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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
SOCIALIST TRIES
TO ENSURE JOBS
OF HIS HENCHMEN
Progressive Workers
Issue Statement

A. l. Shiplacoff, $3.50 week man
ager of the Leather Goods Workers
Union, has decided to discard "dem-
ocracy" for methods more reliable
in assuring the reelection of himself
and his henchmen on strategic com
mittees in the union. He announced
yesterday that all progressives run
ming on an opposition slate in the
elections to be held tonight and to-
morrow for the executive and sec
tion committees, are no longer on
the ballot.
The hitherto smoothly functioning
machine, with which Shiplacoff per-
petuated himself in office was not
at all confident Of overcoming the
deep resentment of the membership
at the worsening of union conditions
in the shops and the growing UNI
employment among union members.
Statement to Worker.
The Progressive Leather Goods
Workers Group, in statement, calls
upon all the workers to come to the
polls and vote for Louis Eisner, for
manager Che being the only one per-
mitted on the ballot) and calls upon
the members to vote mo" to every
other candidate so as to defeat them
all. This will be followed by a fight
for new elections to the various com
mittees. Voting hours are tonight
from to and tomorrow from II
to 2, at union headquarters, II E.
18th St.
The right wing leadership of the
Leather Goods Workers Union, head
ed by A. 1. Shiplacoff, fined work
er last week for collecting money in
the shops for the relief of the strik-
ing miners.
Punished for Aid to Miners.
The worker employed in the shop
Of Wolfe Bros, was called before
Shiplacoff's executive board and was
cross-examined at great length as to
who was circulating contribution
list of the Pennsylvania Ohio Miners
Relief. The worker refused to divulge
the names of any workers who con-
tributed, but admitted giving small
sum himself. Shiplacoff ordered him
fined $40 with SIS suspended SEN
tence.
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ORGANIZE AGAINST
|. R. 7. FARE STEAL
Company Wins Point in
Court Action
Continued from Page One)
first line of defense is still main.

Continued from Page One)
the first line of defense is still main
tanned.
Judge Manton, presiding at the
preliminary hearings on the Interbo-
rough request for an injunction
against the city decided yesterday
that the federal courts to which the
marlborough first applied had juris-
diction in the fare steal.
This is according to schedule. 1t
is now admitted that the company
has advanced by a long stride its
march to the seven-cent fare.
Company Not Worried.
The Interborough did not appear
worried over the announcement by
John Bauer, an economist engaged
by the Transit Commission, that it
was earning 1870 on its total invest
ment taken at par or small matter
of 1890 on it's actual investment
after the water is squeezed out of it's
rather moist stocks.
Why should the Interborough wor-
ry. 1t doesn't need facts or public
support to get fare increase. It has
behind it the effective power of the
Tammany tiger. And what the tiger
has promised to bring down the tiger
will get-provided Ehs workers of
New York can be kept from organ
izing a mass protest movement.
Such a movement is now under
way. Mass meetings and demonstra-
tions against the fare steal are being
arranged in every part of the city.
Sherman to Lecture on Traction.
John L. Sherman of The DAILY
WORKER will lecture on the trac-
ton situation tonight at o'clock, at
101 w. 9th St., under the auspices
of Section 9 and g.
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at Irving Plaza, Irving Place and 18th
ST., under the auspices of Section and
3. The subject will be Europe To-
day."
For Literature Agents.
Literature agents should get bundles
of the March issue of THE Communist
for the newsstands to be on sale to-
morrow. Send in your. orders.
FD5 Meeting.
Nucleus SID subsection "a will
meet Monday at 101 e. 14th st. There
will be a discussion of the miners sit
uation.
Ruthenberg Memorial.
Ruthenberg Memorial meeting for
workers children has been arranged
by the Upper Bronx section of the
Pioneers of America for Saturday, 230
p. m, at 1872 Boston Road All work
ers' children are invited
sunday Night Forums.
School Forum, los East 14th ST.. A.
Markoff will speak on Communism
and Anarchism."
Sunday at p. m, at the Yonkers
Forum 252 Warburton Ave, Yonkers,
Tom Fleming will speak on New
Trends in the British Labor Move
ment.v
Sunday at D.. M, at the Lower
Bronx Forum, 7i5 e. 13Sth St. Bert
Miller will speak on "The War DAN
ger"
Sunday at SIP, m, at the Bath Beach
Forum, 1910 Benson Ave. Brooklyn, ].
o. Benall will speak on Foreign Born
Workers in America"
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Labor and FYateynaI
Organizations

