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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
British Navy Near
New England Shore
In War MaRGuverS

FORT ADAMS, Newport, r. l..
May 16-In a drizaling rain U. S.
Army Officers today laid tactical
plans for the defense of New Eng
land from an invading British Army
somewhere along the coast in this
region in joint Army-Navy WAR
maneuver.
Fort Adams was a scene Of activity.
Planes droned overhead, troops
marched and countermarched. pWar
correspondent" arrived and were
billeted ia tents. TIE big disappear
ing guns Of the coast forts were oiled
Up and put in readiness for action.
Defending warships were lined up
in NarTagansett Bay. Major Gem
eral Preston Brown, in charge of
the defending U. S. forces, inspected
the various army units and conferred
with army officers on plans to repel
the invading British fleet.
Up to late hour today the British
fleet, which is Somewhere at sea-
preparing to attack the coast and land
$4,000 men. had not been sighted,
Tonight great beams of searchlights
will penetrate the sky for traces Of
the enemy. Airplanes are darting
out over the sea at intervals for the
same purpose.
When the British fleet is sighted,
opening hostilities on a scale silnu-
lating actual war conditions will be
begun.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Paris Automobile
Workers Strike
AgainstEmpIOyGrs

PARIS, (By Misunderstanding that
Citroen would never see the success
Of his project to exploit his workers
in chain-gangs, $4,000 workers of the
Citroen automobile shops, the Ford
Of Europe, yesterday went OH strike.
Within twenty-four hours they were
joined by thousands of workers from
the Granelle, Epinettes, Levallois and
Saint-Ouen shops. At Saint Ouen.
Epinettes, and Levallois, Citroen was
forced to close down his factories. In
the 18th Paris District, the center OF
the Citroen Paris shops, and the scene
Of the first strike action and lockout,
work has slowed up to such point
that the bosses have suppressed all
passes in order to prevent workers
from leaving the shops and to cut off
communications with the outer
world. Despite these precautions
workers are gradually leaving the
shops in District Is and joining their
comrades on the sidewalks and at the
organization meetings.
Issued Strike Appeal.
The Strike Committee Of tn 9
Metallurgists Union issued the fol-
lowing to all workers of the
Citroen plants:
an locking out 10000 workers at
Javel and Gutenberg, the directors
of the Citroen Automobile Corpora
ton have planned to break all OPP
position to their vast scheme for
wage reductions. Let no one enter
the shops this morning. Go to the
gates at the usual time and obey the
decisions of your Union and of the
Lockout Committee.
"For three days you have been
thrown out on the sidewalks. To 20
back to work today means defear,
means accepting all the present wage
reductions and all those to come,
means sacrificing 1000 of your com
rades.
Refuse to Work.
"At the Saint Ouen, Clichy, and
Levallois shops you will enter to
urge all your comrades to strike, but
you will refuse to work in order to
show your solidarity with the workers
of District Is.
"The hour for action has struck!
Long live the Citroen workers!
Solidarity of all Citroen workers in
the STRUGGLED"
The Citroen workers are striking
against wage cuts and are demanding
a minimum wage of 4.50 francs an
hour for both sexes, suppression Of
fines for forgetting to punch in,
frightening of the noon hour now
thirty minutes, payable at regular
rates, and workers control of pro-
duction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
CrOatian Society Stops
Right Wing Putting
All PrOgressives Out

BROWNSVILLE, Pa.,-May TO-
At the annual convention of the
Croatian Beneficial and Educational
Society, the right wing aimed blow
at the left wing, and failed to land.
The rights wanted to bar Jews
from the society, and had also a mo-
ton made by John Kolar, acting chair
man OF the convention, that anybody
who doesn't obey the laws of the
State OF Pennsylvania and the con-
stitution of the United States, shall
be expelled.
Aolar, uder severe questioning,
stated: 81 will tell you what is in
my heart; the motion I made, it
means that all Reds shall be ex-
PEELED"
Koiar is a follower of the extreme
reactionary, Geo. Ferega. His motion
was defeated by a large majority.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
MaurGr Charges
Old Age Pensions
Beaten by Crundy

