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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
MA
A Miracle Explained the
Russian Edis0n,s Invention

RENEWED interest has been
~ aroused to see the young Rus
sian inventor, Leon Theremin, and
his invention for obtaining music
from the ether, in the announcement
that the Soviet scientist will appear
this Saturday night at the Coney
Island Stadium. Theremin will
again give demonstration of his
invention.
The instrument which the "Rus-
sian Edison" as they call the youth
full physicist in Soviet Russia, has
built, produces the entire audible
tone scale by electrical means.
After demonstrations in Berlin.
Paris and London, and New York
the new machine was pronounced by
scientists, artists and laymen alike.
barely short of the miraculous.
Tones are produced by free move
ment of the hands in air before two
antennae attached to the apparatus
Transforms Electricity Into Sound
The principle utilized by Profess
sor Theremin is that of the trans
formation of electromagnetic en-
ergy into acoustic energy. By al
tering conditions in an electro mag
netic area by. means of introducing
into it an electrical conductor 1.-THE
human body) he achieves changes
in pitch, trimbre and volume.
Leon Theremin is 81 years old
He was born in st. Petersburg Au-
gust Is, 1896, now Leningrad, Rus
STA, the son of prominent lawyer
At an early age he is said to have
startled his teachers by his aptitude
in solving the trickiest of scientific
problems. This, coupled with the
youngsters prediction for music
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
Miners Relief Week
Now in Progress at
Workers Camp Huliet

LUMBERVILLE, Pa, July TO-
This week, July 9 to July 16, is
Miners Relief Week at Cooperative
Camp Huliet, at Lumberville, Pa
There will be a continuous program
of activities, all the proceeds Of
which will go to the support of the
miners strike.
On Friday, July 10, the Pioneers
will give a play. On Saturday, July
IA, there will be a Miners Relief
Dance at the camp. On Sunday,
July Is, at 3 p. M, there will be a
concert and mass meeting.
This promises to be the biggest
week of the whole summer at this
proletarian camp. Already, a half
dozen workers clubs have decided
to visit it in a body this week end
The arrangements for the week
are being made by the Philadelphia
Conference for Miners Relief, 80
North 10th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
NEW LtCKFy APPOINTED

SUPERIOR, Wis, July 10 (UP).
President Coolidge today appoin-
ted Williom Leffingwell Rcdrow,
Ohio, to be Examiner In Chit
United States Patent Office,
ceeding the late Sydney F. Smith.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
DUAL union OF
u. S. WORKERS
Federal Employees Plan
Organization

WASHINGTON, July 10 (FP) -
Dissatisfied with the degree of mil
itancy shown by the National Fed
GRAFTON Of Federal Employees. in
general, and by its president, Luther
c. Stewart, IN particular, a group
of government clerks in Washington
has set up a dual union. The presi-
dent of the new organization
called the League of the American
Civil Service-is Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, who led process
sion of 5000 clerks to the first hear
ing of testimony on the WEIGH sal
ary-increase bill before the house
civil service committee last Deem
Der.
Chairman Smoot of the Senate
finance committee is recognized in
the capital as boss of the civil ser
vice. For many years past he has
made it his business to resist all
wage increases and to cut down
the appropriations for civil service
staffs wherever possible. He is the
most powerful foe of the Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees. Under
Shoots control is the Bureau OF
Efficiency, headed by Herbert
Brown. When Smoot wants evil
dence that civil service conditions
are too easy on the employees, Brown
furnishes him with the expert re-
ports to support his contentious.
Whether the hand of Smoot or
Brown is behind the dual union en-
terprise is doubtful, since Mrs. Wor-
rell and her associates were quite
active in demanding higher pay, dur
ing the Welch bill discussion. But if
the new organization gets a start
among he tens of thousands of fed
oral workers who fail to maintain
union membership, Smoot and Brown
will be able to play the one group
eff against the other. Since the new
organization has no affiliation with
the regular labor movement its poll
cies wilt be ruled by considerations
of temporary advantage for the rul-
ing element.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11

HANdOuTS

Parker Gilbert, Agent General
Cor Reparations, is showing a sud
I'm and deep concern for the well
are of the German workers. He
S the real master of Germany and
las just disapprOved a per cent
General wage increase. He frankly
ldmits this is move for the bene-
1T of the working class, because
wage increases cause higher prices
nd therefore ''tend sooner or later
cancel themselves" Gilbert's
dea of liberatiug the working class
you'd be to cut wages i'll half. This
would cut down the price of COM
nodities and all workers would then
ave plenty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
MISLEADERS TO
STOP ELECTIONS
Machinists Officials
In New Racket