The New York Council for the Pro-
lection of the Foreign Born Workers
will hold an affair this Sunday at Man
haitian Lyceum, &C L. Fourth st.
E. 4Srd st.
Lecture on Birth Control.
The first of series of lectures to
be given at the forum of the Unity
night at $3.50 p. m, 1900 Seventh
Ave. DR.. V. G. Burtan viii speak on
Birth Control"
Sports Exhibition.
a sports exhibition for miners re-
lief will be held Sunday, March 25
from IL a. m. to IL p. m. at Finnish
Labor Hall, IS W. 126th st.
workers school Classes.
The following courses have begun at
the Workers school, los E. 18th St.,
Saturday, Modern Imperialism, I"
Saturday Development of the Amer
lean Empire" Scott Nearing, instruc-
tor, at p. m.
Sports Club Hike.
The Labor Unity Cooperative Sports
Club, 1900 Seventh Ave. announces a
hike to Palisades Park this Sunday at
$3.50 a. m. from the lobby of the CO.
operative. The sports leader will di
lSSt thS AAhS anu e"AS'
VenErower Youth.
vengrower Youth attention. A spe-
cial meeting will be held to organize
the Yengrower Youth tomorrow at
p. m. at 100. e. 4th st:
Local II. U. e. L. Dance.
A dance of the local T. U. e. L. win
take place Saturday March 81. at 8
p. IN. at Harlem Casino, 10th ST. and
I dV7fc ha
cents. Tickets may be obtained at 101
T. 14th st
Foreign Born Affair Sunday.
The New York Council for the Pro-
lection of Foreign Born Workers will
2:3o p. m. at Manhattan. Lyceum, &C E.
Fourth st. Dancing will continue I'M
til midnight.
Freiheit Ballet.
Next rehearsal of the ballet for the
Freiheit Jubilee will take place this
evening at $50 o'clock sharp, at the
Irving Plaza Hall, 18th st. and Irving
Place.
Women's Council Affair.
The women's Council of Boro Park
will hold a Proletarian Banquet sat
urday evening at o'clock at 1873 43rd
St
Brooklyn Lecture.
Kosher will speak on the 'Tmper-
ialist Peace Conference" tonight al 8
o'clock at East Flatbush Workers
Culture Club, III Rutland Road,
Brooklyn.
Brownsville workers Forum.
George Saul will speak on the Colo
RADIO miners struggle Sunday, $3.50 p.
M. at the Brownsville Workers Forum
at 1889 Pitkin Ave. Saul has Just re-
turned from the mining district.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
New Members.
Brownsville workers school.

Glasses have started this week at
1874 Pitkin Ave. Courses are English
l. Tuesday p. m. and Sunday, y. m.
intermediate English, Monday and
Wednesday, 9-10 p. m. Fundamentals
of Communism, Wednesday, 8-9 p. m.
History of the u. S., Monday, SO p.
m students should register this week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

Unit 3, Section l. will hold a concer
tomorrow at so st. Marks Place.
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district agitprop and SNEAKERS
conference will be held at IOS e. I4th
ST., Room 43. tomorrow at 2 D. m. All
unit, subsection, and section agitrop
directors should attend. Important
matters will be taken up,
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The Bath Beach unit of the Young
workers League will hold an enter
tainment and dance Saturday. March
"a at 1878 4srd ST., Brooklyn, to well
come the graduates from the Pioneers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

George Saul will speak on the Colo
RADIO miners struggle Sunday, $3.50 p.
M, at the Brownsville Workers Forum
at 1889 Pitkin Ave. Saul has Just re-
turned from the mining district.
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Nearing Lecture

Nearing Lecture.
scott Nearing, who has just returned
from China and the Soviet Union. will
lecture Wednesday. March 2s, at D. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
Downtown Coneer,
" W YOR K--N 2 ~ JERsEY

