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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04

(From Minneapolis Labor Reeorder.)
lTF worker took a man Of wood with
him on the job, stood the dummy
: up and said to the employer, This
is John Smith, he is going to work
here, put him on the payroll and pay
him off at the scale every payday"
it would be branded as an outrage,
and it would be.
Newspapers and magazines would
declare this to be the height Of Boil
shevism, and If thousands of workers
adopted the same plan and insisted
upon 1t the newspapers and magazines
would aver that the revolution was on
in full blast
The United States Steel Corporation
has done practically this very thing in
the declaring of $2OO,OO00OO stock
dividend. 1t is almost exactly what
happens every time any corporation
declares a stock dividend.
Owners of steel stock will receive
stock in the amount of 40 per cent
Of the stock they now hold as result
of the stock dividend. This means
that hereafter dividends must be paid
every year on S2OO,0O0,OOO more of
stock by the steel company than pre-
viously.
For this extra stock not one penny
has been or will be paid by any stock
holder who receives it.
1t is true that this 5000 100000 will
not leave the Golfers of the steel trust.
But if it is used for buildings and
equipment, as it may be, in addition
to depreciation, there must be paid
the dividends. While if it had been
put directly into buildings and equip
ment without the issuance of new
stock or paid in a cash dividend the
employees of the steel trust would not
have been compelled to produce so
much more to pay the dividends on
the extra stock every year.
1t Is difficult to see the difference
between paying a wooden man who
cannot do any work and issuing stock
for which no money has been paid.
The only apparent difference is that
the employer would pay the dummy,
while the workers must pay the divi-
dends on the stock for which the hold
ers pay no money.
This huge stock dividend is not an
nounced by any daily newspaper as
having any revolutionary significance
But where did the money in the steel
trust surplus come from that made
the stock dividend possible? What
was it that piled up this great finan,
cial resource.
1t is the result Of the most bitter
exploitation of labor that has perhaps
been known since the building of the
pyramids. 1t represents the blasted
| hopes of thousands of workers who
left European homes to come to Amer
lea to work for the steel trust in the
belief that they were coming to land
Of freedom and plenty. 1t represents
the curses that have come from lips Of
workers for industrial conditions in
this country, from lips that would
rather have blessed and praised.
In that stock dividend are contained
the homes that are rightfully the stee
workers, while they SILVER in the
isqualor and discomf
of the shacks Of steel trust towns. Ii
that dividend are the educations which
belong to the children Of the stee
workers that they will never receive
1t contains the pretty things and com
forts that steel workers wives and
daughters long for as ardently as the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Library Workers in
Queens Demand Equal
Pay with New Workers

NEW YORK, Jan. Library work
ers Of Queens borough petitioned
Mayor James Walker for equal pay
With other New York City Librarians.
A Fable for Father Knickerbocker"
was the title of the library workers
appeal
II cited the pay increases announced
for hremen, policemen, street clean
ers and other city workers from the
$1,000 900 contingency fund.
Owen J. Dever, director Of the
Qneens library, said workers there do
50 per cent more work than employees
in the New York library and yet are
paid less. He asked for 81 more work
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Workers Communist Party
Experiences with "The Ford Worker"