WASHINGTON, July 10 (FP).-
Arguments opposing the abandon
ment of the referendum system of
election of officers and abandonment
Of the present executive council, in
the international Association of Ma
chinists, printed in the July issue Of
the Machinists Monthly Journal,
show that a lively fight will mark
the convention at Atlanta. Charles
~ Fry, business agent of Lodge 1876,
''hicago, is sponsor for the pro-
posed constitutional changes. He is
opposed by Vice-P President P. J.
Conlon, by William R. Young of
Lodge 202, and others. Fry's fur.
Their proposal that the insurance fea-
ture be made mandatory on basis
Of $1,000 insurance for 81 added to
the dues, is opposed in an article by
0. G. Remy, recording secretary OF
Lodge 234.
Fry argues that the referendum
election should be abolished in or
der to keep the general officers busy
At their trade union duties. He says
they play politics at the expense of
the union. Young replies that con-
vention politics is worse than refer
endum politics, and he points out
that only about one-fourth of the
lodges are able to pay the cost OF
having a delegate at the conven-
ton. Their lack Of money would dis
franchise them in the selection of
general officers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
pLOMA NO AID
IN GETTING JOB
High School Graduate
Not Wanted
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
CHICAGO, (By MaiD.- In our
beloved richest country in the world
everyone is claimed to have an equal
chance to live happy. 1 find it is
not true. will give you an ex-
ample of my father.
When my father came to this
country in 1908, he was boy of
seventeen. He began work in a
restaurant, which was washing
dishes for $500 per week. He
worked so hard that he could not
stay any longer than three days. 1t
was impossible for man to work
fifteen hours day.
He then began to look around for
work. Finally he found another
job as presser and at that time he
worked very long hours for very
little salary. 1t was impossible to
exist. He joined the union. The
wages which he received under the
United Garment Workers were so
little that he became union man
with his heart and soul, although he
did not receive very much education
The live spirit of the working class
was on him.
Then began class struggles and
strikes. He was always on picket
duty. He never had to be told to go
in the front line to fight, he always
went because he always felt it was
his duty to better the conditions of
himself and his fellow workers.
When he became family man he
started to feel more than ever the
class struggle to raise his little
family. He wanted to give us chill
dren an education what he claimed
that every American child is en-
titled to. Also my teacher said that
education is a great value in this
country.
We children were not behind in
our fathers principles because we
felt there were many goods things
in this country that we could not
get. We know that our father is not
lazy to work, but he gets only SIS
week and it isn't enough to buy
bread for US to eat.
l have already reached the age of
sixteen and am capable Of work
ing. | have received the so-called
education of high school and am
now looking for a job to use my
great education, but l cannot find
any. Any place I go I find hundreds
of girls waiting for jobs and I, only
young girl, already feel the I'M
employment crisis.
When l need any clothing and my
father can't afford to buy me any,
| smile at the words: America, the
richest country in the world, every
one has chance to become rich
Communism is the only way to solve
the problem of unemployment
Communism stands for the freedom
of the working class from slavery
and exploitation from capitalism's
brutal yoke.
ETHEL JAFFEE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
U, S, SHIPPING
HEADS EXTORT
SAILORS PAY
Union Formed to Fight
Shippers Tyranny
(By a Seaman Correspondent

