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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-16
Kansas City Labor Protests.

. KANSAS CITY, April ia reso-
luton condemning the verdict in the
case of Nicola Saeeo and Bartolomeo
Nanzetti was adopted by the Central
Labor Council Of this city. A commit
tee Of three was also appointed to CO.
operate local bodies in agitating for
a new trial for the two framed-up
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-16
Eye Witness Appears
For SaccO, Vanzetti

Continued from Page O1,e)
have observed the shooting from the
shoe factory windows called off the
test when objections were made by
Chief of Police John J. Heeney, Of
Braintree.
A majority Of the students were
members Of the Harvard Liberal Club.
The test was said to have the approval
Of Professor Feliz Frankfuter and his
assistants Of the Harvard Law School.
The professor has taken an active part
in the Sacco-Vanzetti defense.
81
White Plains Residents In Protest.
A petition signed by 60 residents
of White Plains, N. Y, and asking
postponement Of the execution of Sac
co and Vanzetti "until all reasonable
doubt Of their guilt had been cleared"
were received here today by Gov. AL
van I. Fuller.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-16

sacco and vanzcttI Must Not Diel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-16

sacco and vanzetti Must Not Die!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Former Socialist
Heads Speakers On
AmeriCaRizatiOR

George r. Lunn, a few years ago
one of the bright and shining lights
Of the socialist party, former preacher,
later a Tammanyite lieutenant-gov-
ernor of New York and after his de-
feat for that office appointed by AL
Smith as public service commissioner,
is one of the list of patriotic speakers
who will address "Americanization
meetings the coming week. The week
is devoted by the political lackeys of
Wall Street to an endeavor to arouse
patriotic frenzy among the youth Of
the state in order that Morgan may
have willing dupes TO furnish cannon
fodder for his various imperialist ven
lures, especially in China at the pres
ent time.
Among others who will engage in
this drive with the former socialist
are Brig. General George A. Wingate,
Major General James McRae, Col.
William A. Dawkins and Capt. Walter
/. Joyce: From beginning to end the
campaign will be a Qualification of
imperialist wars and the usual pa
triotic perversion of history.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Spread Of the Mississippi.
Flood Is Being Fought
By Hundreds Of People

NEW ORLEANS, La, April "a.
One of the greatest peace time
armies in the history of the world
is now engaged in deadly combat
with the greatest flood this Mis-
sissippi Valley has ever known.
The father Of waters, ever ready
to'burst the bounds that holds his
angry flood within earthen en-
bankments has gotten by the army
in several states and wreaked
havoc with towns, villages and
plantations, and all along the great
river from New Orleans, La, the
army has been massed.
Armed guards patrol the levees
night and day. These guards are
watching the levees to see that no
one breaks them.
They are aided by the United
States qaurterboats which are all
equipped with big searchlights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Jewish Labor Party of
Poland Says 1t FavOrs
Amnesty for Workers

WARSAW, April 24.-The Cen
trail Committee Of the Jewish Labor
Party "Bund" has addressed itself to
the Interparty Amnesty Committee
with the proposal for joint action in
order to bring about an amnesty for
the political prisoners in Poland
There can hardly be a better proof
of the raging white terror in Poland
than this proposal Of the Jewish
Bund, which did not want to do any
thing with the revolutionary move
ment, but feels compelled now to
prove its right Of existence. 1t was
natural that the Interparty Com
mittee answered the proposal Of the
Bund by stating that the Committee
had always been in favor of joint
action of the working class for
amnesty in Poland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Force Doll Makers
To Sign Contracts
Not to Join the Union
By CLARINA NICHOLSON.


