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spread use of the blacklist, spy sys-
TEN, and infamous Coal and Iron
Police and company guards. The I'M
organized miners are being reduced to
a state of virtual slavery by the coal
companies.
The Way Out-Strike!
"The demand of the unorganized
miners for higher wages, check
weighmen, the tonnage system, and
mine committees; for the abolition
of the spy system, blacklist, and the
"Pluck-me" company stores; and for
a union can be done in only one eff
fective manner, and that is to strike
and to organize.
"The Save the Union Committee
calls upon the unorganized miners of
Fayette, WestmoreIand, Somerset, and
Greene Counties of Pennsylvania to
strike April 16, 1928. The Save-the-
Union Committee has voted to issue
this strike call for April 16, 1928, sub
ject to the approval of the great Ma
tional Conference of the rank-andfile
miners scheduled to be held April 1st.
Hundreds of delegates from all
mining regions of America will
gather. The Save-the- Union Com
mittee calls upon the unorganized
miners of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, West Virginia, and elsewhere
to prepare for strike call which will
be issued later.
Strike!
"Strike April 10th. The 100000
unorganized miners of Pennsylvania
must empty the mines on this day. A
solid strike of these 100000 miners is
guarantee of victory.
Strike for increased wagesi
"Strike for the Jacksonville scale!
"Strike for shorter hours!
"Strike against the robbing screen
system!
Strike for the tonnage system and
acknowledgment
"Strike for the establishment of
mine committees!
"Strike against unpaid dead work
Strike against the blacklist and spy
system!
"Strike for the right to organize!
Strike for a union!
"Strike to help win the heroic
struggle of all coal miners now in
progress!
Rank and File, Not Lewis Win Lead.
"Past strikes of the unorganized
miners were betrayed by the Lewis
machine, but this time this re-
dictionary group will not have the OPP
portunity to mislead and sacrifice
your interests. We must say to the
Lewis group: Hands off the April
10Th strike of the Pennsylvania I'M
organized miners" Lewis and his
henchmen will not get a chance to
betray you in this strike, for this
strike will be under the leadership of
the miners themselves, who are or
ganized in the Save-the- Union Com
mittee.
Organize For the Strike
"Brothers Strike April 10th!
Organize strike committees every
where!
Organize committee in every
mine. Select secretary from each
Of these committees, and have him
communicate with the office of the
Save-the- Union Committee.
Strike for better conditions!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
Naturalization Opposed.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Percy
Tetlow, of Charleston, w. Va, APP
pointed president of District II of
the miners union and tool of national
President John L. Lewis, in testifying
before the senate committee today,
opposed naturalization of the mines
and urged cooperation to aid the coal
operators as well as the struggling
miners.
"What we lack is policy Of CO.
operation to help all Sides" Tetlow
said.
He proposed legislation also to per-
NIT consultations, regulate selling
prices, curb use Of anti-labor injunc-
tons and the recognition Of collec-
tive bargaining
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
Labor Protests Seipel
Tablet to Monarchists

VIENNA, March 28.-Chancellor
Seipel, of Austria, will preside at
ceremonies here on April 1, when a
tablet to the memory of the late en-
peror Charles is unveiled. Charles
died in exile seven years ago.
Labor unions are protesting against
the erection Of the tablet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
SEIZE TRUCK TO
COVER S75 DEBT
Witnesses Testify In
Loan Shark Quiz

When George Clancy, truckman
of 6086 Third Ave-, Brooklyn, could
not pay back promptly loan of $75
to the Julius Knepper Finance Corpor-
alton, 463 E. 1913, the Bronx, his $500
truck, his sole means of earning a
living for his wife and two young
children, was seized and later sold
at auction Clancy was one of a
dozen witnesses appearing before
United States Commissioner Cotter
and grand jury to consider the cases
of Is loan shark companies.
Loaned SIS.
Clancy testified that he had loaned
S75 from Knepper, for which he had
put up large mortgage on his truck.
After it was seized Knepper also
claimed $50 for costs incidental to
repossessing the truck. When Clancy
was unable to procure the money,
Knepper, he charged, sold the truck
at auction.
Four more city employees testified
against Jacob Sarner of No. 154 Mas
sau Street, charging him with solicit
ing loans in city offices and charging
them high rates of interest. Sarner's
books have been ordered seized for tax
examination.
Hear Testimony.
Leonard Sarath, No. 1910 Grant
Avenue, Brooklyn, testified that the
Premier Discount Corporation, No. IL
Columbus Circle, charged him $500
interest for $500 loan. Unable to
pay a balance on it of $105, he said,
the company refinanced the loan, CIV
ing him $500 for note of $3.50.
The investigation in federal court
will continue today. The income tax
reports of the loan sharks will be in
vestigated as it is believed that des-
pite the huge profits they have made
they have not paid any tax on them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
Indict ChicagoAlderman
For Booze Law Violation