GENERAL arrests and attempted
~ prosecutions have been part of the
experience of the Ford shop nuclei
of Detroit in issuing the Ford Worker,
their official organ. In spite of this
opposition of the Ford Motor Co. and
the Highland Park and Fordson po-
lice and judges, the monthly sale at
the factory gates reached at one time
total of 10000.
Our experience will be of benefit to
other shop nuclei who are striving to
issue their shop paper. The first OBJ
stacle that the nuclei was confronted
with was the question of financing
the paper in order that it could come
out regularly each month. We held
raffle under the auspices of an edu-
cational club and raised $36750. One
hundred dollars of this money was
donated to The DAILY WORKER last
May. The balance of the money was
used in printing the paper for free
distribution. Beginning with the fifth
issue. in July, the paper has been
sold at 1 cent copy. The paper is
more than paying for itself. There
was a surplus of 800 for September.
This was donated to The DAILY
WORKER.
twenty-five hundred copies Of the
first issue were distributed free at the
Highland Park plant, and this total
! was increased at the rate of 1000 cop
les until we reached $500 with the
fourth issue. The reason that more
papers were not distributed was that
Ford secret service and the municipal
police interfered with the distribution.
There is an ordinance forbidding free
distribution in Highland Park and
Fordson, especially in the case of lit
erature pertaining to the education
and organization of the workers.
May 1 three comrades were arrested
for distributing and were fined $40
each. The case was appealed to the
Wayne county circuit court and the
decision was reversed. BY refusing to
submit to Ford dictatorship exercised
thru the municipal police, Ford Shop
Nuclei No. won An important vic
tory.
In the free distribution we organized
distributing squad of comrades who
did not work at Ford's-women COM
rades for afternoon and men COM
rades for midnight distribution. We
had to work under cover and fast.
Toward the last the comrades dis.
tributed about five minutes, and at
the most ten minutes, and then dis.
persed.
The police, together with the Ford
Motor Co., have made 1t so hard for us
to distribute any papers that in the
latter part of June we decided to get
newsboys' licenses. Comrade Sarah
Victor, the Detroit DAILY WORKER
agent, was arrested three times in one
afternoon. The next morning Chief
of Police Charles w. SeymourIand the
city attorney could not convince the
judge that the Ford Worker Was not
a hewspapsy. When The juf ge dis
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Ressette, Well Known
in Printing Trades,
Passes In New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 2. - After failing
In health for two years, Edward X.
Bessette died here 81 the Knicker.
booker Hospital. Bessette was for a
quarter of century a labor leader in
the printing trades of the Middle West
and Pacific Coast, having been largely
instrumental in securing the 4s-hour
week for printers in Chicago in 1905.
He also had part in drafting the first
workingmen's compensation legisla.
ton In the western states .----
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
CAN Use union
FUNDS TO FIGHT
CRAFT CHARGES
Local to Pay for Defense
of Officers

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Seventeen Of
details of Electrical Workers Local 3
are entitled to use the unions funds in
defending themselves against the
charges preferred by H. H. Breach,
vice-president of the International
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers.
Justice Thomas G. T. Grain ordered
vacated the injunction secured tenn
porarily by Julius V. Timko prevent
ing such use Of local union funds.
Charges Looting.
Timko asserted that the accused
union officers were intent on footing
the treasury. The court ruled that
the union might protest if the officials
presented too large bills, but that the
present injunction was untimely.
Would Try Selves.
No decision has been given by JUS
tice Grain on the other injunction,
which the accused officers secured
temporarily against international Of
ncsrs. The local men insist that they
be tried in New York by their own
executive board, while the interna-
tional officers hold that they should be
tried by the parent body in Washing
ton, since most of the trial board
would be made up of those accused
otherwise.
The local officials are charged with
misconduct Office, failure to obey
union rules and accepting brides from
employers, among other things.
About 500 afidavits in support of the
charges were filed by Breach against
the injunction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
CENTRAL TRADES or new
YORK VOTES FULLEST AID
TO PAPER BOX STRIKERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-FuIIest sup
port and consideration for the ap-
peal Of striking paper box workers
was voted by the New York Central
Trades and Labor Council. The
paper box workers, numbering
nearly 1000, struck thirteen weeks
ago for a 44-hour week, minimum
wage scales thruout the Industry,
and complete unionIzation. Police
played strong part for the employ
ers In the course of the strike, ar
resting many plckets on minor
charges, lntimidatlng others, and
guarding delivery wagons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Judge Lindsay Hears
How Augustin Morales
Was Beaten by Police