"Sign on the dotted line, or you're
fired"
The 5000 doll makers in New York
City are being given Contracts by
their bosses, and told to get out, if
they don't sign up. The bosses know
their stuff. They call one or two
workers at a time into the office, hand
them the pledges, and tell them if
they don't want their jobs. they know
they can lose them. In signing, the
workers agree:
Newer to join a union.
Newer to go out on strike.
3.-To give the boss 80 days notice,
before quitting the job. (The boss
to give the worker a 3 day notice..
4.-To let the boss take 5 per cent
off his weekly pay, to be returned
later as "bonus."
Four hundred doll makers in the
last few weeks have refused to sign.
Nine shops are now locked out. The
bosses are organized. The workers
are not.
The doll making industry is new.
Before the war Germany provided the
dolls and toys for American children.
But now there are probably $4,000
toy makers-unorganized-in New
York City. OF these about 5000 are
doll makers, half Of them women who
earn at the most SIC and ST a week.
They start at 712 and S13. They make
the dresses and hats for the dolls,
put on the hair, and pack them in
boxes. The men average S35 a week,
few getting as high as $50. They
make the composition, paint the dolls,
cut the bodies and dresses, and set
the eyes The work is almost entirely
piece work.
Most of the shops employ from 50
or go up to 200 workers. The large
majority are in the downtown district.
Louis Amberg, with a factory at 1913
Spring Street, is president of the
Manufacturers Association.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25

"There is absolutely no new con-
struction available in Brooklyn for a
person earning less than $40 per week.
The law of supply and demand will
not reduce but will rather increase
the cost of shelter in dwellings now
occupied by the factory worker.
Explains Metropolitan Plan.
Studies of present conditions by
the Commission of Housing and Re
gional Planning show that another
equally careful survey by the cham
Der would result in a similar report.
Concerning the plan Of the Metropol-
itan Life Insurance Co. in housing
wage learners, the first essential to
low-cost housing is a low rate of in
terest. The normal building enterprise
is carried at an average Of about go
for 1st and End mortgages and
equity. The Metropolitan has carried
the project at go. Every percent
saving in the rate Of interest lowers
the costs more than 81 per month.
Erection is Burden.
Tax exemption of the improvement
when more families are brot to an
AREAS in building on vacant land
or total tax exemption in the present
congested areas-impose some burden
on the rest of the community. How
ever, s20,0O0,O00 operation, would
increase the tax rate less than OF Of
one pt. This negligible burden is well
worth assuming for limited period
in order to achieve cheaper housing.
"If the exemption were for ten
years after the building is completed,
it would be possible to duplicate the
experience Of the Metropolitan OF
writing down the book value enough
later to absorb the taxes without any
rent increases.
"Finally the operation must be con-
Quoted on a large scale and with the
utmost efficiency. There is no reason
to suppose the efficiency Of an opera
ton on the same scale would be great
er under the proposed bill than under
the ordinary private management
But the scale of operation will be
larger. the unit being at least foul
block operation. Without the power
of condemnation to aid in assembling
a large continuous tract, such larg'
scale operations are not possible II
congested areas.
And mind you, this report was writ
ten by an impartial Investigator. l
needs. no comment. There is no bette.
proof necessary of the existence o
housing shortage, and its accom-
panying evils.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
An Appeal to the Workers!

One hundred fifty Bronx shoe sales
men have been locked out because of
their affiliation with the union. They
have been striking now for seven
weeks and are determined to fight the
bosses to a finish.
Send your contributions to Bronx
Retail Shoe Salesmen's Union, care
of Franklin Casino, 162nd Street and
Prospect Avenue, Bronx, N. Y, so
they can continue their strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Protest Sabotage of
SaccO-Vanzetti Meet
Continued from Page One)

tC0RCIste0 from rage ONe)
years carried on intensive propagan-
da work for their release.
We therefore state categorically,
that the whole labor movement of
Philadelphia must stand united as
one man in the defense of Sacco and
Vanzetti. We, as part of the con-
ference, will continue in our efforts
for Sacco and Vanzetti as tirelessly
as ever.
A number of organizations were
not seated at the last conference,
such as branches of the Independent
Workmen's Circle, Workers Clubs,
Young Workers League, etc, etc. We
believe that wrong impression viii
be left in the minds of the member
ship that these delegates represented
that their efforts in behalf Of Sacco
and Vanzetti are not wanted This
would be unfortunate. We there
fore propose that the International
Labor Defense attract these organi-
cations around itself and have them
work in coordination with the deci-
sions and policies of the general con-
ference. We believe that in this
manner all organizations willing to
help will be drawn into this move
ment.
As far as we are concerned, we
shall work with the conference, be
guided by its decisions and do all in
our power to intensity the move
ment to save the lives of Sacco and
Vanzetti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Hundred Per Centers
Yelp About Spread
Eagle; Author Laughs

