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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
HIGH
TYPISTS BEAT
BISBEE SCHOOL

Douglas nigh school students won
both the beginners and advanced
typing contests in a preliminary test
held at Bisbee Saturday.
The winners in each class and the
scores of each are as follows:
Beginners: Louise Baker, Douglas
first, 5; Amelia Gilmet, Douglas,
second, 4; Harry Demo, Douglas,
fourth, 2; Marry Terrill, Bisbee, fifth,
Score: Douglas, 12: Bisbee, 3.
Advanced: Mable Hester, Douglas,
first, 5; Armida Vasquez, Bisbee, sec
ond 4: Christopher Houghton Doug
las. third, 3: Elva Brown, Bishee
fourth, 2; Frances Stevens, Douglas,
firth, 1.
Score Douglas, 8; Bisbee, 6.
Total score: Douglas, 81; Bisbee
Due to nervousness, the net speeds
were below expectations. This was
especially noticeable among the Bis
bee students who made some very
good gross speeds but due to errors
were unable to get high net scores
Douglas students are determined to
raise their net speeds ct least ten
words before the state contest at
Tombstone on May IA.
Fl. G. Penny and II. w. Griffiths,
local commercial instructors, al-
though somewhat disappointed at the
low net speeds, predict q higher
speed and accurary at the coming
meet at Tombstone.
Penny and Griffiths were in charge
Of the Douglas students at Bisbee
for the test.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
PUBLICITY FUND.
FOR BORDERLAND.
CLUB INCREASES.

Additional pledge cards sent out
by the Borderland Climate club to
be signed by persons wishing to
contribute to the 1927 advertising
campaign being fostered by that
organization are being returned to
club headquarters with signatures
affixed, George Doubleday, secretary,
yesterday reported. Many of the
cards have been signed for increased
sums over the donations made the
club advertising fund by the same
persons last year, Doubleday re-
ported.
Since the last report was made
public, the following firms or per,
sons have sent in pledge cards, bear
ing their promise for various sums
for the 1927 advertising campaign
to be put by the club
Arizona Edison company, increased
over 1926 sum- Alberts Motor COM
rany, new subscribed; DR.. J. J. p.
Armstrong, quadrupled; S. L. Butler,
same as 1926; The Bazaar, new sub
Scriber; ]. K. Boyd, new subscriber;
Bankhead Motor company, same as
1926; Carson's Service station, same
as 1926; Chamber of commerce, same
as 1926; Elite Flower Shop, new
subscriber; Embler and Poitz, same
as 1925, and Fred D. Hubbell, same
as 1925.
Pledges to date promise S4,62L5O
for the 1927 advertising campaign,
Doubleday said. So far this year
the inquiries received number 2,S23
Fifty-one arrivals here have been
directly attributed to Borderland club
advertising.
Returns from advertising so far
received by the club are coming in
as result of notice gained by the
1926 advertising campaign, Double
day said. He predicted also that 7r
quiries will continue to come INTO
the club here for the next four
years rs the result of the 1926 ad
vcrtising expenditure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
W MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE NETS 26
MORE RECRUITS

Twenty-siX new boy members have
been added 10 the Y. NJ. c. A. MEM
bcrship, and SIS one-half points gath :
cred by those taking part, as a re-
suit Of the first zen days of the
membership contest among boys be-
ing held A. the ~" Twenty more
days remain before the races are
ever, and during that time it is the
plan of those taking part to secure
at least IS more boys
Sam Johnson holds a big lead in
the contest, having total of IS
POINTS TO his credit his nearest COM
pctitor being Arthur Karger with
points. In the older group Harry
Young and James Reay are still tied
with points each.
Tn team competition the Reds are
now leading the Blues 81 IL to
10 1-2 points. Last week the latter
team had a considerable margin.
Among the horses the Old Gray
Mare is Just a nose ahead with
: 1.2 points, while the next horse
has made five LAPS of the track.
For the Blue, the following boys
have made points: Arthur Karger
6, Joe Stone 8, Geo. Reed 2 3-4.
Lawrence Wh:tlcw IA, Maston
Jacks. 2, Douglas Paugh 1, veri
Shook l. AdolDho Moreno 1 IL. Tho
Reds have; Sam Johnson 13, Alvus
Wells IA, Floy Thrasher 1, Nor>
man Andreas IA, Louis Samuels
2 "a, William Harrison 1, Albert
Clarkson , IL, Geo. Ash 2 ga.
Among the horses the standing is
as follows: Swastikas, John Slaugh-
ter, 3: Bubbling Over: Harry Young,
: Sparkplug: James Reay 5; Old
Gray Mare: Bill Carter 8, NJ. Brab-
bin, 2 G-4.
The contest lasts until May 20.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
CHICKEN DINNER

