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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13
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BEGIN FIGHT TO REPEAL WATSON-PARKER LAW;
PULLMAN PORTERS STRIVE FOR STRONG UNION

that the railroads are carrying out
the provisions of the Parker-W Watson
act by treating with these fake or
CARNATIONS.
Discomfort Grows.
The growing budget of discomfort
e ainst the Parker-W Watson act
promises either to end in complete re-
vision or death of this instrument, so
highly touted two years ago as evil
dence of the sweet peace between en-
ployers and workers on the trans
portation systems. All the shop and
maintenance unions are now ranged
against it; the switchmen at their
last convention voted for its abolition;
high officials of the trainmen, con-
ductors and firemen have voiced Bit
terness against it. Even tn en-
gineers, favored with 71a per cent
wage increases, may swing into line
for modification.
The Porters, who have tried to
function for two years under the
Parker Watson act, have shifted their
activities for the time being to the
Interstate Commerce Commission as
more hopeful channel of redress
against the tyranny of the sleeping
car monopoly. In a unique plea
drawn up By Donald Richberg, CO.
author of the Parker-Watson act and
Henry T. Hunt of New York, counsel
for the Brotherhood, the commission
is asked to set aside the Pullman Co.'s
custom of forcing the public to pay
directly to the porters, through tips,
large part of their wages.
Ask For Inquiry.
The commission fixes rates to cover
all transportation charges, and this
should include the full rate of por-
ters' wages, it is commended, Instead
the company has fostered the tipping
practise, telling new employees that
they can make out their average
$3.50 month by $50 to $500 in tips.
This is an outgrowth of slavery days,
the Brotherhood argues, when tipping
was the compensation given to in
feriors doing mental servile labor.
The commission is asked to investi-
gate the Pullman wage policy. The
Brotherhood feels that such an in
quiry will establish the Pullman Co.'S
guilt and result in orders requiring it
to pay full wages to it's workers in
stead of forcing the public to pay
for services which should be included
J in the price of the ticket.
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Leaders" Aid Bosses.
r, The DAILY WORKER:

Editor, The DAILY WORkER:
I would like to know what consti-
tutes union shop in Mr.. Shiplaeof's
Union? A friend of mine is working
in the leather goods shop of Ginzburg
Bros, 102 Prince Street, union
shop, but the shop chairman, the only
vestige of unionism in the place,
serves the boss and Mr.. Shiplacof,
but not the workers. So far as l
could discover no shop meeting is ever
held. The chairman seems to be APP
pointed for life, and the shop is afraid
80 say anything against him, because
that means being fired by the boss
and no protection from the union
Union meetings are never announced
in the shop and no one attends them.
Non-union helpers work in the shop,
and the chairman, not alone does not
ask them for union cards, but refuses
| to take them into the union. When
pressed hard he always finds some
evasion why he should not make them
union members.
Several weeks ago, girl, Fannie
Richman, who worked in the shop
quite long time, went over the head
of the chairman, Mr.. Goldberg, and
asked to be taken into the union, but
no investigation resulted on account
of her complaint against the chair
man. Instead they informed him of
the complaint and the girl was
promptly fired for trying to become
union member. This was a little
too crude, SO the union got the boss
to take her back ;-r a few days, and
when the girl wanted to have the bene-
fit of union conditions, she was fired
again. This time the union officials
told her to get job elsewhere. Union
and non-union helpers who work in
the shop long time get as low as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13
By HARVEY o'CoNNOR.

