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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
PASS DAILY ON TO
OTHER WORKERS
Urges Reading Paper
in Public Places
by a Worker Correspondent

(By O. WORKER Correspondents.
I believe that l know an easy way
to double the circulation of our paper
every day, and, by making every pa
per count for two, to help the Daily
gain a steady increase in sales. A
good thing about my scheme is that
it can be carried out without costing
anybody. an extra penny or the ex-
penditure Of any energy.
All that is necessary is for the
DAILY" to impress o. every reader
the Importance of reading the paper
wide open in all public places, especi-
ally in the street cars, subways and
elevated, and when finished, to leave
the paper on a seat for somebody else
to pick up and read. have made it
habit always to leave my paper in
the train and then watch what hap
pens.
One evening, going downtown to
a meeting, l found myself alone in a
subway car at Times Square. I was
through with the "Daily," so l left
it on a seat and moved to the other
end of the car to see what would hap
pen. At BIRD Street one other passen-
ger got on the car. He was a middle
aged mechanic going home late from
work. In one hand he carried his
lunch can, and from his manner and
expression he evidently considered
himself a respectable citizen of the
community.
AS he walked into the car the
DAILY" lay there on the seat, staring
him full in the face, with an article
on the Nicaraguan situation, which
was as good as saying, 'Pick me up!
You need me! You must read mep
And he did. Looking around carefully
to see if he was observed, Il appeared
to be looking out of the Window, he
picked it up, looked over the head
lines, and folded it up carefully with
in his own paper to be read at home
| On another occasion | noticed 6
young fellow trying hard to read ar
article on the front page of the
Daily" in the hands of a passenger
Since the DAILY" interested him, he
interested me, so l sat down across
the aisle from him, holding the paper
so as to attract his attention to the
front page. This done, l got up
dropped the paper on the seat, anC
walked to the other end of the car
was not surprised when I turned
around to find him sitting in my seal
and reading my DAILY WORKER
and l will not be surprised when
will meet him in the Party or the
Young Workers League.
j. CODKIND.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
Fine Jobless Boys
fBu a Worker Correspondent

(Bg q Worker CorreSpondent.)
SOUTH BEND, Ind, (By MaiD -
One day l came to the City Hall.
walked down the basement facing a
small crowded room with the inscrlp-
ton on the glass of the door: Jus
tice of the Peace"
One-armed Judge DuComb was in
the chair. An officer armed to the
teeth brought in two young workers,
very poorly dressed.
Judge to the officer; "What have
they done?"
Officer: 81 found them walking
on the streets late"
Judge: what is your name
Where do you come FROM"
One came from Kansas City, the
other from Missouri. The judge then
asked them if they had any money to
pay their fine. They were charged
with vagrancy. Otherwise, he said
they would go to Jail. They had no
money. He then asked them if they
were hungry and they answered, yes
At this point l thought that the
Judge would give them few dollars
and send them to a restaurant, but !
was mistaken. The judge ordered the
officer to take the boys out. Find
yourselves a job or get out of this
city or III put you both in jail" he
said. D. W.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22

"The trail that leads to Teapot
Dome oil leads to the proposal of the
Aye term for governor that Gov
Smith IS fighting for. This proposal
on IT, part of Gov. Smith as part
of his complete reorganization scheme
is intended as a weapon in the hands
of the oil magnates, of the steel
kings, of the czars of industry, to
crush the labor movement, to gag la
Dor, to take away its right to strike,
to crush it by an efficient and smooth
working bureaucracy when labor is on
strike.
Serves 0ligarchy.
"The proposal of Gov. Smith and
the slogan of efficiency in govern
ment is the most reactionary piece
Of legislation that has been proposed
in recent times. 1t is part of the
whole scheme of Gov. Smith to in
gratiate himself with the financial
oligarchy that rules America. He has
done splendid service in behalf Of the
S.nelairs, Dohenys, the Rockefellers
and the Morgans that dominate Amer
lea.
Gov. Smiths proposal for 4-year
term must be fought by labor. La
Dor cannot be fooled by any ideas of
efficiency or honesty in government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
Hasn't Had .
lob ibis Year
by G Worker Correspondent

