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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-11
Big Bill Discovers the Flood
BY HARRY CANNES

Bill shrewd opportunist that he is, saw N the new
slogan evolved "More Efficient Flood Control" with
its pretentious backing by disgrunted small south
ern bankers and politicians wedge with which to
make his niche in national politics. The whole affair
was suavely managed and scores of congressman,
more than a dozen United States senators, and
handful two of governors and mayors hoped
onto the Thompson band wagon.
There was Brookhart, Senator Jim Watson, Sena-
tor Pat Harrison, Ex-Governor Pinchot Congressman
Madden and host of others. None Of the delegates
looked as if they had suffered very much from the
flood. They well-dresscd; most Of them with
the proverbia alderman" prominent on their ana
tomy-all well fed and unusually happy and con-
tent with the swell conference being held There
was lot of talk about misery and a lot of moving
pictures showing scenes OF disaster and devasta-
tion-but, it was swell conference.
Here was unusual gathering of law. makers and
politicians who had gathered in sort Of
against the administration policy on flood relief
and flood control It mass demonstration in
its way-of type Thompson shines in eoncocting
There was plenty of flag waving bands playing
hand-elapping and hurras; and above it all. in the
midst of the distinguished senators, congressman
and other handshakers beamel the classic. America
First vsage of Big BiIl--without his sombrero, it
being held indoors What's flood amongst friends
except new political platform to aid in getting
Office
Strange as it may seem there few Negro
delegates in the conference from the southern states
but they remained conspcuorsly silent There was
report from them Of the pconage conditions inn
DOsed Negro labor in The flood areas; no protest
at the discrimination in flood rvlief
What Bill Thompsons ultimate aim in this bid
for national prestige is not announced Per-
haps he has his eye the presidency and expects to
float to Washington the flood waters OF the
Mississippi
There is. however, strong nucleus of opposition
within the ranks of the republican party in the
middle west and the flood problem seems to be a
point of rallying
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-11

burdens, is also obvious. Who viii gain from such
a transaction? Big capital Hence, Matthew Vol
undertakes to pave the way for Wall Street which
itself does not dare to press the matter too openly.
Says Matthew Vol in the current edition of the
American Photo Engravcr
Our industralists, in charge of an evergrowing
productive machine that must obtain ever more
and greater outlets for surplus production are
fearful of an invasion of our home markets and
consequent disruption, if not destruction, Of
gigantic production machine.
To allay the fears of sour industralists Matthew
Vol advocates reduction and if possible flat cam
collation. of the war debts Matthew Vol is very
little concerned with the fears of the workers and
farmers. The needs of the that toll and are
being exploited by "our' industrialsts don't worry
Matthew bit. If in order to secure an outlet for
the surplus products of "our" growing industrial
machine it will become necessary" to go TO war,
Matthew Vol will be ready for that too. In fact,
he is helping the war business along best he
knows how. His motto is: STAND BY BIG BUSI-
NESS And stand he does.
The only question is: Why should he be per-
mitted to be vce-president Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-11

FROM the wet, swampy flood lands along the Mis-
sissippi, and from the adjacent territory a crop
of politicians with slogan is the first fruit
of the disaster Mayor William Hale Thompson real
izing the tremendous impetus to his midwest re-
publican machine that would come from gathering
of these politicians very ceverly arranged for the
Flood Control Conference which was held in Chicago
June 2, and 4.
The Flood Conference expressed a revolt against
the Coolidge machine and its treatment of the west
ern, middle west and sOuthernsfarmer Of course.
the avowed object of the conference was to devise
means and ways Of controlling future floods and
rehabilitating the present devastated area
The Red Cross got a lot of praise but Coolidge's
army engineers got lot of left handed compli
ments. So important did the president consider the
conference that he sent Secretary of War Davis TO
report to il officially Major General Jadwin chief
engineer Of the United States Army was also among
the administration representatives who got the cold
shoulder.
The several thousand delegates present represented
the rich farming and banking interests in the mum
dated area. They evinced disgust with the penurous
aid given by the federal governments and there were
references to the vast sums spent by Coolidge in
projects outside the country - it was not rlan
whether the Micaraguan Intervention OF the ship
ment Of troops to China was meant-when the Mis-
sissippi valley needed the money so much more
One thing indelble The flood sufferers are
not satisfied with the present administration treat
ment of the situation. 1t was claimed that the en-
gineers were Incompetent The government did not
pay sufficient attention to the problem of CON
trolling the waters of the Mississippi Wanton de-
forestation, without government interference lack
of comprehensive plan for flood defense and in
adequate attention paid to the problem of the con-
stantly increasing volume of water discharged into
the Mississippi were put forward in blame of the
present flood.
The conference was subtle, extra-legaI mass de-
monstration of the southern bourgeoisie under the
incongruous leadership of Big Bill Thompson to
force government aid in greater measure Big
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self the way to fresh investments and imperialist
conquests, to acquire in the transaction new colonies
for robbery and exploitation, shifting the burden
of such cancellation to the farmers workers and the
poorer middle classes generally.
That the cancellation of war debts as advocated
by big capital will not in the least help the toling
masses of Europe goes without saying. That such
cancellation will saddle the toiling masses Of the
United States with additional taxation and other
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-11