WASHINGTON, (FP) Sept. H.
If the Parker-Watson railway labor
act is not amended in the next session
of congress, a concerted effort will
be made to wipe it off the statute
books. AS it stands today, the act is
utterly useless to the railroad labor
unions and is in fact being used
against them by the railroad COM
panies to foster company unions.
This is the growing consensus of
opinion among Washington rail union
officials.
''The act needs teeth in it," asserts
A. Philip Randolph, general organizer
for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters. In Washington to file a
petition with the Interstate Commerce
Commission against the Pullman Co.'s
wage policies, Randolph conferred
with other railway labor men over
the needed amendment of the law.
"The Porters Brotherhood, a COM
paratively young union, finds itself in
the same boat with the old-established
Machinists Union and other railway
oIlOp anu maintenance uIllOIlS III CHtlI
inability to get the railroad companies
to negotiate agreements under the
Parker Watson act. The Machinists
have openly declared the law to be a
dead letter, but Randolph is hopeful
that congress can be persuaded to re-
wise it so that railway workers can
force the companies to enter into con-
ference for the settlement of griev-
ances.
POrters Seek Strong Union.
Ever since the Parker-W act
was set up, the Porters have been
trying, and in vain, to get the Pull
man Co. to enter into negotiations
looking toward recognition of the
union and an increase in wages.
Despite the good offices of the fed
eral mediation board created by the
act, the Pullman Co. has steadfastly
refused to have any dealings with the
bona fide union of it's porters but in
stead has formed a company union.
The company union has proved the
main obstacle to the functioning of
the Parker Watson act, according to
the shop crafts unions. The railroads
fondle these dummy unions, recogniz-
ing them and carrying on all the
solemn hokus-pokus of negotiating"
with them. The federation mediation
board and the unions are then told
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Letters From Our Readers

13 and Is dollars a week. Why
should the boss pay union wages when
he can, under various DISCUSSES and
with the collision of the shop chair
man. Mr.. Goldberg hires help outside
the union. Is it a wonder that the
helpers are indifferent to the union
and it's work? All the union amounts
to, in so far as they are concerned, is
expenses of all kinds and no benefit
or protection whatsoever. - Trade
Unionist, New York City.
Fasts For The DAILY WORKER.
Editor, The DAILY WORKER:
Yesterday-Sacco and Vanzetti!
Today-The DAILY WORKER!
AS / read these words, new hatred
grew in my heart against the greedy
capitalist beast. They killed our two
comrades, but they shall not kill The
DAILY WORKER!
The DAILY WORKER shall not
die In the past the workers have
given all that was in their power to
give to build The DAILY WORKER
to strong, and powerful paper reach
ing the workers of this country. And
in the future, we, the workers, should
and will do our utmost to save it from
the hands of the ruling class. We
will build it to still stronger and
more powerful press, for it means
the final victory to the working class.
In Russia the workers went weeks
without food for the proletarian revo-
luton. We, in America, can go
without meal to save The DAILY
WORKER.
Sacco and Vanzetti are dead, but
shall never be forgotten.
The DAILY WORKER shall never
die. Long live The DAHL Y
! WORKER.-Helen S., Detroit.
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A NEW BATTALION OF DEATH

Now when the filters in general are flinching
from the almost sure death involved in trans
oceanic flights some influence is forcing women
forward, in the well known military battalion
of death" style, evidently to shame the male
into continuing his dangerous trade for the ben
eft of aviation military science.
Below, first, is Ruth Elder with her Stin-
son Detroiter plane, who is said to be ready for
the Atlantic hop. Below that is Grandma"
Almatia Bennett of Chicopee, Mass, who is also
boosting aviation with trip to Boston by plane
on her 10th birthday.
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Current EUentS

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part of the capitalist government ap
paratus and are ready to fight for {
system from which they benefit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13

This health work that the Soviet
government has carried out in spite
of all the difficulties of war, counter
revolution and famine, has made pos
sible the physical culture demonstra-
ton that took place yesterday and
the sport week that is going on now
as part of the celebration of ten years
of Soviet government in Russia. And
this is only the beginning.
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TRIB UTE.
To SaccO and Vanzetti.
By HENRY GEORGE WEISS.

By HENRY GEORGE WEISS.
For seven years
You daily died
A death denied.
For seven years
You knew the hell
Of prison cell.
For seven years
You kept the strength
To go at length
From friend and foe
As heroes CO.
Without n word
To mar your name,
Without a deed
To dim your fame!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13

