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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
PROBE OF PAVING
BIDS BARES new
BOROUGH SCANDAL
Bids Manipulated To
Boost Profits

New developments growing out Of
the $29,000,000 sewer graft charge
against Maurice Connolly, boroug
president of Queens, reveal $4,000
in graft on paving contracts in Queens
last year.
I This has been brot to light as tn
result of survey of paving bids j
Queens and Brooklyn. The surve.
was made by Alderman George [
Harvey, who charges the bids wer
manipulated until they were 70 pc
cent higher for asphalt and rs great
er for concrete than the bids made b.
the same companies for work don
in Brooklyn.
Same Contractors.
Two-thrids of the, Queens pavinf
contracts, which totalled S3,300,00t
were for concrete and asphalt, az
compared with only half in the Brook
lyn contracts for paving involving
$2,000,000, the survey shows. The
same firms, the Highway Improve
ment and Repair Company and the
Borough Asphalt Company were
awarded the contracts in both Queens
and Brooklyn. The former company
was the dummy bidder on the sewer
contracts, which it Immediately as
signed to others, according to Har-
vey's charges against Connolly. The
chief figure in this company is Cliff
Turner, Harvey says.
Turner is associated with John M.
Phillips, former seeker after small
political favors in Queens, who made
over million dollars in sewer pipe
contracts awarded him by Connolly.
Both Turner and Phillips have been
evading subpoenas in the sewer graft
investigation by staying in New
Jersey.
According to Harvey's charges, the
two successful bidders have been
charging $3.50 to S2.70 square
yard for asphalt in Queens as against
S1.7O to S1.S0 in Brooklyn.
Henry H. Klein, attorney for Har-
vey, announced that he would ask
legislative inquiry into the sewer
and paving graft charges in Queens
against Connolly, on the grounds that
counsel for Connolly were delaying
the court inquiry conducted by Justice
Scudder. Klein charges that both
prominent democratic and republican
politicians were trying to stall the
Scudder investigation.
The city is said to be losing $780,
600 monthly in financing the $16,-
100000 Jamaica sewer system be-
cause of delay confirming the assess
ments for the system until after the
conclusion of the Scudder inquiry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before D. m. on the day before
publication.
Miners Relief Conference.
The city conference for miners re-
lief will be held Saturday, Feb. H. at
the Labor Temple, 244 K. 14th St, un-
der the auspices of the Pennsylvania'
tee, 1913 Broadway, Room 2S3 All
labor, fraternai and benevolent organ
izations are invited to send delegates.
Ray Ragozin will lecture on Inter
national Women's Day" under the aus
pieces of the Passaic Council of the
United Council of Working Class
Women tomorrow at p. m. at ISL
Main Ave.
Bronx Dance Saturday.
The sports organization Of the United
Workers Cooperative will hold dance
Saturday night at 27oO Bronx Park, e.
Rasozin Speaks Tonight.
Ray Ragozin will lecture on Inter
national Womens Day" tonight at s
o'clock at ~ Graham Ave., Brooklyn
Council Of Working Glass Women.
Boro Park Club Concert.
The Boro Park Workers Club will
hold a second jubilee concert Saturday
evening at 1873 4srd St.. Brooklyn.
L. c. w. 9. w. Theatre Party.
The United Council Of Working Glass
Women Will hold a theatre party at
the Yiddish Art Theatre on Feb. 16
Tickets are obtainable at the council
office, 80 L. 18th St., Room 533 All
tickets not returned by today must be
paid for.
I. l.. ID. BAZAAR.
The annual bazaar of the Information
al Labor Defense will be held for five
days beginning March Z, at New Star
Casino, Park Ave. and 107th st. All
articles and contributions should be
sent to 100 Broadway. Room 422.
Lecture in Lower Bronx.
G.. Marmor will lecture on The
Change in Family Relations and the
Role Of the Woman in Industry" FRI
day, Feb. IL, at It's E. 13Sth ST., under
the auspices Of the United Council OF
Working Glass Women, Council 3.
Freiheit singers Dance.
The Bronx Section, Freiheit Singing
Society, will hold concert and ball
Saturday, Feb. rs at Rose Garden. l247
Boston Road.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Annual Bazaar Will Aid
Labor

