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The daily worker., 1928-05-17
TEACHERS Win in
FIGHT ON ALTMAN
Public Quiz Ordered on
Medical Abuse

The Teachers Union has scored a
victory in it's fight against the third
degree methods of Chief Medical
Examiner DIR. Emil Altman when the
board of education voted to concede
the unions demand for a public hear
ing. This is to be held in two weeks
by the boards law committee. The
union refused to lend itself to star
chamber proceedings which would
have given officials the chance to
blacklist teachers and commit other
acts of reprisal and has demanded
the removal of DR.. William j. O'Shea,
superintendent of schools, from the
committee that is to examine the
charges, on the grounds that he is
biased. %A
One teacher examined by three
physicians, who certified she was suf-
fering from extreme nervousness,
stated that DIR. Altman had accused
her of bluffing and tried to intimi-
date her into accepting one of three
choices, either to retire, stating she
was physically and mentally unfit,
to take years leave of absence with
out pay, or consent to stand trial on
charges for neglect of duty.
The Teachers Union in exposing
the treatment of Sick teachers by DR..
Altman is fighting in the interests
of all teachers in the system.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
TECHNICAL MEN
TO RENEW FIGHT
100000 Promised for
Increases Held Back

The Union of Technical Men has
renewed its fight for the immediate
distribution of the 100000 increase
granted it by the city October, 1927
Meeting at the Labor Temple, the
union passed a motion to ask Mayor
Walker for an immediate interview
in case the Board Of Estimates takes
no action toward distribution at its
meeting today. A motion was passed
to hold a mass demonstration on or
before June / in case no action is
taken before that date.
A petition, to which the union pur-
poses to get 100000 signatures of
the 1000 technical men involved, was
circulated among the members. 1t
calls attention to the fact that the
100000 increase was only half the
sum suggested by the mayor him
self as merited by the technical men,
to the great hardship worked on the
men by the eight months delay since
the increase was granted. 1t urges
the mayor to end this unwarranted
delay, to meet with these men and
to see that the increases are distri-
butad at once" It asks flat per
centage (25 per cent? increase for
ell of the men.
Endorsement Of the technical mems
action toward immediate distribution
Of their increase by the Board of
Transportation Engineers was an
nounced.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
END INDICT CTMENTS
in Street CRAFT
Socialist Lawyer Is De-
Tending Lougheed

With two members Of the Brook
lyn division Of the Street Cleaning
Department suspended for their al
legged part in the huge graft swindle
in that department, the Bronx grand
jury has decided not to turn in any
more indictments for the time being,
it was learned yesterday.
This is bearing out the predictions
made recently that the Tammany
Hall political machine is doing its
utmost to squash the entire question
before the leading Tammany Hall
officials who are involved and ex-
posed. All those who have been
either indicted or suspended from the
Street Cleaning Department up to the
present time are active members of
Tammany Hall.
Much comment is also being dis
played on. the socialist party .eonnec-
tion with the scandal l. NJ. Saekin, a
leading member of the socialist party
is the counsel for William H. Loug-
heed, Bronx foreman, who was the
first one to admit his connection with
the graft ring. Sackin, it has been
pointed out, has held important posi-
tions in the socialist party for more
than a score Of years. among other
things being q candidate for public
office on that party's ticket every
year.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
PLAN WORKERS.
CHILDREN CAMP
To Hold Conference on
May %

Workers children of New York
win again have a camp conducted
exclusively for them, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Workers
International Relief, which will be in
charge of the camp, A conference of
workingclass organizations to plan
the camp will be held on May %, at
Irving Plaza, Irving Place and 18th
St. All workingclass organizations
and parents asked to send delegates.
One of the purposes of the new
venture, it is announced is to enable
workers children to avoid attending
Boy and Girl Scout camps and organ
izations maintained by Charitable"
societies.
The w. I. R. appeals to all New
York workers to aid it in establish
ing the new camp.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
LABORATORY men
DEMAND 44-HR. Wk.
Fight for Wage Raise,
Union Recognition