OOWntOWm concert
Unit 3, Section /, will hold a concert
tomorrow at 50 St. Marks Place.
Instructions To All Units.
The membership drive leaflets and
the unemployed leaflets are for sale to
Party units at 50 a thousand at 1Os
Copies Of The DAILY WORKER
should be distributed at all the
traction barns and power houses by all
Party units. Discussion bulletins are
on hand in the district office on the
following subjects: Unemployment,
Traction. Membership Drive, Nicara-
qua. Agitprop directors should come
in to get bulletins
Sewage Scandal Discussion.
The Queens sewer scandal will be
discussed at a mass meeting arranged
at the Long Island Section at Bo-
nemian Hall, Woolsey and Second
ave, Astoria, L. l., tomorrow at $3.50
p. m. Speakers will be w. w. Vein
stone and Bert Miller.
Traction StIckers Ready.
Traction stickers at 81 a thousand
are now for sale at the district office.
quota at once.
Young Workers Dance.
The Young Workers League, Upper
Bronx, will hold a Spring Dance Sat
urday, March "a, at 1347 Boston Road.
Paris Commuue Celebration.
Sections and will celebrate the
Paris Commune at an entertainment
and dance tomorrow evening at New
Harlem Casino, 10th st. and Lenox
Ave. Max schachtman will speak.
Unemployment Meet.
n ~,,;I1
pc neld under the auspices of the Up
per Bronx section of the Young Work.
ers League at 2075 Clinton Ave, Bronx.
on Wednesday. Mar. q at 8 .. m.
If Election.
Unit If, Subsection IA, viii hold an
p. m. at 10S E. 14th st.
sF I'D To Give Concert.
fine classical program by the
Tremoll Mandolin Quartette will fea-
ture the concert Of the 81 I'D this Sat-
urday night at $3.50 p. M, at so ST.
the concert will go to The DAILY
WORKER. Compositions of Mozart,
Haydn, and Beethoven will be played
by the quartette.
Trade Union Fraction Meets.
meeting of trade union fraction
secretaries to take up important Party
problems will be held tomorrow at Q
p. m. at 1o1 E. 14th st.
Y. w. l.. Forum.
An open forum on How Are the
Young Workers Affected by Unem-
ployment" win be held by the Down
town Section of the Young Workers
League tomorrow at 2 p. m. at 60 ST.
Marks Place.
Brownsville Concert and Dance,
The Brownsville Subsection of the
Party viii hold a concert and enter
talnment Saturday. March 81, at 1853
Bath Beach Affair.
The Bath Beach unit of the Young
Workers League will hold an enter
tainment and dance Saturday. March
"a at 1878 43rd ST., Brooklyn, to well
come the graduates from the Pioneers.
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Brooklyn Lecture.

A Kosher will speak on the 'Imper-
ialst Peace Conference" tonight at 8
o'clock at East Flatbush Workers
Culture Club, III Rutland Road,
Brooklyn.
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S Dictator the Leather Goods J1o Rules NiEtanb off 3aAo
Shoe Workers in Drive
For Greater Membership

In a call issued yesterday which
was headed by the slogan, "Shoe
Workers, Build Your Union" the AS
ISOLATED Shoe and Slipper Workers
Union thru it's organization commit
tee of 40 asks the workers in all
crafts Of the shoe industry Of New
York to go to its office at 81 E. 10th
st. and sign up with the organization
The statement reviews the history
of the role of the company union for
merly in existance, the American
Shoe Workers Protective Union,
which was destroyed by the employ
ers when it stood in danger of being
converted into a real union by its
members; and denouncing the Off
cialdom of the Shoe Workers Protec-
tive Union who refused to organize
The New York market for fear OF
the nilitancy of the workers, the
committee Of 40 calls upon all work
ers to join in the efforts of building
a real union in the shoe industry.
New Members.
A large influx of members is re-
ported by the leaders of this move
mont. They declare that not only
are they being Joined by the former
members of the aforementioned or
CARNATIONS, but also from the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union, of the A.
F. Of L. The latter union thru the
betrayals of its officials has become
even worse than a company union,
sheir only activity consisting in work
ing out efficiency schemes for the
bosses.
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BERLIN, March 15-The federated
unions of the retail store employees
Of Berlin have sent in demands for
20 per cent wage increase TO the
store owners organizations.
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women's Council Affair.

The Women's Council of Boro Park
will hold Proletarian Banquet sat
urday evening at o'clock at 1873 43rd
St
Evening star., 1928-03-01
The Williams Gymnastics

Lieut.. Afford J. Williams, Ir.. the
ersck racing pilot of the Navy, has been
giving Washington;sns a thrill during
the past few days by his gymnastics In
the sly. To some the tact that VIII
5an1s has teen risking his life h per
form manetlyers never before executed
has meant attls or nothing. and they
baTe dismissed the matter with a noi-
snln snske II the head, az much AS 10
say Just another dare devil showing
of" but " thOse interested in aviation
and The vas, majority Of iaymen, Wil-
Ianas' fealS aDJye the city have had a
deep significance. II has meant to
them that one III the best pilots In the
BefY9ce Was stalking his life ~ expert
men, wilh the stability III Inc modern
fighting plane, just as he has been one
~ the p1oneers ia hazardous expiGra-
ton IL spesds In the air upward of two
hundred ard fifty miles All hour.
Pursuit planes VI the service must bt
os exceptionally sturdy construction
Military msneuYefs demand that the,
be- espabie ~ resiA,Gg the strains inci"
dent W tUnibiing through the skies. Tht
ability ~ a fighting plane W Withstand
punishment has its effect on the con
striciion VI other types of planes 0'
tie service. and also On commercials
machines. It Wss ~ discover the In
herent qualities IN the new type pursuit.
ships that Williams has been perform
tng TIE extraordinary msneussrs, snt
s4x eypsrinasaA have resulted IN knDwi
Evening star., 1928-03-01
The Inelegant Eel.