WASHINGTON, Sept. bribery
is rampant in the prohibition serv-
ice" Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Seymour Lowman, in
charge of enforcement activities, de-
clared today in sensational written
statement summarizing his survey of
the service since he took charge sew
eral months ago.
There are many incompetent and
crooked men in the service" Lowman
said.
"Some days my arm gets tired
signing orders of dismissal. There
are many wolves in sleeps clothing.
We are after them. A lot of them
have lately been let out all over the
country"
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ONE of our editors witnessed
v rather amusing incident while sit
ting in the waiting room of the Penn
sylvania Station a few evenings ago.
An Italian who carried rather awk-
ward bag was killing time while wait
ing for his train and appeared ill at
ease, changing seats frequently and
Juggling his bag around the place. A
hatchet-faced female, who turned out
to be a prohibition snooper watched
the Italian suspiciously and when a
trickle of what the snooper took to be
booze flowed from the bag, she was
Johnny-on-the-spot. She dipped her
finger in the liquid and brought it to
her nose. She sniffled, then snorted.
open that bag" she commanded. The
Italian did so with alacrity revealing
to the gaze of the amused onlookers
large dog. The guffaw that went
up angered the snooper so much that
she called policeman and demanded
that the crowd be arrested on a
charge Of lese majestic. But the cop,
when he learned the details, laughed
so heartily that he was even less ar
ticulate than usual. He twirled his
club and walked away, grinning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13

THE British army command is ex-
periencing shake-up. The army
is going thru what is described as a
mechanization process. Officers who
have made special study of the lat
est and most deadly war machines are
supplanting generals who have not
learned much since 1918. Britain is
feverishly preparing for the next war.
The army manouvers are closely re-
lated to the ss-collaborationist
speeches of Stanley Baldwin and the
reactionary policies endorsed by the
Edinburgh conference of the Trade
Union Congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-13

THE health department officials of
New York City who were paid to
protect the inhabitants from milk
deals who might be tempted to dis
tribute impure milk by the lure of
super-profits will not be shot either
at sunrise or sunset if found guilty,
tho their treachery may have been re-
sponsible for the untimely death of
thousands of human beings, thru the
consumption of the poisonous food.
Capitalist courts and capitalist gov
ernments are much more interested in
running down men and women en-
gagged in organizing the workers and
blazing the way to a better social or
der than Furnishing the criminals that
poison the peoples food supply.
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paratus and are ready to fight for a
system from which they benefit.
THE feigned alarm of the open-shop-
pers over the alleged fight carried
on by the A. F. of L. bureaucracy for
the unionization of American indus
try deserves a cynical horse laugh.
The open-shoppers who sit around the
Civic Federation board with Matthew
Woll mapping out the plan of cam
paign against radicals know their
onions and their labor takers. 1t is
good for both labor takers and open
shoppers to have the masses believe
that their leaders are waging battle
against the open shop. And it will
not hurt the Golfers of secretaries and
treasurers of American Plan associa-
tons to keep the bankers and big in
dustrialists fearful of the possible re-
suits of a militant drive for the union
iZation of industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-06

large veranda, this having been
screened in with palms.
Other decorations of ereenery gave
the porch a tropical appearance, and
this scheme was further enhanced by
the use Of small decorated fans as
tally cards. Tables we're placed for
thirty-two players, and rubber bridge
was the feature Of the evening. Table
prizes were attractive decks Of bridge
cards, and these were won by Lieut..
Greenhalgn, Lieut.. Evans, Lieut..
Trapolino. Lieut.. Dugan, Mrs. J.. J.
Guerra, Mrs. X. M. Pickett, Mrs. $.
w. Robertson and Mrs. u. Owen
Scott.
Those present were Mrs. Murray B.
Rush, Capt. and Mrs. John p. Scott,
Capt. and Mrs. Mott Ramsey, Capt.
and Mrs. Rossiter Garity, Capt. and
Mrs. +. M. Pickett, Capt. and Mrs.
Herbert =. Kidwell, Capt. and Mrs.
Vivian Brown, Lieut. and Mrs. Rich
ard Briggs Evans. Capt. and Mrs.
s. w. Robertson, Miss Dorothy Car
Isle, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j.. Guerra, DR..
and Mrs. c. J. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luis Perez Abreu, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Owen Scott, L~ieutenants Paul Green
halgh, Thomas Tropolino, A. ID. Du-
gan. ID. p. auckland, Raymond
Palmer.
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RIO GRANDE CITY
woMENrs CLUB ENTERTAINs

