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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
union OFFICIALS
FIGHT SENTIMENT
FOR LABOR PARTY
Rank and File Enthusi-
asm Is Rising

MIAMI Fla, Jan. 25.-Reaffirm-
ing it's policy of mon partisan polit-
ical activity" the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
in session here, announced today that
it expected to exercise "just as great
if not greater influence in the 1928
national political campaign as in any
previous campaign"
In view of the oft repeated criti-
cism that the A IF. of L. policy of
"rewarding friends and Furnishing
enemies" has failed to secure any ap-
preciable benefits for labor, this an
nouncement, leaders of the labor
movement state, will be acceptable to
everyone.
mon Partisans."
A non partisan committee, COM
posed of VIM. Green, president of the
Federation, secretary Morrison, vice
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
MUSSOLINI FIRES
LOCAL FASCIST
Had Scored Failure Of
Greco Frame-Up.

Because he openly condemned the
ineffective" methods used by local
leaders of the Fascist League of
North America in their recent unsuc-
cassful frame-up of Calogero Greco
and Donate Carrillo, Agostino De
Biasi, one of the founders of the local
blackshirt group, has been expelled
from the organization, it was learned
yesterday. 1t is reported the order
for his expulsion was cabled from
Mussolini in Rome last Saturday.
De Biasi wrote an article recently
in the italian Review" of which he
is the editor in which he declared
that the methods used to frame the
two clothes workers were crude.
Legal methods should not have been
used to "avenge the death" of Mich
olas Amoroso and Joseph Carisi, fas
cists, killed last Decoration Day,
wrote De Biasi. Greco and Carrillo
were acquitted in the Bronx County
court recently. During the trial i.
was revealed that the entire prose
cution was instigated by the Fascist
League of North America.
Mussolini Order.
When the issue of the italian Re-
view" reached Mussolini in Rome, it
is reported, he Immediately cabled
local fascist leaders to expel De Biasi.
1t is expected that several black
shirts who criticized the methods of
the local fascist organization will
also be summarily dealt with soon,
and their places filled by members
of the "squadristi," the terrorist Sec
tion of the fascist organization who
will be sent here from Italy.
Still Blackshirt.
Altho expelled from the Fascist
League of North America, De Biasi
declared yesterday that he still con-
siders himself a loyal fascist.
About year ago the fascist editor
was honored by order of Parini at
the time secretary of foreign affairs
Of the fascist party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26

One of the methods adopted to
break the strike Of the Pennsylvania
miners is graphically illustrated in
the experience of an unemployed
plumbers helper Richard })'Connor,
who yesterday sought to hire out to
one of the numerous labor agencies
now herding men for the open shop
Pennsylvania mines.
Attracted by the usual sign before
the "B. & S. Labor Agency" 1873
Bowery, he decided to investigate the
nature of it's activities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26

DAILY WORKER today. 1t is
expected that all agents will at
tend this important meeting.
To Popularize Paper.
One of the first tasks in building
circulation is to popularize the paper
Each reader of The DAILY WORK
Err can aid in the drive to build the
Workers (Communist) Party in
Greater New York by purchasing two
additional copies of the paper and dis
tributing them to other workers in
the great Lenin-R -Ruthenberg drive to
get 10000 new readers for the paper
and 5000 new members for the Party
of Lenin.
Buy On News Stands.
Many of the sub-hustlers are now
buying additional papers on the news
stands and giving them away to other
workers whom they know, pointing
out the manner in which The DAILY
WORKER is different from the other
papers, it's class struggle character
and the fact that it is the only paper
in the English language that can al
ways be depended upon to give them
the facts of the labor struggle and to
help direct that struggle.
Foundation of Party.
The increasing of the circulation of
The DAILY WORKER is one of the
principal tasks of all members and
sympathizers of the Party. 1t is one
of the indispensable foundation-stones
upon which must be erected a mass
Communist movement in this country.
Chicago In Action.
The first reports of the drive have
come from Chicago and show that
the comrades there are in action with
each unit of the Party vying to obtain
the greatest number of new subscrib-
ers in the next six weeks. In New
York, the city of publication, the cir
culation must be increased to 10000
readers for the metropolitan area
alone. Only through circulating addi-
tional copies of the paper can work
ers become aware of what The DAILY
WORKER means to the labor move
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
MORE JAILED TO STOP CUBA PROTEST
Striking Program Urgent Relief

