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The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Turkey Dinner, Dec. 29

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An annual turkey dinner of the
Masonic lodge will be held at the
Masonic Temple here Dec. 20. About
400 members are expected to attend.
Committee iii charge of arrange
ments includes Prof. Thomas e.
Nicholsons Stacey Harrell, Will
Smith, Robert King and Mel Curry
Royt.l Arch 4 Isons held their an
nual banquet Thursday night. The
Masonic Council dinner will be held
Dec. 20.
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EAGLES IN CELEBRATION

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 10.-Terre
Haute Aerie, No. 29l, Fraternal
Order Of Eagles, celebrated its
twenty-f1fth anniversary Friday
night. The silver jubilee was in the
form of an open house.
Charter members of the organiza-
ton, who are still living include
Herman Dilg,\ Harry Davy, John
Llldovici, Harry Lamar. John Sui
Ivan, Fl. q. German, James Carey,
Thomas Vanosdal, S7rank Yates,
Patrick Coady, Frank Owens,
George Gospell, j. @. h5lden and
Ct A. Patton.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
CANCEL SHRINE LUNCH
Weekly Event Postponed for Winter
InitiatOry Ceremonial.

The Thursday noon luncheon of
the Murat Temple Caravan Club
has been postponed next week, be-
cause of the mid-winter initiatory
ceremonial. according to william II.
Boclstahler acting potentate.
Attorney John B. Cockrum spoke
at the Temple Thursday on his eX-
periences as a Shriner He has
been member thirty-three years,
E. ]. Scoonover, past potentate, and
Elias j. Jacoby. past imperial po-
tentate, also spoke. Herman Rhine
and Herman Arndt were on the mu-
sical program.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
U. S. EMPLOYEES ASK AID
City Man Goes to Washington to
Push Legislation

Charles G. Keiser, vice president
of branch four of the Association
Of Retired Federal Employees, will
leave for Washington, next week,
where he will aid in work for
several bills pertaining to the
regulation of retired employees.
James H. Deery, president, and
Fred A. Lorenz, secretary, will join
Keiser later in the capital.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Cards for Shriners wives

Mobiles of Murat temple now may
have identification cards for their
wives which admit the wives to So
cial functions of the temple during
1923. Cards are being mailed with
the 1928 dues card from the re-
corder's Office.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
LEeIoNNAIREs INVITED
Private Peat to Speak at Y. NJ. C. A.
Big Meeting Sunday.

American Legion members have
been invited to attend the Big Meet
ing. Sunday at the English Theater.
Private H. r. Peat, formerly with
the Canadian army, will speak OH
Two Years in He'll and Back With
q Smile" - s
Members are asked to be at the
stage door at '2:45 p. m. and present
their membership cards for a seat
in the reserved section. according
to Ben A. Wieneke, seventh district
committeeman.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY
Queen Esther Chapter, o. E. S., En-
tertains at Masonic Temple.

tertains at Masonic Temple.
Queen Esther chapter of the Or
der of Eastern Star gave Christ
mas party Friday night at the Ma
sonic temple, North and Illinois
Sts., for members and their families.
Mrs. Ruth Kersting was in charge
Of the program. Mrs. Edward j.
,Kappeler was dance chairman and
Miss Helen Won Miller in charge of
music.
Entertainment committee: Mrs. E.
B. Foxworthy, worthy matron; Mrs.
Lucretia Mao Kinzie, Mrs. Hazel
Maddinger, Mrs. Anna G. Hicks, Mrs.
Be,' Koehler and Mrs, John Tud-
bah.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Many Other Lodges Elect

