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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
MERGER COSTS
CITY MILLIONS
City Officials Plead
Innocence
Continued from Pnae one

Continued from Page One
lie utilities and one of the editors
of the National Municipal Review,
who has been aiding the city cor
poration counsel, George P. Nichol-
son. in what appears to be a camou-
flaged attempt to prevent the
merger, announced yesterday that
they had been planning on blocking
the proposed merger as means of
forcing the company to reduce it's
rates. The action of the commits
sion, he intimated, had spoiled all
this and had taken from the city its
bargaining power"
Today there will be a conference
between Nicholson, his assistant.
Judson 0. Hyatt, DR.. Bauer and
Morris L. Ernst, counsel for the
Public Committee on Power, which
has been fighting the merger.
In addition to its regular divi-
dends and other profits, the Brook
lyn Edison in the first six months
VI Ohlo ySci SIOIeN up reserves ana
surplus of over $4,000 900, or about
s10,000,000 for the year.
Servants of Utilities.
The members of the public SER
vice commission are composed of
two republicans and three demo-
Gratis. The head Of the commission,
Prendergast, was city collector in
1912, when he, Mayor Gaynor, the
Board of Estimate and the state
legislature were bought up by the
traction companies in putting over
the dual contracts. Since then he
has been instrumental in granting
higher fares and rates in practically
every city in the state. The demo-
Gratis, dominated by Al Smith and
Lunn, former socialist, have
worked together with the repub-
licans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
Low Wages for Young
Transport Workers

An investigation of wage and Ia
Dor conditions of young transport
workers in Scotland has brought to
light a terrible state of affairs. The
average wage is for drivers SO to
go shillings per week, conductors
18 to 80 shillings for 7-day week.
(s1a to 91a hour day). Exploita-
ton is still worse in small COM
panies which run two or three
buses. They pay an average wage
of 40 shillings per week for drivers
and Is to. 20 shillings per week for
men and women conductors.
Working hours are II to % in a
7-day week Fines are frequent
The time table given to drivers is
so outrageous that they are fire.
quently obliged to exceed the legal
speed limit For this reason, many
companies deduct beforehand one
shilling per week from drivers and
three pence from conductors so as
to cover from this fund fines for
exceeding the speed limit exacted
by the police. Young women work
ers who want to become conductors
must go thru an apprenticeship of
six weeks without pay. After the
six weeks, they must undergo a test
Worse still is the position Of clean.
ers, mostly young lads. Their aver.
age pay is 81 shillings and four
pence for a 56-hour week. The
same rates for night shifts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
Banker Said to Have
Stolen Half Million
Brought to New York

Cornelius Callahan, who was
brought back to New York from
Montreal to answer to an indict-
ment for larceny in connection with
his alleged theft of half million
dollars from the Bancitaly Corpora
ton, described his speculations as
borrowings" when questioned by
Assistant District Attorney Hast
ings.
He said he took small amounts at
first and later larger sums hoping
to repay the corporation out of his
profits from stock investments.
A score or more of reporters and
photographers gathered at the sta
ton to meet Callahan when he was
brought in today by Detective
James McKettrick. The detective
spirited him up a freight elevator
to the street level and to detective
headquarters, thus avoiding th'
crowd
A tari driver Mould appreciate
this copy of The DAILY
| WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
5 Mine DEATHS
WERE AvOIDABLE
Reports Show Guilt of
Company
Especial to the Daily Worker.


JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. '12.-
The lives of five coal diggers, cut
tiers and leaders who succumbed to
deadly gases following an explosion
in the non-union Lochrie mine near
here, and ten others who were over
come by the fumes were the victims
of condition known to be danger
Gus to life, it was learned here to-
day.
Rescue teams of miners hurried
from nearby mines to help dig the
entrapped miners out of the work
ings. Six of the rescuers were over
come by the gases and rushed to
hospitals. The blast occurred $500
feet from the drift opening. Four
of the nine men working in this
section of the mine were miracu-
lousy rescued.
One of the survivors said that the
mine was known to be gaseous and
extremely dangerous. But" he
said with bitter laugh, "the chill
dren must eat, and we've got to take
these chances until we have a union
to make them pay attention to our
lives"
Can Be Avoided.
I'm union mines," another miner
added, "the fire boss has to danger
off the entry to. the gas section.
Nobody goes in until they get rid
of the gas A better air current,
he said, could have avoided the ex-
plosion.
Those killed were Steve Parker,
Wasil Gendruski, Frank Survinsky,
Peter Klenkovich and Ignace
Budny.
Within the last six months, ap.
proximately one thousand miners
were martyred in coal dust and gas
explosions in non-union mines. This
is constantly in the minds of strik.
ers when the operators make over
lures to them to return to pits or
an open-shop basis. In many camps
the operators were forced to recog
nize pit committees. In others, the
strikers were holding out until the
/ operators give in to this demand
Although the women and children
are eating few meals a week, they
are behind their men. They cite in.
stance after instance where miners
were killed or seriously injured tbs
first day they returned to open
shop mines.
"Only yesterday Frank johnson
died." a white-haired miner said
1.-THE boy was only 23 years old, too
His skull was fractured over at tn,
Gould mine in a slate fall"
The National Miners Relic,
Committee is doing it's utmost tt
force the operators to accede to tn
miners demands, by sending enough
food to furnish at least one mea
a day. to the miners families. Re
lief committees affiliated with thu
Pittsburgh headquarters at 81.
Penn Ave, are urged to do thei
utmost to send the maximum within
the next few weeks. Sympathizer
are urged to make collections il
their shops and neighborhoods, t
send donations from their union AM
fraternal society's treasures. Tn
need was never so acute as it !
now, Anthony Minerich, relief sec
rotary says.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
STARVATION FOR
WORKERS IN CONE
WHITE OAK MILL
ST to Sill a Week All
They Get
BY ESTHER LOWELL

dIeEENODO IN. u, Aug. IL
(FP).-"They don't pay you moth
ing here" declared an old man who
has worked 20 year at the Cones
White Oak mill. give heard it's
the cheapest payin' place around
here"
White Oak is one of the Cones
great denim mills. The Cones claim
to produce third of the country's
denims for overalls and other work
clothes. They have three large
mills in Greensboro and dominate
the town. Their welfare work has
been we'll advertised.
my whole family's a-workin' and
with this short time we just can't
get along" the man complained as
he sat on the porch of his company
house. "I'm goin' back to farmin'
next year. I raised tobacco before
came to this MILL"
Farming for this mill worker
means going back as a cropper.
Pay my rent with a third or a
half of the crop" he says. And
more for tools, seed and fertilizer.
He has one lean horse to help him.
Amt been feedin' her much and
workin' her hard on a piece of land
out yonder where l got some corn.
potaters, tomaters, onions and
beans. Bean weevils gettin' most of
the beans, though"
For 90 cents a week the old mill
worker gets his plain board four
room house with electric light and
water at a pump he shares with the
next neighbor. With him lives his
sister, the housekeeper, two sons and
two daughters. Another son lives
on nearby mill village street with
his wife and child.
The two girls make 81 and IS a
week on fulltime and 81 and SIS now
as spoilers. The unmarried work
ing son made $11 in the spinning
room. The youngest boy is under
ID and cannot work. The sister is
too old for more than occasional
work and the old man is only
spare hand" who gets a day in
the mill when someone else stavs
out. His wife died 10 years ago.
worn out from childbearing and
mill work.
"Only four days a week work
since February and the mill stood
for 10 days at 4th of July" says
the old man. "They say it'll stand
10 days in August and maybe 10
days every month till Christmas. |
don't see how We'll manage. Got
an old Ford and we'll try to get to
my nephew in Virginia, $50 miles
away, l reckon-if the old car
holds out" The nephew has a farm
and can feed the family while the
mill is idle in August.
MY 1ather was a Miller" the old
man relates. II was raised on
farm and at his mill, about six
miles from here. where the com
pany has it's grain mill now. Ny
father wandered all around for 10
years when he was young-to all
them furrin countries before he
married and settled down. But
amt ever been far. Came to the
mill 20 years ago when the White
Oak mill wasn't even finished. To-
bacco got so low it was hardly
worth taking to market; so I
brought my wife and baby here.
Been here ever since. But I'm ago
in back to farmin' next year"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
Electrician Killed
During Big Storm

Another death as a result of Fri
days electrical storm occurred when
Michael O'Brien, an electrician, of
West New Brighton, S. l., was
shocked to death while repairing
apparatus put out of commission by
the lightning. The storm brought
a live wire in contact with his body.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
N. Y. WORKERS TO
HOLD CHINA MEET
War Danger Will Also
Be Discussed

