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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
AXtell Blames Communists for Enlightened
Minds of Seamen; Writes Coyle About Russia

Silas B. Axtell, New York lawyer,
who attached himself to the first
trade union delegation to the Soviet
Union, has written another letter.
1t is addressed to Albert F. Coyle,
former editor of the Locomotive En-
gineers' Journal and secretary of the
delegation. In addition to complain
ing against the unanimous opinion of
the bona fide members of the delega-
ton that the conditions of life for
the Russian workers has improved
since the revolution of 1917, Mr.. Ak
tell complains against the enlighten-
ment of the seamen along South
Street whom he addressed here re-
Gently. The letter alleges that Com
munists on the one hand and Coyle
on the other hand were in some way
responsible for this enlightenment.
"Open Minded" Letter.
The letter, in which Mr.. AXtell re-
fers to his own "open mind" follows:
Enclosed is a circular headed Sea
men, which contains various quota
tions from your report on Russia.
This was circulated on South Street
one evening when it was indicated by
another circular that | enclose that
was to address meeting of sea-
men. Quite number of sailors have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09

these circulars. | didn't tall; about
Russia very much, as to what saw
there You nor nobody else on that
commission would venture to dispute
the truthfulness of what said, of
what have said and what I will have
to say about what l saw in Russia.
Asked for Truth.
"The trade unionists, Communists
and Russians generally asked US to
tell the truth about conditions there.
However, am l wrong in drawing
the conclusion that the people sign
ing as the international Seamen's
Club, &c South Street, are Commun-
lists?
"Am wrong in assuming that they
are members of the l. w. W?
"Am I wrong in assuming that you
and others enjoying your confidence
in going to Russia are in close touch
with these people?
cam wrong in assuming that you
are in sympathy with the Communist
doctrine?
"Are You Communist"
"If it isn't asking too confidential
a question, ] would like to ask you,
are you a Communist?
"I gathered the impression while
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
MARTYRS WIDOW
TO Be Guest OF
LABOR Defense
Lucy Parsons Comes to
I. L. D. Conference

Lucy Parsons, widow of the famous
Haymarket martyr, is on her way east
from Chicago to attend as a guest of
honor the third annual conference Of
the International Labor Defense
which opens Saturday, Nov. IL, at l
p. m. in Irving Plaza Hall, 18th Street
and Irving Place. She will speak at
the opening session of the conference.
Last of S-Hour Day Pioneers.
Lucy Parsons is the last of the out
standing survivors of the band of
fighters who took leading part in
the movement to obtain an eight
hour day for workers in the United
States which eliminated on the gal
lows of Cook county when the Hay
market martyrs, Albert R. Parsons,
August Spies, Adolpb Fischer and
Continued on Page TUo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
District of Columbia
Court Throws Out Suit
Against Painter Union

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 8.
The District Of Columbia Court
o2 Appeals today sustained the
julTnent Of the lower court in dis
missing the silt Of the Barker
Painting Co., Of New York against
the Brotherhood Of Painters, Dec
orators and Paperhangers, asking
damages because the union men in
1928 refused to work on a Wash
ington job uaiess eheir Eales be
sustained. The union rate was
S10.50 for a fiye-day week, Open
shops in Washington paid 50 for
a ive-and-a-half day week. The
company was compelled to pay the
union rate before it could get New
York workers. 1t alleged the
union to be a conspiracy and
monopoly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
Miners Relief Committee
Asking Relief Funds for
Miners Driven From Home

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov, 8. -
Continued reports reach the Penn
sylvania-Ohio Miners Relief Com
mittee, GIL Penn Ave-, Room BOT,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Of acute distress
among evicted miners Of western
and central Fenneylvani2. Evic-
tions are continuing and the locked
out miners without wages now
since April, are living III hastily
constructed barracks and tents.
with winter coming on. The Relief
Committee is conducting nation
al drive for funds for their relief.
1t can be communicated with at
the above address.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
USSR CONTINUES
CELEBRATION OF
NOVEMBER 7TH"