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SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 10.-Offi-
GERS elected by Seymour Chapter No.
1874, Order Of Easter Star, are Mrs.
Emma Perrin, worthy maJro1; i;
James M. Hamer, worthy patron;
Miss Nellie Everhart, associate
rnatron; Mrs. Maude Wesner, secre-
tary: Mrs. Mollie Boyles, treasurer;
Mrs. Josephine Lewis, conductress;
lMgs. Ada McCord, association con-
ductress; H. G. Dannettell, guard;
Mrs. Ora Hamer, chaplain; Mrs. J.
B. Shepard, sentinel, and Miss Anna
Holland Carter, pianist.
Bp Times Special
BLUFFTON, Ind, Dec. 10.-Offi-
GERS elected by the Improved Order
of Red Men here are George Helms,
sachSm; Jacob MichaelS, senior
sycamore; Clarence Green, junior
sycamore; Noah Huffman, prophet;
Ora Waters, keeper of records; Os-
car McCague, keeper of wampurn,
and John Stuck, Peter Gerwig and
OTldIl fbd1lICL, VI uoVCCSs
BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 10.--Rich-
mond chapter, Order Of OeMolay,
which is sponsored by Richmond No.
8, knights Templars, at its opening
meeting of the season elected Ro-
bert Herbst, master councillor;
George Drew, senior councillor;
Maurice Bortner, junior councillor;
Harold Sweet, scEIbe, and Charles
Weaver, treasurer.
BIZ ATImcs Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 10.--Organ-
ization of De Molay Club, which
forms the nucleus Of body Of
young men who have petitioned for
De Molay charter, has been per-
fected here. Officers are Wilbur
Ryman, president; Harry Yeo, vice
president; Charles Fisher, secre-
tary- treasurer, and councillors, Lo-
rem Winebrener, L. S. Martin, VIII
bur Full, G.. w. Wagner and D. o.
Skillen. Frank E. Burt was selected
dad" of the chapter.
BH Times Special
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 10.-Tyrian
lodge, F. g. A. M, have elected the
following officers for 1923: Frank
j. Bangerter, worshipful master;
Robert P. Ellis, senior warden;
George A. Young, junior warden;
Leroy Frechette, secretary; Fred r.
Reed, treasurer, and DIR. r. N. Doug
las, retiring master, trustee.
BV Times SDectaI
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. TO-
Mooseheart Legion elected Mrs.
Lloyd Nickerson, senior regent;
Mrs. Henry Kitzinger, past senior
regent; Mrs. Frank Rice. junior re-
gent; Mrs. Orville Horning, chap
lain: Mrs. Walter Sims, recording
secretary, and Mrs. Ray Snow,
treasurer.
Bu Times. Special
Upton, Ind, Dec. 10-Tipton
commandery No. So. knights Temp
lar. has elected the following off,
GERS: Charles H. Warne, Charles H.
Michael, Sam D. Groves, Lee F..
.Griffith. Frank E. Watcos, Charles
E. Heron and James N. Penwell.
BIZ Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, Dec. 10.-Orpha
Park was elected worthy matron Of
the Lebanon chapter Of the Order
Of Eastern Star. Other officers:
Charles Park, worthy patron: Nan
Schaid, secretary: Hazel Limbert.
treasurer; Hazel Whittinghill, asso-
ciate matron; Winnie Christian,
conductress and Meta Caldwell. as
sociate conductress. Boone County
chapters will hold a joint meeting
Wednesday at ZionsviIle. and Mrs.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
ELKs WILL AID NEEDY

Marion Lodge to Give Christmas
Goods to Children.
BH Times Special
MARION. Ind, Dec. 10.-The
Marion Elks' lodge will provide
ChristmsA cheer in the form of
clothing and other necessities to
600 needy children here, it is an
nounced by George M. Coon. chair
man of the lodges community wei
fare committee.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Lodge to Give Card Party

Marion Council 1888, New Jersey
Benefit Association, will give a bene-
fit card and bunco party Wednesday
night, Dec. IA, at 1161s E. Maryland
st.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Rebekah Lodge to Have Bazar

Nicola Rebekah lodge, No. 362, will
give benefit bszar and cake bake
sale at the city market house Dec.
10, Mrs. M. Green, chairman of the
arrangements committee, announces.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
Elks Hold Membership Meeting

