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tail was almost as tender as MS nose.
And then at last his front claws
found purchase on the threshold of
the window. No longer was that
treacherous floor under him. With
mighty lunge he heaved. A bobbing
gallop. Another lunge. Another
heave. He was out. Out on the
porch. But not without having paid.
The young man had struck against
the side of the opening. That shook
him off. But with him went handful
of fur from the tip of Rajah's tail.
Rajah knew it was gone. The sharp
pain told him. He had a pain now,
fore and aft and amidships.
But free, out into the night ne
leaped. And then through the trees
from across the lawn came sound so
joyful to his ears. A whistle. Ed
Shaw's whistle. Never, never again,
would he leave Ed Shaw's protecting
side. Never. Not for an instant!
* 4
WINTHROP, sitting there on the
floor. blinked in amazement. The
lion was gone, had fed away from
him-him, Winthrop T. Satteriee. He
could not believe it. He had con-
quered lion,
Suddenly Winthrop leaped to his
feet. a change had come over him.
No longer was he the hesitant. obse-
quious. PROFESSIONAL youth who blinked
through glasses. Gone the glasses
even. The spirit of conquest was on
him. Drunk with it. The mantle Of
his boiler,making father enveloped
him.
He strobe across the floor. He
pushed his face close to that of the
great Jasper A. Randolph. EIe barred
his teeth and clenched his fists.
II want your daughter Sally for my
Wife" he said in hard. distinct tones.
land if 1 don't get her I3l treat you
same's 1 did that-hah.-that damn
lion"
1t was Jasper's turn to blink. He
did.
well, take herr he burst out at
last. Good Lord, man, take her."
you bet your sweet life I'll take
her." announced the new Winthrop T.
Satteriee.
And he did,
THE END.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-06

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M YESTERDAY Tie SKIPPER
AND THE KIDS NERE
EXPLORING The lSLANiD
And LOOKING oOeR the
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fNcF6 ROCKS ANO STUFF.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
INTERNATIONAL TO
ASK INJUNCTIONS;
HYMAN CHARGES
Two Pickets Beaten As
Police Stand By

(Contiuted from Page One)
Garment Workers Union was begun
by those officials more than ten
years ago, Since that time many ae-
tive workers have been expelled, and
at intervals whole executive boards
have been suspended or expelled.
In June, 1926, the International
opened its attack upon Locals 2, 8
and % by expeiiing their executive
boards and attempting TO seize the
local buildings by force. They sue
ceeded in capturing Locals z and .,
but Local p was held by its mem
Dsrs and from there the famous cam
paign Of the joint action committees
against the International was carried
on until Signan begged for peace III
September OF that year.
Violates Peace Treaty.
The terms of the treaty winch Sig
man signed at that time he violated
before the ink was dry on the paper,
and his continued effort to keep con-
trol of the union in spite of the re-
peatedly expressed wishes of the
membership for proportional repre-
sentation and democratic rule by
the majority, led him to renew his
expulsion policy-which in the peace
treaty he swore he would abandon
for all time.
Profiting by his bitter experience
in 1925, Sigman has hesitated to
come forth with an acknowledgment
that be was again expelling the local
officers chosen by the members. He
has for weeks been evading the issue
and camouflaging behind such phras-
es as Setting aside" the officers, or
taking over the affairs" Of the To-
Gals.
Sigman the Faker.
Now he comes forth with an open
reputation of his agreement of 1925
in which he stated that there should
never again be expulsions of those
who differed with the administra-
ton. He brands himself by his OWE
acts; and by this pronouncement of
. the general executive board, he pre-
pares himself not for duplication
of the defeat administered in 1926,
but for total elimination from the
union. Sic semper tyrannus!
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Breaking Chains
Appeals to Masses
By LEoN pLUMENFELp..


