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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
Total income per year S130,000
Money Disappears.

Money Disappears.
This union has a steady income of
$130,000 per year. These figures are
most conservative considering the
fact that the administration claims
to have membership of 1000 in
stead as it is being figured here, on
ly 5000.
The union has a regular expense
such as rent, salaries of the office
workers, salaries of the officials and
minor expenses, amounting to $780,
600 per year
If we subtract 10000 from $780,
600 there remains $4,000. In other
words $4,000 remains every year,
part of which goes for organization
purposes and the rest for the saw
ings fund.- But what do we see. 1t is
known that during Shiplacoff's ad-
ministration no organization of any
Importance was accomplished. Can
union of that size, even if it were
busy day. and night organizing the
industry, and it is admitted by the
administration that so per cent of the
industry is already organized, spend
$4,000 a year, and yet be called
economical?
When Shiplacoff came to office
there was in the treasury, according
to the accountants report found in
the same journal, S128,000.66. Now
only 100000 is left in the treasury.
In other words not only was the twice
$4,000 spent since Shiplacoff is man
ager, for god knows what but slice
o. $4,000 was cut from the treasury.
On top of that there was a furriers'
and c.oakmakers' tax amounting to
$4,000 Only $4,000 of this sum
already collected was given to the
s.:'ikers.
What was done with the other S40,-
900? On what did Shiplacoff spend
the remaining sum of 100000? Can
h2 explain this to an impartial in
vestigation committee? Think of this
outrage; 100000 was squandered by
Shiplacoff's administration and now
it comes for another quarter of a
million dollars.
But it seems the members of that
union have not lost their heads. Ship
lacoff will learn this time that
union is not gold mine for corrupt
officials.
The members have not said their
last word yet about this unheard of
tax But from the last two meet
ings dealing with this question it is
evident that this time the admins
tration over-estimated its own brutal
force. Nothing short of an investiga-
ton Of the union finances by an i'm
partial committee will satisfy the
membership. If Shiplacoff does not
grant that, woe to his power"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
Good Quality of Grain in Odessa
Foster High School Militarism.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1s, (FP. -
Twenty-Five high schools in which
junior units of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps are maintained by the
war department have been selected as
"honor high schools" for 1927. They
are lauded for their especially high
standards of military training and
soldierly discipline
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19

not be imagined that when we say
that this union has steady yearly
income of $4,000 we talk fiction.
In the unions journal of December,
1925, we find the following report
given by the membership committee:
"Our membership is growing. In
the year 1924 we enrolled CAT new
members in our New York organiza-
ton. The initiation fees of all new
applicants for the year 1924 amount
ed to $13,736. A considerable sum
indeed"
Again. ''The membership commit
tee of the New York organization
was also very active in 1925. For
the last eleven months we enrolled
GIT new members. The initiation
fees in all these cases amounted to
$12,536." Using these figures as a
basis we can safely say that the
Pocketbook Workers Union has an
income from initiation fees alone
amounting to $4,000 per year.
We shall be most conservative
when we say that the membership
of that union is 5000; 1000 mechan-
les and 1000 helpers and unskilled
workers. Mechanics pay forty cents
per week in dues, helpers 35 cents,
unskilled 80 cents. Figuring the dues
income upon a yearly basis, we see
that the union receives yearly $83,200
from mechanics, S18,2O0 from help
ers, $4,000 from unskilled workers.
Now if we add together all the dues
income and initiation fee we have:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
Bar Carpenters From Emblem.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS, (FP). -
Sole use of the compass and square
as an emblem is awarded the Masonic
Order in patent office ruling against
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners. The Brotherhoodis Florida
fruit farms have been using the sym
bols as typical of the carpenters
union in merchandising their produce.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
NEWS FROM THE u. S. S. r.
Equipment of an Electric Power
Stati0n.

Equipment of an Electric Power
Station.
Work in equipping the Artema
Electric Power Station near Shachta
is making good progress. The station
will supply power to the Rostov Dis
trict. The construction of the iron and
concrete building is nearing compile
ticn. The electric and metallurgical
equipments are produced in Soviet
factories,
The station will cost 10,500,o 600
roubles and will be ready in 1929.
Soviet Oil.
The nationalized oil industry has
been restored to the pre-war level and
the Groznieft has even doubled the
output. This qualitative growth was
accompanied by grandiose reconstruc-
ton work as result OF which the
cost Of production and Wholesale
prices on Soviet Oil are lower than
those Of other countries including the
United States.
Capital Investments in the Ukraine.
Preliminary figures show that 285
million roubles will be invested this
year ii UlSrainian industry as COM
pared with 220 million roubles last
year. The biggest investments are
made in the mining and metallurgical
industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19