EikS Hold Membership Meeting
The first of a series Of member
ship campaign meetings was held
Thursday by the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks as the
club house. st. Clair and Mer1dian
Sts Everett Irish, chairman of the
membership committee, was prin-
cipal speaker. Vaudeville acts were
feature Of the entertainment.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10

ter Hoke, master of finance; Mar
tin Frame, master of exchequer:
LIS. Gardner, keeper OF records and
seals; Bert Anderson, trustee, and
DR.. H. A. Howard, examining ply
sician.
BH Times SDecidI
KENDALLVILLE,I Ind, Dec. TO-
Noble Camp No. 6124, Royal Neigh
borS Of America, has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Gertrude Rollins.
oracle; Addie Haynes, past oracle;
Mary Tryon, vice oracle; Allie Harf,
chancellor; Florence Fought, record
er; Alma Firestone, receiver; Edith
,Ffke, marshal; Kate Seaney, inner
guard; Inez Nickerson, outer senti-
mel, and Vera Zimmerman, manager.
BHfimes SDscidl
KENDALLVILLE, Ind, Dec. 10
Mrs. B. F. Haines was elected worthy
n1atron of Noble Chapter No. 122.
Order OF Eastern Star, for the COM
ing year. Other officers are Mrs.
Dea Mcdonald, associate matron.
B. +. Haines, worthy patron: Mrs.
j. 5. Rinehart, secretary; Mrs. G. A.
Gardner, treasurer; Miss Lucinda
Chadwick, conductress, and Mrs. r
A, Deibele, associate conductress.
Bu Times SDecidI
WASHINGTON, Ind, Dec. TO-
washington Commandery No. 80,
Knights Templar, have elected. as
officers for 1923, Ira A. Doty. COM
mander; T. Charles Smiley, general
isSimo; Paul c. Smiley, captain
general; E. L. Hatfield, treasurer,
and Franklin L. Snider, recorder.
BV times SDecial
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec. TO-
AT the annual election of oficers
conducted by Mrs. Nellie B. Hall
senior regent of the Mooseheart Le-
gion. Mrs. Russell Klenk was named
senior regent; Mrs. Garfield Good
man, junior regent; Mrs Russell
Crouch, chaplain; Mrs. Pearl Sam
pie, recorder; Mrs. Clarence Watt.
treasurer. The next meeting will
be a Christmas party Dec. 10 with
Mrs. Ernest Lewis. Mrs. Otis Chance.
Mrs. Rex Wiley and Mrs. Roscoe
Williams in charge.
BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Dec. : 1O.-William
Anderson, Indianapolis, supreme
councilman of the Moose lodge, and
M. M. Mahoney, Indianapolis, State
organizer, attended banquet Fri
day night given by the Columbus
and Seymour lodges here. The local
organization lost in a membership
campaign and is paying a bet with
the dinner. Mooseheart Legion held
a meeting Thursday night and per-
fected plans for a frolic in January.
BIZ Times Special
COLUMBIA CITY, Dec. 10.-Of-
ficers for the coming year elected
by the knights of Pythias are
Charles Henley, Asher Fisher, G..
r. Miller, T. q. Brubaker, Elmer
Hendrickson. L, L. Chapman, A. F.
Roberts, r. F. Raber, F. M. Northam,
Maylon Egold and Fred Howell.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
EASTERN STAR PARTY

DIIgHVWOOd Chapter to Give An
nual Dance Tonight.
Brightwood chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will give its annual
dance tonight at the Masonic
Temple in Brightwood. Good music
and a general good time is promised.
Masons, members of the Eastern
Star and their friends are invited.
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. Dena Welsh, worthy matron.
and Mrs. Beatrice Trusler, associate
matron
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
REBEKAH BALL MONDAY
Temple Lodge to Have Party at
Hall; Plaf Other Events.