(By a Seaman Correspondent
Recently there has been, world
wide publicity in the capitalist
press concerning the half million
dollar mail robbery which took place
on the S. S. Leviathan during it's
outward voyage from New York to
Southampton. In investigating this
robbery the authorities did not con-
slider it necessary to grill the crew
Because they are aware of the fact
that the crew of this ship is con-
stantly watched and kept working
from the time it signs on for the
voyage until they pay off end
couldn't possibly have robbed the
mail. Robbery on this ship is COM
mon occurrence however.
A dirtier, meaner method of rob-
berry was never perpetrated than
that which is being practised by the
officials of the United States Lines
in conjunction with the U. S. A.
Shipping Commissioners. Of a to-
tai of 1855 comprising the crew Of
this giant liner an average of 900
are logged or locked a portion of
their wages. Every 18-day voyage
the fines range from two days pay
to as high as the total wages due.
1t is quite clear to all seafarers that
those vultures have set standard
amount which they will wrest from
the wages each trip.
On one of my trips as able sea-
man there were drunken passengers
smoking on the foredeck while |
was on the bow-watch from II p. m.
to a. m. with an ordinary seaman.
Curtis, the second mate, summoned
me by telephone from the bridge.
When / went up, he led me to the
chartroom, and asked me how long
I had been going to sea. When I
told him, he said it was long enough
to know better than to smoke while
on the lookout. l told him it was a
passenger and not I who was smok-
ing. He called me liar and fined
me four days pay, which was de-
Quoted from my wages at paying
off time. Now this dirty scoundrel
Curtis knew perfectly well that J
was not smoking.
Thousands of dollars are wrested
from the poor seafarers' wages in
various ways, and the only way left
for the slaves of the sea to combat
this tyranny is organization Sea-
farers carry the trade Of the world
on their backs and get the least
recompense. Seafarers of the world
unite. You haven't anything to lose
but your chains and world to gain.
Seamen organize yourselves into
new union; one which is not tar
nished with the corruption of A.
F. of L. officials. Marine workers
progressive committees are now or
ganized in all the principal ports of
the U. S. A. for the purpose of
organizing a union which will stand
for industrial amalgamation for the
seafarers of the world. This or
ganization has the support of ma
rine workers in all countries. Join
it, fellow seamen, and with our eco
nomic strength we can ring a high
err standard of living out of the
shipowner, and lead decent life on
the seas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11

and art, branded him as a boy
prodigy.
The judgment of his elders was
justified by the events of later
years. After completing his course
at the state gymnasium he entered
the School of Physics and Mathe-
mates of the University Of Lenin-
grad, majoring in physics and as
tronomy.
The apparatus acts as terminal
and is never really touched by the
hands, even tho the music rendered
is closely allied to the artists per-
sonality because it reproduces the
music in the players mind. There
is nothing miraculous-it is merely
the application of known scientific
principles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
FORMER SAILOR
TELLS MISERY
OF LIFE IN NAVY
Willing to Give Aid to
Fellow Workers
(By a Navy Correspondent

NBy Navy COrreSpOndent)
DETROIT, (By MaiD II write
these few lines to the best paper /
read.
| am very sorry for John Porter,
arrested recently in New Bedford
Mass, because he was striker.
l was in the navy before the war
and when war came l was kicked
out with B. C. D. You see, l
tried to do all l could to get the
men to rebel against the terrible
food. For this / got ten days on
bread and water.
We must say yes, sir, and no
sir, to our masters. l got 10 days
of bread and water again for not
saying yes, sir. Two weeks later
the same thing happened rhcn ]
refused to salute big jackass they
call captain. This was in Norfolk
Virginia.
When ! was put out of the navy
I was asked whether had cold feet
if l was afraid to fight. 1 told
them I wanted to leave only be-
cause I didn't want to shoot down
my fellow workers.
You see, I am no church fellow
was fined $62 for not wanting to go
to war, but | didn't care because /
had no money. They put me out
anyway.
If I can help my fellow workers
in anyway, l would like to know.
Elk SERVICEMAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11

Fordly a dag goes By that May
or Walker doesn't do something
far the aoorking class. He needed
mitch on
ac0n and so he
Clarence Chamberlain,
trdhslantic filler. shown above, to
do the l0ork. The beacon aOiH
qttide airmen to O safe landing
and toHl Dc operated impaftjaIly
for the benefit of any Workers
whD happen to be flyin0 to and
from the factories or members of
the aceolthy cLasses. The mayors
hotghtfulness is shoqgn by the
fact that he didn't let anybody
turn on the light, aoho happened
to sbc closest to the switch, bit
toot the trouble to 90 ont and
h1E an experienced Aviator By
the year to do the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
DyPoNTs TO FIRE MORE.

