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Evening star., 1928-04-18
INSURANCE MERGER.
California State Life and Inter.
mountain Firms to Unite.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, April 10
GA merger Of the California State
Life Insurance Co. with headquarters
in Sacramento, and the TnCerrountain
Life Insurance Co to form a firm cap
italized at Sl5000,00 has been COM
pleted, j. O. Carter, president Of the
Intermountain firm. announces. He
said the SO par stock o. his company
would be taken UP by the coast firm at
S64 a share, the sale involving about
$500 600
Five directors Of the Intermountain
company will become directors Of the
California company. which will have
approximately 100000, 900 insurance in
force.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
Commodity News

FORT WORTH, April 10 Especially -
Texas will ship fewer cattle to Middle
Western and other Spring grazing
grounds this Spring than in 1927. Ac-
cording to advance bookings for trans
portation, the decrease will be about
IA per cent The movement VIII IN
volve about 100000 head.
HAMMOND, La.-Cold weather in
the last week has reduced shipments
of Strawberries from this great growing
district to half the amount shipped the
previous week. but shipments will reach
100 cars day again before the end OF
the week Prices are holding around
$3.50 a crate.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
FAST BAY BOAT LINE
IS BEING ORGANIZED
Freight Vessels With 90 M.P.H.
Speed and Light, Draft to Serve

Speed and Light, Draft to Serve
Chesapeake and Tributaries.
snecial Dispatch 10 The star.
BALTIMORE, April l8,--Fast freight
boats, capable of running 20 miles an
hour, win operate from Baltimore to
points on the Chesapeake Bay and Its
tributaries. bringing produce and other
consignments here early every morning.
according to plans of the newly formed
Union Boat, ~ Truck Go. The plans
were announced by Henry +. Baker.
president of the firm.
Vessels of light draft, equipped with
o,l-burning Diesel engines, will be used,
Baker said. They will be 1876 feet long
capable of carrying 450 tons. with only
5-foot draft fully loaded"
The establishment Of truck lines, or
cooperation with existing truck lines
win aid in the development of the ousi-
ness. ,t,
Offlcials OF the company besides
Baker. include Waiter T. Start2man,
first vice president; George w: Lind
say. secretary; George M. Gillet' lr"
treasurer
Evening star., 1928-04-18
Fall Brings Arrest.

A fall in front of the first pre-
cinct station house yesterday afternoon
proved a double calamity for John Zell.
n, 42s Twelfth street Zell fell and
hit his head in plain view OF hall
dozen policemen. The officers took him
to Emergency Hospital. where he was
treated for a scalp laceration, They
then returned him to the station house
and charged him with intoxication.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
BILL TO CHANGE RATES.
Newspaper Mailing Costs Fixed on
New Basis.

A move 10 change the postage rate
on newspapers Is made in a bill BY Rep
resentative Simmons. Republican. Ne
hraSka.
His measure would fix a uniform
cent rate for newspapers, except
weekly and sen1i-weekly publications
and periodicals., not exceeding ? ounces
in weight. when deposited In q letter
carrier office for delivery by the car
rierS.
Periodicals weighing more than 2
ounces, handled similarly, would be
subject 10 q 2 cent rate.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
PRICES ON PARIS B0uRsE,

PARIS. April l8 Lpl.--Prices moved
irregularly on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes. 81 francs 10 centimes;
5 per cent loan. 81 francs so centimes:
exchange on London. 1874 francs CEN
times The dollar was quoted at IS
francs 39i9 centimes.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
ROTARY HON0RS BURTON,
Cleveland Delegates Confer Mem
bership on Ohio Man.

A delegation Of % members OF the
Cleveland Rotary Club headed by the
past international president, Arch
Klumph. conferred honorary member
ship in their club on Representative
Burton of Ohio. at the weekly luncheon
of the local club today in the Willard
Hotel
At ten o'clock this morning the dele
CATION visited Arlington Cemetery and
placed a wreath on the tomb OF the
Unknown Soldier At 1915 o'clock they
we're received at the White House BY
President Coolidge
Hand embroidery from Madeira has
taken the place Of popularity formerly
held by that made In Irish peasants.
Evening star., 1928-04-18

BOSTON.-The ice plant and ma
chinery for freezing a skating surface
In the sports arena being built by the
Boston g. Maine Railroad as part OF
its $l0000,000 program OF station de-
velopment, is now under way. under
direction of the City Ice a. Fuel Co. of
Cleveland. The program will be COM
pleted November /.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
BOARD REELECTED.

