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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

$44,OOOGNB
"Seized'' Here

A slight indication of the graft and
corruption in which Tammany politi-
clans and sewer contractors have been
wallowing, is the $4,000 golden din
ner set given John M. Phillips, head
of the Queens ring. The set, pre-
scented to Phillips by Queens contract
ors, was "seized" yesterday by federal
agents in a move to attach all avail
able property owned by Phillips in
satisfaction of the $780, 1874 federal
lien against him for unpaid taxes.
The sewer car is now in Florida
where he escaped a short time after
his name became prominently con-
nected with the S29,500,000 graft Of
which he and Boro President Maurice
E. Connolly of Queens were the prin-
cipal beneficiaries.
The federal agents descended on the
Safe Deposit Company of New York,
149 Broadway, and placed a U. S. seal
on the locked vault in which the dinner
set is placed. Further than this they
could not go as they had no key. It
was promised, however, that. within
Ia few days court order will be
sought empowering them to drill open
the safe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
LABOR IN SOUTH
, is FORUM TOPIC

"The 1ndustrialization Of the
South"--its extent, its significance,
what it means to the working class
movement of this country-will be
the subject of the lecture to be given
by Bert Miller, organizational secre-
terry of the Workers (Communist)
Party in New York, Sunday evening,
at the Workers School Forum, 1O8
E. 18th St.
The non-union coal mines of the
South; Birmingham as rival steel
center to Pittsburgh and Gary; the
competition of the Carolina textile
mills; Muscle Shoals and water power
these are but few signs of the
tremendous change taking place in
the economy Of the South, according
to Miller.
On the following Sunday, April I,
Roger Baldwin, director of the Civil
Liberties Union, who recently visited
Europe and the Soviet Union. will
speak on Liberty in the Soviet
Union"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Nearing TO Emphasize
China Crisis at School

Scott Nearing, who made special
study Of modern Imperialism in his
Srecent visit to China and the Soviet
XJnion, will give the second session of
his class in "Modern Imperialism" at
the Workers School, 10S E. 18th St.,
today at p. m.
The introductory session of this
course, as well as in the course in
Development of the American En-
pire" (given by Nearing Saturdays
at p. n.y. was given last Saturday.
Special emphasis in the course will
be given to Anglo-American con-
flicts over China and over the Pa
cific, the relation Of class forces in
China, the status Of the trade union
movement, the Peasant League, the
fight for the establishment of soviets
and the role of the Kuomintang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
SMITH IS LINKED
WITH OIL Group
Sen. Nye Shows Cover
nor Aided Corruption

Continued from Page One
York State racing commission. Sin
clair is the owner of a string of
horses.
Smith Protected.
When it was suggested in the sem
ate that Governor Smith be called as
a witness, to throw further light on
the conspiracy by which the Harding
Coolidge election in 1920 was financed
for the republican party by Sinclair
and allied interests, Smith countered
with expressions of what purported
to be high moral indignation that his
name should be mentioned. Demo
Gratis in the senate, including Sen.
Walsh, of Mont, Smiths rival for
the democratic nomination for presi-
dent, charged that Nye was attempt
ing to impair Smiths chances of
superceding Coolidge in the White
House.
Walsh is leading member of the
senate investigating committee and
has broken with Nye over the polit-
ical line which the investigation is to
follow. Walsh is attempting to ad-
here to disclosures of republican cor
ruption while Nye is republican party
man enough to believe that democrats
like Governor Smith should not
escape responsibility or implication
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
FEDERATION OF
WOMEN PLANNED
Workers to Organize in
Central Body

The organization of a New York
Federation of Working Women is the
aim of a conference of working
women's organizations to be held ID
Irving Plaza Saturday afternoon,
April 81.
The call for this conference is now
being sent out By committee repre-
sentative of working women's or
CARNATIONS in New York to trade
unions, industrial clubs, housewives
councils, and TO organized and unor-
ganized shops it was announced yes
terday.
The Workers (Communist) Party
vii cooperate in the formation of the
federation, according to statement
isuod by the Women's Section Of the
Party last night.
The regular monthly women's work
conference will be held today at 108
E. 18th ST. at $50 pm. at which or
ganizers Of women's work from all
Party units and will be present to
consult on ways and means of pro-
noting the success of the Federation
Conference in April.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
CONVICTED MILK
CRATER FREED
Suspended Sentence for
Danzinger

