent, under and by virtue of sections 2306 and 23O7 Revised Statutes of the United States. as assignee of Jonah A. Pe- tray, for tract of land embraced in U. $. Official survey No. 1455, situ- ated on the south shore of Shelikof Strait, Alaska, approximately 21a miles northeast of the mouth of Karluk River, at location locally known as the Waterfall" and adjoining and ly- ing to the northeast of U. s. Survey No. 154, Kodiak Island, Alaska, in Lat itude 57 deg. 36' 3o" north and Longi- tude 154 deg. 24' %" west, and parti- cuhrly described as follows:
 Beginning at corner No. 1 M. c. on the south shore of Shelikof Strait at line of M. H. T., whence U. s. initial monument bears south 5S deg. 57' east 264 chs; thence south 58 deg. 34' east along boun- diary line 1-2 U. s. survey No. 154, 1929 chs. to corner No. 2, identical with corner No. 2 U. s. survey No. 154; thence North along east boun. dary 22.20 chs. to corner No. 3; thence west along North boundary 4.63 chs. to corner No. M. c. at line of M. H. T. on south shore of Shelikof Strait; thence by mean ders along line M. H. T. in a south westerly direction; along south shore of Shelikof Strait, as follows: CD South 3.29 chs; (2) South 8 deg. 56' West 5.09 chs; (3) South 16 deg. or West 65 chs, to corner No. M. o.; thence East 1.49 chs. to corner No. 6; thence South .95 chains to corner No. 2; thence West 1.S9 chs. to corner No. 8; thence by meanders along M H. T. line in southwest direction as fol- lows: (4 South 23 deg. 24 West 500 chains; (5) South 20 deg. O2 West 2.6S chs, containing an area of 12.42 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the land above describ- ed should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United, States Land Office at Anchorage, AL aska, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register: First Publication May 24. 1926. Last Publication Aug. 8, 1926.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Land Office
 Serial No. O5537
Anchorage, Alaska, May IT, 1926.

Anchorage, Alaska, May IF, 1926. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the Northwestern Fisheries Company, corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, and doing business in the Territory of AL aska, through H. l.. Faulkner, it's at torney in fact, has filed application, serial No. 05537, for patent, under and by virtue of sections 23O6 and 2307, Revised Statutes of the United States, as assignee of Jonah A. Pc tray, for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Official Survey No. 1454, situ- ated on the south shore of ShelikOf Strait, Alaska, approximately 1 mile northeast of the mouth of Karluk Riv- CT, at location locally known as the Rocks" and adjoining U. s. Amend ed Survey No. 40, on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Latitude 57 deg. 34' 30" north, and Longitude 154 deg. 26' 45" west, and particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at corner No. l iden- tical with corner No. 4, Amended survey No. 40; whence U. s. initial monument No. IA bears N. 66 deg. 2 B. 2.56 chs; thence N. 6 deg. OO' west along west boundary identical with line 4-3 U. s. Amended survey No. 40, 1.31 chs. to corner No. 2 M. c. at line of M. T. H. on shore of Shelikof Strait; thence by me- anders along line of M. H. T. on south shorp Shelikof Strait in northeasterly direction as follows:
 CD North 58 deg. 59' E. 100 chs;
 (2) North 42 deg. 35' East 6.8S chs. (3) North 49 deg. 03' East 2.68 chs. to corner No. 8 M. c at line of M H T; thence south along the east boundary 1889 chs. to corner No. A. thence west along south boundary 9.63 chs. to corner No. 5 M. c. at line M. H. T. on shore of Karluk Lagoon; thence by mean ders from corner No. 5 along shore of Karluk Lagoon in the north. easterly direction as follows: (4) North 31 deg. 43' East 105 chs;
 (5) North 51 deg. AT East 2.14 chs; (6) North co deg. O2' East no chs. to corner No. 6 at M. H. T. on beach of Karluk Lagoon; thence North along west boundary 1.90 chs. to corner No l, the place of beginning, containing an area of 7.87 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- 7ersely any of the land above describ- ed should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication, or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the stat
 J. LINDLEY GREEN
 Register. First Publication May "A, 1926.
 Last Publication, Aug. 3, 1926.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03

Swiss manufacturers are making wall paper practically pure aluminium rolled upon backing of stiff paper and with the designs embossed in the metal and colored.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03
THROWS HAT IN RING

SEATTLE, Aug. 3. (P-William A. Gilmore, a resident of Alaska from 1900 to 1913 on Saturday filed his can- didacy for superior judge.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03

The latest designs in wall paper at Moore's. At
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-03

Eastman Kodak Agency-Schaller- er's Alaska Shop.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