Judge William J. Lindsay withheld
decision after hearing evidence in sup
port of issuing bench warrants for the
arrest Of Oak Park and Melrose Park
policemen for assault on Augustin
Morales, now held in the county jail
in connection with the shooting at
Melrose Park Dec. Z. Morales was
represented by his attorney, Mary
Belle Spencer.
DR.. Sylvester M. Loyola of the John
B. Murphy Hospital testified to the
injuries inflicted on Morales, as did
also the Mexican consul, Luis Lupian,
and a representative of The DAILY
WORKER. The official reporter of
the coroner's office also appeared I'M
der subpoena with his transcript of
the testimony at the inquest into Of
ficer Stahl's death. Judge Lindsay
agreed to give his decision in the
matter later.
In the meantime, Henry Pein, the
chief of police of Melrose Park, was
seen about the corridors of the crini-
nal courts building, either in anxiety
over the case or possibly in an at
tempt to bring political influence to
bear. Morales says that one of the
beatings he got was from Chief Pein
himself. The chief had supplied him
self with an Italian to interpret from
Spanish to English. Becoming en-
ragged that Morales could not under
stand the Italians alleged Spanish,
the chief beat him up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

News and Comment
Labor Education
Labor and Government
Trade Union Politics
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Iron Works Up In Smoke.

STERLING, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-The Nov
city Iron Works was mass OF smoul-
dering ruins today following a fire
which completely destroyed the plant,
with loss of from $4,000 to 100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04

We will send sample copies OF Ths
DAILY WORKER to your friends
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Plan TECHNICAL
CONFERENCE IN
COLORADORIVER

PHOENIX Nov. Is (P--Declslon to
send Mulford Winsor, secretary, and
Thomas Maddox, member Of the Ari-
zCna Colorado river commission, act
ing as subcommittee of the COM
mission, and c. C. Cragin, general SUI
perintendent of the Salt River Valley
Wafer Users association, acting as
engineer for the commission, to San
Francisco to confer next Monday with
subcommittee and engineers from
California and Nevada, was reached
today by the Arizona commission dur
ing its session in Governor Hunts Of
flee.
The purpose of the San Francisco
conference will be to assemble all data
possible on costs of producing power
on the Colorado river and also costs
on distributing the power as we'll as
the probable charge that would be
made in selling the power,
1t is the idea, members of the Ari-
IONA commission said, that data on
the power and water division ques-
tions may be V)rked up into form
so that it can be presented to the
river commissions of the three lower
pdSl1l SUdJSS dL d COtlIGISLlCC " NC 44CAu
as soon as possible upon conclusion
OF The San francisco meeting.
According to Arizona commissioners,
iii is assumed that less than a week
will be required for the work of the
sub committees, working with the ad-
visory engineers of their respective
states and hope of a tri-state, parley
swinging into action within two weeks
was sounded by majority OF the
commissioners.
Work on arranging date and
meeting place for the proposed tri-
state conference will go ahead at once,
it was announced Either San Fran
cisco or Reno, New, were favored by
the Arizonans as the meeting place.
All members of the Arizona COM
mission we're present at today's meet
ing, with the exception of H. S. Nc
Cluskey, who spent the day in con-
ference at Needles, Calf, with Con-
gresham F. M. Davenport of New
York, who is member of the irriga-
ton and reclamation committee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
GAMMA E WALSKA
DENIES REPORT
DIVORCE SUI T

PARIS, Nov, Is. PJ--Ganna Walska
of the Chicago opera sang at home to-
day, much to the bewilderment of re-
porters and curious friends who Won
dered whether it was because of or in
spite of Chicago reports that her hus-
band, Harold Mccormick of Chicago,
wants to divorce her.
The diva would not. answer her
telephone, would not receive news
hunting visitors and would not go out
Of her house, but her voice, which has
often been the subject Of violent dis
putes by critics, floated. out of the
windows of her luxurious Paris home
to the ears of small crowd that be-
sieged it.
An old time friend declared she has
denied that her husband plans a di-
vorce. This friend said Mime. Walska
does not believe Mccormick said un-
complimentary things about her as
published in Chicago. There is abb
solutely no grounds for the story, y
she is declared to have said, recalling
that this is the fourth such circum-
stantial divorce reports since she be-
came Mrs Mccormick.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Negroes F Found Guilty
Of Attacking Franks
Sentenced to Prison