The Church of God in Christ, 18th
and r. r., will serve chicken dinner
today. Fried chicken, hot rolls and
coffee. Come one, come all, and enjoy
our dinner.--AdYt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
DOUGLAS DAILY DOING S

| Leaving Soon
Mrs. Harold Iumes expects to leave
III about two weeks for a trip to
Canada.
Visiting Home
Miss Lucille Wilder, Of Tucson, is
visiting her family here over the
weekend.
TInpro wing
Henry Elvey who las been quite
i'll for the past few days is lmprov
ing rapidly
Ifcr" Wednesday
Miss Glendora NBuckles will be in
Douglas Wednesday with the Senior
Follies and will visit her parents
here. =
Will Leave Soon
Jack Frost will leave the Calumet
hospital the first of the week after
spending a week there following a
major operation.
10 Phoenix
Miss Bessie Epley and Claude
Oliver motored to Phoenix Saturday
to spend the Weekend
Beauty Shop Deluxe. Marce1Ie soc and
ST.. Facials 81. Shampoo soc. Phone &C.
-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

ming for Spring Dresses, Hdkfs.,
Scarfs, Boudoir Pillows, for sale and
made to order. Mrs. A. T. Wilson,
Phone 9S0.-Advt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Returns From Tucson
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Randall have
returned froms Tucson by motor

Eaby Son
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Etmn:ons are
the parents OF a son born Saturday
morning at the Calumet hospital.
They live at 1926 f av enue Both
mother and son are doing well.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

Rex Rice, Lynn Palmer and DR.,
Paul Collins have returned from
Tucson where they attended the
ShrinerS convention.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

Peace in the Wilderness. S33 10Th
ST. A. NJ. e. Church every night.
Saturday, 11:3O a. m. to 10 p. m., special
chicken dinner. Don't miss it. T. B. J.
Barclay, Pastor.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
y. E. p. Party

The p. g. P. club of the Y. w. C.
y. held dance last night in tho
"Y." The affair was invitational
The high school orchestra played
the music for, dancing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Return From Tucson

Rod MacRae and H. J. BoIlin re-
turned saturday from Tucson whore
they went to attend the reunion of
the Scottish Rite Masons, and the
Shriner's convention.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Party Saturday

Miss Sadie Schrum, Misses Ruby
and Lucille Tceter entertained Sat
urday for about 80 guests at the
home of Mrs. John Peterson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

May Day Ball, Sat. April 80, at
Parish House, by Ladies' auxiliary to
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers.--Advt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Seriously Ill

Seriously Ill
Mrs. William Mcdonald at Cot
tonwood is seriously i'll, according
to report made by Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
renee Mcdonald, who We're in Doug.
las Saturday
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
visiting Here

Miss Irene Looms is here visit
ing her mother from the Loretta
school in Eisbee Miss Teresa Quinn
is her house guest while she is at
home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

Sweet peas, 35c a bunch. Gladiolas
$500 per dozen. Smiths Flower Shop,
Phone $50. 754 G ave-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
COOKED FOOD SALE

By ladies of Presbyterian church, at
Mothers Place, Saturday, April 80.
Pies and cakes a specialty.-Advt.
Don't forget the May Day ball of
the G. 7. A. to B. of L. E., Parish House
April 1Oth-AdVt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Child Ill

Harold Richard Thompson, 5, sor
Of Mrs. Myrtle DeVaney, is i'll OF
scarlet fever at his home on Thir-
teenth street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Parents Visitfng

Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams have
las their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Magner, parents of Mrs William,
from Tyrone, N. M.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

