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Evening star., 1927-10-08
UNDERL YlNG BUSINESS
CONDITIONS ARE STRONG

NEW YORK, October S.-Dun's
says: The maintenance OF strong un'
derlying commercial conditions Is
shown in various ways, although the
broadening of Autumn activities con-
tinues to be retarded in different chan.
nels. Several factors have combined
to delay the expected expansion, with
unseasonably warm weather over a
wide area initiating against the best
results in retail distribution, and some
important manufacturing industries
are slow to experience the upturn
which normally comes at this period.
Some modification Of earlier estimates
of fourth. quarter business has result
ed, but there are a number OF en-
couraging indications now. with more
hopeful signs in the steel trade aris'
Ing from the beginning OF q purchas'
ing movement by railroads. and con-
spicuous weakness in commodity
prices is the exception. In certain
instances, as in hides and leather.
the trend has favored holders, and
there is an excess Of advances this
week in both foodstuffs and other ar
ticles.
Weekly bank clearings. $11,s4s.-
032, 900.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BONDS TRADE Off
I ON PROF|T.TAK|NG
Moderate Revision Down.
ward in Security Market.
New Erie SIS Show Gains.
BY CHARLES r. sPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October S.-Moderate
changes occurred in the bond market
today, with some profit-taking at the
end Of week that had established
high averages for both domestic and
foreign issues.
The effect on the foreign list Of re.
ports from Berlin that the Prussian
loan would be denied and from War
saw that there had been another
hitch in the loan to Poland was NOM
tnal. Polish bonds reacted slightly.
A few German issues like Berlin
Elevated 6ks advanced quite sharply.
IL 1t is to be the policy of Germany
from now on to restrict borrowing in
the United States the outstanding
German loans should improve their
market position.
u. s. Rubber IS and Goodyear IS
reflected the poor statement yester-
day of the u. S. Rubber CO. Local
fractions were easier. Considerable
strength was exhibited in the listed
tional Telephone ANS, New Orleans
Public Service 5s, North American
Edison 5s and Utah Power 5s.
The feature of the rail market
was the activity and strength in the
new Erie IS. which advanced y Of
q point to well above 81. They are
now up 6 points from the low of last
Summer. Fractional gains were
made in Chicago & Eastern Illinois So
and Great Western q.
/, u. 8. Governmeot bonds were
steady. This weeks offerings Of new
issues amounted to s76,000,000. 1t is
Significant of the change in condi-
tions that all Of the new public utility
AN per cent bonds that have been
offered recently have already gone
to q premium OF / to 2 points.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Washington Stock Exchange,

SALES.
Washington Gas IS 'sB''-S500 at 1o5h.
Washington Rwy. & Elee. 4s-S1.00 at
Capital Traction Colo at 1864.
Potomac Electric pfd. 6hs-10 at los "
oew wash5ns:ons ns Rwya 4 oE Elsc m Dfd@l9o al at
National Bank of Washington--10 at $40.
80 at $40.
American Security Trust Colo at
466, 10 at 1851 90 at 465.
MerKenthaler Linotype at 115.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd-1o at 1ls. D
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd-3o at 1O1A.
AFTER CALL.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd-10 at 119.
Potomac Electric LIST 5s-Sl 600 at 101 as
Potomac Electric 6s 1953-S5.O .O00' at
1851.
Mergenthaler Linotype at 115.
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd-10 at 101 q.
American Security & Trust Co.-10 at
Commercial National Co. pfd.-2 at 1o3.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Wheat GOES HIGHER
ON WEATHER REPORT
Corn Opens Lower, but Receivers
on Fairly Good Buying by
Commission Houses.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. October S.-Wheat open.
ed shade higher today on commits.
sion house buying prompted by the
advance in Winnipeg. Weather over
Canada was still unfavorable. After
80 minutes of trading December sold
at 1918; March. 1.34M; May, 1861.
Corn was slightly lower, but re.
covered on fairly good commission.
house buying. December, 93as; March,
96as; May, 80.
Oats were quiet and steady. Decem-
Der. ASH; March, 50k; May, SIN.
Provisions were slightly higher.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK R.-Stocks heavy;
sugars and oils at new lows. Bonds
irregular; rail liens sag on profit
taking. Foreign exchanges Arm; ster-
ling crosses $4.87. Cotton firm, fol'
lowing bureau report. Sugar steady;
commission house buying. Gomez
firm; better Brazilian market.
CHICAGO. - Wheat steady; SYM
pathy with firmness Winnipeg. Corn
steady; unfavorable quality report.
Cattle steady. Hogs dull.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
NEW YORK MARKETS,

NEW YORK, October F.-Rye
steady; No. 2 Western, 1.07A fob.
New York and 1.05N elf. export.
Barley. easy: mailing, 90h elf. New
York. Lard firmer; Middle West,
13.20a13.30. Wheat futures opened
steady; domestic December, 1924 bid.
Other articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
COTTON GOODS ACTIVE.