MOMENS OLAh En-
The Woman's club members Of Rio
Grande City were hostesses at a Hal
loween reception Thursday afternoon
az the home Of Mrs. John Monroe,
this being the first guest day enter
tainment, but which has been made
an annual event. The Halloween
idea was used to advantage In the
decorations and refreshments. The
living room, dining room, hall and
sur porch were profuse with orange
colored cosmos. These were artistic
ally placed in tall baskets and vases
throughout the rooms. Peeping from
various hooks and corners were Jack
o-lanterns and other suggestions Of
the i've Of All Saints.
Receiving the guests were Mrs.
Laurence X. Brooks, chairman OF the
guest day reception, who introduced
the visitors to Mrs. G. Soils, presi-
dent; Mrs. L. ID. Caruthers, secre-
tary and treasurer; Mrs. George
B. Marsh, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. John Monroe. On the u
porch punch was served, the table
being covered with a profusion Of
ferns. The members Of the junior
club assisted there. These were
Misses Shirley and Robin Brooks.
Bertha Gutierrez, Cora and Connie
Sanchez. and Nell Carter.
The dining room table held as a
center attraction a large bowl Of
cosmos, and from here tea was served
By Mesdames John A. Pore, Jr.. G. u.
Martin. Louis Perez Abreu, Mary
Edgerton. and y. u. Guerra, who
$1,000 "a Zt#Fnwm 49,. a.
ants In the dining room were Miss
Camille Block, Mesdames W. W. Shu-
ford, z. Owen Scott. J. Wallace, Ben
Britain. and Miss Cecilia IzaKuierre.
During the reception hours, an in
formal musicale was given. Those
who participated in the program were
Mrs. John A. Pope. Jr.. Miss Camille
Block, Mrs. Rademncher, and Miss
Cecilia Ixaguirre. The guests in
eluded many friends in Rio Crande
City, the ladies Of Fort Rinerold and
the officers Of the Mission clubs.
Mrs. Fred Grerra and daughter.
Frances. have returned home from A
five months stay In Rochester, MINI.
Miss Frances was In summer school
in that city and had begun the fall
term. On the return home they were
guests in Chicago Of Manuel Guerra.
Jr. recently Of this city. but now To-
Gated In Chicago.
BRIDGE PARTY AT POST
Captain and Mrs. Walter Hamilton
entertained with q bridge party We'd
nesday evening. having "a their
guests the personnel OF The Fort
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Valley Society
MISS BARBARA PAYNE. Editor Phone 2

was made more attractive BY using
bowls and vases OF cut flowers.
Those enjoying Mrs. Waters hospi-
tally were Mesdames John Com
pere, Forest Powell, r. A. Symonds,
Harry Solether, Carl Moeller, W. II.
Miller, Charles Sheriff., Monk Will
son, E ID. Williams, Boyce of Donna,
G. 4. Haven, T. +. Rives, Judson Fri
day. Collier Of Donna, Poster Davis,
and Clel Solether.
TWO CLASSES MEET.
The w married women's Sunday
school classes of the Christian
church entertained in the church
parlcrs on Monday evening with q
Halloween party honoring their hus-
bands.
The guests came masked and en-
joyed appropriate games and con-
tests until q late hour. Refresh
ments were served to about forty
five guests
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Wednesday the executive Com
mittee Of the Federated Missionary
society met at the Presbyterian
church They decided to have q
silved tea in the Methodist church
the fifth Wednesday Of this month.
All are invited TO attend.
PERSONALS.
DIR. and Mrs. Reeves Of FL Campo
have been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. Reeves.
Mrs. a. l.. Brasher and Mrs. Wig
gam were guests Of Mrs. James
Montgomery on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Richardson and
son Of White Pine, New York, are
located at the Delta house and ex-
pect TO remain in Weslaco during
the winter.
Mrs. p. NJ. Sanders, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sanders,
has returned to her home in Nacoe-
doches. Texas.
Mrs. Dumam and Mrs. w. II.
Hoge entertained the mebbers of the
intermediate Sunday school OF the
Christian church on Thursday even
ing.
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PERSONALS
DONNA
DELPHIANs MEET

DELPHIANs MEET
The Delphian chapter met on Tues
day morning nc the home Of Mrs
Walter Weaver with Miss Jane Red
field as hostess. Mrs. Henry Koch
was the leader for the morning, and
an instructive program was given on
ancient Rome. A resume of human
progress up until the fall Of Rome
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Thursday for the annual Sucker
Picnic" and among those registering
from Donna were, MIR. and Mrs. g. H..
brennan. MIR. and Mrs. T. G. Ma
haffy, Mr.. and Mrs. =. n. Mushie,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens, Mr.
and Mrs. j. 4. Carlson. z. N Elliott.
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WESLACO
4 BRIDGE Z

