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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
S18 is AVERAGE
WAGE; SPEED-UP,
DOUBLING REIGN
No Lunch Time; Men
Eat at Machines
an a Worker Correspondentl

(By q WORKER C0TeSpoRdei't)
LAWRENCE, Mass, (By MaiD.-
The American Wooden Company, Of
which Andrew G. Pierce is president.
has Sc worsted and wooden mills in
eight states, Maine, Massachusetts
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, New York and Kentucky. The
three largest of these mills are in
Lawrence. They are the Wood NIL
Aver Mill and Washington Mil.
The Wood Mill is the largest wor-
sted mill in the world and, before the
speed-up and doubling up Of work
employed about 5000 workers. 1t is
named after William NJ Wood, for
mer president Of the American
Wooden Co., who committed suicide
in Florida in 1926. Wood, the dyna-
mite planter, during his criminal
career, stole $2,500,O00 from the COM
panv while he was its head, accord
ing to charges filed by the Amer
lean Wooden Co., in the Boston SUI
perior court a week ago.
The average wage for the wooden
workers is $18 for a full week, which
they seldom get these days. The
night workers (carding roor'l receive
S26.88 for the 6O-hour week.
The Washington Mill employs
about $500 workers. The average
wage for q full week is S18. The eff
9iciency experts have been busy in
this plant speeding up and doubling
up work and, in the carding room, at
night, the workers now run three
gill-boxes instead of two and receive
S26.88 for 60-hours a week. There is
no time off for lunch. The worker
has to eat while the machine is in
motion.
Both Wood and Washington night
workers have been working only one
or two nights week for months.
The workers in these three plants
are joining the Textile Mill Commit
tees, the new progressive organiza-
ton, which was the outcome of the
March II conference in Boston.
ANDREWS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
MOSAIC LAYERS WIN CONTRACT

CHICAGO, April 10.-The mosaic
and terrasso layers of Chicago, Local
Al, Bricklayers', Masons' and Plas-
terers' International Union, will get
$l.50 an hour until May 81, 1880, as
a result of newly signed contract
Base machine men will get $1.15 and
helpers $1.071a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11

sand years, yet crime seems to be
Increasing exactly in the proportion
that misery and poverty increases.
I wonder if these clever attorneys
stopped to think that if the living
conditions of the poor and exploited
were better, crime might decrease
But this is problem which can only
be solved by a government of the
workers. Under the capitalist sys-
tenn they enact Baumes laws. In
other words, you're safe if you can
get hold of million dollars but if
you have nothing to eat and you
steal four loaves of bread, one at
a time, it means that you go to jail
for the rest of your life. F. H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Screen Notes

The Paramount film version of
Anne Nichols "Abie's Irish Rose" is
scheduled to open at the 44th Street
Theatre Thursday evening, April 10.
The Harry Langdon comedy, "The
Chaser" which is at the Cameo The
atre will end its run this Friday
night, in order to make way for Paul
FeJos' THE Last Moment" which
Will succeed the comedy, opening there
on Saturday. This will be the first
Broadway showing of the latter film.
Phyllis Haver, the Roxie Hart of
the screen version Chicago" which
is showing at the Broadway Theatre
this week, has been borrowed by D.
W. Griffith from Cecil B. DeMilie to
may the part of "gold digger in
The Battle of the Sexes"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Electricians Organize

CARBONDALE, Pa. (FP)-Electri-
clans have applied for union char
ter. Contractors are reported willing
to sign an agreement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
AIM PENNSYLVANIA
LA W AT HUNGRYMEN
By a Worker Correspondcntl

Something might be
interesting to the workers of
state met this last week and discussed situation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Alleged Loan Shark"
Turns Up; Seven More
In d TIM ents Issued

