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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19
Sailor Victimized After Refusal
to Work Foreign Ship

wen the mock semblance of trial.
If it had been in the case Of a rescue,
or a salvage or emergency, ] would
have gone, but under these circum-
stances and in a foreign port I would
refuse to work. He thereupon asked
me if ! was one Of these l.W.W.
agitators. | answered him that |
was not, but that was class con
scious and held radical views.
"Oh," he said, that is case of
out Of the frying pan and into the
fire" every trip these ships make,
the crew is sent into the foreign ten
der"
"Wen," I answered, "then every
time that happens, the American
crew is scabbing on the foreign or
ganized labor" He told me that my
trouble was that was influenced by
reds and bolsheviks.
On His Career.
The Captain cited the instance of
himself, he told me that Al years
ago, he was hard working obedient
young man, he had started to save
his money, and studied navigation.
'You and your shipmates have the
same chance that l had" he said.
"'Well Captain" l told him, eff
couldn't make big money like you,
without putting the crew to scabbing,
and then logging them from their
hard earned wages, why then l don't
want to be a captain of United
States Liner"
Work On Sunday.
The Captain impatiently asked the
mate if he had any work for me to
do. The mate said, eyes there was
work" The Captain then turned to
me and said: IF you work seven
hours today, (Which was Sunday l
will fine you four days pay and will
not put you back in the brig. I
replied, Captain today is Sunday and
l have been twenty-five hours in. the
brig and consequently am unable to
work, and even if I were able to
work, | would not work on a day Of
rest, while the rest of the crew are
off duty" He said, 81 will fine you
eight days pay and you will have to
turn to in the morning"
The following morning / was very
sick. l had a sore throat, cold and
stiff sore limbs. The cold had gotten
me while l was working in the gale
without oil skins and on top of that
the wet brig had finished things.
| was told to turn to, which I re-
fused to do on the ground that was
sick and unable to work. The doctor
examined me and gave me powders
and oil; he told me that my pulse was
normal, and that l could go back to
work. said that / couldn't and
l was thrown back into the damp
brig for another ten hours. Then
was taken to the mate, who said that
the doctor had pronounced me as well
and able to work, and that there was
no reason for my being sick. l told
him that | had caught the cold due to
the lack of oil skins.
In few days we arrived in Ho-
boken. Here went to the Barge
office and complained my fine to the
shipping commissioner. A ship mate
was with me and he bore out my tes-
timony. There chief mate was there
and he said that l had continuously
refused duty, and that l had admitted
that | was radical.
The commissioner decided in favor
of the company. How careful the
capitalist instruments are of any
thing that even savors of organiza-
tion and betterment of the working
and living conditions of their slaves
at their expense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19

CHICAGO, May 16.-Three women
were in custody and another was
sought today in connection with the
mysterious killing Of Albert w. Val
ecka, former Cicero police chief, who
died from the effects Of severe beat
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19
9sSP0Rr8:

But what will Dempsey do to the
winner? We know how much he will
make in dollars and cents-the ques-
ton is, how much will he get in the
nose? If reports are true, Jack
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19

Washington and New York So
ciety, surprised over the suit for
divorce instituted in Paris,
France, by cambridge Colby,
New York lawyer and former sec
rotary of state, say the rift be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Colby might
have developed when Mrs. Colby
wrote a book on life in Washing
ton. Friends said one of the char
acters resembled Mr.. Colby, but
Mrs. Colby denied that she had
tried to picture her husband. Mrs.
Colby, whose picture is above, was
Nathalie Sedgewick before her
marriage in 1895. Inset is Of Mr..
Colby.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19

Who'll win the Sharkey-M aloney
fight tonight? Will the Lithuanian
from Boston make baloney out of
Maloney-or will Maloney make sau-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19
CIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN will

" not have anything more to do with
Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the
Nationalist Government Of China with
headquarters at Hankow. A few days
ago Chen talked the Chinese language
to Chamberlain in tone different to
what the proud Britons have been
used to from former Chinese officials.
He told Chamberlain that he would be
delivering sneeches for international
consumption from Picking in a short
time and that the British foreign Of
flee would understand his lingo. 1t
now seems that Chen will be in Pek-
ing shortly with the aid of Feng Yu-
slang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19

