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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Mamv Unusual Features In
Birthday Edition of 'Daiy"

The fifth anniversary edition of
the Daily Worker will be the great
est working class newspaper ever
issued in the English language. This
statement can be made categorically
in view of the material which it is
planned to include in the special edi-
ton.
One-half million copies of this
special edition, which will appear
January 5, will be distributed to
workers thruout the country. Every
industrial section of the country will
be covered in the greatest mass dis
tribution that the Daily Worker has
ever conducted. Already many cities
have ordered their quotas and spe-
cial distribution squads are being
appointed.
Articles by Communist Leaders.
The anniversary edition will con-
tain articles by all the leaders of
the Workers (Communist) Party
Jay Lovestope. William z. Foster,
Ben Gitlow, Bertram D. Wolfe,
William w. Weinstone, Max Be-
dacht, Alexander Bittelman, Robert
Minor and many others. The issue
will also include articles by the var
ious district organizers of the Par
ty, telling of the part the "Daily"
is playing in the struggles of the
workers in their parts of the coun-
try.
Among the special feature articles
will. be history of the Daily Work
er from the day it was founded until
the present time by A. G. Richman,
illustrated by Fred Ellis; "The
Daily Teaches Political Action" by
Vern Smith; an interview with Fred
Ellis telling of his early days as a
stockyards worker and a sign paint
er by A. B. Magil; an interview with
Alexander Trachtenberg on the New
York Call and the part it played, by
Sol Auerbach; an article on the
Soviet press by A. G. Richman;
"The Red International" by Harri-
son George; "The Situation in the
Anthracite" by Pat Toohey; and
many other feature articles.
Special Drawings,
Three of the foremost working
class artists in this country, Fred
Ellis, William Gropper and Jacob
Burck, will have special drawings in
the anniversary edition, including
some of Gropper's drawings of the
Soviet Union. Interesting cartoons
from the foreign Communist press
will also be included.
In addition, the special edition
will contain greetings from the
Communist Parties of the Soviet
Union, of Germany, France, Eng
land, Czecho- Slovakia, Canada, Mex
Continued on Page Two
The Workers (COmmunrst) Party
fights for the enactment OF the 40-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
MELLON GIVES
MILLIONS BACK
TO OWN FIRMS
"Tax Refund" Of y. S.
Treasury Rich Gift
to Scab Mines
Most to Tobacco Trust
Congressman Charges
Looting Increases
Most to Tobacco Trust

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The
official list from the treasury de-
partment of those receiving tax re-
funds during the last fiscal year,
ending June 80, is now available. 1t
shows that Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon has given to big cor
porations, most of them in New
York and Pennsylvania, which is
controlled by the Mellon political
machine, the sum of $142,393,56
1t includes companies financially
controlled by the Mellon family.
This Year More.
The list for the present fiscal
year will not be made public before
this time next year, but Representa-
tive Garner of Texas two weeks ago
declared on the floor of the house
that millions were this year being
given to coal and mining companies
controlled by the Mellon family, and
that the steel trust, with which Mel
lon is also connected through his
banking relations, will get $15,000,-
600 refunds, and, if present claims
are allowed by Mellon, will get
S30,0O0,000 more.
Ten More Than Million.
Ten refunds on the last fiscal
year list amounted to more than
$1,000,000 each, with the r. ]. Rey-
nolds Tobacco Company of Winston
Salem, N. c., receiving the largest
amount-S6,213,808. The American
Tobacco Company and subsidiaries
(Continaed on Page Five)
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"Agrojoint," an organization to
collect funds for equipping Jewish
agricultural colonists in the U.S.S.R.,
will soon place on exhibition and
sale in New York, SO 'oil paintings
of leaders in the U.S.S.R., and
scenes of the Jewish colonists at
their daily tasks, in Crimea, Uk-
raine, and other parts of the coun-
try, the work of Frank Horowitz,
sent by Agrojoint on three months
tour Of the Soviet Union to get
them.
Among the portraits is one of
Simolovich, the navigator of the
Krassin, and one of it's aviator,
Chuknovsky. These two were paint
ed by Horowitz at the time the
Krassin heroes were being inter-
viewed by newspaper men on their
arrival in Moscow. Horowitz works
rapidly, and got the portraits during
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Labor Conference on
War Danger Jan. IL