Julius Knepper, Of the julius Knep-
per Finance Company, formerly of
468 E. 163rd ST., one of the first Of
the alleged ''loan sharks" indicted
has finally given himself up after 10
days Of hiding. Knepper was in the
Federal Building March %, Just a
few minutes before the grand jury
handed down an indictment against
him. He left so suddenly that he did
not even notify his wife. Knepper
said that he had suffered from
y"stage fright" but that he had now
'regained his natural composure."
Knepper was indicted for fraudu-
lent use of the mails in connection
with his attempts to evade the anti
usury laws. He was freed on $4,000
bail.
Seven more warrants, covering
four individuals, were issued late
Monday by Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
sitting in the state usury inquiry.
Eleven companies and individuals
were also summoned by him to APP
pear at today's hearing, as we'll as
two notary public, said to be wo-
men, accused in connection with loan
company papers. The first of the
trials will be held Monday
The first public hearing on the in
vestigation into activities of city mar
shals in connection with the '1oan
shark racket" will be held Thursday
morning, it was announced by James
A. Higgins, commissioner of accounts
of New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
COXEY GETS HEARING.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (FP)-
Gen" Jacob S. Coxey, who led the
army Of unemployed to Washington
"a years ago, has been granted a
hearing before the house committee
on banking and currency on his bill
for unemployment relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Combine FOrestalled

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-By a
standing vote of 124 to 80, the house
killed the Newton bill to permit
American industries to form buying
combinations to fight foreign gov
eminent monopolies in raw materials.
particularly rubber.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11

ORA MA


HORACE LlVERlGHT has signed
- Arthur Hurley to stage the book
of his Forthcoming production of "The
Dagger and the Rose" which will be
the title of the musical version Of
Edwin Justus Mayors "The Fire
brand" the play seen here two sea-
sons back with the younger Schild-
kraut Hurley staged the play when
it was produced at the Morosco The
atre, where it ran an entire season.
He also staged "The Desert Song"
and other plays.
Liveright's other production, "Dra-
cula," by the way, now current at
the Fulton Theatre, just celebrated
it's 200th performance Bernard Ju-
kes, who plays the role of the lunatic
in the play, simultaneously celebrates
his 1,000th performance. Jukes orig
mated the role of Benfield for the
London production. Liveright brought
the English actor over for the Broad
way production after Jukes had play
ed his role 800 times in England.
The newspaper comedy by Charles
Macarthur and Ben Hecht which Jed
Harris is to present, will be known
as "The Front Page" Lee Tracy
creator of the hoofer-role in Broad
way" and Osgood Perkins who did
such good work in Spread Eagle"
will have prominent roles in the piece |
which will open at the Apollo The
atre, Atlantic City next month "The
Front Page" will be staged by George
S. kaufman.
Additions to the cast of playing
at Love-" the Sil-Vara play now in
rehearsal at the Guild include Janet
Beecher, Cathleen Nesbit and Claude
Rains. Richard Bennett heads the
cast. Robert Milton is directing the
play which will open next week at
the Republic Theatre.
Jane Cowl will not appear in Lon
don this summer in Robert Emmett
"The Road to Rome" but
will be seen here early next season
in new play by Mr.. Sherwood which
is, as yet, without a title. She has
definitely decided not to appear again
in London until the spring of 1929
when she will be seen there in
group of plays which may include
Romeo and Juliet"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Passaic Mills Close

PASSA1C, N. j., April 10-More
than 1000 textile workers are out
of employment through the closing
of the Gera mills here and the New
Jersey worsted mills in Garfield.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
Illustrated

ABOVE - RAM Satin
Tie, $3.50. Liberty Silk
Scarf, $16.50.
BELOW-Hand hant-
mered Pe7oter Water
Pitcher, $50. Lo70 Peq0-
ter Tea Pot, SIS. Mod
: ern Pe70ter CandleStick,
SO.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
AID
|PARLEY DELEGATES
Benjamin Cohen and Leo
sbardo Gonzales, Linguists,
! Assist at Meeting.