Matthew Vol, ce-president Of the American
Federation of Labor is admittedly very busy in
dividual always the lookout to do something big
True, Wolls concern is not much, if any, with the
interests of the unions and the workers. Such a
"trifle" as almost a million ruined people in the
Mississippi Valley, exposed to the additional men
ace Of being skinned to death by big business, is
not important enough to claim his attention. He has
got other things in his mind. One Of them is the
cancellation Of the war debts.
II is a well established fact that big capital in
the United States is in favor of war debt cancea-
ton Big capital proposes thereby to open for it.
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EDITORS NOTES
lContinued don page onel

ferers; that the measures which may be recon-
mended by existing federal agencies for re-
lief to the lower valley, so as to protect it
against recurrence Of the present disaster,
be carried out promptly and that the neces-
saw communication thnrnfnre be made
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

"Hagedorn. having a hypersensi- tive tactile sense. was able, l pre- sume, to distinguish the diffrcnce at once, though I didn't go into his physiological gifts with him, reticent nature, you understand. However, he could tell it was q forty-five army Colt automatic bullet: and knowing this, he knew that the muzzle velocity was So9 feet, and that the striking energy vas 32?-which gives siX-inCh penetration in white pine at a distance of 25 yards.
 An amazin' creature. this Haze Gorn. Imagine having ones head full of such entrancing intorma- ton. The old mysteries of why q man should take up the bassfiddle as a life work and where all the pins go, are babes conundrums, compared with the one of why T human being should devote his years to the idiosyncrasies of bull icts"
 Gro Be ContinueD
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

Dinner - Lamb pie. creamed new
 turnips, honeydew and cheese ball salad, fresh plum pudding. milk, coffee.
 Honeydew melon is cut in balls and marinated in French dressing
 for one hour Cream cheese is com Joined with chopped nuts and olives land made into small balls and chill i ed for one hour. The melon balls land cheese balls are then served on i lettuce with French dressing over | the whole.
 Lamb Pie Sixteen small wnite onions. F i cups diced cold roast lamb, q nedi- ! um sized tomatoes. 1 teaspoon salt, l If teaspoon pepper, tablespoon l butter 1 tablespoon flour, baking
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
Loves EAnhcrs Adele Garrison's Absorbing Sequel to
 Revelations of a Wife"
- Beginning a New Serial

prediction was fullfled. We were able to greet our guests only few steps from their car,
 Miss Lincoln was walking between Dicky and Mir. Jackson. but ] notlc- ei that the young man who had given the Wolfhound into her keep ing was receiving no share Of her attention. The young chatelalne of the Larchcs was gazing up into my husbands $ eyes with rapt attention which he was returning with inter est compounded secondly. But she was not so absorbed as to forget her social training. and at sight of me she stepped forward with out stretched hands and perfect poise.I
 T do so hope We aye not late,' she said. MT Jackson and l have haen Quarrcliug all the way about the hour. He insisted that you had said q quarter before seven, while l was equally sure that you named seven as the hour"
 And now" interp6sed Mr. Jack son bending over my hand and kiss ing it in foreign fashion. T am barred from wishing that my mem cry might be vindicatod, for if so, then We are unpardonably late"
 You may relieve your minds upon that score" I said, laughingly, at his chagrin. You are not late"
 Then I was wrong" he said do- lorously.
 T am afraid so, for seven is the dinner hour I named"
 Mir Jackson made an airy gesture in Miss Lincoln's direction.
 The bonbons are yours, ma ch- Miss Lincoln," he said; then hastily explained 10 me that he had made wager of candy with Miss Lincoln upon his interpretation of the dinner hour.
 But as we walked up the steps to the vcranda my thoughts were busy with his hastily-covcred slip of words He began to say ma cher ia," to girl whom ostonsibly he had met but once or twice before.
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 Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
The Young Chatclaine of the
 InrcheS Arrives

