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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
INDUSTRIAL GOAL
OF RUSSIA IS HIGH
Plan Now Is to Change Cum.
try From Farming One to
Manufacturing One.
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, December 12.-Transfor-
nation Of Soviet Russia from an agri.
cultural to an industrial country, Geo.
nomically independent, is the explana-
ton given by officials in connection
with the present intensive campaign
TO marshal the country's Industrial
forces. Every possible resource at the
governments command is being uti'
lized to increase industrial activities,
Soviet economic officials believing that
il this is accomplished to worthwhile
degree it will relieve greatly the unem-
ployment situation, since industry al
ways absorbs the surplus peasant
population. .,
state monopoly, now is being directed
strictly along lines calculated to ad.
vance industrial development in every
way possible.
Tuxuries and even articles in gen.
eral use, such as clothing, are being
excluded or grudgingly admitted only
on payment Of heavy duties. Or the
SEA. SOC. 900 which Soviet trade agen'
cies spent in the United States last
wear, cotton represented more than
S42. 900, 900, agricultural machinery,
mostly tractors, IS 500. 900. and meta is
more than IS 10000 Thus II VIII De
seen that raw materials and machinery
constitute almost the entire Soviet
purchases.
While little foreign capital is COM
ing into Russian industry, Soviet Geo.
nomic authorities have invested con-
siderable sums from the country's own
resources. The recently signed Per-
cival-Farquhar contract, stipulating a
sac, 900 900 credit for erecting a gigan.
tic metal plant with modern machinery
at Makeva, is welcomed heartily in
Soviet economic circles. since 1t Is be.
lieved it will vastly increase produc'
ton Of cast iron and in general slim.
ulate the metal industry OF South
Russia.
The campaign designed to supplant
private trade with cooperative trade
is continuing meanwhile, with renewed
energy. Soviet statistics reveal that
1000 private stores closed during the
past year, while $500 cooperative state
stores opened. Since the cooperative
stores are much larger, it Is calculated
this reduction in number has not in
the least reduced trade facilities as a
whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12

bears the full evidence of official grad
ing. Any hotel keeper can have this
service who requests it.
While cattle at $lS.75 a 100 pounds
seem to he. at an almost prohibitive
figure, they are staying there despite
the lessened demand for beef prod
ucts. And the quitting down Of con-
sumption on account of price has been
equaiized to some extent by the IN
creased demand incident to colder
weather.
While the smaller number. OF cattle
marketed has had some effect on the
hide and leather markets, which nave
decidedly in late months. II
is only. one factor in the situation.
The huge stocks which piled up after
the war have been dissipated. FIVE
years ago there was enough sole
leather and betting leather on mana
for a years supply. This now has
been cut to a 45-day supply. with
1900. 900 sides on hand, or the skins
of 900, 900 animals. This is the lowest
on record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
EXCHANGE OK. is NEEDED
TO WITHDRAW LISTING
Decision Given in National City
Bank Case--Removal Of Stock
Must Be Regular.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 12.-Om-
Gals of the Stock Exchange today de-
clared that the stock of the National
City Bank could not be withdrawn
from trading without approval of the
exchange. c. Z. Mitchell. president OF.
the bank. asked stockholders last week,
to approve the action of the directors
in requesting the withdrawal of the
shares, contending that sharp fiuctu-
atoms in stocks OF a credit institu.
ton might prove harmful in times OF
financial stress.
1t was explained at the exchange
that, inasmuch as transactions in
stocks are made between individuals
on the floor of the exchange, and not
by the exchange itself, concern
whose shares had been listed could
have no control over the list. Removal
of stocks from the list would be re-
quired to go through the regular chan
mel, and would depend upon the action
of the committee on listing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
CAUTION IS ADVISED.

