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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08
CURRENT EVENTS
By t. ]. o'FLAHERTY

TINE dreams of early socialists
i have been realized in the United
States, declares the Daily News, New
York tabloid sheet in commenting on
the absence of general indignation
over the discovery that Henry Ford
refused three billion dollar offer
to sell out. Had such a sensational
news story broke twenty years ago,
says the News, Jack London and Up
ton Sinclair would fly to their type
writer's and click out their wrath to
the multitudes. Today the news is ac-
cepted without a yelp. Evidently the
News editorial writer does not read
The DAILY WORKER.
y
Workingmen own stocks in the
companies that employ them, the en-
ployers build recreation quarters, pay
bonuses and old age pensions ana
talk over wage disputes rather than
quarrel over them. This is the bunk
,ll1m~ u II sesNss serves to IT'S nun
dYeds ~ thousands Of readers. This
is the Socialism that is sponsored to-
day by the socialists of the socialist
party, but it has no more in common
with MARKHAM socialism or Commun-
ism than hmburger cheese has with
altar of roses.
Had this editorial writer read his
own paper he would find story on
the starvation wages paid to en-
ployes of the marlborough Rapid
Transit company, who are alleged to
be on the verge of revolt. Evidently
a man with a family trying to live
on from $12 to $40 week cannot be
expected to chortle over the fact that
Henry Ford is worth billions of dol
lars. There is little danger that the
News exaggerated the story in the in
terests of Frank Hedley's slaves. But
we are informed that of the eight men
interviewed by the News none of
them averaged more than $40 week
and several produced time books
showing earnings Of barely So to $18
a week.
A bitter fractional fight in the
"A church of England is feared
when the archbishop of Canterbury
presents the revised book of common
prayer to a convocation at the church
huse, Westminster. 1t took the
diRines twenty years to make the re-
vision. 1t is rumoured that the holy
men discussed whether the word
"obey" should be deieted from the
marriage ceremony for one year. a
council of catholic bishops once spent
a session discussing how many angels
could dance on the point of pin. 1t
seems we are progressing.
THE Chinese seem to have had
4 about as much of the mission
aries as they can stomach. While
some of those evangelists revolted at
the conditions under which the Chin
ese masses were suffering at the
hands Of native militarists and for
eign imperialists, most of them re-
manned loyal to their payrolls, which
were furnished by the financial mas
ters Of the capitalist countries. The
Chinese have new decided to place
these capitalist agents on the revolu-
tionary shovel and dump them into
tho holds of outward bound ships.
Professor J. C. Beatty of the Uni.
versity of Virginia who is travelling
In the Far East tells of missionary
who was departing for America. His
Chinese friends gave him a farewell
banquet and the admonition "Don't
come back. We can get on better
Continued on page ~
Roll in the Subs For The DAILY
WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08

Double Capital.
Three financial institutions show
Profits Of more then 1000 invested
capital. These are the Kings County
Trust Co. with $135.60 profit on each
500 invested; the U. S. Trust Co
With $3.50 on each 500 and the First
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08

TERRIFIC PROFITS FOR BIGGEST BANK OF U. s.;
ROCKEFELLER BANK GETS BIGGEST LUMP sum
By LELAND oLDs Federated press)

The exorbtant price the country for
social credit private hands revealed
ton of New York profits in 1925 According this
companies of
died in 1926 This
plus SURPLUS profits
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08
Seven Cars Leave Rails.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7.--More than 100
passengers on fast Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy passenger train from
st. Paul were shaken up when seven
cars left the rails at Downer's Grove,
81 miles west of here today. No one
was seriously hurt as all of the cars
remained upright.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08
LISBON SEIZED
BY PORTUGUESE
REvOLUTIONISTS
Most of Army and Civil
Population Rebels

LONDON, Feb. THE Portuguese
revolt has spread from Oporto to
Lisbon, the capital, according to adj
vices received here this evening.
The outbreak of open rebellion in
the capital was reported to have met
with the greatest success. The re-
volutionary forces, together with the
marine guard, the republican police,
and infantry, rapidly occupied several
strategic positions.
Their triumph is considered as a
foregone conclusion, according to the
report received here, and the whole
civil population has joined in the re-
volutionary movement with the great
est enthusiasm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08
American Army FIiers
Serving in Nicaragua
With the Diaz Forces