Marks the spot where the
sub blank will be found. just
put your name on Ii, clip IL
out, add n dollar Ut doesn't
matter how old IL isD and
send II TO get n years sub
scription to the Young Work.
err. Here's the address--The
Young Worker Ed. Committee,
33 First ST., New York, n. y,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-19
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trade union officials who find condi-
tons as they are very much to their
liking. But when a person mixes with
the workers who have to go TO their
daily grind when they are lucky
enough to be blessed with a job, one
gets different impression. The for
eign editor of the Paris Matin ig-
nored the poverty of the millions of
American workers. And for a pur-
pose. Instead Of looking towards the
Soviet Union as the workers paradise
the European workers must be taught
to look towards America. But this
sham will not work and we will help
in our own humble way to puncture
the balloon.
OUR old friend general FeRg Yu-
v slang is on the move and things
do not look as bright for Chang Tso-
Lin, our bandit ally, as they did few
years ago. OF course Feng has been
along for quite a while but
the capitalist reporters hoped he
would get an attack of the hives and
spend the rest of the year scratching
Our friend Feng went and
captured a eitv and his soldiers are
Evening star., 1927-05-20
|. c. c. TURNS DOWN
BIG RAIL MERGER
Farreaching Proposal Gen.
ters Around Kansas City
Southern Line.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has disapproved another far
reaching railroad consolidation in
holding that the project of l.. +. Loree
and associates for control of the Mis-
i-Kansas-Texas by the Kansas
City Southern and the st. Louis
Southwestern system by the Missouri
Kansas Texas to be not in the public
interest.
Three members of the commission
supported the program Of Mr.. Loree
who is president of the Delaware &
Hudson, but the majority found
against it on every point
Criticizing the financial phases of
the plan by which a small railroad
like the Kansas City Southern ac-
quires control over larger systems,
the commission majority declared that
if any consolidation of the three
Southwestern lines is attempted 1T
would seem that the largest carrier,
the Missouri-Kansas-T instead of
the smallest. should be made the cen.
ter of the system"
The transportation effects of the
merger were looked upon unfavorably,
but the commissions principal objec-
ton seemed to be the method by which
control was to be vested.
IF one carrier is to control an
other there should be reasonable
and proper proportion between them,"
the commission said.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
u. S. is LAW FACTORY,
BANKERS ARE TOLD
Carman Informs Maryland Group
Imprisonment No Longer
Felt as Stigma.
a. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., May 20
Robert Carman, former United States
district attorney at Baltimore, told the
annual convention of the Maryland
Bankers Association here yesterday
that the United States was the great
est law factory in the world. He as
serted that agencies in this country
were at work on more statutory
measures for law and individual inn
provement than the rest of the world
combined.
"As a matter Of fact" he said,
there are SO many laws affecting per-
sonal liberty in force that a large per
centage of our population feel that
a term Of Imprisonment no longer
causes any dishonOr."
Paul z. Brown, secretary Of the
North Carolina Bankers Association
in speaking of 'unproftable bank ac-
counts" said that great source of
risk was in the carrying Of checking
accounts of less than $780, He cited
statistics to show in Louisiana last
Evening star., 1927-05-20
DANCE SET FOR TONIGHT
AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Community Center Arranges Frolic
for Young Folk in Nor
NAL School.

A dance for the young people will
be given by the Columbia Heights
Community Center in the Wilson
Normal School Building, Eleventh
and Harvard streets, at $50 o'clock
tonight, as the first of three week
end community center activities in
the city.
The Southeast Center, in conjunc-
ton with the Cranch-Tyler Parent
Teacher Association, will stage two
performances of Three Wishes" a
puppet show, tomorrow afternoon in
the Hine Junior High School Build
ing, at 1880 and 3 O'Clock, respec-
lively. The puppets were made by
the children of the center during the
past season under the direction of
Miss Evelyn Davis.
Another community dance will be
held at the Eastern High School
Building tomorrow night under the
auspices of the East Washington
Community Center. An hour of song
and motion pictures will precede the
dance and the evenings entertain
ment will begin at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
TESTS FOR u. S. JOBS.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com
petitive examination for first class
enginemen to fill va
cancies in Freedmen's Hospital at
$500 to 1900 a year; Veterans Hos
pital, No. 80, at 81 500 a year, and the
Army Medical Center, Quartermaster
Corps, at 81 ,740 a year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the sec
retary, fourth United States Civil
Service District, 1923 f street.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
Lieut.. Mellow Retired.

