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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
Italian and French GQss Continue Naval Army AmQmb C0mh
india RESTLESS
BEFORE ARRIVAL
OF SIMON GROUP
Govt Will Prohibit
Mass Meetings

BOMBAY, India, Oct. 8.-Great
unrest is reported to prevail thru
out India as the arrival of tiru
Simon Commission government is be-
ing awaited with intense feeling.
The explosion of bomb on an ex-
press train at Mammal has been
used by the government as a pre-
text to declare it's intention Of pre-
venting all mass demonstrations
protesting British rule.
The bomb explosion occurred on
train which was supposed to have
been carrying Sir Sankaran Nair'
appointed on the Simon commission
on Indian reforms on his way to
BOMBAY to meet the group coming
from England and headed by SIR
John Simon. The commission is due
at Bombay shortly.
The uprisings and mass demon
strations which occurred on the ar
rival Of the first commission are
being recalled here, and the general
feeling indicates that the same state
of affairs will prevail when Simon
reaches Bombay. Although the up
per house of the Indian parliament
has declared that it will cooperate
with the commission, the House of
Commons, the elected body, has de-
clared that it will not cooperate in
anv way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
COmplete BETRAYAL.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 8 (UP).
M. X. Reilly announced in letter
received at democratic hea quarters
here today that he would withdraw
his candidacy for the United States
senate on the democratic ticket The
letter stated Reilly believed Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, running for
reelection on the republican ticket,
"is as much in favor of the legisla-
tive program of Governor Alfred E.
Smith as l am"
knowledge that many independent
manufacturers were already seeking
a chance to settle, so as not to be
included in the strike call.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
SILK WORKERS IN
GENERAL STRIKE
Paterson Meet Plans
Walk-Out Today

Continued from Page One
that the 8-hour day and the 44-hour
week be reintroduced. To this de-
mand the employers replied with a
tongue-in-cheek acceptance a few
days ago as last minute attempt
to head off strike action and to
force a wedge into the solid SYM
pathetic front shown by the unor-
ganized workers for the fighting
program of the unionized workers.
Unorganized To Strike.
That the unorganized will go out
at the strike call is admitted by
even the trade journals catering to
the manufacturing interests. The
progressive membership of the AS
sociated Silk Workers Union placed
as the most important point on the
order of the day the organization
of the workers in the crafts not or
ganized by the unions officers. In
pursuance of this policy they have
succeeded in gaining their support
for the strike.
Although the bosses association
encompasses only 80 firms, employ
ing from 1000 to 5000 of Pater-
sons 10000 silk workers, the strike
will be general one to include the
remaining independent employers,
That is because they have all been
progressively depressing working
standards, frightening hours and
cutting wages and piece rates.
The members of the Associated
have decided to work out and put
forward demands for an increase in
the piece rates of the unorganized
workers, and will make them public
soon.
Last nights meeting showed the
greatest enthusiasm for making this
fight to the finish. Greatly add
ing to this optimistic spirit was the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
A. F. L. Mill Sell-Out
Proves a FiascO

Continued from Page One
the future of the struggle now that
the labor takers like Batty and his
gang have been completely wiped
off the scene.
The huge turnouts of tens of thou
sands to picket the mills in the
afternoon, after the scabs came out.
was Just as great in size as the
mornings demonstrations. Scores Of
workers who went in to work in the
morning at the Hathaway Mills,
came out in the evening to rejoin
the strike. They told of how they
had returned to work only to find
the 10 per cent wage cut notices
still on the walls, and were also
gotten together by the mill bosses
and told that they would be COM
PEELED to work under a new systemI
of specd-up, which slashes wagesl
still further.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
IN
TAMMANY DEAL
"Progressives" in Sell
Out
Especial to the Daily WorkerJ

Especial to the Daily Worker
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 8.-A
further step in the deal between the
so-called progressives and demo-
Gratis was taken here when NJ. X.
Reilly, democratic candidate for SEN
ate, withdrew his campaign in ia
vor of Robert M. LaFollette, run
ming on the republican ticket. Under
the terms of the deal, previously
made public, the progressives agree
to vote for Tammany Al Smith in
return for which the democrats will
vote for all the local candidates for
the fake progressives. The progress
sives have traded, parleyed and sold
out every principle for which they
originally pretended to stand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09

officers. The large staff is neces-
sary in view of the consumption law
which provides, in addition to the
standing army, large reserve
force. Part will also be spent on
the construction of the new line of
Notifications running vertically
across Europe.
Out of budget of $4,000, 100000
francs only 4,500,000,000 francs will
be left for education and civil SER
vice, the rest being spent to pay for
the last war and to prepare for the
next.
LONDON, Oct. (UP).-The
autumn naval maneuvers in the
North Sea start Monday with 48
ships participating, under command
of Admiral Sir Hubert Brand on the
flagship Nelson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
Sees Anglo-U. S. War.