An appeal has been issued by Rose
Baron, secretary of the New York
local of the international Labor De.
tense, 799 Broadway, to all workers
and working class organizations to
help defend William F. Dunno, assist
ant editor of The DAILY WORKER;
Alex Bittelman, former editor of the
magazine section, and Bert Miller,
former business manager of The
DAILY WORKER, who were placed
under arrest Monday.
"All progressive forces in the
American labor movement" Rose
Baron stated, must join forces to
repel this new attack on The DAILY
WORKER and on the American
working class. The rearrest of the
editors under a federal indictment
shows that the forces of reaction are
determined to stifle the most militant
voice in the American labor move
ment and to deliver crushing blow
to the class conscious workers of this
country.
"The International Labor Defense
which has been in the forefront OF
SO many struggles to save victims OF
class justice, notably the Sacco-
Vanzetti case, the Greco Carrillo case
and the case of Cheswick, Pa, min
ers, is playing an active part in the
defense of the framed-up editors OF
The DAILY WORKER and we call
upon all individuals and working class
organizations to aid us in this task
in every possible way. The fight OF
The DAILY. WORKER is the fight Of
the entire American working class
and we must wage it to successful
conclusion"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Workers School Starts
Five Classes This Week

Five classes will start at the Work
ers' School this week. Those opening
tonight are Principles of Marxism,"
A. Markoff, instructor, at $3.50 p. M,
and Elementary English B." Sonia
Waldey, instructor, at p. m. Thurs
day at $50 p. m. the class in "Ad-
vanced English A" will start with
Mary Client as instructor. Friday at
2 p. m. the class in Advanced Eng
lish B" will begin with Eli B. Jacob
son as instructor. Jacobson will also
conduct class in Modern Litera-
ture" at $50 o'clock the same evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
New York Awakes to
Needs of the Miners

Continued from Page One)
ternational Labor Defense, the, Cen
eral Association of Alteration and
Jobbing Plumbers, Papershangers'
Union, Bronx Workers Club, Glass
Jewellers, Mirror Workers, Cutters and
Mitre Cutters Union, and others too
numerous to mention.
Miners to Speak.
A number of striking miners will
tell the story of the strike, miners
wife will tell of the women's share
in the work, and vigorous city-wide
campaign will be inaugurated at the
conference. All workers and sympa-
thetic organizations are asked to ap-
ply for credentials, if they have not
as yet received the conference call.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE TERR0RIzED
Principal Tries to Ban
Relief for Miners

Seven children were terrorized, and
leaflets they were distributing, con-
fiscated, by Principal Mcguire of
Junior High School 81, of the Bronx,
Thursday, when the 100 scouts of the
Miners Relief Scout group in the
school announced tag day to aid
starving miners children, it was
learned last night. Mcguire forbade
the holding of the tag day.
Miriam Silferfarb, an adult leader
of the Children's Miners Relief Con-
ference, visited the principal yester-
day and insisted that the children had
a right to collect the relief money.
Mcguire raised many technical OBJ
iections to such things as the use OF
the name scouts" which he claims
is the property of the Boy Scouts.
When this was overruled he insisted
that the proposal for the tag day
must pass thru the Board of Educa-
ton.
Finally Yields.
When Miss Silverfarb pointed out
that the Red Cross or the Boy Scouts
could make collections in the schools
at will, the principal could give no
further objection and was forced to
allow the tag day to procede. All
funds have not been turned in but
the collection was very successful.
Daily reports Of food riots, mass
picketing, and the growing militancy
of the strikers, received from the
miners strike area by the Pennsyl-
vania- Ohio Colorado Miners Relief
Committee, 100 Broadway, cooperat-
ing with the Workers international
Relief, / Union Square, has given
an added impetus to the committees
relief activities, especially with re-
gard to the coming city confer
ence for miners relief.
The call to this conference was
sent to trade unions, fraternal bene-
VIOLENT organizations, and soclal clubs
turnout the city and vicinity two
weeks ago, requesting representa-
ton of two delegates from every or
ganization. The conference is called
for Saturday, February IS at p. m.
at the Labor Temple, 18th st. and
Second ave.
For Speedy Relief.
The purpose Of the conference, as
stated in the call, is to consider
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Hemstitchers Will Hold
Meeting Tonight