More than 1000 dental mechanics
of Greater New York have come out
on strike.
Of the 1900 workers in this in
dustry in New York City and vicinity,
85 per cent have answered the strike
call of the Dental Laboratory Work
ers' Union, issued at mass meetings
in the Labor Temple, Second Avenue
and E. 14th St., yesterday and Tues
day, according to union officials. .
The workers demand a 44-hour
weef5; time-and-a-half for overtime
work, the adoption of definite mini=
mum wage scale, and recognition of
the union. George E. Powers, of the
Iron Workers Union, P. Pascal Co.'S
grove, and John De Santo, of the
New York Council of the Unemployed,
addressed the mass meetings.
Many laboratories are being pic
keted..
The conditions in the trade, the
workers charge, are intolerable. All
mechanics must have at least three
years experience before being quail
fled in the industry. Before work
er can be considered a full-fledged
mechanic, he must have spent from
8 to 10 years in the trade. During
this unusually long apprenticeship,
the dental mechanic must live on a
wage insufficient to pay for neces-
sites. Some workers in the trade
receive as little as SIS week. Even
after a worker has become a full
tledged mechanic, he is often forced
to work for starvation wage, doing
overtime work for as many as 15
hours week and being payed nothing
at all for it. This excessive overtime
is one of the most powerful factors
in the unemployment situation in the
trade.
There are 1900 dental mechanics
in New York City at the present
time who work for the most part in
unsanitary, poorly-ventilated shops.
There will be another meeting
at the Labor Temple today at 10 a..
m. to spread the strike and discuss
tactics.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
Workers Defrauded

How workers have suffered an ac-
cident, are defrauded by lawyers was
brought out in the ambulance chas-
ing investigation before Justice Was
servogel and Judge C. C. Babcock,
of the Supreme Court Of Ohio, here
yesterday. The law firm Of Open
helm and Helfant, 885 Brook Ave,
the Bronx, and Samuel Seligsohn, 261
Broadway, were under fire. The wit
nesses accused the lawyers Of solicit
ing their cases on all kinds Of pro-
misses and charging them fat fees.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
CHARGE FRAUD IN
JERSEY PRIMARY

TRENTON, N. j., May 16.-
Charges of fraud in the republican
and democratic parties are flying
thruout the state following the re-
suits of the republican primary.
Judge Robert Carey, who was re-
ported as defeated by Morgan F..
Larson in the race for governor by at
least $4,000 votes, charged that May
or Hague in Jersey City ordered 30,-
900 democrats to cast ballots in the
republican primary to assure his de-
feat.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
Aid Swedish Strikers

Especial Cable TO The Daily worISer)
MOSCOW, May 16,-The miners Of
the Soviet Union have sent $4,000
more roubles to aid the striking
miners Of Sweden.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17

BELGRADE, May 16. - Sixty
fishermen were missing today follow
ing violent storm which swept the
Dalmatian coast. Scores of fishing
craft were lost in the storm and sew
eral houses were destroyed at Ragusa,
Italy.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
Dry Agents Indicted

BUFFALO, N. V May. 1e.-A
former prohibition administrator, his
former. assistant and former chief
of the Buffalo enforcement staff were
indicted in the district court yesterday
on charges of conspiracy TO violate
the prohibition law
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
Gle 2R Meet.

The regular meeting Of GF .2B, for
merly 2F I'D, will be held today at
p. m. at 101 w. 9th st. A prominent
speaker viii address the meeting on
r'Fhe 1928 ELECTION"
The daily worker., 1928-05-17

Leaflets and throwaways advertising
the mass meeting that will open the
national nominating convention Of the
trict office. All units should call at
once for their quota. No charge win
be made
The daily worker., 1928-05-17

The election of delegates to the ma
tional nominating convention of the
Workers (Communist) Party will take
place tomorrow, p. m, at los Z. l4th
St, at a meeting Of all Party func-
tionaries. All unit functionaries must
attend the meeting.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
yvorkers Party picnic.

The Workers Party Picnic will be
held on Sunday, June gath, at Pleas
ant Bay Park.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
PARTY
ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK-N sEY'
section Agitprop Directors.