Despite the fact that he was found
guilty of having dumped thousands
of gallons of bootleg milk and cream
on New York City and paying thou
sands of dollars in brides to officials
Of the health department, Henry Dan
Tiger, GEAR" of the milk grafters re-
ceived only suspended sentence of
from three and q half to seven years
in Queens County Court yesterday.
Danziger. who was once a. milk
dealer, started highly organized sys-
tenn of graft whereby he arranged
with milk dealers to distribute illegal
milk for the price of one dollar per
can. These dealers could disregard
all health regulations and since this
canned milk is the cheaper grade and
thus used by the poorer workers of
the city. who were buying impure milk
daily. 1t is estimated that for this
Danziger collected more than $1,000
900 which he shared with corrupt
members of the health department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
VOW TO WORK FOR
LABOR, BOSSES
and The PUBLIC"
'Beckerman Hits Bosses
Not in Association

With long and flowery speeches of
mutual admiration, Sidney Hillman,
president of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers and C. d. Jaffee, pres
ident of the New York Clothing
Manufacturers Exchange, at an elab-
crate banquet arranged by the en-
ployers' association, and held in the
Hotel Biltmore several days ago,
Pledged to devote all their energy and
resources to obtain square deal for
labor, the bosses and the public"
Everything Lovely.
Abraham Beckerman, manager of
the New York Joint Board and a
great number of other national and
vocal officials of the Amalgamated
we're conspicuously in attendance.
And the tone of the speeches delivered
by all the other speakers of the union
was not such as to throw the slight
est note of discord among the partici-
pants in the many coursed banquet.
This despite of the fact that the
union and the employers are soon to
begin negotiations for the renewal of
the agreement, despite daily dismiss
sails of workers in the large shops and
the general program Of wage slashint'
and speed-up.
Beckerman even declared that he is
not in favor of individual settlements
with employers who refuse to join
the employers association. He called
bosses not members of the association
"strikebrsakers." "They are the same
as non-union men," he said. This is
the attitude, according to the workers,
that. is responsible for the fact that
the employers act in the shops as
I though they were no union.
| Produce More.
Hillman also touched upon the I'M
employment. fund, and the 40-hour
week, it being generally taken for
granted that this will be the subject
of the coming negotiations for a new
contract in June. 1t was also shown
by statistics cited by another speaker
that the manufacturers are producing
much more clothing with a smaller
amount of workers than formerly.
Many Of these were summarily dis
missed with the tacit consent of the
union officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
WORKING CLASS
TO SAVE DAILY
Only Labor Sacrifice
Can Defend Paper

Continued from Page One)
labor was without militant leadership
or a militant press. Naturally the
first step in this process is to
strangle The DAILY WORKER.
The DAILY WORKER is four years
old. For four years it has been fight
ing the battles of the workers. For
four years it has been leading the
workers in their struggles against
their oppressors. For four years The
Daily Worker has been fighting for
its life against the persecution which
the terrified bosses, thru their agents
the American government, have con.
Quoted against it.
For four years the militant Ameri-
can working class has defended the
fife of its only militant English labor
daily. 1t is the burning loyalty, the
continual sacrifices of the militant
American workers which has checked
the capitalist drive against tie paper.
The DAILY WORKER is still fight
ing for life. And again the workers
are being called upon to defend their
press. 1t is their contributions which
alone can save the paper in this crisis.
If the workers fail to appreciate the
gravity of the crisis, if they fail to
respond to it as they have in the
East, the life of The DAILY
WORKER cannot last. Workers, de-
fend your press, it defends you. Rush
your contributions to The DAILY
WORKER, 33 First ST., New York
Civ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Local It. U. e. L. Dance.

A dance of the local I. U. E. l.. will
be held Saturday, March 81. at $500
p. m. at Harlem Casino, l16th st. and
Lenox Ave. Admission Will be so
cents. Tickets may be obtained at 101
e. 14th ST
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

Labor and FTateYnaL
Organizations


The next session of Scott Nearing s
class in Modern American Imperial
ism" will be held today at p. m.
at 10S e. 14th st. Meanings class in
THE Development of the American
Empire" will be held Saturday at 400
D. m.
No session of Bertram D.. Votes
class will be held next week. The next
session will be held Thursday, April
at $50 p. IN.
No session of Robert w. Dunn's class
in Present Tactics of the Employers"
will be held next week. The next ses-
sion will be held Wednesday, April 4
at $3.50 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

PICKFORD'S MOTHER DIES.
BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, March %.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith Pickford,
mother of Mary Pickford, is dead
here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
sunday Open Forums Tomorrow.