The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
feeling that the melodrama Spread
Eagle" playing at the Martin Beck
Theater, is "un-American and IN
wholesome for the American youth, /"
has requested District Attorney Ban
ton to investigate it.
By strange coincidence the radio
presentation Of the play scheduled
for tonight was cancelled by station
WEAF.
"Spread-Eagle," which portrays a
Mexican revolution inspired in Wall
Street and Intervention by the United
States similarly inspired, has aroused
a great deal Of interest that has not
been confined to the professional pa
triotic societies.
When told of the action of the
Veterans, George S. Brooks, co-author
of the play, laughed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
Rovce On China.

Edward Royce will speak on China
in Revolt at the educational meeting
of subsection sc at 100 West 28th
St., Monday, p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25

A special meeting of the Browns
vile Branch of the international La
Dor Defense will be held tonight at
the Workers Center, SO Liberty Ave,
Brooklyn, $50 p. nj. A speaker from
the Joint Defense Committee of Fur
riers and Cloakmakers will be pres
ent and address the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25

The Special Bazaar Number of
"Unity" is expected to have a ire
mendous circulation. Many workers
organizations are sending greetings to
the imprisoned cloakmakers and fur
riers by taking space in this number
of Unity" Allcopy for this number
must be received at the office before
May 9Th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
BY WILL DE KALB


"Sinee 1885, reports of public Off
cials and commissions have described
the degrading conditions that have
characterized the shelter of wage
earners in the city" That is the open
ing gun in the barrage fired by A.
F.. Hinrichs, of the New York State
bureau of Housing and Regional Plan
ming, when he presented a report to
the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Even the attempt of the chamber to
protect it's realtor-members failed to
hush up the furore that the report
aroused.
1.-THE present housing statistics are
grossly inaccurate" Mr.. Hinrichs
went on. "Some houses still stand
in which the only water supply is in
the public hall; hundreds of thousands
Of apartments have toilets in the
yards or public halls, and thousands
of houses built so years ago, are
without any direct light or ventila-
ton for the two inner rooms of a
three room apartment There are
thousands of rear tenements ap-
preached from the street through the
hallway of the building fronting the
street.
Many Bad Sections.
"All Of the lower east side of Man
haitian, and most Of the upper east
side Of Third Avenue, hold such struc-
lures, besides similar areas surround
ing Greenwich Village, the west side
from Eighth to Tenth avenues, as far
as the Sixties. There are also sec
tons in Brooklyn as bad as any of
these.
1.-THE conditions pointed out are not
violations of the Tenement House
Law. These houses will not be re-
moved in the course Of normal pro-
gress.
"The president of the Brooklyn
Real Estate Board has suggested that
the city condemn such buildings and
sell them for high-priced uses. As a
bulk they have only one use, to serve
as dwelling places for wage-earners.
There are millions of people living
under these conditions. There are not
enough families of higher incomes to
replace them, even if it were desir-
able to do so. There are now houses
standing and occupied that were con-
demned as unfit for habitation in
1885.
Breed Disease, Crime.
"The effect of these conditions on
health and morals cannot be overes-
timated. The houses are dark within,
and with no recreational ground other
than the streets. They are breeding
places of disease and crime.
Private enterprise does not build
at rents which families living in such
places can afford to pay. In 1924,
only &c percent of the construction
in the city rented for less than $3.50
room monthly. In Brooklyn only
is percent of the construction rented
for less than SIS a room monthly.
Workers Cannot Build.
"a committee of the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce reported in
Dec 1922 that on the basis Of a per-
son being able to devote $3.50 of his
income las a maximum) toward the
purchase of house-1Sfo being al
lowed for covering the carrying charg-
es and 10eo being allowed for paying
off the mortgage where an initia'
payment Of ten percent has been
made) we find that person must
have an income of over SOL a week
which is 500 week more than the
average income of the person covered
bysthe survey. It is therefore, very
evident that the construction does moi
come within the range of the average
worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
May Day Meeting In
Boston To Be Used
For SaCCO Vanzetti