tBy Worker Correspondence
CHICAGO, (By MaiD.-I will write
you conditions here as best l can and
as near the truth as possible. There
are nearly one million unemployed in
Chicago. l haven't worked one day
yet this year. All you get from the
bosses is: we're not hiring any men,
but we have so many we're going to
lay off some.
So you can see that looking for
work in Chicago is a damned hard
job and the master class do not pay
unless you produce some commodity
for them to sell. And US poor slaves
with our machines that they own,
have produced so much that we have
to go hungry amidst plenty.
The community l live in is priest
ridden. The foolish workers are wait
ing for a fellow worker, Jesus, to
come back. They don't know what
union is for. Young 100 per cent
American priests are their teachers
in school. Judge Gary used to get
them when they finished school. Now
j. P. Morgan will get them as meek
and lowly slaves.
The "cockroach" businessmen are
hard hit here. Some will go out of
business pretty soon. Some are talk
ing like Mussolini already.
You can use my name for I don't
think it will hurt me any; l have no
master anyway.
-ARLEY STAPLES.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
Worker Is Crushed by
Sidewalk Elevator

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March I'll
While an ambulance surgeon eased
the victims sufferings with hypoder-
mics, another man, an iron worker,
fought for 80 minutes here today with
saws and blow torches to free Sebas-
tian Smith, AZ, who was crushed and
held tight by a sidewalk elevator in
front of the Baptist Temple here.
Smiths cries attracted a great
throng and police reserves were called
out to hold it in check. The victim,
his right leg crushed and suffering
from the shock, is in serious con-
dition at the hospital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22

Killers" at Least Kills
Time Successfully

THE Contemporary Theatres, new
group of producers, is presenting
"Killers," by Louis E. Bisch and
Howard Merling at the 10th Street
Theatre.
The theme of this latest murder
opus advances the theory that we are
all potential killers, while the play
further serves as an arraignment
against sending a victim to the cleo
trio chair on circumstantial evidence
The plot smacks somewhat of the
ideas contained in "The Trial of Mary
Dugan" and Gan American Tragedy"
First we see behind the scenes at
night club with the typical stage
habitues of such places. One of the
last couples to leave is married
man infatuated with another mans
wife. Then appears the wronged wife.
Marking the climax of the initial act,
amid the general confusion, shot
rings out and the woman in the case
dies, shot by the hand of an unknown
from off-stage but with circumstan-
tial evidence pointing against the out
ragged husband.
Act two shows the jury room of
the trial with the jury in the final
stages of deciding on the guilt of
the husband through circumstantial
evidence. Although characters are
overdrawn and actions exaggerated
in this scene, it provides a dramatic
and interesting sequence.
Then follows a scene in the city
prison. New arrivals include the in
nocent condemned husband prior to
his trip up the river and several of
the gangsters who were present on
the night of the murder. A proposed
jail break is attempted and the hus-
band refuses to make a dash for lib
erty with the others, although one of
the cell inmates who was present in
the night club knows he is innocent
In the end the web of circumstantial
evidence is directed also against this
gangster, for in the break the warden
is killed and in the ensuing confusion
the revolver is found on this gangster
who was not implicated in the killing.
The last act shows the corridor
outside the death house in Sing Sing
Preceding the husband to- execution
is the gangster, who learns that the
innocent man is following him to
death. AS the door of the death
chamber is thrown open the boy
breaks down and starts to confess the
other discriminating circumstances
surrounding the murder that clea1
the wrong man.
"Killers" is curious mixture of
real theatre" and hackneyed meth
DDS for making points in story that
somehow does not quite succeed in
arousing your sympathy to the extent
1t should. Still it has many elements
OF real dramatic worth that should
assure it of at least moderately sue
cessful run. What KILLERS" would
make, and undoubtedly will make, is
an excellent moving picture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
400 UNEMPLOYED
WAIT HOURS FOR
JOB;ONE WANTED
Workers Must Organize
to Fight Starvation
(Bu a Worker Correspondent.