NEW YORK, October s (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods markets closed the week
with fair squirt Of activity but with
print cloth prices unchanged at SIC
for 64x60s and 10c for 6Sx72s. Raw
silks were irregularly lower, the de-
clines ranging from S to 25c a pound
Evening star., 1927-10-08
GIVES RAIL ORDERS.

NEW YORK, october 8 @.-The
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe has
distributed orders for 121.300 tons of
rails, giving $4,000 to Colorado Fuel
&. Iron, 1900 each to Illinois Steel
hem Steel.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
UNIVERSAL PICTURES.

NEW YORK, October 8 @.--Uni-
versal Pictures Co. earned $1.46 a
share on the common in the SIX
month ended May s, against $2.16 II,
the corresponding 1925 period. Net
profit declined to $54S,814. from
S725,S4S.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
GOLD FOR ARGENTINA,

NEW YORK, October 8 @.-A
shipment of 100000 in gold is being
made today to the Buenos Aires
branch of Louis Dreyfus & Co.
One million dollars was shipped on
September II by the same firm.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BUTTER rs LOWER.

CHICAGO. October LR.-Butter-
Lower; receipts, 5,44s tubs; creamery
extras, ASH; standards, 431a; extra
firsts. 431aa44; firsts. S9a401a: seconds,
S6a38. Eggs-Higher; receipts, 3,4SS
cases: firsts, 35aS9; ordinary flrsts.
26a32.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BY Special Leased Wire to The star.
BOSTON, October s.--FolloU3g is
q list of today's highest. lowest ana
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Bid. Asked.
American TEL & TeIga 4s 99A .....
Amer; Tel: & Telga. 4lss.... 1o0R .....
knacostia & Pot. r. r. 5s.. 97A .....
Anacoetia q Pot. guar. S.. 97A .....
e. p. Telephone 5s..... :. 101M .....
o. & r. Tel. OF Virginia. 5s... 102 .....
Eapital Traction r. 3. 5s.. 102 .....
City and Suburban 5s. ..... 91h .....
GEORGETOWN Gas 1st 5s. ..... 102 .....
Potomac Electric 1st 5s...... 101 .....
Potomac Elec. Cons. 6s.. 80. 102 .....
Potomac Elec. 6s 1963....... 10S
Wash Alex & Mt. vern. 5s. Al .....
Eash. Alex. & Nj. v. ctf... 4 .....
Wash. Bait. & Annap. 5s.... IS .....
Washington Gas 5s ........ 1Q2
Wash. Gas 6s. series 49,. 104s
Wash. Gas 6s. series B.. 105h
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. 4s.. -. IS S8h
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. gen. 6s.. 103 VI .....
MISCELLANEOUS.
essss5 ssssau Fs1s s1ss; fas barry Ssn: 1881 e7.
Chevy Chase Club 8 6Ms..... 111
Po.o. T. Joiap aapes ssoeE oe I'd Blk. IS: 1e6 90 ~.
Wash Mkt Cold Storage 5s. 94h go,
Wardman Park Hotel bhs. 96h o7%
Evening star., 1927-10-08
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Following is the list Of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-10-08

By Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK, October s.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
FLAT JANITORS
HEAD PASSES
AWAY IN CHICAGO
Quesse ReactiOnary and
Extremely Patriotic