Workers School, 1903 E. 14th St. Bert
Miller Will speak on THE Industriaism
of the South" at $40.
Yonkers 252 Warburton Ave. ].
Minded will speak on The Cooperative
Movement and the American Working
Glass"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Lecture ON Imperialism.

Ella G. Wolfe will lecture on Amer
lean Imperialism and Latin America"
Tuesday at 500 p. m. at Hungarian
Hall, Woolsey and Second Ave, Astoria,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

scott Nearing, who has Just returned
from China and the Soviet Union, will
lecture Wednesday, March 20, at s D. m.
AZ irving Plaza, Irving Place and 18th
ST, under the auspices OF Section 2 and
). The subject viii be Europe To-
day"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

A new council of the United Work
ingclass Women has been organized in
Flatbush. It's first meeting will be
held next Wednesday at 500 p. m at
1921 Nostrand Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24

Tuesday at 500 p. m at Hungarian
Hall, Woolsey and Second Ave-, Astoria,
L. l.
Concert for Miners Relief.
The Researcher Podolier Social Club
will hold a concert and dance at their
Headquarters, 1347 Boston Road, on
Sunday afternoon, April /. The pro-
ceedS viii go to miners. relief.
DIR. Liber to Lecture.
DR.. B. Llber will lecture on Labor
and Health" Sunday, April /, at D..
m. at 715 E. 13Sth St
IcOr Affair, March 30.
Moishe Katz of the Moscow Ozet will
report on the Jewish colonization in
the Soviet Union Friday, March so at
Tammany Hall, 154 h. 14th St. under
the auspices of Icor.
The musical program will include
Sergei Radomsky, opera tenor; Scipione
Guidi, first vioIinist of the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and
Theodore Celia, harpist:.
Forums
Lower Bronx Forum, 715 E. 13Sth St,
tomorrow at p. m, Charles Winter
will speak on The Youth and the
Press"
Brownsville 1. L. D., 1859 Pitkin Ave,
today at s p. M, Tom Foley will speak
on The Paris Commune"
Hungarian Club, Bohemian Hall,
Woolsey St and Second Ave, Astoria,
l.. l., Monday at y. m Ella q. Wolfe
will speak on American Imperialism
in Latin America.
Workingwomen's Council IS.
The United Council of Workingclass
Housewives, Council Is of Boro Park,
will meet on Monday at $3.50 p. m. at
1873 41st ST., Brokolyn A discussion on
Education in Soviet Russia will be led
by Mary Hartlieb.
Jersey City Miners Relief.
A miners relief conference will be
held at Ukrainian Hall, 100 Mercer ST.,
Jersey City, tomorrow noon. All union
and other organizations are invited to
send delegates.
A new council of the United Work
ingclass Women has been organized in
Flatbush. Its first meeting will be
held next Wednesday at 500 p. m. at
1921 Nostrand Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24


| A miners relief conference will be
held at Ukrainian Hall, 100 Mercer St.
Jersey City, tomorrow noon. All union
and other organizations are invited to
send delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Bath Beach Affair.

Bath Beach Affair.
The Bath Beach unit of the Young
workers League will hold an enter
tainment and dance today at 1873 43d
St, Brooklyn, to welcome the graduates
from the Pioneers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Council is,

The United Council of Workingclass
Housewives, Council IS of Boro Park,
will meet on Monday at $3.50 p. m. at
1873 41st ST., Brokolyn. A discussion on
Education in Soviet Russia will be led
by Mary Hartlieb.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Concert for Miners Relief.

The Bessarabier Podolier Social Club
Will hold concert and dance at their
headquarters, 1347 Boston Road, on
Sunday afternoon, April /. The pro-
ceeds will go to miners relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-24
Downtown Y. w. l..

