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Evening star., 1927-04-03

How many millions Of men
have watched their wives bend
ing over needle? Elias Howe
watched his wife, and thought,
and worked, and invented the
sewing machine.
How many have seen the
steam in a kettle lift the lid7
Watt saw it, and out Of his
thought there came the steam
engine.
Most of US 90 iaxiIy through
life, using whatever the ingenu-
ity of the past has bequeathed
and adding nothing on our own
account.
A hundred clerks will work
side by side in an office and only
one in a year will ever gladden.
the heart of the boss by saying:
"Couldn't we save a little time
or money by doing this thing in
this better wayW
But that one clerk who, out
Of his dissatisfaction with things
as they are, devises even a
trifling improvement, is broth
er of Edison and Watt and Full
ton. Humanity becomes his
debtor in a little measure; in
him are the seeds Of genius.
For what is genius but an in-
satiable appetite for something
better, a settled habit of meet
ing every can't with a why?
There are great unused sec.
tions in all of our brains. How
much would be added to human
progress IL, for one single week,
each one Of us were to make
every obstacle the subject OF q
little real thought?
Sir Isaac Newton lying under
an apple tres was hit on the
head by nm apple. And setting
his mind to work, he developed
at length the theory of 0ravita-
tion.
Apples Of obstacles and s1is-
chance continue to fall; we are
hit by them every day. But the
trouble 10 most OF them merely
raise q bump when they ought
to stir up an idea.
1877
Evening star., 1927-04-03
When an Apple Hits You
BY BRUCE BARTON

~ NJ the dining car the other
day ! ordered preserved
figs for dessert, and the
waiter responded cheer
fully: "Pn sorry, sab, but we
ain't got none"
A looking young fellow
sitting opposite me looked up
and smiled.
at might interest you to know
how that same remark put sew
eral thousand dollars into my
pocket" he said.
~ am in the business of max.
ing applesauce," he explained in
answer to my look of surprise.
1--WE put it up in sealed jars and
sell 1t through the grocery
stores. Every one was kind
enough to tell US when we
started that it couldn't be done;
but we do it just the same.
"Coming over from Phiiadei-
phia last year ordered pre-
served figs, and received the
same answer that the waiter has
just given you. That set mo
thinking.
~ went back to our factory,
got a jar that would hold an in
dividual portion Of applesauee,
filled it, labeled it attraetiveIy
set out for New York to inter
view the men who make the
purchases for the dining cars.
IL was difficult to interest them
at first, but ! succeeded finally.
"And now we sell scores Of
thousands of those individual
Jars every year--aII because q
waiter told me that he was
sorry, but we amt got no pre-
served fies.'"
That man did not know II,
but he had given in less than
five minutes an spitome Of hu-
man progress. BY just such
steps the race has climbed out
OF barbarian into civilization
by one mind after another~nneet
ing an obstacle and conquering
il.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
CzechoslOvakia Soon
To Go On Gold Basis

Czechoslovakia is quite proud of It's
currency. which is a good gauge for
development in the country. For
several years the Czechoslovak cur
rency has remained stable, at about
SO to the dollar. The time is about
ripe for definite stabilization and for
placing the currency on gold basis
Considering their large industry, it
defiate IL necessary, for the holdings
In foreign exchange actually doubled
last year. During the final week of
December such holdings increased
So 900 900 and now have reached the
total of about $50, Zoo 900.
Very likely Czechpslovakia viii 70
on gold basis soon after France does.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Radios Are Scarce
In Near East Now

Radio is as yet little known east
of Belgrade. The Bulgarian, Turk
ish and Persian governments have
refused to grant licenses to amateurs.
fearing that the radio might be put
to political uses. Gradually these ap-
prehensions are being overcome, and
wireless receiving sets are being i'm
ported from America and western Eti-
rope. But whether 1t is on account of
climatic conditions or wi1lful inter-
ference on the part of state wireless
stations, reception is defective. and
Interruptions are constant.
Vienna is the nearest center which
broadcasts news and musical and
other programs. but Moscow seems to
be picked up as clearly as any other
place. The German stations are also
clear. but France and Italy can sci.
dom be obtained.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
BY SIR HENRY w. THORNTON,
" n "

President and Chairman of the Canadian
National Railways.
Never before has there been so wide
spread an interest in Canada and Ca
madam activities on the part of the
people of the United States as at pres
ent. There are countless opportunities
in Canada for American manufactur-
ers, farmers and investors, and our
friends in the United States are COM
ing to full realization of the oppor-
tunities which the Dominion affords.
American capitalists and manufactur.
ers are playing very important part
in the present Industrial expansion of
the Dominion. In practically every
section of the country new plants are
opening up, and many of them are
backed by American capital.
A tremendous increase in the power
development in Canada within the
past few years is largely responsible
for the present industrial expansion,
the great supply of cheap electric
Evening star., 1927-04-03
BY HENRY w. BUM.