CHICAGO (FP).-Wm. F. Quesse,
president, Building Service Employees
Init. Union, and president of the Chi
cago Flat Janitors Union which he
had organized died of cancer Feb.
16. He had been a growing power in
the Chicago and Illinois organized
labor movements and was more or less
closely involved with the political or
ganization of Gov. Len Small. His
place at the head of the Chicago flat
ianitors is taken temporr rily by Aid,
Oscar Nelson. rica ~r~0'A>Nt of the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
Among Quesse's recelL andeavors
was an elaborate argument to build
ing owners in Detroit that recognition
of his union would be an effective an
tidote to the growth of Bolshevism
in America He took the position that
union conditions bring contentment to
workers. and that contentment pro-
vides a sterile field for theories Of
social change.
William T. Quesse was an outstand-
ing figure in the "gas pipe" section
of the Chicago trade union movement.
He was not frequent attendant at
the meetings Of the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor; in fact be regarded the
federation with more or less contempt.
He was an important cog in the Len
Small state machine and hence took
care to attend the annual conventions
of the Illinois State Federation Of
Labor.
Quesse looked with undisguised
hostility on all efforts to organize the
workers in Labor Party. His
methods were "safe. sane and con-
servatiye." He peddled the influence
of hi, union to whatever capitalist
Jlitical group paid best or had most
influence. He could be depended on
to ring the changes on the latest "red
menace" and though illiterate, broke
frequently into the columns of the
capitalist press with patriotic exhor-
tations. That a guerilla labor fa'nr
like Quesse, at the head of the fiat
janitors should be able to eA
dominating influence in Chicago labor
circles is an indication of the low
level to which the trade union move
ment has fallen in that city which
was able to boast, only recently of
having the most progressive trade
union leadership in the United States.
Quesse's demise leaves a gap in the
"gas pipe" leadership that should
draw out the ambitions of several am
bilious persons who know a good
thing when they see it. Oscar Mel
son, democrat politician and vice
president of the C. F. of L.. stepped
into Quesse's shoes, but his tenure
may only be temporary. A possible
candidate for Quesse's mantle is
Robert Fitchie of the milk wagon
man of elephantine proper
tons and infinitesimal brain cavity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Bosses Breach of City
Agreement Ties Up
Work on Phila. Bldg.
(By a Worker CORRESPONDENCE

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20.--The
new 16-story building at Filbert and
Juniper SITS. is deserted SINCE last
week when the Building Trades Coun-
Gil Of Philadelphia called out on
strike all the trades affiliated with
this body, on the breaking Of the city
agreement that calls for all union la
Dor to be employed by municipal
works.
Through pressure of the Freeland
Kendrick Charlie Hall combine,
known as the City Hall Gang, the
general contractors, George Fuller
Company, was forced to sublet a con-
tract to sub-contractor Connolly, who
is unfair to labor.
Despite the fact that Mayor Ken
drick made loud promises at the La
Dor Day celebration Of the A. r. of
l.. at Sesqui Centennial Stadium, that
only union labor will be employed on
all municipal work during his admin
stration. he has not done one thing
70 settle this strike. which is going
on for more than one week.
II viii be up to the men on strike
TO really put up fight and win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
The American Junkers
Threaten to Organize
Third Party for 1927
BY ]. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

one of this worthy pair lead? Pure
ly struggle OF the rich farmers,
the American junkers, against the
finance capitalists OF the East.
In other countries the junkers
play prominent role in capitalist
politics. They are among the most
reactionary, if not the ultra-reac-
tionists, clericals and monarchists.
Dawes breathed the spirit Of this
junker conservatism when he or
ganized the Minute Men of the
Constitution" an embryo fascist
organization that has been permit
ted TO lapse as red-baiting out
fit. But it can GuicAly be revived
as occasion demands.
With the industrialization Of
agriculture and the development If
increasingly large farms, this
American junker class is bound to
grow and to demand expression.
there is here developed an iden-
tity of interest between the owner
of the million dollar wheat farm of
the North and the overload OF the
restored great cotton plantations of
the South. IL is the common inter-
est of the big wheat, corn, hog,
cotton, rice and tobacco raisels 5,
that CREASED the way for the pas
sage OF the McNary- Haugen Farm
Relief Bill, from which the great
masses OF farm workers and ten
ant farmers viii not benefit.
Such iunker third party may
crystalline al some distant date.
But the threat 'of its organization
for next years elections can nardiy
brighten the old guard in the re-
publican party sulilclently to have
any effect on the fate of the Nc
Nary raugen Bill AT the White
House this week.
Such a junNer third party, parad-
ing as party of protest, must not
be confused with the struggle for
independent political action OF the
city workers and poor farmers un-
der the standards of the Labor
farty.
The junker landlords will get
their allies among such middle
west industrialists ana bankers.
whose interests run counter To
those of Wall Streets great finan-
ciers.
The poor farmer, tenant and
mortgage, with the mili;ons OF farm
workers, must seek and find their
allies among the workers in indus
try, in the common struggle of a
united working class. The growth
of this alliance will send shivers
of fear up and down the spines of
both the Coolidge Mellon crowd and
the Dawes-Lowden outfit. Against
the junker third party and all the
other parties of capitalism the
united, independent class power OF
the workers and farmers is the
Labor Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Lewis Again Offers Aid
To Coal BarOns