Every once In a while some char!-
table mind finds something 10 say In
favor Of the iowly eel. The latest.
emanating from London, Ia TO the ef-
feet that two eminent scientists have
just found out that eels are very rich
In vitsmin -, and also contain az much
of yitamin A. AS cod liver oil In fact,
the slogan Eat More Eels," is being
plugged" as the song writer's would
put IT,
VitaminE A and ID arc admittedly es-
sential food factors and II would be
nice " have more Of them. but the
habits ~ the eel do not commend them
seifes u the fastidi0us. Al least this
Is true of Mrs. Rel. for this sixable ami
mails found In fresh water or headed
IN that direction are said always ~ be
females. Mr. Eel. who spends his life
out In The Eonth Atlantic. may be a
perfect gourmet. hut hts wife has low
gprpsndjzing tastes: she IL a scayenger,
~ every one knows who has done much
eel fshing OF who has observed the
long, snaksiiks body of this iish a.
work satisfying her appetite. A. is
well known. she prefers stsgnant and
nLcIean ws<ts and IL often caught on
the mouths III sewers and other un.
sayory dlspossi vents.
Esl meat. properly cooked. Ia not halt
bhd. Indeed, many persona are sx-
tTsmsly fond ~ IL, But the deep~roGt
I'd and persistent prejudice against Il
Ia based pn something deeper, more fun
! datnsnlsi than just ths fact that thts
fiAh II VI sefpsntias form. ma!0d0roui
Evening star., 1928-03-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

| ferent. too, from that of the atmosphere
of Autumn. One would call the Sum-
mer air rosy. even blushing, whereas
the guise of Fall Is in nut brown, with
vertical stripes OF red oak leaves.
" X n
Roses. too, are "r'aring to co."
Some canes are as green as they
.. were before the leaves fell, while along
others appear tiny buds. Are these the
first leaf buds? ~-'
One scarcely dares to hope that they
are. for roscbushes also belong to the
trusting tribe Of Natures daughters.
who ask but few warmer days-not
warm ones, mind you-to begin to put
on their Spring dresses
The leaf buds of the lilacs have been
visible for many days. They are hardy
garden denizens, however; the cold will
not hurt them.
1t was only the other day that we
heard that lilacs cannot be expected
to bloom we'll until they are about 6
years old. One learns something all the
time in gardening: that Is one of its de-
lights.
The lowliest old colored man in the
world may be the bearer OF glad tidings
in that occupation for which, as it has
been so we'll said, no man Is too high
or none too low
X X n X
These considerations take us back to
Nature, and to Nature worship In It's
modern form, for Nature worship in
the twentieth century Is not what 1t
was when Rome fell.
AS G. X. Chesterton points out in
his monograph on ST. Francis the
Nature worship Of old put men in the
way OF deflling both earth and heaven,
but the more sane worship Of later days
has put man back into clean contact
with the universe in which ne lives.
His worship now takes the form of
that communion with Nature which
| our elder poets. notably Bryant and
Longfellow. sang so we'll, the pleasant
feeling that one is near to. the Great
Mother, but Is not awed by her.
What Is left of Nature worship in the
world today blooms into quiet walks In
the woods, in collections Of flowers, in
the interesting study Of bird life. In the
pOrtraiture of wild creatures, In the
making Of gardens and the caring for
the same, in landscaping. and. by nat
ural growth. the building Of great
buildings In a new form.
The most significant thing in archi-
lecture today Is the new style sky
scraper." specimens Of which may be
found in several of our largest cities.
which seem somehow to be outgrowths
OF sky, clouds. sun and stars, one with
storm and stress. as we'll as blood
brother Of sweeping ocean gales.
These great buildings-or. had one
better say. these great architects?-have
taken Nature for model. and have
evolved into modern conditions straight
out OF towering mountains and phases
OF the Grand Canyon.
They satisfy the mind and heart OF
the bcholder as great natural spectacles
satisfy him. II picture of one of
them Is In a magazine with 10 other
pictures Of as many different men or
things. the swelling majesty of the
building Will be the one vision to re-
main when all the rest are forgotten.
So. as our tulips brought us around
to buildings. our building must take us
back to flowers again. for these are the
latest flower of great art. as those
are the humble Spring buildings not
made by hands. Spring. let us assert
Fortified by architecture and tulips)
Is on its WaVi
Evening star., 1928-03-01
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years ago To-day