A meeting Of all Agitprop directors
Of Section ] will be held today at
l p. m. at 60 ST. Marks Place.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17

Industrial organizers of Section
will meet at 6:30 o'clock tonight at 81
St. Marks Place.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
SECTION i Ind. Organizers.


All Section / Industrial organizers
will meet today at so St Marks Place.
The daily worker., 1928-05-17
Admission 75c, 500, $50, $500.

Etwe Is
& Ssos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
SIX SUFFER BURNS
IN CELEBRATIONS
Boy, Is, Most Serious, Has Shat
tered Hand From Ill-Timed
Cracker.

Six persons who participated In
.uIiv celebrations with explosives
found their way TO hospitals. Jesse
Gordon. colored, 13, 6l3 l. street north
east, was the most seriously injured. He
nlaced an explosive under a tin can
while celebrating at his home, and
when he thought 1t was not going to
explode. police reported, he removed
the can. There was an explosion and
the bows left hand was burned and
shattered. A physician summoned to
the house found his hand so terribly
lacerated that he had Jesse taken to
Casualty Hospital where nine stitches
were required to close the wounds.
B. A. Frank. 81. 1901 Brentwood road
northeast, sustained painful burn on
his hand as result of the backfiring
of a flower pot" according to report
at Emergency HDspital, where he was
given treatment. He was not seriously
burned.
frederick Keogh, jr.. -, $3.50 P
street, burned his hand while discharg-
ing fireworks near the south end of
Chain Bridge yesterday afternoon. He
was given first aid at Georgetown UNI
Versity Hospital.
Carl Jones, colored, IL. lila Union
court, was burned on both hands by a
firecracker that was discharged in his
hand, while celebrating the Fourth at
his home. Physicians at Emergency
Hospital gave first aid.
Herbert Hines, 10. 1885 Fourteenth
street, and Jack Campbell. Is, 1885 K
street, were the other slightly burned
victims of fireworks treated at Emery
ency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

Continued from First Page.l
achieved the limeliglnt almost overnight
when he offered to lend Belgium $50
600 900 free of interest for period OF
two years so as to enable the country
to stabilize the franc. Shortly after
this he offered to lend France similar
amount at interest of only per cent,
He began to be regarded as the logical
successor In European finance to the
late Hugo SHINES. He replaced Sir
Basil Zaharoff as the mystery man OF
European finance.
Can't. Lowenstein said he had built up
his fortune by sound business lunches
on industrial trends. AS young man
he staked everything on the future I'M
portance of artificial silk, hydro-electric
power and methods of mass production.
Narrowly Escapes Death.
He visited the United States Hast
April. coming on the liner lie de France
with his wife. He was somewhat dis
gruntled because he had to travel to
this country by steamship instead OF
by airplane. When at home, he said.
he always travelled in one of his 20
passenger planes. He was accustomed to
take with him on his trips between
European capitals and money centers
q corps of secretaries and typists.
While In America he travelled by q
1o-passenger plane. He brought his
personal pilot from abroad to NY the
craft. At Philadelphia he tried TO slip
away from photographers as he alighteo
from his plane and walked directly be-
tween two of the propellers. Some one
shouted duck" and he saved himself,
but he had been so near to death that
one of the whirling blakes knocked his
hat from his head.
Prodigious Spender.
Capt. Lowenstein always spent
urodiriously. On his American tour he
had four secretaries, two typists,
chauffeur, private detective,
masseur. an airplane pilot and two
automobiles. His radio bin on the lie
de France totaled $500.
He was said to own eight Villas In
Biarritz alone. He owned an estate In
Leicestershire, England, and Kept a
string of horses there. He had castle
in Brussels and house In London. To
make sure that he had the best OF
instruction I'm sports he kept q retinue
of boxing instructors, billiard experts,
tennis players, golf and fencing profess
SIGNALS on his pay roll.
Admired American Business.
Can't. Lowenstein was great admirer
of American business methods and said
while In the United States that he had
always made use Of them.
IT ike American energy. and Amer
lean efficiency" he said. I'm many
ways my point of view is similar to
that of the American business man:
that is why I like to deal with him and
feel at home in his country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

