davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Current Euents
By T. J. 0'Flaherty

DERHAPS there is not going to be
1 a battle royal between Henry Ford
and the General Motors corporation
after all. A struggle that promised
to attract as much attention as the
Tunney- Dempsey fight in Chicago
may be side-tracked This probability
is foreshadowed by a statement is
sued by the President of General
Motors who declared that his organi
zation will not enter into competition
with Ford in his selected field, the
market for low-priced cars. Thus
the two gigantic slave-drivingor
ganizations will be in better position
to fleece their employees and roll up
profits by peace agreement than by
a commercial war.
MANY people are asking why is it
A'A that the American Federation of
Labor has never made serious effort
to organize the slaves of the big cor
porations? On the whole the mem
bership of the American Federation
of Labor is recruited from industries
where justification has not pro-
gressed. There is a suspicion that
Sam Gompers and certain big finan-
ciers came to an agreement when the
A. f. of L. was organized to keep the
hands of labor organizers off big in
dustry. Whether there is any basis
for this suspicion or not it is un-
deniable that Gompers' whole career
in the labor movement has been one
of undivided loyalty to the capitalists.
Perhaps some inquisitive historian of
the near future may uncover facts
that will shed light on this very in
teresting period.
EASCISM has been given a coat of
whitewash by secretary of labor
James j. Davis. Nettled by reports
that the government was considering
an investigation of the Fascist move
ment in the United States with view
of instituting deportation proceedings
against its members. The owners of
che Loyal Order of Moose, made it
quite clear that member of an or
ganization that favors the overthrow
of existing non-fascist governments
by force and violence and "other
unlawful means" are persona grata
TO our ruling classes and that only
those who believe in the overthrow
Of capitalism are undesirable. This
is just what we expected Mr.. Davis
! would decide, and is what we have
been telling you right along. In
fact when | saw a story in the Tele-
gram last week to the effect that
Davis delivered a blast against the
black shirt dictatorship I was afraid
might have to cudgel my brain for
satisfactory alibi Thank the lord,
It Is not necessary.
MAYOR Walker was not treated to
lh public reception when he arrived
from his European jaunt but divers
individuals took advantage of the op-
portunity to break into print with
pleasant or unpleasant observations
on things that might attract his
honor's attention. One of those who
iimmied his way into print was the
inevitable Hirshfield who indulged in
some serious writing about graft in
various departments of the municipal
governments. The mayor seemed
fContinued on PAGE Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
SACC0, vANzETTI
ASHES Will Be
IN PARIS SOON

The ashes of Sacco and Vanzetti
will be in Paris within a week.
When Signorina Vanzetti, sister of
Bartolomeo Vanzetti left on the Cum
ard liner Mauretania late Wednesday
night it was announced that she would
stop off at Paris for few days be-
fore going to her home in Villa Fol-
letto, Italy. She will disembark at
Cherbourg and from there proceed to
Paris.
Miss Vanzetti took with her the
ashes of her brother and part of
those of his comrade, Sacco. The rest
of Sacco's ashes are in the custody
of his wife in Boston.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
BOSSES KILLING OFF SOUTHERN TEXTILE WORKERS
WITH FAMINE WAGES, FOUL CONDITIONS AND DISEASE
BY ART SHIELDS Federated Prcss)

DURHAM Sept 29-Listen the mothers Of Hendonthe
the United Textile
southern of that organization Hen
drson the border of md Carolina
WORKERS.
mills and their children besides
telling
the first mother
ytookeve
The
75 for the weekly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
BRITISH WARSHIP LANDS TROOPS AT SWATOW
Health Officers Took
Bribes From the Poultry
Trust, Say Witnesses

Graft indictments, one invloving
a prominent New York attorney,
will be asked by Assistant District
Attorney Ferdinand Pecora, who is
conducting the prosecution of the
investigation of alleged graft and
bribery Of city health department
officials and inspectors before Su-
preme Court Justice Arthur S.
Tompkins, it was announced yes
terday.
Further charges of graft were
made by Harry Rosenthal, of the
Bronx, Samuel Sahn, of Brooklyn,
and David Danziger, of Brooklyn,
all live poultry dealers, told of US
ing health inspectors to eliminate
rivals from competition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Strike Ties Up Work On
Church Building As Men
Demand the Closed Shop