BISBEE, Nov is P-Napoleon
Osborn and Robert Seward, negroes,
were found guilty today of attacking
r. L. Franks, Southern Pacific brake
man, at railroad siding near Will
cox. several weeks ago, and were
sentenced to the state prison by
Judge Albert NJ. Sames, of the
Cochise county superior court in
Tombstone. In returning the verdicts
the jury found that Osborn perpetrat-
ed the greater crime by striking the
brakeman with club after ne had
been knocked down and rendered
unconscious by stones hurled by both
negroes.
Osborn was subsequently sentenced
to serve from IL to Is years in
prison and Seward, his companion
was sentenced to serve from five to
seven years.
The attack on Franks. was stated
to have occurred after the negroes
had been ordered from freight train
on which they were stealing ride
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
FATHER AND SON
WEEK PRESENTS
FULL PROGRAM

The Father and Son Week, is
progressing in fine shape, according
to the committee in charge. Tonight
is Church Night"
The program: for the banquet which
will held tomorrow will be pub.
lished in tomorrows paper. The
committee in charge of the program
has. done well and<a real treat is in
store for those who attend.
The tickets Nre going better than
they did last year and a record crowd
is expected to sit down to supper.
The supper arrangements Will be
in charge of the ladies of the Meth
odist church, and they are noted for
their ability to satisfy the inner
man with eats that please the taste
and nourish the body.
The committee reports that it has
quite few boys that have not dads
and that men who have not sons
can be furnished one for that night
Get in touch with j. w. Deening
at the Y. NJ G. A.
Those who have not yet got tickets,
are requested to get them right away
or phone in for reservations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

southern confederacy?
26. On what mountain did Moses
receive the ten commandments?
27 From what is asbestos obtained?
&c. In Greek mythology, who was
the sun god?
29 Who organized the American
Red Cross?
3d. Where was the evolution trial.
held?
81. What harmful drug is contained
in tobacco?
80. What months have 80 days?
49, Who wrote Star Spangled Ban
ner?"
"a. Through what English town
does the prime meridian pass?
3d. What is the Holy Grail?
. SO. Name the windy city.
ST. On what substance did the early
Egyptians write?
SO. Of what country is Bucharest
the capital?
SO. What Chinese parlor game be-
came popular in the United States a
few years ago?
40. What marine animal supplies
us with pearls?
Al. Who said go west, young
man?"
AZ. Who was the third president
of the United States?
43. Name the woman of American
birth who is a member of the British
parliament
"A. Name the ship that struck an
iceberg and sank. on it's first trans
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Atlantic voyage.
As. Where was the Sesqui- Centen-
nial exposition held in 1926?
46. Who invented the airbrake?
. AT. What European prince has often
fallen from his horse?
48. What are known as the 'Leath-
ernecks?"
40. Who is the author and pro-
ducer of "Abie's Irish Rose?"
50. What insect carried malaria?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL

Monk etshed water tJInblers, SOC
set or $115 Dozen This an extra spe-
cial bargain Posten-Arthur Hard
ware Co.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
LA. BANK HOLDUP

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is tP1-A lone
unmasked robber held up a residential
branch of the California Bank here
this afternoon and escaped with $500
in currency
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
f art of Dole Plane Is Believed Found

An aileron, believed part of the
Spirit of Dallas" plane piloted by
Capt. William Erwin and Albert
Eichwald in an Inflated Dole flight
rescue attempt. was washed up at
Redondo Beach, Cal. and is shown
here by Deputy Sheriff Robert Jones.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Tea Planned

The largest social event Of the week
is tea to be given today at 1901
Eleventh street by Mrs. Russell Mead
ows and Mrs Arthur w. Cotton hon.
oring Mrs, B, S. Denny, of Colorado,
and her daughter, Mrs. Lucien Wright
of Camp Harry j. Jones. DR.. and
Mrs. Denny are visiting here with
Captain and Mrs Wright. Dr.. Denny
is. a noted educator and church work
er
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Returns From Stafford

