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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-21
= A Story of Twenty Dollars
By Fred Ellis

more than once. He had been in the
harvest and in the woods. He con-
cluded that the name Canada for
Udell represented the out-land be-
yond the frontier. 1t was like saying,
"Out west" or Cup north" He
thought of some of the camps he had
been in and of organization work of
other days. He was getting old.
The two men at the end of the bar
were reaching frequently for cheese
and crackers between sips of beer.
Soon the one with the raincoat took
some change from his pocket and
counted it carefully. Afterward he
laid down two quarters on the bar.
"Fill these up" he called to Udell,
pushing forward his glass and indi-
eating the other glass with nod.
Udell took the two glasses to the
tap at the center of the bar.
"-notice the old-timer down
here 2" the man in the raincoat asked
the other. "He put twenty on the
bar minute ago."
The other looked at Mulcahey in
the mirror.
Udell put the two glasses Of beer
down in front of them and took up the
so cents.
He ought to be good for couple
of drinks" the man with the rain
coat suggested.
Both looked at Mulcahey guardedly
in the mirror and smiled.
1t was now nearly half past eight.
Mulcahey was thinking of his article,
the trip to Buffalo and the boy who
was waiting for him in the room. He
finished his drink, said goodnight to
Udell and walked to the door. But
toning his raincoat around his throat,
he stepped outside.
Their eyes on the mirror, the two
men at the end of the bar watched
him go out.
"Let's get some of that twenty"
the man wearing the two sweaters
said.
sure" the other said. "He
doesn't need all that money"
simultaneously they drank off
their beer and went out the door
where Mulcahey had gone out.
Udell's saloon was on corner and
Mulcahey had used what was really
the side door. 1t opened on side
street.
1t was raining. When the two hi
jackers reached the sidewalk, they
saw Mulcahey several yards away
through the rain walking with his
head turned slightly against the cut
ting wind that was blowing at an
angle across the street. The wind
and rain had virtually cleared the
street of pedestrians. Motor traffic
went mostly by another thoroughfare.
Part way up the block Mulcahey
stopped, surveyed the surroundings
hastily and then turned into an open
ing between two buildings. This pas
sageway went by the name of a
street but it was really an alley.
''guess he got caught short, .
the man in the raincoat said.
That's as good a place as any to
talk the bastard out of a piece of
change" the other said.
About so feet up the alley Mulca-
hey was looking around for a place
out of sight from the street. Over
taking him, the two confronted him
1t was quite dark but they had not
lost sight of him except for mo-
ment. They knew it was Mulcahey by
his coat and hat. Farther up the
alley was a small light burning in the
rain over a warehouse door. A little
light came family from the street.
Slanting on the wind the rain came
straight up the alley with increasing
force. Startled, Mulcahey faced the
two. He recognized them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-21
By STIRLING BOWEN.

MULCAHEY was getting along in
AVA years. He was only average
height, too, in an organization in
which big men had been outstanding,
not by accident. So he held his head
at a defiant angle. He had been fear
less. In anger he seemed merely more
deliberately ruthless. He lived in a
movement where anger was never
entirely absent from action and where
it often grew into rage on a mass
scale. The effect on his vocal cords
of speaking at open air meetings in
all kinds of weather, together with
the sharpening of his wits, his cum
ming, year by year, caused barking
or snarling note to be in his voice
when he attacked an opponent or an
inimical idea.
Mulcahey stood now in his rain
coat and brown felt hat in front of
the bar at Udell's saloon facing his
glass of whiskey, having just come
from the editorial room of the news
paper He had already had one
drink. The fingers of one hand were
around the glass on the bar be-
fore him and his other hand encircled
glass of water that stood beside it.
Erect and alone he waited for the
warmth of the first drink to spread
a little farther inside him.
The space along the bar was all
taken but there was plenty of elbow
room. Everybody in the place was a
working man. At least every body was
of the working class, generally speak
ing. Yet certain two of the patrons
were what were known in the West as
hi-jackers. When three patrons next
to Mulcahey walked out these two re-
manned next in line to the left of
him. They stood at the end of the
bar beside the shelf on which the
plate of free cheese and bowl of
crackers stood.
After his third whiskey Mulcahey's
smaller pieces of money were gone
and he took out the 500 bill which
McFee had given him for his fare to
Buffalo and incidental necessary ex-
penses. If he behaved conservatively
there would be plenty for the ticket
and for food for couple of days for
his son who was to remain in New
York. Udell served Mulcahey's whis-
key, took the yellow-bac $40 bank
note and gave Mulcahey a $40 note,
nine singles and a half-dollar in
change. 1t made a fat little bank
roll for the small watch pocket in his
pants. In an impulse of caution Null
cahey looked around but no one APP
peared to have seen him put the
money away.
There was no one to talk with, SO
Mulcahey surveyed the. bar room, his
unfinished article at the newspaper
office, his trip to Buffalo and his son
in the Third Avenue room being never
entirely out of his thoughts.
He observed the two men on his
left at the end of the bar. CHANGING
into the mirror over the back-bar for
fuller look at their faces he con-
Guided they had been watching by the
same means. When he looked in their
direction the one nearer him had the
appearance of having shifted his
eyes straight ahead quickly. For this
reason he kept on looking at them in
the mirror. The two men stood
shoulder to shoulder, their elbows on
the bar, slowly revolving their beer
glasses around and around on the bar
before them with the finger tips of
both their hands
Mulcahey observed that Udell did
not seem to know them He won
dered if they saw his $50 bill
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
HUGHES DELIVERS
CAMPAIGN SPEECH
TO AID HOOVER
by United Press Leased Wire