Second Lieut.. Francis P. Mellow
Of Connecticut, who was graduated
from the West Point Military Academy
in June, 1926. and assigned to the
Infantry, has been placed on the re-
tired list of the Army on account of
disability incurred in the line of duty.
He has been under treatment at
Walter Reed General Hospital.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
Writers League of Washington
Announces Contest.

The Writer'S League of Washing
ton, which is conducting a short story
contest, will give prize of SO and
S. for the two best stories submitted
by members of the league.
Judges for the contest will be select
ed from outside the membership. it
was announced, and probably will be
announced at the next meeting of the
league on May 27. The contest will
close June 10
AT its last meeting, May IS, NJ. II.
Irish was the presiding officer. A
reading program consisted of stories
by Mrs. Delos w. Thayer, secretary
of the league, and Mrs. Marguerite
Wilcox.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
DR.. PAL MER WILL SPEAK.

DR.. Theodore S. Palmer, Biological
Survey, will address the last meeting
of the season Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock in the print division reading
room of the Library of Congress of
the District of Columbia Library AS
sociation on "Notes on Some Recent
Reference Books on Birds" and 1.-THE
Illustrated Works of John Gould. Or
nithologist, Publisher and Artist"
The election of a vice president of
the association and the choice of a
delegate to the conference of the
American Library Association at To-
ronto in June will precede the lecture.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
Gas 0vercomes Sleeper.

Solomon Thompson, colored, az
years old, 1924 Eleventh street, was
treated at Emergency Hospital early
this morning for gas poisoning. He
was found in bed by his wife, suffer-
ing from the effects of gas that was
accidentally escaping from fixture in
the room. His condition was not seri-
GUS.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

survey shows that 115 industries,
including the manufacture of paper,
textiles, leather, glass, soap, butter
and steel Use lime in their processes
Evening star., 1927-05-20

year, accounts of this size totaled 69.5
per cent of accounts, while they
reached only As per cent of the total
deposits
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
FLOOD AREA
20 NEED SOON
FEDERAL AID
Secretary Hoover Informs
Coolidge of Pressing Needs
in the South
$3,OOO,OOO NOW ON HAND
President Considers Question,
Of Calling Special Session
Of Congress

Rapid City, S. d., July 2l.--tP--
Informed personally by Secretary
Hoover, head of the administration 5
Mississ .ppI relief com mlttec, Of press
ing conditions caused by the inunda-
ton Of thousands of acres Of south
ern lands, President Coolidge was
prepared today to give consideration
to the question Of whether an early
session Of congress is advisable to
core with the problem.
The president was told by the com
merce secretary that immediate fed
eral aid was necessary to help the
flood area reconstruct its lcvecs and
rcllabiitate its people. but Mr..
Hoovr, without mentioning special
session, said he was convinced that
the refugees could be taken care Of
until congress meets in regular ses-
sion in December.
Little Spring Planting
He expected that with economy
there would be $3,O00,OO0 on hand
from the Red Cross relief fund on
N0N / but declared lit is impossible
at this date to determine what the
necessities will be after that date"
Ii recommending Immediate fed
eral aid Secretary Hoover said he had
in mind the fact That state lcgis-
latures were unable to raise enough
money to carry on the imperative
work Of closing levees broken by the
floods, and that local communities
would not be in position financially
to meet taxes falling due on levee
bonds. because little better than half
of :the flooded acreage had risen
from the waters in time for the
regular spring planting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
BIG MEASURES
| BEFORE LEAGUE
Organization of Women Vot.
ers Hears Interesting
Speeches at MinOt