The original estimate of cost for the
Hetch- Hetchy Dam project was s45,.
100000. On March /, 1916. the engi-
neers estimate was $5l .607;900. The
project is not yet more than half COM
pleted There had been expended In
1925 total sum of s54.470,816. and
the estimated cost to complete at that
time was $i49, 100000 in addition to
what had already been spent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

Coolidge should be made to pay
half this bet. He laid down on me.
If he will pay half will pay half in
money. Or. here Is another way out:
/ will bet the Ave I owe that Mr..
Coolidge win choose" to run In
1892, In case AL or Herb whichever
one gets in) don't turn out to be
what they are cracked up to be.
So I hereby go on record as being
the original Coolidge for 1882 man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
sERGT. o'BRIEN FUNERAL.
oficials of Police Department al
Rites for Late Detective.

Many Of the higher ofhcials OF the
Police Department attended the funeral
Of the late Detective Sergt. Patrick
O'Brien, conducted in st. Matthew's
Church this morning. Rev. Edward
Buckley, pastor, oficiating.
Palibearers were Capt Guy z. Bur-
iingame. Lieut.. of Detectives Edward j.
Kelly and Detectives Thomas Nally,
Howard z. Oeie. J. c. Collins and Jo-
seph Waidrun, all associates Of the de-
ceased in the Police Department.
six sailors served as pallbearers at
Arlington Cemetery. Delegations from
the General Assembly. Fourth Degree,
knights Of Columbus. and the Catholic
knights OF America were In attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
MYSTERY SHR0UDS
LOWENSTEIN FALL
TO DEATH OFF PLANE

Continued from First Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
Admired American Business.
Student Never Absent or Tardy.

LOHRvILLE, Iowa lF.-Oma Isen-
berg, who soon win be graduated from
the Loilrville High School, never has
been absent or tardy from classes since
she started to school, IL years ago.
Oma began her education In Alton,
Vans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

just II Nv hve
thousand bucks
worth of Jokes Is
going TO strike
him. He don't
need the money.
and, on the other
hand. he may say
he don't need the
Jokes.
/ viii repeat to
him the non1i-
mating speeches
made mt both con-
ventions. The Re-
publicans and the
Democrats paid a
couple Of hum
dred thousand for
them, SO t h e y
ought to be worth
Ave, by rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

Children in the agricultural districts
average two inches taller and more than
two pounds heavier than those from
factory districts. according to recent
statistics of the Worcestershire, Eng
land, medical officers on tots aged
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--I got to
figure some way OF laughing the man
/ bet with out OF that Ave thousand
that I lost on Calvin. / don't know
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-02
Higher Car Fares Settled in
Advance BY P. u. c.
nEFoRE The House District Committee the member

nEFoRE the House District Committee the members of
y the Public Utilities Commission unanimously foreshadow
higher car fares for the District Of Columbia.
Their position in absolute accord with that Of the street
railway and bus Ines and is in respects most
markable attitude.
There il no concealent Of belief the part Of u O.
members that merger is approved by Congress and
economies Of administration and operation brought about
there may have to be increase Congress does not
prove, higher car fares are inevitable
The desire for merger which you'd immensely lessen the
botersoe responsibilities of the commission may be the
basis for the extraordinary prejudgng Of probable future a
pcatons FOR higher cor fares but the r u has put itself
most unenvabe position should increased fare be asked
By the street railway companies
The q q IS presumed to be quasijudcal body reach
ing conclusions in advance Of hearings and submission OF
ma procedure beore the commission and before other com
missions to hear testimony valuations and reduc
ton increase Of fares and to reach decisions upon the
testimony.
ding the overwhelming probability Of higher fares under
merger under existing conditions.
Valuation q The transit lines has already been prsjudged
and would II the commission has its way in merger legatio
b settled for long years to come
higher car fares are applied for by the street railways
the commission viii have little to do except to determine what
the nEssss hs e s ssaay committed ,sE = such
BE INCREASES would be altogether unnecessary Just mere
waste Of time
Should there be merger and increased valuation asked
for by the companisa that too practically settled The
commission has o. KID $50OooOOo yalution
The Peoples Counsel before the commission has approved
the merger valuation presumably approves the commits
sons attitude probable higher fares So far the
public concerned its all settled The public is stuck It
merely getting advance information to soften the blow when
il comes
Mr. Wilson, who engineered the merger agreement from
beginning end has hundred times expressed to citizens
h belief that increase Of fares would necessary
with merger, but would probably be necessary without
No wonder Congress is lukeWarm to passing upon
merger ct this session merger would create huge
monopoly which would hold out its hands for higher
Car fares Il the situation remains it is there will be higher
car fares anyhow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-02
JUST TWO STEPS
BY DIR. Frank Crane