Nlary's call of Here they come" and her query as to my where abouts, brought me to my feet, re- gardless, for the moment. of Lil- lian's absorption in her mental pro- hlem. But even as I started for the door she also rose andwalkel with me out Of the library.
 "I give it up" she said. 'l thought perhaps I could work out a certain hypothesis which occurred tc me when you told me that old Phil was himself 9 Transvanian. But 1t doesn't click, so I'm not go ing 10 bother with it now. But do you keep your eyes peeled under those long lashes of yours, and ob- serve the lions behavior when he lets out I roar for the henttt ol the new guests. I'll be doing the same, and we'll compare notes aft erward. There's something brew ing somewhere, but I can't locate the still, and irks me dearte, it de ciiedly irks me"
 She had talked SO fast and in SO low tone that ] would have found it impossible to understand her, had I not been so familiar with her mannerisms of speech when she wishes to talk 10 me without being overheard by anyone else.
 There was no opportunity for mo to answer her, however, for We were met at the door by Mary, obviously in a high state of excitement.
 "Oh! hurry, Auntie AIadge," she said. Miss Lincoln and Nlr. Jack son are getting out Of the car. Uncle Dicky's gone out to meet them, and he's chewing tacks he's so mad be- cause you weren't there to go out with him.
 You'll he there before they have time to get as far as the door, Lillian said competently, give me q little push. |" Run alone with her, Mary. You know you're dying to. .'
 "Ot course I am" laughted Mary, her high-heeled slippers clicking down the hall after mine. Lillian s
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
V BEGIN THE. STORY
CHAPTER XIX

Saturday, June 15, 3 ?. mD
 When we arrived at Bcnson's house a patrolman leaning somno- lently against the iron paling of the areaway came suddenly to attention and saluted,
 He eyed Vance and me hopefully, regarding Us no doubt as suspects being taken to the scene of the crime for questioning by the dis trict attorney. We were admitted by one of the men from the homi- eide bureau who had been in the house on the morning of the invcs- tigatiOn.
 Markham greeted him with a nod.
 "Everything going all right"
 Sure" the man replied good naturedly. "The old ladys as meek as 2 cat-and a swell cook.' We want to be alone for a we passed into the living-room.
 "Thc gastronome's name is Shit kin5-not Sninin," Vance corrected him. when the door had closed on us.
 Wonderful memory" muttered Markham churlishly. "A failure of mine," said Vance. "I suppose you are one of those rare persons who never forget q face but just cant recall names what 2"
 But Markham was in no mood | to be tWitted.
 "Now that you've dragged mo here, what are you goirg to do?'' ! He waved his hand deprecatingly, and sank into chair with an air ] of Contcmptuous abdcation. The living-room looked much the i same as when We saw il last, eX- . c,pt that it had been put neatly in order. The shades were up, and the i lat" afternoon light was flooding in 1 profusely. The ornateness of the
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Were plainly visible.
 He then ran the string through the bullet-hole in the back Of the chair, and directed me to hold one end of it against the place where the bullet had struck the wainscot. Next he took up the tapc-measure and, extending the string through the hole, measured a distance of five feet and six inches along it, starting at the point which corre- sponded to the location of Benson's forehead as ho slt ill the chair.
 Tying d knot in the string to in ticate the measurement. he drew the string taUt, so that 1t extended III a straight line from the mark on the wainscot, through the hole in the back of the chair, to a point five feet and six inches in front of where Bensons head had rested.
 This knot in the string" he eX- plained, now represents the exact location of the muzZ'e of the gun that ended Btus0n's career. You see the reasoning-el What' Hay ing two points in the bullets Course-namely. the hole in the chair and the mark on the vain scot-' and also knowing the ap- l'roXimatc vertical line Of explosion. which was between five and six feet from the ecntleman's skull, it was merely necessity 10 extend the straight line of the bullets course 10 the vertical line of explosion in
 order 10 ascertain the exact point al which the shot was fired" Theoretically very pretty,' com mentcd Markham; though why
 you should go 10 so much trouble
 To ascertain this point in space ]
 cant imagine. . Not that it mat
 ters, for you have overlooked the l possibility of the bullets deflec- ] tion."
 Forgive me for contradictine i you" smiled Vance; but vest erday
 morning l questioned Captain ! Hagedorn at some length. and ] learned that there had been no de- ! flection of the bullet. Haeedorn ! had inspected the wound before we
 arrived: and he was really positive 1 on that point. In the first place, | the bullet struck the frontal bone
 Ht such an angle as to make def1ec- ! ton practically impossible even had 1 the pistol been of smaller callhra. ! And in the second place, the pistol ! with which Benson was shot was of 1 q large bore a pOlnt-forty-five- | and the muzzle velocity was so great. that the bullet would have taken a straight course even had
 it been held at a greater distance from the gentlcman's brow"
 And how" asked Markham 1 "did Hagedorn know what the mug gle velocity Was?'
 "I was inquistive on that point
 myself" answered Vance; ard he
 explained that the size and char.
 acter of the bullet and the expelled
 shell told him the whole tale. That: how he knew the gun was an arm,
 Colt automatic--I believe he callet
 1t a l.. s. Government Colt-anC not the ordinary Colt automatic
 The weight of the bullets of thes' , two pistos is slightly different: th' 1 ordinary Colt bullet weighs 200 i grains. whereas the army Colt bull let weighs 230 grains.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
He left me-" she kept saying over
 and over again