THE Socialist-Labor Party of Boston
which refused the use of its per-
NIT on Boston Common to speakers
for Sacco and Vanzetti, is quite
pleased because it's speaker was al
lowed to proceed without interfer-
ence by the police, who broke up
meetings of the Sacco and Vanzetti
defense committee, held on permits
furnished by the Workers Com
munist) Party and the Socialist Party.
The Weekly People commenting on
the incident says: 90. there was not
the slightest attempt to interfere
with the political meeting scheduled
in regular order by the Socialist La
Dor Party, which proves again the
correctness of our position" This
is new one even for the Weekly
People. If police approval can be
taken as proof of the correctness of
the position of a workingclass or
ganization, then the leadership of
Vol, Green, Frayne and Sigman, is
correct, even more so than that of
the social-patriotic S. LIP.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
Books in the Ukraine.

During the first half year. 2,287
books were published in the Ukraine
with a total circulation of 9,715,00O
copies. During the second quarter,
the number Of books published in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-19
Current EOentS By :: J o7I4nEET7
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find the socialists devoting their time
to attacking the Communists and
taking advantage of the activity of
the Communists in behalf of Sacco
and Vanzetti as an excuse to throw
monkey wrench into the defense
machinery.
THE New York World of last Tues
day contained statements by Hey
wood Broun, explaining why he could
no longer write for that paper and
by Ralph Pulitzer, editor, explaining
why the World was unable to accept
Broun's articles in defense o. Sacco
and Vanzetti. Broun's statement was
weak. What could he expect from a
capitalist paper except this kind of
treatment? Surely nobody with any
sense of realism could hope that a
strong pillar of the capitalist system
like the New York World would per-
nit its star writer's to criticise in a
damaging way, the courts, which are
the most sensitive organs of the CAPT
talist government.
THE Worlds action in the Broun
case should be an object lesson to
those who still pirate about free
speech in the United States. There
can be no such thing as free speech
in any country where class rule
exists. Free speech exists only for
the class that rules. The capitalists
of this country have all the free
speech that the most greedy would
crave for. So have the workers of
the Soviet Union. In Russia the
workers and peasants are the ruling
classes just as here the ruling classes
are the big, medium and little CAPT
talists. Those who want free press
with which to plead the cause of the
oppressed should support The DAILY
WORKER and stop beating their
chests over the intolerance of the
enemy press.
THE bombs that are being hurled so
promiscuously nowadays are sur
rounded with an air of mystery that
reminds one forcibly of the Wall
Street bomb explosion. Then the real
culprit was never apprehended, tho
the blast was made the excuse for a
regular reign Of terror against radi-
cal workers The best guess as to
the cause of that catastrophe is that
a Dupont powder wagon carrying ex-
plosives met with an accident with
the disastrous results. In fact one
evening paper in it's first edition af-
ter the blast carried story attribut-
ing the accident to the dynamite COM
pany's wagon Later editions killed
the story,
IN the eve of the first date set for
" the electrocution of Sacco and
Vanzetti, explosions occurred in two
New York subways. The newspapers
Immediately attributed the blasts to
sympathizers with the doomed work
ers. Nobody but a lunatic would ex-
pect that anything could be gained
for those prosecuted men by jeopar-
dising the lives of other innocent
workers with bombs. Indeed know
ing as we do the history of detective
agencies in the United States there
is reason to believe that all those
bombings are the work of detective
agencies and are designed to poison
the minds of the masses against Sac
co and Vanzetti and render the task
of saving them more difficult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
ny GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Value of Conversion Privilege.