BARTLESVILLE Okla, April 1S Up.
The entire board of directors and Of
ficers of the Phillips Petroleum Co. were
reelected at the annual stockholders
meeting of the company here Yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-04-18

AKRON Rubber manufacturers here
are seeking eagerly for new specialties
in mechanical rubber goods. One con-
Germ has Just announced new rubber
decoy duck Tire sales for some COM
panies since January have been at
rate at least 25 per cent above the cor
responding period Of 1927.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

w. N. Cuddy, clerk of court, was recently elevated to the position of United States diGtrict attorncv f~~ the Third Division in place of w. D. Coppernoll, resigned. The ap- pointment of Cuddy was quite a surprise, especially to the legal tal- ent, as it was not generally known that he had any legal training or experience However, he land ed the job, much to the chagrin of the two present assistant U. s. at tOrneys, who f1Oated into Alaska from Oregon about three years ago shortly after the appointment of
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

"NAO AASSO AAAONNCN CL1OU41O Ct11O UOdU- ed on Cook Inlet since 1905, has gone West. He left Anchorage for his camp, located two miles up from the mouth of the Susitna river, on August 26th. A few days afterwards Chauncey Peterson of Anchorage, while cruising around the mouth of the Susitna river for ducks, found an upturned gaso- line boat close to the bank of the river short distance from the mOuth. He lighted the boat and anchored her in a slough close by. About three weeks afterwards. when Peterson had occasion to vis- it that section again, he noticed that the boat was still anchored where he left it. He called the attention of George Clyde to the circumstance of his finding a boat on his previous trip, and Clyde and Peterson inspected the boat and Clyde identified the boat as be- longing to Murphy They then visited Murphys camp and the ap- pearance indicated that nobody had been there for some time. Peterson on his return to Anchor age a few days ago notified the marshal's office of the incident,
 Delegate Dan Sutherland spoke at the Anchorage Theater at 500 D. m. Monday, August 18th, to an audience of 500 voters. He made special mention of the necessity of .electing candidates to the legis- lature favorable to the Controller Bill. His remarks were very we'll received.
 George Grigsby, Democratic candidate for Delegate, passed through Anchorage a short time ago en route to Fairbanks and Nome on campaigning tour. H. expects to address the Anchorago voters on his return, which will probably be about Nov. 1st.
 Work is progressing rapidly on
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

Harry F. Morton, a practicing attorney of Anchorage for the past year, and well known in Juneau and Southeastern Alaska, left An chorage Aug. 18th for the States to campaign for Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic candidate for president. A wire received few days ago stated he is to make six speeches in Illinois. What chance has Hoover in the Sucker State when the voters listen to the Silver r-Tongued Orator of the great Alaskan Wilds?
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

Duck hunting on Cook Inlet is on with a vengeance. From Sept. 1st to 9th it is reported that more than 1000 ducks were slaughtered and brought to Anchorage. Every hunter got the linit-25 per doy. In due course of time at this rate the ducks will be scarce on Cook Inlet flats.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

The severe rains for the past month resulted in quite a bit of damage and inconvenience at Sew ard, particularly to the electric light plant and the railroad. Low ell Creek was on quite a rampage. The flats at the head of the bay were flooded and a few culverts and small bridges along the wagon road to Kenai Lake were put out of commission temporarily.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

Pilot Merrill of the Anchorage Air Transport Co.,, resumed flying Sept. 27th, having fully recovered from his exposure and resultant sickness, from the trip to Point Barrow with the Fox Film people last May.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15
COOK INLET NOTES

COppernoll. The question now is, will they float out again? Quite evidently the Oregon influence in the matter of Alaskan federal ap- pointments is waning. This is as it should be, as there are plenty of Alaskans capable of filling the various federal positions without being saddled with 'Lame Ducks" and riff-raff from the outside
 The big outside towns appear to have nothing on Anchorage. The local undertaken there was haled before the U. S. Commissioner on a search warrant proceeding a short time ago but evidently the case was a weak one as it is un- derstOod it was dismissed.
 The Western Alaska Fair opened at Anchorage Labor Bay, Sept. Sd end closed with a big carnival and dance on Saturday, Sept 9th. On the whole the fair was a financial success although the exhibits and attendance did not come up to previous years due to the weather conditions, it having rained more or less every day.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15
By THE RAMBLER

the Eklutna river power project. About thirty men are employed, and it is expected that everything will be completed within the time called for in the specifications
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-10-15