LARGE BRIDGE PARTY.
An attractive Halloween party was
given BIZ Misses Gound, Hamburger,
and Sheffield az the home OF Miss
Gound. The house was made spooky
with its decorations Of black cats,
witches and bats. Eight tables were
arranged for bridge and when the
game was over Miss Cordelia Fran
els held high score for the women
and. Luther Hughes for the men.
Refreshments were served to the
following guests: Misses Robin
Cook, Gladys Gibson, Marion Hollo-
way, Marcella Lehman, Irene Cliff
ford, Ireae Stevenson, Jean Smith,
Cleo Ratcliff, Mary Heller, Louise
Douthit, Opal Pike, Ada We Williams,
Gertie Whitehursts Della Crowley,
Messre Luther Hughes, c. Z. Kelley,
Hubert Robertson, William Baxter,
s n. MeWhorter, Hodge Thompson,
Clarence Willingham, Jerold Black
ard, John Old, Floyd L~angford, Bump
Clark, Frank Terry, Jack Anderson,
Herbert Hackney, Harry Cook, John
Graves, and Clarence Gound,
TREASURE HUNT.
Mr. and Mrs. ChAs. Sheriff. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Monk Wilson enter
tanned on Tuesday evening with a
very enjoyable treasure hunt, the
clues were cleverly written and the
hunters were busy till near mid
night when the treasure was found
in the SherrilI's yard by B. 7.
Saunders ard N. v. Stewart.
The guests were then invited TO
the back yard where a midnight sup
per was served picnic style. The
guest list included Messrs and Mes
danes w. III. Ray, Thos. +. Rives,
Judson Friday, Parker Davis, Ray
mond Mills, L. A. Skaggs, Richard
SON. r. A. Rowland, Thos s. Lowe, G.
7. Haven, Ed Williams, c. v. Thomp-
son, Forest Powell, Frank Waters,
Clel Solether, Harry Solether, Harry
Stebbins, w. III. Miller, Randall Sy-
monds. Jack Wilson, Carl Moeller,
Phil Dixon, John Compere, =. A.
Sanders, and ~. W. Stewart, Frank
Terry. and Miss Marcella Lehman.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY.
On Monday evening the members
of Mrs. r. l.. Reeves Sunday school
class entertained their husbands
with o Halloween party at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Stahl. The
house was decorated with black cats,
ghosts, bats and pumpkins.
Mrs. Reeves. dressed as q ghost,
told a ghost story and fortunes were
drawn and read that added to the
merriment. Those present were Rev.
and Mrs. +. l.. Compere, Messrs and
Mesdames J.. III. Couch, #. +. Smith,
Hays, Mum, Bellmsn, T. 7. Lang
ford, W.. L. Wagers, +. @. Couch, H.
w. Diggs, c. w. Gound, Sam Philips,
Mauldin, r. E. Clark, Mrs. Baker,
Fort. Pure, A. S. Pike, W. A. Smith,
Morgan, r. T. Stahl, Raymond Stahl,
b. "A. Thompson, NJ. L. Dew, J. <.
Carter, J.. X. Peury, L. W. Cross, 1.
II. Dunn, Mrs. Warren. Mrs. ]. i.
Stone, and Mrs. W. l. Morgan.
LIGHT BEARERS MEET.
The Light Bearers class Of the
Baptist church met in the church
parlors on Thursday afternoon for
their regular business and social
meeting. Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Smith acted as hostesses.
THURSDAY BRIDGE MEET.
y Members Of the Thursday Bridge
club and a few additional guests
were entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. Frank Waters. The house
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and Mesdames {. b. Mccormack,
IA r.. Swerttager, and r. ]. Ruck.
PERSONALS
Mrs. H. T. Pittnan, Mrs. %. ~.
Davis. MIR. and Mrs. T- T. Sanders.
tContinued on page three
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BRIDGE PARTY AT POsT

Captain and Mrs. Walter Hamilton
entertained with q bridge party We'd
nesday evening. having "a their
guests the personnel OF the Fort
RinKgold officers and ladies' ard a
number Of friends from Rio Crande
City. The tables were placed On the
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The Light Bearers class Of the
Baptist church met in the church
parlors on Thursday afternoon for
their regular business and social
meeting. Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Smith acted as hostesses.