davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

tions in which YOU are interested.
Carelessness in this regard causes the
small investor to lose large sums in
the aggregate each year through fail
ure to exercise valuable rights, neglect
to present interest coupons and re-
deemed bonds promptly for payment.
failure TO make valuable exchanges
and other routine decisions which
come up in your role as a security
holder.
Makes Plain Position.
When in doubt, you should write di'
rectly to An official Of the corporation
of which you are a security holder for
guidance. The American Telephone
& Telegraph Co, recognizing that
many of it's 400 900 shareholders are
financial amateurs. has taken leader
ship in making plain 10 the layman
all of its significant operations.
The first warning of a change in
situation sometimes comes in the mar
ket price 1t is we'll, however, to at
tempt to determine whether a decline
results from changing market condi-
tions or from some special weakness
in the particular corporation. To do
this involves individual judgment,
which, of course, is not universally
good. In the absence of other sources
it is frequently wise to write directly
to the president Of the corporation for
information; an increasing number of
corporation presidents are recogniz-
ing that they are and should be the
servants of their stockholders-larg
and small.
Keep in touch with developments;
don't fall asleep with your invest
ments. The attention you must give
to investments, Of course. varies in
inverse ratio to their investment
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Priv

special Dispatch 10 The star.
NEW YORK, January 20.-Opera-
tlons for the rise continue to be put
forward in the Curb Market dealings
from day to day, but it is a matter of
considerable doubt whether they are
meeting with the success anticipated
Today the oil shares did not respond
In the manner they had early in the
week to concerted efforts to bring
about higher prices This might have
been accounted for on the ground that
the Improvement had gone far enough
to warrant the taking down of profits
where these had accrued.
All sorts of fancy prices are pre-
dlcted for such favorites as Humble
Oil, Standard of Indiana and Prairie
OH and Gas Attention has been di-
rected to the manner in which earn
ingS held up during the latter half of
1925, when crude oil production was
establishing new peak records from
week to week and what lies in store
for these companies in strong finan-
cial position now that the statistical
position of the industry has undergone
a radical change for the better.
Offering Of Standard Of Indiana
today might have been accounted for
Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
COTTON DECLINES
ON GINNING REPORT
Low Liverpool Cables Also
Bearish Factor in To-
days Dealings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 2o.-The
cotton market was easier early today
under selling which appeared to be
promoted by larger private ginning
figures than expected.
The opening was steady at decline
of 2 to 8 points and the market soon
sold about 9 to II points net lower
March declining to 1892 and July to
1872. The decline to about the 1917
cent level for May seemed to reach
some trade buying orders which
steadied the market slightly. but
prices were within , or 8 points of
the lowest at the end Of the first hour.
1t was reported a Memphis author
ity estimated the ginnings to January
16 at 1859 900 bales, indicating an
out turn of about 995 900 bales ginned
after December 3.
Liverpool cables reported hedge sell
ing, but said there was good trade
calling and continued good business in
cotton goods.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, January 20 F1-
Low Liverpool cables and large pri-
vate estimates If ginnings to January
Is accounted for losses of to D
points in first trades Of the cotton
market here today. A downward
trend continued after the start until
March traded at 1927, May. 13.45 and
July 1851, or II to 19 points below
Yesterdays close. Private ginnings
estimates to January Is were l6,539,-
900 bales. or nearly million bales for
the past period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

Presiding INTEREST and coinrii eslon.
Joseph l. Weller ne nv w. sss 4 4 z Tr 4,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

OF the % women who We're candi-
da ties for Congress in the recent cleo
tions. Is were unsuccessful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Are You a SuckerP

Too many people put their money
In day dreams and wake up broke.
Never put your name on the dotted
line until you have inquired of some
one in your bank what he knows
about some stock issue that Is Of
fered to you privately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Washington. Stock Exchange
SALES