.HE following Is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the seven
Il days ended April 2:
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
DEEP CONFLICTS
CAST GLOOM OVER
NAVY CONFERENCE
U. S. Proposals Vigor-
ously Denounced

GENEVA, June 21.-Of all the far
cical performances, on the interna-
tional checkerboard the tri-partite
conference in session here will prob
ably be the most amusing. But the
imperialist conflicts which show here
mean an even more serious threat of
war. The conference called by Cool
idge is already muddle, with contra
dictions piling upon contradictions.
Try as they may to assume an atti-
tude of hopefulness the first rift that
became apparent at the first session
yesterday is wider today, after the
opinions of the conflicting powers
have become public. From the capi-
tolls of the three powers directly III
volved-the United States, England
and Japan-and the two powers with
observers present-Italy and France
come reports Of dissatisfaction with
the proposals.
The American delegation has deci-
ded strenuously to oppose the British
proposal for six-inch gun 1880 ton
cruisers to the exclusion of the eight
inch gun 10000 ton class.
The British proposals, if accepted,
American experts state, would force
the United States into building small
cruisers, which would be utterly use
less considering the distance between
naval bases.
American delegates cannot conceal
their gloom at the turn the confer
ence has taken from the start. Al
though they realize that everyone will
eventually make concessions the pro-
posals are so far apart that no COM
promise can bridge them. Further
more, the fact that Japanese and
British proposals are much closer in
dicates that there has been some sort
of pre-arrangement between these
two old allies on Pacific policy.
The Japanese proposal to reduce
the age limit of auxiliary ships be-
low what the United States naval ex-
perts have always considered advis-
able, makes it certain that many
American warships, due to become OBJ
solete shortly, already would be con-
sidered ready for scrapping if the
Japanese viewpoint were translated
into a clause of the proposed new
treaty. On the other hand, Japan's
recent building program Of auxiliary
ships would give her an advantage on
Continued on Page Ttoo)
The daily worker., 1927-06-22

Dizzy Financing.
1t was in the fall of 1920 that Pres
ident-then Grand Chief Engineer
Warren S. Stone committed the Broth
erhood to the banking game by open
ing the Cleveland "co-operative" bank,
shortly after his companion, William
H. Johnston, now thoroughly discred-
tied, started the Machinists bank in
Washington, D. c. Followed a mad
orgy of new banks, investment COM
panies, securities corporations, hold
ing firms-the whole apparatus of
financial legerdemain. More quietly
Stone and his clique began organizing
private ventures, Park Lane Villa,
Cleveland's ritzy apartment hotel,
sand and quarry companies, watch
companies, scab mining concerns, and
what not.
Things sailed beautifully until the
old boy kicked off in 1925. Then sud-
denly Stones closest associates began
to reveal quietly but effectively the
real financial situation in his private
ly-organized firms. One after another
they failed, leaving thousands of en-
gineers holding the bag. A cooper
ative" mail order company blew up
with a loud explosion, the scab Broth
erhood mines in West Virginia passed
dividends.
The officialdom who had participat-
ed with Stone in feathering their own
nests, turned against the dead man,
blaming all their mishaps on him. But
they had been careful not to plunge
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Victory Looked For
Soon in Strike Of
1000 N. Y. BARRIERS

A large number of 500 shops af-
fected by the strike of 1000 New
York BARRIERS have practically closed
down, and in many of them only the
bosses are at work.
Enthusiastic meetings of the strik-
ers were held yesterday afternoon in
Leslie Hall, 83rd st. and Broadway,
in the Amsterdam Avenue Inn, 155th
st. and Amsterdam Ave-, and a num-
ber of small halls.
Systematic picketing of the shops
between 59th St. and 242nd St., on
the West Side was continued yester-
day.
Bosses Conferring.
AT the meetings yesterday strike
leaders reported that the bosses were
now comforting with a view toward
agreeing on a collective agreement
with the workers.
The demands Of the workers include
a basic wage scale of $35, and fifty
per cent of all income over $45 daily
on each chair. They now work from
8 a. m. until s p. m, and until 10 p.
m. on Saturday. They seek one hour
reduction of work on Saturday.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
CHINESE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OPENS
Introducing Section Two New York!