An interesting illustration OF the
value of a conversion privilege at
tached to a bond was given by the
market action Of the 6 per cent Chile
Conner issue, which was recently
called for redemption on April / next.
This bond. outstanding to the amount
Of sac. 600. 600 and redeemable at 1lO,
is to he retired at that price because
the company can substitute per
cent obligation under present money
market conditions at substantial
50 wing in charges.
Incidentally the bond which is being
redeemed is mortgaged-s ecured on the
capital stock of the operating com
pany. whereas the bond which taxes
it's place is a debenture simply: that
10 10 saw. the company's promise to
nav but not specifically secured. This
fact in itself is significant OF the
change in credit conditions between
1917 when the old bonds were nrSt
marketed and the present time.
more important distinction, how
over in that the Chile Copper SIS were
and still are con ertible into Chile
Copper stock at $35 share. This
means that bondholder may turn in
his bond to the corporation ana receive
in return as many shares OF stock as
the par value or the Douu Wuuiu p'9
for at S35 share. IL 1t was $1,000
piece he would receive 20 A. shares
of stock for it. But as soon as II
was known that the company pro-
posed calling the bonds at 10 the mar
ket price advanced to that figure.
If then a bondholder having paid
40 wished to convert his holdings
into stock, the shares would cost him
at this rate 3Sh Similarly price
for the bond of 115 is equivalent to
40L for the stock and 100 for the
bond to ~ for the stock.
Now when it was announced that
the bonds would he called the stock
was selling around SO. or Pa points
under the conversion parity. Never
theless, the market price for the bonds
held we'll above both the redemption
figure and the conversion parity, sim
ply because the holder had some three
months to make up his mind whether
to turn in his bends for cash or to
convert it into stock, and there was
always the possibility that an upturn
in the price of the stock would make
it more profitable 30 convert. In
other words, he had a chance of spec
ulative profit with practically no
chance of speculative loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
WILLARD TO SPEAK.
B. & o. Head to Address Shippers
Meeting in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch TO The STAR.
BALTIMORE, January IAN
analysis of prospective business condi-
tons in the Eastern Atlantic States
for the first quarter of 1927 will be
the feature of the annual meeting of
the Atlantic States Shippers Ad'
visory Board here TOMORROW.
Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, will
speak at luncheon at noon, and re-
ports of 40 commodity committees
describing conditions In their respec
tive industries. will take up most of
the days session.
Between 500 and 700 delegates. rep
resenting trade orga nizations in At.
lantic seaboard states, are expected
to attend.
The present officers are: w. l.. Ban
ham, New York, general chairman; s.
Pemberton Hutchinson, Philadelphia
alternate chairman; P. w. Moore.
Long Island City. general secretary
and w. B. Einstein, New York, secre'
tary. The reception and entertainment
committee Is composed OF r. q. Moore.
w. III. Smallwood. w. r. Swindel jr.;
y. G. Settle, G.. r. Hellman. Howard
Adams. Warren Griffis. !. Frank Har-
per. G.. n. Pouder, A. f.. Beck Frank
Carnahan, w. r. Gardner and G. A.
Bamberger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12

any sharp advance in prices unlikely
for some time. The silk manufactur-
ers are working on a pretty narrow
margin. Raw silk prices are firm,
but they are lower than a year ago.
ana the larger volume of finished
goods In demand will give manufac-
turers chance to take advantage of
lower manufacturing costs. Rayon
prices now are on the lowest basis
in their history.
All the troubles of the New Engla nd
textile mills are far from over, how
ever. The Manomet mills of New Bed
ford. makers of yarn. have closed and
the United States Worsted Co. an
nounces its intention of disseminating
further operations at it's Lawrence
mills. The Amoskeag Manufacturing
Co has just announced sharp cuts in
outing ffannels, moleskin and blea ched
flannels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
ARMOUR RESIGNS.

CHICAGO, January - R.-J.
Ogden Armour resigned yesterday as
a member of the boards of directors
of the Continental and Commercial
Banks. His place was filled by the
election of Philip ID. Armour, first
vice president of Armour and Co.
Charles f. Glore of the firm of Mar
shall Field, GlOre, Ward & Co., was
added to the directorate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12

apart from the export and import ton
mage figures released late in the year,
which for the fiscal year 1925 give the
port more than 5000 900 tons of over
seas cargo and show gain Of 500, 600
tons over the preceding fiscal period.
These statistics rank Baltimore as
third foreign trade port of the United
states. appreciably ahead OF Philadel-
mia and close on the heels of New
Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
GRAYBAR SALES CLIMB.

CHICAGO. January ~ LP).--Sales of
the Graybar Electric Co. have climbed
to SIT 900. 600 in 1925 from ss6 900 900
in 1928. Walter r. HIGHLAND. mana ger
of the Graybar orga nization here, an
nounced this showing yesterday as
result OF the concerns first year in
business under an entirely new name.
The Graybar Co. was formerly the
supply department of the Western
Electric Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
RETAIL TRADE BETTER,

FORT WORTH, January II (Spe-
ciaD.--Retail business in this section
of Texas has been 35 per cent larger
in the last year. according to Stats.
tics just compiled by merchants and
the credit associations. The increa Sc
in population and betterment i'm the
petroleum and live stock industries is
held responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
CUN,ToMs RECEIPTS UP.
Incress e of 40 Per Cent Over 1925
Figure Reported at Baltimore.

Special 1ot 'patch to The star.
BALTT MORE, January 12.-Cus-
toms reeve 'ipts at Baltimore for 1925
finally are% placed at t19,617.I 1913, an
increase Of about 40 per cent over re-
ceipts of ST 4.064.604.43 In 1925.
Export al I'd import valuations for
the ~ month Is are incomplete, but it
appears likely that the former will
total about 81. 1900, 900 and the latter
s106, 400, 900. I his aggregate trade Of
nearly $235 600. 600 ia In marked con-
trast to the totsL' of 1901 900 900 shown
for the calendat year 1925.
The trade val,A 1tion figures, too. are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
GASOLINE PRICE CUT.