Due to stormy weather and lack of fish, the Cook Inlet canneries which took advantage of the open season commencing Aug. 25th, were obliged to close down by Sept. 10th. The experiment was found very unprofitable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20

responsible for the
decision to hold
the play over until
next season, when
an extra subscrip-
ton bill will be
produced for the
subscribers W h o
are entitled to one
more play on the
current seasons
list.
Along with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
SPANISH WORKERS
CLUB AIDS MAY |
Builds Up Big Labor
Library

by a Worker Correspondent se
Please be informed that on our
last Sunday meeting The Spanish
Workers Club passed the following
resolutions;
/. 1t is unanimously voted and re-
solved that the Spanish Workers
Club be duly represented at the Span
ish conference of the All-America
Anti-lmperialist League, Uni t e d
States section, to be held in this city
the 25th of April For that purpose
the following delegates were APP
pointed to represent our organization
at that conference, Pablo Martinez,
Miguel Cruz, Carlos Aparicio and
Mariana Galvez. Pablo Martinez will
head the delegation.
2. Previously it was also con-
sidered the duty of the membership to
assist in mass at the May Day cele-
bration at Madison Square Garden.
It was also voted and resolved to
have preliminary conference on the
29th of April at our club rooms, at
which various Spanish orators will
speak of the significance of May First
and what it means to the workers in
general. Among the speakers to adj
dress the audience will be our secre-
tary general, Eduardo Machado, Pablo
Martinez and the young South Ameri-
can poet, Miguel Cruz. Everybody
is invited to this conference and no
charge will be made.
, The building up of working class
library is now in full swing and our
club has already shelved over POO
volumes donated by our members.
We have almost one hundred mem
bers at present, but it is optimistically
predicted by our secretary of propa-
ganda and education, Pablo Martinez,
that our membership will reach a
thousand by January LIST.
PABLO MARTINEZ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
400 SEEK JOBS
DAILY; HIRE 81
IN Los ANGELES
More Room in Potters
Fields Than Missions
(By a Worker Correspondent)


LOS ANGELES, Cal, (By mail).--
The emergency free employment bu-
reau, at PIP South Spring St., was
opened by Mrs. Edna w. Rogers 8
weeks ago. During that time the bu-
reau has supplied jobs for 1920 men
and women without fee or commits
sion, it was announced. This means a
daily average of 81 persons put to
work of some sort, mostly short jobs,
of course. But as registrations are
being received at the rate of 400
daily, this figure 81 constitutes only
IA per cent Of the job seekers at this
new bureau. The rest, Sc per cent,
must keep on going hungry, ragged
and, in many cases, without place
to sleep-unless Brother Tom" per-
mits them to occupy floor space of
'61a square feet in the Midnight Mis-
sion. Even potters fields are about
four times as liberal with space as
said blouse of the Lord" If not
changed since 1917, the minimum le-
gal floor space in sleeping quarters
in this state is 100 square feet.
Laborers, tradesmen, professional
men and women-even minister of
the gospel-were waiting yesterday
for a call to go to work. Heads of
families are provided for first, it was
learned. Home Owners" especially
of the installment plan variety, are
badly hit, trying to keep both the
wolf and the real estate sharks away
from their doors.
The U. S. employment service here
will remain more or less joke-un-
til the regular employment sharks are
put out of business.
L. P. RINDAL,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
Bogalusa MurderAward
In Union Case Denied

WASHINGTON, (FP) April 49,
A retrial of the damage suit against
the Great Southern Lumber Co.,
brought by the widow of L. f. Will
lams, labor organizer, after her hus-
band was murdered in their home in
Bogalusa, La, by company mob, has
been ordered by the federal supreme
court. Williams was killed because
he dared enter the company town and
try to enlist the mill workers in a
trade union. Guards, gunner, agents
and officials of the company We're in
the mob that shot him down.
A jury awarded $4,000 damages to
Mrs. Williams. The court reduced
the award to $4,000, after which the
appellate court threw it out and or
dered a retrial on the claim that GER
tain evidence had been wrongly ex-
cluded and other evidence wrongly
included in the case The supreme
court upheld the appellate court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
Escape Hotel Blaze