En- climb ii two steps from infancy t. old
The first il: live, to get food how ia find
1het how protect life against accidents
disease; how to outw fatigue and make living
the primary considerations Of existence.
The first step leads to material advancement.
results In firearms plowshares feather heat
canned fruits, railroads and mousetraps
e brought commerce. finance, Wall Street and Pittsburgh
largely with escaping enemies that lurked everywhere
~ ne grew powerful sought better food shelter
easier TO I've more full of comforts producing the
less expenditure Of time and strength.
The second step is: Why live?
As the question: live has been answered and
leisure and security result and have turned the great
unanswered WHY Of life
The face Of marked with an un
are? What is purpose existence? Why
20 living? ="
second question marks the spirit Of man
periods and necessity of think
ING Of the r step Less imperative the times when
Warfare and poverty drive the first step
In fighting Tor existence little time left for trying
what life is all about
Perhaps the have made evident progress the
sds that the periods peace and the times of
The foundation of the house Of life answering
Hon. How live?
The ede placed upon this the philosophy man
When philosopher think whsers
and white hair and wnkled face such
Socrates q q As mater OF fac however every man
mind and theory that accepts here
and what he is to do while here.
Every has creed If he believes there that
cutie much creed he believes God means
Ghat man thinks and no man can think nothing.
mans sanity and reasonabeness depend largely upon his
No thoroughly selfish while those who interested
In the welfare Of others get more out Of life
hsns III +hs f1bc ~ thinking and
tcopvrEht Mcclure Newspapers syndisats
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-02
By ELSIE ROBINSON

your real self. You, yourself,
have never known It. But you
have felt it turning in your heart
and you know, though you can.
not prove it, that it Is much
more beautiful and powerful than
the self you show to the world.
Other people. when they look
at you. see an ordinary human
creature doing tiresome. silly and
often contemplate things. They
judge you by that self which
they see. just AZ you judge them
by the selves which you see. Yet
you resent that judgment.
You resent It bitterly. even
when there il the most damaging
evidence against you. You would
resent it If you were about to be
jailed for theft or hanged for
i, murder. For you would feel, and
truly. that the things you had
done were not, YOU. They were
only the clumsy, mischievous
gestures Of your outside SELL
they had nothing to do with your
real self which despises Stiffness
and Viciousness.
Constantly you have that sense
Of two selves. When you have
been capering like a clown some
thing within you has stood apart
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-02

Go on believing In that inner
self!
Go on trying to express that
self for that is your real self
that is the self you were sent
on earth to express.
Love that self and serve 1t. for
1t is warm with the breath of
God. But do not love your outer
self. Do not believe in or be
proud of the things your outer
self does. For there is no life
in those things and If you begin
to believe in them your growth
will stop.
That is why conceit is such q
deadly thing. Observe people
who have become conceited. 1t il
as IL a shell of cement had
hardened about them. They have
stopped growing. As long as
they were struggling and ques-.
tioning and doubling themselves,
as long as they were hungry and
humble, they were lovable and
useful. But now that they have
become sure and proud they have
stopped growing. They might as
well be dead. Indeed conceit Is
one OF the meanest forms of
death.
Love your SELF.
But not yourself!