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The
state department today discIaimed any
Official knowledge of American
aviators fighting with the Diaz con-
servatives in Nicaragua, although
press dispatches telling of the battle
of Chinande9a carried the names of
Americans who have joined the Diaz
forces against the liberals.
The Diaz government is supported
and Secognized by the United States
government.
Press dispatches named Maj. Lee
Mason, Maj. William Brooks, and
Maj. f. J. Clay as being identified
with the conservatives.
Kellogg Was Informed.
Newspaper correspondents in the
capital believe that Kellogg had adj
vance information that those aviators
were taking service with the reac-
tionary Diaz and there is not the
slightest probability that the govern
ment will take steps to recall them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08
Rail Strike Continues.

LISBON, Portugal, Feb. THE
railway strike still paralyzes the
country, and makes news that does
escape the government censorship
Continued on Page p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-08

The Daily Worker Fights:
For the Organization of the On.
organized.
For q Labor Party.
For the 40-Hour Week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24

Of the speeches on the Ann Arbor
program and talks by prominent
Michigan alumni in Gotham. Fay l..
Faurot. vice president of the COM
pany, operating station WBAC, grad
uated from the Michigan College Of
Engineering in 1908.
The Ann Arbor program will in
clude as speakers President Emeritus
Harry b. Hutchins. President Clar-
ence Cook Little; Elmer }. Getaway,
president Of the alumni association;
Junius +. Beal, Of Ann Arbor. a re-
gent; Dean Mortimer f. Cooley,
Myra b. Jordan, former dean of
women of the university and Prof.
Ralph w. Aigler, chairman Of the
board in control Of athletics. The
university glee club and band will
give number of selections.
In addition to number Of clubs in
Michigan which will observe the &C.
.asion with formal celebrations 9
number in other states have an.
nounced they will participate. These
include Akron, Ohio; Boston. Mass;
Des Moines. Iowa; Dayton, Ohio; st
Paul, Mimi: San Francisco. Louis.
vile, Atlanta, New York City ant
Pasadena.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Traffic Police in
Manila Are Polite

Manila, March 24.--tAP)--Traffic
policemen here do not razz offend
ing motorists.
They are instructed by Chief of
Police John Green. an American,
that it is their duty to keep traffic
moving but that berating offending
autoists is not one of their func-
tons. Consequently minor offenders
are halted and given a "short. kindly
talk" More serious offenders say
Good morning" to a Judge.
Traffic moves more by precedent
than by regulations, hut it is only
the new arrival. usually an American,
who becomes impatient. Precedent
is based on custom and. in turn. GUS
tom is largely based on the laws Of
nature.
First comes the caraboa, sort of a
cross between and bull and a buff
fa.o. The animal has been in the
Islands rs long as the inhabitants
themselves. Newly arrived Ameri-
cans consider the caraboa the slow
est form OF visible locomotion. He
draws his cart at the rate of about
a mile an hour but the creature is
too large IN be dislodged from his
position in the traffic line.
Next come the caramatas and cara
tellas, the former a two wheeled
horse drawn carriage going back to
the old Spanish days The latter is
Il pony drawn conveyance. There
are hundreds of both types of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
1927 Prospective
Acreage Report Is
But Little Changed

North Dakota wheat acreage will
show very little change from that Of
last season. Potatoes and corn acre
ages will be considerably increased If
North Dakota farmers carry out their
expressed intentions of March first
according to prospective acreage
report just released by United
States division of crop and livestock
through the office of Paul
c. Newman, statistician.
These intentions may or may not
be realized depending upon spring
weather conditions, available credit
for seed and other factors. This re-
port may influence the March first
intentions. A later report will give
acreages Of crops actually seeded fol-
lowing completion of planting opera
lions throughout the country.
An increase Of 81 per cent is in
dicated in the total acreage Of the
seven principal North Dakota crops
included in the report. the indicated
decrease of $4,000 acres in tame
hay acreage and 254,0O0 acres in flax
acreage being more than balanced
by the increases in other crops. The
report indicates that North Dakota
farmers intentions are to plant corn
to exceed last years harvested acre
age by 20 per cent or 100000 acres
Intentions to plant wheat show ar
increase Of one per cent or $4,000
acrcs. Durum wheat intentions tt
plant exceed last years harvested
acreage by 10 per cent or $3.50 ,OO(
acres. Other spring wheat intention.
are % per cent OF last years acre
age indicating u decrease of 100000
acres. Barley acreage will probabl.
be increased l5t per cent or 221 900
acres. The 1926 oats acreage il
North Dakota will probably be in
creased to 2,226,00O acres, ten pc
/ cent increase. Potatoes intentions
to plant may be as high as 20 pc
cent increase which indicates an in
crease Of 10000 acres.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Superstition Rules
in Naming Racers