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April 19.
Fire yesterday in the Iroouois
Hotel here routed workers and guests.
One worker said to have been a
cook at the hotel, died at the Atlantic
CITY Hospital of heart disease super
induced by smoke.
There were about 90 guests and 40
workers in the hotel when the fire
started. -Four of the guests were I'M
accounted for, and six persons, in
Guiding two firemen, had been in
Jured. It was reported that about
twenty persons had been rescued by
jumping into fire nets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
Aid Work of Mil
Com n1itteeS in
Textile Strike

by q Worker Correspondent
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, (By
MaiD.-We workers in the pro
gressive Textile Mill Committees
have lately been aided by Young
Workers (Communist) League
members who helped US distribute
the strike call issued by the Pro
gressive Textile Mill Committees.
Over 5000 Of these calls were dis
tributed. The workers accepted the
calls eagerly and many volunteer
ed to help US in giving them out
Youth form a huge percentage ia
the mills in New Bedford. They
were very encouraged to see Young
Workers League members help
them to make conditions better
At the Nachutet mill many OF them
cheered: "Strike One! Strike Two
Strike Three!" and were very jolly
about the idea of fighting the
bosses against their declaration of
a 10 per cent wage cut which will
effect about $4,000 textile work
ers in New Bedford.
The distribution took place very
early in the morning and at noon
hour reached all the mills. Now
the Young Workers League must
get ready to come to the aid Of the
textile workers on strike. The
bosses must be beaten! The wage
cuts stopped thru 100 per cent or.
ganization of the workers in their
mill committees MACDONALD.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
The Socialist Platform.

The Socialist Platform.
The socialist platform, as outlined
in advance by Morris Hillquit, seems
wanting in the revolutionary ring.
Nowhere in the articles is there a
call to rebellion; in the contrary, the
document seems even less dynamic
than the utterances which may be
expected from the major parties.
The socialists, it appears, will con-
denim "the policy of aggression in
Central and South America, especially
in Nicaragua" The democrats and
many republicans do that already.
Even if the major parties side-step
the prohibition question, it was to be
expected that the socialists, who have
nothing to lose, might at least take
a definite stand But not so, if MI.
Hillquit is qualified to speak for the
party. The majority of members, he
says, are inclined to favor the pt:n-
ciple, but they may make recon-
mendations for some changes in en-
forcement methods. So prohibition,
which Senator Reed finally discovered
to be "a normal and not a political
CUES ion," seems to make the Social
lists inarticulate, too.
Legislation to control the practice of
issuing injunctions in labor disputes
likewise will be demanded. The
Democrats may be expected to adopt
a similar plank, and something Of the
Kind probably will also be considered
at Kansas City.
A demand for naturalization of
mines and railroads is the only pro-
posed plank which has revolutionary
tinge
1t is the announced aim of the So
cialist leaders to establish a fighting
organization. The socialist vote
reached its peak of close to 100000
votes in 1920, when Eugene Y. Debs,
its presidential nominee, was in
federal prison. Lacking a candidate
Of the dramatic ability and the color
ful personality of Debs, this year it
must Gepehu largely upon the appeal
Of its platform. And, if Mr.. Hillquit's
expectations are fulfilled, that appeal
viii be lacking.
EDITORS NOTE: The Worker
Correspondent in Denver, who sent
us the above clipping, might have
drawn attention to the sly joke
which is contained in the socialist
demand for naturalization of mines
and railroads. measure which they
plan TO carry out in strictly
proper way under the capitalist
system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
TOLEDO BOSSES
FORCE LABOR TO
SUPPORT TOOLS
Legion, Boy Scouts, Y.
M. C. A., Benefit
by a Worker Corre8pondeat.)

by a Worker CorreSpondent.)
TOLEDO, Ohio, (By MaiD-I am
enclosing one of the present Com
munity Chest campaign leaflets. 1t
speaks for itself. never saw such
coercion, browbeating and intimida-
ton as has been done in the present
campaign. The bosses have com
PEELED every worker to sign card
giving them authority to deduct a
days pay for this year. This com
pulsion has caused considerable re-
sentiment among the workers. But
the baseball season is opening. Ra!
Ra!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20