Plans for rallying New York la
Tor on mass scale to the struggle
against American imperialism will
be formulated at the first labor con-
ference to fight the war danger and
the new offensive Of American i'm
perialism of the New York branch
Of the All-America Anti-Imperialist
League, to be held at the Labor
Temple, 18th st. and Second Ave-,
Jan. IL, at 8 p. m.
Robert Minor, editor of the Daily
Worker; Robert w. Dunn, noted
economist and author, and George
Pershing, who as a soldier witnessed
the brutal oppression of workers in
Hawaii by American imperialism, will
be among the speakers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
DON BASIN is
DEVE:L|. |: |. Op!Nc
Rapid Growth in Coal
Fields


KHARKOV, U. S. S. R., (By
MaiD Rapid development and con-
struction in the coal fields of the
Don Basin, one of the main indus
trial centers of the Soviet Union, is
at present taking place.
Seventeen new shafts, completely
mechanized and electrified, contain
ing all possible safety measures, are
now in the construction. In addition
ID old shafts are being completely
rehauled and reequipped. All these
undertakings are being carried out
by Soviet engineers with the excep-
tion of few shafts which are being
constructed under the supervision of
the German firm, "Tissen."
Over 80 million rubles will be as
signed for the enlarging of old
shafts and the construction of new
ones during the current year as
against 27 million in 1927.
In the near future the Soviet
trust "Donugol" intends to start
The construction of a series of new
shafts, similar to the most powerful
shafts in Europe and in America.
They will yield about $1,000 tons of
coal per year. The best scientific
specialists from Germany and Amer
lea, besides Soviet specialists and
the Institute "Hyproshakhta," will
be invited to aid in the preparation
of plans and in the construction of
these shafts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Anti-HOover Meeting
at Irving Plaza Hall
Next Friday Evening

The anti-Hoover demonstration
arranged for Fxiday, Jan. a, at s
D. M, at Irving Plaza Hall, 18th
st. and Irving Place, will prove q
rallying call to the workers to at
tend the meeting to denounce the
imperialist war excursion of Hoover,
who is scheduled to return to the
U. S. during the first week in jan
uary.
The workers of New York are
urged to turn out in mass protest
demonstration against the war plans
of the imperialist Wall Street ad-
ministration Speakers at the pro-
Test meeting will be: George Perish
ing, Scott Nearing and Robert Min
or. Robert Dunn will be chairman.
An expose will be made of the
imperialist maneuvers behind the
Bolivian-P Paraguay hostilities and
the negotiations of the Pan -Ameri-
can conference. The meeting will
be held under the auspices Of the
New York branch of the All-Amer-
lea Anti-Imperialist League, 799
Broadway.
The Workers tCommunis) Party Is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
RECEIvERSHIP
ON LABOR BANK
3. of L. E. Securities
Company in Court

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 (UP).
Earl B. Breading, Philadelphia
attorney and Louis A. Weiss, of
New York, today were named as re-
ceivers for the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers Securities Cor
poration of New York and Pennsyl-
vania. Breading and Weiss were
previously named receivers for the
New York company by Judge Julian
Mack of New York City.
The securities company of the B..
of L. E. is part Of the huge system
of "labor banking" started by the
machine bureaucracy which con-
trolled the union, as a substitute
for militant action by labor union
lists and as a means of tying up the
treasury which might be otherwise
used as strike funds.
Thirty Million Debacle.
After the death of Grand Chief
Stone, who started the scheme, in
vestigation showed that the whole
structure was bankrupt, and that
$30,00e,000 of the workers money
and union funds had disappeared.
A scandal rocked the last B. of
1 L. E. convention, and the machine
was able to cover itself by promis-
ing to save some of the money thru
q new and heavy assessment upon
the membership. Different sections
Of the labor banking, insurance, and
realty schemes of the B. of L. E.
have crashed recently, and the Sc
curities company is only the latest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
NORRIS APPROVES
TRUST DAM BILL
Says Plan to Let West
Give Contracts O. K.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-"Pro-
gressive" Senator Norris of Nebras-
ka today declared himself satisfied
with the Boulder Dam Bill in its
present form. The senator pro-
fessed not to be alarmed over the
fact that Roy West, agent of the
power trust, will, as secretary of
the interior, allot contracts and de-
eide whether the power magnates
or the government shall own the
power plant.
Bill Adopted.
The bill has been submitted to
President Coolidge for his signature
with an amendment, adopted by the
senate, giving the secretary of the
interior the power to decide whether
the government or the private power
interests shall build and operate the
proposed power plant to generate
1000, 900 horsepower. This is, in
effect, victory for the power trust.
The amendment was passed after
repeated threats from the White
House that Coolidge would veto any
measure definitely providing for
public ownership and operation.
Capitalist Conflict.
The Boulder Dam bill was orig
inally agitated for as a project to
protect the Imperial Valley and
other southern sections of Califor-
MIA from the floods of the Colorado
River by the construction of a dam
impounding 2O,0OO,O0o acre-feet of
water. To this were added projects
for a canal irrigating the southern
part of California and Arizona, and
the construction of power plant
for the generation of hydro-electric
energy.
The petty bourgeoisie of Califor-
MIA, especially realtors who own
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Freiheit Chorus Will
Give Yiddish Premier
of MendelssOhn on Sat.