: CHICAGO, Mar. 28.--Alderman
Titus Haffa and nine others indicted
here today by federal grand jury
for conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition law. Haffa and the others
are charged with having made liquor
sales to two members of the federal
intelligence department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29

''The Chicago district is really only at the beginning
of its campaign. But will finish with bang The
Importance of free distributions of the paper in the
Chicago territory pointed out by A. Ravitch the
circulation manager Of The DAILY WORKER in COM
mentng on ChicagOs fine showing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
CHICAGO DISTRICT TAKES BIG STR

The Chicago district is jumping into the midst of
the big national campaign to add 10000 readers
to The DAILY WORKER by May Day An envelope
crammed with subscriptions sent to the office of the
paper indication that the workers in the Chicago
district have awakened to the fact that both Los
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29

Angeles and Detroit have long start in the national
drive. The Chicago workers determined that the
other sections shall not take undisputed lead. 1--WE
will give Detroit hot race" writes Sam Hammers
mark, district agent for The DAILY WORKER in
Chicago, in letter accompanying the subscriptions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29

Chicago is huge industrial center and ought to
be of the best fields for distributing free copies
of the paper Ravitch said "In spite of the excellent
showing which Chicago has made SO far in the
pagn, / absolutely certain that that district
and will accomplish stl better results"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
lSpccial to The Doily Worker.

(iSpeclnL 10 Inc Du2tg w 0rher.J
PITTSTON, Pa, March 28.-Min-
ers of Local 1903 yesterday took the
initiative in establishing branch sta
ton of the Workers International Re-
lief, an organization devoted to the
assistance, of workers in need.
Fred Biedenkapp, secretary of the
organization, who came here to make
the arrangements, spoke before a
meeting of the local and was enthusi-
astically received by the miners. Over
some opposition from representatives
of forces not favorable to the miners
vote was passed to accept the relief
offer. The vote was $50 to A.
Called by Mayor.
Biedenkapp was called tc the of
flee of Mayor Gillespie who ques-
toned him in great detail regarding
the purposes of the relief station.
Biedenkapp explained that his or
ganization had no other purposes than
that of relief. The mayer indicated
that he had no immediate objections.
The movement to establish and en-
large relief efforts forethe2 local which
has been locked out by the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company since December
81 was opposed chiefly by Frank
McGarry, chairman of the local. Ms
Garry is one of the Brennan repre-
sentatives. He has pushed himself to
the fore since the murder of Alex
Campbell and Peter Reilly.
Brennan Exposed.
William Brennan, former president
Of District /, who has been playing
the game of the arbitrator, Lewis,
while pretending to fight the contract
system and the Cappelini clique, has
recently shown his real hand by MAX
ing an attack against the Bonita
Moleski-Mendola Defense Committee.
McGarry's attack on miners relief
now brands Brennan and McGarry,
who represents Brennan, as the COM
plete tools of the Lewis regime.
The miners union is big enough
to take care Of it's own relief, was
the position taken by McGarry and
his two or three supporters. Bieden-
kapp agreed to this proposition.
Then as the miners realized that the
offer of help might be withdrawn,
there were shouts from various parts
Of the hall, eve haven't received any
thing from the union" eve are glad
to get help" "The international has
Soyoa Yotbipor for re -
Eleven members of the local were
elected as a committee to administer
the relief Charles Licata was elected
chairman and Tom Carroll as secre-
tary of the committee. A suitable To-
cation is now being sought.
Before entering the meeting Bed
enkapp was searched for concealed
weapons.
Progressive Movement Growing.
The miners here are rapidly devel-
cping their own activities. Local 1703
/ is uniformly in the lead of these
movements. One of the significant
developments is the growing sus-
picion of the Brennan forces which
have shown themselves to be untrust-
worthy during the period when mill
thnt snropressive action is necessary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
INVESTIGATION FORCES
CANDY PLANT ACTION

factory the Ritz Chocolate Company $50 jackson
City, embargo purchased
by the Candy Co.. lib Emerson Place Brooklyn by Health Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-29
STRIKING MINERS
OF PITTSTON, PA,
ORGANIZE RELIEF
Establish Station of
w. |. R.
BULLETIN