Meetings for the relief of the Chi
nese trade unions will be held in
New York this week thruout New
York City, under the auspices of
district 2, Workers (Communist)
Party. The war danger will also
be discussed at the meetings. All
Party speakers are urged to obtain
bulletins on these subjects from the
Agitprop Department, &c Union
Square. The bulletins on the sub
jects are, The Party Platforms, and
What I saw In China, by Tom
Mann.
Tuesday, Aug. IA.
Grand st. Ext. and Havemeyer,
B'klyn-P. Midola, Nessin, Rose
mond, Frank, Dan Cuhl (Pioneer).
Suffer and Williams, B'klyn-
Wright, Ed Welsh, G. Silverman
(Pioneer).
Longwood and Prospect, Bronx
Cibulsky, Grecht, G. Welsh, M. Him
off (Pioneer).
Wednesday, Aug. Is.
End Ave. and 10th St., N. Y. c.
Milgrom, Powers, D. Kindred, irish
koft, Gilber, G. Holtz (Pioneer).
Union Square-Ross, Houiswood,
Shapiro, Blake, fairfield.
Wilkins and Intervale, Bronx-Le-
Roy, L. Margolis, l. Cohen, S. Lieb-
owitz, T. Rosen (Pioneer).
Myrtle and Prince-Rosemond,
Padmore, Smith, NJ. WEIGH, M.
Stone (Pioneer).
Passaic, N. J.-Staliar Marshall.
Eagle Pencil Co.-Garlin, Sher-
man.
7th Ave. and 137th St., New York
City-Williams, Moore, Baum, G..
Campbell, o. Passikoff { Pioneer).
Thursday, Aug. Is.
Van Sicklen and Sutter-Jul. Cod
king, J. Cohen, Rob't Macklin, v.
Smith, Anna Block, Donaldson.
138th ST.. and St. Annes Ave.
Bronx--W, Margolis, jacobson, Taft,
G. Abraham (Pioneer).
doth st. and Ave. N. Y. C.-.
Cohen, Miller.
Allerton and Cruger, Bronx
Primoff, Padgug, Ed. Welsh, R.
Gozigian, A. Krivis (Pioneer).
25th st. and Mermaid Ave-, C. L.
-Weitz, Yusem, Eva Shafran, Cas-
trell, Ben Eisenberg (Pioneer)
Steinway and Jamaica, Astoria
l.. I.-Heder, Minor, Schachtman,
Shapiro, Burke, Michaels (Pioneer)
Friday, Aug. IT,
National Biscuit Co. = Ross,
Frankfeld.
Bristol and Pitkin Ave, B'klyn-
Lefkowitz, Taft, Maglicano, J.
Cohen, G. Welsh, Lillienstein, Fin
kelstein (Pioneer).
9Th Ave. and ITO St.-Lyons, Gill
Green, A. Peer, Lloyed, B. Brantz
(Pioneer).
7th st. and Avenue A, N. Y. c.
Wright, Schaik,. s. Shatzkramer,
(Pioneer).
Market and Plaza, Newark, N. j.
-Nessin, Milton, Zaslavsky.
Saturday, Aug. lS.
1st Ave. and 10Th ST., N. Y. c.
Lustig, Moore, Moreau, Braverman,
Bessie Parees (Pioneer).
13 Ave. and 42 st. B'klyn-
Schwartzberg, B. Lifshitz, Suskin,
Huiswood, A. Shoyet (Pioneer)
14th st and Bergenline Ave West
New York, ~ BERGER, Padmore.
Perth Amboy, N. J.-Szepesey-
to be announced later.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
MINOR, GRECHT TO
SPEAK DESPITE
FASCIST THREAT
To Expose Corruption
in Queens