HARRISBURG, Pa, May i6.-Big
business united in deliberate dis
tortion of facts" to defeat the old
age pension bill in the recent legis-
lature, President James II. Maurer
charged yesterday before the conven-
ton Of the Pennsylvania Federation
Of Labor, in session here.
The Manufacturers Association,
under the leadership of the unspeak-
able Gruudy and the State Chamber
Of Commerce gave orders to their
henchmen in the legislature to kill the
measure, he declared in his presiden-
t!al address.
The convention will be in session
several days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Supreme Court UphOlds
Tax on BOOtleggers

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Boot-
leggers can be compelled TO file in
come tax returns, the supreme court
ruled today in reversing a circuit
court decision in the case of Manly
S. Sullivan.
A sentence Of six months in jail
originally imposed on Sullivan in the
South Carolina federal court stands
with the decision.
The government appealed to the
high court, after the circuit court of
appeals reversing the district court
held that the secrecy attached to in
come tax returns did not equal the
constitutional immunity which pro-
vices that no person may pe COM
PEELED TO give discriminating evidence
against himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Say Associates Killed Ensign.

LOS ANGELES, May 16.-Forma-
tion of a second naval board of in
CURRY into the unsolved riddle of the
death of Ensign Julian J. Moshane
Of Maryland, awaited today arrival
in port of the dreadnaught Tennessee.
Moshane was attached TO the Tennes-
see, The dreadnaught is due here to-
morrow.
An earlier official investigation de-
cided that the dashiIg naval officer
drowned. His body was found float
ing in San Pedro harbor three days
after a naerry yachting party at which
he was last seen alive. Agents acting
on behalf of the ensign's family, how
ever, adduced evidence tending to
prove MeShane died a violent death.
In consequence the navy department
ordered the second investigation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Unemployment Threat
In Flooded Region

Continued from Page One)
petition of Cuban sugar, which is pro-
duced very cheaply because Of the
exploitation Of labor, prices for
Louisiana have been low for the past
five years. The return from this
sugar cane has also been low because
of plant disease.
Fear Unemployment.
One Of the most serious problems
of this gigantic flood will be the I'M
employment TO follow in its wake,
and as usual these victims will have
to shift for themselves as soon as the
Red Cross withdraws its emergency
relief work. Certain officials are
quoted as stating that ut is expected
that unemployment will, in large
measure be offset by the need for
labor in reconstruction Of levees and
in building construction" But build
ing construction is destined to be
mighty slow in communities where
agriculture is the chief source Of
revenue, and this revenue has been
cut off for months to come by the
destructive waters Of the Red, the
Old. the Atehafalaya and the Miss
issippi Rivers.
According to the latest reports yes
terday, there are $4,000 refugees al
ready being cared for, and fully 50,-
900 more who will be made homeless
in few days
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Cooperative Youth
Hold First Dance

The recently organized Cooperative
Youth consisting of young people liv-
ing at the Cooperative Apartment
House, 200 Bronx Park, East, will
hold their first dance, Saturday, May
Fl at the house. All workers are
urged to attend.
The Cooperative Youth Club is a
social and athletic organization that
will accept into its ranks all young
workers, whether they reside at the
Cooperative House, or not. It devoted
a great deal of its time to playing
baseball, tennis, rowing, hikes and
other outdoor sports. 1t also has lee
lures and discussions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Exploitation Of Big Four"
Agents TO Be Exposed
In New Series May e

A series of ten articles exposing
the swindling Of industrial insur-
ance agents by the "Big Four" will
commence in the DAILY WORK
Err, Monday May 2Srd and daily
thereafter.
The series will be by Charles
Yale Harrison and will deal with
the exploitation of agents. The ar
ticles are being published at the
request Of thousands of agents who
have written to the d JAIL Y
WORKER asking that the paper
espouse their cause also.
Be sure and see that your own
insurance agent gets the first ar
ticlel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Quebec Getting Liberal
Party Government; 26
Arrested for Stuffing

MONTREAL. Que, May 49,
Provincial elections are being held
throughout Quebec today. The re-
turn of Liberal government is
conceded.
The first charges Of fraud in con-
nection with the election were made
today when Louis Fitch, X. c., Con-
sentative candidate from st. Louis,
and 26 others were arrested by
police armed with five warrants
charging electoral frauds. Fitch
later was released on parole.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Decameron Books Released.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-A COM
plete investigation Of the importation
of risque literature into the United
States was ordered today by General
L. C. Andrews, assistant secretary of
treasury.
After a conference with importers,
Andrews ordered the customs author
tiles at New York to release for inn
portation a number Of sets Of the
Arabian Nights" and Boccaccio's
"Decameron," which were held up.
Importers were advised that they
will not be permitted to order fur
Their copies Of these books from abroad
until the department has had time to
make a ruling.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
win Unearth Herculaneum.