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The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Anita Whitney Freed
After Z Years Fight;
Many |. W. W. In Jail

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 21.
After a seven year fight, Miss
Charlotte Anita Whitney, promi-
nent Oakland radical, has been par
doned by the Governor of Califor-
MIA. Miss Whitney was arrested
with hundreds of members of the
I. w. w. in the patriotic hysteria
following the war.
Because the abnormal condi-
tions attending the trial go a long
way toward explaining the verdict
of the jury" Governor C. c. Young
pardoned Anita Whitney.
About fifty members Of the 1. w.
w. are still in California jails on
the charge of having violated the
criminal syndicalist law. They
were convicted under similar con
ditions of hysteria.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Big Picket Line Is
Brooklyn Painters
Method for Victory

Systematic picketing by the paint
ers of Brooklyn who resumed their
strike Monday after it had been tenn
porarily halted by a supreme court
injunction will begin this morning,
according to Joseph Shafer, secre-
tary of District Council 20.
Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, 949 Will
loughby Ave-, was jammed yesterday
afternoon with painters, who voted
unanimous support of the re-organ-
lied strike committee. A resolution
was also adopted expressing gratitude
to District Council 9 of New York
for it's moral and financial assistance.
In the reorganized strike commit
tee are represented all the locals di-
rectly involved in the present strike.
1900 Already Victorious.
About 1900 painters are already
working under the new wage agree
ment by which they get $14 day
as against S12 which has been the
prevailing scale.
Registration will continue every
morning at 10 at the strike head
quarters, according to Paul Hammer,
president of the council. Mass meet
ings will be held each afternoon at
3, and details of the progress of the
strike will be given.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
NATION wide MOBILIZATION drive
PLANNED BY FUR UNITY COMMITTEE
Police Department Is Presented With Evidence
of Brutality Against Pickets

Plans for widespread mobilization campaign laid yes
erday by the Unity Committee formed last week in Washington
the seated and unsaed delegates the Convention
of the International Fur Workers Union.
The Executive Board of the committee representing eight
Cities announced after it's conference held yesterday afternoon
that it's immediate activities would include:
% The employment of field organizer (2) the despatch
of communication every the to
labor explaining the and purpose
Unity Conference and calling attention to the employment of
gangsters by the international Fur Workers Union.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
KINGS HOSPITAL
NEST OF RACIAL
HATE, is CHARGE

Ugly charges of anti-Semitism and
persistent persecution Of Jewish ply
sicians as we'll as patients at the
Kings County Hospital were made
yesterday by a committee Of six pro-
minent Jews who submitted detailed
evidence to Bird S. Coler, Tammany
commissioner of public welfare.
The "hazing" early Monday morn
ing of three Jewish internes by six
doctors at the hospital has developed
the present situation, which may re-
suit in an official investigation" by
the city authorities. The internes
charge that the doctors broke into
their rooms, forced them under ice
cold showers, tied them to bed-posts,
beat them, and finally covered the
bodies Of two of them with shoe
blacking.
Yesterday afternoon the six attack
ers who are free on $500 bail were
suspended by the medical board of
the hospital, following secret hear
ing which lasted all day.
X. X. X. Influence. =
1t is rumored that several mem
bers of the attacking party are men,
bers of the Ku Klux Klan. During
the entire day preceding the "haz-
ing" the accused men together with
group Of internes had tried to incite
the Jewish doctors to fight, according
to DR.. Hyman Solovay, one of che
three victims Of the attack.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22