furnished 1900 with free lodging,
gave 1,O12 medical treatments.
The Y. NJ. c. A.-RecreationaI
educational, social and spiritual.
Operates central office and five
branches in various parts of the
city. Provided room and board for
$40 young men in 1927. In the
year, 372,84S participated in H.
093 events originating in this In
stitution.
Toledo Council, Boy Scouts
Character building and training in
citizenship. 1t has 3,01S members
and $50 adult leaders. Has its
own reservation.
Toledo Girl Scouts-B uiIds
health and character. 1t has 1,137
girls enrolled in troops. 1t main
tains summer camp which 226
girls attended for two weeks or
more in 1927. Its members
dressed $50 dolls at Christmas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
ARMED men RUSH
TO CRUSH FIRST
STRIKE UNREST
Call Company Hospital
Butcher shop"
-(By WorFer Co,vesI ondcNtJ

.r(By q Worker Co3TeSE oudcnt.)
N FORT BRAGG, Calf, (By MaiD
Everything in the little lumber towr
of Fort Bragg, in northern California
lies under the watchful eye of the
Union Lumber Company. The com
pany owns the only mill in town, tn,
logging camps for miles around, the
general store, the hospital and the
newspaper.
Murdered
1t isn't safe to talk organization Of
the exploited lumber workers in this
town. Some time age man dis
played his l. W. W. card in a hotel
here, and that night the Ku KluX Khan
kidnapped him, and he disappeared
completely. His fate is not known to
this day, but they say the road out of
Fort Bragg runs along a steep cliff
overlooking the ocean, which simpli-
fies the work of the lumber company
and the Ku klux Khan.
In the mills, the men work 10 hours
a day; once an opportunity had pre-
sented itself to cut down the work
day to hours, but the lumber work
ers found that on 35 cents an hour,
they would have to work at least 10
hours a day to meet their bills at the
end of the week. In the logging
camps, the pay is 80 10 40 cents an
hour. If the lumber-jack is so I'M
fortunate as to get injured he is taken
to the "butcher-shop" as the company
hospit al has been appropriately
named. The food they eat is what the
company is willing to give them. Men
still tell about the pig that sickened
and died, and was used for meat for
the men.
At Ten-Mile Camp the company is
putting in the speed-up system even
in the camps, the crews that put out
go carloads of logs day are now cut
in half, but do the same amount of
work.
But all the workers in Fort Bragg
are not so completely unorganized.
Last year the fishermen organized
into the Fishermens' Union, struck for
higher rates and an agreement by
which the canneries only bought from
members of the union, and won. Some
time ago, the lunlberiacks in the
camps, driven by in.olerable condi-
tions, started to organize and talk
strike, and the sheriff rushed down
from Ukiah, the county seat, with a
band of armed men deputize d
hurriedy, ready for action should a
strike break out. That was the end
of the organization. but the workers
learned omething about the class ma
ture of the political authorities.
Fort Bragg has a strong co-opera-
tive movement built up by the Finnish
workers, which just recently held its
fourth anniversary celebration. Pros
poets of increased activity among the
lumber workers are seen in the plan
to publish shop paper. "The YOUNG
Lumber Worker" for the mill and the
camps to help organize the lumber
workers of Northern California.
WIN. SCHNEIDERMAN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
SOCIALIST" PLANKS
PLEASE BOSS PRESS
(Bg q Worker CorrespoMde1Ltl

DENVER Colo by mail u sending clipping from the
Denver Evening Howard
don't think
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
Small Users Hit by
Brooklyn Gas Rates

II you live IN Brooklyn and don't
happen to use as much gas as the
Brooklyn Union Gas Company Of
ficials think you should they have
arranged to make you pay and pay
Incidentally while the company is
proclaiming rates that peeve the
small user to a frazlle, the big users
1000 cubic feet or more-are get
ting reduced rates on a sliding scale
If one uses 200 cubic feet or less
he used to pay % cents for it-now
it's IS cents. The fellow who uses
10000 cubic feet used to pay $11,5o,
but the price fer him now is 1910.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-20
DENISHAWN DANCERS AT PEO-
PIES SYMPHONY CONCERT

The Denishawn Dancers of the
Denishawn School will appear at the
Peoples Symphony Concert this even
ing, at Washington Irving High
School. The dancers have prepared a
special program for this final concert
of the season. The program consists
of the following composers: Rach-
mammoth, Beethoven, Debussy, Mac
Dowel, Lane, Strickland, an d
Stoughton. These concerts are in
tended for students and workers. Adj
mission tickets are obtainable at the
door.