WHITE PLAINS, Sept. 29.-As
the result of a walk-out of forty
union men, work on the new $255,-
600 Mount Carmel Church in South
Leyiarton Ave. has practically
stopped.
The workers walked out at the
request of the Building Trades
Council of the Westchester county,
it is said. The union demanded
that union men be employed in the
excavating work. Regal Brothers,
contractors, are in charge of the
excavation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Roy darcy To Be Mexican Bandit in "Ihe Tenptress'
Sunday; Charlie Chaplin in The Champion and Moscow
Trio To Be Special Feature for Daily Worker Showing

Roy Darcy, the well-known film
star, is here shown as he looks taking
the part of fierce Mexican bandit
in "The Temptress," the story Of adj
venture in the Argentine. Darcy is
co-starred with Greta Carlo, the sem
sational Swedish beauty, and Antonio
Moreno. The program also includes a
revival of Charlie Chaplin's side-split-
ting comedy, "The Champion" and
musical selections by the picked group
of musicians known as "The Moscow
Trio" Tickets are moderately priced
at Go cents. The DAILY WORKER
has bought out almost the entire
house.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Administrators Arrive.

SWATOW, China, Sept. 29.-Kuo
May-yoh. member of the left wing
Kuomintang Party, and formerly as
sistant to Tang Yen-kai when the
latter held the post of chief of the
political department of the Wuhan
army and Chu Yi-lai, Communist
leader in the peasant movement in
the District of Eastern River, Kwang-
tung province, have arrived in this
city.
Issue Statement.
The two leaders of the peoples re-
volt have issued a manifesto on be-
half of the political bureau in the
course of which they say:
"The Nanehang Revolutionary Con-
mittee has raised the slogan qfzy9 I
gattiruted on Page f'ssf'E
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Water Meter Fight.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.--Chicago to-
day awaited official action Of Wash
ington water meter fight.
Mayor William Hale Thompson, in
defiance of federal authorities, or
dered inspectors to discontinue read
ing meters which the war department
order automatically restored.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
British American Crash.

MONTEVIDEO, Sept. 20. - The
British steamer Niagara and the
American steamer Crofton Hall have
collided in the River Plate in fog,
according to reports to the prefecture
here. Details are not available.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
kNTI-FAsCIST EDITOR Assault TED
FOR EXPOSING MUSSOLINI AGENT
Vincenzo Vacirca Murderously Hit When He
Enters Brooklyn Subway

Because II Novo ndo Of wnich ne is editor exposed
Vecch Musson agents who arrived in Amer
ago. Vncenso Vacirca murderous attack
ed yesterday morning by members of the militant section OF the
fascist movement in this country
Vecchi who is guilty of of the darkest deeds in the
bloody history of fascist violence exposed of the most
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
Bosses Feel Happy.

In the current issue of the cap
parel Producer" official organ of the
Dress Manufacturers Association, an
editorial appears pointing out the con-
(Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
An Anniversary.

"The l. L. D. conference this year
will have special significance not only
because of its size, however. 1t is
not accidental that we are arranging
for the opening session of the confer
eace to coincide with the fortieth an
niversary of the execution Of the Hay
market martyrs, pioneer fighters for
the eight-hour day. The legal murder
of those workers on the scaffold of
Cook County has historic resen-
blance to the assassination of the two
martyrs of labor, Sacco and Vanzetti.
We hope at this conference to per-
petuate and strengthen their men,
Continued on Page Ts0o)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30
INTERNATIONAL.
LABOR Defense
Meets NOV. nth

A conference, the size and import
ance of which will surpass that of any
other gathering of its kind since the
famous Mooney Defense Conference
years ago, was predicted here about
the Third Annual Conference of In
ternational Labor Defense, to be held
in this city on the fortieth anniversary
of the execution of the Haymarket
martyrs, November II, II and 13.
According to our estimates, there
will be practically twice as many dele
gates to our third conference as there
were tc the second conference last
year." said James P. Cannon, national
secretary of the l. L. D. "We expect
to have upwards of five hundred dele
gates in attendance at this years
meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30