(By a Worker Correspondent
Getting up at A M. to look for a
job, I applied at an uptown concern
at six-thirty. By eight o'clock there
were about 400 of us waiting for the
boss. About nine o'clock the boss
came and picked out the biggest and
huskiest fellow for $14 week.
Hundreds at Agencies.
After having waited for three hours
we all walked away Disguised and
weary with standing on our feet so
long. l walked down Sixth Ave. and
saw hundreds of men looking at the
ads in front of the employment agen-
cies. l saw a sign on the board:
young man wanted. Light work; Is
dollars a week" I applied upstairs
for the job and the employment agent
asked me for five dollars office fee.
I refused to give it to him as I know
he was trying to fleece me out of the
money as he had done to other VIC
! tins.
walked downtown. A we'll dressed
man stopped ME and asked for some
| hing to eat. He told me he
had been laid off about six weeks be-
fore and hadn't been able to find a
job since. He spoke about his suffer-
ing. How he had slept in Railways
fer the past few weeks and had gone
without food for many days. Some
times he would meet kind man and
he would beg a few cents for bowl
of soup. His face was pasty from
starvation and want of sleep. 1t
opened up my heart from pity.
handed him fifteen cents as l only
had about thirty-five cents in my
pocket. He thanked me very much
and nearly cried with shame. wished
him good luck and we parted.
Living Death.
Passing down Third Ave. toward
the Bowery, l saw hungry men, as
well as women, half exhausted from
starvation, and want of sleep, walking
ito and fro, disguised with life as if
1890 dead, their minds shattered, their
spirit broken, shoeless, ragged, living
worse than animals in country that
is supposed to be the richest in the
world.
The workers of this country must
wake up and organize themselves in
to trade unions, into strong Councils
of the Unemployed, and demand mass
lief against this misery and shame
full treatment. Let us show that we
stand united together. Let US show
that we stand united together. Let
us show that we want to live like men
and not like animals. We hurl this
prosperity" bunk back to Coolidge
where it came from. This proper
! ity" is for Coolidge's friends, the cap
italists and not for the workers. We
must not read the capitalist press
which tells US these lies. We must
read working class news that tells
the truth about the workers and
fights for the interests of the work
ers. H. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
May ExbeI Boy
Who Wouldn't
DO GOOSeSteb
(By Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, (By MaiD.-
Joseph. Gralick, a member of the
Young Pioneers is threatened with
expulsion from Adams Public
School, Amber and Haggett Sts.,
Philadelphia. The 11-year-old child
refused to march in a school par
ade and said he did not want to
learn to be a murderer for the
capitalist class. The principal OF
the school said, "When you are
old enough they won't ask you but
take you" When the teacher slap
ped the boy the father threatened
her with arrest,
w. c. p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
SPEEDUP, WAGE
SLASHINC, ARE
ORDER OF DAY
Big Industrial Firms
Drive Slaves Faster
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, Pa, (By Mail). - A
great city this. 1t just opened Ford
plant for production this morning. 1
sure wish YOU could have had one of
our photographers down here. You
ould have had wonderful picture,
i true example of Coolidge prosper
ty."
1900 at Gates.
l believe there were 1900 men
mound the gates looking for work
and the only way you can get in is
% have a letter from some politician.
Last week a pal of mine and went
o get job there and the guy at the
rate says, Where's your letter." So
liter much inquiry we went to mo-
or car agency and saw a man who
ny friend spoke to. The man at once
asked, "What political faction do you
follow and who do you know in your
ward ?" And that's the way they hire
1t Ford's in Chester.
Do you know, in this town, even
when it was very busy here, I've never
seen an American Federation of La
COR organizer since the war And we
didn't need them then.
There are more textile mills, steel
mills and other industries in this town
or its size than in any other town in
ne country. And there isn't an Of
;icial in the A. r. of L. with back
zone enough to try to organize the
place.
Speed-up Rampant.
In the mills of the A5erfoyle Manu-
featuring Co. they have SO speeded
up the different kinds of work that
hey are operating with about half
he former number of employees
Where a girl used TO attend to so
ends on q cone-winding machine, she
is chasing SO now And so with every
operation.
The Viscose Co. is doing the same.
remember when one mar operated
one machine. Now he operates three.
Yet with all this industrial activity in
me textiles. you never see any at
Tempt on the part Of those yellow
backed skunks, the officials, who
prate and draw salaries for sitting
up there i'll Philadelphia.
Here at the Sim Shipyard they are
pdvertisng for boiters and rea,ners
at piece-work rates. You can make
wo to three and enc half dollars
after you have worked like hell for
eight hours.
FayCher up the line, YOU have Bald
wins Locomotive works. I was n +he
strike &c 1901 at that DUMB and
the guys who represented the q. F.
Of L. at that time now live in fine
houses. Ore of them is in Kansas
with the big boys. Charlie Scott is
MS name. l have heard him say he
was afraid to come here. Last time
saw him he was fat and full of
fun. Sure, getting fat from hard
earned money Of the Gues-payers.
I have been out of work five
months. buy The DAILY WORKER
when | have the pennies to spare but
I need it all to feed the family. l
am sorry | cannot take a more active
part but You sec the family and l
are barely existing and | have been
chased around here so much I have
to watch myself or | would starve to
death.
Anyway send a man down some
morning soon aud take walk over
to the Ford place and get an eyefull.
Wishing lorg life to The DAILY
WORKER and the Communist move
lnent. &C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
Aviator Is Killed