SALES.
Capital Trssc CT Colo at lo8 a 10 al
Washington Gas Idght-14 at 20. 10 at
washineton Rwy & Elec COMIC at
1874 Is at 1874 10 at 1856.
District National Bank-lO at %34, 10 at
Rigs National Bank AT 465.
Continental Trust Coo at lO5.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s 1885 Series B-S1oo
at 1881 So 600 at 1898. 500 at 1o3 u
Liberty National Bank-l0 at eos.
Potomac Electric Power pfd.--ls at
los - at los n
CAPITAL Traction 5s-Sc 600 at 1908.
District National Rank---l0 at ga ".
Washington Gas 6s 1895 Ser. B--S2 600
at 1913 -.
Money-Can loans 5 and @ per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
BONDS AND STOCKS

lQuoted in dollars per million marks
Ger Gov ivy In 5s '14-Is o225 90 o2Th 90
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Benefit Racket

workers; that mutual benefit associa-
tions are helpful in conveying ideas
to workers which "would be very hard
to put over in any other way" Most
companies reporting are non-union.
Although most mutual benefit as
sociations have nothing to do with
collective bargaining, one Of two ex-
ceptions may be found. The En-
ployes' Mutual Benefit Association of
the West Kentucky Coal Co. may be
regarded as company union, for it
holds an Exclusive labor contract
with the company" This non-union
coal concerns association is described
in a company handbook as can indie
pendent cooperative fraternity" Of
fering opportunities that no other
organization offers" and striving "at
all times to promote contentment."
A few mutual benefit associations
have been organized to cover work
ers employed by more than one con-
Germ, and specifically for union
breaking. An example is the Ameri-
can Plan Plumbers and Steamfitters'
Mutual Benefit Association of San
Francisco, organized recently under
inspiration of the San Francisco In
dustrial Association, premier west
coast open shop association.
Join Or Out You Go.
Although membership in practi-
cally all mutual benefit associations
is voluntary, the methods of APP
preaching the new employe are SO
well polished, that a refusal is almost
unknown. Once a practical "closed
shop" is obtained the dues are often
deducted by means of checking sys-
tenn.
With such automatic arrangements
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Rents and HOusing-A Permanent Problem
Under Capitalism.

Periodically the capitalist press refers he rent crisis in
New York city.
becomes bad only occasionally 100 cent The hou
ing situation for the New York working class year IN and
year out only when certain sections of the middle class
begin feel the pinch that the press pays any great amount
attention to it.
during the period when the warboom increased the city
popuaton with great speed shot ward But far
any broad efficient application of this legislation IN tse
hopeess inadequate concerned no one can say utu w
the pressure high and the of miserable living con-
dons been lifted from considerable section OF the
working class.
The housing schemes which being concident with
the reguatve legislation themselves served the of the
real sharks very well by boosting land prices and con-
sequently rents
The struggle in Albany which decide whether the
uatve legislation be allowed to expire conflict
arising conditions peculiar New York Actually housing
conditions New York better and no worse than in other
congested centes thru the working class districts OF
Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh etc. will convince any
that the question OF decent housing Tor workers ana e
families is a national one.
Under capitalism huge sections the working
live and degrading surroundings Those who
do the most necessary modern civilized society live under
But we need not wait for the abolition of capitalism begin
TO remedy evil Here popular issue around which power
full be gathered is however, that there
program and that its demand be apporoned among
the various subdivisions OF state ana
national.
It ia mptomac of the anarchy of modern capitalist society
billions dollars spent hardsuraced roads while
great sections of working class live in crowded tenements which
are worse than the hovel of backward peasant.
The housing situation be handled efficiently only there
built up purposefu weorganzed movement whose
gram demands the legislators will be afraid to neglect
united front movement which will spread terror IN the
landlords real estate spectators and the horde of
which prey the need for shelter of the Masses
In the the demand for decent housing and minimum
rents should be point order of business of all trade
unions working aerna societies. cooperatves etc But
become effective only when these organza
ton form the foundation of powerful labor party.
Only by methods the rulers of Americaand of
York-be forced to take seriously the demand of the work
be relieved of rents which down its standard
living housing conditions which spread disease and degen
Grafton in its ranks
1t is to be that in the Soviet Union workers pay only
80 per of their for rent and that the Soviet
and the city and provincial direct
charge of all problems of housing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