Picnic for members any fraternal
order today at Fifteenth street park
at p. M Members of w. o. w. and
Woodman's Circle will be present. Come
and bring your picnic basket.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Has Pneumonia

HtTS FMeuI0ORII
The youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Schwantes, who live OF,
Eighth street, has developed pneu-
monia and is quite i'll. The child is
one of twins.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01

Dance at Lee Station, nine miles east
on highway, Saturday night, April 30
-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Here Fronl McNeaI

Miss Maude McGarry is in Douglas
from McNeal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Rcturns From Tucson

Returns From Tucson
Rex Rice, Lynn Palmer and DR.,
Paul Collins have returned from
/ Tucson where they attended the
! Shriner's convention.
Parents VisitImg
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams have
! as their guests, Mr.. and Mrs J. A.
Magner, parents of Mrs. William,
from Tyrone, N. M.
Party Saturday
Miss Sadie Schrum, Misses Ruby
and Lucille Tceter entertained Sat-
urday for about 80 guests at the
home of Mrs. John Peterson.
Visiting Here
Miss Irene Loomis is here visit
ing her mother from the Loretta
school in Disbee. Miss Teresa Quinn
is her house guest while she is at
home.
Child Ill
Harold Richard Thompson, 5, sor:
Of Mrs. Myrtle DeVaney, is ill OF
scarlet fever at his home on Thir-
teenth street.
Seriously Ill
Mrs. William Mcdonald at Cot
tonwood is seriously i'll, according
to report made by Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
renee Mcdonald, who were in Doug
las Saturday.
Has Pneumonia
The youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G.. SchWantes, who live Or
Eighth street, has developed pneu.
monia and is quite i'll. The child is
one of twins.
Return From Tucson
Rod MacRae and H. J. Bollin re-
turned Saturday from Tucson where
they went to attend the reunion of
the Scottish Rite Masons, and the
Shriner's convention.
i. E. p. Party
The p. lG. P. club of the Y. W. C.
y. held a dance last night in tho
"Y." The affair was invitational. !
The high school orchestra played
the music for dancing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
Visiting Home

! Henry Elvey who las been quite
i'll for the past few days is 1mprov
! ing rapidly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
One Fur Union Is Call
of Rank-File Committee

At an open forum conducted by
the Rank and File Committee of Reg
istered and unregistered fur workers
held at Manhattan Lyceum, Wednes-
day evening the following motions
were unanimously adopted, after a
long discussion:
"That we, the fur workers assem-
bled in Manhattan Lyceum are in
favor of one union in the fur indus
try; that committee of eight, con-
sisting Of four registered and four
non-registered fur workers of the
rank and file shall be elected to do
everything in their power to bring
about peace in the union Those
elected were NJ Schwartz, J. Hecht,
Max Drabkin and N. N. Huck; NJ.
Goldstein, S. Israelowitz, Meyer
Shatavsky, S. Simon and B. Stern.
"That a mass meeting of workers
shall be held in some big hall at
which the rank and file will invite
the presence of both fractional lead
ers.
THAT an election shall be called
under the direction of an impartial
committee, and whatever the work
ers decide shall be final.
"The Rank and File Committee de-
clares that it is impartial in the real
sense of the word in that it is abso-
lutely Indifferent to politics, being
interested in one thing and that is to
bring peace in the union and re-es-
tablish the industry on a sound nor
NAL basis.
"The contractors and the corpora
tons must be put out of business be-
fore the industry is ruined. This can
only be done by united, strong union
in the fur industry which can only be
brought into actual existence by the
election of new administration that
shall be based upon sound construc-
tive industrial policy without any po-
litical cliques or domination of any
sort.
"The Rank and File Committee is
therefore determined to drive politics
out of the union forever at all costs,
so that REPETITION of this CHASTITY war
between workers shall never happen
again.
All citizens are requested to get in
touch with A Moskowitz, 1852 East
Third St., Brighton Beach, secretary
of Citizens Committee of the Fur
riers' Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02