Mrs. Rachel GettO, wife
of a striking miner of Bent
lyville, Pa, cOnferring with
Fannie Rudd, secretary of
the Women's Relief Commit
tee, at their headquarters,
799 Broadway, New York, as
to ihe best way to raise
money, food and clothing for
the miners fighting for the
whole labor NOV m ent
against the employers union
smashing campaign.
Despite the terrible desti-
tuition facing the thousands
of miners, their wives and
children, their spirit is still
unbroken. 1--WE mean to
stick" Mrs. GettO said yes
terday. "The women are
alongside the men, and even
the children go on the picket
line."
The miners wife is CO.
operating with various New
York relief committees who
are raising funds to relieve
the families of the strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Shoe Workers Meeting
to Discuss Conditions

Information was secured yesterday
of meeting Of rank and file shoe
workers which is being called for
Tuesday, Jan. 81 at Lorraine Hall,
100 Broadway, near Sumner Ave-,
Brooklyn.
The purpose of this meeting, it is
learned, is to bring together members
of the trade in discussion on condi-
tions in the industry and consider
alton as to the best form Of union
organization which is suitable to the
present circumstances. A large at
tendance is expected
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Amalgamated Local 5
Elections Yesterday

Elections for local officers of OPP
orators Local 5, Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers, were held yesterday
from l p. m. until a. m.
Altho the voting was done by ma
chine, the results will not be made
public until today.
In addition to the locals paid func-
tionaries, the executive board and
delegates to the Joint Board were also
elected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Workers Body Found

FORT LEE, N. j., Jan. 25.-The
body of Edward Underhill, a worker
drowned with two others in the re-
pairing of the dam at the Hudson
River piers here Dec. %, was re-
covered yesterday when the repaired
dam was pumped out. The other two
bodies were recovered the day fol-
lowing the accident.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26

than the Rockefellers from the oil re-
sources of the United States, interests
with less fame than the Rockefellers.
The estate of Mrs. Harkress, widow
of the late Stephen v. Hardness, to-
tails $107,052, ,494, the accounting
shows. 1t is the richest ever recorded
by the department. Harkness was CO.
founder with John D. Rockefeller of
the Standard Oil Co.
Family Keeps Fortune.
Mrs. Hardness made a reputation
for herself as a philanthropist. A
small proportion of the money which
her husband withheld from the toilers
in the oil fields in the early days of
the oil boom Mrs. Harkness later
handed over to professional charity
collectors.
But she retained enough to enable
her to pass along to her son, Edward
S. Harkness, the bulk of an estate in
excess of hundred million. He is
sole executor.
This accumulation of wealth was
possible to Hardness in spite of the
fact that the Rockefeller group gave
him what was considered by his
friends "raw deal"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
HOMELESS AFTER FIRE.

Many families were homeless when
nine one-story frame buildings were
destroyed by fire here today in the
block at 18th st. and 9th Ave-, Wood
haven. The fire is believed to have
been caused by short circuit follow
ing the blowing down of an electric
sign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26

"On bill board before the door,"
he said, "is sign which reads:
Coal Miners-Married Men Only.
Open Shop Conditions.
Pennsylvania State.
Cash Fee"
Hundreds of men go there every
day to apply for jobs.
"'Say young fellow the man in
charge shouted when went in, what
do you want p"
II told him / wanted a job.
"'You look pretty young he re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
2e HUNGARIAN TROOPS KILLED.

BUDAPEST, Jan. 25.-Twenty-six
Hungarian soldiers were killed near
Diosgyoer when military motor bus,
in which they were being conveyed
to artillery practice, overturned, said
a dispatch from that place today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
OVERCOME ESCAPING COLD.