for members and administration ex-
penses paid by the company, the
spirit and interest of the workers
must be maintained through various
outings, banquets, field days, excur-
sions, dances and other measures for
building esprit de corps and the "bif
family spirit"
Some corporations using the mu-
tual benefit association device are the
American Book Co., the American
Sugar Refining Co., American Tele-
phone and Telegraph, Borden's Farm
Products Co., General Chemical Co.,
Merganthaler Linotype Co., Auto
strop Safety Razor Co., Morse Dry
& Suit Co., Edison Co., N. Y. Rail-
ways Co., Susquehanna Silk Mills, U.
S. Rubber Co., and U. S. Steel Corp.
A few of the corporations using a
mutual benefit association, in addi-
ton to a company union, are Wheel
ing Steel Corp; Westinghouse Elec-
trio & Manufacturing Co., Washburn-
Crosby Co., Standard Oil of Indiana,
Swift G. Co., Pullman Co. (The por-
ters' union has found a benefit asso-
citation and employee representation
plan equally enslaving); Proctor &
Gamble; Phila. Rapid Transit INIT
ten); International Harvester Co.,
Hooker Electro-Chemical Co., Good
year Tire and Rubber Co., Hamston
Watch Co., General Electric Co., Du-
Pont de Nemours & Co., Davis Coal
e. Coke, Colorado Fuel and Iron,
Bethlehem Steel.
The mutual benefit association of
Pennsylvania r. r. employees, with a
membership of 1900, not only writes
insurance for workers, but encour-
ages them to purchase stock in the
i. II. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

New York section, appeals to the
whole world, on behalf of its mem
bers to prevent the crimes and the
cold blooded murder against many
people by the insane fascist gangs of
Lithuania. We must stop the hang
men by joining in the protest Of mil
lions of workers the world over Trade
unionists are urged to raise the ques-
ton in their locals. Resolutions Of
protest must be sent to the Lithuanian
ambassador at Washington.
Come TO Bazaar.
The persecution carries in its wake
untold misery for the dependents Of
arrested workers. To help minimize
that misery there will be a special
Lithuanian booth at the I. L. d. Ba-
zaar in Star Casino, 10th street and
Park avenue on March 10 to 10. The
proceeds Of this booth will be imme-
diately sent to Lithuania for the ale
Walton Of the starvation and misery.
Down with Lithuanian White Ter
rorl Help in the fight by attending
the Bazaar. IN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

get a job. But theh there is her
brother, Tom. He works in a union
place and makes out pretty good. If
it weren't for him they'd all go out
begging.
Tom, the Celibate.
Nom is pretty worried about Tom.
She says he ought TO get married;
he has passed %. Tom won't listen;
the support Of the family comes first
TO him.
Tom had liked a girl once and they
broke off because she had wanted a
diamond engagement ring Tom said
all he could give her was his love
and companionship. She left the ciiy
and married another guy, who bouglr
her swell ring on installment, and
now she is hack at the shop payiog
it off.
All her friends are sort Of classy
and dance we'll, but not 80 with Tom
He is pretty queer, reads most Of the
time, dry books about unions. jus.
the same she likes him. He is so
nice to her, let's her do as she wants
to, but always tries to talk union to
her. What should she worry about;
she amt so bad looking, and she'll
get married soon. Just then she
snapped the gum between her teeth
as if'to say, but maybe not !"
Married Workers.
Only the other day she had taken
special notice Of most Of her friends
who were married and now back to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
By ROBERT w. DUNN
(Eaderafad Pressl