Continued from Page OneJ
IN Seattle, dating the unseating of
dunno after the 1924 convention of
the United Mine Workers, etc.--but
the general statements are correct and
proves the contention made by The
DAILY WORKER, i.e., that the Of
ficialdom Of the U. NJ. w. A. has al
ways taken the initiative in the ex
lulsion drive against the Communist
and other left wing workers.
Lcary states further that Com
murists had tried to set up a "dual
Union" in the Pittsburgh district, a
charge made at the recent Indiana
pclis convention by the Lewis ma
chine.
Ills statements on these two points
are as follows:
Forced Sam.
"In the Seattle convention of the
American Federation of Labor the fol-
lowing year, Lewis forced the late
Samuel Gomners into agreeing to a
resolution unseating Dunno, who sat
as delegate from Montana. on the
grounds that as Communist he was
seeking the capture or destruction Of
the federation. Gompers opposed ex-
pulsion on the ground that It would
riaEe martyr of Dunno.
Boring From Within.
"The Communists OF that time were
trying boring from within tactics in
the Pittsburgh district where an at
tempt was made TO set up dual
miners organization
In the National Edition of The
DAILY WORKER for January 81. We
published facsimile of letter from
William Feeney to William z. Foster
which refutes the charge that Com
runists we're trying to organize s
secession movement Of coal miners in
the Pittsburgh district and proves that
the striking miners Of this district
were deserted by the Lewis machine
in 1922.
The facsimile Of the Feeney letter
10 published today In our city edition
In connection with the story Of the
LOWS statement relative to tho Com
nunist International.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
FINALLY STOP
HEFLIN'S TALK
ON CATHOLICS
Senator Accused Them
Of FOmenting War

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-For the
first time in years, the parliamentary
1u'es of the senate were invoked this
afternoon to end bitter religious
controversy between Senators Heflin
CD of Alabama, and Bruce (D) of
Maryland, which apparently was
widening a breach within the Gemo-
cratic ranks.
A point of order BY Senator Dill Of
Washington sent him to his seat.
Charges Plot in Mexico.
Yesterday Helm, in a remarkable
tour Of oratorical stamina, held the
floor for three hours and half.
while piling up evidence to support
his charge that the Knights of Col
unibus and the catholic hierarchy are
conspiring to force the United States
into an invasion of Mexico after con-
gress adiourns.
Raps Own Party.
The bitter debaCe that took place
during AMI following Heflin's speech
indicated that the Alabama senator's
interest was rather a religious than
political one, but the gallery heard
with interest his charges of war mon.
gering.
During his speech Helm oelabored
his democratic colleagues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Boston Capmakers Not
Awed by Arrests
CONTINUED from Page ome)

Continued from Page 0ne)
"No manoeuvers Of bosses. whether
By strong-arm methods. or frame-up
charges against their leaders, will de-
ceive them or diminish their coursgc,"
Time Favors Strikers.
Though the employers have shown
a stubborn mood, they will not hold
cut long when the spring season ar.
rives.
Picket lines continue daily and
nightly. Women take an equal share
in all strike duties. A picket demon
stration before. the shops will take
rlace again Monday morning. fol-
lowed by mass meeting at 10 o'clock.
An enthusiastic mass meeting of the
.apmakers was held Thursday morn
ing. when Wellerman Of the cigar
makers, Salerno Of the Amalgamated
Joint Board, and Friedman Of the Up
holsterers Local 81 all pledged moral
and financial support Of their unions,
IN the struggle Of the capmakers 70
establish in Boston 40-hour week
he outstanding demand Of the labor
movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Feng's Soul Ruined In
Moscow Walls a Pair Of
| Foreign Missionaries