Three men were found UNCONSCIOUS
from coal gas fumes in the basement
of garage in Long Island City today.
They were later revived. The three
men went to the basement of the gar
age last night to escape the cold and
fell asleep with stove burning
nearby. They were found unconscious
by employees of the Warner-Quillan
Company this morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Oil Workers Pumped Wealth
For Many Besides John D. "

The filing of accounting of the Harkn with
almost fabulous wealth that has been drained by other interests
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
DEPORTATION AND
CENSORSHIP ARE
MACHADO'S AIDS
Communist Handbills
Confiscated

Especial Gable To DAILY woRKER.)
HAVANA, Jan. 25.-The reign of
terror instituted by the Machado re-
gime to prevent any protest against
United States imperialism in Latin
America continues unabated. By
wholesale arrests and deportation and
by rigid censorship over the press,
the Machado government has pre-
vented any open demonstrations
against United States imperialism.
Thousands of handbills, printed by
the Communist Party of Cuba and the
local section of the Anti -Imperialist
League have been confiscated by the
police. Workers and students who dis
tributed the handbills were immedi-
ately seized by the police and rushed
to Jail.
Martial Law.
Havana, despite it's gaudy holiday
appearance, is virtually under mar
tlal law, with almost every soldier in
the Cuban army stationed in the citv.
The houses of number of workers.
students and liberals have been raid
Cd without warrants and subjected to
rigorous search. The number of per-
sons arrested is believed to total well
over two hundred.
The reign of terror, it is stated.
has been prompted by United States
officials, who are anxious to prevent
any demonstration hostile to the
United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Argentine Defiant.

HAVANA, Jan. 25.-The Argentine
delegation will not sign any conven-
ton that does not state that the re-
duction of tariffs in inter-American
commerce is one of the duties of the
Pan-American Union, DIR. Honorio
Pueyrredon, head of the Argentine
delegation to the Pan-American Con-
ference announced today. The Argen-
tine delegation, it is understood, es-
pecially opposes the high duties levied
BY the United States against Latin
American products.
The United States, it was made
clear, would fight the incorporation
Of the Argentine proposal in any con-
vention drawn up at the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
Neuv York Workers Hear of
Miners Heroic Struggles

than husbands and fathers back into the pits
taking alive, working that doesn't
would rather striking declared Rachel Getto
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
WORKERS
BARRAGE FOR NEW
worker" READERS
Lenin-Ruthenberg Drive Spurs Workers to Buy
Additional Papers for Distribution
Powerful Press Necessity in Building of Mass
Revolutionary Movement in United States

meeting of DAILY WORKER agents will be held next Mon
evening hall be designated for the purpose
organizing the drive increase the circulation 10000
York City, said D. Ravitch circulation manager of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
CHAMBERLAIN FORCED DOWN.

MIFFLIN, Pa, Jan. 25.-~Clarence
Chamberlain was forced down here
this afternoon when his biplane ran
out of gasoline.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-26
U. s. Crushes Free Speech.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. = That
the United States has instigated the
suppression of free speech and free
press in Cuba and the deportation Of
foreigners critical of United States
policies in Latin-America, was charg-
ed yesterday by the National Council
for the Suppression of War. The or
ganization bases its statements on
reports from its Havana correspon-
dent.
The Washington times., 1928-12-18
While Visiting Grandson
Gas Kills Grandfather

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-The
fumes from recently painted hot
water heater caused the death. of
Charles spector, "a, in the bathroom
, OF the home OF his son, William.
The elder Spector visited his son
and was asked to watch his seven
year.old grandson, Irving, who was
playing about the house. Some
time during the morning Spector
went to the bath room to turn on
the gas hot-water heater, which had
been painted only few days before
and the emanation of fumes from
the overheated shield of the heater
are believed to have asphyxiated
him in the small room.
When William Spector returned he
was told by his son that 'Grandad
had not come down yet,'' and upon
Investigation found his fathers
body lying on the floor. A physi-
clan pronounced him dead from
sasphyxiatiof.
The Washington times., 1928-12-18
Special Notices