Nearly a thousand corporations in
the United States have experimental
with mutual benefit associations
which the Metropolitan Life Insu-
rance Co. describes az one of the
Fifteen roads to good viii in indus
trial relations" The other fifteen
include house organs, lunch rooms,
pensions, group insurance.
A mutual benefit association is de-
fined by the National Industrial Con-
ference Board as IAN organization of
employees within an industrial estab-
lishment, formed for the purpose of
providing protection for its members
in case of sickness, accident, or
death" Functions similar to those
performed by Workmen's Circles
among Jewish workers are said to be
within the province of mutual bene-
fit association, only the benefits are
confined to the workers in a single
industrial establishment.
The mutual benefit association
must not be confused with the COM
pany union, as it has nothing to do
with shop grievances, employee rep
resentation or industrial demo-
cracy." 1t is a welfare device, en-
couraged by American employers in
cidentally, to obtain company loyal
ty, increase production, reduce abb
senteeism and labor turnover.
Takes Place of Union.
Employers, writing to the National
Industrial Conference Board, report
that the mutual benefit association
"has taken the place with the men
of the union;" that it is a "real aid
in managing and controlling" the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

T TITLE did Nancy realize that
Ltightening the machine belt wculo
not bring her wage up, hit make it
more difficult to finish the day peace
fully. Tightening belts on power
Inachines makes the thread break
more readily, AMI machines must net
be exploited if they are to exist. They
are not human beings They so
SO far and no further.
"Sam, bring me the oil can" Sam,
tighten the lower belt"-"Sam this
and Sam that" Nancy was "holler-
ing" the whole day, furiously, to the
'"all around" boy in the shop. She
worked like fitting devil the whole
day and could not go over the $2.25
point.
This week she had wanted to get
new shoes. All the girls are wearing
the latest Black Bottom shoes. Had
she better not think about such
things, she said to herself. Pretty
lucky for her to have home to live
in on the wages she is making. My
God! What would she do if she had
to live out? No, no, not like Margie,
who sleeps with men for fifty cents
a night.
True, Nancy's home amt so nice,
her old man has been out Of work
for six months now, he got sick on
the last job trying TO lift a very
heavy shipment Of wire cloth and
ruptured himself, and now he can't
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
PIECE WORK

the shop again. They had begun to
talk the same kind of stuff as her
brother Tom. They said there was
a meetin' tonight and an organizer
is coming. A lot of girls now are
complaining about piece-work. They
say that in union shops they don't
work piece-work.
Nancy couldn't see how they were
going to get a union. She thought
unions were only for men. But, gee,
couldn't they at least work week
work. 1t amt no cinch to grind away
like this day after day, and being
afraid to go to the toilet or look at
the clock for fear they'd lose time
and even then they amt making a
hell Of lot. She is only seventeen
herself and has been stitching away
for three years. How much longer
can she go on at this rate /? She might
have to work like Flo after mar
rage
Ready to Strike.
Going home that night she talked
things over with the other girls.
They were ready In fact they
thought they'd have trouble with
Nancy All night she hardly slept.
She lay as if in cold sweat, awals-
ened every now and then by her own
voice. Piece-work.
Four hundred girls picketed the
following morning, carrying signs:
eve Demand a Union and Living
Wage" down with Piece-work."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

bless the holy churches of Lithuania.
Cruel Numbering.
The murders are organized in the
most cruel manner. It is to annihilate
the best fighters Of the Lithuanian
proletariat.
Thirty human lives appeal to hui
manity and demand help and support
They are threatened by deathl 1t is
our duty to do everything possible in
order to save them from their hang
man.
With shameful cowardice the gov
eminent has ordered the murder of
four Communists within the last few
days. Our appeal to save them has
been too late and could not prevent
the execution of the death sentences.
We must hurry to save those who arc
still alive. Proletarian solidarity APP
peals to the workers Of the world; the
feeling Of simplest humanity appeals
to all honest people to raise their
voices Immediately and loudly in or
Ter to save thirty people whose lives
re threatened.
The international Labor Defense,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Get Another Subscriber for
Your DAILY WORKER.
FASCISM In LTTHUANIA FOUGHT BY LABOR
DEFENSE IN new YORK; THIRTY IN DANGER

Luana continues its bloody prosecutions against the work
marked
persons in
field The fascist celebrates
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Married Workers.