NAPLES, May licking Victor
Emanuel today went by destroyer to
Resina, where he viii inaugurate the
excavation of the ancient city of
Herculaneum, one Of the most diff
cult attempts in the history of ar
chaeology.
Herculaneum, once the resort of
wealthy Romans, has been buried for
nearly twenty centuries beneath a
bed of lava flow, having been devas-
tated by an eruption from Mount
Vesuvius.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Over Eight Miles Up.

BELLEVILLE, H., May 16.-Capt.
Hawthorne of Gary, in his flight on
May last, established a new worlds
altitude free balloon record when he
attained height Of 42,470 feet, ae-
cording TO the official record received
here today from the U. S. bureau of
standards. The previous altitude re-
cord was $4,000 feet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, May 16.
Explaining in note that he had
an "inferiority complex" which made
it impossible for him to "jump from
dreamland TO EARTH" George Emory,
20-year old artist who said he was
the scion of a awealthy Middleport,
Conn, family, attempted to end his
life here today by shooting himself
through the chest Physicians said he
would recover.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Arrest Worker For
Distribution OF
Shop Paper in Mill

WARREN, o., May 16.--Charged
with "trespassing," S. Merton was
arrested here for distributing shop
papers among The workers in the
Trumbull Steel Co. The issue called
attention TO the abominable work
ing conditions in the mill and called
upon the men TO organize.
After being held In Jail for two
daya Merton was brought before q
local Judge who fined him So.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Feng Takes Northern
Stronghold; Advances
(ContDlued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
The Marking government is decom-
posing. 1t is in serious financial diff
ficulties. Tradesmen refuse to accept
the new paper money issued by
Chang Kai-shek. The discipline in
the army is declining. The soldiers,
who have received no pay since
March, are plundering. The policy of
the Marking government has caused
serious differences to arise, particu-
larly amongst the military leaders.
The Canton dictator, Ii Tin-sing, who
intends to make himself Independent
of Chang Kai-shek, is pursuing his
own policy under the slogan:
"Kwangtung for the Kwangtungers"
The arrests, searches and execu-
tons have become so common in
Shanghai that the Chinese press re-
ports them on the back page in small
print. The police of the International
and the French Settlements render
the military authorities every assist
ance in carrying out the arrests and
searches.
The entire Committee Of the Indian
Nationalist with its chairman at the
head, has been arrested. The files
and correspondence Of the Committee
have been confiscated by the police.
According to the law arrested per-
sons must be Immediately handed
over to the courts, this however has
not been done up to the present.
Students Want Military Training
HANKOW, April 10I (By Mail) -
The Provincial Students Union has
addressed letter to the Educational
Department of the Commission in
charge of Political Affairs in Hupeh,
asking that an order be issued for the
introduction of military training in
the Province of Hupeh.
The letter says that military force
is an important weapon in the work
of national revolution and every revo-
lutionary worker must be equipped
with military training. For this rea-
son the Union requests that the
schools should put in their curriculum
a course in military training and that
efficient officers be engaged to teach
the students war tactics so that the
students might be useful in the actual
battle against the anti-revolution-
aries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
NEWS IN BRIEF

Sixteen families fled to the safety
of the street early yesterday from a
fire in the four story brick tenement
house at ia Belmont Ave-, Brooklyn.
Firemen found evidence that gaso-
line or kerosine had been spilled in
the hallway Of the first floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Dallas Blast Kills 6.