38-inch All-Wool Poiret Twill,
rich satin face, lustrous quality,
in such wanted shades as claret,
jungle green, copen, Chanel red,
gray, brown, tan, navy blue and
black.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

Three regu lar
10 cakes Of Sweet
heart g ap. for
toilet or bath use,
tomorrow for $50.
(s)
The producers news., 1926-12-17
THE SHORT SESSION

Congress, convened for the short session,
will probably try to enact some sort of leg
islation for the relief of the embudened
farmers. But farmers will probably save
themselves from being disappointed if they
expect little from this short session.
Farm relief legislation ran on the rocks
i'm the long session because they were too
many pilots to steer it straight. The pro-
cedUre promises to be repeated with vaTia-
atiOns during the short session. When the
farm relief comes up there will no doubt be
little time left to do any law-making after
all the views are "aired." And while the
doctors argue the patient grows worse.
IL is indicated that the farm relief prob
lem viii be linked up with that of dealing
with the Treasury surplus. Previous legis-
lation to aid agriculture such as the McNary-
daugen bill was turned down, among other
reasons, because it was said the cost would
be too great to be met at that time.
Now the suggestion is being made by
Western champions Of the farmers that the
surplus be used to give the help they ask.
But there are others who demand the sur
plus be used TO give taxpayers a rebate on
the final installments of this years income
taxes to the fat boys, as advocated by Pres
ident Coolidge Still others oppose such a
Christmas package, and favor general and
permanent tax reduction. In the clash of
these projects it is possible and probable al
viii fail.
In addition the problems presented by the
World Court, railway consolidation, water.
ways, Muscle Shoals, alien property, and &
dozen others VIII doubtless be debated.
This seems a long program for a short
session but whether long sessions or short
sessions it serves to Kill time, and probably
little win come Of it as usual.
The producers news., 1926-12-17

Kee, Agronomist.
Alfalfa Seed production
Ogaard, Extension Agronomist.
Corn Breeding work - c. A. Rnsh
Minneapolis.
Thursday, Jan. 27. 200 Pm.
Address - Chancellor Melvin
Brannon, Helena.
Friday, Jan. 2S. 200 PM
Farm Management discussion M
L. Wilson, Bozeman.
Livestock Feeding - A. Vaux Si3.
ney.
] The entertainment program will be
/ held on the last two nights Of +be
Show. On Thursday, January 27+b
the corn and pure seed growers finn
/ feed followed by a dance will be held
! This is always one of the most in
teresting parts of the program and
every exhibitor is invited to attend
One of the features Of the educa-
tional program will be an address nv
| Chancellor Melvin A. Brannon of the
Greater University of Montana Dr.
Brannon is a gifted orator and the
fact that he has accepted an invita-
ton to address the visitors of the
show on Thursday, January 27th win
add to the attendance.
The producers news., 1926-12-17
THEY NEVER LEARN
By Scott Nearing. F-P

Coolidge and Mellon are in a jam, with
the federal treasury facing a surplus, for
the coming year, of more than S400,000,-
600. What to do?
Reduce the income tax" says Mellon.
'YOu will help our crowd most that way"
Not really!
The United States is on the edge Of an
industrial depression. All western Europe
has been in the grip of this depression for
months or years. Thus far the United
States has avoided it by putting surplus
wealth into buildings and automobiles. The
building boom has passed its zenith. Auto
production IS on the decline. The big crops
Of cotton, wheat and fruit are banlrupting
the farmers and threatening to precipitate
an agricultural crisis. Factories are work
ing part time or shutting down for lack Of
orders.
Melons crowd does not want to puT-
chase more. The reduction in income taxes
viii merely mean an increase in available
investment funds. But the investment
markets. already glutted with funds. By
adding to the glut, they viii merely force
down the interest rate and thus cut their
own thrOats Their real concern is the
coming crisis.
Prices in the United States are very
high. Rents are exorbitant. Great num-
bers Of workers are buying on the install
ment plan. Even with full-time work, they
must put forth every effort to meet their
payments.
When the crisis strikes, five, six or seven
millions will be out Of work. Incomes will
cease. Rents and prices viii remain where
they are. But families must live, and saw
| ings, insurance. furniture, cars and houses
will 90 in quick succession. There are no
unemployment funds in the United States
/ to mitigate the hardships, and the masses
will soon be reduced to desperatiOn-a po-
/ tential revolutionary force; threat to the
entire social system.
/ IF Coolidge and Mellon were wise they
would put that S4OO,OOO,OOO into road
building. reforestation, irrigation, dams
anything that would bolster up the demand
/ for cement and steel and at the same time
/ furnish jobs for the men that industry
viii turn off in the next few months.
But Coolidge and Mellon are not wise
They are merely the representatives Of
American special privilege and Bourbon:
never seem to learn.