PITTSTON, March 2S.-"Apply to
the coal operators arbitration ma
chinery," was the substance of the SOL
ution to the individual contracting
evil as announced in a statement from
the temporary headquarters of the
United Mine Workers Union at Wash
ington, John i. Lewis speaking.
The announcement made today was
the result Of a conference between
Lewis and his Cappelini henchmen of
District 1, whom he had called to
Washington. 1t is believed that Lewis
by this postponement of action is leav-
ing the way open for the Brennan
forces to carry out their plans which
are understood to be those indirectly
of Lewis himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05

| the east line of Share IL six miles
TO a point about two miles north of
the Fresnos resaca. From this point
il would run due east, north Of the
Fresnos resaca. 70 Share AZ and then
in a southeasterly direction to the
Cuates resaca in the northern part
Of the Boory tract on Share 80. The
Cuates resaca, which parallels the
coast in this section, would be util-
ICED TO carry water TO the coastal
lands both above and below the point
where the canal joined il.
Control Works at River
Control works at the intake will
permit the diversion of water by
gravity at any stage of the river, en-
gineers state. A skimming wier Is
proposed together with a number of
ontrol gates, and this will eliminate
the sitting Of canals 10 a great ex-
tent as only the surface water, which
contains very little sediment, and
that only minute particles, will be
permitted to enter the canal. The
gates will effectually control the
flow into the canal. and during
periods Of high water all reservoirs
will be filled to provide an auxiliary
supply should it be needed.
The distance from Ranchita, ear
which place the intake will be To-
Gated, to the point where the 60
will connect with the Cuatsf resaca
, on the Boory tract is "a miles. APP
proximately six miles Of resaca bed
can be utilized, leaving about IS
miles Of main canal to construct.
Present plans are to construct an in
take and main canal sufficient to ir-
irrigate $4,000 to $4,000 acres, but
the capacity of these can later be in
creased at comparatively small ex-
pense, engineers state. IS no pumping
plant will be necessary at the point
of diversion.
Plan for Drainage
Seepage losses will be comparative
ly small and the drainage problem
in connection with the system will
not be difficult, the engineers state.
Natural drains are provided through
out most Of the area. The water
will be carried at a level below the
surface in the canals and resacas up
10 the point where it crosses the
'resnos resaca on Share IL ana
turns eastward to follow a high ridge
to the Cuates resaca on the Boory
tract. This high ridge will give a
gravity flow from the canal north to
the Arroyo and south to the Los
Fresnos resaca. There will be
some seepage on this section Of the
canal, but by connecting the borrow
pits with the Fresnos resaca and 9TH
er natural drainage the seep water
can be disposed of without damage
TO lands, engineers state.
There is good fall and plenty of
natural drains throughout the entire
coastal area and also for all lands in
the Arroyo Colorado section. All
drainage will be provided as the sys-
TEN is constructed. according to plans
of the engineers.
Lands which could be irrigated by
gravity include about IS per rent Of
the Barreda district, all lands be-
tween the Los Fresnos rasaca and
the Arroyo Colorado. all Of the Park
or acreage, the Box. Boyd and La
guna Vista tracts. and thousands Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05
Roast Cygnet Served
With Pomp, Bl-re