Minot, N. D., July 21.--(P)-Inter-
national cooperation to prevent war,
living costs, efficiency in government
and child welfare were subjects taken
up today at the fourth annual con-
vention Of the North Dakota League
of Women Voters, in session at the
Elks' Home. Minot
The convention opened with din
ner conference last night, at which
Miss Marguerite NJ. Wells, Minneap-
oils. regional director, and president
Of the Minnesota league; Mrs. F..
W. Witch, Minneapolis, vice pres;-
dent of the Minnesota league; form
er Governor r. A. Ncstos, and David
5. Owen, secretary of the Minot as
ISOLATION of commerce, were the
speakers. One hundred persons. at
tended the dinner.
Carefully Selected
Mr.. Nestos urged the need Of men
and women accuainting themselves
with the welfare and government of
their own communities, as well as
with government in its larger aspect.
Miss Wells discussed the need of
special effort to interest women in
politics. She defines the league as a
movement to foster the intelligent
participation of women in govern
ments. The league, Miss Wells. says
is political but not partisan, is not
for or against parties or for or
against candidates. but is for meas
ures, which are very carefully sell
ected before backed by the league.
The young voters division will have
supper and meeting this evening
led 10y Mrs. J. A. Poppler, Grand
Forks, state vice president, and drec-
tor of young voters activities. The
convention will close at noon Fri
day, election of officers being SEIZED
uled for the morning session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA

Ottawa, Canada.-Immigration to
Canada in the month of May this
year totaled 23,941. according to Il
statement issued today by the De-
partment Of immigration and Colon
ization. This is an increase OF 20
per cent over May. 1926. when the
total immigration to Canada was 49,
62C; and 70 per cent over May, 1925.
when the total immigration to Can
ada for that month was 1888.
Last May there were 8,40S British
came to Canada. 2,503 from the Uni
ted States and 1900 from other
countries, as compared with 1886
British. 2.063 from the United States
and 1871 from other countries in
May. 1926.
Immigration for April and May of
this year totaled 59,382 or almost
Loco persons per day for the two
months.
In May of this year 1861 Can
adams, who mad gone TO the United
States intending to remain there
permanently, returned to Canada de-
claring their intention of staying in
the Dominion. These are not in
Guided in the immigration figures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21

World
Liverpool, July 5.-North Dakotans
especially the IS per cent engaged in
agriculture, have had impressed up
on them that the price Of wheat is
fixed AZ Liverpool just as the cotton
growers Of Dixie land look to this
city's market as deciding factor in
what the world will pay for the sta
pie crop Of the South.
The Mersey river, like some grea.
magnet, draws commerce from the
seven seas. Liverpool is probably as
great a primary market as any in the
world today. Wheat and cotton rep
resent great portion of the tonnage
that passes through the seven or ten
miles OF docks tina. line both banks
of the Mersey.
Marketing that has its ramifica-
tions in the four corners Of the globe
is the chief industry of this city. II
it not "A particularly beautiful cit,
and the tourist tarries here only long
enough to make train or steamer
connection for some place more typi-
cal of the "Old Country"
This city is an ideal place through
which to reach the more interesting
places in Wales, Northern England
and Scotland. Twenty-four hours
after the Samaria locked, our auto
mobile. delivered to the steamship
company at Boston, nine days ago,
was at the dock garage and ready for
a tour Of Europe.
The Automobile Association Of
London IS wonderful institution.
and cares for the needs of The Amer
lcan autoist in fine style. There is
the English driving license to secure
ana the international license. Amer
lcaE llceEse tags are stripped from
the car and those Of Great Britain
attached. short test Of the drivers
ability to keep to the left and pass
cars on the right is given before IL
censcs are issued. It does not take
long TO fcel at home on the left side
Auto traffic moves very slowly in
Liverpool and rural sections. There
IS no speed limit, but the "bobby."
and their name is legion, can cite a
driver any time if in the opinion of
the police he is endangering the lives
OF pedestrians. Most of the cars are
very small and Of few horsepower.
Some are rs low as 10 or IL horse
power and the smallest kind of n
mil calls for shifting gears. These
little cars, however. make from 30 to
50 miles on gallon Of petrol. Some
ot them nave only three wheels.
Warned in Boston that we would
pay 80 cents a gallon for petrol or
gasoline, we we're agreeably surprised
TO learn that the correct price was
only half that figure and the gallon
larger than in the United States.
riiiing stations are few and far be-
tween and garage accommodations
only to be had in the more impor-
tant centers.
Traffic regulations are simple and
traffic more carefully directed than
N the United States. Practically at
every corner where there is any traf-
ne an officer directs most deliberate
iy II only an English bicylist is
rounding the corner. LIVERPOOL,
the streets are so irregular that YOU
nave to point up the street YOU in
tend to enter before getting the
.comc-on" signal from the traffic Of
ficer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
CHAIR FEARED
FY MRS. SNYDER
Claimed She Wants Gray TO
Assume Responsibility For
Murder of Husband

