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Arizona state miner., 1926-05-08
INDIFFERENCE AND CARELESSNESS IN
CREASE TAXATION

Western professor on Washingtons birth
Gay circulated q petition in a high school which
was largely signed by the Students When read
1t disclosed the fact that the young men had care
lessely signed paper asking to have their left
arm cut of.
The Chehalis, Washington Bee-Nugget COM
nents sarcastically on this neat exposure of the
modern system of government bv petition
Nothing is more familiar than the fact that|
petitions are circulated and readily signed by tax
payers creating new laws and Offices to BURDEN
themselves and deprive themselves of liberties
apparently ignorant of what they are doing
Government by petition is the first steD bv
city or state in socalled direct legislation bv the
people the Initiative and Referendum in action
Few people will take the time or go to any
trouble to inform themselves, or if they do. thew
lack nerve to refuse the solicitation of the peti-
tiOn peddler
At five cents per signature, the idle man or
woman circulating campaign petition ACQUIRES
a Verboslty and garrulity to arouse the envv of
the Ancient Mariner.
IhoSe VINO sign petitions carelessly and
think that benefits provided by taxation are
cneap and paid for by somebody else, are badly
mistaken.
Increased cost of government is reflected in
hlgher rents, higher prices for food and clothirg
ana decrease IN the surplus of wage earners.
Inc reason that governments are extrava-
gant IS because citizens show lack of interest ard
themselves pass numberless laws without even
knowing 1t. Government has no fear of insOlv
ency, as 1t keeps no capital accounts The canita1
wasted Oy government extravaganza (the peC
pies extravaganza is the capital of the taxpav-
ers, even though they fancy that thew are onJ,,
wage earnerS, and do not see that thew pav taxes
through cost of living shown in the bills thew pav
every day. Rich men do not pay the poor mans
tax bills. Those who levy taxes are discove1i7o,
this l'l7
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-08
COUNTY OF MARICOPA. ss.

This instrument was acknowledged
before me, Thomas ]. Croaff, No.
tary Public in and for the County
Of Maricopa, State of Arizona, this
18th day of March, 1925, by G. C.
Taylor, ]. D. Bowers and S. L. Mont.
gomery.
THOMAS J. CROAFF,
Notary Public.
My commission expires December 6,
1927. (Notarial SeaD
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE TITANIC MINING COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES

Elm
That we, the undersigned, have this
day associated ourselves together for
under and pursuant to the laws of
the state of Arizona, and for that
purpose do hereby adopt, sign and
acknowledge these articles of incor-
poration:
Article |.
! The names, residences and post
office addresses of the incorporators
are as follows:
G. G. Taylor, Phoenix, Arizona
j. D. Bowers, Phoenix, Arizona
S. L. Montgomery, Phoenix, Ari-
| zona.
Article H.
The name of the corporation shall
be THE TITANIC MINING COM
PANY.
Article III.
The principal place Of business Of
the corporation shall be Phoenix, Ari-
zona. The corporation may, how
ever, have such other Offices and
places Of business within and with
out the State Of Arizona as the
Board of Directors may from time
time designate and determine.
Article w.
The general nature Of the business
proposed to be transacted by the cor
poratiOn is as follows
To acquire, own, hold, improve, de-
ve+oD, lease, mortgage, bypothecate
and sell or otherwise dispose Of
mines, mining claims, and mining or
mineral rights, leases, concessions
and options; to search. for prospect
and explore for ores and minerals;
to locate mining claims or lodes and
record the same pursuant to the min
ing laws, and to obtain patent there
for; to mine, quarry, work and de-
velOp mining grounds and mining or
mineral rights; to crush, concentrate,
Smelt, refine, dress, amalgamate and
prepare for market, ores, metals and
mineral substances Of eeiiii kinds: to
construct, erect, purchase or other
wise acquire all buildings, machinery
and works necessary or desirable for
carrying out the foregoing purposes;
to sell, hypothecate or mortgage any
of the property of the corporation,
and to issue the bonds Of the corpor-
alton; to search for, prospect, explore
for and appropriate water for min
ing or milling purposes, and to file
appropriation, and to do all other
acts or things necessary to establish
such appropriations; to acquire water
and water rights by purchase or
otherwise, and to mortgage, hypothe-
cate and sell or otherwise dispose of
the same; to buy, sell and deal in
ores, minerals, plants, machinery,
tools, implements, groceries, clothing,
hardware and all other articles and
things in any wise required or cap
able or being used in connection with
mining operations; to construct, main
tain, improve, equip, manage, control,
superintend and operate roads, ways,
tramways and railroads, so far as
the same is permitted by the laws Of
the State Of Arizona; to construct,
acquire, own, mortgage, lease or sell
dwelling houses, rooming houses,
boarding houses and hotels; to con
struct, acquire, own and operate tele-
phone and telegraph lines, electric
light and power plants and systems,
and water works and systems of wa
ter distribution, in so far as the
same may be necessary or desirable
in connection with the foregoing OBJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Masses fight
IMPERIAL-ISTS
IN Shanghai
Resist Attempt to Stop
Demonstration
tspeeIaI to rhe DaIIy workerl