think he didn't care and hurried on towards the Old Pasture.
 Now, although he didn't sec little Mrs. Peter, little Mrs. Peter was watching him. She had stolen over to the edge of the dear old Briar- patch, where she could sec but couldn't be seen, and there she watched Peter going lippcrty-lip, lipperty-lip. lipp"rty-lip, across the Green Meadows towards the Old Pasture. X big tear gathered in each eye as she watched him go. Twice she almost started 10 follow him, but in the end she went back and sat in her favorite form and won dcred however she Was going to get along without needless. happy-go lucky Peter Rabbit. Yes, sir, that is ust what she did. But she was Ob- etinata, was little Mrs. Peter, He left ms," she kept aying over and over again. T didn't leave him; he left me"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
Characters of the Story

IDllO vance
 John FIX. Markham - District Attorney of New York County
 Alvin II. Benson - Well-known Wall Street broker and man-about own, who was mysteriously mur- dered in his home
 Major Anthony Benson-Brother of the murdered man
 Mrs. Anna Platz - Housekeeper for Alvin Benson
 Muriel St, Clair-A young singer
 Captain Phil Leacock-Miss St. Clair's fiance
 Leandcr Pfyfe-Intimate Of Alvin Rcnson's
 Mrs. Paula Banning-A friend of Pfyfe's
 Elsie Hoffman-Secretary of the firm of Benson and Benson.
 Colonel Bigsby Ostrander-A re- tired army officer
 William II. Moriarty-An alder man George G. Stitt-Ot the firm of Stitt and Mccoy, Public Account ants
 Maurice Dinwiddie = Assistant District Attorney Ernest Sergeant of the Homicide Bureau Burke, Snitkin, Emery-Detcc- tives of Homicide Bureau Ben Hanlon-Commandins Off cer of Detectives assigned 10 Dis trict Attorneys office Phelps, Tracy Springer, Higgin- , Lotham-Detectives assigned to District Attorneys office. | Captain Carl Hagedorn-Fire- arms expert. Dr. Dorcmus-MediCal examiner 1 Frank Swacker-Secrctary to the l District Attorney l-t
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