MOSCOW. Nov. 8.-The celebra-
ton of the Tenth Anniversary Of the
November Revolution was continued
today with unabated fervor, as thirty
four airplanes, built by popular sub
scription were presented to the Red
Army with elaborate ceremonies. An
amnesty for 1900 prisoners was also
issued today in connection with the
anniversary celebrations.
Show November" Film.
Today's ceremonies followed last
nights enthusiastic celebration, a
feature of which was showing of the
film November" produced by Eisen-
stein, at theatres and workers clubs
thruout the city.
The celebration was slightly marred
when some fifty or sixty adherents
of the Opposition, most of them stu
dents, attempted to express their
sympathy for Trotsky and were boo
ed and Kissed by marching workers.
Preobrajenslly, recently expelled
from the Communist Party for anti
Party activity, attempted to address
the marching workers from the bal
cony of the Old Paris Hotel but was
prevented from doing so by the Kisses
of the workers and the interference
of the authorities. Zinoviev and Ra-
dek were shouted down when they
attempted to cry 'Long Live the OPP
position" at a Leningrad meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
Thousands Face
Hunger and Cold
In Flooded Area

BOSTON, Nov. 8.-Starvation is
the gaun tspectre now stalking in the
wintry blasts over the desolate flood
swept areas of Vermont today.
Vermont was admitted on every
hand to be in dire distress. Workers
having no funds with which to leave
neirhborhoods as the employers hav-
ing already done, are the easiest VIC
tins of disease, hunger and cold.
The hand of starvation was grip
ping many cities in Vermont. Even
drinking water was on ration basis
in many cases.
Of the 130 known New England
flood dead, ia were in the state of
Vermont.
Those who traversed the Green
Mountain State were of opinion that
>it will take months to restore rail-
road transportation.
I The menace of fire is still abroad.
With food supplies already danger
ously low, the Ludlow, VT, fire added
70 the towns troubles by leveing the
onlv bakery. From this shop, the citi-
zens had been receiving their daily
ration of half a loaf of bread.
At Springfield, frantic and weary
men found it necessary to repair
broken water mains before water
could be directed on the fire which
broke out there.
Most Of the refugees are gathered
in school houses, theatres and similar
buildings. Wood is water logged
while many cellars which had been
stocked early with winter coal sup
plies were still flooded.
Flood Children Are Cold.
Children of workers in the flood
swept areas of New England are in
need of warm clothing. Temporary
homes have been found and adults
have been supplied with clothing but
it has been impossible to secure cloth
ing for the children.
Many stories of acute suffering and
immediate need came from the ILL
(Continued or PAGE Taoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
New YORK LABOR
VOTES AGAINST
OWN Interests
Militant Workers Cast
Communist Ballot

GARFIELD, N. j., Nov. 8.--Gus
Deak, United Labor Ticket candi-
date for councilman in the second
ward, was shown polling large
vote when the count was started
here tonight.
Election returns last hight showed
that New York labor had again voted
against itself.
The political strength of the work
ers as in the past wa. dissipated at
the polls. No impact of the will of
the workers was felt against the
doors of Tammany Hall in New York
City and the State House at Albany,
where for days prior to the elections
trade union officials were in confer
ence with democratic party organiz-
ers, swapping the votes of the organ
lied workers for political favors,
Workers Confused.
Confused or intimidated by official
trade union policy and by the illusion
that the socialist party differs radi.
cally from the two established capital
ist parties, the New York workers di-
vided their great political strength
between socialist, democratic and re-
publican parties with little real dis
elimination.
The only definite expression of
workers political power was found
in the ballots cast or marked for the
of the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party. Benjamin Gitlow, one of
the leading candidates of the Workers
Party, was barred from the ballot be-
cause of his service of a sentence in
Sing Sing Prison for activity in the
labor movement.
Hundreds of Workers Party sup
porters were discnfranchised through
legal technicalities. Many Workers
Party votes in the past have habitualy
been left uncounted. Yet the Work
ers Party New York district head
quarters said last night that in yes
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TWILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

Ernest F. Dunham, a broker, do
ing business as Dunham G. Co., at "a
Water ST., will appear before Su-
preme Court Justice Norman S. Dixie
in Brooklyn tomorrow to answer
charges that he owes 1000 customers
over $2,00o,000 and has little left with
which to pay it back; that he has
bucketed orders and that customers
could obtain neither an accounting nor
settlement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
Detroit Negroes Are
Barred From Voting;
K. X, K. Given Blame