DALLAS, Tex, May 16.--~S x
bodies had been recovered from the
ruins Of the Odd Fellows lodge build
ing here, which was destroyed by fire
and an explosion last night
Fifty-six persons were injured,
some seriously, in the blast
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Protest L. S. Bombardment

LONDON, May 16.-General Chi
ang Kai-shek has made a protest TO
the senior naval officers of the Brit
ish, American and Japanese naval
forces at Marking, charging that war
ships OF the powers have fired on Chi
nese troops in Kiangyin without PROV
ocation, according to an Admiralty
communique.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Charley Chaplin Attorners Plea.

. LOS ANGELES, May 16.-Attor-
neys for Charles Chaplin prepared
today to go to court tomorrow in
their twice-deferred attempt to strike
out accusations made by Lita Grey in
her divorce complaint. The coined
ian's lawyers also will argue a de-
murrer TO the whole complaint.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Bury 1O2 AT Poplar Bluff.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, May 16.-
Poplar Bluff today was engaged in
the task of burying its scores of dead.
The toll taken in Mondays tornado
was placed at 102 lives today and the
injured at about $50, of which 100
or more are in serious condition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
Baseball Fans Leave Hospitals.

PHILADELPHIA, May 10. - An
autopsy was to be held today for
Fred Haas, So, who was killed when
a section Of the stand at Baker Bowl,
home of the Philadelphia national
league team, collapsed. Fifty per
sons were injured, but all have been
released from hospitals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
To Swim Channel Again.

PLYMOUTH, England, May &c.
Mrs. Gade Corson, American woman
who conquered the English Channel
last summer, arrived here today to
train for an attempt to swim from
Dover to Calais In July.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May lG.-The
Central Trades Council has passed a
resolution unanimously requesting
clemcncy for Sacco and 'lanzotti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17

BUY THE DAILY WORKER
AT THE NEW ISLANDS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17

sncco and yanaetd Shall Not DIel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-07
PRICES ADVANCE ON
MILL CITY MARK EFT

Minneapolis, Dec. 7.-R-Wheat
prices advanced 7-8 to / cent today,
severe weather over the northwest
and wintry conditions developing
in central states and the southwest
stimulating better pit support.
Trade, however, was quiet and price
action was hesitant on the advance.
Oats moved up strongly on light
receipts and expected improvement
in feeding demand as q result Of
cold weather. May bulged.1 1-8 to
1 Ia cents and settled back part
way on profit taking.
Barley futures ran up l SD to 2
cents, December leading.
Quite trade featured the rye mar
ket and price gains were small.
Flaxseed was dull.
Cash wheat offerings were small
and demand was fair to good ex-
cept for poor quality. The general
trading basis was firm. Occasinal
sales were one cent higher COM
pared with the option. Winter
wheat offerings were practically
nil. Milling quality durum was
scarce and firm.
Corn offerings were light and de-
1nand was good. Trading basis was
strong to one cent higher.
Oats were firm with demand good
and offerings scanty.
Rye was quiet and steady.
Barley was in sharp demand and
the market was one to two cents
higher at 10 to SO.
Flaxseed offerings were small
and demand was better. Trading
basis was strong to one cent higher.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-07
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Dec. 7.-RG(U.. S. ID.
Of A.)-Hogs $1,000; fairly active;
steady to 10 cents lower than aver
age; top $50; bulk desirable 30 to
800 pounds 8.45 to 6.65; 100 to 200
pounds 500 to $50; $50 to 100
pounds TAO to $40; bulk pigs TOO
to TAO; bulk packing sows 7.50 to
1856; few best lightweights 500 to
$40; heavyweight hogs $40 to
$50; medium $50 to 1926; lights
100 to 8.85; light lights ITO to
$40; packing sows 700 to. $40;
slaughter pigs CTS to 7.60.
Cattle $4,000; fed steers steady
to strong; spots higher; she stock
slow steady to weak; other classes
steady; lightweight steers pre-
dominating; bulk Of value to sell
at 1900 downward; good trade on
common and low medium fat steers
and stockers and feeders; latter
class very scarce; no weighty steers
sold; few here; best yearlings
1850; mixed yearljngs 1875; stock
ers and feeders 900 to 1850; weigh
ty sausage bulls 7.75 to 100; veal
crs 1850 to 1900 to big packers.
Sheep 1900; very slow; few
early sales Of chcice handywei9ht
lambs to shippers 1A.O0 TO 14.36;
steady; practically nothing done on
heavyweight and palmer kinds;
sheep steady.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-07
20 BELOW ZERO
is PREDICTED
HERE TONIGHT