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 24.-After
calling the prohibition issue a
sham battle and expressing Gin
tolerance of intolerance in a speech
here, Charles Evans Hughes today
was on his way to Chicago where he
will deliver another campaign mes
sage for the Republican ticket to-
night.
1t was the first speech of the
campaign made by the former sccre-
tary of state and supreme court JUS
tice, who himself ran for the presi-
dency in 1916.
"Smith is trying to gain the presi-
dency by getting enough wet votes
in the north and east to add to the
essential dry votes of the south, -
Hughes said in dismissing the wet
and dry controversy
"The question of choosing be-
tween the two candidates should be
dealt with Gin the American spir-
it, he said. 81 have no patience
with bigotry and confess I am in
tolerant of intolerance. We have
troubles enough in this country with
out introducing into our political
discussions differences of religious
faith. -
Hughes praised Hoover as cap
able administrator, qualified in
every way to discharge the duties
of the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
AIR
MAY CO MBlNE
WITH F0KKER
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Oct. 24.-A pos
siblc merger of the Western Air
Express and the Fokker Aircraft
Corporation which probably would
result in the building here of one
of the largest airplane factories in
the world was announced today.
Associates of Harris Hanshue,
head of Western Air, said he was
in New York conferring with FOX
ker officials regarding the proposed
combine.
According to Major C. c. Mosely,
viccprcsident of Western Air, lead
ing capitalists of many cities are in
terested financially in the merger.
He named James A. Talbot, presi-
dent of Richfield Oil; Thomas Gre
CORY, San Francisco attorney; and
Harry Chandler, Los Angeles news
paper publisher.
Financial powers of Minneapolis,
st. Louis, Philadelphia, Kansas City,
Detroit and Chicago, also will be
active in the combine, Major Mosely
said.
Tentative plans, Major Mosely
declared, would result in Anthony
Fokker, president of the Fokker
Aircraft Corporation, becoming
technician and designer for the new
organization and Hanshue becoming
president.
Major Mosely said that planes of
all types would be manufactured in
the plant here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
MRS. ROBINSON
HAS ENOUGH OF
MARS NONSENSE
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Dr Mansfield
Robinson may attempt to communi-
cate with Mars again, but he had
better not try it while his wife is
around.
Mrs. Robinson, interviewed in her
home at Roydon today, after the
failure of her husband s attempt to
establish radio communication with
our sister planet, made it clear that
"there will be no more of that
foolishness in this house. -
Shortly after OOnaruru, the six
foot Martian maiden with whom
Robinson was attempting to com
municate, sent him telepathc mes
sage advising him to 90 to bed, Mrs.
Robinson also handed out some ad-
vice.
81 don't know anything about
this Mars affair." she told news
rapcrmcn. 81 have refused to have
the experiments conducted in this
house while | remain in it. / don It
know whether anyone encouraged
my husband, but there will be no
more of that foolishness in this
house.
Oonaruru, the "girl with the big
cars and the sweet face who, ac-
cording to Robinson, guided his
ethereal body on its last trip to
Mars. sent coincidence after inform
ing Robinson that neither of the
radio messages which he sent out
from the Rugby Radio Station had
reached Mars.
Robinson said he received the fol
lowing tclepathic messages from
Oonaruru:
"Mars received neither message.
Do not attempt to use the Rugby
station again, but make the next at
tempt in America: No 90 home to
bed, but do not be downheartcd.
You have done enough for today
Eight minutes after Robinson S
two messages-"Love to Mars
from Earth and "God Is Love y
went cracking across the ether,
Prof. A. NJ. Low, well known scien-
tist, received an undecipherablc mes
sage in tclegraphic code over his ra-
dio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
ZEPPELIN MAY
START TODAY ON
WESTERN TRIP
by United Press Leased Wire