(See also Colorado Mine News
On Page 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-30

THE DAILY WORKER TTGRRBs
FOR THE ORGAN NEaATI1N OB' ERI
UNoRGAWLzED
FOR THE 4o-RoUR WKEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Council is IL Years
Reaching Decision

PARIS tPl - Thirteen years Of
solemn reflection has convinced the
Council or State that small flags
are dangerous for small children.
The government has been condem-
ned to pay pension Of $50 francs a
year from 1914 onward TO Robert
Collas for the loss Of an eye q few
days before the war. Robert. il
seems, then only 5, poked out his
own eye with a flag-stick at school
where the teacher. from highly pat
riotic motives. had distributed little
tricolors to all the pupils. This, il
was held by the Council Of State.
the high judicial body that passes
on administrative acts in France.
Il was admitted to be a common
practice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
McCrory Lunch
Open Saturday

Beginning Saturday morning the
new McCrory lunch room, said By
the operators to be one Of the best
and most modern of its kind in
this section, will be open to the
public daily, serving soft drinks.
sandwiches and plate lunches, with
homemade cakes and pies a spe-
cIalty.
c. c. Apologize. Of Atlanta, arrived
in Brownsville Thursday to super
wise the opening, and will remain
and have charge Of the counter.
The counter il backed BY one or
the most modern kitchens in Texas,
having every modern cooking con-
v~enience, where all food for the
counter will be prepared. The kit
chen is located on the second floor.
away from the dust and crowd of
the street level.
The ~lunchroom is located near the
front Of the new McCrory store, in
the Aziz building, Eleventh and
Elizabeth streets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
MATAMOROS
MAYOR PLANS
CITY BUILDING
Telephone Exchange
To Be Installed Dur
ing Year; Schools To
Be Rebuilt

Outlining a program of civic ex-
pansion and progress which rivals
the plans Of the most progressive OF
American cities, Antonio Martinez
newly elected mayor Of Matamoros
who takes office January 1, declar-
ed today that the Mexican border
city opposite this port of entry will
witness during 1928 the greatest pc.
riod Of modern city construction in
all its more than 100 years Of his.
tory.
Coming on the heels of the an.
nouneement that telephones will be
installed in Matamoros within the
next few months TO give the city Its
first system of modern communica-
tion and to link it with the cities OF
the American border, the new
mayor declared that the program foi
the coming year will have as its
keynote progress by progress
he explained, ais meant the expan.
sion Of the city in every way ia
make it as modern and up-to-date as
possible"
Installation of approximately zoe
telephones in private residences and
business houses will begin within q
few weeks, giving the city its first
telephone service in its more thar
loo years of existence, according To
announcement here following the Wis
it of Don Carlos Tofinder, one OF
the chief engineers and executives
Of the Mexican Telegraph and Tele-
phone company.
Senior Tofinder spent some days
completing surveys In Matamoros
and with all the material here left
to bring back workmen and start
the actual installation.
Part Of the plan is TO string lines
across the Rio Grande here. and
give Brownsville connection by tele.
phone with Matamoros.
Chief among the plans for the
coming year will be the %reconStruc.
ton of the schools in Matamoros
Buildings which before the trouble
some periods represented some OF
the finest educational systems IL
the whole OF Mexico were used as
forts and hospitals before the pre-.
sent period of reconstruction. and
have been allowed 20 fail into a stat
Of shabbiness. By repairing these
End bringing 10 the city the new
ideas Of education now being fur.
tkered BY the federal government OF
Mexico. the new mayor hopes "a
bring MatamOros back to its place
as one of the foremost educational
preparatory centers Of the southern
republic. The city now has one 81
the finest school buildings in the
country.
Next in the line Of development
will be the extension of the present
system of repairing the streets, paw,
ing as many as possible and sub.
shutting the cement sidewalks fol
The present muddy ones
During the year the installation OF
the new water system will also con.
tinue to give Matamoros its first
running water in history. The street
water and sewage program will b
developed simultaneously in order x
obtain the best results most econo,
micaliy, IL was explained.
One innovation Of the new mayor
will be a special audience IN which
he viii receive any complaints anC
suggestions for the remedy Of any
municipal problems which arise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
WEATHER SUMMARY