CONTINUED from page one)
night and this morning was seven
below at 8 q. m.
An additional four inches of snow
was recorded at the state reforma.
tory weather bureau, bringing St
Clouds total to date to 29.4 inches
All highways from St. Cloud were
blocked. Bus service was curtailed
Tuesday afternoon at r. M.
State highway snow plows and
crews Of snow shovelers were sent
out at 8 o'clock last night to rescue
three bus loads Of persons stalled
in drifts between Big Lake and
Becker. The belated buses follow
ed the highway snow plow into st.
Cloud at about midnight.
Trains were running four to eight
hours late with engine crews report
ing drifts piling up almost as rap
idly as they were cut through.
Street car service in st. Cloud,
Sank Rapids and Waite Park was
normal today as cars had been run
at REGULAR intervals all night ia
keep the lines open.
State highway officials declared
they would not attem to clear the
roads for travel until the wind goes
down, but were prepared to cope
with any emergency
A number Of minor fires were re-
ported during tfe night and this
morning, with no serious damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-07
STOCK PRICES
GO DOWNWARD
Steel Shares LiQuidated Freely
Rails and Induatrials
Sell Off

New York, Dec. 7.-(APi-Pro-
ncunced react:onary tendencies de-
veloped in today's stock market. In
commission house circles, there was
4 tendency to attribute the selling
to President Coolidge's reiteration
Of the statement that he was not a
candidate for rejection, to the sharp
falling off in steel production last
month, and the further decline in the
first week Of December. but in
banking quarters the view was ex-
pressed that the market was EMIT
led to reaction on technical grounds
after it's recent spirited advance.
Early declines ran from 5 to IL
points in some Of the high priced
issues.
Not all Of the days news was UNI
favorable, however, q further adj
vance Of Is points to 1850 cents was
announced in the price Of export
copper, call money renewed at 4
per cent and Secretary Mellon in
his annual report to congress today
characterized business as fundamen-
tally sound and took an optimistic
view Of the future. Sterling ex-
change dropped from the high of
4.88 9-32 for cables on London yes
terday to 4.e8 3-16 today, temper
arily setting at rest fears Of heavy
gold shipments to England follow
ing the first consignment since
1914, which leaves tonight.
Steel shares were liQlidAted rath-
er freely on reports that production
had fallen to the lowest level Of the
year, although current inquiries in
Dictated . substantial pick up after
the first of-the year. Midland Steel
Products preferred, broke II points,
United States Steel common sold
down three to III and losses Of .
point or more took place in the
others.
pu Pont sold off six and one-half
points and numerous other high
priced ipdustriale including Case
ThYeshinR, international Harvester,
Radio, Greene Cenanea copper,
American Machine and Foundry, and
Radio. sold down three t. five and
- >-half points,. General Motors
u. e.ped two and one-hah by early
afternoon.
Rails yielded with the industrials
with the sharpest breaks in Atlantic
Coast Line, Lehigh Valley and Cana
dian Pacific. ell off four to five
points.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-07
COMMITTEE DEADLOCKED
ever CONVENTION CITY

Washington, Dec. 7-(AP)-More
upset than ever by a night of reflec-
ton on President Coolidge's latest
remuneration, the Republican nation.
al committee found itself dcadlocked
and all but. leaderless today when
it undertook to select a national
convention city for 1928.
After 10 ballots had failed TO pro-
Guce a decision as between Sau
Francisco and Kansas City, the com.
mittee recessed for an hour and its
members broke up into feverist
groups to seek a private engage.
ment.
Starting we'll out in the lead, San
Francisco had fallen from it's van
tage point as the voting proceeded
and after running a neck and neck
race with it's chief rival for severa
ballots, dropped into second place
The count on the 10th ballot stood
Al for Kansas City and Al for San
Francisco, with Detroit, Chicago
Cleveland and Philadelphia trailiDs
far behind. On this ballot SO would
have been necessary for a choice.