The plants of E. l. Duponts de
Nemours may be put on a five day
week, it was announced. This would
affect thousands of workmen with
the likelihood of many being thrown
out of work and wages lowered. This
step is believed able to meet the de-
creasing huying power of the public.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
BroadsOay Briefs

The matinees Of "The Grand
Street Follies" at the Booth have
been shifted to Tuesdays and Thurs
days. This schedule will continue
until after Labor Day week when
the former schedule of Wednesdays
and Saturdays will again be in
force.
A. L. Erlanger has added another
new playhouse, the jefferson Thea
tire at Birmingham, Ala, to his
chain. The house will be renamed
the. Erlanger Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11
GEMS OF LEARNING

James W. Good, Hoover campaign
manager:-''A large number of
prominent men with experience in
politics came forward and assisted
10 perfect the organization. Then
We vert ahead and did efficient
york. Oh, yes, I will admit that it
~ an efficient organization" Most
votes per million dollar outlay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11

Capitalism is so corrupt that
Jott can't find a granny IN the old
'edifice that hasn't got an odor of
It's oaon. In advertising thousands
If men spend all their time and
Snergy IN an activity that is al
post completely an economic loss.
fheir 9oorb is to doll up disbOn-
isty IN a nea0 dress. If Diogenes
pere looking for an honest man
an the advertising business he
hoouId bJo10 out has lantern and
use mary searchIght. Nobody
bit a deaf, dumb and blind man
from Mars a0ouId expect to find
any truth IN theatrical aduertis-
ing aohich pays the Uery highest
prices for fake publicity. The
aboUe picture, put out by an ad-
vertising agent, sho10s Camilla
Crieme, actress IN 'The Sk,ull."
She is Supposed to haze been
smoking pipe since she aoas IS.
9As matter of fact she has neuer
smoked anything in her life but
,eashebs and 1ohen she q0as handed
the pipe, to pose for this picture,
she didn't knoao 1ghjch end to put
in her mouth.
4
The Pope last week handed the
ross of the Order of st. Gregory
he Great to Nick Fred Brady, New
Yorker, because of his "civic vir,
.ue." 1t might also be added that
Nick, who is financier and labor
axploiter, has given about a million
10 the Catholic Church.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-11

= sAIRWAY CONTRACT MADE :
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UP).-
Second assistant postmaster general
Glover today awarded the contract
for operation of air mail service be-
tween Key West and the Panama
Canal zone, to the Pan-American
Anyways of New York City at So
per flying mile.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

"Thereis bread and bread
and Rice's is the bread
for US. My family eats
twice as much of this
bread as any other kind.
tits always fresh, and the
pure whiteness and fine
grain speaks for the pres.
ence of milk.
Mrs, Frances Nicholson,
2I32F ST., N. ".
Evening star., 1928-11-08
washington HOuSeV
choose this loaf

WHAT qualities do housewives
W demand in bread?
We asked the housewives of
Washington to tell us.
On this page are selections from
just few of the hundreds of re-
plies that we received.
From these letters you will see
that most women rank taste, nour-
ishment and wholesomeness first.
And then come the keeping, slic-
ing and toasting qualities-texture,
Evening star., 1928-11-08

freshness, ecOnomy-t the white
ness of the crumb, the BROWNIES
of the crust.
And for all these qualities which
they mention as making for good
ness in bread, these Washington
housewives choose Rice's.
If you haven't been buying
Rice's Bread, order it today, and
see if you, too, do not find that it
meets with all your demands in
bread. You can get it at your
own grocer's, fresh twice daily.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

"Itisreal home. made bread with.
out all the bother and risk of
home baking. We prefer it to ali
others. 1t exce1s all others for
sandwiches and toastine. Rice's
Bread is fine-erained, stays fresh,
and is so satisfying.
Mrs. B. K. Scharf,
3OIO Sixteenth ST., N. E.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

"My boy will cut a slice of Rice's
Bread and eat it just like cake.
No matter how fresh it is you can
always slice it easily. 1t doesn't
crumble all up like some other
breads I have used"
Mrs. E. w. Harnden,
322 18th ST., NJ. 3.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

81 like Rice's because 1t stays
fresh longer than any other
bread and keeps its taste. 1t is
easy to slice and makes a nice
sandwich. 1t is more like home
made bread than any ] have
eaten"
Mrs. J. NJ. Mclaughlin,
400 Sind ST., Mt. Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

''When part of a family likes
bread well baked and firm, and
the others like it soft and fresh,
and you come across a happy
medium that pleases all, you
can readily see why / like Rice's
Bread. .Thishappymedium bread
may be- e~Tobtained at amy of the
leading grocery stores"
Mrs. L. HI. Brown,
610sEGSt Capitol St.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

ssMy husband who is very par
ticular as to his food, wants no
other kind of bread as this is
pure, sweet and always fresh.
I have tried all the others, but
I want the best and that is
Rice's."
Mrs. Ruth Morse,
925 Eighth ST., N. W.
Evening star., 1928-11-08