LONDON, R)-Roast cygnet was
served with all the picturesque cere-
monies of the middle ages at a feast
of the Winners company here. The
Prince OF Wales was among the
guests.
According to ancient custom the
WINNERS have access 10 certain of
the Thames swan, all Of which
theoretically at least, are the prop
erty of the king.
The four cygnets. caught on the
Thames by the Swan Uppers OF the
company and specially fattened by
the swan warden, Lieut.-Col. NJ. B.
Bicknell. were carried into the ban
quet hall with great ceremony. First
came six musicians in blue serge
coats, peaked caps, and white ducks.
On wind instruments they played
"Ail in a Garden Green" a tune
heard at the WINNERS banquets
more than 400 years ago. Behind the
musicians were the Bargemaster il
his quaint blue uniform of Kings
Waterman. and next came the pic
turesoue Swan Marker and Swan
Uppers with their hooks for catching
the swan, and then the four cooks
bearing the cygnets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05
DEATHS
LEAD IN STATE
Explosives Far Behind
In Second Place,
Report Shows

Automobiles, with 20 deaths and
81 injuries. proved the greatest Of
fender against human life and vel
fare in Texas during the week jan
uary 1928, according to figures
from the Texas Council of Safety.
Automobile accidents killed and in
jured more people than all other
combined classifications of mishaps.
P~aradoxical as il may seem. aero
planes. usually considered danger
Gus. listed neither death nor acct
dent. The second worst offender,
explosives, was far behind automo-
biles with five deaths and three in
%juries. closely followed by drowning
and "other causes" with four and
three deaths respectively.
Railway trains, falls and fire
arms each cut down two human be-
ing during the week, while street
cars and motor ears each killed one.
Inc totals for the week, listing
al cla~ssifications. showed figures
Of 40 deaths and lit injuries. which
brings the years compilation to 100
deaths and 422 injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05
alleys Dream OF
Crafty Irrigation
Nav be MQteyiQHzed

That the Valleys long cherished
dream Of gravity irrigation ma ma
terialize. at least in part, is indicated
BY the announcement that an irriga-
ton district Is now forming for the
purpose Of watering a large acreage
IN eastern Cameron county by grav-
ity flow from the Rio Grande.
w. Z. Anderson, engineer on the
project, who has devoted several
years to study Of the irrigation prob
lens Of the Valley, pronounces the
project both feasible and economical.
Tentative plans provide for the or
ganization of a district TO include be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 acres, the
construction Of a system which will
irrigate $4,000 to 10000 acres with
the possibility that approximately
10000 acres will come under the
canals of the system. OF this huge
acreage over rs per tent could be ir-
rigated by gravity from the Rio
Grande.
The lands which are expected to
comprise the district include large
acreages in the coastal area, and sub
s%equently large acreages between the
San Benito district and the coast
lands are expected to be entered, and
also the lands between the Rancho
Niejo resaca and the Rio Grande. The
area which could be watered by the
proposed gravity system includes
some Of the most fertile lands in
the Valley, and practically the entire
area is susceptible to intensive de-
velopment.
Ar1rnxsr..4.I- On - 49,
area which could be served is So
called "resaca lands" lands of ex-
tremely high fertility, especially
adapted TO fruit culture. The u. 6.
soil survey of the area shows soils OF
the very highest type, capable of pro-
ducing extraordinary crops of fruit,
vegetables or staples.
Will be a Gravity Project
Tentative plans of the engineers
contemplate a gravity system, the
storage of water IN the Laguna Alta
cosa in the northeastern part of the
county, and the utilization Of sucn
other storage reservoirs as may be
available. Surveys of the entire area
show that all lands, with the excep-
ton Of a comparatively small acreage
on the n OF resacas, can be wat
cred by gravity, and the highest lift
where lands cannot be SO watered
viii not exceed six or seven feet. A
nine-foot lift will be necessary "a
pump stored water into the canal
when the use Of stored water is
necessary.
According to the preliminary plans
water will be diverted from the Rio
Grande near Ranchita, Z I-2 miles
due south of San Benito, and flow by
gravity through a canal about 2 IL
miles in a n~orsheasterly direction "a
the Junta resaca and thence into the
Resaca Rancho Viejo, following this
resaca into the Barreda tract. The
canal would leave the Resaca Ranch
Niejo at point due south of Barreda
and run north through resacas and
low lands to the Cuates resaca, cross
ing the Valley highway just south OF
Barreda. II would follow the Cuates
resaca TO the east line Of Share II,
two miles east and one mile north Of
Bsrreda. and then due north along
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acres lying a quarter Of a mile or
more from the resacas. Most of the
lands Immediately adjacent 70 the
resacas would require A. or 5-foot
lifts. The engineers estimate that
approximately IS per cent Of the
total can be watered by gravity d.
rect from the Rio Grande.
The storage capacity OF the Laguna
Atacosa is approximately 1880 feet,
sufficient TO supply $4,000 acres for
one month. Other storage reser-
voirs are being considered and this
volume of stored water may even
tually be doubled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05
PATENTS MUST BE POOR