NEW YORK, December IL R).-
While optimistic forecasts regarding
industry may be fully justified, and
possible firming up in commodity
prices in 1928 might help profits turn
upward again, the financial side OF the
picture contains several elements that
will bear careful watching, says the
American Bankers Association Jour-
nal in it's monthly business review. At
present, there appears to be no con-
vincing trend one way or the other,
except that. the picture seems rather
significantly to divide itself into two
parasitic industrial side and the
financial,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
w., B. & A. BOND BUYING
CONTINUES IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, December IL (Speciall.
Buying of Washington, Baltimore &
Annapolis SIS on the local market con-
tinues. These bonds are thought by
certain well informed persons to be a
good purchase at present prices, al
though they are considerably higher
than at the beginning Of the year.
It Is believed that reconstructed out
lines Of railroad consultations can be
construed to indicate that the strate.
gic position occupied by this road
might result in it's acquisition by some
important trunk line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
HERDS DEPLETED;
II BEEF PRICES HIGH
Values Not Likely to Come
Down for 8 or a. Years,
/ Stockmen Say. J
BY J. c. RoYLE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star. rt@
NEW YORK, December 12.-Beef
with continue to be luxury for three
orffpur years to come. That is the
answer given today by Middle West
ern livestock men and packers to the
appeal of Boston hotel keepers that
their patrons abstain from ordering
beef until the price of roasts and
steaks comes down and quality inn
proves.
The growers and packers blame the
many failures which took place in the
Sattle industry after the war for the
conditions which now exist in the beer
trade The sudden ending of the war
caught the livestock men unawares.
They were left with huge herds on
their ranges and feed lots. to face a
falling market and a Tightening OF
bank credits.
Banks foreclosed on cattle loans and
the markets were flooded with cheap
beef. This discouraged breeders. IN
stead of building up their herds Tor
the last eight years they have been
selling them, sometimes at distress
prices. AS result many young heif-
ers have been thrown on the market
No provisions were made to assure
normal increase of herds and the sup
ply of cattle. ii is estimated in Kan
sas City. has been reduced one-third
IN the last 10 years.
Getting Back on Feet.
In the last two years prices have
been such that the cattle men COM
nenced to get back on their feet
financially. They commenced to see
profits in the offing and started to
build up their herds. They have
withheld cattle from the market
steadily and they have been able to
do this because they had enough
money left over from 1928 to make 1t
unnecessary for them to sell for i'm.
mediate cash needs.
The receipts of grass fed cattle in
the last half of this year at Kansas
CITY and other Mid-Western market
ing centers have been lower than at
any time in % years. Kansas City
received 90 per cent less cattle from
its territory than last year, with every
indication that receipts viii fall still
lower.
When it comes to the feed lots. the
fatteners of cattle were discouraged
from preparing to condition the usual
number of steers by the possibilities
earlier in the year that the corn crop
would be short and feed high. BY the
time they discovered that corn would
be obtainable, stockers and feeders
were so high they dared risk buying
only a small number of animals.
The high profits of the dairy. in
t7ustry also have had their effect.
Farmers found they could make more
money by building up dairy herds
than by fattening steers for market.
Consequently they have been selling
the culls. taking advantage OF high
prices and holding the better condi,
TONED cattle either to build up herds
or in hope of further advances.
-Range-Fed Cattle.
THE quality of range-fed cattle
growers declare, is about the same as
usual, If not little better. They point
but also that no one need be deceived
about quality, for it is determined and
guaranteed in most cases by Govern
lnent officials. In nine centers the
Department of Agriculture is grading
and stamping beef, so that every cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
TIN PLATE INDUSTRY.

NEW YORK, December IL R.-
The National Association of Sheet and
Tin Plate Manufacturers reports No
vember sales Of 344,519 per- cent, pro-
duction. 232 .041 tons, and total ship
ments, 224,7S9; tons. Unified tonnage
December 1 was 437, 300 tons. Approx
innate finished stock on hand awaiting
Shipment was 92,67S tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
PRICES ON PARIS BOvrRsE.

PARIS, December IL @.--Trading
was quiet and prices were steady on
the Bourse today. Three per cent
rentes, So francs as centimes;' ex-
change on London, 124 francs 2 cen.
times; per cent loan. II francs 35
centimes: the dollar was quoted at 25
francs 80 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
UTAH POWER INCOME.