Disturbances Of moderate intensi-
ties we're central this morning over
the Lower Rio Grande Valley and
over New Mexico, while pressure has
risen considerably throughout the
far Northwest since yesterday morn
ing. As a result heavy cloudliness
and unsettled conditions prevailed
practically throughout the United
States east Of the Rocky mountains
many sections reporting dense fog
also. Light rains within the last "a
hours were fairly general in the
states east Of the Mississippi river
and in California, while considerable
snow fell in many places in the
Northwest. also in New Mexico and
Utah. Mild temperatures prevailed
this morning in the southern and
eastern states, but severely cold wea-
Their has developed throughout the
Northwest in connection with the
high pressure area. Temperatures
ranged from zero at North Platte.
Neb.. to so degrees below zero az
Edmonton, Canada. this morning. and
had started TO fall in Oklahoma and
the Texas Panhandle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Favor Canzoneri
To Whip Taylor

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. so, Up
Tony Canzoneri, New York feather
weight, rules q wen to five avor-
ite to wrest a decision tonight IN
his 1O-round boute against Bud Tay-
Tor, the hard-hitting boxer Of Terre
Haute. CanZoneri concluded his
training weighing about l25 pounds
while his rival tipped the beam at
l22.
While Taylor is the bantam weight
champion Of the National Boxing
association, no title will be at stake
as both boxers are above weight. A
victory for Canzoneri will practically
assure the New Yorker of q bout
with Benny Bass Of Philadelphia
which will be recognized as a feath-
erweight championship tilt On the
other hand. Taylor will have the
same opportunity offered him in the
event he is Victor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Valley Cagers
Discuss League

SAN BENIT0, Dec. 30.-First steps
toward the organization of a Valley
independent basketball league have
been taken with the formulation OF
a team in San Benito and the call
ing Of meetings to beheld in other
cities Of the Valley for the same pur-
pose.
W. L. Gerke. former star of San
Antonio city cage leagues, was elect
ed manager. and announced first
practices 10 be held this week at
the high school court.
Among those who will seek berths
on the local quintette are a number
Of players we'll known in basketball
circles. One Of the PROSPECTS, Is
James d. Casey who has had ex-
p%erience under Doc Meanwell Of
Wisconsin University, who is asso-
ciated with knute Rockne in an an.
nual footbsll-basketball school. Casey
plays forward and center. He played
four years on the Almond. Wisconsin
high school team and then played
varsity basket ball at Wisconsin.
His brother, L. G., will also try for
the team.
Jake Schwartz, formerly of Vieks-
burg, Mississippi. has played on
high school. Y. NJ. c. "A. and frater-
nal organizations.
Travis Williams played on the
San Benito high school team. Lothar
Tssto, who played four years on St.
Johns Lutheran in San Antonio
and a school league. is candidate
for guard. Nelly Newman, center
and guard with experience in South
western and San Marcos Normal.
will play. Ted Jahns was present.
Pete Turner, who was with Alamo
Heights in San Antonio for four
years. viii try for forward. Gerke,
the manager. plays any position.
Forrest Runnels. former player. and
Bill Housed are other prospects men
toned. A captain will be elected af-
ter several weeks of practice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

I1.tE.a ) wonder and dream team
70 down TO defeat mainly through
It's own ambitions in its closing
game with Georgia Tech.
The Golden Tornado, trounced by
Notre Dame. was given but an out
side chance by outside critics but il
swept the champions Of the south
off their feet. winning 10 to 0.
The baseball stove league was
given its first biz "chaw" when Paul
Waner, brilliant young Pirate out
fielder was chosen most valuable
player to his team in the National
league. And eddy enough one Of the
most formidable %contenders for this
honor next year may be his little
brother Lloyd, who played in the
outfield with him.
Roger Peckinpaugh, one Of the
games greatest shortstops and head
lest players, returned 10 his home
town Of Cleveland rs naR OF the
Cleveland club under its now owners
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
DELEGATES TO
TOUR VALLEY
Railway Agents Com
ing in january;
Realtors Follow