A shop chairman's meeting in the
tucking, pleating and hemstitching in
dustry will be held tonight at the
office of the Pleaters Local Al of the
i. L. G. W. u, 6 W. 21st ST., immedi-
'ately after work.
All shop chairmen, whether work
ing in the shops of the employers as
ISOLATION or working in independent
shops are asked to come to this meet
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
CITY PAYS COST
OF FARE RAISE
SUIT BY |. R. T.
Riders Must Foot More
Thousands
(Continued from Peae onel

Continued from Page Ome)
expended by the PETERBOROUGH as q
fee for Judge William L. Ransom, re-
tanned to put over the fare increase,
has been chalked up on the account
of the city. This procedure is made
possible by provisions of the dual
contracts now in force between the
city and the traction lines.
Hundreds of Thousands.
The cost of this legal battle to put
over the increased fare and the eff
fort to prevent the move when the
issue is finally taken up by the courts
will amount to several hundred thou
sands of dollars, it is estimated This
amount, no matter what the outcome
of the increased fare move, will be
paid by the tax payers directly and
Of course, in the long run by the
workers of the city.
Officials at the city hall announced
yesterday that an effort is being
made to combat this move to charge
up these costs to the city account
But it is pointed out that these of
ficials in keeping with their equally
ineffective policy of fighting" the
fare increase itself, avoid stating how
they will prevent the l. R. T. from
making the charge.
1t is further pointed out shat ever
greater charges such as those paic
to Ivy Lee, publicity faker and to
others in years past for the purpose
, of creating sentiment favorable tc
an increase were all charged up tc
the city without protest at the time
Also several millions of dollars have
been spent by the traction companies
to break strikes which the city like
wise has paid without protest until
recently the glaring evidence of these
outrages forced some gesture of dis
approval
Mere Announcements.
Other equally pious and meaning
less announcements continue tc
eminate from the city hall while the
riders on the lines continue to fight
and maui each other in the regular
daily grind of subway travel.
An attempt will be made to com
rnunicate with the owners of the
elevated lines, it was stated yester
day. These owners, it was announced
are known to be averse to a fare in
crease and would support the city a.
against the irresponsible board Of
directors of the marlborough.
Here also, the city officials fail t.
indicate how they can sidetrack the
illegally" functioning board of direc'
tors and set aside the lease under
which the road operates.
No Hope From Untermeyer.
Any hopes which may have beer
held forth in the belief that Samuel
Untermeyer would do something have
been dispelled with the announce
ment by this individual that Jimmie
Walker was doing great things in the
situation and could be trusted to pro,
tect the riders.
Tammany Hall, Jimmie Walker, Al
Smith and in fact the whole demo
cratic machine, it is known, are com
pletely sold out to the traction in
terests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
NEW YoRK-N Ew JERSEY
secretaries Attention!