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March I'll
w. C. Williams, first lieutenant in
the air corps reserve, was killed in
stantly here today when his plane side
slipped and crashed into a telephone
pole at the Fort Sam Houston air
ii u.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
WORKERS PARTY SHOWS
GOV SMITHS MOTIVES

Communst
the following declaration
Al Smiths proposal for 4year term for governor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22
Neck1Vear Workers
Rising Against Takers
(By q Worker Correspondent

~ ~ " " nor OOfI CoPOftUCftSs(
| am member of the Neckwear
Makers Union, an organization I'M
der the leadership of L. D. Berger, L
Fuchs and W. Chisling, three of the
bootlickers Of Green and his gang.
Our union is on its last legs. Thru.
the misleadership Of these traitors,
we have unemployment and be-
trayals. The meetings are dominated
by cliques, etc. If militant opens
up he is quickly framed. But the
worm is turning. At meeting last
night, Waldman, Fuchs and Berger
were shouted down and the meeting
broken up. These skunks have lived
too long on our blood. Berger has
three thrivin.: stores. Fuchs is a
gangster an. gambler Of the lowest
type and Chisling is scab. Glass
conscious labor leaders indeed! Down
with them and their kind!
II <
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-22

EDITORS NOTE-If the worker
who mailed the above letter will
send his full name and address TO
The DAILY WORKER, we should
like to get into direct touch with
him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02

A. l.. Bobrick. chairman of the rules committee of the American Power Boat Association, and head of numerous race rules commit tees including that of the Pacific Mortorboat Association, is head of the handicap committee of the Capital-to-Ca Capital Race, and on his calculations awards will be based Along with other titles, Bobrick is commodore of the Colonial Yacht Club, of New York City.
 MT. Bobrick is a chemist by profession and, of, late, has made his residence in Pasadena, Cali fornia, with offices in Los An geles. He also maintains a resi- dence in New York City and will go there following conclusion of his services to the American Power Boat Association in con- nection with the Olympia-Juneau trek.
 Besides being an authority on racing rules, MT. Bobrick is a yacht builder and racer of con- siderable fame. He won and held
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02
By JOE kERsHNER

The Dell went into the hard luck" class about 11:30 D. m. Fri day, a few hours out of Ketchl kan when a rudder rope gave way and left the sturdy little boat ducking and bobbing helplessly in comparatively open sea.
 The Dell hove to in Ketchikan at 9:25 D. m. Friday, in response to motions from A. L. Bobrick Adolph Schmidt and others, who were either ashore, or aboard the Princess Charlotte, berthed at the Ketchikan dock. The Winifred Schmidt's boat, was berthed al the stern of the Princess Char lotte and was awaiting. we later learned, more favorable tide through Wrangell Narrows. The Dell had not intended to stop but did so on seeing the apparently urgent motions from those ashore
 As the Dell came along side the other boats berthed at ths Ketchikan dock, Kershner wen ashore to telegraph The Dail, Olympian. That done the Del headed out at $40 D. m. ane Adolph Schmidt, not to have the Winifred waiting for somethinf more favorable than that desired l = - ' - = 2 ---- - - ' = ~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02
Prominent Men AbOurd
 Yachts NOlU in .JlIneau