NEW YORK, December II R.-
Total income Of Utah Power and Light
Co. for the year ended October 81 was
Sc, 066 ,4S3, an increase of SEAS, 1872 over
the year before. Balance after inter
est and preferred dividends was ST.
361, 412, a gain of $129,355.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
Fishers Price Index

The following table shows the aver
age movement from week to week
ID of the wholesale prices OF zoo rep
resentative commodities from Dun's
Review and ~. of the purchasing
power of the dollar:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
RUBBER STOCKS GAIN.

NEW YORK, December IL R.-
Rubber stocks in London on Decem:
Der 10 totaled 66,011 tons, an increase
of 142 tons for the week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
Third General Conference Of 7. U.E.L. Dec. 3.

party as the first big step of the
masses into political action, and it
supports all industrial and political
organizations of the workers which
are fighting against capitalism. Its
ranks are open to all workers willing
to struggle for a better and more
militant labor movement. Nor is the
Trade Union Educational League a
dual union. 1t works, with the exist
ing mass organizations, \. F. of l..
and independents, and seeks to unite
them into one general movement.
To advance its program and to
unite the constructive forces in the
labor movement, the Trade Union
Educational League will hold its third
general conference i'll New York, De-
cember Sd. All progressive and left
wing labor union groups are invited
to send delegates upon the following
basis: national industrial groups, 2
delegates; local general groups, 8
delegates; local union groups, 2 dele
gates; miscellaneous groups, dele
gates.
The time is here when the pro-
gressive and left wing forces in the
labor movement must more firmly
unite for the building and functioning
of the trade unions. The rank and
file of workers, both in and out of the
trade unions. are full of discomfort.
They are bitterly exploited The
average wage for adult workers in
the United States is less than $4,000
per week. The industries are full Of
worker resistance to the employers.
The difficulty is that this is not or
gained, nor will it be organized UNI
der the present misleadership in the
unions. The constructive, militant
forces in the movement must organ
ize in order to push forward trade
unionism generally and to bring the
workers into successful struggle
against their employers. The coming
Trade Union Educational League
Conference offers the means to de-
velop such organization. The Con-
ference will mark milepost in the
history Of American labor. Every
militant worker should be there
Trade Union Educational League.
VIM. z, Foster, Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
FRICHTFII AMERICAN EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS
CHARACTEREzES ONLY CUBAN CONSTRUCTION JOB

discharged. For example,
the boss sends worker to bring
something so heavy that he cannot
even lift it. If the worker complains,
he is discharged. If he tries to lift
it and gets injured, he is discharged
just the same.
The central highway is the only
construction job in Cuba at present,
The workers live wretched life. I'm
employment is rampant, and the
workers go hungry, unclothed and I'M
shod. Even the war prisoners in the
late imperialist war were not in worse
conditions than are the Cuban work
ers today
Life is so terrible in Cuba that the
Spanish immigrants complained and
their consulate is sending them back
70 Spain free of charge. A group of
$50 left the other day. A similar
group is ready to depart on the next
steamer. These workers prefer the
misery of a life in Spain and the
tyranny of Primo de Rivera to the
horror of conditions in democratic
Cuba. AS consequence of their de-
parture chiefly Bulgarian and Jugo-
Slav workers are left on the Job to
slave for the American imperiahsts,
and the conditions of these immigrant
workers are unbelievable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26

(By S. Kir0ff, Worker Correspondent
HAVANA, Sept. 25.-Cuba, the
protectorate Of the American capital
lists, is a prisoners camp for the UNI
happy workers of all races and ma
tionalities. For the last two or three
years the capitalist press has been
spreading all kinds of lies about the
quantity of jobs which would be
available in Cuba when construction
on the central highway began.
Drunken Americans Boss Cuban
Workers.
The Cuban workers lived till the
unhappy day when it began. The
Job is in the hands of an American
construction company, Warner, Bross
& Co. The construction started in
the province of Havana. The Amer
lean bosses and foremen who, day
and night, are drunk with whiskey,
drive the workers like herd Of ami
mails. Instead of the eight hour day
promised in the capitalist sheets, the
Cuban workers are getting only SLIGO
for 10 to II hours day. The Amer
lean slave drivers treat the Cuban
workers worse than they would treat
beasts. They are driven like pack
animals.
And if, under these unbearable con.
ditions, worker gets injured, he is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
Labor Sports Proves a
Good Way TO Organize
L. Angeles Upholsterers