LAKEHURST, n. J., Oct. "a
The United States tour of the
dirigible Graf Zeppelin probably
will get underway some time be-
tween midnight tonight and dawn
tomorrow, operation officers of the
naval air station said today.
Weather conditions this morning
were reported good for the flight
and all passengers who are making
the swing to mid-central United
States have been requested to re-
port this afternoon.
Later DR.. Eckener said the flight
would begin as "soon as conditions
were favorable" g." and indicated the
start might be made at anytime late
this afternoon, when passengers
have been ordered to appear at the
field.
The first part of the tour will take
the German dirigible directly to
Scott Field, Belleville, H., but con-
trary to previously announced plans,
the dirigible will not stop there.
Instead the dirigible will swing
over the army dirigible field there
and will keep constantly in the air
until it returns to Lakehurst.
Previous plans called for the dir
igible to moor to one of the army
masts for about - hours at Scott
Field, and then continue on to Mil
Waukee and Chicago.
DR.. Eckener said that Chicago
would be visited on this western
swing but that the complete timer
ary was dependent entirely upon
weather conditions met once the big
craft goes aloft.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
smith LEAVES
FOR SPEECH in
BOSTON TONIGHT
Announces Intention To
Answer Charge of So
cialism.'
Governor Smith s speech will
be broadcast at 6 O'Clock to-
night, Pacific coast time.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


ALBANY, y. Y, Oct. 24.-With
q flourish of his brown derby, Gov.
Alfred f. Smith badc good bye to
Albany today, setting out on the
final tour of his presidential cam
paign.
The special train of the Demo-
cratic nominee left here at 10 a. m.
en- the road to Springfield, Worccs-
ter and Boston, Mass.
The governor carried with him
final printed copies of the speech
he is to deliver in Boston tonight,
answering the charges of socialistic
tendencies brought against him by
his Republican opponent, Herbert
Hoover, in speech Monday night
in New York.
The governor was to make correc-
tions aboard the train before hand
ing advance copies to newspapermen.
Smith had completed a speech on
labor issues of the campaign, in.
tending to deliver it in Boston, but
he considered the Hoover charges
of such importance that he decided
to defer his labor speech and make
answer to them.
The governor was accompanied by
Mrs. Smith and their daughter, Mrs.
Emily Warner. Other members of
the family will meet them when
they arrive in New York Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
BY PAUL FREDRIX
United Press Staff Corresponds.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Demoerat-
ic strategy achieved today one of its
most vital campaign objectives-,
definite endorsement of Governor
Alfred f. Smith by Senator George
Norris of Nebraska.
The Nebraska Republican leader
will tell the nation over the radio
next Saturday night why he favors
the Democratic presidential nominee,
the Progressive League for Smith
announced.
This simple announcement, made
by the leagues executive secretary,
Frederick c. Howe, through the
Democratic National Committee, is
calculated by party chiefs to appeal
to perhaps 100000 voters, mostly
in middle west states of political
Importance.
Many voters, classed under vari-
Gus designations as Progressives,
supported the late Senator Robert
NJ. LaFollette for the presidency in
1924. If Norris, their unofficial
spokesman, could swing them all to
Smith, the latter's election Nov.
would be practically assured.
Smith would need, in addition to
the agricultural states he could ear
(COntinued on Pace Sixl
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST YOUNG
SLAYER KEPT IN SECLUSION

load of firewood from the North
cott home here to Riverside
county and that the elder North
cott had requested that she, Jes-
sic, assist them. The firewood
she said was to be used to burn
evidence.
81 declined to do it, she
said, "because | didn't want to
get mixed up in this mess.''
The girl said she came here
to be near her 15-year-old broth
er, Sanford, whose revelations
of the asserted slayings she
substantiated.
Northcott awaiting extradi-
tion in Canada, will be tried in
Los Angeles first and later in
Riverside. He has been indicted
here for one murder and by the
Riverside grand jury for four.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
NEBRASKA
|SENA I OR
R REVOLT s
Norris Announces His
Intention To Support
Governor Smith.
ACTION EXPECTED
Republican Leaders Say
Movement Too Late In
Campaign to Hurt Them
BY United Press Leased Wire
BY BEN e. TITUS
United Press Staff Correspondent


PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 24.-Sen-
ator George Norris of Nebraska, Re-
publican, unqualifiedly endorsed the
candidacy of Governor Alfred E.
Smith, Democratic presidential NOM
inee, in an interview with the Unit
ed Press here today.
eyes, I am for Smith, Senator
Norris said. 81 favor his candi-
dacy over that of Herbert Hoover.
| guess that S about all there is to
it. I'll speak over radio hookup
at Omaha Saturday night when III
90 into detail and explain my
tiews' -
Senator Norris arrived here this
morning from Seattle, where last
night, he completed a speaking tour
of the state of Washington in the
interest of Senator c. C. Dill, Demo-
crat. He was in Portland only be-
tween trains and was scheduled to
leave for Omaha in a few hours.
3" How any person who is progress
sive can support Hoover, is beyend
me- Norris told the United Press.
"On both the farm problem and
the waterpower issues he has demon
strated that he is anything but pro-
gressiVe. In his New York address
he termed advocates of government
waterpower development socialists.
Well, right here, you have an
example of one of the crimes of
present waterpower policies this
tremendous undeveloped Potential
waterpower of your great Columbia
river.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Federal Official
Under Indictment
In Smuggling Plot
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a
Federal officials said today they
believed main figure in a huge
Hawaiian narcotic ring was ex'
posed with the Indictment by a
federal grand jury here of William
L. Rosa, clerk of the United States.
district court at Honolulu.
According to the indictment Rosa
was connected with the smuggling
of opium valued at $4,000 from San
Francisco to his home in Honolulu
where federal agents seized the sup
ply.
Rosa came to San Francisco few
weeks ago and registered at fash
ionable hotel. Shortly after his ar
rival John w. Smith, United States
customs agent, saw him in conver-
sation with several Chinese in sec
tion of San Francisco's Chinatown.
Although Smith did not know who
Rosa was, operatives were assigned
to watch him.
Later, according to the indict.
ment, Rosa, using the name civil
liams" sent a package labeled
"copper" plates" from his hotel to
the same Williams" at Rosa s
Honolulu address.
After its seizure in Honolulu the
package was found to contain 95
tins of opium.
Rosa was charged with violation
of the Harrison narcotics act, with
shipping narcotics in international
commerce and with violation of the
Jones s-Miller law.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Giannini Outlines
His New Plan
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. a. = A.
p. Giannini, San Francisco financial
leader, today explained his new
Trans America corporation in detail
and informed stockholders in the
Bank of Italy anu Bancitaly corpor-
alton the basis on which they may
exchange their shares for shares of
the new corporation.
The announcement conceded with
predictions, namely, that one and
three fourths shares of Trans Amerl-
ca may be secured for each share of
Bank of Italy and one share of the
new corporation for each share of
Bancitaly corporation.
The financier set forth his views
of the stock exchange and of the
Trans-America corporation in let
ter to stockholders.
Giannini gave four reasons for
favoring the formation of the new
corporation, which he said he felt
would be beneficial to the holders
of his issues.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
HUNTER FOUND
DEAD in CANYON
AFTER FOUR DIE
by United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. PA few
hours after four men crashed To
death while conducting an airplane
search for him, William Hyatt, is,
was found dead in the mountains
near here.
Deputy sheriffs said today that
Hyatt apparently had aecidently
shot himself when he tripped and
fell while hunting rabbits Sunday.
The shot entered his chest and pass
ed out through his neck
His body was located not far from
the spot in Canyon Del Ord where
George Peek, Clifford Nelson,
Hardol Whitman and Bruce McIn-
tyre were killed when their search-
ing plane crashed and caught fire.
More than 200 people and three
planes were used in the hunt for
Hyatt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Menjou Vanity
Is Appeased
Dy United Press Lensed Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2t-Adolph
Mcniou will not get $4,000 for his
injured reputation and Max Goldman
and George Wensel never again will
place the sign "Meniou Bow y
above any of'thosc elastic-fitted ties
that snap into place over the Adam S
apple.
The actors damage suit against
Goldman and Wensel, haberdashcrs,
has been settled with the above
stipulations.
In his complaint, Menjou claimed
his reputation for fastidious dress
was hurt when the haberdashers
used his picture and the Menjou
bow sign to aid in the sale of their
wares.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Auto Held Here
Stolen in Phoenix