"Every member of my
family prefers Rice's to
any other. 1t Is not often
that a piece has a chance
tot get stale, but if it does,
it is delicious toasted. To
'freshen,' slice, moisten
crust, and pop in oven.''
Mrs. H. L. Zile,
7I6 Clarendon Ave-,
Clarendon, Va.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-08
NEW LIFE GIVEN
FRANCO AMERICAN
ANT|WAR TREATY
Present New Note
Which Encourages State
Department

WASHINGTON Jan. (P)-New life
was given Franco American treaty
negotiations today by a new French
note presented to the state department
in reply to Secretary Kellogg's pro-
,posals for an arbitration pact between
the two countries.
The tone of the note, which at first
glance appeared to administration Of
ficials as generally satisfactory, did
much to relieve the depression caused
by yesterdays communication from
Paris on the other treaty under dis
cussion with France, an anti-War coy-
enant.
Satisfaction was expressed by offic-
ials here that although no immediate
agreement could be seen. on an anti
war pact on account of Frances pro-
posal that this deal only with "WarS
of aggression" the Paris government
seemed to accept ideas as regards the
arbitration treaty.
On account of the machinery it
would set up for the settlement of in
ternational disputes, it appears here
that it would be a far more important
international agreement than the anti
war proposal.
Today'S French communication is un-
derStood to suggest certain modifica-
tions to the American arbitration pro-
posal, but these, on a first reading at
least, appeared to be more matter OF
form and in certain cases seemed to
clarity the issues involved. Agree
fnent appeared assured at any rate up
on the willingness of both governments
to include in the arbitration treaty a
preamble in which the policy of both
governments to avoid forceful settle
ment of their differences would be
clearly stated.
Arbitration would then be made the
compulsory machinery for settling all
disputes between the two countries
with the exception of such problems
affecting third countries, and affairs
related to the Monroe doctrine.
The French government also is re-
ported not to have objected to the
proposed reference in the draft treaty
| to the Bryan Cancellation procedure
whereby all disputes which could not
be settled by arbitration or by orderly
displomatic means should be referred
| to a consultation commission for review
and report. Meanwhile both disput'
ants would agree to refrain from acts
of force.
| The French government in today's
note, it is understood, was represented
as being perfectly aware that this ref
erence would in no way invalidate tht
still existing Bryan conciliation treat!
with France but that this reference in
stead was purposeiy included in thu
American arbitration draft to mak'
sure that no dispute should be foune
to escape either settlement by arbitra
ton or review by the conciliation com
] mission
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-08
COL. L|ND.BERGH
GIVEN WELCOME
BY COSTA RIGA
Noted Filler Successfully
Completes Sixth Lap
Of Journey

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jan. tP)--
Little Costa Rica today gave Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh one OF the most
tumultuous welcomes of the American
good will flier's Central American
tour.
So eager was the crowd to reach
the flier when he landed that Lind
bergh was forced to take the air
again three times after landing on
the field, and it was not until 2:18
%. M, central time, that the Spirit
of St. Louis came to resi- on the
sixth lap OF the Central American
tour.
Before coming down the flier flew
over the volcano Poas, about Is miles
from the city and then sped across
San Jose itself, flying above the
presidential palace and the American
legation. Enthusiastic cheers from
the inhabitants of the capital marked
his progress from the city to the
aviation field.
Here had gathered one of the
largest crowds in the history of the
city and shortly before noon there
was practically no room Tor the
newcomers. All eyes eagerly scanned
the horizon watching for the plane
Winging its way from Nicaragua.
Bulletins announcing his progress
over various cities began arriving
shortly after Col Llndbergh hoped
off from Managua, and each report
added to the crowds enthusiasm
When he finally appeared over the
field and prepared to land, the en-
thusiasm could not be restrained
and the spectators poured through
the lines of police, and swept on the
/ field.
AS ever alert to the danger OF
hitting spectators, the flier lifted the
Spirit of st. Louis from the ground
three times before Re finally came
to a halt.
President Oreanuno and Roy L
Davis, American minister to Costa
IRica, were on hand to greet tht
American.