American troops repulse strong
German attack this morning In the
st. Mihiel salient north of Toul. dis
playing the greatest courage. bravery
and energy throughout the engage
ment. and outtighting the enemy from
the very beginning. The raid
WAS a complete failure and the ground
in front OF the American trenches was
streWn with German dead. Americans
also lose many killed and wounded. IN
cluding one captain. the first West
Pointer To be killed IN the war. Z"
A driving wet snow was falling when
the Germans opened fire with every
weapon at their command Great
quantities OF poison gas let loose, but
Americans quickly donned their masks.
Fierce hand-to-hand fighting took
place. with Germans greatly surprised
at the vigorous defense and quickly
routed. Ground Uttered with
enemy hand gfenades. boxes Of explo-
hives for destroying enemy dugouts and
incendlary bombs which the Germans
had no chance to nhe, Our
men also engage III hand ~to"h hand COM
bat at Chavignon In the western sec-
tor OF the Aisne front, Germans re-
pulsed by American and French troops,
Claim 10 American prisoners
Germans break of peace parley with
Holsheviki, and Petrogfad prepares for
4 siege. pefshing reports
casualty list Of - wounded
Evening star., 1928-03-01
edge Of incalculable use for plane con-

edge Of incalculable use for plane con-
struction.
BY his outside loops. inverted barrel
rolls ana upside-down spins he has
solved the mystery relative to loads.
stresses and strains which aircraft must
sustain when put into different positions.
He has shown, for instance, that when
flying upside-down his two-hurdred-
pound weight was converted into one
thousand pounds. and that the entire
weight Of his plane. about twenty-six
hundred pounds. under normal condi-
tions. was transformed into a weight OF
some thirteen thousand pounds. He
demonstrated that even under this ter
rife pull the safety belts were strong
enough to hold him in the plane and
the plane itself was sturdy enough to
remain intact
In the World War there were cases
OF plane falling to pieces while in
flight. Since then there have been
similar accidents in this country due
to far less strain than williams put
upon the modern fighting plane during
the past week. Such maneuvers as he
has undertaken may never be used In
war time or in peace time, but that q
plane is capable of withstanding them
is knowledge the worth of which is diff
ficult to estimate. SturdineSs of con-
struction and infallibility Of engine are
Of the perfect plane. and II
the point has been reached. as williams
tests seem to indicate, when 1t is i'm
possible to break up a plane in fight,
then the time Is ripe for renewed con-
centration on the problem of the per-
feet motor.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
Honesty.

That honesty is the best policy has
just been strikingly demonstrated in
New York City. Out of Job. penni-
less and with small prospects Of the
wherewithal to provide sustenance for
his wife, two children and himself.
Alexander Lubowsky, an illiterate Pol
ish immigrant. stumbled over a canvas
sack lying in gutter In Brooklyn
After looking 1t over curiously he picked
1t up and carelessly carried 1t to a
gasoline station owned by two Of his
friends. There the sack was opened
and three astonished men gazed at
fifty-two thousand dollars in cash.
After consultation and an examination
of the bag, which disclosed the nams
Of the Bowery and East River Bank.
Lubowsky hurried out to impart the
story of his lucky find to another
friend. but before he left he asked one
Of the gasoline station owners to notify
the bank that its money had been
found. And yesterday proud Polish
painter heard words of praise for his
honesty from the president of the
trucking concern which had lost the
money while 1t was in transit and
from the cashier of the bank which
had sent it. He was presented with a
check for one thousand dollars and
the offer of job from the former
and a check for five hundred dollars
from the latter, who said that although
the bank was in no way responsible
for the loss Of the money. Lubowsky's
adherence to the ideals of citizenship
should be rewarded.
OF course, every one cannot walk on
the street and stumble across a bag
Of money, but every one can certainly
realize the temptations Of a man in
Lubowsky's circumstances who makes
such lucky find. 1t was a large for
tune and If he had not had a fine
conception of honesty he could have
lived the "life Of Riley" for the rest
OF his days. For time 1t looked as
II neither the bank nor the trucking
company was going to reward him,
but even then he did not complain.
Honesty. however. has brought Lubow-
sky fifteen hundred dollars in cash, a
job and, whether he realizes 1t or not.
his own self-respect and the respect
OF his fellow men.