Word was received here this
morning confirming the theft of an
automobile in Phoenix, Ariz., which
was recovered here by city police.
Jack Dyer, 20, of Los Angeles
was found in possession of the ear
and was turned over to the depart
ment of justice. Dyer had just com
mitted a minor infraetion of the
traffic rules when he was stopped
by Patrolman Mayo.
Asked'to show his papers for the
ear, he admitted that he had none
with him. Questioned later at head
quarters Dyer finally admitted that
he had stolen the ear in Phoenix.
Arrangements are being made to
return the machine, a Nash sedan,
to the owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
HOOVER s
VOTE IS
cos II Y
Much Expense Involved
In Candidates Com
ing Home Trip.
LEAVES NOVEMBER l
Republican Leader Will
Deliver Speeches On Way
To PalO Alto.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Herb-
frt Hoover will leave for California
November ! and will speak in st.
Louis the night of November 2, it
was announced officially at hia'
headquarters here today.
The route to st. Louis will be
through western Maryland, West
Virginia and Kentucky. Hoover will
make several personal appearances
on the trip. The complete itinerary
of his westward swing to California
to his home in Palo Alto, where he
will vote, VIII be announced later
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Mystery Wells
L. A. Shooting
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24.-Ralph
O. Trump, 26, said to have recently
graduated from the University of
Nebraska, was shot to death here
early today by an unidentified as
sailant.
Trump was sitting in an automo-
bile with Marjorie Ulmen in front
of her home when two men APP
preached the ear with guns, Miss
Glmen reported to police. One of
the pair shot and fatally wounded
Trump, she said. The victim died
enroute to hospital.
Friends and relatives of the
dead man said they knew of no
r9otive for Trump's Staying. Miss
ITlmen, likewise, declared that to
her knowledge Trump had ne
enemies.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
CAB STAYS REPUBLICAN
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Three men
appropriated handsome cab belong
ing to William Schauss. Wandering
about disconsolately, later in the
evening, Schauss came upon the cab
with the men gently rocking it and
singing "The Sidewalks of New
York" Schauss told the policeman
who rescued his vehicle that he
would remain a Republican.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Smith on air-6 O'Clock.
Mid week meetings, churches.
DeMolay, Masonic Temples.
Adult English classes, high
school, tbs.
Oasis Lodge, F. and A. M,
Masonic Temple, 1880.
Chamber of Commerce Direc-
tors, 1880.
Eagles lodge, 554 Main street.
Troop 7, Elks hall; Troop IA,
scout hut, 7:30.
Imperial Theatre, "out of the
Ruins
Brunks - For Crying Out
Loud
M. E. Choir, Jc'o King home,
7:3O.
TOMORROW
Emmanuel Circle Baptist
church, all-day.
Rotary club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
KGEN-11-1 p. m.
Music Section, Elmer Todd
home, $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24-Jes-
sic Clark, 19 year old Canadian
girl whose story started the
Northcott murder farm investi-
cation, was being kept in seclu-
sion somewhere in Los Angeles
today after re-iterating her
charges that four boys were
killed by her uncle, Gordon s.
Northeott.
Miss Clark, in an interview
last night, said her grandfather,
Cyrus G. Northcott, father of
the asserted axe slayer, was
aware that fevidence" was be-
ing destroyed by young North
cott and his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Louisa Northcott.
She said Northcott and his
mother removed an automobile
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Serious Blaze
In Irish City
By United Press Leased Wire

'S FSSS LeHSeu
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. "a. - 1t
was reported today that fire razed
the Technical school buildings and
damaged nearby convent and an
other building at Portmna last
night.
Portumna is the seat of the Castle
of Lord Lascelles and Princess Mary,
which they visited after a fire, sus-
pected of being ineendiary, damaged
the stables on Oct. 4.
Full details We're difficult to OBJ
tain, as communication between Por-
tumna and Dublin suddenly ceased
at 9:45 last night and was not
restored until 9 a. m. today.
Troops attending a picture show
at Athlone, 80 miles away, We're
called to assist civic guards, civil
ians and firemen to fight the blaze.