The first performance in Yiddish
of Mendelssohn's celebrated oratorio
"Walpurgis Night" will be given at
the concert of the Freiheit Singing
Society at Carnegie Hall, 57th 81.
and 9TH Ave, tomorrow night.
Workers of New York, to whom
this opportunity presents itself, can
obtain tickets in advance at the
Freiheit office, 80 Union So.
Accompanying the chorus will be
a symphony orchestra conducted by
Lazar Weiner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28

Four IsddorG Duncan
dancers, detained at EL-
lis Island By imm.igrd-
tson officials, Were al
loaOed to come ashore
after posting bonds of
$500 each. In the picture
are Tamara Sen1enoUo,
Marie Missorsky, Elena
Terenteff and LiliG
DicoUSky. They will ap-
pear with the rest of the
Duncan troupe at the
great Fifth Anniversary
celebration of the Daily
Worker, on January 5.
at Manhattan Opera
House, S4th ST., west of
Sth AUenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Ask Workers to Turn
in Daily Greetings,
Donations at Once

Many workers are walking
around with greetings and dona-
tions for the fifth anniversary of
the Daily Worker in their pockets.
BY remaining in their pockets
these greetings and donations do
the Daily Worker absolutely no
good.
The moral of which is: travel
light. Unburden yourselves at
once of all the greetings and do
nations you collect. Bring them
or send them to the office of the
Daily Worker, 26 Union So.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
SOCIALISTS OF
GERMANY CALL
FOR BIG ARMY
Conve ntion Platform
Says Aiming Need
Not Be Secret
Is Pacifist CamOulflage
Gesture Covers Troops
Shooting Strikers

BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Chiefs of the
German social democratic party to-
day announced that a program of
building battleships and creating a
German army would be approved, in
a platform they are submitting to
the party convention in March.
This militarist campaign, fitting
in perfectly with the plotting of
Hindenburg and the Nationalists for
a revival of German Imperialism
and the needs of German industrial
lists for troops to fight strikers, will
be camouflaged by a great deal of
pacifist talk, but the kernel of it
is that Germany must maintain
her army as a safeguard to self de-
termination"
For Open MilitarizatiOn.
The platform proposes that the
German government openly and
publicly carry on larger military
establishment, with open Reichstag
control of and responsibility for
army and navy contracts, instead of,
as at present, maintaining armies
and munitions factories in secret.
The socialist platform is in favor
of what they call a "non-partisan"
army, that is, a disciplined force,
loyal to the present capitalist sys-
TEN, without too many workers in
Continued on Page Five)
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morning at 10 o'clock in Irving
Plaza Hall, 18th st. and Irving
Place.
Activities necessary in putting
the final finishing touches on ar
rangements caused the offices of
both organizations-th National
Organization Committee of the
Cloak and Dressmakers' Union and
the National Executive Committee
of the Furriers' Union-to throb
with intensity.
Great Enthusiasm.
While official statements were in
preparation, while calls to the mem
bership were being written and dele
gates from all over the country were
being welcomed, the functions of
the local organizations and its num-
erous needs were being attended.
An atmosphere of tremendous en-
thusiasm pervaded the headquarters.
Hundreds of workers came and went
in continuous stream. The N. o. C.
offices at 16 w. 21st st. were filled
on every floor, with meetings of
various committees, officers and
shop meetings. At the fur work
ers' headquarters, while the day-to-
day business of the New York or
ganization went on below, the Joint
Board delegates prepared to go into
session for consideration of final
plans for their convention opening.
Tomorrow the National Executive
Committee of the Furriers' Union
meets at 10 in the morning to take
up for last discussion various
phases of the N. E. c. report which
will be delivered at the convention.
Mass s1eet Sunday.
Yesterday the garment and fur
manufacturing district was flooded
with literature calling on the work
ers to come to the huge mass meet
ing which both unions are calling
for Sunday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
in the big Lincoln Arena, Goth st.
and Broadway. The circulars were
signed by Louis Hyman for the
cloakmakers' N. 0. C. and Ben Gold
for the Furriers' N. E. C.
At this rally, where over ten
thousand needle trades workers are
expected to gather, the leaders of
the cloak, dress and fur workers
will report the decisions of both CON
ventions on amalgamation into one
national needle trades workers or
ganization.
After the mass meeting in Lin
coin Arena, many workers will at
tend banquet Sunday night at New
Star Casino. All delegates will be
at the banquet and the rank and
file are invited
Monday morning the delegates
from both unions will go into joint
session in the New Star Casino and
will continue their task of laying
the foundations of the new union
till Tuesday evening, when it is ex-
pected the convention will finish its
work.
Delegates Selected.
The Italian cloak and dressmak-
ers' locals of New York and Boston
yesterday gave out the list of dele
gates who were chosen by their re-
spective memberships at meetings.
Twelve delegates will represent the
New York local and three are here
from Boston. From New York they
are: Oswaldo Eusepi, A. Ceccheni,
c. Guglielmo, A. Bonilace, G. Mas
saro, M. Morreale, S. Santangelo, S.
Milazzo, G. Spadafora, M. Berardi,
A. Porrino and 0. Grassi. The Bos-
ton delegates are A. DiGirolano, S.
Miceli and G. DeRea.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
AGED Shaved IN
WRALEN REGIME
Wanamaker's ilyChief
Intimidated Workers

For Christmas present, Grover
A. Whalen, $780, ,000-a-year general
manager of the Wanamaker store
on 4th Ave. and Astor Place, re-
ceived an extra job as commissioner
of the graft-fat New York police
from his Tammany associates while
on Official leave of absence from
the labor batting firm; but for the
thousands of workers employed at
Wanamakers', Christmas meant only
intolerable long hours, a speed-up
made more intense because they are
constantly on their feet, 10 and IL
and even IA hours a day, all under
the close surveillance of store de-
tectives.
Exploiting the Aged.
Whalen's terrorism extends be-
yond the portals of the store. A
short time before the Christmas
period he sent letters out to all the
workers who had sold their entire
lives for miserable weekly dole to
Wanamakers, and were now ere
tired" on an even more miserable
pension, kindly "asking" them to
report to the store during the rush
weeks to accommodate the increased
number of purchasers. Evidently,
+bo 4oro of tI,o Ia++o,. ,,,oe 4broo4oY,
ing, because all Of the retired work
ers had reported, with the excep-
ton of a few who could not move
their feet anymore after a lifetime
of toil) and had slaved during the
Christmas period without pay. A
bonus, or commission on their petty
sales, was all they received. Many
of these old workers were still in the
store, although the holiday rush had
somewhat abated, and expected to
continue to toll gratis for a few
more weeks, not daring to refuse or
protest for fear that their pensions,
81 or So per week, all they had to
exist on now, after so years or so
of toll here, would be discontinued.
And all this had been carried out
under the supervision of Grover
Whalen, whose task now is, pre-
sumably, to exterminate those who
live off the toll of others.
The Open Shop Tradition.
The reporter tried to speak to
Continued on Page Taoo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
CLOAK, DRESSMAKERS OPEN
CONVENTION TONIGHT; FUR
WORKERS BEGIN TOMORROW
Both Unions to Amalgamate; Will Launch One
Needle Trades Workers Union
Workers in Both Trades Enthusiastic, Prepare
for Giant Rally in Lincoln Arena Sunday

who amalgamae-he Cloak and Dressmakers Union
begins tonight in New Star Casino 107h ST. and Park Ave-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
Gain of 250,000 in
British Unemployed