NEW YORK proletarians are due
y for an orthodox treat Sunday,
Feb. 20 at the beautiful Waldorf The
atre, when an epic labor motion pic
ture, Breaking Chains" by name, will
be shown on the silver screen for the
second time in this city. Those who
have already Witnessed it at a private
showing for the press are more than
ordinarily enthused over its possibil-
lties, both as a cordial screen feat and
as labor classic A number of lead
ers Of the class party have already
affixed their stamp of approval on it..
And sans hesitation.
AT this writing it has not yet been
definitely decided by the international
Workers Aid, under whose auspices
Breaking Chains" is making it's met
ropolitan debut, whether or not the
picture will have another showing in
New York at future date
Breaking Chains" was "shot" COM
pletely in U. S. s. r. The cast boasts
of celebrated Continental players. It's
direction manifests touches of unidue
splendor, and it has the distinction of
being one of the few films released in
America that deals exclusively with
mass labor and its accompanying
problems, its triumphs and defeats.
1t reveals the decline of Russian i'm
perialism and moves about with a
celebrity that is brutal and inspira-
tional in its unfurling. Few who see
this picture will gainsay or deny the
niche it justifiably deserves in it's own
Hall Of Fame.
No screen effort in recent years has
depicted so intrepidly the tumultuous
masses, collectively and spiritually. of
Russian people rising against the pow
ers that had held them in bondage
for years, as Breaking Chains" Just
as the "Cruiser Potemkin" was re-
garded as a work of genius in its spe-
clal medium, so too, this motion pic
ture is looked upon as an opus of
sincere greatness. And Why not?
The epochal memory of Lenin will
have a far deeper significance than
what you previously had of him. in
Breaking Chains" His spirit per
vades the very atmosphere from the
time the initial caption is seen till the
words "The End" are flashed before
you.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Hearing Reveals Bad
Housing Conditions

Continued from Page Oae)
where it was said, double shifts" Of
boarders used bedrooms day and night
and rents had advanced more than
100 per cent.
Opposes Rent Law Extension.
ALBANY, Feb. f5.-Defeat for the
rent laws is seen as the result Of the
statement Of Assemblyman Edmund
B. jerks, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, who said today that he
would oppose any further extension
of them.
Unless other members override him,
he will not let any rent extension bill
out of his committee.
The committee had intended TO act
on rent bills today, but decided to
postpone action until after receiving
report Of the housing commission
Mr.. jerks said that his visit to New
York Saturday convinced him that
the emergency rent laws were nc
longer needed.
Go To The Movies"
The tenement dwellers of New York
city aren't so bad off after all. They
dress well, GO to the movies and
everything. This is the view of AS.
semblyman Forman E. Whiteomb, a
rural district member from Broom,
County, who accompanied the 1egisla-
tive party to New York last Saturday
''To my way of thinking" he said
"they all dress well, no matter what
they pay for rent. They are alst
strong for the movies. l noticed long
lines of them at these places of en-.
tertainment."
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Sex Play Cases Laid
Over for Another Day

Performance of "The Captive" one
of three plays recently raided by
police, was stopped yesterday by
Magistrate Renaud. In granting an
adjournment Of the casts case until
this afternoon he ruled against any
attempt at matinee, and also stated
that this was the last adjournment.
Members of the cast of Sex" also
were in court while an attendant
droned through the script of the play
Meanwhile in supreme court fur
ther hearing on the temporary in
junction obtained by the producers of
"Sex" and "The Virgin Man" was
also postponed until tomorrow
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
A Year of Left Wing Work Under
An Unceasing Right Wing Opposition