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the An
nflal Mesting Of the stockholders Of the
Washington American League Base Ball
Club will be held at the offices Of the
"a WEDNEsDAY. JANUARY 2. 1928. at
10 90 O'CLOCK NOON for the purpose of
etecting q Board of Directors for the en-
suing year. and for such other business
A. may be properly brought before said
meeting, EDWARD b. EYN0N. Jrs Sec.
lAtArY.
The Washington times., 1928-12-18
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away. love. marriages enemies, true or
false business or any kind of trouble
They come to Madame sad. They leave
with smile Your troubles are gone.
have in Washington
The Washington times., 1928-12-18
Hotels and Resorts
MIAMI. FLA.
Motor Coach Schedules

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The Washington times., 1928-12-18

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The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23

ConStantin0ple uncomfortable for
them; they brought the restless
sperm of Athenian thought to fer
tilize the lazy Ovum prepared by
medieval Europe; they officiated at
that marriage Of two eras and two
cultures which was to produce the
mind of modern Europe.
=
A ND now a group of avid schol-
~ ars has grown up to carry on
their work and the Iedici have sup
ported them lavishly. Here is Pom
ponius Laetus. whose classroom is
filled to overfloWing, every day at
dawn, with eager students who have
stood in line since midnight to Sc
cure a place. Here is Francesca
Filolfo, who is making Greek litera-
ture the rage of Florence: MY au-
dience numbers every day four hun
dred persons, mostly men Of the
dignity of senators-my name is on
every lip; not only the leaders OF
the city, but women also, OF the
noblest birth-pay me so much re-
spect that I am ashamed Of their
worship"
Here is Angelo Poliziano, "who
has one head and three tongues,
who rendered the Iliao into Latin
when he was sixteen, and is now, at
thirty, professor of Greek and Latin
at the University Of Florence. Here
is Marsilio Ficino, whose life Loren
20 has dedicated to the study and
translation of Plato; day and night
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Written for ne Times bg WiN DNraMt

Ficino, having forgotten other al
tars, burns a candle before the
image of the philosopher who dared
to write wisdom beautifully.
Here is his rival, Pico della Miriam
dola, who loves the new discovered
Plato the other side idolatry, and
who announces to the world the end
of the reign of Aristotle. And here
is Pulci the bluff satirist whom
Byron will some day paraphrase
with impish joy.
And at the head of them all is
Lorenzo. He is the grandson Of
Cosmo, who was great before him;
Cosmo the willy banker who grad
ually bound the leading men Of
Florence in debt to him, and so rose
quietly to be It's "despot,' ruling by
the law of viltu-intelligence and
force Cosmo WHO had eighty banks
in Florence and branches all over
the world; Cosmo who gave orders
to his fiscal agents everywhere to
spare no expense in gathering man
uscripts and works of art; CosmQ
who hired large numbers Of copyists,
built great libraries, gave many
scholars free draft on his banks and
-abolishing every rank but that Of
genius-opened his house to all and
played godfather to the Renais-
sance. How could a man be little,
being the grandson of such a man?
Copyright. 1928. by viii DuranD
(To Be COntinued)
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23

The surface of the moon is divided into great
fiat plains and rugged mountain ranges. Early
astronomers called the plains maria, the Latin Tor
seas" because they thought them oceans.
Astronomers have made many maps OF the sur
face of the moon and given the plains and noun
tain ranges names, as the accompanying map shows.
The mountain ranges have many jagged peaks,
some reaching the height of 10000 feet. 1t is pos
sble by trigonometrc means to measure the heights
of lunar mountain peaks
An interesting feature Of the moons surface is
the great number of craters These resemble extinct
volcanoes but probably caused by huge meteors
striking the moon.
Many craters more than half mile in di-
ameter and have walls 10000 feet in height.
Our visitor to the moon would find the entire
surface of the composed of sharp, jagged rock
There would be nothing to relieve the monotony
Due to the lack of an atmosphere, he would find
in the daytime the full force of the suns rays beat
ing down upon the surface of the moon with re-
Sulting temperature of about 200 degrees
At night, he would find all the heat radiatng away
since there is atmosphere to hold it in The lunar
temperature at night drops to 400 below Zero ac-
cording to measurements made with the thermocouple
delicate electrical thermometer.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
Questions and AnSzOe1cS
(To Be COntinued)