ROME, Oct. 8 (UP).-The Anglo
F~erch naval compromise is the
f'~~' symptom of a possible armed
co~f1ict between the United States
snd England. Commander Roberto
Comolli said today in an article in
tho newspaper Lavora Italia. Comolli
often is REGARDED as expressing the
views of official naval circles.
He predicted that America might
devote her immense resources to the
creation of the largest navy in the
world. Conflict between the two
powers recessarilv would involve
countries lying within the sphere of
action of one or the other. he added,
or almost the entire world.
Italy Involved.
pe pointed out that Italy, because
of her position in the Mediterranean,
would be of Importance in the life
of ENGLAND and therefore Italy's CO.
operation with England would be of
considerable weight in any conflict.
Such cooperation, he continued.
should be based on an efficient and
large navy, which Italy lacks at
present.
Comoili said this lack could partly
be offset by using the $4,000 tons
allotted under the Washington
treaty to construct fast cruisers
superior in all ways to the standard
cruisers. He concluded with the
statement that such force would
represent an appreciableS aid or
menace to eventual allies or foes. ],
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
Professional Jingoes
Meet in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. U.H
While the navy dirigible Los An
geles and scores of army airplanes
circled overhead, General J. Perish.
ing and $4,000 men who were fight
ing under his command in France
ten years ago gathered in Munich
pal Auditorium today for the open
ing Of the Tenth National American
Legion Convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-09
French Preparations.

PARIS, Oct. S.-One hundred and
thirty-n million dollars will be
added to the French budget during
the next year for naval construction,
for army increase and for the east
ern line of Notifications, which will
stretch from the North to the Medi-
terranean Seas.
The armament program, fully fol-
lowing the reported agreement in
the Franco-British naval pact, pro-
vides for the construction of more
light and swift battleships, and for
the maintenance of a steadily in
creasing army enrolled by govern
ment CONSUMPTION.
OF this sum, one million dollars
will be used for the maintenance of
the navy and for the construction of
one cruiser, six destroyers and seven
cruising and four coast defense sub
marines. The remainder Of the ap-
preparation, which makes up about
20 per cent of the total budget, will
be devoted to the maintenance of
large standing army engaged for
seven years and large number of
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
Country Bank
Cashiers Are
Carryl;n8Guns

A stranger walked into the
Farmers Bank of Sunbury the
other day. In his right hand
hip pocket he carried a weigh
ty bag of silver. Approaching
the cashiers windCw he reached to
his hip packet. Cashier W. o.
Crllmp's right hand went to his own
hip pocket in the same instant.
Cashier CrImp snapped an Ominous
looking pistol from his pocket, coy
erCd the stranger.
What are yOd going to do? the
stranger asked as he began to back
off. culorleSS with fright.
Il didn't KNOW what you were
going to do" replied Cashier Crunlp.
BE careful how yOu approach the
cashier Of any small bank in the
Northeast counties these days. A
series of Eank rol,beries and hold
ups has frightened the cashiers of
country banks in Gates. Bertie.
Hertford. Northampton. Halifax {;
the rural bankers are armed. watch
ful. ready to shoot. Il take no
chances" says Cashier crlmp:
"when a stranger enters this bank
! keep my hand OH my gun until |
am satisfied he's all right"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
OFF TO MEXICO
IN CAR BOUGHT
With BAD CHECK