! Although attending delegates and
Newspaper men may be unfamiliar with
ehe languages spoken at the Pan-Amer-
dean Conference on Arbitration and
Cancellation they are kept thoroughly
Informed on the conference proceedings.
Through an interpreter, Benjamin
Cohen, one of the most able translators
in washington, and special arrange
ment of earphones and portable tele-
phone, delegates and newspaper men
are kept in immediate touch with de-
velopmentS. no matter what language
NAV be used. The man behind the
telephone or microphone is the all-im-
Dortant link in the chain OF COM
5aunication.
: In the great conference room at the
American Union the delegates sit
An large square at a long table run
Sing on three sides of the room. Within
slniS square sit members Of the con-
Ference secretariat and the translatorS.
Secretary of State Kellogg. head OF
the American delegation, sits in the
center of the long group of tables. I'M
xnediately in front of the center table
Stands Mr.. Cohen, with portable tele-
phone in his hand.
3 On the tables at which the dele
gates sit are small ear telephone re-
ceivers, which they may clamp to their
beads. AS the delegates or secretaries
speak or read Mr.. Cohen whispers into
t1e phone translation of the subject
n Spanish or English. So facile is his
mind and so quickly does he translate
that when the speaker has finished his
translation usually is only three or four
Nords behind the speaker. Not alone
does he translate the two languages
nSed at the conference, but he en-
HelliShes his translation with current
1diomS of the English or Spanish, in
flhe exact words of the speaker.
= The value of this direct translation
without appreciable loss of time has
been repeatedly demonstrated at the
Conference, where the delegates and
tlae newspaper men sit with earphones
camped to their heads keeping abreast
Of the business of the conference.
Mr.. Cohen, a Chilean by birth, is
former secretary of the Chilean lega-
ton. From lengthy experience with
keep abreast of the latest DEVELOPMENTS
in Latin America. This is his second
important post at an international
conference. He served in a similar ca
pacity, but without the aid of the tele-
phones, at the Pan-American confer
snce at Havana last year. For this
service he was given a vote of thanks
by the conference, on motion of
Charles Evans Hughes, former Secre-
rRry of State. He is member of the
faculty of the Georgetown Foreign
Service School, is taking a post-gradu-
ate course at Georgetown University
Bureau of translatorS and interpreter:
versatile is his aid, Leobardo L. Con-
zales, whose knowledge of the two Ian
guageS used is as extensive as that of
CoheL.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
CUBAN PHYSICIANS
FIGHT AID GROUPS
Governmental Protection Is
Sought by Medical Men in
Opposition to "Centros."
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, December 18.-Claiming
that mutual benefit and sickness Or
ganizationS such as the Centro Gallego
and the Centre ASturiano are running
the business of the medical profession
in Cuba, medical men are demanding
governmental protection.
A similar dispute arose several
weeks ago in Tampa, Fla, where the
State Medical Association took steps
to close the hospital operated by a
branch Of the Centro Asturiano in that
city. This was amicably adjusted.
The great centres" are mutual clubs
operated at a membership cost of not
more than 50 month to members, who
have privileges of the club recreational
buildings and medical care and atten-
ton in the hospitals owned by the
centres.
Physicians and nurses are under con-
Evening star., 1928-12-18
M ST. SPAN WORK
STARTS JANUARY 10
Paris Tells Georgetown
Group He Has Received
Definite Information.

The Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton was assured last night by the
chairman of its public utilities COM
mittee, Albion K Paris, that long-de-
layed construction work on the M
Street Bridge would start not later than
January TO-
Mr.. Paris said he received definite
information that the District Commits
sioners planned to start work on the
bridge despite the fact that the Fine
Arts Commission has not agreed to its
design.
The bill appropriating money for the
bridge, which was passed several years
ago, stipulated that the arch work
should be of steel girders. The Fine
Arts Commission objected, insisting
that the bridge should be concrete
Evening star., 1928-12-18

and Senate vagrancy bills and approx
ing the appropriations of $4,000, 900
over and above current school expenses
for 1881, to be used in improvement of
school buildings and grounds, were
adopted.
The following new members were ad-
mitted to the association: Brice Clag-
gett, DR.. Worth B. Daniels, E. r. Fink
enstaldt, Lincoln Green, L. P. Shipper,
]. r. Kean and Maj. Henry Leonard,
u. s. A., retired.
Evening star., 1928-12-18

span. Because Of the inability of the
Commissioners and the commission to
agree construction work was suspended.
Mr.. Paris said last night that the
Commissioners feel they have complied
with law requiring them to confer with
the Fipe Arts Commission on such a
project, and now that the proper con-
ference has been held they are going
to start construction work without the
approval of the arts body.
Resolutions supporting the House
Evening star., 1928-12-18

tract to these clubs, much in the same
manner as are insurance doctors with
the larger companies of the States.
Cuban physicians charge that such a
staff Of medical men work hardship
on them as private consultants, with
more than 100000 persons members of
the centres"
The final break came last week. In
an effort to bring about a peaceable
adjustment the government has desig-
mated DR.. Carlos Silveiro, military doc
tor, and, therefore, disinterested, as
commission to hear the two factions
next week
Evening star., 1928-12-18
GERMANY AND U. S. TIE.
Airmen Share First Place Honors
in World Record Summary.