1850 below 1923. Payroll totals
have fallen $3.50 from year ago and
1850 from July 1928.
Industries in which the workers
have been hard hit in the last month
include the explosives industry with
a reduction of 2049c in the total pay
roll, hardware with a reduction of
1929, shipbuilding with reduction
of 1887, iron and steel blast fur
ilaces 1880, iron and steel forgings
1850, steel works and rolling mills
11.7e6, knit goods and hosiery 1890
and building construction with a pay
roll reduction of $50.
Road Workers Boost Employment
Figures. e. .3sa-
American railroad employment in
creased seasonally in May due EN-
tirely to taking on 40,585 mainte-
nance of way workers. In all other
departments there were slight reduc-
tons in force except that the rail
roads added II to their staff OF, exc
cutives and officials.
The total number of railroad en-
ployees in May was 1,793,141 com
pared with 1,808,728 in May, 1926.
The reduction compared with last
year involved layoffs in all depart
ments except maintenance of way in
which the force-is larger by 20,825.
Important reductions from 1926 in
clude laying off 26,169 shopmen, 5,410
train and engine service employees
and 1900 clerks.
The total payroll for May amounted
to S249.1 1926, an increase of about
$2,600,000 over May, 1926. The aver
age wage for the month was S139
compared with S136 last year. If we
include only employees paid on an
hourly basis the average this year
was $133.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE INCREASE THRUOUT UNITED
STATES; FIGURES SHOW SLUMP DURING LAST YEAR
(By LELAND OLDs. Fed. Press

(By LELAND OLDS, Fed, Press)
Massachusetts,, the latest state to
add to the roll of labor's martyrs, is
increasingly unable to provide jobs
for its workers, according to the res
port of the state department of labor
covering employment in July, 1927
The department holds that the gen
eral curtailment in factory operation
is largely due to vacations and sea-
sonal inventories but this cannot ex-
plain the fact that employment in the
state falls to lower level year by
year.
Employment Falls Below 1926.
The decline in employment from
June to July, the report shows,
amounted to 2.4et while the total dis
tributed in wages fell $3.50. This
brought per capita weekly wages
down 1920 to an average of S24.11.
At this rate the average factory OPP
erative would make only $3.50 if he
worked every week in the year.
Factory employment in Massachu-
setts is now 1870 below July 1926
and 2.29o below the average for the
5 years 1919-1923 which the depart
ment takes as 1000. Changes com
pared with year ago are very ir-
regularly distributed among the in
dustries with increases of 1857 in
rubber goods, 1917 in cotton goods.
14.6to in rubber footwear and 1890
in dyeing and finishing textiles, con-
trasting with decreases of 2O.7eo in
electrical equipment, 1919 in hosiery
and knit goods, 12.19o in foundries
and machine shops and $50 an the
boot and shoe industry.
Industries in the doldrums include
the boot and shoe industry with only
56.4%o as many workers as in the
1923 period, the manufacture of
textile. machinery with $500 hosiery
and knit goods with 62.4qo and cot
ton mills with 719e.
Pennsylvania Cuts Payrolls
Pennsylvania factories are cutting
their payrolls to meet the slump in
demand by cutting down working
time rather than by laying off work
ers. This appears in the report of
the Philadelphia federal reserve bank
which shows that between June and
July factory employment declined
ITO while total wages fell off 7.19o
and average per capita wages $50.
Factory employment in Pennsyl-
vania is now So below July 1926 and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
Stories of USSR Arms
Purchase, Propaganda
Against Soviet Union

81. Continued from Page One)"a
to make such sales were likewise re-
fused .@
The ambiguous dispatches did not
indicate whether the arms were in
tended for the Soviet government or
for counter-revolution -.s-
No Embargo, Anyway.
Officials of the department admit
ted that no department has the au-
thority to forbid the shipment of
arms to Soviet Russia as the arms
embargo has not been extended to
that country.
Circumstances surrounding the in
cident point to deliberate provocation
by anti-Soviet elements.
The first Washington dispatches in
yesterday mornings papers were al
most identically worded in the Times,
World, Journal of Commerce and la
ter in the Evening Post.
Without revealing the source of in
formation, the dispatches said that
the state department voiced its dis
approval to Soviet agents.
Anti USSR Propaganda.
Later Washington dispatches based
on inquiries at the state department
expressed its disapproval to American
manufacturers wishing to sell arms
in the USSR.
While it is possible that irrespon-
sible spectators are attempting to
find markets in Soviet Russia for sur
plus military stores or that Russian
counter-revolutionists are trying to
buy them here, the effort to make it
appear that the Soviet government
is trying to buy arms in the United
States at a time when it is making no
such attempts point to sources inter
ested in anti-Soviet propaganda.
~ ...
BUY THE DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
EndicOtt- Johnson Shoe
Co. Sells Cooperative
Stores to MOnOpOIists