> Despite the action of the fascists
. IN breaking up the open-air meeting
of the Workers (Communist) Party
at Steinway and Jamaica Avenues
Astoria, last Thursday, and beating
up A. fairfield, Communist candi-
5sate for Assembly from the LIST AS
semhly District of Queens and
Paul Miller, one of the speakers, the
Workers (Communist) Party plat
forms will be set up at the same
corner next Thursday and the meet
ing will be held, with Robert Minor,
Editor of the Daily Worker and
Communist Candidate for U. S.
Senator, A. fairfield, Max Schacht-
man, Rebecca Grecht, who was ar
rested on a framed-up charge of
''inciting to riot" at the last meet
ing, P. Shapiro and Donald Burke,
among the speakers.
The meeting, which was broken
up by Tammanyites under the ban
ner of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, was the elimination of sew
eral meetings during which the fas-
cists tried unspccessfully to disrupt
the Workers Party meeting by heck
ling and holding a so-called "Ameri-
canization" meeting directly across
the street.
A Harfield and Paul Miller bore
the brunt of the fascists' ferocity
Harfields lip was badly cut, and
three stitches were taken. His head
was battered by fists and some
thing harder, as evidenced by the
large lump raised. Miller was set
upon by dozen patriotic democrats
and pummeled severely. Padgug
was hurled from the platform.
That the democratic machine of
Queens will resort to the same tao
tics next Thursday in another at
tempt to break the (Workers (Com-
naunist) Party meeting up is evil
dent by the announcement of the
Dwyer Post, nominally responsible
for the attack, that it will formu-
late plans for the increase of the
number participating in their
characterization" meeting.
The Democratic Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of Queens County,
Walter McClancy, will himself speak
from the platform of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars" thus proving
conclusively that fact that the
Democratic machine of Queens is it
self behind the attempt to stop the
campaign of the Workers (Commu
nist) Party. The open-air meetings
held by the Communists at that cor
ner were swinging the workers of
Queens away from the democratic
machine, and the Queens Tammany
ties, unable to disinfect the political
atmosphere from the Queens sewer
stencil, are resorting to violence
in order to provide themselves with
a clear field for further graft.
Assistant District Attorney Nc
Clancy, high in the democratic
councils of Queens, is the right
hand man of District Attorney New
combe, who is one of those chiefly
responsible for the change in the
sewer contract specifications which
resulted in the embezzlement by the
Phillips Connolly Tammany gang of
tens of millions of dollars Of public
funds.
The role of the police, who had
been duly notified Of last weeks
meeting, is aptly characterized by
the remark of a policeman to A.
fairfield, whom he was supposed to
be protecting: I'D like to wrap this
stick around your neckp
Among the literature which VIII
be sold at next weeks meeting, will
be. appropriately, Our Heritage
from 1916" by Bert Wolfe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
CHILDREN SLAVE
IN SHANGHAI
Form Is Percent of
Chinese Workers

In Shanghai 10 per cent of tn,
employees in the Chinese factorie.
are children under IL years of age
in the English factories, II pei
cent, and in the Italian and French
factories 46 per cent, These chill
dren receive from 5 to 10 cents 6
day and in some of the smaller fac.
tories they work for their fooc
alone, according to statistics giver
out by the Committee to Aid the
Chinese Trade Unions, 90 Fifth
Ave-, New York City.
In the Chinese factories, whether
owned by natives or foreign CAPT
tai, not only are large percentage
of the workers children, but the
mothers are forced to bring their
children with them to the factories
because they have no place to leave
them. The children remain in the
factories during the IL to 16 hour
working day. The infants are sus-
pended in hammocks above the
machines. Thus in the dirt and
noise the children of workers in
China are brought up, until at the
age of 5 or 6 they begin work be-
side their parents.
Chinese Unions Suppressed.
The attempts of the Chinese
workers to organize against these
conditions has been met with per-
secution and slaughter on every
side since Chang Kai-shek ordered
the suppression of labor unions Is
months ago and carried out these
orders with the help of the foreign
armies in China.
Even women and student organi-
cations are illegal. General Hun
Sun-du, the governor of Hupeh, sig
nalized a massacre with an order:
"All who attempt to organize the
labor unions anew will be regarded
as Communist agitators and will be
duly executed" In Picking among
81 adults who were executed for
being members of the trade unions
was a child of ten.
Funds Needed Soon.
The Committee to Aid the Chin
csc Trade Unions has begun cam
paign to raise funds in reply to
the appeal sent out by the AL
China Federation of Labor Unions
to the great masses of American
people. The members of the com
mittee, which includes Roger Bald
win of the American Civil Liberties
Union; Ellen Hayes, professor Of
English at Wellesley College; Ben
jamin Thomas of the Central Labor
Union of Philadelphia; Scott Near
ing, author of whittier China"
Robert Morss Lovett Of the Chica-
go University, and T. Y. Lii, ma
tional director of the Chinese Work
er-Peasant Alliance and others WHIT
are working with the committed
plan to get the true facts of what
is happening in China before the
American people and to raise funds
to help the Chinese workers to com
bat their native and foreign oppres
sors. Contributions should be sen
to the Committee to Aid the Chin
csc Trade Unions care OF the sec
rotary, Robert w. Dunn, Room 314
90 Fifth Ave-, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
Mexican Filler Greets
Wall St. Cuban Puppet

HAVANA, Aug. 1.-THE Mex
lean army aviator, Major Roberta
Fierro, reached Havana today after
nonstop flight from Mexico City,
bringing goodwill" greetings from
President Gales to President Ma
chado of Cuba.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
TEST IMPERIALIST PLANE

WASHINGTON, Aug. II (UP).
Lieut.. Frank Schilt, marine avi-
ator, and a crew Of three took off
for st. Louis, Mo-, yesterday on a
test flight for tri-motored trans
port plane destined for use in
Nicaragua
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
WASHINGTON, Aug. - tUP).-