SHANGHAI, China, June I. - A
tremendous mass demonstration,
yesterday, in eommemoration of the
May 80 massacres of last year, when
many Chinese students and workers
were shot down In the streets of this
city by the uniformed agents Of the
great lmperIaIlst powers, eliminated
in severe clashes with the gunner of
Imperialism who infest Shanghai.
When the demonstration marched
into Marking road, in the heart of the
so-called International settlement,
some of the soldiery tried to stop
them. Instead of obeying the COM
mands of the invading imperialist
agents, the laborers and students
picked-up stones and other missiles
and hurled them at the foreign ex-
ploiters who are here for the purpose
of helping their master class further
enslave the Chinese masses.
Communist Influence Felt.
The growing Communist influence
among the masses of Shanghai is
causing grave apprehension in the
ranks of the agents of the imperialist
governments and the kept journalists
who are paid to distort happenings in
a manner beneficial to the invaders
have sent out reports that it was
Communist influence that stirred up
the smouldering resentment against
the foreigners. In this city, pillaged
by the international banditti, the Com
munists openly proclaim their determ-
nation to utilize every method within
their power to drive out Of the city
and country the hired assassins of the
great powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03

streets in the quarter Of the council
chamber?
Why did he not cable that the
crowd, in spite Of this pressure vocif-
Grated its protestations against the re-
election and not being able to contain
its indignation, commenced a cannon
ade Of rocks which drew the fire of
the gendarmes?
Why did he not cable to the Assoc
cited Press Of the United States what
the high commissioner and Judge
Strong heard on their exit after the
vote of the 10 functionaries of Mr..
Borno?
Why did he not cable to the Associ-
ated Press of the United States that
the merchants, bankers and industrial
lists closed their doors after the re-
election and the city was for the en-
tire day, plunged in an overwhelming
sadness?
Guard Traitors From People.
Why did he not cable to the Assoc
lated Press that after the reelection
not a single "Hurrah" was heard in
the streets?
Why, in short, does he not cable to
the Associated Press that until today,
the 18th Of April, that is to say eight
days after the election the council
lors of state who voted for Mr.. Borno
have their dwellings militarily guard
ed by the gendarmes in order to pro-
tect them against the nation whose
representatives they are said to be,
while two councillors of state who
did not vote for Mr.. Borno, are free
and tranquil in their homes and have
no gendarmes to protect them.
The representative of the Associat-
ed Press will not cable these impor-
tant events which have come out Of
the reelection of Mr.. Borno. He has
probably his reasons for that. But
the department awaits to be informed;
it will be.
"Thlngs That Never Happen"
We should like to see one thing:
the Associated Press with information
Of these details, inquire of its repre-
sentative in Haiti, if yes or no, they
have existed. 1t would be curious to
see the reply.
Nevertheless the Associated Press
knows sufficient number of neutral
people in Haiti to report to it the
impartial truth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Farmers Cooperative
in Tim, Mimi, Urges
War on Fascist Menace

I'm, Minnesota, June 1.-The Zim
Farmers Mercantile Association at
its annual membership meeting,
adopted a resolution condemning the
attacks Of the Italian fascist on the
workers and farmers co-operatives in
Italy.
They also joined in the call for an
International conference at which del
egates from the Red International Of
Labor Unions, the Amsterdam Inter-
national Federation Of Trade Unions
and the International Co-Ooperatiye
Alliance will lay plans to combat fas-
cism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Masses Not Interested
In Memorial Day AS
Holiday of Imperialism
BY ]. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