Mrs. Laura Cassidy, Mrs. A. N
Mabry and Mrs. M. J. Cooney and
family have returned to their homes
here after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos
Ianner, in Stafford, over the past
week. lend.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
with New Firm

Miss Harriet Littell who left here
recently for Buffalo, N. Y, writes that
she has secured a position as private
secretary in the c. and r. and O.
Manufacturing company of that city
Miss Littell was employed with the
Arizona Edison company here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
90 Grand JURY CASES

PHOENIX, Nov. is (R.-Between 25
and 40 cases will be presented for
investigation to the federal grand
jury when that ody meets tomorrow,
according to Guy Abilene, assistant
United States district attorney, who
said that the number was less than
usual. District Judge F. G. Jacobs
will call the criminal calendar OF
the federal district court on Friday,
it was also announced.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Dancing every night Naco Foreign
club. A1vt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Del Mar dance orchestra now play
ing nightly at Naco Foreign club
AdVt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

"No Breakfast Complete Without
Fhe Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Coming-"S Wise Fools" Dec. L.
Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

"S Wise Fools" Grand, Dec. lst,-
Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Fire Threatens Hotel
But Is Quickly Out

Final check on the damage done at
the Watts hotel by a small fire short
ly before noon on Monday indicated,
officers of the fire department. report,
that the total loss was only SIS.
The fire alarm was turned in from
box "a and the central station made a
quick run. The fire was scaused by
spontaneous combustion, according to
the blotter at the fire station
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Turkey Party Planned

A turkey party is planned Tor
Thursday evening by the women Of
Mooseheart legion. The party will
start at o'clock. Everyone is urged
to come and bring a box lunch There
will be prizes for costumes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Returns To Nacozari

Returns To NacOzari
c.. E. Moreno, who is editor of the
paper in Nacozari, has returned to his
home there after visiting friends over
the weekend.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Keep this date open, Dec. lst.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Daughter Born

Daughter Born s&
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Turner are the
parents of a daughter born yesterday
morning at the Calumet hospital Both
mother and daughter are doing well.
The baby weighed slightly over seven
pounds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Returns From Phoenix

DR.. and Mrs. c. T. Guilfoyle have
returned to their home in THIS city
from Phoenix where they attended the
fair. Dr. Guilfoyle was especially in
terested in the dog and stock show
which lie reported as being of very
good quality.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
Postpone Part

Postpone Party
The regular meeting of the Fresh
man club has been postponed from
4:3O o'clock Wednesday to the same
hour on Thursday. Miss Verena
NIiescher has charge of this club.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Visiting Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl r. Andrews, O.
Tucson, are visiting for few days II
this city Andrews is with the Raj.
ston Purina company. They have
many friends here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Leaving For Oklahoma
w. L. HatleyO was in Douglas yes
terday from Turkey creek en- route to
Oklahoma on business trip.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Returns From California
James LitteIl has. returned 70 his
home here from Tracy, Calf, and will
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lit
tell, for time.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Son Expected
Milton o. Lindner was expected home
last evening from Jerome on account
of the illness of his father, Fred Lind
ner.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Leaves Hospital
Mrs. E. G. Webster left the Calumet
hospital yesterday for her home after
a few weeks of severe illness, She will
recuperate in her own home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
To Lordsburg

To Lordsburg
j. P. Sexton, Miss Edwina Sites
I Homer Nalley and Miss Clara Blum
! motored to Lordsburg yesterday OF
business for the Arizona Edison com.
pany.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Expected Home
Mrs G. M Williams is expected home
today from Tyrone, N. NJ where she
accompanied her mother, Mrs. J. A
Magner, after visit here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Leaves For Ell Paso
Frank Stollar who was visiting his
sister, Mrs Dan Mcclure, of this city
for the past week, left yesterday for
Ell Paso to visit his sister, Miss Mary
Stollar, who has been quite i'll.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16

Back From Phoenix
John Mohr has returned to his home
here after attending the Arizona state
fair at Phoenix.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-16
To RiShee

Back From Fair
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Gull have re-
turned to their home in this city from
the Arizona state fair at PhCGniX.