WAoTllNbl OAN, hu5s w =
Government employees have been
forbidden by the Civil Service Com
mission from taking active part in
the political campaign.
They may not make any adj
dresses on politics; or take any part
in political meeting; talk politics
on duty; canvass for any candidate
z aoix for him at the polls
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13
JAPAN WARNS Of
NANCHU9IA FIGHT
Will Resist Attempt to
Regain 1t

LONDON, Aug 12.-Japan has
served warning that any attemnt
to regain Manchuria for the Chi
nese would be met with the military
resistance of Japan, it was learned
here today. A dispatch from Muk-
den says that Baron Gonsuke Hav-
ASH has notified Chang Hsueh-
Liang, military governor of Man
churia, that Japan would give him
the fullest support in suppressing
any opposition to this policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 12.-
Failing in its first attempt to annul
union agreement, the local street
car company will try further to an
null it by pleading poverty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-13

Who 1oins 1Ohen you read your
bosses paper?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-06
AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE
SERVICE

Week June rs to July /, Incl.
While we didn't have time to
check up the statistics exactly, we
venture to say that the month of
June has probably been the busiest
month of the American Legion
Ambulance Service since its incep-
tion in 1925. The eight trips made
iuring the past week brought the
months activities up to an average
of nearly trip a day, an unusual
number for this time of year.
Communities served during the week
included Elkton, Chesapeake City,
Lutton's Corner, North East and
Rising Sun.
The June Driving crew will no
loubt welcome the relief from driv-
ing 1t is now their pleasure to enjoy.
They maintained an active, eftic-
lent service during their tour of
duty, a bit of service the other
driving crews will find hard to sur
pass. The July crew under the
leadership OF Calvin Fox, as chief
driver, includes c. w. Mcdonald,
Russell Hoy, Sterling Dunbar. Alfred
Juergens and Thomas H. Bartilson.
Number of trips for week 8;
average mileage per trip 49,, total
mileage for week 312; total trips to
late sos; average mileage per trip
523; total mileage to date 16,434.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-06
JACOB F. ANDREWS

The death of Jacob F. Andrews, of
New Providence, Lancaster County,
Pa, occurred at his home June 27,
of infirmities, in his 92nd year. Mr..
Andrews spent his entire life in that
vicinity. He was the son of Rev.
and Mrs. Jacob Andrews his father
being minister of the. Mennonite con-
gregations at Providence and Stras-
burg, and also conducted a public
school in East Lampeter Township.
At the age of, II, the, young Jacob
began teaching in East Lampeter
Township. Being of mechanical
turn of mind he turned his atten-
tions to inventions and produced a
sewing machine, patent harness, and
corn drill for checkering corn. The
government gave him patents on
these inventions. He also manufac-
tured the Andrews ram which is
used in many homes and barns in
southern Lancaster County to, sup
ply water. For many years he con-
Quoted molasses mill in Providence
Township. One son and two daugh-
ters survive. Burial was made in
Mennonite cemetery. Strausburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-06
BOY SCOUTS WILL ASSIST IN RE.
MARKING LINCOLN
HIGHWAY

Boy Scouts Will participate in the
remarking Of Lincoln highway, by
placing of the 5000 new concrete
poles which are to be erected from
coast to coast. The Lincoln High
way Association is furnishing the
new markers to replace the old
wooden poles. The erecting is to be
done in August.
/ The new markers will resemble
the old ones. The red, white and
blue insignia with the letter 81"
will be used. In addition, bronze
tablet Of Abraham Lincoln will be
placed over the colored insignia.
Scout Executives all over the
country will receive the required
number of new markers for their
districts, and the work of erecting
the markers by the Scouts will be
done simultaneously, SO that the
highway, from coast to coast will be
remarked all on the same day.
Four picked New York scouts will
leave on an inspection tour of the
Lincoln highway, July 9Th. They
will stop mall principal cities en-
route and give demonstrations of
scout work. The first stop will be
made in Lancaster, Saturday eve
ming, July 7th.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-06
MooNsHINE PLANTS RAIDED

Federal Prohibition Enforcement
officers and Sheriff Logan and de-
puties ON Thursday night OF last
week, conducted several raids on
moonshine plants in the upper sec
ton Of Cecil county.
A still was located on the Ridge,
in the Red Turkey section, and
destroyed, together with a large
amount of mash.
Two men were captured operating
a still near what is know as Hogg's
Tank. Some newly-made product
was confiscated, still destroyed and
men captured lodged in Elkton jail.
Charged with making high pow
cred beer the home of man named
Bowers, near Sylmar, was raided,
four. cases Of finished product seized
and Bowers taken to Baltimore by
the Federal officers.