X. L. Copeland. Edenton
Oakland-Pontiac. dealer will
make no further effort to
locate VIM. {. Small, Ilcrtford
youth who gave him "a worth
less check for $f.SlO for 4 per
fcctly good Oakland cabriolct
and then lit out for California
or Mexico.
Stpy< have been taken to recover
the amount due for the cur from
the l.. II. Small Estate in which
young Small wa> Il fourth hcneti-
riary. Mr.. Copeland is assured that
he can recover from the estate and
he iS rerfrrtly willing to let young
Small 90 to Mexico or any other
hot place if he can ret cash III lieu
of the check he holds.
Young Small is Il son # Mrs. Pat
Small. of IIcrtford. His father. the
late l.. II. Small. died several years
a~o leaving II fairly comfortable
estate Son William is rpputed t.
have cGmr iEo possession of about
S1n,OGO ~ his share in the estate
when he attained to his majority
several months ago. The by made
quite il SpIUrgr with his money and
WIS I'm easy mark FIR dealers i'll
luXuri2S.
When he bought IN Oakland cab
rioIrt from Mr.. Copeland on the
night of March Sth and gave Il
check for it. Mr.. Copeland raised
no question about the check. Any
WAY. Hertford wnS only II miles
away and if the check wasn't made
| good i'm The morning he would just
90 over to HertfOrd and recover his
car.
! Early next morning Mr.. Copeland
'pEoned the HertfOrd bank and ASK
ed about young Small'S funds. The
finds were not there. Neither was
VIM G. Small. William had left
town. leaving word that he was on
/ for Mexico. The next Mr.. Copeland
heard of young Small he was report
od in Little ROrk. Ark headed for
! Texas. Later he heard that he WAS
, ON the Pacific Coast headed for
New Mexico.
No fuss WAS made about the mat
fer for several days while MIR. Cope
land negotiated with the boy
mother: Mrs. Small finally decliir'
ed that she could raise the money
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

"FIlnny how folks change, sal
the Soda Jerkpr. There WAS Il time
when | would have said that Lawyer
T.. +. Aydlett had lost his grip III
our town and WAS going by the
board. but Aytllett is stronger to-day
than he has been ut any time in
ten years and hundreds of folks i'll
cur town are pulling for him night
and day.
Il don't know that | understand
what this is all about" said the
Bank Clerk with Il puzzled look.
What are YOU driving att"
Just this" said the Soda Jerker.
"Aydlett is making war on the best
people i'm his hCme town and he has
large following who are helping
him in his latest fight and doing
everything they can to ensure the
successful prosecution of his plan to
wreck the proutest thing our town
ever did.
Years ago Aydlett mOnOpoliZed
the hotel business in our town by
buying up the two important hotel
properties: the old Arlington on
Water st. and the Southern on
Main Street. He made money out
of his monopoly and 50 long aS he
held Il monopoly the hotel business
in Elizabeth City was discredit
to the town and the State. Aydlett
steadily refused to better hotel con-
ditionS here and things became so
bad that the citizens who had Il
pride in their town and its good
name got together and built a real
hotel.
Eve built enc of the prettiest
hotels i'm the State: we built more
of Il hotel i'm fact than present con-
ditionS Justified. but we built with
an eye to the future and with Il
faith in our town.
''AS soon as we got the cOnmun-
| ity hotel built at an expense OF
! $GGC.000 or more, Aydlett jumps In,
begins to put new front on his old
Southern. tears out Il lot Of his Old
junk and begins to patch up the ILL
side of the building. determined to
spend enough money to put on
enough front to split up the hotel
business in the town and make hard
Shedding for the community hotel
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
HARD ON DICKBAPTISTS MAKE
JOB, But fine MOREVOTESFOR.
FOT THE DINERS GOV. AL SMITH

The Ninth Ave. Baptist
Church of Charlotte gave Gov
ernor AL Smith a great BOOST
in North Carolina last week.
Students at Wake Forest COL
lege, citadel Of Baptist learning
in North Carolina, organized an
Al Smith Club.
The Charlotte Church heard OF
the Al Smith Club at Wake Forest
and pr mp;ly rc$oluted. 1t was re-
solved that the students who had
cluI'hcA for Smith were "cat-braine |,
silly minded. thoughtleSS and fool
hardy 1t was also resolved that
the Charlotte BaptiStS would make
no more contributions to the sup
port of Wake Forest College If the
club was not diShaTlcd.
G. llegc students and men just ont
Of college all over North Carolina
esent the action of the Charlotte
raptists; more resolutions: college
men resolve to work harder for Al
smith.
DR.. Francis =. Gaines. president
If Wake Forest College, politely
lcknc wledged receipt Of the CHAR
lotte resolution: politely hut firm
" refused to meddle: Wake Forest
Students. thinks DR.. Gaines. have Il
right to form an Al Smith CLUB. Il
Herb Hoover Club. il Max Gardner
Club. "A Mutt 4 jeff Club. or any
other kind of club that does not III
terfere with curricula activities or
disturb the peace and dignity OF the
school. Hurrah' for Gaines! Hur-
.uh fer Wake Forest.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
che BANK CLERK Aso TuE SOOA JCPkGR