BOSTON, April 24.-Freedom for
Sacco and Vanzetti will be the chief
slogan at this years May Day meet
ing which may be held on the Com
mons. 1t was also decided by the ar
rangement committee to bring for
ward the question Of the withdrawal
OF American troops from China, Mic
aragua and Mexico as an important
point at the demonstration.
The committee in charge was APP
pointed at meeting where represen-
tatives Of the Workers (Communist)
Party, the socialist party, trade unions
and labor fraternal organizations were
present.
The next meeting of the United
May Day conference will be held We'd
nesday, April q at the Upholsterers
union headquarters, 80 Leverett st.
All organizations desiring to partici-
pate in the demonstration should
communicate with Carl Appel of the
Upholsters union.
The Industrial Workers of the
World, District Council of New York
has adopted a resolution urging a
world wide strike to save the lives
Of Sacco and Vanzetti.
The resolution reads:
WHEREAS: Sacco and Van
zetti have been conclusively proven
innocent; and
WHEREAS: The highest court Of
the State of Massachusetts has re-
fused to review their case; and
WHEREAS: Recourse Of bringing
Justice to bear in this case has failed
in the legal field;
THEREFORE, be it resolved, That
we, the Industrial District Council of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
representing the Industrial Unions in
Greater New York, go on record to
call upon the workers of the United
States and the world, to call a gen.
eral strike, world wide in scoop to
free Sacco and Vanzetti.
Our motto is: "Sacco and Vanzetti
must be freed!"
DAISYTOWN, Pa, April 24.-At
a mass meeting called by the Inter-
national Labor Defense Committee
at the Hungarian Hall, Walkertown,
Pa, and attended to by several hun
bred striking miners a resolution was
adopted demanding the immediate re-
lease of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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wire to the Hungarian government
demanding the immediate release of
Szanto ZOltan and thirty other work
ers whose life was being threatened
by the Morthy government.
Take Collection.
Brother Kamenovich acted as chair
man and Brother Harry Wadsworth,
chairman of Local Union No. 1899
United Mine Workers spoke in Eng
fish. There were also speakers in
hungarian, and Slovak. A collection
Of over so dollars was taken for the
relief of political prisoners.
The wire to Governor Fuller of
Massachusetts, follows:-"We several
hundred miners representing various
labor and fraternal organizations of
Walkertown and vicinity in mass
meeting assembled in Hungarian Hall
WaMertown Penna. ON Wednesday
April Twentieth protest against the
severe injustice done to Sacco and
Vanzetti as we are all firmly con-
WINGED Of their innocence. We de-
mand that you as governor have them
Immediately and Internationally re-
leased-V. Kamenovich, chairman"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 24.-The
Northeastern Branch of the Workers
Community Party has collected
$3.50 for the Sustaining Fund of
The DAILY WORKER, which has
been sent to New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
custom TaiIors Meet Tonight.

An opening meeting of the Journey
man Tailors' Union will be held to-
night, eight p. m. sharp at Bohemian
Hall, 321 East 73d Street. A dis
cussion of the present problem of the
custom tailors will take place. Cen
eral Secretary Gust. Soderberg and
other speakers will address the meet
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
State Housing Expert
Reports on Degrading
Housing Conditions

The report made by A. F. Hjchs, of the NeC York. State
Commission of Housing and Regional Planning to the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce. dScoeS the shocking conditions preoG-
lent in Neac Yors housing situation Commissioner Hr1chs
not only makes 1t plain that the activities of the retgouge must
be cbed that the sDs must be remOUed bat also that the
COrdn is not IN position to build purchase home
Of his Of the mIN hes circulated bg the bourgeois press
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-25
MAY 16 TO Il

nYnm Buy your tickets the Local Office, los f. 14th
MILK. ST. SPECIAL PRICES FOR DAILY WORKER
NVAA. READERS Fiesta tickets will be exchanged)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
BIRTHDAY PARTY