DETROIT, Nov. 8.-The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People reports conspiracy"
here to disfranchise colored voters in
today's election, the names of 5000
Negroes being reported stricken off
voters lists. Attempts to intimidate
Negroes by arrest are also reported
as well as the placing of the letter G
in front of every colored voter name
on the lists.
W. Hayes Mckinney, Detroit law
yer, and chairman of the Legal Re-
dress Committee, Detroit Branch of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, imputes
the attempt to the influence of the
Ku Klux Klan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
Window Cleaner Picket
Placed in Jail

George Yarenchuk, a striking win
dow cleaner picket was arrested yes
terday at 54th st. and Park Ave,
and arraigned in the 57th Street
Court. The usual charges of felon-
ious assault were preferred.
"The frame-up offensive against
the. striking window cleaners contin-
ues unabated," Peter Darck, secre-
tary of the Window Cleaners Pro-
tective Union, Local 6, said yesterday.
Four other pickets arrested Mon
day at union headquarters, 68 East
Fourth St., were dismissed when they
appeared in the first district magis-
trates' court yesterday.
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4uu DAILY WORKER FIGHTS,
TOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGANIZED
FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
COLORADO STRIKE
LEADERS jailed;
BAIL is DENIED
Miners Protest; Machine
Guns Are Reply

WALSENBURG, Colo, Nov. s.
In a desperate effort to smash the
strike Of miners which has tied up
coal production, the authorities, act
ng in conjunction with the coal com
panies, have arrested and jailed all
known I. W. w. organizers and Of
ficials here.
A number of the prisoners have
been taken to the Pueblo Jail.
Hold Organizers IncOmmunicado.
Among those arrested are Roger
Francezon, Kristen Svanum, Byron
Kitto, Paul Seidel and A. S. Embree.
They are held incommunicado.
State forces have been sent into
both this field and the northern field.
They consist of officers Of the ma
tional guard and specially deputized
police.
Intimidation.
Ouice evidently trying to intimi-
date the strikers and to create an
atmosphere of danger justifying the
use of open force, the authorities have
modified heavy forces of armed
guards in and around the Walsenburg
sourt house. A machine gun has been
placed in the building covering the
entrance to the jail.
A body of police and machine
gun with 10000 rounds Of ammuni-
ton have been sent from here to some
point whose location was not stated.
Two hundred armed deputies have
been sworn in at the Pueblo jail.
More Miners Strike.
The miners are holding demonstra-
tions protesting against the arrest Of
the strike leaders and are demanding
their release.
Attorneys here state that the ar
rest of the I. w. w, organizers is
without any legal basis.
When picketing ceased for time a
few days ago there was q slight in
crease in the number of miners work
ing. The arrests have brought more
miners out on strike and picketing has
oeen resumed.
Rockefeller and the Government.
The whole procedure by which the
Rockefeller interests, whose mines
and mills are most affected by the
strike, are trying to break it, evi-
IDENTIFY has been arranged with the
state and county governments. The
mobilization of armed forces by the
..oal and iron companies and the au-
thorities is said to be the most ex-
tensive since the Ludlow strike and
massacre.
The tone of the capitalist press is
vicious in the extreme.
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HEAD OF ANTI-LABOR DETECTIVES
|. BOASTS he HAS been SHADOWING>
JURIES FOR THIRTY-FIvE YEARS
Two More Officials of Sinclairs Companies Are
Connected With Outrage UpOn Trial Jury
Attempt to Bring Back Runaway Witnesses in
Europe; Can Tell Of Money Given Fall

WASHINGTON, Nov 8,-"Pve been shadowng jures for
35 and I've got right to- shouted VIM Burns today
the counteratack of the Burns Detective Agency against the
charges that its agents. the direction of Harry Sinclair had
sought to influence the FaSncar conspiracy trial jury
torn to pieces before his eyes.
Assembling the principals involved in affidavit submitted
by of the Burns operatives through VIM. Burns himself
which alleged the itself had tampered with the jury
wrecked the foundation of the Burns Co defense.
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the association will be held at 10 q.
m. Saturday. Election of Officers
and selection of the 1929 Sangerfest
city will comprise the main business.
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Veteran Engineer on
Great Northern Dies