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 25.-
A unique and very successful method
of organizing unorganized workers is
being put into effect by the Uphol-
sterers' Union Of Los Angeles, Local
IS, whose organizer is H. CHAT. A
series of baseball games was organ
lied between the various organized
shops in the city which aroused great
interest among the workers. The win
ming team, from the Brown-Saltz-
man shop, challenged team from a
non-union shop, and in game de-
cisively whipped them on the diamond.
In this way, union men established
friendly contact with many unorgan-
lied workers from the non-union shop,
and it is expected that some of them
will soon join the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
IWATE AND ASAMA
JApAN'S CRUISERS
TO VISIT HERE
(By A Worker Correspondent.

About 1,500 cadets. officers and
sailors of the Imperial Japanese Navy,
viii land in New York on September
28th, for sight seeing" and will re-
main here until October End. They
are members of the Training Squad
ron composed Of the cruisers Iwate
and Asama.
A majority of the Japanese popula-
ton in New York which is composed
Of workers, are not much interested
in their coming, but a certain section
of Japanese, namely; officials, bust
ness men, bankers, and their running
dogs, who mostly have their offices
in Wall Street, and their residences
at Riverside Drive, are all excited and
are preparing at full speed to welcome
them. The official title Of the emer-
gency committee appointed is called
"the Japanese Welcome Committee for
the Training Squadron of the I'M
perial Japanese Navy"
Officers to Eat at Astor.
The Welcome Committee has raised
$4,000 already from the Japanese in
New York for the entertainment ex-
pense. Theatres going, half day in
Yankee Stadium to watch Babe Ruth
hit couple more homers, etc, are
some of the plans to show the sailors
the Capital Of the Dollars Empire,
which is competing for supremacy in
the Pacific with Imperial Japan,
where those boys come from.
The main feature of the program is,
however, five dollar banquet at the
Hotel Astor Crank and file sailors are
not invited) when the leading and
royal Japanese citizens in New York
are to welcome them officially.
Mayor Walker who is on his way
back to New York from his trip
around Europe where he made his
name so VIGOROUSLY famous by becom-
ing the good friend of Mussolini, and
by forcing Negroes election from a
cafe, etc, is said to be planning a
dinner for the officers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
FAKE "SCHUL ES"
CROW AS Jewish
HOLIDAYS ARRIVE
Pav-As- YOu-Enter for
Penitential Rites
BY SENDER GARLIN.

Over a million and q half Jews Of
New York City and approximately
four million in the United States viii
ioin in the Rosh-Hashonah or New
Year celebration which begins this
ovening and continues until su73o-,,..
on Wednesday.
During the past few days thousands
Of New Year greeting cards have
been mailed to relatives, friends, bust
mess associates and customers. Ac-
cording to religious precedent it is
proper to send the greetings until
Yum Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
October 9Th, when the holiday period
ends.
high Cost OF Prayer.
Attendance at the hundreds of syna-
gogues turnout the city win be by
admission cards for the holiday SER
vices. the cost for these ranging from
$25 on the orthodox "schules" on the
lower East Side to $1,000 in the inn
pressive temples" and reformed
synago CUES" attended for the most
part by those whose incomes have jus
titled their weaving away from the
orthodox faith.
For the more traditional houses of
worship. too. the present penitentiaI
period is utilized for gathering funds
for sundry and miscellaneous
causes These include supporting
rabbinal schools in the Holy Land,
paying for cantors whose regulations
will act as a drawing CARD at the
synagogue, and for liquidating some
of the more eternal financial obliga-
tons incurred by institutions.
With the commencement of the
holidays various enterprising groups
and individuals will enjoy again the
religious profits derived from the at
tendance at the so-called mushroom
synagogues. These, bitterly inveiged
against each year with monotonous
regularity by the rabbis who have per-
nanent posts, are synagogues that
appear only for the present holiday
period
Mushroom" Synagogues.
Turnout the city-on the East Side,
Harlem, Washington Heights, and the
Rronx-and especially where the jew
ish population is thickest-mcvie
houses, wedding halls, and in soTGs
instances dance halls, are engaged.
These are used by the sponsors for
the services, and often, complain the
regular rabbis") the presiding rab-
bis are not even officially ordained.
Last year this practice was most
fragrant in the Bronx, where Rev.
Carl Stave of the Hunts Point Jewish
Center led the embattled hosts Of
official Judaism against the "preten-
ders" who sought to utilize the peni-
tential spirit for their own financial
gain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
All Movie Cameramen
in East Belong to Union