ally run to the Jewish Daily Forward,
succeed in demoralizing you? OF
course not!
The executive board went right on
with its work as union people should,
and the result was that instead of
bringing shame upon our local, we
were helpful to the furriers in settling
the shops of Stein & Blaine, Henry
Bendel, Super Fur Co. and Bergdorff
and Goodman.
Organize Custom Dressmakers.
Much has been said about our or
ganization drive among the custom
| dressmakers. Much has been said
about our recent strike. OF course,
our opponents tried to minimize our
gains both in the organization drive
and in the strike.
My aim here is not to show the
readers that our opponents were
wrong in their criticism. Our mem
bers know the truth. They felt the
gains achieved. Especially when the
gains achieved were made at time
of general aggression by the capital
ists against the workers throughout
the world. The struggle down town
was also going on.
What | wish to state is: The ques-
tion of organizing the custom dress
makers has always been considered
the most important one for cur union.
Every Tailor knows that if this ire
mendous field remains unorganized
there is no future for the ladies
tailors. The work of the ladies'
tailors is being transferred, for the
past few years, TO these non-union
girls The standards of the girls ars
terribly low. There is competition be-
tween worker and worker. The one
tthe tailor gets $500 as the mimi
mum scale, time and half for over
time and the 40-hour week, together
with four legal, paid for holidays.
The other, (the dressmaker) has no
standard, gets SIS or $40 a week,
works forty-four to fifty hours n
week and sometimes longer, without
union conditions, etc.
In addition, the styles have changed
from well-fitting, tailor-made gar
ments, made of heavy wooden ma
terial, to loose, light, silky gowns,
wraps and suits, which can easily be
made by the women workers. AS a
result Of this, the seasons for the
tailors shrink from year to year
Shops are being reorganized without
the consent Of the union.
Driven to Other Work.
We have workers who make but
few weeks each season. Some must
10 away to look for almost any other
kind Of work in order to make liv-
ing.
What, then, should be the policy
and program of work for a union that
has such peculiar conditions?
Shall we just watch the process of
disintegration Watch tailors starv-
ing? Or organize the dressmakers?
This is the chief point on which the
rights" and "lefts" divide in Local
3S. This Is the issue which separates
the factions by profound abyss.
Right Wingers Talk.
The fright wingers" can make
speechs for organization work among
the custom dressmakers. They can
send resolutions to our International
conventions, demanding that organi-
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
DEMANDS
HER INTEGRITY
BECOME REALITY
Not Satisfied With
PiOus Declarations

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--Assert-
ing that "the people of the world do
not realize the seriousness of the
limitations the foreign powers have
imposed upon China's sovereignty, !"
DR.. Alfred Sze, Chinese minister to
the United States, declared in an ad-
dress here today that "China will not
rest until her independence and terri
tOlial and administrative integrity
shall become realities"
China will never be satisfied with
mere assurances in the form of high
sounding and pious declarations" the
envoy said III alluding to the British
memorandum of December %, the re-
cent American policy statements and
other declarations made by the pow
ers "since the beginning Of the cen
tury."
British Press Rages.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Ihe London
press continues to rage against the
Nationalist Government of China.
Rothermere's Daily News haughtily
asks the government TO restore to
British subjects in China the "im-
munity and respect that a proper
show Of firmness will undoubtedly
secure" Eugene Chen is bitterly as
sailed and called an agent of Moscow
and accused Of the deceit and trick
cry which "perfidious Albion" has
been notorious for all thru her his
tory.
The left wing of the trade union
movement is carrying on a vigorous
agitation against war with China but
their efforts are hampered by the
treachery of the right wing socialist
leaders who give lip service to the
freedom for China but actually sup
port the Baldwin government.
The cruiser Yarmouth sailed today
with $50 naval men for relief on the
river gunboats in China.
Buy Your
DAILY KER
~
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
JERSEY BOSSES
GET INJUNCTION
ON ORGANIZERS
Teamsters and Building
Trade Drive Starts

HACKENsACK, N. j. FP).-
Building trades and teamsters unions
are leading a movement to organize
the unorganized in Bergen County,
across the Hudson River from the
upper end Of New York City. And
open shop employers are countering
with temporary injunction issued by
Vice Chancellor Church.
Much Building.
The fight is the result Of the build
ing boom that is turning the COM
muting zone of northern New Jersey
into a populous region. 1t viii de-
ter1nine whether the growing towns
near the Palisades win develop as un-
ion or open shop communities. Many
New Workers are moving into north
ern New Jersey and il is estimated
that when the new Hudson River
bridge is opened and new ferry lines
are running that hundreds of thou
sands Of new residents viii move into
Hackensaek, Palisade and the sur
rounding region.
Issue Injunction.
As usual in such cases the restrain
ing order forbids interference with
the plaintiffs business by boycotts.
sympathetic strikes ard the weaving
away Of customers. The writ charges
the union representatives with visit
ing Jersey business men and advising
them to have nothing to do with open
shop firms.
Employers who are party to the
writ are the Tidewater Coal & Supply
Co.. the Comfort Coal-Lumber Co.. the
John Wehrle. Jr.. Trucking and Rig
ging Company, Huyssons- -Kipp Co..
dealer in building materials: o. Weis-
gerber & Sons and F Schultz g.
Sons, truckers.
Big Industries
Labor forces enjoined are Local
$50, teamsters; Locals S25 and s25A.
steam and hosting engineers; the
Hosting and Portable Engineers
Local of northern New Jersey and
Local As Of the iron workers and its
officers.
The teamsters' and building trades
fight is exciting interest among the
workers in the big manufacturing
plants of Bergen County. in the
Forstmann & Huffman woolen mills
Of Garfield, where the United Tex
tile Workers are holding the line and
in the open shop city Of Kearney
where Henry Ford has a big assembly
plant.
..r :,
The daily worker., 1927-02-16