CHICAGO, January II CP.-The
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana last night
reduced gasoline cent gallon
throughout its territory, embracing II
Middle Western States. The new
tank wagon price in Chicago will he
II cents and the service station price
10 cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
A Fool and His Money.

The fact that a stock certificate Is
printed in fancy green scrollwork Is
no proof that 1t is worth any more
than ordinary wall paper. Thousands
of people in Washington would have
saved their money IL they simply had
asked their banker to tell them what
he knew Of some supposedly wonder.
full investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
SHOWING ACTIVITY
Business Long in DoIdrums
Displays Signs of Taking
New Lease on Life.
BY j. c. R0YLE.
Fr4a Ga

Special Dispatch 70 The star
NEW YORK, January 12.--There
has been a distinct Improvement in
the textile industry since the first
of the year Reports today from
textile centers. both in New Eng
land and the South. show that sales
of cotton cloths of all descriptions
nave increased this week The
coarser grades have been partIcu-
larly favored and some manufactur-
.ers of broadcloths are sold ahead
well into the Fall months. In other
constructions. forward sales are re-
ported as far ahead as May and
June. and these in many cases have
been made at a slight premium above
spot prices.
p. Reimbursement of cotton goods 10
the lower level Of raw material
prices has stimulated sales ana
orders are being placed in excellent
volume. Mill operations in conse-
Quence are expected to expand dur
ing the next few months. The IN
dustry is now in a stronger position
technically than at the opening or
any recent year.
Production Is Regulated.
Production schedules have been
carefully regulated and surplus
stocks of finished goods have been
reduced to a point where they no
longer are unwieldly. In addition
consumer buying has been unusually
brisk. At no time in five years mas
the position of the cotton mills been
so fundamentally sound. stocks
are placed at approximately Z2S,-
100000 yards, or over 40.00o,Ooo yards
nd ucv t0orind
OF 1926. Tfiis decrease has taken
place despite the fact that mills nave
been running at far heavier VOL
ume of production than a year ago.
Goods prices are comparatively low.
The reSponSe to the January white
sales by retail buyers has been eNcei'
lent and indications point to me
volume of business for the next three
months. Mill operations are expected
to show an increase in profits as well
as in volume While prices for lin
dshed merchandise have fallen, they
have not fallen to the same extent as
raw cotton quotations, which are
about 40 per cent lower than year
ago. Moreover, high-priced cotton
stocks have been worked off, so that
the full value of the lower raw ma
terial costs has accrued to the manu-
facturer The cotton textile institute
is expected to do much to prevent ex-
pansion of output to a point where
the prospects for PROSPERITY for cot
ton textiles is threatened.
Wool Consumption Gains.
Raw wool consumption is on the
trend upward, but prices are fairly
well stabilized. This furnishes an ad-
vantageous basis for wooden cloth
manufacturers to work on. Produc-
ton and the situation in foreign mar
kets are such that material prices
seem unlikely to f1uctuate widely. De-
mand for woolens and worsteds has
been aided materially by the improve
ment in the demand for clothing.
There are comparatively small stocks
of wooden textiles in the hands of the
cutting-up and clothing trades. Pc
mand for new clothing seems likely
to he far heavier than in most
Springs, since the weather was such
last year that many wore their Win
ter clothes right up to Summer.
As to raw wool prospects, production
t. al l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-14
SCORES
. PARIS DIVORCE

The practice of granting divorces
In France to Americans and the
efforts Of those who would break
down the sanctity Of the home"
came In for . scathing denunciation
yesterday by the Rev. James e.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington.
who spoke at the dedication of
the new Scottish Rite Temple in
Philadelphia.
Masonry Is grounded on four
Of which is the sanctity OF the home.
main principles" he asserted. lone
1t is your solemn duty as Masons
and AZ citizens to combat these in
fIuences."
Bishop Freeman particularly en-
phasized his opposition to the grant.
ing Of divorces abroad. France
lends her hands to the propagation
Of evil,N he charged, $50 that di.
vorces which could not be obtained
here are secured there.
As q. result. the Bishop said. there
is one divorce In every seven mar
riages here as compared to one in
S. in England and one in 166 in
Canada.
He named trial and companionate
marriage as one Of the most potent
means of breaking down the sacre-
ment of marriage.
The ceremonies were part of. a
week Of exercises in connection with
the dedication Of the 81 500, 900
temple.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-14
Glad He Picked
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ness, Headaches and Makes
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-14
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