Secretaries Attention!
All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before p. m. on the day before
publication.
Night Workers Meet Today.
A regular meeting of the Night
Workers international Branch will
take place this afternoon, 60 st. Marks
Place. Matters of vital Importance Will
be taken up.
Party Members, Attention!
All Party members are expected to
attend and bring their fellow workers
TO the mass meeting tomorrow eve
ming at Manhattan Lyceum, &C E..
Fourth ST.. to protest against the
American Bar Associations Matthew
Vol anti-strike proposal. They should
also distribute the leaflets announcing
the nseting
Spanish Meeting Tomorrow.
A very important meeting of the
Spanish Fraction of the Party will be
aeld tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. at l43
e. 10Srd St. All Spanish speaking Par
" members are invited to attend
Important Announcement!
All Party and League members
should report to 10S Z. 14th St, on
Thursday at II a. m. for important
Party work. 1t is of utmost impor-
lance that all Party members respond.
Branch 4, Section r.
t. Olkin will talk on the Life and
Work of Lenin" at the meeting Of
Branch 4, Section Z. tomorrow ct $40
p. m at 1910 Benson Ave, Brooklyn.
Section Agitprop Meet
The Agitprop directors of Section
VIII meet tonight at s p. m. at so st.
Marks Place.
BE FD2.
FD2, BE will meet tomorrow at 6:15
p. M at l01 w. 9th ST.
Gomez Lectures Tomorrow.
Manuel Gomez will lecture on "The
War Danger" tomorrow at $50 p. m.
at 200 Bronx Park, f.
International Branch, section i. !.
The international Branch, Section l
will meet tomorrow at 1880 p. m. at so
st. Marks Place.
Lecture on Washington and Lincoln.
Washington, Lincoln and the Work
ing Class" will be the topic of lee
ture by Hyman Gordon tomorrow at 5
under the auspices of the Greenpoint
Section, Young Workers League.
All unit and sub section organizers
Of Section / will meet tonight at s
o'clock at 60 st. Marks Place.
Branch 2, Section 8.
Branch 3, Section will meet to-
night at 2o75 Clinton Ave.
BE FD-3.
Subsection BE FD3 will meet to-
night at 6 p. m. at 101 w. 9th ST.
IF Subsection AC, Section L.
IF SIS AC Section | will meet
tomorrow at 60 ST. Marks Place at
p. m. All members Of the unit must
attend.
Section 3, Attention?
A meeting of the functionaries of
Section will be held tomorrow at
$3.50 p. m. at 2075 Clinton Ave.
Affair For Daily worker.
Section will hold concert and
ball Saturday, March 8, at 2075 Clinton
Ave- Proceeds will go to The DAILY
WORKER.
Section 2 Attention.
meeting of unemployed will be
held tomorrow at Q p, m. at 101 w.
9th St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
ANTI-CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
MEETING.

The League to Abolish Capital Pun
ishment will hold a mass meeting
Sunday at s p. m. at Hampden Thea
ire, Broadway and end St. The
speakers will be Clarence barrow,
Samuel Untermyer, Frank P. Walsh
and DR.. George W. Kirchwey, chair
man.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
English Textbook for
Workers Is Published

English For Workers" by Eli B.
jacobson, the first English textbook
written especially to meet the needs
OF workers, will be used for the first
time in this country in the classes of
the Workers School the coming term.
The book has just been published by
the International Publishers. The au-
thor Of the book, is member of the
English staff of the Workers School.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Hindenburg May Quit
Job Soon, Is RumOr

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has informally an
nounced to members of the German
cabinet his intention to retire as pres
ident Of Germany before the expira-
ton of his term, according to reliable
advices from Berlin.
Elected for seven years, the presi-
dent has four more years to serve.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

IL Are CONNECTED and Fined
$40 IN Unemployment Raid

appropriation for imperialist war
purposes. Nine progressive delegates
made bitter attack on the resolution
before it's passage.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1.-two of the
active members Of the Unemployment
Council here have been convicted in
the local courts for their efforts to
organize the jobless workers for re-
lief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Umbrella Workers Meet

A mass meeting of umbrella and
handle workers will be held Thursday
at p. m. at the Rand School, 7 E.
18th St., under the auspices of the
United Umbrella and Hapdle Work
ers' Union. The CONDITIONS in the
trade VAL b taken un
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
NICARAGUA WAR PROTESTED.

NICARAGUA WAR PROTESTED.
Resolutions demanding the with
|drawal Of United States marines from
Nicaragua and protesting against the
huge naval appropriations now before
congress were passed at meeting at
tended by more than 500 at the Peace
House, 10th st. and Fifth Ave-, Sun
day night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Shoe Workers Meeting
Will Be Held Tonight

A mass meeting of shoe workers
will be held tonight at s p. m. at Lor-
raine Hall, 100 Broadway, Brooklyn,
where the Committee of 40 elected at
a meeting of shoe workers held Jan.
81 will recommend resolutions on var
ious trade questions. The resolutions
will be presented for discussion and
action Of the workers present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

ways and means best calculated to
ensure speedy, effective and constant
relief" The conference call reads on
Through all the oppression and sys-
tematic cruelty suffered by them
1.-THE striking miners) not one word
of surrender is heard" The confer
ence is called to carry on the work
of relief $50 that surrender may
remain word unspoken."
Open Brownsville Office.
Headquarters for the Brownsville
Committee for Miners Relief have
been established at 1874 Pitkin Ave,
Brooklyn. Henry Hoffman is chair
man and Charles Maclin is secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14
Labor and FYateyn1I
Organizations