zation work be done in this important
field But when it comes to do the
work-there's nobody home.
Throughout the entire year that we
have been the administration, we were
always hindered in doing precisely
this work.
A woman organizer was given us
on the eve of our general strike. They
wanted her to leave the job right
after the strike. Why?
Must we not carry on organization
work at all times? The answer is:
They fear an aggressive policyl They
fear a fight with the employers!
Their fear was sufficiently demon
strated before we commenced our or
ganization drive, during the organi-
zation drive and throughout our re-
cent strike. This is why they hindered
our work. This is why they sabotaged
even during the strike.
Agree With Boss.
On this point the interest of those
people and the interest Of the boss
is similar. Whether it is done con
sciously or uneorsciously by these
people, the policy is the same-Vily
do any organization work among the
custom dressmakers
This is why I can proudly state
that considering the conditions we had
to work under we have attained won
ders. In spite of all the efforts Of
this group to destroy our work in the
union, this year, this work has been
q great success and has carried the
union forward to better conditions
and stronger organization.
In conclusion, in our years work
we have achieved the following gains
for the union:
I've have increased the number
Of union ships, near and around Fifth
Avenue and also down town, thereby
raising the prestige of the union.
2-We have increased our member
ship by 800 members-about 80 per
cent Of our entire membership, there
by Strengthening our union tremend-
ously.
3--We abolished the work on Sat
urdays and Sundays, thereby raising
The morale of the union and that Of
the individual member.
4-We were helpful to the furriers
in their fight as no union Of our size
has helped them, notwithstanding the
fright wing opposition" and the sabo-
tagging done by former officers of the
union.
5---We launched an organization
drive among the custom dressmakers,
which is something that was never
done before in our local---an organi-
zation drive that was never even
dreamt of by our preceding admins
trations, in its bigness and effective
ness.
And, finally, we won an increase
in wages and established the 40-hour
week for our members and decrease
Of three and four hours per week
for the unorganized custom dress
makers. This was done under the un-
favorable conditions we had during
the reign of our administration, with
a strike Of only five days.
Is this sufficient work? Are all
these mentioned facts accomplish
inents?
] presume--however. would rather
l'@ve the judgment to our members.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Frunze Shoe Coop. Will
Meet This. Saturday Aft.

A meeting of the "Frunze Shoe
Workers Cooperative for Soviet Rus
STA" will be held this coming Satur-
day, Feb. 10Th at 1880 p. m. sharp at
the Central Bureau, 100 Broadway
room 402.
Every member of the cooperative
should attend this meeting as it is
of great Importance. Also those who
would like to join the cooperative
should not fail to be present. Harry
Capell. Sec.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
By D. wIsHNEvsKY.