and its Stockholders. AydleI
wouldn't give the town decent
hotel when he had things all his
way: he waits until the town is
forced to shoulder the iCb and builtl
Il hotel and then he sets out to
wreck the new hotel hy setting up Il
temporarily showy and prctentiouS
competition. He is determined that
the new Virginia Dare Hotel shall
not pay.
well. for goodness SakcS. what
have the people got to do with it,:
asked the Bank Clerk.
"Everything." said the Soda Jerk
er: For every booster for the Nlr-
ginia Dare Hotel. Elizabeth City
provides Il hundred Knockers. No
good thing ever started i'm our town
has had aS MANY Knockers and belli-
akers tearing at its bowels as has
this beautiful and modern fircproOf
e immunity hotel. 1t is very seldom
YOU hear any of our home folk say
iny anything good for the Virginia
Dare. and scores of them make 1t
their business to criticiSe the hotel
and its management on every hand
and at every opportunity. You
would think they were all on f.
f. AydIett'S payroll.
(Which is always the way. re-
marked the Bank Clerk: folks are
generally inclined to lass adverse
judgement on the thing they don't
know anything about. And then
too. Elizabeth City is Il town OF re-
lentless Knockers: if Elizabeth City
wans't the hest darn little old town
on earth its own folks would have
killed it by their knocking twenty
five years ago. What our town
needs is not Il dozen. hut about 2Oo
first class. second class and third
class funerals
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
JUST WHAT THE
DEAR PEOPLE WANT

The Norfolk Southern Rail Road
will hardly be without representa-
tiOn in the next General Assembly
of North Carolina. J. Kenyon VIII
son. Of the law firm of Thompson <
Wilson. resident attorneys for the
Norfolk Southern has announced his
candidacy for reelection to the leSis-
lature. Mr.. Wilson has served two
terms as Representative of Pasquo.
tank County and seems to have been
satisfactory to the electorate gen
orally. No opposition 10 his re-
election Is apparent.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

The Chamber Of Commerce
dinner to be given at the Mir
ginia Dare Hotel in Elizabeth
City tonight, Friday the 5Oth
in honor Of Governor Mclean,
will be without a parallel IN
Chamber Of Commerce dinners
in this city. Secretary Dick
Job will not make a speech
telling everybody what won
derful things the Chamber of
Commerce has done.
Nor will the diners Nbe reminded
of Their duties to the tharfer of
Commerce or dunned fer mcmber-
ShipS. Such are the orders Of Pre-
Sident Shel Scott Of the Chamber.
Mr.. Scott says he has tin idea that
people are fed up on Chamber or
{. mme: 20 boosting aud he wants
the 100 or more guests at tonight :
dinner to enjoy themselves. Hi
suggestion to the program commit
tee is make it snappy." Manage:
johnson of the Virginia Dare ha'
promised Il great dinner and Shel,
Scott says he wants the crowd to en-
Joy its dinner.
suits me" says Mayor Rome
Flora who will deliver the address
of welcome on behalf of the city.
My only trouble Is | usually make
nv speeches so short and Snappy
that sometimes I'm accused of being
di<cOurteouS when I'm only trying
to he brief"
Governor Mclean comes to EliZ-
abeth City to visit the Negro State
Normal School. the only State inSti.
tuition in the Albennrle Region. To
morrow he will pay Il ceremonial
visit to historic EtlentOn and he the
honor guest of an elaborate midday
luncheon at EtlentOn's Hotel Hill
ton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
RO'NOKE BRIDGE;
APPROACHES TO.
BE IMPROVED