ENDICOTT, N. Y, Sept. 1.-The
Endicott-Johnson Corporation, en-
ploying 1900 persons in its shoe
factories here, today announced the
sale of all its workers cooperative
grocery stores to the American
Stores Company of Philadelphia, a
chain store organization.
This was in conformity with the
decision announced two months ago
by the Endicott-J Johnson Corpora
ton to dispose of the cooperative
grocery stores.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02

lCduSI >.
A successful shop chairmen's meet
ing has been held, with a packed hall.
Levine, manager of the joint board
reported on the present situation.
Many shop chairmen then gave shop
reports. A resolution was adopted
pledging full support to the joint
board and condemning the autocratic
moves on the part of Sigman and his
clique
Tailors' local 1O4 held the most en-
thusiastic meeting since its organiza-
ton. The only right winger that was
present admitted the loyalty of the
local to the joint board. A resolution
was adopted supporting the joint
board and its militant administration.
At a meeting Of Polish Local 60
last night Salvatore Ninfo, right wing
henchman, attempted some of his
famous tricks. But he was not sue
cessful. While he was speaking
Levin, Saff and Glassman, joint board
entered and were greeted
with cheers. Ninfo was requested to
leave the hall before the meeting pro-
ceeded. When he refused the rank
and file members left the hall and
continued their meeting elsewhere.
Sigman called a shop chairmens
meeting last night. Only II were
present. The meeting did not last
long nor make any decision.
Friday the first meeting of the
joint board at the new headquarters,
% So. Wells St., will be held, I'm
portant questions will be acted upon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
Passaic and Elizabeth
Holding Sacco-V anzetti
Meets Tomorrow Eve.

The Workers Party Of Elizabeth
will hold Sacco and Vanzetti me-
mortal meeting tomorrow night at
Turn Hall, 725 High St, p. m. The
speakers will be H. Erich and John
Malicanio.
The Passaic Workers Party Branch
will also hold a memorial meeting to-
morrow. tt will take place at the
Workers Home, 81 Dayton Ave, 8
D. m. The speakers will be Ella Reeve
(Mother) Bloor, William l.. Patter-
son, Chas. Mitchell and others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-02
MOVIE STRIKE IN.
CHICAGO SPREADS.
TO STAGE HANDS.
Minneapolis w Orkers
Join WalkOut

CHICAGO, Sept. Operators and
stage hands today voted to stand to-
gether for finish fight against-the
Chicago motion picture exhibitors
whom they accuse of responsibility
for the shutdown which since last
Monday has resulted in the closing of
more than $50 theatres.
Only two Chicago motion picture
and vaudeville theatres were reported
open for business today. Even in
dependent exhibitors being forced to
lock their doors by the film board Of
trade action in refusing to send films
to any theatres until the dispute was
settled.
Today's meeting of the operators
was virtually unanimous for con-
tinuance of the suspension until their
demands are met. The strike or lock-
out originated when Orpheum Circuit
Theatres refused to employ two extra
operators.
Roars of approval marked the vot-
ing which followed a statement by
Tommy Maloy, their business man
ager, that the suspension might con-
tinue indefinitely-even into the new
year.
Operators also voted unanimously
to accept no agreement with exhibit
tors until the theatre men amicably
adjust their differences with the stage
hands union The latter union then
followed suit, pledging support for
the operators.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept L.
Minneapolis motion picture operators,
members of the International Alliance
of Theatre Stage Employees, will go
on strike unless their demands for
wage increases and better working
conditions are met before midnight
Thursday, representatives Of their
union informed theatre owners to-
day.
The strike would close So theatres
and throw between 5000 and 1000
persons out of work.
A wage increase ranging from 10
TO % per cent is demanded by the
operators.<