brownsville Concert and Dance.
The Brownsville Subsection of the
rarity VIII hold concert and enter
talnment Saturday, March 81. at 1859
Pitkin Ave.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
RONGER TONE
SHOWN BY
STOCKS
Rq W. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Dec 10 u.N.S.).---
Industrial stocks made brave eff.
fort to rally at the beginning II
trading today and prices Of the
leaders in the motor car, electric
and speciality groups were up to
ID points at the end Of the first
han-hour.
Instead OF further housecleaning
of weakened margin accounts,
wall Street found thousands Of buy.
ing orders for the stocks which had
been thrown into the dumps by last
weke's violent upset Radio started
the week II points higher than at
Saturdays close. and sold in this
period as high as ST. against 296
at the end Of last week
Mysterious whispers around the
financial district told OF the big
bankers waiting with their hands
full Of money to buy the good
stocks that were expected to fall.
into their laps at still lower prices.
The pools were reported to have
had stnfening Of the backbone
over Sunday. and a little more
fight injected into their blood.
They were ready To support their
pets, 4 said the rumors. and if
there was no particular evidence
OF all this in the first hour today
at least there was no heavy selling
pressure, and the market was more
lkie the temporary lull after the
big storm.
Radio, after recovering to 317,
fell away heavy selling to 800.
Packard showed itslef to be a
real leader id the motor list, run
ming up points to 136. General
Motors made Az point jump to 1872
at the start, but crawled back to
1854 when selling orders.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
T FORBES HOLDS
STOCKS Still
TOO HIGH
Ry r. 8. FORBEs

Very harshiy il has been
brought home tn many that they
really we're suffering from specu-
latiye deMrium tremens. When
the writer sounded the warming,
"the higher they rise the harder
they fall, he was deluged with
ridicuIe.
one anonymous critic has been
sendin geither sarcastic or sour
rilous comments almost daily.
Like Insane Asylum
Finally suggesting an insane
asylum as fit place for the
writer of this column, no com
munications have been received
since wednesday.
THURSDAYS collapse was the
worst the New York Stock Ex-
change ever witnessed in one
day in its history. Friday
brought fresh DOM "a alizaticn. So
did Saturday.
This table shows how severely
stocks have collapsed in the last
week:
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
American.securitx Birthday

With the .American Security and
Trust Company just entering its
fortieth year Of business, its record
of success is one to which its
officers and directors can point with
pride.
Deposits during the first year ag-
eregated S260,G00. These have
steadily increased until they, now
total over $33 900, 900. The bank
had 1S2 depositors when 1t started
business. Today there are over
40 900 depositors.
The trust company's first office
was temporarily located at 1919 G
St. and it moved later to perma-
nent quarters at 1406 G St, where
IT remained until the completion OF
its new home at Fifteenth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue in 1908.
While operafr~ under q Virginia
charter an office was also main.
tained in Alexandria, Va, until
November II, 1890.
Alexander T. Britton was the
first president of the company
Charles J. Bell was first vice presi,
, dent. MIR. Bell succeeded to the
presidency in 1893. and held the of
flee until his ascendency 10 the
position of chairman of the board in
February, of this year, when Cor
eoran Thorn became president OF
the institution
When the company was organized
It had a capital of $1.250,0 900 which
was increased to S3,000,0O6 and
finally was increased to a grant
total of 33,4O0 900 in 1919 at the
time of the merger with the Home
Savings Bank. IT has built up &
surplus account of $4,000 900, which
equals it's capital. and on the ceie
bration of its anniversary it ha'
total capital, surplus and un
divided profits of over $1,000, 900
It's total resources have grown from
1927. 900 in 1899 to over 10000, ,O0'
at this time.
The merger of the Amecrian Sc
enf1ty and Trust Company with tn
Home Savings bank of 1919 marke'
one of the company's outstandin
transactions, increasing its re
sources over s1S.535.072 as we
as providing three additions
branches.
Today this institution Is tn
largest trust company in Washing
~
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
eOODBEG GINNING
IS SET FOR
1929
By HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Despite the action of the stock
market which have been bid up out
OF proportion to business prospects,
an auspicious beginning is set for
the new year by conditions in the
closing month Of this year, accord.
ing to the review of conditions ol
business made by the American
Bankers Association journal
Bankers who are now casting
up the financial statement for
American business in 1928 find the
preliminary figures gratifying In
deed" the review states with fun
aamentaI conditions in industry.
trade and employment sound. The
review continues:
Earnings Greater
Corporation profits in 1928 will
hggregate about 10 per cent larger
than last year. and will even sur
uags the record earnings of 1925.
-Four out OF every five industrial
prouDs show gains. Public utility
earnings continue to forge ahead,
and recent Improvement in railroad
traffic brings earnings of the car
riers for the full year above 1877,
enough slightly below 1925. Amefl-
can prosperity. is more than
myth,
aManufacturing activity is main
tained at a high level and nuremous
new records in production are as
sured The triunlvirate of steel, Al.
tomobiles and building look forward
To another successful year. Labor
employment is full. and payrolls hlgh.
Textiles are looking up. Retail trace,
hampered by warm autumn weather.
Is now reporting large sales OF cold
weather goods and holiday trade Is
in full swing, with the usual break.
ing of previous records expected.
Bank Situation Strong
ssFirnness in money rates for De
aren1ber and the year-end began
somewhat early, due to the unprece-
denied expansion in brokerage loans,
which made necessary revision OF
5he money outlook for the closing
ayeeks of 1928. Little relief is to be
expected until after January 1. Com
Dared with December year ago,
present interest rates make a stiIk-
ing contrast, but bankers might do
xran to explain away popular fnls-
conception on the part of the pub
lie. namely, that regular customers
afe charged as much as the call rate
for day-to-day loans. Despite this
fsisproportionate absorption of credit
fv secured loans. the banking stu
afion remains strong and the Fed
eral Reserve banks have by no
means lost their control over the
money market.
"As regards the nationwide specu-
sation on the stock exchanges
5000, ,o0O-share days, fortunes made
overnight, etc, conservative bank
erg ana brokers alike have raised
margin requirements and repeated
warnings against excesses. Bonds
are not particularlv popular, but the
market displays better tone never
theless, and new offerings are again
appearing in numbers despite the
higher yields needed to attract in
vegtors.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
Savings Gain !