To Arrange Meetings.
(3) Mass meetings of fur workers
in the various cities, and conferences
of all progressive elements in the
labor movement; (4) the payment Of
regularly monthly dues of 25 cents
and a tax of 81 for the New York
fur strike by all those sympathetic
to this unity movement; (5) a semi
monthly bulletin, in Jewish and
English; (6) an eastern conference
to be held in the very near future.
Personnel of Committee.
The Unity Committees Executive
Board consists of J. Sonnenshein,
Chicago; H. Englander and l. Dirchin-
sky, Toronto; George Pearlman, Bos-
ton; L. Guberman, Montreal; NJ
LANCER, Newark; B. Gold and S.
Liebowitz, New York; Sam Burt,
Philadelphia; S. Stanley, Winnipeg.
To Continue Investigation.
A continuation Of the investigation
into the assaulting of fur pickets is
to be made by Police Commissioner
Warren's office, according to lnspec-
tor Valentine who heard the testi-
mony of Joint Board members who
appeared at the commissioners office
yesterday afternoon.
With Isadore Shapiro, chairman of
the Strikers Law Committee, there
appeared Gordon Steinberg, Samuel
Cohen and Leo Ackerman who had
witnessed the assault made on Aaron
Gross on June 9th; and Max Wallman
and George Perdicardis, who were
brutally beaten by members of the
industrial squad in room in the 30th
Street Police Station on June 9th.
Tells of Assault.
Steinberg related how he had been
walking arm in arm with Gross, who
is chief business agent Of the Joint
Board and a former vice-president of
the international. He saw two men
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Special Workers Party
Meeting Tomorrow Eve.
AT Manhattan Lyceum

An important membership meet
ing of the Workers (Communist)
Party will be held tomorrow eve
ming, s p. m. at Manhattan Ly-
ceum, Sc East Fourth st.
The meeting is called for the
purpose of listening to a report
and discussing the situation in the
country in general and the New
York situation in particular. The
attack on the unions, the left wing
and the party will be taken up.
Admission by membership books
only. All party members must at
tend.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
BROTHERHOOD BANKS TURNED OVER
TO SCAB MITTEN MANAGEMENT
Game of Capitalism" Breaks Down and
Reveals Shameful Betrayal of Workers
BY JACK KENNEDY.
Especial to The DAILY wORKER)

CLEVELAND June 21n effort to stave off defeat at
hands convention session here the officials of the
Brotherhood Engineers have concoced scheme
Btten Management outfit of Philadelphia to
take over all the Brotherhood banks.
With their S50000000 financial edfice swaying dizziy
through speculation the officials of the Brotherhood are
trying the whole trade union capastc to prevent
an astonshed and indignant file from kicking them out
of office incompetents and grafters.
The story of the investment of the hardearned savings OF
locomotive engineers CRAZY and advsed speculative enter
prizes amazing tale of foolish pungng through which runs
a broad trail of downright corruption.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Especial Cable to Daily wOrker.)

Especial Cable to Daily Worker)
HANKOW, June 21.-The fourth
All-Chinese Trade Union Congress
opened here Sunday.
Four hundred delegates represent
ing four million organized Chinese
workers are attending the daily ses-
sions of the Congress. Last years
congress held at Canton represented
only little more than a million or
ganized workers.
The Congress has recommended
that a propaganda campaign be car
ried on in preparation for the coming
Hankow Congress of the anti-Imper-
ialist League and for international
solidarity.
Reports from Chengchow state
that the vanguard of Feng Yu-
hsiang's army has crossed the Yel-
low River and penetrated Chilli
Province. The capture of Taminfu is
also reported.
Reports from Shanghai state that
Sun Chuan-fang has evacuated Hal
Continued on Page T10o)
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Judge Calls Bluff
Of Bus CoTnpanyin
Injunction Action

Justice Townsend Scudder in Brook
lyn supreme court yesterday listened
to an application for temporary in
junction to restrain the Long Island
Coach Co. from operating buses
through Averne and Hamels, Queens.
"You can't pull the wool over the
eyes of the court with that bunk" !"
shouted the Judge when Frank H. Pat
terson, counsel for the company de-
clared that it "is doing a great service
for the Rockaways, serving 250,000
people despite the fact that it is oper-
ating at loss"
S25,000 Profit in Months.
The Judge added that he had proof
that the coach company had made a
profit Of at least $4,000 in the last
eight months. "The coach company
is not philanthropic," he said. "It is
not giving away something for moth
ing"
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
7. U. E. [. Members Of
All Trades Holding a
Meeting Friday Evening

A meeting of the Trade Union
Educational League of all trades
will be held Friday evening right
after work at Webster Hall, 18th
st. near Third Ave.
All workers who are affiliated
with any T. U. E. L. group must
attend, as an important question
will be acted upon.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
SACCO-v -vANzETTI
WEEK SET ASIDE;
PLAN BIG drive
]. l.. ID. Sets $4,000 More
Signatures as Goal