By the Associated Press.
tied for first place in a summary of
al world records for balloons, air.
Ships and airplanes, made public by
the Navy Department
OF 1o6 established records, the
United States and Germany each hold
%, France 20, Italy 8, Great Britain 6,
Ezechslovakia 8, Hungary and Ewitzer-
land each 2, and Belgium 1.
Eighteen of the American records
we're established by naval flyers in sea-
planes and the only American land
plane world record, that for altitude,
also was made by a naval officer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-29
Fights Punchhoards

KENDALLVILLE, Ind, Nov. g.
Chief of Police Sawyer has declared
war on punchboard operators in
various business places throughout
the city.
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SMITH STORE is
TOY PARADISE
Every Item of Sporting
Goods Shown.

Toyland is just in the making at
the Smith-H assler-Sturm Sporting
Goods store. At least that's what
the store executives say, but a
youngster who ventures in the store
these days will be convinced he is in
the toy city proper.
Airplanes. propelled by air cur
rents, fit above the store visitors
head, games and toys of every de-
scription line the wall and show
cases, and the bicycle and tricycle.
rackS-for which the store is noted
are filled with bright, shiny Steeds.
To top off the toy display, there is
everything the athletic youngsters
heart could desire.
Small tennis racquets. golf sets,
OF shorter length, but patterned ex-
actly after the clubs the links
wizards use, boxing gloves, punching
bags, in fact, all imaginable athletic
equipment, is to be had.
Electric toys of all kinds vie for
notice with the other toy displays,
magic sets, roller skates, hobby
horses. They're all there.
A special feature is the father and
son boxing glove set, with one pair
of gloves much smaller than the
other.
No dolls, no girl games. Boy, this
is a real herman store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-29
BABY WIGS TICKLE
KIDS ATNORMANS
Furniture Galore Shown as
Christmas Gifts for
Children.

Sonny Boy, Sonny Boy" crooned
the baby Vietrola, and then the
giant-the man seemed that large in
comparison-lifted the needle and
all was still, except for the "Ohs"
of the little girls.
1t is a Victro1a for little girls and
boys and is about high enough for
Miss Six-Year- Old, is lacquered a
cream color with pictures of little
bears on it, and has a place to keep
records, which are the same size as
those played on mothers Victrola.
1t comes in console and upright
styles and ranges in price from
$l705 to $2l.75, Santa Claus is on
his way to the Norman furniture
store and ToyIand is all ready for
him.
A dining room and kitchen almost
like mothers, meant for big dolls
and for little girls, too. is found
there. Round dining room tables
with four chairs to match, cream
lacquered, with pictures illustrating
the different nursery tales, match
the china cabinets.
These china cabinets are built
with shelves above where the dishes
stand against the wall and can be
seen through the glass doors. In
the kitchen a choice of tables may
be had.
One type is porcelain topped with
the alphabet and numbers up to ten
in the center of it, and with pictures
from nursery rhymes on each four
corners. The other style is cream,
red, orange or green enamel drop
leaf table, with which one or two
chairs to match.
A white kitchen cabinet, with
shelves for spices, salt, pepper,
sugar, flour, ETC., in the top, and
large shelves for pans in the bottom,
completes the kitchen furniture.
This furniture is all in a size
that, although meant for dolls, is
large enough for a little girl to use,
50 she may place her dolly in one
chair and use the other herself.
But Santa Claus in shipping his
orders did not forget the little boys.
He sent them scooters, velocipedes,
Dan Patch Master Trucks, and a
new ttoy called the Play Boy. II
really is a sort of glorified scooter,
with seat in front of the platform,
where the man power" stands and
a way to guide it by the one who
does the pushing.
Along with the fiber doll buggies
this year are fiber rockers with
cretonne covered seats that are
made nicely enough to put alongside
Dads chair in the front room.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-29
Kinks TO HAVE
SANTA CLAUS
And BIG TREE
Toys of Every Description
Will Be on Display for
City Children.