Preparations are being made by
Valley railway men and others for
the entertainment Of $50 freight,
passenger and ticket agents from
many states VINO will visit this Sec
ton on a side trip from the owen
tion Of the Freight. Passenger and
Ticket Agents association. which will
convene in Houston January %.
The visit to the Valley will be on
TIE day preceding the Houston gath
ering.
l.. r. Sheppard Of Dallas. secretary
az the association. has completed ar
engagements for the visit into this
section.
The visitors will arrive in McAlien
early in the morning on January %,
and VIII have breakfast at the Nc
Coll clubhouse There they will he
met hv a groun Of cars from TO
various chambers az OF
Hidalco comfy. and viii be taken
on a tour Of that section. This tour
will end at San Benito about noon.
and the party will lunrh there.
There the tripners will be met by
a delegation Of Cameron county men
with cars. and will be taken TO
brownsville by way or Point Isabel.
They will be taken on a our of the
Brownsville section. and will con-
clude their trip with a dinner az
Matamoros.
At least one. and possibly more
special trains are expected to bear
members Of the National Real rs
tate Boards TO the Valley following
the close Of that convention which
opens in Houston on January 25.
This national organization has ex-
pressed great interest IN this section,
reports indicate. and many of the
convention delegates are looking for
ward to a trip to the Valley. About
loo delegates are expected in
Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Complete Map
Water System

A map Of the Brownsville water
system has been completed and filed
with the state insurance department
this week, the map showing all wa
ter lines within the city.
The map shows that Brownsville
now has 10 miles Of water mains,
including two feeder l2-inch mains
from the plant in West Brownsville
to Palm Boulevard, two s-iuch feed
or mains to the Fort Brown wall
ard a 6-inch feeder main on Jeffer-
Q street to Washington Park.
During the past year four feeder
mains have been completed and the
water system has been extended SO
that practically every part of the
city COW has ample supplies. In the
new construction valves have been
placed every three blocks. and in
case Of pipe ~breakage or other trou-
bic. the area affected will be COM
paratively small.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
BANKERS WILL
VISIT VALLEY
Local Leaders to Map
Out Entertainment
For Convention

Brownsville and the Valley are to
entertain approximately 400 bankers
from Texas and eastern and northern
parts Of the country on February IL,
according TO W. 3. Sellers, vice.
president of the First National Bank.
The occasion will be the annual
convention of the Texas Bankers
Association, group No. ?, which will
be here for two days and two nights,
accompanied by a large delegation OF
out-of-state bankers. These men w,rl
come in a separate train, and will
be part of the official convention
party.
The association group is composed
of all banks Of the southwestern
rart Of the state, ard Mr.. Sellars is
chairman. They will come here on
Saturday, and following a business
session during the day will spend
the night here and be taken on an
automobile tour Of the upper Val
ley Saturday. This tour will be
made in such a manner as to in
elude practically every section of
this region.
Details Of the entertainment for
the visitors and for the tour itself
VIII Ee NoIhcu OUT al a meeting OF
the Valley Bankers Association
which Will be held here on January
20. This meeting will be held in
the evening. and for the first time
in history will he in the form of
ladies night" II viii be held at
Hotel FL Jardin.
An entertainment program u now
being worked cut bv the local bank
ers. Mr.. Sellers said.
The coming here of the eastern
bankers who will accompany the
bankers association group will give
the Valley an unlimited opportunity
to spread its gospel Of climate and
agricultural advantages in a place
it will do great good. namely the biz
moneyed interests of the East and
North. Mr.. Sellers declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Lynchings Decrease,
Society Report Says

NEW YORK. N. ~. Dec. 80. CF,-
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Colored People today
made public for a survey showing a
decrease in the number Of lynchings
from 80 in 1926 10 p in 1927.
Seven men were lynched in Mis-
sissippi this year. the report show
ed. three in Tennessee and Arkansas,
two in Florida and one each in Ken
lucky. Louisiana, Mississippi. North
Carolina. Texas and California. All
but two Of the victims were negroes.