Louisville. KY, March 24.--(AP)--
whats in name? That which we
call rose by any other name would
smell as sweet" may be all right
In some cases, but where it comes to
naming horses turfmen disregard
Shakespeare and hold "a good name
is better than precious oitment."
Call a spade Il spade, If you will.
they say, but leave the naming Of
horses to those who know what they
are doing. 1t may be peculiar
superstition Of the track. but the
fact remains. "
Some Is years ago, one owner, ).
c. Calm, had the good luck to get
hold of horse that developed into
winner for small stable. The
horse was called Bitter Sir.
In the years following, Calm tried
similar names to obtain similar re-
suits and consequently there was a
narade of horses with names be-
ginning with Bitter" Some were
good and some were better.
But the nags won races!
Probably one Of the most unfOr-
tunate names to be used on the
tracks is that OF lady" turfmen
say. Lady" horses just seem natur.
ally unlucky.
An unusually good name il
"Pride." pride Of Lismorc" is the
progenitor of many of the present
"Prides." He earned his keep anC
more on every track that felt his
hOofbeats.
ocean" is another good name
Duke" is not. Beginning will
Lucky Baldwin's Duke Of Nor
folk" classed by many as the wors
get of all the Emperor of Nor
folk" blood. down through turf his
tory the Duke" horses seldom have
been winners.
The World War produced a drOv'
of "War" horses, but "Man o War
is the only one to outgame what j
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
1899 Students Are
Registered at State
University in Year

Grand Forks, March l9-.Exactly
1899 students, exclusive Of duplica-
tions, registered ut the University Of
North Dakota, between March !, 1926,
and March 1. 1927. according to fig
ures compiled by Ernest G. Miller.
registrar.
The registration total includes the
Undergraduate school and college. the
graduate schools, the summer ses-
Sion, the university high school and
extension students. Totals under
each department are as follows:
Graduate department, "a; college
of liberal arts, $50; school of COM
merce, 1877; school Of education, 377;
college of engineering, 1893; school
of law, &c; school of medicine. 46;
university high school, So; summe,
session, $50; extension division. S14
Duplicates in the foregoing mum.
bered 100. Students from 81 states
and from Canada, Hawaii and India
enrolled.
Distribution according to counties
for state students was as follows:
50 From Burleigh
Adams, Z; Barnes, "a; Benson, 81
Billings, i: Bottineau, 80; Bowman
10; Burke, 10: Burleigh, 50; Cass
Sc: Cavalier, So; Dickey, IL; Divide
IA: Dunn, s: Eddy, 9; Emmons, l2
Foster, "a: Golden Valley, 6; Crane
Forks city, 587; Grand Forks county
IS; Grant, 8; Griggs, &c: Hettinser
lG.
Kidder, II; LaMoure, IL; Logan
10: McHenry. 30: Mcintosh, Z: Nc
Kenzie, 8; Mclean, 30; Mercer, 5
Morton. &c: Mountrail. Is; Nelson
&c; Oliver. 2: Pembina, 81; Pierce
10; Ramsey, "a; Ransom, %; Rem
willie. %.
Richland. 80; Rolette, IA; Sargent
15; Sheridan, IA; Sioux, 3; Slope, 2
Stark. 10; Steele. %; Stutsuan, %
Towner. 30; Trail, 81; Walsh, e
Ward, 81: Wells, Ii; Williams, 3s.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
MISTAKEN IDENTITY

MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Friend: just saw young man
trying to kiss your daughter.
Modern Mother: Did he succeed
"NO."
"Then it wasn't my daughter"
Answers. London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Theatre Does Not
Want an Angel

Kansas City, March 24.--(APO--A
producing company that
doesn't want an "angel' has been
found.
The company is the Kansas City
Little Theatre, a community organ
ization.
At recent meeting Of officials Of
the organization the matter Of seek
ing an 'angel" to provide large
sum of money to carry on the little
theatre movement was discussed and
voted down because those interested
feared that prosperity which came
any other way than as reward for
art would cause the theatre to lose
persons who now act in the produc
tions for the mere love of acting.
The consensus was that the little
theatre movement must stay poor
while it develops and that art does
not appear to flourish on prosperity
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Seed Plots Urged
For Small Grains

Each farmer who expects to grow
seed for sale as seed should take
steps this spring to sell such seeds
under the Cerification act, Senate
bill ia passed by the last legisla-
ture, according to H. l.. Bolley Of
the North Dakota Agricultural col
iege. state seed commissioner.
''The first and most important Of
these steps is to start with rs pure
a variety of the kind Of grain to be
grown as is possible to procure" Mr..
Rolley says. "Sow this selected seed
on a clean area Of land where no
grain Of the same kind. but of diff
ferent variety. can volunteer. This
field should be looked upon as the
seed plot. Field crop inspectors will
be sent to all those who apply for
the same before July L. The field
crop inspectors will aid the growers
in roguing or purifying such seed
plots.
"Start right this year. Plant
seed plot for wheat or other grain.
DO il now. There is no possibility
Of crop improvement, until our farm
ers each year grow seed plot to
produce their own improved seed"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Mystery Towers Were
to Protect Channel

London, March 24.-(AP)-The
mystery of two huge towers, built
on the south coast Of England dur
ing the war and never used, has
been cleared up.
The towers, 30 feet high and
built at a cost of approximately
$1,000 900 each, were to be the
fcrcrunners Of many similar ones
for the defense Of the English
channel.
They were to be lowed out to sea
and strung together across the
Straits Of. Dover. linked togethe,
at distance Of a few hundred
yards with nets and. heavily fOrti-
fled with guns. In the top of each
a powerful searchlight was to be
placed.
The Armistice, however, made II
unnecessary to continue tbs
scheme and the towers were
anchored of Shoreham for some
years. Or4 has been broken vi
and the other is used as light
ship off Spithead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Ann ArbOr Program
Will Be Broadcast

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 24.-LP,
of Michigan alumni in
the east, middle west and west will
be able to join in the ninetieth an
niversary program of the school the
night Of March 1S through the co.
operation Of radio stations in the
three sections of the country.
Middle west alumni can listen in
on the main program broadcast>from
Ann Arb6r by station WWJ ofNDc-
troit from z to- 3. eastern stand ard
time, while those on the Pacific coast
can get the same program through
station KFWO at Pasadena, Calf
which will pick it up and rebroad-
cast.
/. Eastern coast listeners can hear a
special Michigan program through
station. WABC Of New York City
from IL midnight to a. M. eastern
standard time. The WBAC program
will consist of the reading of some
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
SERVICE, HIGHWAY SAFETY
AND CAR OWNER PROTECTION WILL BE
DISCUSSED AT COMING CONVENTION

Washington, D. c., March "a
With every indication that 1927
will prove the biggest year in the
history Of motor touring, the
American Automobile association
has called mammoth motor con-
gress to convene in Washington
March % to % to consider some
Of the major problems confront
ing motordom, particularly as re-
CARDS the work of automobile clubs
to solve these.
The call for the conference has
gone out to the S62 A. A. A. motor
clubs throughout the United States
and acceptances en- hand presage
the biggest gathering of automo-
bile club secretaries and motoring
leaders since the first uncertain
course. Probably 400 delegates
will attend the congress, the ses-
sions of which will be held at the
Willard hotel here.
1.-THE conference will take up
primarily those practical motoring
questions in which the mass of the
car owners are interested and in
which interest will increase as the
touring session advances" Thos'
P. Henry, president of the A. A.
A., declared. 1T will probably be
the largest purely motoring gath
ering in the history of the coun-
try" He continued:
"This year A. A. A. clubs will
probably route as many as ter
million individual motorists. TIL:
business of routing them has beer
enormously simplified through thu
extension and development in tn.
past twelve months of our nation
wide, standardized services, includ
ing complete mapping and roa;
service, legal service and othel
features of our program that have
witnessed equal extension
Problems to BE Discussed
President Henry pointed out tina
the conference will afford an op
pcrtunity for discussion and con
sideration Of many questions tina
are now to the fore and on tn
solution of which motoring prog
ress in America, to large extent
depends. Among these he cited:
First, the progress that moto
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
MINNESOTA MAN MADE 100 BUFFALOE
BITE DUST IN OLD PIONEER DAYS