Temple Rel ekah lodge degree
staff will givs card party and
dance Monday night at the hall,
23h S. Capitol Ave. They will also
visit Nicola Rebekah lodge Dec. 81.
Next district meeting will be held
Jan. 19 at the Southeastern lodge
hall, Cottage and Olive SITS.
Mrs. Lillian lockwood, district
deputy president. who has been i'll
for eight weeks, is now better.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
H00Sier LOdgemen
Holding Elections
FraternaI Organizations Throughout Indiana Choose
Officers for 928; Many Announce Extensive
Plans for Coming Year.

holding elections generally
fore the Christmas usually installed after JAN
announced their choices and of them
made public their plans holiday and other events
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10

WAYNE Ind circle 45 Ladies of the G.
president; Richards
Edna Uick junior vcepresdent Eva Wheman chaplain Freda
secretary Mnnich
guard Presse patriotic instructor;
Holmes panss; Lucia registrar; Davis
Boiling,
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10
HOLD CARD BENEFIT
Magnolia Circle Give Party at Red
Mems Hall.

I. Magnolia Circle No. gave a
benefit card party Thursday after
noon at Red Mems Hall, Morris and
Lee SITS.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10

BU Times Special
MT. VERNON, Dec. 10.--Mt. ver-
non chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
elected the following: Carl BE y.
Ivan Field. william o. Wilson, w..
p Egli, William Espenschied, Oral
Erwin, Charles Mann and Silas G..
Howard.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-10

ter Hoke, master of finance; Mar
tin Frame, master of exchequer:
LIS. Gardner, keeper OF records and
seals; Bert Anderson, trustee, and
DR.. H. A. Howard, examining ply
sician.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Florida Cops Hot
For Pullman Firm
Against POrtGrS

Ben Smith is a union organizer in
Jacksonville, Fla, and his skin is
dark. For these two offences the
police are trying to run him out of
town. Roy Lancaster, secretary OF
the Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters tells the story.
Ben Smith is one Of our best or
ganizers. A year ago he was one
of the two lone delegates to the
Pullman company union convention
who refused to sign bad wage
agreement. Last December they
fired him on another pretext and the
union put him to work.
"Smith was lining the porters into
the union at Jacksonville for three
weeks before the company found it
out. And then the police told him
to get out Of town. Ben stood on his
rights, and asked why;
Paper An Insult.
"You are connected with that
Messenger Magazine the cops said,
and we folks here regard that paper
aS an insult.
The Messenger is reputable la
Dor magazine, and is the organ Of
our brotherhood Smith has h e
right to live in Jacksonville and or
ganize the colored workers. The
union is standing behind him. The
American Civil Liberties Union is CO.
operating with US in defending him. I"
Lancaster said the 1ulimah %. is
doing everything in It's power against
lue umon pending the report Of Ed
win Morrow, The federal mediator,
who is passing on the claims OF the
brotherhood to represent the work.
ers, as against the claims Of the
company union.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Minneapolis Tribune"
Fails to Tell Readers
How to Save on S13 Per
(By 4 Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker COrrespOndenD
MINNEAPOLIS, May 24.-Few Of
the readers Of the Minneapolis "Tri-
bune" know of the miserable wages
and fotten working conditions that the
workers in their open shop are sub
ieeted to-
The paper has just spent $4,000 for
its building improvements, and imme-
diately an intensive slave-driving cam
paign was launched in an effort to
get the money by more active sweat
ing Of their workers
(The women who do the cleaning
and scrubbing in the building Of the
Tribune" receive the miserable wage
of S13 a week)
The Tribune hires thrift experts
to write and ioach the workers how
to practice economy in home manage
Nment. "Elow to adequately feed, clothe
and educate the children with such a
small wage il has so far failed to
point out.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Union Heads IrkGd
When City Slows
Convention Plans
(By Worker CorrespOndentl !.