The International Photographers Of
the Motion Picture Industries, Local
644, I. A. T. S. E. has made a large
increase in membership during the
last month.
The members of the local include
many of the most prominent and best
known cameralnen of the east and
west. The attendance of the last
meeting of the local which was held
at its headquarters, 161 West 44th
st, presented such an overflow that
it was necessary to take immediate
steps to secure large offices.
Ninety per cent of the members of
the local are now working. The union
now controls all the cameramen, as
sistants and still men in the east.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
Montana Federation of
Labor in Turmoil Over
Referendum Elections

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 25. = Mon
tana organized labor is in turmoil
over the referendum election for Off
GERS of the state federation of labor.
The failure of Pres. Steve Ely, him
self candidate, to put the name Of
a rival on the ballot has stirred many
locals. The Silver Bow (Butte) cen
trail body is opposing both Ely and
his rival and is boosting Clarence
Blewett of the Butte streetcar men
for state president.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
Head Of Negro Union to
Speak in Los Angeles;
Other West Coast Notes
(By Worker Correspondent.

(By a Worker Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.-George
S. Grant, military secretary of the
Los Angeles Division of Pullman Por-
ters, announced that general organ
izer, A. Philip Randolph, would be in
this city to attend the A. F. Of L.
convention and hold a series of mass
meetings of Negro workers, as part
of nationwide tour he is making.
"The Pullman Porters," said Grant,
"are the first Negro Americans to
organize into National Labor Union,
and SO well has the organization work
been done that the Pullman Com
pany, fighting desperately with its
back to the wall, has refused to me-
diate, arbitrate, or even discuss the
porters' demands for recognition and
a living wage. ~
George Grant, in recent speech
at an open forum arranged by the
Young Workers League, outlined a
plan he is putting into effect of or
ganizing a Negro American League,
a cooperative and educational organ
ization of Negro workers, to help
them in their fight for emancipation.
II
Musicians Strike Off.
Threats of a strike Of $500 musi-
clans, stage hands, and motion pic
ture operators affiliated with the
Amusement Federation were called
off when the unions signed three
year agreement with the Theatre
Managers Association, involving wage
increases of ~ per cent to 1914 per
cent, the first year, and additional in
creases each following year.
+ i
A. F. l.. Label Department To Hold
Meeting.
John J. Manning, secretary treas
urer of the Label Trades Department
Of the A. f. of L., announces that a
union label mass meeting has been
arranged by his department to be
held in the Labor Temple of Los An
geles on September 2Sth. The Label
Trades Department will convene in
this city at that time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-26
Naturalization Director
Bars Fascist; Might Be
OverruIed BY Officials

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. rs. -
Italians present today for admission
to citizenship were told by Jesse M.
Thomas Of the United States De-
partment of Labor and District DireN
to in charge of naturalization that
membership in tn Fascist would bar
them from citizenship He stated
that he did this on his own response
bility without orders from Washing
ton. Thomas pointed out that men,
bership in the Fascist plainly viola
ted the oath not to continue allegiance
to foreign potentates.
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