New York, July 2l.-lP)-The New
York Daily News says Mrs. Ruth
Snyder. frightened by her approach
ing electrocution, has appealed to
her one-time paramour, Henry Judd
Gray. to assume full responsibility
for the murder OF her husband.
IF you will take full responsibility
for :A.bert's death and exonerate me.
! will, when set free. devote all my
time and funds in saving you"
This, says the Daily News. is the
message the former Queens Village
housewife gave one Of her keepers at
Sing Sing prison to deliver to the
former corset salesman. Whether the
message was delivered, the keeper re-
fused to say.
Warden Lewis f. Lawes said he
knew nothing about the matter. Both
Mrs. Snyder and Gray are occupants
Of the Sing Sing death house, but
their executions are held up pending
appeals.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
Woman Is Divorced,
I1Pleading Her Guilt

Chicago, July 21.-tR-U n q ue
among many divorce cases, a decree
was granted yesterday to man who
is missing, his wife appearing before
the court and asking that he be given
the divorce on grounds of her adul-
terry.
The woman, Mrs. Palinonia Mitch
ell, had first won decree on cor
responding complaint but it had been
reversed by the appellate court,
which ruled the husband should have
been granted the divorce. Then the
husband disappeared and the wife
wishing to be married again, went to
court today with the plea that her
missing husband be given the d.
vorce was granted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
Fl yer Risks Life
to Save Bathers

New York. July 21.-(R)-Riskinr
ms own life to avert forced land.
ing IN the midst of hundreds of bath
ers at Great Kills. Staten Island.
Lieutenant J. B. Swarthout of the
United States marines corps today
successfully "jockeycd" his plane,
whose motor had stalled at 1000
feet and crashed into the marshes
near snyder's Inn. Except for a Sc
we're shaking up he was virtually un-
hurt. The plane, Curtiss Hawk
turned over in the air, landed on its
back and was demolished.
Lieutenant Swarthout took out
from Quantico. Va. this forenoon in
a flight to Miller fields
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
Will Hold Funeral
For Edberg Friday

I Funeral services for Marcus Ed.
berg, pioneer resident of Bismarck,
who passed away Monday in St. Paul,
will be held tomorrow at $3.50 at the
FIRST Baptist church Of Bismarck
Rev A. Stephens will officiate.
The following friends of the
deceased will attend as pail bearers:
J. T. Jacobson. Charles Staley. Fred
Miller, H. F.. O'Hare; Adam Hoff and
r. E. Kennedy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
SHIP SINKING:
2 TO RESCUE
American Freighter Dam
aged BY Heavy Storm Off
Malahar Coast

London. July 2l.-LP)-A Reuter-
dispatch from Bombay says that a
wlreles message had been received.
stating that the American freightcr
Homestead is sinking off the Malabar
coast: as rsult Of damage caused
by heavy storm.
Several steamers, including the In
dian Mariner and the Khandalla, were
reported rushing to the rescue Of the
crew Of the Homestead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
State Will Be For
Coolidge, She Says

Rapid City. S., D., July 21.-lF-
Among callers tbday At the state
game lodge, where President Cool
idge is spending his vacation, was
Mrs. Fred ?. Mann. natilnal commit
tee woman for North Akota. She
said, after she had b0en received.
that North Dakote would be for Mr..
Coolidge in 1928 # he is a candidate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
Rich Woman Jumps
From Hotel Window

New York, July 21.-(AP)-
Police today announced that Miss
Lillian Jaeger, daughter of the
later Otto J. Jaeger, millionaire
plush manu-. acturer of Mount
Clair. n. j.. had cOmrrittea SUI
eide by jumping from the window
of an Atlantic City hotel carry
today.
No reason for the act was
known. although it was said at
Atlantic City that Miss Jaeger
plunged from the window a few
moments, after. responding to
telephone call from New York.