CLEVELAND, May 24.-The con-
vention Of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
comotive Engineers will be held in
this city on June G. over 5000 dele
gates and friends are expected on
this occasion. But c. f. Ludquist,
grand secretary Of the B. Of L. E. is
rather wistful over the prospects for
entertainment for the delegates.
The brotherhood has decided to
make Cleveland the permanent con
vention center, but finds that the To-
cal chamber of commerce is making
no special efforts to entertain the
engineers. The social side" is being
considered by the city, and since other
conventions lasting no more than a
week are offered various "induce-
ments" TO come to the city, the broth
erhood officials cannot understand
why their organization is being neg
lected.
Discuss Business Schemes.
The major attention Of the con-
vention, it is declared, will be con-
fined to the consideration Of the war
ious financial enterprises Of the
brotherhood"
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
NEU WIS PRINTERS
BACK MILLlKEN
IN BIG SIX FIGHT
Wahneta and Near
Wahs Slated for Defeat

Progressive printers were winding
ND their strenuous campaign yestor-
day in behalf Of D'Arcy (Doel Milli-.
ken FOR president Of Typographical
Local Big SiXl against the re-
dictionary incumbent, Leon H. Rouse.
Rouse's main achievement for the
newspaper publishers was to kin the
six-hour day back in 1924 at a time
when Big Six almost had the great
victory In their hands A third can
didate is William NJ. A. Powers, a
reactionary who has the support Of
the reactionary Wahneta group.
The Wahneta on administration"
gang for years ran the international
union and through a conspiracy with
foremen Of newspapers and job Of
fices tried to starve out of the in
dustry the militant members who re-
fused to subscribe to Wahneta policies
The Wahnetas were in charge Of the
union, under the leadership Of Mars
den Scott when the 44-hour strike
was lost in many Of the job shops,
costing the union S10.000000 and a
heavy loss in membership
The Wahnetas in the present cam
paign have stopped to the lowest
forms Of cooperation with the boss.
With boldface talk Of "blood-dripping
flags of anarchy" they have tried 10
besmirch one Of the unions outstand-
ing leaders Doc" Milliken.,
The lineup in the present election
is Milliken, the progressive party
candidate against Rouse, the turn
coat who has held office for II years
while playing to the Ptogressives and
Wahnetas and serving the employers,
and Powers, the out-and-out Wah
candidate
This IS the first time in Rouse
career as president that the Wahs
have failed to support him. But
there is only a slight difference be-
tween him and powers. Even the
stupid Wah gang realizes that he IS
discredited among the membership
and so have pushed Powers out.
Powers is ignorant Of the labor move
ment
The election takes place Wednes-
day.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25

no stool. whatever! Frank Hedley,
president and general manager owns
but fifty shares. Buckner. another de
rector owned twol in fact all Of the
directors between them do not own a
hundred shares Of the company stock
This is a strange fact indeed But
the meaning Of il soon will become
clear On further questioning it was
revealed that the coal bill Of the In
terborough amounts to some four
millions Of dollars a year the iusur-
ance bill amounts to a figure in the
large hundreds Of thousands. perhaps
more; the amount could not be eXtri-
Gated from the unwilling lips Of
Fisher To the question often re-
peated as to how he explained the
fact that none Of the directors owned
an interest in the welfare Of the COM
pany, Fisher had no available an
swer
Wall Street Control
The hearings broke off at this point.
What do the two sets Of facts dis
closed meant The first. that the stock
is in the hands Of Wall Street brokers
who are in possession Of a voting
trust enabling them to manipulate it
at viii, is proof that stock owners as
well as the city and the public at
large are being exploited by the huge
Plunderhund inaugurated by the trac-
/ tion bandits. The brokers have moth
I ing to lose in the swindle inasmuch as
they do not own the stock but have
merely secured possession Of it for
trading purposes and receive their
commissions. At the same time the
! brokers are themselves under the
thumb Of the Morgan interests which
now control the B. NJ. T.
Plumber Not Service.
The second fact disclosed, that the
directors Of the I. r. T. do not own
any of the stock, convicts them as
already stated in the DAILY WORK
Err, Of being a mere Plunderbund
whose interests are directly opposed
to efficient service.
They make their rake off and get
their graft through enormous salaries
and through the sale Of coal, insur-
ance, building supplies steel and
other materials to themselves at enor-
mously inflated prices
They are limited in this graft only
( by the necessity Of paying interest on
the bonds of the company a matter
not difficult when it is remembered
that the city pays a yearly deficit Of
over s11,000O 900 towards the upkeep
Of the subways
The facts at the basis of the Plum
| derbund are explained in another col
umn Of The DAILY WORKER
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
i. S. Investments
Lead to War, Says
Speaker at Geneva