crew of the Dell. is the son of the late Judge Wallace Mount of the Washington State supreme court He is now a busy physician but he found time to make the won. derfui trip north.
 Joe Kershner, aboard the Dell is writing the story for the Olym. plan at Olympia, he being a mem Der of the staff of that paper. He is much interested in yachting and as all Olympia is keenly con. cerned about the success of the race which it is planned to make a regular affair his paper sent him along to provide the local color.
 Herndon Marry. of Olympia, is a banker and financial man of his home town. Being one of the crowd that promoted, or helped to promote. the race, he signed on as a deck hand for this voy. age. He says ho has been en toying himself.
 Capt. Ray E. Stickler of the Dolphin II is marine and auto mobile engine mechanic who re- sides in Seattle. "I have only one complaint to register. This continuous daylight is hard on ones nerves as one never knows when to go to bed." he declared
 K. T. Foster. engineer on the Dolphin owns and operates a gar age in Seattle.
 Elmer N. Hutto is pilot and first officer on the Dolphin. He is pile driver engineer in Seattle.
 Capt. Richard Froboese is a Seattle business man, head oi Richard Froboese and Company which handles both imported and domestic engines including the Bolinder semi-diesel with which the Yacht Bolinder is powered.
 Herman Kilian, engineer or the Bolinder, is port engineer fol Capt. Froboese's company.
 Others on the Bolnder were Maurice Anderson, proprietor ol Anderson's Photo Supply House of Seattle; Leo Johnson. of John. son Hardwood and Lumber Com. pany, Seattle; and Roy Palm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02

NEW YORK, July 2.-Gov. A. k. Smith is in New York City today for informal conferences at which he will thrash out details for his Presidential campaign with few close friends.
 The first meeting oi the Demo- cratic National Committee will not be until July 10 put 1t is generally believed that before that time, Gov. Smith will have decided exactly what course he will follow and merely inform the committee of his decisions.
 Friends close to the Democratic nominee say he intends to decide all important matters relative to the campaign himself and that the committee will follow his di- rections. rather than act in an advisory capacity.
 Gov. Smith will probably make one speech in New York, one in
 sContinued on Page. Two.l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02
Courtesy Daily Olympian, Olympia, Wash.

 for two years the Colonial club s racing boat trophy for the an- nual Eastern regatta around Long Island, that trophy being emblematic of Eastern yacht rac- ing supremacy. Following vic tories in 1922 and 1923 in the Long Island race, MT. Bobrick has virtually retired from active racing and is coniining his sport ing activities mainly to interpre- tations of rules for the A. P. A. and other powerboat organiza- tions.
 MT. Bobrick arrived on the Princess Charlotte Saturday night accompanied by Mrs. Bobrick.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02
Air MaiI Pilot Found Dead aUith His Wrecked
 Plume, Hanging in Tree

ELSINOR. Mo, July 2.-Still clasping a shattered stick of his airplane, with packet of Demo- cratic Convention pictures at his side, Leslie Smith, air mail pilot of St. Louis. was found dead to- day with his wrecked plane near here. Shattered bits of fusilage and wings were found hanging to tree. The motor and under carriage landed about 50 feet be- yond. It is believed lightning struck the plane while in mid air.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-02
RUSS AVIATOR ISSWALLOWED
 UP,FAR NORTH
Hops Off from Icebreaker to Search for Amund-
 sen = Is Lost
MOBILES EXPEDITION IS BEING DENOUNCED
F ormer Flight Mate of Amunosen Believes
 ComraJe Drowned

LONDON. July :. With two airplane rescue expeditions miss ing, criticism of Mobiles fatal Polar flight and conduct of re- lief operations are being voiced.
 Last Friday, Russian airmans Babuschilzin hopped of from the Soviet ieebreaker l<aligin and wss swallowed up by the Arctic.
 A Moscow dispatch to the raiiy Express quoted sergi Ram eniff, Inspector General of the Red Army as charging Mobiles base shin with failure to cooper ate in rescue work and neglected to inform the Kaligin the posi- tion of the Italia crew which had been changed by the drift of ice. in time to warn hier Babuschi- kin.
 The Inspector General said |Capt. Roald Amundsen ought to have been put in charge of cen tra}ized relief organization in the belief that rescue Of the 1talfa'S crew could be accomplished only by cooperation between the S0- viet icebreaker and Swedish air planes.
 Many explorers are arriving at Tromsoe for a meeting of explor- CTS at Leningrad. It is reported they have denounced Mobiles ex- petition.