A surprise party was given N. T.
Veasey in honor of his 18th birthday
February II. Mr.. and Mrs. Veasey
had spent the day with his nephew,
John S. Veasey. When they arrived
home at 8 p. m. and turned on the
light, they found the house full of
guests. Among them were Mrs. John
S. Veasey, Mrs. Joseph Veasey, Mrs.
Annie Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Veasey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Veasey and family,
Mrs. Harry Veasey and family, Miss
Olive Veasey, Mrs. S. G. Burton, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Veasey, Cortland Yeas
ey, Miss Ethel Belts and Miss Lour-
ena Miles.
At a late hour all were invited to
the dining room where the table was
beautifully decorated and laden with
everything good to eat.
Mr.. Veasey blew the candles out
and cut the birthday cake.
All of his children were present
except Mrs. o. D. Ferguson of Wy
oming and Mrs. Charles Phillips Of
West Chester.
After wishing Mr.. Veasey many
more happy birthdays they all left
for their respective homes.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
loves Cross Roads

Miss Beatrice King, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar King and Wilson
Lingo were married Thursday Of
last week.
Mrs. Lydia Jones spent part Of
last week at Frankford attending
the Chautauqua.
Mrs. Cora Harrison is staying
with her daughter for the third
week who is sick at her boarding
place in Milford.
Mrs. R. w. Lingo spent several
days with her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. King in Laurel last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Lewis and Mrs. Annie
Gunby are on the sick list at this
time.
George Harrison and family visit
ed his daughter, Miss Anna at Mil
ford last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. King and
daughter, Florence, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Jones and family on
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Gardner were sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Timmons on Sunday.
Good corned beef and sauer kraut.
Walter H. Davis Meat Market. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
DINNER TO THE LEGISLATORS

A dinner will be given to the
members and officers Of the Della
ware Legislature on Tuesday, March
1st, at 1890 at the Dover Century
Club by the Voters Non-Partisan
League Of Delaware. The speaker of
the occasion will be Hon. Benjamin
H. Ludlow, a well known attorney Of
Philadelphia and a member of the
State Legislature Of Pennsylvania.
His subject will be Taxation" on
which be has made a thorough
study. His views on this subject are
practical as has been proved by his
activities in respect to public fin-
ance. He is now chairman of the
Welfare Committee and trustee of
the Bureau of Municipal Research,
both Philadelphia organizations.
During the time of the Liberty Loan
campaigns, he was the chairman of
the Philadelphia committee. 1t is ex-
pected that he will give the legisla-
tors some timely information con-
cerning the tax problem.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
MILFORD FOLKS ENJOY
ROUND OF CARD PARTIES
continued from first nareN

ming playing bridge and forgot the
rain and wind which howled outside
Delicious refreshments were served
and the prizes were won by Mrs
Walter L. Grier, Mrs. I. D. Short and
Miss Elizabeth V. Carlisle.
Mrs. Stephen p ToadVine enter
tanned in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Sinclair Campbell of Narberth, Pa.
at delightful bridge luncheon. Sew
eral out of town guests were pres
ent and most enjoyable afternoon
was spent. Those present were:
Mrs. VIM. Ayers of Millsboro, Mrs.
James NJ. Tunnel, Mrs. Howard
Cook, and Mrs. Joseph B. Waples of
Georgetown; Miss Finkenstaedt of
Washington; Mrs. I. D. Short, Mrs.
c. D. Holzmueller, Mrs. G. q. Var
ney, Mrs. J. c. Truitt, Miss Mary
Smith, Miss Mildred Causey, Mrs.
Elmer T. Williams, Mrs. James Da-
Wis, Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall and Miss
Edith Simpson.
On Tuesday evening of this week,
MIR. and Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend
entertained at a bridge supper.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. D. Holzmueller, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter L. Grier, DR.. and Mrs. S. M.
D. Marshall, DR.. and Mrs. willard
Pierce, DR.. and Mrs. Elmer T. Will
liams, Mr.. J. G. Truitt, Miss Laura
D. SaleYan and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
E. Varney. A very pleasant evening
was spent playing bridge.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier en-
tertained several of their friends at
a bridge supper on Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. George T. Macklin entertain
ed at her home on Kings Highway
on Thursday at a delightful bridge
luncheon. The house was artistical-
" decorated with flowers and Mrs.
Macklin, in her usual jovial manner,
was most pleasing hostess.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Chas.
E. Varney gave a surprise party to
Mrs. D. w. Jacobs in honor Of her
birthday. The members of the Ave
nue. M. E. choir and a few friends
were present and enjoyed very de-
lightful evening together.