Greatest gains in savings In "A
single year ever recorded in the
United States. bringing the total
savings deposits in banks to over
SIS 400 ,00O. 900, with more than
Sd, 100000 individual savings de-
positors, are reported by w. Espy
Albig, deputy manager of the Amer
ican Bankers Association in charge
Of its savings bank division, in
statement issued today.
The year ended June 30, 1928.
registered over the previous year
the largest gain in savings deposits
in banks and trust companies OF
continental United States ever
recorded in the history of this coun.
try" Mr. Albig said in his report
This indicates prosperity more gen
eraI than any time since the busi-
ness depression of 1920. Only three
states failed to show a gain. On
June. 80. 1928. the volume of say
ings stood at $2S,412 .961 900, a gain
of S2,327 ,059,090 over the previous
year
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
LIVERPOOL COTTON

JIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.-Cottoh~-
spots were duiet today with prices
easter sales totaIed & 900 bales: re.
ceipts amounted to $4,000 bales, OF
which were 81 500 American bales
Mtds fair 1lS4d; strictly Sood
mids.. tI.1gd; good nids., 1890
strtctly mids.. l0.59d; mids.. 1880;
strictly INV mids., 10.14d: low nids:'
. .sgd. strictly good ordinary, $3.50,
and good ordinary, 9,39d.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10

yellow Truck. 351s a5]5 3555 IS
Young So Wire 46 46 = 4oS4
Youngstown. 97ss 97t4 97@ sss4
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. ~
stock.
Cattle-Recelpts. $4,000; market
steady.weak. Steers, $3.50 1872
cows and heifers, So 70 n 1872
stockers and feeders, $3.50 OBS
calves. $S,50@14.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market 10
02Oc lower. Bulk. $S.15@S.35: top
20 AZ. heavies: $S.2O0S.35; lights,
SSmS. .25: mediums. $S.25mS.35.
Sheep--Receipts. 5000; market
steadv.weak: lambs. $12.50Wl 800
wethers. 81 .25@S.25; ewes. 1915 OF
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
LOCAL STOCKS

Furnished by w, b. Tibbs y Col
washington Gas SIS, Al, 5000
i03.
Chestnut Farms Dairy, pfd., 100
1864: 5m1O67s: 20A1O6A.
Washington Gas Light. 5099; SO
99A; 50991s; 10@99is.
Riggs National Bank, warrants,
135m290; 265m290 tcashl
Merchant Transfer and Storage.
pfd.. 5010S.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10Q1051s; !;
50105A.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric 5lzs, pfd., 3@
f08ss; 2O@1Os1a. Lanston Mono.
type. 50I1S1s; 10011Sk.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10@IQ5A:
200105A: 1O@f055x; 2O@105
Riggs National Bank. warrants,
3sa290: 265 0D290: 400 290: $1,000:
1900 290: 265@29O fcashl; 2d295.
Chestnut Farms Dairy, pfd., l5Q
1861: 50106N.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10

Extra dividend.
t50o etfa.
tR0nkA closed. -.
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
cl Earring HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 d.N.S.l.---
Clearing House statement:
Exchanges, $57l, 900, 600; balances.
$110, 900, 900: Federal Reserve Bank
credit balance. $103 ,OOO,OOO.