GENEVA, May 24.-Declaring
that American investments newt
ably lead to military Intervention.
Delegate Variaez, Of Colombia,
asserted frankly in a speech be-
fore the World Economic Confer
ence here that South America
would welcome European invest
ments to those Of the U. S.
Variaez explained that Amemr
can capitalists have now more than
S100,00O.000 invested in Colombian
securities, but that intervention
by the L. S. in the internal affairs
in Latin America have inspired us
with apprehensions."
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
EIectrieians Join in strike.

NEWARK, ". j., May 24.-The
strike of the local electricians has
been progressing favorable to the
strikers. At the Essex Trade Council
Friday evening the delegate from
the Electricians Union Local 50, re-
ported that practically all the indie
pendent contractors have signed up
union contracts and conceded to
higher union workers The majority
of the men are at work and in due
time all the contractors will be COM
PEELED to sign up with the union, The
attempt on the part Of the local con-
tractors associated to introduce the
open shop has resulted in a total
failure.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
BARRIERS Demanding
S35 Minimum, New
Newark Agreement

NEWARK, N. j., May "a. Master
Barbers' ASSN. Of Newark met yes
terday to take up the demands of the
BARRIERS Union. The agreement be-
tween the iourneymen and bosses ex-
pires May 81 The workers are de-
manding a flat rate Of $50 weekly
and fifty cents on evesy dollar above
S45 that they take in The men are
seeking a working day from Q A. NJ.
to 7 P. NJ, Saturdays from 6 A. M,
to p. M. If these demands are not
conceded by the bosses, the union has
made preparations to call strike and
fight for their demands.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Paper Box Makers
Hold Union Meeting

The first meeting Of paper box
workers since the strike was held
Thursday night, in Manhattan Ly-
eeum. The attendance was encour-
aging, over two hundred being pre-
sent
Norman Thomas, Secretary Of the
League for Industrial Democracy, and
j. p. Burke, general president and
secretary Of international Brotheg-
hood Of Pulp, SuIphite, and Paper
Min Workers Of the United states
and Canada were the speak MS.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
High School Teachers
Ask Maximum of $500

WORCESTER, Mass, May a.
Teachers here are demanding that
long deferred increases be granted
Immediately by the school board.
High school teachers ask the maxi
mum be raised from S3,250 to S3 coo
for men and s2,625 to $4,000 for
women and that elementary teachers
be raised from a maximum Of 81 800
10 $3.50.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Hebrew Singers Organize.

NEWARK, N. j, May 24.-Some-
thing new in the line Of unionism has
arrived in this city The Hebrew
choir singers who perform at all
Jewish holidays have banded them
selves together into a local union of
Hebrew Choir Singers Local 1859
Of the A. f. Of l.. Their headquarters
at the Talmud Torah Building Ga
Montgomery Street.
The daily worker., 1927-05-25
Sacco-vanzetti Meeting i.

NEWARK, N. J.. May 24-On Fri
day evening at Kreugers Auditorium
on Belmont Avenue near Springfield
Avenue. there will he nine mass
meetings in behalf of Sacco and Van
zetti. Harry Wendrich. president of
the Essex Trades Council win preside.
All workers Of the city are urged to
attend and raise their voices for the
liberation of these two class war
prisoners.