PENING, Feb. 2O.-There is no
hope for General Feng Yu-Siang,
according 10 two American and two
British missionaries who have been
in the fovmer christian generals"
vicinity for some time.
The missionaries declare that
Feng is now thoroughly Bolshe-
vised' and seems impervious to the
exhOrtatiOns of the missionaries. In
fact the noted army leader is some
times pecved when he listens to
those fellows going through their
capers.
Moscow is a damnable hole" said
one Of the British missionaries.
"Feng was not like that at all be-
fore he visited the Red Capital"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
PROGRESSIVES
FEAR WAR ON
LATIN AMERICA
Hearing on Shipstead
Resolution

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--Before
a subcommittee of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, on Feb.
16, witnesses testified in support Of
the Shipstead resolution forbidding
the federal government to put its
sanction on, on influence behind, any
foreign concessions or investments Of
American citizens.
Jose Miguel Bijarno, of the MeXi-
can Chamber of Commerce. declared
that American investors in Mexico
pose as members of a superior race,
backed by the military power of the
United States. He said they make
trouble in international relations by
claiming fantastic sums to be their
investment" in properties down
there, when in fact their actual in
vestments are small and these huge
sums represent their inflated hopes
of future profits. He testified that
all American investments in Mexican
oil properties amount to only $685.
100000, contrasted with the $780,
100000 claimed for them by Moody's
Manual. The smaller sum is the Of
fetal estimate published by the Mexi-
can government department dealing
with them.
Secretary Kellogg has sent to the
senate list Of these American oil
operators in Mexico, demanded in a
Norris resolution adopted some
weeks ago. The progressives hope
to use this list to show that a hand
ful of lswiess interests in this coun-
try have been the petted favorites of
American foreign policy in this hemi-
sphere. They fear, however, that
when congress adjourns on March 4
the Coolidge Mellon-Kellogg ANGER of
today will turn into ugly attacks on
Mexico and Central America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Scott Nearing to Speak
At Newark Lab.Lyceum
w Wednesday, February %

NEWARK, Feb. 20. - Professor
Scott Nearing, economist and author,
will deliver a lecture in the city of
Newark on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary %, at p. M. in the Newark
Labor Lyceum, 14th St., near Spring
field Ave.
His subject will be America To-
day." timely topic. and anyone in
terested in the political and eco
nomic conditions Of this country
should not miss this appropriate lee
ture.
He will touch on this country's in
ternational policies, and of the forces
that are the determining factors in
shaping the policies Of American dip
lomacy. Following the lecture there
will be a discussion period.
The lecture will be held under the
auspices OF the Workers School Of
Newark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Shanghai Strike Ties Up
Foreign Industries
loontinred fronl Paae Onel

6Coatinued from Page One)
Electrical plants, tramways and the
postoffice were tied up tight. Pick
cts are posted outside the general
postoffice.
The imperialists are arming the So
called volunteer corps" with mach
inc guns.
Fall of City Near.
1t is now apparent that the fall of
the city to the Kuomintang Army is
imminent.
News reached here today that
Chang-Tso-Lin, the Manchurian ban
dit general. is begging WI Pei Flu
TO prevent his generals from attack
ing the Manchurian soldiers. Chang
is not making any progress in his
much advertised drive on Hankow.
Foreign Warships Ready.
More than twenty foreign war;
ships are lying in the Whangpo River
off Shanghai. Five of those are
American.
The southern forces are now with
in fifty miles of this city. Suns
men are completely demoralized and
it is reported that Sun is making pre-
parations to flee to Japan.
A Japanese cruiser and four de-
stroyers were reported to be on the
way here.
The number of soldiers now under
the nationalist governments banner
is estimated in the vicinity Of 1,O00,-
000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Daily Worker Gels
Special Attention Of
President Bill Green

"The DAILY WORKER has
moved to New York"
This was the alarm sounded by
reactiOnaries at the expulsion meet
ing Of the Central Trade Union
Thursday night.
Communications from the mighty
"Bill'' Green himself. beat the toe
sins announcing that Americas la
hor daily is now in the nations
chief city. ready to carry on the bat
lie for militant working class ac-
tivity.
Green's letter. however, was no
missive of welcome. Beware" he
warned. "of the Communists. New
York is now the center of their ac-
tiyities."
Green's comments on The DAILY
WORKER and the Communists were
referred to the executive committee
FOR appropriate action.