Crookston. Mimi, June 24.-(P)-
William BILLY Doyle, 70, veteran
railroad engineer. died here today
following an operation performed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
South African Wins
OratOrical Contest

Los Angeles, June 24.-Pt-H. J
Obcrholzcr, 20 years old junior OF
North Carolina state college, won the
third pational intercollegiate ora
torical contest here last night. The
youth, who was born in the Orange
Free State, South Africa, had been in
the United States but year. HI
received 4 prize of $500.
Others to place include: kroloff
Morningside college, Sioux City
Iowa, eighth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
PICKERS OF
COTTON MET
BIG CRISIS
United States Employment
Service Throws Into Action
Army Of 100000 People

Washington. June "a -- up - A
campaign wherein n warlikc govern
mcnt enrolls its Sl-a-year-m again,
and drafts its field forces relentless
~ from farflung territories, is just
now drawing to Il close within the
southern part of the United States.
The annual struggle to get the cot
ton picked-this year complicated by
an immense crop-apparently will be
successful again, but only because
the United States employment serv-
ice was able to throw into action at
the crisis an army of upwards Of
100000 men and women.
IL Million Bales Coming
Returns are far from being all in
yet, and Francis I. Jones. director Of
the service, Will not be able to make
his accounting of the situation for
that bulkcd most seriously in the
early fall days has unqucstionably
been met, though the forces assem-
bled for tho need had to be drawn
from Porto Rico and Mexico
The south this year will produce
100000 bales Of its best sung field
crop.
Possibilities of trouble were fore
seen long ago in Texas. where $1,000
600 of the bales will come from, and
the state growers summoned Mr..
Jones to conference. The farm la
Dor office of the employment serv-
ice is organized for sudden expan-
sions and later collapses. Volun-
tcers and local government employees
in az states can be affiliated with it
for emergency, going on the pay roll
at 81 year to give them authority
to function. The organization was
expanded with utmost swiftncss, and
recruiting offices for cotton pickers
sprung into activity everywhere.
Drafted Outside Help
The Arizona growers, notwith-
standing, found themselves almost
entirely without pickers, and with
the aid Of the service. two separate
ship loads of Porto Ricans we're en-
barked and then shipped across
country to the danger spot
Cotton picking is something of a
skilled occupation. The trained
hand, working on piece basis, takes
down So IA day or even more, where
the amateur gets backache as his
chief consideration.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
Grand Forks Woman
Now Worthy Matron
of Eastern Star

Minot. ". D.. June 24.-LP)-Mrs
Maude NJ. Adams of Grand Forks was
elected worthy grand matron and
William W. Shaw of Enderiin was
named worthy grand patron of the
grand chapter, North Dakota Order
Of Eastern Star, at the annual cleo
ton held in Minot today.
Mrs. Adams, who was formerly as
sociate grand matron, succeeds Mrs.
Emily +. Baldwin Of Devils Lake,
and Mr.. Shaw, who was associate
grand patron, takes the office form
erly held by Vine d. Lord of Cando.
Mrs. Minnie f. Rusk of Fargo,
grand secretary. and Mrs. Cora o.
Richmond of Mnnewaukan, grand
treasurer, were reelected and other
officers named include: Mrs. Kate
Guy of Cakes, associate grand ma.
tron, William Hall Of jamestown, as
sociatc grand patron.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
Jury Still Out in
Case Of Schneider
Against Wachter Co.

With only one more jury case to
be tried at the present time. a jury
was selected this afternoon in the
case of NJ. T. O'Connell vs.. the I'm
derwood Typewriter company and
Harry Herschleb and the taking of
testimony will begin tomorrow morn
ing.
The case Of Joseph Schneider VS..
the Wachter Transfer company was
completed shortly before noon to-
day and given to the jury for de-
cision. At press time the jury was
still celebrating. Schneider is seek
ing to recover damages because of an
automobile collision between his
automobile and Wachter company
truck at the intersection Of Thayer
avenue and Ninth street last fall.
In the case to be tried tomorrow
O'Connell is seeking damages totaling
$2.95O for personal injuries and dam
ages to his car which he claims was
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
Swimming Classes
Conducted at Pool