All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before 6 p. m. on the day before
publication.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

All Party members are expected to
attend and bring their fellow workers
TO the mass meeting tomorrow eve
ming at Manhattan Lyceum, &C e..
Fourth ST.. to protest against the
American Bar Associations Matthew
Won anti-strike proposal. They should
also distribute the leaflets announcing
tkt meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

secretaries Attention!
All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before 6 p. m. on the day before
publication.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-14

\ regular meeting OF the NlBht
Workers international Branch will
take place this afternoon, 60 st. Marks
Place. Matters of vital Importance will
be taken up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
Harris Attack
Draws a Reply

To The Herald:
! notice in Fridays Herald that
Senator Harris. of Georgia. has in
troduced an immigration bill to put
Mexico on the quota basis TO exclude
their citizens the same as from Euro
pean countries across the seas. He
states that the Mexican is the least
desirable Of any country in the West
ern hemisphere. This statement
shows him to be ignorant Of the
facts and displays prejudice. We
who have lived among these gentle
and courteous people should resent
such \ statement. II is unjust, I'M
true. and shows a great lack Of cour-
tesy. refinement. and of interest in
he country as n whole.
Of course. we know that many labor
MONS arc behind this bill, but ]
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

Corpus Christi came to Brownsville
TO secure the prisoner and he will
be taken to the p~enitentiary in com
pany with a number recently con-
victed in the Nueces county curt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

Barometric pressure was rather
high this morning throughout the
far Northwest and the Rocky noun
tain region, and moderately low
over the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys and the Great Lakes region. As
a result the weather was fair to
clear and much colder throughout
the immediate Northwest, and fair
and cold throughout the balance Of
the western states. Heavy cloud
mess and rather mild temperatures
prevailed throughout the eastern
half Of the United States at the
morning observation. where precipi-
tation was also almost general with
in the last % hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
Singing Fool 10
Be Next Talkie
AT Valley House

HARLINGEN. Dec. 1.-The long
est run ever given n moving Pic
ture in the Valley is scheduled for
The Singing Fool" the AL Jolson
-talkie" put out by Warner Bros, II
was announced Monday by Jack
Pickens. manager Of the Arcadia
theater.
"Thc Singing Fool" will be shown
with Vitaphone beginning Wednes-
day and continuing for a total of
seven days. Pickens said.
I'VE are more than pleased with
the reception that has been given
our first talking picture. The Ter
ror.' which is now being shown"
Pickens continued. at is being
shown to capacity houses every
day"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
WEATHER BULLETIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at S a. M; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
Fast Basketball
Due in Big Ten

CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-(F1-Big Ten
basketball teams receive another rig
id preliminary test this week when
they clash with several Of the fast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

am sure they are very shortsighted
in this particular instance. All south
west Texas and the border depend
wholly upon our Mexican laborers.
Without them our production would
be greatly reduced and since the pro-
ducts from the farm and ranch are
foundations Of prosperity. producing
the wealth that makes ii possible for
their labor unions TO obtain jobs on
railroads, automobile plants. mills.
and all manufacturing industries, and
in fact, brings about prosperity and
activity in all business lines.
I believe We should come together
here and resent Mr.. Harris insult
to our loyal, industrious Mexican
citizens.
Brownsville, Dec. ~.
w. S. Blackshear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Dec. 10

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Dec. 17.-Fl
Tommy Armour. Washington, pro
fessional and 1927 American open
champion. today was riched by $3.50
as the result OF winning the Sacra-
mento $500 open tournament. He
turned in a 2s9. one above par, for
the e holes yesterday and showed
his gallery some OF the finest golf
ever seen here.
In second place was Johnny Golden
of New Jersey with 293.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
Georgia Tech Is
Back In Training
For West Battle

ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 17.-LP-
Georgia Techs undefeated football
eleven, selected 20 represent the east
IN the annual East-West game in the
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calf, New
Years Day. settled down today 70
the business of getting in physical
condition fer the clash with the
California Golden Bears.
Resumption Of practice comes aft
er a weeks layoff, following the
zane with Georgia, Dec. s. and al
though some Of the Tech performers
have been suffering from flu. Coach
Bill Alexander had the entire var
sity in uniform today. for the first
OF a series of strenuous workouts.