took him at his word, first giving
notice that all doors and windows in
town should be closed and that no
one should stir abroad at noon, and
rode naked protected only by her
long hair.
When the sheriff of a county as
sauIts citizen on the street and the
injured party fails in getting the
prosecutor of the same county to
prosecute, how should he proceed to
get around thesprOsecutOr? In case
a special grand jury is called to in
vestigate the case, can all members
be picked from an organization to
which the sheriff belongs? ~-
The citizen should appeal to the
Judge of circuit court. or criminal
court, if the county has a criminal
court. The judge may appoint a
special prosecutor to take action If
he sees fit. The venire for grand
jury service is drawn by jury COM
missioners from names selected from
the tax list. 1t is very unlikely the
jurors all would belong to any par
ticular organization, if the selection
is made according to law.
Can old vinegar barrels be made
fit for the storage Of any other
liquid?
Old vinegar barrels become inn
pregnated to such an extent with
acetouS substances that it is next
to impossible to render them fit for
the storage of any other liquid Fill
ing them with milk of lime and let
ting them remain for several months
then rinsing them thoroughly with
warm water and steaming them in
side for half an hour may make
them sweet.
Who were the best men Dempsey
defeated?
Jess Willard, Billy Miske, Bill
Brennan, Luis Firpo, Tommy Glib
bons and George Carpenter in the
opinion of one fight expert.
Please tell me the exact location
of Hollywood, Cal. / can not find
it on any map.
Hollywood is located about twelve
miles south of Los Angeles and is
shown on few maps.
When did Emma Eames, the opera
singer, die?
In 1925.
Is Ricardo COrtez the real name of
the actor?
His real name is Jacob CranZtoin
He was born in Alsace-LorIaine,
France, Sept. 10, 1899.
In what hotel or hotels do mem
bers of the Mutual Burlesaue Circuit
stop when in indianapolis?
Most of the company stop at the
Lincoln or SEVERN.
What is an anOmOmeter?
An instrument which indicates
pressure of the wind.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
Power of the Vote

Having failed in court, we can
still emulate Chicago and go to
the ballot box.
We would not be able to reach the
millionaires in that way, to be sure,
but we could reach the sodden
crowd of politicians who have played
and connived with them against
the public interest.
1t was not through a court Of
justice, or by the verdict of a Jury
that Chicago freed herself from the
Grove Thompson machine.
but by that good old weapon, the
vote.
That weapon still remains in the
hands of the people, and by using
it intelligently, they can end not
only this oil scandal, but the crowd
that made it possible.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
Safe for MiIIionaireS

The secret of why this country
has become so safe for millionaires
is not hard to penetrate.
Justice has become a matter Of
hired advocates. You cannot get
a hearing, much less results, with
out one OF more of them to catch
her ear.
1t follows, as a matter Of course,
that the best advocate commands
the highest price and that the man
who has the price commands his
services.
How much have Governments
counsel received for all their hard
work in connection with the Do
heny-Fall- Sinclair case?
On the other hand, how much
have counsel for the defense re-
ceived?
The attorney general of the
United States does not make as
much in year as many lawyers
set for single opinion.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
Where u, S. Court Fails

Some things have changed con-
siderably since Romulus and Remus
put that townsite on the market,
but others have not.
They knew nothing about oil, but
the chances are they would have
made no worse mess Of an oil scam
dal
If the rest of us are fortunate
in living in the days Of airplane
and f1ivver, Sinclair is fortunate
that he did not have to appear be-
fore a court of the early Roman
republic.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-23
Pity for Sinclair

According to the jury, Sinclair is
more to be pitied than condemned.
"a victim of circumstances" one
of the twelve explained, which
would be all right if it did not leave
folks little puzzled as to what the
circumstances were.
Was it the misfortune of having to
take three-quarters of a million by
way of profit from the Continental
Trading Company that got Sinclair
into trouble, or did an oversupply
of Liberty Bonds make it impos-
sible for him to resist the tempta-
ton of buying a third interest IN
former Secretary Falls ranch?