others, appealed from the Cass coun-
ty district court by the plaintiff.
Sletten and Mcdonald lived in diff
ferent counties and the suit making
them joint defendants was filed in
the county in which Sletten lived. He
failed to file an answer and Nc
Donald sought to have trial of the
case transferred to his home county.
The decision reversed the Cnss coun-
ty district court which granted the
application for the change of venue.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
Court Hands Down
Several Decisions

Upholding the decision Of the Mer-
Ger county district court, the supreme
court has declined to Interfere in
the case of Daniel Mueller vs.. the
Occident Elevator company. The
high court held that an application to
vacate q default judgment is ad-
dressed to the sound judicial dis
erection Of the trial court and that
the supreme court will not interfere
with the trial courts ruling unless
it is shown that the trial court
abused its discretion.
In the case Of f. B. Stein VS.. Caven
and Strong, partnership, appealed
from Barnes county BY the defend
ants, the court held that township
justice of the peace has authority
only in his township and may not
hold court elsewhere. In the case
at bar an agreement Was made be-
tween the parties to try = case before
village not located in his township.
When the case came on for hearing
the defendant. objected to the juris-
diction Of the court.
Finding Reversed
The Barnes county district court
held that the justice Of the peace had
jurfsdiction but the supreme court
reversed the finding.
In the case of the State Bank Of
Cooperstown w. Andrew Jackson
Newell and his wife. the court held
that cancellation OF = debt . suf-
ficient consideration for 2 deed to
real property and its delivery free
n the case 1t bar Newell executed
= AnAA anA mAvn IL IN HID wife In
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24

regarded as a hoodOO name to the
extent of becoming recognized in the
truly great class. True, many OF the
"war" brood show promise. track
followers say. and their records are
being watched with added interest
nv fbe St,uerSt itiouS
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24

clubs have made in the develop
ment Ct safety program through
out the United States and more
particularly the action taken to
assure more universal acceptance
of the Uniform Motor Vehicle Code
developed by the Hoover confer
ence on street and highway safe
ty, in the adoption of which A. A.
A. motor clubs played leading
role.
Second, the steps that motor
club executives are to take to make
effective, as regards motorists.
the recent decision Of the supreme
court Of the United States con-
dep,ning the practice whereby
many officials of the lower courts
in many sections Of the country
make personal profit out OF the
fines they impose.
Third. timely review OF the at
titude of the country at large -
ward compulsory automobile IN
suranca in its radical form in the
light of the action taken in the
current sessions Of the state legis-
latures. also the alternative pro-
posals that motor clubs are spon-
soring.
Repeal Of Excise Tax
Fourth, plans whereby motor
clubs in their individual territory
will seek to pledge their represen-
tatives in congress to the policy
of repeating the three per cent war
excise tax that still remains as
toll on the car owners Of the coun-
try. s
Fifth, ways and means to COM
bat and render more difficult the
operations Of hundreds Of "Gyp
clubs and "fly-by-night" organiza
tons that are levying a toll OF
millions Of dollars in the course
Ct year, and particularly during
the touring season, on the car own
ers.
Sixth, means to secure greater
solidarity in motordom through ar
intensive campaign for building W
otor> club membership an'
through greater cooperation be
tween motor clubs, AUTOMOBILE,
manufacturers, dealers and civic
bodies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
PAGE SEVEN

vehicles. Next to them, trucks have
the right Of way, q right based up
on sheer might.
Rut the natives are not impatient
and the nattily dressed traffic Of
ficers keep things moving with sci
dom a traffic jam.