Tn tGe dear Old Briar- patch there was great deal of unhappiness. Oh, dear, yes, Peter Rabbit was unhap- ry. Little Mrs. Peter was unhappy. Indeed. they were not on speaking terms, and that. you know, is q very dreadful thing. They had quarreled. Little Mrs. Peter had declared that she would not leave the dear old Briar-patch for q home somewhere else Peter had lost his temper and declared that he was going anyway. Little Mrs. Peter had told him to go ahead, but that if he did he needn't think he could come back. Then lit- tie Mrs. Peter had gone over 10 the far side Of the dear Old Briar-patch and prntended to be very busy there.
 All the rest of that day Peter sat in his favorite bramble-tangle and sulked. Yes. sir, hc sullled. He con- sidered himself the most abused rab- bit that ever lived.
 "She thinks I won't go. hut will" he kept saying over and over to himself. She thinks l wont 20, but I'll fool her. I'm tired of living over here. Whenever I want to go anywhere I've got to take q chance and cross the Green Meadows. Then I've got to take a chance to get back again. She thinks I won't go, but will If sh" wants 10 live here, all right; she can live alone. ] guess I can get along without her"
 II seemed to Peter that the Black Shadows never womb come creeping out from the Purple Hills. That was long day But at last h. saw them come creeping across the Green Meadows. He waited until they had reached the edge of tho Green For est Then h. hoped along one Of his familiar little paths over 10 where little Mrs. Peter WIS.
 I'm going" sold he sruffly. "lm going. Will you come along with me-"
 "T certainly will not" r"plI.d Iit- tie Mrs. Peter. And don't forget what I told you. If you 20 you needn't como back"
 "pou't worry" rn'ort"1 Peter You'll never s", me mack h"I. m sorry you won't come. but if vol won't you won't I'll never bother you again as long as I live"
 With this Peter turned his hack and horpcd away along one ot his private little paths 10 tha o'h.r aid" of the dear rld 1riar-pa'rh, When he reached inc cIc. of lhe da.r 'iI Eriar-pat"h h- looked car,fWlly in an directions this way anI ttat, 10 Ie sure that tho way Was clear. Then la bcaduI for t'u old Pasture. Twice he stopped 10 look back Eight down in lis h,1rt h" hoped h. should s,- IittI. Mrs Peter lur- rytnc arrr hm Eut he didn't sec lttl. Mrs. Peter hurrriua after him. IT, didn't for the yrry gooI reason that Iiul" Mrs. It,r wasn't hurry ing after him. H. Ijlut SIC any thing of her If alL. H. tried 10
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
$. S. Van Dine-The Narrato
 THIS HAS HAPPENED

A woman's gloves and handbag are found at the scene of Benson $ murder and Markham, tracing them to Miss St. Clair, has her brought to his office. She makes tlippant answers to his questions but betrays concern when Mark ham asks if LcacoCk had not owned q Colt .45, the same type of gun that killed Benson. Vance tells Markham he is certain of the girls innocence.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

pow der biscuit dough.
 Peel onions and cook. uncovered In slightly salted boiling water until tender but not broken. Drain and put into a buttered baking dish. Re. move meat from lamb bone. Cover bone with cold water and bring slow ly to the boiling point. Simmer for % minutes. There should be T. cur of broth. Cover onions in baking dish with meat and cover meat with 2 layer of peeled and sliced tora- toes. Sprinkle with salt ahd pepper Rub butter and flour together and sprinkle oyer tomatoes. Pour over lamb broth and cover with sheet of dough about 4 inch thick. Bake 90 minutes in a hot oven and serve from baking dish.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
Menus for fife Family
BY SISTER MARY

Breakfast - Baked pears, boiled rice and chopped raisins, cream. toasted graham rolls, creamed pota- toes, broilcd cottage ham, milk, cof- fec.
 Luncheon - Cream of salsify soup, croutons. cottage cheese and pepper sandwiches, boiled peach dumplings. grape juice.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
Peter Leaves the Dear Old Briar-
 patch
BN Thornton ". Burgess

May have his way and still not win.
 Old Mother Nature
New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

The next story: "A Bad Matter Made Worse.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
MARY BROWNE GIVES HER
SISTERS SHARP POINTERS
Says Many Women Golfers 0verstep Bounds Of Golf Ell
quet During Tourney Play.

ing from your saucer, but there are
binding rules of etiquet.
One of the things frowned upon
by popular and efficient champions
is the taking of many practice
swings during a tournament match.
Such swings indicate an uncertain
player and an inconsiderate OPP
ponent.
The fact that there is no written
rule as to how long you can hesitate
before making your stroke, should
make the players more than ever
careful not to overstep the bounds
of fair consideration.
AS a matter of pride, considera-
ton and playing the game crisply,
players should do their practicing
before or after the rounds. 1 was
greatly impressed at the mems open
national at Oakmont when never
saw more than a dozen practice
swings in three days.
I believe there should be a rule
which would allow not more than
one practice swing for each shot.
That would give most Of the women
playing in tournaments at least
ninety trial swings.
1t is also very bad taste to remain
on the greens practicing putting in
d tournament match, with playcSs
behind waiting to play the hole and.
your opponent ahead waiting to tee
off.