LONDON (By Mai).-In the
week ended Dec. 9, 100000 workers
were unemployed in England, or
100000 more than year ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28

The Workers tCommunist) Party is
the party of the clnss struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28

the two hours that they could allot
him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
For a Workers. Farmers Government
To Organize the Umorganized
For the 4O-HOMr Week
For Labor Party
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
WOMAN HURT BY.
STREET CAR

Struck by street car, Mrs.
Annie johnson, 81. of the $500
block Thirteenth st. N. w. was
suffering from cuts and bruises
today in Garfield Hospital.
The woman was injured while
crossing Fourteenth Street between
Quincy Street and Spring Road
Northwest. The trolley was oper-
ated by Stanley M. Belts. of the
200 block Fourteenth and AZ Half
Street Northeast.
A sprained right loot was suffered
by Miss Catherine Shepherd, 19, of
the 500 block Columbia Rd. N. w,
when her automobile figured IN i
collision last night at Fl and Fourth
SITS. n. E.. The other machine was
driven by Cuccheia Giuseppe. of the
1900 block ! st. N. E.
Paul Kringle. A. Of the 1900 block
Chaplin st. N. w. was bruised late
yesterday when struck by an auto.
mobile at Eleventh and G SITS NJ.
w. The car was driven by Miss
Lottie Schubert, of the 100 block
First st. N. Il.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
TEACHERS OPE N
INSTITUTE

william John Cooper, state super
intendent Of public schools in Cali
fornia. opened the teachers insti-
tute for local public schools last
night. il the assembly hall Of the
Armstrong High School. with an
address on the development ot
human personality.
Tracing the development Of q
child from infancy with its imper.
feet body and mind, superintendent
Cooper found that the final test
came in the power Of right choice
Of conduct of life.
Perhaps the world has enough
Iligh.powered minds, said the
speaker" and teachers can aid
best BY fostering the development
OF bodies that function well. minds
that are informed and personalities
that serve humanity.
He was introduced By DR.. Frank
w. BalIou. who with G G. Wilkin.
son. first assistant superintendent;
Il. Al. Clarke. assistant superinT
tendent. and M. g, Lucas, president
OF the Columbia Educational Asso-
ciation, also spoke.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

DR. Rollo q. Reynolds, principal,
in telling Of the experiment. said
the children seem to have taken TO
the idea readily The pupils seem
to learn to spell much more quickly
than if left with pencil and paper.
he finds.
With no definite procedure to fol-
lew, each teacher Is free to conduct
her own experiments with the chill
dren. 1t is up to her to determine
IL the machines aid the pupils, 1t
will be several weeks before tho
practice is in effect in all rooms.
No system of tipping is insisted
on but the touch method Is being
impressed on the pupils by sugges-
tive means. Large charts showing
correct positions of the fingers are
placed in the front Of the class
rooms and q stenogra pher makes
regular visits to each child show.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

ing it the fastest and easiest
method.
DR.. Reynolds believes that the
small children will develop their
own touch system and perhaps in
vent an entirely new form. Special
observers watch the pupils closely.
Dr.. Reynolds asked on six-yearold
boy:
What are you tipping there,
young man?''
II cant spell two words and I'm
learning to type them. was the
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
First Grade Pupils.
Use TypeUriters

NEW YORK, Dee. I4.-Five and sx-year-ods attending
the Horace elementary school at Teachers College
lumbia University peckng out their spelling and writing
lessons portable typeWriter following installation last
of SO machines in the school in pedagogical expert
mant
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
FALL KILLS MINER

POTTSyII.LE. Pa, Dec. H.
Joseph Brunscavage, q Minersville
miner. was instantly killed when ne
tripped at the top Of a flight Of
stairs at his home and fell to the
bottom breaking his neck.