With the opening of the municipal
swimming pool here yesterday,
swimming classes are now being held
daily, except on Saturdays and Sun
days. under the direction Of J. J. NJ.
Mcleod. At l0:3O "A. M, and 1880 p.
m. each day, the "kiddies' learn-to-
swim" classes are conducted. while at
IL a. M, and p. M, instruction is
given in life saving methods. At $3.50
p. m. instruction is given in practice
strokes and various water stunts.
swimming class is conducted at
Z a. m. daily for adults only. Men
and women who want to learn to
swim are urged to attend the early
morning class.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
Wood Rests Today at
Summer White House

Rapid City, S. D., June 24.-LP)-
With report on conditions in the
Philippines in the hands of President
Coolidge, Governor General Leonard
Wood Of the islands rested at the
summer White House today from his
long trip which plainly had affected
him.
A series of accidents before leav-
ing Manila and on the ocean trip to
this continent had undermined the
governors usual robust constitution
and when he arrived at Custer. S.
d., he had to be assisted to the auto
mobile which brought him to the
state game lodge
After a long conference with the
president. General Wood was invited
to remain overnight and he cancelled
previous decision to reboard his
special car for the trip to Washing
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-24
$50 Take Part in
SOngfest at Forks

Nearly 100 Scandinavian singers Of
various Red River Valley male choirs
had arrived here early this afternoon
to take part in the seventh biennial
songfest which will be held here to-
night and Saturday night. At least
$50 voices will take part in the grand
chorus numbers at the city auditor
ium tonight, according to w. p. Rogn-
lie, director of the Bjarnc chorus,
Grand Forks, which is the host Of
this years song festival.
Choirs will be here tonight for the
first evenings concert from Fargo,
Fertile, Mimi, Hatton, Mayville,
Thief River Falls, Mimi, Winnipeg,
Devils Lake and Petersburg.
The annual business meeting of
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men and farmers from Northwestern
Minnesota estimated at more than
500 we're present.
The staff of experts included w. c..
Coffey. dean Of the department of
agriculture; w. II. Peters, chief Of
the animal husbandry departments; H..
w. Vaughan. in charge of beer e.
tie investigation; II. X. Seals, dairy
extension specialist; John W. Haw,
director Of the agricultural depart-
ment Of the Northern Pacific; o. NJ.
kiser and d. II. Lavoi, representing
the livestock department Of the
Northwest School.
A feature of the days program was
inspection Of the 80 baby bceves that
had been on feed the past few months
at the Northwest station. A review
of the results secured from the var
ious rations was detailed to the Wis
sting farmers.
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KILLS GIANT HOG
La Crosse, visa huge wild boar.
standing almost as high as small
COW, has been killed on Wincsheik
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

Duchscher, Els sister, is being sent
to Rugby today, where burial will
take place tomorrow. Funeral. serv-
ices for Mrs. Ell will be held at Lin
ton Monday, the body to be sent
there tonight.
The deaths Of these two women,
coupled with the death Of Frank Ell,
who succumbed recently in Gary,
Ind, robbed Mr.. and Mrs. John Ell
Of Devils Lake of son, daughter,
and daughter-in-law. Frank Ell was
buried here today.
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due to negligence or careless driving
on the part Of Herschleb.
Judge Fred Jansonius will hear
several court cases next week, and
must be in Washburn for the OPEN
ing Of term Of court on July S, SO
jurors which have been serving dur
ing this term have been excused sub
ject to call. It may be possible that
Judge J. A. Coffey of jamestown will
come here sometime In July to pre-
side during the trial of five or six
Jury cases which remain to be heard.
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ton so as to be able to take advan-
tage Of the bracing mountain air in
this locality and good rest before
resuming his journey.
There was no comment on the gov
ernor generals visit either from
himself or from the White House.
Members Of his party declared Mr..
Wood expected to return to his post
in September.
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Livestock Feeders
Day at CrOOkst0n

Crookston. Mimi. June 24.-LP-
An array of agricultural talent never
before assembled at any one farm
event in the state. apneared on the
program for the fourth annual live
stock feeders day at the Northwest
School today. A crowd of business