A MOTHER Memorial Day has
"A pushed it's way into the past.
But there are still others coming out
of the future.
Much comment is devoted to the
changing character of this day that
was originally set apart for the dec
Grafton of the graves of soldiers of
"the North" who fell in the civil
war; 1S61-65.
1t is declared that the civil war
dead are quickly being forgotten
while the day is used to put halos
on the more recent world war. Thus
Cal Coolidge seized upon the occa-
sion as an opportunity to deliver
another Wall Street lecture to the
capitalist countries of Europe on
the subject of disarmament.
1t is also pointed out that the day
is being used, more and more, as
time for recreation and outings,
with considerable attention being
given to professional sporting
events. Thus the 5OO-mile auto
mobile race at Indianapolis, Ind,
held the center of national atten-
tion, while the baseball games,
morning and afternoon, were in the
spotlight as always.
The casualties among the riding
population is given attention as
usual. The Chicago results are
tabulated as follows: autos Kill
Four in Day, 7S in May, S16 in Five
Months with similar reports for
every other large city in the land
Other headlines, the morning after,
that get prominent front page space,
to mention a few, read like this:
bride Batters Her Half of Fliv in
Holiday Spat." Jail Parade Flirt
AFTER Woman Blacks His Eye"
ENDS His Life After Shooting Wo-
man in Taxi" and so on ad naus-
cum. That's Decoration Day news.
Thus Memorial Day takes on the
face of Independence Day, July
Fourth, as a national holiday. The
same walls are heard regarding lack
of interest in May Both, this year,
that was heard about July Fourth,
last year, with an effort at explana-
ton being made by pointing that
both events at this time came on a
Saturday-Sunday weekend.
Not even the opening of the
Sesqui- Exposition at
Philadelphia, Pa, the home city of
the Liberty Bell, resulted in arous-
ing any national fervor for the
patriotic past AS near west as
Chicago, this event was given
merely third page space.
If the present ruling class is I'M
able to cast the mantle of past vic
torious struggles over their present
tyranny over the living, then it is
a sign that the masses are giving
closer attention to conditions today.
1t is not sufficient, it seems, to raise
the cry of '76 and 81 in order to
thrill the many with enthusiasm for
new slaughters.- They want to know
why they should fight.
While Memorial Day was set
aside to commemorate the dead in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
haitian daily PAPER ACCUSES
ASSOCIATED PRESS OF HELPING
IMPERIALISM RAvAGE REPUBLIC

The shameless open suppression of the Republic
by United States marines in the interest of American mpeas
whose other peaceful of brbg native
support foreign domination and exploitation,
long been ignored by American labor The DAILY WORKER has
received letter from the editor of lie Nouveste largest
daily paper in Haiti founded in 1885, Port-au-Pnce being
the oldest daily in the republic
This letter encoses the article given below, printed by
lie Nouveste Indictment not only of Yankee Imperialism
but of the Associated Press of Imperialism
that campaign be begun the United States
dependence and rights the Haitian people
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03

the civil war, that freed the chattel
slaves Of the South, the habit has
been growing to connect it UP with
all past wars. Thus John T. Nc
Cutcheon, the aging cartoonist Of
the Chicago Tribune, presents a pic
ture under the title of 1.-THE Rain
of the Roses" that fully presents
the imperialist Interpretation of the
day. A woman is shown scattering
flowers, but not only over the
graves in "The North" and "The
South" The flowers are supposed
to fall also on the graves of the
dead in Flanders and France, the
victims of Morgan's war; at Arch
angel and Siberia, where American
troops joined with those Of other
lands in an effort to overthrow the
Russian Soviet Republic; at Picking,
China, where American bayonets
are turned against Chinese strikers;
in the Philippines, Samoa, Hawaii,
Guam, Cuba and Porto Rico, all
slaves Of U. S. Imperialism, held
under it's heel, continually forced
to look into the muzzles of threaten
ing guns, always being pointed at
them menacingly; at Mexico, Mica
ragua, Panama, where U. s. soldiers
always protect American inter-
ests," while even Tripoli is not for
gotten, where American airmen
murdered helpless men, women and
children in aid of the French and
Spanish conquest Of the Riffians.
Thus the imperialist picture is COM
plete.
The question grows! Why should
American soldiers fight the Soviet
Union? Why should they murder
the workers and farmers of China?
Why should they aid in expressing
the peoples of Mexico, Nicaragua
and Panama? Why should they aid
in maintaining a tyrannous rule
over Cuba and Porto Rico? Why
should they bomb the peoples Of the
Riff? Why should they join in the
fratricidal wars of Europe's capital
list nations?
Two soldiers, Crouch and Trum-
bull, found the answer to that ques-
ton and wanted to teach it to the
other soldiers of U. S. imperialism
in Hawaii, where they were station
ed. They were sent to prison for
their efforts. Crouch was still be-
hind bars on this Memorial Day.
But the idea grows-that the wars
of American Imperialism, are not
the concern of the American
masses. The time wanes when
Memorial Day and Independence
Day can be used for the exclusive
purpose of whipping the masses
into lingo frenzies.
With the growth of American la
boris class consciousness these days
will be used, more and more, to
point the way toward the day when
soldiers within this nation will no
longer fight to bulwark che oppres-
sive rule of American Imperialism,
but rather to end it and institute
the rule of the toiling many.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
VIGIL ANTES SET
FIRE TO CAPONE'S
BIG BOOZE JOINT