KANSAS CIT4 R-Evidence OF
poverty is required at the General
Hospital, refuge Of Kansas City's
poor and sick. Since discovery was
made that n ~ss-year-old applicant
for aid had certificates showing
bank deposits Of $500. A 70-year
old candidate for admission had IS
$50 in cash and certificates Of de-
post sewn in his coat. Both were
sent TO private hospitals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-05
DOG TAKES BOY TO DOCTOR

MALTA, Mont. tTl-Snowbound on
a ranch so i'll he felt he needed i'm
mediate medical attention, Clarence
Nitz, IL years old. hitched his shep-
herd dog. Dick, to a sled and "mush
ed over slushy snow to Malta. 16
miles away. They made the journey
In two and o-e-hnlf hours.
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Martin Larson of oul
''stern old bachelors" returned
from Denmark last week and has
moved to the farm with his
brother Chris Peterson. Martin
says Mrs" will be over here in
about six weeks.
Chris Nielsen has moved from
Oswego. back to his farm.
Alfred Holland returned from
Pilot, n. Oak. Sunday. Guess he
thought spring was here.
This morning again finds win
ter coming back as snow is fall
ing. Hope it doesn't last long.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Taylor and
son, Bobbie, were dinner guests at
the A. B. Fladland home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holland
and son Ordean entertained Sun
day at their home, Martin Larsen,
Chris Peterson, Alfred Holland,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Taylor and
son Bobbie also Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. falkland and son Allen.
Ed Ablin of Wolf Point also
called at the H. o. Holland home
Sunday.
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Wide Awake

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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lee and
family had Sunday dinner at Mel
vim Gunderson's.
Ethlyn Bilyen spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Axel Grims-
rud.
Abraham Toavs returned Sun
day morning from Bozeman,
where he completed the farm
mechanics course.
Christ Grimsrud, Mr.. and Mrs.
Axel Grimsrud, Ethlyn Bilyen and
Ordean Olson called at Christ
Sands Sunday.
o. w. Olson went to Wolf Point
Monday.
Mr.. Toavs and Lee are hauling
wheat.
Mi. and Mrs. Albert Lee and
children were in town Friday
when Mrs. Lee had dental work
done.
Those who were in town Satur-
day were. Mrs. A. F. Toavs, Frank
Toavs, Mrs. G.. E. Wurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Maltby. Irma Breening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Grimsrud and
Christ Grimsrud.
Those who visited at A. F,
Toavs' Sunday were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Franz and family of
Liberty, Arnold and Herbert
Goertz of Volt, Jake, Anna, Mary,
Peter, George. and David Neufeld,
Teddy and Susie Toavs and Hilda
Bartel.
Irma Breening spent Sunday at
the Earl Maltby home.
Del Trimble vas at Maltby's
Sunday.
n. F. Toays brought out a new
International truck Monday.
Byron Lee was absent one-half
day last week. Otherwise our
attendance in school was perfect.
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day. They took dinner at the
Wrily Adams home.
Mrs. Johanna Zick visited schoo.
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LingIe NOV
ed to the VIM. Lyle farm last
Monday.
C. S. Heagy and daughter call.
ed at Adams and Browns on
Monday.
Robert Adams went to town
Tuesday.
Nina Resech returned to school
Tuesday. She had been absent
because of a severe cold.
Mrs. Johanna lick and two lit
tie children are visiting at the
home of her sister Mrs. Ernest
Penrose.
Robert Adams has been moving
a building to the farm he recently
bought. He used the new trac-
tor instead of horses, making
quick work of the job.
Roads are somewhat improved,
creeks are down and a few cars
made their appearance.
Wendell Adams is the new
mail man, carrying the mail for
VIM. kirkland.
Mrs. John Aam was a caller at
the Chris Nelson home one day
last week.
Dalton Brown and Roy Rogers
rode out from Circle the latter
part of the week.