The State Highway Commits
sion will formally take over the
approaches to the Roanoke
Sound bridge between Roanoke
Island and the coast and Sur-
face the approaches with sand
gravel. crushed rock and oil. accord
fng TO Il. Bruce EthefiGge Of Manteo
who with a committee of Dare
County officials conferred with
Chairman Frank Page of the State
Highway Commission Wednesday.
Dare County itself built Il bridge
and caltSeway connecting R%lnake
ISLAND with the coast. anticipating
the. bridging of CurritE"k Sound be-
tween Point HarEOr and Kitty
Hawk. When the Currituck Sound
bridge iS built North Carolinians
may travel by motor over Route II
via Elizabeth City all the way To
Kill Devil Hills and X: anokc lS,ani.
Dare county hrir!;-cd Roanoke
Sound. hut didn't have the means to
rave the approaches. Last fall a
DELEGATION from the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association persuaded the
STATE Highway Commission to Eut
seventeen miles of road on the State
Highway mp from Kitty Hawk to
RCan,E Ec Island. taking over the
Dare County Bridge aS part of
the road. The Highway Commits
sion put the road on the map in
consideration of proposed Congress
sional action in creating Il nOtabl"
memorial to the birth of aviation at
Kill Devil Hills. But Chairman
Frank Page put the new Rad mile
are on the map with mental rc>erva-
tionS. privately resolved To do moth
ing in the way of building the road
from Kitty Hawk to Roanoke Island
until he SAW Il monument costing not
less than 100000 going up at Kill
Devil Hills.
There is no longer any doubt
about the Wright MenE rial. Eliz-
abeth City capital will bridge Cur
rituck Sound this summer: Mr.. Page
will not hold out on Dare County in
the matter of paving the approaches
to the bridge which now connects
the island and the coast between
Manteo and point ncar NagS Head.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
Farmers Pray:
Lord Send Us
Bad Weather

Strange tho it may seem,
thousands OF farmers in East
ern North Carolina are pray
ING for late froStS or other dis
astrouS weather conditions.
Many of them made good money
ON early white potatoes last year
they increased their acreage this
wear. Everybody increased potato
acreage this year: government re-
rortS indicate Il planting of 6S,Wn
acres in excess of last year. III
weather conditions remain favCrnlie
the market will I've glutted with
rotatoc< this summer. Hence the
PRAYERS for late frcStS.
Eastern North Carolina potato
growers. buyers and brokers' are
perturbed. Efforts are being made
10 establish a cooperative Shippln"
schedule: To move the crop from
certain points on certain dates: 10
keep the growers from dumping too
urrpy potatoes on the market III
any one day: To scatter shipments
over a wide area 80 aS not to con
cputrlte too many on any 'Et
market ut given tins. If such
schedules can be worked out. agreed
uron aud maintained the pOtat"
growers will have gOn" Il long way
ND the road 10 successful cooper
atiyP marketing. ---------ar
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
BARREL PRICES RISE
ON MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
Fereman-DcrrieksGn Veneer 10. Say
Truck Barrels Will BE Two
Cents Higher

Ventilated pine Stave truck h'r'
rclS generally used by EQt'lp 2SroN y,
crS i'm this <cctim will advance iiT
price OH May Goth. 1I2S. according
to W@R. Forenrn. geuer;d2 2an,n,lser
of thp Foreman -Derrick>on Veneer
Go. rf this city.
And the prur9>ed advance can Le
charged up TO the Mississippi fioouS'
saws Mr.. Foreman for it Is from the
Mississippi flood area that locai
borrpl manufacturers gtt their elm
hoops and the hoop makers claim
that the floods crippled them ann
demand excessive prices for hoops
this year.
The advance in the price OF
hoops has added just about TWO
centS 70 the. manufacturing" cost OF
barrel" says Mr.. Foreman. "ah'
we shall pass that additional cost OH
tn the consumer on May 10Th.
The reinforced ventilated StaNc
borrel j. now selling at IL cents
the new price will be IL cents.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
EQUALIZATION BOARD
MEETS HERE APR. 3
Important State Commission To
Hold First Meeting i'll East at
Virginia Dare Hotel

The State Board Of Equalization
will hold its first meeting in North
eastern North. Carolina at the Nir-
ginia Dare Hotel in this city next
Tuesday, April 3. Lieutenant Gov
ernOr j. Elmer Long is chairman
of the board: the members are: L.
Ii. Johnson, Pantego; b. b. Viii
liams, Warrenton; A. Mel. Graham,
Clinton; +. Z. Sprllill. Rocky
Mount; JChn H. Folger, Mt. Airy ;
0. L. Clark, Clarkton: l.. NJ. Blue,
Gibson B. B. Doughton, Boone; A.
Il. Wolff, GastOpla u, u. Brys0n,
Bryson City.