(Secretary Local 81, |. l.. u. W.)
THE year of 1926 marks a year of
4 achievements for Local 3S If it were
not for the struggle going on between
the two factions in the labor move
ment, the present administration
would have been praised to the heav-
ems. aAs@@ 4.s
And it would be nothing to wonder
at. What other administration of this
local has won such conditions as we
have for our members?
What other administration has
worked as devotedly and as sincerely
for the welfare of our members as
the present administration has?
What other administration has un-
derstood the most important problems
in the way the present administration
has?
Hindered All Along.
This may seem to some to be self
praise, but those who know the work
we have done will, if they are truth
full with themselves, admit that the
above statement is merely an account
Of what has taken place and nothing
else but that.
And yet, there hasn't been one ad-
ministration that has been hindered in
its work as much as we have been.
Why? The casual observer would
presume that the only reason for the
obstruction on the part of the opposi-
tion is the question of the "rights"
and "lefts". But that would be an
error.
Plain Union Work.
The sabotaging on the part Of the
opposition was aimed, not, to the sur
prise of the casual observer, at the
"leftism" in the union, but at the
pure trade union policies which the
"lefts" tried to carry out.
A few instances will prove the truth
Of the matter to the reader. Broad
way has been, for long time, the
Unions weak spot. There are shops
where workers work Saturday after
moons and Sunday mornings. The
writer Of these lines made it his busi-
ness to uproot that evil. He caught
some Of the workers in those shops on
Saturdays and Sundays and they were
called before the locals grievance
board to answer charges made against
them. They were fined. Some Of them
appealed against the decision of the
grievance board. A very simple trade
union case. Yet---orie of the so-called
Opposition" tried his utmost to de-
fend that case. Why? The answer
Is; Why pursue policy Of disciplinl
in the Union?
No Scab Fur.
When the furriers led their cour-
ageous struggle against the lockout
declared against them by their en-
ployers (who wanted to smash their
union), they asked us, as sister
union, not to handle any scab-made
fur, which is an elementary union re-
quest. Who hindered the carrying
out Of this order Of the executive
board not to handle scab-made fur
trimmings? Again IL was the same
group. And why did they oppose such
a pure trade union order? The bosses
opposed our policy---a policy that
strengthens our ranks. just 20 did
this group for fear of an aggressive
trade Union policy. And did these
"pure" trade unionists, who continu-
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Workingmen's Sick and
Death Benefit Fund to
Stage Big Annual Ball

The WorlSingmens Sick and Death
Benefit Fund of the Bronx and Man
haitian have arranged to give their
grand annual ball on Sunday, Feb.
20. at 3S2 East 1Seth Street near Sd
Avenue, Bronx.
The agitation committee Of the fund
has charge of the ball arrangements.
Its purpose is to increase the mem
hership.
The price of tickets when bought
IL advance is 25 cents, and at the door
~ cents.
Read The Daily Worker Every Day
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Jack Dempsey Improving.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15.-For the
first time since he was stricken with
blood poisoning in his left arm. Jack
Dempsey, former heavyweight cham
pion, was up and about today. His
arm is still in bandage, but he ap-
parently is fully recovered.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
YOrkville Branch of
LID. Meets Thursday

A meeting of the Yorkville branch
of the International Labor Defense
is being held in Hungarian Workers
Home, $50 East 84th street, on
Thursday, February 18th, at p. IN.
All workers living in the territory
between Gath and 96th streets are
urged to attend this meeting and join
the branch.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
EVERYBODY SAYS
CAN KILL
BOY OF TWELVE
Hungry, Homeless, Shot
I" Man in Holdup

Weeping bitterly, his rosy cheeks
having become white and drawn in
fear, Michael Ponkrashow, blue
eyed, yellow-haired boy Of twelve,
PASSED into the shadow of the cleo
trio chair yesterday when he was ar
rsigned in the Children's Court in
Jamaica for the staying Of Rich
mond Hill storekeeper Monday night.
Will Burn In Chair.
If the court, which has adjourned
ill Friday, rules he has sufficient
intelligence to know right from
wrong. he will be charged with MUIR
Ger. If convicted, according to the
New York state laws. he can be sent
to the electric chair in spite Of his
youth, and apparent abnormal condi-
tion.
Michael had had trouble with his
parents, who are Polish immigrants
and speak no English, so five days
ago he decided to run away from his
home at s947 Viola Place, Richmond
Hill. He took a revolver from his
fathers desk, and when his hunger
bothered him, he held up schoolnates
and stole their lunches.
Was Hungry.
"These lunches didn't last long, SC
! made up my mind I'd have to gel
some money" Michael said in his
confession to the police. in which he
admitted everything. Il was hungry
and desperate. I went into the store
to pull this hold-up like I'd read about
and the gun went off"
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Young Workers Start
Membership Drive by
Putting On Grand Ball

Celebrating the membership drive
which is to be launched on the eve
OF February 10Th, at Harlem Casino,
116th st. & Lenox Ave-, with the ex-
press purpose of doubling its mem
bership, the Young Workers League
will hold grand ball and dance at
the spacious ball room of the New
Harlem Casino on that date.
The daily worker., 1927-02-16
Subsection I'D Will
Meet Next Thursday

A general meeting of the member
ship of Subsection I'D will be held
this Thursday Feb. 18th, at 6:3. p. m.
at II East Third st. No meeting was
held for the last two months due 10
the Section membership meeting and
the district membership Nieeting.