Only the other day she had taken
special notice Of most Of her friends
who were married and now back to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14
ADVERTISEMENT
DRUGS EXCITE
THE KIDNEYS,
DRINK WATER

The American men and women
must guard constantly against kid
ney trouble because we often eat
too much rich food. Our blood is
filled with acids which the kidneys
strive to filter out; they weaken
from overwork, become sluggish,
the eliminative tissues clog and the
result is kidney trouble, bladder
weakness and a general decline in
health.
When your kidneys feel like
Jumps of lead, your back hurts, If
you suffer with sick headache. or
dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach,
or if you have rheumatism when
the weather is bad, begin drinking
lots Of good soft water and get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts. Take a table,
spoonful in glass of water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys may then act fine.
This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for years to help flush and
stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu-
tralize the acids in the system so
they no longer are a source of irri.
tation, thus often relieving bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive; cannot
injure, makes a delightful effer-
Vescent lithia-water drink and be.
longs in every home, because no.
body can make a mistake by hav.
ing a good kidney flushing any
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14
animal TESTS.
AID SCIENCE
BY International News Service

ny INTERNATIONAL News service
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Oct. IA.
Animal experimentation has been
of inestimable value in developing
certain special fields of surgery and
in demonstrating the relationship
between certain diseases and cer-
tain glands, thereby rejecting ma
terially on the welfare Of the hui
man race by providing scientific
knowledge that has saved the lives
or health of numberless thousands.
That was the gist of a public
address made to a large group OF
medical men and interested lay
men at the Mayo clinic lobby by
specialist, seemingly in answer to
constant attacks Of the practice
by anti-vivisectionists.
while medical progress as a
whole has been rapid during the
last half century" he declared. 'ft
has been more rapid in some fields
of the healing art than in others.
In few fields has it been more
rapid, however, than surgery.
while surgery, like most of the
other special fields of medicine,
owes most of its development to a
careful study of the disease as it
occurs in the human being and the
effect Of surgical procedures de-
signed to cure or alleviate the dis
ease, not little of its growth is
due to experimental investigation.
1.-THE former method has been
slow and hesitating and has been
accompanied with many unavoid-
able failures. The latter has, on
the other hand. enabled surgery to
progress more rapidly and in fields
not otherwise offered to advance
ment."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14
KOussevitsky Pays
Tribute to u. S. Jazz

BOSTON, Oct. 14.-American jazz
music with it's shrieks and blare has
helped make this nation second only
to Germany in musical develop
ment.
From the noted conductor of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Serge
Koussevitsky, came this tribute to
the popular music writers. Mr..
Koussevitsky had just returned
from a four months tour OF Europe
In the course OF which he had
studied musical progress at close
range.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14
JObIess Man FOils
Fiancee. Ends Life

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.-Be-
cause he thought nobody cared"
for him, Edwin Ulrich, a roomer,
committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head in the home
of Mrs. Anna Schmittinger, despite
the efforts of his bride-to-be to stop
him.
Marie Sawyer. daughter Of the
landlady and his fiancee, told police
she was passing Ulrich's room after
he had returned from a fruitle-s
search for work, when she saw him
raise a. pistol to his head. She
screamed and ran to stop him but
he held her off with one arm and
fired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14

The LovelOrn, by Beatrice
Fairfax, starts Monday, OctO-
Der IL, in The Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-14

NAME ...... go. ...1.. ..........
ADDRESS .....................rsr 10000.
Apartment ... .~,.. ...... Phone. .........
I promise to subscribe for The Washington
Times and The Big Sunday Herald for
period Of three (3) months for which promise
to pay Is cents weekly to be collected by car
rier.
Please credit. ..-...... ............
Nour. Name)
ADDRESS ................... ....i..
with my subscription.