BOSTON, June 21.-Signatures
numbering close to half a million,
attached to petitions addressed TO
Governor Alvan T. Fuller request
ing him to intercede in behalf of
Nicola Sacco and BartolomeO Van
zetti, will be presented to the chief
executive at the state house tOmor-
row, the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense
Committee announced today.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Independence
Day this year will not only be the
occasion for the usual celebration of
the American Revolution which freed
the American people from the op-
preston of Great Britain, but will
be the elimination of national, in
tensive drive lasting one week, to
mobilize the sentiment for the free
ing of Sacco and Vanzetti, according
to plans announced today by Inter
national Labor Defense.
In response to a number of re-
quests, the International Labor De-
tense has arranged to set aside the
week of June 27 to July as Sacco-
Vanzetti Week for the gathering of
signatures to petitions addressed to
Governor Fuller of Massachusetts in
behalf of the two labor men. The
petitions have been sent to all parts
of the country and it is expected that
tens of thousands of signatures urg-
ing the freeing of Sacco and Vanzetti
will be gathered.
The Buffalo movement for Sacco
and Vanzetti has already laid its
plans for the gathering of $4,000
signatures during the drive and other
cities are making similar arrange
ments. Through the office of Inter
national Labor Defense alone, thou
sands of signatures have already
been sent to be forwarded to the Gov
ernor. In addition to this, tens of
thousands of signatures to the petit
tions have been gathered through the
land and forwarded either directly to
the Governor or to the Boston De-
tense Committee.
Circulate Petitions.
1t is pointed out that the investiga-
tion committee appointed by Gov
ernor Fuller after innumerable de-
mands for its institution had been
made, is star chamber committee
and not body which is investigating
(Contiaued on Page Five)
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Bishop Denounces Herrick.

LIMA, N. Y, June 21.-A bitter
denunciation of American ambassa-
dor Myron c. Herrick for his reputed
action in serving champagne at an
American Embassy dinner in Paris
given in honor of Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh, was voiced today by
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard OF
Buffalo, speaking at the commence
ment exercises at the Genesee Wesle-
yam seminary here.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
SHANSI GOVERNOR TO JOIN FENG in
NATIONALISTS' DRIVE ON WAR LORDS
Chang Kai-shek Facing Revolt of Troops, Bids
for Military Alliance With Nationalists
HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAY'S NEWS.

1-AChtnG Trade Union Congress- representing four NIL
lion organized Oorers opens at Haow lays plans for anti
imperiGLiSt campaign.
2-Nationalt troops cross Yeow Riuer and push on
Ckhi Province to1OGrd Pebing
3Yen ShishGm governor of Shansi Joins NGtiondtists,
making possible attack Pekng from East.
4-Chiang Kai-shek IN financial difficulties and facing
volt makes bid for military alliance NTH NdtiondIistS
5-ShopS close FoocboU protest against right a0ing
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Nearing Will Speak on
"The Danger of War"
at Bryant Hall, Tonight

Scott Nearing will lecture tonight,
z p. M, on the Danger of War.
The meeting is being held at Bryant
Hall, Sixth Ave. near 42nd st. Juliet
Stuart Poyntz will preside.
All workers are invited to attend
and hear an interesting lecture by one
who is we'll acquainted with the sub
iect. Admission free.
The daily worker., 1927-06-22
Dend Man Cause Of Riot.

Discovery of the body of mur-
dered man in Brooklyn yesterday
precipitated a near-riot when hum
dreds Of persons rushed the police in
an effort to glimpse the body.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Those Baby Grands. :"

STIL.L in her twenties, Geraldine
Valliere. who Is the Jerry OF
Jerry and Her Baby Grands." a vau-
deville attraction OF the current week
has had an unusually varied and in
teresting musical career.
Miss Valliere was born I'm Duluth.
Like other daughters of fairly we'll off
Duluthians she was educated mu-
sically as well as academically. She
attended a big Western university,
where she specialized also in physical
culture. and upon her graduation she
accepted a position In the Duluth
schools as physical culture and dane
ing instructor. She also arranged
community pageants and taught gym
nastics at the Y. W.. at clubs and
at schools, besides supervising play
grounds.
she played the piano In the evenings
with one OF Duluth's successful or
Chestras.
Unfortunately, however, her inter.
ests were not compatible. and so, after
much consideration. she decided to
stick to her music. She then accepted
the position of pit mist and musical
director at Duluth's leading moving
picture theater, and. with the man
ager, arranged programs and special
ties for each week.
AS a pinch-hit feature, she assem-
bled three other girl pianists and put
on a four-piano musical program
which proved a sensation. That
spelled the end of her days in the
orchestra pit. Now her Baby Grand
act Is one OF the outstanding features
OF the Keith-Aibee circuit.