The "Stockade." one of the booze
and vice joints that flourish in Cook
county, was destroyed by three auto
mobile loads of torch-bearing vigil
antes. This vice resort was run by
"Scarface All" Capone and his pal
John Torrio.
Three auto loads of Chicago and
Forest View residents surrounded the
hall, seized the lone Waterman and
set fire to the building.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Slovakian Fascist
Hold Their Congress

PRAGUE, Czecho-slovakia, June l.
Nine thousand slovakian fascist met
at the Hrdonsky Svaty Benedict.
These fascist came from Bratislava,
Trenczin, Komern, St. Martin and
other leading centers OF Slovalkia.
At this convention the Slovakian
fascist declared their willingness to
cooperate with the Czech fascist IL
the latter refrain from engaging in ac-
tivity In Slovakia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Goldstrom Leaves
Moscow for China

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., June John
Golstrom, who is attempting to make
an all-around-the-world trip in less
than 35 days, has left Moscow for
China by the TransSiberian railway.
AT the end Of his train ride he ex.
poets TO take a japanese plane and
1y to Yokohama.
Goldstroms arrival in Moscow in
less than eight days from New York,
has broken all records. Goldstrom has
ten days in which to cross Siberia and
reach Yokohoma--a distance OF 5000
miles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
German Embassy
Protests Dry Raid
on Steamer Hamburg

WASHINGTON June IA strong
protest against the action of federal
prohibition authorities In boarding a
German war vessel in Los Angeles in
search of illicit beer selling has been
lodged at the state department by the
German embassy. rs
The federal agents claimed they dis
covered beer selling aboard the vessel,
the Hamburg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
REVIVE MEDIEVAL
WHIPPING POST LAW
IN STATE OF DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June I.
John F. Fee and Thomas Kelley,
both of Philadelphia, Pa, were SEN
fenced to is years Imprisonment
and the maximum penalty of 40
lashes for highway robbery.
The Delaware medieval whipping
post law is considered one of the
most drastic In the nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Bury Largest Man."

PEORIA, ILL.,, June Twelve pail
bearers carried the steel-reinforced
casket in the funeral here today of
Karl Vogele, of Morton, ILL.,, believed
to have been the largest man in the
state. Vogele was 6 feet four inches
tall, and weighed sos pounds. The
casket is three feet wide and seven
feet long.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
Tow Liner to Safety.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The coastal
liner, Priscilla, which went aground
near New London, Conn, in a fog
early today, has been towed safely in
to New London and the passengers
have departed by train for their
destinations, according, to the local
offices of the Fall River line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03

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, 1926-06-03

1.-THE pen Is mIghtler than the
sword" provided you know how to use
It Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondents cIasses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
vANzETTI SHOWS
Great INTEREST
IN LABOR CAUSE
Wants All Workers to
Know Frame-up Facts