Santa Claus will come to the
Kirk Furniture Company the be-
ginning of next week, bringing his
great big Christmas tree with him.
1t will be set up in the center of
the store and all the toys placed
about it.
But since all the little boys and
girls have been so eager to pick
out their toys, Santa sent lot of
them in advance and you may see
them at the Kirk store now.
For the little boys have been
yearning for moving picture ma
chimes, so they could give shows at
night in their own homes, Santa
sent two kinds of monographs
a large size and small size. Films
of Charlie Chaplin, and cowboy pic
lures. and your favorite actors in
their most daring feats may be had
for the machines.
Boys Get Indy Planes
Ever since Indy flew across the
Atlantic, boys have been yearning
for planes modelled after the Spirit
of st. Louis, and now they can have
them-the kind large enough to ride
in. OF course they don't go up in
the air, but you can pedal them so
fast it seems like you are flying.
Dimples and Rosebud are waiting
with open arms for the little girls
to make up with them. Dimples is
large baby doll that stands about
thirty inches high, while Rosebud
is only twenty-four inches high, but
is past the. baby stage. She liz a
coy little girl who opens and closes
her eyes and has real curly hair.
Aluminium kitchen sets large
enough to cook in are new this year.
They consist of a peculator, Ioa't-
err, stewing pan. kettle, double toil-
er, strainer, four cups and sallcers
and plates.
Kitchen Well Furnished
Other kitchen utensil sets with
white and blue painted handles con-
sist of teaspoon, egg spoon, ladle,
egg beaten, spatula, potato masher,
potato peeler. pancake turner, three
sizes of mixing bowls, half-dozen
muffin pans, bread board, rolling
pin, and special bowl in which to
beat the eggs.
These sets. containing different
items, range in price from So cents
to S1.98.
Pianos are there, too, in two styles,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-29
PLANES MOST
POPULAR TOYS,
Mayors FINDS
Washington Street Store
Has Pioneer PIaything
Department.

Toy airplanes, from the kind as
sembled by boys themselves to air
planes in which the child rides and
propelS by pedaling, are among the
most popular playthings this year
at the Charles Mayer toy depart
ment, according to store officials.
Some of the airplane construc-
ton sets can be built into $50 diff
ferent types of planes.
The stores toy department is held
to be the oldest in the state, hav-
ing been established with the orig
inal store in 1910. A large stock of
toys is kept the year around, as
well as at Christmas time.
The store attempts to satisfy the
desire of children for toys express
ing the trend of modern civilization,
such as airplanes, mechanical toys,
and miniature household articles.
Dolls Stay FavOrites
Dolls still remain the prime
favorite among girls, with miniature
household toys a close second.
Among these are dollhouses, large
and small, some with elevators and
others complete, even to toy bath
rooms.
Sewing sets, cradles, kitchen out
fits, including electric stoves that
really will cook, and toy pianos are
among other favorites with the girls.
The doll stock is unusually COM
prehensive, with French boudoir
dolls, Italian art dolls, with most
realistic features and hair, as well
as the usual stock of American
made talking and sleeping dolls.
Before the war 95 per cent of the
dolls sold in this country came from
Germany, France and Italy, accord
ing to Mayer. but now the order is
exactly reversed.
The same is true of other toys,
probably 80 per cent of all toys sold
in this country, except the cheapest
types, being made in the United
States, where a few years ago at
least IS per cent were made in
Europe.
Movie Machines on Sale
One of the features of the stock
is a complete line of toy motion pic =
ture machines, with short reels Of
films taken from real motion pic
lures of Tom Mix and other screen
favOriteS of the children.
One toy that catches the eye OF
children and grownupS alike is a toy
bird, which, when wound up. pecks
at grain almost as realistically as a
real bird.
An old toy in a new form is the
'Designascope," a sort of micro
scope, which transforms pieces OF
colored string, glass and other ar
ticles placed on revolving wheel
into startling designs of beautiful!
colors.
Among the favorite toys for boys,
store heads said, are electric trains,
mechanical toys of all sorts, includ-
ing outdoor trucks, fire trucks, sand
leaders, ice wagons, wrecking cars
and carpenter tools, such as saws.
hammers and viSes.