BOSTON, June I. - tFP) - For
all the walls Of charlestown prison,
Bartolomeo Vanzetti - mentally is
very much outside, however, much his
body is held. Even with the sinister
shadow of Massachusetts punishment
that is creeping up on him, Vanzetti is
brightly, eagerly interested in the out
side world, especially the world Of
labor.
In a semi-circle facing a large table
at which a guard keeps track of time
and movements, prisoners and their
visitors sit. The jangle of keys and
of doors opening and closing noisily
intrudes on the earnest murmur of
those from the outside with those
from the inside.
Vanzetti Studies.
Vanzetti smiles and gives a hearty
handshake.
He tells how he studies two nights
a week: Algebra now, and he likes it
For two years it was English He is
glad to hear what workers are doing
everywhere. He wants the world to-
know the facts of the frame up of
himself and Nicola Sacco because of
their interest in labor's cause.
Hostile editorials in the Boston
Transcript, Herald, Traveller, New
York Sun and other capitalist papers
after the state supreme court refusal
of a new trial fire him with desire
to answer with the truth. He knows,
though, that it will be the labor pa
pers already defending him who will
print his story and not the press
which tells the man in the streetcar
and the woman at home what its
hackers want it to, regardless of
facts.
Interest In Mill.
Workers at Plymouth Cordage mill
made SO a week in 1915, Vanzetti
tells His friend Brini, who still works
in the mill, says the average pay is
$40 a week now Although the 1915
strike in which VaRzetti was leader
failed to bring the cordage workers
a lasting organization, indirectly it did
bring the 48-hour week and higher
pay. Hundreds of strikers left Ply
after the fight against the 54-
hour week for SO and the company, to
attract new workers, had to raise
wages little by little up to the modest
SIS demanded by the strikers.
Vanzetti was blacklisted - and
the strike. He is sure
that Plymouth Cordage Mill Manager
Brown knows of Vanzettis innocence.
But Vanzettf knows better than to
expect the mill owners agent to say
anything to state authorities but
keep him." when a leader of the
cordage strike is caught.
Mass. A Funny State.
Massachusetts is a funny state. In
the town that guards the Pilgrims
rock, Vanzetti was railroaded to pris-
on. Whatever freedom OF opinion the
Pilgrims came to Plymouth, Mass, to
establish failed to last to Vanzetti's
day, il it ever was. Calvin Coolidge,
by grace of Massachusetts and devi-
Gus political tricks, climbed TO the
on the false reputation Of
quelling the Boston police strike. An
thony Bimba found blasphemy against
god still possibly crime and bias
phemy against the present govern
ment certainly was in Massachusetts
shoe centers. And now three young
Portuguese cotton mill workers are
threatened with deportation because
they dared tell some Of the indecen-
cies Of past and present ruling
powers, clerical and otherwise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
farmers HANG
OF
WORKAND MEADE
Ask Cal Open Water
Gates at SCOTS Bluff
Especial to The Daily workor)

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
scoTTs BLUFF, Neb., June 1-Hu-
bert Work, secretary OF the interior
In coolidge's cabinet, and EIIwood
Meade, director of the reclamation
service, were hung In effIgy by indIg-
nant farmers of the North Platte val
ley, following the refusal of the ad-
minIstratIon to supply the North
Platte valley irrigated farms with the
water needed to save their crops.
on Verge Of Bankruptcy.
This action Of the farmers is the
expression of the indignation Of these
farmers against the Coolidge admins
tration which demands that they mort
gage their farms as payment for the
overdue water taxes and for the com
ing years water taxes. Many of the
farmers in this reclamation project
ire on the verge OF bankruptcy
Effigies of these two notables, who
denied the farmers the water needed
for their crops, were hung before the
Water Users Association Offices.
Refuse Payment.
When the irrigation project was
launched a number of years ago, the
government ordered a construction
charge to be paid over a number of
years at varying costs in addition to
charge of so much an acre for sup
plying water. This charge was later
boosted. Many of the farmers then
refused to make payments.
The government recently declared
it would not furnish water to any
delinquents until all past payments
were made or until notes against the
farms and this years crop were given
the government. The farmers refused
to make the payments until the irri-
gated lands were reclassified under
the omnibus water bill, which has
already been signed by Coolidge.
Work Double-Crosses Farmers.
The farmers declare that Work
agreed to wait until after the re-class-
iication and that after giving them
this assurance he demanded immedi-
ate payment.
It is declared that If the department
of the interior does not make some i'm
mediate arrangement to give the farm
ers the much needed water they will
take the lateral food gates and open
them against the wishes Of the gov
ernments' armed guards and save the
North Platte valley crops.
Thirteen hundred farmers signed a
protest which has been sent to Coo
Hdge demanding immediate action.
Governor Protests To Cal